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THE METRICS HAVE MEANING. THE CHATTER MATTERS. THE HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL. BUYING THE DIP, TRADING THE FLATS AND SELLING THE HIGHS IS WHAT MONEY MARKETS ARE ALL ABOUT ISN'T IT? WARNING: FOR "THE MARKET" TO STAY IN BUSINESS "THE MARKET" MUST MAKE ITS PROFIT FIRST. "THE MARKET" MANIPUATES OUR WALLETS TO FUEL ITS OPERATIONS.![]() The beautiful thing about being a "hodler," is that (H.O.D.L.) Hold On For Dear Lifer's never lose. Remember we cannot see our profits or suffer any loses until we're wiped out or we cash out. The key to being a successful investor in cryptocurrency is to keep our "E's" in order. It is vital to put Education first and Experience second. We STRONGLY recommend the following steps in the exact order presented here. First learn as much as possible, then by narrowing our focus we can concentrate on a achievable objectives. The next most important thing to do is to trade on paper. Many brokers and exchanges offer "paper trading" demo accounts to practice on. Although these mainly function as Enticements they are also Educational. After forming a strategy we must put it to the test constantly and modify it periodically. After we find that it works it is important to backtest the strategy. If it works historically against already Executed trades and there's a "paper" profit, consider it to be workable. Next let's do a few more live paper trades to apply it under different circumstances. Now the Entertainment begins. The idea is to not get overly Enchanted by the hype from the Energy and Excitement of trading. Trading with real assets (money) will feel much different from the paper trades done previously. The last "E" to consider is Evaluating. Reviewing whatever happens, profit or lost is critical. By honing our skills we have a better chance of padding our wallets or breaking even. Remember to stay disciplined within the buying, holding and trading strategies already formulated. No matter how good or bad things look, stick to the plan. Becoming a member of a trading group can also enhance our abilities. The bottom line for all investor/players is to "Play The Plan." *CLICK THE > ARROWS TO PLAY MEDIA AND THE DARK GREEN LETTERING FOR LINKS*THE TOKENIZATION OF ASSETSWhether we are investing, trading, scalping, speculating or gambling there must be a plan! This is why we consistently warn our readers not to take shortcuts although many think they can. Cryptocurrency exchanges can be defined through coins and tokens. There are essentially only two categories of coins, but basically four categories of tokens. When it comes to coins there are Bitcoins and all other coins called AltCoins. Bitcoin was the first commercially available coin and gets that unique distinction. Every other coin is an alternative to bitcoin even if they use the same consensus mechanism (Proof Of Work) for exchange. Tokens are more like a denomination of the coin they represent. With tokens we can purchase a share or part of a complete coin. Coins are actually the symbol of the company that they represent. Each company coin functions and operates on a specific blockchain technology that suits its ecosystem design. The type of consensus mechanism (proof of work, proof of stake or variations of either) that operates across the shared ledger used to validate each transaction is defined by the coin or company that created it. On the other hand there are thousands of tokens. Tokens fall into categories like governance tokens, utility tokens, security tokens, equity tokens and our own tokens that we can create and use within our own blockchains. Many initial tokens are distributed through airdrops. Airdrops are free giveaways of tokens to investors and others with "skin in the game" to promote the Company/Coin and kickstart business. Tokens have whatever value their creators give them. Decentralized Storage Networks like Filecoin and Sia, Memecoins like Dogecoin, Utility tokens like Funfair and Brickblock, Stablecoins like BinanceUSD and Tether, governance tokens like Maker (MKR) and Compound (COMP), and now new security tokens litter the crypto landscape. The complexity of the architecture of the ecosystem within many blockchains can be quite confusing. The system by design incentivises its users to support it and penalizes users who do not. Blockchains are designed as "skin in the game" ecosystems. Unlike many of today's economic and financial systems blockchains have equity built into them. Powerful, rich and influential investors cannot exploit other frail and poor individuals using the same system. Within a blockchained network we can say goodbye to hostile takeovers, to SPAC's, and to leveraged or management buyouts. The application of any Blockchain technology is the very definition of "economics by design" rather than by accident or default. Entry and access barriers are virtually eliminated by virtue of an asset based system. Everyone has assets and something to offer. When we open our eyes to the latitude available to anyone in this space, we will see the opportunities that Defi, staking, Liquidity pools, Yield farming and smart contracts offer. We are exposing our readers to an in depth, "under the hood" look at a new system of exchange. Most of us will understandably experience difficulties perceiving or accepting such a revolutionary technology due to the bias of our prior perspectives. To properly understand the potential applications of blockchain technologies we have to abandon and virtually forget what we've already learned, practiced and think we know about economics. This is the dawning of a fiscal revolution. Banking and government infrastructures will need modifications to adapt and adopt the changes. The source of this revolution is not from a citizen uprising. This revolution comes as a by-product of technical advances. We have developed self sustaining technologies which have evolved into new systems with a life of their own. Life and the awareness of it is a spiritual attribute. The age of technical advances has a spirit of its own. We already have the solutions for most of our ongoing economic, political and social problems. Our greatest challenge is applying them. Sometimes new solutions call for sacrifices from the old guard. The problem of global warming can be easily solved by eliminating the burning of all fossil fuels. However, removing oil and gas from the energy sector without a plan would be a disaster. Economics built on non-cyclical, non self sustaining structures eventually fail. This is the problem with our current economic, financial, monetary and political policies worldwide. The present systems are credit and debt driven. They work by taking advantage of those with the fewest resources and least power. The present system relies on the good will of the "haves" to allocate a fair share to the "have not's." Unfortunately human nature generally exploits advantage and governments are stuck with the responsibility of being our brothers keeper. There have been and will continue to be multiple attempts at changing or corrupting blockchain technologies. This new system functions and behaves differently from our traditional economic models. History tells us unequivocally that people resist change. Yet change is inevitable. This post is about embracing and prospering through and with those changes. Look for the changes. Centralized exchanges cannot dominate decentralized markets. Anticipate changes in many of our current financial structures as they continue to merge, develop and evolve. Adapt and adopt or diminish and die, the choice is ours! TRANSITIONING TO TOKENOMICSEconomic forces are the true building blocks of society. This is how we organize populations, their resources and the way they exchange or share value. We are accustomed to a system which has no cyclical renewable premise and operates off of win-lose results rather than win-win scenarios. Nature's economy works in a recyclable manner. Nothing is wasted; the system maintains and supports itself. It is our man-made governmental, financial , commercial and economic systems that were not designed or applied in a balanced renewable manner. Blockchain technologies are having a trans-formative effect on the way society functions. We are experiencing the advent of an economic evolution. Blockchain and token economics are influencing all of our traditional systems of governance. The design of economic systems based on blockchain technologies have begun to revolutionize the way we think, transact and live. Moving beyond centralized governance to decentralized organizations will take some getting used to. The economics of a decentralized society are much easier to design and implement through incentives rather then enforce through laws. Token networks are at the core of these blockchain designs. The design of incentive structures that align the interests of individuals on all of the processes between production and consumption is what blockchain networks are all about. Tokenization is the conversion of any asset into a digital token. We are quickly moving towards a service oriented architecture in monetary policy. Token economies are a new form of economic organization that could be termed as "distributed" economy. The economic model of the industrial age is being modified and must come into harmony with the information age. Token economics has given us the opportunity to redefine how our ecosystems operate. This has become a modern day experiment with both visible and invisible catalysts. The participants include people, advancements, discoveries, evolution, progress and energies that have taken on a life of their own.
