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Quote from: polynesia on November 09, 2014, 01:59:28 AM

Another interview, in which he seems to be getting it right.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Put-a-murder-in-the-start-a-few-twists-at-the-end-Ravi-Subramanian/articleshow/45068125.cms

"Today, we cannot imagine life without WiFi even for five minutes. Where was the internet 10-15 years back? Similarly, I feel Bitcoins shall be the ruling currency five to ten years from now," asserted the author, whose latest book is about how the lives of gamers, politicians and bankers are determined by the virtual currency.

Yeah. Nice article.

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Another interview, in which he seems to be getting it right.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Put-a-murder-in-the-start-a-few-twists-at-the-end-Ravi-Subramanian/articleshow/45068125.cms

"Today, we cannot imagine life without WiFi even for five minutes. Where was the internet 10-15 years back? Similarly, I feel Bitcoins shall be the ruling currency five to ten years from now," asserted the author, whose latest book is about how the lives of gamers, politicians and bankers are determined by the virtual currency.

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Quote from: polynesia on August 02, 2014, 02:39:20 AM

Bitcoin is bad in its current avatar. That’s why it’s the villain of my latest novel

bitcoin is not villian
its superhero and have the power of cryptography

I guess a book where bitcoin is the superhero won't sell as well as a book where it is the villain. Tongue

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Quote from: polynesia on August 02, 2014, 02:39:20 AM

Bitcoin is bad in its current avatar. That’s why it’s the villain of my latest novel

bitcoin is not villian
its superhero and have the power of cryptography

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Quote from: BTC_King on November 04, 2014, 11:40:40 PM

When is it expected?

The movie based on God is a Gamer? The rights have just been sold.. I don't think you can expect to see the movie any time soon.

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When is it expected?

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Quote from: Benson Samuel on October 24, 2014, 10:08:58 PM

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Quote from: polynesia on October 15, 2014, 06:56:37 PM

I have finished reading the book.
Overall, I would say that it is a good book.
The last 20% of the story disappointed me with too many sub-plots and unnecessary twists.

Is it related to the movie "The rise and rise of bitcoins"? Have you seen that? I want to see it...

Not related to the movie. Its a nice watch for a lot of early BItcoiners.

Cool! I plan to see it soon.

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Quote from: polynesia on October 15, 2014, 06:56:37 PM

I have finished reading the book.
Overall, I would say that it is a good book.
The last 20% of the story disappointed me with too many sub-plots and unnecessary twists.

Is it related to the movie "The rise and rise of bitcoins"? Have you seen that? I want to see it...

Not related to the movie. Its a nice watch for a lot of early BItcoiners.

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Quote from: polynesia on October 15, 2014, 06:56:37 PM

I have finished reading the book.
Overall, I would say that it is a good book.
The last 20% of the story disappointed me with too many sub-plots and unnecessary twists.

Is it related to the movie "The rise and rise of bitcoins"? Have you seen that? I want to see it...

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I have finished reading the book.
Overall, I would say that it is a good book.
The last 20% of the story disappointed me with too many sub-plots and unnecessary twists.

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Quote from: Amitabh S on October 12, 2014, 10:46:42 PM

Indeed he has done a lot of research.

How long have you been researching Bitcoins?

Two years. Bitcoins first grabbed worldwide attention when Snowden announced he would take donations in Bitcoins, after the US had imposed a financial blockade on Wikileaks. The Bitcoin protocol was started by a mysterious person who goes by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto. It's believed to be a pseudonym, with the first name derived from brands Samsung and Toshiba. The Bitcoin algorithm produces 12 Bitcoins every few hours and it is designed so that the total number of Bitcoins will never exceed 21 million, which it should reach by 2020. People used to mine Bitcoins, now it's easier to steal them.

Yeah, this had me as well until I read the book. Might have been a bad interview is all I could derive.
Take the book when you come over. Its a decent read.

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Indeed he has done a lot of research.

How long have you been researching Bitcoins?

Two years. Bitcoins first grabbed worldwide attention when Snowden announced he would take donations in Bitcoins, after the US had imposed a financial blockade on Wikileaks. The Bitcoin protocol was started by a mysterious person who goes by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto. It's believed to be a pseudonym, with the first name derived from brands Samsung and Toshiba. The Bitcoin algorithm produces 12 Bitcoins every few hours and it is designed so that the total number of Bitcoins will never exceed 21 million, which it should reach by 2020. People used to mine Bitcoins, now it's easier to steal them.

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Seems to be an interesting read.

Some real life incidents seem to have been made part of the story - Nigerians protesting in Goa after one of their countrymen is killed....

Silk Road seems to have been changed to "Cotton Trail". Too much. Grin

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Quote from: Falkyire on September 23, 2014, 12:26:17 AM

even viacom is entering the fray i just hope they dont leave audience dumbfounded by confusing already confused subject

My guess will be that bitcoin will just be incidental to the movie and not the focus...
But I shouldn't be commenting until I read the book.

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even viacom is entering the fray i just hope they dont leave audience dumbfounded by confusing already confused subject

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It is being made into a movie as well!!

economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-is-for-real-a-thriller-flick-based-on-bitcoins/articleshow/42988058.cms

And something more interesting
Tumkur, Karnataka-based Bitcoin company Unicoin, which offers Bitcoin wallets and a mechanism for people to transact in Bitcoin currency, has offered to give out Rs 200 worth of Bitcoin vouchers to anyone buying Subramanian's book.

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Quote from: polynesia on September 13, 2014, 09:31:47 PM

Quote from: Benson Samuel on September 13, 2014, 06:06:56 AM

Picked up the book and almost done reading it. Very nice indeed!
Surprising that the same person did the interview mentioned in OP.

Interesting. Will try to get hold of at least an e-book and try reading it.

Yeah.. It was a decent read. Very twisted Indian family drama with Bitcoin all over the place.
Been a while since I have read a full book without keeping it down.
Couple of glaring mistakes, like dell laptops catching fire and then apple releases an update??

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Quote from: Benson Samuel on September 13, 2014, 06:06:56 AM

Picked up the book and almost done reading it. Very nice indeed!
Surprising that the same person did the interview mentioned in OP.

Interesting. Will try to get hold of at least an e-book and try reading it.

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Picked up the book and almost done reading it. Very nice indeed!
Surprising that the same person did the interview mentioned in OP.

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Quote from: polynesia on August 02, 2014, 02:40:19 AM

Estimated 5,000 bitcoin owners in India. How many would be in this forum?

How do they get the figure? Though I am not surprised its this slow. Barrier to entry is too high.
Would be easier to get them into alts and then BTC, but then these alts are screwed at the moment.

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