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Jan 22, 2023 28 tweets 10 min read
#Blockchain is set to revolutionize the financial industry, especially payments

@FlacFinance is launching a #RealFi-custodial payment platform

connecting #Cardano to real-world utility

Are custodial platforms the way to introduce #crypto payments in #India?

Here's a thread👇 1️⃣ What is @FlacFinance

Flac Finance utilizes digital assets as collateral

and aims to provide access to financial services w/o

▪️hidden fees,
▪️credit checks or
▪️capital gains taxes.
Nov 6, 2022 27 tweets 10 min read
Hey #CardanoCommunity!

Under the banner of our new weekly series of threads called #ThisWeekInCardano

we will have a #FeaturedProject section,

deep-diving into one project within the #Cardano ecosystem.

This week's #FeaturedProject is @liqwidfinance 👇🔥 @liqwidfinance is a decentralized lending & borrowing platform on #Cardano

Users participate in the protocol as lenders or borrowers

Lenders supply liquidity to the Market to earn interest on deposits.

Borrowers are able to open perpetual loans in an overcollateralized manner
Sep 24, 2022 36 tweets 11 min read
#CardanoCommunity is the most active out there

To further spread the word about #Cardano & #Decentralization, we need to make fundamental comparisons

Cause u only understand a blockchain's value by comparing it to others

Here is an analysis of fundamental metrics of #Polkadot Crypto is an emerging asset class of the 21st century.

And when making investment decisions in this particular asset class,

it is important not to base them on hype or ever-changing narratives.

#FollowTheMetricsNotTheHype
Sep 15, 2022 20 tweets 6 min read
“Oracles are essential

to making real-world data accessible on #Cardano

and they support advanced smart contracts,

such as DeFi applications." says @IOHK_Charles

But what exactly are Blockchain Oracles and how do they work?

Here’s a Blockchain Oracle 101 What is the Blockchain Oracle Problem?

Blockchains are closed systems

where outside data are not directly available

They are by design, closed & deterministic systems:
Aug 28, 2022 22 tweets 5 min read
Derivates 101

In a world of complex financial products, it pays to understand derivatives.

If you follow crypto, you have definitely heard about crypto derivatives.

But what are derivatives and how do they work in DeFi?

Here’s DeFi Derivatives 101: Warren Buffet said: "Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction."

So we better understand what derivates are, especially in the DeFi context.💡

This Thread will get you up to speed:
Aug 26, 2022 9 tweets 13 min read
Newsletters are a free crypto and FI university.

But only if you know the right ones.

Here are 6 newsletters to make you SUPER SMART—for free: The @MilkRoadDaily

By: @benmlevy , @ShaanVP

About: Free, daily Newsletter, which serves updates from the crypto world in a very entertaining way in <5 min. My first crypto newsletter & I fell in love with the way they do it:)

Standout issue:
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Aug 15, 2022 12 tweets 4 min read
The future is decentral!

#Cardano is very aware of that.

That's why #Cardano partnered up with the University of Edinburgh

to develop a Decentralization Index.

Here is everything you need to know about this project: Crypto fundamentals are essential metrics to assess L1 Blockchains.

Among security and scalability,

decentralization is a very important indicator to assess L1s.

Here, the Edinburgh Decentralisation Index comes into play.
May 18, 2022 23 tweets 7 min read
#terraluna, The Most Centralized Protocol Out There,

Crashed Last Week Wiping Out $400 Billion Of Crypto MarketCap Along With It.

Why Is Decentralization The Most Important Metric To Evaluate Crypto Projects?

A Beginners Guide to Project Selection Based On Decentralization🧵👇 The traditional financial institutions that prevail in the world are known to be notoriously centralized.

It is the advent of cryptocurrency that ushered in an era of decentralized finance (DeFI).

The underlying technology for this new area of finance is the blockchain.
Apr 24, 2022 18 tweets 3 min read
The only constant in life is change.

But how do we master this change

without being mastered by the fear of change?

Change consists of 4 phases.

Find out which phase you are currently in

and how that helps you to overcome your fear.🧵👇 Why are so many people afraid of change or even trying to avoid it?
Apr 24, 2022 23 tweets 4 min read
Warren Buffet said: "Invest in yourself as much as you can, you are by far your most important asset."

But why is it difficult to invest in ourselves in everyday life?

Here are 3 reasons that will ultimately motivate you to prioritize investing in yourself from now on.

🧵👇 First of all,

there are different areas we could invest into:

• in our nutrition
• in our recreation
• in our mental health
• in our physical health
• in our knowledge and education