Mark Bardi

Building a high-yield savings protocol for stablecoins @SHREDfi

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

The time has come for a better DeFi yield product.

One that offers attractive risk-adjusted returns that are stable and predictable, backed by real revenues.

The industry deserves better. We're bringing a solution.

[SHRED @SHREDfi]

Most yield products swing from 3% one week to 18% the next depending on market conditions.

SHRED offers a stabilized 10-15% APY on USDC. Smoothed by design.

Simple UX. No lockups. Backed by real revenues.

Waitlist is open for 5 days only ⏳

Join now 👉 https://t.co/SEyPIiakOG

[SHRED @SHREDfi]

In a bull market, sitting in stables earning yield is a massive opportunity cost relative to price appreciation.

In a bear market, sitting in stables earning yield is not only growing purchasing power, but you'll get a better entry, which amplifies future price appreciation.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

One of the most difficult aspects of working in crypto is that it's SO multidisciplinary that trying to help people connect the dots (that took you months or even years to figure out) feels impossible.

So as a result, nothing really changes. And if it does, it's too slow.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

Overheard on CT:

- bitcoin needs to go down even further
- eth is dying, but the network might survive
- altcoins are dead and never coming back
- cryptocurrency, as we know it, is finished
- the industry never lived up to the hype

We hear the same stories every cycle... wrong.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

Just finished reading 2029: The End of America by @porterstansb

Highly recommended for anyone who cares about where the world is going.

Don’t let the clickbaity title turn you off and no it’s not anti-American rhetoric.

Will likely be seen as prophetic in the next decade.

[SHRED @SHREDfi]

The verticals you probably want to be paying close attention to right now:

- Hyperliquid
- Crypto x AI
- Stablecoins + yield protocols
- RWA/tokenization
- Revenue tokens (i.e. buybacks)

If we are in the early stages of the next bull market, it may look different than the last.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

@Jason @stephsmithio Solid pick. Just saw it. Brilliantly done.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

@Innerdevcrypto Understood. Appreciate the detailed and thoughtful response, InnerDev. Cheers!

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

@Dylanmadden How did you end up ultimately deciding on Georgia btw?

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

If the dollar is debased, assets will inflate.

If assets are inflated, savers will fall behind.

If savers fall behind, socialism will rise.

If socialism rises, the government will default.

If the government defaults, you better hope you are holding gold and bitcoin.

[SHRED @SHREDfi]

Our industry is maturing. DeFi and TradFi are merging into one and we're simply calling it "financial services."

The verticals clearly making the leap so far are:
- bitcoin
- stablecoins
- equity infra
- tokenization

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

There are SO many ways to earn yield in DeFi.

That said...

It's not always the best product that wins, but the one that's the easiest to understand.

[Joel John @joeljohn]

The s&p500 and dollars are the most powerful weapon the United States has created.

Tokenisation puts them in every wallet, everywhere.

[Kyledoops @kyledoops]

The craziest part about crypto right now isn’t even price action.

It’s that entire onchain businesses are suddenly becoming absurdly profitable.

• Stablecoins
• Perps
• Prediction markets
• DEXs

Some of these protocols are now generating revenue numbers that would’ve sounded impossible a few years ago.

That’s the real shift happening underneath the market.

Crypto is slowly moving from speculation… toward actual financial infrastructure generating cash flow in real time.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

Life is getting harder, so everyone likes to blame:

- immigrants
- tech co
- china
- wall st
- politics
- lgbtq+
- pharma

The truth is that at the root of it is all... money is broken. Gov's severed the tie between $ + energy & inflate it away, which steals life away from you.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

@ZeMariaMacedo Feel this. We originally believed we were separating money and state while giving power to the people. Instead offered lower costs, greater efficiency and enhanced surveillance to the financial industrial complex.

[SHRED @SHREDfi]

Funding rate arbitrages on Hyperliquid:

Arb ETH/BTC
Arb Oil
Arb Gold
Arb Stocks
Arb Commodities

The opportunities are endless.

[Mark Bardi @MarkBardi]

Crypto is more interesting than AI right now.

While AI will clearly have a more profound impact on society and human progress.

The problem is that its economic value doesn't accrue directly to the individual at a time of peak worry about their future.

Crypto is FOR the people.

[SHRED @SHREDfi]

Initially, we were going to run one strategy to generate yield for our stable depositors.

Now, we are planning to offer 2-3 yield strategies & allocating dynamically between them.

This diversification provides more stable & predictable returns, regardless of the market cycle.