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25 Jul 2025 4 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
Washington delivering what might be the most significant regulatory breakthrough in years in the crypto ecosystem. The GENIUS Act officially became law after President Trump signed the stablecoin regulation bill, following a bipartisan House vote of...
20 Jul 2025 2 minute read 2 comments mercurial9
This week, my DeFi yields continue to take hits as crypto markets surged, with BTC climbing past $120K and then coming back down and ETH breaking $3.7K. My last concentrated liquidity position (CLP) on Orca (Solana) finally went out of range after fi...
18 Jul 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
The past week in crypto saw many big moves not just in the charts, but also on Capitol hill. The U.S. House kicked off its Crypto Week, pushing three key bills: the Genius Act, which cleared the Senate and could hit the President’s desk if the House...
13 Jul 2025 2 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
This week saw my DeFi yields come crashing after BTC hit a new all-time high of $118K and ETH pushed towards $3K. With the crypto markets pumping, three of my four concentrated liquidity positions (CLPs) got knocked out of range, slashing my fees by...
12 Jul 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
Every splinterlands player has that one ruleset they love or hate. For me, Going The Distance is firmly in the love-hate column. It’s a ruleset that forces you to think differently because it disables the use of melee and magic monsters and leaves yo...
11 Jul 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
BTC smashed through to a fresh all-time high above $117k, and it's holding strong. ETHs climbed past $2.9k, up over 6% in spots, with a solid bounce this past week, while SOL’s hit $163 with a 4.5% price increase, and XRP’s pushing $2.59, up 4% as we...
6 Jul 2025 2 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
This week hit me with a yield earnings drop for the first time in weeks. I earned $26.68 in fees, down 30% from last week’s $39.71, which is not a shock after April and May. For now, starting July, above $3 per day feels like a win, and I am using it...
5 Jul 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
Lineup placement in splinterlands is everything. I have seen players with strong cards lose simply because they put them in the wrong spots. I have done it myself, and there is nothing more frustrating than knowing you had the win, if only your tank...
4 Jul 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
This week’s crypto scene has been less about wars, but more about the new developments from big institutions, which make things interesting from a technological and moral dilemma perspective. BTC is sitting steady at $109k after a brief jump to $110k...
29 Jun 2025 2 minute read 1 comment mercurial9
This week saw my ETH CLP positions, knocked out of range last week by that Iran bomb news, crept back in as ETH bounced from $2.2K to $2.4K. Harvested yields hit $39.71 this week, topping last week’s multi-month high, which feels good after the dip....
