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As a trader, you might wonder how you can take your trading to the next level. The is perfect for traders who want to write scripts and work with bots to trigger specific trade activity, but you need a platform that will let you perform the trades. LunarCrush monitors the internet for signals that will identify your next asset opportunity. LunarCrush API If you’re familiar with 3Commas, then you know that it’s a platform for trading with bots. You connect your favorite exchange to your 3Commas dashboard account, and you can automate much of the research and trading that takes hours to do manually. The platform also has an API that can be used in conjunction with the LunarCrush API. LunarCrush serves as your automated research tool, and the 3Commas API serves as a way to take botted action when the LunarCrush research reaches specific thresholds that you determine and design in your scripted bot. The LunarCrush API returns numerous signals that can be used in custom trader scripts. Using custom scripts with LunarCrush and 3Commas gives you more flexibility in what you want to do instead of being tied to preset features coded in the dashboard. This simple starter guide will help new traders get acclimated to the LunarCrush API and see what it can do for trader bots. In this example, we’ll use Galaxy Score, which is a score calculated from several social and price metrics. You can read about the other LunarCrush makes available from the API, but this guide will focus on Galaxy Score as an example. data A brief description of Galaxy Score: Galaxy score™ is a combination of four metrics — the price score, social impact score, average sentiment, and correlation rank. It measures the relative price appreciation between current and previous interval MACD (moving average convergence divergence), engagement and impact across various social media platforms, average sentiment classified by our machine-learning engines, and correlation of social media volumes and spam to price and volume. The metrics are aggregated and normalized to a scale of 100. To understand more about why you would use Galaxy Score to guide your trades, check out the illustrating LunarCrush and 3Comma bots work together. These videos will help you figure out the best ways to work with LunarCrush data and use them to build automation into your trading in 3Commas. Trading Parrot videos Using Galaxy Score, a trader could identify the top crypto opportunities for several assets and trigger trades on the 3Commas platform. You first retrieve the top opportunities via the LunarCrush API endpoint and then use the endpoint on the 3Commas API to act. Before you decide on the action that you want to take, make sure that the action is available on the . coins smart_trades 3Commas API Before you start, you need: . A LunarCrush API key , which requires signing up for their dashboard service. You can create a key with a 3-day trial account to test it out. A 3Commas API key Writing a Simple Python Script to View Coin Data We’ll be using Python as our scripting language, but you can see several other language examples in the . For brevity, we’ll return only the top 2 coins and look at the JSON output. You can, of course, pull the top 10 or top 20 coins and review them. LunarCrush documentation The sort and limit parameters can be used on the coin endpoint to perform the query. Since the galaxy_score sort value sorts with the most popular asset first, you can use it with a limit value of “2” to get the top two assets. The following code snippet uses the API to pull the top 2 coins based on their Galaxy Score and prints them to the screen: import requests
import json


# Define the URL for lunarcrush and set the authorization header. 
# This header is standard when passing keys to an API and must be present to
# successfully execute queries against the API.

apiUrl = "https://lunarcrush.com/api3/coins?sort=galaxy_score&limit=2"
headers = {"Authorization":"Bearer <your_api_keys>"}
response = requests.request("GET", apiUrl, headers=headers)

print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2)) The print command displays: {
"data": [
    {
      "id": 72743,
      "s": "SUZUME",
      "n": "Shita-Kira Suzume",
      "p": 3.8585999e-06,
      "v": 400666.64,
      "pc": -8.82,
      "pch": -3.15,
      "mc": 0,
      "gs": 68,
      "gs_p": 48,
      "ss": 824467,
      "as": 3.354166666666666,
      "sv": 1261,
      "c": 79,
      "sd": 0.2051035394961736,
      "d": 0,
      "acr": 750,
      "acr_p": 30,
      "tc": 1660255200,
      "categories": "defi,erc20,meme"
    },
    {
      "id": 483,
      "s": "BOMB",
      "n": "BOMB",
      "p": 0.21063406,
      "v": 131720.37,
      "pc": 8.72,
      "pch": -0.88,
      "mc": 172195,
      "gs": 67,
      "gs_p": 36.5,
      "ss": 186953,
      "as": 3.7999999999999994,
      "sv": 60,
      "c": 5,
      "sd": 0.005897728801816271,
      "d": 1.7071053333987078e-05,
      "acr": 160,
      "acr_p": 428,
      "tc": 1567036800,
      "categories": ""
    }
  ]
} The gs value is the Galaxy Score metric, so as you can see SUZUME is the first asset listed with a Galaxy Score of 68. BOMB is the next asset with a Galaxy Score of 67. We can step through each of these values to act as the 3Commas API. The first step is to add a loop to the code to iterate through each asset. In this example, the name of the asset and its Galaxy Score are printed but will be replaced with 3Commas API action calls: import requests
import json

# Define the URL for lunarcrush and set the authorization header. 
# This header is standard when passing keys to an API and must be present to
# successfully execute queries against the API.

apiUrl = "https://lunarcrush.com/api3/coins?sort=galaxy_score&limit=2"
headers = {"Authorization":"Bearer <your_api_keys>"}
response = requests.request("GET", apiUrl, headers=headers)
res = response.json()

print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))


# Loop through each coin in the response
for coin in res['data']:
    print("name: ", coin['s'])
    print("galaxy score: ", coin['gs']) Now that you’ve tested the LunarCrush API, you can add code to act on the 3Commas API. We’re doing a simple trade in the following code with the new 3Commas code bolded: import requests
import json
import os
from py3cw.request import Py3CW

p3cw = Py3CW(
key='<your_3commas_key>',
secret='<your_3commas_secret>',
request_options={
'request_timeout': 10,
'nr_of_retries': 1,
'retry_status_codes': [502]
}
)


# Define the URL for lunarcrush and set the authorization header. 
# This header is standard when passing keys to an API and must be present to
# successfully execute queries against the API.

apiUrl = "https://lunarcrush.com/api3/coins?sort=galaxy_score&limit=2"
headers = {"Authorization":"Bearer <your_api_keys>"}
response = requests.request("GET", apiUrl, headers=headers)
res = response.json()


# Loop through each coin in the response
for coin in res['data']:
    # Send the coin information to 3Commas and make a purchase
    error, data = p3cw.request(
        entity='smart_trades_v2',
        action='new',
        payload={
            "account_id": your_account_id,
            "pair": "<your_pair>",
            "instant": "true",
            "position": {
                "type": "buy",
                "units": {
                    "value": "0.01"
                },
                "order_type": "market"
            }
        }
    ) In this code snippet, the p3cw 3Commas wrapper simplifies all the calls to the API. The “entity” can be one of several listed in the . In each of the entity helpers, you can read how to send a payload (command) to the API to act. In this example, trade is done using the smart_trades_v2 endpoint, but you can also make changes to a bot, your account, deals, and the marketplace. wrapper documentation You can add a filter to drill down even further. It’s not enough to pull only coins with the highest Galaxy Score for some traders. You might want a coin with a high trading volume, market cap, or one within a specific category. This filter would be programmed in your Python script, so it takes some extra development. Let’s take the script and edit it to only work with coins in the NFT category. import requests
import json
import os
from py3cw.request import Py3CW

p3cw = Py3CW(
key='<your_3commas_key>',
secret='<your_3commas_secret>',
request_options={
'request_timeout': 10,
'nr_of_retries': 1,
'retry_status_codes': [502]
}
)


# Define the URL for lunarcrush and set the authorization header. 
# This header is standard when passing keys to an API and must be present to
# successfully execute queries against the API.

apiUrl = "https://lunarcrush.com/api3/coins?sort=galaxy_score&limit=50"
headers = {"Authorization":"Bearer <your_api_keys>"}
response = requests.request("GET", apiUrl, headers=headers)
res = response.json()


# Loop through each coin in the response
for coin in res['data']:
    # The chosen filter is to only work with coins in the NFT category, 
    # so eliminate anything that isn't an NFT
    # You can use any filter you want from the LunarCrush categories
    if coin['categories'].find('nft') > -1:
        # Send the coin information to 3Commas and make a purchase
        error, data = p3cw.request(
            entity='smart_trades_v2',
            action='new',
            payload={
                "account_id": your_account_id,
                "pair": "<your_pair>",
                "instant": "true",
                "position": {
                    "type": "buy",
                    "units": {
                        "value": "0.01"
                    },
                    "order_type": "market"
                }
            }
        ) The newly added lines of code are bolded. It determines if the asset is in the NFT category before processing it on the 3Commas API. You can filter trades even further using any of the data points returned by LunarCrush. Here is the output using a coin with its annotations to describe values you’ll find in the API: {
      id: 11880 LunarCrush internal ID for the asset,
      s: RAY symbol,
      n: Raydium Protocol name,
      p: 0.65456285 Price,
      v: 27393233.82 Volume (USD),
      pc: 6.9 Percent change (24 Hours),
      pch: -1.04 Percent change (1 Hour),
      mc: 87523220 Market cap,
      gs: 70.5 Galaxy ScoreTM,
      gs_p: 40.5 Galaxy ScoreTM previous 24h,
      ss: 59960 Social score/engagement,
      as: 4.029166666666666 Average sentiment - using a scoring system from 1 to 5 with 1 being very bearish and 5 being very bullish,
      sv: 63 Social volume/mentions,
      c: 14 Social contributors (24 hours),
      sd: 0.014487283164701735 Social dominance,
      d: 0.008159268441644609 Market dominance,
      acr: 198 ALTRankTM,
      acr_p: 515 ALTRankTM previous 24h,
      tc: 1619553600 Time created,
      categories: defi, solana,
        
