A compilation of crypto catalysts, airdrop strategies and alpha threads

<p>GM friends. </p><p>Here’s what I’ll cover today: </p><ul><li><p><strong>9 crypto events to watch this week</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>An overview of Ionet’s bare metal integration</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>This week’s airdrop opportunity</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>7 alpha threads   </strong></p></li></ul><p>Let’s dive in👇  </p><div><hr></div><h2>Crypto catalysts to watch this week</h2><ol><li><p><strong>AAVE's new staking mechanism</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/1913372113542762757" rel="nofollow">AAVE</a>'s new staking mechanism will go live soon. AAVE stakers will start to receive the tokens accrued from buybacks</p></li><li><p><strong>Frax’s North Star upgrade</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/fraxfinance/status/1915125841639752145" rel="nofollow">Frax Finance</a> will undergo an upgrade on April 29, which will turn the Frax token into the gas token for Fraxtal L2</p></li><li><p><strong>OpenAI x Worldcoin</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/Route2FI/status/1915668847148798014" rel="nofollow">OpenAI </a>is rumored to announce a social platform that will use Worldcoin's WLD token as its currency on April 30. Sam Altman is behind both OpenAI and Worldcoin</p></li><li><p><strong>Pendle’s tokenomics upgrade</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/pendle_fi/status/1911766400210997399" rel="nofollow">Pendle</a>’s YT fees will be increased from 3% to 5% from May 2. These fees will be distributed in stablecoins to PENDLE stakers </p></li><li><p><strong>BNB Chain’s Lorentz hardfork</strong> -<strong> </strong><a href="https://x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1916462347549606129" rel="nofollow">BNB Chain’s next hardfork</a> is scheduled for April 29. It will reduce the block time to 1.5 seconds to accelerate transaction finality</p></li><li><p><strong>ProShares Trust’s XRP ETF launch</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/coinbureau/status/1916504110742086036" rel="nofollow">ProShares Trust’s futures-based XRP ETFs</a> have been approved and will go live publicly on April 30</p></li><li><p><strong>Kaito Connect’s upgrade</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/KaitoAI/status/1912160810329112899" rel="nofollow">Kaito Connect</a> is set to undergo a major upgrade this week, which will increase the utility of Yaps and staked $KAITO</p></li><li><p><strong>SUI token unlock </strong>- $278M worth of SUI will be unlocked on May 1. Most of it will go to the community reserve and the early investors</p></li><li><p><strong>Infinex’s big upgrade</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/infinex_app/status/1914972520710918269" rel="nofollow">Infinex </a>will release an important upgrade on April 28, which will include adding broader token support, a new token explorer, and interactive asset charts </p></li></ol><div><hr></div><p><em>In collaboration with Tailored</em></p><h2><strong>The Internet of GPUs</strong></h2><div><figure><a href="https://io.net/" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/88f9f0006f9b1d3d7cf1f38c8b8252ce.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>AI is growing faster than the infrastructure built to support it.</p><p>Centralized cloud providers are overwhelmed, and this leads to high prices and limited access. Innovation is getting bottlenecked at the infrastructure layer.</p><p><a href="https://io.net/" rel="nofollow">Ionet </a>is changing that. </p><p>By building a decentralized computing network that targets underutilized GPU resources, Ionet can offer up to 90% cheaper GPUs than its centralized competitors.</p><p>And just a few days ago, <a href="https://x.com/ionet/status/1915435656567988344" rel="nofollow">Bare Metal</a> went live on Ionet. </p><p>This brings several major benefits:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Full access to the hardware for developers</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Total Performance Transparency </strong>- see exactly what your machines are doing</p></li><li><p><strong>Optimization for LLM training, secure workloads, and custom environments</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Better performance by removing virtualization delays</strong></p></li></ul><p>Bare Metal means better performance, lower latency, and way more flexibility - all at up to 90% lower cost compared to traditional providers.</p><p>Ionet is one of the few projects at the intersection between crypto and AI that actually reached PMF. So far, it has generated $11 million in total network earnings.</p><p><strong><a href="https://io.net/" rel="nofollow">Learn more about Ionet here!</a></strong></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>This Week’s Airdrop Opportunity🪂</strong></h2><h3><a href="https://app.validao.xyz/?ref=DEFI" rel="nofollow">ValiDAO</a></h3><h3></h3><p>If you hold $<strong>HYPE</strong>, $<strong>TIA</strong>, or $<strong>INIT</strong>, you might find this interesting.</p><p>ValiDAO is an infrastructure provider running validators for many popular blockchain networks with a community-first approach.</p><p>By staking your assets using <a href="https://app.validao.xyz/?ref=DEFI" rel="nofollow">ValiDAO’s validators</a>, you can earn ValiDAO points on top of the staking rewards and qualify for its airdrop. </p><p>15% of the supply of its future token is allocated to the HYPE stakers alone.</p><p>Currently, these are the main assets that can be staked with ValiDAO:</p><ul><li><p>HYPE </p></li><li><p>TIA</p></li><li><p>INIT</p></li><li><p>AXL</p></li></ul><p>Any of these assets can be staked using ValiDAO directly from its website.</p><p><strong><a href="https://app.validao.xyz/?ref=DEFI" rel="nofollow">You can check out the platform here.</a></strong></p><div><hr></div><h2>7 Alpha Threads</h2><h3><strong>DeFi’s next evolution: How protocols become platforms</strong></h3><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/DefiIgnas/status/1916041754169557492" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/55b13bca394c5e8075e2eb9e1559a5f9.jpg" alt="" title=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>What happened to the crypto revolution? </h3><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/ohmzeus/status/1916190873425219735" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/194a6d6170672b1fd87ba03d4aada979.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Bitcoin - the trade after the trade</h3><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/fejau_inc/status/1912576594083971147" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/27a95185ac25b399d69df38880d1f53a.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Crypto's broken funding model</h3><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/Grantblocmates/status/1913191204344480217" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/b8a25a23397399b44ff018badcd81aa7.jpg" alt=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Top tools for Web3 research</h3><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/stacy_muur/status/1912108410478493953" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/cdbc3aa49e8a7f8aa533452eca5d1ea3.jpg" alt="" title=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>The next crypto AI meta</h3><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/Defi0xJeff/status/1914299816315937005" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/f7b758866d109bddcf49ef56a5564fe7.jpg" alt="" title=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Some tips for trading memecoins</h3><div><figure><a href="https://x.com/defiprincess_/status/1912823414781563045" rel="nofollow"><div><picture><source><img src="https://static.fwimg.io/img/feed/0417ff2be517fa7bdf08358e413cacff.jpg" alt="" title=""></source></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>And that’s all for now.</p><p>If you found this issue valuable, subscribe to receive the next newsletter issue straight into your inbox. </p><p>Have a fantastic day!</p><p><a href="https://www.thedefinvestor.com/subscribe?" rel="nofollow"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Want to sponsor this newsletter?</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor" rel="nofollow">Please send me a DM on Twitter (X)</a>. </strong>I have a sponsorship deck that I can send you.</p>

