The Crypto Idiot

The Crypto Idiot

I'm new to crypto. It shows. Let's learn from my experiences together! Written by a former teacher, current analyst. I've raised a family, I've written novels, I've even won money on game shows. But I've never gotten into the world of alt-coins, until now.


Ten Facts about Crypto

31 May 2024 2 minute read 7 comments LearnMeGood

Hey everyone, It's good to be back!  For those of you who have read my stuff before, I tend to be tongue-in-cheek, don't take yourself too seriously, let's have a laugh instead of a coronary, and the like.  So if you came in knowing that about me and...

Autocompound with Restake

12 Feb 2024 4 minute read 0 comments LearnMeGood

Hey, fellow Hodlers! If you haven't been autocompounding your staked bags, let me tell ya, you've been missing out! I have a lot of staked assets.  I mean, I'm not a whale or anything, but I have plenty of different tokens that I have staked and earn...

So... IS Die Hard a Christmas Movie?

29 Dec 2023 4 minute read 2 comments LearnMeGood

Hey everybody, I hope you have had a wonderful holiday season and are gearing up for a fantastic New Year!  Since we just celebrated Christmas a few days ago and everyone has been in the mood to watch Christmas movies, I figured I would take a moment...

Confessions of a Frightened HODLer

11 Dec 2023 2 minute read 18 comments LearnMeGood

Hey guys, I've got a question.  Are we currently in a Bear Market?  A Bull Market?  A Duckbilled Platypus Market? I really don't know, but out on the interwebs a whole lot of people know.  People on the interwebs know everything.  They know how much...

Bit-Lit

12 May 2023 2 minute read 1 comment LearnMeGood

Hello, True Believers, and welcome once again to a ridiculously silly post by yours truly, The Crypto Idiot.  If you like my posts, or at the very least are not outrageously enraged by them, please consider telling all your friends, your family membe...

Why the Ethereum Merge is Taking So Long

24 May 2022 1 minute read 2 comments LearnMeGood

Ethereum is the second most popular cryptocurrency in the space, behind only Bitcoin.  Some people might even argue that it tops the Big B!  But as we are all well aware, the merge to Ethereum 2.0, or ETH2, or E2: Electric Boogaloo, is taking far lon...

What Does Buying Crypto Say about Your Personality?

20 Apr 2022 4 minute read 1 comment LearnMeGood

I was scrolling through the interwebs the other day, and I came across a very interesting article on Sciencealert dot com.  A certain Dr. Wang and colleagues from Queensland University of Technology (that's Down Under for the geo-illiterate amongst u...

We Don't Talk about Juno (no-no-no)

13 Apr 2022 3 minute read 0 comments LearnMeGood

I have an announcement to make:  I am a self-avowed "Cosmonaut." I haven't been in the crypto space for a very long time, but in the months that I HAVE been, I've really come to admire the Cosmos ecosystem. It started with the ATOM token.  A number o...

BITCOIN BEGINS: The epic origin story, coming soon to a theater near you!

5 Apr 2022 3 minute read 2 comments LearnMeGood

Imagine going to the local AMC or Cinemark to see that flick you've anticipated for months.  Perhaps it's the latest Marvel superhero team-up.  Or maybe it's the newest installment in the infinite Fast and Furious franchise.  Or heck, maybe it's Trol...

Symbiosis - Cool concept, cool website, cool experience

19 Mar 2022 3 minute read 1 comment LearnMeGood

I've been reading a lot about Symbiosis Finance lately.  It's the new kid on the crypto scene, billed as a super easy way to trade coins across platforms.  Or, in more technical terms, as their frontpage says: So let's talk about their name first. ...