Today, we are sharing a quick tutorial guide on @xDollarFi App v2. It might be a little confusing to newcomers on what the different features are all about, so we decided to do a light introduction to them.
Ready? Let's go 🔥🔥
@xDollarFi First of all, what is xDollar Space (v2)?
This is a multi-chain interest-free lending platform. Users can deposit assets to borrow their stablecoin, $XIM, with a min collateral ratio.
So, what can you do on xDollar app?
@xDollarFi xBank is where users can open Troves to deposit their collateral to borrow $XIM. So far, only $WBTC and $WETH can be used, but more will be added in the near future. There is a one-time borrowing fee of 0.5% and the min collateral ratio is 110%.
@xDollarFi xPeg is where users can collateralize stablecoins for $XIM. Currently, only $USDC is available. This is a special Trove where liquidation and redemption functions are disabled. There is a one-time borrowing fee of 1% and the min collateral ratio is 101%
@xDollarFi xPool is where users can deposit their $XIM to become stability providers. $XIM deposited in the pool act as a source of liquidity to repay debts from liquidated Troves. In return, users get a pro-rata share of the collaterals in the liquidated Troves and $SPACE tokens.
@xDollarFi We've done up a tweet thread on how the stability pool work and what are the benefits of being a Stability Provider.
To refresh your memory, take a look at it again here:
@xDollarFi xStake is where users can stake their $SPACE token to receive $xSPACE. $xSPACE is the governance token and it allows the holder to share the fees earned from the protocol. The longer $SPACE is staked, the more $xSPACE received. The max locking period is 4 years.
@xDollarFi xFarm is where users can stake their XIM-3LP3CRV-f LP tokens to farm for $SPACE. The LP tokens can be obtained by adding liquidity in the relevant pool in @CurveFinance. The difference between xPool and xFarm is that xPool is a stability pool but xFarm is not.
@xDollarFi@CurveFinance We heard from the team that they have a lot more exciting news to share in the coming weeks, so do follow them @xDollarFi and join their discord!
Blockchain + Web3 is revolutionary, but what is limiting their potential to change the world are the challenges involved in indexing and accessing data on the blockchain itself. @ZettaBlockHQ aims to address this issue.
• Has a #Web3 startup team that operates globally
• The team is led by two experienced co-founders, Scott Shi and Chi Zhang
🔸Scott Shi (@scottshics)
• Has over a decade of expertise in engineering
• Worked at companies like @Uber, @salesforce & EA
🔸 Chi Zhang
• Was a product manager at @databricks
• Holds a PhD from @UCBerkeley
• Experience in building data and #AI products
• Proven track record of supporting data-driven
organizations
He discusses anthropology, Web3 and other subcultures, and many other interesting topics with @chaserchapman in this episode of On The Other Side 👇
Background
🔹 An anthropologist
🔹 Is an artist
🔹 A DAO contributor
🔹 Has a Substack, but it’s not really a newsletter, but a cultural report
Substack
🔹 It’s more an anthropological collection of a subculture
🔹 Trying to record the why and the what behind the different projects
🔹 Important to have a bird’s eye view to see the connections
🔹 Is an obsessively curious person. Have always been searching for cool stuff
Today, I'll be sharing the book highlights of @peterthiel's Zero to One. Peter Thiel is a serial entrepreneur who helped to start up many companies, like @PayPal and @PalantirTech, and invested in Facebook.
If he has something to say about startups, I want to know. Read on 👇
There are 2 kinds of progress:
• Horizontal (1 to n)
• Vertically (0 to 1)
E.g. Horizontal progress is about getting existing products distributed to more places (globalization), while vertical progress is about coming up with new products (tech).
From the book's title, you should be able to deduce which is the better kind of progress. Going from zero to one will be hard, but the rewards will be way better than going from 1 to many.
👉 Look for companies that go from 0 to 1 instead of 1 to n.
🔹 People remember the year for all the terrible stuff that happened
🔹 Important to remember the positive events too (e.g. the merge)
🔹 The merge is a transaction inclusion time decrease
🔹 Have multiple zk-EVM implementations that will have a mainnet launch in 2023
🔹 @signinwitheth has seen massive gains in adoption
🔹 Cryptocurrency payments worked during the invasion of Ukraine
🔹 Have always recommended @KeePassXC or @Bitwarden:
🔸 KeePassXC: A completely offline tool. Reserved for extreme scenarios
🔸 Bitwarden: A secure password manager that synchronizes your password database across multiple devices
Now
🔹 Online password managers have advanced quite a bit
🔹 Every reputable password manager encrypts everything on your machine before it goes into the database
🔹 Does not recommend LastPass, 1Password, Dashlane
🔹 For people new to password managers, he recommends Bitwarden