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Welcome to a new issue of the “Monday Alpha” series. This time I decided to post it on Sunday as tomorrow I won't be home:)
Here’s what I’ll cover today:
10 crypto events I’m watching next week
Kaito: The next Arkham-Sized Airdrop?
7 must-read threads
Let’s dive in👇
Crypto catalysts to watch next week
Sonic L1 launch - Sonic L1 mainnet is confirmed to go live next week. The network is expected to support 10,000 TPS at sub-second finality
Avalanche9000 upgrade - Avalanche’s largest upgrade to date will go live on Dec. 16. Avalanche9000 will reduce the expenses associated with deploying new L1 blockchains leveraging Avalanche’s tech by over 95%
Instadapp’s INST rebrand proposal - Instadapp’s on-chain proposal to rebrand its token INST to FLUID is expected to go live very soon. Bybit has already announced the future exchange listing of FLUID
Stacks’s sBTC release - Stacks will launch sBTC, its new BTC-backed asset for DeFi, on Dec. 17. The initial yield for holding sBTC will be 5% APR
Ethena’s USDtb announcement - Ethena is set to make a big announcement about USDtb, its new RWA-backed stablecoin, on Dec. 16
Macro Events - The next FOMC interest-rate decision is scheduled for Dec. 18 + U.S. retail sales data will be released on Dec. 17
Frax Finance’s big announcement - Frax Finance is expected to make one more big announcement on Dec. 16. A few days ago, its team also announced the rebranding of FXS token to FRAX and the launch of its Crypto Strategic Reserve
LayerZero's fee switch proposal - LayerZero's fee switch proposal will go live on Dec. 20. If the proposal passes, the protocol fees will be used to buy & burn ZRO
Cosmos’s big announcements - Cosmos is set to make 3 major announcements on Dec. 17, Dec. 18, and Dec. 19. Those will be about the role of Cosmos and ATOM, the future of Interchain Stack, and more
NEAR’s surprise event- NEAR is set to announce something important on Dec. 17. Rumors are circulating that it will be related to Near’s AI developments
DEAI new exchange listing - Zero1 Labs teased a new major CEX listing for DEAI in December
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Kaito: The next Arkham-Sized Airdrop?
In 2023, Arkham, a popular on-chain analytics platform, which was 100% free to use, airdropped at least $200 in ARKM tokens to all its users.
Some ppl even got a $50,000+ airdrop by referring other users to Arkham.
Kaito, the most popular social analytics crypto platform, just launched its points program and it reminds me a lot of the Arkham points program.
To start earning Kaito Points you just need to:
Sign up to its points program here (it’s free)
Be active on Crypto Twitter (X)
To sign up you only need to connect your X account.
Kaito is a platform that makes it easy to analyze the X mindshare and sentiment around certain narratives or tokens.
The amount of Kaito points you’ll earn will be based on your activity on X and the relevance & engagement of your posts.
Even if you have a small X account, I’d say that it’s worth joining as it’s free.
7 Alpha Threads
10 mistakes to avoid at all costs
How to position yourself for 2025
Tips to stay healthy amidst the bull cycle insanity
Does Ethereum lack a “North Star”?
An in-depth article about Ethereum and its future.
The top trends in the AI Agent landscape
How to think about narrative rotations
A few bull market top signals
And that’s all for now.
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