No, it is not a joke, but it is what is called in the and world, , that is a prize or marketing operation, aimed at rewarding users who interacted with a certain platform or owned a certain token before the snapshoot took place. . crypto blockchain AirDrop In mid-September, many attended the airdrop made by , the protocol for decentralized token exchange, as all those who had interacted with the Uniswap protocol were entitled to at least , tokens that are exchanged at the current figures . Uniswap DEX 400 UNI tokens around 7 dollars that many have seen and appreciated by the platform, given that we are talking about almost , and that many have done what they thought right, those who sold them immediately and those who kept them in the hope that the price one day can become interesting and sell them later. Gift 3000 dollars total Well, for those who have not let themselves be carried away by greed, the Mirror protocol has seen fit to carry out an airdrop itself and also take advantage of the UNI token as an airdrop parameter, in addition to others. The airdrop in question took place in the following ways: Having staked or LUNA tokens on the Terra Station platform Or possess at least 100 UNI tokens as of November 23, 2020 So for all those who have put and kept the tokens staked on that date they will be able to , by following the following , instead for those who had at least on their Ethereum address, they are also reserved 220 MIR tokens, and to redeem them they must follow this instead. LUNA automatically redeem 220 MIR tokens link 100 UNI tokens link If we consider that now the is at about , we see how we got and without doing anything, in fact in this case the snapshoot procedure does not require the intervention of the beneficiary, but only the final action for the token redemption which must be done manually. MIR token trading $1.50 at least $300 This was not the only case in which we have observed a substantial airdrop in recent months, we remember among all the Airdrop of which the tokens of those who owned the PVY tokens as of August 31, 2020, or another airdrop occurred with the platform, which to all those who interacted with its platform. PornVisory (PVY) doubled idle.finance distributed IDLE tokens But what is Mirror Protocol? A legitimate question and here we have to give a slightly complex answer, because this protocol operates in a sector of , and is part of the of , very advanced and slightly complicated instruments if you do not have a guide on how they work. decentralized finance (DeFi) macro category derivatives I will limit myself simply by saying that this protocol allows you to create synthetic assets, which can be connected to physical assets and which mirror the same characteristics but on the blockchain. Usually to create a synthetic asset, in this case a mAsset, you have to your position by , while instead to unlock the funds that have been put in to create the mAsset, it is said that you have to "burn" them. overcollaterarize at least 150% I didn't understand much, how can I understand more about derivatives? For more details on this project I can refer you to the official project documentation here, instead for what concerns decentralized finance (DeFi) and the derivatives sector, then you can see the book that explains the various topics in detail, which takes the name of " ", important because it not only explains the basics of this sector and the various steps of the various protocols, over 30, but it is also the only one that examines 3 different blockchains such as ( ), and ( ). Mastering DeFi - A practical guide for beginners and the advanced Ethereum ETH EOS Tron TRX A that analyzes the which are: book macro-categories of decentralized finance Lending and Borrowing Payments Decentralized Exchange Asset management Derivatives All organized into and also divided by blockchain so as to have a complete picture of what we find on the various blockchains and also make the relative comparisons to leave maximum freedom for anyone to use the blockchain they prefer without closing the door to others. 8 chapters analyzed in detail and details, with relative fundamental steps, an indication of the various costs incurred to carry out the various transactions, so as to make the reader aware before he can interact with him. Over 30 protocols Translated into , , , , , , , , and , so as not to exclude anyone from this revolution that is underway and will continue in the years to come. 8 different languages Italian English German French Spanish Portuguese Dutch Japanese

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