DeGate Playbook
A reference library for self-custody crypto holders.
Researched references on tax reporting, off-CEX trading, tokenized stocks, and active DeFi — versioned, primary-source-anchored, written for real decisions.
Topics
DAC8 & EU Crypto Tax Compliance
The reporting framework hitting European users in 2026 — what gets reported, what doesn't, and what you can do about it.
3 references →On-chain Stocks
Tokenized equity, where the friction sits, and how on-chain settlement fits into actual portfolio behavior.
10 references →CEX Alternative
What it takes to move daily-driver trading off a centralized exchange — wallet, gas, custody, edge cases.
6 references →Self-custody for Active DeFi
Using a self-custody wallet not as cold storage, but as the daily driver for swaps, yield, and bridging.
2 references →Latest references
You Bought Stocks on a Crypto Exchange. Can You Actually Take Them With You?
Stocks bought on a crypto exchange may be a brokerage position, a platform contract, or an on-chain token — only one can leave for a self-custody wallet.
What Happens to Your Crypto When an Exchange Loses Its MiCA Authorisation
What ESMA requires an unauthorised crypto exchange to do as it winds down, the protection its clients have, and an orderly-exit checklist for your assets.
How Tokenized Stocks Enter Self-Custody Wallets: Secondary Markets, Exchange Withdrawals, and Direct Minting
How tokenized stocks reach a self-custody wallet — secondary-market swaps, exchange withdrawals, and direct minting — and what each route changes.
What MiCA Changes About Leaving a Centralized Exchange — and What It Doesn't
How MiCA reshapes the CEX-versus-self-custody choice for EU users: what it changes on the exchange side, what it leaves untouched in self-custody.
On-chain Stocks for Self-Custody Wallet Users: A 2026 Reference
A 2026 reference on tokenized stocks in self-custody — issuer structures (xStocks, bStocks, Ondo, Dinari), the wallet-native path, risk layers, and reporting.
Ondo Perps: What Changes When Tokenized Stocks Become Collateral
Ondo Perps lets tokenized stocks serve as perpetual-futures collateral. What the collateral legally is, which Ondo entity runs what, and where risks stack.
Can You Trade Perpetuals From a Self-Custody Wallet? What Actually Happens to Your Margin
A self-custody wallet signs your on-chain perpetuals, but your margin sits in a protocol account, not at your address. What changes, and what stays like a CEX.
Robinhood Stock Tokens: What You Hold and What You Can Withdraw
Robinhood has two stock-token products: Classic EU app contracts and Jersey-issued onchain Stock Tokens. What you hold and what you can withdraw.
You Can Buy NVIDIA On-Chain. Many AI Supply-Chain Stocks Still Don't Have Tokenized Versions — Here's Why
Where tokenized AI-stock coverage really sits, and how to check any stock through four filters: buyable, withdrawable, holdable, usable in DeFi.
How Arbitrage Keeps Tokenized Stock Prices in Line — and Why It Can't Work Perfectly 24/7
Who keeps tokenized stock prices close to the underlying — the arbitrage loop, what it needs to run, and the structural limits that cap 24/7 alignment.
How Tokenized Stock Dividends Work: xStocks Rebasing, Ondo Total-Return Pricing, and Dinari Stablecoin Distributions
How xStocks rebasing, Ondo's sValue multiplier, Dinari's USD+ payouts, bStocks, and Robinhood Stock Tokens show up in a self-custody wallet — what to track.
What Is the Tokenized Stock in Your Wallet? Four Issuance Models Compared
What a tokenized stock legally is depends on its issuer, not the ticker: xStocks, Ondo, Dinari, Binance bStocks, and Robinhood Classic compared.
Why 24/7 Tokenized Stocks Do Not Mean 24/7 Price Discovery
Tokenized stocks trade on-chain 24/7, but the underlying US market — and its price discovery — does not. Where the off-hours gap matters.
Tokenized Stocks Issuer Failure: Recovery Paths for xStocks, Ondo, and Dinari
How recovery works if a tokenized stocks issuer fails: Jersey SPV (Backed), BVI SPV (Ondo), SEC transfer agent (Dinari), bStocks, and Robinhood Stock Tokens.
USDT in the EU After MiCA: What Delisting Means If You Self-Custody
USDT delisting in the EU is a platform event, not an asset ban. What MiCA changes, why USDT stayed available so long, and what it means if you self-custody.
Can Self-Custody Replace a CEX? What You Can and Cannot Do Without Coinbase or Binance
Which centralized-exchange functions a self-custody setup can actually replace — holding, swaps, DeFi — and where fiat rails, support, and limits remain.
Best CEX Alternatives for Self-Custody in 2026: How to Move Off Coinbase or Binance Safely
How to move off Coinbase or Binance to self-custody in 2026 — which CEX alternative fits your use case, and how to migrate without losing funds.
Using a Self-Custody Wallet as Your Main DeFi Account: Where Your Assets Actually Sit
Where your assets actually sit when you use a self-custody wallet to swap, earn, bridge, and trade, and the check to run before you sign.
Where Do European Crypto Exchanges Report Under DAC8?
A reference on DAC8 reporting paths — same member state, cross-border EU exchange, and non-EU CASPs — and why exchange location is not a loophole.
Do Exchange Withdrawals to Self-Custody Get Reported Under DAC8?
A reference on DAC8 reporting and self-custody for European crypto-asset users moving funds off centralized exchanges in 2026.
Italian Crypto Tax in 2026: A Reference on Quadro RW, Quadro RT, and DAC8
A pre-commercialista reference for Italian crypto holders: the 2026 capital-gains rate, Quadro RW, Quadro RT, ravvedimento operoso, DAC8, and records.