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Topic: ETH price soaring. Are you going to move some BTC into ETH? - page 84. (Read 198829 times)

legendary
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Just broke 266... looking bullish.

266 what?

0.0266...you know, Bitcoin!
legendary
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Just broke 266... looking bullish.
newbie
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yes i want to move my btc into eth..i aggree eth is not shifty alt..

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full member
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Having all your eggs in one basket isnt a good thing either.




I wont be moving some of my bitcoin to eth as some people say that eth is a failed crypto from the start.

I have invested in three coins, bitcoin is the reserve currency, Monero for the privacy, Ethereum for the smart contracting.
legendary
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Bitcoin solved a problem - a need for de-centralized exchange of value.

What problem does Ethereum solve?

As far as decentralized distributed computing goes, there really isn't a need like there was with value.

The purpose it seems to be serving now is speculation and not function. Bitcoin is currently used to exchange value, is ethereum being used for distributed computing? By whom? Will it ever be used for that?

The only way it ever would be used for distributed computing is if it is so cheap that it is worthless for speculation because non-decentralized distributed computing power (e.g. Amazon cloud) is cheap.

I feel sorry for the speculators, I don't see how Ethereum ever can do what it is suppose to do if it gains value. It has to lose value or it is useless.

The point isn't the cost - it's very, very expensive. The point is that its computation is as secure as the blockchain. Demand for this resource is debatable, but certainly exists. At the moment price is clearly decoupled from Gas consumption though: https://stats.etherchain.org/dashboard/db/gas?theme=light
sr. member
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That could be a good purchase if you look back in 20 years. The price of Ethereum could be the same as bitcoin then.
AND, right now, if I'm buying ETH w/ just the cash game winnings, I'm not spread too thin.
sr. member
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Having all your eggs in one basket isnt a good thing either.




I wont be moving some of my bitcoin to eth as some people say that eth is a failed crypto from the start.
member
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I wont be moving some of my bitcoin to eth as some people say that eth is a failed crypto from the start.
full member
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That coin was nothing new really.

The difference in Ethereum is that jts not just a fork of bitcoin but a totally new concept. Its like bitcoin was to all other alt coins as is Ethereum to forks of Ethereum technology.

Bitcoin solved a problem - a need for de-centralized exchange of value.

What problem does Ethereum solve?

As far as decentralized distributed computing goes, there really isn't a need like there was with value.

The purpose it seems to be serving now is speculation and not function. Bitcoin is currently used to exchange value, is ethereum being used for distributed computing? By whom? Will it ever be used for that?

The only way it ever would be used for distributed computing is if it is so cheap that it is worthless for speculation because non-decentralized distributed computing power (e.g. Amazon cloud) is cheap.

I feel sorry for the speculators, I don't see how Ethereum ever can do what it is suppose to do if it gains value. It has to lose value or it is useless.

You got a point mate.... Right now there is little if not no valuable dapps out there. However, Ethereum is providing the clean sheet that BTC has been unable to deliver so far.

Ethereum is bringing the blockchain technology to the doors of Wall Street and rest of the banking and financial industry, a thing that BTC has failed so far.

If real life dapps will then be built & deployed? Only the future will tell. In the meantime, enjoy the ride while it lasts  Wink

The first application will be Augur, it is the first big crowd sale of the DApp based on Ethereum. If it is successful, it will be a big boost.

http://cointelegraph.com/news/augur-creates-first-contract-with-ethereum

um, a gambling application? Seriously?

Probably won't even be legal to use in the United States.
sr. member
Activity: 252
Merit: 250
That coin was nothing new really.

The difference in Ethereum is that jts not just a fork of bitcoin but a totally new concept. Its like bitcoin was to all other alt coins as is Ethereum to forks of Ethereum technology.

Bitcoin solved a problem - a need for de-centralized exchange of value.

What problem does Ethereum solve?

As far as decentralized distributed computing goes, there really isn't a need like there was with value.

The purpose it seems to be serving now is speculation and not function. Bitcoin is currently used to exchange value, is ethereum being used for distributed computing? By whom? Will it ever be used for that?

