For a while I’ve wanted to write something about stablecoins, these tokens on the blockchains, that are backed by some underlying asset. Usually we associate stablecoins with those backed by a currency, like USD or Euros. But it doesn’t need to be backed by currency, it can be backed by commodities, stocks, bonds, etc. This… Continue reading Stablebomb
Flash loans
What would you do if you could borrow a near unlimited amount of money, only need to pay the interest, and not need to provide any collateral? Sure, we have something like that with credit cards, at an outrageous interest rate, and with fairly small credit limits. But what if I’d give you this non-collateralized… Continue reading Flash loans
Wrapping NFTs for fun and less tax
I’m sure many of us have heard of, or are familiar with, companies buying and selling property. Instead of some human owning it directly, they might own the property through a firm they set up. There are many reasons why this structure might be used, but tax is certainly one of these reasons. I’ve previously… Continue reading Wrapping NFTs for fun and less tax
ARM, Nvidia, RISC-V, Intel
Over the last few years we’ve been seeing an interesting case of The Innovator’s Dilemma playing out. The case is ARM, and how it through smartphones have grown from energy efficient but comparably slow CPUs, into something which is turning to an overall better choice for general use CPUs. Looking at how Apple is moving… Continue reading ARM, Nvidia, RISC-V, Intel
On the beauty of programming languages
Lately I’ve been slowly reading “Graffiti Kings: New York Transit Art of the 1970s” by Jack Stewart. I’m reading it because I’ve always been a fan of pop art, and as I’ve started to understand more about its context during its period, I also want to understand graffiti and street art better. For me this… Continue reading On the beauty of programming languages