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 guide outlines how Polish residents are expected to report cryptocurrency disposals for tax purposes. It says the tax year follows the calendar year, filing opens on February 15, and the deadline is April 30 of the following year. It describes a 19% tax…
The document compares crypto-backed borrowing options using custody model, borrowing rate, maximum loan-to-value, eligible collateral, borrow currency, liquidation terms, and security history. It distinguishes custodial services from non-custodial protocols,…
The document outlines crypto portfolio diversification as a way to reduce dependence on any one asset and manage exposure to a volatile market. It suggests spreading investments across cryptocurrencies, market sectors, and strategies, with attention to how…
The article compares staking proof-of-stake tokens with earning interest by depositing crypto assets into lending platforms. Staking rewards are linked to network issuance and transaction fees, while savings interest reflects demand from borrowers. Staked…
The document reports survey responses about U.S. crypto holders’ views of AI tokens, including expectations for sector performance, long-term optimism, investment interest, and perceived barriers. It describes differences by age and investing experience, and…
The document introduces Bitcoin's unspent transaction output model and contrasts it with account-based balance tracking. A wallet's spendable funds consist of previously created outputs. To make a payment, it selects one or more outputs as inputs, consumes…
The document describes reducing directional exposure in a crypto spot portfolio by shorting perpetual futures. A short position with notional value matching the spot holding is presented as an approximately delta-neutral hedge: losses in spot may be offset…
The document compares two crypto prop firms across evaluation formats, account sizes, profit splits, payout terms, trading constraints, execution venues, and regional access. Its main practical lesson is that the headline split is only one part of the…
This overview explains Bitcoin’s basic design and use. It describes public and private keys, peer-to-peer nodes, proof-of-work mining, block validation, and the protocol’s capped supply. Miners compete to propose blocks and receive newly issued coins and…
The document distinguishes coins, which are native assets of base-layer blockchains, from tokens, which are issued through applications and services built on those networks. It explains that coins may be used for transfers, value storage, and network…
The document explains Compound as an Ethereum-based lending protocol that matches crypto asset suppliers with borrowers through smart contracts. Suppliers deposit assets into pools and receive cTokens representing their claims on the deposited assets.…
The guide outlines French tax treatment of crypto activity, distinguishing private asset management from professional trading and describing when gains, mining rewards, and other income may be taxable. It says private disposals to fiat generally fall under…
This short consumer-security note recommends caution when evaluating unusually attractive investment offers and checking that platforms and schemes are legitimate before committing funds. It also points to account and asset safeguards, including two-factor…
The document explains Lightning as a Bitcoin layer that moves payments through off-chain channels, with channel opening and closing settled on the base chain. It contrasts this approach with ordinary on-chain transfers: Lightning can support faster,…
The document explains blockchain as a shared ledger maintained by networked computers. It describes how cryptographic links connect blocks, how nodes check transactions, and how consensus mechanisms such as proof of work and proof of stake help the network…
Bitcoin halvings are programmed reductions in the block reward paid to miners. The document explains that rewards are cut in half every 210,000 blocks, slowing the issuance of new bitcoin toward a maximum supply of 21 million. It outlines how proof-of-work…
The article addresses the criticism that bitcoin lacks intrinsic value because it is not backed by a government or reserve of assets. It acknowledges that bitcoin differs from traditional currencies and from stablecoins backed by cash or other real-world…
The document introduces Sui as a Layer 1 blockchain built around low-cost transactions and scalability. Its central design choice is to represent assets as independent objects rather than account balances, which the text says can make transaction processing…
The document defines bull markets as sustained price advances and bear markets as extended declines. It links bullish conditions with optimism and increased buying, while bearish conditions are associated with pessimism and selling pressure. The suggested…
This brief overview frames stock selection around an investor’s financial goals, risk tolerance, and strategy. It points readers toward company fundamentals such as revenue trends, profit margins, and debt, alongside longer-term demand. It also highlights…
The document describes a delta-neutral crypto strategy that pairs long spot holdings with an equal-notional short perpetual futures position. The matched positions are intended to offset broad price moves, leaving funding payments as the main source of…
This guide compares privately negotiated crypto forwards with standardized futures traded on exchanges. Forwards allow counterparties to choose contract terms and typically settle at maturity, but depend on the other party to honor the agreement and can be…
The article explains financial exclusion through limited access to accounts, credit, payments, insurance, and other services. It lists barriers such as insufficient money or documentation, distance from financial institutions, restrictive laws, low financial…
The document introduces tokenization as representing assets on blockchain networks in a way that supports transparent tracking and resistance to tampering. It describes tokenization as applicable across asset classes, naming art, collectibles, corporate…