PASSIVE INCOME FOR HODLERSCrypto Hodler's have an advantage over all typical hoarders or misers. The cryptocurrency sitting in our wallets don't have to be dead funds. Although they may grow against other currencies via their exchange rates cryptocurrencies can also be reinvested. Here are five tried and true methods to grow funds, but there are risks associated with each of them. 1. Participate in "centralized" crypto lending platforms such as Bloxfi, Celsius and Nexo that will manage submitted assets and grow them through interest. 2. Participate in "decentralized" lending platforms that offer direct peer to peer lending. Some of these have no K.Y.C. (Know Your Customer) requirements so be careful. All risks involved on many of these platforms are on the investor. We can lend cryptocurrency and receive interest through Binance smart chain and DeFi programs that utilizes smart contracts created between borrowers and lenders. We recommend separate wallets for exchanging, growing and stashing crypto. There are Web 3.0 defi wallets and programs such as "AAve" and "Compound." Look into "Wrapped bitcoin," and "ethereum" based wallets like Metamask to participate. These programs allow us take on the personal responsibility of creating our own loans, terms and risks 3. The option for Liquidity mining and Yield farming are examples of (yearn finance) smart contract insurance. Liquidity pools are basically pools of tokens that sustain smart contracts. Liquidity pools that maintain a large variety of tokens insure that all kinds of trades can be facilitated and managed by an exchange. 4. Staking coins on exchanges with staking rewards such as "Coinbase" or "Binance." 5. Being in the right place at the right time has it perks also. Many cryptocurrencies have periodic buybacks, token burns and airdrop arrangements. BENEFITING FROM BLOCKCHAIN RATHER THAN BITCOIN![]() Most gamblers think that they have a good chance at beating the house. This is the allure of gambling. On the surface things may appear pretty simple. But under the hood there are amazing forces at work. Applying these forces to our everyday strategies is what this section is about. This is the part most readers disregard. Few people can consistently beat the house the majority of the time. The purpose and design of any business organization or monetary exchange is to make profit. These companies have operating expenses and require constant funding or capitalization. The capital needed to fund their operations comes from us the users. Although cryptocurrency exchanges mimic stock markets, at the core their functionality and operations differ. Stock market investors can be anonymous, detached and disinterested in the welfare of the company their investing in. The primary incentive is profit. Although Crypto Markets seem to follow the same pattern, blockchain technology ecosystems are built differently. Blockchains are designed to incentivize investors to have skin in the game. The economics of blockchained networks differ from that of any previously known ecosystem. Most people view economics simply as the study of how money moves throughout society. Economics is actually a branch of "social scientific knowledge" that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth in the form of assets, currency or tokens representing it. Without considering the economics of any system it is impossible to truly gauge it effects or know its efficiency. Whether we are dealing with an aquarium, a car or a city, maintaining a functional ecosystem creates a cyclic self sustaining environment. To properly create and apply blockchain technologies, knowledge of economic, legal and technical issues must be mutually considered. We cannot stress enough that understanding the purpose, pattern and path a company takes as they convert to blockchain technologies has a huge effect on their future. How a company advertises, incetivises, integrates, markets, merges and creates trust among its users is critical in this space. Knowing the difference between economics, crypto-economics and tokenomics will help us to make wise decisions within our investment portfolio.
FORECASTING AND PREDICTIVE INDICATORSMuch like weather forecasting, we can now see and read many of the signs of impending conditions but we still cannot pinpoint exactly how it will manifest and effect us. It is generally better to be the first rather then the last to try a new idea. Being ahead of a curve can be costly if it catches and crushes us. Being behind a curve is disheartening watching the waves we missed roll away as we chase them. However, riding the wave is a thrill when we catch it. Surfing is ALWAYS rewarding because no two waves are the same. Anyone participating in these markets should really understand the difference between investing and trading strategies. Investing in cryptocurrency is different from investing in stocks. Although the platforms resemble one another the inner workings are not the same. Stocks are more predictable, as their business model is transparent and there is more accountability. These markets may not continue to operate in their traditional manner. During this pandemic over 10 million new investors have entered into money markets. The hype heightens the hope of holding the next high yield "Google like" stock. Although Crypto and Stock Markets resemble one another their operations are totally different. What deceives many people is that the platforms these markets operate on resemble one another but the inner workings and underpinning have vast differences. There is an old slogan when it comes to stocks. Don't love it, Don't hate it, don't date it, just trade it! This does not apply to cryptocurrencies! May we be bold enough to "coin" our own saying for cryptocurrencies? Find it, get to know it, understand it and then grow it. Investors in cryptocurrencies miss the boat when they fail to understand that the meaning of INVESTING in the cryptocurrency market means having "skin in the game." People who only buy, "hodl," or trade coins like stocks are just skimming the surface. The cryptocurrency market has yet to be regulated on a wide scale basis. The road to cryptocurrency treasures are seemingly paved with gold. However there are many bad drivers, potholes and road hazards ahead. Many investors will fall prey to Defi rug Pulls, Pump and dumps along with a variety of fraudulent offers and scams. This four part series has just scratched the surface of blockchain technologies. One of the best strategies to adopt that will prevent us from succumbing to the spirit of deceptive hype is to seek out and listen to sources that we don't agree with or want to hear. Readers who are really interested and want to invest should join or start a group of their own. We have our own private blockchain with modest membership and a shared trust consensus mechanism based on each individuals word. We are currently documenting our progress using traditional written contracts and keeping a formal ledger. As our experiments with these new principles progress we will share what we've learned and create ways to include many others. These posts are for information purposes only. We are not financial advisers, psychologists, psychiatrists or counselors. We are information brokers that offer a spiritual perspective. This is the worlds final opportunity to implement an equitable worldwide economic system. Here is an economic system based on fairness. It is designed to incentivize and enforce equity through computer code rather than laws and litigation. It is immutable and is a threat only to those unwilling to fairly share the resources of the planet. A system that gives value to people and assets previously excluded from the mainstream ecosystem is due. This leveling of the playing field through economics rather then focusing on race, religious, social or political status will work. We no longer have to define ourselves through our differences. We can offer inclusion in a system based on accessibility through whatever asset we mutually decide to give value to.
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THERE IS A FORMULA FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER IT IS OUR EXPERIENCES THAT TEACH US THESE FORMULAS. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE SOME "SAVINGS." COMMON SENSE DICTATES THAT HAVING "SAVINGS" IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN MAKING INVESTMENTS. BOTH SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS ARE WITHHOLDING'S WE'VE SKIMMED FROM OUR DAILY PRODUCTION AND/OR CONSUMPTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES. OUR SKILL SET PROVIDES THE MEANS FOR SUSTAINING A LIVING THAT MUST LAST FOR A LIFETIME. NEVER INVEST "SAVINGS." THE GOAL IS TO ALLOW OUR INVESTMENTS TO SUPPLEMENT THE "SAVINGS" THAT SUSTAIN US FOR A LIFETIME.*CLICK THE > ARROWS TO PLAY MEDIA AND THE DARK GREEN LETTERING FOR LINKS*There's an old adage that says if we chase money it will run from us, but if we make money it will show us how to make more of it. It is important to remember that money is only a medium used to exchange value. It is the intangible assets themselves, (Goods produced and Services performed) that have and hold value. TO UNDERSTAND THIS LESSON WE FIRST HAVE TO UNLEARN THE PRACTICE OF SAVING MONEY! This thinking must be replaced with a new practice of collecting or saving ASSETS instead. There are four financial monetary statuses. Invest, save, owe and earn. Each status comes with its strengths and weaknesses. Managing each of these conditions appropriately builds financial stability. Personal financial education is becoming a national movement. Unfortunately this movement is happening to late for many of us. Fortunately there are sites that share their insights on many of the principles of finance. Once our wallets are ready we can begin to put something into them. Yes, at this point anyone without a wallet for their "crypto" is missing the mark. OUR OBJECT IN THIS ENDEAVOR (GAME) IS TO WIN. TO WIN WE MUST MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE TIME, ENERGY AND USE OF OUR RESOURCES. We need to learn to stop chasing money and to start accumulating wealth. Money is simply a means of moving wealth around. It is the accounting mechanism for measuring value. Whether we measure that goal by a percentage or by a amount, the bottom line is that after setting our goals we must have a wallet to deposit them into. ![]() The main difference between the regular stock market and the new emerging cryptocurrency markets are the use of brokers. A broker has a fiduciary duty to act in good faith regarding their customers interests. Brokers have the responsibility to guide and provide their investors with any information that can enhance or protect their interests. The adoption of new technologies and the advent of commission free trading signaled to us that a new era of access to money markets was coming. Growing markets require increased capitalization and must expand by adding both money