Topic: Kim Dotcom Mansion: Press conference 2013-01-19 GMT - page 11. (Read 20489 times)
I don't think that there is any reason for anyone to base Bitcoin market decisions on the new Mega. There has been absolutely 0 indication or even a hint that there will be anything Bitcoin related in that service. Of course I hope the service accepts bitcoins for premium membership etc but there is no expectation on this. Current market activity likely has nothing to do with this, unless it's Kim himself buying bitcoins before the announcement. I'd think he would have done that much earlier though.
Well, the site says "crypto" all over it ;-). Perhaps some service provider could ask for bitcoins as payment and /or some investor send bitcoins as investment!
According to this article in the International Business Times the big press launch at his mansion is not until Sunday 20th
http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-dotcom-launch-mega-secure-follow-megaupload-saturday-1021130
http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-dotcom-launch-mega-secure-follow-megaupload-saturday-1021130
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Rather than lay low until the extradition case is resolved, Dotcom will hold a news conference at his $25 million New Zealand home on Saturday, Eastern Standard Time
(Sunday in New Zealand’s time zone.)
(Sunday in New Zealand’s time zone.)
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I think they could possibly accept bitcoin as a method of payment in the future, however at launch mega will be free for customers.
http://mega.co.nz/#/investors
glassuser - Maybe if bitcoin was the only payment option, but that would be incredibly stupid considering you lose access to say 98%(and that figure is low) of your old customer base not being able to pay with cc etc who have not even heard of bitcoin.
http://mega.co.nz/#/investors
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We have raised sufficient funds to cover the launch, but we would like to provide Mega free of charge for as long as possible. If you would like to be part of the success story, please get in touch.
glassuser - Maybe if bitcoin was the only payment option, but that would be incredibly stupid considering you lose access to say 98%(and that figure is low) of your old customer base not being able to pay with cc etc who have not even heard of bitcoin.
You're right about that, at least those who want to remain anonymous would def consider bitcoin over fiat.
I think they could possibly accept bitcoin as a method of payment in the future, however at launch mega will be free for customers.
http://mega.co.nz/#/investors
glassuser - Maybe if bitcoin was the only payment option, but that would be incredibly stupid considering you lose access to say 98%(and that figure is low) of your old customer base not being able to pay with cc etc who have not even heard of bitcoin.
http://mega.co.nz/#/investors
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We have raised sufficient funds to cover the launch, but we would like to provide Mega free of charge for as long as possible. If you would like to be part of the success story, please get in touch.
glassuser - Maybe if bitcoin was the only payment option, but that would be incredibly stupid considering you lose access to say 98%(and that figure is low) of your old customer base not being able to pay with cc etc who have not even heard of bitcoin.
Is bitcoin breaking 15$ today a conincidence?
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
It is very possible. Likely even.
In order for this to happen though, a certain amount of BTC will have to go on the market. The trouble is that there has been a fairly steady upward trend for a year now (with some exceptions.) If this trend continues then anyone who steps off the train with the intent of getting back in at a lower price could easily be left behind. Most of those who have done so in the last year are probably no longer on the train or took a beating if they are and may not want to re-live the experience.
Put another way: "Do you feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?"
Is bitcoin breaking 15$ today a conincidence?
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
I don't believe it will take a crash if btc isnt supported, there have been many reasons why the price has increased. In the case that mega does take btc, i believe the price will easily double.
Is bitcoin breaking 15$ today a conincidence?
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
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Is bitcoin breaking 15$ today a conincidence?
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
I must say that i have my doubts. Maybe the market is pricing in this already and in case bitcoin will not be supported there will be a crash.
What I look forward to the most is when this guy gets shut down/assets frozen AGAIN and he goes on twitter and says "Man, if only I there was some sort of digital currency that could be used anonymously and is immune to the whims of major companies! IF ONLY!"
He's counting on it. By that time he'll have amassed a horde of bitcoins, and THEN he'll announce that due to the "shut down/assets frozen" his new music store service will deal exclusively in BTC.
Exchange skyrockets, he laughs all the way to the buffet.
What I look forward to the most is when this guy gets shut down/assets frozen AGAIN and he goes on twitter and says "Man, if only I there was some sort of digital currency that could be used anonymously and is immune to the whims of major companies! IF ONLY!"
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Selected members of the press will be granted access to the new MEGA website 48 hours before the launch.
I thought there would be some news coming out since it's less than 48 hours now... guess we'll just have to wait for launch to find out... I can't imagine mega.co.nz will be accepting paypal though.Most probably they will accept some external cc provider. There is no need for paypal.
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Selected members of the press will be granted access to the new MEGA website 48 hours before the launch.
I thought there would be some news coming out since it's less than 48 hours now... guess we'll just have to wait for launch to find out... I can't imagine mega.co.nz will be accepting paypal though.One more thing...
The new Mega is going to start free and stay free for long enough to generate buzz and users. Even if they pick BTC, the users wont be scrambling for it for a while.
The new Mega is going to start free and stay free for long enough to generate buzz and users. Even if they pick BTC, the users wont be scrambling for it for a while.
twitter posts just in:
9 min ago
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Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom
#Mega will have very generous limits for free users. For example you get 50GB storage for free ;-)
#Mega will have very generous limits for free users. For example you get 50GB storage for free ;-)
19 min ago
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Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom
It is our desire to make you happy. When we have court permission or a case resolution you shall have your premium status back + more.
It is our desire to make you happy. When we have court permission or a case resolution you shall have your premium status back + more.
25 min ago
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Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom
I was hopeful we could give premium status to former MU premium users on #Mega. Our lawyers say we can't at this time. We're working on it.
https://twitter.com/kimdotcomI was hopeful we could give premium status to former MU premium users on #Mega. Our lawyers say we can't at this time. We're working on it.
Which indicates that there may be free AND premium membership accounts from the start.
He posted this screen shot of the new mega account page in his twitter feed. Since he is still using "billing cycle" terminology it looks like he is going down the credit card route 
(partially) a good point.
If i was in .com i would use a dual stack payment system. And yet i would use that terminology. A billing cycle could be paid via BTC.
According to this article in the International Business Times the big press launch at his mansion is not until Sunday 20th
http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-dotcom-launch-mega-secure-follow-megaupload-saturday-1021130
He posted this screen shot of the new mega account page in his twitter feed. Since he is still using "billing cycle" terminology it looks like he is going down the credit card route
http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-dotcom-launch-mega-secure-follow-megaupload-saturday-1021130
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Rather than lay low until the extradition case is resolved, Dotcom will hold a news conference at his $25 million New Zealand home on Saturday, Eastern Standard Time
(Sunday in New Zealand’s time zone.)
(Sunday in New Zealand’s time zone.)
He posted this screen shot of the new mega account page in his twitter feed. Since he is still using "billing cycle" terminology it looks like he is going down the credit card route
there are two large similar (?) services on the bitcoin ladder:
http://www.thebitcointrader.com/2011/12/bitcoin-bounty-ladder.html
so I guess it is possible
http://www.thebitcointrader.com/2011/12/bitcoin-bounty-ladder.html
so I guess it is possible
My guess is that you will be correct, but I figure there is no harm in trying.
My guess is he will NOT accept bitcoin and I doubt he will even mention it during this conference.
was that all? ice cream?
He also gave away 10 tickets to the opening party for mega.co.nz on Sunday at the DotCom Mansion. I have applied for a ticket as a "bitcoin representative" to see if I can hit him up for bitcoin support on the new mega but apparently they have had over overwhelming response from the press.
I live/work about 300 km from the guy (186.411 miles for the metricly impaired) so I don't mind trying.
Still hoping anyway.
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