Pick Your Poison 🍄

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The subtle art of choosing a #stablecoin

Uncovering flaws in popular stables.

Let me guide you to make informed choices for bag protection.

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1/13 Stablecoins exist on a spectrum ranging from non-seizable to #CBDC-esque.

Despite loking very similar on the surface, they are very different beasts under the hood.

They excel at various use-cases, and it's your job to understand this and decide on your priorities.

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DeFi Loan > TradFi Loan 💪

Using #DeFi to buy real world assets is in many ways superior to TradFi.

Lets explore it via @marcusdotam case of buying a 🚗
• What did the bank say?
• How did he vet projects?
• Whom did he choose?
• How much money he paid?

Join me, a 🧵

1/10 Marcos lives in beautiful Guatemala 🇬🇹

To be able to enjoy it fully, and explore LATAM he needs a ride

As any good law abiding citizen he first went to his local fiat dealer

After about an hour of checks the clerk was thrilled to offer him the competitive rate of 24%

😬

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NFT's are useless garbage 💩

Yes anon I feel you, your favourite jpeg isn't worth the energy your iris and pupil exert to send its pixelated mess to your disillusioned brain.

But what if I told you, that there's a project which gives you yield, jobs and more.

Llama 🧵 time What is a Llama?

Issa domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures.

But issa also a group of people, highly regarded for their impact on the @CurveFinance ecosystem and beyond.

We'll talk about the latter.

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A new crypto-card king has arrived 👑

• Non-custodial 🔑
• DeFi Integrated (Liquity, Yearn...) 🤝
• Apple/Google Pay 📱
• Cashback 💸

Let's check out @holyheld 💳

1/x Built by @viamover, it brings a host of improvements.

Most importantly it's non-custodial; top up from any web3 wallet!

You can also:
• Send txs from/to your bank
• Send/receive funds with just your tag
• Get the virtual card in ~30 mins

Now let's talk DeFi 👀

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Eastern Europe is the crypto boss now

Check #EU crypto adoption numbers:
1. Slovenia 18% 🇸🇮
2. Croatia 17% 🇭🇷
3. Luxembourg 14% 🇱🇺
4. Bulgaria 13% 🇧🇬
5. Cyprus 13% 🇨🇾
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26. Germany 6% 🇩🇪
27. Italy 6% 🇮🇹
28. France 5% 🇫🇷

1/x Even more interesting - crypto already overtook TradFi in some countries 🤯

Crypto vs TradFi (1 = equal)
1. Cyprus 1.30 🇨🇾
2. Bulgaria 1.00 🇧🇬
3. Croatia 0.94 🇭🇷
4. Greece 0.91 🇬🇷
5. Slovenia 0.82 🇸🇮
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26. Italy 0.19 🇮🇹
27. Germany 0.18 🇩🇪
28. Sweden 0.17 🇸🇪

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