🛩 Pilot DAO - TON & WEB3

🔁 GM, friends! I'm here with a breakdown of TOL! What is TOL? Let's go step by step:

❤️ Ton Open League is a rewards program to support projects on the $TON blockchain, both financially and through media exposure. The program runs in seasons and aims to support ecosystem projects while increasing user activity. The initial goal of this program was to attract 5 million users to the TON ecosystem.

After a significant break between TOL seasons, the new 6th season started on the 12th. So, it’s time to assess what has happened and is happening in the Ton Open League—let’s dive in: 📱 1. The Evolution of Open League: 🚀 The first seasons (April-June 2024) were like an elite club for major projects with high requirements. Smaller teams were left out. But everything changed with the 4th season: categories like NFTs and meme tokens were added, making entry more accessible, which revitalized the league. 👛 Liquidity at the core: Starting from the 2nd season, liquidity became a key requirement. By the 5th season, pools with APYs up to 500% turned it into a real battlefield for profits. 📰 Engagement rules: From the 4th season onward, the main focus shifted from KPIs to user activity. This made the competition not just about numbers but also about the community, adding real excitement. 🫡 2. Issues with TON Foundation: 🌐 Farming and manipulation: There are rumors that TON Foundation is manipulating wallets and activity through market-making, leading to distrust. These are more than just whispers—they're a hit to the reputation. 🙏 Prize cuts: Prize funds have been reduced, and previous winners who have already received $500k can no longer win cash prizes. This dampens the excitement. ⚙ Management crisis: Budget cuts, airdrop cancellations, and reduced DeFi activities are undermining trust in TON Foundation. The community is clearly dissatisfied. ⚡ Conclusion: Open League has evolved from a high-bar platform for projects to a more inclusive one, making the competition accessible even to regular users. However, it seems TON Foundation is facing serious organizational and management challenges, raising concerns within some parts of the community. It’ll be interesting to see how they handle this in the upcoming seasons. If you want the next post with my thoughts on what’s happening in the current TOL season, drop a 🔥. Also, share your thoughts on Open League in the comments below—would love to hear your take. #TON Yours, @PilotDAO😉 🇷🇺@PilotDAO in Ru |

BTC just flew past 60k ✨ Here comes the volatility along with the rate decision. We’re expecting candles in both directions, and short squeezes are inevitable.

📊 #Market_Review - Global Thoughts on $BTC and Alts Fear and Greed Index today: 36 (orange zone) Market Cap BTC Dominance: Since November 2022, $BTC dominance has been growing. Today, it stands at 58%, which explains why alts are still down—some at rock bottom, others in the middle of their ranges. Many ask: When is alt-season? It will come when we see a significant correction in $BTC—when funds flow out of $BTC and into alts. That’s when alts will start to surge. Ideally, $BTC dominance would drop to around 40%, signaling a strong alt-season. Before that, I wouldn’t rule out a spike to 66% (see screenshot above the post). 🪙 $BTC - $59,348 📍Position: LONG - fully formed for the long term. On the 4H timeframe, we saw a correction, and many profited on shorts. There’s a good chance this will continue, with targets at $57,300 and $56,600, and possibly filling the gap at $54,000. However, filling the gap isn’t a requirement, and a reversal could already start from current levels, potentially accelerating on Wednesday with positive news about the rate, quickly returning to $59,200. First long-term target: $88,000 - $90,000 ❗️A negative scenario would involve a drop below $53,000. RSI: 📈 The chart is cooling off, so we could be preparing for growth. ⚪️ $ETH - $2,308 📍Position: LONG - fully formed for the long term.

Last night, I added more $ETH for the mid-term on spot at $2,285, with a target of $3,200-$3,300. I still have a limit buy order at $2,111. The daily chart shows a bearish trend for now, with each high and low lower than the previous one. A trend reversal is near. I expect to test the lower levels before the next rise. We might test $2,200-$2,300 again.

