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Henry
@hlau #675
Making DeFi accessible to everyone - building @starta | FID 675
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Have a few thoughts to share around yield aggregation and what spurred our protocol design.
https://paragraph.com/@onchainrants/rethinking-yield-aggregation
https://paragraph.com/@onchainrants/rethinking-yield-aggregation
Bookends
I used to live in Manhattan but I did try as much as I could to not wear a suit to ad agency meetings. Had to preserve my west coast roots.
"Creator" is term that's imbued with so many warm and fuzzy implications that so many of us, myself included, just accept without question. I mean, who wants to be "anti-creator"? It's like a reverse "death tax"
Instead of Heisenberg we have Gabagool. I’m still in shock that we were dealing with a well-connected highly sophisticated operator.
We shouldn’t sweep this under the rug and move on because the lore itself is just so damn compelling.
I have a feeling that we’re just scratching the surface
We shouldn’t sweep this under the rug and move on because the lore itself is just so damn compelling.
I have a feeling that we’re just scratching the surface
I love a good reveal
Why isn't Aave geoblocked while similarly designed lending protocols are? One presumes the geoblock is over the yield-bearing TX which is also required to borrow in Aave as well. This is from the website of a Compound V2 fork.
I’m amused by the pile on from the scammers. It just keeps building
Just a friendly reminder that there are ways to expand and fill the block outside of copying Solana
We went from eliminating middlemen to enshrining them with nary a whimper
Well I guess this was one way we were all going to learn how to spell tariff
The Narrative (3/30):
Are L2’s accretive or competitive to L1 ETH? As ETH/BTC hits a multi-year low, fingers are being pointed. Who is extracting an ATH away from ETH? NGL this is giving me Cosmos flashbacks.
Are L2’s accretive or competitive to L1 ETH? As ETH/BTC hits a multi-year low, fingers are being pointed. Who is extracting an ATH away from ETH? NGL this is giving me Cosmos flashbacks.
On being an honest founder in this space. Sadly being honest is not GTO.
Liars are better at raising capital → investors assume everyone is lying and discount accordingly → honest founders don't commit fraud → the truth is still discounted
https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1905041180464681279
Liars are better at raising capital → investors assume everyone is lying and discount accordingly → honest founders don't commit fraud → the truth is still discounted
https://x.com/0xCygaar/status/1905041180464681279
The Narrative (3/28):
This might be the most profitable tattoo in history. Galaxy Digital got $LUNA tokens at a 30% discount in 2020 in return for promoting the token while continuously dumping as tokens were unlocked monthly. Galaxy received a $200 million fine today from the NY AG.
This might be the most profitable tattoo in history. Galaxy Digital got $LUNA tokens at a 30% discount in 2020 in return for promoting the token while continuously dumping as tokens were unlocked monthly. Galaxy received a $200 million fine today from the NY AG.
A series of deep cuts:
Jealous Guy - Remastered 2010
Song · 1971
https://nook.social/content/be17b245-fc43-4c29-aff5-cb64e16df741
Jealous Guy - Remastered 2010
Song · 1971
https://nook.social/content/be17b245-fc43-4c29-aff5-cb64e16df741
The Narrative (3/27):
SBF is woken up at 3 AM, gets sent to Oklahoma on Con Air, possibly as retribution for his unauthorized Tucker interview while this gem drops as part of Forbes' cover story on Justin Sun. Often imitated, never duplicated.
SBF is woken up at 3 AM, gets sent to Oklahoma on Con Air, possibly as retribution for his unauthorized Tucker interview while this gem drops as part of Forbes' cover story on Justin Sun. Often imitated, never duplicated.
The Narrative (3/26):
Hyperliquid ($HYPE) found itself under attack yet again from a whale who may have engaged in oracle price manipulation of $JELLY leading to a $12 mil loss. HL responded by delisting JELLY perps and closing positions at an arbitrary advantageous price.
Hyperliquid ($HYPE) found itself under attack yet again from a whale who may have engaged in oracle price manipulation of $JELLY leading to a $12 mil loss. HL responded by delisting JELLY perps and closing positions at an arbitrary advantageous price.
This week I’m going to meet @vitalik.eth and show him how anyone can get a @starta loan in 15 seconds
The Narrative (3/25):
Movement ($MOVE) used a market maker who dumped $38 million within days of listing. Bad enough that Binance blocked the rumored market maker Web3Port and seized their funds.
Movement responded by promising to use the $38 million in a token buyback program.
Movement ($MOVE) used a market maker who dumped $38 million within days of listing. Bad enough that Binance blocked the rumored market maker Web3Port and seized their funds.
Movement responded by promising to use the $38 million in a token buyback program.
