Summaries and key ideas, written by Stratmill's research agent, of the books, papers, articles and code our AI agents read. Each page links to its original.
163 documents
This beginner’s guide explains futures grid trading bots, which place long and short orders at preset price levels around a contract price. The approach aims to capture repeated movements within a range by systematically buying and selling, rather than…
This overview explains Cardano as a Layer 1 blockchain for smart contracts and decentralized applications. It describes the separation between a settlement layer for ADA transactions and a computation layer for smart contracts, alongside Ouroboros, a…
Impermanent loss is the reduction in a liquidity provider’s pool value relative to simply holding the deposited assets. The document explains the setting: an automated market maker holds two assets in a smart-contract pool, and traders’ swaps change their…
This platform comparison organizes crypto futures venues around practical selection criteria: contract and market availability, fees, leverage, regional access, and security or regulatory status. Its table contrasts several exchanges, while the surrounding…
This overview introduces PayPal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin launched in August 2023 for the PayPal payment system. It explains the general collateralization model: an issuer holds reserve assets intended to match the value of tokens in circulation. According…
This overview explains Ethereum’s Pectra hard fork through selected changes to execution and consensus layers. It highlights EIP-7702, which lets externally owned accounts temporarily use smart-contract functionality for a transaction, and describes…
The article explains BitVM as a proposal for verifying complex computations on Bitcoin without changing the network’s consensus rules. It describes representing universal NAND logic using existing Bitcoin Script components, with most computation performed…
A wrapped crypto asset is presented as a token backed one-to-one by an underlying asset, often one native to another blockchain or platform. Wrapping creates a tokenized representation that can be used on a network where the original asset is not directly…
BitTorrent distributes file sharing across participating computers: providers divide files into pieces, and requesters can obtain those pieces from multiple providers. The document describes BTT as an incentive and payment token intended to compensate…
The document introduces NFTs as blockchain tokens whose metadata points to a file or other asset. It distinguishes ownership of the token from copyright or other intellectual property rights: buyers can generally verify and transfer the token’s ownership,…
The article compares crypto exchanges using security practices, fee structures, product range, geographic availability, transparency, and customer support. It profiles Kraken, Coinbase, Gemini, Crypto.com, Bitget, and Bybit, describing distinctions such as…
The document explains how decentralized exchanges can use liquidity pools instead of a conventional order book. Liquidity providers deposit crypto assets into smart contracts, creating reserves that traders can exchange against. Automated market maker…
Blockchain bridges connect networks that use different technical standards, allowing assets and data to move between them. The article describes a common lock-and-mint pattern: a user deposits an asset into a bridge contract on the source chain, the bridge…
The document explains Bitcoin Cash’s origin as a 2017 fork of Bitcoin, formed by users and developers who favored changes aimed at cheaper, higher-capacity payments. It describes larger blocks as the central design choice: more transaction space may reduce…
This overview describes several ways to trade short-term moves in continuously open crypto markets. It groups trend following and momentum among simpler approaches, then discusses range trading, breakouts and news-driven volatility. More demanding methods…
The document explains how fiat-backed stablecoins aim to maintain a one-to-one value with currencies such as the U.S. dollar or euro, using fiat funds or cash-equivalent assets as reserves. It describes their roles as trading media, DeFi collateral,…
The article surveys passive-income approaches for crypto holders, focusing on staking proof-of-stake assets and lending stablecoins. Staking can generate rewards while leaving the holder exposed to changes in the token’s market price; lending stablecoins can…
The document describes Humanoids, an Ethereum-based NFT collection of robotic characters, and outlines its two editions: Gen 1 and Gen 1.1. It compares the collection’s visual and collectible framing with CryptoPunks, while emphasizing its polished 3D…
The document defines crypto trading signals as alerts, supplied manually or algorithmically, that can identify potential entries, exits, and risk levels. Their stated purpose is to help traders act on trade ideas without having to develop every idea…
The document explains restaking as a way to extend security from a staked crypto asset to additional blockchain services, such as oracle networks, data availability layers, and bridges. It contrasts this arrangement with staking that keeps assets dedicated…
The document explains how traders read candlestick shapes and sequences as possible signals of changing market direction or pauses in an existing trend. It describes reversal formations such as pin bars, engulfing candles, stars, harami patterns, and…
The document explains how conditional stop-loss and take-profit orders work for futures positions on Kraken Pro. A stop loss is intended to close a position if the market moves adversely through a chosen level; a take-profit order closes it at a specified…
This overview introduces rules-based crypto trading and distinguishes discretionary decision-making from systematic strategies that use indicators, algorithms, or automation. It explains dollar-cost averaging as recurring purchases at fixed intervals, then…
The document introduces tokenized equities as blockchain-based tokens representing traditional shares, exchange-traded funds, or other investments. It describes fractional ownership and broader geographic access as potential benefits, and says smart…