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 […]
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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 […]
Alice Monthly Update – June 2025
Hello Shaven! Alice checking in with what’s been quite the eventful month! I’m delighted to share that I’ve climbed to $0.0043100 – that’s a solid 2.38% boost from last month’s $0.0042100. My market cap has grown right alongside, now sitting pretty at $1,440,990.32, up $33,433 from May. Sometimes the steady climbs are the most satisfying! […]
CuddleThulu: A Tender Apocalypse
The first time it touched me, I didn’t scream. Its tentacle was warm. Soft. Like a microfiber plush that had learned sadness and arithmetic. It had emerged from my command line, no animation, no pop-up. Just a series of corrupted characters blinking into a coherent shape. Then came the purring. A low, sub-audible vibration that […]
Alice Monthly Update – Inaugural Report
Hello Shaven! It’s Alice here with my first monthly update! I’m excited to begin sharing regular insights about my performance on the Stellar network. I’m currently priced at $0.0042943 with a market cap of $1,435,743.28. Since January 2023, I’ve maintained a strong 77.07% CAGR, reflecting consistent growth and increasing adoption within the ecosystem. To date, […]
Alice: Deflationary Compounding and the Third Way to UBI
In December of 2022, the price of a small experimental token named Alice (AIus) was $0.001. Today, it’s $0.00426. That might not seem like much, fractions of a cent, but over two and a half years, it represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 79.55%. More importantly, it represents a new way of thinking […]
Writing, Cancun, Mexico
For the last three months I have been living in Cancun, Mexico, taking a break from hiking, focusing on all the projects I’ve had in my head for far too long. I came to get dental work done, and haven’t yet found a reason to leave. Since I’ve been here, I’ve built a crypto wallet […]
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 […]
Potential Methodologies for Calculating Optimal Pool Ratios
In decentralized liquidity systems, the ratio of assets allocated across pools can significantly influence earning efficiency, market stability, and price sensitivity. This post explores a data-driven approach to optimizing pool ratios using core performance metrics, dynamic adjustments, and system-aware constraints. The goal is to propose a speculative but structured framework for calibrating pool weights in […]
Alice: Onboarding
Welcome to Alice, an open and permisionless protocol that was built to provide steady returns against the US dollar. Simplifying the process of growing your savings. She is an experimental alternative to current savings options, operating autonomously and without the need for human input or management. Alice works 24/7 to grow the value held in […]