In 2024, the TON ecosystem has become a true phenomenon, experiencing a 45-fold increase in TVL since the start of the year.

Let's explore the top DeFi yield and airdrop opportunities on TON.

Here’s my summary.

If you believe we're experiencing a bull market correction, check Google Trends.

We are now at the levels seen in November 2023.

Was spring 2024 the shortest bull run in history, or has there been no bull market at all?

Cheat sheet: Top funding rounds of the summer.

I’ve cooked a new curated list for you, this time featuring the most interesting funding rounds of the summer.

Make sure to subscribe to my Substack btw (if not yet)

https://stacymuur.substack.com/p/the-best-fundraising-rounds-of-the

Ronin and Immutable are undeniably the most hyped leaders across gaming chains.

However, I’ve found a chain that has competitive or even better metrics than these two.

Did you guess the name? If not, check my thread!

New curated list of research articles for my dear fam:

General
➖ CoinShares: Digital Asset Bi-Weekly Digest
➖ Crypto.com: Research Roundup Newsletter [July 2024]
➖ Galaxy: Ethereum All Core Developers Execution Call #194 Writeup
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 8/16

Market
➖ Coinbase: Crypto Correlations: Perception vs Reality
➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Watching and Waiting
➖ Cointelegraph: Tokenized US Treasurys expected to surpass $3B by end of 2024
➖ Glassnode: New Investors Pain Cycle
➖ Galaxy: Winter Is Coming

DeFi
➖ ConsenSys: MetaMask, Mastercard and Baanx Unveil Revolutionary Way to Pay with Crypto

Blockchains & networks
➖ 4pillars: Particle Network - Protocol That Has Always Been [Abstracting] the User Experience in Crypto

Tokens & currencies
➖ CoinGecko: Analysts Expect Ethereum To Hit $6,000 In 2024
➖ Galaxy: 2024 Bitcoin Mining Mid-Year Report

For those of you who’re watching NEAR closely:

Here’s my analysis of NEAR’s performance in H1 2024, and the most important recent developments.

Enjoy reading!

Gm, fam!

Glue has launched a secret site with access codes.
I got 3 such codes for my fam, each works 25 times.

They say that there’s some perk awaiting those who fill out the form :)

https://glue.net/secret-page/
Access code: SHga9q
Access code: nIFVHz
Access code: VNUOgu

This isn't the headline you want, but it's the scenario you must 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 be prepared for.

The reality is that everyone now closely tracks US FED news to predict global crypto markets.

Global macro factors have always impacted Web3, but this is the first time I've seen the CT community monitor these changes so closely.

Or am I missing something?

PS: In case interested, here's the link to Galaxys podcast ↓
https://www.galaxy.com/insights/videos/winter-is-coming/

November 2022 vs. August 2024

• Bitcoin price: $15,800 → $61,600
• Bitcoin dominance: 38.7% → 56.2%
• Ethereum dominance: 16.8% → 15.2%
• Stablecoin dominance 17.3% → 7.4%
• Altcoin dominance 27.2% → 21.3%

Bitcoin maxis were right?

Next time a blogger hypes a secret strategy to turn you into a memecoin millionaire, keep in mind that:

• Most top PNL addresses are token deployers
• Only 3% of all Pumpdotfun traders earned more than $1K
• 0.8% have made over $10K
• More than 60% lost money

I'm now unfollowing and muting everyone who promises to teach you how to make millions overnight.

Posting this type of content = aiding and abetting fraud.

I recommend you do the same.

TON Open Interest has surged to $300M following Durov's arrest.

Even though Durov is not directly associated with TON management, the event has raised significant concerns about the future of Toncoin and the broader TON ecosystem.

The $TON price is down 17%.

Could be much worse, imo.

Conducted in-depth research on why I'm bullish about Mantle's ongoing incentive programs (COOK and FBTC).

In a stagnant market like the current one, these airdrops are a breath of fresh air.

Enjoy reading!

Always look beyond the narratives.

The map above shows DePIN projects and their respective chains.

While Solana has gained traction, prominent DePIN projects are increasingly adopting versatile base layer chains like Arbitrum and Polygon.

Looking ahead, specialized DePIN-focused chains such as IoTeX and Peaq, as well as other Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks incorporating artificial intelligence concepts (e.g., Near and Aptos), may also see growth opportunities as the DePIN sector expands.

Solana fees have dropped to a multi-month low.

The reason? The memecoin frenzy has finally cooled.

Hopefully, the next main narrative will be more ecological.

The total value of tokenized treasury assets has surpassed $2 billion, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of USDY on Ondo Finance.

RWA go brrrr.

TON continues to thrive with a TPS below 260, significantly lower than Solana's 1200 TPS.

Despite this, the TON Foundation has conducted tests claiming to achieve an impressive 104,000 TPS, a figure verified by the crypto auditing firm Certik.

Do you think TON will achieve this number?

Data source

In 2020, Ethereum shifted to an L2-centric roadmap.

Now, after Dencun, rollups account for 87% of all daily transactions.

However, this scaling solution has faced criticism because Ethereum's gas fees are at their lowest in years, making the ETH economy inflationary.

Furthermore, Ethereum’s recent underperformance against BTC and SOL has validated the critics' views.

Is Ethereum still a competitive and viable chain? Let’s find out.

Check my new Substack article and don’t forget to subscribe!

MakerDAO has rebranded to Sky.

Wtf? No, really.
Why is everyone rebranding now?
New September => New life?

Last week, ETFs saw their highest weekly inflows in the past five weeks.

Interest rate cuts are expected in September – the main catalyst of the market next week.