Deep Dive @FolksFinance's Five-Year Effort in Cross-Chain DeFi Strength
When researching the DeFi space, I always pay special attention to projects that are dedicated to product development, and Folks Finance is one of them.
1️⃣ Core Strength: Breaking the Liquidity Fragmentation in Cross-Chain Lending
After five years of refinement, it has grown from a leading application on Algorand to a cross-chain lending giant covering 9 public chains, including Avalanche and Ethereum. The key highlight is unified liquidity cross-chain lending—users can deposit and borrow assets across different chains without the need for cross-chain bridges or wrapped assets, directly addressing pain points in the DeFi industry.
2️⃣ Future Strategy: Beyond Lending, Aiming for an Ecological Loop
• xChain V2: Expanding non-EVM chains and optimizing cross-chain efficiency, with the goal of making unified liquidity lending an industry standard.
• Folks Mobile: Collaborating with licensed VASP to create a compliant crypto mobile entry point, integrating asset management, cross-chain access, intelligent strategy execution, and other functions.
3️⃣ Fundamental Support: Capital + Community Dual Drive
Backed by top-tier capital such as Coinbase Ventures, the token staking offers an annualized return of 30% for $FOLKS ; in the first quarter, the airdrop averaged over $3,500 per person, with the second quarter's points activity ongoing, plus a $500,000 creator incentive activity waiting to be shared.
In my view, it does not rely on speculative price movements but instead lets its products and ecosystem speak for themselves, which offers greater long-term value in the current market.
Review $FHE : The volatility is great for trading; I missed this wave of increase!
Recently, I’ve been checking the Binance gainers list, and $FHE caught my attention immediately—summed up, it has one characteristic: the volatility is large, making it easy to trade whether going long or short, particularly suitable for those who love speculation.
📊 Market situation is very intuitive
• It rose from a bottom of 0.014U to around 0.08U now, with significant ups and downs; the trend is clear, and there's no need for guesswork in trading;
• The trading volume of contracts on Binance is increasing, and the transaction volume and market value are nearly equal, with a very high turnover rate, indicating that more and more people are paying attention;
• There are opportunities for both long and short positions, trading is very active, and there’s space for short-term trades or arbitrage, so there’s no need to worry about not having opportunities to act.
🔍 Why did it rise? There are indeed many positives
This wave of increase is not just random speculation; the project team has been quite active recently:
• Yesterday, they officially announced that they would use 1% of the Pippin tokens for ecological incentives, showing real financial commitment, indicating that the project team is strong and wants to do well;
• They are also collaborating with Pippin and expanding into the Solana ecosystem, not just making technical claims, but genuinely looking for users and real demand in mainstream ecosystems, testing whether FHE is effective in AI Agent scenarios;
• Previously, they also collaborated with Chainlink for staking activities, with positive news coming one after another, naturally boosting market sentiment.
📝 Reflection on missing out + future plans
I missed this opportunity mainly because I didn’t take the official news seriously when it was released, and I hadn’t properly understood this project before; now I'm quickly catching up on my studies.
From $BEAT : The 'Real Gold' Logic of Old IPs on the Chain Goes Beyond Sentiment
Having researched numerous old IP on-chain projects, most struggle to escape the curse of 'selling sentiment, high unlock, and continuous decline.' However, Audiera ($BEAT) has shown me a different possibility — it uses the iron triangle of 'users + revenue + burn' to consolidate the traffic of 600 million Web2 users, turning it into real gold and silver in Web3.
───────────────────── Why do I focus on $BEAT rather than sentiment?
• Comparison to MapleStory: A more restrained economic model Compared to the traditional dual-coin design and high unlock pressure of the latter, $BEAT adopts a single-coin model with a total supply of 1B and low initial circulation. There’s no complex splitting; value capture is direct and pure, and the chip structure is cleaner.
• Users are not just talk: 5 million real active users on-chain With a foundation of 600 million historical Web2 users, it quickly accumulated over 5 million on-chain users after launch, firmly establishing itself at the top of the BNB ecosystem entertainment dApps. This is not a false prosperity built on airdrops.
The AI Payment feature launched in December can be called the 'value engine' of $BEAT — just the paid AI music generation service has already generated over 148,900 $BEAT in real revenue, and the on-chain data can be directly verified with no fluff.
─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ More crucial is the closed loop of 'revenue → burn': Users spend $BEAT → revenue continues to grow → fixed weekly burns → token deflation and appreciation. The first batch of 125,000 $BEAT has been permanently sent to the black hole, like fitting a 'value siphon' to the tokens, making them scarcer the more they are used.
