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If you need to use or do something and you can't find a resource for it, try to create that resource when you finally crack the problem so others can benefit. Be the helpful person you wish existed.

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Avantis keeps building and expanding its trading offerings on Base, with zero fee perps, loss rebates, and real-world assets like gold, FX, & commodities, all onchain and available to everyone. They just announced a Series A raise of $8m from @PanteraCapital & others to scale the vision. Next on their radar: ▪︎ 100+ RWAs. ▪︎ Native money market powered by Avantis USDC. ▪︎ Avantis v2: 10x capital efficiency with cross-margining. ▪︎ Leverage for sports & prediction markets. With $7.5B in volume and 60k+ users, they're definitely one to watch closely.

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You'll get all excited about one-shotting apps with AI until you have to build something useful with auth and other standard features, then Lovable starts glitching, Replit begins to hallucinate, and you realise that dev skills will always be in demand. Will software development processes become more AI-friendly and less human centered? I believe we'll see that happen soon.

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Big news: Mitosis has deployed its Matrix Vaults (Zootosis Vaults) on Morph L2, marking a big step in its mission to democratize access to DeFi yields. Morph is a hybrid Ethereum Layer 2 solution that combines elements of optimistic & zk roll-ups. This integration allows users to deposit assets into Matrix Vaults on Morph, receiving maAssets in return, which are composable within both ecosystems. Depositors earn Zoots points, Mitosis's incentive, from the moment they deposit. The longer your liquidity period, the higher your Zoots boost. Supported assets at launch include: Main Assets: ETH, USDT, USDC, WBTC ($20M cap for each). Secondary Assets: mphETH, weETH, STONE, LBTC, SolvBTC, sUSDe, USDa, USDS/DAI, sbvUSD (caps from $5M to $10M). Wildcard Asset: To be unveiled later. 👀 I'm curious to see what it will be.

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Es un día hermoso 🌞

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good to see activity steadily increasing on farcaster

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Ethereum needs new ponzis on the L1. Something like NFT szn of 2021, to boost activity and mindshare. The power of high levels of speculative activity is underrated.

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Is it just me or is the new @warpcast UI cleaner and more intuitive?

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One positive thing about crypto is that it's full of learning.👩🏽‍🎓 TradFi people learn about DeFi, noobs learn how to run nodes, degens learn about smart contracts & monetary policy, and how committees IRL can affect their bags. Wherever you're coming from, you'll sure learn a lot.

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Gm. Just a reminder that no one's coming to save you. You gotta do it yourself. ✌️

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GM. This is another reminder that no one is asking for your new glamorous general purpose L2. There aren't enough users, and there sure isn't enough money circulating in the ecosystem for lots of chains with zero or incremental improvements over existing ones.

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IMO, stablecoins are crypto's best feature and use case for the vast majority of people. Easy and fast cross-border settlements, USD stables as an inflation hedge for many people around the world, and easy online payments. The small guys aren't interested in "stacking sats," or hearing that "Ethereum is inevitable," or participating in overcollateralized lending - they want practical and easy solutions to their everyday problems. Mass adoption will come from adoption of stabecoins by tradfi systems.

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If you're just starting out in a new area, you can't afford to "ask" for permission. Incumbents don't play nice. You'll have to take what you want, tell your own story, and try to sink your roots as deep as possible by offering more value and being more nimble.

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It costs nothing to be a decent human being. Be kind to people.

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@zora NFTs are now shitcoins with a project picture. Default supply: 1 billion. "Dev" default allocation: 10 million. "Dev" royalty: 1% I guess pumpdotfun has really made an impact (+ve or -ve ? 😏) in crypto. More projects are pivoting to the shitcoin casino model.

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Avoid having heroes (or putting people on pedestals) in crypto. You'll set yourself up for disappointment. There's something about this space that warps people. It's profit over everything for most.

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Mitosis just announced Matrix Vaults, their new approach to liquidity in DeFi. I'll try to explain what Matrix Vaults are and why I find the idea interesting. Matrix Vaults reimagine how protocols and liquidity providers (LPs) work together. Unlike some traditional vaults that lock up your funds, Matrix Vaults let you withdraw anytime - but with a twist. If you withdraw early, you forfeit the rewards you've accumulated. This "penalty" mechanism aligns incentives between LPs and protocols without resorting to hard lockups. LPs are motivated to stay in for the long haul to maximize their rewards. Meanwhile, protocols get access to more stable, predictable liquidity. Matrix Vaults support complex and more customizable strategies involving integrations with lending protocols, stablecoins, multi-step yield optimization, and LP token staking and locking. This enhanced customizability is designed to address the long-term needs of protocols better and not just look to inflate their stats.

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Look how they massacred my $ETH 😐

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New Optimism Proposal Vote Available (Protocol Upgrade: Superchain Registry 2.0) If you're an Optimism delegate, head over to Optimism governance and vote: https://vote.optimism.io/proposals/71928632649116715308847337447543955907072794738294227130170691217045092512147 This proposal for a protocol upgrade makes improvements to the Standard Rollup Charter’s Onchain Criteria. It adds additional requirements for standardization which were previously enforced by the Optimism Foundation via Offchain Criteria.

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Is there any account that casts a daily summary of interesting Farcaster project updates?

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