A few signature campaigns have been on for over an year (maybe even two). Raise your own account up (Full Member only takes a few months, and it's worth it) and don't worry; the campaigns will all still be here.
Also, while you're raising your own account, you'll learn a lot of things along the way. Tip: no one likes a high-ranked member who doesn't know jack.
Ok I guess I'll get a head start in learning things on here then...
What things should I know about btc, alt, bitcointalk, money making strategies, etc. that you think makes investing your time on Bitcointalk more worthwile?
What I know as of right now:
1) There are tons of shit coins out there to try and pump and dump for profit. Only a couple are legit (Monero, LTC, and maybe etherum and a few others?)
2) Ponzi schemes seem to be the most popular scam on this forum for investments
3) Always use escrow when making big investment purchases or something with high value.
4) Signature campaigns is essentially the easiest way to earn a decent amount of BTC, rather than faucets.
5) Don't post shit comments with one word or one number responses. (thanks @notlist3d
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6) Mining CPU or GPU isn't profitable any more
Can't think of any more... would any body like to add on to my list?
I have questions about:
1) Security of online wallets (i.e. Xapo, Circle, etc.)
2) Potential of 3 or 4 coins being heavily valued in the next 4-5 years
3) Necessity of running nodes and how to
Thanks again for all the comments received so far!
Hi and welcome!
Here is the overview of the signature campaigns:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/overview-of-bitcointalk-signature-ad-campaigns-last-update-01-jan-23-615953There are some even for the new members, if my memory serves me well and if they are still active.
Stay away from online wallets! Why? Well short answer, Bitcoin has finally made it possible for all of us to be our own bank, so take care of your private keys, don't give them to the online wallets secure them, you never know when will this "new Bitcoin bank" go bust, just like the conventional banks of today. There are tons of lite wallets out there that let you easily secure your money, use them. Electrum and Multibit are the best.
Nodes are important, and if you have a good computer with good Internet, you may opt out to run a full node. For this you need Bitcoin Core, and to download over 40GB which will take you maybe even few days. If you decide this is too much for you, simply don't run UT, Bitcoin will survive.
As for the alts coins that are promising, this is my list: Ethereum, Dash/Monero, NXT. Litecoin is doomed in the long run in my opinion. Still don't know what to think about Ripple/Stellar. Bitshares looked promising but too much drama lately.