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BoostBeyond Hype: Understanding the Impact of Airdrops on NFT Marketplace Performance
IntroductionThe NFT marketplace is evolving. Over the past year, OpenSea has seen increasing pressure from new competitors eating away at its market share. LooksRare, X2Y2, Sudoswap, and Blur have decreased OpenSea's NFT Volume market share from 99% to 50-30% depending on the week.Market Share for NFT Marketplaces by WeekWhile OpenSea may have been one of the darling companies of the web3 era, there is one thing that it's lacking that all of its competitors have: a token. This left ...
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When considering the future of airdrops, it's easy to feel optimistic about their potential for aligning users of crypto networks. It’s just as valid to express skepticism based on the current state of the instrument. While it's clear that more experimentation is necessary in order to properly harness their power, the required overhead and lack of tooling to execute airdrops are prohibitive. But what are they, anyway?What is an Airdrop?Simply put, airdrops distribute tokens to past,...
BoostIntroducing Quest Protocol Rewards
Deploy, refer, and complete quests for cryptoParticipation lies at the heart of the crypto ecosystem. It’s the collective effort of countless participants worldwide that ensures the functionality, security, and growth of decentralized protocols. But beyond it being a mechanism for sustaining networks, participation embodies the very ethos of crypto and why it exists - to increase economic opportunities for every individual. Earlier this year we launched Quest Protocol, making it easy for anyo...
The onchain distribution network of Boost Protocol. Target, acquire and engage users with token incentives to drive growth.
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Aave is an open source and non-custodial liquidity protocol for earning interest on deposits and borrowing assets. It lets users lend or borrow cryptocurrency without going through a centralized intermediary (like a bank, financial institution, or centralized exchange).
Depositors earn a passive income when they provide liquidity to the market by depositing assets. Borrowers are able to borrow assets to obtain liquidity (working capital) without selling their assets. Borrowers pay interest on their loans. Usually, people borrow due to unexpected expenses, to leverage their holdings or for new investment opportunities.
Polygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. Polygon’s network leverages the security of the Ethereum network and uses Chainlink as a price oracle. It is a scaling solution for Ethereum. Polygon aims to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum using Layer 2 sidechains, which are blockchains that run alongside the Ethereum main chain.
How to Setup Metamask for Polygon Mainnet
Open MetaMask in your browser;
Click on the current network “Ethereum Mainnet“.
Choose the option “Custom RPC” at the bottom of the list.
Enter the parameters of the Polygon mainnet
Network Name: Polygon Mainnet
New RPC URL: https://rpc-mainnet.maticvigil.com/
ChainID: 137
Symbol: MATIC
Block Explorer URL: https://explorer.matic.network
click on “Save“.
I recommend using Zapper to bridge funds over to Polygon from the Ethereum network.
Go to Zapper bridge zapper.fi/bridge.
Verify that you are on the “Ethereum mainnet” from your MetaMask. Specify the bottom destination network to be Polygon.
Choose the token you want to send on the Polygon network from the drop-down menu and the token you want to receive on Polygon.
Set the Transaction Speed according to how long you wish to wait for the confirmation on Ethereum. Once the transaction confirms on Ethereum, you have to wait an additional 7-8 mins for your assets to arrive on Polygon.
If it is your first time bridging to the Polygon mainnet you may receive a small amount of MATIC that you will need for your first transactions.
Aave recently implemented their protocol on the Polygon mainnet, which means that transactions for any Aave Polygon lending or borrowing are lightning fast and have low transaction/gas costs.
Note: Polygon will be paying out 0.5% of the total supply of MATIC in rewards for borrowing and lending funds between Jun. 14, 2021 and Apr. 13, 2022. So you can even get rewarded in WMATIC by borrowing!
Current supported assets: MATIC, DAI, USDC, USDT, WETH, WBTC, AAVE.
How to connect to Aave's Polygon market Visit their website on the Desktop: https://app.aave.com/markets
Make sure you have Aave's Polygon Market selected (top right of the screen in your web browser).
Click on the connect button.
