Wordless Wednesday Feb 10: Winter Wonderland .....
We are NOT ready to go Digital
Today, I just found out again, that we are not ready to go Digital. I will tell you the story what happened ...
My passport is expiring, so, I need to get a new one. These passports still require a passport photo and well, it is already hard to get those taken ..... we don't have a Walmart on every corner, even harder during a pandemic .....
I went to the train station as they have a couple booth down there, by foot. First, I asked a shop in front, if the booth were still there and he confirmed. Nowadays you have to scan your ticket to actually go inside, so that was the first problem.
Was standing there, investigating the situation when a flower shop owner came over and shared me his card. Wanted to give him something in return, to show him I would return, but was not needed, he trusted me.
Through the little gate towards the Photo Booth .... and ..... only cash or bank card ! ! !
Nowadays I only do things with my phone, paying digitally, using a bank app, paying with my thumb print. Did not have cash on me .... what is that and well, could have brought my bank card, but I did not.
So I went to the train service desk and asked if I was able to “buy” 10 Euro (7 euro's for taking the picture) .... well, there not allowed to do that, not even I purchased a train ticket ! ! ! Next, bread and coffee store next door ... they don't handle additional money besides paying for the product .....
Wow, this was going to be tougher than I thought ....local supermarket ... Corona Rule, not allowed to handle additional cash .... But what if I buy some products ... nope, nothing ! ! !
AAAAAAAA
Well, drugstore next door is the next stop and ........
BINGO
I had to buy a product and they would give me the opportunity to change 20 dollars. I was GAME ! ! !
So, Sorry Gord, I got myself some Mentos and went back in the train station, 20 dollars in my pocket besides the borrowed entrance card, ready to take some pics. I sit down with two “tenners”, the machine doesn't change ! ! ! Back to the service desk and the lady was able to give me change for 10 Euro, back to the booth .....
Awesome, time to take some pictures ..... NO F@#!$^ way, the Coin Slot was broken ..... this is just MY day ! ! !
Had to go to the other side of the station, no it is not gigantic, but still, taking me tooooooo much time ! ! !
Once again, sitting on the little seat, adjusting it, PUTTING THE MONEY inside and
CHEESE
This was the picture that came out:
A long day to take a picture, I know could have made it a little easier myself by bringing cash, or a bank card, but please ..... we are living in 2021, Bitcoin almost 50.000 dollars and XRP ....... okay, move on ..... Let's just wait a couple months and maybe the photo booths will accept Crypto / Digital Money ! ! !
Oh and eh ..... Gord ....... SORRY ! ! !
STAY SAFE ! ! !
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Elon, Elon, Elon .....
Throughout the years some coins have been really under the influence of influencers. The title says enough of course and 2021 has been all about Elon.
Dogecoin is no stranger to Elon Musk; even before 2021 ...... He has been tweeting about it of and on and you may have missed a tweet or two.
Below you will find some Tweets oldest tweets the first. This is not everything, I probably missed a couple but just some funny tweets in a row, he has been doing some good things for the DogeCoin holders. Just make sure you are NOT going to buy high and sell low. Until you sell, you will never have a loss, OR a profit ! ! !
Some of Elons previous tweets:
...... (April Fools Day)
Dogecoin is just having a big fan, whether he really has Dogecoin, I don't know, but what people DO know is that Elon owns a little bit of Bitcoin. The whole world just heard about it and wrote about it. I am just going to write one mention:
So, besides DogeCoin, it is BitCoin that “mooned” as a follow up on what Elon Musk “did”. This time it was a little more than a tweet, but he has power.
What will be the next coin, who knows, mass adoption incoming
STAY SAFE ! ! !
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A little relief ! ! !
I am not going to mention the virus in this blog, but people need a little relief, and well, they got it today in the Netherlands ! ! !
