what do you guys think about the Tether/Bitfinex conspiracy? Where is all this money coming from? Is bitfinex just "washtrading" the price in its desired direction?
Imho price of Bitcoin at 1k$ was the result of somehow healthy grow (~$10Mio Tether), now we have 7x this price (~600Mio Tether). This might be the next MtGox.
Get rich quick 101
1. Buy BTC with real USD
2. Print Tether
3. Pump BTC with Tether
4. FOMO
5. Sell BTC for USD
6. Profit
When you understand how washtrading works you'll understand that 20Mio Tether are enough to increase MarketCap by 20Billion$.
This works as long as the price of BTC stays high. Never short Bitcoin in the current situation. This bubble (Tether out of thin air) will pop.
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November 18, 2017, 04:04:11 PM
November 18, 2017, 03:42:02 PM
You know, there was a time in the world where a man could walk around freely with his sword or pistol on his hip. And no one would fk with him.
If you're referring to the cowboy era, you do realize that most towns had ordinances which required turning in guns to the sheriff. Quote
I wouldn't mind seeing a return to that. 
Hm. :-)
November 18, 2017, 03:41:36 PM
It is not useful to allow dishonest people to operate in a rules based environment where the ultimate foundation of the entire project is honesty.
I may be many things to many people. I may be a pariah to those whose faith in BTC is tenuous enough to be threatened by what I have to say. But one thing I am not is dishonest -- at least not intentionally dishonest -- to bitcointalk.org.
Let's say your clonecoin takes over. It gains majority hash power, in a permanent and convincing way. There is no chance that segwit will ever regain dominance.
How would this play out? How would the millions of bitcoiners around the world, most of which know nothing of this power struggle, react, to the newly established fact that their bitcoins are no longer bitcoins? How would the change in wallets to accommodate a different chain take place? What would it do to the price, and the future of cryptocurrency as a whole?
I am only giving you this one chance to be reasonable. Do with it what you will.
November 18, 2017, 03:34:07 PM
It is not useful to allow dishonest people to operate in a rules based environment where the ultimate foundation of the entire project is honesty.
I may be many things to many people. I may be a pariah to those whose faith in BTC is tenuous enough to be threatened by what I have to say. But one thing I am not is dishonest -- at least not intentionally dishonest -- to bitcointalk.org.
November 18, 2017, 03:28:46 PM
It is not useful to allow dishonest people to operate in a rules based environment where the ultimate foundation of the entire project is honesty.
I may be many things to many people. I may be a pariah to those whose faith in BTC is tenuous enough to be threatened by what I have to say. But one thing I am not is dishonest -- at least not intentionally dishonest -- to bitcointalk.org.
November 18, 2017, 03:26:29 PM
Always hide your power-level.
This applies as well when you conceal carry a firearm.
still trying to find a convenient way to conceal carry my preferred weapon of self-defense - sword.
Not sure on legality, but for pure style you can't beat it.
November 18, 2017, 03:19:50 PM
BCH is much more centralized,
Exactly in what manner do you assert that BCH is more centralized? (Presumably with respect to BTC?)
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plus it's at the mercy of any script-kid wanting to spam it for peanuts and fill it with gigabytes/day of spam. Just because it hasn't happened, doesn't mean it can't happen. I would probably do it myself for 24hrs or so, just to make an "academic" point that the "mempool is full" bullshit and "we need an upgrade" can equally apply to a 8mb chain if one goes out and spams it.
You should do that. I'd be interested in the results of that little experiment. Of course, the results would be more informative if the mempool was spammed to persistently full for days on end.
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The marketing being pushed by the same crew is about the peer-to-peer e-cash system, with emphasis on the e-cash aspect. Centralization changes the first aspect: As people become unable to participate as peers, you go from peer-to-peer to a client/server model.
