A summary of the Proof of Reserves event's highlights 1/ What is proof of reserves (PoR)?

The traditional market carries the potential risk of dubious loans and accepts smaller collateral for loans.

2022 is not over yet, but the hack/exploit value data that we composed in the link below is already massive. Then where is Insurance standing in this market? Are projects developing ways to prevent hacks?

Not really

https://twitter.com/Coin98Insights/status/1581468136028573696

1/ According to @DefiLlama, the Insurance TVL is currently about $450M. However, the 4 biggest projects already account for 90% of it. This shows that there’s not much competition here.

All about Hack until Q4 2022.

Thread 1/ What is Hacking/Exploiting?

"Hack" (or "Exploit") is used to describe the behavior of unscrupulous actors that take advantage of smart contract flaws and vulnerabilities for their own gain. These attacks are usually difficult to detect until the consequences have occurred.

Incentives are what projects use to attract users. They are used not only at launch, but also for as long as possible if there is no other solution.

Below are 5 common incentive methods since 2020:
1⃣ Liquidity Mining
2⃣ Retroactive
3⃣veToken & Gauge
4⃣Bonding
5⃣P2E 1⃣ Liquidity Mining (LM)

Liquidity Mining is a term used to describe projects rewarding users with their token. This is common in lending & dex projects.

In lending, users are incentivized to borrow or lend. In DEXs, they are incentivized to supply liquidity and stake LP token.

All about Stablecoin.

Thread 1/ What is Stablecoin?
The word Stablecoin is combined by “Stable” and “Coin”.

Highlights of AMA @coin98_labs session on the topic “WHY $CUSD? WHY NOW?” 1/ What is $CUSD?

- $CUSD is a fully-backed stablecoin that aims to become a cross-chain unit of account that fulfills the demand for cross-chain liquidity in DeFi.
- With $BUSD and $USDC, $CUSD is a 1:1 converted/redeemable stablecoin.

Read more: blog.coin98.com/introducing-cu…

1/ What is Fantoken?

FanToken is a branch of Social Token that focuses on artists and sports teams with a large fan base. With the help of token issuers, Fantoken acts as a bridge between sports teams and the fan base. Below are some insights about Fantoken. 2/ Fantoken in one page

In addition, Fantoken also upholds many community values.
- Payment Instrument
- Unlock privileges
- Free Incentive
- Participate in events organized by Sport Clubs
- Voting from #Binance, etc.

1/ What is The Merge?

@ethereum Merge is an important event of the Ethereum network. The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus will be run instead of the high energy consumption Proof-of-Work (PoW). Below are some insights about The Merge. 2/ The Merge & Active Addresses

It looks like that The Merge caused a massive increase in the number of ETH active addresses in Jul 2022.

1/ Retroactive Airdrop: Best Returns w/ Minimal Investment

How to find potential airdrops in 2022-2023

A list at the end of the thread 🧵 2/ Projects without token release (yet)

Token airdrops might occur even if the projects have already released the token

However, it's better to look for tokenless projects for a higher return

https://twitter.com/Coin98Analytics/status/1526964916191580160

Layer 2 season is coming, and here's a thread on token releases

In this 🧵, we will cover:
• Why this is the best time for #Layer2 to launch tokens.

• Preparation for "hunting" #airdrop

• Where to look for potential #airdrops on L2s So why is this time suitable for L2s to launch tokens?

• Those users who stay and use the product in a bear market are those who have a high level of loyalty and truly care about and use the product

• Many Layer 1 Blockchains are currently saturated or even rekt

1/ In the past week, there were a huge amount of seed projects called for capital.

A16z and Paradigm are 2 VCs that are the most active this week.

#Fundraising 2/ KuCoin - A Chinese CEX, successfully raised $150 M in Series B from Circle Ventures and Jump Crypto.

The funds will be used to broaden KuCoin’s ecosystem.

1/ 90+ projects on top of zkSync are running
A token release is inevitable for @zksync since the L2 traction is increasing

A deep-dive thread🧵
#ZKRollups #zkSync @the_matter_labs

https://twitter.com/Coin98Analytics/status/1508228658410160130

2/ What will be covered?

• zkSync and Matter Labs
• zkSync Highlights
• Roadmap & Investors
• The Ecosystem: DeFi, Bridge, Stablecoin, Wallet, etc.
• @zksync Token?
• Future Outlook

1/ Optimism ignites the L2 trend after a massive airdrop

The ecosystem is moving at warp speed w/ 110+ apps
Here's a thread 🧵 to break it down

#optimism #layer2 2/ What will be covered:

• Optimism 🔴
• Investors
• Its ecosystem
• The Airdrop
• Predictions

TOOLS TO REVOKE APPROVALS 🧐

h/t: @Darrenlautf

@coin98_labs @DeBankDeFi #approvedzone #revokecash #revokefork @TripleSpeeder @zapper_fi @mycointool @etherscan @getunrekt 1/ terminals.coin98.com/approval

2021 has been a memorable year for all crypto investors with lessons or profits earned.

To help you get a rounded overview of what happened in 2021, and make predictions for the market in 2022, it’s our pleasure to bring you the Crypto Market Report for 2021.

A thread 🧵
1/x Highlight 2021

In 2021, there have been many events happening regarding the general growth and mass adoption of crypto: Bitcoin ETF trading, the implementation of EIP-1559, the participation of big companies, organizations, or countries in the crypto market,...

2/x

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Tokenomics is one of the most popular terms when it comes to crypto investment, but not everyone understands it thoroughly. Evaluating Tokenomics efficiently is a MUST HAVE skill in the crypto market.
Here’s a thread created from this original article:
coin98insights.com/what-is-tokeno… 2/
The word Tokenomics is combined by “Token” and “Economics”, which means “the economics of tokens”. Simply put, it is how tokens are applied in the economy of a project.

Tokenomics consists of various elements:
Token Allocation
Token Sales
Token Use Cases
etc