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We interview top experts in crypto every week to capture alpha for our community. This digest summarizes the key takeaways of recent conversations.
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💵 Ajna Protocol: Automated Lending Markets
The article recaps a Twitter Space with Greg, a commodities trader turned crypto enthusiast, who discusses his evolution from traditional trading to crypto, including Bitcoin, BitShares, Ethereum, MakerDAO, and his project, Ajna Finance. He emphasizes the importance of decentralization and removing financial intermediaries in a discussion with Kadeem.
Key takeaways:
1. Greg believes BTC is a better reserve for the world and sees BTC as 'real money.'
2. Greg calls CBDCs "totalitarian terror currencies" and believes the government will abuse power once CBDCs are out there.
3. Ajna Finance offers a total lending market without oracles and is a backend tech where you will not know you're using Ajna.
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📉 Getting Back Up After Getting REKT
The article is a recap of a Twitter Space conversation with Jack Purdy, a crypto enthusiast and director of sales at Messari Crypto. He shares his experiences working through the bear market, facing losses, practicing mindfulness, and dealing with the Euler hack, emphasizing the importance of a positive mindset and continuous learning in the crypto space.
Key takeaways:
1. Jack Purdy started in crypto as an eager banker looking to escape the disillusionment he felt in traditional banking.
2. He experienced significant losses in the 2017 bull run due to heavily leveraged positions and got liquidated 30% on holiday, but he sees it as a learning curve.
3. Jack emphasizes the importance of a mindful approach, cultivating mindfulness, and not being attached to emotions.
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🥞 Pancakesbrah Has No Idea What Crypto Is…
The article is a recap of a Twitter Space conversation with Michael (@pancakesbrah), a former music industry professional turned crypto enthusiast, where he talks about his experiences, views on music NFTs, viral Twitter strategy, and the future plans of IDEXio, the company he now works for.
Key takeaways:
1. Michael's unconventional journey led him to manage musicians, travel the world, and ultimately gain recognition through his Twitter account.
2. He believes royalty payments will play a big part in paying musicians in crypto and fans can source their favorite artist, selling portions of royalties as NFTs and being paid to shill artists.
3. Michael explains how his Twitter mantra started posting drunk and developing a crazy shitposting persona, and the best way to grow accounts is to post and tweet constantly.
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