KowalskiDeFi
USDC Deposits
Jun 22, 2022 - In the last month, how much USDC did users deposit into PoolTogether (Ethereum)? What’s the average deposit amount per user?
Deposit rate from L1s
Jun 13, 2022 - Look at users swapping from native L1 assets to $RUNE. Are there any trends by each chain or over time?
Highest Sales Volume | NFTx
Jun 11, 2022 - Q1. Which 3 NFT collections have the most total sales volume in the last 60 days on NFTX? These are transactions where someone redeems their NFTX tokens for a specific NFT.
Daily stETH Metrics
Jun 6, 2022 - Find the following stETH metrics: - Daily volume of stETH? - Average stake size? - Number of stakers over time? - Average time staked? - Staking/unstaking per day?
$THOR Staking
May 21, 2022 - This Investigation contains 2 bounties: 1. $THOR Staking Wallets 2. Net $THOR Staked
Kujira Hunt
Jan 28, 2022 - https://finder.terra.money/mainnet/address/terra1n75w4sv2nzja9ex3y3h3hzr4kuukrwzmlnjkmw
Thorchain: Distribution of Swaps in $RUNE and $ Values
Sep 2, 2022 - Show the distribution of swap sizes in both $RUNE and $, both for all pools as well as broken down by pool
Transaction Failure
Mar 23, 2022 - Question: Make reference to this tweet: https://twitter.com/alphaDefi_/status/1504522066674003972/photo/1 Establish the failed transaction rate for Terra over a time period of your choosing. Is this analysis correct? Additionally, make a case for what is causing the failure transaction rate you assess and provide recommendations to mitigate it.
Pooly NFTs
Jun 22, 2022 - How many Pooly NFTs have been minted thus far, and by how many unique wallets? How many Pooly NFTs does the average collector hold?
UST Competitive Advantages
Apr 29, 2022 - Why would a user choose to transact using $UST over $DAI (and vice versa)?
Fuse Pool - Rari Capital
May 23, 2022 - In this investigation, we'll look at the USDC and DAI PoolAllocation in the Fuse Pools of Rari Capital. We will be looking at # of Transactions as well as the Total and Average amount in $ allocated. NOTE: This investigation looks at the Allocation all time and does not take into account withdrawals
Swaps to $THOR
May 28, 2022 - On May 4th, $THOR staking was enabled that yielded rewards for stakers based on THORSwap volume. 1. Did we see a spike of swaps to $THOR around that time? 2. Has there been any noticeable change in $THOR swapping since that event?
The Rainbow Bridge
Jul 13, 2022 - Q2: Every city has its monuments, as well as its transit systems. In the City of NEAR, the legendary Rainbow Bridge is an object of great importance to the people: a wondrous object that enables passage to and from other cities. Visualize the Bridge’s activity over the past 90 days, using an activity metric of your choice (in your Methodology section, clearly define your chosen metric). As well, analyze the Bridge usage via at least 3 clearly defined metrics of your choosing (examples: volume, TVL, change in TVL over time, number of repeated trips vs. one-time users, origin and destination).
Validator Pageant
Mar 11, 2022 - Question: Select one validator outside the top 10 and make a case for why newcomers to Terra should delegate to that validator. Define any metric of your choosing that marks a good validator (airdrops, voting, community benefits, uptime); assess the average for the full set of ~130 validators (i.e. if you pick airdrops, assess how many of them offer an airdrop); and assess how your chosen validator performs based on that metric.
Exploring The Terra Ecosystem Revival
May 18, 2022 - 1. Assess the Terra Ecosystem Revival Plan 2 and how it will distribute both wealth and voting power to key stakeholders (whales, builders, smaller wallets, rekt wallets). 2. “Luna to be airdropped across Luna Classic stakers, Luna Classic holders, residual UST holders, and essential app developers of Terra Classic.” Chart potential airdrop candidate wallets holding Luna and UST for both the “Pre-attack” snapshot and “Launch” snapshot. 3. How many wallets are eligible to receive an airdrop at each specified snapshot? 4. Part of the revival plan involves allocating a portion of the airdrop for essential app developers. What do these partners potentially stand to receive? 5. Of the token distribution, how much voting power is going to end up in the hands of smaller investors? How much is going to end up in the hands of whales?
Market Volatility II
May 24, 2022 - Analyze the effects of the recent spike in market volatility on the sushi token. 1. What was the supply and demand dynamic for it? 2. What did the liquidity of SUSHI on uniswap and sushiswap look like? 3. How about the staking situation for SUSHI? - Did many SUSHI’s get unstaked?
How Relevant is Justin Sun?
May 2, 2022 - Justin Sun has recently announced an algorithmic stablecoin, USDD, with a 30% yield. Sun has announced plans to backstop USDD with $10B of crypto as collateral, matching the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG). Do a deep dive, conduct research, and provide a well-researched conclusion to the burning question: - Is Justin Sun for real? - Is USDD likely to accrue significant backing? - How will its 30% offering fare over time?
