Crypto Aficionado

Crypto Aficionado

This blog will cover all things Crypto/Blockchain related from Gaming, Mining/Staking, DeFi, Exchanges & Wallets.


Gala Music - Setting Music Free on the Blockchain

22 Jul 2022 6 minute read 2 comments Mozzie

Gala Music is something I'm incredibly excited about. By adapting what they're doing with Gala Games, Gala Music will be powered by the people and listen to earn. Gala Music will hopefully be changing the music industry, forever. Everything within th...

The Legendary Silk Road of the Darkweb

3 May 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Mozzie

Alert placed on the Silk Road 2.0's homepage following its seizure by the U.S. government and European law enforcement. (Credit: FBI) Backstory  Silk Road was an infamous digital black market platform that was wildly popular for money laundering a...

GoDaddy - DNS issues & Social Engineering Attacks

23 Nov 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Mozzie

KerbsOnSecurity is reporting that yet another social engineering attack has targeted GoDaddy employees as a security breach. GoDaddy indicates yet another social engineering scam has targeted a "limited" number of employees and was behind multiple ou...

Cred Inc - Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

10 Nov 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Mozzie

Cred sent out a flurry of tweets late last month that left its customers in shock and confusion, funds frozen, platform down, whats next? What does this mean for competing services like BlockFi, Celsius and Nexo? Update #1 Oct 28th, 2020 - The Cred p...

BlockFi vs Celsius - Unbank Yourself.

6 Nov 2020 3 minute read 8 comments Mozzie

Over the last few months I've given both BlockFi and Celsius services a trial run too see which platform I'm going to stick with since they're so similar. TLDR; BlockFi is the easiest and least confusing to use, Celsius offers more coins and the best...

Blankos Block Party - Founders Pack Sale is Live!, Priority Access to the Private Beta Starting Nov 17th!

22 Oct 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Mozzie

Limited Edition, Limited Quantity. Sequentially Serial Numbered, Tokenized. First Come, First Serve. Blankos Block Party Founders Pack Sale is live right now at Blankos.com!  Right now for a limited time you can buy any Founder's Pack for Priority...

TLDR; Paypal's Crypto Service Roundup

21 Oct 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Mozzie

PayPal announced Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020 that it is launching its own cryptocurrency service, allowing people to buy, hold and sell digital currency on its site and applications. Customers will also be able to use cryptocurrencies to shop at any merc...

The Faer Isles Distillery crowdfunding STO on the Ethereum Blockchain

11 Oct 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Mozzie

Be a part of whisky history by becoming a member of this ambitious whisky start-up. Faer Isles Distillery may be the first whisky distillery on earth to allow crypto currencies as a means of funding. The Faer Isles Distillery is set to open a 23,00...

People’s Bank of China is set to test the Digital Yuan with a "Red Envelope" Lottery Air Drop!

11 Oct 2020 1 minute read 6 comments Mozzie

China's Central Bank is attempting to modernize its payment system and looking to fend off any competition from privately issued cryptocurrencies with its first public test of its digital yuan payment system. The People's Bank of China will be ho...

Brave is Officially the Highest Rated Browser on the PlayStore!

10 Oct 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Mozzie

Brave is a privacy focused open-source and free web browser with built in shields to block data-grabbing ads and trackers based on the Chromium web browser. Brave provides an ecosystem for users to earn, sell or even send (tip) cryptocurrency in the...