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founder @nostrafinance it's not personal. it's strictly business

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@davgarai
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4 years
If the price of Bitcoin reached $180,000 today, the richest person in the world would no longer be Jeff Bezos. It would be Satoshi.
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@davgarai
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7 months
I have requested the @Starknet Foundation to look into giving provisions to Nostra users who were onboarded after our mainnet launch. For transparency, I am conveying my thoughts here. Read below: 1/6
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@davgarai
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1 year
@NoContextBrits Threatening people for no reason
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1 year
"Offenders will be prosecuted" "You will be liable to pay a fine of ยฃ5,000" "Unattended luggage will be destroyed" UK warning signs have no chill ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@davgarai
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20 days
If you're a crypto founder and continue to build on a dead chain out of "loyalty", you're an idiot
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@davgarai
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3 months
ZKSync TVL: $162 million Nostra TVL: $194 million $ZK FDV: $4,475 million $NSTR FDV: $8 million Interesting.
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@davgarai
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2 years
@asiahodl LOL. They didn't move $2b. This is just how every Bitcoin transaction works: When you send BTC less than the whole balance of your account, the remainder gets sent to a Change Address controlled by the same PK. Nothing to see here.
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@davgarai
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3 months
Okay now that we got that Zksync airdrop checker out of the way and figured out nobody is eligible, time to go back to Starknet
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@davgarai
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10 months
The exploited Raft codebase was audited by both @trailofbits and @HatsFinance Brutal reminder that no audit is 100% safe, regardless of who the auditor is
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@davgarai
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3 months
I'm here to support the @nostrafinance NSTR tokenomics. Launching with 100% unlock, at a reasonable, low FDV supports growth. Those with strong conviction will stay for the value accrual phase. All I have to say is the chain is open - you will see who sells and who doesn't.
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@davgarai
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3 months
big week tomorrow get some rest
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@davgarai
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3 months
Of course, we wanted to give everyone a much larger airdrop in USD terms. However, Nostra is valued at $10m FDV. $200m TVL, $2m+ annualized revenue, five product lines, doesn't matter. The market sets the damn game. This is just the state of things right now. Up only. NFA.
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@davgarai
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3 months
monday
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@davgarai
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4 months
I am 100% in support of fair launching a token with a fully unlocked supply. The days of the low market cap/high FDV meta is over. The days of getting dumped on every month is over. The days of screwing retail over .. is over.
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@davgarai
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2 months
I have resigned as CEO of Nostra. The great @RTPthefirst will take over as the day-to-day lead of Nostra Labs. Over the last 2.5 years, our team has built Nostra into the largest and most profitable protocol on Starknet, earning $2.5M annually with over $180M TVL. Of course,
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@davgarai
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8 months
. @Starknet features a killer case: native account abstraction. It's more than just a simple UX improvement. Here is how native account abstraction enables higher yields on Starknet ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡
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@davgarai
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3 months
100% unlocked supply will soon be the norm for how tokens are launched. Many teams and VCs have gotten too greedy and now, nobody is buying unlocks anymore. Let the bleeding stop. Back to Planet Earth we go.
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@davgarai
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4 months
Nostra token name?
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@davgarai
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3 months
Starknet Annualized Revenue: $872,000 Nostra Annualized Revenue: $6,708,000 $STRK FDV: $7,753,658,000 $NSTR FDV: $8,942,000 Interesting
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@davgarai
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4 months
Round 2 Nostra token name? Let's go
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@davgarai
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4 months
๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ”“ That's it. That's the tweet.
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@davgarai
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2 years
@Dogetoshi @hasufl Pretty sure it's $0
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@davgarai
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4 months
Nostra secures 71.4% of @Starknet TVL That's the tweet
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@davgarai
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3 months
. @Cobratate @TateTheTalisman If you join the @nostrafinance token launch podcast next week I will get you a Lada Niva with a Biturbo V8. We build real financial products, no meme shit. Built different. Offer stands for 24 hours.
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@davgarai
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8 months
aaand weโ€™re past $10m.
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@davgarai
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8 months
The first DeFi protocol to reach $10m TVL (incl. borrows) on Starknet very soon: @nostrafinance
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@davgarai
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4 months
Round 3 let's go. Nostra token name?
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@davgarai
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6 months
. @nostrafinance Top 80 DeFi protocol by TVL overall Top 15 DeFi protocol by TVL without a token This is just the beginning...
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@davgarai
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3 years
Hungary doesn't impose taxes on crypto-to-crypto transactions. Swapping ETH for USDC is not taxable. Swapping ETH for fiat *is* taxable. You deposit fiat to an exchange, play around, and pay a flat tax on the profits you withdraw. More countries should do the same.