It all started out just fine:
The table in the back, a little snow on it. That was the look when I went to bed last night:
This morning, a whole different view, a smile from ear to ear. This was forecasted and we got it. Noah woke up and oh boy, was he happy, we would enjoy the snow big time. We normally get snow in the Netherlands in the winter but this much in one day, cannot remember it anymore.
Noah Really enjoyed himself and it was all around us, the happiness. People were in the streets, all distanced though, but children playing, throwing snow, relief ! ! !
The sleigh needed to be gotten from the attic and well, there it went ........
This crossing always filled with cars, this time ...... nobody. Incredible, it was like car-less Sunday all over. I know, I know, there are tracks, so there are cars, let me believe it, I am writing !!!
We were not the only ones in the forrest, park, but it was a lot of fun ! ! !
Snow ! ! !
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We had a lot of fun in the snow. If you are a Coil subscriber , more fun for you
Mario is kickin' our .......
I wrote a blog about our new adventure around 2 weeks ago regarding a new Lego project ..... Mini Lego and oh boy it has pushed the worse out of Noah and myself, but we have laughed sooo much about it .....
Since January 21st, the Blog of the last Mario Post, we have crashed Mario, hurt Mario in more than a dozen ways, pushed parts too hard and ........ Mario fell apart. The beginning was a little tough as the little man just did not stay together, very fragile.
Steps done, Mario was growing, but ......... going back to Step 1. more than once. We were laughing at it, as we both broke the little Lego Man more than once. Couple times bouncing this Lego on the beat of the music is NOT going to bring you to the next stage ! ! !
So back to the feet:
Next step, getting the yellow again. We have been here .... before.
I cannot really identify calfs, but yes, bottom legs are D O N E ! ! !
Look from above:
The pieces we put on the side that we had done before ..... like 12 times, relax Noah, wax on wax of ! ! !
And we are back in business. Look at the little tail, we got it little buddy.
Finishing the top, and we are going to picture 4, let's do it ! ! !
Oh boy, we made it to the red .... this is great, look at the little man grow. We haven't been this far and eh ...... it is still small :–)
And now adding some white for the hands .... the gloves. Everybody that knows the little plumber, will absolutely recognise the picture below:
He is shaping up, it is a lot of fun. Because a lot of snow is expected tomorrow, we may not be building on the Italian Pizza Lover, but it only gives us more time to work on it, after tomorrow. We will just love this image:
STAY SAFE ! ! !
Is Doge Mass-Adoption ? ! ?
I don't really know how much I am using my car at the moment, but it is more that I have to drive it a little bit, just to give my car a good feeling, so it is outside ...... getting a ride ! ! !
So probably it has been like weeks since I have gassed up the car and well, today was the moment. I did not really wanted to do it, but I just wanted to put some fuel in it. 25 bucks, did not want to be at the gas station too long, so did the job and went in and that's where it happened .....
“Well, Dogecoin is not just a coin Brad (staged name), it stands for freedom, it stands for a new financial future .....”
I am not sure Chris, Stocks are still rising, making money, and this economy is not the best economy. A lot a Corona ......
*XRPTwin thinking*:
Hmmmm, this is interesting ......
I tell, you even Elon is big time in it ! ! !
Well, Elon, smokes weed and is not only in the skies with his rockets ........
Well, I tell you man, I put 10K in and this is going to be the future, best decision of my life ..........
*XRPTwin thinking*:
I am SOOOO not going to talk to these guys ......
I tell you, man if Crypto is ever going to fly, it is because of Dogecoin. Everybody loves a dog and a dog is man's best friend. I tell you the first person I see, I will ask about Dogecoin and I tell you, they probably know the coin ..... it is all about Mass Adoption. This person probably never heard of Crypto, but what Dogecoin has managed ...... well, this person, even this FIRST person knows it, will put 50 Euros on it ......
You're on, I want to see it ! ! !
HEY YOU ??
eh ....me ? ? , I answered
Yeah you, just a small question, have you ever heard of Dogecoin?
