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Genius Act compliant Stable coins 101 a legitimate threat to established players in the transaction space NOT a way to grow NET demand for USD or USD assets much. People are unwilling to break down how money works and would rather kluge together lots of concepts in one 🧵 1/2
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I was fortunate enough to participate in the ETH ICO in 2014 (in a small way). This then led me to be all-in on crypto since 2016. Here are 5 reasons to be mid to long-term bullish on ETH. Now is a good level to DCA (dollar-cost average) and stack that gwei.
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Fertility is disappearing According to Dr. Shanna Swan, humans now meet the criteria for an endangered species. 1 in 4 couples cannot conceive naturally and that number is skyrocketing. Sperm counts are down 60% Here's what is happening:
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In today's post, the authors examine whether migrating crypto activities from centralized platforms to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols might afford investors better protection, especially in the absence of regulatory changes. nyfed.org/3jkIHfv
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Nuclear energy is carbon-free, reliable 24/7, and incredibly safe -- yet it remains misunderstood, rarely celebrated, and deeply underinvested in. I wrote this essay about why that is, and how we can build more of it. Comments/Qs/feedback welcome! juliadewahl.com/nuclear-ener…
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After #TheMerge, most focus on $ETH's potential deflationary impact, or ESG, but very few spot out the issue of MEV after #TheMerge! In this 🧵you will know more about: 1. complete paradigm shift of MEV 2. Why @foldfinance has been rising ~8x within 2 months!
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August 24: California bans sale of new gasoline-powered cars August 30: California asks Californians to avoid charging electric vehicles due to electricity shortages
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Görli is now the first multichain Ethereum testnet featuring @optimismFND, @arbitrum & @0xpolygon and Hop bridge support. Since Görli is now running on Proof-of-Stake it’s also the first PoS multichain testnet. Hop is ready for "The Merge" 🎉 Link: goerli.hop.exchange/
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🔻The US Mortgage Market (and Housing Market) is on the verge of collapse. Why? Because ~70% of Mortgages are made by unregulated, "Non Bank" lenders. Even higher than 2007. Indicating huge systemic risk. Read into comments for more.
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Seeing a lot of misconceptions and confusion around $stETH (@LidoFinance liquid staked Ether) Thought I’d write a short thread on my perspective
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CT is very bullish on $GMX, and rightfully so. I think it has potential to be a blue chip staple of defi in the future. But that doesn't mean we should just ape in. I think it's important to discuss some possible risks with $GMX. Heres a list I have identified:
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1/16 With Silo beta coming soon, we want to throw light on important topics for token holders and future users. Full post: tinyurl.com/yad5ubsk 🧵
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United States and #G7 Partners Impose Severe Costs for Putin’s War Against #Ukraine🪖 Today, the entire G7 committed to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil🇷🇺🛢️⛔️ & US suspends exports of #Nuclear material (#Uranium) to #Russia⚛️⛏️⛔️🇷🇺 #USA whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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Yesterday Paraswap announced they integrated @GMX_IO into their order routing system. @paraswap is a DEX aggregator that has processed $32 bn in trading vol since Dec 2020. In the past 24 hours alone, Paraswap has processed $42.8 mn in vol. Here’s why that’s huge for @GMX_IO
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1/ Pocket Network (@POKTnetwork) has gotten more attention recently in mainstream crypto news. With it, I have seen some cursory cost comparisons between Pocket and competitor Infura that miss the bigger picture. A thread about RPC costs, inflation, & infrastructure 🧵
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$GMX, a decentralized spot and perpetual exchange, where users can trade assets with no KYC or slippage, has just revolutionized the traditional AMM model with their proposed upgrade named X4. But what is X4? Here's our summary🧵👇
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After 4.5 years, today's my last day at Google. Here's a thread on why I quit, and why I'm excited about going full-steam-ahead into web3. 🧵👇
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Here is how I made 6’400 USDC in the last 30 days by trading on @mangomarkets 🥭 with no directional risk. I will explain you how to do this trade that market makers do not want you to know about 🤫 Time for a thread (or trade?) 🧵
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Resources I use to become a better crypto investor. Thread 👇 Tip Read daily and with intensity. Even when tired - push – just like muscles respond to progressive overload, so does your frontal lobe. Good advice by my former boss @bilalhafeez123 Anything I missed? 🧐
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