Chia Network today announced that Akash Network would be launching Chia Plotting as a Service on their distributed cloud compute network. What is Akash Network? That is a fascinating question that has launched me right into a pretty deep black hole. First, I think what they are doing is conceptually kind of cool. You build…
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Enter the Marmotverse – Introducing Space Marmots
You may have seen some hype building around for a project called Space Marmots. This is going to be the introduction post to what Space Marmots is, and largely is the White Paper laid out. Full disclosure, Space Marmots is a project designed and developed by Ryan Jerome and an exceptionally talented artist friend of…
Chia News of the Week – Jan 9 to Jan 16
Well its definitely been a new year, with a lot of new energy coming to the Chia ecosystem – both from Chia Network and from the Chia community. A lot happened in the world of Chia News that more than makes up for the slow period over the Christmas break. The very first thing we…
DeFi on Chia – A brief overview
So, first I want to preface this by saying my experience with DeFi in general is pretty limited. I haven’t used any of the major platforms like Uniswap or Sushiswap or any of these liquidity pool / token etc systems. And I don’t really have any desire to, mostly out of a lack of trust….
Understanding the Chia markets – helpful tips and common beginner mistakes
Disclaimer not financial advice. Not an expert. Trading Chia or other cryptocurrency is done so at your own risk. Here are some helpful tips and common mistakes for Chia farmers new to trading. These are a mishmash of the greatest hits online; with my own twist on a few. Hopefully they can help you avoid…
1mojo.trade is one man’s decentralized journey to riches
Chia Explorer developer Freddie has started a really incredible journey, and website called 1mojo.trade, reminiscent of the craigslist barter phenomenon that took off a couple decades ago with the paper clip to a house story. What he is trying to do is turn 1 mojo into 1 Million USDS (1 million dollars). This is a…
Facts About Farmers – Ronald’s Story
This time we have something really special. In this post, you don’t just get the story of a farmer, you’ll get the story of a family joining chia and an emerging software developer. Todays post is about Ronald aka BubbleTrouble, the developer of the openChia app (Get it on Android and iOS) and also another…
Peer to peer trades and USDS stablecoin coming to Chia
In a late night release, CoinDesk has let the CAT out of the bag as it relates to the new feature being announced today by Chia Network. It looks like the announcement will leverage offer files, as I and many others guessed, and will definitely involve Hashgreen as discussed yesterday. But there is also a…
Hashgreen gets a Chia Cultivation Grant
The developers at Hashgreen, the Chia development studio behind Mojodice and the Hashgreen DeX have announced that they have received a Chia Cultivation Grant for their work on the Hashgreen DeX (I presume). This is exciting news for the community. In a post on their website, one of the project co-founders, made this statement “The…
I made a Chia Asset Token using the Chives tools
This morning, with the help of Chives’ excellent instructions and a little bit of coffee, I minted my very own Chia Asset Token, or CAT. It was super easy, and I am very impressed that they were able to get this built and working as well it does as quickly as they did. Lets take…
