2026-01-01 14:21:12

Spotted the AEON and Folks Finance partnership announcement today, and honestly? First thing I thought was: does this actually move the needle for anyone?

I've watched enough DeFi collaborations play out to recognize the pattern. Two logos slapped together, a medium post goes live, maybe some tweets get shared, and then... radio silence. Users see zero tangible benefits.

It's become the industry standard, right? Partnerships that look good on paper but don't translate into real utility or improved experience. Just marketing theater with blockchain branding.

Makes you wonder what genuine collaboration in DeFi would even look like—one that goes beyond the announcement cycle and actually ships value to the people using these protocols.

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ContractHunter

· 1h ago

Another paper partnership, let's wait and see if it can actually be implemented later.

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CascadingDipBuyer

· 12h ago

Another marketing collaboration... after looking at the details, it's still the same old story.

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RektButStillHere

· 12h ago

Another "strategic partnership"? Let's wait and see, probably just empty talk again.

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MEVHunter

· 12h ago

nah this is the mempool theater playbook fr fr. two protocols shake hands, some alpha leaks into the ecosystem, then what? liquidity evaporates by week two. been tracking these "partnerships" on-chain... the transaction patterns don't lie. zero sustainable flow generation, just announcement pumps that get frontrun to death anyway

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CexIsBad

· 12h ago

It's that old trick again—just piecing together a logo and calling it a partnership.

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