Obvious solution is use a market maker with transparent strategies, lives on chain 24/7, all fees cleared displayed, and all operations build into code that can be analysed by anyone.
https://t.co/d2PVPM5IMI is the market maker and it does a better job than most at lowest fees.
One area of crypto mkt structure that seems very opaque and weird to me still is market maker <> token issuer / foundation relationships. I would guess this is responsible for a lot more issues than it gets credit for.
Feels like in the last year there have been several "our market maker fucked us" stories that just disappear and nobody ever knows what actually happened.
About a month ago, some token crashed like 90% and then the founder wrote some long thread saying "wintermute did it to us" and then nothing happened.
Am surprised there is no solution for this yet: maybe founders should have to publish/disclose the terms of their MM deals, CEXs can formalise some standards which bar listings, or maybe there is some other solution that ppl smarter than me can invent.
I guess you want (1) token buyers have info symmetry on the incentive structure of the MM deal and (2) founders dont keep getting scammed by dodgy MMs or nonstandard agreements.
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Market making is a >$30bn per year industry with sky high fees, opaque dealing, and earnings that are inaccessible to ordinary users.
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@newmichwill yes this is true but it won't stopped everyone labelling it as a defi hack. Need to push back against this collectively as an industry, as these risks are probably higher in CeFi but is more visible in DeFi due to smart contracts (and that everyone want to bash DeFi)
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I'm getting sick of CeFi calling themselves DeFi. It's not DeFi when a single party have the power to let others withdraw your assets.
Something like this can happen anywhere in CeFi, but it is not possible if non custody is build into code like a properly DeFi protocol.
2/ The protocol's signer key had full control over:
- market creation
- Oracle assignment
- withdrawal limits
There was no time lock, no multisig, and no delays.
The attacker created the CVT token, maxxed risk params, manipulated the oracle, and drained $213 in 10 seconds.
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I met Matt way before @katana was launched, and the vision have always been clear - deep liquidity, revenue generating, and serving founders who care. I cannot be more glad he is taking this vision to the next level.
https://t.co/a8GPscftJP is as close as it get to a permissionless DeFi protocol, with operations driven by code, and reputation build over 5+ years of continous operations.
Not obvious at first, but this is by far the best way to buidl...
Look forward to a perp supported by sustainable earnings from @katana vault bridge - an organic source of revenue and yields!
There are strong merits to vertical integration and this is an excellent example with @katanaperp joining the growing Katana stack.
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@sama and also to the great entreprenuers who had to shut down their dreams because they can't find the people to code. They now have the means to build (at scale).
YC used to turn them down, now they have other options.
AI is producing knowledge at an exponential rate, and the next 1000x ai industry is how this knowledge is being managed.
The is analogus to the early days of the internet, where information is being produced, then google came along with the best approach to manage the info.
Deep liquidity and revenue generation is super important everywhere, and i'm very excited at the TGE of a chain that prioritises both of these.
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