CryptoNik

Hey everyone, I took a few days off because I was thinking if I should stay in this space or not. I joined crypto in 2021 at the peak of the bull. That was the first time I lost money, and it was on $ADA. I bought at $2 and rode it all the way to 3$ and down to $1 and sold at a loss. I always knew investing is risky, but I had never invested before, so this was my first real lesson. @IOHK_Charles is an extremely smart person, but it’s not only that — the way he talks and explains things really makes you believe. I trusted that once Cardano gets smart contracts it would go parabolic. Oh boy… little did I know about smart contracts and crypto back then. It turned out that smart contracts on @Cardano @Cardano_CF are written in a special language, Plutus, and it’s extremely hard to develop with. Then I started exploring crypto in general, but learning crypto feels like falling off a cliff with no bottom, because every day thousands of projects pop up. Because I was “in love” with Cardano, I stumbled upon a startup project called Paribus and its native token $PBX. The first time I bought PBX was around $0.016 and I held around 700k tokens. The token was just released and the vision was great — to become a next-gen borrowing & lending protocol on Cardano. There is so much to say about Paribus, but the bottom line is: I believed and joined that community. I became an official ambassador and represented them on my X channel. The core team — Deniz (CEO), Wilson (COO), and Simon (CTO) — are great guys, smart and friendly. They decided that with their initial funds (around $1M), they couldn’t continue building on Cardano because dev costs were too high. So they made the decision to build on Ethereum, where devs were much cheaper, and later move to Cardano once the virtual machine was ready via @Milkomeda_com . We all know how Milkomeda ended :( They created Paribus V1 (MVP) on Ethereum L2 — @arbitrum — because gas fees on Ethereum in 2021/22/23 were enormous. That was the first step, then governance, then expanding the protocol further. Arbitrum NEVER supported Paribus. Sad but true, even though it was FIRST B&L protocol on Arbitrum to support LPs as collateral.. The thing is, they coded, they released, and they kept fighting — but the narrative was wrong. People were chasing meme coins and easy money. In and out. No one cared about projects with real value. $TRUMP went from $85 to $1. $HAWK rugged. $MELANIA rugged. Even President Javier rugged with his coin $LIBRA. The space became a complete shitshow — and the Paribus team continued building. $MELD disappeared even though they started the same time as Paribus. Ardana ( $ARDANA ) raised around $10M on Cardano and disappeared as well. Teams ran out of funds and quit. Paribus survived. Yes, I believed in Paribus — and only because they delivered: 6 audits, NFTs as collateral, LPs as collateral, live on 3 chains, many partnerships, and more. But it wasn’t recognized because the narrative shifted to memes and easy money. Some people started blaming me for their decision to invest in PBX. I want to say this clearly: I never told anyone to invest based on what I say. I always said invest only what you are prepared to lose. Startup investing is extremely risky. Yes, we all lost on PBX — that’s the truth. If I could go back in time, I would only invest in $BTC and nothing else. Everything else is gambling. The only real “investment” in crypto is Bitcoin. There are many great projects with amazing visions, but whether they succeed or not — only time will tell. After 6 years of supporting Paribus and building a community around it, I’m asking myself: what now? I lost money. I gained around 1.5k followers and I’m thankful. I built a studio. But should I continue… or just quit this space completely? I don't know.. Need to process all and see where my head is. I will advise everyone - DO NOT invest based on crypto influencers or what they say. 99% of them are scammers. Protect your capital. Stay safe. All I know is that I’m sorry we never saw PBX go where it deserved — among the top 100 cryptocurrencies. According to the team, Paribus will be here in this crypto space indefinitely as a project. They will continue running the code on all 3 chains, but the volume and future of $PBX is up to the community. Once again, thank you for supporting me over the years, and I’m sorry if you ever made any investment based on my posts — I truly am. I always said that I’m not a financial advisor and that you should do your own research. 🤝

FACT OF LIFE: After Monday and Tuesday event the calendar says “ W, T , F..”🤷‍♂️

Before you buy ANY crypto, one of the first things you should check is liquidity. Why? Because buying is easy. The real question is: Can you sell when you want to? If liquidity is low, you might see a certain price on the screen, but that doesn’t mean you can actually sell your entire position at that price. A large sell can cause massive slippage, push the price down, and leave you getting much less than you expected. So next time you’re researching a crypto, don’t just look at the market cap, price, or potential upside. Check the liquidity. Getting in is easy. Make sure you can get out too.

I knew those $0.10 orders were too good to miss 🤩 Both filled perfectly. 1,179 $COW added at $0.10 🐮 Sometimes patience actually pays off.

Interesting week for Bitcoin. US spot BTC ETFs pulled in around $755M, their strongest week of inflows since April. At the same time, whales have added roughly 20,000 BTC since July 29, worth around $1.2B. And yet BTC is still struggling around $65K. Big money is clearly buying here. The question is whether they’re buying the bottom… or just starting to build their positions before we see it.

