At this stage, is alpha still worth doing? What is the profit for a month? This article is quite long, so please be patient in reading. Different opinions can be pointed out in the comments section.
1.5 days ago, today's airdrop belongs to Big Hair 50u, but the score is ridiculously high, 256 points are instantly gone. Most people should not reach this score rather than not being able to grab it.
1. Without calculating trading competitions, let's see the income of alpha for one cycle. What is our income?
Here we calculate based on a balance of 1000, with a fixed +2 daily
Previous mainstream score 32768-15 points +2, 65536-16 points +2
Let's calculate the wear and tear here. Without participating in trading competitions, we go to farm those stablecoins to minimize wear, for example #Lisa . Here we consider the wear as 0.5 per ten thousand, meaning a trading volume of 10,000 incurs a wear of 0.5u. This is calculated as an absolute low value; perhaps some will have more or less, but don't get caught up in it. As long as you aren't stuck, basically this is it. There is no such thing as 0 wear.
It is known that earning 32768 daily gives 15 points, with wear and tear of 1.6u, resulting in a cycle wear of 16u for 255 points.
It is known that earning 65536 daily gives 16 points, with wear and tear of 3.2u, resulting in a cycle wear of 48u for 270 points.
This only considers these two mainstream score levels; other levels can be calculated by yourself for reference.
Based on the airdrop distribution in late December, general scores are above 240 points, and even during these two airdrops, it reached 256 points. Those earning 15 points daily do not qualify to grab, while those earning 16 points can only grab one.
Currently, the general airdrop is around 30u, even around 20u. Based on the current airdrop distribution speed and scores, earning 15 points per cycle can yield a 30u, which is in the best case scenario. Excluding wasted efforts, earning 16 points can yield at most two 60u. Excluding wear and tear, earning 15 points daily results in a profit of 10-20u per cycle and a monthly income of 20-40u. Earning 16 points results in a profit of 12-25u per cycle and a monthly income of 25-60u, all on the edge of being exploited. If it turns out like late December, several days of wasted efforts may lead to no profit or even exploitation.