Currently, $BEAT FDV stands firmly at $1.5 billion, covering all mainstream CEXs, far surpassing ordinary sentimental projects. It proves that the ultimate form of old IPs on the chain is to reconstruct the economic model with AI and payments, rather than replicating the past. In a market full of 'air coins', projects with users, revenue, and deflation are the 'hard currency' worth holding long-term.
Why do I have a long-term positive outlook on $FOLKS after following @FolksFinance?
Key Highlights: Addressing industry pain points + impressive performance
• Solid market performance: $FOLKS achieved an 8x increase even during market turmoil, with a Binance issuance price of $2 and a historical high of over $17, showing significant market recognition;
• Technology directly addresses pain points: Solving the DeFi liquidity fragmentation issue without needing cross-chain bridges, allowing users to deposit assets on one chain and borrow on other supported chains, creating a unified cross-chain lending experience that is extremely rare;
• Robust ecosystem and endorsements: Covered 9 mainstream chains while receiving support from top venture capital firms like Coinbase Ventures and Jump Crypto, ensuring a solid and reliable fundamental;
Current Opportunities to Participate
• Staking rewards: Stake $FOLKS for 30 days to enjoy a 30% annualized return, participation supported through Kaizen Finance (DeFi) or KuCoin (CEX);
• Points activity: The second season of points is ongoing, users can accumulate points by providing lending, repayments, participating in platform activities, etc., which can be redeemed for future rewards;
• Creator benefits: The Airaa event has a reward pool of over $500,000, with the first 200 participants eligible for rewards. Currently, participation is low, making this a rare entry opportunity.
Future Growth Potential
$FOLKS is already the third-largest lending token in the EVM space by fully diluted valuation (FDV) and has recently launched Bybit futures, with market interest continuing to rise. Future efficiency optimizations with xChain V2 and the compliance rollout of Folks Mobile will further expand ecosystem boundaries and open up growth space.
😈When you see an official person's Web2 social media account: "I am about to release a new meme..."
What will you do❓ A. It must have been hacked, I will DM her to confirm B. Trust the official announcement, significant information will definitely not be released through private channels! C. I have a bold idea to seize the opportunity to apply for a job...🤓☝️
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From Token Empowerment to $FHE : The Value Anchor of the Crypto AI Era
In Web3 for so long, to be honest, it is rare to see a project like FHE that intertwines technical narrative and token empowerment into one.
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Behind the bright market performance is the continuous expansion of token application scenarios: not only selected as one of the first projects in Chainlink Rewards Season 1, but also listed on Kucoin with its contracts, and received attention from Cointelegraph research reports and Binance Research Institute. From AI health (World AI Health) to cross-chain collaboration with Phala Network, $FHE is connecting the three major tracks of crypto, AI, and storage with tokens, providing a clear value outlet for technology to land.
───────────────────── 1️⃣Technical Breakthrough: Tokens are the “Fuel Certificate” of Privacy AI
As the first FHE project officially integrated with DeepSeek, FHE's token empowerment approaches from the direction of privacy protection. Every conversation with DeepSeek involves data being encrypted by FHE before being stored in a decentralized data lake, and it can also communicate seamlessly with IPFS and Arweave. The encrypted computing and storage calls behind this all require FHE tokens as “fuel.”
───────────────────── 2️⃣Ecological Closed Loop Construction: Tokens are the “Lifeblood” of the Agent Economy
What’s even more wonderful is FHE's empowerment of the Agent ecosystem. Staking FHE activates AI agents, from Agent training to task execution, and then to reward distribution, the token runs throughout the entire process, forming a closed loop of “staking-usage-earning.”
───────────────────── 3️⃣Endorsement and Scenario Expansion: The “Dual Boost” of Token Value
Backed by multiple endorsements such as incubation by Binance and funding from the Ethereum Foundation, FHE's recent 247% increase is no coincidence. Selected for Chainlink Rewards Season 1 and the listing of Kucoin contracts, behind these dynamics is the continuous expansion of empowering scenarios for FHE tokens in the ecosystem.
╭──────────────────── #FHE The future value will ultimately be reflected in every encrypted conversation and the operation of each autonomous agent, becoming an indispensable value anchor in the crypto AI era.
$BOB is once again leading the growth chart, racing ahead non-stop! Following closely, TUREO has also risen strongly, igniting the enthusiasm of the crowd, and the entire market is frantically searching for the next potential dark horse!👀
Everyone's attention is focused on #Unifai—$UAI , as a quality project in the same field, not only has a solid fundamental basis, but has also been very active recently, with community interest continuously soaring, clearly entering a pre-explosion phase!
