thedefiedge

A way of finding strong tokens:

1. Go to @_dexuai
2. Sector Analysis → Sweet Spot
(Protocols with a balance of fundamentals + narrative momentum)
3. Sort by MTD performance

4 tokens are in the green

I-am spus prietenului meu că probabil va câștiga mai mult vara aceasta ignorând crypto și jucându-se pe PS5. Frate, are o obicei prost de a tranzacționa din plictiseală. Probabil va fi tăiat înainte ca piețele să se miște.

Portfolio building blocks:

• Majors (BTC / ETH / SOL) - hold for years
• Stablecoins - gunpowder, volatility hedge, yield farming
• Narrative aligned Mid Caps - safe'ish, can outperform majors
• Low caps - high risk, high reward

% depends on your goals & risk tolerance

„Unde este retail?”

Recent m-am conectat cu câțiva prieteni care au fost în Crypto, dar au părăsit scena.

Majoritatea au fost afectați de prăbușirea Luna / FTX. Nu au venituri disponibile pentru a investi din cauza creșterii costului vieții. În cele din urmă, preferă să investească în BTC decât în altcoins pentru că este mai sigur.

Take profits quicker in choppy markets.

Better to lock in a 2x than get greedy and watch a random Trump tweet wipe it all out.

Gameplan's the same

Build cashflow
Invest in solid protocols
Stay curious & don't mentally checkout
Survive until we enter easy mode again

The silence is when smart money positions. Noise comes later.

There are so many industries where you'll never get a fair shot.

Wrong look. Wrong network. Not enough experience.

That doesn't matter in Crypto. You can be completely anon and find success here. That's the beauty of this space.

Când începi să crezi că piața este "prea ușoară", ia profiturile.
Când începi să crezi că "s-a terminat", începe să cumperi.

Amintește-ți asta:

Un protocol grozav nu înseamnă întotdeauna o investiție grozavă. De ce? Tokenomics groaznice, fără utilitate pentru token, sau nu știu cum să se promoveze.

A trebuit să învăț asta pe calea cea grea.

Îmi amintesc că foloseam TVL / Capitalizare de piață ca o modalitate de a găsi bijuterii subevaluate. Acum mă concentrez mai mult pe raportul între cunoștințe și capitalizarea de piață.

Găsește protocoalele care cresc natural în cunoștințe și sentiment, dar care încă nu s-au reflectat în prețuri.

Unii oameni așteaptă mai multe „semnale” înainte de a intra pe piață.

Până când te vei simți suficient de în siguranță pentru a intra pe piețe, vei fi lichiditate de ieșire.

Când aveam 19 ani, l-am întrebat pe tatăl bogat al prietenului meu dacă are vreo $ sfat pentru mine.

"În fiecare trimestru, asigură-te că deții mai multe fonduri indicel. Indiferent cât de dureros ar fi, continuă să cumperi."

Toată lumea ar trebui să aplice acest sfat pentru Bitcoin în continuare.

I have no idea what @cookiedotfun is baking.

However, I've learned from @KaitoAI and @ethos_network that it's extremely +EV to be early to these social initiatives.

The team behind cookie is extremely competent.

Comment if you need an invite, I have ~5

I have no idea what @cookiedotfun is cooking.

However, I've learned from @KaitoAI and @ethos_network that it's extremely +EV to be early to these social initiatives.

The team behind cookie is extremely competent.

Comment if you need an invite, I have ~5

The most underrated skill in crypto is having a good bullshit detector

Have you added any new tools this year that improved your crypto research / workflow? Share em!

Narrative barbell strategy

Pair the leading platform with a high-risk play built on it

Examples:

• Agents: @virtuals_io + @arbusai
• ICM: @launchcoin + @fittedcloset

It's a simple strategy without overwhelming yourself.

Cycles feel shorter because it’s still the same people shuffling money around. We get excited over any new narratives but everyone’s racing to dump first.

The best plays are when the Protocols are shipping faster than you can keep up.

There’s a common piece of advice every time we enter a new cycle.

“Avoid the older protocols. Buy the new ones.”

There’s some truth to this.

When you’re buying the brand new protocols:

• You’re avoiding the breakeven bagholders. People who are already down and eager to dump as soon as they break even again
• The tokenomics are fresher and more modern
• Most of the tokens for insiders are locked
• The protocols tend to be aligned to the latest narratives
• People want to feel “early” to something

In Q4 2024, A.I. agents were the hot new thing. Betting on AI agents would’ve crushed most boomer bags from the previous cycle.

But here’s the catch:

It’s only been 4 months since the Jan 2025 top.

This isn’t a new cycle…it’s the same one continuing. There hasn’t been enough time for that many new primitives or narratives to form.

The real alpha now? Look for protocols that were hot in January, got nuked in price, but they kept building.

Prices are down, but the products are much more developed. And the developments haven’t been priced in yet since so many people are still sidelined.

That’s a better risk-adjusted bet.

We’re already seeing quite a few protocols bounce back the past few weeks.

• @HeyAnonai
• @virtuals_io
• @KaitoAI
• Various Virtuals agents
• @Mantle_Official
• @soulgra_ph
• @AerodromeFi
• @arcdotfun

Basically, instead of looking for the "bright shiny object", there's a ton of amazing deals right now.

(Obviously, there’s nuance here. For example, “Internet Capital Markets” just exploded in mindshare over the past 24 hours.)

We’re wired to find patterns, but don’t forget that every cycle plays out differently.

Are there other protocols that fit this criteria?

Drop them in the comments.