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Solving the fast payments problem Development & Technical Discussion
You still need some way to define which one is correct. Presumably, the merchan…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 19, 2013, 05:37:26 PM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
The 999 part is my addition and is what Decrits attempts, if I understand it cor…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 19, 2013, 05:12:16 PM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
By the way, the idea of pegging a currency to the price of a particular thing (r…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 19, 2013, 03:05:44 PM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
I can follow the GED proposal, it's the straightforward way to do something like…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 19, 2013, 02:43:43 PM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
Leaving the information issue aside, I was saying that tying the value to someth…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 18, 2013, 01:24:36 PM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
I'm pretty sure you've made that proposal:Instead of targeting a long term fiat…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 18, 2013, 11:59:10 AM |
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The short term bear case Speculation
So you're saying it's either a rapid shoot in price back over $250 or a slow dro…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 18, 2013, 11:38:33 AM |
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Colbert Report - segment on Bitcoin 4/17/2013 Bitcoin Discussion
The general idea is that geeks on the internet have invented a currency that has…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 18, 2013, 09:15:54 AM |
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The short term bear case Speculation
Everybody is expecting to catch another falling knife, and profit from the diffe…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 18, 2013, 07:03:55 AM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
Constant 50 coins per block is deflationary in the long run. 50 years from now t…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 18, 2013, 06:02:16 AM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
@Impaler, Red: the in-block futures market where a certain proportion of coins i…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 18, 2013, 05:39:41 AM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
I think we talked about this two years ago. You can target the hash rate easily…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 06:12:26 PM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
I don't mean stable against the dollar, I mean stable in itself, as if StableCoi…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 05:06:41 PM |
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Want to buy 10,000 ripples, ill pay in BTC Altcoin Discussion
It doesn't, XRP transactions are just like BTC irreversible. An account cannot b…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 01:51:25 PM |
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The focus seems to be on faster confirmations, any benefits in slowing it down? Altcoin Discussion
The difficulty has dropped for everyone. So while it may be easier to mine a sin…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 01:02:39 PM |
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The focus seems to be on faster confirmations, any benefits in slowing it down? Altcoin Discussion
You don't get more security with longer confirmation periods, you just get... sl…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 12:43:09 PM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
It's the same chicken and egg problem as in Bitcoin, not a different one. What m…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 12:13:35 PM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
There's is nothing wrong with Satoshi's strategy, I've called it "clever" above.…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 11:59:19 AM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
The worst thing they can do is steal the money, that's why you have a say in whi…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 11:29:34 AM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
Mining is a competitive lottery, the more you invest the better chances you have…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 10:51:36 AM |
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The Well Deserved Fortune of Satoshi Nakamoto, Visionary and Genious Bitcoin Discussion
Is the periodic reset due to rebooting the machine ? Each week or so or on a giv…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 09:44:38 AM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
It's not my intention to question the freedom of people to use bitcoins or watch…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 08:27:49 AM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
The initial assumption is that bitcoin becomes the world currency in a not too d…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 06:22:28 AM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
QuoteA nuclear reactor dumps two thirds of thermal energy as waste heat, hot wat…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 04:10:29 AM |
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Rally? Speculation |
n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 03:38:54 AM |
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2013-04-14 Bitcoin Miners Are Racking Up $150,000 A Day In Power Consumption... Press
the value of the mining reward will approach the amount of energy the society i…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 17, 2013, 03:15:34 AM |
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2013-04-14 Bitcoin Miners Are Racking Up $150,000 A Day In Power Consumption... Press
Sure, but we need to compare apples with apples to understand the true ecologic…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 06:24:49 PM |
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Satoshi might be mentally derranged Off-topic
Roger is a crypto, tech and privacy guy. He's not a PR person, not a finance guy…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 06:06:52 PM |
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2013-04-14 Bitcoin Miners Are Racking Up $150,000 A Day In Power Consumption... Press
Allow me to quote myself from another thread on the same topic:If the United Sta…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 05:44:11 PM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
The current daily mint rate is not 0.03%, but 0.017% (25 * 6 * 24 / 21e6). And…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 05:12:23 PM |
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StableCoin Altcoin Discussion
What do the amount of transactions have to do with the price of a currency?They…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 02:09:28 PM |
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2013-04-12 krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - Adam Smith Hates Bitcoin Press
QuoteI wish someone could make a study on how much energy and/or money is spent…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 01:27:11 PM |
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bitcoin is done. Speculation
@Ashley, let's agree to disagree on the "neo-keyensian myth" part, you are obvio…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 09:26:42 AM |
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New song: Blame it on MT.GOX Bitcoin Discussion
ROTFLMAO ! You can always count on the coin community for good humor. This takes…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 08:43:18 AM |
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Does day trading hinder adoption? Bitcoin Discussion
Quote from: The wise BubbleBoySuch actions help stabilize the price, buy when it…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 08:12:41 AM |
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Prediction for this coming week, BTC to $1.50 by Friday 19-04-2013 Speculation
You need to take on risks to make money, especially in a zero-sum market like th…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 07:16:54 AM |
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bitcoin is done. Speculation
Not really. I don't think demurrage can be sold to regular people. Inflation is…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 06:31:14 AM |
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Prediction for this coming week, BTC to $1.50 by Friday 19-04-2013 Speculation
@rpietila, you just disclosed that you lost 15-20.000$ nominal value in a single…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 04:45:51 AM |
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Prediction for this coming week, BTC to $1.50 by Friday 19-04-2013 Speculation
I can easily buy 500@50 in this market. But why would I want that ? The rocket i…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 04:28:56 AM |
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How many bitcoins do you presently own? Speculation
The rule of Bitcoin: Never sell it lower than it's bought.Good luck with that gr…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 04:08:50 AM |
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what are the chances that bitcoin will quadruple in value in the next few weeks? Speculation
4x from it's lowest point ? Yah, about 50:50. You never know when another bubble…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 02:50:20 AM |
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bitcoin is done. Speculation
I hope we NEVER see a bubble again. But we probably will, just with a new batch…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 02:43:14 AM |
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How many bitcoins do you presently own? Speculation
Same amount, didn't buy or sell. If you lost the chance to sell high relative to…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 16, 2013, 02:20:10 AM |
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This just in: Bears got trapped... AGAIN Speculation
Are we talking about bears trapped with a heluvalot fiat in unverified gox accou…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 05:54:01 PM |
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SELL! SELL! SELL! Speculation
So much for the "$100 is the new ..." theory.
