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Apr 4 β€’ 21 tweets β€’ 17 min read
@fraxfinance @terra_money 4pool. Hot takes from each camp - curve wars over? dai dies? wen 4pool?

I have a unique pov as I'm the intersection of each camp - curve OG, #lunatic, #fraximalist

πŸ”Ή overview of 4pool
πŸ”Ή $crv wars season 2
πŸ”Ή $cvx math games
πŸ”Ή 4pool endgame

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
/ overview of 4pool

First, 4pool motivation from @samkazemian, @fraxfinance founder

πŸ”Ή $crv vision - 'savings account for defi'
πŸ”Ή $cvx role - prof money manager for @CurveFinance
πŸ”Ή 4pool role - postive sum, not zero sum ethos

/ why 4pool

But it doesn't go into why 4pool?

That is actually a multi-billion dollar question. I foreshadowed $ust $frax partnership and the math behind it.

tldr - 3crv is inefficient to scale because of dai & removing will level playing field.

/ 3crv scalability

This pov isn't just from the #lunatics #fraximalists camp. It's something that is understood and is actively being discussed on @CurveFinance

/ dai dies? - absolutely not

@korpi87 sums up well. Reality is $dai out of 3crv != death

It just means no more free lunch. $mkr has to participate in #curvewars just like everyone else to succeed. That's a good thing, but not a catchy 'dai must die' πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

/ narratives - $crv wars

Let's talk narratives #curvewars. What I am seeing is an end to season 1, and a start of season 2. What?!

πŸ”Ή season 1 - how to play the game - $cvx
πŸ”Ή season 2 - changing the game - 4pool

Think of szn 1 as establishing frameworks of gameplay🧠
/ #curvewars season 1

@samkazemian mentioned $cvx is the professional money management for $crv. It's actually more than that. It introduces several layers to $crv game play 🧠

1⃣ money manager
2⃣ rent votes
3⃣ own votes

$cvx overview πŸ‘‡

/ #curvewars framework

Each layer mentioned is independent - money manager, renting, owning.

You can participate in none, 1, 2 or all 3. That is the beauty of $cvx. But if you do all three - roi πŸ“ˆ. It becomes a competitive advantage *by design*, show math pls?
/ $cvx as a money manager

From the lens of @fraxfinance @terra_money

πŸ”Ή Top 2 in TVL in all stables
πŸ”Ή $ust $frax πŸ’΅ use this service themself, earning 2x yield vs direct on curve

As LPs they get $crv + $cvx emissions, this matters later
/ $cvx to rent votes

@fraxfinance @terra_money are the top two renters of voting power. Combined bid - $11m of $16m total bribes (67% of votes)

For every $1 spent, they controlled $1.55 worth of $crv $cvx emissions or $17m for their LP - this process repeats every 2 wk
/ $cvx to own votes

$fxs $luna realized you can own a piece too. As #1 and #3, they rep 8.1% of the pie.

Owning $cvx makes their bids more efficient. Ex. terra
πŸ”Ή$4m ust bribe rd 14
πŸ”Ή$.65 ust recyled rd 15

@terra_money bribes are 16% more efficient than if no $cvx
/ #curvewars playbook

@fraxfinance created the best practice playbook for protocols invested in $crv economy.

@terra_money quickly adapted. They both are invested in $crv long-term via $cvx because it's a cost of the business of stables.

/ #curvewars season 2

Now, it's about changing the $crv gameboard, and exerting influence. Remember, $luna and $fxs are long-term eco participants

πŸ”Ή LP - what is a more optimal way to LP
πŸ”Ή rent - maximize $ roi
πŸ”Ή own - leverage ownership %

/ $cvx math games

4pool breaks the old framework.

What happens when 67% of bribes go to 1 pool?
rd 14 ex - $10.8 bribes => $16.8mπŸ“ˆ emissions, liquidity black hole. POL of $frax $ust more lucrative $crv $cvx emissions.

$ust $frax scale $crv while maintaining peg together
/ 3crv effects - the math

If $dai removed, they'll just have to incentivize like everyone else - or risk losing ground to other stables protocols.

/ have we lost the plot

But in all this hoopla, @joey__santoro asked the right question. What about decentralization? Wasn't the point of $ust $frax to remove dependence on centralized stables like $usdc $usdt? Have we lost the plot?