Looks like the CLARITY Act isn’t dead after all. The Senate has started the procedural process that could put it up for a vote when they return in September. Still needs 60 votes, so getting enough bipartisan support is the real challenge here. Nothing guaranteed yet, but definitely something to watch next month. If this actually gets through, it would be a pretty big deal for crypto regulation in the US.

Since I posted this, ethereum:0xb753428af26e81097e7fd17f40c88aaa3e04902c has gone from $112 to $172 — and I think this is only the beginning. :) Will there be a pullback? I’d honestly be surprised if there wasn’t. That’s just how markets work. You go up, you cool off, and then you see what comes next. But remember: never chase green candles. Find something you believe is undervalued, do your research, take your position — and have some bloody patience. 🫡 @Saffron

What do you think Bitcoin’s bottom will be in this bear market?

Remember, never chase green candles 📊

Most people associate fixed-yield DeFi with Pendle. But @Saffron Finance ($SFI) was exploring risk tranching and yield separation back in 2020. Saffron was created by a pseudonymous founder known as @psykeeper, with a simple idea: Not every DeFi user wants the same level of risk. Some users want predictable returns. Others are willing to take more risk for more upside. Saffron was built to connect those two sides. Its first version used DAI and Compound, splitting deposits into different tranches: • senior users received lower-risk returns • junior users absorbed more risk in exchange for higher rewards • SFI was used for incentives, staking and governance The protocol later moved through several iterations: Compound tranches → DeFi insurance → Uniswap V3 fixed-income vaults → Lido-based yield vaults. The current model is essentially a market for future yield. A liquidity provider can give up the uncertain future fees from a Uniswap V3 position in exchange for a fixed payment upfront. Another user pays that fixed amount and receives the future yield. If the position earns more than expected, the variable side profits. If it earns less, the fixed side made the better trade. That is what makes Saffron interesting: It does not create yield. It separates and redistributes existing yield and risk. The protocol has been around for years, has gone through multiple audits and continues to develop. But there are also clear risks: • very low current TVL • limited adoption • weak liquidity • unclear SFI value capture beyond governance • strong competition from Pendle • several previous product versions were deprecated So Saffron is not simply a “dead 2020 DeFi token.” It is better described as a long-running DeFi research project with serious technology, multiple pivots and a product that still has to prove real market demand. The bull case is simple: If fixed-yield vaults gain adoption and #SFI receives real fee or staking utility, the token’s 100,000 maximum supply becomes very interesting. The bear case is equally simple: Good technology means little without users, liquidity and sustainable revenue. $SFI is worth watching — but adoption, not supply, will decide its future.

Lumia is bringing AI? I mean, it feels inevitable—but I’m curious how the team plans to make it work with RWAs. Really interested to see how AI and real-world assets come together. 👀

Hey guys! How’s everyone been? I’ve been away for a while—what did I miss? 👀

Waiting to buy BTC at 47-49k 👀 Will it drop there?

Did you learn your lesson from 2021–2025? Still gambling on random altcoins… or finally understanding why Bitcoin keeps winning? I DID! Most alts come and go. Bitcoin survives every cycle.

$HYPE will flip $ETH …

@HyperliquidX just flipped @Cardano_CF. $HYPE is now sitting at #10 with a $9.54B market cap, while $ADA is at #11 with $9.44B. And while that flip is already huge, $HYPE is also up 21% in the last 7 days. That’s not just price action. That’s momentum, attention, and capital rotating hard. $HYPE is becoming impossible to ignore. 👀 @CoinMarketCap

I’m about to make a video about a bridge solution that not many people are talking about. It’s super safe, insanely fast, and incredibly reliable. Can you guess which one it is? Hint: it’s green.

@Gate is way ahead of @kucoincom in one key area: withdrawal freedom after deposit. I transferred assets from Kraken to Gate, received them, and within seconds I was able to send them straight out to MetaMask. No unnecessary lock, no waiting. On KuCoin, it’s different. After I transfer assets there, I can use them on the platform, but I can’t withdraw them immediately. That delay is a big disadvantage. For me, that alone puts Gate ahead — and once you add the broader feature set, the gap gets even bigger.

🚨 Aave Oracle Glitch Triggers $26M in Wrongful Liquidations A pricing oracle error on Aave caused ~$26M in wstETH positions across 34 accounts to be wrongly liquidated after the system reported an incorrect exchange rate. • ~10,938 wstETH affected • Liquidators captured ~499 ETH in bonuses • Affected users are expected to be fully compensated Meanwhile the market reaction is interesting 👀 📉 AAVE: -2% 📈 COMP (Compound): +10% Just coincidence… or capital rotating between DeFi lending protocols?