It's said that CRCL's price-to-earnings ratio is too high to buy, but look at SPK's size, is it making money? Isn't it over 200...
In the past, I would have considered taking over, but now in this cycle, I don't know who will take over after me, so I've given up.
What is SPK's positioning? It's Fork Aave to leverage SKY (MakerDAO), and it's said that 10% of the protocol revenue is shared with Aave, but it seems most of the protocol revenue has been earned by SKY. SPK and AAVE even had a dispute in July 2024, didn't they agree to share 10%? How come only 1% has been received?
I looked through both forums, and it seems that now SPK only pays 0.25M to Aave each quarter.
A project from 22 years ago, Ant Chain architecture and Ant Chain CTO, now hastily concluding, I hadn't really paid much attention to this project until now...
Just having a meal doesn't mean you understand running a restaurant; VCs suffer the most losses, and these people probably won't re-enter this industry anymore.
I see @RootDataCrypto is curious about why there have been recent resignations in the industry and what the reasons behind them might be?
Ansem's mechanism involves centralized wallet management + Pump + LBP mechanism. However, this design, while possessing certain funding efficiency and CA determinacy, fundamentally deviates from the participation path of many Meme users who engage in 'small bets for big returns, driven by grassroots consensus.'
Ansem's actions, to some extent, have severed the emotional bond between it and ordinary investors, creating a structural gap where the project is 'above' while the masses are 'below.' This kind of top-down, closed operation model that deviates from the grassroots foundation is something we should be highly vigilant about and reflect on seriously in our future work.
The development of the project should firmly adhere to the mass line of 'co-construction, consensus, and win-win,' truly achieving the principle of coming from the masses and going back to the masses. Only in this way can we remain undefeated in the cycle of market fluctuations and continuously rejuvenate ecological vitality.
Ansem's mechanism involves centralized wallet management + Pump + LBP mechanism. However, this design, while possessing certain funding efficiency and CA determinacy, fundamentally deviates from the participation path of many Meme users who engage in 'small bets for big returns, driven by grassroots consensus.'
Ansem's actions, to some extent, have severed the emotional bond between it and ordinary investors, creating a structural gap where the project is 'above' while the masses are 'below.' This kind of top-down, closed operation model that deviates from the grassroots foundation is something we should be highly vigilant about and reflect on seriously in our future work.
The development of the project should firmly adhere to the mass line of 'co-construction, consensus, and win-win,' truly achieving the principle of coming from the masses and going back to the masses. Only in this way can we remain undefeated in the cycle of market fluctuations and continuously rejuvenate ecological vitality.
To brush Alpha, "stablecoins" are needed. The best outcome is for LisUSD and USD1 to be included in Alpha, just like how the xx drug was included in medical insurance. It all depends on whether Alpha is willing to innovate and include them.
On one side, there are government bond stablecoins, and on the other side, there are collateralized stablecoins. The extremely narrow range and the arbitrage buying protection after decoupling will make other Alpha coins' trading pairs look dim in comparison. This not only promotes the scenarios and trading volume of LisUSD but also brings revenue to the Lista protocol.
Now, some may say that stablecoins cannot be considered Alpha. If a project token, designed specifically for Alpha and relying on a BNB collateral mechanism, emerges, should it be included in Alpha as both a project token and a stablecoin? Just like before, whether the trading pair of ZKJ, which earned 0.5M daily, benefits outsiders or ourselves.
The valuation of the Alpha project needs to be evaluated on whether it is expensive or not; for @PlasmaFDN, I am only concerned about whether they are on the bus.
We can understand this from several comparative perspectives.
If a new stablecoin project emerges in the market with a valuation that is too low, it cannot support team operations and ecosystem development, and participants will repeatedly ask: Where do its profits come from? Can it survive? What if the valuation is too high? Want to burn money? Then it has to compete with PYUSD to see who can burn their way out of the circle better.
From another perspective, if a new public chain project appears with a valuation that is too low, it is likely just a RAAS cloud public chain, and it might stop services one day, leading to the chain's demise; If the valuation is too high, it could easily become like Babylon or Berachain, with the project side crying and apologizing while having already pocketed the money, leaving nothing behind.
