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I continue to roast reviews for 2023. If you have not read the first part, then be sure to hop on the link. There is a lot of useful and unique information there, which, I am sure, cannot be found in such a concentrated form anywhere else.

Ready to look into the future? ;) Then let’s go.

Part 2. Introduction.

Here, I will make a summary on 5 Market Outlook Research, these are:

• Accenture
• Apollo Global Management
• Bank of America
• Binance
• BlackRock

(copies of the original reports of all listed companies can be found here)

Accenture

The first impression of the outlook from Accenture is that it is very pretty. I don’t even know what was more interesting — reading it or looking at it. It is filled with lots of beautiful AI-generated illustrations that you can look at for a long time. I posted an example above, but I recommend that you follow the links and see the full version of the report.

In its report, Accenture identifies 5 areas that, according to the consulting company, will have the greatest impact on people’s lives in the coming years:

1. I will survive

People will increasingly express their disagreement with injustice, risking personal loss. Accenture expects to see more protests related to economic instability, human rights and government politics. Companies need to show more empathy and follow the changing priorities of consumers.

2. I’m a believer

Right now, Accenture is watching three trends converge:

1. Formation of communities of interest, the tendency to assign oneself to a certain social group
2. Tokenization
3. Collecting NFTs and other digital assets.

This merger creates a massive synergy effect, which can be described in the following theses:

1/ The trend to merge social networks, public organizations and social groups with Web3 technologies will continue to gain momentum.

2/ Web3 space in 2023 will be a new milestone in the meaningful interaction of international brands with their most loyal customers.

3/ In addition to rational investment, the emotional investment of clients will develop, nourishing their desire to be involved in the idea or philosophy, the mission in which they believe. Being involved in something significant and becoming part of the overall success becomes more expensive than monetary gain.

4/ Communities are becoming the core of any future company. First, a community united by common interests is formed, and only then a brand, service, product is created on this basis. Thanks to these trends, DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and Web3 market will receive a new branch of development.

3. As it was

The pandemic has triggered a transition to remote work, which has led to the loss of the intangible elements of office life. However, the process of returning to the office was unsuccessful due to the lack of balance between work and social activities. The classic office space creates a lack of contact with the outside world and negatively affects creativity and innovation.

In this section, I can highlight the following important thoughts:

1/ The tension between employer and employee will continue to escalate.

2/ Companies need to rethink the design of the workplace to take into account both the tangible and intangible values and desires of their employees.

3/ People will return to the office if the workspace is conducive to lively communication, community formation and building relationships within the team.

4/ Team-building events and events acquire higher value.

5/ Companies will invest more in developing hybrid work models and workspaces, including for remote work.

4. OK, Creativity

This thread is entirely dedicated to discussing the renaissance of AI technologies and generative neural networks. The main idea is that AI with deep learning models will have a huge impact on all areas related to human creativity (creation of texts, videos, music, pictures, sounds, etc.).

Since I wrote a lot about this in previous reviews, I will not repeat myself, let me just highlight the main original thoughts:

1/ AI makes creativity accessible to everyone. Competition among creators (creators of a creative product) will increase enormously.

2/ The quality of the creative product will be the subject of growing controversy.

3/ The massive use of AI will inevitably raise issues of legal and ethical protection of content creators and consumers.

5. Signed, sealed, delivered

Accenture claims that we are in a digital security crisis regarding the safety and management of personal data. More and more people are paying attention to the problems of personal digital security and are concerned about the possibility of complete control and management of their personal data and its protection.

Here are some of the main ideas of this section:

1/ People will be able to take back control of their personal data through Web3 digital wallets, tokens and NFTs.

2/ The level of protection of personal data in the development and implementation of new technologies will be of decisive importance. Blockchain technologies will receive a new impetus for development as a technology that provides personal control over their personal data.

3/ The migration from Web2 to Web3 will be massive and will have an impact on many companies’ businesses and their relationship with the consumer as the power to control personal data shifts from companies to the customer. Companies need to be ready for new trends and rethink their loyalty programs and customer relationship strategies.

Apollo Global Management

The author of this report is Torsten Sløk, Apollo’s chief economist. He did an excellent macro analysis of the US market. The focus of the report is on the fundamental indicators of the financial system and the US economy, on the health of which the state of the global economy certainly depends.