Comparing the explosive growth paths of $BOB and $TUREO, $UAI is equally impressive in both technical strength and market expectations. Now is the best time to invest; don't miss out on this opportunity to double your investment after missing the first two!🚀
—— The 'Dignity' of the Structural Market has Just Begun
Recently tracking $ARTX, the clearest perspective is not from the bulls, but from the repeatedly educated bears. Countless people are waiting for a pullback to enter, only to be slapped in the face by the market time and again — the pullback in the structural market is never something you can just wait for; it’s only given when it wants to.
The pain of the bears goes far beyond losing money. Watching $ARTX accumulate during the day and ignite at night, with the trading volume becoming more stable and its scarcity continuously increasing, the kind of torment of 'wanting to short but not daring to, wanting to get in but hesitating' is what really wears people down. On one hand, traders are anxiously trying to exit, while on the other hand, they are cursing the market; in the end, they can only suffer between 'waiting for a better position' and 'chasing a higher price'.
But the logic of $ARTX has never weakened: VMSAP limits circulation, ecological backflow resists selling pressure, and the RWA narrative remains hot. While the bears are still looking for reasons, the market only gives one answer: it’s rising.
Many people feel it has risen quite a bit, but in my view, this is just the beginning. The 'dignity' of the structural market is proven by continuous rises — what you think is a 'high position' is merely the 'starting point' of the future.
I discovered a key signal from @APRO_Oracle: if this project conducts a node election, it might not just be adding a feature, but rather equipping the $AT with a "circulation tightening engine" — this could very likely be the key to the next round of increases.
The key lies in the following two points👇
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1️⃣ Node Election: No nonsense, use real money to reward nodes
Currently, many projects conduct node elections by rewarding with newly minted coins, which seems good on the surface, but actually dilutes the coin price and is unfriendly to old users. APRO is different; it genuinely has a business and income.
If it conducts a node election, rewards would come directly from the company's profits, not from minting new coins — this way, it won't dilute the coin price, and node earnings will be more reliable and sustainable.
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2️⃣ Everyone needs to lock up assets, the $AT in circulation will gradually decrease
To become a node, you need to hold a sufficient amount of $AT and lock it for a period of time. This means: large holders will rush to buy coins and lock them up; VCs and early investors may also follow suit. Originally, the circulating supply isn’t much, and with this locking, it equates to fewer sellers, while those wanting to buy may increase — when supply and demand are out of balance, the coin price will naturally rise.
Additionally, APRO previously took the initiative to lock the liquidity pool for 12 months, and the listing on exchanges has been methodical, suggesting they are genuinely working on it. If the node election really gets implemented, it could likely form a virtuous cycle of "buy coins and lock them up → coin price rises → more people lock up".
Not all oracles are APRO: the node election is the "hidden trump card" for explosive growth. This wave might really be about to rise.
📊 The Ultimate Answer for Stable Returns in Web3: XPIN Makes 'Deposit Equals Wealth Management' a Reality
After 3 years of navigating Web3, I have tried Defi mining, NFT staking, and node mining, and ultimately found that the most reliable stable return is the XPIN model, which binds 'returns + scenarios'—directly depositing after trading on Ave.ai, earning returns daily while enjoying free cross-border connectivity!
Its advantages overshadow other wealth management methods:
• 🆚 Traditional Wealth Management: Returns far exceed bank deposits and funds;
• 🆚 Other Web3 Projects: Returns are supported by real scenarios, not maintained by inflation;
• ✅ Practical Value: Deposit returns can be exchanged for eSIM services, covering cross-border travel network costs, forming a 'wealth management - usage' closed loop.
I treat XPIN deposits as a 'cross-border travel fund,' not needing to spend extra money while enjoying stable returns. Even if the token price fluctuates in the short term, I can still access tangible services, and in the long run, ecosystem expansion will drive token value up~
Only a few days left for the event, I recommend completing a transaction of XPIN on Ave.ai to experience the thrill of 'deposit equals wealth management.' In Web3, projects that can make users worry-free, assured, and fulfilled are worth holding onto for the long term!
⏳ Analyze the XPIN Halving Mechanism: Why Now is the Best Time to Position?
After researching the XPIN token model, I have increased my holdings on Ave.ai— the total output design for 10 years, halving every year, determines that now is the golden positioning period, especially during the contract competition window!
