Folks up here call it “heart attack snow.” You might have heard the term before, or muttered it yourself halfway through a too-long driveway with a too-small shovel. It’s the kind of snow that’s heavy

The Trees We Chose The first thing to know is this wasn’t inevitable. The emerald ash borer didn’t choose Lincoln Park. We did. Not deliberately—not with malice—but through the usual compound habits of

There’s a little creek that runs behind our apartment. It’s not much to look at, especially in the colder months when the trees are bare and the water runs low, shallow and brown. But it’s a fixture now,

A few months back, a neighbor told me that Duluth always has two false springs. He said it with a kind of worn certainty, like it was something you just come to accept after a couple decades on the hillside.

I'm excited to announce the creation of Vault 5464, an automated stablecoin & blue chip liquidity pool supply vault on the Arbitrum blockchain. Liquidity pools have come a long way since they first

The announcement of a US sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a striking shift in economic policy. SWFs are traditionally associated with resource-rich nations managing national surpluses, not with a country

Everything is going to plan.... Welcome to the INCOME Synergy Fund. I firmly believe that nobody else on HIVE does what we do, the great solid way we do it, and has such potential for the future. But today

Valueplan The Numbers Full Year Review 2024

I wrote in mid-December about Detangling DeFi with Beancount, a plain-text accounting software that I really love. Unfortunately, Hive, especially Hive Engine, is such a vibrant buzz of transactions that

Several years ago, I acquired VET and VTHO tokens, intending to explore the VeChain ecosystem. Life, however, had other plans, and I’ve yet to fully delve into the blockchain’s capabilities. Instead of

While the day was all about moving and settling in, the morning left me time to tinker with my Hive holdings. I've started moving cloud mining revenue into HBD via v4v.app and with Hive nearing overbought,

Cryptocurrencies present an enticing investment opportunity, particularly during a price surge. Assets like Hive can skyrocket within hours, drawing the attention of investors who fear missing out. Yet,

We’re moving today, leaving behind months of living in tents for a place with actual walls. It’s strange to think about—walls that don’t flap, a roof that doesn’t need constant adjusting, and actual

Hive’s recent price spike has everyone talking. If you’ve got some HIVE stashed away, you might be wondering how to make the most of this moment without selling it all off. Maybe you’re even thinking about

The first week of the new year brought a brutal reminder of winter’s extremes across much of Minnesota and the United States. A powerful polar vortex plunged temperatures to dangerous lows, while heavy

The Hive blockchain has entered a new era: Hive futures have been added to multiple exchanges. While this is a significant milestone for our ecosystem, it’s important to understand what this means for

On January 1, 2025, Minnesota implemented a significant environmental policy by enacting a ban on certain products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known

When I lived further south, I gained experience tapping maple trees and making maple syrup—a rewarding and delicious tradition. Now that I’m living much farther north, my family and I are going to try

Over the week of December 21–27, 2024, Minnesota's North Shore experienced dramatic and varied weather, with cold, snowy conditions early in the week transitioning into unseasonable warmth and heavy

I’ve been on Hive for about a month now, and I’m still figuring out how to navigate everything. There’s so much potential here—a platform where creators and communities are rewarded for their work, and