    } LunarCrush returns the highest-scoring datasets by default, meaning that the default sort order is the highest Galaxy Score coin to the lowest Galaxy Score coin. The limit is set to 50 in this latest example, so the top 50 coins based on Galaxy Score are returned. You may at some point want to get the lowest value Galaxy Score coins, so you can reverse the sort order using the “desc” parameter. Here is the same code, but in descending order: import requests
import json
import os
from py3cw.request import Py3CW

p3cw = Py3CW(
key='<your_3commas_key>',
secret='<your_3commas_secret>',
request_options={
'request_timeout': 10,
'nr_of_retries': 1,
'retry_status_codes': [502]
}
)


# Define the URL for lunarcrush and set the authorization header. 
# This header is standard when passing keys to an API and must be present to
# successfully execute queries against the API.

apiUrl = "https://lunarcrush.com/api3/coins?sort=galaxy_score&limit=50&desc=1"
headers = {"Authorization":"Bearer <your_api_keys>"}
response = requests.request("GET", apiUrl, headers=headers)
res = response.json()


# Loop through each coin in the response
for coin in res['data']:
    # The chosen filter is to only work with coins in the NFT category, 
    # so eliminate anything that isn't an NFT
    # You can use any filter you want from the LunarCrush categories
    if coin['categories'].find('nft') > -1:
        # Send the coin information to 3Commas and make a purchase
        error, data = p3cw.request(
            entity='smart_trades_v2',
            action='new',
            payload={
                "account_id": your_account_id,
                "pair": "<your_pair>",
                "instant": "true",
                "position": {
                    "type": "buy",
                    "units": {
                        "value": "0.01"
                    },
                    "order_type": "market"
                }
            }
        ) Try out both code snippets to see the difference in your dataset. We limit it to 50 coins, but you can leave the parameter empty to return all coins or limit your dataset even further.** ** While this is a simple script, you can get much more creative and complex by writing your bots in the language of your choice. The two APIs offer a flexible way to control your trade activity to optimize your profits and lower your overhead. For example, you could write a script that continually polls the LunarCrush API for the best opportunities and automatically performs trades without lifting a finger. Lower Your Research and Immediately Capitalize on Asset Opportunities Building with LunarCrush introduces opportunities that you might not know without hours of research and constant monitoring. Let LunarCrush help you simplify and automate your discovery process, and use it to automate trades against any bot interface. Check out what’s happening in the market__ now, or . sign up to get started

Your First Simple Crypto Trading Bot Using LunarCrush and 3Commas

Since well before the ICO craze, the market has been looking for narratives with the potential to 10x crypto’s market cap - decentralized finance, NFTs, hedging US dollar inflation, Layer 2s, Elon Musk, Microstrategy. The list goes on. Each narrative spurs an injection of new capital, developers, financial engineers, investors, influencers - creating new use cases and market cycles from which further narratives are born. Being early to these narratives is key — and with that being said, let’s talk about Real World Assets (RWA). What are real world assets (RWA)? In short RWAs refer to the tokenization of physical world assets. In this context, “asset” refers to capital assets - significant pieces of property such as homes, cars, commercial real estate, loan portfolios, stocks, and bonds. Even physical art like collectibles can be capital assets. By tokenizing these assets on-chain, RWAs essentially bridge the gap between decentralized finance ($47 billion TVL) and traditional finance (the market cap of Nasdaq stocks alone is $18 trillion). How will it bring value into crypto and what does it mean for the ecosystem? The crypto market as it stands today is largely circular. DeFi is akin to a closed financial system and most of its revenue is derived from endogenous sources i.e. swap fees, borrowing fees. By introducing real world assets onto the blockchain, RWAs promise to open up new avenues for capital, collateral, and revenue to flow into the crypto ecosystem. In turn, blockchain and DeFi building blocks have the potential to bring liquidity to historically illiquid assets, lower the cost of credit, widen the reach of access for credit and collateral, and bring transparency to what is currently an opaque black box of middlemen, wall street horse trading, and compounding inefficiencies. The cross-border, impartial nature of blockchain and smart contracts help put capital assets to use by people or organizations who would traditionally never have had the opportunity to do so, maximizing economic surplus (total welfare/productivity). It’s also an attractive proposition for institutions who tend to seek liquidity wherever they can and are constantly looking for ways to reduce inefficiencies. On-chain management of assets can dramatically reduce middle and back-office operations across firms and intermediaries. To put it in perspective, shaving just 0.5% of the cost from $5bn of transaction settlements would save $25m, a meaningful difference on the balance sheet. To top it all off, successful onboarding of RWAs can serve as a framework for tokenizing other physical assets, like inventory (supply chain management), identity, and taxes – all key building blocks and potential growth opportunities for crypto. What does it look like in its current form? And where is it most likely to start? The biggest use of RWAs to date has been stablecoins— which are essentially a tokenization of US treasury bonds into US dollar units on-chain. The introduction and rapid adoption of stablecoins have proven that there is a real and growing appetite for tokenized RWAs. However, stablecoins serve one basic function - to be a store of value used for earning and spending (making gainz 🚀 or getting rekt 🤡, depending on your perspective). RWAs like gold and stocks have also been tokenized on-chain, either as a different form of (pegged to the price of gold) or as a mirrored asset to be fractionalized and traded using blockchain rather than traditional settlement. stablecoin Projects that explicitly flaunt the “RWA” label, however, have mostly been a tokenization of credit. By “credit” we mean traditional interest bearing assets, like packaged real estate or automobile loans, which are collateralized and brought on-chain as: a)  interest bearing assets for the lender b)  a pool of liquidity, usually stablecoins, for the borrower By essentially securitizing these loans on-chain, they can be easily bought and sold, and come with built-in interest distribution mechanisms via smart contract logic. Securitization allows for the efficient transfer of risk (lenders), and allows people (borrowers) to raise capital and create businesses that provide goods and services— which ultimately allows society to grow and thrive. Real world yields, especially in today’s bearish regime, are often higher than yields that one can find on-chain, increasing the value proposition of RWAs that much more. What are some current RWA projects? MakerDAO ( ) is one of the leaders when it comes to RWAs. RWAs currently account for and recently onboarded a , a Pennsylvania chartered bank. Essentially MakerDAO will allow for HVB to access up to $100m in liquid DAI —which can be converted into fiat— in return for the equivalent in collateralized loans on commercial and residential real estate, e-commerce, industrial and consumer loans. This allows for another $100m in stablecoin to be put on-chain, while MakerDAO receives interest for continuing MakerDAO and DAI operations. $MKR 12.3% (about $907m) of DAI’s collateral $100m loan portfolio from Huntingdon Valley Bank (HVB) Centrifuge ( ) is another leader when it comes to bringing credit on-chain, with over , some of which account for the backing of DAI via MakerDAO. Centrifuge is an open financing platform that allows businesses and borrowers to create fully collateralized asset pools from which investors can provide liquidity in return for shares of the pool that return interest. Centrifuge aims to lower the cost of borrowing for businesses around the world and gives liquidity providers a source of yield while ensuring that they have legal recourse in the case of a default. The credit is also revolving, meaning investment and redemption (the withdrawal of invested capital) orders can come in at any time, and assets can be financed and repaid continuously. $CFG $206m in active loans GoldFinch ( ) aims to build credit markets for emerging markets, providing credit for businesses in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America to the tune of . GoldFinch helps decentralize the auditing process by requiring borrowers to receive approval votes from auditors who stake GFI tokens and are either rewarded tokens or have their stake slashed depending on the outcome of the loan’s repayment. This ensures an alignment of incentives and has allowed funding of startups and impact investments all over the world. $GFI $103m active loans as of today Maple Finance ( ) is similar to GoldFinch and Centrifuge, with over $135m in active loans. Maple uses pool delegates to manage lending pools and enable these delegates to attract global capital and provide funding to a network of “premium” (i.e. vetted) borrowers, which are judged on their investment strategies, credit quality, reputation, and industry. Borrowers submit a loan proposal which is reviewed by pool delegates to calibrate interest rates and collateral ratios. $MPL Institutional Players that are using blockchain for RWA A very promising signal for RWAs has been rapidly growing interest from traditional institutional players. Some examples of recent RWA developments from the world of traditional finance: Feb 14 - Siemens issues its , worth $60m, on the first digital bond Polygon blockchain Feb 16 - Hong Kong issues it’s first tokenized green bond of $101m Apr 3 - Credit Agricole CIB and Sweden’s SEB begin to develop a blockchain-based platform for digital bonds Apr 14 - Bank of America like commodities, currencies, and equities as a key driver of digital asset adoption details tokenization of RWAs Apr 20 - Societe Generale introduces a , CoinVertable on Ethereum - the first institutional stablecoin deployed on a public blockchain Euro stablecoin Apr 26 - Mitsubishi UFG Trust and Banking Corporation (cosmos) as the communication protocol and the Corda blockchain infrastructure develops a digital securities platform using IBC What does the future look like for RWA? Given that tokenized real-world assets depend on the existence of parallel traditional financial institutions, their trust properties will likely never be the same as a DeFi ecosystem which solely deals in crypto-native assets. However, it remains a very compelling case as the market finds relative stability and more advanced data, onboarding, and custody solutions over time. RWAs will bring more holders and users to the ecosystem. While Web3 natives who already hold tokens are the clear initial product-market-fit of DeFi products, bringing DeFi to the traditional and institutional consumers will require assets and financial products that traditional users are familiar with and already own in one shape or another. The TVL in DeFi is a drop in the bucket compared to the hundreds of trillions available in traditional capital markets, and is similarly dwarfed by physical non-capital and even intangible assets mentioned earlier. Think about the concept of the , where most of the world’s transactions are done via some form of abstracted digital representation (your mobile app banking account, your social media identity, text messaging). If you continue along that trend and take it to its logical end within the context of crypto, it is pretty easy to envision a world where all assets are tokenized, mapped to the blockchain, and traded or transacted through the RWA process. With such a large opportunity and gap in the market - bringing another $1 trillion dollars of market cap to the market via RWAs seems like an easy reach. digital twin Author: Toby Fan, Web3 Strategist @ LunarCrush | Twitter LinkedIn

