Detailing the adventures of a techie into the wonderful and terrifying world of crypto products. Let's explore exchanges, staking, interest earning, and smart contracts together.
25 Apr 2020 1 minute read 15 comments Creepto
Over the last couple of days, Publish0x has been flooded with articles explaining how to trade LRC on Loopring.io, extolling its virtues, and promising you $5 if you trade there. I understand Publish0x signed some kind of deal with them. That's why w...
19 Apr 2020 2 minute read 30 comments Creepto
The Problem My last 2 posts dealt with me finding new shitcoins that appeared on my ETH address (see KickCoin and Minereum articles). I usually find those when looking at my address on an Ethereum block explorer. The most common block explorer, used...
14 Apr 2020 3 minute read 27 comments Creepto
Spam, Spam, Spam...* * Monty Python's immortal spam sketch. Tuesday is spam day here at chez Creepto. The mail lady delivers a big heap of catalogs, coupons, church invitations, and other assorted crap - and dumps it in our mail box. Whereupon we pi...
7 Mar 2020 4 minute read 5 comments Creepto
TL;DR Is KickCoin token a scam? YES. About a month ago, a new token found its way into my Ether wallet. 888,888 "Kick" tokens appeared out of thin air. I googled a bit, and found an article from Kick explaining that they decided to airdrop tokens t...
21 Feb 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Creepto
2 days ago, an article in Forbes discusses how Visa awarded full membership to the Crypto exchange Coinbase: Credit card giant Visa has granted its principal membership to a cryptocurrency company for the first time. Officially awarded to cryptocurr...
11 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Creepto
Who is Jamie Dimon? If you haven't heard of Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan yet, here's what you need to know: 1. He's a billionaire, and not ashamed of it (and believe me, I could have pasted a much worse quote - just google his 60 Minutes intervi...
6 Feb 2020 5 minute read 6 comments Creepto
Sandbox downloaded software - NOW! Note: this article will focus on the Sandboxing feature introduced in Windows 10. If you're using MacOS or Linux, scroll to the bottom, to see an alternative. The risk As a Publish0X reader, you're bombarded with li...
5 Feb 2020 10 minute read 5 comments Creepto
TL;DR: There's a way to prove your identity without going through an long KYC process with every service provider. Note: In this post, I'll do my best avoid diving too deep into cryptography, math, and actual research. Where possible, I'll mention re...
29 Jan 2020 6 minute read 1 comment Creepto
After writing my first post, on why KYC/AML is adding friction to onboarding, and to adding new customers, I realized there's more to be said about the subject. So rather than just discussing the problem, I intend to offer solutions, such zero-knowle...
28 Jan 2020 3 minute read 20 comments Creepto
Make Crypto frictionless (again) I recently received an email from my friend and crypto-mentor, recommending a new investment app called Voyager. As with all those emails, this one included a reference code, promising $25 in BTC, after your first $10...