Yet it has been demonstrated that typical contemporary consumer-grade PC running the satoshi client can handle about 100 tx/s. With some simple SW improvements (which, for some reason, core has not deigned to perform), such a typical PC can handle about 500 tx/s. The 'unable to participate as peers' conjecture is shown to be a canard.
November 18, 2017, 03:18:32 PM
Ok off-topic, but the subject of Tesla still fascinates me. Watch this cnbc video. If I had any stock in Tesla right now, I'd be selling into that fake speculative bubble that is no doubt going to abruptly end in another year or two.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/tesla-is-going-out-of-business-says-former-gm-exec-bob-lutz.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/tesla-is-going-out-of-business-says-former-gm-exec-bob-lutz.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
"There's nothing about Tesla that can't be easily duplicated by any other automobile manufacturer"
Same goes for Apple, yet they manage to persuade their zombies to hand over thousands of dollars per year for shit they don't need.
I think this guy has missed the tech crossover and developing cult taking place here.
Watch the semi truck launch. People are whooping the launch of a commercial vehicle. That's probably a first in human history.
Perhaps more than anywhere else cars are about branding and status. A Tesla says something very particular and more and more people will want to say it.
Whether they survive long enough is another matter, but someone's going to believe they have a future worth preserving.
https://www.tesla.com/roadster/
pfmpf
Damn, that´s mph, i didn´t even calculate that into kilometerperhour, we need another measurement, "kilometer per minute", or such !
November 18, 2017, 03:00:44 PM
Ok off-topic, but the subject of Tesla still fascinates me. Watch this cnbc video. If I had any stock in Tesla right now, I'd be selling into that fake speculative bubble that is no doubt going to abruptly end in another year or two.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/tesla-is-going-out-of-business-says-former-gm-exec-bob-lutz.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/tesla-is-going-out-of-business-says-former-gm-exec-bob-lutz.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
"There's nothing about Tesla that can't be easily duplicated by any other automobile manufacturer"
Same goes for Apple, yet they manage to persuade their zombies to hand over thousands of dollars per year for shit they don't need.
I think this guy has missed the tech crossover and developing cult taking place here.
Watch the semi truck launch. People are whooping the launch of a commercial vehicle. That's probably a first in human history.
Perhaps more than anywhere else cars are about branding and status. A Tesla says something very particular and more and more people will want to say it.
Whether they survive long enough is another matter, but someone's going to believe they have a future worth preserving.
November 18, 2017, 02:52:57 PM
Elon Musk is going to end up the Tucker or DeLorean of our generation. History repeats.... sigh.
Sadly, I fear you may not be too far off with that comparison.
TBH, I'm really holding out for the Porsche EV's due out around the next halvening
Yeah, Tesla is quickly running out of other people's money, and the bail outs are going to end at some point soon.
Not to mention that every major car manufacturer will quickly close the gap on the All-EV market within 2-3 years. Chevy just launched their Bolt EV. It looks like it could be a winner for the mid-range market. Still a little pricey for what it is though. But the govt fed tax credit helps.
Ok off-topic, but the subject of Tesla still fascinates me. Watch this cnbc video. If I had any stock in Tesla right now, I'd be selling into that fake speculative bubble that is no doubt going to abruptly end in another year or two.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/tesla-is-going-out-of-business-says-former-gm-exec-bob-lutz.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
i hear hes putting asics in the newer models so you can mine coins while you drive :-D weeee
November 18, 2017, 02:52:34 PM
Always hide your power-level.
This applies as well when you conceal carry a firearm.
still trying to find a convenient way to conceal carry my preferred weapon of self-defense - sword.
You know, there was a time in the world where a man could walk around freely with his sword or pistol on his hip. And no one would fk with him.
I wouldn't mind seeing a return to that.
November 18, 2017, 02:50:43 PM
Elon Musk is going to end up the Tucker or DeLorean of our generation. History repeats.... sigh.
Sadly, I fear you may not be too far off with that comparison.
