Eli5DeFi

Hey folks, quick question:

Is Death Stranding 2 worth it? Haven't played the first one.

Are there any successful projects based on social-capital governance, similar to @nounsdao?

The concept behind Nouns is intriguing, but its governance execution has faced challenges such as forks, treasury splits, drains, and losses.

To be honest, opportunists often exploit these situations whenever they emerge.

Many get this wrong, here’s the real deal:

Quality content ≠ Lengthy posts crammed with detailed graphics.

Quality is in the eye of the reader, not your ego. Craft what people crave to read and share.

So first know your audience or target audience.

A meme can be quality, a brainrot video can be gold. It’s all about your content strategy.

Adapt or fade into obscurity.

Happy weekend!

I'll be out for most of today. Enjoy touching grass, everyone!

Looks like Ethos getting slashed in real world.

When @xkonjin drops a banger article, I'm all in.

I've also dived deep with @katana, earning Krates and depositing on @turtleclubhouse.

So, yes, I've got skin in the game and maybe a hint of bias.

But I truly believe in the vision of Katana and the team led by @0xmarcb.

As Jin mentioned, Katana is set to transforming DeFi with its bold approach, melding layers of the crypto financial stack into one cohesive ecosystem, moving beyond the horizontal composability of past DeFi protocols.

In essence, Katana zeroes in on cross-chain yield aggregation and redistribution.

➥ You Want Boosted Yield? Then Life Gives You a Turtle

We've explored how @turtleclubhouse and @KaitoAI might be creating a superstack InfoFi with liquidity.

However, many of you might miss out because you didn't use Turtle correctly.

Don't be a lazy rabbit, be a smart Turtle and secure that boosted yield.

Check out our 30-second one-pager to become Turtle Pro 📖.

...

— The Two Pillars of Turtle

Simply put, currently there are two main products for Turtle to earn boosted yield:

➠ Deals

In Deals, you can achieve boosted yields by providing liquidity to various legit protocols. This enhanced yield is exclusive to Turtle members and aligns long-term incentives across both users and protocols.

Use this if you want:

→ Exclusive boost rewards
→ Various and lucrative yields
→ You don't want to think too much about if protocol is legit or not, 😂

Ongoing deals:
@veda_labs, @Lombard_Finance, @eulerfinance, @SolvProtocol, @kernel_dao, @swellnetworkio, @zerolendxyz, @noon_capital, @relend_network, @levelusd, @peaq, @LynexFi, @multiplifi, @InceptionLRT, @NAVFinance_, @GetYieldFi, @SiloFinance and @loopfixyz

..

➠ Campaigns (Ecosystem-as-a-Service)

Turtle exclusive large scale liquidity bootstrapping campaigns for L1s and DeFi protocols, By bundling vaults, rewards, and partner integrations, these campaigns bootstrap sustainable ecosystem growth. Turtle sucessfully completed two recent campaigns:

→ @TacBuild - 738M+
→ @katana - $182M+

Use this if you want:

→ Participate on the new ecosystem as early supporter
→ Bundled of rewards and incentives from various protocols

...

— Wrap-Up

I envision Turtle becoming the primary liquidity distribution layer for all cryptocurrencies, a goal that seems achievable in the near term.

Moreover, they have yet to launch their $TURTLE token, which I expect will be crucial for the entire Turtle ecosystem. The optimal way to earn this token will likely be through using their products.

As always, NFA + DYOR

Here's a thought:

With nearly 100 protocols flooding the Kaito leaderboard, the space feels oversaturated, leading to fragmented mindshare.

Remember, mindshare is just a tool and it differs from:

➠ Liquidity (my buddy at @turtleclubhouse is addressing this)
➠ User loyalty
➠ Strong post-TGE performance

Perhaps it's time for projects to revamp their marketing and InfoFi strategies, focusing on rebuilding vibrant and loyal communities of supporters instead of noise farmers.

What do you think?

If you see extended reality as the future of multimedia entertainment, check out Mawari Portal, just launched by @mawariXR.

➠ Sign up and link your social account, Discord, and Telegram
➠ Earn XR credits
➠ Secure an XR Chip by completing tasks
➠ Refer friends to earn extra XR credits

This could be your gateway when the Guardian Node sale goes live, unlocking future opportunities.

Crypto's edge?

It's DeFi, hands down, and staking assets lead the charge as the foremost innovations.

With $1B+ in TVL and an airdrop on the horizon, let's dive into how @symbioticfi is changing the staking game.

Here's the breakdown 🧵

Looking for HLP-like returns without directional risk?

@DefxOfficial liquidity pools are your ideal solution.

→ Delta-neutral market making
→ No directional risk or betting against traders

Plus, you can earn massive APY from:

→ Trading fees (50% of all taker fees)
→ Funding fees
→ Liquidation profits (optional)
→ Defx Points, the earlier you deposit the more points accrued.

And there's more!

In the future, Vault positions can be turned into transferable assets with LSTs that issue yield-bearing tokens like dstETH, dUSDC, or dSOL on supported chains.

These tokens represent your position in the DLE vault, accruing rewards continuously.

