Crypto Shorts

Crypto Shorts

Quick easy reads on some developments, projects, news or coins in the cryptocurrency sphere.


Using the Official Bridge to Arbitrum

2 Mar 2022 1 minute read 1 comment Hilteezy

One way to improve the speed and scalability of Ethereum, is through layer 2 solutions such as Arbitrum. Using these chains can be extremely lucrative and due to the nature of their design, they allow for extremely cheap fees compared to what you wou...

Tranquil Finance: 1BTC and other yield opportunities

25 Feb 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Hilteezy

Following the post I wrote regarding Tranquil Finance a while ago, they have now partnered with the Harmony One foundation in order to provide incentives. Any percentages shown are to be taken in the context of APY (Annual Percentage Yield).   In fac...

Bridging Bitcoin to Harmony One

14 Feb 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Hilteezy

Earning yield on your Bitcoin (BTC) is a double edged sword. Exposing your BTC to smart contracts risks associated with using Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is risky, but you are able to earn extraordinary yield on your BTC. Usually one would see Wrapp...

Bridging to Metis

24 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Hilteezy

Metis is a layer 2 solution of Ethereum, it is a hard-fork (copy paste) of Optimism. It allowed Metis to take advantage of the rollup technology offered which allowed for numerous transactions to be put together in order to reduce costs and transacti...

Defi Llama - Yield Farmer's Best Friend

18 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Hilteezy

One of the most difficult parts of staying abreast with the latest developments in the space, involves knowing where the best farms are. It really all boils down to information, the most golden treasure of all, it is important to take note of which b...

Fees.wtf Airdrop - Quick Breakdown

13 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Hilteezy

*Warning, it seems that their were some majors issues with the airdrop. Kindly check out this informative twitter thread on what happened.     This is just a quick update on the airdrop coming from fees.wtf. This site allows one to input an address/c...

ve(3,3) - Initial Distribution and AMM Quick Breakdown

12 Jan 2022 1 minute read 1 comment Hilteezy

As seen in this tweet, to name a few, we see how Daniele was upset over the fact that Trader Joe had awarded more emissions to the AVAX/USDC pool as opposed to the MIM/AVAX pool which has a higher volume and liquidity. Essentially, Trader Joe was foc...

Bridging to Aurora, Near's Layer 2 solution

9 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Hilteezy

The Near ecosystem is popping off and it would be prudent to learn how and to act on that knowledge when it comes to bridging/rotating your crypto. Near has its own blockchain and has created a layer 2 solution for its chain, called Aurora. It should...

ve(3,3) - Quick breakdown

8 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Hilteezy

Claming your Zapper season 2 rewards!

1 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Hilteezy