The only way it ever would be used for distributed computing is if it is so cheap that it is worthless for speculation because non-decentralized distributed computing power (e.g. Amazon cloud) is cheap.

I feel sorry for the speculators, I don't see how Ethereum ever can do what it is suppose to do if it gains value. It has to lose value or it is useless.

You got a point mate.... Right now there is little if not no valuable dapps out there. However, Ethereum is providing the clean sheet that BTC has been unable to deliver so far.

Ethereum is bringing the blockchain technology to the doors of Wall Street and rest of the banking and financial industry, a thing that BTC has failed so far.

If real life dapps will then be built & deployed? Only the future will tell. In the meantime, enjoy the ride while it lasts  Wink

The first application will be Augur, it is the first big crowd sale of the DApp based on Ethereum. If it is successful, it will be a big boost.
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
That coin was nothing new really.

The difference in Ethereum is that jts not just a fork of bitcoin but a totally new concept. Its like bitcoin was to all other alt coins as is Ethereum to forks of Ethereum technology.

Bitcoin solved a problem - a need for de-centralized exchange of value.

What problem does Ethereum solve?

As far as decentralized distributed computing goes, there really isn't a need like there was with value.

The purpose it seems to be serving now is speculation and not function. Bitcoin is currently used to exchange value, is ethereum being used for distributed computing? By whom? Will it ever be used for that?

The only way it ever would be used for distributed computing is if it is so cheap that it is worthless for speculation because non-decentralized distributed computing power (e.g. Amazon cloud) is cheap.

I feel sorry for the speculators, I don't see how Ethereum ever can do what it is suppose to do if it gains value. It has to lose value or it is useless.

You got a point mate.... Right now there is little if not no valuable dapps out there. However, Ethereum is providing the clean sheet that BTC has been unable to deliver so far.

Ethereum is bringing the blockchain technology to the doors of Wall Street and rest of the banking and financial industry, a thing that BTC has failed so far.

If real life dapps will then be built & deployed? Only the future will tell. In the meantime, enjoy the ride while it lasts  Wink
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
I'm really amazed by all this ETH hype. Just look back a while:
http://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20140309/
See the market cap of aurora here?!


Good old times...  Wink
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 107
That coin was nothing new really.

The difference in Ethereum is that jts not just a fork of bitcoin but a totally new concept. Its like bitcoin was to all other alt coins as is Ethereum to forks of Ethereum technology.

Bitcoin solved a problem - a need for de-centralized exchange of value.

What problem does Ethereum solve?

As far as decentralized distributed computing goes, there really isn't a need like there was with value.

The purpose it seems to be serving now is speculation and not function. Bitcoin is currently used to exchange value, is ethereum being used for distributed computing? By whom? Will it ever be used for that?

The only way it ever would be used for distributed computing is if it is so cheap that it is worthless for speculation because non-decentralized distributed computing power (e.g. Amazon cloud) is cheap.

I feel sorry for the speculators, I don't see how Ethereum ever can do what it is suppose to do if it gains value. It has to lose value or it is useless.
sr. member
Activity: 616
Merit: 300
That coin was nothing new really.

The difference in Ethereum is that jts not just a fork of bitcoin but a totally new concept. Its like bitcoin was to all other alt coins as is Ethereum to forks of Ethereum technology.
sr. member
Activity: 258
Merit: 250
DRAMA: Dumb Retards Asking More Attention
I'm really amazed by all this ETH hype. Just look back a while:
http://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20140309/
See the market cap of aurora here?!
legendary
Activity: 924
Merit: 1001
The analogy with oil is actually rather interesting (albeit gas is the more obvious choice). If Bitcoin is essentially private currency to most users then there may be a need for a commodity that they are more willing to see as something 'put to use.'
sr. member
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Merit: 250
ether is just a toy for big sharks. stay away Smiley

That made me laugh, I don't know did u even do some research about ethereum??
When I first heard about it the first thing what I did was find as much info about it as I could.

And I really think it is going to be something big, not bigger then Bitcoin, but at least a good number 2.
I mean come on Litecoin is almost the same as Bitcoin why would I use Litecoin over Bitcoins..

