#compounding

Here's something that stuck with me: the average holding period for a stock on the New York Stock Exchange was measured in years back in the 1950s — several of them. By the 2020s it had collapsed to a

source This came through my X feed yesterday and is definitely something I can relate to and this is all very true. The majority in crypto do not know the meaning of building with a project and tend to

In 2016 I would have bet real money that the most important number in crypto was the transaction fee. Cheaper fees win, I thought. Whoever moves money for a fraction of a cent takes the whole market. It

I keep a note on my phone that just says: June 2015. That's the month I first sold something I'd only held for eight months, congratulated myself on a clean 40% gain, and moved on. I don't remember what

I once sold a position after eleven days because it hadn't moved. Eleven days. I sat there refreshing a chart like it owed me an explanation, decided the thesis was broken, and walked away. The thing went

The COTI stake on KuCoin is earning just under 180 COTI daily which is about 50 COTI less than what was being earned on the COTI Treasury. I am not overly happy about the Treasury going on pause but also

Last night my HIVE vote value trickled over to 10.92 HIVE and is the highest this has ever been which shows the growth is on track. Using the vote value as a guide is something I have always done because

source Basic 101 This morning I was having a chat with one of my friends who has got involved with investing and staking COTI. The frustrating part and the bit I tried to get through to him is he needs

Yesterday I received an update with regard to my Revolut bank account changing from an offline bank to a fully functioning UK bank account. The "we may need to confirm some information with you"

In crypto we are all striving for some sort of target and then once that is achieved we strive for the next. The hope we all have is one day this will become a meaningful amount that could possible change

source Last night I was looking at my Revolut banking app seeing if there were any updates on my bricks and mortar UK bank account that is apparently imminent. Whilst looking through the notifications

source Crypto has a way of drawing you in to the point you can never let go especially when you are involved in the various staking projects. There is no stopping and I guess only when you sell does that

The fun part of staking crypto and earning daily rewards is seeing the bag grow in real time. The only part you can influence is the growth so forget about price and let those developing the tech add the

source Both of my largest crypto investments that I currently have and have been working on for many years are what I would term working investments. The work that has gone into building the foundations

Last night I thought I would rewind 12 months to see what my COTI stake was back in early February 2025. This I find is important to do as it puts everything you are doing into perspective showing that

The not knowing when we might expect to see the peak of this crypto cycle means only one thing and that is we have to continue to accumulate and grow our crypto bags. The past cycles we had an idea of

"Step-up" is one of the most underrated concept into Investment. Many people are aware of this technique, but none is focus on actually applying into their investment profile. Step up

This is a screen shot taken last year on the 16th December so roughly 2 weeks from being a full year. The only reason I know is I track my progress continuously as it helps me understand the growth process.

Personally, I keep coming back to this simple idea: a growing crypto ecosystem should give us options to make our money work for us, even when we’re busy living life. You can always play the game actively:

I am grateful for crypto because it gave me real control over my money, custody in my own hands, and clear visibility of what I own. I have not moved everything to crypto yet because most of my daily life