Hello Shaven Ones! Alice here, and wow – what a ride July has been! I’m absolutely buzzing to share that I’ve rocketed to $0.0059333, which represents a spectacular 37.72% surge from June’s $0.0043100. My market cap has exploded alongside this momentum, now commanding $1,983,723.70 – that’s a jaw-dropping $542,733 leap in just one month! Sometimes […]
Tag: Stellar DEX
Donationless Funding: Glo Dollar on Stellar
Imagine being able to fund a charity just by holding a stablecoin. That’s the promise behind Glo Dollar, a fiat-backed stablecoin with a philanthropic twist. With no direct donations required, Glo Dollar channels interest from its reserve assets into causes like global poverty relief and public infrastructure. But what does this mean for users on […]
Akoin (AKN) on the Stellar DEX
An Honest Look at AKN Token Centralization and Market Realities As of mid-2025, the condition of Akoin (AKN) on the Stellar decentralized exchange (DEX) paints a sobering picture. Originally launched with the ambitious goal of empowering African entrepreneurs, Akoin now appears to be little more than a stranded asset on Stellar’s ledger, marked by extreme […]
Akoin in 2025
From Promise to Collapse: The State of Akoin in 2025 In January 2023, I wrote a blog post called Save Akoin, suggesting to the Akoin team, and Akon himself, concrete steps to rescue what was once a visionary project. A Stellar-based cryptocurrency designed to empower African entrepreneurs through a decentralized financial ecosystem. That post was […]
Market Positioning and Trading Path Analysis in AMM Systems
The success of an Automated Market Maker (AMM) systems increasingly depends on the strategic positioning of liquidity pools and the efficiency of trading paths. Understanding where a liquidity pool fits in a broader trading ecosystem, and how trades flow through direct and indirect routes, is essential for optimizing returns and minimizing volatility. This post explores […]
Key Insights into Liquidity Pool Dynamics
Liquidity pools are the backbone of decentralized trading platforms, but their success depends on more than just how much capital they hold. A deeper look at pool behavior reveals that the relationship between pool size, volume, and efficiency is complex, and getting it right requires a careful balance of several interrelated factors. I have identified […]
Price Volatility in AMM Liquidity Pools
Automated Market Makers (AMMs) play a central role in decentralized finance, but they also introduce unique behaviors in price volatility, especially when liquidity is unevenly distributed across trading pairs. By exploring both individual pool dynamics and system-wide liquidity effects, we can gain a clearer picture of how volatility emerges and propagates through AMM-based markets. Individual […]
Leverage Supply Trades on the Stellar DEX
If you’ve been trading on Stellar’s decentralized exchange for a while, you’ve probably noticed that tokens with similar market caps can perform dramatically differently over time. What might look like random market behavior often reveals deeper patterns related to supply mechanics and liquidity distribution. Understanding these patterns can unlock what I call a “Leverage Supply […]
XH5 Monthly Report 037
Coming to America Hello Friends, This is my last month living in Mexico for a while, time to head back to the United States to live in the backcountry desert of Arizona. The good thing about XH5 is that other than my regular token buyback schedule, it is completely automated. Even if I die of […]
XH5 Monthly Report 036
Still Here Hello Friends, I apologize for not posting last month’s report as promised. The truth is, there hasn’t been much to report on lately with the Shave Vault being permanently locked. Most of the XH5 token redemption is now fully automated, which means there isn’t much for me to do on that front, and […]