In this video, I go over some of the current risks of investing in ICOs (initial coin offerings) which is a means of fundraising used by companies, organizations and individuals that offer a crypto token as a means of raising… Read More ›
Month: November 2017
The Community of the Cryptospace – “Diary of an African Cryptocurrency Miner”
I wanted to share this story, because it’s not the first instance I’ve heard of where the cryptospace has provided an opportunity for someone, somewhere, in the world, and they’ve been able to better their lives by jumping into some… Read More ›
Perspective – The Price of Bitcoin
[Note: At of the time this post was written up, November 4, 2017, UTC 23:45, the price of bitcoin was $7,378.00 each] Although the chart does not note specific circumstances that drive the price at a given moment in time,… Read More ›
Jargon Insight – What the F* is “HODL?”
If you start exploring the crypto space, in time, you will likely see someone say “I’m hodling” or #HODL. So what does HODL mean and where did it originate? Origins The oldest cited use of HODL was as a thread… Read More ›
Mike Novogratz – “The Herd Is Coming”
This was at the Ethereal Summit San Francisco, 2017 (video from Omar Bahm’s (Crypt0) YouTube Channel) Mike Novogratz – “The Herd Is Coming” In this presentation, Mike goes over how he got into the crypto space, the potential for cryptos… Read More ›
A Few Words on Bitpetite (and Lending Platforms in General)
When a widely promoted “money making” platform called Bitpetite closed down on November 2, 2017 and ran off with people’s money, I had a few thoughts to share. It was a lending platform that was, for all intents and purposes,… Read More ›
Commentary: Charles Hugh Smith- “Why is bitcoin such a big deal?”
Today I’m going to share a piece by Charles Hugh Smith, which if you’ve never read, you might like, because he cuts through the crap and tells things in a no-nonsense manner. I’ve read a few of his early books,… Read More ›