Realms vs Snapshot
Aug 31, 2022 - question: What trends do you see between governance behavior between the two chains? Does a platform seem to capture more market share of its users on their respective chain than the other? What seems to influence voting behavior on each platform? Does one platform have more proposals and voting opportunities than the other? Are whales more powerful on Realms or on Snapshot? How can each platform become more decentralized?
Governing the Underworld
Mar 8, 2023 - Hadeswap goverance has taken a turn for the dramatic after their purchase of the SMB IP. Since then, the DAO has hosted notable governance proposals Create a dashboard that shows Hadeswap governance activity and key metrics for each proposal made. How does Hadeswap governance compare to other DAOs on Solana. Is there more active voting participation relative to typical governance behavior we see on Realms? How concentrated is the voting power in these proposals? Is this normal, or is Hadeswap controlled by a loud minority? How often are wallets transferring $Hades before casting a vote? What about purchasing $Hades to make a vote? Is it possible holders are spreading voting power among multiple wallets? How do you envision the "bribe wars" continuing to shake out?
What's All The Hubbub for Hubble Protocol?
Oct 8, 2022 - Create a KPI dashboard that shows Hubble metrics such as: daily active users, new users, mint/burn rates, different rates of instructions etc. (anything you find relevant) Show the flows of USDH, where it is being used in the Solana ecosystem, is it gaining adoption, and if so how? Provide metrics on its growth rate and adoption so far. How is it being used?
The Battle of the Solana NFT Aggregator
Oct 29, 2022 - Hyperspace and Coral Cube are the two most popular NFT aggregators on Solana. This means that they list all NFTs across different marketplaces along with allowing listings on their own marketplace. Create a dashboard comparing KPIs between Hyperspace and Coral Cube. Which marketplace has done more volume? Which collections are popular on each marketplace? Why would I use one marketplace over the other? Are there any noticeable market trends between the marketplaces, especially after Solana marketplaces moved to a 0% creator royalty?
Adding to the Margin with MarginFi
Feb 27, 2023 - MarginFi just launched to mainnet as a lending foundation for Solana. After the FTX collapse, Solana defi has been somewhat nonexistent outside of dex swaps. MarginFi is the first new product in the wave of "Defi 2.0" on Solana. Create a dashboard that tracks key KPI's for MarginFi. How has adoption been so far and what pools have been most popular? What type of user has experimented with MarginFi so far? What other programs have users been exposed to (Solend, Jet etc) that are now using MarginFi? What do borrowers do with their new found capital after using MarginFi? Are there signs of early growth of this new wave of Solana defi?
Solana Since The Mango Hack
Oct 14, 2022 - What has been happening in the Solana defi ecosystem since the Mango Markets Hack? Has activity increased? Decreased? Are users flocking to any particular defi apps? Are they leaving the ecosystem? Chart flows in and out of centralized exchanges from the Solana ecosystem. Has staking behavior changed on Solana since the hack?