Fear and Greed

Posted on March 11, 2023 by ramblingvirus

One of the simplest ways to get a feel of the market is the fear and greed index. Everyday I check this to get a birds eye view of market sentiment. You can check it out here. But why is this important? What is the fear and greed index?

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The Art of Investing Failure

Posted on February 7, 2023 by ramblingvirus

Recently, I transferred most of my holdings of a certain coin into its native defi. I figured I would get a higher interest there than in the cold wallet I placed it in. They originally came from my Binance wallet and earned there from staking. Cost me a lot of fees to transfer but yeah, with the FTX news, and subsequent Genesis and Gemini fallout, it was the right thing to do. Lo and behold, a day or two of transferring it to the defi and Binance increased their interest rates for staking that were much higher than where I placed my coins. 🤦‍♂️What extra ordinary luck wouldn’t you say?

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Bull Bear Tug of War

Posted on February 1, 2023 by ramblingvirus

Oh well, the bears are screaming bull trap all over crypto twitter. And yet, the price of Bitcoin just seems to go higher and higher with each cycle. This is why you should always use your own discretion when investing. The bull bear tug of war is really just a battle of influencers whose interests often clash with each other.

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Shake down

Posted on November 15, 2022 by ramblingvirus

The FTX drama continues several days after it filed for bankruptcy. The whole of the Crypto Industry has been on fire since the discovery and the pundits are warning that a lot more companies will fall during the coming days.

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Burning Bridges

Posted on October 20, 2022 by ramblingvirus

No this is not regarding the Crimean Bridge being burned. I wouldn’t touch that topic with a ten foot pole.

What I am going to try to discuss is the cross-chain bridges out there that connects and allows blockchains to convert coins with a click of a button.

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The Cycle Goes On

Posted on October 13, 2022 by ramblingvirus

At the time of this writing, BTC is down again to 19k. Oooh the twitterverse is rife with fear mongering and doomsday predictions! Sheesh. People need to get a grip.

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Tame the Emotions

Posted on October 6, 2022 by ramblingvirus

Investing should be done professionally. DYOR, TYOR are but a couple of abbreviations that you will get to read as you pore through investing articles.

DYOR is simply Do Your Own Research. TYOR is Trade at Your Own Risk. We have to face facts here. Investing in crypto is exciting for some, but scary for most. It’s volatility is enough to induce heart attacks or depression on the one hand or euphoria and ecstacy on the other hand. So how does one handle such a situation?

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This Bear Market..

Posted on September 5, 2022 by ramblingvirus

The bear market has put all crypto warriors on the ropes. I know cause I am one of them. Amazingly though, a beaten up, left for dead coin has gotten some sort of a resurgence. Am talking about the widely despised Luna Classic.

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The Power of Whales

Posted on August 25, 2022 by ramblingvirus

Well folks, there it is. This probably confirms what has been happening in the crypto space all along. Still doubting the power of the big corporations?

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Crypto Industry Conundrum (2 of 2)

Posted on August 5, 2022 by ramblingvirus

Crypto and Regulation

The cryptocurrency industry is as disruptive to the financial and banking industry as the smart phones were, to the telecommunications, computer, entertainment, camera and music industries. These affected industries have learned to co-exist with the smart phone and most have embraced it. But unlike the latter industries, the banking and financial industries seem to be fighting what’s coming.

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