Crypto Nomad
Crypto Nomad

Crypto Nomad

Musings of a Crypto Nomad. I'll share thoughts, life experiences and personal opinions here.


Is the current Ukrainian conflict affecting crypto prices?

27 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment garethvjones

I read GriffinTor's article The Bull Market starts Tommorow..What would you do?? with great interest and thought to myself "Is the current Ukrainian conflict affecting crypto prices?" It's allegedly, affecting the price of everything else around the...

I'm thinking of creating an NFT collection

27 Nov 2022 1 minute read 5 comments garethvjones

As the title says, I'm thinking of creating an NFT collection. Easy enough to say, but in my research on how to actually go about doing it, it's a somewhat different game. I'm currently in the process of learning about elements. It is most definitely...

Uphold closing accounts

21 Nov 2022 1 minute read 4 comments garethvjones

I've just read a post on Reddit that Uphold banned an account because the money received into the account was by deceit. Uphold have every right to administer their service how they see fit, but the kicker here is that the money was legitimately depo...

Further musings on moving assets around

17 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment garethvjones

I’ve been giving more thought to moving my crypto into Wealthsimple following my recent post on the subject.  The thing is, whilst Wealthsimple allows you to buy and sell crypto, and they’re regulated here in Canada, they’re not actually a crypto exc...

ArriveCan: The $54 million app

16 Nov 2022 1 minute read 3 comments garethvjones

Those of you from Canada who had to travel in the last few months will be aware of the gong show that the ArriveCan app was. It cost the Federal Government some $54 million!! $54 million for an app that was only meant to cost $80,000. Thats a fair ch...

Moving my crypto

15 Nov 2022 1 minute read 7 comments garethvjones

I'm sure that many of us smaller investors are a little more anxious and a little more cautious following the collapse of FTX. I'm also pretty sure that a lot of us have many questions regarding the safety and security of our crypto currencies in the...

Should we be worried about crypto.com

14 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments garethvjones

Over the weekend I have been following the saga that is the collapse of FTX. It happened so quickly that people didn't get a chance to react and many have lost millions. Now, I'm seeing some concerning news about crypto.com. In the screenshot below f...

Is the Apocalypse here?

13 Nov 2022 1 minute read 5 comments garethvjones

I read John Wege's article The Crypto Apocalypse is Here with great interest.  In the article, he mentions that people who purchased "Bitcoin during the Mt. Gox hack panic, the covid crash, or any previous bear market have all done extremely well" an...

Uphold's response to FTX

12 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments garethvjones

Yesterday I wrote about Newton's response to FTX and how they're sending out emails to reassure people that their investment is safe, it's Uphold's turn to send emails. Uphold is slightly different to Newton, but at the same time, is pretty much the...

Newton's response to FTX

11 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments garethvjones

Newton has been sending out emails in the past few hours wanting to reassure their customers that all of their assets are insured and that they don't take risks with customers' money. This is applaudable, as it provides a sense of security to it's cu...