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.


Bear market, bull market, repeat

3 Mar 2026 4 minute read 4 comments crypto newbie mom

  Good morning/evening   So it is my belief that we are in a bear market, I have no idea how long for and of course I could be wrong. The highs and lows may not be as extreme as they have been in the past for Bitcoin but as for ALTs, well some of the...

The road trip

28 Feb 2026 4 minute read 11 comments crypto newbie mom

    Good morning/evening   You may remember my post about the new landlord regulations coming into force in the UK, so now we are  in the UK and came by road as we  needed to take a variety of tools, to do the work we need to do. (Do we really need 3...

The new Aave app

15 Feb 2026 4 minute read 2 comments crypto newbie mom

    Good morning/evening   I am going to give you a quick recap on my DeFi activities beforeI take a look at the new Aave app. We have to go back to 2022 and yes looking at those articles now make me cringe but hey ho it is all a learning curve. With...

Crypto fear and regulation

1 Feb 2026 4 minute read 8 comments crypto newbie mom

  Good morning/evening   With all the talk around the Clarity act and the Genius act, it is difficult to not think about the crypto market becoming regulated, how well or badly it will be regulated and how it will affect us as crypto investors.   Gov...

AI is not just used for good.

25 Jan 2026 4 minute read 6 comments crypto newbie mom

  Good morning/evening   For years, crypto repeated the same mantra like a spell, not your keys, not your coins. It was simple self custody was sold as freedom. In reality, it became a high stakes puzzle where one typo, one blind signature, or one mo...

Bulgaria and the Euro

17 Jan 2026 4 minute read 15 comments crypto newbie mom

  Good morning/evening   Today I am writing about Bulgaria and its transition to the Euro Currency on January 1st, 2026. It may seem sudden, but it has been planned for a long time. There have been delays due to corruption among other things. Now don...

Doing nothing in Crypto feels wrong

5 Jan 2026 4 minute read 10 comments crypto newbie mom

    Good morning/evening   Crypto is strange for me at the moment, for the first time in over 5 years I am not waiting, not waiting for a bull run to take some profits, not waiting for the new narrative and not waiting for news on any of my DePin pro...

BItcoin and almost a year of the ETFs

29 Dec 2025 3 minute read 6 comments crypto newbie mom

    Good morning/evening   It has been almost a year now of Bitcoin having an ETF so it is time to reflect but I first want to say that I have often called the ETFs a double edged sword, yes they legitimized Bitcoin which in the eyes of TradFi turned...

Guess the Bitcoin price Christmas 2025

25 Dec 2025 2 minute read 2 comments crypto newbie mom

    Good morning/evening   Merry Christmas/ Happy holidays everyone.   Back in 2023 we started a new tradition in our house called guess the Bitcoin price on Christmas day, the winner would recieve $100 to buy the crypto of their choice. (I guess wit...

Metamask is it an upgrade or not

15 Dec 2025 5 minute read 9 comments crypto newbie mom

    Good morning/evening   Well I don't know about you but for me MetaMask was the first wallet that I had other than the Helium one from the days when they had their own blockchain. Admittedly now I do not use it much as most of my daily use is on S...