Jean Galea

Health, Wealth, Relationships, Wisdom

  • Start Here
  • Guides
    • Beginner?s Guide to Investing
    • Cryptocurrencies
    • Stocks
    • P2P Lending
    • Real Estate
    • Forex
    • CFD Trading
    • Start and Monetize a Blog
  • My Story
  • Blog
    • Cryptoassets
    • P2P Lending
    • Real estate
  • Consultancy
    • Consult with Jean
    • Consult a Lawyer on Taxation and Corporate Setups
  • Podcast
  • Search

Carry Trading: How to Do it “Crypto Style” to Generate Profit

Last updated: March 15, 2022Leave a Comment

carry tradingA carry trade or “carry trading’ is a unique trading strategy where one takes a loan at a low-interest rate and then takes that loan to invest in an asset that provides a significantly higher rate of return. It’s a strategy that has been used in traditional markets for many years between various fiat currencies but lately, many cryptocurrency enthusiasts are using this same strategy with a twist. It’s time to introduce yourself to the crypto carry trade.

The crypto carry trade: A product of low-interest rates at banks

Before we start diving into the specific of the crypto carry trade, let’s first examine how this strategy made such an efficient transition from traditional markets to digital ones. The culprit here is our beloved central banks.

Central banks all over the world are lowering interest rates in an effort to incentivize investors to buy more assets, stop them from “passively holding” fiat in banks, and in turn, stimulate the economy. Whether this is an effective economic strategy is up for debate and could be the topic of a whole new article. However, the point here is that with low-interest rates (and in some cases, even negative interest rates in Europe), traders started getting creative with how to let these low rates work in their favor.

[Read more…]

Filed under: Cryptoassets, Money

How to Buy Bitcoin in Europe – The Best Exchanges

Last updated: March 21, 202412 Comments

Kraken

Buy Bitcoin

In March 2020 Bitcoin was priced at ‘just’ under $5,000. And today? The very same digital currency has gone beyond $40,000. Put simply, this means that Bitcoin has increased in value by over 800% since March 2020.

With this in mind, it goes without saying that interest throughout Europe in this cutting-edge cryptocurrency has sky-rocketed in recent months. The good news is that buying Bitcoin these days is actually really simple.

All you need is a good online broker or exchange that accepts your preferred payment method – such as a debit card or bank account. But, with so many options to choose from, knowing which platform to buy Bitcoin from can be daunting.

In this guide, I explain how to buy Bitcoin in Europe in the quickest, safest, and most cost-effective manner.  On top of discussing the best online platforms to complete the purchase with, I also provide a simple step-by-step walkthrough on how to buy your first every Bitcoin today.

Here are my top suggestions right away:

  • Coinbase (most well-known platform) – read my review
  • Binance (the exchange with the biggest volume worldwide) – read my review
  • eToro (the best platform for social trading) – read my review
  • Kraken (biggest Euro volume exchange) – read my review

[Read more…]

Filed under: Cryptoassets, Money

How to Get Crypto Price Alerts

Last updated: April 02, 2024Leave a Comment

How to get crypto price alertsCrypto assets can go through weeks of flat price action, and then suddenly go into a frenzy in a few hours. It is not practical for investors who are not professional traders to keep on top of the crypto markets themselves, also because the market is open 24/7.

How can we get crypto price alerts over email or on our phones?

There are several competing services, many of which offer a free plan so we can get started without spending any money.

Cryptocurrency Alerting

Cryptocurrency alerting

This is the number one crypto price alert service. The web interface is very user friendly and you can set up any kind of price alert in seconds. There are three plans available, the simplest one is free and the other two are paid.

There are currently more than 7000 cryptocurrencies monitored at this time, so you won’t need to use any other services even if you’re dealing in obscure cryptos.

With pricing differing between one exchange and another, it’s important that any such alert system includes monitoring of your preferred exchange/s. This service includes monitoring of 30 top exchanges, so you should be covered.

You can monitor particular wallets as well as blockchain metrics (difficulty, block height, transactions per block, block size).

[Read more…]

Filed under: Cryptoassets, Money

📈 Best Apps for Trading Crypto in 2024

Last updated: September 07, 202453 Comments

binance crypto trading app

Trade crypto on Binance

If you are looking to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies on your smartphone, you’ll be pleased to know that there are heaps of options in the market. But, with so much choice, this can make it difficult to know which trading app to go with.

For example, are you looking to focus on an app that offers industry-leading fees, or are you more concerned about trading a specific pair? Either way, you need to perform in-depth research before taking the plunge.

Here are my top suggestions right away:

[geot_filter exclude_region=”” exclude_country=”US” ]

Spot crypto trading apps

  • eToro – Best all-round crypto trading app
  • Binance – Best range of tradable pairs
  • Coinbase – most recognised global exchange

Exchange and Earn Interest

  • YouHodler – read my review
  • Nexo – read my review

Tokenized Stocks

  • Bitpanda – read my review

Trading Bots

  • My article on the best crypto trading bots

Buy Gift Cards, Vouchers and Top Up Airtime

  • Bitrefill

Debit cards

  • My article on the best crypto debit cards in Europe

[Read more…]

Filed under: Cryptoassets, Money, Top Post

Best Anonymous Bitcoin Wallets

Last updated: April 02, 2024Leave a Comment

Best Anonymous Bitcoin WalletsIrrespective of what your long-term investment goals are – if you plan to buy and hold Bitcoin or even alternatives like Ethereum from exchanges like Coinbase, you will need to store your coins in a digital ‘wallet’. Depending on what your needs and requirements are, there are hundreds of anonymous Bitcoin wallets to choose from.

With that said, the one you opt for will ultimately be dictated by the level of ‘safety’ and ‘convenience’ that you require. For example, if you are looking to invest a substantial amount into Bitcoin – then you will likely be best suited for a hardware wallet.

At the other end of the spectrum, if you think that you will need to perform frequent transfers, then you might want to consider a mobile wallet. With this in mind, I have decided to cover the best anonymous Bitcoin wallets for each use-case.

[Read more…]

Filed under: Cryptoassets, Money

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • Next Page »

Latest Padel Match

Jean Galea

Investor | Dad | Global Citizen | Athlete

Follow @jeangalea

  • My Padel Experience
  • Affiliate Disclaimer
  • Cookies
  • Contact

Copyright © 2006 - 2025 · Hosted at Kinsta · Built on the Genesis Framework