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Is SOL Undervalued? ($)

gm Bankless Citizen, it was Wall Street's turn to dive while crypto markets fared better. Which tokens should you keep an eye on?
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Jul 17, 20244 min read
Is SOL Undervalued?
Published on July 17, 2024
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NEED TO KNOW
Vitalik Talks 'Pro-Crypto' Politicians
  1. 🗳️ Vitalik Warns Against Simplistic Pro-Crypto Politics. His latest blog post seeks to showcase that being 'pro-crypto' goes beyond money.
    Read more on Bankless.com
  2. 🤖 Grayscale Launches Decentralized AI Fund. The Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund will hold Near (NEAR), Filecoin (FIL), Render (RNDR), Livepeer (LPT), and Bittensor (TAO).
    Read more on Bankless.com
  3. 🧑‍⚖️ German Govt. Shares Report on Its Bitcoin Sales. The government agency reported that 90% of the sales were done over-the-counter.
    Read more on Bankless.com

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MARKET VIBES
The 'Trump Trade'

📸 Daily Market Snapshot: Stock market traders are selling large-cap stocks and moving into smaller-cap ones, chasing more upside opportunities. Investors are calling this movement from inflated growth stocks to value stocks the 'Trump Trade' in anticipation of the small-cap outperformance that followed his 2016 surprise election win. This Wall Street trend has yet to chip away at BTC dominance in crypto markets which is flat on the week.

Prices as of 6pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $2.36T ↘0.4% ↗10.8%
BTC $64,268 ↘0.1% ↗11.7%
ETH $3,404 ↘0.5% ↗9.8%
LPT $17.21 ↗12.2% ↗28.9%

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New Token Rating: Grayscale’s newest Decentralized AI Fund will allocate 8.6% exposure to Livepeer! How does the Bankless Analyst Team feel about this token’s prospects?
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ANALYSIS
Solana's Liquid Staking Landscape
Bankless Author: David C.

Solana's staking sector continues to be one of the most lively parts of the network.

Staking, locking up capital for network security in return for yield, is a vital part of DeFi and one of the strongest sectors of the onchain economy. Staking requirements vary by chain – Ethereum requires 32 ETH for native staking on a personal node, or users can opt for liquid staking providers like Lido or Rocket Pool. On Solana, anyone can stake natively through its delegated Proof-of-Stake system by delegating to validators instead of running their own node.

This ease of staking may explain the large gap between Solana and Ethereum in terms of total staked versus liquid staked assets. Solana has $61B in staked capital, surpassing Ethereum, but lags in liquid staking. Ethereum has 65% of its staked ETH in liquid form, whereas only 6.5% of Solana's staked SOL is in liquid staking tokens (LSTs), indicating a significant growth opportunity for Solana.

In this article, we’ll explore the current arena of SOL liquid staking, examining key players as well as the protocols innovating and tackling this opportunity. Let’s begin! 👇


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LATEST POD
Is SOL Undervalued?

SOL is currently trading at an 83% discount to ETH – should it be?

Michael Nadeau is a crypto analyst who can help us answer this question. His approach isn’t technical, he isn’t a decentralization-maximalist, and he doesn’t represent any specific tribe. Instead, he focuses on current on-chain fundamentals like daily active users, fee revenue, and Total Value Locked to provide insights.

In our discussion, we explore why fundamentals matter when analyzing crypto assets like ETH and SOL. We review the data for 2024 to see who’s winning and examine the catalysts for both ETH and SOL. Additionally, Michael shares his price predictions for ETH and SOL this cycle and offers insights on which asset will outperform the other in the second half of the bear market.

Hear all of their analysis👇

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