It will be difficult for non-economists to read it. I tried to describe the main theses in an accessible form:

• Inflation peaked in June 2022 and is on a downward trend driven mainly by the commodity sector.
• The decline in inflation occurs without a sharp rise in the unemployment rate, which increases the likelihood of a soft landing in the US economy.
• Investments in renewable energy and green energy will continue to rise due to rising energy prices.
• Private capital market opportunities will remain strong in 2023 even in the absence of public market funding.
• Lending to large corporations will provide stability in the face of uncertainty.
• Demand for real estate and infrastructure facilities will be supported by inflation protection measures. The price of real estate will be relatively stable.
• The Fed’s rate hike is starting to cool the US economy. We will see the negative effect of these measures in the near future.

To sum up the main idea of the report, Torsten does not expect economic shocks and is inclined towards a gradual slowdown in US economic growth.

Bank of America

As with Apollo’s report, BofA’s Outlook focused primarily on US macroeconomic analysis and a bit on the global economy. The format of the report is made in the form of a video interview with five Bank of America top-level experts.

Here are the main points:

• Resilience in consumer demand and a strong labor market are two big surprises in 2022 and will provide support in 2023.
• The fall in oil prices will be a positive factor for 2023.
• There are three trends in the global investment policy of companies: climate change, de-globalization, inequality and inclusiveness.
• Inflation is expected to come down in 2023, but too late to avoid a recession.
• Macroeconomic indicators say that the recession will be mild.
• The recession is expected to start between 2023 and 2024.
• Investors will prefer quality actives with cash flow, profits and a quick return on investment.
• The favorite sector of the economy among investors for 2023 is energy.
• Small-cap stocks may outperform large-cap stocks as part of a new bull trend.
• The factors that determine the end of the cyclical bear market remain to be seen.

To sum up the main idea of the interviews, there will be no economic catastrophe, but a recession is inevitable. The good news is that it will be easy and will end fairly quickly. High volatility is expected in the markets, but in the event of a bullish reversal, the markets will quickly recover.

Binance

The guys at Binance did a really great job. The 120-page report analyzes in detail the events of the past year and provides an analysis of the main long-term trends in 2023. The text is quite simple, without technical difficulties and will be understandable to most users of crypto. There are also a lot of infographics and interesting charts, which, with a cursory glance, can already provide a lot of useful information. I recommend everyone to come here and devote a couple of hours to self-study.

For those who do not have so much time, the main thoughts are fixed below:

• The health of the global economy will continue to have an impact on the cryptocurrency industry. Moreover, the correlation with traditional markets will continue to increase.
• DeFi and NFT projects will go beyond the crypto ecosystem.
• The transparency of staking and farming will increase. A new wave of mass adoption of DeFi tools will begin.
• Growth in demand for NFTs with utility capabilities will continue. The focus will be on innovative NFTs with multiple real-world use cases to address specific business needs.
• The quality of blockchain games will continue to grow. The main focus will be on the gameplay of the game.
• The trend to regulate the cryptocurrency space will continue to gain momentum. The rules will become clearer and the regulation more transparent.

BlackRock

BlackRock experts have compiled perhaps the shortest and most informative outlook for 2023. At the same time, I can also call it one of the most unusual. The guys outlined their vision of the US markets in terms of strategic and tactical investment. To simplify the visualization of this approach, a scale for assessing the market in dollar terms was presented. Anything below the average means that the market is undervalued, and anything above means that the market is overvalued.

The totality of assessments on this scale of the Capital market, the Credit market, short-term and long-term bonds determines the strategic position of the entire portfolio of markets in the quadrant “Are losses taken into account? / Attitude towards rice”. This matrix is shown above and we can see that BlackRock considers the current position of the markets in the phase of the beginning of the crisis — the quadrant of flight from risky assets, but still too high prices for the assets themselves.

Now let’s jump straight to the conclusions about 2023 based on this conclusion and macroeconomic analysis:

• 2023 will be a year of high volatility and rapid change in behavior. Flexible, quickly adjusted and changed portfolios of assets will look more advantageous and will show a better result.
• BlackRock is in solidarity with colleagues and also considers a recession inevitable, but predicts the beginning of an exit from it this year.
• The geopolitical environment is the most complex since World War II. It will continue to play a strong role in macroeconomics. Tendencies to divide into competing blocs and the desire for de-globalization and self-reliance will intensify.
• The growing proportion of older people and the trend towards an aging population will continue. This factor will continue to have a negative impact on economic growth.
• Inflation growth rates will stabilize, but it will still be higher than in previous years.

