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.


A Dose of Bitcoin Memes: 1/10/26

10 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

What it is fellow P0x'ers! You know it's the end of the week, so it's time for some entertainment. We're still range bound in the 86-93k zone. But for how long? That crystal ball part will never come through clear enough for anyone to make an accurat...

A Dose of Bitcoin Memes: 1/2/26

2 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

Hello fellow P0x'ers and lurkers! Well, the new year is finally here. What a long strange trip it's been! To say that 2025 was a monumental year for Bitcoin is a bit of an understatement, though you may disagree looking at the chart. But look, we are...

How Was Bitcoin First Valued?

18 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Bitcoin history post incoming. In 2009, what was perhaps the very first Bitcoin exchange accepted PayPal payments in exchange for BTC. The name of that "exchange" was New Liberty Standard. I use the quotation marks because it was operated by Sirius,...

2025: The Year Wall Street & Big Banks Began Backing Bitcoin

14 Dec 2025 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

Now that 2025 is nearly in the books, I thought I'd write a reflection piece. When the first Bitcoin ETFs launch in January 2024, the game changed. It marked the beginning of a new chapter in Bitcoin, when large financial institutions began backing t...

A Dose of Crypto Memes for 12/12/25

13 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

What it is P0x'ers!! Well, 2025 is almost in the books, and BTC is down nearly 10% from December 12, 2024 but what difference does a year make for the HODL crowd? Perhaps the oddest developments this year have been major banks getting involved with B...

Peter Schiff is Extracting Value Out of Bitcoin

7 Dec 2025 3 minute read 4 comments RocketEnthusiast

On December 4 2025, Peter Schiff joined Changpeng Zhao on the stage at the Binance Blockchain Week event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The subject of their debate was to be, as you might expect, gold vs. bitcoin. If you don't know, Schiff is a stoc...

Volatility is Nothing New with Bitcoin, Though It's Now Amplified

1 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast

"Volatility is a feature, not a bug" goes a common saying. I write this as Bitcoin, once again, is experiencing notable downward selling pressure. Who is selling? Overleveraged positions? That's a possibility. With spot Bitcoin ETFs hitting the marke...

Bitcoin Maxis: Grow Your Digital Capital with River

29 Nov 2025 3 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

Perhaps you've grown tired of platforms like Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Crypto.com, etc. etc. and their trading fees. Yes, I've been there too. There have even been horror stories about people having their Coinbase accounts locked. While I have never...

Another XRP Price Glitch?

27 Nov 2025 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast

It's happened again! Another XRP price glitch is send shocking waves throughout the XRP community, giving every a fresh dose of hopium and fueling conspiracy theories. This time, on November 26 2025, it was the Signapore-based Phemex Exchange where t...

XRP is NOT Going to $10,000

25 Nov 2025 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast

This is just a quick note, a quick opinion. Just as I expressed my disdain for "UPTOBER," all of these folks spouting their lofty XRP price targets are starting to get on my nerves. Let's be real people; it's not happening. I wouldn't consider myself...