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@MrGrumpy

Joined 22 March 2021 · 155 posts

Im a South African born and raised Web Designer of over 20+ years. I also love photography and videography.

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@MrGrumpy

Who wants to buy my NFT? I feel kinda stupid having it 😁 Starting price is $10 #BitcoinCash

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Okay @Noise.Cash I know I was slow the other day.. I’m sorry 😂 But today you seem a little slow 😂

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Quick update.. I felt a bit uneasy about SAFEMOON. So I sold and bought some Pirate coin instead during the dip! I feel much better about things now 😁🏴‍☠️ #CryptoTrading

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ARRR 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️☠️☠️ - Now I can finally use those emoticons too 😁 #CryptoTrading

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I’m a premature crypto Eject-ulater - A guide to lasting longer Yes, I blow my load super quick! Just a quick tease of another coin and I’m done! *( Enter your own image of me on a bed having a smoke )* As with many men out there, I suffer from premature eject-ulation. It’s pretty unfortunate, But we have to keep grinding away until we get the hang of things! **A little bit of context** I’m kind of new in the crypto space and naturally trying to get rich quick as with many other newcomers. It’s all over social media, news sites, etc. Bitcoin goes crazy and makes so many people millionaires. So I recently started getting into crypto again after a couple of years' break. It becomes very tempting for new retail investors to want to jump on the gravy train or 'Fly to the Moon' As my Noise.cash buddy BitcoinBaby said in his DOGE article. All this hype around some coins like Doge can have a serious negative impact on how people perceive Crypto and can stunt growth in general. https://noise.cash/u/BitcoinBaby https://www.publish0x.com/is-elon-musk-already-looking-for-a-new-best-friend/current-doge-craze-can-have-huge-negative-impact-on-crypto-a-xkyjjrp That being said. Being a very impulsive guy with a love for gambling. Making bad trades or choices is starting to leave my ego a little limp. **So where did I go wrong?** Ohh, So many bad choices and super impulsive trades over the last couple of months. So I’ll just mention a couple of the more memorable ones. **Bought 473 XRP** when it was at $0.32 and then sold not long after - Worth around $545 as I type this. **Bought 40 NANO** In January and sold that not long after - Worth around $340 now. **Day traded $200 into $350 in 2 days** ( This was good ) - But then got greedy and put $300 on Doge before the last big crash! So that has made me a DOGE HODLer now. **Bought Pirate Coin at $3.10** and sold it 24 hours later as it was going sideways. Currently, it’s at $12.30 - So that 24 USDT spent would be worth $192 now. **Bought $25 in SAFEMOON** that could possibly be a scam coin. I’m waiting for my Bitmart account to be fully verified, Then I’ll probably swap for BCH and transfer out RIGHT before it spikes 😂 Saying all of that. I am super tempted to sell my ***SAFEMOON*** as soon as possible and get back into **PIRATE because of my current “FOMO”** **Am I learning to not jizz my pants so quickly?** I’m happy to confirm, I am slowly starting to be more responsible and less impulsive. I keep pushing little bits into DeFi staking at the moment and will do more as soon as DOGE recovers a bit. On a more serious note - What needs to be done to get more retail investors and Crypro adoption? With more global retail investors and crypto users joining every day, It’s obviously great for the crypto market in general. But I really think we need to spend more time on education and make sure newcomers understand the risks involved. **So how do I stop myself and others like me to not shoot their load so fast?** I’m clearly, really shit at investing and trading in crypto. So I can just offer some lessons I’ve learned so far. Only trade & invest money you are comfortable with losing. Do your research on the coin and the technology behind the coin. Check the weekly & monthly graph of the coin. You might be buying in at the peak just before a dump by a couple of greedy ass whales. Invest in different coins so you are not HODLing a coin that has been dumped. Be patient and ride through the dips.  Don’t always believe the hype. Social media will pump a coin just to get us ( the sheep) onboard and then sell. **Closing thoughts -** *Just take it easy!* If you are serious about a long-term commitment, Get to know your crypto first. Go on a couple of nice dates first. Maybe take a nice long walk on the beach and really put effort into listening and asking questions. They love that shit!  Ease yourself into it first to see if it’s for you. Just the tip for a while. Also, please avoid those dodgy one-night stands! You will just end up with some sort of STI ( Static Trading Interest ) If you enjoyed this fun little article, Please consider giving it a **thumbs up.**

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So who are my followers?? Introduce yourselves! I need more interesting content.

