Zeta announced their z-score today, and it’s a unique & refreshing take on token airdrops. Simply, the z-score is a weighting on how much you trade, how well you trade, and how active you are. Most airdrops are just based on metrics like TVL & volum... Read more

Given this week’s market moves, I wanted to share an update on where we are and what I’m watching right now. Enjoy, and please leave any comments or questions you have at the bottom of this post, I will do my best to respond to everyone. Key Topics... Read more

LayerZero announced yesterday an “integration” with Lido to transition wstETH to the OFT standard. For those unaware, the OFT standard allows a protocol’s token to be burned/minted by LayerZero contracts and thus avoids the wrapping and tokens parked... Read more

“The innovative designs of tokens play a pivotal role; they not only channel value back to the token holders but also exert a direct impact on the token’s market value. Beyond the scope of mere governance tokens, these digital assets offer more than... Read more

Crypto Twitter is finally fun again. The lonely bulls have emerged from the woodwork and joined forces to re-assert dominance over the bears. But as I wrote about recently, CT sentiment is often not the best gauge of where prices are going. Right no... Read more

Here are the critical events in crypto governance for October 25, 2023. Noteworthy Votes The first important votes to pay attention to is a group of votes along the Aura, Aave, Balancer, and Paraswap axis. I recommend people follow these as Aura Fi... Read more

One of the most widely used market proverbs is that “the trend is your friend”. Another widely used market proverb is to “avoid the herd” i.e. do not simply follow what others are doing. But wait, if the trend is my friend and if an asset is trending... Read more

The anticipation of spot BTC ETFs have everyone feeling bulled up this week — and it’s not just your average crypto enthusiast driving all the action. Fund flows into crypto-based products have surged the last few days, pushing weekly total inflows... Read more

“Crypto prices are still tracking our expected cycle trend, and the next big test is whether we see another period of consolidation — or if the breakout we’ve been waiting for is finally near.” Key Takeaways We’ve written plenty on the bull case fo... Read more

The promise of truly free, permisionless markets is a hallmark of crypto. Protocols and products are free to be spun up at will and deployed. The market then decides whether this product will gain traction or not. There are no real crypto-native regu... Read more