TBH, I'm really holding out for the Porsche EV's due out around the next halvening
Yeah, Tesla is quickly running out of other people's money, and the bail outs are going to end at some point soon.
Not to mention that every major car manufacturer will quickly close the gap on the All-EV market within 2-3 years. Chevy just launched their Bolt EV. It looks like it could be a winner for the mid-range market. Still a little pricey for what it is though. But the govt fed tax credit helps.
Ok off-topic, but the subject of Tesla still fascinates me. Watch this cnbc video. If I had any stock in Tesla right now, I'd be selling into that fake speculative bubble that is no doubt going to abruptly end in another year or two.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/17/tesla-is-going-out-of-business-says-former-gm-exec-bob-lutz.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain
November 18, 2017, 02:48:45 PM
November 18, 2017, 02:45:30 PM
Always hide your power-level.
This applies as well when you conceal carry a firearm.
still trying to find a convenient way to conceal carry my preferred weapon of self-defense - sword.
Concealing a tank is harder :-)
November 18, 2017, 02:42:38 PM
Always hide your power-level.
This applies as well when you conceal carry a firearm.
still trying to find a convenient way to conceal carry my preferred weapon of self-defense - sword.
November 18, 2017, 02:38:49 PM
when is wikipedia going to start accepting bitcoin for donations? hmmm? 
~n00bs
~n00bsIt accepts Bitcoin for ages.
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give#bitcoin
ok i see ya hidden~ they are certainly not promoting that in their current fund drive :\ hmm
What bugs me is that they not only make it hard to find, they make it hard to do.
Instead of just posting a QR code and accepting anonymous contributions, they use a third-party payment processor and want identification.
I went through that process several years ago but told them that they were possibly missing out on donations by not simply posting a QR code. It fell on deaf ears.
They don't have a clue about how Bitcoiners think nor about how much the Bitcoin nouveau riche could help their cause.
Needless to say, I haven't given them a penny or satoshi since. I love and appreciate Wikipedia and would love to help but not if they're going to go prying into who I am.
ya isnt that the point >.> so peeps can make anonymous donations? :\ hmmm
November 18, 2017, 02:36:00 PM
Two things:
1) Nearing ATH in bids (if not ATH in bids already):
2) Don't flaunt your wealth on social media:
http://altdigitalcurrency.com/?p=130.
1) Nearing ATH in bids (if not ATH in bids already):
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Bitstamp | Total bids: 119568445 USD. Total asks: 3097 BTC. Ratio: 38607.77569 USD/BTC. | Data vintage: 0.0400 seconds
2) Don't flaunt your wealth on social media:
http://altdigitalcurrency.com/?p=130.
November 18, 2017, 02:33:47 PM
when is wikipedia going to start accepting bitcoin for donations? hmmm? ~n00bs
~n00bsIt accepts Bitcoin for ages.
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give#bitcoin
ok i see ya hidden~ they are certainly not promoting that in their current fund drive :\ hmm
What bugs me is that they not only make it hard to find, they make it hard to do.
Instead of just posting a QR code and accepting anonymous contributions, they use a third-party payment processor and want identification.
I went through that process several years ago but told them that they were possibly missing out on donations by not simply posting a QR code. It fell on deaf ears.
They don't have a clue about how Bitcoiners think nor about how much the Bitcoin nouveau riche could help their cause.
Needless to say, I haven't given them a penny or satoshi since. I love and appreciate Wikipedia and would love to help but not if they're going to go prying into who I am.
November 18, 2017, 02:30:28 PM
What is it with Czech folk singers and Karolina? Do they know something? IS Carolina Satoshi?
https://youtu.be/EcUTyxWvCx0?t=28s
https://youtu.be/EcUTyxWvCx0?t=28s
November 18, 2017, 02:28:40 PM
That BCH pump is rather a flabby one
I still have a few to get rid of, I'm sort of disapointed.
I still have a few to get rid of, I'm sort of disapointed.
Me too. I thought I was going to dump the BCH still remaining.
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