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The best way to waste money on Crypto! Don’t try this! Just hours after I wrote my article about Staking vs Trading I went and did something truly idiotic! https://read.cash/@MrGrumpy/to-stake-or-not-to-stake-9e9073c8 If you have not read my previous article, You can read it over here - ( To Stake, or not to stake ) https://read.cash/@MrGrumpy/to-stake-or-not-to-stake-9e9073c8 In my previous article, I mentioned how I was trying to be responsible, Stake and HODL more coins instead of doing quick trades so I can build up my portfolio as much as possible. So just like **thousands of amazing articles on the site about how to successfully trade and earn crypto**, I will now be sharing my number 1 tip for getting rich with Crypto. **TIP 1 - Under no circumstances do what I do!** I would probably suggest that you stop reading after I finish this slightly drawn-out sentence that just keeps going, So you don't get influenced by my bad moves! Now that I have my disclaimer out the way. For the last 2 weeks, I've been experimenting with a slightly better strategy to grow my crypto portfolio and it was starting to pay off. I have been using Pionex trading bots with a small amount of $200 for the last couple of weeks. I tend to just use it for trades that last a couple of hours unless the coin goes down. This usually means I have to wait a day or two for the coin to recover and then getting some profits. But for the last week, I've been taking advantage of the fast-moving of DOGE. I would start my Grid bot on a dip with my $200 investment, then wait until I get to around $220 - $230. I would then set a very strict stop loss so that ill be sure to lock in at least $20 - $30 of profits. Once I got to that point, I would stop the bot and transfer my profits over to another Wallet and a better coin. This worked out great as I managed to move $50 in my Crypto DeFi wallet and staked it for safekeeping. Then I managed to pull out another $90 of profits from the same Doge grid bot strategy and put it into different coins. Basically making around $140 profit from a $200 grid trading bot on Doge in a couple of days! Now for the bad news! I was doing great, I moved a bunch of profits over to another Exchange and different coins and then I got greedy! For some reason, I thought it would be a great idea to double up and really milk Doge for a couple of hours. So I ended up trading all my NANO & XRP I had bought with my Doge profits and bought more DOGE during a dip while running a Grid bot on a different exchange. Turns out that dip was not at the bottom! A couple of hours later things started to recover and I ended up selling and getting back into NANO. But wait!, There is more! I started hearing about SAFEMOON over on Noise.cash. So I did what I do best! I fucked up, Sold all my NANO, and bought into SAFEMOON with the thought of making some more quick gains! As with all the coins I buy, They usually turn to shit right after I buy them. In the case of SAFEMOON, It's done pretty much what it says on the box. It was SAFE and only moving sideways for a couple of hours after I bought some. It's been about a day since I bought into SAFEMOON and it's slowly but surely turning into the same Bloodbath I'm experiencing with our favorite little doggie! So what's next? Well, my only options right now are to either sell my SAFEMOON at a bit of a loss, Stop my Doge grid bot and then just start over with my previous strategy. But with a starting balance of $150. That works out to wasting around $130 from my profits I made last week. My second option is that I could just HODL until DOGE recovers again and something drastic happens with SAFEMOON. I know I said it in my previous article. But I really need to start being more responsible and less impulsive with my trading. Key Lessons for today? - Do NOT do what I do!

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Being bit of a gambler and really shit at crypto trading I made a series of really stupid moves the last couple of days. After writing an article about Staking vs Trading and saying that I’m going to Stake and HODL my earnings. I ended up selling all coins I had in NANO & XRP and bought all Doge coin thinking there will be a quick move up. Doge ended up going a bit sideways. So I ended up selling all Doge and jumping into SAFEMOON. Now I’m down a little on SAFEMOON and stuck with a Doge trading bot. Don’t try this at home kids! 😁

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Being bit of a gambler and really shit at crypto trading I made a series of really stupid moves the last couple of days. After writing an article about Staking vs Trading and saying that I’m going to Stake and HODL my earnings. I ended up selling all coins I had in NANO & XRP and bought all Doge coin thinking there will be a quick move up. Doge ended up going a bit sideways. So I ended up selling all Doge and jumping into SAFEMOON. Now I’m down a little on SAFEMOON and stuck with a Doge trading bot. Don’t try this at home kids! 😁

