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Kaveh's Blog
Kaveh Tehrani's blog on quantitative finance, crypto, and life as a digital nomad
Latest posts
Sandboxing Claude Code
Reducing surface area for the inevitable disaster using coding agents.
Devconnect Buenos Aires, Invisible Garden Residency, and winning at ETHGlobal Hackathon
Attended a dev residency before Devconnent. Met tons of cool people. Participated in an IRL hackathon for the first time (and won some prizes too!). Still dream of 🥟!
Latest Crypto FUD: Quantum Computing
"Quantum computing is not a 'bitcoin' threat. Quantum computing breaks elliptic curve cryptography, e.g. digital authentication as it currently stands."
proteinmath.app
Making an app out of a spreadsheet.
Anatomy of a Job Interview Scam
This is the story of a sophisticated job interview scam that happened to me via LinkedIn using social engineering and a heavily obfuscated clipboard hijacking to push a malicious payload.
The Hero Linux Needed
SteamDeck and SteamOS are my Linux MVPs last couple of years.
Single Stock Perpetuals: Unlocking Global Access to Equity Returns (+ Looking For A Co-Founder)
I think single stock perpetual futures are the perfect complement to tokenized stocks. I am looking for a co-founder to build this with.
Vibing a GNOME Extension When You Know Nothing About GNOME
I vibe learned and vibe coded a Speech2Text GNOME extension in a weekend.
S&P 500 Winning Streaks
S&P500 recently went on a 9-day winning streak. I wanted to see how often this has happened historically.
Devcon 7: Southeast Asia
Volunteering at Devcon was everything I had wished and then some.
Why Do Investment Bankers Work Such Long Hours?
tldr: it is in the job description
"Featured" Chrome Extensions: Not Quite Featured
"Featured" implies some sort of curation or editorial pick. It should just be called "Verified".
30% Return Betting on US Presidential Election
No, you do not have to know who will win.
Polkadot Blockchain Academy
Recap of an intense five weeks at the Polkadot Blockchain Academy.
Crypto ETNs, Caveat Emptor
The N in ETN makes all the difference.
Home Full of Friends
Celebrating Nowrouz with a poem by Fereydoon Moshiri.
Bitcoin Is Not the Ponzi Scheme You Are Looking For
Saying Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme means you understand neither bitcoin nor a Ponzi scheme.
Efficient Market Hypothesis is Taught Unintuitively
Markets are (mostly) efficient, but not in the way you were taught in school.
Ethereum Client Diversity is at "Stake"
Geth having supermajority status is a serious issue. The solution is at hand, easy, and any staker can help.
Bitcoin: Stock-to-Flow Model is Nonsense
With the next halving around the corner, the stock-to-flow "number go up" is back.
What is Blockchain Actually Used For?
Blockchain is a technology that enables verifying whether something is unique digitally, without the need for a trusted third-party.
What is Legal Tender?
Contrary to popular belief, legal tender does not mean merchants have to accept it. That includes cash.
Correlation: A Misunderstood Concept in Finance
Positive correlation between two time-series does NOT mean they are moving the same direction.
Medellin
City of Eternal Spring. What a vibe!
Life is Short
A recurring and profound theme in Persian poetry is living your precious gift of present to the fullest and lamenting the capricious promises of tomorrow.
18 Lessons Learned From A Year of Solo Traveling
As the year draws to a close, thought it would be a good time to reflect on what has been the greatest year of my life.
Berlin
I likely have discovered my favorite city ever.
The Inflation Hedge That Wasn’t
Out of all the reasons to be bullish on Bitcoin, claims that it is an inflation hedge is the most puzzling one I have encountered.
The Art of Living In The Moment
The world is a rose. Smell it and pass it to your friends.
My Favorite Persian Poem
A beautiful poem by Hamid Mossadegh.
A Love Letter to My Alma Mater
My letter as the outgoing president of McGill Alumni Association of Toronto
Bitcoin as Digital Gold
"The narrative of "bitcoin is digital gold" has been around for some time. Of all the frameworks used to value bitcoin, it is one of the few we consider having a number of economic merits supporting it.
Digital Nomadness
Reflections on a year of travelling and working remotely.
Not Investment Advice
“This is not investment advice.” is the phrase you come across frequently navigating any media dealing with investments.
GME’s Squeeze, After-Hours Edition
How r/wallstreetbets used after-hours trading to trigger another GME short squeeze, and why thin liquidity after market close made it possible.
Bitcoin Takes All
A common question I receive is: "What stops anyone from cloning Bitcoin and starting their own cryptocurrency?" Most common reaction is a tie between confusion and shock when they hear my answer: "Technologically, nothing at all."
GME’s Squeeze Explained in Simple Terms
GME has had the jet fuel of two of the market’s greatest disruptive forces combined all in one: a short squeeze, combined with a gamma squeeze.
Free Money on Inauguration Day (Almost)
Will Donald Trump be inaugurated for his second term as President of the USA on Inauguration Day?