Advanced – Coinculb

What is DeFi? A careful introduction

Blockchain & Technology

What is DeFi? A careful introduction

What decentralised finance actually does, the four risks that have no equivalent in traditional finance, and an honest assessment of who it…

Marcus Webb 3 min read
Yield farming and the truth about APY

Guides & Tutorials

Yield farming and the truth about APY

How advertised APY is calculated, why realised returns are usually far lower, and how to work out what a farm actually pays…

Marcus Webb 2 min read
Impermanent loss explained, with numbers

Guides & Tutorials

Impermanent loss explained, with numbers

A worked example of what happens to a liquidity position when prices diverge, why the name is misleading, and when fees actually…

Marcus Webb 2 min read
How to read on-chain data

Guides & Tutorials

How to read on-chain data

The public metrics worth checking before trusting a claim about a project — holder concentration, real activity, liquidity depth — and how…

Marcus Webb 3 min read
How to check a smart contract before you interact

Blockchain & Technology

How to check a smart contract before you interact

Practical checks a non-developer can make before approving a transaction — verification status, privileged functions, approval scope and revocation.

Marcus Webb 3 min read