9 catalysts to watch this week

加密催化劑、空投策略和Alpha線索彙編

<p>早上好，朋友們。</p><p>今天我將為大家介紹以下內容：</p><ul><li><p><strong>本週9個加密事件值得關注</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Ionet裸機整合概述</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>本週空投機會</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>7個Alpha線索</strong></p></li></ul><p>讓我們開始吧👇</p><div><hr></div><h2>本週值得關注的加密催化劑</h2><ol><li><p><strong>Aave的新質押機制</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/1913372113542762757" rel="nofollow">Aave</a>的新質押機制即將上線。Aave質押者將開始獲得回購產生的代幣</p></li><li><p><strong>Frax的北極星升級</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/fraxfinance/status/1915125841639752145" rel="nofollow">Frax Finance</a>將於4月29日進行升級，這將使Frax代幣成為Fraxtal L2的gas代幣</p></li><li><p><strong>OpenAI x Worldcoin</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/Route2FI/status/1915668847148798014" rel="nofollow">OpenAI</a>據傳將於4月30日宣佈一個使用Worldcoin的WLD代幣作為其貨幣的社交平臺。Sam Altman同時是OpenAI和Worldcoin的幕後推手</p></li><li><p><strong>Pendle的代幣經濟學升級</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/pendle_fi/status/1911766400210997399" rel="nofollow">Pendle</a>的YT費用將從5月2日起從3%提高到5%。這些費用將以穩定幣分配給PENDLE質押者</p></li><li><p><strong>BNB鏈的Lorentz硬分叉</strong> -<strong> </strong><a href="https://x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1916462347549606129" rel="nofollow">BNB鏈的下一個硬分叉</a>計劃於4月29日進行。它將把區塊時間縮短至1.5秒，以加速交易終結性</p></li><li><p><strong>ProShares Trust的XRP ETF上市</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/coinbureau/status/1916504110742086036" rel="nofollow">ProShares Trust的期貨型XRP ETF</a>已獲批准，並將於4月30日公開上市</p></li><li><p><strong>Kaito Connect的升級</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/KaitoAI/status/1912160810329112899" rel="nofollow">Kaito Connect</a>本週將進行重大升級，這將提高Yaps和質押的$KAITO的實用性</p></li><li><p><strong>SUI代幣解鎖</strong> - 價值2.78億美元的SUI將於5月1日解鎖。其中大部分將進入社群儲備和早期投資者手中</p></li><li><p><strong>Infinex的重大升級</strong> - <a href="https://x.com/infinex_app/status/1914972520710918269" rel="nofollow">Infinex</a>將於4月28日釋出重要升級，包括增加更廣泛的代幣支援、新的代幣瀏覽器和互動式資產圖表</p></li></ol><div><hr></div>

本週值得關注的 9 個催化劑

9 月 11 日美國 CPI數據發佈前，加密貨幣巨鯨正在採取行動。這是美聯儲會議前的最後一份重要宏觀數據……

美國消費者物價指數發佈前，加密貨幣巨鯨都在買什麼？

作者 | Ben Fairbank
編譯｜白話區塊鏈
原標題｜巨鯨悄悄建倉，散戶還在觀望：山寨幣即將爆發？
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