Lastly….

Friends, I am finishing the second part of the reviews. It was mostly devoted to macroeconomics, but this does not diminish its significance. Macroeconomics, geopolitics and the cryptocurrency market are inseparable from each other. Moreover, the integration of cryptocurrencies into the main macroeconomic institutions continues to increase, which, on the one hand, is a positive signal of the upcoming truly massive adoption of cryptocurrencies. On the other hand, the growing ties between the cryptocurrency market and the global economy transfer the problems of the latter to the entire Web3 space.

My friends, a lot of work has been done. Thank you very much for reading this to the end. Please support by reposting, liking and commenting!

All original copies of report versions in one place for convenience have been collected here. I would be glad if you drop in and try to study them yourself. If I missed something or did not retell it correctly, then please indicate in the comments.

It is important to make a small disclaimer! All information provided here is provided for educational purposes only and in no way constitutes investment recommendation, advice, or a call to action.

Please take care of yourself and your money!

Sincerely,

Michael Hypov

Michael Hypov is here✌️

For those who don’t know me…

I am the co-founder of the future unicorn — 8.Finance. I have been a crypto asset management consultant for the last 5 years (I have analyzed thousands of crypto startups). Also, I am a blogger/trader and analyst with 15 years of experience, the fourth most popular bitcoin analyst in the Russian tradingview segment of all time. I have two master’s degrees: MBA and MCS (DS&A), and I am a developer of an artificial intelligence-based bitcoin price prediction system. What else? I’m an author of educational and analytical content, which has been translated into 11 languages of the world and has gained more than 10 million views.

Introduction

Glad to see you in 2023. I’ve noticed that you liked the last post about the analysis of the 2022, so I decided to start 2023 with an analysis of the Market Outlook of various key players in the venture capital, cryptocurrency and stock markets.

For those who do not know what Market Outlook Research is — in simple terms it is a description of the vision of the market, its prospects and trends in the coming year, as company analysts see it. These documents are very important, as they reflect the strategic vision of the institutional key players, which means that this document will determine their behavior, that ultimately affects the entire cryptocurrency industry, including us.

Specially for you, I have prepared 36 reviews of the most influential market players. Here they are:

• a16z
• Accenture
• Apollo Global Management, Inc.
• Arca Funds
• Bank of America
• Binance
• BlackRock
• Bloomberg
• BNP Paribas
• BNY Mellon
• Citi
• Coinbase:
• CoinDesk
• Cointelegrap
• Credit Suisse
• Crypto.com
• Delphi Digital
• Deutsche Bank
• Fidelity International
• Forbes
• Goldman Sachs
• HSBC
• Huobi Researc
• ING
• J.P. Morgan
• Lazard
• Messari
• Morgan Stanley
• NatWest
• New Order DAO
• Pantera Capital
• PwC
• Saxo Bank
• UBS
• VanEck
• Wells Fargo

(Copies of the original reports of all listed companies you can find here)

The total volume of these reports exceeds 2000 pages and it will take me more than 100 hours of my time to study it. There is a lot of work to be done and all in order to discard everything superfluous and give you the vital points and the most important insights of the coming year.

Support my work with your likes and comments under this post, and don’t forget to bookmark this article so as not to lose it. Return to it at the end of the year to check if everything came true from what was predicted :)

You won’t find content like this anywhere else!

In total, these posts will consist of 5 parts. I will write them in such a way that I can later collect them in one book for your convenience. I will finish the last part with a summary and at the same time share my own view of the market.

Ready to look into the future? ;) Then let’s go.

The roast of Market Outlook Research 2023. Part 1

In this part, I will do a summary of 8 Market Outlook Research, there we have:

• coinbase,
• messari,
• A16z,
• Pantera Capital,
• Arca Funds,
• New Order DAO,
• Crypto.com
• Huobi Global

Why did I start with them? The answer is very simple — they were the first to fall into my hands, and therefore they were the first to be studied. I see no point in writing a separate review for each report, since these reports are similar to each other in many ways. Here I see the special value of my work and I will emphasize the distinctive features and the main points everyone agrees with.

