Brian

today glider launched its v2 and ngl the new website feels really smooth the UI is clean, easy to use and navigate as i mentioned in my previous tweet i thought glider might introduce a new ui , some new features and a better overall experience and yeah they did exactly that but let's talk about something else - i have seen many people who are not happy with today's announcement because they were expecting a TGE - a lot of members have also mentioned that they've been collecting points for more than a year i understand this feeling but let me ask you something when a project is trying to build something useful, working on its product and trying to bring real value to the market why does our opinion change within seconds just because we didn't get the announcement we expected ? why are we even in this market ? crypto has made us money in the past and i'm sure there will be more opportunities in the future but the market is changing every year and so are the standards and expectations look at how many people use relay every day or trade perps while spending fees to collect points we don't even know whether those points will be worth anything in the future but people continue using these platforms because they find some value in the product or believe in what is being built in glider's case, you can deposit your capital and earn points even if you don't actively trade ( plus your deposit capital still earns 3-4% apr ) but i don't think the glider team spent all this time building a platform just to give people a place to collect points let's look at it from another perspective when Jeff launched Hyperliquid, many people in CT criticised the product and didn't see its potential look at where hyperliquid is today it has become one of the biggest platforms in the space and almost every trader uses hl now sometimes, it takes time for people to understand what a team is actually building now lets take a look at this market . we have: > traders > long-term investors > NFT and meme traders > people interested in AI > people looking for exposure to stocks and other assets everyone has different needs and as more assets move onchain, investors will need platforms that make managing their investments easier this is where i think glider has an opportunity so what exactly has changed with the new glider ? there are some interesting features worth looking at: > you can create your own investment strategies and earn when other people invest in them > you can invite people and earn from their investing activity > you can access professionally built portfolios and new investment opportunities > you can earn interest on your uninvested cash automatically > you can also manage different parts of your portfolio from one place, including cash, stocks, bonds and other assets and glider takes care of the work behind your investments i also want to talk about the points because there seems to be some confusion around them previously glider announced that points would freeze on November 11 with the launch of the new platform, the points you collected in v1 have been converted into levels so if you check your glider account, you should now see your level these levels come with different benefits such as: - discounts on fees - increased yields - exclusive rewards and partner perks - investing tools and priority support - early access to selected opportunities the benefits can increase as you move up to higher levels and as far as i understand you can keep the benefits from your previous levels when you move up i'm also expecting a proper article from the glider team explaining how the new levels work and what benefits are available at each stage there has also been some discussion about whether these levels could play a role if the team decides to launch a token in the future ( imo yes ) but let me make this clear: glider has not announced a TGE or confirmed any token launch. nothing is guaranteed one thing i do think could improve is communication between the team and the community there is still room to make updates, plans and changes easier to understand for everyone and if i get the opportunity i'd genuinely like to help improve that connection now what would i suggest ? if you're an investor and want to buy tokenized stocks or manage your investments onchain : > go and explore glider. > check how the platform works. > see whether it is useful for your investment needs. > if you feel something is missing, share your feedback with the team give the product a try and judge it based on what it actually offers also i want to say that the current market conditions are not great. many projects may postpone their the and some might not even consider launching a token in the current environment so personally, i still believe @BrianHuang and the team are working towards building something useful this entire post is just my personal opinion and reflects how i see things i respect that everyone has their own expectations and it's completely fine to be disappointed if you expected something different but i also think we should give the product a fair chance and look at what the team is actually building don't change your bias on a project just because you didn't hear what you were expecting let's see how glider develops from here @glider__