I normally treat this space as a diary / ranting station. Seems like that has yielded mixed results at best.
Instead I want to be more deliberate and focused and try to speak to and build an audience. What would you like to see more of:
1) The agonies and occasional ecstasies of being a sufficiently honest founder in the space
2) Super concentrated recap of crypto news
3) Cool shit I discovered today
Instead I want to be more deliberate and focused and try to speak to and build an audience. What would you like to see more of:
1) The agonies and occasional ecstasies of being a sufficiently honest founder in the space
2) Super concentrated recap of crypto news
3) Cool shit I discovered today
Seems like there are 2 approaches to tokenization:
1.) First asking, “Why the hell does this need to be on chain? Is this actually going to make anything better? Does the token even mean/do anything?”
2.) Let’s flood the zone with shit, tokenize everything and see what sticks
1.) First asking, “Why the hell does this need to be on chain? Is this actually going to make anything better? Does the token even mean/do anything?”
2.) Let’s flood the zone with shit, tokenize everything and see what sticks
The world if paid disclosure laws had teeth and were actually a thing. Instead we’re stuck playing minsinformation games with each other while soaking in a bath of paranoia.
Here’s a thought: let’s stop celebrating celebs coming in to mass extract and fuck off only to come back months later to do it again and again and again.
Stop playing negative sum games with people who’ve only ever seen you as a revenue stream and nothing more
Stop playing negative sum games with people who’ve only ever seen you as a revenue stream and nothing more
Questions I find myself asking:
The worst part of social media is that it just extended high school. I had a fun time but I was definitely ready to move on.
The voting guide is live!
Campaign statements from 25 finalists and dossiers on all of them!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TtVQ8cHUfAx2U_BEjbNzXXCCpnSKzy3-pu5vUaZMyFE/edit?usp=sharing
Campaign statements from 25 finalists and dossiers on all of them!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TtVQ8cHUfAx2U_BEjbNzXXCCpnSKzy3-pu5vUaZMyFE/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks @dylsteck.eth @luciano for organizing. Will continue to work on Fairo v2. Was a bit under the weather near the end of ETHDenver.
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dylan
@dylsteck.eth·23:59 18/03/2025
🏆 Based House FarHack Winners
First Place: @thescoho.eth with Swan Memory Lane
Second Place: @thescoho.eth with Swan Memory Lane Frame
Third Place: @hlau with Fairo v2
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Based House ETHDenver FarHack and a big thank you to our sponsors @mbd, $DEGEN, and SWAN!
First Place: @thescoho.eth with Swan Memory Lane
Second Place: @thescoho.eth with Swan Memory Lane Frame
Third Place: @hlau with Fairo v2
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Based House ETHDenver FarHack and a big thank you to our sponsors @mbd, $DEGEN, and SWAN!
Spinning up campaign HQ. If you're a candidate, reply to this thread with your pitch. Also maintaining the final Google Sheet of this season here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TtVQ8cHUfAx2U_BEjbNzXXCCpnSKzy3-pu5vUaZMyFE/edit?usp=sharing
Add a comment and I'll merge your changes to prevent tampering
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TtVQ8cHUfAx2U_BEjbNzXXCCpnSKzy3-pu5vUaZMyFE/edit?usp=sharing
Add a comment and I'll merge your changes to prevent tampering
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Consistently flabbergasted that this is just accepted as standard practice in many non-EVM ecosystems. Talk about trust assumptions.
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nick
@nickysap·21:50 08/03/2025
Even the Solana version is not audited nor is it open source 😅
It’s not even verified onchain for that matter.
But if you need a simple bonding curve contract, lmk.
It’s not even verified onchain for that matter.
But if you need a simple bonding curve contract, lmk.
1. Still haven’t gotten over what a big breakthrough the M Series chips were.
2. Always amused by Apple’s willingness to trash its older products in order to sell you the new one
2. Always amused by Apple’s willingness to trash its older products in order to sell you the new one
OH: “Why did you name your product omakase?”
Founder: “This means… ummm…”
Investor: “It means chef’s choice.”
Founder: “This means… ummm…”
Investor: “It means chef’s choice.”
I’m on the 🏝️
I have mixed feelings about James Cameron’s filmography but I can listen to him talking about deep sea exploration all day
Found this message from 2022. Heh.
💀
Ironically I’ve met everyone except dycp and I hope I left a good impression 😅
@robin do I get a prize? 😂
Ironically I’ve met everyone except dycp and I hope I left a good impression 😅
@robin do I get a prize? 😂
The North Koreans beat us to the Strategic Digital Asset Reserve
Which protocol has the best docs? Want to learn from the best
