HODLing Bitcoin may pay off eventually, but it means one’s money isn’t working for them now, says Andreas Antonopoulos. Bitcoin educator Andreas Antonopoulos says there are risks behind any current method of earning steady income with one’s Bitcoin holdings, but DeFi offers one of the few ways to do so without “giving your money to other people.” In a livestream Q&A on Antonopoulos’ YouTube channel on June 27, he said decentralized finance (DeFi) contracts were one way for Bitcoin (BTC) owners to generate passive income without relinquishing custody of their coins. “Passive income” refers to money earned using methods that require little-to-no effort. According…

As the Covid-19 crisis continues to disrupt global markets, is it time to hedge Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and other digital assets? The economic effects of Covid-19 have sent investors in search of assets that can offer shelter during the storm and a hedge against macro events. Against a backdrop of shrinking GDP, economic slowdown, government bailouts, and fiscal stimulus aka money printing, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been touted as an inflation-resistant hedge. Not beholden to the whims of any political leader or global superpower, crypto assets are defined by their fixed, knowable, and verifiable supply. They cannot be debased or flooded…