Category: Cryptocurrency
5 Steps to Overcome Investing Fear
You’ll never self-actualize if you allow fear to subdue you into paralyzing risk-aversion. This post won’t necessarily show you where to start, but it will clearly show you why you’re in the position you’re in. Follow the 5 levels below and figure out the decisive factor that prevents you to employ your past productivity (i.e. …
Is Ledger a Hot Wallet? Analysis of the Recovery Service
Ledger used to be the standard hardware wallet choice for most crypto investors. Some time ago, they announced Ledger Recover. It’s an optional service aimed at n00bs that don’t trust themselves to take care of their seed phrase. If you were a Ledger user with significant capital secured by it when this news came out, …
How I Accumulate Bitcoin During Bear Markets
This post can be summarized really simply: “I buy as much Bitcoin as I can during bear markets”. However, evolving in the market, besides just buying, I found an edge that I’ve leveraged successfully in the past and I’m doing it again now. You can consider this post an intro to making mad gains without …
Introduction to Hardware Wallets (Cold Storage for Beginners)
If you’re reading this, you probably accumulated sufficient amount to start worrying about security. You also probably use an exchange to store your coins and understood that it defies the purpose of decentralization. Lastly, you most probably heard the phrase “not your keys, not your coins” but are uncertain what it actually means. Let’s start …
Market Order vs Limit Order โ Placing Orders Tutorial
Understanding the terms “market order” and “limit order” becomes crucial once you’re ready to make trades. If you’re a beginner, making your first buy order might terrify you. We’ve all been there. But it’s much simpler than it looks. This post is a n00b-friendly introduction to executing a buy order. Different Types of Orders When you click …
I Didn’t Get Lucky – The Opportunity in Bitcoin
I keep seeing people in investing communities that are vocal about the alleged risks of Bitcoin. And price speculation is perfectly fine when observing an asset purely as an investment. However, that’s far from Bitcoin’s value proposition. But it’s understandable. This is mostly done by bad stock pickers that consider $BTC gambling, think that dividends …
Tales From the Last Cycle – Exit Crypto in Profit
I often talk about crypto cycles and their relevance for timing entries and exits. In this post, I will share my experience with the cycle of 2021. The goal is to show how volatile and life-changing (in both directions) this market can be. The interesting part is that I incorporated exactly the same strategy to …
Bitcoin Tax in All EU Countries (Capital Gains & Wealth Taxes)
If you’re a Bitcoin HODLer, this post might be not only relevant, but potentially life-changing for you. Whether you plan to live off of $BTC or simply want to optimize your taxes while stacking, understanding the tax treatment of this asset is of utmost importance. In this post, I’ll do a detailed breakdown of Bitcoin …
Investment Taxes in ALL EU Countries
It’s here, ladies and gentlemen! After many hours of research, I compiled a list of all taxes relevant to European investors. For each EU, EEA, and EFTA country, I’m covering the following: Capital Gains Tax Rate Dividend Tax Rate Wealth Tax Rates Exit Taxes Note: this post is for individual investors. Not for workers or entrepreneurs. If …
Liquid Staking Tokens vs Liquid Restaking Tokens (LST vs LRT)
If you recently started venturing the depths of DeFi, you might need help understanding LSTs and LRTs. In order to describe these intermediate concepts, we need to start at the beginning. This is a n00b-friendly introduction to liquid staking and liquid restaking. What is Proof of Stake? Proof of Stake (PoS) is a consensus mechanism …
Rebalancing – Managing Your Investment Portfolio
Rebalancing means redistributing your wealth across different investments, in order to match your target allocation. Understanding asset allocation is crucial in order to understand the need for rebalancing. So if you still haven’t, make sure to read this post: Asset Allocation. Rebalancing Explained Rebalancing usually happens on frequent intervals or when the target asset allocation drastically …
5 Common Crypto Scams
With crypto summer emerging, the scammers are back with their old bag of tricks. This post is a n00b-friendly introduction to the most common crypto scams you should be aware of. Note: even if you self-custody, that’s not protection against lack of common sense. Having control of your coins makes you your own bank, i.e. …
$20k From Airdrops in a Week
I recently published a post on Airdrops, explaining how DeFi users can profit massively from them. I also predicted 2024 to be “the year of airdrops“ and it’s completely deserving of that title so far. Thus, I want to share my experience from the last 10 days so you can get a better idea how …
The 4 Year Cycle – Bitcoin Price Prediction ๐
“The 4 Year Cycle” is one of the most important posts you’ll ever read. I mean it. People that understood the cyclical nature of the markets will never struggle financially. In this post, I’ll explain the single most relevant indicator for Bitcoin’s price and how I used it to build a position with full conviction. …
The Death of the Gold Standard – The Aftermath (Part 2)
In my previous post on this topic, I wrote about events in recent history that lead to the death of the gold standard. I’ll do a short recap and jump into the aftermath – what’s been going on after we went off the gold standard. The Gold Standard: Modern History These are the major events …