If you play Alien Worlds, R-planet, or any of the other games based on the WAX blockchain, then understanding how to use Alcor Dex is essential. Alcor Dex allows you to trade in-game crypto such as TLM or Aether for more mainstream cryptos such as WAXP or USDT. Alcor also allows you to increase your crypto earnings by providing to liquidity pools and earning trading fees. In this post, I'll show you what you need to know so that you can get the most out of Alcor. #crypto #alienworlds #tlm

Welcome back everyone! This week, we have been challenged to complete a
Splinterlands match using the Sea Monster card. Sea monster is a common water monster that has a strong attack, high health, and the heal ability, but lacks speed. In this post, I'll share my strategy for using Sea Monster, the results of the battle, and my general impressions of the card. #spt #crypto

The last few days have been wild for cryptocurrency, and King Bitcoin keeps breaking one all time high after another. The good news is that Bitcoin breaking ATHs generates interest and media publicity that draws new users to crypto. Although Bitcoin might be one one of the most well known cryptocurrencies (and the first crypto that many people hear of), I also believe that Bitcoin Cash has a number of interesting features that make it a great introductory or "starter-crypto" for onboarding new users and getting them started. #bch #bitcoin

By now, almost everyone has heard of the SEC’s claim accusing Ripple (XRP) of running an unregistered securities offering. In the wake of this announcement, many exchanges have considered dropping support for XRP and the price crashed over 31% on Tuesday alone. In this post, I want to provide a broad overview of how the government determines what cryptocurrencies are securities and why this matters.  Not financial/legal advice #crypto #xrp

Over the past few weeks, I have received a number of inquiries regarding how to list a token on an exchange. I'm not really sure why I have received so many questions about this, but I would suspect that it has something to do with Bitcoin Cash making it so easy for anyone to create and issue their own cryptocurrency with the Simple Ledger Protocol. In this post, I'll discuss some of the different ways that you can list a cryptocurrency token on an exchange and compare and contrast the benefits of the different methods. #crypto #bch

Today's article originates with a comment left by Swca.ch who made the observation that although Blockchain technology prohibits the government from taking funds directly from your cryptocurrency wallet, improved analytic software now gives governments the ability to track wallets and limit blockchain access. Although the government can’t strictly take money from a crypto wallet, advanced blockchain analysis software will someday (if not already) allow them to match public keys to real-world identities and levy real-world penalties to enforce compliance much the same way they do with traditional financial assets - thus weakening one of the main arguments for crypto. In today's article, I'd like to discuss the most important cryptocurrency fork that will ever happen, its impact on the crypto market, and why I believe such a fork is likely.

Whether you are a crypto newbie or an experienced veteran, most of us will use a crypto exchange at some point. When using a crypto exchange, you can use different types of cryptocurrency "orders" that can directly impact the price that you pay or the amount that you receive for selling your crypto. In this article, I'll cover the basics of a market order, limit order, and a stop order and explain some of the advantages and disadvantages of each type of order. Obviously not financial advice. #crypto #trading

If you've never heard of Ampleforth, or if you have heard of Ampleforth but you're confused with why it exists and how it's different from other cryptocurrencies, then this video is for you. Ampleforth is an attempt by cryptocurrency developers to create an “Ideal Money” that overcomes not just the limitations of fiat currency, but many of the limitations of existing cryptocurrencies as well.   In this article, I will explain what makes AMPL unique, how it works, and how it offers a solution to both the “Bitcoin Problem” and the “Tether Problem”. #crypto #ampl

I know, I know, the Publish0x competition for Harvest Finance is over, the winners have been declared, and the prizes have already been given out. But after reading so many of the great entries, I decided to check out Harvest Finance myself and was quite impressed with what I found. In this article, I'd like to give a brief overview of yield farming and how it applies to cryptocurrency, but I'd also like to show the way in which Harvest Finance simplifies this process and makes yield farming easier for the average everyday users like you and I. #crypto #farm

As the controversy surrounding the 2020 us election drags on, many questions remain. Will the results be contested in the Supreme Court, will Donald Trump concede, or will there be a recount? Just as importantly, what a Biden (or Trump) presidency will mean for cryptocurrency investments. In this video, I'd like to make the case that cryptocurrency prices are largely determined by monetary and fiscal policy, which remains relatively stable regardless of the current president, and that cryptocurrency prices will continue to appreciate regardless of who eventually is declared the victor of the 2020 election. #crypto #bitcoin

*Not financial advice

Investing in the general sense comes with a certain amount of risk. Cryptocurrencies are generally recognized as more volatile assets than traditional stocks, and therefore, they have an increased degree of risk and uncertainty. Although investing can be risky, there are certain ways of mitigating that risk. Dollar-cost averaging is a strategy that many investors use to help mitigate risk while investing. In this video, I'll explain what dollar-cost averaging is as well as the pros and cons that it offers for crypto (or regular) investors. #crypto #investing

In this video, I'll show you how your military service and veteran's preference can help you find a federal job. The most important thing to remember is that your military service has two distinct benefits. The first benefit is the ability to apply to jobs that might not be open to the general public and the ability to be hired under a special appointing authority (01:13). The second benefit is what is traditionally known as veteran's preference (04:06) which can give you a boost in the process when you are evaluated against other applicants. I'll show you how to request veteran's preference on your application (06:30) as well as how to download your VA Letter (10:45) and SF 15 (11:05). This video is not meant to be all inclusive, and does not cover every aspect of veteran's preference, but will hopefully give you a starting point for understanding the benefits available to you. #veteran #jobs