and members to its pool. These new markets do not offer the same level of protections traditionally mandated by the SEC. Today's new breed of online investors are just about on their own. Therefore we have concluded that the average cryptocurrency investor is quite naive. Most Crypto investors have no buying strategy, no exit strategy and just want to get in "the game." Few of them realize that they need to have diversity in their holdings. We recommend having at least four types of cryptocurrency assets within any portfolio. We prefer having a value "holding" company like Bitcoin and Ethereum for long term value, Altcoins should be a part of our "trading" portfolio for short term plays, Stablecoins for exchanging value into fiat and NFT's for preserving or reserving any unique concept or idea digitally. It is important to wrap our heads around the idea of the "value of assets," now termed cryptocurrency, rather then the "value of money" referred to as dollars, bills and coins. Although cryptocurrencies are often referred to as coins, they are actually companies that issue stock called "coin or tokens." This allows us to price them in terms of real fiat money. In cryptocurrency markets, placing a monetary value on each business is a part of its capitalization. Using this metric allows us to rate and somewhat compare them. In all cases choosing companies that have strong capitalization qualifications will be the best overall strategy. Entering the cryptocurrency market is complicated. There are thousands of coins and blockchain projects in operation. To obtain a better grasp of the cryptocurrency market, it is easier to classify all cryptocurrencies themselves into one of two categories called coins and tokens. Coins are any cryptocurrency that have their own standalone independent blockchain (Bitcoin and Ethereum). Tokens are cryptocurrencies that do not have their own blockchain but live on another blockchain. By operating off of another's blockchain, these companies can benefit from existing technology (such as ERC-20 tokens). Altcoins are considered to be any coins that are not Bitcoin. Tokens can be considered derivatives of their primary blockchain. This may help explain why Ripple/XRP ran into trouble with the SEC and got delisted. Capitalization is an important factor when it comes to cryptocurrencies. The more money there is in a particular market, the higher its capitalization. Simply put, the more activity and players involved in any kind of market the busier it is and the more money it circulates. This is why the volume of trades is just as important as what was traded. The more cryptocurrency there is the higher its capitalization rate. This rate is calculated by the number of shares multiplied by the price per share. Capitalization rates are applicable only to companies listed on an exchange. Capitalization, although considered to be the current market value of a company is only one aspect of measuring a business. This is a comparative value of measure across all publicly traded businesses with at least four basic categories. There are multiple factors that influence the capitalization rate and that the "cap rate" also influences. For example when the number of sellers increase as a price gets too high, people tend to want to take a profit. This also requires a larger number of buyers to keep the price afloat. When there are more sellers then buyers at any price level the market balances itself by adjusting the price per share. Large cap companies can see large swings in their "cap rates." In a blockchain the higher the "cap rate" of a coin the more gas it cost to move it. Alternatively, low "cap rate," more volatile coins, with higher risk and potentially higher profits tend to cost less to transact with. Following what the "cap rate" of a company has been and now is gives the rate more significance. In addition, understanding the causes behind such changes make the "cap rate" a valuable measuring tool. ![]() There is the only thing we truly believe regarding market timing. We can watch the market but we'll never figure it out. Those that say they have it all figured out are either truly deceived or are convincing liars. There are multiple tactics and instruments investors can use to profit. There is just one tactic that works over time EVERY time. That method is called "Dollar Cost Averaging." Dollar Cost Averaging is a strategy for long term investors. It is a tried and true time tested method for profit. In reality there is no such thing as a bull or bear market. These terms are used to describe current market trends. From its inception the stock market has always slowly grown. The "overall trend" has been a steadily increasing rise with multiple dips along the way. The market has always and today continues to expand to accommodate new growth. Growth is a gradual process that balances time with improvements. Growth occurs at its own pace and in its own time. Rushing growth creates problems of premature perspectives from immaturity. Unfortunately most investors in cryptocurrency markets are caught up in the "gaming" aspect of investing. But managing money is no game. Unlike any other business money markets self sustain through parasitic feeding. Each member feeds upon the host which is actually composed of all of the other members. Remember, this type of business is called an "exchange." For every buyer there must be a seller willing to exchange at an agreed price. Market pressures increase as sellers and buyers fail to meet and agree on the value of commodities. The fact that feelings and emotions are some of the strongest drivers behind money markets must always be factored in. Logic and reason tend to fall secondary to "psychic" excitement. Today most exchanges offer phone apps that keep investors on the edge of their seats through the "Spirit of F.O.M.O." (Fear Of Missing Out). Most investors know one rule. Buy low and sell high. This is also known as "buy the dip." But there's no way to know how long or deep the dip might be. The "Dip" is exciting and inviting but deceitful. "Dollar cost averaging" is boring; but it is the best known way to minimize losses and insure profit. Of course there are higher profit and higher risk strategies such as derivatives. ![]() Here are three metrics new investors can pay attention to and use immediately. Metrics can be regarded as key performance indicators called KPI's. A "key metric" is a statistic which, by its given value shows a measure of overall health and performance. The first metric to consider compares "Volume" and "Open interest." Volume indicates the total amount of activity of a coin while open interest allows us to gauge the pending speculative bids open into futures and options contracts. These metrics helps us to gauge the depth of the market through analyzing how many trading positions are still pending and open for execution. "Open interest" offers us a good view of the active interest and potential trades currently in the Queue. There is another metric called the "put-call ratio." This ratio is the amount of "puts" outstanding versus the number of "calls." It works in tandem with the volume of "open interest" activity awaiting execution. a "Put" is an option with the right to sell and a "call" is an option with the right to buy. A ratio of greater then (1) one means there are more "puts" being bought and positioned than "calls." This generally indicates a "BEARISH" trend. A ratio less then (1) one demonstrates that there are more "calls" in position then "puts." This can be considered BULLISH because investors are positioned to buy. By monitoring the metrics provided by "put-call ratios" we can get an idea of the mood or direction of sentiment on individual coins, tokens or stocks. The last metric considered in this post is called "implied volatility." This type of chart attempts to measure investor fear. "Implied volatility" is a measure of the uncertainty that the market expects in prices going forward. It is calculated by looking at the price of "market options" and extracting data that can indicate investor doubts. We recommend sites like Tradingview.com, Skew.com, glassnode.com and Coinmarketcap .com for access to these charts, graphs, instruments and tools. Most Hodlers will not be interested in these sites. HODlers are cryptocurrency investors who buy and hold their positions regardless of price. Whether the market is up, down or sideways, hodlers stay invested. HODlers are long-term investors that are confident that their cryptocurrency will continue to gain value. We will be examining some of the tools mentioned in this post on part four.
the handwriting is on the wall! WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS A REDEFINING OF TODAY'S ZEITGEIST IN LIGHT OF A MAJOR PARADIGM SHIFT. this is one of the most TRANSITIONAL moments in human history both ecologically and economically. this MAY not BE the time for novices to try their luck at the DIRTIEST game in life. BUT THIS IS ALSO A TIME OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY. ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS, THE MONEY GAME IS THE GRIMIEST WAY TO INDULGE GREED IN THE HUMAN ECONOMY. THIS IS AN ARENA OF CUTTHROATS. THERE ARE DIRTY TACTICS AND COMPLICATED CONSPIRACIES PRACTICED ON A DAILY BASIS UNSCRUPULOUSLY. THAT IS WHY THIS INDUSTRY HAS TO BE CAREFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY REGULATED. THE S.E.C. (SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION) CONSTANTLY MONITORS MONETARY EXCHANGES TO CONTROL PRACTICES. blockchain TECHNOLOGIES GIVES US THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME TO BRING FINANCIAL EQUITY AND EQUALITY TO THOSE WITH LESS MEANS. CONTRARY TO OUR PRESENT FISCAL AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORS WE NEED REFORMS. THE DURABILITY AND STABILITY OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ARE UNDER SOME OF THE GREATEST STRAINS EVER. THE CONCEPT OF PASSIVE INCOME CAN BE DECEITFUL. THE IDEA THAT WE CAN EARN MONEY WITH LITTLE OR NO EFFORT OR SIMPLY LET OUR MONEY WORK FOR US IS A MISNOMER. MONEY CAN ACT AS EITHER AN AGENT FOR FREEDOM OR OPPRESSION. PASSIVE INCOME CAN BE USED AS A MEANS OF EXPLOITING OR EMPOWERING OTHERS. IT IS DEPENDENT UPON HOW FAIRLY WE ENGINEER THAT MONEY TO WORK. THIS POST IS NOT FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO MAKE A QUICK AND EASY BUCK. THIS POST IS AN EXPOS'E ON THE POWER OF MONEY MARKETS AND VIRTUE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES. SOME OF THE NEW COINS RECENTLY OFFERED ON CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKETS MAY OR MAY NOT BE DESIGNED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS BUT RATHER TO SCAM PEOPLE. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE WORKINGS AND TECHNIQUES INHERIT IN MONEY MARKETS. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE BUY AND SELL MONETARY ASSETS. WHEN WE LEARN HOW BLOCKCHAINS WORK WE WILL BE ABLE TO BUY, SELL OR TRADE EQUITABLY ENABLING US TO ALL PROSPER EQUALLY.