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We all know Bitcoin to be highly volatile, with 10X gains and 80% drops a fairly normal year for Bitcoin. But for those new to this burgeoning asset, it can be nauseating. When investing, everybody likes to buy low and sell high, but with such volatility, when is low and when is high? I bought … Read more
September has historically been a ‘meh’ month for Bitcoin, and this past September has proven no different. Bitcoin fell 7% from August, to end the month at $43,834. What is amazing though, is the tweet that PlanB made all the way back in June, where he predicted where the Bitcoin price was going to end … Read more
What are you willing to sacrifice in the name of getting to financial independence (FI)? The sweet release of knowing you’re free of debt, and not only that, but thriving in a way that you’ll never have to work another day in your life. Your time is truly yours to spend. Because ultimately, time is … Read more
Quite a number of things have happened in August that is setting a wider baseline in terms of adoption and usage of crypto and blockchain technology. These haven’t seemed to translate to price action, so I think we will definitely be seeing some intense action in the last quarter of the year. Bitcoin price action … Read more
I will assume by now you folks know what an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) is. It is basically a representation of ownership of various objects. It can be an image, a sound, a video, that can be demonstrably linked back to you, as a rightful owner of the object. Cryptokitties Cryptokitties was one of the first … Read more
NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, have been taking the crypto world by storm this year, in the process helping Ethereum achieve gains that surpass Bitcoin from a percentage perspective. It is also not showing any signs of pausing, with NFTs minted in 2017 coming back with a vengeance this year, with the likes of CryptoPunks and … Read more
A major bullish lagging indicator is forming, and is gearing up to appear in the next few days, potentially over the weekend of 14 / 15 August, 2021. The Golden Cross. Why am I so excited for this golden cross formation? Well, the last time we had a golden cross in October of 2020, we … Read more
Over the weekend, 7 August, Marvel launched their very first NFT, featuring friendly neighborhood Spiderman in a variety of poses. It was the first NFT drop I participated in, and because it was from Marvel, I expected the rare, ultra rare and secret rare ones to be snapped up within minutes of launch. Altogether, there … Read more
August 5th 2021 marked a rather special day for Ethereum. It was the day the London Hard Fork (or EIP 1559) was enacted. With EIP 1559, Ethereum became a little less inflationary. With every block, some ETH gets burned, and the total new supply of ETH gets a little lesser. ETH developers claim this makes … Read more
If you have been following my updates on the en bloc process, thank you for doing so. I hope this series sheds some light on the ups and downs, and sometimes long drawn process that is the collective sale attempt of a condo estate in Singapore. The timeline so far So this particular adventure started … Read more
After what seemed like forever in cryptoland, but in reality was only 3 months of excruciating downward spiral, we finally see a green month for Bitcoin, marking July with an 18.4% close higher, starting the month at $35,059 and closing at a price of $41,490. What made this reversal so much more impressive was that … Read more
The first thing you see when you land on the hodlnaut site, is the proclamation that hodlnaut is the easiest way to earn interest on your crypto. It’s a big statement to plaster front and centre, so I wanted to see if that was truly the case. In a low interest rate environment such as … Read more
It’s been almost 2 months since my last en bloc update, so I thought I’d share some of what has been happening since the last update in May. At the last update, we held the first EOGM to vote for officially proceeding with En Bloc attempt. With this, the Collective Sale Committee (CSC) was formed, … Read more
Nope, definitely not Bonds. Nor is it Berkshire Hathaway. It’s Bitcoin! The ₿ Word is a Bitcoin focused initiative that aims to demystify and destigmatize mainstream narratives about Bitcoin, explain how institutions can and should embrace it, and raise awareness around areas of the network that need support. Featured speakers at the ₿ word event … Read more
Despite a volatile and overall downward price action on Bitcoin, there remains a bunch of positive announcements across the month of June. The decline in price was also much less pronounced than in May. Hopefully this signals the start of a rebound for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. In terms of price action, Bitcoin … Read more
In real estate, all that matters is location, location, location. In the real estate of the brain, that equivalent would be information, information, information. Which would be fine if we had all the time in the world. Unfortunately, the last I checked, we still only have 24 hours a day. So in a world with … Read more
As many of you know, I use CMC markets as a trading platform to trade CFDs. This morning, I came across an email from CMC Markets with a new promotion where you can win $200 credits to power up your account, plus $50 Cold Storage vouchers. If you don’t know what CFDs are, it is … Read more
Meet Koia, the alternative asset investment platform that allows you to participate in assets such as luxury watches and fine wine from £50.
Not just any wine, Just Wine Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile has been voted one of the best value for quality wines my household has ever had. Just Wine, established in 2017, has been bringing in select quality wines from Australia and Chile. The selections are led by wine consultant Ch’ng Poh Tiong. I’m no wine … Read more
Bitcoin miners have just signaled for Bitcoin Taproot activation scheduled for November of 2021. If the above sentence made zero sense to you, you’re probably not alone. While the majority of us sees Bitcoin as either Digital Gold, a new asset class, or an extremely risky roll of a dice, it’s ultimately technology riding on … Read more