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# ![@TheDeFinvestor Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1395365515779055616.png) @TheDeFinvestor The DeFi Investor 🔎

The DeFi Investor 🔎 has been sharing insights on the current state of the DeFi market. Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are gaining traction, with some analysts predicting they will surpass centralized exchanges (CEXs) in market share. The total stablecoin market cap has surpassed $XXX billion, and DeFi protocols are seeing significant growth, with some generating millions of dollars in revenue.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  XXXX% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  XXXXX% [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  #1151 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[defi](/topic/defi) #76, [crypto](/topic/crypto) #2035, [polymarket](/topic/polymarket) #342, [hyperliquid](/topic/hyperliquid) #75, [ethereum](/topic/ethereum) #2649, [token](/topic/token) #3430, [monad](/topic/monad) 5.66%, [prediction markets](/topic/prediction-markets) #631, [chainlink](/topic/chainlink) #402, [$50m](/topic/$50m) #56

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@eugene_bulltime](/creator/undefined) [@wise_token](/creator/undefined) [@runningfyodor](/creator/undefined) [@thedefikenshin](/creator/undefined) [@thedefiedge](/creator/undefined) [@valloderbabo](/creator/undefined) [@pendlechads](/creator/undefined) [@crypto_linn](/creator/undefined) [@bullrungenius](/creator/undefined) [@akpudge24](/creator/undefined) [@xyanizu](/creator/undefined) [@wwwagua](/creator/undefined) [@ethenalabss](/creator/undefined) [@resolvlabss](/creator/undefined) [@aegisims](/creator/undefined) [@usdaiofficials](/creator/undefined) [@openedenxs](/creator/undefined) [@capmoneys](/creator/undefined) [@almanaks](/creator/undefined) [@nooncapitals](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/ethereum) [Monad (MON)](/topic/monad) [Chainlink (LINK)](/topic/chainlink) [Solana (SOL)](/topic/solana) [Avail (AVAIL)](/topic/$avail) [Hyperliquid (HYPE)](/topic/$hype) [MON Protocol (MON)](/topic/$mon) [Solv Protocol (SOLV)](/topic/$solv) [Cardano (ADA)](/topic/cardano) [Raydium (RAY)](/topic/raydium) [Maple Finance (SYRUP)](/topic/syrup-maple-finance) [Ether.fi (ETHFI)](/topic/$ethfi) [Pendle (PENDLE)](/topic/$pendle) [Aerodrome (AERO)](/topic/$aero) [Mastercard, Inc. (MA)](/topic/$ma) [Aster (ASTER)](/topic/$aster) [Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/$btc) [Terra (LUNA)](/topic/$luna) [Jupiter (JUP)](/topic/$jup) [VeChain (VET)](/topic/vechain) [Fluid (FLUID)](/topic/$fluid) [zkSync (ZK)](/topic/zksync)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"DeFi flipped memes in mindshare and is now the 2nd biggest narrative. Its mindshare is up XX% in the last 10d. Fundamentals started to matter again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1887774019044122866)  2025-02-07T08:02Z 160.5K followers, 191.6K engagements


"The best performing tokens in the past month are those with buyback programs. Turns out fundamentals matter after all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1961714677538304191)  2025-08-30T08:56Z 160.5K followers, 46.5K engagements


"For those wondering what makes its product stand out: Low fees (0% Maker) Both crypto & TradFi markets CEX-like latency (10 ms) But the most interesting thing IMO is that Extended will soon allow using non-stablecoin (including yield bearing) assets as collateral"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1979864357006897548)  2025-10-19T10:57Z 160.5K followers, 4725 engagements


"DeFi needs way more transparency. Here are a few yield-bearing stablecoin products with transparent backing: @ethena_labs's sUSDe @ResolvLabs's wstUSR @aegis_im's YUSD @USDai_Official's USDai @OpenEden_X's cUSDO @capmoney_'s stcUSD @almanak's alUSD @noon_capital's sUSN @infiniFi's iUSDe @strata_money's srUSDe @FalconStable's sUSDf @fraxfinance's frxUSD I'm surely missing a lot of protocols but these are a few great examples. Shoutout to the teams that remain aligned with the core ethos of crypto"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1986111884345405652)  2025-11-05T16:42Z 160.5K followers, 28.2K engagements


