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A big goal of this account is to educate my friends on different topics in crypto
In crypto, there is no better time to geek out than when the prices are down and get rich quick schemes are no longer prevalent
Lets start with my favorite topic
NFTs
👾🤖🐎🎟🎨🎰🎸🎮
Having fun on chain again for the first time in forever…
Between the gachas @Collector_Crypt@mnstr@Beezie@phygitals
And learning about some new developments in defi @prism_lp
Something in brewing
Sometimes you stumble upon a gem, something special that reminds you why you still spend countless hours onchain, diving through endless vapour and bundles. Reminds you why you came here in the first place: the boundless innovation, and a better way forward.
@prism_lp has been this for me the second I really understood what was going on.
The tokenomics and mechanics are so novel and ingineous I’ll post some materials at the end from the source. Meanwhile, I’ll give you the smoothbrained ape version: there are 5000 Prism NFT’s. Whenever you trade the erc-20 token to fractionals and “brake” one, it’s burned forever. So, deflationary supply. We are at about 4k already, two weeks in.
These Prism NFT’s basically represent ownership of the protocol, not in a memetic way, but in a direct value accrual thank god way, where they take a hefty 60% of fees.
They do so directly: this means that there's no staking, LP wrapper, router approval, no bullshit. You simply hold the PRISM in your wallet. Thank you Uniswap V4 hooks. This is increasingly important both because AI becomes ever better at surfacing attack vulnerabilities in staking contract but also cause: adoption! It’s clear that utter complexities to take full advantage of crypto’s possibilities is not something that nocoiners want to do. More on this as we go, as Prism adresses this 3 ways.
So, what are we accruing value from? Indexes! Yes, exactly the thing that almost every non professional uses to get exposure to stocks, and narratives in general. One of the biggest markets in the planet, that charges you a hefty yearly fee for the privilege. So, via Spectrum, the launchpad built on Prism, to whom all value accrues, you can “one click create” what are basically on chain ETF’s everyone will have access to. First one live is a good example: a basket of Base AI projects with VVV as the main position at 50% or so and then a sliding scale of 20% to 1% of a dozen baby clankers. That’s some good low effort exposure to a strong and growing narrative most nocoiners wouldn’t have any idea how to get access to, nor time for.
But the fact that onchain we have already exposure to erc-20 of Stocks, and highly efficient and regulated commodities like Paxgold, and new primitives like baskets of tcg cards means we can create something like 20% gold 20% btc 20% vvv 10% fucking pokemon cards 30% the fucking S and P 500 if our boomer inclinations so desire 😂
Possibilities are endless. And again, this is non memetic, and here’s the incentive for big names to do so. Whoever launches the ETF is entitled to 30% of all fees ever produced. But unlile other ETF’s where you have to PAY a yearly management fee here you are PAID to hold that ETF with 10% of all fees created. And 60%, reminder, goes back to PRISM holders.
I assume the 0 to 1 moment will be when @VitalikButerin his DeFi ETF or @punk6529 his art/TDH on chain ETF or @blknoiz06 will make his Solana ETF.
People with reach and credibility in their own domain.
I don’t put Vitalik there randomly, because he just wrote a longass post describing the next phase of DeFi, very same week this this launched basically, and all I could think reading it was: $prism !
The one thing I don’t particularly like about this model is that the ETF’s are fixed in allo. Wich, most etf’s are, but nature of crypto needs more flexibility imho. The reason for that choice is sound: not allowing people to just rug or buy random shit with it. Makes sense. I was happy though to know it was more of a “stylistic choice” and less of a constraint. Down the line flexible ones where “social trust” does it’s thing will be good: again, Vitalik there as an example, or 6529 and it’s TDH crew make A LOT of sense in this context. So much can be done in that sense my brain was tingling with crazy possibilities of TDH crossovers in this system.
But I digress 👇
Rule of thumb that will help save your bags:
Whenever a founder on X stops relentlessly bullposting about his project…
and starts sidequest posting about AI, peptides, stocks, politics, or any other irrelevant bullshit not tied to his project…
...Hit the SELL ALL button immediately.
That founder has checked out and is already planning his Dubai penthouse exit.
Invest in founders who absolutely believe in what they are building is the solution, a solution that needs to be relentlessly evangelized to the world. Founders who can’t shut the fuck up about what they are building and how it will change the world.
These founders tend to have enough gravity of conviction in what they are building to capture an early cult community of true believers that supercharge the growth flywheel.
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Thank you for sailing with us.
The next wave is already forming.
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BAYC Clubhouse is coming in Miami
Some Clubhouse highlights from Garga:
> personalized ape lockers
> library in the cafe area
> rooftop tree bar in event space
> luxurious supper-club dining
> hidden speakeasy w/ billiards & games
Hear it for yourself👇
10 apes
15 mutants
30 doggos
All now fully staked with $ape. Feels kinda cozy to return, and also kinda painful to look back at the damage done by old management, and what could have been.
I also lp’d some on @prjx_hl on Hyperliquid, loving the project R.A.I.D. multichain integrations and defi expansion, hyperliquid expansion in particular - eco I have most exposure in - got me interested in building a position again.
It’s not gonna be blind commitment to any NFT projects this year, but I haven’t come so far to only come so far, so we’re going all out for the people that brought so much joy and opportunity in my life.
Team said “judge us after Apefest” and I wanna be ready for it. Fully loaded and bullieving.
$ape went from almost 30 dollars to 30 cents. There is not much else to say. I was early in calling out exactly how things where gonna play out if we let all those DAO pillagers run wild, suits infiltrate, Animoca run the show, VC’s demands take over.
But now it’s all been burned down, and built anew.
No one is paying attention, litterally no one, on cryptotwitter. It’s all been completely written off, and probably rightfully so. I’m one of the very last “big accounts” still rocking his ape no matter what, 4 years and running. At this point, it’s an act of defiance, and frankly feels quite punk. Being taken seriously despite the monke. Dunking on apes is CT favorite passtime and the easiest clickbait.
But this is usually where the biggest asymmetrical opportunities lie. Under the surface, things are moving. Cross chain expansion to Solana, Hyperliquid and BNB. Some cool integrations in DeFi protocols, plus finally some killer app brewing on apechain as well.
And of course the big Mirage that is Otherside. 3 years in the making. Some heavy hitters investing, as ambitious a homerun as they come. Plus a Strategy that just launched and has probably the most explosive rampup over 10 eth, if we get there, pouring gasoline on the fire.
But this is all the rational, I could keep ranting, but the truth is, I’m just betting with my heart, and giving this crew one more, big, apeish shot.
I’m ready @CryptoGarga.
Take us home 🦧
The crazy part of the 2021 NFT bubble was that the institutions never even showed up. And there were no NFT treasury companies. Even without all that, popular 10k pfp collections had no problem hitting a $500k floor.
AI will make you money while you sleep. 😴
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