Make sure you have the Polygon Mainnet selected as your preferred network and connect your wallet.
After you have deposited your assets for lending on the Aave protocol, you can borrow against your deposited assets from the Aave protocol and pay a small interest on the loan.
Navigate to the Borrow tab and select the asset you want to borrow.
For example: clicking into the USDT market will bring up the USDT overview. The maximum loan to value percentage gives you the maximum amount of an asset you can borrow. You can adjust the amount you want to borrow.
Select your interest rate type.
Confirm your transaction.
After your confirm your transactions, you'll be brought to your Dashboard. https://app.aave.com/dashboard/borrowings
In my dashboard you can see that I have borrowed 100 USDT using 446 deposited MATIC as collateral.
Congratulations on successfully borrowing assets from the Aave Polygon market!
Aave is an open source and non-custodial liquidity protocol for earning interest on deposits and borrowing assets. It lets users lend or borrow cryptocurrency without going through a centralized intermediary (like a bank, financial institution, or centralized exchange).
Depositors earn a passive income when they provide liquidity to the market by depositing assets. Borrowers are able to borrow assets to obtain liquidity (working capital) without selling their assets. Borrowers pay interest on their loans. Usually, people borrow due to unexpected expenses, to leverage their holdings or for new investment opportunities.
Polygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. Polygon’s network leverages the security of the Ethereum network and uses Chainlink as a price oracle. It is a scaling solution for Ethereum. Polygon aims to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum using Layer 2 sidechains, which are blockchains that run alongside the Ethereum main chain.
How to Setup Metamask for Polygon Mainnet
Open MetaMask in your browser;
Click on the current network “Ethereum Mainnet“.
Choose the option “Custom RPC” at the bottom of the list.
Enter the parameters of the Polygon mainnet
Network Name: Polygon Mainnet
New RPC URL: https://rpc-mainnet.maticvigil.com/
ChainID: 137
Symbol: MATIC
Block Explorer URL: https://explorer.matic.network
click on “Save“.
I recommend using Zapper to bridge funds over to Polygon from the Ethereum network.
Go to Zapper bridge zapper.fi/bridge.
Verify that you are on the “Ethereum mainnet” from your MetaMask. Specify the bottom destination network to be Polygon.
Choose the token you want to send on the Polygon network from the drop-down menu and the token you want to receive on Polygon.
Set the Transaction Speed according to how long you wish to wait for the confirmation on Ethereum. Once the transaction confirms on Ethereum, you have to wait an additional 7-8 mins for your assets to arrive on Polygon.
If it is your first time bridging to the Polygon mainnet you may receive a small amount of MATIC that you will need for your first transactions.
Aave recently implemented their protocol on the Polygon mainnet, which means that transactions for any Aave Polygon lending or borrowing are lightning fast and have low transaction/gas costs.
Note: Polygon will be paying out 0.5% of the total supply of MATIC in rewards for borrowing and lending funds between Jun. 14, 2021 and Apr. 13, 2022. So you can even get rewarded in WMATIC by borrowing!
Current supported assets: MATIC, DAI, USDC, USDT, WETH, WBTC, AAVE.
How to connect to Aave's Polygon market Visit their website on the Desktop: https://app.aave.com/markets
Make sure you have Aave's Polygon Market selected (top right of the screen in your web browser).
Click on the connect button.
Make sure you have the Polygon Mainnet selected as your preferred network and connect your wallet.
After you have deposited your assets for lending on the Aave protocol, you can borrow against your deposited assets from the Aave protocol and pay a small interest on the loan.
Navigate to the Borrow tab and select the asset you want to borrow.
For example: clicking into the USDT market will bring up the USDT overview. The maximum loan to value percentage gives you the maximum amount of an asset you can borrow. You can adjust the amount you want to borrow.
Select your interest rate type.
Confirm your transaction.
After your confirm your transactions, you'll be brought to your Dashboard. https://app.aave.com/dashboard/borrowings
In my dashboard you can see that I have borrowed 100 USDT using 446 deposited MATIC as collateral.
Congratulations on successfully borrowing assets from the Aave Polygon market!
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