Why RWAs (Real World Assets) will onboard the next $1 Trillion into crypto

An exciting new phenomenon is breathing life into crypto markets — memecoins provisioned on the Bitcoin network. What started 2 months ago as an experimental token standard built on top of ordinal inscriptions has quickly become the next fad with over $200 million in daily trading volume and a total market cap exceeding $500m. What are BRC20 tokens? In short, the BRC-20 token standard uses Bitcoin to enable the minting and transfer of fungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain. It is modeled after the ERC-20 token standard, the prevailing standard for provisioning fungible tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. It began as an by a pseudonymous Dune analyst and programmer named Domo, and quickly paved the way for thousands of meme coins to exist within the metadata of individual satoshis. ordinal inscriptions experiment To provide a bit of mental scaffolding, the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol is a system for numbering satoshis (each bitcoin is composed of 100 million satoshis) by giving each satoshi a serial number and tracking them across transactions. Inscriptions are blobs of arbitrary data and associated metadata, of which the latter tells a Bitcoin node how to render said data (i.e. images, text). They run parallel to the Bitcoin network - much like smart contract tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The two are used in conjunction to provision the BRC-20 token standard, which are inscriptions that define every characteristic of the token including the minting, balances, and distribution. The bitcoin network decodes this information once they are deployed — and for those concerned, because it is simply an arbitrary piece of data running parallel to the network, Bitcoin remains unaffected if BRC-20 tokens or the protocol itself malfunctions. JSON object What does the market currently look like? At the time of this writing, there are 14,450 different BRC-20 tokens minted, with $206 million in 24-hour trading volume, and a market cap of half a billion dollars - which is amazing given that any wallet or trading infrastructure is less than 2 months old, with much of the coins are still being traded on a peer-to-peer basis. Here are some of the recent tokens that have been driving this extraordinary rise, and some tokens that may continue to fuel the flames: - Currently being traded on Gate.io and BitGet amongst other CEXs, ORDI is the first BRC-20 token ever minted with a 21 million max supply and a trading volume of $107m. It has the advantage of being the first BRC20 token on Bitcoin. $ORDI - You may have seen PEPE at one point reaching a market cap of $1.6 billion, making overnight millionaires and attracting a community of like-minded degens. It is based on the popular Pepe the Frog internet meme, created by Matt Furie. PEPE lives on both Ethereum and Bitcoin, widening it’s memetic reach to both communities and witnessing the onset of “memecoin season”. $PEPE take over social media lately - Currently trading at over $90 with +$2m in trading volume, the $MEME token is exactly what it sounds like. $MEME A few others include: , , , , 👀 $NALS $PIZA $BANK $OSHI $DRAC How to Buy, Store, and Trade them There are two major ways that users can buy, store, or trade BRC-20 tokens. BRC-20 tokens can be bought and sold on centralized exchanges like Binance or Gate. However in true crypto ethos/fashion, we recommend transacting with BRC-20 tokens in self custodial wallets. Here we will quickly run through how to create your own wallet, buy BRC-20 tokens, transfer them, and even mint and deploy them. Note that you will need an (taproot wallet) address to manage BRC-20 tokens - like Hiro, Unisat, or OrdinalsWallet wallets: ordinals compatible wallet - Hiro wallets were originally developed for managing STX tokens, a smart contract protocol built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. Navigate to and click ‘Install Hiro Wallet’ (you can choose from the browser extension or the Desktop app) and follow the instructions to back up your secret key, create a password, and set up your wallet. You can follow this walkthrough to learn how to deploy, mint, store, and transfer BRC-20 tokens with Hiro’s new wallet upgrade (v4.21.1). Hiro https://wallet.hiro.so/ here - UniSat gives users a complete BRC-20/Ordinals experience with both a wallet and a marketplace from which you can trade or buy BRC-20 tokens in a peer-to-peer exchange. Head over to to download the wallet. We recommend downloading the chrome browser extension unless you feel savvy enough to download from Github. You can use the UniSat UI to , , and . UniSat https://unisat.io/ inscribe satoshis search for tokens buy/sell BRC-20 tokens - OrdinalsWallet was one of the first wallets created for supporting ordinal inscriptions, and allows users to store, send and receive Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs. It now allows you to transact BRC-20 tokens on their marketplace as well. Head over to to create a wallet and buy or sell BRC-20 tokens. OrdinalsWallet https://ordinalswallet.com/brc20 Final Thoughts BRC-20 tokens give the Bitcoin network the potential to create more utility and bring more users into the space. It’s important to note, however, that BRC-20 tokens are still experimental and in the early stages of its development. Besides the obvious novelty, the BRC20 token narrative has a few tailwinds. For one, some proponents are now increasingly viewing the Bitcoin network as a settlement platform— rather than simply a (financial) transactional network — where eventually all economic activity will end up inheriting the security properties of the bitcoin network. Some also argue that creating tokens on the Bitcoin network also allows the onboarding of a new cohort of users and degens, and by doing so giving miners another source of fee revenue, which can be used to offset decreasing network security budgets due to halving periods (i.e. after the Bitcoin halving in 2024, miner revenue can be sustained with fees from BRC20 transactions). On the other hand, BRC-20 tokens have made the Bitcoin network into a victim of its own success, and as to the net effects ordinals and BRC20 tokens have on the Bitcoin network. Some essentially view BRC-20 memecoins as spam, meant for sound money and peer-to-peer payments as per Satoshi Nakamoto’s original white paper. In 2010, that “Piling every proof-of-work quorum system in the world into one dataset doesn’t scale” in regards to filling blocks with arbitrary data (this was in reference to ). Some also argue that putting BRC-20 tokens and ordinals on chain diminishes the overall fungibility of bitcoins as satoshis are essentially “marked” for NFTs and tokens, cannabilizing the BTC supply and it’s value proposition as interchangeable units of money. This has created a bit of a culture war between ordinals/BRC-20 token holders and Bitcoin purists who believe that the Bitcoin network should stick to its core ethos of providing peer-to-peer money without a centralized issuer. debates have been raging clogging up a network Satoshi themself wrote BitDNS On the other side of the argument, ordinals and BRC-20 holders argue that Bitcoin can morph into a and that worries over fungibility and network congestion are overblown. Some have pointed to the fact that there is , which represents economic inefficiency and that BRC-20 tokens actually ensure that value density is maximized on each block. Holders also argue that bringing tokens onto the Bitcoin network helps grow the overall crypto user base and is another means to onboard new users and pique interest. Other holders simply argue that bitcoin maximalists are a bunch of buzzkills who are raining on the parade with their sad violin music of maximalist rhetoric. settlement network still unused blockspace Whether you view them as a creative expansion of utility or a potential threat to the Bitcoin network's core principles, it is hard to deny that BRC-20 tokens have been making massive inroads into the cryptoverse. Money talks and in the case of bitcoin memecoins, money has been talking to the tune of half a billion dollars and counting — so be sure to keep your ears to the ground for more developments in the world of BRC-20 tokens! Author: Toby Fan, Web3 Strategist @ LunarCrush | Twitter LinkedIn