We needed a good number 2 and Ethereum is here to stay and grow.
Especially since they have good connections to the financial and political world!

Sounds like you are trying to create a problem to justify Ethereum as a solution to the problem.

The problem does not exist. We don't need a "good number 2".

Now if there is an actual problem Ethereum actually solves in a novel way, it may become a "good number 2" but becoming a "good number 2" is not itself a problem.

I flush "good number 2"s down the toilet every day.

Ok, I am not creating a problem, I think Bitcoin is great, But there will always be a new coin that will at least compete with Bitcoin.
I know Ethereum is not here to compete with Bitcoin, they said themselves: We see Bitcoin as the Gold, and Ethereum as Oil.

So I still think ethereum is a good number 2 in the crypto world!

And why don't we need a good number 2?
I mean there will always be a number 2 no matter what, the technology is still pretty new, so there is always room for improvement.
And then why not Ethereum, it bring's a lot of new innovation and, they are very smart bringing this to all the people of the world.

I know Bitcoin was the first and is still the best cryptocurrency out there, But ethereum is and will stay number 2 for a long time!


If etherium will be no 2, or even no. 1, time will tell.
full member
Activity: 201
Merit: 100
Just been over on Poloniex and there's a MASSIVE buy wall ETH/BTC hitting Ethereum tonight. Buy while your still can.
I bought 2.5 ETH's @4am. right as the price came out of the dip @ 0.022 BTC, now @ 0.025 BTC.
I'll see if it holds... doing better than getting sucked out in 2 micro tourneys @ Betcoin LOL...

That could be a good purchase if you look back in 20 years. The price of Ethereum could be the same as bitcoin then.
sr. member
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Merit: 511
Ok 1 practical Dapp I would see useful is a Dapp that would Hold all the elections of a country.

This would be cost prohibitive, states would not be interested in giving Vitalik control of their elections but controlling the mechanism of voting themselves (why wouldn't they clone their own and collect the profits from fuel?), and wouldn't protect against a sybil attack. There is a good reason voting is typically done in person as it minimizes voter fraud.  

And why would I go for a clone, when Ethereum has the most money to build something good?

A clone bootstrapped to a larger and more diverse user base would be more secure and offer cheaper fuel. Why wouldn't you use a clone if there was a DAPP that made practical sense(none yet)? The reason people cannot do the same with bitcoin is principally because all the hardware(ASICs, POS, ATM's ,hardware wallets, ect...) that isn't so easy to change as software. Vitalik plans of getting rid of the only advantage they have and switching to a PoS version of "ghost" which can be forked or cloned easily , just like how ethereum has already been multiple times over.

Of course states wouldn't want to give away that power, and they don't give it to vitalik but to the people.
and I think at some point they will have to listen to the people who live in this world.
The People have to take control because the politicians are not doing a good job at all.
So many unhappy people on the planet, we can take control with the decentralization of things

But to run and create clones and dapps people need Ethereum anyway, so If they do that who cares.
Ethereum is still the full for everything, which will always be needed.
And Vitalik will choose the best for the coin, that is what I believe.
He is a smart guy I don't see you creating Ethereum.
legendary
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Ok 1 practical Dapp I would see useful is a Dapp that would Hold all the elections of a country.

This would be cost prohibitive, states would not be interested in giving Vitalik control of their elections but controlling the mechanism of voting themselves (why wouldn't they clone their own and collect the profits from fuel?), and wouldn't protect against a sybil attack. There is a good reason voting is typically done in person as it minimizes voter fraud.  

And why would I go for a clone, when Ethereum has the most money to build something good?

A clone bootstrapped to a larger and more diverse user base would be more secure and offer cheaper fuel. Why wouldn't you use a clone if there was a DAPP that made practical sense(none yet)? The reason people cannot do the same with bitcoin is principally because all the hardware(ASICs, POS, ATM's ,hardware wallets, ect...) that isn't so easy to change as software. Vitalik plans of getting rid of the only advantage they have and switching to a PoS version of "ghost" which can be forked or cloned easily , just like how ethereum has already been multiple times over.
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