A foray into crypto, A technophobes journey

A foray into crypto, A technophobes journey

A personal blog about how we got into crypto and the rollercoaster ride it was.


Rugged not once but twice!

9 Oct 2022 2 minute read 8 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning.   Some of you may well remember that once upon a time in node season we had invested a small amount of money into ProjectX or PXT which then changed to PXT2 then back to PXT (I know, its hard to keep up with all the name changes).    Ju...

The WeatherXm mining weather station arrived

2 Oct 2022 1 minute read 9 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning.   Well back in December after doing some sketchy research I put myself on a waiting list for a WeatherXm mining bundle, I was really keen on this, to me it had utillity and isn't that one of the things you look for in a project? They ha...

Helium is moving to Solana

23 Sep 2022 1 minute read 13 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning   Well voting is now over for Helium to move to the Solana blockchain.   It passed with over 81% of the votes, not that this would ever be in doubt, I learned a long time ago that unless you have thousands of HNT your vote does not count...

Crankk the new lorawan people's network

17 Sep 2022 1 minute read 6 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning.     There is going to be another people's network, this time from a company called Crankk. It is being built on the Kadena network. Much like Helium, Crankk will use  POC (proof of coverage) to reward miners with the new Crankk token....

Thank you Patch. Going to the moon with a Stablefund bot

15 Sep 2022 1 minute read 2 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning.   As you may be aware, one of our community members  https://www.publish0x.com/@Patch did a giveaway here on PublishOx for reaching 500 followers. Not only is that a great achievement but also a hugely generous gesture to reward 4 peopl...

Free fun money month 3

14 Sep 2022 1 minute read 6 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning.   It is that time of the month again where I take a look at my earnings from free faucets and apps. As usuall I have invested $0.00, just a little time and effort.       PublishOx   0.00238301 ETH  up from ETH 0.00189201 / $3.70 3.78 AM...

IO5 using Helium hotspots is a bit fishy

14 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning   As you may well be aware we have been quite invested in Helium, you may also be aware that the Helium token is not doing so great at the moment.    This is probably why when news was coming out about a new project using Helium hotspots...

Tears, Tantrums and sleepless nights.

10 Sep 2022 2 minute read 8 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning.   Yes i know it has been a while since my last post which was the Helium and Solana one.   Now i know im still a crypto newbie (when are you not still a newbie? answers in the comments please!) but what a weekend it was after that annou...

Helium and Solana

31 Aug 2022 2 minute read 4 comments crypto newbie mom

Good morning.   This morning's post is a bit unexpected for me and currently i know i have not had time to digest all this information and form a rational thought about it.    HELIUM IS MOVING TO THE SOLANA BLOCKCHAIN    Firstly why are they doing t...

What was your first crypto?

29 Aug 2022 2 minute read 13 comments crypto newbie mom

Good Morning   Today i am asking the question 'what was your first crypto'? Partly because we are spending a lot of time at the moment thinking about ours but i am interested in how it happened to others.   Were you 'orange pilled by someone? I love...