/ 4pool is not the endgame

@stablekwon @samkazemian are just getting started. Growing centralized stables isn’t the goal, but necessary as they are off ramps (for now)

/ 4pool roadmap

The roadmap will take timeβŒ›οΈ, not even step 1

πŸ”Ή Establish 4pool
πŸ”Ή 3crv pools => 4pool
πŸ”Ή $ust grows on on/off ramps, $frax $ust focus on defi utility
πŸ”Ή $ust $frax new defacto d2pool when less reliant on $usdc $usdt ramps
/ key takeaways

πŸ”Ή $crv wars not over, just evolved
πŸ”Ή $luna $frax don't need to own any $cvx, just the majority of the bribes
πŸ”Ή $cvx πŸ“ˆ ownership + POL makes 🎑 stronger πŸ”₯
πŸ”Ή @terra_money @fraxfinance will grow $crv, and $cvx is the levered play πŸ’°

/ thank you

This post was for #curvewars #lunatics #fraximalists

Pls share original post if helpful πŸ™

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Apr 2
Getting a lot of q’s on what is the play? Quick 🧡

πŸ”Ή $LUNA bullish, $UST peg and demand πŸ“ˆ
πŸ”Ή $FXS bullish, $FRAX demand πŸ“ˆ
πŸ”Ή $BTRFLY bullish, $UST to farm $ASTRO
πŸ”Ή $CVX πŸ‘‘ maker - ULTRA bullish because top DAOs mentioned have 5%, and not all $CRV votes.
In a $CRV war, you need weapons.
$CVX has always been the play for liquidity battlefront πŸ‘‡
Market tends to agree.

$ASTRO $FXS $BTRFLY

$CVX will catch up soon
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An on-going list of 🧡 I’ve written on projects & narratives.

I didn’t expect followers so πŸ™, figured I’d organize.

In crypto since 2013, and VC tech industry since 2008 as a 3x founder and investor. I write from that POV.

Give me a follow if you enjoy or want to connect πŸ‘‡
/ $LUNA

A #LUNAtic since early 2021. @terra_money is my highest conviction bet on my thesis around growth and utility of stable coins in crypto. With $UST as it’s core product, it’s the perfect blend of GTM strategy, product, design, team, community, investors.

Original πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
/ $CVX $CRV ecosystem

I started in DeFi in 2020 as a @CurveFinance OG. As my stablecoin thesis solidified, so did my CRV as DeFi liquidity center conviction.

@ConvexFinance is a levered bet on CRV. Stellar community, and pays out handsomely in yield. πŸ’°

Latest post πŸ‘‡
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Mar 29
$CVX Mega-🧡 and catalysts

πŸ”Ή overview
πŸ”Ή fundamentals
πŸ”Ή catalysts
πŸ”Ή community & tools
πŸ”Ή summary

I approach things from a product manager mentality because that is what I do, building VC-backed companies for a living.

Let’s dive in πŸ‘‡
/1

Overview

I did a 90 min chat with @TaikiMaeda2 in early December, sharing with his community an overview of @ConvexFinance and my thoughts.

It assumes knowledge of $CRV so it’s more of a level 2 discussion.
/2

@ConvexFinance, abstractly, is a vertically integrated framework that makes veTKN models better

They do so with a 3 solutions or products

πŸ”Ή Boost utility for LPs
πŸ”Ή Liquid locking of veTKN
πŸ”Ή Incentive market for votes
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Mar 23
Interesting thought experiment. Would love to see a powerhouse partnership between @terra_money @fraxfinance

🧡 on below comment from @stablekwon πŸ‘‡

$LUNA $UST
2/

@CurveFinance is a stable swap AMM and one of its core products is 3pool which is a combo of USDT USDC DAI since the early days
3/

@CurveFinance is not just cheap swaps, it’s critical function is as a β€œstability schelling point” serving as a peg stability manager of sorts as @samkazemian points out
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Terra $LUNA is top 10 mcap and top 3 TVL without a premium incentivized DEX. That's about to change with @astroport_fi and a new rush of capital into the ecosystem.

1/ A quick 🧡 on $ASTRO with resources that I found useful to shortcut your research.
2/ $LUNA thesis

In my thesis, I pointed out $ASTRO, along with $MARS would be two of the catalysts for LUNA's next leg of growth.

3/ Who built $ASTRO? and Why?

@Delphi_Digital incubated @astroport_fi

One of it's founders, @ZeMariaMacedo summarizes $ASTRO and it's importance.

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What if an AMM ...

➑️ LP w/ TKN only, no IL risk, no opportunity cost
➑️ Tokenomics is a liquidity sinkhole
➑️ Protocol Owns Liquidity over time
➑️ Most capital efficient
➑️ Addressable Market is at least 100x soon
➑️ Coming soon 11/29

@Bancor v3 will be DeFi 3.0
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/ Bancor v2.1

Before diving into v3, a primer on current v2.1.

No need to repeat - well summed by @0xWangarian

/ v2.1 - What Bancor Proved

➑️ Extreme demand as pools filled constantly
➑️ Bancor model easily wins volume share
➑️ Bancor Vortex natively drives protocol owned liquidity
➑️ IL protection & token economics work!
🀝 Only $BNT allows you to HODL & LP at same time Image
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