Idle Musings
Idle Musings

Idle Musings

Shower thoughts about subjects both great and small! Crypto, Society, Governance... What does it mean for Ponies to have Cutie Marks?


Sigh, if you REALLY have to buy meme(shit)coins....

12 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  Like many people I follow, I have been completely taken aback by the sudden gold rush on the various Meme-coins with little to no fundamental value that have been clogging up the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chains. The chase for overnight riches ha...

How to cancel or unblock transactions on BSC (or Ethereum)

11 May 2021 4 minute read 4 comments bengy

    Unsplash   Sigh, I knew this day would happen for Binance Smart Chain eventually. The low gas fees wouldn't always stay low... and although they are still lower than those on Ethereum (especially with the recent crazy spike again...), it was...

3 Crypto tips no one will listen to...

9 May 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy

      Unsplash   We are now in the slightly euphoric stage of a bull run, and it feels good to be part of a huge upswing after a long long crypto winter. However, with all the new people coming on board thinking that crypto will turn them into m...

How to run a Neutral Futures Trading Bot on Binance (Tips and Tricks)

4 May 2021 5 minute read 6 comments bengy

  Trading on Futures is generally something that is best reserved for people with lots of money to lose or those with enough time and dedication to make the hard decisions! However, recently Binance has released a grid trading bot on the USDT futu...

ETH gas fees back down!

1 May 2021 3 minute read 2 comments bengy

  It has been quite a long time since the gas fees on Ethereum have been manageable.... in fact, I think it has been nearly a year or so (or at least it feels like that...) since I was able to make transactions or interact with smart contracts on...

Beta testing on the Polkamarkets MVP! (VERY initial impressions).

30 Apr 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

    Oooooh, this is pretty exciting! I just got accepted as beta-tester for the Polkamarkets prediction markets through a whitelisting of Ethereum addresses. Currently, it is running on the Kovan Testnet on Ethereum, but I guess it will look to migr...

Two incoming DeFi retrospective airdrops!

28 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

  Two retrospective airdrops of DeFi tokens are taking place this week. Retrospective airdrops were first popularised with the now legendary Uniswap drop. They reward loyal and existing users of protocols over the drop hunters as they are often base...

Lesson relearnt: Not your keys...

26 Apr 2021 3 minute read 2 comments bengy

    Unsplash   Sigh... the idea of "not your keys, not your crypto" is one that is hammered home to all newcomers to our beloved crypto-space. I mean, it is one of the central pillars of cryptocurrency... the idea that you are the sole custodian...

Betting on a bounce!

25 Apr 2021 2 minute read 2 comments bengy

Toying around with futures is always a risky proposition, especially if you aren't actively hedging and matching trades. I never really have the time to faff around with that stuff, so I've been happily playing with the grid trading bot on the Binan...

Clover Sale Rounds on Coinlist!

19 Apr 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  Phew... these Coinlist sales are coming at a faster tempo these days. It does make it hard to see what is worth buying into or not... but on the other hand, it doesn't hurt to put a little bit on these long term curated bets! You never know! How...