For those who enjoy in-depth analysis, you can check out Delphi's long research report; many core contents can be understood by substituting the context of the project's public information to grasp Plasma's strategic intent.
In summary: Plasma wants to carve out a piece of the stablecoin market, squeezing USDC's market share, pressuring TRON's USDT dominance, reclaiming the USDT role that has settled in ETH, and becoming an upgraded version of the OMNI chain: previously expensive and slow, now free and fast.
The reality is polarized: on one side is the hot listing of CCIP multi-chain infrastructure and CRCL built around USDC, while on the other side is the non-U.S. market served by USDT and Plasma, which cannot go public but can run real scenarios.
Recent cases are worth looking at:
FDUSD transitioned from BUSD to 4B and then fell to 1.3B, with Bn probably subsidizing a lot in between;
USDE currently stands at 5.8B, occupying the fee rate market, facing many difficulties;
USD1 has reached 2.18B, of which 2B is scenario support exchanged for MGX's investment in Bn shares. Frankly, this looks more like a product born out of compromise; to really assess the strength of scenario support, we have to wait for the day USD1’s LPL opens up.
It is important to know that transitioning from one stablecoin to another long-term is difficult; however, cross-chain migration is relatively simple, with much lower thresholds.
Is a valuation of 500M expensive? Is CRCL at 31 dollars expensive? Are you seeing Plasma's advertisement or the consolidation of resources in the competitive landscape?
500M is the valuation cap during the pre-storage phase; when it opens up later, 2B might just be the beginning, and growth will only truly start after the mainnet goes live. However, the ultimate state of all this largely depends on resource allocation and execution capability. How to manage the gray migration?
One year later, the share of the USDT network that Plasma can occupy will determine its long-term value. As for how to achieve this goal, that is up to the team. What we need to consider is whether we want to be on this bus.
Note: This content is merely an expression of personal opinion and does not constitute any investment advice. The projects mentioned may have uncertainties, and their valuations, development paths, resource acquisition capabilities, and market shares may be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to policy regulation, team execution, liquidity support, and industry competition. The market changes rapidly; please assess risks and make prudent decisions when participating in any project.
Some projects are in a far worse state after TGE than before TGE, going from a glimmer of hope to a state of complete lifelessness, entering a state of chronic death, such as: Babylon, Obol, Hyperlane, Dood...
There are really not many projects in the market worth investing in anymore, so be patient and wait for the right opportunity.
After a week of likes, retweets, and comments, 30 winners will be drawn manually. This is limited to mainland China, with no content requirements; you just need to say 'I want it.' Friends who are more familiar with common things don't need to be the denominator; I will bring them to you the next time we meet.
The surrounding items are as shown in the picture. The cost of perfectly replicating the AI version is quite difficult. Currently, this should be the second to last version, and the details will still be adjusted when they actually arrive. This is the first production experience process.
The origin is still last month's Fur Style Logo? Later, I learned that the cost of customized dolls is not high. With 20 sol to reset, we can produce hundreds of such dolls. So, I decided to order a batch to give to my friends.
# No sponsors, no community. LuDAO is a lottery group for old leeks inheriting the FT group, and the surrounding items do not provide any rights or value. They will not be sold in any form, only given away.
On one side, the market is warming up at the bottom, and the storm is brewing again; on the other side, the money thrown out last year in a moment of impulse has resulted in projects that have halted updates on Twitter, lying flat like corpses, and the Token Generation Event (TGE) is still far off. It's really frustrating and regretful. 😅
The strategy of throwing coins is no longer applicable to the version after Trump; this year, it's time to hold back.
Some are building houses, some are selling water, some are building bridges, a solid bear market stablecoin, from ZK interoperability to EXPchain: The everything chain for AI.
Once the major player of OpBNB Bridge, now quietly focusing on AI, without a word, has developed zkML.
Not very clear but shocking, college students trading CSGO skins have a lot in common with on-chain meme players, and those who open boxes and those who make contracts have a lot in common as well.
Unintentionally bought a nine-headed golden snake at the beginning of February, checked today and it doubled in price, experienced the seller process once... sold in seconds.
Not encouraging the speculation of skins, for personal use only.