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Q2 2022 has not been kind to Bitcoin, printing red after red candle across all 3 months. After 3 consecutive months of despair, we finally saw a sliver of green for July. Is the bottom in? Are we due for a stupendous rally to end 2022 in style? Will Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit spark WWIII? … Read more
We’re heading into the final 3 months of the year-long En Bloc process to get the 80% mandate to put our estate up for developer bids. There’s been a ton of developments since my last en bloc update in March, where I updated that we had reached the 70% mark. Increase in Reserve Price Firstly, … Read more
Bear markets tend to be the best times to start accumulating into a new investment product, so I thought I’d use this time to look into Roboadvisors. Platforms such as Stashaway, Syfe and others have been around for a while, but because of the breadth of options available at OCBC RoboInvest, with its 37 thematic … Read more
Wow. What an insane 3 months it’s been for crypto. We saw the absolute annihilation of LUNA and UST, with a combined market cap of US$40B disappear in the span of 2 weeks, and a general feeling of doom and gloom across all risk-on assets, including the broader crypto market as well as equities. Looks … Read more
Today’s post will be a short one, but I thought it was a really good nugget to share, not just with you, but with myself as a note. I recently came across this podcast with Tim Ferris and Hugh Jackman. In the podcast, Tim mentioned that he’d read a story about how Hugh Jackman would … Read more
Since young, we’ve been inundated with advice about the importance of getting 8 hours of restful sleep. But with so many events, work-related or not, weighing down our minds, how can we optimise for sleep? With a global obsession trending toward an always-on approach to work, a 24-hour news cycle, and full blown pandemic and now, a … Read more
It has been a while since I last provided an update on the status of the en bloc process. In my last update in November of 2021, we had at that point secured 50% consent for the en bloc. As of today, I am pleased to update that Huttons, in their tireless efforts to reach … Read more
After a crazy freefall that kickstarted back in November 2021 that resulted in Bitcoin falling from a high of $69,000 (nice) all the way back down to $32,950, we finally reversed that trend with an absolutely insane closing day move on 28 Feb. When you think about the fact that we’re in the middle of … Read more
Okay Okay, calm down boys. I know you’re all sharpening your knives and laying ambush in the comments section. Hear me out. I love Bitcoin. I hold Bitcoin. But I don’t understand folks bashing EVERYTHING ELSE and advocating holding ONLY Bitcoin. Some of these bitcoin maxis are so much, that they advocate not just holding … Read more
The 2022 edition of the Super Bowl is notable for the numerous crypto companies advertising on it. Today, I want to hone in on 2 of the most popular crypto exchanges available on the market today, and more importantly, the extreme polar opposite strategies they took to executing their commercial. They are Coinbase and FTX. … Read more
As crazy as it seems, we’ve finally wrapped up 2021, and even survived the first month of 2022. Although Bitcoin and Ethereum both continued the disappointing slide from 2021 into the first month of 2022. From a monthly candle perspective, we have formed the perfect McDonald’s arch logo. Looks like crypto bros just have to … Read more
If you follow me on Twitter or has followed my blog, you’ll know that I bought several NFTs, both on Opensea as well as Veve. Well, I recently sold one of those NFTs on Veve, and although it’s not BAYC level, it’s still pretty decent money in a relatively short amount of time, for basically … Read more
Sorry this came a little late, was too busy crying into my pillow at the end of 2021 (where’s my $100K Bitcoin?!) and into the early days of 2022 to write about this. Anyway, we have finally come to the end of yet another crazy, crazy year. At the end of the year, it seems … Read more
Ben Mezrich, the author that needs no introduction, the man behind several bestselling books and best known for “The Accidental Billionaires” that went on to become the Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winner for Best film, The Social Network, is now officially involved in the NFT space. I’ve been a fan of his work and … Read more
I’m sure this year has been a rough one for many, myself included. I felt like towards the end of 2020, we were all hopeful of a better 2021, that the pandemic will be controlled once the rollout of vaccines were done. Who knew Covid had more patterns than badminton. As we head into the … Read more
November 2021 proved to be a real disappointment in terms of price action for Bitcoin. What was promised as an epic Q4 2021 whimpered to a 7.15% drop in price from $61,356 to $56,974. After an exciting 40% upside move in Uptober, many were expecting Bitcoin to continue the trend, dubbing the month Moonvember, Upvember … Read more
It has been almost a year since we kickstarted the en bloc process by setting up a group chat for residents, and canvassing for a requisition to begin exploring an official en bloc attempt. We finally held the 2nd EOGM on November 6, 2021, and passed all resolutions to officially commence the en bloc signing. … Read more
A few months ago in August, I wrote about discovering a new NFT platform called Veve. Veve then had a partnership with Disney, and started putting out Disney IP as NFTs, and I duly snagged a rare Spiderman “Jumping into Action” NFT. I funded my Veve account with an initial USD800, which translated to 800Gems … Read more
It has been a while since my en bloc development updates! So here’s a quick one. The Collective Sale Committee (CSC) team has been quietly working hard on the ground, and together with marketing agent representatives, worked out a very favourable Reserve Price (the floor price at which the entire estate will be put up … Read more
October wasn’t called Uptober for nothing in Bitcoin world. To kick of Q4, traditionally Bitcoin’s strongest quarter in the year, it rallied an astounding 40% from $43,800 to close the month at $61,359. Okay, so it wasn’t exactly the $63,000 that PlanB called for, but it was pretty damn close. At 97% accuracy rate, I … Read more