Published in Blockchain@SCU·Apr 27Defi Yields in (4) MinutesWhere does your APY come from? It’s simpler than you might realize Inflation has sat in the purview of nearly everyone in light of Covid-19 stimulus. In the case of the US economy at least, Americans have debated whether or not using our currency as an economic crutch is worth…Defi4 min read
Published in Blockchain@SCU·Mar 30Tranactions Cost How Much!?All About Transaction Fees If you’ve even heard about Ethereum in passing, you’ve also probably heard about its high transaction fees. So infamous has this problem become that entire blockchains (dubbed “Eth killers”) have been sprouted valuing low fees above all else, even decentralization. The narrative surrounding blockchains recently has been about minimizing these…Ethereum4 min read
Mar 23Web3 101: How to get off CoinbaseSo you’ve figured out what a Bitcoin is and you bought some, Now you’re ready to go to the moooooooon! …I’m not fooling anyone, am I? Well, it turns out that there’s a whole lot more to this industry than just buying and holding whatever new s̶h̶i̶t̶c̶o̶i̶n̶ crypto is being…Defi6 min read
Published in Coinmonks·Mar 13My CryptoTravelogHow I wrapped my head around the crypto ecosystem, and how you might too My crypto journey began a few years ago during the last market bubble around 2016–17. I was still in high school at the time, and I became enthralled with the idea of anonymized internet money (I…Cryptocurrency6 min read