XRPTwin thinking and answering:
Quick, think think, how to answer, am I going to be a smart a** ? ?
Have you ever heard of .... Shibes, I answered ? ? ?
eh .... have no clue what you are talking about, but you just cost me 50 Euros ! ! !
XRPTwin answering:
Actually, I told him, look up the word
S. H. I. B. E. S.
and you will buy some more 50 Euro doggies .....
I paid my gas and walked away, was chuckling a little .....
STAY SAFE ! ! !
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XRP XRP XRP
Let's not get crazy now, but an organic rise of our favourite coin, that is always welcome. Looking at a European Day, this is the end of the day, we had to wait all day for this, but now we got it.
Lately some negative news, but that is all fine. It cannot be all rainbows, unicorns and butterflies. People are getting hyped again. And no, not hyped like fanboys, but just hyped at what they are seeing. Seeing some action.
After earlier this week, everybody's eyes opened again, what happened to the industry, specifically XRPCommunity. Too sad, people, new people to the Community lost money, never nice and does not do good to the market.
This time, it is going slower. Going up, a little retrace, up, down, up, down, up, down.
Let's play this out and see what is happening:
Earlier this week, specifically the weekend, it went up on speculation what was going to happen on last Monday. Was bad, but this time, no prediction, no false hope, just organic growth. Maybe good new because of SOC2:
https://ripple.com/insights/ripplenet-is-now-soc-2-certified/
Let's hope this is staying and we are ready for some more ..... MORE MORE MORE
Enjoy it, people
STAY SAFE ! ! !
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Wordless Wednesday Feb 03: Noah going back to school after 5 weeks ......
Blockchain 101
I would like to start of that I have not been trying to hype anything, promote anything, sell anything, buy anything, but I may not have succeeded all the way. By writing about the pump and hold group, I may have given wrong intentions, and that was not what I wanted. This is what I wrote in my last email, which I thought covered everything:
The paragraph above is something I wrote in my last Blog. The first sentence, talks about the pump and hold group, not my opinion. I made it clear I had no intention of buying, made that clear, also in the remainder of the blog. If I gave the idea that I was promoting it more than just covering it in my blog, I apologise ! ! !
First things first:
The last week has been wild; new financial ideas showed themselves. Although not really new, they got a lot of coverage and everybody was talking about it.
It all started with the whole GameStop and Wall Street Bets Group on Reddit. I don't want to spent too much time on it, but it was the Hedgefunds vs. the Retailers; David(s) vs. Goliath.
Well, the “let's do it together idea”, was brought to Crypto. First it was Dogecoin that was bought heavily and Social Media was all over it. Suddenly a new group emerged, a new Pump and Hold XRP group, buying together and holding together.
Very noble fight, but couple issues with this approach .... and this is where the 101 starts:
I had the idea many new people were in this group that have never worked with Crypto, many have, but so many were in this group, that probably a fair amount never worked with crypto.
First Rule of Crypto (IMO):
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH (DYOR)
I don't claim to know everything, far from that, but have been around for a couple of years. I have made mistakes and learnt from it, well, I hope ...... I would like to share some things to people that are new to the crypto world.
First of all:
What do you know about the business, the asset, you are going to invest in?
In Crypto, what does the coin/ token/ currency stand for, what are they trying to solve, who is the team behind it .... is there a team, a whitepaper, roadmap, so many questions. This industry is still young, relatively young, there are a lot of coins/ projects that should NOT be on your “I am going to invest in” list.
Knowing who or what you invest in very important, once again:
DYOR
There are a bunch of abbreviations that will stuck with you as soon as you start investing in the Crypto Market. Just a couple abbreviations here as a little course, answers are at the end:
FOMO
HODL
BTD
DYOR
FUD
KYC
Lambo
AMA
REKT
CT
Crypto Whale
So very important, investigate where your money goes into. Whether you like the company, like the tech, more than likely you also like to make some profit; know the company, KNOW them ! ! !