The lower boundary is $1,900, where no traders can hold out. At those levels, I’ll add to my position with the remaining funds. ❤️ $TON - $5.49 📍Position: LONG - not fully formed yet for the long term. Waiting for lower levels to add more. Only buying on spot. We closed the week positively at $5.5, considering we started the week at $4.8. That’s good news. The correction has occurred, and we could now head up. However, a further 10-13% drop before the next rise isn’t out of the question. First target: $5.9 Long-term target: breaking the ATH and heading toward $10+. Guys, I don’t recommend shorting $TON. 🧬 $SOL - $132 📍Position: LONG - mid-term position formed. Bought at $137 during the last dip. I plan to hold until we reach $200. For those who bought between $130-$150, I recommend setting a stop-loss to break even so you don’t regret it later. 💎 $NOT - $0.0072 📍Position: None. The coin has been dragged down almost to its TGE level. As I predicted in my last review (https://t.me/daopilot/12), we hit $0.0077 and went lower. You could make 100% in the mid-term, but I’ll stay on the sidelines for now. 🔵 $LTC - $62.69 📍Position: LONG - fully formed for the long term. $LTC is widely used as a payment tool in many crypto gateways. I don’t think it’s going anywhere. I’ll start selling at $120-$160, with the remaining position at $180-$200. 💢 $DOT (PolkaDot) - $4.188 RSI & MACD: 📈The chart has cooled off. We’re seeing oversold conditions and strong divergence. I expect growth once the alt-season begins. Fundamentally, $DOT is an interesting project. It’s been dragged down to 2020 levels, almost at historical lows. I started building a position in my long-term portfolio today and will add more if it goes lower. Where could it go? First target: $15 (x3). 🏧 ARB (Arbitrum) - $0.512 Historical low. First target: $0.90. Long-term buys are still relevant, and I’m picking some up. 😆 MEME COINS: No degens for now. There are plenty of fundamentally interesting alts to pick up. ❓Comment below if you want me to analyze a specific coin for you. Wishing everyone profit, harmony, and DYOR ✨

ℹ️ Do Your Own Research (DYOR) - A popular term in crypto, reminding us to analyze information ourselves before making investment decisions to minimize risks.

Yours, @PilotDAO😉 🇷🇺@PilotDAO in Ru |

✈ Hey Folks, did you miss me? I've been flying a lot lately, but now I’m back and ready to dive into the breakdown of our old friend $BTC and the alts! This week, the market is full of interesting ideas, with the U.S. Fed adding some intrigue around interest rates.

My take: I think they’ll reduce the rate by 0.25%, or in the extreme case, the market is pricing in a 0.5% cut.

Today, let's check out which alts are at rock bottom and where there might be some good opportunities to pick up positions for solid gains. Want more content about airplanes, straight from the cockpit 😉? Drop a 🔥 if you're up for it!

#⃣ Key Events Calendar for the Upcoming Week These events will significantly influence the stock and crypto markets. I’ve also included some $TON-related events. Monday, September 16 15:30 NY Empire State Manufacturing Index Tuesday, September 17 ⚡️ 15:30 Core Retail Sales Index 15:30 Retail Sales Control Group ⚡️ 15:30 Retail Sales Volume 16:15 Industrial Production Volume 17:00 Business Inventories 17:00 Retail Inventories excluding Autos 19:00 Atlanta Fed GDPNow 20:00 20-Year Treasury Bond Auction 23:30 Weekly Crude Oil Stocks (API) Wednesday, September 18 00:00 TOKEN2049 Singapore (the largest web3/crypto event) 15:30 Building Permits Issued 15:30 Housing Starts Volume 17:30 Atlanta Fed GDPNow ⚡️ 17:30 Crude Oil Stocks 17:30 Cushing Oil Excess Inventory (Oklahoma) ⚪ 19:00 Vitalik: An Ethereum Story (a movie about Vitalik Buterin, founder of $ETH) 21:00 Interest Rate Forecast ⚡️ 21:00 FOMC Economic Projections ⚡️ 21:00 FOMC Statement ⚡️ 21:00 Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision ⚡️ 21:30 FOMC Press Conference 23:00 TIC Long-Term Securities Purchases Thursday, September 19 🧬 00:00 Solana Breakpoint 2024 (Solana side event at Token 2049) 15:30 Continuing Jobless Claims 15:30 Current Account Balance ⚡️ 15:30 Initial Jobless Claims 15:30 Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index 15:30 Philadelphia Fed Employment Index ⚡️ 17:00 Existing Home Sales 17:00 US Leading Economic Indicators Index 23:30 Fed's Balance Sheet Friday, September 20 🚀 13:00 Catizen $CATI Listing 20:00 Baker Hughes Rig Count 21:00 Federal Reserve Speech by Patrick Harker Wishing everyone profit, harmony, and a great week ahead ✨ Yours, @PilotDAO😉 🇷🇺@PilotDAO in Ru |

