CryptoSensei

CryptoSensei

chronicles of an English teacher


Vitalik Buterin’s creativity never ceases

7 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Vitalik Buterin’s creativity never ceases Colour me ashamed but I just recently realised that u/vbuterin initially conceptualised ETH to be built as a Layer 2 on top of Bitcoin. And he immersed himself in a project called Coloured Coins which was lik...

8 fun facts about Monero

5 Aug 2023 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

Monero means “moon” in Esperanto. You can buy Monero on Kraken, Binance and Kucoin You can run a node on a Raspberry Pi. The Monero community organises “Monerorun” once in a while to stress-test exchanges’ ability to support withdrawals There are on...

Did you really become a BTC maxi as a result of failed low cap investments?

3 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Did you really become a BTC maxi as a result of failed low cap investments? I often read here that people become BTC (and/or ETH) maxis after they bank their hopes and invest too much on low cap moonshots. Their high risk-high rewards ventures don’t...

Tips to stay safe on DeFi

1 Aug 2023 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

Tips to stay safe on DeFi Check that the Dapp you’re using is certified by Certik or another reputable company Also use pages like exponential.fi and l2beat to DYOR and check the legitimacy of the Dapp you want to use. Understand where the high yiel...

What coin do you use between exchanges?

1 Aug 2023 1 minute read 5 comments cryotosensei

What coin do you use between exchanges? BTC and ETH are the blue chips but their associated transaction fees are not to be sniffed at. Hence, in order to preserve my wallet, I routinely convert these assets to Litecoin when I need to transfer them be...

Crypto tax rates across countries

29 Jul 2023 2 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

I fancy myself a free-spirited person who can uproot myself and forge a life in a new country. That’s why I have a keen interest to collect data regarding the capital gains taxes in various countries. This is to help me make an informed decision shou...

Coffeezilla - the hero who doesn’t wear a cape

27 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Coffeezilla - The Hero Who Doesn’t Wear A Cape YouTubers usually have a bad rep but this thankfully doesn’t apply to Coffeezilla. He is a one-man show tirelessly educating the world about the myriad scams and more importantly, how to protect oneself...

Has your opinion of CDC changed?

23 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Has your opinion of CDC changed? Crypto (dot) com used to win our hearts and minds with its sleek cards and shiny rewards. There was even a CRO guy who posted every day religiously in the Daily about how CRO was set to increase dramatically in value....

Debunking myths about Monero

22 Jul 2023 1 minute read 7 comments cryotosensei

Debunking myths about Monero With regulation snapping at our heels these days, I became more interested in Monero because hey, it’s so robust that the United States IRS offered a $625,000 bounty to anyone who could hack Monero's privacy protocols. Bu...

Have you ever logically bet on a low cap coin and gotten profits?

22 Jul 2023 1 minute read 8 comments cryotosensei

Have you ever logically bet on a low cap coin and gotten profits? Congratulations, guys! We made it. CDC listed our favourite token. I’m fairly certain that you were caught unaware like me, judging by the yelps of surprise in the daily today. Who wou...