GM friends.
Welcome to a new issue of the “Monday Alpha” series.
Here’s what I’ll cover today:
10 crypto events to watch this week
an airdrop opportunity I’m farming
5 must-read threads
Let’s dive in👇
Today’s email is brought to you by Cede.store - A non-custodial CEX On-Ramp for DeFi users
Aggregate all your CEX accounts in one place and get rewarded with Cede.store!
Crypto Events to watch this week
MakerDAO's Tokenization Grand Prix - MakerDAO’s competition to onboard $1b in tokenized assets starts on Aug. 12. BlackRock and Ondo Finance have confirmed they will participate
Voting for the FTX claims - FTX Creditors have till 16th August to vote on how they would prefer to be paid out either in fiat or crypto. The most likely scenario is that they will be paid in fiat
Macro events - US CPI data will be released on Aug. 14
ARB staking launch proposal - Voting for Arbitrum’s proposal to implement an ARB staking token and a liquid staked ARB token ends on Aug. 16. So far it looks like the proposal will pass
SAND token unlock - $54M worth of SAND (9% of its circulating supply) will be unlocked on Aug. 14. These tokens are reserved for the team, advisors, and the company reserve
Kelp DAO’s new product launch - Kelp DAO is set to unveil Gain, a one-stop-shop for airdrop farming, on Aug. 13. According to the team, Gain will allow farming multiple L2s airdrops at once
Frax’s frxBTC launch - Frax Finance founder has announced that they’re launching frxBTC, an asset pegged to the value of Bitcoin, soon
Ethena Labs’s SOL proposal - Ethena Labs plans to propose onboarding SOL as a backing asset for USDe stablecoin this week. This comes shortly after the recent USDe deployment on Solana
deBridge token launch - Debridge just released its airdrop checker. More details about its upcoming token launch will likely be announced very soon
ARB token unlock - $54M worth of ARB will be unlocked on Aug. 16. All of it will go to the team, early investors, and advisors
Together with cede.store
CEDE.STORE, YOUR GATEWAY TO DEFI
About 80% of DeFi users have used a Centralized Exchange (CEX) before their first swap on a dApp.
Transferring funds from a CEX to a DeFi wallet can be confusing, with risks of sending funds to the wrong address or network.
Cede.store simplifies this process with a browser extension that aggregates all your CEX accounts in one place. Its "Transfer from CEX" feature allows users to securely transfer crypto from CEX accounts to any DeFi wallet.
Optimize your time, be efficient. ⚡
To start transferring your assets on-chain:
• 1️⃣ Download the cede.store extension
• 2️⃣ Link your CEX account
Security is a priority 🔑 This non-custodial extension has been audited by @hackenclub with a perfect score of 10/10 ✅
Cede.store has rapidly grown, partnering with:
• 50+ partners (including LogX, Lynex, Agni)
• $5M+ in assets transferred
• 1000+ transfers completed
The French start-up is supported by GSR, Stake Capital, DoraHacks, and notable figures like Marc Zeller (Aave) and Nicolas Bacca (Ledger).
Last but not least, the Cede Points System rewards users for every CEX action completed through the extension.
👉 Use referral code "DEFI" to get a 2X points multiplier 🪂
Start managing your CEX accounts and earning points with cede.store today!
This Week’s Airdrop Opportunities🪂
Participate in prediction markets on Polymarket
Polymarket lets you speculate on politics, news, culture, and tech. It’s one of the few crypto apps that achieved product-market fit with 0 token incentives.
Some things you can do to farm its potential airdrop:
place both limit/market orders on prediction markets on the app
generate as much trading volume as possible
use Polymarket for several consecutive months
The exact airdrop qualification criteria or the token launch date aren’t known.
But given that Polymarket raised a whopping $70M in funding, I’m pretty sure it will release a token at some point.
5 Alpha Threads
Edgy’s gameplan for the rest of this cycle
Random thoughts on the state of crypto
How to make it in crypto
A list of 50 upcoming modular projects
10 reasons to be bullish on Solana
And that’s all for now.
If you found this issue valuable, subscribe to receive the next newsletter issue straight into your inbox.
Have a fantastic day!
