GM frens.
Between knowledge, alphas, news, airdrops, and everything else, it’s hard to keep up. Not everyone has the time and desire to scroll through twitter all day to keep up with everything.
This is why I do it for you, to save you time. And to save even more time I've changed the way things are organized. You will now find different categories to easily access the content that you are interested in.
If you missed the latest alphas, find them here:
In today's selection of the best crypto threads, we'll have:
The different types of LSD tokens
The Modular Blockchain Thesis
10 crypto & DeFi predictions for 2023
FOMO
How to take profits
Security 101
And much more!
They’re gathered in the following categories:
1/ Blockchain Knowledge
2/ Thoughts & Advices
3/ Metrics & Numbers
4/ Projects
5/ Bonus
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1/ Blockchain Knowledge
A quick thread on Proof-of-Stake networks
The basics of ETH staking.
A thread by bluecollarchain
The different types of Liquid Staking tokens
We’ve heard a lot about Liquid Staking Derivatives, but do you know the basics?
Rebasing, Value-Accruing, Token-Reward, 0xYugiAI teaches us everything we need to know.
How the unstaking exit queue works?
As you may know, LSD narrative emerged partly thanks to the Shanghai Upgrade targeted for this March.
Ethereum withdrawal period for stakers being dynamic, based on how many validators are exiting at a given time, there will be an exit queue.
Learn everything about it with WestieCapital
Everything you need to know about the Modular Blockchain Thesis
Do you know that most (if not all) blockchains we use are Monolithic blockchains?
A new kind of Blockchains is being developed: Modular Blockchains.
What are the differences and what problem does it solve?
A thread on Modular Blockchains by ThorHartvigsen.
To go further down the rabbit hole of Modularity
Find more technical explanations on new technologies developed for a modular future.
A thread by expctchaos
Oracles, the single point of failure that can make or break a DeFi protocol
If you don’t know what are oracles, find an article here.
Oracles are entities that connect blockchains to external systems, they are essential.
As everything online, it can be attacked. So how can we trust them?
ipor_intern provides us with a comparison of different oracles models.
What is a Flash Loan
In DeFi we’re used to overcollateralized loans, since we don’t have yet an efficient onchain “credit score” or “trust score” which would allow undercollateralized loans.
But do you know there is an other type of loan?
Find out about flash loans, a thread provided by Chainlink
A new paradigm for blockchain liquidity?
Don’t know what ZK-Rollups are? Or Synchronous Composability?
And how it would be possible to share liquidity pools between chains?
Don’t worry, you’ll understand everything after this thread.
When things get technical, you can trust Slappjakke to explain it to you.
An 8-step framework to understand AMMs as a trader, LP or builder
You don’t understand why there are so many AMMs?
0xkhan_ wrote an amazing thread to understand what differs from one to another and how to make use of these differences.
If you don’t know what is an AMM in the first place, read this first.
Different ways of farming GLP
Everything you need to know about GLP, the token representing an index of assets used for swaps and leverage trading.
A thread by 2lambro.
2/ Thoughts & Advices
Top 10 crypto & DeFi predictions for 2023
DeFi Options, Modular blockchains, the Flippening.
Find DefiIgnas’ opinions & predictions on these topics and many more.
Thoughts on Liquid Staking Narrative
Is LSD an overhyped trade? Will it still be relevant in the long term?
marceaueth has a few thoughts on the matter
Develop these 5 essential skills
Here are the bascics to stay ahead of the crypto market.
A quick thread, written by OGtestnet, on Due Diligence, Networking, Trading, & more.
Fear Of Missing Out
You felt under invested when you saw the most recent pump?
You maybe had the urgent need to buy before we take off even more?
A thread on FOMO and how to put things back in perspective, by ColdBloodShill
History does not repeat, but it often rhymes
Are you navigating the market blindly?
We can sometimes look for some rationality by looking at past movements.
CoinNotes_io looked at how the 2019 Bitcoins’ echo bubble played out and what we might learn from it.
How to take advantage of a Bull Market
Being prepared for every situation is a crucial edge.
We might not be in a bull market yet, but we must know how to act in this scenario.
CryptoGirlNova shares with us 11 ways to take advantage of a bull market.
How to take profits
You’re good at making money, but you suck at taking profits?
You need to get rid of some of your biases.
A thread on profits taking written by DeFi_Taha
Portfolio Rebalancing
Do you divide and allocate the assets in your portfolio in a clear and logical way?
If you don’t, you should think about Portfolio Rebalancing.
A thread by IamZeroIka
Security 101
Do you have a hardware wallet? How do you keep your seedphrase safe? Do you use 2FA?
So many important questions that we often don’t ask ourselves until it is already too late.
Zeneca_33 introduces the basic principles of crypto security.
3/ Metrics & Numbers
A few charts on Mcap & TVL evolution since the Bear Market
kazebeat sees a tendency forming out of these charts.
Data Analysis on who's winning the L2 wars
The dune master has struck again.
An on-chain analysis on L2 by defi_mochi
Macro analysis of what previously happened after bear markets with rising rates and inflation
An analysis provided by BackTheBunny
4/ Projects
This category is for people looking for projects to research.
NFA, DYOR.
Metamask Alternatives
Metamask is the most used wallet, but it is not the most advanced or the one with the best UI/UX.
0xMughal provides us with 3 alternatives.
Can Chainge become a major player in the DEX sector? (MoonshotsApe)
Chainge & Router to reconnect blockchains (wauwda)
Monad: What Is It? An EVM L1 “1000x faster than Ethereum” (Monad_xyz)
Upcoming catalysts for Vela (RiddlerDeFi)
PlutusDAO, a governance aggregator protocol on Arbitrum (thelearningpill)
Ipor, a protocol focused on interest rate derivatives (Chinchillah_)
Zenith, a Proof-of-Authority blockchain (fitforcrypto_)
JPEG’d, an NFT lending protocol (Rafi_0x)
Rollbit: Crypto Casino, Sports betting, Futures trading, NFT marketplace (ChrisRomanoC)
5/ Bonus
How to reach different levels of anonymity online
A thread by smolmooner
That’s it for today frens!
Thank you for sticking around, your future self will thank you.
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