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when not outdoors, writing about topics that interest me


My Review of "The Business Blockchain" by William Mougayar

7 Jul 2023 1 minute read 1 comment AX17

A Captivating Dive into the World of Blockchain After last year's challenge to read a whitepaper per week, I just decided to try and read at least one blockchain related book every month. My work involves writing and editing a lot, so I am in need of...

Thinkning About Doing a Mid Year Review (even if I Had No New Year Resolutions)

1 Jul 2023 2 minute read 1 comment AX17

I got in may mail a message from Medium inviting readers to think about yearly progress and maybe make a sort of mid-year restart, something like a review. The emails sounds like this: Hi everyone, This weekend marks the halfway point of the year. Ti...

How I deal with the Power of Media as Crypto/Bitcoin User

22 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments AX17

For a few years I found interesting how social media motivates and drives peoples' actions, in all fields of activity. Referring to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, or the so called crypto world, is not a secret that Twitter and other social mediums hav...

Motivation is Sweet, but Discipline is the Real Deal

17 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments AX17

When it comes to achieving our goals and living a fulfilling life, we turn to motivation as the main driver. We are bombarded with inspirational quotes, uplifting videos, and success stories that fuel our enthusiasm, for a few moments. Motivation can...

Legal Battle Continues - Binance chooses a Practical Approach

14 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment AX17

As written previously, it seems the legal allegations from SEC are only punishments meant to solve nothing. The request to freeze assets of US Binance is, supposedly meant to protect customers' investments. Its timing is at least strange and the repl...

Sometimes all You Need is a Short Break on a Random Tuesday

13 Jun 2023 1 minute read 3 comments AX17

Today I had a rough start and so I decided to go outdoors, took a long hike and enjoyed the sun as much as possible. We had a lot of rain during last weeks here, so today was optimal for making a connection with nature. Surrounded by forests is the p...

Accepting the Blockchain Tools as Part of the Financial Ecosystem

12 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment AX17

Opening the week with encouraging news about the opinions and statement from SEC chairman regarding Blockchain technology (as per Twitter and Bitcoin news outlets). Although obvious and imminent, the idea that this technology is and will continue to...

Looking at How New Generation is Building Their Futures with Bitcoin

11 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments AX17

Known as Generation Z, they are born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, facing numerous challenges and obstacles in their task to secure a prosperous future. From economic downturns to rising student debt and a world fighting with climate change,...

Embracing Search Freedom: A Month with Presearch

9 Jun 2023 2 minute read 2 comments AX17

I needed a change and what better way to start going out of the comfort zone than...changing the search engine. To move from the search engine giant which I used for decades seemed like a good idea so I made a test for an entire month. It's not easy...

When They say Mild, You Know it Will Get WILD

6 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment AX17

Bank of America Leader(s) predict a mild recession to take place within the nearest future, this year probably as an effect of the Federal Reserve issues, unemployment rates and other economic tightenings. Things have been pretty much postponed in a...