GH0ST_08 (gh0st08x.base.eth)

I went to my computer and began reading about these magic internet coins known as cryptocurrencies. As I stumbled through countless articles, I quickly became more interested in Ethereum and its smart contracts. Bitcoin was referred to as digital gold but Ethereum, to me, offered utility and potential. Things could be built on Ethereum! Contracts, processes, transactions all on chain and the risk mitigation that decentralization offered. It was a light bulb moment for me. So, when I finally decided to dive into crypto, I bought $ETH instead of $BTC.

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I don’t want to pick a fight with BTC Maxis, even though I doubt they read this, but while $BTC certainly grabs headlines for its price I think there is a bit more to be considered…

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Crypto and DeFi are now in the midst of their own transition from isolation to expansion… and much like the Samurai of ancient Japan, the Degen culture of days past is experiencing a shift. Similar to the early Samurai, crypto participants had humble beginnings. Cryptocurrencies were swapped on primitive exchanges or peer-to-peer on forums and chat rooms. The first era of decentralized finance was born with the launch of Ethereum, with rudimentary tools like EtherDelta. But with the winds of a dynastic shift behind them, developers iterated on these designs to create modern DeFi. This quickly spread across the land, and the space began to rapidly expand. New opportunities and strategies for lending, borrowing, yield farming, and trading began to emerge, and the strategies involved became more complex as users and developers fought to keep their edge sharp.

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In December of 2017 I stood in an office with a few coworkers watching the unbelievable news about an internet coin surging towards $15k. The story featured tales of lucky early adopters picking it up for pennies and now finding themselves rich.

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