🦄 Recap: DeFi Week of March 29

Hello Defiers! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Summing up: 2021’s first quarter came to an end and we gave DeFi a report card; it turns out that while NFTs were grabbing all the headlines, decentralized finance doubled or tripled its key metrics. The ...

Hello Defiers! Hope you’re having a great weekend.

Summing up: 2021’s first quarter came to an end and we gave DeFi a report card; it turns out that while NFTs were grabbing all the headlines, decentralized finance doubled or tripled its key metrics. The biggest news of the week for crypto was that Visa will be using Ethereum to settle USDC transactions for its partnership with Crypto.com, a huge step towards traditional finance using open finance for its rails. We dove into NFT decentralization — it turns out most NFT platforms rely on centralized services to store the data, so while you may own your NFT token, the actual art still relies on a centralized party. In major DeFi projects’ updates, Aave announced it will be expanding into scaling network Polygon and Dharma announced on-tap access from banks to DeFi.

We got the full backstory of how artist pplpleasr sold the animation she made for the Uniswap v3 launch to a DAO and plans to donate the half a million dollars she got to an NFT to charity —interviewed the artist, the DAO members, and the runner up bidder. DeFi drama this week was between Uniswap and Delta Finance, as Uniswap scrubbed Delta’s trading volume from its chart, and Delta started a fake volume attack on Uniswap in retaliation. Cooper Turley wrote about how he sold the NFT of a blog post for 3.33 ETH to 3LAU on the Mirror platform, which enables writers to monetize their work. Pat White, a crypto expert and cofounder of Bitwave, wrote about how to pay your DeFi taxes this year.

And there was more! There’s a lot going on, but we’ve got you covered :)

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Interview

"Collector DAOs Are Going to be a Game-Changer for the NFT Space:" pplpleasr

In this week’s episode we talk with the DeFi artist of the moment. Pplpleasr got into DeFi drawn in by the crazy yields but really stayed when she resonated with the community —the gaming-like, niche subculture of memes and internet-native humor. She started making videos for many DeFi teams, from Yeran to Pickle Finance. Her latest and best-known work though is the video she made for the highly anticipated v3 of Uniswap.

The clip of a unicorn in an otherworldly oasis, Ethereum dapp symbols floating about, gained her universal praise. But it’s what happened later when it gets really interesting. Pplpleasr decided, like many other artists these days, to sell the video as an NFT. But unlike most artists fetching big chunks of cash, she was set on donating the proceeds to charity. Also unlike other auctions, it was a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, created just for the occasion, what ended up winning the piece.

🎙Listen to the interview in this week’s podcast episode here:

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Op-eds

A Handy Guide to DeFi Taxes

That not so joyful time of the year is here for US residents —the tax man is coming to collect. As if this wasn’t enough of a pain to do the paperwork without crypto, actively trading in DeFi makes it even harder: How to treat LP tokens earned from adding liquidity in an AMM? What about interest from deposits in a lending protocol that’s accruing by block? Or token rewards from yield farming? And have you even considered what to do about NFTs? Crypto tax expert Pat White has got us covered in today’s guest post.

How I Sold a Blog Post for $6k to 3LAU

A new web3 media platform called Mirror offers a new way for journalists to monetize their work. Cooper Turley set out to explore the NFT value-stack, leveraging Mirror to make the essay into an NFT. The post, titled “NFT Value Capture Equation” was broken down using a fractional token called $VALUE, which hit its crowdfund target of 2 ETH in under five minutes. The NFT of the post sold for 3.33 ETH to 3LAU earlier this week. Cooper shares what he learned from the experience.

Thursday

Dives

  • DeFi Quietly Doubled By Most Metrics in Q1: While searches for “NFTs” have outpaced those for “DeFi” by seven to one at the close of 2021’s first quarter, DeFi has quietly doubled or tripled by most key metrics.

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Wednesday

Dives

  • Do You Really Own Your NFT? Chances Are, You Don’t: NFTs have been pitched as a radical, new form of digital ownership detached from the whims of centralized overlords. Unfortunately, the truth isn’t that simple. Many NFTs are more centralized than collectors realize, which means that true “ownership” is not necessarily a given.
  • Delta Financial Takes on Uniswap Tracker: Delta Financial, a new on-chain options layer, is already making a big splash in DeFi—by waging war against Uniswap. Shortly after Delta launched its DELTA token was making up for ~85% of Uniswap volume. Shortly thereafter, Uniswap released a hotfix removing Delta’s data from their tracker, and Delta quickly shot back.

