I want to write this post primarily for myself, to gather all the activities I am currently engaged in. It may also provide guidance on what to focus on or offer tips for maximizing returns.
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After Paradex TGE, I’ve seen many posts blaming zero-fee model Perp DEXs because of $DIME and $LIT PA
No enough revenue, no enough buybacks... all BS
Our tokens are not equities; we are not in stocks, but we are in crypto. If our industry, worth $2.4T, were valued based on revenue, the crypto market would disappear today
What’s the revenue of BTC? Of ETH? Of FARTCOIN?
FIRST LAW OF THE MARKET: Supply and Demand
Buyers and sellers determine the price of something
You can do all the buybacks you want, but if there’s no interest in the token, if there’s no demand and furthermore, if there are people who can infinitely short your token to oblivion using perps, you won’t be able to have a sustainable PA
We have hundreds of L1s/L2s and memes reaching hundreds of millions in valuation without revenue
Revenue is just a myth that can help your token PA if there’s demand, otherwise you’re just procrastinating the inevitable end of your token
If you think revenue is so important for the Perp DEX meta, I’m sorry for you, but neither Extended nor Variational will be able to reach the valuations you dream of
> @Lighter_xyz's daily revenue in recent weeks has been consistently over $150k (about $60M annualized) without an ongoing points program
> @extendedapp's daily fees in the last month or so has been about $100k (about $40M annualized), with a points program going on. The peak was during Jan–Feb, with more than $200k in daily fees ($80M annualized)
> @variational_io's 2-week net revenue has been $620k (they are trying different strategies atm to optimize spread, but this would be about $20M annualized). At its peak, it has also reached $1.7M (about $45M annualized) with a points program going on
We can talk about Extended x Revolut, we can talk about Variational PRO, but I prefer talking about facts
Fortunately, as I said, this is not the case because the main driver of PA is demand and both DIME and LIT have betrayed the trust of the community, which led to a decrease in interest
I can guarantee you that zero-fee model is not the problem
What’s the revenue of DOGE? Of XMR? Try to guess
And you should hope I am right, because nobody otherwise can save any of these new Perp DEXs, even Extended and Variational
Paradex TGE is coming - here's how to maximize your airdrop
Badgers were revealed a few days ago, and we got some interesting and CONFIRMED details:
• $MONEY airdrop
• $DIME boost
The best way to max your airdrop = hold Money Badgers.
$MONEY Airdrop and $DIME boost will be based on NFT rarity.
100$ floor → easy entry for everyone. Definitely not a bad play.
Already holding 5 rare badgers and trying to accumulate as much as possible.
FYI: ~100/6k NFTs are rare and still cheap. Feels like a great opportunity.
Tether is the new bank.
Similarly to banks, why would Tether give the yield if they can keep it?
We are just shifting power from one group of players to other corporations while users and decentralization suffers.
Yet, we will do well.
People will flee to Defi to earn yield.
We can see Kraken and Coinbase creating Cefi wrapper vaults on Defi.
This will generate fees to our beloved defi platforms, making their tokens valuable.
Whatever happens, we will do well.
To celebrate the end of the Paradex waitlist, we’re giving away 5 Money Badgers Boxes 👀
Giveaway period:
28/01 → 31/01
How to enter:
✦ Follow @OTC_Paradex, @Damicale_s , @felchou_eth
✦ Like & retweet this post
✦ Comment and tag 3 friends
Winners will be announced after the giveaway ends.
Good luck everyone 🍀💜