Mad Maxis: The Mematic Rise of BRC-20 tokens

In just three years, the total supply of stablecoins has grown 10x to today. Stablecoins have emerged as a keystone of the crypto ecosystem, providing stability and a store of value in contrast to the volatility of much of the crypto world. We’ve seen a and the ecosystem has expanded dramatically, accounting for a majority of crypto trading and capturing the attention of regulators and policymakers across the globe. more than $130B cambrian explosion of stablecoin issuance and designs We’ve seen a newly passed regulatory framework in the , and plans to do the same in , and . Some of you may have missed a by the US House Committee on Financial Services which was overshadowed by before the same committee on SEC oversight, where he expressed his views on the SEC’s overly broad role in regulating crypto assets. The hearing on stablecoins, however, held a more constructive and objective tone which highlighted — in this author’s opinion — a much more pivotal issue for both US and global capital markets. EU Singapore Hong Kong the US recent congressional hearing on stablecoins Gensler’s frightening (and frankly embarrassing) testimony In this article, we will explore how stablecoins work, some of the issues discussed in the recent stablecoin hearing, and why a properly regulated US stablecoin is a win-win across the globe. HOW STABLECOINS WORK How do stablecoins work? And more importantly, how do stablecoin issuers make money? To answer that, we’ll begin with a brief overview of the stablecoin market and a quick explanation of the main classifications of stablecoins. Stablecoins can be taxonomized into three main categories: fiat-collateralized, crypto-collateralized, and algorithmic, i.e. non-collateralized. are the largest by far, and include stablecoins like Tether, USDC, and BUSD. They are backed by reserves of , which are tokenized (minted) on-chain by an issuer who manages the cash reserves. You can think of them similar to a bridge between Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain, except in this case the bridge is between the traditional fiat network and a blockchain network. include stables like DAI and FRAX, which are completely on-chain and backed, and usually over-collateralized, by reserves of cryptocurrencies like ETH, BTC, and other stablecoins. are a blanket term for an entire host of non-collateralized stablecoin designs that rely on mathematical relationships, often rebasing or seigniorage algorithms, to maintain price stability (beyond the scope of this article). Examples include the infamous TerraUSD, which was behind the catastrophic downfall of LUNA and Do Kwon. Fiat-collateralized stablecoins cash or cash equivalents Crypto-collateralized stablecoins Algorithmic stablecoins In this article we will focus on the former (fiat-collateralized), as it and is the most likely to gain acceptance with regulatory frameworks around the world. It’s worth it to note that is denominated in US Dollars. This is an important and far-reaching dynamic that speaks to the sheer global demand of the US Dollar and of which we’ll explore in further detail. accounts for over 90% of the market over 99.8% of the stablecoin market HOW STABLECOIN ISSUERS MAKE MONEY Stablecoin issuers take US Dollars from investors, exchanges, and businesses and issue them as which are redeemable at any time for their equivalent in USD. The issuers invest most of those US Dollars into short-term US treasuries, i.e. T-Bills. Holding T-bills provides yields to the holder at an implied interest rate that is in large part determined by the Federal Reserve. Currently that interest rate stands at around 4.5 to 5%. Despite what you may have heard in media echo chambers, treasuries are still considered some of the safest assets in the world, and “short-term” maturities ensure that the investment remains relatively liquid. It acts similar to a money-market fund (with key differences however), which lately has been the . dollar-pegged tokens on various blockchains SECs angle for declaring stablecoins a security In essence, stablecoin issuers take your dollars, put them on the blockchain, and get a risk-free return of around 4 to 5% by holding those dollars in treasuries. THE BIG FOUR Like the Big Four of accounting firms, there is also a Big Four of stablecoins. USDT, USDC, BUSD, and DAI dominate the market, representing 94.5% of all stablecoins in circulation. The market caps can be seen below. Of the four, the three largest are collateralized by US Dollar cash and cash equivalents. DAI is the only one NOT fiat-backed, though a large part of its cryptocurrency collateral is , meaning even as a crypto-backed currency it still maintains significant, albeit indirect, exposure to US Dollar cash equivalents. Of the four largest stablecoins two are domiciled in the US, and explaining the history and dynamics of the different issuers will help us understand why the US should continue to tactfully foster the domiciling of stablecoin issuers. in USDC is the largest by both market cap ($80bn) and volume. Much of this can be attributed to its use as a collateral asset for leverage trading on Binance and has enjoyed first-mover advantage in the space - having been founded in 2014 by a trio that includes none other than Brock Pierce (you may remember him from or his bizarre ) but was quickly purchased in 2015 by Hong Kong-based iFinex, owner of the Bitfinex exchange, where it’s early integration with Tether helped catalyze its early dominance. Since then, usage of US Tether has exploded, but not without its share of . According to Tether’s , it holds $67 billion (as of Q4 2022) in 1:1 fiat collateral - though the reports are vague and do not include CUSIPs i.e. US Treasury IDs or granular breakdowns of asset categories (including a vague category labeled “Other Investments - Including Digital Tokens”). Its banking partners are mainly domiciled in and a major and understandable concern with Tether has been a lack of transparency and oversight which has led to multiple allegations of and . US Tether (USDT) The Mighty Ducks presidential run continued controversy quarterly reserve reports the Bahamas falsely stating reserves market manipulation is the second largest by market cap ($30bn) and volume. USDC is issued by Circle . Its reserves are , holding 5.2bn in cash at reserve banks, and 25.5bn in short-dated US Treasuries. Balances are held and managed by US-domiciled institutions (BNY Mellon and BlackRock respectively), full audits are performed and by Deloitte, and reserve composition is updated on their site daily. Circle was a recent victim of the Silicon Valley Bank ordeal, where they had . Bankruptcy fears on those non-FDIC insured deposits caused over and a . USDC is mainly used in DeFi, as opposed to USDT which has most of its presence on centralized exchanges like Binance. USD Coin (USDC) in collaboration with Coinbase much more transparent publicly attested to monthly held over $3bn of their reserves $1bn in redemptions temporary depeg from its $1 value that took social media by storm is third largest ($6bn market cap), though quickly losing steam after their announcement to . BUSD is issued by Paxos in conjunction with Binance, but have recently ended their relationship after and the . BUSD is almost exclusively used on the Binance exchange with some volume on DEXs. Its drop in market cap from $20bn at the end of 2022 to $6bn today is a stark reminder of the influence our regulators have on the crypto ecosystem and highlights the need for retail awareness and a clear regulatory framework. Like USDT and USDC, Paxos collateralizes BUSD with cash equivalents like . Binance USD (BUSD) halt minting of new BUSD tokens a recent crackdown by the SEC New York Department of Financial services short term US treasury debt and reverse repo agreements is an outlier in the Big 4, as it is the only stablecoin here that is purely on-chain and backed by cryptocurrencies rather than fiat. Essentially, users can create dollar-pegged DAI by depositing cryptocurrency collateral like Ethereum. A smart contract then generates an amount of DAI, usually less than the collateral’s market value in order to create a buffer against volatility in the collateral’s price. If the market value of the collateral drops below a certain point, it is publicly available to be sold to someone else in an action called “liquidation”, where the user’s collateral is transferred to the liquidator at a discount, in return for settling the user’s debts. It was created by MakerDAO with a full suite of on-chain governance mechanisms to move the different financial levers used to manage the ecosystem. It is a wonderful example of decentralized stablecoin issuance, but is worth noting again that much of its reserves are in USDC, which creates some exposure to a centralized entity (Circle in this case). DAI WHY A US DOMESTIC STABLECOIN ISSUER IS IN THE WORLD’S BEST INTEREST We've seen a continued and unequivocal dollarization of crypto. Why? Because the dollar is STILL the most stable. Pundits and a frenzied media often misrepresent the idea of the US dollar losing value, but a cursory glance