How to Buy
If you found a nice coin/ token / crypto / asset; how do you buy this? First of all, IF you buy (part of) a Bitcoin for the first time, it probably takes longer than you are comfortable with. You have to go through this process, you will be alright. Be careful trading, write down, SAFELY, passwords, addresses and/ or all numbers needed in the process of buying / selling assets on specific places. Know how to buy, before you step into it, as it requires your attention ! ! ! Don't be scared, if needed feel free to ask me to give some pointers.
So when to buy?
What drives price. Supply and Demand? Is that everything? Good news, Bad news, Manipulation? ? ? Probably all of these, and you need to know, is there a big supply, small supply? Is the supply in circulation, is everybody holding for bigger gains.
Example:
*Bitcoin*:
Maximum Supply:
21.000.000
Circulating Supply:
18.600.000 (rounded)
So, at the moment there are only 18,6 million Bitcoin. I am going to add some myself, may not be true, but that is information in my opinion:
5 million Bitcoin are lost, meaning, passwords are lost, computers thrown away, just gone. Half of the circulating Bitcoin people are holding for longterm gains
Meaning: (18,6 million – 5 million) / 2 = 6,8 Million for sale ..... Not that many in the world I would say .... Now, once again, this may not be true, but what I think.
So, (relative) small amount in this case is definitely a price mover.
But is this the only thing that drives the price. Well besides supply and demand, use case is very important, but also the industry has cycles. Bearish Times and Bullish Periods follow each other and give you some tools to work with, but this is not written in stone. You do need to look at historical data, but does not guarantee anything.
So now you know your Crypto you want to buy, you bought and what to do with it? What kind of investor are you are you:
a trader: you buy, sell, buy, sell all the time
a HODLER: longterm gains
And there are many mixes between these. How much risk are you willing to take, how much time do you want to spent in crypto, as it TAKES A LOT of time, if you want to know everything ! ! !
If you are short term, a trader, you probably keep your coins on an exchange in order to trade. If you are longterm, you are able to keep them on an exchange, but you can also put them off an exchange. You can also put them on a hardware wallet: a cryptocurrency wallet which stores the user's private keys in a secure hardware device. This prevents a hacker getting your coins off an exchange, but store your wallet and passwords well, not together ! ! ! Some ideas about wallets ( I am not sponsored or not paid to mention these):
Ledger Nano S
Ledger Nano X
Trezor
KeepKey
Ellipal
If you want to use a Wallet, I suggest to FIRST transfer a small amount to the wallet, to test it, to eventually send everything, be safe and double check everything.
Finally I would like to talk a little bit about Whales. These individuals or entities hold large amounts of crypto and have the potential to manipulate the market. Lack of regulations give a lot of space to manipulative actions and this may hurt your investment. Listen to people around you and check out channels where you can find out what is moved around, between wallets from and to exchanges, gives you a lot of information. Check out the following account on Twitter regarding Whale Transactions:
Whales have the potential to move markets, by Selling and/ or Buying a lot to Buy / Sell back. They gain more and that may have happened earlier this week, only speculation. This follows the famous saying:
Buy the Rumour / Sell the News
The Pump and Hold Action sounded more like a Pump and Dump. A lot of Rumour, up to February First, and that is the moment a lot of Selling Power showed up. It hurt a lot of people and I am sorry if that was you.
I probably hopped from one topic to the other, but hopefully this guards you a little bit better when structured Pump and Hold (Dumps) are proposed. Every single topic (researching, buying, selling, transferring, staying save, staying up to date) probably deserves a single blog, but this was just a quick summary, a quick introduction to these topics. Just know one thing:
When something sounds TOO GOOD to be true, it probably IS too good to be true ! ! !
Be careful out there, it is a rough world and once again, if I let you to believe I was endorsing, promoting what happened earlier this week, I am sorry, not my intention what soever ! ! !
