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Scarcity is why capitalism works. Without scarcity of physical items, we wouldn’t need to excert force to get things.
It's time to talk about Aave's upcoming stablecoin $GHO I studied the design presented several weeks ago on the governance forum & anticipated how Aave + GHO could look like (aGHO anyone?) 👇It also includes revenue projection: it will be juicy as ~$50K/daily is my lowest estimation (assuming a 1.5B market cap & 1% borrowing fee) Read the full article here: https://tokenbrice.xyz/aave-gho-stablecoin/
Today we’re excited to announce Config, an easy-to-use dev tool for any DeFi Protocol. We first built Config as a clean, clear visualizer of the Aave Protocol risk parameters, and generalized it for any protocol with global parameters. Config is the first application built by Newt for the Aave Protocol, and it’s dead simple to use. It does only one job and does it super well: visualizing contract parameters. Check it out at http://config.fyi 👈 For Aave Protocol, using Config is far easier and more accurate than going to each individual asset on app.aave.com Config uses the Aave SDK to read from the smart contracts, so Config is an up-to-date source of truth for all asset parameters on v2 and v3. In order to generalize Config, we built a data abstraction layer that allows for the easy insertion and visualization of other DeFi protocols’ parameters. Benqi Finance was added in less than an hour by @josepbove.lens Check out our GitHub for step-by-step instructions on how to add another protocol for Config to visualize ➡️ https://github.com/WeAreNewt/config.fyi In the repo, we have a demo branch that shows how to add test data into the app. Want to see Config support protocols like Uniswap and Curve? and easily add other protocols’ parameters in under an hour. Visit the Git repo for instructions.
🤌 Talking is overrated, our fave way to communicate is through the voice of memes 🚀 Introducing re:meme https://mirror.xyz/wearenewt.eth/jQu6TqqUbpBvk-Tt-oYnTsXMDWtTRI0HXZm581er4-Q 🤩 We put smiles on people's faces, it’s honest work and it brings us joy
Over the past 3 months, I fell in love with the interoperability problem. I spoke to nearly every project in the space, and decided to summarize my 200+ hours of research into an article. Here’s what I learned: https://jim.mirror.xyz/a9PxnNed9o8DSpssUBQeZTvRASmDaY_HDAnGXOMyeFY
Comprehensive list of all rollup-as-a-service solutions: The OGs: Cosmos SDK and Substrate Eclipse: SVM and other VM RUs on Cosmos Dymension: RollApps on Cosmos Saga: Chainlets on Cosmos Rollkit by Celestia: Sovereign RUs or normal RUs on Celestia DA Sovereign Labs: Sovereign ZKRUs using Celestia DA and RiscZero Slush: L3s on Starknet Constellation: ORUs on Ethereum Stackr: TBD, ETH India winner Artesi: "full stack" RUs with explorer and MPC wallet included Alt Layer: TBD, related to Substrate Conduit: TBD
I strongly believe that we're headed towards the modular future, where blockchains enabled by the modular stack will be trivially configured and stood up. In this new paradigm, there is a huge opportunity to re-imagine existing infrastructure for the modular world. For example, what does a block explorer look like in a world where creating a blockchain is as easy as clicking a button? Here are some other tools that need to be redesigned for the modular world (and this isn't a simple copy-and-paste, they need to be re-created from first principles): - wallets - RPC nodes - data indexing - bridges - oracles - RWA/native asset issuance - ecosystem analytics
**The Housing Trilemma** Homes can only have two of three properties: **- Cost**: affordability of your monthly rent/mortgage **- Location**: proximity to things that you care about (e.g., the water, the office, friends, bars, restaurants, parks) **- Quality of Home**: desirable characteristics and features of your shelter (e.g., natural light, patio, space, amenities, modern appliances) A perfect equilibrium that assures you’re hating some part of your life. **Hate being at home** This is the bucket that most New Yorkers find themselves in. Given a fixed housing budget, people are left with the choice of solving for location or for home quality. Of course, most young people are going to solve for location. Close to the subway, close to friends, close to all their favorite local haunts. Who cares if the apartment doesn’t get any natural light? They are