*CLICK THE > ARROWS TO PLAY MEDIA AND THE DARK GREEN LETTERING FOR LINKS*MONEY IS A "TOOL OF TRADE" THAT WORKS IN THE WAYS WE MAKE IT WORK![]() Finally the opportunity for the little guy to play in the big game has arrived. Even though the big fish usually gobble up the little ones there is always strength in numbers. Historically, many of the breakthroughs intended to mutually benefit all men get commandeered or controlled by just a few. Somehow the playing field never seems to be level. Why do many of our greatest advancements and innovations fall prey to systemic inequalities that tend to recreate traditional imbalances? The California gold rush, the Texas oil boom, the repeal of prohibition and even the legalization of marijuana all started out as big opportunities for the little guy, but ended up as businesses for the privileged class. Consider the thousands of new businesses and multiple entrepreneurs legalizing marijuana would have created. But the laws, rules and regulations were designed to keep the common man from being qualified to start such a business. When cell phones hit the market the "average anybody" could dream the dream of finding the means to open a store. When marijuana hit the market the "everyday nobody" was excluded and financially locked out. Yes, its unfair and our legislatures typical answer has been one of being vigilant. Traditionally, our government tries to regulate certain industries in order to prevent them from corrupting or taking advantage of us. Investing like gambling has been highly regulated by law in order to keep the average citizen from losing their shirt. It is important to know that roughly 70% of investors lose money while just 30% profit and/or break even. Most investors are lulled into various markets by observing and thinking that they can take advantage of market trends that they might have missed out on in the past. The truth is that greed and/or the desire to make a quick buck off of good luck is deceitful. Everybody has a plan or strategy they believe will work. With investing just like gambling the initial plays are close enough to make us "feel" we will break ahead and win. The "Greater Fool Theory" lives on. It is vital to remember that the participants in this arena are the most cutthroat and ruthless gladiators in all of business. Be not deceived. The "spirit of greed" and the desire for profit at any cost is the engine and purpose of spirit behind "this" kind of trading. The "psychic" harmony within "trading money markets" differs from any other exchange environment. Exchange is the way of life. Without exchange life as we know it ceases to be. Fair exchange allows bees to pollinate flowers and plants to produce the oxygen we breathe. Fair exchange means that both sides mutually benefit in a transaction. Market investing and trading is a blood-sport. Bitcoin along with its underlying technology called blockchain helps level that playing field. IT'S NOT ABOUT PASSIVE INCOME IT'S ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PASS US BY![]() Is there really a fair unbiased, incorruptible way for the little fish to safely swim in the same ocean with the big time sharks and killer whales? Have we finally developed a level playing field that is impartial? The answer is yes for real blockchained systems. Sayings like "the trend is your friend," are deceptive. Many people think they can simply gamble/invest by paying attention to historical graphs and ongoing patterns. These simple metrics tend to entice many novice gamblers/investors into believing that they can cash in on the probabilities and odds that appear to be in their favor. Seeing is believing but unfortunately it is not that simple. There are multiple analytical and prediction tools that work off of the ebb and flow of trade. These tools produce graphs and charts used by investors for making decisions. There are leveraging/marginal metrics, relative strength index metrics, candlestick and wick shadowing measurements and simple or exponential moving averages to consider. These can be used along with a host of other instruments to both assist and confuse investors. Today's market fluctuations are driven by two major influences. The first factor is created by mathematical conditions derived from buying and selling metrics. The second factor also effects the first, and is determined by the way people feel. Exchange in money markets is called trade. Without trade money markets cannot exist. In nature all exchanges by design create a balance resulting in an ultimate win-win scenario. But human beings are the exception and can be ruthless when it comes to exchange and fair trade. Before participating in mixed martial arts (M.M.A.) most competitors train for years. This involves learning holds, punches, strikes, throws and wrestling techniques. Without some basic training the average person would not stand a chance fighting in that arena. The same applies and is true for engaging in monetary markets. There is no easy or simple path to investing and trading. We recommend a basic course in economics before even considering getting into the (M.M.A) Monetary Manipulation Arena. Learning economics is just the beginning. After acquiring that basic knowledge it is important to learn market history and processes. Only then should we begin practicing these newly learned skills to hone and refine them. Beginners generally see the exciting positive side of making money and tend to get caught up in the fever and hype surrounding this business. That is how the "spirit of this business" operates. The more excitement it generates the more activity (volume) it generates. Volume is one of the metrics any smart investor monitors. We strongly recommend being knowledgeable in banking, credit, economics, finance, history, leveraging, politics, stocks and real estate terminology. All financial markets are interrelated. No matter which market or markets we deal with it is critical to be familiar with the terminology used across all of them. Blockchain technology is relatively new. It is easily adaptable with our current financial systems and adopting it has caused alarm. Blockchain is affecting finance in the same way that the advent of the zipper affected the button industry. At first zippers were slowly accepted by garment makers. Today buttons and zippers sit side by side depending on the style desired. PREREQUISITES SEPARATE THOSE GETTING PLAYED FROM THE REAL PLAYERS![]() Here's one way of breaking it all down. There are "day traders," "swing traders" and scalpers. "Day traders" are generally more sophisticated and use greater technical analysis. "Swing traders" make trades based on price swings and trending differences. Scalpers are more like scavengers taking advantage of short or small dips and rises that add up when combined together. There are three distinct type of players in the M.M.A. There are investors, traders and investor/seller types. Most investors have long term interests. Most traders expend energy on the markets daily or hourly monitoring changes. Investor/sellers are hybrid specialist who work the best of both worlds to obtain even greater gains. There are only two distinct classes of cryptocurrency facilitators or "players." There are those who understand the underlying technology behind it like blockchain and there are those who do not. Every "player" forms their own predictive strategy. Like "timing the market." "Players" can base their strategies on data, rumor or both. This can also include fundamental or technical analysis. The fact is that human psychology is the fundamental force behind the movements of any given market. Emotions like fear and greed follow surprisingly consistent patterns that can be technically analysed and charted to predict tendencies and trends. Data mining can be most simply described as the art of examining historical information with a computer under a microscope. Heuristics and technical analysis are mandatory skill sets. There has been a dramatic growth in "impact investing" alone over the past few years. Impact investors seek to benefit society along with a financial return. "Impact investments" generally utilize blockchain technologies. Today's financial markets have become more accessible to the average novice investor. This increases the flow of capital. Today the funding from new investors can be used in multiple ways without the company actually operating or growing. These types of companies are called "meme's." A "meme" is a concept, feeling or behavior that spreads without any logical explanation from person to person. A "meme" stock is one that has seen an increase in volume not due to the company's performance, but because of the hype. Many of the cryptocurrency companies we're investing in are still in the formation stage. Investors need to have more then just a hunch. To know what we're doing, we need to know what the companies we invest in do. This is how Ponzi schemes and fake investment scams get traction. As a result the rules and regulations have to keep evolving. Today the game board, game pieces and game "players" have begun to "play" differently. There are subtle changes in how the game is being "played" despite the rigid rules. The bigger our markets get and the larger they expand the more volume they will have and the more assets they can absorb and/or integrate with. There's no telling how tolerant or resilient our markets are. There's no way to know if the markets can endure our continual abuse as in the past. Safeguards have been instituted again and again but we've always managed to create havoc anyway. Let's face it. When our politicians and legislators write these laws, they get a lot of expert advice and guidance. Those experts are partially composed of people from the financial sector. When it comes to legislation that affects the financial sector, these experts are quite innovative. Once they understand the way the new laws they helped create operate, they find loopholes. These experts from investment companies, banks and financial institutions are often one step ahead of the regulators. Sometimes the more efficient an industry is, or regulates itself to be, the less resilient it becomes. Wiggle room is an important factor when it comes to financial systems and growth. Many say that money markets have a mind of their own, sometimes referred to as animal spirits. This feels comforting because we don't trust one another. The term "animal spirits" is commonly used to describe market psychology and behavioral economics. This also seems to mean that no one individual or group of individuals can completely control the power of money although they continue to try. This air of mystery and uncertainty serves as an enchantment for the next person to try and figure out. INSIGHTS INTO INSIDER TRADING: THE SPIRITUAL SIDE![]() The fact is that there are only four moves any "player" can make and only four positions any "player" can occupy on the game board. The rules allow us to utilize any or all