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16 ^th
September

How to Buy Cryptocurrencies in Malaysia [2020 Guide]

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GO BACK if you (1) don’t have at least 3 6 12 months’ worth of expenses in savings (where to save money), and (2) not good and not willing to learn about digital security. I’m dead serious, GO BACK. Cryptocurrencies as an investment is NOT suitable for you right now. You’re entering the high risk, high rewards zone.

Alright, full disclosure time – I am a crypto investor, since end of 2015. Why? Sure, there are people who buy cryptocurrencies for their utility, but let’s face it, most people get into it for the profit potential, including myself. The value is driven by supply and demand and purely speculative in nature.

In case that isn’t clear, I’ll repeat: (1) I’m biased because I’m a crypto investor, and (2) cryptocurrencies is a speculative investment.

28 ^th
March

Crypto & Blockchain in Malaysia: Communities, Companies and Associations in Malaysia You Should Know

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One thing I noticed about people who are passionate about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology is their ideologies and values.

They tend to be the same people who rank transparency, efficiency and financial inclusiveness high in their belief system. Not all of them (some just got in it for the moneh), but many of them. And for that reason, I support the industry.

In the interest of promoting the cryptocurrency and blockchain in Malaysia, I have compiled Malaysia-based companies, associations and groups you should know.

Note that this list is not exhaustive – I might have missed some – but the popular ones with active members are here. If you know of any more, please comment and I’ll add it in.

06 ^th
March

Budget Update: February 2018

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Budget Update: February 2018

13 ^th
December

A 2-Year Review on My Bitcoin Investment

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December 2015. That’s when I got my first bitcoin.

It’s now December 2017. It’s been two years since then. A LOT has happened, mostly positive.

This is a review my two years so far in bitcoin investment.

28 ^th
November

Ringgit Oh Ringgit Christmas Giveaway: Gold, Crypto and More!

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EDIT: Giveaway over; all prizes claimed! Thanks for your participation, everyone 🙂

Ringgit Oh Ringgit Christmas Giveaway is back! And I have a LOT to giveaway this year, thanks to the generous sponsors!

What Christmas Giveaways are available?

There are gold, cryptocurrencies, newspaper subscriptions and book vouchers up for grabs in SIX raffles. You can enter one or ALL of them, up to you. Prizes:

1 x winner for RM200 in bitcoin from Ringgit Oh Ringgit + 1 year of Focus Malaysia subscription
1 x winner for RM200 in Ethereum from Luno + 1 year of Focus Malaysia subscription
1 x winner for RM200 in gold from HelloGold + 1 year of Focus Malaysia subscription
1 x winner for RM200 in Zcoin + 1 year of Focus Malaysia subscription
6 x winners for 1 year of Focus Malaysia subscriptions
1 x winner for RM100 in Kinokuniya vouchers from Ringgit Oh Ringgit

The sponsors, in 6 words or less:

Ringgit Oh Ringgit – Suraya’s personal finance blog
Focus Malaysia – Weekly business newspaper
ZCoin – Privacy-focused cryptocurrency
Luno – Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange, accepts MYR
HelloGold – Keep gold as low as RM1

Note: Interested to be a sponsor? Comment here and I’ll get back to you 🙂

How to enter and win the Christmas giveaway

08 ^th
June

FAQ: How to Invest in Cryptocurrencies in Malaysia (Aside from Bitcoin)

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This is a follow-up to my Bitcoin FAQ article. You need to understand bitcoin first before diving into other types of cryptocurrencies. If you have not read that, you might find this confusing, so read that first.

This article looks at cryptocurrency and altcoins from a more ‘investor’, rather than ‘tech’ point of view. If any info here is wrong or outdated, please let me know by commenting.

06 ^th
March

Budget Update: February 2017

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February 2017 Budget Update Summary

16 ^th
July

FAQ: Everything You Should Know about Bitcoin in Malaysia, as a Newbie

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Looking for information about bitcoin in Malaysia? I’m glad people are showing more interest in this, but it’s risky to dive in without sufficient information. From my experience admin-ing one of the Bitcoin Malaysia FB pages (here; join for latest news and updates), seems like many people like to promote unsafe bitcoin investment opportunities.

So here’s a FAQ about everything you should know about Bitcoin in Malaysia, as a newbie. This is kept fairly jargon free.

Versi Malay yang ditulis oleh SenangBit

18 ^th
May

How to spot investment that are actually investment scams

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You know you gotta invest. That’s how you can achieve financial freedom. But dude, there’s way, WAY too many investment options out there. Some are legit, some are not. How do you know which ones are investment scams?

As someone who reads/works/writes about finance, I like to think that I can make that snap judgement whether an investment opportunity is legit or not. The last thing I want is an ‘investment’ that actually scams me out of my money, you know? In a Lowyat thread I was recently reading, this girl was lamenting her father’s tendency to get sucked into such ‘investments scams’, which resulted in him losing much of his money. Fella’s retired, too 🙁 My heart breaks for this girl.

So I thought, Imma write about what I know about spotting un-legit investments.

01 ^st
February