General opinion:

• The prospects for the cryptocurrency market for 2023 are moderately optimistic
• The cryptocurrency market will continue its development due to:

1. Entry of institutional participants into the cryptocurrency (states and large corporations).
2. Creation of the new ways to use and apply blockchain technologies.
3. Emergence of new boxed solutions for developers, reducing the cost of the process and speeding up the time for new projects to enter the market

• Main points of growth:

1. A new wave of DeFi growth.
2. Blockchain infrastructure, L2, bridges.
3. NFT with utility functions. New ways to use and apply NFTs.
4. Tokenization of real world assets.
5. Mass transition of users from Web2.

• Main trends:

1. The processes of legislative regulation will be significantly accelerated, which will create the basis for a full-scale entry into the cryptocurrency of institutionalists and large corporations.

Now let’s analyze the features of each report.

Coinbase

Market cap at the end of 2023 — $1.6 trillion.

I would add that the maximum peak of capitalization was reached in 2021 at the level of about $3 trillion, and now it is around $900 billion. Assuming that the dominant position of Bitcoin will stay still, as most analysts say, then the price of BTCUSD at the end of the year should be 177% higher than the current values, i.e. somewhere around 30,000 USD.

Bitcoin and Ethereum will have more trust among investors in 2023 and will emerge from the crypto winter faster than other crypto assets.

Messari

Outlook by Messari was written by project founder Ryan Selkis. This is a huge almanac of 168 pages, where the main part is devoted to the author’s reflection on the events in 2022 and expectations from 2023.

Here are some of the highlights of the report that deserve attention:

1. Bitcoin has passed the test of 2022 and proved its maturity as an investment asset.
2. The trend towards valuing Bitcoin as a way of saving money will only intensify next year. Its parity in demand with gold will bring the price to around 500,000 USD. (From the context — we are talking about a long-term trend).
3. Ethereum can have a bright future if the team follows their roadmap

A16z

Outlook from Andersen Horowitz is completely different and rather a list of the most promising technologies for startups in 2023. This report will be of particular interest to those projects that are currently in search of investors or are still at the stage of developing project documentation. After reading this report, it is pretty clear which projects Horowitz’s venture fund will prioritize.

I won’t list the whole list here, but I’ll highlight the most interesting thoughts:

1. Non-Transferable Tokens — NFTs that are linked to a person’s identity. This technology is associated with virtual reputation, personal identity and personal identification, personal documents and everything related to personal information.
2. Generative AI Services — Many of you have probably already heard about Chat GPT. Next year, the generative AI hype will only continue to gain momentum. AI will be able to increase the productivity of companies by 10–100 times, and services that will help implement generative AI will be at the peak of demand.
3. Small Modular Reactors — Nuclear power is on the verge of a renaissance. Probably as early as 2023, small nuclear reactors and their mobile versions will be available on the market for commercial use.
4. The five largest companies in the world will include companies engaged in consumer technologies in the field of healthcare.

Pantera Capital

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Paul Veradittakit, the partner at Pantera Capital, for such a short and structured Outlook of 8 pages.

There is not much to retell here, here are the headings:

1. DeFi is in a new wave of development, and CeFi will continue to consolidate within several players
2. We will see a significant increase in zero-knowledge use cases.
3. Financial institutions will tokenize assets more and more often
4. More companies will use blockchain technology
5. Blockchain development toolkit will continue to evolve
6. The utility-NFT market will grow and appear stronger than art-NFT

Arca Funds

Arca Fund’s report, like that of Pantera Capital’s Paul, is short and concise. Unfortunately, you will not find specific market forecasts there, however, you can see the main trends that can pull the market out of the crypto winter in 2023.

The main theses stated in this report coincide with the theses of the reports mentioned before. The main idea that I want to draw attention to is that in 2023 we will see more powerful independent movements in cryptocurrency assets, which will less and less correlate with stock indices.

At the same time, the author of the report is convinced that the main stimulus for growth will be the transition of people from Web2, and developing countries will become the main adherents of cryptocurrency.

New Order DAO

Outlook by New Order may seem complicated to the non-technical person. The report is devoted to an overview of the main blockchain development trends in 2023.

