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Experienced Business Owner and Coach and Tutor who now trades in Crypto. It is proving to be an interesting journey with so much technical language involved. Follow me as I learn the trade (and how to trade). Made some howling mistakes to begin with, but still learning and will share what I learn as I learn it for the benefit of the community. - RAH


My First Crypto Achievement of 2026

17 Feb 2026 2 minute read 2 comments rah

I must admit that when I entered cryptoland, I was vague about what I wanted to achieve other than the generic "to gain wealth" idea by trading responsibly and I have chopped and changed strategy so many times depending on which way the wind has been...

Crypto Death – Our Own Fault!

16 Feb 2026 1 minute read 2 comments rah

A couple of days ago I posted that the crypto dream of unbanking ourselves is dead. Well today in very short and simple words I am going to tell you why. Part of the problem is that most of us got into it to make money. Inspired by the price of BitCo...

Is Optimism just Ethereum with Window Dressing?

14 Feb 2026 2 minute read 2 comments rah

Optimism is a Layer‑2 scaling solution built on top of Ethereum. It inherits Ethereum’s security while offering faster and cheaper transactions through optimistic rollups. Ethereum, meanwhile, is the base settlement layer that prioritises decentralis...

What is Quora and can it be trusted?

13 Feb 2026 2 minute read 1 comment rah

Quora is a popular question‑and‑answer platform where anyone can ask questions and anyone can answer. Its mission is to “share and grow the world’s knowledge,” and it attracts millions of users who contribute insights, opinions, and personal experien...

The Crypto Dream is Dead.

12 Feb 2026 2 minute read 3 comments rah

Those of us who have been around for a few years got inspiration about why crypto exists from soaking ourselves into the ecosystem, whatever our original reason for getting into it. I am sure that I am not alone in thinking that we saw it as a good w...

How to Escalate an Email

11 Feb 2026 4 minute read 1 comment rah

One of the frustrations we face in our professional lives is that of waiting for information - and more to the point waiting for an email that never seems to come despite repeated requests. This article is based on a resource that I put together for...

Why Ethereum Is So Dominant in Crypto

10 Feb 2026 2 minute read 3 comments rah

For today’s deep dive I am going to take a closer look into why Ethereum has come to dominate all of the alts and why despite its gas fees it is here to stay. Its position has not come about by accident, rather it has benefited from a combination of...

A Caution about Crypto's Golden Rule

9 Feb 2026 4 minute read 9 comments rah

People talk very often about the rules of investment and these have of course spilt over into the land of crypto and they are designed to cover and protect us from major losses and becoming victims of our own greed. The Golden rule of course is: Tho...

Silent Scream - Summary

8 Feb 2026 5 minute read 0 comments rah

Yesterday I posted a real life story and today I am going to explore what the story was about. The story can be found here if you wish to go back to it. On 9th March 2022, nineteen days into Russia’s war with Ukraine, a Russian airstrike hit the ma...

Silent Scream

7 Feb 2026 10 minute read 0 comments rah

Do not be mislead by the picture. This is not a story about abortion. What it is rather, is an unusually long post for me, but I have decided to post it in full as there is no way to cut it up into smaller pieces without it losing its sense and mean...