(51/n; @OlympusDAO thread Pt.III)
Any community-governed project must find its own way to deal with coordination attacks.

It’ll be worthwhile to track how well the DAO is doing at remaining decentralized and keeping vulture VCs in check.
(52/n)
Even as APY comes back to Earth, plenty of directions for the DAO to secure a spot in the #DeFi ecosystem remain. @glassnode offered excellent examples:
(53/n)
- “A risk-off asset not exposed to the inflationary, regulatory, or monetary pressures of USD” (Based on recent proposals that have passed, the DAO is actively working on their $DAI problem)

scattershot.page/#/olympusdao.e…
(54/n)
- “Robust lending markets with $OHM as collateral and borrowing” (e.g., Rari Capital and Fuse)

- “Sources of liquidity across all major DEXs.”

olympusdao.medium.com/breaking-the-s…
(55/n)
- “Advantages of composability — unique ways to harness bonds, rewards, $OHM flash loans, governance, gamification, partnerships, etc.”

- “Self-governed monetary policy and codified accountability”

insights.glassnode.com/defi-uncovered…
(56/n)
We can make an interesting case for being bullish $OHM. Take a look at this chart from the DAO’s official blog, showing the network’s annualized revenue compared to other #DeFi protocols: Annualized Protocol Revenue; Source: https://olympusdao.medi
(57/n)
The first 3 (@Uniswap, @synthetix_io, @BalancerLabs) don't accrue revenue to their tokens.

The total MC is much lower than others listed on that chart & completely dwarfed by @Uniswap, @Synthetix_io, @MakerDAO, & @Bancor.

Perhaps it’s a signal of network efficiency? Market Cap/ Annualized Revenue; Source: https://olympusdao.m
(58/n)
One of $OHM’s strongest points is the clear method of valuing it, namely the number of $OHM outstanding to the RFV of the DAO’s treasury.

However, investors must bet on the treasury continuing to grow.
(59/n)
#TradFi natives & institutions may find @OlympusDAO interesting solely because it has clear means of evaluating its current and long-term performance.
(60/n)
@OlympusDAO manages a balance sheet of ~$63.9M in assets, with roughly $18.8M in risk-free value and around 7,532 stakers active in the protocol

Their treasury remains resilient and growing despite a crypto market downturn, while the total market cap is reaching ATHs
(61/n)
It's an early experiment, & historical odds suggest something better will replace it, or the protocol will evolve to replace itself.

Time will tell if innovations like $OHM or similar non-pegged #stablecoins are widely adopted or if they can prove their use-cases
(62/n)
It’ll be interesting to see which direction the DAO steers the project from here. They have the war chest, pilot project, community, and momentum to do great things in #DeFi and experimental monetary policy.
(63/n)
Next steps for DAO Enthusiasts:

- Join the @OlympusDAO Discord server and lurk for a while: discord.com/invite/6QjjtUc…

- Check out the documentation (it’s standing in as a white paper, for now): docs.olympusdao.finance
(64/n)
- Ask a moderator about the DAO’s dedicated governance Discord server.

- If you take the plunge and become a staker or bonder, it’ll be worth getting involved on the forums and keeping up with ongoing proposals:

forum.olympusdao.finance

scattershot.page/#/olympusdao.e…
(65/n)
- Scout the list of ongoing projects from the DAO’s Notion Wiki and see which conversation you’re most interested in:

notion.so/olympusdao/Oly…
(66/n)
Recent updates since I published this report:

- Cooperation & market cap > price:

(67/n)
- OIP-15 (Proposal): Add $ETH to the Treasury — ETH Bonds, reduce dependency on $USD & $USDC, & target 5% of Treasury risk-free value (RFV) as $ETH

forum.olympusdao.finance/d/67-oip-15-ad…

- ARC: Add Support for OHM (Proposal):

governance.aave.com/t/arc-add-supp…
(68/n)
- The @MakerDAO Foundation’s CEO @RuneKek stepped down last week, another significant step for #DeFi and positive development for the currently DAI-backed $OHM

thedefiant.io/makerdao-shuts…
(69/n)
Not investment advice. Check the original article for a disclaimer and a note on sources (The link may be broken):

alphatrades.medium.com/olympusdao-ω-ohm-is-using-community-governed-monetary-policy-to-reach-a-lofty-goal-83edf65738ed

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Alpha Trades

Alpha Trades Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @the_alphatrades

26 Jul
(26/n)
We can think of $OHM as promissory bank notes fully backed by reserve assets in the DAO’s treasury and the DAO being like a private bank. A Comparison of Monetary Systems; Source: Messari
(27/n)
Why non-pegged #stablecoins when using another crypto-native #cryptocurrency like #Bitcoin or @Ethereum is possible?