Here are the main points of the market review for 2023 from New Order:

1. We will see high-quality and rapid growth of technologies such as Account Abstraction, Reversible Transactions and Cross Chain technologies.
2. One of the growth leaders in the cryptocurrency market will be the cyber security industry. The titans of the market, such as Certik, will be supplanted by flexible, small groups of professionals.
3. New Order expects a continuation of the series of bankruptcies launched by Terra Luna and FTX. More high-profile cases of SCAM among DeFi and CeFi are highly likely to happen. A continued outflow of liquidity and users from the market will be the obvious consequence of this.
4. The optimistic note of the report is the belief that 2023 will be the year of long money from large institutional investors.
5. 2023 will be a year of a qualitative transition for the entire cryptocurrency industry with a focus on the emerging web3 society and technologies around it, instead of speculative investments.

Crypto.com

The analytical report from Crypto.com is distinguished by good structure and simplicity of the material presented. It is divided into two parts. One is devoted to analysis and comments on the events of 2022, and the second is about trends and vision for 2023.

Here are the main theses of Market Otlook 2023 from Crypto.com:

1. The number of cryptocurrency holders worldwide can reach 600–800 million.
2. There will be several new AAA game hits that will work with web3 protocols.
3. There will be new ways to use web3 applications compatible with the use of non-fungible tokens (they are not transferable and exchangeable and can represent the social identity of the owner).
4. The number of web3 application developers and tools for them will continue to grow.

Huobi

Huobi Research has released its 2022–2023 annual analysis report, 166 pages in size. There you can find a lot of interesting analytical information on the cryptocurrency market. As for the forecasts for 2023, many thoughts are repeated with those that were voiced by me above.

Here are the main Huobi predictions that definitely deserve your attention:

1. The market will hit the bottom in early 2023.
2. The probable price bottom for Bitcoin is around 15,000 USD.
3. The probable price bottom for Ethereum is around 1000 USD.
4. Global social networks will continue to implement Web3 technologies.
5. Demand for on-chain storage will continue to skyrocket.
6. Due to tighter regulation in 2023, some protocols may be in danger of being shut down.
7. The list of countries that recognize cryptocurrency as a payment method will expand significantly.

As a conclusion…

Friends, I am finishing the first part of the reviews. A huge amount of work has been done. Thank you very much for reading it up to the end. Please support me by reposting, liking and commenting on this material !

I have collected all original copies of report versions here. I would be glad if you go by the link and try to study them yourself. If I missed something or did not retell it correctly, please, let me know in the comments.

It is important to make a small disclaimer! All information here is provided for educational purposes only and in no way constitutes investment advice or a call to action.

Please, take care of yourself and your money!

Sincerely,

Michael Hypov.

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To conclude the previous year, I decided to make a brief analysis of the entire 2022, instead of roasting just one project.

Briefly about 2022:

• The fall began in November 2021 under the pressure of unfortunate macroeconomic factors and falling stock indices.
• The first full-blown hacker attack of 2022 was the hacking of the Wormhole bridge in the Solana network. 320 million USD was stolen on 02/22.
• May 2022 (indicated by the blue arrow on the chart) can be officially considered the beginning of the crypto-winter, which is associated with the collapse of Terra (Luna). Until this moment, the price movement of Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies in general fit into a trading range with strong support for the BTCUSD pair around 35,000 USD.

• SCAM of Terra (LUNA and UST) became the largest one in the history of cryptocurrency with more than 40 billion USD of losses for investors.
• The attempt to launch LUNA 2.0 failed despite the support from such large exchanges as Binance and Huobi (the idea was to abandon the stablecoin in the new version of the network and airdrop the new token to all holders of the old LUNA and UST).

