This is part 16 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 16 Reading Time: 36 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? In the next few posts, I’m not just going to teach you how … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 15: Wrapping up DeFi (why liquidity is important, LP tokens, yield farming, calculating return, yield aggregators, and major risks)
This is part 15 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 15 Reading Time: 41 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? (11/4 Update: Significant improvements including: Clarified the difference between APR and APY; … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 14: More DeFi (how Uniswap works, plus insurance, payments, derivatives, blockchains, exchanges, liquidity staking, and impermanent loss)
This is part 14 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 14 Reading Time: 27 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? In this post, we’ll dive even deeper into DeFi (decentralized finance); so, please … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 13: DeFi & CeFi, reinventing banking with peer-to-peer finance, stablecoins, and borrowing & lending
This is part 13 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 13 Reading Time: 34 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? In previous posts in this series, I’ve written about all sorts of use … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 12: DAO’s (organizations managed by algorithms), governance tokens, collective ownership, and the “network state”
This is part 12 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 12 Reading Time: 22 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? 10/8 Edit: Added a section: “By the way, there are less extreme … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 11: Wrapping up NFT’s (what you can actually do with them, upsides, downsides, risks)
This is part 11 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 11 Reading Time: 22 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? Last time, we explored some major categories of NFT’s and took a look … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 10: More categories of NFT’s (art, video games, virtual reality)
This is part 10 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 10 Reading Time: 27 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? Last time, we began exploring some major categories of NFT: collectibles, research … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 9: Intro to NFT’s (collectibles, research funding & historical significance, and music)
This is part 9 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 9 Reading Time: 28 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? This was one of the most interesting (and challenging) posts in this series … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 0: Overview of my series, who this is for, why you might consider listening to me, and how easy it is to think you understand crypto when you actually don’t
Welcome to my 10-part 21-part, deep-dive educational series on cryptocurrency. This post will explain who this series is for, why you might consider listening to me, and how easy it is to think you understand … Read More
Easing into Crypto, Part 8: Coins vs. tokens, and some real Ethereum use cases—oracles and DEX’s
This is part 8 in my cryptocurrency educational series. Part 8 Reading Time: 23 minutes Want to listen to this post instead? What can Ethereum do? A lot more than just “store value”! Remember that … Read More