DeFi Pinotio's Weekly Recap - Jul 28 2021 A few updates from over the last week. Rather than spamming this mailing list with every post, I'll now only send out this weekly digest on Wednesdays.
Helium How do I calculate taxes on Helium Hotspot rewards? If you own a Helium hotspot, the rewards you earn are typically taxable. Tax is commonly based on the fiat value of the tokens at the time of receipt. You can use a software tool to do a quick calculation of your taxable income.
Celo How to automatically invest in 50% in BTC, 50% in ETH? You can now contribute to a 50-50 BTC-ETH pool on app.ubeswap.com, which will automatically hold your investment close to 50-50.
Celo DeFi Governance Weekly: Celo considers Carbon Credits $Celo governance considers including carbon credits in its reserve. $Maker forums get philosophical. $UNI keeps delegate voting.
HNT Helium Hotspots: Make Money While you Relax? By hosting a Helium hotspot you can earn HNT tokens for providing network coverage.
aave DeFi Portfolio Update 3Q2021 Holdings are now HNT, CELO, AAVE, UNI, CRV, MKR, FLX, YFI - on a roughly even split.
yield Farming Ditching Binance for Celo, Week 6 I've moved all of my yield farming from #Binance Smart Chain to #Celo.
yield Farming How fast can I grow $1,000 in DeFi: Week 5. Crypto Crash! Crypto prices took a tumble during week 4, and with that did the value of my liquidity pools that I'm farming.
DeFi How fast can I grow $1,000 in DeFi: Week 4. A boring but perhaps wise thesis. It's hard to get away from the maximum that I should only invest in what I understand.
yield Farming How fast can I grow $1,000 in DeFi: Week 3 - I need to simplify I made a loss this week, prompting me to simplify my strategy.
Binance How fast can I grow $1,000 in DeFi: Week 2 Over the first week, net assets increased by 2.5% from €908 to €931.
Binance How fast can I grow $1,000 in DeFi? - Week 1. Start with $1,000. See how fast it can be grown with yield farming on harvest.finance
DEX Uniswap v3 is a Big Deal - and not just for crypto I would not be surprised if, over six months, Uniswap grows in total value locked by more than the current total value locked of Curve, Sushiswap and Balancer combined (all decentralised exchanges).
Cryptocurrency Review of 1729.com's "How to Start a New Country" Balaji proposes seven models for establishing a new state. I contribute two further models that provide useful comparisons for what 1929.com is trying to achieve: 8) Big Tech as
DeFi Investment Report The deflationary aspect of a fixed monetary supply is neither a feature nor a bug Technology is highly deflationary when measured in fiat currency. Each decade we get much more functionality for much lower prices.
Inflation Bitcoin, Weimar Germany and the value of a fixed monetary supply Weimar Germany therefore provides an example of a fixed monetary supply as a tool to engender trust in monetary supply.
Bitcoin The analogy between Bitcoin and Roman currency in the dark ages There are significant historical periods where virtual money existed with no underlying physical commodity, no stream of cash flows, and no backstop from a centralised authority.
Bitcoin Let's Denominate Prices in Bitcoin We can now start to price items - particularly software - in Bitcoin.
Tax Crypto v Nation States: A Battle about Tax Universal basic income may be adopted because - with crypto held in private wallets - we may not know who is poor and who is rich.
Cryptocurrency Crypto Performance During Hyperinflation I suggest that hyperinflation would first lead to a crash in crypto prices after which one or more cryptos may emerge as shelling points for pricing and conducting exchange.
DeFi Investment Report DeFi Investment Report: Feb 2021 I share my investment rationale, latest impressions and concerns about my DeFi token holdings.
DeFi Mini-Course Are DeFi Lending Platforms like Compound and Aave market neutral? Lending platforms tend to be heavily long crypto and would do well to monitor collateralisation in extreme downmarkets.
DeFi Mini-Course FARMers losing sight of selling shovels In the DeFi Goldrush, FARM is selling shovels. Stick to Selling Shovels.
DeFi Mini-Course DeFi Mini-Course Part 5: Stablecoins & Celo In this part, you'll learn the basics of stable coins ($USDC $TUSD $CUSD $DAI), buy some stable coins and - if you want to push yourself - connect to a live blockchain (#Celo).
DeFi Mini-Course DeFi Mini Course: Part 4, Decentralized Hedge Funds In this part, you'll learn how to buy tokens in a decentralized hedge fund and then stake those tokens so you can vote as well as earn rewards.