of the DXY (US Dollar Index) tells a different story *see below. Contrary to popular belief the dollar is actually in even HIGHER demand both domestically and globally, and doubly so in the world of crypto. Countries need dollars around the globe to transact and shore up capital positions to match growth in GDP and trade. Any dollars that are “printed” are inevitably absorbed, both domestically and globally. What recent media has been perpetuating is the idea of , which is often misunderstood to be an inflation of the dollar - however the data actually shows the opposite. What’s “inflating” is actually the , a basket of goods meant to be a normalized representation of how expensive or inexpensive things are getting. The recent domestic (US) inflation scares have been caused in part by a large money injection during COVID but more so by supply chain shocks caused by a global shut down, of which we are still feeling the effects today. The large money injection was (wrongfully) expected by the Fed to flow into household savings based on previous data. However, what we did as a whole was ape into memecoins, stonks, and Amazon Prime - causing a huge spike in asset prices and driving an excess of demand into a shortage of supply. inflation Consumer Price Index or CPI This is all to say that the US dollar will continue to dominate crypto, and especially DeFi, for the foreseeable future. Ask anyone in the crypto space around the globe about the prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Lunr 😏, or god forbid Floki Inu - and the likely response will be denominated in dollars. For regulators, this means that despite what consensus is on the Hill, the demand for the dollar within the crypto ecosystem will only continue to grow for the foreseeable future. If you’re one to believe that history is any indication of the future, all you need to do is look at the overall growth trends in the crypto and stablecoin ecosystems ( , , , , ). As this emerging ecosystem of decentralized capital and computation grows, the demand for dollars will grow right alongside it - and the US can either service this demand domestically, or leave it up to other jurisdictions that may not be as transparent or aligned with US ideals. Not to mention the US still needs net buyers of treasuries! You may have seen reports of “de-dollarization” or how Asia and Japan are slowly off-loading treasuries. Much of this has to do with the recent COVID-induced slowing of their economies, but much of these treasuries are being , still another form of exposure to the US dollar but without the desired controls and issuance of US regulators (look up ). If US regulators really want to maintain controls over dollar policy, more debt in the form of US Treasuries (held by stablecoin issuers) is in their best interest. US regulators like OFAC may also have concerns over AML/KYC controls. A domestically regulated stablecoin issuer will allow for the ability to regulate who and how those dollars are redeemed. The US would have no controls over dollar redemptions with for example, Tether, who is headquartered in CCP-controlled Hong Kong and banked in the Bahamas. market cap active wallet addresses stablecoin volumes developer activity media penetration converted into dollar bonds Eurodollars For users, a US domiciled stablecoin issuer will mean a more liquid, transparent, and regulated capital market in crypto. With fully regulated and transparent reserves held in highly regulated US institutions, users should have more confidence in the backing of the reserves, as well as the availability of the dollars to back those reserves (as dollars are issued domestically). Imagine if we found out that an opaque issuer domiciled in a jurisdiction free from enforcement had been misrepresenting deposit reserves and double printing, or you weren’t able to redeem for dollars (either out of mismanagement or outright refusal to do so). There would be no recourse for the average user, and cause a cascade of systemic failures in DeFi which would likely result in a negative feedback loop of dropping asset prices and trust in the ecosystem. Like traditional finance, most of crypto’s market value is predicated on confidence. US Regulators and the financial system haven’t always been perfect, but it is still among the best alternatives for financial systems with the ability to scale at a global level. TAKING THE OTHER SIDE You might argue that it’s pretentious to assume the US dollar should remain a reserve currency. I argue that until we have a (Bitcoin? Hint hint) that is widespread enough to facilitate global trade, we have no other choice. The merits of being a global reserve currency have costs and its pros and cons are widely debated. . neutral supranational currency Arthur Hayes (founder of the BitMEX exchange), argues that countries like China, whom many have assumed want to provision the next reserve currency, actually do NOT want the responsibility and would rather have a more diversified currency dynamic As a regulator, you might argue that we can’t afford to have capital flowing to other assets and financial instruments that don’t have controls that are operated and overseen by the US. I argue that onshoring stablecoin market share actually brings MORE deposit flows into the very assets that the US has the most control over (Treasuries), given the dominance of the dollar-denominated stablecoin in the crypto world. Domestic stablecoin issuers would also allow thoughtful, regulated control systems to ensure that dollars are not redeemed by nefarious actors and criminals. Regulators might also argue that stablecoins allow for a growth of unregulated credit and lending in a decentralized space. I argue that until we have robust markets for physical goods and digital necessities using crypto as a substrate, this expansion of credit is largely if not entirely limited to the crypto ecosystem - and worse comes to worst - the value of this credit creation, however large it might be, falls back to the reserves held (hopefully by vetted, US-domiciled institutions). Crypto die-hards and libertarians may also point to the fact that in its current form, fiat-backed stablecoin issuance is not truly decentralized and represents another middleman (the very thing we set out to destroy!). I argue that while this is true, it is a necessary step for the continued development of crypto, and a necessary step towards a conducive regulatory environment (imagine regulation for crypto-backed stablecoins being passed before fiat-backed, yeah right). Regulation and development of bottom-up systems is not a linear process. For those who ask why we should have any regulation at all, I would counter by asking for an example of any populous society or large financial system that works or has worked well without thoughtful regulation. It’s far from perfect, but the reason the US financial system is so robust is in large part due to the regulations that make it trusted and open for everyone. TL;DR The rise of stablecoins has been off the charts 📈 , regulation is taking a larger role on the political stage, and it is becoming increasingly clear that a properly regulated US stablecoin is a win-win for global capital markets.. The demand for the US dollar remains strong regardless of US policies and the US can either embrace this demand domestically or risk leaving it in the hands of less transparent and aligned jurisdictions. A US domestic stablecoin issuer would provide users with a more liquid and regulated capital market, ensuring confidence in the backing of reserves and the availability of dollars. Onshoring stablecoin market share brings more deposit flows into assets like US Treasuries, providing the US with greater control and aligning with current monetary directives. Thoughtful (looking at you Gensler!) regulation can address concerns of unregulated credit and lending and capital outflows, and while fiat-backed stablecoins may not be fully decentralized, they are a necessary step in the development of the crypto ecosystem and conducive regulatory environment. Some people and agencies to follow moving forward for stablecoin regulatory developments: , Chairman of House Financial Services Committee (R-N.C.) Patrick McHenry , Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy for Circle Dante Disparte U.S. Senator (R-WY) aka “Crypto Queen” Cynthia Lummis , Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting and Adjunct Professor at Columbia Austin Campbell , House Rep (R-OH) Warren Davidson (NYDFS) New York Department of Financial Services U.S. House Financial Services - Dems U.S. House Financial Services - GOP Author: Toby Fan, Web3 Strategist @ LunarCrush | Twitter LinkedIn Toby Fan is Head Web3 Strategist at LunarCrush, which provides real-time social media data on crypto, NFT, and traditional equities. He is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz, where he double majored in Econometrics and Information Systems and helped lead departmental research on commodity market dynamics in China and the US. Toby is also an active contributor for Coinmonks ( ) and a member of the BlockBrosDAO. https://medium.com/@tobyornottoby

