Learning about crypto, crypto gaming and tech
28 Jun 2025 4 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
The thing no one tells you when you start splinterlands is that you are not just learning a card game. You are learning about the Hive crypto ecosystem, as splinterlands is an integral part of it. Therefore, there is a lot to take in at first: tokeno...
27 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
Irrespective of the Iran-Israel-US geopolitical tensions, the crypto markets over the past week have shown resiliency. Further to that, stablecoins are showing a signal towards mainstream adoption with major players like Visa and Fiserv announcing th...
23 Jun 2025 4 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
Tasoshi Drakamoto joins the splinterlands ecosystem, and this card arrives with all the trappings of a dragon-themed mage-style fighter, inspired by the dragon clans and the unknown person responsible for creating the crypto ecosystem. But here is th...
22 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
After rebalancing my ETH CLP positions to tighter ranges last week, I hit my best yield-farming week in three months until Trump confirmed US bombs hit three Iranian nuclear sites. That spooked every market, and ETH tanked from its highs to $2.2K, kn...
20 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
The crypto markets have shown resiliency over the past week. The prices have rebounded on the back of positive economic news like strong jobs numbers, softer inflation data, and optimism around a U.S. and China trade deal. Beneath the market turbulen...
16 Jun 2025 2 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
This week’s splinterlands Community Engagement Challenge is all about: Powerful Combos. And if you have been playing long enough, you have seen your fair share, from the days of Llama Kron dominance to nuanced teams that quietly dominate the meta. No...
15 Jun 2025 2 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
We have seen this story before in crypto; ETH was pumping, then Iran bombed Israel, and the whole crypto and traditional market tanked. My ETH CLP positions went out of range, leaving 80% of my DeFi portfolio idle until prices swung back into range....
13 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
The past week in crypto sums up the risk and volatility of being involved in crypto. BTC is hovering at $104k after Israeli strikes on Iran triggered a sell-off, with Prime Minister Netanyahu labelling it a must-do move that could stretch for days. T...
8 Jun 2025 2 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
I have been watching crypto charts closely this past week, dealing with sideways action in the market. My ETH CLP positions slipped out of range a few days, but I held off rebalancing, and this paid off as ETH dipped below $2.55k. SOL, thankfully, st...
6 Jun 2025 3 minute read 0 comments mercurial9
It's fair to say that crypto has been a mixed bag this week, with most of the news focusing on the Elon vs. Trump debacle. Circle’s public debut on the NYSE under the ticker CRCL stole the spotlight this week, with shares jumping 124% out of the gate...
