A Technical I.T./DevOps Blog
Problem scenario
You do not see an option for AGIX. You want your Trezor wallet to hold AGIX. What do you do?
Solution
Use the Ethereum address on your Trezor wallet. You can also use Changelly if you need a platform to do the exchange.
Once the exchange is complete, in Trezor,
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Problem scenario
With your Trezor wallet, you want to send cryptocurrency. You copied and pasted an alphanumeric address (and all the letters in it were lowercase). You get the message “address is not valid” when you try to send the cryptocurrency from your device. What should you do?
Possible solution
Case sensitivity can be an issue. Can you click “Convert to checksum address”?
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Problem scenario
You want to buy silver, gold or platinum, but you do not want to have to pay a sales tax.
Solution
Many states in the U.S. do not have a sales tax on precious metals. If you buy a certain amount, there is a good chance you will not have to pay a sales tax. To read more,
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Problem scenario
The toilet seat keeps falling down. You cannot clean the toilet with one hand. How do you keep the toilet seat up?
Possible Solution #1
Look at the back of the seat. There may be two plastic covers of bolts that attach the seat to the toilet. Lift the covers, and then look to see if they are parallel and securely fastened.
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John Howard Griffin, author of Black Like Me, Eric Hoffer, author of The True Believer, and Aldous Huxley, author of Island and Brave New World, have all influenced the world greatly.
Did you know that these three authors could initially see in childhood, then lost their vision for one or more years?
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Question
You have heard of smart contracts in cryptocurrency contexts. What is a smart contract?
Answer
It is a automated or self-executing bid to buy or sell cryptocurrency when a condition is met (e.g., a price point is reached). As with stock trading with limit orders based on price, a smart contract is the equivalent with cryptocurrency. Usually the contract will execute exactly with the parameters you set forth or more in your favor (e.g.,
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Question
You want to know why you should have an account with money sitting around. Why should you prepare for an emergency fund?
Answer
Emergency money is needed for these things:
1) Unexpected dental bills.
2) Unexpected medical bills.
3) Sudden job loss. Some employers get behind in their payments, and the employees believe payments are forthcoming,
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Question
In cryptocurrency, what are privacy coins?
Answer
Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH), are examples of privacy coins. They afford greater privacy to the users. Zcash and Dash can be purchased on Coinbase. With Kraken, you can buy XMR (Monero) with cash; you can link your bank account, and the fees as of early 2024 are very low.
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We show up as having a 100 out of 100 trust score. It seems to be a decent way to check if a website is a scam or not.
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Problem scenario
You have a significant amount of cryptocurrency, but you want to benefit from what you think will be a certain decline. You want to hedge against loss to insure your total investment is not purely correlated or dependent on high cryptocurrency prices. How do you short cryptocurrency prices (to make money)?
Answer
Short selling is an option. You must be cognizant of the risks.
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