Tales of a Cryptocurrency Newbie
Tales of a Cryptocurrency Newbie

Tales of a Cryptocurrency Newbie

Tales of my experiences in the cryptocurrency space


How to win a battle in Splinterlands without making an attack!

14 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

A couple of days ago I had a rather interesting battle in Splinterlands that I would like to share. In this particular match, I didn't make a single attack, yet I still won the battle! How is this possible? With one high-level, geometric Monster, th...

Council Elections are coming to Alien Worlds

2 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

The much awaited first iteration of Planetary Governance has arrived in Alien Worlds, in the form of Planetary Councils. The members of the council have not been chosen yet, but many are already jockeying for positions. You can sign up for the runni...

dCity: Bringing in the HIVE - Passive Income as a SIM holder

5 Feb 2021 2 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

It's been two months since I last posted about dCity. At the time I had taken a more interest in active rather than passive participation, mainly due to the chance for additional passive income! I had some HIVE that I had been hoping to sell, but de...

Forest Giant - my first voxel creation for The Sandbox

27 Jul 2020 2 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

  The Sandbox is an upcoming online gaming world where anyone can own a plot of land and build games on it for others to come and play. The idea of the world intrigued me, but I haven't been flush with enough ETH to seriously consider purchasing an...

The Forgotten Pact (a Gods Unchained story)

12 May 2020 3 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

    Sumil glanced over at the two figures as they entered the clearing. It was Orythia and some princess from the upper city. Yes, the princess didn't dress as such, but Sumil could read it in the way the girl hesitated when she saw who was practici...

Gods Unchained Beta: Ranked Weekend 2 post-action report

7 Aug 2019 2 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

This past weekend saw the 2nd iteration of Ranked mode for the Gods Unchained beta, wherein players can build their decks, compete against other players, and get rewards at the end. This time around, rather than simply handing out prizes based on ran...

Journeys in the Splinterlands: Part I

15 Jul 2019 2 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

I began playing Steem Monsters, many months ago after receiving a starter pack as a reward in some contest or other. I had heard of the game, but it had not really captured my interest. However, if you give me enough free cards to play, I'm all over...

Adventures in Staking: Part II - Ark, Neo, and others

28 Jun 2019 5 minute read 9 comments CryptozNewb

In the first part of this article, I talked about several coins I had investigated, two of which require Active Staking, which means you need to run and maintain a network node. Something that was relatively easy to do, but required the attention and...

Adventures in Staking: Part I - Neblio, Navcoin, and Waves

23 Jun 2019 8 minute read 8 comments CryptozNewb

This article is about my experiences and returns on staking various cryptocurrencies over the past year or so. Unfortunately, my timing was not so great, as many of these coins were purchased in the first half of 2018 and all have lost considerable v...

Tales of a Cryptocurrency Newbie - Part 4: Catching Airdrops

27 Apr 2019 11 minute read 0 comments CryptozNewb

In the first half of 2018, as the bottom was falling out of the Cryptocurrency markets and I was watching my investments sink deeper into the red, I began to cast about for something to focus on, other than my declining portfolio. I had dabbled a bit...