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Coingecko Norma in Metaland airdrop - my 2 cents, don't bother

19 Dec 2023 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

After some hesitation, I decided to give the latest Coingecko airdrop a go and, my personal opinion is, don't bother. It's a waste of time. Or at least it was for me. Here's why. First, you're required to set up an ISKRA wallet and download the gam...

I signed up to Kraken specifically for this token

18 Dec 2023 1 minute read 4 comments LeftFooted

Yesterday I signed up to Kraken specifically because there's one token I'm accumulating that I can't really trade anywhere else apart from Kraken. And Gate.io. But I like octopuses, and Kraken is sort of one of the OGs in the crypto world so why no...

These things happen to me all the time, and I don't know why

18 Dec 2023 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted

When's the last time you couldn't get money from a cash machine due to a technical error? It happened to me once last week. For whatever reason, it's a recurring occurrence. I once set a record with three failed ATM withdrawals. The first two were...

GoodDollar security breach - UPDATE #3

18 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Over the weekend, the GoodDollar protocol got hacked. "A malicious actor", these are the words of GoodDollar themselves, "severely affected" the protocol. First, the GoodDollar wallet shows a rather unmistakable message: "there's been a security br...

GoodDollar security breach - UPDATE #2

17 Dec 2023 2 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

I'm beginning to think that the only true hedge we have is diversification. It is virtually impossible to be 100% certain with anything. Cash isn't 100% safe due to inflation, CEXs aren't 100% safe for a million of reasons, and even hardware wallets...

Suspected GoodDollar hack (or rug pull?) - UPDATE #1

17 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

I'm beginning to think that the only true hedge we have is diversification. It is virtually impossible to be 100% certain with anything. Cash isn't 100% safe due to inflation, CEXs aren't 100% safe for a million of reasons, and even hardware wallets...

Hacks, hacks everywhere

17 Dec 2023 1 minute read 5 comments LeftFooted

I'm beginning to think that the only true hedge we have is diversification. It is virtually impossible to be 100% certain with anything. Cash isn't 100% safe due to inflation, CEXs aren't 100% safe for a million of reasons, and even hardware wallets...

A crypto experiment - I'll let you know how it goes

16 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Revolut was one of the first companies to offer an easy to way to buy 'collections' of crypto. It's pretty straightforward. You pick a 'group' of cryptocurrencies, and invest any amount you want, which is split equally across cryptos of the same typ...

NordVPN's strange onboarding policy rings familiar bells

16 Dec 2023 1 minute read 6 comments LeftFooted

The last non-remote job I had was at a physical store. I managed a mobile network operator franchise for nearly four years and one of the recurring complaints from customers was that mobile carriers, almost with no exception, prioritise onboarding n...

My biggest loss ever, and further proof you should never trust ANY centralised entity

14 Dec 2023 2 minute read 5 comments LeftFooted

I guess I should refrain from mentioning the platform in question because I'm fairly sure I don't have anything to prove what I'm about to say so what's the point. I guess, perhaps, maybe, if I really tried hardER (because I already tried hard) I ma...