on the blockchain

BlockFi secures $250 million bailout from FTX.

Shortly before the Celsius freeze, I read that trading firm Alameda Research pulled out of a 50k ETH position that led to the “run on the bank.” The founder of Alameda Research is also the founder of FTX, which has tossed now […]

on the blockchain

The interest rates on crypto are high

The best rate available now, around ~13% on dollar-backed stablecoins, is on Fulcrum (bZx). The rates available from BlockFi, Nexo and other centralized and regulated players is ~8%. I’m not taking advantage of the higher rate. A friend explained his […]