@ConstanteMx Hey ser, unfortunately I haven't found any good generalist resources.

The best way is just to read up on how different token econ models work and think through their tradeoffs. A @Delphi_Digital sub is very helpful here 😉
@ConstanteMx @Delphi_Digital Some"landmark" token models I'd suggest digging into:

@THORChain GOAT token model in terms of pure elegance with built-in security + incentive pendulum
@graphprotocol one of the most creative/interesting token models, creating incentives for curation via bonding curves
@ConstanteMx @Delphi_Digital @THORChain @graphprotocol @synthetix_io how locked staking incentives created the OG DeFi community. Also worth understanding pooled debt model tradeoffs
@CurveFinance beautiful virtuous circle encouraging supply-siders to become tokenholders and vice versa
@ConstanteMx @Delphi_Digital @THORChain @graphprotocol @synthetix_io @CurveFinance @NexusMutual another creative use of a bonding curve to bootstrap an insurance pool
@MakerDAO the OG DeFi token model. Not a fan of token burns but still worth understanding since its insurance mint design was the inspiration for Aave among others
@ConstanteMx @Delphi_Digital @THORChain @graphprotocol @synthetix_io @CurveFinance @NexusMutual @MakerDAO @SushiSwap the first and still the most successful vampire attack. Showed how to use targeted incentives to attract pull TVL from competitors
@AaveAave encouraging good decisions by governors via insurance fund skin in the game (i.e. $stkAave)

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Centralised stables will be increasingly regulated and restricted. Decentralised stables are the endgame and will grow to become one of the largest verticals in DeFi

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1/ Stablecoins have become the backbone of DeFi, with nearly $100b in cumulative market cap

Unfortunately, over 70% of this is in centralised alternatives like USDT and USDC
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Not only do users face counterparty risk with issuers, they also face potential censorship by nation states as legal entities can be coerced and bank accs frozen
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I believe it represents the birth of a new industry, with farmers becoming a new kind of market participant

@AlphaFinanceLab is the go-to platform for smart farmers and V2 only reinforces this

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1/ But first of all, what even is Yield Farming?

At its simplest, YF involves a project distributing tokens directly to users for taking some on-chain action

It makes sense because it allows projects to reward users for taking actions that benefit the protocol
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Human readable names for the Terra network associated to Terra addresses. Essential infra for mainstream adoption

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Allowing push notifications to Terra wallet addresses

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Like all monopolies, it’s structurally inefficient
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- Riddled with frictions like KYC/AML, awful bank UXs and general lack of innovation
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1/ Before diving into our proposal it's important to understand how the current Aave Safety Module (SM) works

The SM is an insurance product which underwrites all risks (SC, oracle and liquidation) for all users of Aave protocol

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In yesterday's daily, I covered the framework I use to analyse crypto investment opportunities

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1/ Unlike traditional investors, investors in the crypto space must analyse and underwrite a series of stacked risks when investing in projects
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👉 Will the project create value and attract users?

👉 Will the project be able to capture value from those users and establish a long-term, defensible moat?

👉 Will the value captured accrue to the token?
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