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A quick update on the bloodbath that is my trading 😂 #CryptoTrading

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People seem to be a little touchy when you talk shit about NFT’s 😂

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Why do I feel stupid owning an NFT? **Is it just me?** Just a couple of months ago I was introduced to the NFT world by watching "The Number 1 Podcast in the World" as Logan Paul from Impaulsive likes to call it. Logan started explaining NFT's to Mike Majlak and George Janko, the Impulsive co-hosts of Impaulsive, and I had pretty much the same responses! But why?! I just took a screenshot, So I got one too now! Huh?! Do I understand NFT's? Yes and No.. **Yes**, I get the basic concept of what it is and I think it's great that everyone is supporting artists and get to c**ollect Digital Art that could or would increase in value over time**. Being an artist myself, I can appreciate the fact that my artwork could sell for a bunch of money. **No**, Because Digital Art is just out there on the web for **everyone to enjoy and collect on their phones, laptops, etc**. So I really don't understand how people can pay $45k + for a 24x24 pixel character! I'm mostly talking about the Cryptopunks series of NFT's now. My brother-in-law is a super talented artist that does Pixel art on Fiverr https://www.fiverr.com/dghzdesign   Artist ( DGHZ on Fiverr ) https://www.fiverr.com/dghzdesign   The absolute crazy thing is if you look at the massive difference in prices. I have no idea who is behind the CryptoPunks series. But right now, there are loads of people going out and creating NFT's! Shit, I'm even talking about it with my best friend at the moment.   Artist ( DGHZ on Fiverr ) https://www.fiverr.com/dghzdesign   So back to my point. My brother-in-law has a Fiverr Gig where you can get 10 Pixel Art Icons made for around $10. Now, look at the price of the CryptoPunks NFT's.. **Roughly $45 000** for the cheapest ones? Do you see the massive gap there? https://www.fiverr.com/dghzdesign I just really hope that the real artists get a good enough cut from these sales.   So why do I think it's stupid? In my opinion, All these NFT's are being sold and re-sold for **thousands and millions of dollars** every single week, and all you have to show for it is a picture, video, or animation and a massive transaction that's gone off your crypto wallet or credit card. I have exactly what you have! Show me your NFT and ill show you the exact same one on my phone - ill just screenshot that shit! done! When people buy NFT's for thousands and millions of dollars. What will they do with it when the craze is over? **You are literally left with a 1.2 Million dollar fucken screenshot!**   **Do I have any NFT's?** Yes! And I can't help but feel like a complete fucken idiot for owning just one NFT! I just feel silly about it. At the same time, When I made the purchase it was kind of a cool experience. I was curious, So I browsed juungle for some NFT's that I can keep in my Bitcoin wallet. So I looked for the cheapest one I could find and spent around $9.50 on it. I have no idea if it's Ai generated, copied from someone else. But I own that thing?! A line of code / Token ID If you are curious about what I bought and you like it, ill leave a screenshot below, So you can save it or even just take a screenshot of my screenshot! **NFT OWNER:** My Stupid Ass!   Will I buy more NFT's? **Absolutely not!** There is a **zero chance** I will buy another NFT unless it's from my own collection that I can re-sell later to some idiot!   **Closing thoughts**. I really do think it's just a craze at the moment and a lot of rich idiots will be left with overvalued pieces of Digital Art ( no offense to the Artists). I would rather get into a **Digital Creator / Celebrity / Influencer-based Token** that would increase in value when their career improves. Saying all of that, I am **100% going to launch a big NFT series** with my friend so we can jump on this bandwagon! **Ps. If anyone would like to buy my sweet little NFT girl - she's up for grabs for $950 worth of BCH 😂 - Get in touch in the comments** No really, Please just take it off my hands!

