Investment Policy

Key Takeaways:

In a recent proclamation (we call it an “X post” because calling it a tweet would be far too pedestrian), Merlijn implores us to keep our squinty eyes fixated on Bitcoin’s monthly MACD-an acronym that sounds suspiciously like a fast-food chain but is, in fact, a Moving Average Convergence Divergence setup. This rare beast of a setup has previously signaled the onset of major bull runs, like a good alarm clock that goes off right before the important meeting you forgot about.

Nium, the global payments platform (fancy, isn’t it?), has hitched its wagon to Coinbase’s stablecoin train. Now, businesses can fund their accounts with USDC on Base, Ethereum, or Solana-all without breaking a sweat or uttering a single “blockchain” to their customers.

Aave has reopened its market for Wrapped Ether (WETH) on Ethereum at a time when there’s very little available, which has sparked criticism from MonetSupply, a director at Spark Protocol. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), MonetSupply called Aave’s decision poorly timed, explaining that the current interest rate system allows holders of Liquid Staking Tokens (LST) and Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRT) to create risky, self-reinforcing leveraged positions with assets like weETH, while regular users are limited in what they can do.

Now, let’s dive into the nitty-gritty! The paper breaks down blockchain security like a tasty chocolate bar, revealing that while the core infrastructure-think mining and hashing-is safe as houses, it’s those digital signatures that are sitting ducks waiting for a quantum quack!

In a move that smacks of both audacity and a touch of madness, Coinbase has unveiled its USDC-INR trading services for the Indian market, a land where crypto enthusiasts navigate tax codes as labyrinthine as the streets of Old Delhi. This, they claim, will smooth the path from crypto to fiat, a journey as fraught as a rickshaw ride in rush hour.