of these four moves or positions. Every "play" can be categorized as either buying, selling, trading or holding. Most new investors play video games better then they work investments. The primary reason behind such incompetence is that although most "players" know how the game is "played" they don't know all the rules of the game. Unfortunately there are no "player" rule-books. Yes there are regulations but the game is a virtual free-for-all. Watching the game entices people to become "players." But before diving into the excitement we advise our readers to understand the "spirit of the game." Yes, there is a spirit behind investing and trading. There are also spirits in operation affecting all of the players of the game. The founding spirit (cause, intention or purpose) behind any organization will drive it. The spirit behind these monetary markets are primarily greed! Some of the spirits operating within them are anxiety, competition, dominance, fear, profit and selfishness. As with all businesses, there are "feelings" attached to the emotional business of trading. Most businesses have a mission, motto or slogan that depicts their posture. Like every other activity in the human economy it is spirit driven. These spirits represent the attitude of the energy behind the actions and exchanges. Most "players" in money markets are there for one purpose alone and that is profit. All activities in the market are a direct reflection of the psychic energy that the players create through buying, exchanging and selling their shares. Less psychic energy is generated by simply holding a position. Exchanges like Robin Hood make their profits primarily through high frequency trading. When we get caught up in the hype we will find ourselves speculating emotionally and chasing trends impulsively. A better way to address investing is to study it historically and evaluate it predicatively. The spirit of "money markets" carry both volatility and unpredictability. The formulas we use will be derived from applying known equations revised consistently. New formulas must be constantly created from both previous successes and failures. The equation for this becomes expectations divided by evaluations plus realizations multiplied by reviews producing new formulas. Observing the "principle of reformulation" MUST provide us with updated equations applicable to market changes. We exist in a mental universe. Money market movements are mainly motivated by the mentality of its members. There is a spiritual perspective here. Mob mentalities are beliefs triggered by emotions created from feelings. The attitude/mood/spirit of excitement permeates money markets today. looking at it spiritually, may not allows us to see all things, but it does allow us to see all things more clearly. The psychic energy in money markets is always hyped. No one invests money to lose it. Whether the markets are good or bad somehow we keep believing that they're always going to keep getting better. Now that may not be reality but that represents the spirit of how it feels. TAKING ON THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND TERMINOLOGYBitcoin might be regarded as the first "widely used" case of a blockchain technology but it is not the only one. To understand how bitcoin or blockchain works under the hood there are terminologies used we must understand. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. To understand what a cryptocurrency is, we must first have an idea of how cryptography works. Cryptography allows us the ability to virtually communicate or operate commerce privately in the presence of adversaries. Cryptocurrency is simply digital cash. It is value represented by a number on a ledger. The ability to safely exchange funds electronically is the main task of encryption. The ability to accumulate value electronically on a computer or phone as digital cash is cryptocurrency. This removes the middle man. Anyone can now have a virtual bank account that travels with them. The fees are minimal because the overhead of tellers, vaults, guards, deposits and withdrawals have been automated and eliminated. This means that we are responsible to maintain the security of our own wallets or trust them to some online party. Today we are doing virtual transactions from virtual banks with virtual currency from virtual accounts kept in virtual wallets. The assets kept in those virtual wallets are virtual coins of different values. "Crypto" markets like "stock" markets are composed of companies that offer coin or stock value in their organization. There are no physical coins, wallets or banks. These terms have become more like figurative analogies. What under-girds, protects and secures all of these virtual transactions are computer code. Without cryptographic hash functions that serve as digital fingerprints we would be forced to use LEGACY accounting, filing, signing, sorting and of course the securing our funds in a bank vault. Cryptocurrency like stock is an asset defined by its cash value. Most purchases today use Fiat monies. In order to spend cryptocurrency, sometimes it must be converted to fiat money. Fiat money is government-issued currency not backed by a commodity like gold. Fiat money allows the central banks to have greater control over the economy because they set the flow. This involves how much money is printed and in circulation. Most modern currencies, like the U.S. dollar, are fiat currencies. Too many people are fooled into believing that the dollar amount they see on their charts, graphs and earnings reports are actually the total value of the assets they hold on exchanges. Unfortunately this is not true. Many exchanges offer free coins of their own as an enticement to investors. Although they seemingly add value to the portfolio, users are generally restricted from cashing in their posted value. There are many policies use by various exchanges that allows them to maximize their profits like "payment for order flow." Every platform is a business created to make money. Never underestimate the instruments and tactics used in monetary manipulation. Although many cryptocurrencies work off of "blockchain technologies" the management of the funds they produce may not. Blockchain is a decentralized shared ledger earning platform, that eliminates the overhead of a central authority. However converting our assets to cash and exchanging or trading them will cost us. There are FEES and LAWS governing this. RUSHING AND SHORTCUTS ARE A SURE WAY TO FALL SHORTToday investors generally fall into one of two anxiety traps. While managing their investments, most modern day investors develop their own style. There are F.O.M.O. and F.O.M.U. player styles. Most "FOMO" (fear of missing out) participants tend to chase the markets. Most "FOMU" (fear of messing up) participants lean towards long term investments and shy away from leverage trades. Minimizing loss and risk mitigation ought to be a part of every investors strategy. Remember the spirit of today's market, especially cryptocurrency, is driven by the "hype" of the traders. One things investors need to be aware of are the laws governing investing. In this country anyone who sells their bitcoin or other cryptocurrency without going through a regulated exchange is breaking the law. It's easy to convert our cash into cryptocurrency, but it's another thing to revert back to fiat currency/cash. Because cryptocurrency is new, its acceptance and integration has outpaced any laws or regulations regarding it. Most laws are made to correct offenses. Although bitcoin and cryptocurrency has been used in the past for nefarious purposes its widespread acceptance is forcing businesses and governments to recognize it. Fees and taxes are inevitable. Although there are no specific laws governing crypto, our existing laws are being applied. New laws governing crypto will follow. Is it legal in this country? Yes. Can we purchase, sell, trade and market it? That varies by state. The S.E.C. (Security & Exchange Commission) has not adopted rules specifically tailored to cryptocurrencies. No one is sure as to how they should be treated by governments, people and businesses. Ready to invest? Wait, there are a few more concerns. Ever since the introduction of Bitcoin more than a decade ago, it has attracted the attention of both investors and scammers. The nature of scams relative to Bitcoin’s network has run neck and neck with the development of its infrastructure. Bitcoin’s earlier blockchain infrastructure was somewhat sketchy. When the number of transactions on the network multiplied, it would crash. In recent years Bitcoin has become more stable and mainstream. Bitcoin has attracted the attention of institutional investors and with added clout comes added security. If Elon Musk can risk a billion, that makes it easier for us to risk just one months bills. That doesn't stop fraud or hackers. Here are a few important things to be aware of and watch out for. Hackers have shifted their strategies to targeting cryptocurrency wallets. Phishing is an especially popular method for hackers to steal user key information for cryptocurrency wallets. Novices don't quite understand that their assets are contained within the computer codes and passwords they use. Hacking a user, or the users exchange is easy if enough information has been stolen from the user. Social media runs rampart with people who unwittingly compromise their discretion by bragging or sharing sensitive information. There are I.C.O.'s (initial Coin Offerings) and scams resembling I.P.O.'s and Direct Public Offerings. There are fake websites that compel investors to deposit coins into compromised wallets. These sites appear legitimate but are designed to capture and keep our digital currency. Scams such as "DeFi Rug Pulls" target investors by using the protocols and smart contracts designed to minimize overhead by removing gatekeepers. By not understanding how blockchain works and chasing profits we can cheat ourselves out of our own money. Digital currency and blockchain are not synonymous. True blockchain technologies are characterized by integumentary characteristics and qualities, that like skin, cover every affiliated part. Bitcoin is only one example on one platform using one application of blockchain. Knowing how different exchanges operate, their history, their fees and policies is crucial. HAVING A SECURED OFF-LINE WALLET IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. Above all honest, legal and reputable investing is paramount. Thinking that we have more value then we do, thinking that we can avoid capital gains taxes or trying to disguise or hide from government regulations is foolish. Computers are impartial. Data once captured is become permanent evidence. Blockchain technologies are append only, time-stamped shared ledgers that are almost immutable. After joining an exchange and getting a wallet let's begin safely collecting cryptocurrency. Stay tuned for collection strategies and tools in part 3.