The issue w/ pegging to other cryptos is price volatility. Stablecoins are mainly pegged to $USD, exposing them to US regulation & @federalreserve policy.
(28/n)
@OlympusDAO currently focuses on supply+ over price+, w/ the target of having $OHM function as a currency that holds purchasing power regardless of market volatility.

+There are perks for putting one’s resting capital to work in the #DeFi ecosystem to generate revenue.
Read 26 tweets
26 Jul
(1/n) @OlympusDAO Ω $OHM is using community-governed monetary policy to reach a lofty goal — Unpegging #DeFi from fiat currencies

How?  A DAO-governed treasury that’s expanding quickly and creating the right participation incentives to keep the gods happy. Thread 👇 Immortality113, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
(2/n) @OlympusDAO gained some traction on social media for a couple reasons:

-High APY

-@mcuban allegedly owns a small stack.

dailyhodl.com/2021/07/17/bil…
(3/n) The DAO’s governance manages the monetary policy of @OlympusDAO and its token $OHM, which is a reserve currency backed by a treasury of assets (DAI, FRAX, OHM-DAI SLP, OHM-FRAX LP, and SUSHI rewards from the OHM-DAI SLP)
Read 26 tweets
26 Jul
A thread on dealing with emotions in #Crypto

1. After a massive short squeeze movement you will experience emotions of fomo/panic/confusion:
a. What if it keeps ripping up without me?
b. What Alts will rip now that BTC has ripped up?
1/n
c. Should I short it cause it went up too high?

Be patient and hang tight. The market will always present a new opportunity.

a. In moments like this it is better to stay position-less rather than force a position in now.

2/n
b. Alts typically do not start bull markets, BTC does. So that means on a daily basis BTC needs to put in a higher low and a higher high to show structure change.

3/n
Read 8 tweets
4 Jul
@CurveFinance thread Pt.2 👇

While spoofing is possible through Curve, such activity can ultimately benefit LPs. Arbitrage on the Curve DEX is also lucrative for traders.


&
resources.curve.fi/base-features/…
@CurveFinance's liquidity pools:

Total LPs: 42,801

duneanalytics.com/queries/4804/9…

Curve.fi's real-time interactive charts:

curve.fi/totaldeposits

Curve's at the top of the leaderboards for DeFi-DEX TVL.
Curve's total deposit base as of Feb 2021:

Read 40 tweets
4 Jul
@CurveFinance $CRV — A decentralized exchange #DEX bridging value across the #DeFi industry

If you're using decentralized lending platforms, you're likely using Curve indirectly.

Thread 👉
Quick facts 1:

Curve Finance is a DEX built on #Ethereum.

Purpose: Efficient #cryptocurrency trading & high annual percentage rates (APR) for liquidity providers (LPs)

Core product: Community-governed DEX

Curve Finance is the powerhouse of #DeFi aggregator @iearnfinance
Curve's daily trading volume: $1B+

Total locked value (TVL): $7.88B+

Competing w/ @AaveAave as the most valuable DeFi platform.
Read 27 tweets
30 Apr
(1/15)
#Arweave protocol/network leads the pack in permanent, decentralized, censorship-resistant data storage

Pay once, store forever (~200yrs)
Permanent storing & hosting for NFTs & Web3 apps

Thread 👉
(2/15)
Arweave Proof-of-Work (PoW) is free from “state bloat,” so less risk to decentralization

How?

Arweave-Solana bridge 👉

arweave.medium.com/introducing-so…

&

medium.com/solana-labs/an… Solana & Arweave partner fo...
(3/15)

New use cases:

1. Improved data access

(SPoRA) prevents remote storage on servers like AWS, emphasizing speed of access, but does not prevent pooling:
👉
github.com/ArweaveTeam/ar…
Read 16 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(