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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
So how is that fair?How do you define the word "fair"? What would you consider t…
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n/a | Anders | August 24, 2014, 02:29:08 PM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
They, the mega whales, want to keep dominating the markets and not let today's b…
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n/a | Anders | August 24, 2014, 02:14:50 PM |
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Rule 30 automaton as hash function Development & Technical Discussion
I've read this whole thread with interest and even dug out my copy of A New Kind…
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n/a | Anders | August 24, 2014, 12:06:00 PM |
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Bitshares - The Great Satan on the Blockchain Altcoin Discussion
BitSharesX is at the third position now and is skyrocketing: http://coinmarketca…
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n/a | Anders | August 22, 2014, 02:14:44 PM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Hey! I came to think of another possibility. Governments will not allow any inde…
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n/a | Anders | August 22, 2014, 01:06:06 PM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Few people own bitcoins today. A tiny percent of the world's population. I think…
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n/a | Anders | August 22, 2014, 11:55:10 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
@Anders I do think that Satoshi's idea was to address the problem of unfair dist…
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n/a | Anders | August 22, 2014, 12:45:33 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
But wouldn't that next currency backed buy really big investors have to have a f…
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n/a | Anders | August 22, 2014, 12:38:49 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Bitcoin can be future, but not everyone in this world has access to internet. Ev…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 02:12:06 PM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
anyone with a penny can buy and use bitcoin. The price is completely irrelevant.…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 02:07:55 PM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
its only unfair if you expect everyone who uses it to become rich by just owning…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 01:46:46 PM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
anyone with a penny can buy and use bitcoin. The price is completely irrelevant.…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 01:37:38 PM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
I do think that transaction times can be increased, but not upto much extent. Th…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 10:08:16 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Of the world's over 7 billion people, how many can today afford or even practica…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 09:34:48 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
The main problem right now is that the 'average' person doesn't understand Bitco…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 09:14:02 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Of the world's over 7 billion people, how many can today afford or even practica…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 09:09:12 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Bitcoin is growing at a very high rate and i believe its awareness haven gotten…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 07:58:36 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
And someone said that 70% of the U.S. population today don't even know what bitc…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 07:29:59 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Take this for example, yes there are more people that dont know what btc is. But…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 05:45:03 AM |
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Bitcoin as a socially fair currency Economics
Of the world's over 7 billion people, how many can today afford or even practica…
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n/a | Anders | August 21, 2014, 05:08:54 AM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
That's a serious limitation. The customer can only send microtransactions to ONE…
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n/a | Anders | August 20, 2014, 05:20:12 PM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
A distributed system of payment channel servers could have the servers compete w…
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n/a | Anders | August 20, 2014, 07:46:24 AM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
Will the international bankers launch a BanksterCoin or something like that as a…
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n/a | Anders | August 19, 2014, 12:17:46 AM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
I found the official BitLicense document:"Section 200.3 License...(c) Exemption…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 11:53:41 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
I came to think about a speculative conspiracy theory. The BitLicense will allow…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 11:30:19 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
Banks are afraid Bitcoinlike first peoples were afraid of fireThink yourself, no…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 11:19:28 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
....... the banksters are pancaking the bitcoin price so they can easily buy the…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 11:16:00 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
As an example, two huge whales can bounce large amounts of bitcoins between each…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 03:56:50 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
I wonder if it's possible to buy lots of bitcoins while the price is going down!…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 02:12:25 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
This new conspiracy theory contradicts my old theory that Bitcoin is "just" a pi…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 01:20:19 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
Certainly possible, but they would have had to be holding in the first place to…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 12:15:57 PM |
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Banker bitcoin conspiracy theory Speculation
I came to think about a speculative conspiracy theory. The BitLicense will allow…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 12:01:53 PM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
Relevant:https://blockchain.info/charts/n-orphaned-blocksI don't know though if…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 10:22:33 AM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
Maybe a system of distributed payment channel servers could be used. Then a user…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 09:11:21 AM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
Oh noes! Unless Jeff Garzik meant some new kind of payment channel in the video…
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n/a | Anders | August 18, 2014, 09:00:17 AM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
In reality what may happen is that payment channels will be used as a layer on t…
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n/a | Anders | August 17, 2014, 12:54:42 PM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
I suggest reading this wiki page:https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/ScalabilityThe 7 txp…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 02:20:21 PM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
With faster transaction times the capacity for the number of transactions would…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 12:02:53 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
I see two problems:1. The "Government Orwellian" problem ( which has a bunch of…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 08:11:46 AM |
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Fuck Paypal Off-topic
Trust is useful for companies and organizations. Trust in individuals is much mo…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 06:21:12 AM |
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Why cryptocurrencies will succeed Altcoin Discussion
decentralized as in Bitcoin or NXT ?Both have dev teams that call the shots and…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 06:13:58 AM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
I see two problems:1. The "Government Orwellian" problem ( which has a bunch of…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 06:08:03 AM |
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Why cryptocurrencies will succeed Altcoin Discussion
I won't be so sure.Remember when global trade went down the tube, government wil…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 04:50:49 AM |
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Why cryptocurrencies will succeed Altcoin Discussion
The economics section would be a better place to post that question, not the alt…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 04:15:20 AM |
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Help me set the negative trust record! Off-topic
Trust is useful for companies and organizations. Trust in individuals is much mo…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 04:07:46 AM |
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Help me set the negative trust record! Off-topic
Trust is useful for companies and organizations. Trust in individuals is much mo…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 04:02:35 AM |
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Why cryptocurrencies will succeed Altcoin Discussion
spamLol, yes I can see that your post is spam.double spam?Obviously. I was hopin…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 03:55:03 AM |
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Why cryptocurrencies will succeed Altcoin Discussion
spamLol, yes I can see that your post is spam.