out-and-about, living their best life. **Hate where you are** Whether its the commute or your safety, if you solve for cost and home quality, you’ll going to be skimping on location. That null,500 1,200 square foot 2-bedroom 2-bath with a backyard in Canarsie looked awesome in theory, but then you start to regret the 40-minute ride on the L train to go climbing with your friends at Vital. God forbid, you have to go into their office for an in-person meeting. That’s 2-hours round trip with 3 transfers, and you are *not* a podcast person. Add in the fact that any Uber from Manhattan after midnight is $40+ without surge, and the price tag starts to slowly climb up. **Hate your bank account statements** OK, fuck it. You only live once. Time to get a place that you not only love but is also close to the things that you love as well. Newly anointed as the most expensive city in the world, New York makes everyone absolutely and utterly broke. If you’re already broke, what’s being a little more broke to you? Until you splurge on a new construction penthouse in Brooklyn Heights and realize that your net worth was higher post-undergrad than it is now. Forget maxing out your IRA, we ball. **In conclusion** While the examples I listed were neighborhods specific to New York, you can not only extrapolate this to any other city, but also zoom out into a more macro scale. Post-covid life and remote work has shifted the housing trilemma to include cities, regions, and even countries in the scope of decision making. Should you live in Cleveland, Ohio? How about Mexico City (please don’t)? Or should you move back in with your parents for maximum savings? No matter what you pick, you’ll always end up being unhappy with some facet of it. That’s the trilemma, baby.
Excited to announce that I'll be sharing my music and DJ journey on Lens! I'm smoboi, a Brooklyn-based DJ playing disco- and funk-inspired techno. Will be posting my sets and eventually my own productions on Lens. Follow me on Instagram and Soundcloud (links below) and DM me there for a Lens-related gift 🙂 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richthajim/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/smoboi
Dropping heat for all my followers on Instagram+Soundcloud+Lens 🤝 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richthajim/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/smoboi
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GM frens ☀️ plz don't forget to eat a balanced breakfast
GM gotchigang 💜 hope you got lots of KEK spillover during todays weekly hangout #aavegotchi #nftart
GM frens ☕️ thanks so much for showing my recent work some luv 🤗 new things are on the way soon! Can you guess the next flavor of alchemica cereal? Will it be $FUD $FOMO or $ALPHA? 👀 #aavegotchi #nftart
GM gotchigang 🔷 make sure you get your daily dose of ALPHA #aavegotchi #nftart
Happy merge frens! 🎉 cheers to the future of Ethereum! #aavegotchi #nftart #Ethereum
GM frens 🍣 treat yourself to some sushi today! (frame-by-frame animation, 17 ink drawings on paper) #Aavegotchi #nftart #animation
Patiently waiting for spooky season 👻🎃🐈‍⬛ #aavegotchi #nftart
Gm Lens frens ☀️ lets grow together 🌱✨ ∙ frame-by-frame animation ∙ 25 editions ∙ 5% referral fee #nftart #animation #aavegotchi #lens
LFGrow! 🌱🍄✨ ・frame-by-frame animation ・50 editions ・5% mirror referral reward #nftart #animation #lens
Nothing but good vibes here ✌️🌿✨ ・frame-by-frame animation ・100 editions ・5% mirror referral reward #nftart #animation #lens
Stronk snacks for stronk frens 💪🌿✨ ・ frame-by-frame animation ・ 75 editions ・ 5% mirror referral reward #nftart #animation #lens
Gm frens 💚 I'm back and I brought teh gud juice 🧃🌸✨ ・frame-by-frame animation ・25 editions ・5% mirror referral reward #nftart #animation #lens
