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.
18 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.52
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,...
14 Dec 2025 3 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.40
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...
13 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.29
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...
7 Dec 2025 3 minute read 4 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.46
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...
1 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.46
"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...
29 Nov 2025 3 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast $0.35
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...
27 Nov 2025 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.60
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...
25 Nov 2025 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast $0.10
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...
23 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.21
W0ah!! Would you happen to look at that daily BTC chart and you might think it ridiculous that the word "crash" was ever thrown around. But it's only one day. Regardless, it's too soon to say if this is the beginning of a full-blown recovery or just...
21 Nov 2025 2 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast $0.65
Well, it's not entirely their fault. But hear me out. When Wall Street money entered the Bitcoin picture, and I'm specifically referring to BTC ETFs that were approved and launched in January 2024, an epic run was brewing. We saw a rise in price from...