TODAY MULTIPLE CRYPTOCURRENCIES LIKE Bitcoin, ETHEREUM AND ALTCOINS ARE ALL THE RAGE. THESE NEW AND EMERGING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ARE ATTRACTING PEOPLE WITH THE HOPE FOR THE PROMISE OF FINANCIAL GAIN, AND ACCUMULATING WEALTH. THOSE EXPECTING TO FIND OR EXPLOIT ANOTHER POPULAR GET RICH QUICK SCHEME WILL DISCOVER THAT BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES ARE NOT THE TYPE OF VEHICLE THEY THINK IT IS. THESE POSTS ARE FOR ANYONE DESIRING TO GAIN A BASIC INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BLOCKCHAIN'S UNIQUE OPERATING STRUCTURE CANNOT BE UNDERMINED. IT IS IMMUTABLE BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT WORTH THE COST OF THE GAIN OR THE PRICE OF THE PROFIT TO INFILTRATE IT. BY EXAMINING SPECIFIC BLOCKCHAIN FUNCTIONS, WE HOPE TO EXPOSE AND HIGHLIGHT HOW THE MANY EMBEDDED DESIGNS AND FEATURES IN BLOCKCHAIN ALGORITHMS AUTOMATICALLY INSURE INTEGRITY WHILE LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD. *CLICK THE > ARROWS TO PLAY MEDIA AND THE DARK GREEN LETTERING FOR LINKS*![]() What makes us so sure that the money we have in the bank is safe and secure? Why do we have confidence in things we order from catalog's or online? Do we know that the food we eat from our favorite pizza, deli or sub shop is fresh and untainted? Are we sure that the vote we cast was counted and matters? When we lend or borrow what assures us of the good faith of our fellow man? The answer is simple. We actually have some form of a trust relationship with them. We must either have some system that assures us that our transactions will be honored and/or we just trust them! Why do we make and sign contracts or give out and save receipts? The answer is simple we want "proof of purchase" or "proof of work." Our government agencies, courts, laws, and police are responsible to insure the integrity of our markets and the "security" of our systems. This is the overhead we pay for in law enforcement. Laws were not created to be broken, laws were created to correct offenses. Part of the cost of law enforcement is the "trust factor" that is built into today's financial systems. The overhead and costs associated with these things can be mitigated if not totally eliminated through "BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES." Its all about learning "trust relationships" in a different way. Working with the principles of interdependence is a natural fit. Blockchain is our best answer to "the cost of trust." WHY DO WE TRUST THE STRENGTH OF A CHAIN'S MULTIPLE LINKS?A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Any system with fallible components such as human beings is always subject to errors at any link. So why do we continue to depend on these systems even when they seem to fail? Maybe its because traditionally they've been in operation for so long that we've really been forced to trust them. Why else would we perform multiple voting recounts using the same tools and methods if we believed that the system was flawed? Obviously there has to be a better way! Fortunately, today there is a trustworthy, decentralized, transparent, incorruptible, immutable distributed system of rule. Equity, fairness, and goodness can be codified. We now have a computer algorithm based on trust and a "codependent coding scheme" that requires shared consensus. It's not a sci-fi Utopian ideology or a religious theocracy; it's the already existing "Golden Rule." This is the main principle that the world has failed to abide by. Today it can be administered digitally; and its called blockchain. News, information or rhetoric must be trusted, vetted or verified through some medium. "Fake news," is not really news at all even if we believe it is. What would happen if all news was vetted through this new peer to peer shared platform of exchange secured by computer algorithms? If all news was blockchained there would be no fictitious element that couldn't be traced back to its original source by verifying each block that supplied some "proof of work" to build the "record" within the chain. Even if someone succeeds in putting a lie into the news it would be caught because it wouldn't coincide with all of the other blocks on the "distributed ledger." Blockchain technology could have been used to log ("block") and track our current virus pandemic and its path. It still can be used to efficiently deploy vaccinations worldwide, but it's doubtful that the corporations behind the vaccines would be willing to divulge their skewed strategies to the scrutiny of blockchain's transparency models. Blockchain establishes immediate verifiable "trust relationships" through its dynamically distributed and shared models of verification based on mutual agreement. Whether it's a total sample, overwhelming consensus, slim majority or selected minority algorithm, its design makes it logically infallible. Any asset including wealth, order, position, power or information can be blockchained. Blockchain technologies can add another layer of identity security on top of current facial recognition technologies. Unauthorized or malicious actors identified at the point of exploit are initially denied and eventually eliminated with blockchain technologies. EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION - THE CHOICE OPTIONAL - THE END ENEVITABLECompetition is a mechanism and a vehicle for allowing simple accomplishments to become even greater ones. Whenever a record is broken and a new milestone is achieved the excellence of greatness births magnificence! When the "energy of magnificence" is used as incentive for growth and motivation nothing else can come close. Being victorious and winning is always the fruit of this type of effort. However there are few things more intoxicating then the thrill of the win. Unfortunately our history and society has unwittingly taught us to indulge in this poisonous passion. Believe it or not, there is always a win - win scenario if we look for it. But being hardwired to win at all costs rarely allows us the perspective to see it. The best investments we can make in life is in people. He that is faithful in that which is least is also faithful in that which is much. This is a concept that most of us are not open to accept or believe. Our neural networks form the "habits of thoughts" we use in our daily endeavors. Being raised and bred in a capitalistic system has conditioned us to behave selfishly. Perhaps that's why we've continually failed to follow the best path or what is commonly known as the "golden rule." The Golden Rule is the principle of treating others as we desire to be treated. It is a maxim that is found in most religions and cultures. It might be considered an ethic of reciprocity. In retrospect, there has always been a concept called "creative destruction" quietly impacting our progress. Whether we characterize it as evolution or revolution "creative destruction" is an inevitable factor in advancement. "Creative destruction" is the force behind innovations like Uber and Lyft that are decimating our traditional taxicab transportation models. These newer decentralized models with centralized management are not blockchained but like every other business enterprise will be susceptible to "premature obsolescence" if they themselves fail to evolve. In Marxist economic theory "creative destruction" refers more broadly to the inherently ruinous processes that sabotages the accumulation of unevenly shared wealth and subsequently annihilates that wealth in order to clear the ground for the creation of new wealth. New wealth can be created through "blockchain technologies" by approaching it from one of two perspectives. The first way is to identify a real world problem(s) that the proposed blockchain can solve, then assemble and activate the assets to accomplish the goal(s). The second way is to accumulate and assemble any available assets, then begin brainstorming while examining the assets to determine what real world problem(s) the collective assets can solve. NEW ADVANCEMENTS DEMAND A NEW WAY TO APPLY THEM![]() Looking back over time will make it obvious to see that historically, the greatest civilizations, nations, societies, governments, leaders and people have always resisted change. Sparta, one of the most important Greek city-states that reigned throughout the archaic and classical periods established their dominance through military prowess. However, conquerors must also be able to control and govern the new people and territories they rule. The Spartans were no exception and had to manage vast territories. Eventually, their hard won victory over their rival city-state, the Athenians, led to their downfall. Military superiority was no match for the cultural corruption that commerce and capitalism created. More then anything, the Spartans failure to adapt, grow and change with the times led to their demise. Let's face it, we are not the rational creatures we perceive ourselves to be. If we choose to believe something we will hold that belief regardless of evidence or fact even if it kills us. Consider our response to Covid-19, global warming, and religious beliefs. Is it the governments job to protect us from ourselves? To prevent the average person from gambling their life's fortunes away on high risk investments or high odd bets, laws were enacted to protect the average naive citizen. Gambling and investing are both regulated! Everyone is aware of their states gambling laws. The "Securities act of 1933" created a special class of accredited investors to keep us from being victimized with fraudulent financial schemes. Is society protecting us from ourselves or are we being kept from accessing some of the privileges of society? Why do we still have insider trading, manipulative practices and "Ponzi schemes" in spite of our regulations? To date, there always seems to have been a way to beat or cheat the system! IF WHAT WE ARE SAYING TODAY IS TRUE, APPLYING THE TECHNOLOGY OF BLOCKCHAIN TO BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE COEXISTENCE ON THIS PLANET! True blockchains automatically create digital integrity. Blockchains level the playing field. Blockchain insures that whatever win-win "smart contract" was written is autonomously enforced. Blockchain is both a program/app and a platform without exclusivity. Blockchain eliminates the overhead of multiple institutions and layers we have traditionally used as checks and balances. Blockchain involves joint assets connected by shared authority jointly vetted, while simultaneously being accurately and evenly distributed. Transparent open access also allows unabated individual activity. This activity is monitored by every link collectively and regulated by a shared "proof of work." This is enforced by the already established "rules of trust" agreed to by every other linked block in the complete chain. Weather forecasts, environmental projections, global warming, global pandemics and all other prognostications or breakthroughs can be analysed using consistently updated algorithms. We now have the ability to virtually confirm and enforce real transactions through computer code. It's not a stretch to say that every kind of prediction can be scrutinized through the lens of blockchain technologies with alarming accuracy. This will confirm any previously proven predictions as illustrated in the video below. YES THERE IS A METHOD TO THE MADNESSThe reason they call it blockchain is because it consists of multiple individual links called blocks, significantly joined notwithstanding their overall place of importance. Now regardless of rank or status every transaction that composes any part of every block has a measurable value. There is a behind the scenes, invisible chaining algorithm (whether digital, spiritual or virtual) combining the value of each independent link in a mathematically shared interdependent formula. The unified value derived from all of the accumulated information (data) is verified through some "proof" model "agreed to" across the chain. Therefore all updates or amendments are considered legitimate through the links that qualify and validate the information by a mutually agreed schema. Each revised block contains metadata generated in line with the criteria for continued chain integrity. Nothing can be removed from the blockchain all records are permanently locked into it. Every action and participant compounds the amount of overhead needed to manage the chain. This is referred to as gas. To add an additional node or transaction to the expanding chain requires an ever expanding "proof of work" to be added also!. This is a powerful technically immutable method of sharing identical dynamic data across a network that automatically and simultaneously adds more overhead while it increases size. A simplified way of explaining the inner workings of blockchain is to describe it as a technology in which the larger it grows, the more maintenance it requires, the more accurate it gets, and the more incorruptible it becomes. The current system of exchange we practice is linear and exploitative. "Blockchain technologies" give value to every aspect of labor and effort connected within the chain. There is always some "fair" value that can be taken advantage of for every asset brought to a blockchained system. Both companies and individuals who adopt "blockchain technologies" early will set the tone on how we apply these technologies. The current atmosphere of change and the present conditions are ripe for it. Bitcoin and all other digital currencies simply allow us to give value to assets for commerce and exchange. "Cryptocurrency exchanges" are to blockchain what "hyperlinks" are to the internet. Hyperlinks connect the internet in the same way that "shared ledgers" connect blockchains. The best method for investing in "blockchain technologies" is through cryptocurrencies that form ecosystems quantified by the exchange of coins and tokens. The most misleading label in blockchain technologies is "cryptocurrency." "Crypto" is derived from the word cryptography and "currency" from money often exchanged as bills and coins. Crypto-currency is not money it is a comparative exchange mechanism of assets. Blockchain is all about the exchange of assets. Although these assets functions like money and employ similar evaluation metrics they are not money. Metrics are measurable qualities or quantities of information/data used to make decisions. If the power of a large block of assembled investors can reverse the direction of failing companies like Game Stop, Blockbuster and AMC think of what a previously assembled blockchain alliance can do. There are formulas and metrics that we can use to measure, evaluate and validate the infallible logic behind blockchains. Metrics, also known as key performance indicators, allow blockchain technologies to diagnose and predict quite accurately using their interconnected data chains. We can use blockchain metrics and apply them to already known outcomes, adjust their parameters and improve them to predict future eventual outcomes. Blockchain's contain "crystal balls" of incorruptible information that is predictive, instructive, and adaptive. This is why data breeches can have a greater impact upon society then natural disasters. When we apply "logic" to "data" properly the accuracy of "engineered predictions" can be mind boggling. The ground up design of blockchain technologies make them almost impervious to theft because they are already transparent, distributed and shared. Yes, they are maintained as private individual blocks, but the privacy is enforced through a shared trusted ledger of links. There is so much untapped potential in blockchained, stored data that has both qualitative and quantitative information entangled in it. Blockchain offers a new way to decipher data. We must always remember to apply Moore's law qualitatively and Metcalf's law quantitatively. News and numbers are the metrics of investing. Smart investors buy the rumors and sell the news but ultimately realize it's a numbers game. Every authentic blockchain grows through the power of its connections quadratically. Most organizational growth charts reflect patterns that fall under linear, logarithmic patterns or measures. The key to quadratic growth is in the number of its connections. The more connections shared in a quadratic relationship the stronger it becomes. This quadratic equation has two variables, N & C. where "N" is the number of users and "C" is the number of Connections. The formula is simply "C" equals N times (N-1) over two. Blockchain technologies both threaten and promise to affect most of our existing ways of transacting business in the "now" future. Understanding blockchain is beneficial because as we apply it to ourselves and others; we will be able to immediately spot any counterfeits, imitations or abuses within its fully transparent systems. Blockchain is not a zero sum game, on the contrary, its core design is based on a win-win algorithm. Properly applying blockchain removes human error and digitizes trust. Blockchain will allow many people to create their own careers and will usher in an updated model of modern business practices.