• Terraform Labs (TFL) CEO Do Kwon was accused of cheating in LUNA 2.0 token distribution
• The SEC alleges that Do Kwon withdrew up to $80 million from Terra funds every month. In total, up to 2.7 billion USD in LUNA and UST tokens were withdrawn before the collapse of Terra.
• Interpol and a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon. The founder of Terra is now hiding. 4400 crypto investors have formed an initiative group and are trying to find Do Kwon.
• SCAM Terra has caused the bankruptcy and cascade of closures of at least 100 other cryptocurrency projects (full list here).
• Following the failure of the algorithmic stablecoin UST, Near has made the decision to abandon its own USN stablecoin.
• The US government is putting forward a bill to ban algorithmic stablecoins for two years.
• The biggest victim of the fall of LUNA and UST was the second largest centralized exchange FTX. Its collapse led to losses of 32 billion USD.
• On December 13, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Freed was arrested in the Bahamas.
• On December 22, Sam was released on bail of 250 million USD.
• The number of victims of the bear market continues to grow. The latest bankruptcy in 2022 was announced by the mining company Core Scientific. Losses of investors sum up to about 4 billion USD.
• The total loss of cryptocurrency investors in 2022 amounted to more than 2 trillion USD.
• The total length of the bearish trend goes up to 400 days.
• The capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has decreased from 3 trillion to 800 billion USD.

Analyst Notes

2022 was a truly difficult year for everyone, without exception, but we must not forget that every crisis is an ideal soil for structural and qualitative growth in the future. Bankruptcies and multibillion-dollar losses in 2022 created a demand to clear the market of low-quality assets and maximize transparency. Of course, the states of the countries will not stand aside and the processes of legislative regulation of the crypto market will speed up.

At the last cryptocurrency summit in Kuala Lumpur in the past year, all market participants talked a lot about this. The request for regulation appeared both from private players and from institutional and infrastructure projects. The agenda related to the regulation of the market has turned 180 degrees and now they are talking about it as saving the cryptocurrency market and restoring confidence in the crypto among all participants.

(Here is a picture of me at the summit in Kuala Lumpur, you can find even more on my Instagram )

Of course, the cleansing process will be accompanied by bankruptcies and the exit of many players from the market. First of all, this will concern those projects that do not want or cannot work in the legal field. Therefore, as an investor and entrepreneur, I recommend to all market participants to get their business together, work with reliable partners and be careful when it comes to investment.

I see the lowest mark for Bitcoin as the main crypto benchmark around 12,000 USD. This is an all-too-obvious level of support that most participants expect. A scenario where Bitcoin goes below 12 is still difficult to imagine. Unfortunately, it cannot be excluded either :(

The ongoing cascade of bankruptcies and market cleanups will prevent the price of Bitcoin from forming a full-fledged bullish trend in 2023. At the same time, we can expect high price volatility in the range of 12,000–25,000 USD.

Fundamentally, the development of a bullish trend will only be possible in a favorable investment environment, which will be possible with the next large-scale wave of new participants.

This is important to understand — every new bullish trend in cryptocurrency is associated with an influx of new users. Therefore, investors should pay attention to projects trying to attract a mass audience to the cryptocurrency. The 8.Finance project — is one of these startups that create a bridge for the mass transition of users from web2 to web3 (cryptocurrency market).

If you know other similar projects that can bring hundreds of millions of new users to the cryptocurrency, please write about it in a comment on this post or in my chat. I’m sure everyone will benefit from knowing the names of the potential unicorns of the new bullish trend.

That’s all for today.

Keep optimism and peace of mind.

Take care of yourself and your money.

Sincerely,

Michael Hypov

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In the context of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, an Airdrop refers to the distribution of tokens or coins to a large number of wallet addresses for free. Airdrops are often used as a marketing strategy to increase the awareness and adoption of a particular blockchain project or token.

Projects may use Airdrops to reward their existing users or to attract new users to their platform.

Airdrops can be used to incentivize users to perform certain actions, such as following a project on social media, reposting updates or contributing to the project in some way. Another reason is decentralization — the more projects are centralized, the more their fate depends on several big coin or token holders, which is negatively considered by the Web3 community. Thus, Airdrops may boost building a strong community of users around the project, which can be valuable for its long-term success.

On the other hand, if a project’s tokenomics and marketing strategy are poorly designed, Airdrops can be a double-edged sword. Projects may create short-term hype around the project and its token’s price growth, but increase of tokens in circulation may potentially lead to the price decrease in the long-term. Also, projects may suffer from fraudsters who create hundreds of robots (fake accounts in social networks) and participate in dozens of Airdrops every day to increase their chances of winning tokens. In the 8.Finance project we created a solution for this issue: a “Snake for Crypto” game, where projects may run Airdrops and get only live users, because participants should play the game and improve their characters to increase chances of winning in the Airdrops.

