Silk Road bitcoin auction - Australian edition

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Quote from: Krang on November 02, 2014, 06:19:41 AM

Quote from: agustinfl on November 01, 2014, 12:18:32 PM

My guess is these auctions end up being good publicity for bitcoin. Ain't it?

Depends how you define good publicity? Publicity? Sure, but not good really. How did the Aussie authorities even get their hands on these coins?

There is no such thing as bad publicity. Good or bad, it is still a publicity.

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In auctions does it actually ended up selling below market price?

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Quote from: nor9865 on November 02, 2014, 06:13:55 AM

Quote from: Q7 on November 01, 2014, 08:53:32 PM

I still remember during the last open auction had the btc price tanking. It's like suddenly you introduce so much supply into the open market

It bounced back relatively quickly though.

People realised that the coins were still being sold at market value and not 50% under as people assumed they'd be sold at.

It has not been shown what price the SR coins were sold at. All that is really known is the fact that one person (Tim Draper) won the entire auction.

I would say that the fact that one person won the auction was interpreted that the price was not a "steep discount" although even this is nothing more then speculation

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Quote from: agustinfl on November 01, 2014, 12:18:32 PM

My guess is these auctions end up being good publicity for bitcoin. Ain't it?

Depends how you define good publicity? Publicity? Sure, but not good really. How did the Aussie authorities even get their hands on these coins?

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Quote from: Q7 on November 01, 2014, 08:53:32 PM

I still remember during the last open auction had the btc price tanking. It's like suddenly you introduce so much supply into the open market

It bounced back relatively quickly though.

People realised that the coins were still being sold at market value and not 50% under as people assumed they'd be sold at.

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Quote from: pawel7777 on November 01, 2014, 11:26:48 AM

Seized BTC24,500 to be auctioned. This time in Australia.
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I think it is interesting that the amount law enforcement in Melbourne seized from one seller was so close to the amount that the FBI was able to seize from Ross via SR when he was arrested.

I would speculate that some sellers/vendors on SR were essentially hoarding bitcoin and were paying out of their own pocket (or were also selling on the "street" and using these profits) to pay for the inventory that was sold on SR.

Even if they were a huge vendor/seller this is a lot to have seized for just one seller when basically the same amount was seized from SR

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Be interesting to see what they go for. Hopefully it will be someone that buys and doesn't dump them on the market right away. Maybe it will go for more than current market price.

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I still remember during the last open auction had the btc price tanking. It's like suddenly you introduce so much supply into the open market

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Quote from: hayabusa911 on November 01, 2014, 02:56:14 PM

Are they selling the whole lot or will they break up the coins into smaller increments?

Quote from: tins on November 01, 2014, 04:33:03 PM

When will the auction take place? Also, will it be open to foreign investors?

Quote from: g27wr on November 01, 2014, 02:44:37 PM

How does one bid in this auction?

There have been zero details regarding anything about the auction so far (not even the timing), nor that the coins will actually be sold via auction, as it would be possible for the Australian government to sell the coins on an exchange, slowly over time (if they think this would result in a larger overall price for them).

I would think the terms of such an auction, if there is one, would be very similar to the terms of the recent SR auction that Tim Draper won and was run by the USMS

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When will the auction take place? Also, will it be open to foreign investors?

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Great opportunity to grab some cheap coins

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Are they selling the whole lot or will they break up the coins into smaller increments?

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How does one bid in this auction?

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Quote from: Biitcoin on November 01, 2014, 02:11:19 PM

the website is only accessible via Tor ? or only "safe" to access via tor Shocked

How exactly they seized them Shocked

if they didn't catch the owner of the website Undecided

The website doesn't exist no more (at least not the original one).

They did catch the owner, google Ross Ulbricht to get more info

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Quote from: moko666 on November 01, 2014, 01:47:44 PM

Quote from: Biitcoin on November 01, 2014, 01:43:43 PM

I'am not fimillar to this but I heard that Silk Road is a website to sell drugs using bitcoin online , right ? so how it comes that it's not closed yet . I'am pretty sure they know where it's hosted + have the informations from credit cards etc of the users

silkroad is a tor shop for illegal drug and weapons
recently FBI Seized around BTC30,000 from silkroad and auction them
and now Australian authorities are doing auction
we can see a negative impact of this auction on bitcoin's price

the website is only accessible via Tor ? or only "safe" to access via tor Shocked

How exactly they seized them Shocked

if they didn't catch the owner of the website Undecided

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Quote from: moko666 on November 01, 2014, 01:47:44 PM

Quote from: Biitcoin on November 01, 2014, 01:43:43 PM

I'am not fimillar to this but I heard that Silk Road is a website to sell drugs using bitcoin online , right ? so how it comes that it's not closed yet . I'am pretty sure they know where it's hosted + have the informations from credit cards etc of the users

silkroad is a tor shop for illegal drug and weapons
recently FBI Seized around BTC30,000 from silkroad and auction them
and now Australian authorities are doing auction
we can see a negative impact of this auction on bitcoin's price

Not necessarily negative...just depends on who gets their hands on the coins.

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Quote from: Biitcoin on November 01, 2014, 01:43:43 PM

I'am not fimillar to this but I heard that Silk Road is a website to sell drugs using bitcoin online , right ? so how it comes that it's not closed yet . I'am pretty sure they know where it's hosted + have the informations from credit cards etc of the users

silkroad is a tor shop for illegal drug and weapons
recently FBI Seized around BTC30,000 from silkroad and auction them
and now Australian authorities are doing auction
we can see a negative impact of this auction on bitcoin's price

segvec

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The cheddar breed jealousy

Quote from: Biitcoin on November 01, 2014, 01:43:43 PM

I'am not fimillar to this but I heard that Silk Road is a website to sell drugs using bitcoin online , right ? so how it comes that it's not closed yet . I'am pretty sure they know where it's hosted + have the informations from credit cards etc of the users

You are 100 percent wrong.
Do research prior to making false accusations.

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Zichain

I'am not fimillar to this but I heard that Silk Road is a website to sell drugs using bitcoin online , right ? so how it comes that it's not closed yet . I'am pretty sure they know where it's hosted + have the informations from credit cards etc of the users

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