5 Alpha Tweets - The Effect of the Ukraine War on Crypto, Where Are We At With DeFi & More

Edition 8

Feb 25, 2022

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

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of the Ukrainian people. It is truly unimaginable what you must be going through. I’m praying that peace comes quickly and you all find the inner strength and resilience to endure this unjust and horrific situation.

1. SBF with some musings on what happens next

SBF @SBF_FTX

1) Some thoughts on crypto, Ukraine, and stocks

2. Cultural production is at its peak, but many are not capturing the upside

Web3 changes this.

Elena @VirtualElena

Web3 Media - Why it’s inevitable, What’s here today, and Where we’re heading ... a thread🧵

3. Where are we at with DeFi?

We are still so early, but the DeFi bullrun will begin again eventually.

Sean Lippel @seanlippel

DeFi. Where we are today, and where do we go from here. A long flight back from ETHDenver to synthesize some thoughts, so its time for a 🧵 (1/35) ....

4. The builders haven’t stopped

Focus on the innovation happening in the space, not just the charts.

fomosaurus 🦖 @fomosaurus

1/ Over the past couple weeks, I've spoken to around 50 builders and worked with many of them to produce what will be become an ongoing series of 🧵 threads showcasing new and interesting projects.

5. Bitcoin reserve fund will back $UST

$LUNA and $UST just got a whole lot more secure.

Westie 🌖 @WestieCapital

Today LFG announced they have raised $1 billion dollars to form $BTC reserve for Terra's $UST, lead by Jump Crypto and Three Arrows Capital. Here I explain why this deal is extremely important for Terra's stability, $LUNA's value capture, and future developments of LFG 🧵

@alpha_pls tweet of the week

Sear these money lessons into your brain, refer back to them regularly and you are gonna make it.

Aylo (alpha please) @alpha_pls

Doing well with money & crypto has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave. This is 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 reading if you want to build wealth. 18 important lessons from The Psychology of Money:

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