Our house has developed some significant cracks along the front and inside, as well as having issues closing the front door and upstairs windows - all looking very much like subsidence. I'm unsure of next course of action:
Should I engage a surveyor first to look at this, or just approach our insurers directly? I started investigating surveyors and speaking to one he pointed out that an independent survey will advise what's best for us, whereas the insurers will just look at the cheapest option to stop the issue becoming worse.
If I do engage a surveyor, what type? I've been advised that I would be best with a "Chartered Building Surveyor" which is of course more expensive, and that most people calling themselves surveyors aren't training specifically in property surveying. But of course, a Chartered Building Surveyor would say that!
Any help much appreciated as you can imagine this is quite stressful! Apologies if slightly OT.
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Aka: The plan all along.
Vast Bank, N.A. is the first federally chartered bank in the United States to offer all customers the full suite of crypto banking services, including buying, selling, and storage of cryptocurrencies (currently Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, Algorand, Filecoin, and Orchid), straight from their FDIC-insured checking account.
For obvious reasons, this is hugely bullish for Amp/Flexa, and of course for the crypto community as a whole.
Vast Bank CEO Brad Scrivner was quoted saying, “more than 60 percent of individuals [in the U.S. alone] are at least interested in crypto – what I like to describe as ‘crypto curious.’” According to him, many of those who are “crypto curious” have been waiting to seek exposure through a federally regulated, FDIC-insured entity such as a chartered national retail bank. With Vast Bank overcoming the daunting regulatory hurdles of being able to add crypto services to their retail offerings, this development is undoubtedly a milestone in crypto’s journey to becoming ubiquitous in every consumer in America’s daily life.
Amp/Flexa just happens to be situated perfectly to be an essential part of this revolution.
Only greater mass adoption from here.
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I love how blockchain technology is and has disrupted many different industries and institutions. What are some crypto projects that are alternative to their centralized counterparts that you guys have heard of that seem promising? Preferably projects you have used. If there is more than one alternative why is one better than the other? I am trying to leave as many centralized products behind as possible
For example
Spotify = Audius
Http = ipfs (Filecoin)
Aava = Banks
VPNs = Orchid
Google Drive = ?
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