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@davgarai
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6 months
I'm gonna drop a banger thread about the future of @nostrafinance soon
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@davgarai
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4 months
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@davgarai
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8 months
The first DeFi protocol to reach $10m TVL (incl. borrows) on Starknet very soon: @nostrafinance
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@davgarai
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3 years
Not sure if we should be the ones to #buidl so I'm more than happy to chat w/ teams interested @tempusfinance
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@davgarai
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7 months
The cut-off should have been right before the airdrop in February 2024 or close. It makes no sense to punish users who started using the chain for the right reason, at the right time, instead of pushing buttons aimlessly when the chain was unusable, to farm. Easy fix. /6
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@davgarai
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3 years
Progress in the last 30 days: โœ… Testnet Release โœ… Strategic Funding Round โœ… New UI โœ… Two Audits โฑ Token Launch โฑ Mainnet Release @TempusFinance
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@davgarai
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6 months
With 50%+ dominance, Nostra now secures more funds than every other @Starknet protocol combined
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@davgarai
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1 year
v1 launch update for the @nostrafinance community
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@davgarai
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11 months
The @nostrafinance team will soon release the most powerful suite of products ever built ๐ŸŒน๐ŸคŒ Here is how Nostra will dominate the next wave of retail adoption, powered by @starknet ๐Ÿงต
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@davgarai
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7 months
Anon, you're not bullish enough There's a giant product launch coming for @nostrafinance that will propel the project to a whole new category and will attract hundreds of millions of dollars of new TVL Next week
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@davgarai
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2 years
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@davgarai
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6 months
Anon, nstSTRK is now live. UNO next.
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@davgarai
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2 years
What's next for DeFi? Are we REKT? My predictions for 2023 A thread ๐Ÿงต /n
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@davgarai
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3 months
The largest dApp on Starknet is worth 0.1% of Starknet Interesting
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@davgarai
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2 years
Chainlink will be one of the oracle price feeds we integrate with at @nostrafinance
@chainlink
Chainlink
2 years
Price Feeds help underpin @nostrafinance 's expansive set of DeFi services, which include a money market, an AMM, and a USD-pegged stablecoin.
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@davgarai
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3 months
I'm ready to age 3 years in the next 3 days
@nostrafinance
Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
3 months
1 hour to go Are you ready? ๐Ÿ”—
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@davgarai
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2 years
A quick statement by Tempus Labs (building @TempusFinance / @nostrafinance ) ๐Ÿ‘‡
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@davgarai
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1 year
Up to 11x leveraged staking on @LidoFinance $stETH in one tx. No fees. This will make @raft_fi win the #LSDFi wars Anon, read onโ€ฆ (thread)
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@davgarai
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3 months
The first 100% unlocked token launch begins with this LBP - the most exciting one to follow on Fjord this year. The LBP is a perfect price discovery tool. Bring it on.
@nostrafinance
Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
3 months
NSTR Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool: Everything you need to know.
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@davgarai
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1 year
A proposal to add @Rocket_Pool $rETH collateral has been added to the Raft forum. Grateful for the community's thoughts on this.
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@davgarai
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2 months
To those who are trying to make a connection between the unlocked launch and my resignation: this is complete bullshit. You can see what team tokens were sold here: I have not sold a single token and do not plan on doing so. โ€œJournalismโ€
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The Block
2 months
Nostra CEO steps down 11 days after token airdrop with no vesting periods
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@davgarai
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7 months
Waiting for @Starknet to stabilize so we can launch STRK in Nostra to lend, borrow, and use as collateral
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@davgarai
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2 years
How about we scrap the Solana phone idea and build a Mina phone instead? That's the only one that potentially makes sense...
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@davgarai
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7 months
Fifteen Million United States Dollars
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@davgarai
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1 year
My thoughts on #LSDFi and why it's the biggest opportunity in DeFi right now A short thesis ๐Ÿงต /n
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@davgarai
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7 months
Twenty Million United States Dollars
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7 months
Fifteen Million United States Dollars
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@davgarai
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7 months
But, there was no real reason to use the chain back then. If anyone remembers, block times were uncertain, transactions got stuck, chain went down. v0.12.3 and v13.0.0 came way later. /3
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@davgarai
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1 year
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@davgarai
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6 months
@nostrafinance catapults to be a top 100 DeFi protocol overall this would not have been possible without the amazing innovations the @Starknet team delivered Starknet will grow to be one of the largest ecosystems in the upcoming months
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@davgarai
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9 months
Nostra is now the number 4 protocol by TVL (inc. borrows) on @Starknet Good to see the community realizing the potential of Nostra. We've already delivered the most composable money market ever built and the best is yet to come. Up only from here.