From Stablecoin Surge to Dollar Domination

Embracing Change and Finding Happiness in the Unknown Life is always full of surprises, and as we venture into the realm of artificial intelligence, we are witnessing an exciting new chapter in human history. Like the twists and turns of our own personal journeys, the development of AI brings with it the promise of new paths, people, and ideas. It's a thrilling time to be alive, and as we continue to explore the ever-evolving landscape of AI, it's essential to stay the course, follow our hearts, and remain true to our ideals. In a world that is continuously evolving, our conscience serves as a guiding light, and it's essential to listen to our inner voice as we navigate the uncharted territory of AI. Happiness, after all, is what we are all striving for, and the advancements in AI have the potential to create a happier, more fulfilling future for all. Just like life, the progression of AI is filled with unexpected events and bittersweet moments. We cannot always time everything perfectly, but as long as we can adapt and continue to move forward, we are on the right track. The recent breakthroughs in AI, such as ChatGPT by OpenAI, are prime examples of the incredible progress we have made, and yet, there is still so much more to discover. If you are working in the service economy you would have to be fighting hard to not see the headlines that AI is coming for your job soon. It’s been plastered all over the internet and it sure is intimidating. Publications like Forbes (1) and CNBC (2) are shouting that you’ll lose your job, all the while there are running lists of tech layoffs (3) as this rolling recession continues. Embracing this journey requires constant self-improvement and the willingness to learn. As we continue to develop AI technology, we must also strive to improve our own outlook, personality, goals, and maturity. We have a unique opportunity to put ourselves through a progression of self that many in history will not have a chance for, and it's vital that we seize this opportunity with open arms. The future of AI is filled with both promise and uncertainty, but it's up to us to face these challenges head-on and learn from them. It may take time to muster up the confidence and ability to turn our thoughts into actual decisions, but once we do, the rewards will be well worth the effort. Reinventing yourself is not easy but if it were it would not be so rewarding. Alas, please do not forget, this is not the first time in history new technologies came for your job. Farming and agriculture (4) made up the super majority of work for over 50 years in America. The rise of new techniques and technologies which had the ability to seem as mind blowing, if not more impressive than artificial intelligence, came their way. The logistical disruption planes, trains, and automobiles had on the broader economies must have felt similar if not more impactful. If you take a moment to linger, the disruption of 1900-1950 (5) seems much more incredible than 1970 - 2020 (6). I mean, come on, we had air conditioning in 1902, what else did you need?! The point here is the disruption will likely be much slower than the ‘end of times’ article you are reading on today’s digital newsstand. The initial rush to adopt this new technology will pan out for some businesses and not for others. You will likely see major improvements in software and your experiences using them. For example, who doesn’t want, “Netflix as a prompt” where you can ask to watch an incredibly tailored movie? “Netflix please show me a dystopian future movie set on a goldilocks planet starring Kevin Bacon and myself, make it 1 hour and 45 minutes long because I have a rocket to catch.” My question back would be what kind of true disruption is this? It’s a service economy disruption in the content and media industry. You would then need to ask yourself, well, what kind of device are they watching this content on? Has there been a new piece of hardware invented? Are they watching it on an Oculus VR? How many more Oculus VR competitors are there now? Have there been 50,000 new high tech jobs created because of that? Is it a wearable watch that pulls it up on a hologram? Whoa, how many companies do that? Are there another 200,000 jobs there? These are all questions we do not know the exact answer to. What we do know is historically old jobs get replaced with new jobs. If you look at history, pandemic aside, with all the technological disruption that has happened, the highest sustained rate of unemployment was in 1933 (7) and it was the Great Depression. What caused this? A stock market crash, collapse of world trade, government politics, bank failures, and panics. So the short answer is, no. Even though sliced bread was invented in 1930, technology didn’t come for your job. New inventions and technologies are not coming for you, they are creating an opportunity for you to go create a new one. As we stand at the precipice of a new era in artificial intelligence, let us boldly step forward into the unknown, eager to learn, grow, and find happiness in the ever-changing landscape of AI. Together, we can forge a brighter, more fulfilling future for all – one that is fueled by the limitless potential of AI and the indomitable spirit of human innovation. Author: Joe Vezzani, Co-Founder & CEO @ LunarCrush | Twitter LinkedIn (1) https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/04/04/workers-face-fears-of-further-layoffs-ai-stealing-jobs-and-higher-inflation/?sh=3c19e6093976 (2) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/15/these-are-the-tech-jobs-most-threatened-by-chatgpt-and-ai.html (3) https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/27/tech-industry-layoffs (4) https://www.mckinsey.com/\~/media/mckinsey/featured insights/future of organizations/five lessons from history on ai automation and employment/svg_workfuture_v3_ex2_4_rj_exhibit_2.svgz?cq=50&cpy=Center (5) https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/inventions-between-1900-and-1950 (6) https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/g24668233/best-inventions/ (7) https://en.as.com/latest_news/what-was-the-highest-unemployment-rate-in-us-history-n/#:\~:text=It is estimated that the,around 25 percent in 1933

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Unmasking the Crypto Crackdown: Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Revealed

This is not a history lesson on Bitcoin, & I’m not going to preach about how incredible it is (which it is). This is meant to serve you as a simple resource to get all of the data/information that relates to Bitcoin so that you can create your own unique toolkit. Like a domino effect from hell, institutions that got faked out by COVID & the FED are beginning to topple. It has been unfortunate for many innocent people that got unrightfully caught in the crossfire, my heart goes out to you. However, as one door closed, another opened. This economic shitshow has accelerated the adoption of crypto. Moving forward, digital assets will only grow in popularity as they prove to be more trustworthy than any government; especially BTC. If you still don’t agree with this statement, GTFO. If you don’t want to be the government’s bit*h anymore, WELCOME! Being the foundation upon which the greater cryptocurrency industry has been built, BTC has become the defacto choice for individuals & institutions that are serious about building a diversified, evergreen portfolio. The most difficult task of all when getting into the cryptoverse is organization. Back in the day, navigating the interwebs for Bitcoin was a daunting task; tons of single purpose sites that were tucked away in the ultra-niche crevices of private chatrooms & cypherpunk threads were unusable by many. After 10 years of innovation, one would think its much better now…however, the smorgasbord of multi-purpose tools that are not so neatly randomized by the highest bidder under googles algorithms causes just as much organizational confusion. Instead of just telling you to just go scavenger the internet for different tools/resources, I’ve tried to organize them for you below. The vast majority of these tools are free; very few are behind paywalls. While I don’t appreciate paywalls, I must admit that any paid service included below are honestly awesome. The Original Bitcoin Whitepaper https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Market Data: Prices, money flows, trading pairs, exchanges & all the other good stuff — LiveCoinWatch https://www.livecoinwatch.com/price/Bitcoin-BTC — CoinMarketCap https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/ — Messari https://messari.io/asset/bitcoin — CryptoCompare https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/btc/overview/ — CoinCodex https://coincodex.com/crypto/bitcoin/ — Conlib https://coinlib.io/coin/BTC/Bitcoin — Blockchain https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/assets/btc — TheBlock https://www.theblock.co/data/on-chain-metrics/bitcoin — CoinDance https://coin.dance/stats — Bitcoinity.org https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/volume/30d?c=e&t=b — LunarCrush https://lunarcrush.com/coins/btc/bitcoin Tokensight— https://tokeninsight.com/en/coins/2365/overview On-Chain Explorers: Raw blockchain data: blockheights, blocktimes, mempools, & more. — Blockchair https://blockchair.com/bitcoin — Blockstream https://blockstream.info/ — Bitaps https://bitaps.com/ — Bitquery https://explorer.bitquery.io/bitcoin — Blockcypher https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/ — BitcoinExplorer https://bitcoinexplorer.org/ — Sochain https://sochain.com/BTC — Blockpath https://blockpath.com/ — OXT https://oxt.me/ Cool Extras: Data, stats, & insights that you won’t find anywhere else. — Fear & Greed Index https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/ — Bitcoin Death Tracker https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin-obituaries/ BitcoinAbuse — https://www.bitcoinabuse.com/ Bitnodes — https://bitnodes.io/ Educational: I have only used a few of these, but have recommended the others to many of my friends that have used & loved them. — Bitcoin Intro https://bitcoin-intro.com/ — Nakamoto Institute https://nakamotoinstitute.org/literature/ — Crypto Startup School https://a16zcrypto.com/crypto-startup-school/ — Cryptocurrency Engineering & Design (MIT) https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mas-s62-cryptocurrency-engineering-and-design-spring-2018/video_galleries/lecture-videos/ — Blockchain & Money (MIT) https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-s12-blockchain-and-money-fall-2018/video_galleries/video-lectures/ — Bitcoin for Everyone https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=468 — LearnMeABitcoin https://www.youtube.com/@learnmeabitcoin/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 Books: This is a very small selection of books that I have read (par 1). There are not all just about Bitcoin; these are readings that help structure a mental framework for understanding the bigger picture & implications of it. — The Bitcoin Standard https://saifedean.com/books/the-bitcoin-standard — The Fiat Standard https://saifedean.com/books/the-fiat-standard — Antifragile https://www.amazon.com/Antifragile — The Black Swan https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan — Digital gold https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Gold — Book of Satoshi https://www.bookofsatoshi.com/ — The Blocksize War https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War — Mastering Bitcoin https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook Podcasts: Listen to some of the best quality conversations & discussions about Bitcoin. What Bitcoin Did — https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/ The Bitcoin Standard — https://saifedean.com/podcast Bitcoin Audible — https://bitcoinaudible.com/ Orange Pill — https://orangepill.buzzsprout.com/ Bitcoin Infinity — https://bitcoininfinitypodcast.com/ Blue Collar Bitcoin — https://bluecollarbitcoinpodcast.podbean.com/ Bitcoin Matrix — https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/ Why Bitcoin — https://whybitcoinpodcast.com/ Cashback & Micro Rewards: A little free fun along the way never hurt anyone (ref links below) — Fold App https://foldapp.com/ — Lolli https://www.lolli.com/ — Satsback https://satsback.com/ — Bitcoinget https://www.bitcoinget.com/ — FreeBitcoin Faucet https://freebitco.in/site/bitcoin-faucet/ These are just a few of the resources that I am personally familiar with & use/have used on a regular basis. There are many reputable people that provide more incredible resources in the space such as & . Jameson Lopp Andreas Antonopoulos I always suggest rather than getting lost in the organization of a million links, just start somewhere. Before you know it, you’ll get further than you think. A little Poem on BTC to close this out: Hard times come & go. Great men suffer & they grow. Fear not failure dear friend, for it too shall pass. Until that time comes, more Bitcoin you must amass See all you sexy motherfuckers on the Moon 🥂 Also published here