🇦🇿 A sunny hello from Baku (Azerbaijan)! As a Pilot of all things, my friends gifted me a ticket to Formula 1 🏎, so I popped in to watch the practice today. I must admit, the last time I attended a Formula 1 event was about 10 years ago. What has changed since then? Naturally, with my professional bias, I immediately paid attention to marketing, especially the sponsors. Sponsorship trends in Formula 1 have always reflected fascinating societal shifts. The presence (or absence) of certain industries among sponsors tells you a lot about public values, economic powers, and marketing strategies of different eras. Can you guess who the big sponsors are in this era of Formula 1? Today, I saw only OKX and Crypto.com. Cryptocurrency has truly made a bold entry into the world of major sports. 🔷 Red Bull

Current crypto sponsors: Bybit: Exclusive cryptocurrency exchange partner and tech incubator partner. They even launched an NFT collection with Red Bull, inspired by the RB19 F1 car. SUI: Mysten Labs is Red Bull's official blockchain partner. Past crypto sponsors: Tezos Futurocoin: Sponsored the team in 2019-2020 but turned out to be a pump-and-dump scam, with the founder later arrested.

🚘 Mercedes

Current crypto sponsors: None. Past crypto sponsors: FTX: In 2021, Mercedes and FTX aimed to launch joint strategic initiatives like FTX Pay integration, NFT collections, and CSR projects. But, well… things didn’t go as planned.

🚘 Aston Martin

Current crypto sponsors: Crypto.com: Released an NFT collection based on the AMR21 and AMR22 F1 cars, with each NFT representing a part of the car. Fans could get team merchandise and discounts through these NFTs. Socios: Launched the Aston Martin fan token ($AM), allowing fans to vote on team-related polls and participate in decisions.

🚘 Ferrari

Current crypto sponsors: None. Past crypto sponsors: Velas: Signed a multi-year deal in 2021, but it was cut short before the 2023 season due to Velas failing to launch the promised NFTs.

🚘 McLaren Arguably one of the most crypto-friendly F1 teams.

Current crypto sponsors: OKX: They launched MSO LAB, an NFT collection of 2,012 items featuring iconic McLaren P1 and P2 cars. Holders get exclusive access to interact with McLaren's MSO division (McLaren Special Operations). Tezos: Blockchain partner for fan NFTs, including a recent initiative called McLaren Moments, showcasing moments from various Grand Prix races.

🔷 Alpine

Current crypto sponsors: Binance: They’re releasing NFTs and fan tokens together.

🔷 Williams

Current crypto sponsors: Kraken: Collaborating on NFTs, including a competition where winners can have their NFTs displayed on the Williams car. Past crypto sponsors: Terra Virtua: Their sponsorship faded during the bearish market in 2022.

🔷 Haas

Current crypto sponsors: Opensea: The first crypto sponsor of the team, focusing on NFT collaboration.

🚘 Alfa Romeo

Current crypto sponsors: Stake: A crypto casino and betting platform, now the title sponsor of the team (and very active in sports partnerships). Past crypto sponsors: Floki Inu: Ah, the wild times of the bull run!

Pasha, when will we see $TON in Formula 1? 🍾 I’ve saved you a spot on the Ferrari 🚘!

