2/ Polygon was founded in 2017 by @sandeepnailwal, @jdkanani, and @anuragarjun, with the purpose of addressing the scalability problem of Ethereum.
$MATIC rebranded to "Polygon" in 2021 to become the "Swiss Army knife" of scaling solutions.
@sandeepnailwal@jdkanani@anuragarjun 3/ Polygon at its core is a platform designed to help Ethereum scale. It features a modular, flexible framework (Polygon SDK) that allows developers to build and connect Layer-2 infrastructures.
@sandeepnailwal@jdkanani@anuragarjun 5/ To fully understand how Polygon works (and the problem it aims to solve), first you have to understand the difference between a Layer 1 and a Layer 2 blockchain.
(if you're not tech-minded, skip to "DEVELOPMENT" on tweet 17).
This ideology follows the concept that decentralised networks can only facilitate 2 of the 3 factors of scalability, security and decentralisation.
@sandeepnailwal@jdkanani@anuragarjun 8/ A blockchain like Ethereum (although relatively decentralised and secure), struggles in terms of scalability. Its current limitations lead to slow transaction speeds and high gas fees amidst high traffic.
The Polygon network is designed to help Ethereum scale via offering a flexible framework of infrastructures that support the primary MATIC POS blockchain.
@sandeepnailwal@jdkanani@anuragarjun 12/ Polygon uses Plasma chains to scale, which are more secure iterations of sidechains. The key difference between the two being: The “root” of each plasma chain block is published to Ethereum.
Plasma chains run alongside the primary blockchain.
Announced a web3-focused accelerator program:
• Designed to accelerate the growth of innovative companies (in this case $MATIC).
• Devs will build web3 experiences on @0xPolygon
• Focus on metaverse, AR and NFTs.
Strategic partnerships in crypto are often used primarily as a marketing tool. Unless we see real user acquisition via the Disney, Meta partnerships etc. don't get TOO excited.
Although I am bullish on $MATIC long term (and plan on DCAing in the near future), it's important that you DYOR and use this thread as a starting point, not as a buy signal.
Crypto privacy may be the most important crypto narrative of the next 5 years.
$ZEC is leading the way, up 10x this year, but this isn't just a short-term trend - it's the future of the industry.
🧵: The full privacy thesis (+ exact projects I'm watching).👇
In this thread, I'll cover:
• An overview of the privacy sector
• The exact problems it solves
• Why institutions & retail need privacy solutions
• Projects I'm watching that execute privacy solutions in crypto
It's an alpha-packed thread, so be sure to save it.
There is one roadblock halting crypto from achieving true mass adoption (especially for institutions):
Too much transparency.
Transparency is why we trust balances and state, but it’s also the reason some retail users, companies, institutions, and even DAOs won't migrate on-chain.
If you want to make serious money in crypto over the next 6 months,
these are the 10 narratives you can’t afford to ignore.
Altcoins aren’t dead - but the opportunity has moved.
You just need to know where to look.
🧵: The top 10 narratives in crypto right now.👇
How to use this thread:
Each tweet is long-form, so I recommend reading the entire thread and bookmarking the most interesting tweets/sectors to dive deeper.
In each tweet, I explain:
• My thesis
• Alts I'm researching
• Tools to help you dive deeper
Pick 2-3 of these narratives and go DEEP if you want to extract an edge.
1. AI/Agents
If you've been following me for a while, you'll know how vocal I've been on AI's potential in crypto.
We saw some promising use cases earlier this year, but nothing has truly materialised yet. I think that's about to change.
One subsector of the AI narrative that is particularly interesting is AI agents.
The AI agent sector had one of the most aggressive runs earlier this year, and it's showing early signs of strength once again.
The catalyst this time - x402.
Essentially, x402 is like adding a wallet to the internet. It’s a new web standard that lets a website say, “hey, before i give you this data, send me a small payment.”
x402 turns an old unused code into something powerful:
a way for websites, apps, or APIs to get paid instantly, without accounts, subscriptions, or middlemen.
(explanation by @SuhailKakar).
This new narrative is just one example of proper product-market fit enabled by AI agents; they have a ton more real-world PFM use cases (trading, automating research, etc.).
One of the best resources for tracking this entire sector is @cookiedotfun- they have a specialized AI agent-tracking dashboard to make sure you don't miss any hot AI agent opportunities.
Some projects I'm watching within the AI agents sector specifically: @HeyAnonai, @cookiedotfun and various lower cap plays on VIRTUALS. It's still a nascent sector, so there will be many more in the future.
In the broader AI narrative, I'm watching these majors: $ATH, $TAO (plus eco), and $WLD.
(I'm constantly adding new low caps + researching so make sure to follow me @milesdeutscher to stay in the loop).