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Are there any writers in the group that might want to write articles on BCH? As a web designer, I want to contribute to the community with my skill set. But I’m not much of a writer.. #BitcoinCash

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Sorry Noise.Cash.. I was busy working today. Will go spend some now 😂

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Absolute blood bath with my trading bot today 😂😂😂

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To stake, or not to stake? Should I stake or should I Grow? As a complete newbie to crypto I’ve been installing a ton of different Apps the last couple of months to see how everything works and if I like it. I’m still installing more every day, Every time I read a new post, article or watch a YouTube video. So as a newb, It’s a little overwhelming to find the best fit that would get me the best results in growing, securing my tiny little portfolio. My goals, as with pretty much everyone else would be to grow my portfolio as much as possible ( I don’t think anyone is trying to get rid of their coins! Just in case, If you are someone that’s trying to get rid of some of your coins, I’d gladly help out! 😁) With my goal in mind, I have heard and come across different Apps, technologies and methods the last couple of months that I’m left being a bit confused. Trading vs Staking I got back into the crypto space a couple months back and started with buying little bits of crypto at a time when I had some spare cash. My exchange of choice was the Crypto.com App because they offer $25 free CRO tokens https://crypto.com/app/vpzf9v9san So naturally I jumped on that and got some Crypto again! The first couple of weeks I bought more every couple of days, usually just €20-€50 worth. I recently checked my history and I saw that I bought NANO when it was worth $1.55 in January 6th. Currently NANO is at $9.20 as I type this. So you would think. Damn, that’s a great move you made there MrGrumpy! Yes, it was an amazing move or investment.. IF I kept them! Sadly I traded NANO a whole bunch of times during those weeks and ended up with something else. At one point I had 53 NANO. Today it would be worth around $500 Am I the right type of person to trade Crypto? Yes and No.. I believe that in trading Crypto, there should be a mix of research, knowledge and a bunch of luck sometimes. I come from a family that absolutely loves gambling! My grandmother would ignore our phone calls during the day and then blame it on not hearing the phone ring. But if we had to go to her local casino, We would see her there. Or if she did answer, You could hear the noise of the slot machines in the background! As a kid growing up, we would spend our weekends at the Wild Coast Casino resort in South Africa. Myself and my brothers would spend countless hours in the kids game room, swim or just run around the golf course while my mom and step dad would be gambling. They were really good at gambling and my main memories are of me waking up in the hotel room and my step Dad would have bank bags filled with cash that he would dump onto the bed! So I literally have rolled in cash before as a kid! A bit more of my history When I turned 18, I could finally join my parents for a bit of gambling ( Although, I looked older than most kids and did a little gambling from around 16 😁 ) I actually enjoy the rush of waiting for the slot reels to drop into place and wait for the sounds and lights to tell me I won. My favorite has always been Blackjack and Texas Hold’em Poker as I like having a tiny bit more control over my money. Skipping a couple years I ended up starting work as a Web Designer for a online Casino group with 9 Casino brands and 3 Poker rooms. I then ended up working for the software company that started it all. I have been into gambling my whole life! So the main question is, Should I really be trading crypto with my gambling history and personality?! That brings me back to my main question. Should I be staking my coins? If I’m being 100% with myself and you. I do believe that I should be staking at least a large percentage of my coins into something where I don’t have quick access to it. At the same time, I don’t have much at the moment to stake ( $49 staked ) So it does not seem like such a great idea, considering I can trade or gamble with it and get 5,10,20% gains in a day if I jump on the right coins. But being a new and first time Dad of a beautiful and also grumpy little boy and an amazing wife, I really want to push to build a better future for them! That being said. I have slowly started mixing the two. I am currently trading with $200 using the Pionex Grid trading bots and as soon as I get around the $220-$230 range I would stop the bot, then withdraw the profits into my Crypto wallet into other coins ( I started buying into BCH as much as possible) https://www.pionex.com/en-US/sign/ref/DYZQLTls I then take a percentage of all the gains and then push it into Staking on the Crypto DeFi wallet. What I love and hate about that option is that my money is locked in for at least 28 Days! Currently I have $49.80 staked. Will it make me any serious short term gains? Hell no! The current APY is at 17%, So that is roughly 0.046% per day on $49.80 staked. That will obviously bounce up and down depending on what the CRO token is doing over time. But I do believe it’s a step in the right direction and I am going to continue to stake more every week if profits come in. As I write this article, My Pionex bot is absolutely drowning in DOGE poop! So my gains yesterday and today is non existent. What should I do as a newb that loves gambling, but also want’s to be responsible? So if you are reading this and have some great advice for a complete newb to crypto. Then I would love to hear from you in the comments! My main goal is obviously to grow my portfolio as much as possible for the future. Thanks for reading!

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Waiting for payday and massive crypto dip #CryptoTrading

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So who has the best content / profiles on here?? I need new people to follow. Now that all the spam is going to slow down 😁 #BitcoinCash