Anyone use the A400 Kingston SSDs? They seem to be a good value, maybe they suck as SSDs, but they're still better than spinning platters. Saw a review where if you actually fill it up halfway it starts turning bad or slow or something.
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February 23, 2021, 07:44:41 AM
February 23, 2021, 07:36:16 AM
Anyone use the A400 Kingston SSDs? They seem to be a good value, maybe they suck as SSDs, but they're still better than spinning platters. Saw a review where if you actually fill it up halfway it starts turning bad or slow or something.
February 23, 2021, 07:15:41 AM
Very much confirms alts, smart contracts and whatever other BS ain't worth shit without BTC leading the way.
Obviously. It has been like this forever.
February 23, 2021, 07:06:11 AM
Just purchased some at 45k
buy the dip
buy the dip
February 23, 2021, 07:01:34 AM
Yellen and Musk taking a shit on bitcoin together, right around options expiry
I had no idea who Yellen is. Turns out it's an old woman who used to work for the Fed and is now the United States Secretary of the Treasury.I know one thing: if a granny at the Department of the Treasury worries about Bitcoin, that's not because she's so concerned with small guys losing their savings. They fear for their own interests.
Bitcoin doesn't care. But the fact that the Department of the Treasury cares is very, very bullish.
February 23, 2021, 06:53:38 AM
9. I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labeled “Danger: Do Not Push”. The big red button marked “Do Not Push” will instead trigger a spray of bullets on anyone stupid enough to disregard it. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labeled as such.
best self destruct button ever was in Forbidden Planet. the button to destroy the entire planet was in what was basically called a school classroom for children.
February 23, 2021, 06:50:20 AM
...and fewer know the timing of those steps.
Conclusion: HoDL.
February 23, 2021, 06:44:19 AM
Very much confirms alts, smart contracts and whatever other BS ain't worth shit without BTC leading the way.
February 23, 2021, 06:42:32 AM
if im paying the fee to get into a block how is that asking others to support me? im paying my way and miners set that fee, not me. i pay to play.
If miners set the fee, we wouldn't be having this discussion. If miners "set" a $200 fee and 10,000 people were willing to pay that fee, they would not all get into the block. Thus that fee could not have been said to be set at all. It is only the artificial scarcity of the artificially limited block space that forces fees high for those that want to participate.
oh please.
so lets say miners are the gate keepers. if your fee meets their criteria you are in. if not, increase fee to try again or go home.
February 23, 2021, 06:24:21 AM
Well, as I said it's best to have fiat (shitcoin) for this one. Which is why I won't do it. But, basically you buy however many BTC on the spot for current price of 55000. At the exact same time you sell a future, perhaps Sep 26th for this example, for the same number of BTC at a current price of 62700. profit equals 7,700 minus fees per coin
This can be done using CBOE and CME as well as many others, perhaps less reputable exchanges.
The risk for this trade is couter-party only and of course opportunity cost (there is no possiblity of capital gains or losses). Not your keys not your coins. Thing is it's all about levels of risk and what you are comfortable with in the end as well as your goals. Just remember nothing is risk free. Even holding your own keys is not risk free, there are roughly 4million inaccessible coins to prove that.
*Above prices are taken from Deribit.
How does this work exactly? I would love a bit more ELI5.This can be done using CBOE and CME as well as many others, perhaps less reputable exchanges.
The risk for this trade is couter-party only and of course opportunity cost (there is no possiblity of capital gains or losses). Not your keys not your coins. Thing is it's all about levels of risk and what you are comfortable with in the end as well as your goals. Just remember nothing is risk free. Even holding your own keys is not risk free, there are roughly 4million inaccessible coins to prove that.
*Above prices are taken from Deribit.
I posted a link earlier, here it is again.
https://blog.bitmex.com/how-to-arbitrage-bitcoin-futures-vs-spot/
The WO sometimes must be combed thoroughly, but it usually does deliver good info - be it bitcoin or digital cameras.
Or you're just halftrolling and... username checks out?
I don't believe CBOE offers BTC futures anymore. And i don't see Sept futures on CME. They're not trading now but i believe June futures were trading at around 7% premium. What you're forgetting is that CME is cash settled so they won't take your BTC as collateral for margin. Thus you'd actually need to lock up 150%, 100% to hedge with real BTC and then 50% to post for margin. At 150% that would bring actual premium down from 7% to 4,7%
As far as risks, you're forgetting that if BTC goes up before your settlement date you're gonna get margin called and will need to come up with more cash, or get automatically closed on a spike.
Also transfer times might be an issue, you'd need to sell your BTC and transfer funds to yourself and then to your broker at settlement.
Sure there are some premiums to be had if you want to tolerate the risk, just don't try to claim "140% returns with 0 risk"
Transfer timing, 3rd party risk and other factors do exist. No trade is a free lunch: even arbitrages can go awry. However, the so-called inverse futures have a mathematical structure such that short positions with leverage < 1 can never get liquidated. Just sayin'.
EDIT in ELI5 form for OP - I have to add, though, that this arbitrage works either way - number go up or number go down - only because the profits are measured in fiat. When measured in bitcoin, there are profits only if number go down. So for a real hodler it's not really an arbitrage, but rather either (a) a sale (at over market price, though!), or (b) a btc gain. What it turns out to be depends if number go up/down.
In other words: if number go up, you end up with a higher dollar value, but your btc value has gone down (you still give up less btc than if you had sold, because the resulting effective price is over market). If number go down, you end up with a higher dollar value and a higher btc amount too: your btc quantity goes up, since number went down and the result must make up for that, PLUS the arbitrage profit.
This could be one of the reasons why short interest in futures is always so high, and futures expiry dates are so often bloody for the hodlers - just like now.