I've been hearing more about @TMeshRobotics as the first mover in decentralized robot intelligence, so I decided to delve deeper.

TL; DR

→ Thinkmesh creates Shared Layer Intelligence for robots using AI agents.

→ Robots can invoke, verify, and utilize software agents for reasoning, control, and perception tasks.

→ It standardizes the interaction between robots and intelligence, building a scalable, compatible, and economically-aligned layer for distributed robot intelligence.

→ As a intelligence middleware, it equipped with enhanced Architecture such as persistent identity models, agent registries, runtime handshakes, telemetry, and token validation.

→ It creates a positive incentives flywheel, agent developers earn $ROBO rewards when their agents are used, and robot operators receive tokens for validated logs or benchmarking.

Currently, few projects are focusing on decentralized solutions for robotics, but Thinkmesh appears to be leading in this area. They are conducting a testnet right now, so I anticipate their TGE will occur soon.

NFA + DYOR

➥ Can You Trust Your AI Agents?

Will your AI take over your DeFi transactions? Can you really trust it with every automated decision?

A striking 90% of respondents said no.

This persistent concern raises a crucial question: how can we build trust in AI agents?

I can understand why this distrust exists. It stems from the brief "AI slop cycle" that occurred in Q1 2025, when many decentralized AI projects claimed to have the most advanced AI models.

Everything seemed promising and appeared to run smoothly until it all collapsed. This marked the beginning of a skeptical era for AI in web3.

Many argue that we have cryptographic verification for trust, so any execution from AI can be verified through verifiable compute.

That's helpful, but what happens when AI starts hallucinating and causing problems?

We need robust frameworks grounded in performance, accountability, and market-driven transparency to ensure AI agents can truly take responsibility.

...

— The Alpha Protocol - A New Framework for Trusted AI

Among other DeFi AI-focused projects, @TheoriqAI stands out as it builds the Alpha Protocol, a decentralized, multi-agent system designed to enable autonomous agents to collaborate, optimize liquidity, and perform complex financial tasks on-chain.

In short, Theoriq's Alpha Protocol solves trust issues through:

➠ Continuous evaluation in three key areas: factuality, safety, and effectiveness for performance-based trust

➠ Staking and slashing-based mechanisms

➠ Coordinated swarm collaboration with auditable logic and Proof-of-Collaboration

➠ Community-led governance that enables the framework to evolve and adapt through human oversight

By combining these elements, Theoriq is not only building foundational building blocks but also creating ecosystems where agents are not merely verifiable, but truly trustworthy, aligned with user intent, and continuously evolving.

I just claimed a $1,000 "Stimmy" from @Moonberg_ai.

I didn't even know I was eligible until I saw @Slappjakke's post about it.

You might want to check if you're eligible here:
https://app.moonberg.ai/?refcode=2kwZYq1L4

Then go to the rewards tab and connect your X account.

Which do you believe will happen first?

Been bored with market and found myself playing @omgonemoregame and its pretty fun!

OneMoreGame is a Web3 survival game where players risk themselves for increasing rewards the longer they survive

> Each game has up to 5 stages with 3-6 choices per stage
> Some choices are safe "Survive" buttons, others eliminate you
> The game becomes significantly harder each stage
> After each stage, survivors vote "One More Game?"
- If over 50% vote YES, it continues
- If not, it ends and survivors receive rewards
> Eliminated players add to the prize pool that survivors split equally
> Rewards go directly to your wallet in $BNB without claims or withdrawals

What makes it good is that the voting creates tension between risking more for bigger prizes versus exiting safely, and you will earn OMG points as well.

More OMG → Perks, Early Drops, Limited Events and $1MORE Airdrop

Manually juggling your collateral and loans in DeFi? That's yesterday's game.

Why hop between farms for meager returns?

Switch to @AltitudeFi_ now.

it's a decision you won't regret.

Let's dive in, 🧵

To summarize, @NEARProtocol has proposed a significant update to their $NEAR tokenomics:

→ Reduce the maximum inflation rate from 5% to 2.5% (a 50% reduction)
→ Target approximately 0.1% of the total supply to be burned annually through transaction fees
→ Projected staking yield set at 4.5%

This proposal aims to create a more sustainable inflation model, balancing network security with token value preservation. It may also encourage NEAR token holders to engage in DeFi activities.

The proposal is open for discussion, with a voting period planned for July 2025.

What are your thoughts on this?

Today, @MangoOS_Network's native token, $MGO, will be launched on several prominent CEXs, including @binance Alpha, @MEXC_Official, @bitgetglobal, @gateio_web3, and @kucoincom.

Mango is an L1 omni-chain network featuring multi-VM capabilities, high performance, and parallel concurrent execution, achieving 247k TPS on the testnet powered by $MGO.

The total supply of $MGO is 10 billion tokens, with 5% distributed to testnet participants. $MGO can be utilized for:
- Governance
- Transaction Fees
- Staking
- Liquidity Incentives
- Ecosystem Funding

More details here ⤵️

Happy Tuesday!

Feeling down?

Remember, there's always a reason you're here, making your mark.

So, keep your chin up and honor those fallen brothers and sisters who didn't win the conception race. 😂