Cryptocurrency Investing 101 – Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Disclaimer: The below content is purely personal opinion formed as a result of my personal learnings and experiences, and should not be construed as financial nor business advice. Markets go in cycles. As we’ve survived through the bear market of 2018 and transitioned to a new bull market now inRead More →
The Complete Guide to Train Travel in China
Train travel is an integral part of the Chinese cultural fabric, having been the main method of transportation for the nation for many decades, dating back to the early days of the People’s Republic. Today, China’s high speed railway network is the longest and most used in the entire world,Read More →
The Future of “Crypto” – Only the Regulated and Unregulatable Will Survive and Thrive
Recently, a big talking point within the cryptosphere has been “Libra“, the blockchain-based digital cash system proposed by Facebook and administered by the “Libra Association” — a consortium of giant global corporations including the likes of PayPal and Vodafone. Though disguised as a “cryptocurrency”, Libra is actually much more akinRead More →
Guide to Yangshuo, and the Best Viewpoints
Foreword: this is the best guide to Yangshuo travel featuring the most #instagrammable vantage points around it, that you will find on the internet. So, if you are trying to get some sick shots for Insta to impress your 120 followers, then read on! The Guilin/Yangshuo (桂林／阳朔) region of ChinaRead More →
Buying & Riding an Electric Scooter in China
When you have lived in China for a little while, you start realizing that riding an electric scooter is the best way to get around your city. Having a scooter (also known as “e-bike” or “moped”) allows you to reach those “remote” locations in between two subway stations, while zig-zaggingRead More →
Universal Loss of Privacy & the Bullish Case for Bitcoin
It is incredible how some visionaries who lived among us were able to predict things decades in advance — the famed British author George Orwell was one such visionary. In his literary classic “1984” (which was written in 1949, by the way!), he painted the picture of a total surveillanceRead More →
Cheapest Methods for Transferring and Exchanging Money Abroad
In this post I will discuss and compare the options an expat or international nomad has at his/her disposal for transferring money across borders. As someone who just started living abroad or moving around, you may find things confusing and likely waste tens or hundreds of dollars on stupid bankRead More →
Bitcoin Will Not Bite the Dust As Easily As You Think
I came across an article on Coindesk recently, titled, “Bitcoin Will Still Bite the Dust“. The author is Kevin Dowd, a Professor of Finance and Economics in the Business School at Durham University, and the co-author of the 2015 paper “Bitcoin Will Bite the Dust.” The author makes a coupleRead More →