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.


The Shell Pasta Affair

22 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

A family sat down at the dinner table to have dinner. The menu included pasta with marinara sauce or alfredo, with a side of french bread and butter. As the dinner commenced, the question came up from the wife how the meal was. However, before anyone...

Landed My First IT Degree

22 Aug 2023 2 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti

So, I've finally achieved a big personal milestone, accomplishing and receiving my first IT degree in network administration and security. It's not a big deal in the larger scheme of things; by many opinions industry certifications are worth more. Ho...

AlienWorlds Landowner Status: Or Can I Sell You This Wonderful Piece of Crater?

19 Aug 2023 4 minute read 4 comments WinterYeti

So, I decided to make the big dip after getting back into AlienWorlds to become a landowner for a change. If some of my longtime readers recall, I bailed out on the game, mainly because it had become extremely boring, I wasn't going to drop $3,000 fo...

How Not to Ask Someone for Work

15 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

Ever wondered why Asian street markets are so much fun to go to as a customer to buy stuff? It's because you already know about them, have heard from others the benefits, and you want in on the action too. It's your natural FOMO tendency at work. If...

Dealing With Burnout

15 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

I'm tired. I'm really, really tired. I've been working non-stop the last three weeks with two big writing project back to back. 123 tasks later, I'm genuinely fried. The last three days have been the worst, with a collective amount of 10 hours of sle...

Dealing With the Wal-Mart Effect in Freelancing

14 Aug 2023 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

Anyone has dipped their toe in freelancing knows what the term "feast and famine," means. The business of freelancing, particularly in the writing arena is very much a cyclical rollercoaster of ups and downs. One day you have more work than you know...

The Pervasive Nature of Digital Profile Racism

10 Aug 2023 5 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

I've always dealt with having to prove, work, network and push harder than my counterparts. It's not because I'm an expert or an egotistical ass; unfortunately, my challenge is my skin color. I'm not white enough. My father never quite understood the...

Modern Marketing is Amazingly Effective at Being Stupid

8 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

Why in the world would a crypto exchange company that's already been in an industry seeing backlash associated with Matt Damon being the face of "fortune favors the brave" campaign think that switching to a comedian would produce better business resu...

I Hate My Mobile...

7 Aug 2023 2 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti

I'm a traditionalist when it comes to computers. I like my keyboard, I like a big screen, and I hate having to strain my eyeballs to the point of them popping out of my skull to see something. I'm also not a fan of carrying a big digital brick on my...

The Tired, Repeat Vulnerability of DeFi

6 Aug 2023 1 minute read 1 comment WinterYeti

For all the belly-aching about crypto regulation, DeFi's aren't doing themselves any favors continuing to be hackathon train wrecks. Now, the latest victim is Curve.  Curve has been well-known in digital currency circles as both a swap tool, liquidit...