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Jul 22 23 tweets 7 min read
A beginner's guide to making AI art with @midjourney

A 🧵to get you from 0️⃣ ---> 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Image You should bookmark this thread so you can come back and learn the basics on your own time ⏰
Jul 17 27 tweets 8 min read
🫧 The Everything Bubble

Here's why crypto is risky and you should be prepared to loose it all

An opinion thread 🧵 Image AI has almost single-handedly catapulted stock indexes to new all-time highs, but recent indications suggest this unprecedented bubble just burst

Crypto sentiment may already be extremely pessimistic, but that doesn’t mean the industry outlook won't get worse from here 👇
Jul 16 8 tweets 3 min read
What Solana is Building 🏗️

Despite the price action and memecoin markets, Solana’s most bullish developments have been technological

Dive into the innovations driving Solana forward 👇Image 1⃣ Solana L2s and Rollups

Solana's 1.18.15 update added a central scheduler for handling high transaction volumes, but ongoing congestion has spurred talks about moving to a modular design with SVM L2s and rollups to tackle costs and congestion.
Jul 3 8 tweets 3 min read
The Bull Case for Lido 🐂

A Thread 🧵 Image $LDO has sharply underperformed ETH in 2024 as users pivot to restaking

Recently, the token took another big hit after @SECGov designated $stETH as an unregistered crypto asset security

Nonetheless, the bull case for LDO has never been stronger 🐂🎯

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Jun 4 11 tweets 4 min read
These NFTs are poised to be the dominant PFP for @base 🔵

Everything you need to know 🧵: Image The Base NFT scene is still wide open -- the time is ripe for an NFT collection to rise up & become the L2’s dominant profile picture project

The collection with the best prospects for this ascendancy over the next six months? In @WPeaster's opinion, it’s @onchaingaias
May 25 12 tweets 3 min read
In a new blog post, Vitalik broke down the differences between the Layer 2 and Ethereum sharding visions

A non-technical explainer 🧵: Image Vitalik explored parallels between L2s & sharding, noting how both approaches aim to handle large transaction volumes efficiently

He emphasized the endgame for both methods:

1. ZK-SNARKs for computation verification
2. Data Availability Sampling for data verification Image
May 10 10 tweets 3 min read
What are Heroglyphs?

Understanding how this new protocol can fundamentally change Ethereum with an ELI5 🧵👇: Image Whether we want to admit it or not, centralization remains a significant concern for our industry, facing most major blockchains, even Ethereum

A new protocol, Heroglyphs, approaches this problem differently, turning to speculation to make the solo staker’s role more enticing Image
May 1 6 tweets 3 min read
Onchain gaming is about to LVL 🆙

Here's how @redstonexyz will change the game 🧵👇

1/6 Image ⛓ Onchain Engine

@latticexyz is the team behind @mud_dev, a framework for building onchain apps

Because of MUD’s rising popularity with gaming projects & autonomous worlds, its sometimes referred to as an onchain game engine

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Apr 24 12 tweets 4 min read
Bored Apes — two years ago, they were on top of the world with a 128ETH floor price

Now, some are saying they're on life support sub 13ETH

Is it time to call it? 💀 Or are there grounds to still be bullish?

A 🌶️ Take 👇Image 🕰️ The Past

Yuga Labs, BAYC's creators, were riding high after announcing their Otherside gaming metaverse & acquiring CryptoPunks & Meebits

This momentum created a fervor, with collectors piling into Bored Apes like never before, pushing the floor price astronomically high
Apr 16 9 tweets 3 min read
Solana's Promising AI Plays

These are the 5 AI x crypto projects to watch in the Solana ecosystem

1/8 Image 🤝 @Solana Meets AI

Despite recent transaction traffic jams, Solana's generally proven to be a capable option for AI x Crypto narrative projects that need to handle many transactions quickly

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Mar 26 6 tweets 2 min read
BlackRock's first tokenized fund is a bigger deal than people think 🧠

Here's why👇 (1/6) Image 👀 The Vision

@BlackRock CEO Larry Fink previously acknowledged the benefits of tokenization, stating that tokenized assets are the next generation for markets

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Mar 23 13 tweets 5 min read
The 12 Hottest Crypto Narratives of 2024

An ELI5 🧵: Image 🤖 Decentralized AI

These are AI systems that aren't under the control of a single org

Narrative: AI + crypto will be a main theme this cycle as it's likely the most easily understandable investment opp for the masses

Examples: @bittensor_ / @rendernetwork / @getgrass_io Image
Feb 9 8 tweets 3 min read
Web3 is meeting Web2 in a MASSIVE way

This is why the ENS 🤝 GoDaddy partnership is bigger than you think

A THREAD 🧵: Image @ensdomains @GoDaddy 🌐 New Partnership

This collaboration allows @GoDaddy’s extensive customer base to easily connect crypto wallets to their traditional domains via ENS

Users can now easily manage their traditional domain names in combo with linked ENS names in a single platform Image
Feb 9 8 tweets 3 min read
5 Sui Projects You Should Try Today

A THREAD 🧵: Image The long-anticipated chain is making quite the wave – surpassing $500m in TVL and nearly 3xing since the beginning of December

Just remember that on the frontier, reward always comes tightly intertwined with risk!

With that in mind, we forge ahead 👇
Feb 7 12 tweets 4 min read
What is "ERC-404" and why should it be on your radar?

A 101 Guide 🧵: Image 📕 The 101

Developed by the @Pandora_ERC404 team, ERC-404 is a new, unofficial token standard that aims to bridge the divide between fungible tokens and NFTs Image
Feb 1 16 tweets 6 min read
12 Crypto Builders to Watch in 2024

According to @TrustlessStateImage Hey Bankless Nation, @trustlessstate here

2024 is gearing up to be a big year in crypto

New frontiers are rapidly being explored, & there are some incredible leaders who emerged to show us the way

Here are the 12 frontier-explorers I’m paying attention to in 2024

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Jan 30 6 tweets 2 min read
Vitalik wrote about the 4 possible intersections of AI + crypto

Here's the ELI5 Summary

A THREAD 🧵 Image 🙋 AI as a Player

Vitalik sees this as highly viable — AI agents engaging in blockchain transactions, such as DEX swapping or arbitrage trading

A prime example he cites is AIOmen, an AI-driven prediction market
Jan 24 12 tweets 4 min read
What's Next For Ethereum?

This is Ethereum's game-changing future🧵👇 Image ⛵ Contrarian Bet

A shift in the sails of crypto has seemingly made Ethereum a contrarian bet in recent months, but there's never been a better time to be bullish on ETH Image
Jan 9 13 tweets 5 min read
.@axieinfinity's Ronin chain is DOMINATING crypto gaming right now

Here's why, and here's what you should be looking out for

A THREAD 🧵👇 Image Bookmark this thread to come back and explore the Axie ecosystem later!
Dec 23, 2023 15 tweets 5 min read
2024 NFT Airdr0p Opps 🪂

A THREAD 🧵: Image Don't forget to bookmark this thread so you can come back and hunt later!
Nov 29, 2023 18 tweets 6 min read
8 Crypto Games to Watch in 2024

A THREAD 🧵👇 Image Don't forget to bookmark this thread so you can come back and try each game out later!