Topic: Choose: Walk The Plank or Keelhaul - page 6. (Read 20470 times)
With more then a year left to go in the bet, I think Vandroiy placed a REALLY GOOD BET so long as the escrow is safe. There is no point in talking concession now!
No.
I think the purpose of this thread is to focus attention on the date Aug 14, to make people believe there's still time. The actual topic should be "yesterday's" interest pay-out. It was not a normal, simultaneous pay-out at all. Some coins saw multiple investor addresses on the same day; for example, Bitcoinmax re-investment ended up with the next customer as soon as it returned. Multiple payments look like interest that was sent much later than anticipated.
See as an example transaction c9a38ef5482a24575d9ff38cd76aa524a8ec2f498836a2b98f42e352e30874cf -- two simultaneous payments that look like interest, but 23 hours later?
I think the purpose of this thread is to focus attention on the date Aug 14, to make people believe there's still time. The actual topic should be "yesterday's" interest pay-out. It was not a normal, simultaneous pay-out at all. Some coins saw multiple investor addresses on the same day; for example, Bitcoinmax re-investment ended up with the next customer as soon as it returned. Multiple payments look like interest that was sent much later than anticipated.
See as an example transaction c9a38ef5482a24575d9ff38cd76aa524a8ec2f498836a2b98f42e352e30874cf -- two simultaneous payments that look like interest, but 23 hours later?
hmmm. Those don't look like interest payments at all. Not with such round numbers, sorry.
No.
I think the purpose of this thread is to focus attention on the date Aug 14, to make people believe there's still time. The actual topic should be "yesterday's" interest pay-out. It was not a normal, simultaneous pay-out at all. Some coins saw multiple investor addresses on the same day; for example, Bitcoinmax re-investment ended up with the next customer as soon as it returned. Multiple payments look like interest that was sent much later than anticipated.
See as an example transaction c9a38ef5482a24575d9ff38cd76aa524a8ec2f498836a2b98f42e352e30874cf -- two simultaneous payments that look like interest, but 23 hours later?
I think the purpose of this thread is to focus attention on the date Aug 14, to make people believe there's still time. The actual topic should be "yesterday's" interest pay-out. It was not a normal, simultaneous pay-out at all. Some coins saw multiple investor addresses on the same day; for example, Bitcoinmax re-investment ended up with the next customer as soon as it returned. Multiple payments look like interest that was sent much later than anticipated.
See as an example transaction c9a38ef5482a24575d9ff38cd76aa524a8ec2f498836a2b98f42e352e30874cf -- two simultaneous payments that look like interest, but 23 hours later?
Well, it's one thing to put money into something I didn't understand. But that thing I didn't understand was paying 7% a week. So I rolled the dice for a while for a not-unsubstantial portion of my BTC holdings.
But now that thing I didn't understand is saying things I don't understand concerning that thing I didn't understand to start with. So in the interest (heh) of a sound night's sleep, I've taken my exposure to BTCST to zero. (Thank you bitcoinmax for an almost instantaneously fulfilled withdrawal request)
It's just not worth it. Hope this all turns out in some manner that doesn't harm bitcoin. If the worst thing that happens is that BTC drops to $3, then I'll take that opportunity to back the truck up.
But now that thing I didn't understand is saying things I don't understand concerning that thing I didn't understand to start with. So in the interest (heh) of a sound night's sleep, I've taken my exposure to BTCST to zero. (Thank you bitcoinmax for an almost instantaneously fulfilled withdrawal request)
It's just not worth it. Hope this all turns out in some manner that doesn't harm bitcoin. If the worst thing that happens is that BTC drops to $3, then I'll take that opportunity to back the truck up.
Plank or Keelhaul? I think not. The pirate is hoist with his own petard.
This. And this:
Get out now.
Literally the only way Van could "chance the outcome of Aug 14th" is if BS&T is completely shutting down on that date. This seems impossible, given that we've seen no signs of Pirate winding down his business. That leaves us with Pirate defaulting on that date. That being said, if you have funds with Pirate, you really shouldn't wait until then to withdraw, as you might be too late. Get out now.
BS&T was opening to the public on August 1st. It is now opening to the public on August 13th.
In fact the referral requirement was lifted yesterday and you can already open an account.
Curiouser and curiouser
1st -> 13th -> apparently yesterday
Funding problems?
Plank or Keelhaul? I think not. The pirate is hoist with his own petard.
BS&T was opening to the public on August 1st. It is now opening to the public on August 13th.
In fact the referral requirement was lifted yesterday and you can already open an account.
Curiouser and curiouser
1st -> 13th -> apparently yesterday
Funding problems?
Reading his news post: he's lifted the referral requirement but, according to that post, trust (interest payment?) status won't occur until the 13th
What am I missing here, wasn't the bet slated to end in October?
BS&T was opening to the public on August 1st. It is now opening to the public on August 13th.
In fact the referral requirement was lifted yesterday and you can already open an account.
Seems like he can't be sure how confident the Bitcoin community will be to invest in him when he lifts the referral requirement. There are a lot of gamblers out there, but how many will go direct rather than use a pass through?
Wait, so we've got three separate bets going on here?
No, apparently I was mistaken:
The October bet is something else. (see my sig)
The 5000 BTC bet was for October 2013. See https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1013612
You're talking about the futures bet, 50 BTC at $11 each, but that's October 2012 and is entirely different.
All the same, Based on the OP, I'd wager Pirate's going to end his deal, one way or the other, on August 14th. If the meetup is on the 13th (sorry, I can't remember), then that would indicate that Pirate wants out of his bet before then. The only reason I can think of is that he predicts that he will run out of money around that time.
Or, he could just be being nice, and offering a way for Van to save face.
Is this in trading discussion because Pirate is opening the doors to public deposits starting August 1st 13th (got the date wrong, my bad)? Pirate saying, see I'll still have funds coming in to beat your arbitrary date might as well fold now thanks to my clever maneuver to expand the funding base?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1048502
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1048502
The October bet is something else. (see my sig)
The 5000 BTC bet was for October 2013. See https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1013612
You're talking about the futures bet, 50 BTC at $11 each, but that's October 2012 and is entirely different.
Wait, so we've got three separate bets going on here?
Don’t concede the wager and chance the outcome of Aug 14th.
What's the significance of that date? The bet is until October 2013 or so isn't it?
That was, I believe, the date of the Vegas meetup. The bet was, If I recall correctly, that pirate would default by then.
The October bet is something else. (see my sig)
Don’t concede the wager and chance the outcome of Aug 14th.
What's the significance of that date? The bet is until October 2013 or so isn't it?
As most of you know
the reason we know is because this crap percolates into the trading forum rather than off-topic or gambling where it belongs.
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