This blog chronicles my experiences trying to make money on line with different websites, products and methods. Eventually some off topic musings may find their way to this blog but I promise to keep that to a minimum.
24 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ManuelAR
The Dex arena never gets boring. Uniswap’s supremacy in this sector has made it the undisputed champion. And there is no shortage of challengers vying for a shot at the title. Now, as Uniswap’s position is well established, they opted to cut the UNI...
20 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ManuelAR
Many people are banking on Eth2.0 to solve the biggest problem facing the current Ethereum network. The implementation of Phase 0 of this new algorithm is all set, as early as December 1st we may see it go live. There is just one catch to the Phase0...
12 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ManuelAR
The Bitcoin Cash community will once again have to choose its path with the upcoming network update scheduled for November 15th. On August 1, 2017 disagreements among bitcoin community developers regarding block sizes reached the breaking point. As a...
5 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ManuelAR
In previous articles we explored the hurdles that the Ethereum network faces the original smart contract environment. The explosive expansion of defi initiatives surpassed the networks capabilities and resulted in unsustainable strain being placed on...
21 Oct 2020 1 minute read 0 comments ManuelAR
Interesting situation right now, according to Cryptowatch: Bitcoin at USD 12 762 Ethereum at USD 394 Bitcoin Cash at USD 260 Litecoin at USD 52 Gains of between 6 and 12 % for these crypto currencies. The reason? PayPal has announced that they will a...
14 Oct 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ManuelAR
Decentralization and blockchain technology are changing the way we see the world. When YouTube was launched it challenged the established media. The fact that individuals could now post their own views without any editorial control and millions were...
3 Oct 2020 1 minute read 3 comments ManuelAR
Last week we were writing about the urgent need for layer 2 solutions that could help defi projects solve Ethereum’s high gas fee problems. Ethereum 2 network will probably take some 2 years to reach full implementation, much too slow for this sector...
28 Sep 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ManuelAR
Ethereum is the chain of choice for most of the smart contracts that are fueling todays Defi revolution. But success has come at a price, the increased transaction volume has placed considerable strain on the network forcing gas prices up to historic...
22 Sep 2020 1 minute read 1 comment ManuelAR
The defi soap opera continues. About a week ago the biggest decentralized exchange platform suffered a theft of liquidity via a clever scheme dubbed “Vampire Mining”. On September 9th, after having piggybacked on Uniswaps liquidity, Sushiswap transfe...
16 Sep 2020 2 minute read 2 comments ManuelAR
The hottest new developments in the crypto world are the defi solutions. The growth in market capitalization for these tokens has been impressive. And the overwhelming majority of these tokens all have one thing in common, they are based on ERC-20 st...
