The Intersect of Crypto Musings & Consumer Impacts
The Intersect of Crypto Musings & Consumer Impacts

The Intersect of Crypto Musings & Consumer Impacts

A blog focused on ongoing government regulation for crypto or consumer issues with crypto with wide range of topics from pitfalls to avoid to opportunities to grab.


SEC Twitter Hacked, Surprised?

9 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

So, in the category of, "I can't make this stuff up," the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) was hilariously hacked online with spoof approval of a Bitcoin ETF. For weeks now, consternation and expectation has been swirling about the federal g...

Why is Everyone Suddenly Forgetting 2023's Economy?

7 Jan 2024 3 minute read 1 comment WinterYeti

I sometimes sit in meetings where the last thing anyone wants to hear is the truth. It's all about good stuff, good news, positive energy and great team effort. However, the person who brings up facts is shunned and admonished publicly and is suddenl...

A U.S. Tax Law Passed in 2021 is Making Crypto Tax Reporting Hell in 2024

5 Jan 2024 5 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti

Back in 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed as a response to help the country recover from COVID, inflation, and economic stagnation. And, of course, tax changes were buried in that omnibus law package, intentionally written t...

The Absolute Manure Pile of YouTube Crypto News

4 Jan 2024 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

I do a lot of work at night, which keeps me in front of a computer. That said, it can get boring, so I do try to have some white noise going with something interesting, and my favorite tends to be documentaries. However, doing this sort of thing ever...

The Complications of Multiple LPs in the Same Token Market

4 Jan 2024 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

When a given crypto token only has one liquidity pool, that generally makes things pretty easy. For anyone who wants to participate, they only have one place to put their stake, and then the pair either changes with the given LPs market or it adds wi...

Why the Days of Good Crypto Faucets are Probably Over

3 Jan 2024 2 minute read 3 comments WinterYeti

At some point way back in the early part of the Internet Crypto history there is rumored to have been a Bitcoin faucet that gave out 5 BTC or something similar. Obviously early on, even before BTC became useful for buying pizzas, this was probably wh...

WAX Blockchain: Taco Staking

2 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

As covered in a few earlier articles I put out last week, Taco offer a variety of ways to utilize WAX-blockchain tokens. One of the more conservative approaches tends to be it's Taco Salsa, or staking options. Why Stake? Unlike the liquidity pools of...

WAX Blockchain: Taco Brigade Play2Earn Game

2 Jan 2024 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

One of the easiest play to earn games available in the WAX Blockchain has been provided by Taco for a while now, namely Brigade. However, as covered below, Brigade is a bit more than just a user click-and-pay web page. It's one side of a bigger proje...

WAX Blockchain: Taco Liquidity Pools

31 Dec 2023 4 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti

Liquidity pools are an interesting vehicle in the blockchain world where one can create a sizable amount of gain or lose their shirt. The Basic Concept A liquidity pool makes it easier to trade between two types of asset or currency. In the case of b...

Goodwill Finds for the End of Year

31 Dec 2023 1 minute read 1 comment WinterYeti

I talked earlier this week about really useful life hacks, and I do practice what I preach. Today was a nice Saturday weekend run with my daughter off to the local Goodwill with a jam-packed parking lot, and an even bigger line of people donating. Th...