FEELINGS ARE A BYPRODUCT OF BOTH OUR BODIES AND MINDS. WHETHER IT'S PHYSICAL ACHES AND ITCHES OR MENTAL HEARTBREAK AND EMOTIONAL PAIN IT IS IMPORTANT TO INTERPRET THEM PROPERLY. THERE ARE THE TWO TYPES OF FEELINGS WE EXPERIENCE. OUR MOST TANGIBLE FEELINGS ARE PHYSICAL. ALL FEELINGS HAVE SPIRITUAL SUBSTANCE. EVEN PHYSICAL FEELINGS HAVE EMOTIONAL COMPONENTS. THIS POST WILL PROBABLY HURT MANY OF OUR READERS FEELINGS. CAN A "FEELING" BE HURT? NO IT CANNOT! FEELINGS ARE INTERPRETATIONS OF EVENTS THAT COME FROM OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THEM. WE PERCEIVE AND REGARD TRUTH IN TERMS OF WHAT WE FEEL OR THINK IT ACTUALLY IS! SHOULD FEELINGS LEAD US OR SHOULD WE FOLLOW THEM?![]() When we say "how are you?" we're asking about feelings. Our physical and emotional states are often described specifically in terms of how we "seem" to think we feel. Many of us are driven and motivated by our feelings. We behave like living & walking "feelings factories." Although we live our lives based on how we "feel!" The reality is, "emotional feelings" are not real. In fact, "emotional feelings" just "feel" real. THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE THERE IS EVIDENCE TO CONTRADICT SUCH FINDINGS. On the other hand "emotional feelings" are definitely real! Every day we experience them physically, emotionally and intuitively. All Feelings as a whole are connected to and are a part of our consciousness. We can create feelings with new thoughts or from memories previously experienced. By attaching to "the energy of thoughts" and memories we can form emotions. Emotions are a responsive "force of energy." Emotions help us relate to and explain actions in a way that makes sense to our ego. Emotions also reflect our mood towards circumstances and relationships with others. We mistakenly regard feelings and emotions identically. Feelings are the faculty that expresses awareness within us. Emotions are the resulting energy of the vibrations we emit while thinking about an action or behavior. INTENTIONS ALONE CAN NEVER JUSTIFY ERRANT ACTIONS![]() We know feelings play a major part in producing emotions. So it stands to reason that if our feelings are incorrectly interpreted then the emotions they helped produce will be wrong. Feelings like illusions and magic both appear and FEEL REAL! What we actually believe our feelings mean determines how we behave regarding them. Playing around with feelings can be dangerous. Our feelings are always susceptible to being manipulated but they cannot always be anticipated. This is the reason we're describe people as "feelings factories." As Human beings we are always producing feelings. Not only do we produce feelings; but our feeling's also get together and produce even more feelings. The fact is that Physical feeling's are capable of producing both more physical feelings as well as emotional feelings. Even our emotional feeling's can cause physical reactions by sending freeze, fight or flight fear signals throughout our neural networks. There are many types of chemical and/or psychological stimulus' that can produce multiple physical manifestations in our bodies. These are "emotional moments." Floods of emotion can come upon any of us suddenly. In such a moment allowing emotions to reign can be fatal. This type of emotion may seem like an "out of body" experience though it is real. Feelings come and go. We have the options to dismiss them or entertain them. Whatever we do in any given moment describes how we feel motivated in that moment. It can never completely define who we are in totality. To be motivated solely by feelings is like depending on a fair weather friend. "Sometimes we feel like a nut sometimes we don't." NOBODY LIKES ANYBODY MESSING AROUND WITH THEIR FEELINGS OR EMOTIONS!![]() According to most psychologist there are only 10 basic emotions. In reality there are at least 30 different emotions that are commonly experienced day to day. One thing for sure is that we certainly "feel" all of them. As human beings we generally "need" to have a reason behind our actions. That "reason" must psychologically connect with the emotion or emotions justifying that behavior. Because we feel what we do, all of our actions are based upon some level of "emotional reasoning." Interestingly enough even heinous and evil acts will have some kind of "emotional logic" behind them explaining their rationale called motive. Emotions have the capacity to operate in deference to truth or reason! Many times its emotions that are behind police brutality, insurrections by the citizenry, corruption of the clergy, and apathy towards one another. Prior feelings can stir emotions which cause actions that have consequences. Our society grooms us such a way that it promotes ardor for insignificant things that incite reactions. We are being groomed in a manner that makes us highly susceptible to emotions while indifferent to feelings. Actually almost anything can trigger both feelings and emotions. EMOTIONS ARE IGNORANT! If we allow our emotions to rule us rather then ruling them we forfeit stability. Leaders often appeal to feelings and use our emotions to manipulate consensus. TELLING AND TRUSTING THE TRUTH![]() Is ignorance bliss? Is it better to know or not to know? Should leaders hold back information from the public to prevent alarm? Do our rulers have a responsibility to tell us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Some of the most renown leaders in the world actively and publicly downplayed the severity of this pandemic. We watched both the president of the United States and The president of Brazil tell people not to fear this virus. Both presidents caught the virus and recovered. The Brazilian president termed this pandemic locally as "the little flu." His attitude and the tone he used seemingly gave people the feeling that Covid-19 was not much of a threat. Today their health care system has been overrun. Their new variant called P.1 is affecting younger and younger people. If we do not assist Brazil in containing that variant it will eventually affect and infect us too! We all live in the same world, on the same planet, breathing the same air, sharing the same environment that is the source of all our food and water. A VIRUS CANNOT MUTATE IF IT CANNOT REPLICATE. The world had the opportunity to unite and eradicate this virus. Our leaders had a choice between aggressively containing it, downplaying it, ignoring it or the Whack-a-Mole approach. We all know what they did. But is it's too late? Even though the barn door has been left open, the chickens have come home to roost the bull is in the china shop, the cat is out of the bag and we're in denial. Things do not feel as bad as they are. Although the situation is dire our emotions don't reflect it. If we study the lies they'll just tell us more and more of the lies. If we study the truth we'll recognize the lies when we hear them. ACTING ON AN EMOTION IS NOT AN EXCUSE?![]() Emotions are a natural part of life they help us to navigate the effects of our experiences. Emotions can be erratic and partial indicators. Regardless of how emotions feel they have no real power. Emotions act as signals to point us towards the right direction Emotions help us make sense of what we’re going through. Emotions are tangible feelings. It is easier to dismiss a feelings than controlling an emotion. Feelings can reconnect to whatever produced them. (activities, events, occurrences) (people, spirits, thoughts)(dreams) Trusting politicians, preachers or other people with our innermost passions can be disastrous. Feelings are a natural extension of our mental existence. Feelings come and go like smells. We can like or dislike feelings but they must be put in their place. Feelings tend to cause us problems when we embrace and abide in their emotional component. Keeping a feeling inside, especially those private secretive ones, can create mental anguish. As social animals, by nature we are built to share all of our resources. This sharing includes food, clothing, shelter, information and feelings. Feelings do not like to be ignored or isolated. Feelings form expression through emotions that allows us to deal with them in a tangible way. Feelings forced to exist only as thought can express themselves as fantasies and hallucinations. Unresolved feelings can cause unsettled emotional expressions even unexpected outbursts. Unresolved feelings fester in our emotions and can be unwittingly converted into our beliefs. Feelings whether pleasurable or egregious should be examined and either eliminated or expressed. FEELINGS CAN FABRICATE FACTS TO FICTION AND FAITH TO FEARFULNESSQUESTIONING ANYTHING ALWAYS AROUSES FEELINGS ABOUT SOMETHING! ![]() The feeling that the 2020 presidential election would be fraudulent was introduced emotionally prior to voting. That seed was planted and grew until it was embraced and believed. As humans our accepted personal beliefs are embraced as fact. A belief is a "personal truth" whether it is true or not! 43 states have introduced legislation to change their election laws. Fairness has been replaced by fear. We need to "tweet" others as we would have them tweet us. The "emotion of fear" from feelings fueled by lies and embraced through false beliefs are becoming our newest legacy. The "Black Lives Matter" movement presents the police as the principle instruments of "systemic aggression" that's true. But the police have been used as pawns in a game that sometimes sacrifices them for an agenda. The police are victims too! It is