What is @AstarNetwork $ASTR, and how have they rapidly grown their TVL to almost 1 billion dollars only a few months after launching?

Let get into it🧵👇
1/16
Astar Network is a scalable and interoperable Layer 1, aiming to become the premier Dapp hub on #PolkaDot.

How do they plan on doing this?
2/16
As we know, the Polkadot relay chain itself doesn’t support smart contracts.

It’s important for the ecosystem to have a parachain that enables this for all developers who want to build in the Polkadot ecosystem.
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Enter @AstarNetwork:

Not only is Astar EVM compatible, it also supports Web Assembly (WASM) and layer 2 solutions.

That’s right. Astar provides a way for EVM and WASM blockchains to coexist and cooperate, whilst being connected with Polkadot parachains!

This is X-VM:
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“X-VM (cross-virtual machine) allows smart contracts to execute calls and read storage data from different contract engines (virtual machine) and languages (ex, interacting with Solidity dApps written in from ink! or vise versa) within the same blockchain.”

Game changing🤯
5/16
As if Dapps weren’t incentivized enough to build on @AstarNetwork, (who doesn’t want to be accessible through so many different blockchains?) staking can be done through Dapps! (Dapp staking)
6/16
Instead of staking to validators, users can choose to nominate their $ASTR tokens on their favorite project.

At every block, half of block rewards go to dApp staking.

These staking rewards are then split 50/50 between users and project developers!

Check this out👇
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Yup, 25% of ALL block rewards will go to project developers, an absolutely HUGE incentive.

On other chains, Dapps need to raise money through VCs, applying for grant programs, etc.
8/16
On Astar, as a dApp grows in popularity, more members of the community will nominate to it, in turn receiving a greater percentage of the block reward!

Talk about competition👀

More than 10 new Dapps are expected to launch this month😏

(Astar DeFi thread coming tmrw👀)
9/16
Layer 2s:

In order to become faster/more scalable, a blockchain can implement some sort of layer 2 scaling solution.

@AstarNetwork’s unique infrastructure allows for compatibility with ALL L2 scaling solutions!
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Plasma and OVM (optimistic virtual machines) will be heavily utilized on Astar, managing and processing transactions in a Merkle tree outside the chain at high speed, and engraving only the Merkle root on the blockchain.
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ZK rollups are another, allowing for Privacy+ speed/scalability!

Wrote an entire thread breaking ZKPs down, check it out!
Game changing technology.
12/16
The best part?
Users can manually choose whichever L2 scaling solution they want, and can make their use case possible with minimum overhead!
13/16
In addition, Astar has received a Web3 grant to build a ZK-plonk, a universal ZK proof allowing for much better DX and UX!
For more info👇
medium.com/astar-network/…
14/16
@AstarNetwork is certainly setting itself up to become a multi billion dollar blockchain, solving interoperability issues and creating a multichain hub!

Time will tell, though $ASTR looks like it’s got a bright future ahead🚀

Note: 50% of tokens will be released this year
15/16
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May 7
An extremely secure cross-chain bridge supporting a multitude of EVM AND non-EVM chains?!?

Creating an entire cross-chain one-stop-shop DeFi ecosystem?

Let’s dive into the @SpheriumFinance HyperBridge👇
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Let’s face it: most bridges suck.

Between large exploits, long wait times and non-compatible chains-it’s clear the current bridge model needs work.

How does the HyperBridge solve these issues?
👇
2/10
Interoperability:

Once fully released, users will be able to bridge funds between 16 EVM chains, as well as multiple non-EVM chains!

Few 👀
3/10
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May 6
Welp, the market absolutely sucks.

Many of us have lost 30-50%+ of our net worth in the past 2 months.

That doesn’t mean you should ignore twitter!

Here’s how you can optimize your twitter feed to become a crypto/DeFi expert🧵👇
1/11
Ignoring Crypto Twitter during slow markets is one of the worst things you can possibly do.

For starters, you won’t see as many moonboys and shitcoin shills that can potentially clog your TL and steer you away from valuable accounts/information.
2/11
We’re all long term bullish, so why not spend times like these to brush up on fundamentals?

The best accounts are the ones that provide valuable information regardless of market conditions!

Trust me, we couldn’t stop making content if we wanted to ;)
3/11
Read 11 tweets
May 5
I’ve come up with the ultimate DAO model for twitter threads.

You’re gonna want to see this🧵👇
1/8
Many low cap projects have a difficult time reaching larger audiences regardless of their tech/innovation.

This is largely due to the lack of twitter influencers breaking down projects (rather doing paid shills)

After all, aren’t we here to learn abt the crypto/DeFi space?
2/8
My account is all about breaking down projects so that ANYONE can understand what they’re innovating/solving.

But at a certain point, I can’t cover ALL of your suggestions!

There are just too many good projects in the space!
3/8
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May 4
I absolutely love $UST.

It’s no doubt @terra_money is one of the most influential projects in the DeFi space.
I mean, how many projects have attempted to create their own high yield algo stablecoin?

That being said, they’ve got a few issues…🧵👇
@stablekwon
1/11
In order to keep up with the promised 18% APY, the yield reserve burns around 5 million dollars a day, or 1.825 billion annually.

Currently, the total amount in deposits is 14 billion dollars.

What about when that number doubles, or even triples?
2/11
That would mean 10 or 15 million dollars per day being burned, or 3.6 and 5.475 billion dollars annually!

This would drain 10-15% of the TFL reserves annually. (Through burning $LUNA for $UST and adding it to the Anchor yield reserve.)

Unsustainable.
3/11
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May 3
When will y’all realize @traderjoe_xyz $JOE is a future multi billion dollar project?

Let’s dive in 🧵👇
1/8
Here are the signs of an undervalued good DEX token:

1. Token utility
2. Low mcap/TVL ratio
3. High daily volume
4. Controlled emissions

To no surprise, $JOE has all of these!

Let’s take a closer look👇
2/8
Stake $JOE in 3 ways:
1. $sJOE- earn trading fees paid in $USDC
2. $rJOE- access to new launches
3. $veJOE- farming boosts

Nearly 60% of the circ supply is staked. You don’t think people want to hold $JOE?

Mcap/TVL ratio? .2👀
3/8
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May 3
What in the world is MEV (Maximal Extractable Value)?

How has it plagued DeFi since it’s inception?

Let’s talk about it🧵👇
1/12
Ethereum describes MEV as “the maximum value that can be extracted from block production in excess of the standard block reward and gas fees by including, excluding and changing the order of transactions in a block.”

So how does this work?
2/12
On public blockchains like Ethereum, bots scan the mempool for any large transactions, and attempt to frontrun by simply paying a little more gas than the txn.

Miners will always choose the highest paying gas fee to frontrun, sometimes even frontrunning trades themselves!
3/12
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