**The Bridge** A late-night beat for my #lensfrens 🌿💚✨ When I started making my own music many years ago, I wrote primarily for guitar and vocals. I didn’t spend much time producing electronic music, using synthesizers, samplers or creating beats. I was focused mainly on the aspect of live performance. But during my undergrad in electroacoustic studies, I discovered electronic music production and developed an understanding of what the early innovators had done - including DJs. I became more interested in using synths, trying out new software applications, and every now and then dabbling with some beats. When I write music now, the computer becomes an instrument, and I love the granularity of control it provides. On the other hand, I’m also fascinated by the unexpected outcomes that can arise. This piece started out as a technical experiment, using two DAWs simultaneously to compose and mix a song (check this post for more info: https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x019d96-0x077d ). I never know where these experiments might lead - in this case, it started with a drum part, intended to measure the time delay between the two apps. But then I added a bass line, and suddenly a vibe emerged, reminiscent of old school hip hop. So I went along with it, and the result is a track that will likely get your head nodding. 😉 Collect for 1 WMATIC or mirror for 10% referral reward. #LMCC #MusicNFTs #AudioEngineers #Lens #Beats #StableDiffusion @oohlala.lens @mixtape.lens @creators.lens
"not a dj", but young thrift gawd is a vibe whisperer est. lit nft gang discord days. They mixed music from my new album "EVOLUTION" into "3VOLUTION", a mini generative project perfect for the dance floor and the party in your headphones. Three celebratory volumes, three vibes, three destinations, and now vol. ii has landed on Riff! *all collectors welcome to join my inner circle, a token-gated hybrid community chatting about music, live-streams, cosmic tings, and irl meetups. visual art by a.i. charm music by charm taylor x young thrift gawd
Updates. It´s here! Manage your galleries (Lens collects) and hide posts you don´t like to show on your zone. With manage your galleries you can make groups of Lens collects. They are accessible via your zone and can be linked directly. Like this link of all our updates https://collectz.xyz/u/collectz/g/updates . You can sort them how you like and create up to 10 galleries. One gallery always exists which is the Featured gallery. This basically becomes you home page if it has items. To fill it do the following: * Login at https://collectz.xyz * Right click PC or double finger on MAC and select add to featured * Check your featured gallery or refresh. For more options click your user icon and select galleries. To hide a post on your zone * Login at https://collectz.xyz * Right click PC or double finger on MAC and select hide from my zone * Refresh See video for more details. Take control of your Lens collects and let your creator zone shine. We will add some help articles soon. . The best ones will be featured on Collectz. Let us know the good, the bad and the ugly.
AI that can see your memories Full video: https://youtu.be/cLk0speutPg #ai #stablediffusion #bytes
Where's The Money In The Creator Economy? - Intro 🌞 GM!  🎉 We're thrilled to announce the official premiere of "Where is the money???" 🎥🚀 A 10-episode weekly series where @ldf_gm and @jakubrusiecki dive into the world of web3 native content creation to uncover if it's a viable career path! 📺 We'll be releasing one episode per week, and to make it even more exciting, all episodes will debut on Lens first! Make sure to follow @thesymmetrical.lens for the alpha (some surprises may be time-sensitive! 👀) 🔥 In the series, we'll cover distribution channels, monetization techniques, available apps, growth hacks, and some thrilling challenges so PAY ATTENTION 🚨 💰 The first official episode will air next week, focusing on the monetization landscape. Discover the secrets to turning your creativity into 💸💰! 🙏 We want to thank our incredible backers @lensprotocol and @zerion for their support, enabling us to conduct this research and share it with you all! 🧪 Remember, this is all an experiment, and we're excited to embark on this journey together! Stay tuned for the first episode, and let's uncover the possibilities of web3 native content creation! 🌐🚀
**What is decentralized identity?** Check out the below post where we explore what decentralized identity is all about and learn how it works in practice with @disco.lens and its “data backpack” approach. We'll also show you how to get started with Disco and share some alpha about claiming your first verified credential from Zerion. 👇👇👇 https://zerion.mirror.xyz/80C_6fFJCKnZVvnw0WWTcmUqB-vxVHbQLAdwJupBpyw
What is DID? And why disco?!🪩 During the latest Web3 Wednesday session, we caught up with Evin and Masha from Disco.xyz to talk about all things decentralized identity, decentralized identifiers (DID), and verified credentials (VC). Mint this session in the next 24 hours and listen to it right in your wallet.