Users may be interested in participating in Airdrops for a number of reasons.

One reason is the potential to receive free tokens or coins, which may have value in the future if the project is successful. Additionally, participating in Airdrops may allow users to learn more about new projects and technologies in the blockchain space.

There are both pros and cons for users to participate in Airdrops.

Some potential pros include the opportunity to receive free tokens, the opportunity to learn about new projects, and the potential to benefit from the success of the project in the future. However, there are also risks involved in participating in Airdrops. For example, the project may not be successful, or the tokens received may not have any value. It’s important for users to do their own research and carefully consider the risks before participating in an Airdrop.

Different types of Airdrops

1. Token, coin, or NFT Airdrops: This is the most common type of Airdrop, where a new cryptocurrency project distributes tokens, coins, or NFTs to a large number of wallet addresses for free. The goal is usually to drive adoption of the new cryptocurrency and increase the user base

2. Bounty Airdrops: A bounty Airdrop is where you can earn tokens (coins, NFTs) by completing certain tasks or contributing to the project in some way. This might include things like following social networks, bug hunting, or translation work. It may be even something unusual like Airdrops of the DEX’s tokens to it users with the highest trading volumes

3. Referral Airdrops: Some projects may offer a referral Airdrop, where you can earn rewards by inviting other people to join the project

Sometimes in Bounty and Referral Airdrops projects reward only a certain number of users who complete more tasks or invite more friends. Sometimes they implement a lottery mechanism where users complete tasks and only some of them are randomly rewarded. But the more tasks completed (analogy with a lottery — you get a ticket for completing each task), the higher probability of becoming a winner

4. Dividend Airdrops: Some cryptocurrency projects may distribute a portion of their profits to token holders in the form of a dividend. This is known as a dividend Airdrop

5. Hardfork Airdrops: A hardfork is a change to the protocol of a blockchain that is not backwards-compatible. When a hardfork occurs, a new cryptocurrency is created from the old one. If you hold the old cryptocurrency, you may be eligible to receive an Airdrop of the new cryptocurrency in a 1:1 ratio

Risks

1. Scams and Phishing Attacks: One of the biggest risks is the possibility of falling victim to a scam. There have been instances of fraudulent Airdrops where the perpetrators ask for personal information or private keys, which they can then use to steal funds. Or they can ask you to connect your Web3 wallet and then they may just steal all of your assets — never connect your wallet and provide any information until doing your due diligence and only participate in Airdrops from reputable projects

2. Dusting attacks: A dusting attack is a type of malicious activity where an attacker sends a small amount of cryptocurrency (known as “dust”) to a large number of addresses, including yours. The goal is to trace the transactions and deanonymize users on the blockchain. While the amount of dust is usually not enough to be of any value, it can still be a privacy concern

3. Unclear terms and conditions: It’s important to carefully read and understand the terms and conditions of an Airdrop before participating. Some Airdrops may have restrictions or requirements that you need to be aware of

4. Time consumption: Projects may ask you to take many tasks that consume much time to complete. Always evaluate whether the time you have to spend is worth the potential profit

5. Regulatory risks: Cryptocurrencies and Airdrops may be subject to varying degrees of regulation depending on your jurisdiction. It’s important to be aware of any relevant laws, taxes and regulations that may affect your participation in Airdrops.

Overall, the best way to minimize these risks is to do your due diligence and only participate in Airdrops from reputable projects. Be cautious of any Airdrop that asks for personal information, connecting your wallet, private keys, and always verify the authenticity of websites and emails before interacting with them.

How to participate in Web3 Airdrops?