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Tuesday

Dives

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  • MOB Short Squeeze Has Traders Reminiscing GME Days: MobileCoin (MOB) is up more than five times in the last 48 hours after a trader was borrowing what was at one point $120k worth of the token per hour to short it, according to crypto influencer who goes by Donny Crypto on Twitter.
  • Delta Exchange Completes $5M Token Raise: Delta Exchange a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced today that it has raised $5M in a private sale for DETO, the platform's native token.

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💜Community Love💜

Thanking all the amazing Defiers for the support and love this week (and always)!

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Brad Laurie @Brad_Laurieand, just as @DefiantNews highlights a key #NFT issue, @UREEQA_Inc is right there at the bleeding edge to solve the issue of ownership, rights, revenue & IP protections. We know that so many in the #eth-#DeFi community are V. bullish on @ArweaveTeam $AR too, & for good reason.

DeFi Resources 👨🏼‍🌾 apyvision.crypto 🚀 @DeFiResourcesChances are, you don't really own your NFT. Many NFTs are more centralized than collectors realize, which means that true “ownership” is not necessarily a given. Check out this article by @DefiantNews https://t.co/q4DJyrjQPK #DeFi #NFT #NFTs #IPFS #decentralized #Arweave3:59 AM ∙ Apr 4, 202128Likes6Retweets

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sqrl.eth ⟠ @omynuts@DefiantNews @pplpleasr1 @AaveAave @SushiSwap @picklefinance @Uniswap great interview :) "i had always thought that bitcoin would be the the factor that would cause in a rush of [normies] to you know, pay attention to cryptocurrency but who would have thought that it's actually NFT’s being the one that blew up" 💯 youtu.be/6WtHq2hmQmY?t=…

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youtu.be“Collector DAOs Are Going to be a Game-Changer for the NFT Space:” pplpleasrIn this week’s episode we talk with the DeFi artist of the moment. Pplpleasr got into DeFi drawn in by the crazy yields but really stayed when she resonated ...10:32 PM ∙ Apr 3, 2021

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BeInCrypto @beincryptoA @DefiantNews report show how things have been very bullish for the DeFi ecosystem despite #NFTs taking the limelight. Also, #stablecoins volume doubled and #borrowing volume surged by more than 3.5.

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beincrypto.comDeFi Doubles Most Metrics in Stellar First Quarter - BeInCryptoMany prominent measurements of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector have doubled in the first quarter of the year.6:15 PM ∙ Apr 3, 20219Likes2Retweets

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Pickle Finance 🥒 @picklefinanceWe 💚 @pplpleasr1 's work!

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The Defiant @DefiantNews🎙 "Collector DAOs Are Going to be a Game-Changer For NFTs" says @pplpleasr1 Today's guest has worked with @AaveAave @SushiSwap @picklefinance and her latest @Uniswap #NFT sold for over $500K to a DAO - but she's giving it all away💸 📺Listen now👇 https://t.co/WaZ9pPUU9O https://t.co/7jbm3mSpiT6:19 AM ∙ Apr 3, 202134Likes4Retweets

DeFi Resources 👨🏼‍🌾 apyvision.crypto 🚀 @DeFiResourcesChances are, you don't really own your NFT. Many NFTs are more centralized than collectors realize, which means that true “ownership” is not necessarily a given. Check out this article by @DefiantNews bit.ly/39z90qj #DeFi #NFT #NFTs #IPFS #decentralized #Arweave

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bit.lyDo You Really* Own Your NFT? Chances Are, You Don’t - The Defiant - DeFi NewsMany NFTs are more centralized than collectors realize, which means that true “ownership” is not necessarily a given. Some projects are seeking to change that.6:44 PM ∙ Apr 2, 202110Likes3Retweets

Anca A ☆ @ank_digitalartThe times changed, Mr. Dylan 😎. Great news for all the independent #writers. I wonder how long until we have #NFTs for digital #books or #magazines or something like that 🤔

