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Lefteris Karapetsas: Rotki – From Ethereum Devcon 0 to Building Rotki
Feb 3, 2024
Lefteris Karapetsas, early Ethereum contributor, discusses his journey from EthDev to founding Rotki. Topics include joining Slock.it, The DAO raise and hack, Ethereum classic hard fork, founding Rotki, crypto accounting privacy, challenges of building a local app, and hopes and fears for Ethereum's future.
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- Rotki is an open source tool for accounting and portfolio management that prioritizes user privacy by allowing them to calculate their crypto taxes locally without sharing sensitive information with third-party websites.
- The Ethereum culture has evolved with the growing number of participants and subcultures within the ecosystem, and while there are concerns about the negative perception of cryptocurrency, the presence of talented individuals and continuous building of innovative projects gives hope for the future of Ethereum.
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Rottke: An Open Source Tool for Accounting and Portfolio Tracking
Rottke is an open source tool for accounting and portfolio tracking and management that focuses on privacy. It was created by Left-Harris, a crypto OG and founder of Rottke. The tool was initially developed as a way for Left-Harris to calculate and submit his own taxes in the crypto space. Rottke prioritizes user privacy by allowing them to calculate their crypto taxes locally without sharing sensitive information with third-party websites. It offers a free tier with limits and a paid tier with additional features, such as state tracking. The future plans for Rottke include expanding into portfolio management and enabling users to actively manage their funds, including on-chain transactions and trading on exchanges directly from the platform.
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