Cardano claims to be the first blockchain platform “to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods.” During my research for this article, I have found Cardano to be much more than simply another cryptocurrency. Rather, it has the goal of becoming a comprehensive blockchain protocol built with the best research in mind. In this article, I’d like to share a basic overview of what Cardano is, why it is different from existing projects, and my final impression of the project. #cardano #crypto

Algorand bills itself as “the world’s first open, permissionless, pure proof-of-stake blockchain protocol that, without forking, provides the necessary security, scalability, and decentralization needed for today’s economy.” In contrast to many other cryptocurrencies that simply want to solve the problems of the existing fiat-based financial system, Algorand also recognizes that there are problems with existing cryptocurrencies and attempts to solve both of these problems at the same time. In this video, I will explain the basics of what Algorand is, some of the issues with existing blockchains, and how Algorand proposes to solve them. #algo #crypto

As a new cryptocurrency investor, you are likely to hear the terms bull market and bear market. In this video, I'd like to provide a general overview of what bull markets and bear markets are, the differences between them, some typical trading strategies that are employed in both of these types of markets, and some similar terms that you may hear in the cryptocurrency world. #crypto #economics

"Stacking Sats" is a common phrase in the crypto community that refers to purchasing Bitcoin as a long term investment, but what is a "Sat"? A "Satoshi", or simply "Sat" is a unit of account that is equivalent to 1 / 100,000,000 Bitcoin. In this video, I'll cover the basics of what a Satoshi is, why such a small denomination is important, and compare the concept of a "Satoshi" to traditional currency divisions such as cents.#btc #crypto

Bitcoin dominance is a frequently quoted statistic in the crypto world. In fact, CoinGeko lists BTC Dominance right beside ETH gas prices on its website banner which underscores the importance of the metric, but what is BTC dominance, and why does it matter? In this video , I'll provide a brief overview of what Bitcoin dominance is and why it does (or possibly doesn't) matter. #crypto #bitcoin

Cryptocurrency has been described as the "Wild West" which means that although there are a lot of good projects out there, there are also a lot of duds out there. So, how is one to know what projects to support? Although it is not a definitive answer, reading a crypto projects "whitepaper" is a good place to start. In this video, I'll briefly describe what a whitepaper is and some of the benefits of reading one. #crypto #cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency community is a very supportive group of individuals. We like encouraging each other and supporting each other, and one of the easiest ways to do this is through donating cryptocurrency to articles or projects that we support. Unfortunately, because there are such a large variety of cryptocurrencies, accepting donations from fans to prove difficult. CoinTr.ee is a cryptocurrency website that simplifies the process of donating cryptocurrencies to your favorite authors (or receiving if you are an author). #crypto

When introducing cryptocurrency to people, my first instinct is to launch right into the spiel that "cryptocurrencies are a decentralized, peer to peer, permission-less, medium of digital exchange." Although I can usually catch myself before I scare people off with the overly technical jargon, I am sure that many people, unfortunately, have had crypto described to them in such a way. For all of those confused newbies, I'd like to write this article describing what "permission-less" means and why it is important.

A few days ago, I completed my first full season in Splinterlands. Although I had played the game for a small portion of a previous season, I wanted to wait until I completed a full season to review the game. My hope is that this post remains brief, so I won't do an in depth overview of the game, but rather provide a short discussion about my most/least favorite aspects of the game. #splinterlands #crypto

Crypto has a finite supply which resists inflation, and forces fiscal responsibility. But would the world necessarily be better off if governments fully adopted crypto? In this video, I'd like to explore the notion that although crypto has many benefits, there are cases in which fiat (may) provide a better solution. I'll also discuss a possible solution in which fiat and crypto co-exist and serve as offsetting, balancing mechanisms to each other. #crypto

In and of itself, an exchange is nothing more than a mechanism through which different parties can trade one cryptocurrency for another. Although the concept itself is simple, acronyms such as CEX and DEX and terms like “on-ramp” might be confusing for beginners. In this article, I'd like to provide a very brief overview of the different kinds of cryptocurrency exchanges, how they function, and some of the differences between them.

The release of the Uniswap token (UNI) is the latest in a long line of governance tokens that have been released by popular DeFi protocols. Anyone who made a trade on Uniswap before 01 September 2020 Is entitled to a distribution of the Uniswap token. In this article, I'll show you the basics of how to claim your tokens. Just as importantly, I'll discuss my thoughts on why I believe the Uniswap model to be one of the fairest models of governance token distribution and discuss my strategy for spending/saving the profits from this UNI airdrop. #uniswap #crypto

The official page of the Pi Network states that “Mining crypto is hard, investing in crypto is risky, and too many of us are left out of the cryptocurrency revolution.” Unfortunately, I have to agree with them. Although cryptocurrencies were intended to promote decentralization and democratization of the monetary supply, the immense amount of computational power needed to mine the vast majority of cryptocurrencies has led to a large degree of centralization. The Pi cryptocurrency hopes to change this by introducing the world's first digital currency that can be mined on a phone. In this article, we'll take a look at the goals of the Pi cryptocurrency, and I'll give some of my thoughts on the project. #crypto #pi