"AAVE is generating $131M in annualized revenue with almost no token incentives. The revenue meta is the end game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1993264775086641458)  2025-11-25T10:25Z 160.5K followers, 61.8K engagements


"The latest DeFi developments👇 Fluid DEX V2 went live on mainnet AAVE launched the testnet of Aave V4 Lighter launched the testnet for spot trading and equities perp trading Pendle has been added to the Bloomberg Galaxy DEFI Index Monad launched its mainnet and token MON DeFi Saver released a new Aave V3 strategy that lets you automatically switch collateral at a target price Texas became the first US State to buy BTC for its Strategic Reserve Uniswaps proposal to activate the fee switch passed Solv Protocol went live on Solana enabling to earn up to XX% APR on BTC Fogo a L1 blockchain built"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1994092593576059380)  2025-11-27T17:14Z 160.5K followers, 16K engagements


"Is Monad here to stay In my latest blog post I cover: What makes Monad stand out My thoughts on what's next for it A short analysis of this year's most hyped L1 launches This week's DeFi news Check it out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1994110152027341167)  2025-11-27T18:24Z 160.5K followers, 4195 engagements


"Prediction markets are the fastest growing crypto category by mindshare. Polymarket is the real winner of this cycle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1995769494103343248)  2025-12-02T08:18Z 160.5K followers, 7215 engagements


"There are now more searches for "Polymarket" than for AAVE Hyperliquid and Uniswap combined. Polymarket is truly going mainstream"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1986008277776310334)  2025-11-05T09:50Z 160.5K followers, 8735 engagements


"The latest DeFi developments👇 AAVE introduced the Aave App - a consumer-friendly savings app Hyperliquid released HIP-3 Growth Mode reducing trading fees by XX% for new markets Pendle started being used by Galaxy to deploy institutional capital into on-chain fixed yields BOB a hybrid L2 combining Bitcoins security with EVM smart contracts launched its token called BOB Phantom introduced Phantom Terminal - a new pro-level trading platform MegaETH announced its upcoming mainnet beta launch in early December Polymarket became the official exclusive prediction market of the UFC Arbitrum team"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1991530355950510537)  2025-11-20T15:33Z 160.5K followers, 15.2K engagements


"Farming Extended + Paradex is my favorite combo for perps airdrop meta Both of them: confirmed a big airdrop (Extended will airdrop XX% of its supply and Paradex XX% of its supply at TGE) still have growth potential (Extended ranks #10 and Paradex ranks #11 among perps DEXs) announced their TGE timeline (Paradex TGE is coming in Q1 2026 and Extended TGE in H1 2026) have a stacked roadmap (they'll release spot trading multiple collateral types and much more) are great platforms in terms of UX I've seen rumors on CT that @paradex raised money at $X billion FDV from VCs. Meanwhile @extendedapp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1992200706007142729)  2025-11-22T11:57Z 160.5K followers, 24.1K engagements


"Crypto Watchlist for the week ahead: $LINK - The first-ever spot Chainlink ETF is expected to launch next week $AVAIL - Avail will launch Avail Nexus Mainnet a coordination layer that eliminates the need for bridging very soon $HYPE - Hyperliquid's first team token unlock will happen on Nov. XX $MON - Monad mainnet launches tomorrow $SOLV - Solv Protocol will go live on Solana tomorrow $HUMA - Huma Finance just launched a limited-time deposit campaign offering 14-20% APY on stablecoins $ARB - Arbitrum's community event in Hong Kong is scheduled for Nov. XX MegaETH - MegaETH Pre-Deposit Bridge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1992622335736648055)  2025-11-23T15:52Z 160.5K followers, 53.3K engagements


"Cardano founder does it again I can't believe this app is free"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1993277305444352191)  2025-11-25T11:15Z 160.6K followers, 106.2K engagements


"DeFi will truly win when the UX will be so good that people will use blockchain without even knowing it. Still a long way to go but we're slowly getting there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1994730594182516816)  2025-11-29T11:30Z 160.6K followers, 18.5K engagements


"@ValloDerBabo @CoWSwap whenever it has a major announcement worth covering I am using it from time to time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1996624568946143684)  2025-12-04T16:56Z 160.6K followers, XXX engagements


