chronicles of an English teacher
8 Dec 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Bitcoin. Its adoption differs from country to country. Take for instance BTC ATMs. They are prohibited in Singapore but occupy prime real estate in Japan (see below). Though it is technically not a country, Hong Kong hosts BTC ATMs at its laundromats...
5 Dec 2023 1 minute read 3 comments cryotosensei
I’m in Japan, where parents routinely indulge in hot dips with their children. But not even the prospect of relaxing in the bathtub is enticing enough for my four-year-old to take a shower. My mother-in-law bought many bath balls so that my son wou...
4 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I’m vacationing in Japan now, and if there’s one thing I’m acutely aware of, it’s the fact that I have stopped being so conscious of my spending. Of course, the depreciating Japanese yen plays a part in my relaxed attitude towards money, but the grea...
2 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
As 2023 is winding down, do you find yourself in an introspective mood as you take stock of how you have progressed in your Bitcoin journey this year? Or perhaps you have already assimilated into the Bitcoin Standard for a while, so this year doesn’t...
20 Nov 2023 4 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
My 21-Day Bitcoin Diaries Today, I decided to embark on a 21-day challenge in which I did something related to Bitcoin every day. I would also record my progress on Stacker News. Day 1 - I used my sats from my Muun wallet to buy a gift card (my count...
19 Nov 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I’m surprised that companies have not utilised the Lightning Network to conduct guerrilla marketing yet. They could announce to the public to be on the hunt for a specific number of QR codes scattered all over the city on public transport, shopping m...
19 Nov 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Bitcoiners embrace their independence of thought. They don’t follow the herd mentality and refrain from speculating in ephemeral assets. They are happy to just stack sats. Bitcoiners live life on their own terms. While other people worry them...
17 Nov 2023 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
I wrote about my struggles with fatherhood. I’m glad I opened up, because that was how I came across the term “low time-preference”. Stacker compared children with Bitcoin, stating how both are low time-preference assets. If truth be told, I didn’t...
15 Nov 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
2023 has been an enlightening year for me. I got to understand better Bitcoiners’ psyche. Most typical “investors” buy Bitcoin, hoping that it will soar to $69k and beyond. They look at the Fear and Greed index and strategise about how to increase...
11 Nov 2023 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
If you have played Solitaire before, you probably played it on your desktop computer in the 1990-2000s. Generally, I’m not keen to play games to earn sats because I would rather do other stuff. But I will make an exception for Solitaire. So, I downl...
