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Volatility detected
Jose Alfonso
Aug 22, 2024
DeFi
Volatility as a Selling Point in DeFi

Humans are curious creatures.

People want to speculate.

We want to know what’s on the other side. Is it greener?

Why do projects pump and dump?
Kyril Vlasenko
Aug 22, 2024
DeFi
Why Do Projects Pump and Dump? How to stop your project from pumping and dumping?

The allure of quick riches in the crypto universe often blindsides both investors and project founders, leading to a turbulent sea of pump and dump schemes. This article peels back the layers of these deceptive practices, illustrating their mechanisms, and unveiling the underlying evolutionary roots of our susceptibility to them.

incentives deployed need to be deeper than slippage
Bryan Colligan
Sep 5, 2023
Growth Hacking , DeFi
Liquidity Incentives: Short Term & Long Term Games

Recently a Liquidity Incentive discussion appeared on the Neutron forum, many quality ideas and structures were listed the prospective program felt very short term.

Ebay PayPal conference stand
Bryan Colligan
Jan 12, 2023
DeFi , Growth Hacking
Embedded DeFi, What Crypto dApps can learn from PayPal

The original concept and business model for PayPal was a flop. Originally called PayPalm, until PalmPilot stepped and said you can’t use Palm. PayPal’s flaw was the amount of users who owned a PalmPilot was a small luxury market. Adoption was an uphill battle until Ebay.

Kava x AlphaGrowth partnership
Bryan Colligan
Dec 13, 2022
DeFi , Announcements
Kava Labs Selects AlphaGrowth as Web3 Ecosystem Partner

AlphaGrowth is announcing the addition of Kava Labs — a major ecosystem growth partner.

Real Yield is Cash Flow - change my mind
Bryan Colligan
Aug 10, 2022
Real Yield , DeFi , Growth Hacking
Real Yield Crypto Narrative, oh you mean Cash Flow?

This article is Part of an AlphaGrowth series called the Crypto Bounce Back. We are breaking down the narratives and solutions that will bring crypto out of the 2022 Crypto Winter.

Mr Crabs lies on the hill of money
Bryan Colligan
Aug 4, 2022
Growth Hacking , DeFi
Crypto Vaults — How to Grow TVL

Expanding Token Optionality Through Liquidity-as-a-Service

Field of question marks
Bryan Colligan
Apr 26, 2022
DeFi
Blockchain Biz Dev: Why the Accelerator Model Is Crucial in Crypto

In our work with more than a dozen Defi Projects, we have seen the same problems. Most teams have large holes in their playbook.

When looking at crypto growth strategies there are a couple key questions.

Farmer holds Ethereum in his hands, sunrise on background
Bryan Colligan
Apr 2, 2022
DeFi
Making Capital Sticky: How to Stop Mercenary Capital in DeFi

After consulting with 10 different Dexes (Decentralized Exchanges) there is a common pain. How do I stop investors from dumping my governance token.

Yes we want investors to farm.

Yes we want investors to provide liquidity.

No we don’t want whales to come in and dump.

6-outlet power string
Bryan Colligan
Mar 16, 2022
Stablecoins , DeFi
Stable Patterns: Understanding Algo-Stablecoins

Algorithmic stablecoins are gaining more and more attention in DeFi. Though examples like DAI (launched in 2017 by MakerDAO) have been around for years, the rise of FRAX, UST, and TOMB have raised the noise level around the category in recent months. No surprise that we’ve been following along closely to watch and evaluate the levers that control their stability (or inherent vulnerability, as some researchers describe it).

Chuck E cheese restaurant and mascot
Bryan Colligan
Mar 13, 2022
DeFi , Growth Hacking , Tokenomics
What Chuck E. Cheese Can Teach You About Tokenomics

Imagine you’re standing outside a brand new Chuck E. Cheese. $1 Billion in Chuck E. Cheese Tokens in your pocket excited to go in and play the games, win prizes locked inside.

Curve Wars: The Most Powerful Growth Hack for StableCoins
Bryan Colligan
Feb 10, 2022
DeFi , Stablecoins , Growth Hacking
Curve Wars: The Most Powerful Growth Hack for StableCoins

There is a war going on in Crypto. A war for what else? Token, Dominance, Position, Status and Attention. This is the Crux of the Curve Wars.