BlockFi Step-by-Step Account Setup
This step-by-step article on setting up a BlockFi account is for my lovely daughter Sara. She, like many people, is tired of investing in a CD that provides 0.5% APY (Annual Percentage Yield). There...
Tagged: blockchain
HODLing, Stacking, Staking and Interest Accounts
I’ve previously written an article on cryptocurrency investing that compares simple / traditional investing strategies that non-crypto investors are familiar with to similar crypto-currency investing strategies. This article expands on those concepts by pulling...
Cryptocurrency Investing: Interest Accounts and Staking as Alternative Investments
With bank savings account interest rates close to zero, alternatives need to be found for both personal and business savings. This article will review recent alternatives utilizing cryptocurrency investing, including stable coins and other...
Blockstack 2.0 testnet – neon
Introduction I’ve participated in several testnet blockchains by setting up nodes or doing smart contract test development. We used to call this alpha or beta testing back in the day (I could date myself...
Content Publishing and Compensation for Non-Profits using Blockchain Solutions
This is an excerpt from my draft step-by-step guide for non-profits to implement and utilize certain existing blockchain solutions to assist in extending their membership reach and earning passive donations for content (articles, images,...
Po.et on Mainnet – Testing po.et beta plug-in
Some of you may have noticed the po.et badge on my blogs posts; if all goes well with the beta testing described in this post, you can scroll down to the bottom to see...
Publishing, reputation and the blockchain
Since this post in May of this year, I’ve been experimenting with publishing on the blockchain with a plug-in from a blockchain company called po.et. The concept of po.et is quite simple: utilize a...
Mist Ethereum Wallet – Transactions hung at 0 of 12 confirmations
Quick summary: if you are using the Mist Ethereum Wallet (version 0.9.2, but appears to occur still in 0.9.3 which is the latest as of this post) and you send ether (ETH, the cryptocurrency...