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 03:46:11 AM |
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Why cryptocurrencies will succeed Altcoin Discussion
Preaching to the choir here probably. Anyway, cryptocurrencies will become a hug…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 03:39:45 AM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
Making money by trading money is like gambling. Nothing wrong with gambling. It'…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 02:04:23 AM |
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 12:36:15 AM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
Then what about currency systems like Ripple and Stellar? Those are more like op…
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n/a | Anders | August 16, 2014, 12:26:01 AM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
Then what about currency systems like Ripple and Stellar? Those are more like op…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 11:53:53 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
Sounds like you believe a hardware wallet is infallible.The idea of a global per…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 11:49:54 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
I wouldn't trust a hardware wallet since the hardware can fail. And without back…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 02:09:31 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
As a use case, how will grandma store her QarkCoins? Does she have to print priv…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 07:40:59 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
as for your idea - i say do it ! sounds like a great thing to test. It would be…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 06:36:44 AM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
For people who are computer savvy and interested in cryptocurrencies, the proble…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 05:21:00 AM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
6. Lack of government support prevents mainstream use.what's a "Government" oh y…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 04:44:31 AM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
3. Having to store coins "under the mattress" is a step backwards.i'm going to b…
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n/a | Anders | August 15, 2014, 04:20:57 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
It would be fun to test the idea in practice on a small scale. Lots of tedious w…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 08:31:34 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
Totally agree that current generation cryptos are all doomed, but the problems c…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 08:02:31 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
At least in my country, storing money in a bank is mainly trustworthy because of…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 07:03:19 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
At least in my country, storing money in a bank is mainly trustworthy because of…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 06:48:10 PM |
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Just bought 6 more BTC @ $502.. Speculation
Yikes, the bitcoin price is getting closer to $500. I made a prediction in anoth…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 06:37:40 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
The original Bitcoin protocol is very innovative. However, there are several rea…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 06:27:41 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
I'm looking at it in a long-term perspective. As a comparison, to have to keep o…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 06:17:00 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
All the altcoins existing today are a good thing! Not that I believe any particu…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 05:54:20 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
Signs of the problematic nature of today's cryptocurrencies are all the messy ad…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 05:17:01 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
The original Bitcoin protocol is very innovative. However, there are several rea…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 05:04:13 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
The original Bitcoin protocol is very innovative. However, there are several rea…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 04:58:29 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
There is already one for you. It is called FB credit.By the way, do u understand…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 04:48:32 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
The original Bitcoin protocol is very innovative. However, there are several rea…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 04:38:03 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
The original Bitcoin protocol is very innovative. However, there are several rea…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 04:33:55 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
The original Bitcoin protocol is very innovative. However, there are several rea…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 04:19:01 PM |
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Why today's cryptocurrencies are doomed Altcoin Discussion
The original Bitcoin protocol is very innovative. However, there are several rea…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 04:07:46 PM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Generally if you can assume the existence of such a construct no mining is neede…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 03:40:09 PM |
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Stable bitcoin price Speculation
whales did not accumulate for reaching only the current price, i think is just a…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 03:17:03 PM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Generally if you can assume the existence of such a construct no mining is neede…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 02:52:12 PM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Who will be allowed to set up NTP servers? Anybody! But the miners will connect…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 12:13:59 PM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
> The other miners would check your nonce and see that it differs from the UTC t…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 12:10:25 PM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
So you mean such distributed time server would remove the need for mining entire…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 11:35:43 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Propose attack:1. I select my own nonce, and generate block with it (maybe, spen…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 11:33:04 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Another problem to consider: How many bitcoin transactions per 10 minutes are do…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 10:53:47 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
The variance in Bitcoin today could lead to transaction times of several hours!…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 10:47:52 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
And send 10 gajigga bytes of potentially min traffic around the network. Beside…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 10:27:42 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
NTP isn't trustless. You trust your servers and if they lie to you, your time wi…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 10:02:44 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Or maybe a random nonce is unnecessary! Because it will be impossible for the mi…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 03:49:45 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
... or a malicious entity can just recode the client to produce a timestamp and…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 03:29:58 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Here is a system for fast transaction times called Proof of Min (PoM):A distribu…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 12:24:46 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Who really needs such a quick transaction period?I forgot to answer that. Here i…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 02:51:09 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
And send 10 gajigga bytes of potentially min traffic around the network. Beside…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 02:43:45 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
Your idea is flawed.1. How would a distributed time server generate a single, un…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 01:25:56 AM |
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Proof of Min Altcoin Discussion
And send 10 gajigga bytes of potentially min traffic around the network. Beside…
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n/a | Anders | August 14, 2014, 01:20:16 AM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
Yes, however Bitcoin is desiged to be partially agnostic of lower OSI level prot…
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n/a | Anders | August 13, 2014, 05:55:31 PM |
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Faster bitcoin transaction times Development & Technical Discussion
I found this:"Ten minutes was specifically chosen by Satoshi as a tradeoff betwe…
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n/a | Anders | August 13, 2014, 04:57:15 PM |
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Rule 30 automaton as hash function Development & Technical Discussion
I learned that Bitcoin has a big problem with what is called variance. Transacti…
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n/a | Anders | August 13, 2014, 04:05:35 PM |
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Stable bitcoin price Speculation
The adoption is still increasing at an exponential rate so the price can't be st…
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n/a | Anders | August 13, 2014, 02:27:32 PM |
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Stable bitcoin price Speculation
whales did not accumulate for reaching only the current price, i think is just a…
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n/a | Anders | August 13, 2014, 02:23:55 PM |
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Stable bitcoin price Speculation
Could it be that the bitcoin price becomes stabilized by intense trading to and…
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n/a | Anders | August 13, 2014, 02:09:55 PM |
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