All of the Tools You Need to Get Involved With Bitcoin: Get Ahead of the Game

Information is the foundation of good decision-making. Cryptocurrency innovates at the speed of light. New protocols are constantly coming to market, promising to solve some of mankind's greatest financial troubles. While their intentions might be good, the result is a cluttered, noisy environment that promotes FOMO & makes it nearly impossible to make sound decisions. In order to succeed in the wild, volatile, & often opaque world of cryptocurrency it is necessary to quiet the noise & hone in on real signals. The best way to do that is by building out your own Crypto ToolKit. Quick Notes on building a Crypto ToolKit: -) Do not use every single tool (unless you’re a crypto savant) -) Review each resource/tool individually (5–10 min per resource) -) Select only the ones that appeal most to your specific preferences As you might already be aware, the crypto-verse is highly fragmented in the sense that there are many different chains & protocols. Given that not all chains & protocols are interoperable (yet), all of the tools listed provided below are will be as general & multi-purpose as possible. Without further ado, Let's dive in: 📊 Market Data 📊 The starting point of almost every person’s crypto journey, Market Data providers are listing sites that aggregate all open financial digital asset data. All of the fundamental economic elements, Price, Volume, Circulating supply, Orderbooks, market dominance, historic data, & everything else. 1) Token Terminal - https://tokenterminal.com/ 2) Messari - https://messari.io/ 3) Crypto Slate - https://cryptoslate.com/coins/ 4) CoinGlass - https://www.coinglass.com/ Coin Market Cap -** 5) https://coinmarketcap.com/ - 6) Coin Gecko https://www.coingecko.com/ 7) Coin Metrics - https://coinmetrics.io/ 8) Coinlib - https://coinlib.io/ 9) Crypto Compare - https://www.cryptocompare.com/ 10) CoinCap - https://coincap.io/ - 11) CoinRanking https://coinranking.com/ 12) Coin360 — https://coin360.com/ — 13) Bitgur https://bitgur.com/ — 14) Nomics https://nomics.com/ - 15) CryptoWatch https://cryptowat.ch/ 16) BraveNewCoin — https://bravenewcoin.com/ 17) LiveCoinWatch — https://www.livecoinwatch.com/ 18) MultiCoinCharts - https://www.multicoincharts.com/home/ 19) Nansen - https://www.nansen.ai/ 20) CoinPaprika - https://coinpaprika.com/ 21) CoinAlpha - https://coinalpha.app/ 22) CoinScope - https://www.coinscope.co/ 23) DropsTabs - https://dropstab.com/ 24) CryptoView - https://www.cryptoview.com/ 25) CoinCarp - https://www.coincarp.com/ 26) Mytokencap - https://www.mytokencap.com/ 27) CoinCodex — https://coincodex.com/ — 28) CoinLobster https://coinlobster.com/ 💱 DEFI Dashboard & Aggregators💱 Decentralized finance is an incredibly broad term that includes a wide range of applications that vary based on functionality & intended purpose. While the majority of current DEFI activity happens across 4 blockchains (Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon & Solana) there are so many up & coming alternative platforms such as Optimism & Arbitrum that have been garnering attention that for the sake of brevity I will only list the few products that I am personally familiar with. 1) Dapp Radar — https://dappradar.com/defi 2) DEFI Llama — https://defillama.com/ 3) DEFI Prime — https://defiprime.com/ 4) DEFI Pulse — https://www.defipulse.com/ 5) YieldWatch - https://www.yieldwatch.net/ 6) ZapperFI - https://zapper.xyz/ 7) Zerion - https://zerion.io/ 8) InstaDapp - https://instadapp.io/ 9) Frontier - https://www.frontier.xyz/ 10) Apebored - https://apeboard.finance/ 11) Debank - https://debank.com/ - 12) APYvision https://app.apy.vision/ - 13) Plasma Finance https://plasma.finance/ - 14) Farm Army https://farm.army/ - 15) DEFISaver https://defisaver.com/ - 16) Gnosis Safe https://gnosis-safe.io/ - 17) DefiYield https://defiyield.app/ 18) Coin98 - https://coin98.com/ 19) AstroTools - https://astrotools.io/ 20) MultiFarm - https://www.multifarm.fi/ 21) OctoFi - https://octo.fi/ 22) Parallel - https://parallel.fi/ 23) Exponential - https://exponential.fi/ 24) WalletDefi - https://walletdefi.app/ 25) DEFImarketCap - https://defimarketcap.io/ 26) QuantifyCrypto - https://quantifycrypto.com/ 📰 News 📰 Crypto is becoming all the more politicized as time goes on. An absurd amount of crypto/DEFI news sites pop up constantly & push their own agendas. The best way to source news (in any industry) is by having a few reliable individual outlets & cross-referencing information across them all. 1) CoinDesk - https://www.coindesk.com/ 2) Coin Telegraph - https://cointelegraph.com/ 3) Bitcoin Magazine - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/ 4) The Cryptonomist - https://en.cryptonomist.ch/ 5) Be In Crypto - https://beincrypto.com/ 6) CoinGape - https://coingape.com/ 7) CryptoSlate - https://cryptoslate.com/ 8) Crypto Briefing - https://cryptobriefing.com/ 9) CryptoDaily - https://cryptodaily.co.uk/ 10) Crypto Potato - https://cryptopotato.com/ 11) BraveNewCoin - https://bravenewcoin.com/ 12) Coin Journal - https://coinjournal.net/ 13) Coin Speaker - https://www.coinspeaker.com/ 14) CoinCu - https://news.coincu.com/ 15) Bitcoinist - https://bitcoinist.com/ 16) CryptoPanic - https://cryptopanic.com/ 17) Crypto News - https://cryptonews.com/ 18) U Today - https://u.today/ 19) CoinGraph - https://www.coingraph.news/ - 20) Decrypt https://decrypt.co/ - 21) Blockworks https://blockworks.co/ - 22) CryptoCapitalNews https://cryptocapitalnews.com/ — 23) Protos https://protos.com/ 👛 Wallets 👛 Wallets are the foundation for getting involved & staying in crypto. Wallets are exactly what they sound like, places to securely store/view your crypto asset holdings. Wallets typically come in 2 flavors, Chain-specific & Chain-agnostic. Chain-specific wallets are tied to a single blockchain platform (i.e ETH/BNB). These will only be able to store their native chain tokens, but allow the users to interact with on-chain assets/applications. Whereas chain-agnostic wallets might allow their users to store crypto assets from any blockchain, but that is the limit of their capabilities as they are usually single-purpose only (storage) 1) MetaMask - https://metamask.io/ 2) MEW - https://www.myetherwallet.com/ 3) Dynamic - https://www.dynamic.xyz/ 4) XDEFI - https://www.xdefi.io/ 5) Enkryptic - https://www.enkrypt.com/ 6) Argent - https://www.argent.xyz/ 7) Dopamine - https://dopamineapp.com/ 8) TrustWallet - https://trustwallet.com/ 9) Eidoo - https://eidoo.app/ 10) Dapppocket - https://www.dapppocket.io/ 11) Atomic Wallet - https://atomicwallet.io/ 12) Bread Wallet - https://brd.com/ 13) Guarda - https://guarda.com/ 14) Exodus - https://www.exodus.com/ 15) ZenGo - https://zengo.com/ 16) Coinomi - https://www.coinomi.com/en/ 17) Luno - https://www.luno.com/en-US 18) Ambire - https://www.ambire.com/ 19) Jaxx - https://jaxx.io/ 20) Edge - https://edge.app/ 21) Freewallet - https://freewallet.org/ 22) Coinbase Wallet - https://www.coinbase.com/wallet 23) Coin Wallet - https://coin.space/ 24) Ballet Wallet - https://www.ballet.com/coins/ 25) Unstoppable - https://unstoppable.money/ 26) Brave Wallet - https://brave.com/wallet/ 27) BitPay - https://bitpay.com/wallet/ 28) Crypto.com - https://crypto.com/us/defi-wallet 🔎 Explorers 🔍 Explorers are software tools that allow users to inspect the activity that has happened/is happening on-chain. Explorers are typically built-to-blockchain, meaning every chain needs its own explorer. Given the girth of data these tools access, explorers tend to be multi-purpose tools (i.e. data providers/ analytics dashboards/compliance). 