Bitcoin, DeFi , Yield Farming, and Ethereum Update

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Latest Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency news and trends. We take a look at the key events affecting the blockchain sector and review market movements. Combining both fundamental analysis and technical analy...

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This video provides a comprehensive update on the crypto market, covering a major exchange hack, the evolving landscape of DeFi and NFTs, and crucial insights into navigating the risks of yield farming. It also touches on broader geopolitical factors impacting the crypto space and discusses how new users can enter the ecosystem.

Here’s a breakdown of the key topics:

* KuCoin Hack:
* KuCoin suffered a significant hack, losing over $150 million worth of cryptocurrencies.
* The good news is that many projects whose tokens were stolen (like USDT, Orion, and Velo) acted quickly to freeze or invalidate the compromised coins, preventing the hacker from dumping them on the open market and causing a massive price crash.
* It was quite a chaotic scene, with the KuCoin CEO staring blankly during his live announcement, which ironically became a subject of internet memes and even an NFT.

* Market Recap and Macro Trends:
* Overall, crypto markets are slowly recovering, especially altcoins and yield farms.
* From a macro perspective, there's strong bullish sentiment. The increasing political uncertainty, particularly the escalating tech/trade war between the US and China (with concerns about bank account freezes and potential Swift system bans), makes decentralized value transfer extremely powerful.
* The massive amount of money being printed globally also fuels the bullish outlook for crypto.
* Considering this, the speaker is seriously thinking about reducing fiat holdings and converting them into more Bitcoin or even gold, seeing them as complementary rather than exclusive stores of value. Bitcoin is digital and easily movable, while gold is physical and less mobile.
* While DeFi has seen a slight pullback recently, the overall market remains strong, with projects like Arweave, NEST, Swipe, ThorChain, Theta, Cardano, Enjin, and OMG showing good performance. Yearn and DeFi Money (Dify) experienced some losses.

* NFTs and Social Tokens:
* There's an ongoing deep discussion about Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), especially after a helpful conversation with Yet Su from Animoca Brands (early investors in major NFT projects like Axie Infinity and CryptoKitties).
* The NFT space is described as "frothy" and speculative, and while digital art quality is improving (often funded by wealthy patrons), personal tokens are seen as particularly "bogus" and "unnecessary."
* Personal tokens, like the "Alex Whale" token, are purely speculative and don't offer genuine ownership or real-world perks. It's essentially gambling against the house, and not a space to deploy serious investment capital if you're looking for profit rather than just speculation.
* As an ethical alternative, Boxmining gives away its own Enjin-based NFTs (ERC-1155 tokens) for free during streams; these tokens can even be "melted down" for Enjin coin if you don't want them.

* Yield Farming Evolution & Risks:
* Yield farming has exploded in popularity because it’s a more effective way to distribute new coins compared to the 2017 airdrops. Airdrops often led to immediate token dumps, hurting projects and failing to build communities.
* Yield farming, however, requires users to commit capital or provide liquidity, which incentivizes stronger engagement and community building, even if it disproportionately benefits those with more capital.
* Specific Yield Farms:
* NEST Farming: This is a strategic way to earn, as you're providing value by acting as an oracle, offering accurate price data (like YFI/ETH prices) to the Ethereum blockchain and staking your coins to prove it.
* Flamingo ($FLM): This new yield farm operates on the Neo blockchain and supports cross-chain functionality, allowing you to bridge Ethereum assets (like ETH, wETH, USDT) to the Neo ecosystem to farm FLM. It's a complex multi-step process, but it's attracting significant value.
* PancakeSwap and Binance Smart Chain (BSC): PancakeSwap is a popular farm built on Binance Smart Chain, which offers extremely low transaction fees (around $0.05). If you have non-ERC-20 tokens (like DOT or BNB) that you want to farm on BSC, the easiest method is to deposit them to Binance exchange and then withdraw them directly to your MetaMask address, ensuring your MetaMask network is set to Binance Smart Chain.

* Navigating the Dangers of Yield Farming:
* Ethereum gas prices are finally dropping, making Uniswap transactions cheaper, which encourages more trading and experimentation with yield farms.
* However, the space is rife with highly speculative "gems" (like Core, Orb, or YFI forks). These often have very low supplies, making them easy to pump but also incredibly vulnerable to massive dumps by large holders. Orb, for instance, had a 10% referral credit, which is often a red flag associated with pyramid schemes like BitConnect.
* A significant concern is the prevalence of "rug pulls," where developers abandon a project and steal funds. Nearly 60% of new coins on Uniswap DAO are reportedly rug pulls.
* Even projects using tools like TrustSwap to lock team funds can still pull liquidity from the trading pools, effectively scamming users. This highlights the need for thorough due diligence.
* Some SushiSwap forks include a "migrator clause" that allows developers to directly steal staked tokens under the guise of liquidity migration.
* Actionable Takeaways to Mitigate Risk:
* Avoid "pool tools": These are pools that contain the project's native, highly volatile token (e.g., SAKE/DAI on SakeSwap) and offer seemingly impossibly high APYs (like 30,000%). If the native token's price crashes, you will experience significant impermanent loss and lose your capital very quickly.
* Prioritize stable pairs: Instead, look for farming pools with stable pairs involving established coins you already own, like ETH/USDT, even if the APY is lower (e.g., 73%). These are much safer because your underlying assets are less volatile.
* Conscious Risk: Only enter higher-risk pools (like CREAM, as mentioned) if you have a strong conviction in the project and are fully aware of and comfortable with the associated risks.
* Due Diligence is Paramount: In crypto, there's no middle ground. You either fully understand the complexities and risks of speculation, or you should avoid it entirely to prevent significant losses.

* Community and Onboarding New Users:
* There's an emphasis on community engagement, including a podcast ("Bitcoin Out of Boxes") for on-the-go listening and a Telegram group that's open for new members only on Mondays (with strict rules about contribution and no spamming).
* A significant focus is on creating easier "gateways" for new users to enter the crypto space. SwissBorg is highlighted as a good option due to its user-friendly app and ability to buy crypto without spread. Getting more people into their first Bitcoin is crucial for the next big wave of adoption.

Transcript

of box mining live here today is monday monday the 28th of september and as we near september markets are slowly recovering so finally we saw lots and lots of recovery especially in the oak coin space this weekend some more yield farms going up as well so i'll talk a little bit about it i actually did so this weekend um i tried not to do crypto as much as i can to just get a proper break but i couldn't because there's still quite a few yield farms up that i did want to touch on my grade too so ...