Why I don't like layer-1 ETH? (with FORE Protocol on Arbitrum as counter-example) Today's experiment made me hate ETH as a layer 1 once more. Why, you may ask? Because Ethereum as a Layer 1, in terms of fees, totally sucks. All that I had to do today was to send 1 ETH and some USDC from the Kucoin exchange to the Ethereum blockchain, provide some liquidity to ACROSS Bridge and then stake the LP to get some ACX rewards. Quite easy, you may think? 10 minutes, right?…
@H3ruvim78 in January 2024
My financial independence story - Crypto adventures - 2024 - Week 1 (Saturday Savers edition) So, a new year. Big plans. I managed to divide it into 4 sections, Plan A related to Hive and Leo, where the main focus will be. Then Plan B is different key numbers for tokens that either drip or pay, mostly Hive, but a few others too, if they have a good APR. Plan C following, mostly related to some layer 2 Hive tokens, that I use for curations or gaming, as well as all…
The only way to predict the future is to have the power to shape the future! (weekly crypto updates) What happened in the past week? Bitcoin is the word, all over the news, with everybody expecting to see ETFs soon-ish. Vitalik shared the 2024 Roadmap for ETH. Quite a few protocols were exploited lately. What else? Read below: Bitcoin: Despite all this yo-yo effect, we did have BTC going over 45K once this week, in anticipation of the potential spot Bitcoin ETF approval by…
Fear never builds the future, but hope does (weekly crypto updates) What happened in the past week? Well, this time it is mostly about the BTC ETFs, as 11 of them got approved by the SEC, which means more institutional money is to come into crypto-assets. Not much extra, except Gary Gnesler talking to himself on Twitter. What else? Read below: Bitcoin: The fees for ETFs are announced, with Bitwise the cheapest at $0.24 and the first 6 months gratis, followed by Ark, VanEck…
Solo Quest: Do you accept to be a Player? (weekly crypto updates) What happened in the past week? Bitcoin ETFs are getting a lot of attention lately and got $4B in inflows in a week. Everybody is waiting for the ETH ETF now. First Conflicts Airdrop on Splinterlands. Quite a few airdrops happening soon. What else? Read below: https://splinterlands.com/?ref=mightyrocklee Bitcoin: We've seen $1.4B inflows into various BTC ETFs in the first 2 trading days. After 1 week,…