The core logic of the halving mechanism (which Web3 veterans understand):
• 📉 Supply Side: The annual token output is halved, continuously increasing scarcity;
• 📈 Demand Side: More users + expanding scenarios lead to synchronized growth in token demand, and the supply-demand imbalance drives the price up;
• 📊 Time Advantage: The first year's returns are the most substantial. Participating in deposits now can lock in high returns + low-cost chips before the halving.
Compared to the halving events of Bitcoin and Ethereum, XPIN's advantages are more pronounced: it has real-use scenarios to support it, not just speculative hype. During trading on Ave.ai, I found that the circulating supply of XPIN is still quite small, and the price does not reflect the value of the halving. As the contract competition advances, there is a high probability of a rush for chips~
Participating in the contract competition and configuring deposit plans now is the best way to lock in halving dividends; if you miss this opportunity, you’ll have to wait another year!
🛡️ From 'Not daring to touch contracts' to 'Proactively holding positions': Ave.ai helped me understand the safety logic of XPIN
As a Web3 beginner, I used to avoid contract trading — afraid of rug pulls, high gas fees, and slippage tricks, until I participated in Ave.ai's XPIN contract competition, I discovered that 'reliable projects + convenient platforms' can make contract trading very reassuring!
The sense of security from Ave.ai comes from these details:
• ✅ Real-time display of XPIN contract address, number of positions held, transaction volume, and other users' trading records, full transparency;
• ✅ Small transaction testing: no hidden fees, slippage controlled within 0.1%, smooth operation;
• ✅ Safety guarantees for XPIN: user data is private and not on-chain, deposit funds are secured by smart contracts, and earnings can be withdrawn at any time.
What's even more reassuring is the project's strength: eSIM deployed in 149+ countries, contract audits with no high-risk vulnerabilities, not a vaporware project. Now I have completed multiple XPIN transactions on Ave.ai, and set up flexible deposits, very convenient to deposit and withdraw at any time~
For beginners, this contract competition is an excellent entry opportunity, allowing for both the experience of contract trading and exposure to quality projects, much more reliable than blindly following trends for short-term trading!
📉 My "Reverse Operation" at Ave.ai: While others chase the prize pool, I bottom-fish the value of the XPIN track
My friends are all boosting the XPIN trading volume to reach the 100,000 USDT prize pool on Ave.ai, but I’m doing the opposite—after making small trades to meet the event requirements, I directly transferred most of my funds into the deposit program!
It's not that I don't want the prize pool, but I understand the essence of the event:
• 🎫 The prize pool is an appetizer; the trillion-dollar value of DePIN + communication is the main course;
• 🔧 Core barrier: AI network scheduling reduces base station deployment costs by 75%, which traditional operators cannot match;
• 📈 Valuation advantage: XPIN trading volume and holder growth on Ave.ai are synchronized, yet the market cap remains low.
The global cross-border communication market exceeds a trillion, and the high costs and low efficiency of traditional operators are well-known pain points. XPIN solves this problem with the DePIN model and has also launched eSIM services in over 149 countries. With the upcoming user explosion of the Freedata plan, getting in now is a cheap way to seize the track’s dividends~
⚙️ Deconstructing the XPIN Yield Engine: Why is the 295% APR Loyalty Deposit Worth Heavy Investment?
As a 'Yield Calculator' in Web3 finance, I've seen too many high APR traps, but the XPIN model gives me confidence for heavy investment—the key lies in the 'Self-Circulation Logic'!
Deconstructing the Core Mechanism:
1. 💰 Source of Yield: Network service business income + token halving scarcity, not purely inflation-supported;
2. 📌 Loyalty Deposit Design: 4-year lock-up period to filter long-term users, avoiding short-term speculative dumping; yield is automatically compounded, and after 120 days, it's all pure profit;
3. 🆚 Flexible Deposit: 41% APY available for deposit and withdrawal, suitable for short-term funds, can be used in conjunction with loyalty deposits.
The most crucial point is 'Yield Has Scenario Support': Deposit yields can be directly exchanged for eSIM services, forming a 'Deposit-Yield-Consumption-Redeposit' closed loop, much more reliable than projects relying purely on token inflation.
I configured 60% loyalty deposit + 40% flexible deposit in Ave.ai, combining short and long terms, sleeping more soundly in the Web3 market~
🆓 Freedata Plan: The ambition of #XPIN is to reconstruct global communication rules with Web3.
After researching the Freedata plan, I decisively increased my holdings in XPIN on Ave.ai—this is not simply about 'free internet access,' but a crucial step for XPIN in connecting 'projects-users-scenarios'!