🚂 Slow as a turtle, but still moving Finally the NobbyGame Team released a major update and they added Combo Cards ⚡️ Now you have the opportunity to collect combinations of 4 cards every day, but to get the reward of 100,000 $noSOX you need to collect a full set 🔥 I will reveal to you the winning combination for today 🤫 👉 And for extra sock farming I recommend you to join my Guild ✈️ Wishing profit, harmony, and Gaming ✨ Yours, @PilotDAO😉 🇷🇺@PilotDAO in Ru |

Telegram Ads and Telegram Mini Apps 🫵 Today, I want to share my thoughts on how advertising technologies are making their way into Telegram, the social network we all use. Spoiler Alert:

I’ve been in the advertising industry for many years, primarily focused on performance (traffic/ads aimed at lead generation) rather than media coverage or brand awareness campaigns.

Breaking Down Telegram Ads To say there’s nothing in Telegram’s advertising network would be an understatement. The current functionality and targeting options in Telegram Ads leave much to be desired. They mainly allow big brands to spend large budgets with the goal of increasing visibility within their niche/category. For performance campaigns, there aren’t many options. However, there is the possibility of some cherry-picking, such as selecting specific channels (those with over 1,000 subscribers) where you want to run your ads. One unique feature is the ability to target Telegram Premium users, who now number 10 million out of nearly 1 billion users (1% premium users—not bad!), as Pavel Durov recently celebrated in his channel. What's Next for Telegram? Contextual advertising This will be the feature that could multiply Telegram’s ad revenue. 1. Retargeting

Retargeting, also known as behavioral retargeting or remarketing, is a form of online advertising where ads are shown to users who have already interacted with a website, app, or social media page. From the user’s perspective, it’s when they keep seeing ads for products or services they previously showed interest in.

2. Video ads

They are more expensive, but big brands love them. Durov recently announced on his channel that ads in Telegram will not only be text-based but also include images or videos taking up a third of the screen (unless you have a PRO MAX). But +100% to the price? I’ve already seen betting ads rolling on my channel, but I haven’t noticed much change in monetization.

3. Localization and device targeting In major ad networks, there are many more targeting options (like city, district, or network). Will Telegram ever offer such features? I doubt it. 4. Social demographics targeting Gender, age, marital status, views, and other data that users leave on their profiles… This is sorely missing, though it’s clear Telegram is moving in that direction by starting to collect birth dates. 5. Auto-optimization of campaigns Optimizing campaigns based on events or leads is an essential part of every performance campaign. 6. DMP (Data Management Platform) A DMP collects audience data from various online, offline, and mobile sources, then uses that data to create detailed customer profiles. Rumor has it that Telegram is already working with MTS to exchange data, but this is still just a rumor. 7. Crypto targeting How about targeting wallet owners or, even more interesting, targeting based on their balances? What to Do If You Need Advanced Features Now? If your product or channel needs this kind of functionality and you’re not ready to wait, there are ad networks that work with both Telegram traffic and regular Web2 traffic, allowing you to target the right users without overspending. While the Telegram team is working toward the KPI of 1 billion users and the TON Foundation is aiming for $1 billion TVL, international ad networks like Onclicka.com are already taking a slice of the Telegram ad pie. In addition to standard formats like video and banners, they’ve created a format that looks like a native post, drastically boosting CTR. Meanwhile, the CPM (cost per 1,000 impressions) is lower for these campaigns. Onclicka.com even allows placements in major TMA (Telegram mini apps), reaching up to 2 million users daily. I’ve launched a test campaign with them for my channel, and I’ll share the results soon. @PilotDAO 😉

GM, guys! Durov has once again activated the monthly users counter in bots. I previously wrote about this counter and its utility. There are several reasons why it was reinstated: • It didn’t help reduce the number of active users in the EU. Especially after Telegram topped the app charts in Apple & Google play store due to Durov's arrest. • Consensus with the EU authorities has been reached. By the way, it's interesting to see how dramatically the app rankings have shifted in just 2 weeks based on this metric. Yes, the market in TON and Telegram mini apps dramatically dynamic, no time to rest 🐥 Wishing profit, harmony, and great day ✨ Yours, @PilotDAO😉 🇷🇺@PilotDAO in Ru |