2013-11-26 PerthNow: Why the bitcoin bubble will burst

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Learning the troll avoidance button :)

Quote from: zeroday on November 27, 2013, 07:51:25 AM

Quote from: freedomno1 on November 26, 2013, 11:36:03 PM

One more poor economist Grin

And the whole world's economy is built and maintained by this kind of "economists". Trust me.

Well its the fault of the system
We are still using 1980s Neoclassical economics and Keynesian economics which say that infinite money supply is good
But then again I align with the Austrian school of Thought and some of their economists lol

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In Satoshi I Trust

maybe it bursts to 400 or 500 dollars, but thats still a high price and bitcoin isnt doomed then. its the normal behaviour of bitcoin Cheesy

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Quote from: freedomno1 on November 26, 2013, 11:36:03 PM

One more poor economist Grin

And the whole world's economy is built and maintained by this kind of "economists". Trust me.

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Still articles like this in 2013? Huh

Pente

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Just two questions:

1) What is the cap on the quantity of Aussie dollars?

2) Who has the power and desire to prevent any more from being created?

Huh

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One more poor economist Grin

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Seriously guys, a lot of the problem with the way bitcoin is treated in the media stems from the fact that most reporters have not taken the time to understand the decades old computer science problem bitcoin attempts to offer a practical solution to. That doesn't mean if you understand that, then you'll think bitcoin will succeed, but it should at least keep you from saying things that everyone who does understand the problem immediately recognizes as a failure to understand the system.

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Lazy, cynical and insolent since 1968

Geez, that is so off the mark it makes me embarrassed to be an Aussie Cry

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Guys, give them some slack. This is so far off from what they were taught that it blows their mind so much they NEED to lie or misunderstand it. Bitcoin is so disturbing right now that nobody in the payment industry knows what to do about it. They just DONT GET IT, and they dont get the world they protect can be over in a short as 1 year.

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First, scarcity. While the number of bitcoins is supposed to stop at 21 million, whose to say that will happen? The whole point is that it is user generated and not policed by a middle man.

Wow, just wow.

*facepalm*

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"I god we trust" Cheesy

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Don't be so harsh guys, she's just angry she missed the train.

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If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat

Ahahah what a fail and useless article. Today's journalism Embarrassed

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The revolution will be monetized!

They just don't get it do they. Huh

They have seen bitcoin produce many bubbles and many pops. Yet they keep thinking there is a bubble pop to zero. They are treating bitcoin like a stock. Money paid for public stock is money that is needed to keep a company afloat. Bitcoin is a software program that does not have a minimum needed valuation. In fact bitcoin doesn't care what the price is.

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Lol, she seems to have not only completely missed the point, but missed the most important aspect of the whole system.

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Quote from: zeroday on November 26, 2013, 11:48:43 AM

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/opinion/why-the-bitcoin-bubble-will-burst/story-fnhocuug-1226767812837

   Jessica Irvine National Economics Editor
   PerthNow
   November 26, 2013 3:14AM

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The floating Aussie dollar turns 30 next month, but a new digital currency "bitcoin" is taking the world by storm.

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So should you run out an buy bitcoins?

Short answer: no.

Remember, currencies are only worth what people will pay for them. And that depends on trust and scarcity.

First, scarcity. While the number of bitcoins is supposed to stop at 21 million, whose to say that will happen? The whole point is that it is user generated and not policed by a middle man.

Which brings me to trust. All transactions must be based on trust, and it's hard to see how anonymous users making promises to each other can be trusted in the long term There is a genuine revolution underway in internet transactions. But bitcoin is a distraction. It's a classic bubble.

Trust me.

Epic Fail

LoL, she didn't make her homework before writing

zeroday

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http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/opinion/why-the-bitcoin-bubble-will-burst/story-fnhocuug-1226767812837

   Jessica Irvine National Economics Editor
   PerthNow
   November 26, 2013 3:14AM

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The floating Aussie dollar turns 30 next month, but a new digital currency "bitcoin" is taking the world by storm.

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So should you run out an buy bitcoins?

Short answer: no.

Remember, currencies are only worth what people will pay for them. And that depends on trust and scarcity.

First, scarcity. While the number of bitcoins is supposed to stop at 21 million, whose to say that will happen? The whole point is that it is user generated and not policed by a middle man.

Which brings me to trust. All transactions must be based on trust, and it's hard to see how anonymous users making promises to each other can be trusted in the long term There is a genuine revolution underway in internet transactions. But bitcoin is a distraction. It's a classic bubble.

Trust me.

Epic Fail

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