5 Alpha Tweets - Optimism Season, Generative art & More

Edition 31

Welcome to the alpha please newsletter. I curate five alpha tweets every Friday; that’s it, that’s the newsletter.

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2 hacks in the space of a week, Pelosi’s flight being obsessively tracked by crypto degens, L2 szn heating up...this space is so unpredictable. Wouldn’t have it any other way though…

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1. Chainlink Keepers summary

CLG’s pithy yet informative thread summarises the new features of Chainlink Keepers which will enable developers to create more advanced smart contracts.

ChainLinkGod.eth @ChainLinkGod

1/ The #Chainlink Keepers Registry v1.2 is now live on #Ethereum, @avalancheavax, @BNBCHAIN, @FantomFDN, and @0xPolygon 👀 In this 🧵, I'll break down the 7 new features that enables developers create more advanced automated smart contracts blog.chain.link/new-chainlink-…

blog.chain.link7 New Chainlink Keepers Features To Help Web3 Developers Innovate Faster - Chainlink BlogDive into the latest features of Chainlink Keepers that help Web3 developers build faster and off-load complex automation challenges off-chain.

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2. EthPoW thoughts

Marc’s sobering thoughts regarding the Eth fork is a reminder for everyone to do their homework, particularly when there’s a monumental upgrade on the horizon. Time to reflect on what The Merge means for each of your beloved projects.

Marc "Aavechan.lens" Zeller 👻 💜 @lemiscate

A short thread about EthPoW and what is quite likely to happen: Spoiler TL;DR: Galois et Guo delenda est 🧵👇

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3. Cosmos vs Polkadot

Youssef builds on his Cosmos vs Polkadot series with an informative and data-backed thread which makes for interesting reading.

Youssef Amrani @youssef_amrani

In the second tweet of my mini serie @cosmos vs @Polkadot, I’am covering the following areas: A. ecosystems and valuations B. Dev mindshare C. Popularity with retail and crypto funds A thread 🧵

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4. Optimism Szn

Optimism season is underway. This feels like DeFi summer all over again, attested by our clear lack of sleep. OP Whales summarises where some of the allocations can be found.

OP Whales 🔴 🐳 @op_whales

1/ It's raining $OP. Some HUGE @optimismFND allocations this week. Let's take a look at the most recent drops, Celer Network, Aave, Chainlink, Thales, your up! 🧵👇

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5. Generative art as a defining movement

Generative art will gather steam according to Teng. His thread and subsequent discussion serves as food for thought when evaluating how to position yourself in the NFT market.

Teng @0xPrismatic

Generative art is going to be one of the defining art movements of the 21st century. Here's why I think it's worth paying attention to it now 👩‍🎨 🎨

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@alpha_pls tweet of the week

With the wallet hacks and confusion around the root cause, the timing of Aylo’s Solana thread was comical. But, the thesis still stands. We now know the hacks were nothing to do with the blockchain, and if anything, Solana building a crypto phone makes more sense than ever. Reassess your bias and have a read anon.

Aylo @alpha_pls

I used to think Solana was doomed. I have changed my opinion. Here's why:

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And that’s your alpha.

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Not financial or tax advice. This newsletter is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. Do your own research.

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