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Nov 25, 2022 21 tweets 4 min read
the understanding I have landed on is that OHM measures risk tolerance in its (and possibly the larger crypto) market

my first introduction to this was @DegenSpartan observing the relationship between OHM premium and risk so ty ser

let me explain:

1/
first, let's lay out the three relevant variables

MV = IV + EV, where MV is market value (price), IV is intrinsic (treasury) value, and EV is extrinsic value

IV and MV are independent variables (where MV is more volatile). EV is a dependent variable

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Nov 23, 2022 16 tweets 5 min read
RBS recently launched at @OlympusDAO (!!!)

As part of this launch, inverse bond facilities have spun down after ~7 months

Let's take a look at what they did while in action:

(WARNING: u wouldn't blv it) If you've been paying attention, you might have noticed that the number of OHM deposited into the staking contract has been falling the past few weeks

From peak to today, the balance has gone from 22.29m to 20.67m (-7.3%!)

Think that's crazy? It's just the tip of the iceberg Image
Apr 25, 2022 16 tweets 3 min read
some thoughts on OIP-94 👇
forum.olympusdao.finance/d/1174-oip-94-… as a TL;DR on the proposal, OIP-94 consists of two main components:

- a reduction of protocol-provided xyk liquidity
- the inception of protocol-provided bids (inverse bonds)

lets look at each independently
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Feb 11, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
Uploaded a paper (link to the doc with a short synapsis is in the post👇)
forum.olympusdao.finance/d/1061-explori… This is the first of several aiming to center us for the next few years regarding:

- protocol structure
- treasury utilization
- governance
- and more
Jan 28, 2022 11 tweets 2 min read
in tradfi, the responsibility to issue healthy debt is on the lender. they can’t repay -> you lose

in defi, the responsibility is far more on the borrower. minus long tail scenarios, lenders pretty much can’t lose

imo this is an issue not saying lenders should lose but rather their incentives should lie more in maintaining a healthy lending market than extracting yield with no downside
Jan 26, 2022 10 tweets 2 min read
I am monitoring the ongoing wonderland situation because it provides valuable info for Olympus and it seems fitting to share some thoughts I will first say that skepticism is healthy and there’s nothing wrong with it, but make sure there’s evidence behind accusations and you are not ascribing malice to something that can be attributed to incompetence (Hanlon’s razor)
Oct 27, 2021 16 tweets 3 min read
ig there are like 15 new forks as of this week

given that, allow me to propose a (3, 3) strategy for Olympus offspring

Bretton Woods 2.0, if you will
the pre-bretton woods world looked a lot like what is coming together now

you have a bunch of different currencies utilizing similar reserve assets in their treasuries
Oct 26, 2021 7 tweets 1 min read
some quick thoughts on OHM-ETH bonds, which launch in 10 minutes I've had this long standing question: at what point is Olympus actively sucking liquidity out of the kings (BTC/ETH)?

A few months ago it was a bit of an absurd question, at this point not so much
Oct 25, 2021 17 tweets 4 min read
Introducing Range, an optimistic stablecoin swap protocol.

(Note: Range is unaudited. Use at your own risk with money you can afford to lose.)

Let's run through what it does 👇🧵 Range is a stablecoin swap protocol that creates Range Pools.

Range Pools make the optimistic assumption that tokens in the pool are always worth the same amount, and therefore always allows trades at a perfect 1:1
Oct 12, 2021 16 tweets 3 min read
One take ive seen is "I get why other protocols would benefit from owning liquidity but I don't see why Olympus needs to exist"

I think the fact that others benefit is exactly why. it kind of goes along with this 👇🧵
It seems like everyone is in favor of, at least, protocol owned liquidity. Given it is properly executed, this is a viable solution to the liquidity mining problem.
Jun 13, 2021 22 tweets 5 min read
Proof of Work Mining vs. Proof of Reserve Bonding

Similar inputs, different outputs

A thread 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Image Proof of work mining is pretty well understood at this point

Miners use computers that solve math problems to earn block rewards: new tokens minted by the protocol

Mining is how networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum remain secure against attackers
Jun 7, 2021 17 tweets 3 min read
Unpopular opinion: Bitcoin falling from #1 would be one of the most bullish things to ever happen to crypto “But ser,” the threatened maxi says, “Bitcoin falling from #1 would mean Lindy isn’t a thing. That means nothing can hold value.”
Jun 4, 2021 18 tweets 4 min read
Ready to build ser

The upcoming OHM x FRAX partnership is a big one. I hope you’re paying attention anon

Find out why
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 For those unfamiliar with Olympus or Frax, they’re actually quite similar protocols

Both have a protocol treasury acting as a massive whale. That treasury influences the market through market operations to manifest desirable behavior
May 26, 2021 20 tweets 4 min read
-/x

I think the crux of the issue here is that no non-sovereign blockchain assets have shown any potential to actually replace stablecoins

A thread on what I mean by this Tl;dr

- Non sovereign currency narrative is dying because existing attempts have failed
- They've failed because they don't try
- A non-sovereign currency needs a non-sovereign central bank
- A currency with a decentralized bank has the best chance of replacing stablecoins
Apr 20, 2021 21 tweets 4 min read
1/21 - Stability and growth through bonds:

How they're designed, how they've worked so far, and the role of reserve vs liquidity bonds

A 🧵👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 2/21 - Bonds have become the cornerstone of Olympus

Today they are our primary treasury accumulation mechanism; and, with the passage of a recent proposal, they're slated to remain in that role
scattershot.page/#/olympusdao.e…
Apr 8, 2021 15 tweets 5 min read
Bonds are probably the hardest piece of @OlympusDAO to understand. But they're also one of the most important, and sometimes the most lucrative.

A thread on what bonds are, how they fit into the big picture, and how they're going

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Bonds are the treasury's way of capturing liquidity. They give users the ability to trade SLP tokens for $OHM directly with the protocol.

Our website displays the bond price in DAI for you, because it's effectively a trade at that price
Apr 4, 2021 20 tweets 5 min read
1/20 - A thread🧵on Protocol Controlled Value

New protocols are being built that can never die.
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 2/20 - The first generation of algorithmic stablecoins were solely centered around incentive and mechanism design.

Starting with AMPL and the rebase, the concept of elastic supply blossomed into an entire sub-genre of DeFi
Mar 11, 2021 14 tweets 3 min read
A thread on liquidity blackholes and Fuse from @RariCapital

I don’t think you understand what’s coming
$RGT #Fuse It is my belief that crypto enables easy direct asset ownership, in which you custody and control your own assets, but that that is unlikely to be commonplace as things play out