Recently, there's been much talk of how YouTubers give crypto a bad name.

And there's truth in that.

But for every shillfluencer promising quick riches, there are a dozen honest educators grinding without recognition.

Here are 11 Crypto YouTubers with high quality content: Before I start, a subtle shill for my own channel, where 48K subscribers watch my videos with onchain metrics analysis, tokenomics breakdowns, DeFi strategies, and DeFi tutorials.

youtube.com/dynamodefi

With the crypto market down, now is the perfect time to lock in and level up.

One skill worth learning is on-chain analysis.

Over the past two years, I've published dozens of videos about how to use tools like @etherscan and @defillama. Here are a few to get you started. @etherscan @DefiLlama How to Analyze Cryptos with Metrics

With the crypto market heating up, it's tougher than ever to know which networks are gaining real adoption.

On-chain metrics help to cut through the noise.

Here are 5 blockchains with growing usage. @solana

One of the fastest growing chains this season.

Solana DEX volume is up nearly 10X, while daily active addresses are up 3X from their levels in September.

This volume has pushed on-chain APRs higher (30%+ on some large pools). Watch for this to attract capital inflows.

On-chain metrics are showing positive developments for the crypto market.

Multiple on-chain indicators are stabilizing or looking good, often for the first time in years.

A little Monday hopium 👇 Total stablecoin market cap has been flat for 3 months now, indicating that capital may have stopped exiting the market.

Even when prices were rallying last summer and this spring, stablecoin outflows continued.

https://twitter.com/Pentosh1/status/1715847424982360176

Everyone in crypto tells you to "do your own research", but rarely does anyone tell you how.

I've recorded over a dozen videos showing you how to DYOR, ranging from a beginner to advanced level. These cover:
-Metrics
-On-chain analysis
-AI tools
-Avoiding scams

Here they are👇 How to research crypto with data & metrics

If you followed only online sentiment, you’d think crypto was dead.

Meanwhile, the pace of adoption is faster than ever. The past few weeks have seen a surge of major companies exploring blockchain solutions.

Here are 9 examples of this 👇 $1.5 Trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton joined the growing list of major asset managers to file for a Bitcoin ETF.

https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1701603414827036766

If you use DEXes, Telegram bots like Unibot are one of the most powerful tools in your on-chain tactical arsenal.

Read on to learn how to use these bots to snipe DEX listings, copytrade addresses, and buy and sell DEX listings with limit orders and MEV protection.🧵 First thing you’ll need to do is add Unibot to your Telegram. You can do so by going to the bot’s Telegram channel: t.me/unibotsniper_b…

The crypto industry runs on Telegram. And this has translated to massive success for Telegram trading bots recently.

$UNIBOT is up over 100X and Maestro is one of the top-earning protocols.

Here’s everything you need to know to get up-to-speed on this new narrative 🧵 What exactly are these Telegram bots and what do they do?

In short, Telegram bots allow you to automate and execute on-chain tasks directly from Telegram. This includes:

-Sniping DEX listings
-Tracking wallets
-Copy trading
-Managing airdrops
-Bridging funds

Following the right crypto sources is the difference between finding a 100X and getting rekt. But isolating signal from a sea of noise can be impossible.

Enter @alphascan_xyz, a new tool that uses social media sentiment analysis to assess who called tokens early in the past. 👇 The first page on AlphaScan is their ‘Twitter Accounts’ page.

This page tracks close to 100 Twitter accounts and measures how tokens they’ve mentioned have performed over a 1D, 7D, and 30D timeframe.

These influencers had the best-performing calls over the past 30 days:

If you use crypto on-chain, you've probably used @etherscan to track transactions and addresses before.

But Etherscan has dozens of less-known tools and features to turn you into an on-chain pro.

Here are 5 features of Etherscan that you probably don't know about 🧵 Etherscan's new Code Reader feature (still in beta) leverages OpenAI to analyze smart contracts.

Use this to ask questions about what specific smart contracts do, how you can interact with them, and how it works.

Note that you'll need an OpenAI API key.

Having the right crypto tools in your toolbox is the difference between catching incredible gains on a gem and getting rekt.

