Axelar - 10. Squid DEX Usage
Apr 14, 2023 - Squid offers asset-to-asset cross-chain swaps with the click of a button. For the user, the process is simple; however, behind the scenes Squid leverages DEX swaps in order to transfer these assets. On a source and destination basis, what are the most popular DEXs used by Squid?
Aave Delegates' Gas Usage
Mar 19, 2023 - How much gas was used by delegates voting in Aave in the past 90 days? In the past 180? How much gas on average is spent by voters in a single vote?
Solana - 9. Governing the Underworld
Mar 9, 2023 - Hadeswap goverance has taken a turn for the dramatic after their purchase of the SMB IP. Since then, the DAO has hosted notable governance proposals Create a dashboard that shows Hadeswap governance activity and key metrics for each proposal made. How does Hadeswap governance compare to other DAOs on Solana. Is there more active voting participation relative to typical governance behavior we see on Realms? How concentrated is the voting power in these proposals? Is this normal, or is Hadeswap controlled by a loud minority? How often are wallets transferring $Hades before casting a vote? What about purchasing $Hades to make a vote? Is it possible holders are spreading voting power among multiple wallets? How do you envision the "bribe wars" continuing to shake out?
The Meme Token Craze
Apr 25, 2023 - Over the past week a new DeFi native narrative has taken Crypto twitter and the chain by storm. "Meme" tokens are taking on-chain traders by storm. Since launching April 16th, $PEPE has climbed to approximately a $127M Market Cap. Many other tokens have been spun off and have experienced similar volatile, yet surging growth including $CHAD, $WOJAK, $ROPE, $MUMU, $TRAD. Dig into what's going on here and if this really is a Meme token season, Analysis Tips (but not limited to) Token Distributions: How distributed is the ownership of the token? Is ownership being distributed to new buyers or repeat buyers? Trading & tx volume: Dig into the liquidity on-chain. What has trading volume been like compared to non-meme tokens? Whale View: Dig into the whales of a given $MEME Token. Are there new ones entering? Are existing ones deploying more capital? Network Impact: How impactful has meme coin speculation been to Ethereum? Are new wallets becoming active? Is Gas on the rise? Are meme token buyers spending the most on gas?
Terra - 13. Terra Grants Funding
Feb 16, 2023 - Examine grants funding since the launch of Terra 2. If possible, identify the grants transactions (feel free to supplement this with off-chain research to identify who’s been funded and in what amounts). Based on your investigation, produce a simple, clean dashboard that tracks grant funding thus far on Terra 2.