"Protocols buying back their tokens Under $50M market cap: SILO - Silo Finance GEAR - Gearbox NATIX - Natix Network $50M-$500M market cap: KAITO - Kaito HOME - DeFi App DBR - DeBridge AEVO - Aevo $500M-$1b market cap ETHFI - EtherFi SYRUP - Maple Finance RAY - Raydium DYDX - dYdX $X billion market cap: HYPE - Hyperliquid AAVE - AAVE LINK - Chainlink PUMP - Pump Fun JUP - Jupiter SKY - Sky Any other good projects I'm missing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1954154132891210172)  2025-08-09T12:13Z 160.6K followers, 108.4K engagements


"My strategy to farm perps airdrops This post covers my farming strategy for X airdrops I expect to be massive. I explain how you can farm perps DEXs even if you're not a trader. Check it out:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1971954240622145807)  2025-09-27T15:05Z 160.6K followers, 105.2K engagements


"A perps DEX airdrop that I believe is highly underrated is Extended It has only 2800 daily active traders Its CEO was the head of Revolut Crypto XX% of its token supply will be airdropped (this is confirmed) Extended Points started trading at 3$ OTC and are easy to farm Rumors say that Extended might partner with Revolut in the future Its TGE is confirmed to happen in H1 2026 My invite link (for XX% points boost - one of the highest available point boosters): The more trading volume you generate the more points you earn. A XX% token allocation for the airdrop is huge and similar to the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1979844100561223826)  2025-10-19T09:36Z 160.6K followers, 44.1K engagements


"Crypto Watchlist for the week ahead: $LINK - Chainlink's Smartcon conference starts on Nov. X Lighter - Lighter will launch spot trading in November $ETHFI - Voting for EtherFi proposal to launch a $50M buyback program ends on Nov. X $PENDLE - Pendle's next community call will happen on Nov. X. Some important updates might be shared during it $AERO - Aerodrome will release two major upgrades (Slipstream V2 and Autopilot) next week $FOLKS - Folks Finance will launch its token on Nov. X Solstice - Solstice will likely make an announcement tomorrow regarding its Flares airdrop campaign $HOME -"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1984957463926308935)  2025-11-02T12:15Z 160.6K followers, 50K engagements


"The best thing you can do after every major loss is to take a step back. Touch grass for a bit and think about: What went wrong What you can do better How you can come back stronger Revenge trading is never the solution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1985690447918858561)  2025-11-04T12:47Z 160.6K followers, 7666 engagements


"Rough day for markets. In times like this my advice is to focus on surviving. Don't try to make it back in one trade by taking very high risks. Revenge trading never works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1991812542910623943)  2025-11-21T10:14Z 160.6K followers, 7288 engagements


"Love seeing that more and more crypto consumer products are getting traction Polymarket went mainstream Crypto cards like EtherFi Card UR and Tria are surging in popularity Yield-bearing stables give retail access to institutional strategies DeFi winning is inevitable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1992935090276782425)  2025-11-24T12:35Z 160.6K followers, 7412 engagements


"There are so many opportunities in crypto besides buying altcoins that go up You can make money via: yield farming airdrop farming prediction markets funding rate arbitrage yield trading My advice is to not limit yourself to just investing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1994376781537943950)  2025-11-28T12:04Z 160.6K followers, 16.2K engagements


"Arbitrum's monthly revenue hit a new ATH of $4.5M in October. This is over $50M in annualized revenue. Glad to see that Ethereum L2s are becoming more sustainable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1995082550444990730)  2025-11-30T10:48Z 160.6K followers, 15.7K engagements


"Ethereum L2s have seen impressive growth this cycle. In the past X years the L2s daily transactions increased by over XX times. Now the only question is how $ETH can accrue value from all of this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1995100063526506626)  2025-11-30T11:58Z 160.6K followers, 17.5K engagements


"The hardest thing is walking away from the casino when you made enough. There are so many cases of people who made $5M+ in crypto and then proceeded to lose it all because they wanted more. If you ever make fuck you money make sure you use it to change your life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1996166293158764827)  2025-12-03T10:35Z 160.6K followers, 10.6K engagements


"Ethereum almost processed $X trillion dollars in stablecoin volume in Q4. For context this is already significantly more than the transaction volume of both Visa and Mastercard. DeFi has come a long way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1996990635287470235)  2025-12-05T17:10Z 160.5K followers, 38.5K engagements