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@davgarai
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5 months
Important update on @nostrafinance Money market risk parameters: As a result of an inherent change of @MakerDAO $DAI risk profile due to the addition of USDe collateral, we are reducing the collateral and debt caps of $DAI to *zero* Further borrowing and lending of $DAI will be
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@davgarai
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1 year
I'm proud to announce the launch of @raft_fi - featuring a new decentralized stablecoin called 'R', collateralized by @LidoFinance stETH. Audit soon, launch soon. I'll be posting regular updates over the next few weeks about how we imagine the future of stablecoins.
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Raft
1 year
Unlocking stability with Raft: Powered by Lido Staked Ether. Jump on board! ๐Ÿšฃโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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@davgarai
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5 months
We don't need more chains - we need more users.
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@davgarai
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6 months
Higher
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6 months
With 50%+ dominance, Nostra now secures more funds than every other @Starknet protocol combined
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6 months
there is no starknet without nostra
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@davgarai
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1 year
With around 40k users, 10% of all @Starknet accounts have already used @nostrafinance
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1 year
Starknet On-chain๐Ÿ”ฅ Let us remind you with a little portion of the on-chain data around #Starknet Ecosystem for the last time๐ŸซฃโœŒ๏ธ What do you think about these data? Will starknet get around #Optimism or #zkSync soon? ๐Ÿ‘€
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6 months
Higher
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Higher
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@davgarai
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7 months
STRK is coming and there is nothing you can do about it. Well, technically there *is* something you can do. You can supply USDC, USDT, DAI on @nostrafinance now to prepare for the wave of new borrowers for when STRK is added. NFA.
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@davgarai
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1 year
A quick update on the $R peg and how @raft_fi is re-pegging $R to $1 and how we think about the peg going forward
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@davgarai
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6 months
To those that don't get it: Nostra Staked STRK (stSTRK) will launch soon in its pre-staking phase, where we pool funds, give rewards, build liquidity, to deposit the funds to the official Starknet staking contract straight away when it goes live. It's that simple
@nostrafinance
Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
6 months
โœจ Say hello to stSTRK: Starknet's Liquid Staking Token โœจ $stSTRK empowers you to benefit from future staking rewards for securing Starknet, while also allowing you to use your liquidity in DeFi.
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@davgarai
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6 months
Anon. Nostra stable lending APR at 150%+. Degen amplified pools with 1500% APR launching in the next few days. nstSTRK got $10m+ in 24 hours. UNO launching next week. Starknet's never been this hot. $250m TVL by the end of next week is programmed.
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Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
6 months
TVL up only โœจ๐ŸŒน
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6 months
Fire the intern? Yes or no
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Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
6 months
Last week, Nostra Co-Founder Michael Cairoleone @davgarai was touched on the arm by @DalaiLama , Founder of Buddhism.
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@davgarai
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2 years
Today @wjvill accused @TempusFinance of copying @element_fi . It's important to address this FUD because it aims to undermine what the @TempusFinance team has worked so hard to build. Let's set the record straight. /1
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@davgarai
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2 years
Hasbullah is my spirit animal
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@davgarai
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1 year
No comment needed
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@davgarai
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1 year
Raft will soon have the most capital efficient flywheel: Step 1. $R with free minting, + steep @Balancer LP incentives. Acquire lots of liquidity. Step 2. One-Step Leverage - $stETH leverage routed through $R @Balancer pools LPs ๐Ÿค Leveragoors A few days to go. @raft_fi
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1 year
"Offenders will be prosecuted" "You will be liable to pay a fine of ยฃ5,000" "Unattended luggage will be destroyed" UK warning signs have no chill ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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@davgarai
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11 months
Why it's a big deal: 1. Stablecoin listings for CEXes are rare and this is well deserved 2. Users with R balances on CEXes will soon be able to benefit from the R Savings Rate. Simply hold a balance and watch your balance grow. This is how we get adoption for R
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Raft
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๐ŸšจNew Listing Alert๐Ÿšจ $R will be listed on @MEXC_Official ๐Ÿ”„ Trading Pair: R/USDT ๐Ÿ“ˆ Trading Begins: 13:00 UTC, 11 October 2023
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@davgarai
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1 year
@zachxbt @cobie @TheBlock__ Oh well it's settled then.
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@davgarai
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1 year
Some of the things coming to @raft_fi in the next few weeks - Incentivized single sided liquidity provision - Several more LSD collateral types - Dynamic interest rate vaults for short term loans - sDai PSM and Savings Module for peg stability - and more.. ๐Ÿคซ
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@davgarai
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1 year
The second collateral $rETH has now been added to @raft_fi Bear in mind the mint caps, currently at 20,000 rETH at protocol level. The app is ready to use at Welcome @Rocket_Pool community!