Mirror Fundraising
Jun 25, 2022 - How much total funds have Mirror raised? How many unique sponsors are there? How many total publications have been written? What are the most popular accounts?
Lido's stETH: Use cases in DeFi & stETH vs ETH
Jun 3, 2022 - What are users doing with stETH from Lido? How has the price of stETH compared to ETH? Are there any events that triggered a big difference in price between the two tokens?
Bot Activity
May 17, 2022 - Create a way of identifying bots within THORChain (could be something like a certain number of swaps/day made). - What % of the swaps and swap volume are made by bots? - Are there certain strategies you can see them employing (most of them are likely arbitrage bots)? - Are there many bots or mainly just a few that conduct a high % of bot activity?
Sushiswap DEX Loyal Users
May 11, 2022 - Rank wallets that used SushiSwap based on the number of trades and the number of days they used the DEX. How many users keep coming back to the platform? Use different frequencies for the ranking: Last month, Year to date and since inception
Total Metamask Users
Jun 25, 2022 - How many total Metamask wallet holders are there? What’s the average value of ETH held in wallets? What percentage of wallets are engaging in a higher-order activity, like staking?
"Small" LP Actions
Apr 7, 2022 - Q55. What per cent of LP adds to each pool is small (<$1k USD)? Is there a relationship between the chain and the proportion of “small” LPs? We're particularly curious to know if chains with low gas fees (like Terra) have a larger proportion of small LPs than chains with high gas fees (like Ethereum). Hint: use thorchain.liquidity_actions
Waiting for Aurory | Solana
Jul 20, 2022 - Does the Aurory token price positively correlate with the volume of nft sales? How have token staking and nft expedition patterns changed in the bear market? What have wallets been doing with their airdropped NFTs?
Pool Ranks
Apr 7, 2022 - Q56. Visualize the TVL of each pool over time. Feel free to get creative here. We are particularly interested in how TERRA.LUNA and TERRA.UST have fared since making their debut on THORChain.
A world without Anchor Protocol
Apr 30, 2022 - Imagine a world without Anchor Protocol... What would be the impact on Terra ecosystem Focus on UST Growth, User Growth, Impact on Market Module. Create Charts & Dashboards to back your analysis.
Successful Bids on Kujira
Apr 10, 2022 - Determine the total unique users placing bids on Kujira since its inception. Compare bids on bLUNA vs bETH. What portion of these users is seeing their bids filled?
ERC20 Tokens (zkSync)
Jun 16, 2022 - Users can also deposit ERC20 tokens into ZkSync. Which ERC20 tokens have been deposited the most (in $ volume and total count) in the last 60 days?
The Path To Riches
May 6, 2022 - Construct scenarios on cross Defi usage on Terra and how many wallets followed the suggested path For example: Use a CEX to buy Luna, Stake Luna on Lido, Deposit staked Luna on Anchor and Borrow UST, Use borrowed UST to buy more Luna on TerraSwap, e.t.c For fun, imagine you are a new Defi user with fiat money (no crypto exposure). What path would you follow? Can you map the whole process using on-chain data?
LUNA & Drawdowns
Apr 13, 2022 - Evaluate the price performance of LUNA following liquidation-inducing drawdowns. What is the average time (days) for LUNA to recover its previous price level? How does this period change relative to the size of the drawdown (in percentage terms)? Note: this question has the potential for a really interesting analysis in exchange for a big-time spend. We will award at least 1 bonus LUNA to all submissions of 11.0 or higher.
Bot Swappers
Apr 26, 2022 - - Define bot swappers. - How does the behaviour of bots differ from average swappers? - For instance in terms of the number of swaps, or in terms of distribution of swaps over a day. - What percentage of swaps were executed by bots in the past 30 days? - What pools and what pairs were most popular among bot swappers in the past 30 days.
Nebula Scavenger Hunt
Apr 28, 2022 - - Purchase NEB via depositing UST Bootstrapping pool - (Optional) Stake the NEB tokens you acquired
What makes an NBA Top Shots moment valuable?
Jul 25, 2022 - Create an analysis on NBA Top Shots moments and attempt to uncover any correlations between a specific category and sales volume.
Transactional Nature
Mar 27, 2022 - Question: In your own words, briefly explain how transaction volume relates to fees paid to stakers. Then, create a graph to show the fees derived from transactions and native swaps. Hint: Native swaps are swaps between LUNA and stablecoins (UST, KRT, etc) and vice versa
Ecosystem Anchor
Mar 15, 2022 - Question: Create a graph to show either: a) the token price (over a time period of your choosing) OR b) a bubble chart with total value locked, for all the Terra projects that depend on Anchor to create their yield.
Polygon vs Harmony
Jun 1, 2022 - Draw a chart comparing Polygon with Harmony on the following metrics: - Average tx_fee - Average number of transactions per hour