Over the past few months, I've published dozens of videos about how to use tools and on-chain analysis to DYOR.

This is a master thread of those videos🧵 Thread of videos about how to use @DefiLlama to find and assess upcoming chains.

https://twitter.com/1377775070156840960/status/1663297142788616193

The SEC has requested a restraining order to freeze Binance US assets.

Many are concerned that this could spark a bank run on Binance US.

If you want to tune out the noise and DYOR, here are 3 tools you can use to track Binance US’ on-chain reserves and movements yourself 👇 The @DefiLlama CEX Transparency dashboard shows reserves over time and by token.

To access the dashboard, go to DefiLlama > CEX Transparency > Binance US

Toggle to ‘USD inflows’ to see flows by day.

Go to the ‘Assets’ page and scroll down to see a breakdown by token.

Imagine a new financial primitive that’s yield bearing, deflationary, and secures the 2nd largest blockchain.

That’s liquid staked ETH.

Master thread on liquid staking, LSDs (no, not that kind), 10 LSDFi protocols, and how to research new protocols in this category. First, some important terminology: Liquid Staking, LSD, and LSDFi.

Liquid Staking is when you stake a token, like ETH, through an intermediary. This has the benefits of allowing you to stake with less than the 32 ETH minimum and allowing you to sell your staked ETH at any time.

If you conduct crypto research, @DefiLlama is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal.

In this thread, I’ll show you how to use DefiLlama to find growing chains with video demos. We’ll cover:

TVL
Stablecoins
Bridge flows
DEX Volume
Fees
Investors

*Beginner friendly* First, we have Total Value Locked (TVL), which can be thought of as deposits.

More TVL means that users have entrusted a project with more money. Moreover, for apps like DEXes, more TVL means more liquidity.

To see TVL by chain, select DeFi > Chains on the left.

ZK-Rollups are rapidly attracting liquidity and attention.

zkSync Era, Polygon zkEVM, and Starknet all hit an all-time high in TVL today. zkSync Era TVL crosses $130m to hit a new high.

Over the past 24 hours, Trader Joe ($JOE) was the second highest DEX by volume across all of DeFi, exceeded only by Uniswap.

5 charts that show Trader Joe's massive recent growth 👇 Volume on Trader Joe yesterday exceeded $240M. In comparison, Trader Joe was doing less than $10M of volume daily in January.

This volume increase has been driven largely by Joe's expansion to Arbitrum, but Avalanche volumes are up as well.

I analyzed 47 different AI cryptos to understand the current landscape of how these technologies are being combined.

Mega thread on the synergies between AI and crypto, why I think this narrative is here to stay, and my favorite 11 projects from those 47 🧵 First, why do I see the AI crypto narrative sticking around for awhile longer?

AI in general is gaining massive attention right now. This week has the highest Google search volume for AI ever. With the release of GPT-4, this attention is increasing.

The $ARB airdrop goes live tomorrow.

This has the potential to inject jet fuel into an already thriving ecosystem. To prepare, I looked at on-chain metrics, ARB allocations, and potential catalysts.

Here’s how I’m positioning myself in the Arbitrum ecosystem. 👇 First, a framework for what I’m looking for in Arbitrum projects.

I want protocols that meet multiple of these criteria:

-Favorable on-chain metrics
-Positioned to benefit from ecosystem growth
-High ARB allocation
-Upcoming catalyst

Hegic, an options protocol on Arbitrum, is punching well above its weight in terms of revenue. Over the past week, it brought in more revenue than Aave and Balancer and almost as much as MakerDAO. Source: tokenterminal.com/terminal/metri…

The stars are aligning for Arbitrum.

Nearly every on-chain metric is either hitting all-time highs or growing rapidly.

Quick summary of stats that show Arbitrum is experiencing parabolic adoption👇 Arbitrum TVL is up 34% in the past month, breaking $1.3B for the first time since May. Nearly back to where it was prior to the Terra crash.

The hot ball of money is starting to gear up again. And DeFi projects are rapidly attracting TVL at a pace not seen since early last year. Here's a spotlight on a few that have received significant money inflows recently. @ipor_io TVL is up 580% in 7 days.