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OlympusDAO: my Ohm accrual is on track to profit despite price volatility

19 Feb 2022 1 minute read 4 comments simplyrangel

OlympusDAO's Ohm continues to flirt with new all-time-lows, but my Ohm investment remains on track to turn a profit before the year's end. Here's how my analysis last month compares to my portfolio's actual performance — and why I still think investo...

A quick look at Statera, Publish0x's latest tipping token

18 Feb 2022 2 minute read 4 comments simplyrangel

The Publish0x community can now make, receive, and withdraw tips in Statera (STA) on the Fantom Network without Ethereum's insane gas fees — a welcome change!  I had never heard of Statera before Thursday's announcement. Here's my initial research fo...

Algorand governance period 2 eligibility update — Feb. 16

17 Feb 2022 1 minute read 1 comment simplyrangel

Algorand's second governance period runs through March 31  — here's a breakdown of eligible governors, committed Algos, and period rewards as of Feb. 16.  Changes since last week Period 2's committed Algo count dropped below three billion sometime be...

The beatdown continues — Feb. 12 Large Cap Crypto portfolio update

13 Feb 2022 2 minute read 1 comment simplyrangel

Both traditional and cryptocurrency financial markets are in turmoil right now, but that is small consolation as I face another month solidly in the red.  My large-cap crypto portfolio's 27-coin performance returned 0.77x the total investment on Feb....

Algorand governance period 2 eligibility update — Feb. 9

10 Feb 2022 1 minute read 1 comment simplyrangel

Algorand's second governance voting period runs Jan. 31 through Feb. 28  — here's a breakdown of eligible governors, committed Algos, and period rewards as of Feb. 9.  Changes since last week Not much changed for Algorand's eligible whale and committ...

Coinbase Card review — six months in and I'm very, very impressed

5 Feb 2022 4 minute read 13 comments simplyrangel

I started using the Coinbase Card in August 2021 and it quickly became my go-to card for every expense. Here's a brief summary of what the card is, how I use it day-to-day, and why the small issues I've encountered so far are worth the trouble.  What...

Algorand governance period 2 eligibility update — Feb. 2

3 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments simplyrangel

Algorand's second governance voting period runs Jan. 31 through Feb. 28  — here's a breakdown of eligible governors, committed Algos, and period rewards as of Feb. 2.  Period-2 vs Period-1  There are currently 63,820 eligible governors who may cast v...

Forget DeFi — 2022's wealth lies in crypto utility projects like Livepeer

29 Jan 2022 3 minute read 1 comment simplyrangel

Okay 2021, you got me.  DeFi, DAO's, Elon Musk tweets — I got caught up in the hype, made some money, and lost a lot more through the internet's most dazzling and wishful cryptocurrencies. The dream was good while it lasted, but the market's Jan. 202...

OlympusDAO: my break-even price, and why I want to buy more despite massive losses

24 Jan 2022 3 minute read 3 comments simplyrangel

These are dire times for Ohmies.  OlympusDAO's Ohm is down 95 percent from its all-time high, and rebase rewards continue their fall towards a relatively scarce 1000 percent equivalent APY. Ohm's freefall pushed my best-estimate break even point to n...

Algorand governance period 2 vs 1: correcting period 1's governor count, and mysterious whale solved

19 Jan 2022 3 minute read 1 comment simplyrangel

Two days ago I published "Algorand governance period 2 vs 1: more rewards, fewer governors, and mysterious whales",  where I stated Algorand's first governance period started with 3.75 billion committed Algos. This statement is incorrect -- the first...