Esoteric Selections
Esoteric Selections

Esoteric Selections

From the deep reaches of the inner mind, to the lighthearted musings of a friendly conversation, to investing and crypto ramblings, to reflections on pop culture phenomenona: assorted subjects and scattered connections.


How Koinly is Navigating the Crypto Winter

17 Jan 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

With all the talk of a worldwide economic downtrend, slowing global GDP, and a crypto bear market, it seems like a stretch that one particular crypto company is expanding, after executing one round of layoffs. Indeed, it's against the trend to hear a...

Origin Materials: Recent Hires Bring Further Industry Experience

16 Jan 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Unofficially, Origin Materials now boasts a total employee headcount of 179. The actual number is higher than that. I gather all of my data from LinkedIn, as it is a great resource to gather the latest information regarding recent company hires. It i...

Head-to-Head Taste Test: Sierra Mist vs. Starry

16 Jan 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

I've been writing for several weeks, maybe almost a month now about PepsiCo's new soda, Starry. In case you didn't already know, it is indeed replacing Sierra Mist. Finally, it is time to put an end to this chapter of blogging and do a head-to-head t...

C+Charge - a P2P Payment System for EV Charging

16 Jan 2023 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Introduction Much has been made about so-called "green cryptos," many of which I've taken look at and been less than thrilled by. I've seen a lot of promise with these, but very little delivery. So naturally, I come from quite a skeptical angle when...

First Month On Cointiply - Earnings Review

15 Jan 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

I started using Cointiply roughly a month ago. I was very skeptical at first, as I usually am when trying out a new platform. I must say that I'm quite pleased with the results so far. I probably spend, on average, between 30 minutes to an hour each...

UPDATE - Burnt Hair is Coming

15 Jan 2023 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

Some of you may recall that back in October 2022, Elon Musk announced the sale of Burnt Hair perfume and boasted about it on Twitter, and going so far as to list his job as "perfume salesman" on his profile. I was one of the "30,000 dumb people" to p...

Bitcoin Shows No Signs of Stopping

14 Jan 2023 1 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast

After a year like 2022, it's nice to see some green on the screen. Bitcoin's rally continued into the thirteenth day of the new year, with no signs of stopping in sight. Now, by all indications, it appears to be a "disbelief" rally. Very few people s...

Bitcoin Starts 2023 Ramping Up

13 Jan 2023 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

A Good Year So Far Much has been said about the price of Bitcoin lately. It's funny how bears and bulls alike can point to the same information and draw different conclusions. But, nonetheless, it's worth pointing out that Bitcoin is up 13.58% on the...

Let's Separate the Crypto Industry From the Tokens Themselves

11 Jan 2023 3 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

The idea for this post originated from a message I saw posted Stocktwits. It was something along the lines of "Coinbase is laying off more employees; this is it for Bitcoin." The post was accompanied with the BEARISH stamp, with $BTC tagged. It's tru...

Origin Materials: Monday Update, 1/9/23

10 Jan 2023 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

John Bissell to Speak at CERAWeek CERAWeek, by S&P Global, brings together senior executives, government officials, and leaders in academics, technology, and finance. The agenda is to understand what's ahead for global energy markets, geopolitics, an...