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Raft
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Breaking News: @Rocket_Pool 's $rETH Integrating with Raft ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿงต
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7 months
The beauty of an integrated suite of products on @nostrafinance 1. Lend USDC at 15% APY 2. Borrow ETH + STRK at 3% APY (50% LTV) 3. Deposit to the ETH/STRK pool at 43% APY Approx. 35% APY on USDC without being exposed to the delta on ETH or STRK, minimal IL
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@davgarai
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2 years
I'm hiring a head of operations for @TempusFinance to work on @nostrafinance . 5+ years of tech leadership experience needed. Gud salary and tokens. If you'd like to join best team in crypto, slide into my DMs
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3 years
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@davgarai
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1 year
As an ex-lawyer, I can't help but endorse John Jay Ray III for preparing timesheets and writing great narratives for everything he does No other crypto exchange is being run by anyone this conscientious, so this gives me confidence that FTX 2.0 would be 100% legit and compliant
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@davgarai
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2 years
Anon, this is the largest ecosystem fund on #StarkNet ever created. Are you bullish yet?
@nostrafinance
Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
2 years
Introducing the $5 million Nostra Famiglia Fund ๐ŸŒน The Tempus Labs team has allocated 5 million $DAI to the fund to empower the growth of the Nostra ecosystem ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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@davgarai
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3 years
@gavofyork @Ukraine What a shameless plug, and not in a good way. If you cared about Ukraine you would just swap your DOT to BTC to send it instead of marketing yourself lol
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2 years
CT is in a lobotomized apathetic state Wake up everyone GM
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@davgarai
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2 years
Super excited to share that @nostrafinance is now the first money market live on StarkNet mainnet. Super proud of the whole team to pull this through.
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Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
2 years
Nostra Money Market Alpha is live! ๐Ÿค Try out the first lending and borrowing protocol live on #StarkNet mainnet. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡
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@davgarai
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3 years
Missed our AMA with @BalancerLabs ? No need to panic. Read the notes ๐Ÿ“ or listen to the recording ๐Ÿ”‰ See below ๐Ÿ‘‡
@reptilepres
Reptile Presidente๐ŸฆŽ
3 years
The AMA with @tempusfinance at @BalancerLabs 's discord had some of the highest attendance I've seen and there was a ton of alpha in it๐Ÿ‘€ You've missed it? Here are the intern notes from the AMA. Biggest alpha leak of this thread is somewhere at the bottom ๐Ÿคซ ๐Ÿ‘‡
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@davgarai
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3 years
Since the @TempusFinance LBP is starting in less than an hour, here's a quick thread about the journey so far:๐Ÿงต/1
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@davgarai
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7 months
This means Nostra couldn't launch at all, until those were solved. If the chain doesn't work well, oracle updates don't go through, people get liquidated for no good reason. Liquidations can fail outright. /4
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@davgarai
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2 years
GM from Tempus team dinner @ EthAmsterdam
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3 years
big week ahead for the @tempusfinance team pushing to testnet
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2 years
We are deploying 1,000 ETH to help defend the $WETH peg
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@davgarai
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1 year
Gearing up for the official launch of @raft_fi We've made a proposal on @Balancer to enable gauges for the $R / $stETH and the $R / $DAI pool Voting starts in a few hours:
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@davgarai
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2 years
@AlamedaTrabucco Did you quit because you knew FTX was lending out money to Alameda who's basically a directional hedge fund and was losing user deposits?
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@davgarai
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3 months
The fix is launching tokens with a 100% unlocked supply $NSTR
@milesdeutscher
Miles Deutscher
3 months
A MAJOR fundamental flaw in crypto is starting to emerge. It's the #1 reason why altcoins are underperforming this cycle. And currently, there seems to be no fix. I just dug through all the data (what I found was shocking). ๐Ÿงต: How altcoin dispersion is killing crypto.๐Ÿ‘‡
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3 years
@kaiynne an invitation for a three course dinner at Gary's house
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3 years
Special thanks to the Balancer team whose help was invaluable to our launch. We were super impressed by their quality of docs and code. Their testnet deployments are also perfect. Seamless integration experience. 10/10 @BalancerLabs @BalancerGrants @fcmartinelli
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@davgarai
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8 months
Just a reminder that @nostrafinance liquidations are working as intended. In the past hour, several users got (partially) liquidated. This is keeping lenders safe, and the protocol healthy.
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@davgarai
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7 months
The best opportunities are on Nostra Pools to get the most STRK liquidity rewards: STRK/ETH - This pool will be a brand new Nostra 2x amplified pool with concentrated passive liquidity. Slightly higher risk and higher return for these correlated assets USDC/USDT - The most
@nostrafinance
Nostra (๐ŸŒน,๐ŸคŒ)
7 months
๐ŸŒน Starknet DeFi Spring is here! ๐ŸŒน @Starknet DeFi Spring brings STRK incentives to Nostra Pools! ๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ Liquidity providers, this is your time to bloom with rewards in STRK tokens. Earn STRK incentives by providing liquidity to these pools: โœจ STRK/USDC โœจ STRK/ETH ๐ŸŒŠ
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