Oh and the answers:
FOMO: Fear of Missing Out
HODL: Hold On for Dear Life
BTD: Buy The Dip
DYOR: Do Your Own Research
FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
KYC: Know Your Customer
Lambo: Lamborghini (getting rich)
AMA: Ask Me Anything
REKT: “Wrecked” (major losses)
CT: Crypto Twitter
I am not a financial advisor, this blog is for entertainment purposes only. I do not tell people to sell or buy any financial vehicle; I am not in a position to tell you what to do ! ! !
STAY SAFE ! ! !
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Buy and Hold: XRP XRP XRP
T – 1 hour and 26 minutes
So, what is going to happen. This will be a live Blog of todays “events”. The day has been pretty crazy already ! ! !
Everybody is talking about
BUY AND HOLD
Don't sell, that is something you do not do ! ! ! First let me explain where I stand ..... I am very NEUTRAL to this Pump and Hold action. I do not think it is bad, but as a long time XRP Holder, I am not buying either. I know this may sound bad, but I have already been invested for a long time.
Telling people to buy at a certain time opens the window to buy before this specific moment. That is normally how Pump and Dump work. If you drop the second part, the dumping it is still “the buy moment” that is going to generate the most profit. This is dangerous because you WILL get people REKT. REKT as in people may buy at a moment the price is at a peak and that hurts people, financially and over time between the ears.
I do appreciate “the attention” as I wish Ripple, XRP the best of luck. Once again, this action today has NOTHING to do with Ripple, Ripple has no influence on our XRP, we do NOT have a contract with Ripple. My XRP are safe with me, safe and sound.
T – 1 hour and 10 minutes
So, what is happening today. In about an hour, we are going to see what is going to happen. The Telegram Group is full – EVEN MORE THEN FULL:
+1 over 200.000. Let's see what happens. Since yesterday price has gone up and you hear cheering on all the platforms, whether this is YouTube, Reddit, Telegram, Discord, Facebook and/ or Twitter:
Source: Delta APP
T – 1 hour and 4 minutes
Big drop, but that is healthy, we cannot go up all the time ! ! !
T – 1 hour and 2 minutes
I will post this to Twitter and Update all the time ! ! !
LET's GO ! ! !
T – 51 minutes
Some Tweets send around:
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T – 39 minutes
It is fun to see how everybody lives the moment. Yes something is going to happen. Nothing is something also, but something is going to happen. 38 minutes to go ! ! !
T – 36 minutes
Everybody is using the WSB emoticon ! ! !
T – 32 minutes
OH BOY
T – 29 minutes
Alex Cobb is streaming live, but he is not here yet
T – 26 minutes
Well, he finally joined the show:
Somebody is still a little tired ! ! !
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T-10 minutes
And FiatLeaks also looks pretty wild:
https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=509917734222431855
T – 7 minutes
7 minutes to go, this is exciting ! ! !
T – 6 minutes
Exchanges have difficulties; let's hope this will be worked out in 6 minutes ! ! !
T - *TIME*
Well, it is time, and it dumped big time, little picture of this:
Big red candles. Oh boy ! ! !
T + 14 minutes
Okay, interesting ...... everybody is talking about SCAM and EXCHANGE FRAUD, but nothing like that, this pump action was in the make for days .... shorters all prepared. It is all good. Let's sit on it and when exchanges are settled down, maybe people are still able to buy.
T +26 minutes
The OG's have been here since 2017 – 2018 and we have had our difficulties. We have seen exchanges that were not able to handle trades and maybe we are there yet. I suspect a lot of people in the dump and hold group are new to Crypto and buying is an exciting thing. Maybe things did not work out, but I think it was a legendary moment.
A rise was expected but I would like to finish with a correct tweet:
I am not a financial advisor, this blog is for entertainment purposes only. I do not tell people to sell or buy any financial vehicle; I am not in a position to tell you what to do ! ! !
STAY SAFE ! !