Topic: Bitcoin Bling Bet (Read 2077 times)
Well, I'm not yet dead, so ... anyway... Jim still the main dev of multi-bit wallet? Maybe he'll show up.
Bump. 35 Days Remaining now.
Good catchHmmm, jim618 not logged on the forum for over a year though
Bump. 35 Days Remaining now.
Bookmarked for 2017
Sounds like a fair bet...
Sounds like a fair bet...
I still can't decide who's the smart guy in this bet: Jim or I.
You could say it's Jim: if he wins, Bitcoin will probably be mainstream, so worth a lot, so his win of 1 BTC will be large. If he loses, Bitcoin will probably have faded or not succeeded very much, so his 1 BTC loss will not be worth a lot. So he can gain a lot, and loose little -- almost a win-win for him.
Or one could reason this way. If I loose, so a bitcoin-bling-wearing celebrity appears, Bitcoin will probably be mainstream, so do I loose 1 BTC, but my remaining coins are worth a lot, so overall I'm happy. If I win, well, that's obviously great -- what could be better than winning a bitcoin bet
So perhaps it's a Win-win--Win-win situation in any case
Matija
P.S. I wouldn't have made the bet today as now I think I'll probably loose; but no regrets -- bitcoin seems to be actually going mainstream and I'm quite happy (see above). I just hope to loose this as soon as possible...
You could say it's Jim: if he wins, Bitcoin will probably be mainstream, so worth a lot, so his win of 1 BTC will be large. If he loses, Bitcoin will probably have faded or not succeeded very much, so his 1 BTC loss will not be worth a lot. So he can gain a lot, and loose little -- almost a win-win for him.
Or one could reason this way. If I loose, so a bitcoin-bling-wearing celebrity appears, Bitcoin will probably be mainstream, so do I loose 1 BTC, but my remaining coins are worth a lot, so overall I'm happy. If I win, well, that's obviously great -- what could be better than winning a bitcoin bet
So perhaps it's a Win-win--Win-win situation in any case
Matija
P.S. I wouldn't have made the bet today as now I think I'll probably loose; but no regrets -- bitcoin seems to be actually going mainstream and I'm quite happy (see above)
. I just hope to loose this as soon as possible...
"Stop! Thief! He stole my bitcoins!"
Now the 'Bitcoin Bling Necklace' that first appeared at the LA Bitcoin meeting last Friday is on Thingiverse:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:165826
You can print your own !
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:165826
You can print your own !
And then you can get mugged in the street! Yay!
Now the 'Bitcoin Bling Necklace' that first appeared at the LA Bitcoin meeting last Friday is on Thingiverse:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:165826
You can print your own !
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:165826
You can print your own !
Still a very long way util any non-geek wears stuff like this :]
From the LA Bitcoin meetup last night:
(the bitcointalk post is here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/serious-bitcoin-bling-309609
Also, I saw a 'Bitcoin bling' jewelry site has just opened:
http://bitcoin-bling.com
(reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1o9ufp/bitcoin_meets_bling/)
:-)
(the bitcointalk post is here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/serious-bitcoin-bling-309609
Also, I saw a 'Bitcoin bling' jewelry site has just opened:
http://bitcoin-bling.com
(reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1o9ufp/bitcoin_meets_bling/)
:-)
Should I send the email to them? Or a backup escrow? (to you?)... Maybe to them is better. GPG encrypted. Signed. The message would be something like:
"Hi, you are getting this email because I got hit by a bus. The private key to the escrow address is Kyjelly9293012913. Whoever won the bet should redeem it. Now since I'm probably in a coma, don't go about scamming each other ok? And post pics of the bling hardware wallet."
"Hi, you are getting this email because I got hit by a bus. The private key to the escrow address is Kyjelly9293012913. Whoever won the bet should redeem it. Now since I'm probably in a coma, don't go about scamming each other ok? And post pics of the bling hardware wallet."
Yeah a dead man switch is what I had in mind in case the 2BTC are kept in a cold wallet whose key is only known by the escrow
An escrow for 4 years is a bit risky
The possibility of him dying before it is not negligeable IMO
The possibility of him dying before it is not negligeable IMO
Who's going to die? There will be 3 people involved. I can set up a dead man's switch that will send an email on May 30 2017 to both parties, in case I get hit by a bus before then. If either of them gets hit by a bus, then of course, the coins go to their heirs.
Sorry if this sounds morbid, but my experience with insurance says, you are dead on paper if you lose two arms and two feet. They also count fingers and toes.
Anyway, it's a 1 BTC bet, don't make me spend on an attorney to handle any dying issues. hehe. (Oh, in 4 years, 1 BTC might be worth something, I mean, 4 years ago a pizza was worth 10,000 coins.)
An escrow for 4 years is a bit risky
The possibility of him dying before it is not negligeable IMO
The possibility of him dying before it is not negligeable IMO
I'll do the escrow for free. Just for the epicness of it. It's not about trust (since one of you make multibit), but rather the idea is that I'm a third party. (For reference, I just did a 4 BTC escrow, I've got to start somewhere.)
This sure looks pretty . . .
Epic bet.
Posting it here for record.
See you guys in 2017
Posting it here for record.
See you guys in 2017
I'm curious to see what the bling hardware wallet will look like.
What bling hardware? There will be none.
I think there was a phone brand Vertu where they added those fake diamonds to the case.
I've seen phones where (mainly young women) attach Hello Kitty keychains etc.
In a world where there was a fad for ripping off VW car name badges and wearing them as medallions anything is possible.
I'm curious to see what the bling hardware wallet will look like.
What bling hardware? There will be none.
Okay. I'm curious to see what the bling hardware wallet will look like. So far, I see Trezor that is gold-plated or something like that.
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