Defi

What is DeFi? Decentralized Finance (DeFi) refers to financial services built on blockchain technology that operate without traditional intermediaries like banks. Why DeFi? Higher yields - Earn 5-20%+ APY vs 0.5% at banks Permissionless - No credit checks, no gatekeepers Transparent - All transactions visible on-chain 24/7 - Markets never close Getting Started Safely 1. Set Up a Wallet I recommend starting with MetaMask or Rabby: Download the browser extension Create a new wallet SAVE YOUR SEED PHRASE OFFLINE - Never share it, never store it digitally 2. Fund Your Wallet Start small - $100-500 max while learning: ...

Current Position Overview Pool TVL APR My Allocation WETH/USDC $45M 42% 40% cbBTC/WETH $12M 38% 30% AERO/USDC $8M 65% 20% Stables $120M 12% 10% Total Portfolio APR: ~41% Why These Pools? WETH/USDC (40% allocation) This is my core position: Deep liquidity - $45M TVL means low slippage Correlated pair - ETH price moves don’t cause massive IL Consistent rewards - AERO emissions are stable Risk management: I use concentrated liquidity in the 2800-3500 range. If ETH breaks out of this range, I rebalance. ...

Series: Crypto Pay Day (Personal/Results) What this is: Real position updates, weekly earnings (in percentages), and strategy decisions. This is the “what I’m actually doing” companion to the technical Deep Dive posts. For technical explanation: See DeFi Deep Dive: Aerodrome Finance for how concentrated liquidity and ve(3,3) mechanics work. ...

Series: DeFi Deep Dive (Technical/Educational) What this is: A technical breakdown of how Aerodrome Finance works under the hood - the architecture, mechanisms, and tokenomics that power Base’s leading decentralized exchange. What this isn’t: Personal results or position updates. For real-world Aerodrome earnings and strategies, see the Crypto Pay Day series. ...

Series: DeFi Deep Dive (Technical/Educational) What this is: A technical deep-dive into Pendle Finance - how yield tokenization works, the PT/YT split mechanism, and the architecture that powers $6.12B in TVL across 540 markets. What this isn’t: Personal position updates or strategy results. For real Pendle earnings and market evaluations, see the Crypto Pay Day series. ...