"Crypto Watchlist for the week ahead: $SOL - Solana's biggest Breakpoint Conference ever starts on Dec. XX $BTC - FOMC interest-rate decision will be revealed on Dec. XX Lighter - Lighter is expected to release a memecoin soon $ASTER - Aster's S4 buyback program will start on Dec. XX $LUNA - Do Kwon Sentencing will happen on Dec. XX $ALMANAK - Almanak a DeFi Agent Platform will launch its token on Dec. XX $TAO - Bittensor's first TAO Halving will happen on Dec. XX Extended - Extended will enable using vault shares as collateral to trade perps next week Stable - Stable a stablecoin-focused L1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1997689195213496368)  2025-12-07T15:26Z 160.5K followers, 23.8K engagements


"2025 has been the year of crypto apps. Polymarket AAVE Pendle Hyperliquid Lighter Ethena have all seen tremedous growth. We have so many success stories. Attention is finally shifting from infrastructure projects to dApps that ppl actually want to use"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1998048687176511968)  2025-12-08T15:15Z 160.5K followers, 10.2K engagements


"@pendlechads Pendle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1998050948157935924)  2025-12-08T15:24Z 160.5K followers, XXX engagements


"Tether bought more gold in Q3 than the world's largest central banks. Centralized stablecoin issuers are generating billions of dollars in revenue and not sharing a dime with their users. Yield bearing stablecoins really need to succeed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1993616451081740675)  2025-11-26T09:42Z 160.5K followers, 14.8K engagements


"Crypto Watchlist for the week ahead: $ETH - Ethereums Fusaka network upgrade will launch on Dec. X $FLUID - Fluid teased the development of Fluid DEX V3 a new perps product $JUP - The first ICO on Jupiter's new launchpad for HumidiFi is scheduled for Dec. X $VET - Vechain's Hayabusa upgrade will go live on Dec. X. This will make it more decentralized and improve its tokenomics $IN - INFINIT will release Prompt-to-DeFi an AI mechanism to create and execute DeFi strategies soon $FRAX - Frax Finance is rumored to make an announcement this week MegaETH - MegaETH mainnet will launch in early"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1995561315868324036)  2025-12-01T18:31Z 160.6K followers, 25.9K engagements


"The latest DeFi developments👇 Ethereums Fusaka upgrade went live Lighters spot trading is confirmed to launch later this week Aave DAO is voting on shutting down its zkSync Metis and Soneium deployments INFINITs early access waitlist for its Prompt-to-DeFi capability will be closing soon Polymarket released its U.S. App Almanak launched Strategy Builder V1 enabling users to turn trading ideas into fully code-based onchain strategies with the help of AI Ostium a perps DEX native to Arbitrum L2 raised $20M in funding Uniswap teamed up with Revolut to make it easier to buy crypto Fluid teased"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1996615384917590187)  2025-12-04T16:19Z 160.5K followers, 13K engagements


"It's great to see that more and more dApps are launching mobile apps Uniswap has a mobile app Polymarket has a mobile app AAVE will (soon) have a mobile app Lighter is allegedly building a mobile app The majority of users are on mobile and crypto devs finally get it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1996903812788101284)  2025-12-05T11:25Z 160.5K followers, 10.6K engagements


"Pendle is the undisputed winner in the yield trading sector. It currently has XX times more TVL than the 2nd largest yield trading app. One of the few projects with true PMF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1997297026456027280)  2025-12-06T13:28Z 160.5K followers, 16.6K engagements


"10 crypto events to watch this week I just sent a newsletter covering: A few major catalysts A lesser-known DeFi tool X alpha articles Read it here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1998052026870292537)  2025-12-08T15:28Z 160.5K followers, 6960 engagements


"Never forget how fast narratives change. At the start of this year everyone was bullish on AI agents. Now I barely see any mentions about them. The only way to make it in this market is to constantly adapt and stay objective"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1998399808134938977)  2025-12-09T14:30Z 160.5K followers, 6833 engagements


"Perps DEXs are one of the biggest success stories of this cycle. In the last XXX days alone their total open interest surged by over 700%. People are pivoting from CeFi to DeFi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDeFinvestor/status/1998710075687682529)  2025-12-10T11:03Z 160.5K followers, 8006 engagements