Ethereum Ecosystem properly will be in the spotlight in the coming weeks

Here are my TOP picks within Ethereum Ecosystem in this bull run

🧵 1/@arbitrum & @OptimismFND

$Arb and $op are beta play of $ETH pumping

• upcoming EIP-4844 upgrade may push expectation even higher.

• Layer2 will be the headline in bull market and both of them has potential step in Top 10 in MC.

Still undervalued compared to the present.

Market Cap is a essential indicators to value the potential of projects

Here are top tier projects with Low Market Cap on my watchlist.

🧵 1/ @pendle_fi

Pendle is far ahead in yield trading and even have no competitors.

MC Rank of it is #320. For me, pendle is tier 1 project which has potential to break into top 50.

Strong team fits market development and continuous iteration

🚨Early Projects Megathread

Be participated in Early ALPHA projects is cutting-edge play in the market.

Let's dive in to these under-the-rader projects You must be notice 👇
1/ @ark_money

A non-custodial,passive yield protocol (0.5% daily)

• Algorithm Vault: Automated execute tax-fee transactions within flexible strategies

• Adaptive Rate Limiters:Limit hyper-compounding and improve long-term earning sustainability (Similar with @ElephantStatus)

We will never know when market sentiment will turn to bullish📈

But some indicators can used as signal for next bull run🐂

Here are Top 6 Indicators i use to track bear market recovery First and foremost, All indicators mentioned in this thread🧵 need to corroborate each other, single indicator reversion means nothing in the market

There are lots of noise surrounded on twitter, We have to learn how to filtrate and select truly useful information in the market

LSDfi captured nearly $20 billion TVL within a year.

.@Pendle_fi is the most spotlighted project in this sector, with the most catalysts coming together

A 🧵 tell you why I chose to accumulating $Pendle after market crashes I have introduced my methodology from four dimensions on investing in Pendle a month ago.

After that, Pendle successfully got listed on Binance and now entering the accumulation phase, gearing up for the next bull run🐂📈

https://twitter.com/0xCrypto_doctor/status/1674429061270212609

.@CurveFinance is going through its DARKEST moment, with over 50M worth of assets being stolen.

What exactly happened？

Here is EVERYTHING you need to know about Curve Pool Exploit! Declare first, The smart contract of Curve is NOT primary cause for this exploit

The malfunctioning reentrancy locks of Vyper Version 0.2.15, 0.2.16 and 0.3.0 is actual reason of this exploit

Some stablepool, using Vyper 0.2.15, have been drained includes $alETH, $msETH, $pETH

OP stack and Superchain are big plan by @optimismFND, but it appears that CT is not fully aware of the potential impact these advancements can have in the future.

I spend over 20 hours aiming to figure out the effects of OP stack and Superchain.

Here is what I found 👇 This thread will go through:

1⃣What is OP stack
2⃣Problems of 1 off solution
3⃣Superchain thesis
4⃣Personal View

⚠️EDUCATION TIME⚠️

Feeling lost when you hear people talking about smart contracts?!

My smart contract dictionary is what you need to become a smart contract geek! 1/
Smart Contract

A self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement directly written into code.

It automatically executes when predefined conditions are met.

⚠️EDUCATION TIME⚠️

DeFi isn't so complicated! You just need some basic knowledge.

Beginners, the Doc is here to help you !

Read this🧵and you will level up your DeFi skills! 1/
This thread contains a dictionary of the most important words/concepts in DeFi.

Read it and bookmark it, so everytime you'll read complex DeFi thread you'll have it at hand!

@Uniswap is preparing to upgrade to V4 Version and try to improve customization and gas costs by introducing:

🦄️Hooks
🦄️Singleton
🦄️Flash Accounting
🦄️Native ETH

In this thread, I will tell you everything you need to know about the updates in Uniswap V4. 1⃣Hooks

Hooks are core feature of Uniswap V4. It enables developers to create customized concentrate liquidity pools with own logic.

This upgrade make Uniswap more like a fundamental platform which allow devs to add new features or functionalities through Hooks.

RWA (Real World assets) coming on-chain are crucial for crypto and DeFi adoption.

There is a protocol that is onboarding the biggest asset class, and it’s only the beginning!
Let’s discover what @OndoFinance is developing! 1/
Debt, debt, debt!!! The most boring asset, yet the biggest asset out there.

We are talking about hundreds of trilions(!!!) of sovereign debt alone.

