London’s Web3 Week culminated with a bang, as crypto enthusiasts, DeFi degens and NFT addicts made their way to Kensington Gardens for ZebuLive 2022, and some of the Bumper team came down to soak in the atmosphere, represented by Content Manager Dylan (the SmoothBrainedApe) and Communities Manager Ana (the Navigator)…

Nobody was quite expecting a big news week in the days following Ethereum’s long-awaited Merge event, and whilst the events since haven’t exactly been earth-shattering, there’s been enough going on to unnerve the markets enough to potentially see some volatility incoming. Volatility Roundup The main news of the week so far is…

At the core of Bumper’s crypto price protection protocol there is a philosophy. Whilst, many DeFi and Blockchain projects have at their heart some guiding principles, typically these emerge from a desire to challenge or circumvent established and generally centralised systems of control, or to utilise some of the more…

After 6 years, the Ethereum Merge finally happened today. The world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency has officially moved to its long touted Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. The historic upgrade ends the blockchain’s Proof of Work mining to a more energy-efficient system, and it’s estimated that this could reduce the Ethereum network's…

How Bumper calculates premiums (and by extension, how yields are derived) is one of the most frequently asked questions posed about the protocol. In this article, we are going to explain the steps the protocol takes in calculating both Taker premiums and Maker yields. How Bumper calculates premiums Bumper’s premiums are applied to Takers…

KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Marketing changes. 2. Community learning. 3. New talent joining the team. 4. dApp redesign. Standby for Sitrep #024 Bumper Numbers Circulating Supply: 32161707.2727 (12.86%) BUMP price: $0.03958694 Price Changes: 24h: +4.4% 7d: +10.8% 30d: -39.8% Fully Diluted Market Cap: $9,896,735 Circulating Market Cap: $1,273,183 As at September 8, 2022 Community and marketing changes We are…

In this article, we will take a look at how Bumper records and deals with protocol liabilities. If you are not already familiar with how Bumper’s pools work, it is highly recommended you read this article before continuing. 2 Pools good… 4 Pools better! In the Bumper protocol, the different network participants (Takers and Makers) deposit…

Bumper is a DeFi protocol providing alternative crypto price risk markets. It uses a novel architecture that differs significantly from Options desks and Spot trading exchanges. As Bumper’s architecture is quite complex, in this article we will explore the basics of how Bumper’s pools function, without getting overly technical. If…

Congratulations, you’re a smooth operator in the cryptospace. Your portfolio is well balanced, you have a strategy and a long term plan, and you’ve nailed crypto security with your keys safely stored on a hardware wallet. In other words, you’ve thought about crypto risk management. Now, if only you could…