Saylor Survives, other crypto DATs are cooked

James Christoph explains why MicroStrategy can’t be replicated, DATs are doomed, and crypto markets are more efficient than people think. Plus: Celestia’s inflation problem, Ethena’s systemic risks, and why Hyperliquid nailed their stablecoin strategy.

NOTES:

• MicroStrategy’s structure makes it impossible to blow up

• DATs trading at discounts lack restart mechanisms

• Ethereum staking yields ~40 bps after inflation/taxes

• Celestia’s inflation driving price toward zero

• Ethena’s depeg could trigger cascade in Pendle/Aave

• Hyperliquid has ~$10B USDC bridged, negotiating revenue split


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