A very good glimpse into the future: Uniswap, the largest DEX sees users growing very fast on L2s while value is mostly on L1. This probably is only going to accelerate
L1 - Ethereum mainnet for big money and securing L2 settlement
L2 - Ethereum rollups for day to day activity
Monthly active users on @Uniswap (by chain).
▪️ @base is the fastest growing Uniswap deployment, w/ 1.1m MAUs and ~30% market share.
▪️ Ethereum L1 accounts for “only” 23% of all MAUs on Uniswap (compared to 84% of Net deposits).
▪️ 3/9 chains have MAU figures below 50k.
The Graph is one of my reference project in crypto, they had PMF and could have kept it centralized but kept working on decentralizing the protocol. With #GraphRising, it is very much a web2 experience: you create API keys, free query tier and top up with crypto or credit card.
Just finished a small proof-of-concept project using The Graph @graphprotocol to display @aave Liquidations over time. I find it a key indicator of where we are in the cycle.
This is using Next.js, Material UI and getting content from #TheGraph without any dedicated GraphQL lib.
OK @gnosispay design is super elegant:
- Self-custody of your funds via a Safe on @gnosischain
- Spend your @monerium EURe obtained via instant bank transfer from your regular bank
- Bridges to traditional merchants via @Visa
wen redistribution of Interchange Fee to the DAO?
As this generation grow old, it will be replaced with new deciders and a politic elite that will have grown with crypto and own crypto. Blockchains will likely become the digital neutral global layer not only for finance but any aspect of the organisation of the society
DNS domains, now tokenized on the blockchain
This is absolutely stunning:
- you can own a domain with your keys
- ability to resell on a decentralized NFT marketplace
- virtually no risk of DNS highjacking
But for 120 USD/year this is a very premium domain, passing for now
the ETFs are almost here. so what happens next?
1st order effect: skittish crypto bros pre-sell the news ✅
2nd: ETF inflows start to move BTC and other crypto prices up, with a possible reflexive dump as inflows slow (or issuers/affiliates decide to accumulate through it and we skip this)
3rd: advertising blitz by issuers to attract new capital ("we think everyone should have 1% in Bitcoin/crypto" ~ Larry Fink, mid-2024)
4th: people look at ETH as the next logical crypto ETF and bid it hard (given CME futures and futures ETF). it becomes the "silver to Bitcoin gold which moves harder and faster in a crypto bull market". CNBC will not shutup about it
5th: crypto achieves significant institutional legitimacy, with banks and brokerages starting to add more crypto products. institutions, corporations/brands, and nation-states start to build on public blockchains (imo, many will chose Ethereum L2s with some other L1s are also possible beneficiaries)
6th: crypto-culture reenters the zeitgeist and valuable artifacts (NFTs) skyrocket in value
if i'm right, all of this will happen in the next ~12 months
once this thing starts moving, it'll be a unstoppable freight train
Eventually, blockchain technology will attract every asset that can be owned, simply because it is a better tech.
Verticals will be integrated where there is least resistance:
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1. Fiat Money, stocks
2. In game assets, software passes
3. Access for events, transportation, hospitality
4. Identity, Diplomas
5. Other types of Property, e.g. Land