The Kragle's Crypto Journey

The Kragle's Crypto Journey

Exciting updates from the blockchain ecosystem.


Bucket list - What will happen to your crypto after you die?

3 Aug 2020 2 minute read 14 comments CryptoWordsmith

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. — Benjamin Franklin, 1789 There is no shortage of how much time many people spend...

Fundstrat's research reserved for institutional clients now unlocked by Tom Lee

24 Jun 2020 1 minute read 2 comments CryptoWordsmith

Much of Fundstrat's services have been offered exclusively to banks and to hedge funds since the company was founded in 2014. So it was a pleasant surprise that Tom Lee announced on June 22 that this research, through FS Insight, will now available t...

Deep Dive - 5 reasons why Goldman Sachs doesn't understand Bitcoin

2 Jun 2020 6 minute read 5 comments CryptoWordsmith

Goldman Sachs made a lot of unintended negative headlines in the cryptocurrency community when it delivered a presentation to some of its clients on May 27. It included five reasons why cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, are not an asset class. In...

A Change For the Better? BlockFi's New Interest Tier Rate

23 Jan 2020 1 minute read 13 comments CryptoWordsmith

BlockFi have announced another change in their interest tier rates for BIA accounts, despite updating them not even two months ago.  This will mark the fourth change since last October. I have summarized three of the tier changes in the tables below....

BlockFi has a new MTL...so what does that mean?

11 Dec 2019 1 minute read 2 comments CryptoWordsmith

I found a message from BlockFi in my Inbox, announcing that they have been approved for a Money Transmitter License (MTL) in Washington State. That's interesting I thought...but what is a money transmitter? From my research, I learned that money tran...

Monero's RandomX algorithm has arrived for NiceHash Miner

29 Nov 2019 1 minute read 8 comments CryptoWordsmith

Monero (XMR) is one of the first cryptocurrencies that fell in love with.  Its privacy-centric solutions lend to better use cases than many other coins on the market.  As with almost every other coin that can be mined, ASICs started to enter the Mone...

BlockFi Will Allow More of Your Crypto to Earn 6.2% Compound Interest

28 Nov 2019 1 minute read 0 comments CryptoWordsmith

I wrote previously about my experience with BlockFi, and have successfully received compound interest on the Bitcoin that I deposited.  The BTC that I received from their earlier promotion was also a nice bonus!  To show the crypto community they are...

How I will earn $20 in free Bitcoin from BlockFi

3 Oct 2019 2 minute read 1 comment CryptoWordsmith

BlockFi is crypto lending start-up that offers compound interest on Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar (GUSD) deposits.  To be honest, I had some doubts about the whether BlockFi is a legitimate business, but I decided to take the plunge, and make a d...

New Study Says Bitcoin a Terrible Stock Hedge - My Thoughts

21 May 2019 2 minute read 0 comments CryptoWordsmith

A study that was published in the Annals of Operations Research looked at whether Bitcoin prices can be linked to economic fundamentals.  A few crypto reporting websites have written about this study, and are echoing its findings that Bitcoin pricing...

John McAfee's Bitcoin Play App - Is it worth your time?

9 May 2019 2 minute read 1 comment CryptoWordsmith

I previously posted that John McAfee has launched an app, John McAfee's Bitcoin Play, from which you can earn Bitcoin.  It is styled as a trivia game, similar to "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", with four multiple choice answers to select from.  I ha...