impossible to fairly enforce laws or protect and serve through bias. Our nation has been infected with the (spirit/feeling) "germs of hate." Hate has spread like a virus, but we have not administered the "love your neighbor" vaccine. There are things within us all that we fear and feel. They lay dormant inside our minds until someone or something stirs them up. Our feelings, accompanied by emotions are our justification for exterminating anyone or anything. When we follow the ongoing attacks upon the Asian community it appears that all of society has succumbed to becoming an instrument of "systemic aggression." The system is not broken. This system functions within the parameters of its original design. The Feelings of animosity unleashed against our Asian sisters and brothers is rooted in racism. It's easy to perpetuate, practice and tolerate hatred or any other sin we're use to. The trees of "white supremacy" replanted throughout our history continue bearing fruit. The apples of Abuse along with the apricots of apathy, the avocados of assaults, the eggplants of experimentation, the honeydews of hangings, the ice cream of incest, the kiwis of killings, the raspberries of rape, the strawberries of shootings, and the tangerines of torture feed the nation. The "SPIRIT OF RACISM" has bound our nation, because Racism is...what racism does! Any differences in color, culture, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation can empower racism. We allowed our leadership to foster an environment that perpetuates attacks upon elderly Asians. To some it even feels okay to conduct mass killing in their places of business. RACISM ISN'T NECESSARILY CHARACTERIZED BY COLOR, IT IS EASIER TO IDENTIFY BY ITS ACTIONS. ![]() Why are there now more then two hundred fifty (250) bills proposed in 47 states to change voting laws? The optics for JIM Crow 2.0 have become obvious. Why were only white officials allowed to witness the governor of Georgia's signing of their new voting rights bill? Just knowing that a group of all white men privately signed a new bill into law beneath a picture of a slave plantation feels disturbing. Any law with provisions in it that prevents people waiting in line to vote from receiving a bottle of water to drink, seems horrible and feels disgusting. Does the nation stand behind this bill or approve of the spirit in which it was written. How many people are aware of what's really behind these actions. Well if things are not changed it's bye bye to Home Depot, Coca Cola and Delta Airlines for our family. How can we support any state, business or organization that blatantly oppresses equality by suppressing its voters. We'll have to get our peaches elsewhere or stop eating them. We anticipate supporting companies with a social conscience like Levi's, who have a track record against racism. Many of us will be radicalized by our feelings just enough to get arrested for handing out food and or water to anyone waiting in line to vote. Wait and see! There are too many things being hidden from the general public, suppressed by media, and kept quiet throughout society. Most people know about the high profile police cases concerning George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. But what the majority of people are unaware of is the overwhelming number of police shootings and killings nationwide. We have endured a worldwide pandemic for more then a year. But black people have endured a nationwide epidemic of police killings for decades. In the first eight months of 2020 alone, the (pawns) police in this country have killed over one hundred sixty black people. It's not hard to understand how certain actions tend to cause certain reactions. The mental heath of our minority populations are suffering even more disproportionately during this pandemic. It's amazing that after suffering so much for so long that black people have not advocated vengeance. They have followed the example of the late Nelson Mandela who advocated forgiveness and reconciliation. Throughout 2020 when black people continued to be unequally killed, this stirred the feelings of all kinds of people who took to the streets in emotional protests. When stirred feelings caused emotions to run high over the election, regular citizens "expressed" their anger by breaking into and smashing down the doors of our nations capital. It felt and seemed surreal, but not one white person was arrested during the insurrection on that day. But when feelings invoked an emotional response from a lone black female Georgian state representative the instruments of "systemic aggression" namely the police "arrested" her. She was arrested for knocking on a door for admittance to witness what this group of white men were doing. Feels like it's a rainy night in Georgia. This is the same state that a law enforcement official spoke about mass murder in terms of the murderer "having a bad day?" Meanwhile the State of Virginia has made voting easier for all people. Now we know how feelings that spawn emotions can create beliefs birthed from fears. When rumors are aired they can create or revive feelings. When feelings are expressed their emotions can take on form. When emotions rule they can follow the agenda of the feelings that produced them. The beliefs that come from the synthesis of thoughts, feelings and emotions can easily be embraced as truth whether they are or not! RACISM ALWAYS LEAVES A FUNNY TASTE IN OUR MOUTHS THAT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED BEFORE!LETS LOOK AT ONE PROVISION IN THAT NEW LAWLet's examine the language in that law. There are some new restrictions on voting. Some of these changes make it disproportionately more difficult for minority and poorer voters in urban areas. On the other hand there are changes in which the law expands voter access, particularly in rural areas. So how are these voting districts drawn & which voters live in the various districts? Lets examine the logistics. Georgia is represented in the United States House of Representatives by 14 elected representatives, each representative can campaign and receive votes in only one district . The voting district lines drawn by state legislators. The Georgia Constitution mandates that the legislature undertakes redistricting every 10 years after the national Census. The law also allows for annual redistricting. This means lawmakers can adjust the district lines during any legislative session. That's like saying we can change some of the rules of the game any time we want. Georgia lawmakers from BOTH parties have used these opportunities to engage in creative remapping to protect incumbents or weaken political opponents. Andrew Young, Newt Gingrich, and John Barrow were each purposely drawn out of their home districts during their respective bids for Congress. In 2015, GOP legislators changed district lines for House Districts 105 and 111 in their effort to protect two Republican representatives who had barely won re-election the year before. Attempts to do the same in other districts in 2017 and 2019 were eventually stopped thanks to intense public scrutiny. This is called gerrymandering. So what does any of this have to do with not being able to render food or drinks to an elector (voter) waiting in line. Longer lines mean longer times which means more fatigue and further to go. Voting is a right and should be a pleasurable experience. As a matter of fact people should be as passionate about voting as they are about sports. Why is it a difficult process at all? Everyone should realize that today we already have the technologies to easily make voting just as secure as the transfer of money from an ATM. Let's face it. The reason these systems are not in place is because we want to leave ourselves wiggle room, that means room to cheat! Here is the New York Times link to the law. It is not written in plain English, but the facts are plain.This law seemingly applies to every elector(voter) in line regardless of the length of time or the length of the line.
SECTION 33 STATES: "No person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method, nor shall any person distribute or display any campaign material, nor shall any person give, offer to give, or participate in the giving of any money or gifts, including, but not limited to, FOOD and DRINK, to an elector," Violators are guilty of a misdemeanor. Democratic precincts often have longer lines and longer waits to cast ballots. There are other changes that leave a bad taste in the mouth. How should we feel about it? |
AuthorJoseph W. Brown has been a small business owner, in the technology industry, for over 35 years. Joseph works as a mentor, tutor, lecturer, researcher, instructor, and unconventional speaker & writer. He can be described today as a spiritual and technical aggregator, maven, journalist, apologist and spiritual scientist. Joseph insists that we "find" motivation from within by getting inspiration from without. He endeavors to provide that inspiration through applying various Bible based principles. As the author & founder of The Magnetic Model, Rapid Retail Systems & NitchTechnologies.com. Mr. Brown is available to speak to groups of all sizes. (small & large) He will only speak on a "Subject." He relies on the principle of "shedding light" to empower individuals to address their own particular "Situations." These are the tools to create "Solutions." To schedule a session contact him by comments, [email protected] or call/text 617-764-2193. Archives
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