- USDC and fiat-backed stables have zero native yield and off-chain custody risk
- sDAI and USDS depend entirely on T-Bill rates
- Ethena is effectively delta-neutral (?)
- crvUSD is collateral-efficient but yield-absent
Most stablecoins either depend on TradFi or internal incentives.
Apr 19 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
@p2pdotme lets you spend crypto like it’s UPI, and yes, that's illegal. Let me explain.
You scan a QR, approve on MetaMask or Rabby, and the merchant gets INR.
But no one talks about how the INR gets there (hint: offshore transactions and hawala).
Let’s break it down. 🧵👇
Here’s how it works, step by step:
→ The protocol checks your reputation via ZK proofs.
- You scan any UPI QR code at a shop.
- The app prompts a USDC payment on Base.
- You approve it using MetaMask, Rabby, or similar.
- Your USDC goes to a smart contract on Base.
- The contract verifies and escrows the funds.
- That onchain event fires an offchain API trigger.
→ The API alerts an Indian bank account.
→ That account sends INR to the merchant via UPI.
→ Smart contract releases USDC to a liquidity provider.
Loop closed.
Nov 5, 2024 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
The real winner of the U.S. election is not Trump or Kamala. - It’s @Polymarket.
In 2024, $5.1 billion in political bets were placed on the platform — GDP-level cash, equal to the Maldives' economy.
This thread is stacked with numbers, insights, and the story of how Polymarket stole the spotlight. 🧵👇
So, what is Polymarket? If you haven’t heard of it, you’re about to.
It’s the biggest prediction platform built on Ethereum L2 @0xPolygon, backed by some of the sharpest minds in tech like Vitalik Buterin, Peter Thiel, and Balaji Srinivasan.