February 23, 2021, 06:21:25 AM
I like this one at the moment
February 23, 2021, 06:12:42 AM
World premiere of the new Mercedes C class.
It's basically a smaller S class but more sporty and it's bigger than the previous C model.
Already contacted my local dealer, he said there will be a special introduction model.
I'm on the potential buyer's list, it will be either the E coupe ore this new C model.
https://media.mercedes-benz.com/c-class
It's basically a smaller S class but more sporty and it's bigger than the previous C model.
Already contacted my local dealer, he said there will be a special introduction model.
I'm on the potential buyer's list, it will be either the E coupe ore this new C model.
https://media.mercedes-benz.com/c-class
February 23, 2021, 06:07:55 AM
Well, he definitely deserved this answer!
http://prntscr.com/104prrp
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364128031434887170
http://prntscr.com/104prrp
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1364128031434887170
February 23, 2021, 06:01:16 AM
Good morning all.
Bloodbath. Shitcoins too.
Looks like $60k must be postponed for a few more days...
Lasers on.
Bloodbath. Shitcoins too.
Looks like $60k must be postponed for a few more days...
Lasers on.
Few days seems reasonable
February 23, 2021, 05:57:53 AM
Good morning all.
Bloodbath. Shitcoins too.
Looks like $60k must be postponed for a few more days...
Lasers on.
Bloodbath. Shitcoins too.
Looks like $60k must be postponed for a few more days...
Lasers on.
February 23, 2021, 05:56:53 AM
Well, as I said it's best to have fiat (shitcoin) for this one. Which is why I won't do it. But, basically you buy however many BTC on the spot for current price of 55000. At the exact same time you sell a future, perhaps Sep 26th for this example, for the same number of BTC at a current price of 62700. profit equals 7,700 minus fees per coin
This can be done using CBOE and CME as well as many others, perhaps less reputable exchanges.
The risk for this trade is couter-party only and of course opportunity cost (there is no possiblity of capital gains or losses). Not your keys not your coins. Thing is it's all about levels of risk and what you are comfortable with in the end as well as your goals. Just remember nothing is risk free. Even holding your own keys is not risk free, there are roughly 4million inaccessible coins to prove that.
*Above prices are taken from Deribit.
How does this work exactly? I would love a bit more ELI5.This can be done using CBOE and CME as well as many others, perhaps less reputable exchanges.
The risk for this trade is couter-party only and of course opportunity cost (there is no possiblity of capital gains or losses). Not your keys not your coins. Thing is it's all about levels of risk and what you are comfortable with in the end as well as your goals. Just remember nothing is risk free. Even holding your own keys is not risk free, there are roughly 4million inaccessible coins to prove that.
*Above prices are taken from Deribit.
I posted a link earlier, here it is again.
https://blog.bitmex.com/how-to-arbitrage-bitcoin-futures-vs-spot/
The WO sometimes must be combed thoroughly, but it usually does deliver good info - be it bitcoin or digital cameras.
Or you're just halftrolling and... username checks out?
I don't believe CBOE offers BTC futures anymore. And i don't see Sept futures on CME. They're not trading now but i believe June futures were trading at around 7% premium. What you're forgetting is that CME is cash settled so they won't take your BTC as collateral for margin. Thus you'd actually need to lock up 150%, 100% to hedge with real BTC and then 50% to post for margin. At 150% that would bring actual premium down from 7% to 4,7%
As far as risks, you're forgetting that if BTC goes up before your settlement date you're gonna get margin called and will need to come up with more cash, or get automatically closed on a spike.
Also transfer times might be an issue, you'd need to sell your BTC and transfer funds to yourself and then to your broker at settlement.
Sure there are some premiums to be had if you want to tolerate the risk, just don't try to claim "140% returns with 0 risk"
I thought this seemed too easy. If the future was settled in BTC and collateral was in BTC that would be good, free money with no risk, but if everything is in fiat, that's another story entirely. And when you sell BTC to settle the future there are capital gains.
February 23, 2021, 05:54:05 AM
Yellen and Musk taking a shit on bitcoin together, right around options expiry
USA is so thoroughly corrupted, morally, ethically and financially, that the putrid pile of chaos that will be left behind after it implodes on itself will burn for decades
USA is so thoroughly corrupted, morally, ethically and financially, that the putrid pile of chaos that will be left behind after it implodes on itself will burn for decades
What did Musk say? His tweets are one day old.
February 23, 2021, 05:50:44 AM
Bisq flashing on my left monitor, a sell has happened, then I look at the price : less than 39000€ WTH ! (not my selling price, but the average price)
Bought back with my usual profit elsewhere so no issue, in fact if it's crashing there is no risk for me, but I need to buy before a bounce.
The price on Kraken is moving like mad, I'm removing my offers, don't need that stress right now.
Bought back with my usual profit elsewhere so no issue, in fact if it's crashing there is no risk for me, but I need to buy before a bounce.
The price on Kraken is moving like mad, I'm removing my offers, don't need that stress right now.
February 23, 2021, 05:34:32 AM
Yellen and Musk taking a shit on bitcoin together, right around options expiry
USA is so thoroughly corrupted, morally, ethically and financially, that the putrid pile of chaos that will be left behind after it implodes on itself will burn for decades
USA is so thoroughly corrupted, morally, ethically and financially, that the putrid pile of chaos that will be left behind after it implodes on itself will burn for decades
Agreed
February 23, 2021, 05:34:15 AM
Hey Babe, fancy a ride, I'm a Bitcoin Hodler.
Sure sweet honey anytime, where's your orange Lambo car at?
It's right here.
WTF?!
Like I said I'm a Bitcoin Hodler.
Sure sweet honey anytime, where's your orange Lambo car at?
It's right here.
WTF?!
Like I said I'm a Bitcoin Hodler.
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