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The rise of stablecoins is undoubtedly a great development in our monetary system. The key benefits of stablecoins being fast, low-cost, and peer-to-peer value transfer. Stablecoins are pegged to any given

I am quite opinionated, particularly about politics. Yet, I have not been forthcoming with any such opinions in my blog posts. I have expressed some opinions in

Uneasy Money is an entertaining love story by P. G. Wodehouse. By today's standards, it would be a romantic comedy. This book was first published in 1916. And one might thing that the writing of that time

The Allure of Bitcoin Riches Bitcoin to the moon! Number go up. We're all excited about buying lambos and living the life of luxury simply by hodling our Bitcoin. After all, it's a scarce asset of only

I haven't really deep-dived into the technical parts of this. It seems to me that Google's new AI Search mode could dramatically change the SEO game. Having full contextual understanding of blog posts

Yesterday and today I have delegated Hive Power to projects. I have also started gifting Hive SBI Units to accounts that interest me. I find myself at this crossroads of sorts because I have enough Hive

I recently discovered in a roundabout way that Ethereum is far from becoming a dead blockchain. It all happened when I was exploring the Stellar blockchain. Somewhere I saw that Stellar is in second place

I do value Bitcoin and what it is doing for the crypto industry and how it's changing the world. However, in the long term, I see that there is a bit of a problem with Bitcoin once it reaches one million

In an effort to improve my finances, I've shifted from using credit cards with rewards to cash back debit cards and leveraging various reward apps. Unlike credit cards that often provide points or miles

This weekend I watched The Terminal List. This is a miniseries on Amazon Prime starring Chris Pratt who plays a character named James Reece. The story begins as Reece's team is sent to capture a terrorist.

Rediscovering cinema gold! From Starship Troopers to Waterworld, my movie marathon continues with plans for Bond, Smokey, and even a dash of Clint's spaghetti westerns. What's on your must-watch list?

Coinbase for a time offered a Web3 Wallet, an onchain wallet, which you could access via the side menu within your Coinbase account. The Web3 wallet has been discontinued, prompting users to empty out

I recently watched a YouTube video where the host discussed a long-term study conducted in the UK. This study followed a cohort of individuals, tracking their lifelong habits, and found that those who

Today I am promoting the Rio Grande Podcast. This podcast focuses on the Rio Grande Valley region, which consists of the people who live along the Rio Grande in South Texas, which is on the Texas-Mexico

A few weeks ago, @jongolson and I discussed why Catholics do not adhere to the 4th Commandment to "remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy". Instead, we celebrate Mass on Sunday. I mistakenly

The Fold App (referral link) offers a mostly complete solution for individuals looking to integrate Bitcoin into their daily financial lives. It enables direct deposit of paychecks and other funds directly

Our lives function like a blockchain, where our experiences and interactions build upon each other to create who we are. Each day, we draw upon our past experiences, history, and emotional investments

In the ever changing world of cryptocurrency, there's a couple of coins that stand out for me: Dash and Litecoin. Each offers unique features that make them appealing investments or digital transaction

With 2025 being a legislative year in Texas, Hollywood actors are pushing to have the State of Texas fund incentives to help movie productions locate their projects in Texas. Here is a recent post that

This morning, I faced a difficult decision: I had to inform my new employer of my resignation. The reality is that I can no longer manage 12-hour shifts of factory work like I used to when I was younger.