In this blog I tackle the crypto world from the view of a true beginner, more used to 401ks and index funds than DeFi, DEX, and DOGE. I share reviews and unexpected complications in pursuit of the fascination.
13 Mar 2021 8 minute read 52 comments PopPopPrego
Let's get the headline out of the way right now: I just deposited $120 of BTC in my wallet , simply from mining on a laptop. How did that happen? I have confessed how Brave browser was my first crypto gateway drug, and how the many lures of free cry...
10 Mar 2021 8 minute read 9 comments PopPopPrego
The Takeaway The hype around NFTs provides a perfect opportunity to show your Skeptic friends why Cryptoworld can be fun and profitable I walk through 7 steps to prepare any Skeptic friend to have fun in Cryptoworld by playing my favorite NFT game,...
6 Mar 2021 4 minute read 15 comments PopPopPrego
The internet gambling/cryptofaucet/cryptostaking/raccoon-enthusiast site BetFury announced this week that they are proposing fusing their two house tokens into a single token, BFG. At the time I joined the site, BetFury had two tokens, one pegged to...
4 Mar 2021 5 minute read 26 comments PopPopPrego
Recently, I finished my first month as a writer here. It has been really, really fun, and a lot of work. I will get to the numbers, don't worry, but let me start by saying that compared to anything else I do with my professional time, practically eve...
2 Mar 2021 7 minute read 4 comments PopPopPrego
The Takeaway Disagreement is good, it's how we learn, and also why you can sell your crypto to someone who values it more than you! With 8,000+ coins and dozens of plays per coin, you need to focus on what drives you Owning your motivation can help...
27 Feb 2021 11 minute read 16 comments PopPopPrego
The Takeaway BlockFi will be first to market with a Bitcoin-reward credit card (unlike the many debit cards out there) 1.5% reward rate in BTC and teaser spending bonuses make this a very good option (at least for people who like rewards credit card...
26 Feb 2021 2 minute read 2 comments PopPopPrego
There was a long-anticipated announcement about Upland, just in time to miss PublishOx's contest, haha! But it is exciting news for exactly 3 groups of players. East Coast Expansion baby! (announcement here) First, let's talk about the announcement....
24 Feb 2021 1 minute read 5 comments PopPopPrego
My posts tend to be long explorations of various sites or oddities in Cryptoworld, but I am going to be straight to the point with this one! With so many of us small crypto investors and traders being destroyed by trollbridge gas fees the Binance Sec...
24 Feb 2021 8 minute read 10 comments PopPopPrego
The Takeaway 1. Have a goal for doing something, anything, in Upland. Otherwise, floaty float = helpless boredom! 2. Fresno is really the only reasonable city to start in for Visitors, but there are properties for sale in NY and SF, with the cheapest...
23 Feb 2021 4 minute read 9 comments PopPopPrego
I think the blood began dripping from my nose, Stranger-Things-style, and sparks bursting from my eyes when the 90th CAPTCHA of the morning insisted that I keep selecting effing parking meters from an array of tiles showing barren streets, the ever-p...