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#ZerionDNA holders, you can now earn Loyalty Points for levelling up your DNA! 👇👇👇 https://galxe.com/zerion/campaign/GCZVZUNfXF Use your Zerion mobile dapp browser or scan the WalletConnect QR code to log in to the dapp and start collecting those points! Your #ZerionDNA grows as you explore Web3 🤠 Learn more here: https://zerion.io/dna/
**Psst, here is some alpha** 🤫 In the latest Web3 Wednesday session, Zers talked about the upcoming Zerion Wallet browser extension. Over 350k people are on the waitlist but there are ways to get in early... Collect the recording as NFT and listen to it right in your wallet.
ok so. The first 25 collectoooors of this post will get early access to Zerion extension. GO!
Bring Your Whole Self to the Party with Disco.xyz gm lens fam 🪩 Disco is your identity for the Metaverse. At Disco, we believe you are the multifaceted center of the party, and so you should be able to own, control, and reflect data about yourself to the world however you choose. Think of us as your data backpack 🎒, where you can stash your private data in a way that’s owned and controlled by you. Creating your data backpack is similar to building an online profile, with components you can take with you across sites. Our identities are complex and ever-evolving, and so too should the way we reflect the parts about ourselves in our daily interactions–online and IRL, onchain and offchain. That commitment to expression, fun, and social interaction is what brings us to Lens! We are here to make sure that you never fill out a form again, that you never go to a concert of your favorite artist without receiving the VIP treatment that you've earned at home, that you never show up to a conference and have to wait in line. You should be able to control the parts of yourself– or the things you do online– by choosing what you share publicly or what you keep in your backpack for your eyes only. We’re excited to be here and can’t wait for the Lens community to join us on the dancefloor! Get DIDdy w/ it, collect this post, and claim your data backpack at app.disco.xyz/ 🏆 Anyone who collects this post by 6/9 will receive a GM credential in their backpacks! 🏆 #genesispost
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That's a dream period of crypto.
I often do this, does anyone else do the same?
**Forest Genesis** Breaking new ground… First multi-recipient collect on a collaboration between @jamieforsyth.lens and @jamesfinnerty.lens This piece was conceived in a solar-powered shipping container studio in the forests of Northern California. (*in fact, at the moment this was recorded the sun was powering the whole studio directly through the solar panels; no battery bank needed!) We started with a mono, overhead drum recording using a single mic, and some bass accompaniment done together in a single live improvised take. It was then passed back and forth remotely to add acoustic and electric guitars and then the final touches. Drums, electric guitars & mixing: Jamie Forsyth Bass, acoustic guitars, mixing & mastering: James Finnerty This is also the first time using the @buttrfly.lens audio upload. We are fans of the amazing work that @moe.lens is doing. 🔥 2 WMATIC 20% Referral @oohlala.lens @mixtape.lens @creators.lens @beats.lens #LMCC #MusicNFTs #MusicCollab #Lens #StableDiffusion #studiobox 🌲🔳🌲#auralphotosynthesis 🌿💚✨
I am going to grow a beard until the next bull market
LA Street Chronicles….
today is my 140 days with lens. What about you?
I am going to grow a beard until the next bull market
We know. You and I, we, us, they and also them. We know we ALL LOVE SPAM 😍😍😍😍 ... NOT 😂 In fact, we want to make everyone's experience the best, for promoters, curators and everyone else in this beautiful garden. For that, we'll be pushing for both a broader and more curated experience promoting your content on @lensprotocol. To begin with, we have raised the minimum budget for promoting with @wav3s to 1.5 WMatic. You will no longer see posts offering 0.1 x 1 mirror rewards. This is only the beggining (friends we are almost 3 months old!! 😳), more improvements forever to come!!! Also check our new landing page, is it cute or not 💅
The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come.
I know a lot of Eastern Europeans, and because of what they have been through and what they have seen, they have an attitude where they are not easily fooled.
Collaborating with my colleagues on a project and loving the sense of teamwork and camaraderie.