Hmm.. rumours like this make me bearish on Bitcoin for some reason.
I guess it smacks of desperation and fanboi pumpism - and I think that how bitcoin is perceived is one of the primary factors in adoption rate at the moment.
I got no bites on a facebook offer to give away 0.1BTC to friends who posted an address.. I only posted yesterday.. but still - if ya can't give em away.. what mogul is going to rush in with a 5Mil purchase?
(maybe only $1 worth is a bit small to be giving away.. but it was partly to see if people were even curious about bitcoin. Not even a 'like' so far.. but hey I only have a little over 100 friends - so perhaps not surprising.)
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unless kim is going to offer selling bitcoins i see no benefit in why kim would need to purchase large amounts of bitcoins.
i thought kims idea was to receive/accept bitcoins from users. to then cash out as fiat to pay real world costs of living a luxury lifestyle.
so unless kim becomes an exchange selling bitcoin to the community, i do not see this as being part of the business plan. but maybe a personal investment plan (if it were true) to grab a chunk of coins and as bitcoins recognition expands making that initial investment worth more.
i thought kims idea was to receive/accept bitcoins from users. to then cash out as fiat to pay real world costs of living a luxury lifestyle.
so unless kim becomes an exchange selling bitcoin to the community, i do not see this as being part of the business plan. but maybe a personal investment plan (if it were true) to grab a chunk of coins and as bitcoins recognition expands making that initial investment worth more.
Let's think about this for a sec, Ted. Why would somebody put a guarantee on a box? Hmmm, very interesting.
Go on, I'm listening.
Here's the way I see it, Ted. Guy puts a fancy guarantee on a box 'cause he wants you to feel all warm and toasty inside.
Yeah, makes a man feel good.
'Course it does. Why shouldn't it? Ya figure you put that little box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter, am I right, Ted?
What's your point?
The point is, how do you know the fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy; well, we're not buying it. He sneaks into your house once, that's all it takes. The next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser, and your daughter's knocked up. I seen it a hundred times.
But why do they put a guarantee on the box?
Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.
Okay, I'll buy from you.
Go on, I'm listening.
Here's the way I see it, Ted. Guy puts a fancy guarantee on a box 'cause he wants you to feel all warm and toasty inside.
Yeah, makes a man feel good.
'Course it does. Why shouldn't it? Ya figure you put that little box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter, am I right, Ted?
What's your point?
The point is, how do you know the fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy; well, we're not buying it. He sneaks into your house once, that's all it takes. The next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser, and your daughter's knocked up. I seen it a hundred times.
But why do they put a guarantee on the box?
Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.
Okay, I'll buy from you.
Wouldn't this have noticeably spiked the price?
Not if exchanges weren't used. While I suspect this report is bullshit, don't forget that there are people out there who'd welcome the chance to dump large amounts of Bitcoins under the radar - pirate, for one - and who don't need to get market price for them to make substantial profits.
Wouldn't this have noticeably spiked the price?
If everybody else is also still looking for sources: No.
I cant find anything either and think its likely a hoax. No sources provided in tweet, only:
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kim dotcom bought #Bitcoins for 5 millions USD over 2 weeks
So I think its BS. If however it would be proven soon price would skyrocket (15$, 20$?).
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