The core logic is exquisite (key points breakdown):
• 👥 For users: 'Storing coins = free internet access,' Deposit earnings can be directly exchanged for eSIM services;
• 📈 For projects: Rapidly seize the market in 149 countries, optimize AI scheduling with massive user data, and attract B-end collaborations;
• 🚧 For the track: Skip the DePIN 'mining and infrastructure building' phase, directly connect users with mature services, and establish ecological barriers.
Compared to other DePIN projects, XPIN has already implemented use cases, and the Freedata plan is equivalent to 'exchanging earnings for users.' During transactions on Ave.ai, I noticed that many Web3 projects have already integrated into its network services, and the scenarios will continue to grow. Participating in the contract competition now is like locking in a ticket before the ecological explosion~
It wasn't until I traded XPIN on Ave.ai and experienced its eSIM service that I realized "borderless network" is not just a gimmick:
• ✅ One installation covers 149+ countries, AI automatically switches to local networks;
• ✅ 0 roaming fees, no lag when streaming videos or holding meetings;
• ✅ Charged based on actual usage, private data, truly achieving user sovereignty.
More and more cross-border practitioners are discussing XPIN on Ave.ai, and the number of holders continues to grow. A project that can solve the pain points of the traditional industry worth hundreds of billions, and also allows users to earn profits, will inevitably see its value explode!
📸 One image + one sentence: Holding XPIN on the 7th day is 10 times more solid than trading short-term!\nScreenshot: Ave.ai holding page shows "Holding 1500 XPIN, loyalty deposit earnings accumulated 320 XPIN", noted "Today's earnings of 85 XPIN have been credited"\nTrading sentiment: "Give up chasing highs and lows, watching XPIN's daily earnings coming in, only then do I understand that the winning formula of Web3 is hidden in practical scenarios"\nAs a former short-term trader, I deeply understand the fatigue of K-line games—until trading XPIN on Ave.ai, I finally realized that "the essence of trading is value investing":\n\n• 🚀 eSIM launched in 149+ countries, not just a concept project;\n\n• 🔄 "Trading-Depositing-Using" closed loop, users can truly utilize the services;\n\n• 📈 Every day when I open Ave.ai, I’m not checking the ups and downs, but the deposit earnings and eSIM usage records.\n\nOnly a few days left for the event, I suggest making a small transaction to feel it out, perhaps like me, you'll find the correct way to hold Web3 long-term~\n\n#Aveai #XPIN $XPIN #AveTradingCompetition
💰 Holding XPIN for two weeks: Why did I give up short-term trading and go all in on 4 years of loyalty deposits?
On the 14th day of buying XPIN on Ave.ai, I transferred 80% of my position into loyalty deposits—not out of impulse, but as a rational choice after calculating the profit model!
First, let's look at the real numbers (the data speaks for itself):
• 📊 The loyalty deposit APR reaches up to 295%, depositing 10000 XPIN yields approximately 80 XPIN per day;
• ⏰ You can break even in 120 days, and the remaining over 3 years is pure profit;
• 🔄 Profits can be withdrawn anytime, and they can be automatically converted to flexible deposits with compound interest, which is much more reliable than projects with locked funds that restrict withdrawals.
What impresses me the most is the binding of 'profit + practical scenarios': Using XPIN eSIM for cross-border business trips, AI automatically switches to local networks, with 0 roaming fees and high-speed stability, the deposit earnings just cover the data expenses, truly achieving 'holding currency = free internet access'.
The number of XPIN holders on Ave.ai increases every day, the bottom is gradually rising, short-term speculation is not as good as long-term planning, locking in for 4 years for guaranteed returns is worth it!
📱 After trading XPIN with Ave.ai, I unlocked a new way of "lazy finance" for Web3 contracts.
As a long-time player who has encountered many pitfalls in Web3 contracts, the experience with Ave.ai completely changed my perception—no complex gas fee calculations, no manual slippage adjustments, and I can complete XPIN transactions in just 3 steps, making it very beginner-friendly!
Even more surprising is the seamless connection between "trading + finance":
• ✅ After trading, directly jump to the XPIN Deposit page without having to switch between platforms;
• ✅ Key information (real-time price, deposit earnings, trading volume) is presented in a concentrated manner, clear at a glance;
• ✅ Deposit 1000 XPIN into the loyalty deposit, with daily earnings automatically credited, and also a one-click compound interest feature.
The event ends on 11/26 23:59 UTC+8, and I recommend cautious players to give it a try: complete an XPIN transaction on Ave.ai and allocate some funds to the deposit plan, achieving both competition participation and locking in long-term earnings, which is a win-win strategy for Web3 contracts~