What a finish for the Leaderboard Royale! 🏁
Massive final climbs from our champion @katexbt (ending at #84!) and runner up @stacy_muur (a stunning surge to #93).
Huge shoutout to the whole crew for the epic battle: @andrewmoh, @zaimiri, & @CryptoGirlNova.
Big thanks to our friend @wallchain_xyz, we have plenty of exciting news coming later today. Get ready.
i woke up to this article at 600 bookmarks.
It now has over 1.2k bookmarks, (my highest for a single post)
tbh, I thought no one wants to read boring articles on economics and game theory
guess I was wrong.
In any case, you can anticipate more articles like this
thanks :)
In my experience, best practices for strong remote cultures:
1. Works way better for high % of employees as eng / design; very hard to build strong ops culture remote
2. Hire few people, minimize timezone span
3. Hire more senior people (if possible). senior people are less likely to view "work as social life"; nothing wrong with wanting that, but extremely hard to deliver on that in a fully remote culture.
4. Short, daily stand up on Slack Huddle to sync everyone; disciplined use of tools like Slack, default nearly any conversation to open by using a post in a channel + discussion in thread
5. Onsite / in-person 2-3x a year
To be clear, you won't get the same type of culture that you would get from an in-person startup in SF (when it goes right it's magical) but you can still get something great AND you can hire from a pool of talented people that don't want to live in SF.
TVL was once the go-to metric for gauging a DeFi protocol's health.
But it's easily manipulated and doesn't always reflect genuine user engagement.
The real signals are hidden in plain sight, but few people know how to track them.
Here are the 5 metrics that predict breakouts before they even happen:
1️⃣ Bridge Inflows
This metric measures the amount of capital moving into a blockchain or protocol from other chains.
Track which tokens are receiving the most assets across bridges. A spike in inflows signals early rotation, which in turn points to a potential narrative shift.
To track bridge inflows, use:
⎆ https://t.co/Iv9X307ZTZ | @artemis
⎆ https://t.co/HD8Ns9ygxv | @DefiLlama
2️⃣Dev Commits
Developer activity is the proof of life of a project.
A high number of code commits on GitHub shows active developer activity.
A sudden spike in commits can even hint at a major update or product launch in the pipeline.
To track this, use:
⎆ The project’s Github
⎆ https://t.co/Mp6sYEgh8Q | @tokenterminal
3️⃣ CEX Outflows
CEX outflows track the movement of a token from exchanges to private wallets.
When a large amount of a token is taken off a CEX, it suggests that people are not planning to sell soon.
They might be moving it for staking, farming, or long-term holding.
To track CEX inflows, use:
⎆ https://t.co/3FY9EZLx6c | @arkham
⎆ https://t.co/pScXaQQ7vK | @glassnode
4️⃣ On-chain Active Traders
This metric counts the number of unique wallets interacting with a protocol or token on daily.
An increase in active traders shows real user adoption and demand.
It's a more reliable indicator of a project's health than token price, which can be manipulated.
You can track on-chain active traders via:
⎆ Blockchain Explorers: Etherscan, BscScan, Solscan https://t.co/XqnAhHW9CJ
⎆ https://t.co/nuIA0RyLPg | @nansen_ai
⎆ https://t.co/3FY9EZLx6c | @arkham
5️⃣ Unique LPs (Liquidity Providers)
This refers to the number of distinct addresses providing liquidity to a DEX or lending protocol.
When unique LPs increase, it means more wallets are willing to lock assets and earn yield, likely expecting long-term upside.
This metric can be tracked using:
⎆ https://t.co/4P4BtuS8eM | @Dune
⎆ https://t.co/9mVwtEqait | @DeBankDeFi
Most traders are still relying on TVL and price charts.
But these are lagging indicators that are easily manipulated to get you.
True alpha is in early metrics that put you ahead of 99% of the traders.
But the metrics I have provided above will give you an edge over 99% of the market.
Master them and you’ll consistently be early.
"It's a new day at the SEC ... Investors will benefit from these approvals, as they will make these products less costly and more efficient." The agency then granted "accelerated approvals" to BlackRock, VanEck, and more.
My report with @ForTheWynn_
https://t.co/KdR32wIUbG
The latest DeFi developments👇
SEC Chair said ETH isn’t a security
SBET filed to buy $5 billion more ETH
Fluid introduced Fluid DEX Lite - the most gas-efficient DEX on Ethereum
Base L2 activated the Flashblocks upgrade, which makes it 10x faster
Silo Finance launched a new PT-tETH market, enabling users to earn up to 28% looped APY on ETH. PT tETH is a fixed yield token from Pendle
Avail launched svmBNB, enabling running Solana programs on the Avail Network. AVAIL is used to pay for the data availability services on Avail DA
StablecoinX raised $360 million to buy Ethena’s ENA token
Lombard Finance revealed its roadmap, which includes launching new tokenized products and building a cross-chain BTC
Kaito introduced gKAITO - a new mechanism that enables earning a share of the platform fees and getting access to exclusive deals
Sonic’s S1 Airdrop is now available for claiming. Only 25% of the S airdrop is claimable at this moment
Ether Machine, the first public company built to actively use ETH in DeFi with $1.5B in committed capital, was introduced
Defi App’s buyback proposal has passed. 80% of protocol revenue will go to HOME token buybacks
Trump signed the pro-stablecoin Genius bill
PayPal announced the expansion of its stablecoin to Arbitrum
Jito Labs introduced BAM - a system that aims to improve transaction sequencing and reduce MEV on Solana
Euler Labs introduced Euler-powered credit cards, enabling users to make real-world payments without selling their collateral
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