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On multiple occasions Delhi has exceeded 999, which is the maximum reading on the government monitors. I recall being there with 1000+ AQI levels. It's extremely saddening as most …

I made the transition from fintech to working at the intersection of web3 and climate. There’s an emerging movement around “Regenerative Finance” and it’s quite exciting. There’s v…

Really? "..future socialists will adjust accordingly and promulgate the slacker gene..."

I'm not sure I understand. You could denominate ETH in dollars, yen, euros, gold, or any other form of money/currency. Although USD might be your preferred, many would happily sell…

I love HN but have watched for years as much in the community have completely missed the boat on crypto and blockchain. It's a strange disconnect...

More and more, I'm hearing only the ETH value rather than dollar denomination. Personally, when I bid (or receive bids) on any of my NFTs, I'm only considering the ETH price. It's …

That'd be a great addition. I plan to update this with historical charting and tracking of position values over time. I'll see if I can find a way to add risk parity. Makes a lot o…

Interesting formulas to take my spreadsheets up a level. For anyone interested, I made a Google Sheets template that I share with my friends. It has been well-received. The crypto …

My collateral is currently yielding 6.5%, which is gradually paying down the debt. At this rate, estimated maturity is 02/28/2029. This will vary depending on APYs for DAI in the Y…

I trust people much smarter than myself to evaluate the contracts. Audits from highly reputable firms also help. Nonetheless, there's always risk.

Your edit captures the situation pretty well. I used stablecoins as collateral and this was effectively a migration of the debt on my balance sheet to a lower (even negative) inter…

For greater capital efficiency. I explained it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27845492 And I'm not increasing my overall debt position on my personal balance sheet. Rat…

I did have sufficient funds but drawing a loan is more capital efficient. I responded to another comment in this post explaining why. Also, this was not my scenario but a common vi…

I do use both of those protocols, but for this specific use case I'm referring Alchemix. I deposited $30k DAI and borrowed $15k alUSD against the deposit. Traded the alUSD for USDC…

DeFi is groundbreaking. My wife and I paid off our student loan debts with a 0% interest loan and no need to go through a bank. Our position is well over-collateralized and interes…

Why can’t a business in the cryptocurrency space be classified a legit company? Gitcoin is doing amazing work to support creators in the Ethereum and wider crypto ecosystem.

> Asset price inflation is not inflation, its ROI For the millions of young adults trying to afford a home right now, it is not ROI. For those fortunate enough to have a portfolio …

> When people spend a lot, it gets removed from circulation. Taking a look at M2 going back to the early 80s, I see no indication of money being removed from circulation. In fact, …

There are a few types of inflation: 1) Monetary inflation: growth of broad money supply; 2) Asset price inflation: stocks, bonds, real estate; 3) Consumer price inflation: everyday…

> you just own the crypto currency and that IS the asset. This is beginning to change. In the DeFi space, the token often provides voting rights and a share in generated revenues.

Another comparison: gold's annual rate of production is steadily increasing; bitcoin's is aggressively decreasing. I've just started writing about this. Here's an interesting chart…

Hmm, I think gold is a better comparison. I've been writing about this topic; specifically, gold vs bitcoin. You might find it interesting: https://bitcoinflippening.gold/

Notion can be used to create simple websites. You can then find an online tutorial to use Notion with a custom domain. Other than the cost of the domain, this method is entirely fr…