Do you think blockchains can’t ignore this market? Naaaahhhhh

⚠️DeFi simplified⚠️ - Part 1

Have you ever felt lost when it comes to locking funds in a DeFi protocol or strategy?
Insecure about the APR of the strategy?
Unsure about how much funds to allocate?
Doubtful about the risks?

I'm here to help you! 1/
This thread is a DeFi investment case study. When applicable or relevant, I will follow the guideline of my recent series of threads on DeFi risks (link at the end).

This is my framework. Every time I deploy funds to a DeFi strategy, I follow these steps in my analysis.

Many projects have put a lot of effort into the design of funding rate, because it is important for perp Dex

I spent over 15 hours try to compare @ApolloX_Finance and @GainsNetwork_io in the design of funding fee.

Here is what I found👇

(Paid Promotion💰) This thread will go through:

• What is funding rate
• Why it so important to Perp Dex
• @ApolloX_Finance design in Funding fee
• Design of @GainsNetwork_io in funding fee
• Summary

There has been intense discussion recently about the $eUSD design model of @LybraFinanceLSD

Someone point out "Compare with DAI, eUSD lack of function and scalability"

Base on that, I spent over a week to make a comparison of $DAI and $eUSD.Here is what I found

$DAI ⚔️ $eUSD twitter.com/i/web/status/1… This thread will dive into:

• Disclosed & reason for this thread
• @MakerDAO vs @LybraFinanceLSD
• Roadmap of @LybraFinanceLSD
• My own Opinion

INTRO TO DEFI RISKS - PART 3 1/
A quick recap. I identified 5 main risk dimensions:
1⃣Intrinsic protocol risk
2⃣Extrinsic protocol risk
3⃣Governance risk
4⃣Blockchain risk
5⃣Market risk

To find opportunity to earn yield at low-risk, you need to know how?

To explore the possible strategies in Defi, you need to know how to start it?

Take a look at @TimeswapLabs, a protocol offer juicy yield for your assets and Stables in Arbitrum Polygon and Ethereum

A thread🧵 This thread will go through

• Intro of @TimeswapLabs
• Mechanism
• Strategy to earn yields through TimeSwap
• Summary

Are you an Arbitrum addicted? Looking for #RealYield?!

Are you maybe also a degen, always looking for the best APY on the market?

Do you even like automation?!

Then get ride to ride a wild horse… Welcome to @Rodeo_Finance!!! 1/

Content of the thread:

1⃣ Introduction to @Rodeo_Finance
2⃣ Protocol architecture
3⃣ Roadmap and products
4⃣ Conclusion

Insitutional inflows are fundamental for the sustainability of crypto market.

But are crypto adding value to multiassets portfolios?

Researchers from Fidelity Digital Assets use a novel AI-based approach to answer the question!

(link to the paper at the end of the thread). 1/

Content of the thread:

1⃣ Overview of the problem and the proposed solution
2⃣ Historical analysis
3⃣ AI approach to portfolio modeling
4⃣ The Return-Loss efficient frontier
5⃣ AI-simulated portfolio allocation
6⃣ Conclusion

#LSDfi is hottest narratives in 2023 and it boost the yields for staked ETH

I have spent over 20 hours this week to make comparison for two #LSDfi projects:

@LybraFinanceLSD ⚔️ @agility_lsd

Here is what i found 🧵 twitter.com/i/web/status/1… First of all, it should be noted that the main reason for me to compare these two projects is that both of them have adopted:

• Dual-token economic model (native Stables + native token)
• veToken economics
• Build on the top of LSD Protocols

METASTRATEGIES - Part 2

A case study for metastrategies: Volatility harvesting meets Momentum!🚀

The definitive alpha generator? Let’s find out!🧵

https://twitter.com/0xCrypto_doctor/status/1646877674827120641

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In this thread I will analyze a metastrategy that combines the volatility harvesting and (a) momentum strategy.

The content of the thread is:

1⃣ Data and Methodology
2⃣ Backtesting results
3⃣ Comments and conclusion

METASTRATEGIES - Part 1

Have you ever wondered what metastrategies are and how they can help you conquer the crypto market?

In this thread, we'll dive deep into metastrategies and their benefits. 1/

In this first part I will talk about:

1⃣ Background on systematic strategies
2⃣ Metastrategies
3⃣ Metastrategies VS portfolio allocation