Here are the steps you can follow to participate in a web3 Airdrop:

1. Find an Airdrop: There are several websites and social media groups that list ongoing Airdrops. You can also keep an eye on the official channels of cryptocurrency projects you are interested in, as they may announce Airdrops through their website or social media. List of some websites with Airdrops:

CoinMarketCap — https://coinmarketcap.com/Airdrop/

DappRadar — https://dappradar.com/hub/Airdrops

Airdrops.io — https://Airdrops.io/

Airdropbob — https://www.Airdropbob.com/

AirdropAlert — https://Airdropalert.com/

2. Verify the authenticity of the Airdrop: It’s important to be cautious of scams and only participate in Airdrops from reputable projects. Do your due diligence and research the project before participating

3. Follow the instructions: Each Airdrop will have its own set of instructions on how to participate. This might include things like following the project on social media, joining a Telegram group, or providing your email address. Make sure to carefully read and follow the instructions to ensure that you are eligible for the Airdrop

4. Provide your wallet address: You will generally need to provide a compatible wallet address in order to receive tokens, coins, or NFTs. Make sure to use a wallet that supports the type of cryptocurrency being airdropped (e.g., Solana and BNB Chain addresses are different).

Conclusion

Airdrops are a good way for users to get free or almost free crypto assets (tokens, coins, NFTs) and a good way for crypto projects to attract attention and increase brand awareness. Some examples of successful Airdrops are Bitcoin and Ethereum (yes, they were airdropped at the beginning of their development), Stellar and dydx — these Airdrops created hype, increased number of people who learned about the projects and became interested in their future and price, began to tell their friends about them. Maybe if it weren’t for the Airdrops, the masses would never have heard about these projects.

About 8.Finance

8.Finance is an educational and marketing platform that is revolutionizing the way users take their first steps in web3. And projects attract new users and increase their brand awareness by running events for users, including Airdrops.

Our platform features a simple and fun “Snake for Crypto” game that helps educate users about web3 and guide them through the process of participating in the events of our partners: Airdrops, tournaments, educational videos with quizzes and rewards. This gamified approach makes it easy for anyone, regardless of their level of knowledge or experience, to get involved in web3. And best of all, our platform is completely free for users, so there are no costs, risks or barriers to entry.

8.Finance team is raising funds now. By supporting the development of our platform, you can help drive the growth and adoption of web3 technologies. This is a unique opportunity to not only invest in a promising project, but also to play a role in making web3 accessible and approachable for everyone.

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About the BNB Chain

BNB Chain is a global, decentralized network with developers, validators, users, HODLers and enthusiasts. It is a community-driven and censorship-resistant blockchain that is powered by Binance. It consists of BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain, EVM compatible and facilitate a multi-chain ecosystem. With MetaFI, BNB Chain is creating the infrastructure to power the world’s parallel virtual ecosystem.

BNB Smart Chain supports the most popular programming languages, has flexible tools, and comes with clear and canonical documentation. It allows you to quickly start and deploy your application on a blockchain designed with real use in mind.

About the BNB Chain Kickstart Program

In December 2022, BNB Chain created theKickstart Program to support blockchain developers who begin their projects through discounts and help from the biggest players in the industry. The goal of the program is to help initiate a successful start with reputable projects.

The Kickstart Program provides a starter pack of instruments and services from 16 projects supporting the BNB Chain. It also contains promising opportunities like audit discounts from notable security projects like CertiK and PeckShield, infrastructure and technical support from projects like NodeReal, Amazon, and Particle, and more useful features.

What does it take to participate in such an amazing program? You have to complete the four steps listed below: application, evaluation, claim, and action. The application is designed for projects to provide background information to their team members and supporting information about the project. Projects will know about the incentive claims once an evaluation is done after the application is submitted.

About the 8.Finance project

8.Finance is an educational platform with a simple game that helps everyone easily take their first steps in the Crypto World for free, without any risks, and in a joyful way.

8.Finance is also a marketing platform; we help crypto (and other) projects attract new users and entertain their current communities by providing the ability to run Airdrops, Tournaments, and Educational videos. This way, we solve the vital problem that the blockchain faces — the low pace of mass adoption.

Some more exciting details of the 8.Finance project:

We made Snake for Crypto, a free, simple game that requires zero knowledge of cryptography; you don’t even have to create an account or a crypto wallet. Users collect cryptocurrencies on the playing field. They watch Educational videos, take Quizzes from our partners, and get rewards.

We have the 8F token, which is the native hyper-deflationary, governance, and utility token of the project.

We have the “Crazy Owls” NFT Collection! At 8.Finance, you have the option to wrap purchased tokens in our NFTs from the «Crazy Owls» collection. This method of selling and distributing tokens is known as an ILO (Initial Locked Offering). It is the next step in raising capital, which is beneficial for both investors and projects, giving them a lot of advantages.

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