1) Ethscan - https://etherscan.io/ 2) Bitquery - https://explorer.bitquery.io/ 3) Blockchair - https://blockchair.com/ 4) Tokenview - https://tokenview.io/ 5) Blockcypher - https://www.blockcypher.com/ 6) GetBlock - https://getblock.io/explorers/ 7) ViewBlock - https://viewblock.io/ - 8) BreadCrumbs https://www.breadcrumbs.app/ 9) Beaconchain - https://beaconcha.in/ 10) Blockstream - https://blockstream.info/ 11) Ethplorer - https://ethplorer.io/ 12) OXT - https://oxt.me/ 13) Xscan - https://xscan.io/ 14) Sochain - https://sochain.com/ 15) OkLink - https://www.oklink.com/en 16) Pingpub - https://ping.pub/ ⛓ On-Chain Data ⛓ On-chain data tools are closely related to explorers in the sense that they allow users to inspect the activity that has happened / is happening on-chain. The main difference between the On-chain Data tools & Explorers is the UI & granularity of data they provide.*The main difference between On-Chain data providers & traditional market data is the absence of information that is external to any blockchain. 1) Glassnode - https://glassnode.com/ 2) Dune Analytics - https://dune.com/home 3) IntoTheBlock - https://www.intotheblock.com/ - 4) Mempool https://mempool.space/ 5) Artemis - https://www.artemis.xyz/ - 6) Parsiq https://www.parsiq.net/ 🌉 Bridges 🌉 Within the context of cryptocurrency, a bridge is a software tool or protocol that allows otherwise non-compatible blockchains a method to transfer digital assets between one another. 1) MultiChain - https://multichain.org/ 2) CrossChain Bridge - https://www.crosschainbridge.org/ 3) Celer C Bridge - https://cbridge.celer.network/1/56/USDC 4) Synapse - https://synapseprotocol.com/ 5) Connext - https://bridge.connext.network/USDC-from-ethereum-to-binance 6) Relay - https://www.relaychain.com/ 7) Symbiosis - https://symbiosis.finance/ 8) Umbria - https://umbria.network/ 9) EverBridge - https://www.everrise.com/everbridge/ 10) Bungee - https://www.bungee.exchange/ 11) Portal Bridge - https://www.portalbridge.com/#/transfer 12) Nomad - https://www.nomad.xyz/ 13) Hop - https://hop.exchange/ 14) PolyBridge - https://bridge.poly.network/ 15) SolarBeam - https://app.solarbeam.io/bridge 16) Orbitchain - https://orbitchain.io/about 💹 DEXes 💹 Decentralized Exchanges are the new financial trading paradigm. Generally free from traditional regulatory scrutiny, DEXs are places to buy, sell, swap & provide liquidity for crypto assets. 1) UniSwap - https://uniswap.org/ 2) 1inch - https://app.1inch.io/ 3) DexTools - https://www.dextools.io/app/en 4) DexGuru - https://dex.guru/ 5) GeckoTerminal - https://www.geckoterminal.com/ 6) PancakeSwap - https://pancakeswap.finance/ 7) TraderJoe - https://traderjoexyz.com/avalanche 8) Arken - https://swap.arken.finance/ 9) Flooz - https://flooz.trade/trade 10) Balancer - https://balancer.fi/ 11) Bancor - https://home.bancor.network/ 12) Airswap - https://www.airswap.io/#/ - 13) Sushiswap https://www.sushi.com/ 14) Paraswap - https://www.paraswap.io/ 15) Jupiter - https://jup.ag/ 16) ThorChain - https://thorchain.org/ 17) WooFi - https://fi.woo.org/ 18) DYDX - https://trade.dydx.exchange/ - 19) Slingshot https://app.slingshot.finance/swap/ETH 20) Apex Exchange - https://www.apex.exchange/ 21) Osmosis - https://app.osmosis.zone/ 22) Curve - https://curve.fi/#/ethereum/swap 23) Tokenlon - https://tokenlon.im/instant 24) Swapz — https://www.swapz.app/ 📅 Calendars & Event Schedules 📅 Keeping up with the Kardashians is much easier than keeping up with your favorite crypto protocol; the question then becomes HOW do you plan to manage the onslaught on events? While there is no easy answer, using a Crypto Calander will definitely help: 1) CoinMarketCal - https://coinmarketcal.com/en/ 2) CoinDar - https://coindar.org/ 3) CoinsCalendar - https://coinscalendar.com/ 4) CryptoTotem - https://cryptototem.com/ico-calendar/ 5) CoinCarp events - https://www.coincarp.com/events/ 6) VestLabs - https://vestlab.io/calendar 🪂 Airdrops 🪂 The most popular tool for distribution in the entire industry, airdrops are incentives that are offered/provided at the earlier stages of a project’s development to help bootstrap it’s alpha community members. 1) Earnifi - https://earni.fi/ 2) airdropsio - https://airdrops.io/ 3) AirDropAlert - https://airdropalert.com/ 4) AirdropsLive - https://airdrops.live/ 5) AirdropBob - https://www.airdropbob.com/ 6) AirDropAddict - https://airdropaddict.com/ 7) CoinAirDrops - https://coinairdrops.com/ 8) ICOdrops - https://icodrops.com/ 💸 Grants 💸 Grants are a necessary component to helping startups & innovators get their ideas off the ground. In the world of crypto & blockchain grants are usually offered & deployed on a chain/case-specific basis. In order to be properly up to date on grant opportunities it is best to be actively involved in individual projects and/or blockchains. 1) Blockchain Grants - https://www.blockchaingrants.org/ 2) GitCoin - https://gitcoin.co/grants/ 3) Consensys - https://consensys.net/grants/ — 4) Concoridum https://concordium.com/grants/ 5) Web3 grants - https://web3grants.net/ 6) Web3Foundation - https://web3.foundation/grants/ 7) Ramp Rate - https://ramprate.com/blockchain-grant-opportunities/ - 8) Unigrants https://www.unigrants.org/ 9) Aave grants - https://aavegrants.org/ 10) Near grants - https://near.org/ecosystem/get-funding/ 11) Eth Foundation - https://esp.ethereum.foundation/ 12) Zcash grants - https://grants.zfnd.org/ 13) Alchemy Dev grants - https://www.alchemy.com/developer-grant-program — 14) dydx grants https://www.dydxgrants.com/ 15) Solana grants — https://solana.org/grants 16) Gate grants - https://www.gate.io/grants 17) Cryptoneur - https://www.cryptoneur.xyz/en/web3-grants 🛡 Audits 🛡 Audits are used to assess the quality/security of a protocol. When considering a protocol to use, it is nearly impossible to understand all of the associated risk factors, even for professionals. It is crucial that every serious project employs some form of audit for every individual piece of software. 1) Certik - https://www.certik.com/ 2) Consensys Dilligence - https://consensys.net/diligence/ 3) Hacken - https://hacken.io/services/smart-contract-security-audit/ 4) Open Zepplin - https://www.openzeppelin.com/security-audits 5) Trail of Bits - https://www.trailofbits.com/ 6) Slowmist - https://www.slowmist.com/ 7) Solidified - https://solidified.io/ 8) Chain Security - https://chainsecurity.com/smart-contract-audit-reports/ 9) PeckShield - https://peckshield.com/#home 10) Halborn - https://halborn.com/ 11) Quantstamp - https://quantstamp.com/ 12) Solidity Finance - https://solidity.finance/ - 13) Immune Bytes https://www.immunebytes.com/ 14) NumenCyber - https://www.numencyber.com/ 🌊😎 Cool & Honorable Mentions 😎🌊 There are always exotic instruments & services being built to help make sense of the wild world of crypto; some of these are difficult to classify but still deserve attention for serving their own unique & useful purpose(s). 1) Fiat Leak - https://fiatleak.com/ 2) Everest - https://everest.link/ 3) Revoke.cash - https://revoke.cash/ 4) CryptoQuant - https://cryptoquant.com/asset/btc/summary - 5) CryptoFees https://cryptofees.info/ - 6) Hashrate Index https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data — 7) LunarCrush https://lunarcrush.com/home — 8) Santiment https://santiment.net/ 9) Gas Fee Calculator - https://www.cryptoneur.xyz/en/gas-fees-calculator This list is by no means exhaustive, there are thousands of other tools/resources out there. Odds are, you do not even need 1/10 of those on this list; so my recommendation is don’t waste time wishing for better tools — learn how to masterfully use a few key ones provided above. If you went through the entire list, you might have noticed that there are no CEFI (centralized financial) tools on this list. This was done on purpose, given the madness that transpired with centralized exchanges/service providers throughout 2022. If you would like me to add any specific resource that might be beneficial to others, just drop a comment below or send me a DM on Twitter. Otherwise; I hope you find these tools helpful in building your knowledge & financial freedom. Thank you so much for reading! 🥂🚀 See you in the next Bull Market 🚀🥂 Also published here.

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