engg @defillama 🦙 ex founder @brightside_gg & @juicy_ag
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gm, career update 🦙
I’ve joined @DefiLlama full-time as an engineer.
After 4+ years of building products from 0→1, this is a new chapter for me.
I’ve been using DefiLlama since 2021, when reliable crypto data was still pretty fragmented. Watching DefiLlama grow into one of the default places to understand what’s actually happening onchain, while staying open, neutral and transparent, has been pretty wild.
Fast forward a few years, and now I’m building alongside a team I’ve respected for years.
Excited to be a llama 🦙
Shailesh K retweeted
Can confirm. Recently, I've become obsessed with A/B testing @DefiLlama.
We're running tests on the menu, homepage charts, the columns on our top pages, and elsewhere. Plus, we added AI customer segmentation to show users features more likely to be useful.
We've already found so many quick wins that I wish we had started years ago.
the reason good ux in crypto is hard to come by is simple
crypto has a finance mindset. the most salient feature is perceived to be liquidity, spreads, reliability
web2 (which excels in ux) has a consumer mindset. their product managers run a/b tests, analyse user behaviour, spend hours on design
until crypto embraces the latter it will remain an financial infrastructure play rather than a consumer facing vertical
Shailesh K retweeted
Other LLMs quote DefiLlama from a web search. LlamaAI is connected directly to the source.
Get 5 free questions per day for your first week.
defillama.com/ai
Shailesh K retweeted
Today we are launching Smart Jelly. An App which remembers your world and puts that memory to work.
A Memory app, A live meeting copilot, An AI Notetaker all in One App. All powered by the same memory of you.
• Turns commitments buried in chats into your to-do list
• Automatically closes tasks when there’s evidence they’re done
• Predicts what’s coming up in your next meeting
• Recalls past conversations while you’re on the call
• Answers questions about your past work, with sources
• Gives the AI tools you choose access to your memory
Your chats. Your calls. Your decisions. Finally connected.
smartjelly.ai
Shailesh K retweeted
The number of protocols passing revenue to token holders is up dramatically
2025 was a breakout year, and now over 200 protocols share revenue with token holders in some way
Shailesh K retweeted
Super interesting write up from the research team here on @Kalshi combos
Also featured in our newsletter, which has doubled its subscriber count over the last month!
research-newsletters.defilla…
The "fake volume" debate around @Kalshi perp trades has been making waves, but it hasn't stopped the platform's prediction market combos from turning into fees.
Combos were 46.5% of August notional and 17% of fees. Since maker fees went live Aug 20, their fee share has nearly doubled to ~32%.
Read on to see why Kalshi is happy to let combos keep growing:
defillama.com/research/spotl…
Shailesh K retweeted
We're hosting our 2nd ever event in Singapore for Token2049!
We're hosting a DefiLlama event in Singapore for Token2049
Our previous event got oversubscribed by 5x, so get in now before we fill capacity
For 'Who invited you?' just write '0xngmi' so we know you're coming from my tweet
luma.com/685mx98g
Shailesh K retweeted
Our biggest update in a while
Now for yield data we simulate onchain withdrawal transactions for all depositors in a pool, so we know:
- How much is instantly withdrawable at any time
- What's the real APY
- Delay length
Our yields are now the most accurate in the industry
Most APYs you see are projections. The number displayed is rarely what you earn.
That changes today with Verified APY by DefiLlama: the real yields earned by real depositors, measured onchain.
Live now for Pro subscribers: 260+ pools representing $99B in TVL across 47 protocols on 12 chains.
We executed 473,632 onchain withdrawal simulations. Daily measurements going back to May 2022. If your exit value grew 0.02% today, that’s your yield. No assumptions needed.
DefiLlama data everywhere 📈
no we have seen ATH every day, including the days u mentioned lol. the data source is just wrong.
here is @DefiLlama
Shailesh K retweeted
Pons crossed $62m in cumulative fees today, and did 80% of pumpfun's volume over the last month.
Built a dashboard highlighting data from this week's @DefiLlama newsletter:
- fomo's $1.5m fee day
- Pons & fomo vs competitors
- The largest Pre-IPO premiums
Link below
Shailesh K retweeted
DefiLlama's AI is the best tool to find breakout DeFi apps on Robinhood Chain right now.
Here's a prompt to get you started:
Show me DeFi protocols on Robinhood Chain gaining momentum. For every protocol deployed on Robinhood Chain, pull current TVL, and 1d, 7d, and 30d TVL % change, plus 1d/7d/30d fees/revenue change and DEX/derivatives volume change.
Rank by absolute dollar TVL/fee growth as the main list (real momentum in dollar terms).
Separately, build a second list: 'small-base breakouts': protocols with a low starting TVL/volume (e.g. under $500K at the start of the window) that posted a large percentage jump (e.g. 3x+) in the 1d, 7d, or 30d window. Don't discard or bury these in the main list: a $50K→$5M move belongs here as a potential new breakout, separate from established protocols scaling up in absolute dollars.
Also flag whether each mover's TVL change is mostly price-driven (token price move roughly matching the TVL move) vs. net new deposits, and call out anything that just launched/was newly listed on Robinhood Chain in the last 30-60 days.
Chart the top movers' TVL and fees trend over the last 30 days for both lists.
Shailesh K retweeted
introducing mintform
tokens with depth, built entirely in css
~npm i @rickybharti/mintform
Shailesh K retweeted
"Identify sources of growth, protocol-owned liquidity, and ecosystem activity."
We did just that by asking @llama to review the new @THORChain dashboard. Here's what was found:
Introducing a comprehensive, fully integrated dashboard highlighting @THORChain fundamentals: revenue engines, liquidity depth, activity and token data.
This dashboard can be used to identify sources of growth, protocol-owned liquidity, and ecosystem activity.
Shailesh K retweeted
If you've been meaning to try LlamaAI, you can now get 10 free queries per day if you install the mobile app. Only available for a limited time.
Introducing the DefiLlama App. LlamaAI is now in your pocket.
Create custom financial charts, dashboards, and analysis from a single prompt. App users get extra free queries.
iOS + Android out now (beware of fake apps):
defillama.com/app
Built a Dune dashboard for @arcus_xyz Spot.
Tracks daily volume, swaps, transactions, users, and new users from on-chain events.
dune.com/skhote/arcus-spot
Shailesh K retweeted
Another year in the books - and for us, our very first.
Built on Lighter, Brightside brings ZERO fees perps and spot trading to mobile across crypto, commodities, indices, and more.
In our first few months, we’ve shipped:
→ Live on the @AppStore (invite-only for now)
→ Seamless email onboarding via @privy_io
→ Deposits via fiat, cards, and @Apple Pay
→ Self-custody from day one (your keys, your crypto)
This was just the start.
Huge thanks to our early users for lighting the way. 2025, we’re coming brighter ☀️
Shailesh K retweeted
Brightside just got more CEXier.
Log in with just your email. No wallet or crypto experience needed.
Protected by @privy_io, so you stay in full control of your funds.
Trade seamlessly from your mobile.
The endgame for @brightside_gg
15× faster than Turbo. ~60× over Expo.
Native real-time.