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The Defiant @DefiantNews🤯A tokenized blog post sold for $6K on @viamirror 💰#NFTs are helping artists and now also writers monetize their work💪 Here's how @Cooopahtroopa did it👇 https://t.co/QM0p2SBuxX7:28 PM ∙ Apr 2, 2021

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Assure DeFi @AssureDefiSome Q1 #DeFi statistics👇 ✅37.4b TVL locked in #Ethereum DeFi protocols. ✅9.7m in $ETH locked in DeFi. Up 2m! ✅#DEX volume doubles & is now 2b per day! ✅$42b in stablecoins minted. Up from $21b 🤯 BULLISH! 🚀🚀 @AssureDefi @DefiantNews #crypto #cryptocurrency

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The Defiant @DefiantNews#DeFi has enjoyed a stellar quarter🔥🚀 Check out our Q1 Report Card👇 https://t.co/N5nDN9Pd7j Data sourced from @DeBankDeFi and @defipulse https://t.co/YF9Gi3q9LL10:51 PM ∙ Apr 1, 2021

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DeFi BlogNews 🌍 @defiblognews💥 DeFi Quietly Doubled By Most Metrics in Q1 - Hello Defiers! Here’s what we’re covering today, Here’s how Cooper Turle... #TheDefiant @DefiantNews #DeFi $DeFi thedefiant.substack.com/p/-defi-quietl…

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thedefiant.substack.com💥 DeFi Quietly Doubled By Most Metrics in Q1Hello Defiers! Here’s what we’re covering today, Here’s how Cooper Turley sold an NFT-ed post for $6k to 3LAU DeFi quietly doubled in the first quarter Aave expands into the Polygon network Filecoin rallying most among major tokens and more :) The open economy is taking over the old one. Subscribe t…10:18 PM ∙ Apr 1, 2021

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thedefiant.ioDo You Really* Own Your NFT? Chances Are, You Don’t - The Defiant - DeFi NewsMany NFTs are more centralized than collectors realize, which means that true “ownership” is not necessarily a given. Some projects are seeking to change that.4:08 PM ∙ Apr 1, 202115Likes5Retweets

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The Defiant @DefiantNews🎙️ In today's Defiant: 🖼️The impermanence of centralized #NFTs 🥊@Delta_Token takes on @Uniswap 💳@dharma_hq enables one-tap bank-to-DeFi access 📈 @CMEGroup $BTC mini futures ( $ETH next? ) 💰@element_fi raises $4.4M from @a16z Read more here👇 https://t.co/yFRE1lVD4n6:12 AM ∙ Apr 1, 20211Like1Retweet

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Phil Gomes [blueCheckmark.png] @philgomes1 / Yes! Finally a piece that goes into a key limitation of inherent in a LOT of NFTs are going to be deployed -- the data storage issue. thedefiant.io/do-you-really-… @The_True_DanK @DefiantNews #DeFi #NFTs

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thedefiant.ioDo You Really* Own Your NFT? Chances Are, You Don’t - The Defiant - DeFi NewsMany NFTs are more centralized than collectors realize, which means that true “ownership” is not necessarily a given. Some projects are seeking to change that.7:50 PM ∙ Mar 31, 202114Likes7Retweets

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jonathanjoseph.eth @jonathanjosephAccurate description of trying to explain DeFi to TradFi - via @CamiRusso @DefiantNews

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Alex Svanevik 🧭 @ASvanevik.@vas_rel_por embodies the spirit of @pleasrdao - joining forces is inevitable 🤝

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Samsonite🌱 @SaaamsoniteI love how poetic it is to see a DAO form and buy a piece of LEGENDARY defi crypto art. The future is undoubtedly DAOs ✨

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The Defiant @DefiantNewsA DAO (@pleasrdao) is conceived, executed and funded with $750K within 48 hours🤯 Fans come together to purchase the @Uniswap V3 #NFT by @pplpleasr1 for an astounding 310 $ETH 💰 Only in #DeFi🚀 Read the full story here 👇 https://t.co/AaDqNdI34k2:03 AM ∙ Mar 31, 20214Likes1Retweet

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