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 05:14:20 PM |
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ObjectiveBitcoin - A bitcoin sentiment indicator Speculation
A past graph would be nice, to put things in context. Maybe add some distinguish…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 05:11:03 PM |
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Dropping and still dropping? Speculation
Where is a liquid shorting market ?
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 03:35:02 PM |
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Was Paymium really hacked? Or are they running a scam? Former appearing likely. Service Discussion
It's almost dumb not to seize such an opportunity.No - it's not. Doing so is cri…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 03:26:25 PM |
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split market, any interest Speculation
There a number of methods but captchas would be an option, a mild annoyance thou…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 03:06:32 PM |
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Was Paymium really hacked? Or are they running a scam? Former appearing likely. Service Discussion
This could have been a "from the desk of Tom Williams" classic stunt: sell the c…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 02:27:03 PM |
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Low bid orders and preparing for a crash (again). Speculation
I would add that some of us do not care about "investing" in bitcoin. For me it…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 01:42:26 PM |
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Lost $600 on SatoshiDice, crying at my own stupidity Service Discussion
The scariest part was, I more than doubled my money. If I would've just cashed o…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 06:18:16 AM |
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The short term bear case Speculation
QuoteAt what price would you buy back in, and is there a minimum time that you w…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 03:27:59 AM |
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2013-04-14 Bitcoin Miners Are Racking Up $150,000 A Day In Power Consumption... Press
That's an interesting theory Impaler, but I don't believe it can be more than a…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 04:31:50 AM |
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The short term bear case Speculation
The gox queue is over 20k, google trends for "bitcoin" has doubled since the pea…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 02:53:44 AM |
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'Short' Got Screwed Speculation
Quote which are forced by the laws of physics to sell. What? Please explain th…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 15, 2013, 03:53:31 AM |
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'Short' Got Screwed Speculation
I'm saying that $100 will make miners put a cashflow pressure on the exchanges t…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 14, 2013, 04:29:54 PM |
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'Short' Got Screwed Speculation
$100 is the new $10$100 means that 360.000 new dollars need to enter the market…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 14, 2013, 04:00:53 PM |
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The single digits believers thread Speculation
A week ago, and even a day ago, I still didn't see it falling below the $30s.Whe…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 14, 2013, 03:27:06 PM |
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Ripple or Bitcoin Altcoin Discussion
QuoteAs I've detailed in other posts, even if you publish the source there's no…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 14, 2013, 11:59:49 AM |
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Bitcoin more popular than USD on Google trends Speculation
We are now in the cyclical weekend dip of interest...Ya think so ? Without denyi…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 14, 2013, 05:58:40 AM |
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Ripple or Bitcoin Altcoin Discussion
We expect gateways, which handle the movement of actual money, will be subject t…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 14, 2013, 01:43:38 AM |
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Ripple: A Distributed Exchange for Bitcoin Project Development
Q: What if OpenCoin sells all it's XRPs at once?A: There is little incentive to…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 13, 2013, 12:03:27 PM |
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Ripple: A Distributed Exchange for Bitcoin Project Development
As for the credit network functionality, my primary gripe with "ripple type" sys…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 13, 2013, 11:22:52 AM |
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Ripple: A Distributed Exchange for Bitcoin Project Development
Ripple is very difficult to understand and therefore is difficult to argument ag…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 13, 2013, 09:45:08 AM |
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I think exchanges have a vested interest and are defaming Paypal / direct deals Economics
PayPal exchanges really are a scam since the sender can invert money at will. Re…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 13, 2013, 02:03:51 AM |
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Ripple Giveaway! Altcoin Discussion
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 12, 2013, 06:14:59 AM |
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Some rules mtgox should consider adopting Service Discussion
DDGox should put the million or so dollars it made yesterday into DDoS protectio…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 11, 2013, 04:40:07 AM |
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MC2: A democratic cryptocurrency based on a hybrid PoW/PoS system Altcoin Discussion
Any solution to the byzantine consensus problem with a hybrid PoW-PoW stake syst…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 10, 2013, 06:58:53 AM |
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To Fee or not to Fee Development & Technical Discussion
Analyze away.I think it's easy to spot the following cut-off points in your samp…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 09, 2013, 05:01:12 PM |
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can you explain the inflation part to me? Altcoin Discussion
Example: in 2009 in the US debtors (e.g. homeowners) would have outvoted credito…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 08, 2013, 10:37:19 AM |
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MC2: A democratic cryptocurrency based on a hybrid PoW/PoS system Altcoin Discussion
I really don't understand the rationale behind these hybrid PoS/PoW systems. You…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 07, 2013, 06:14:30 PM |
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To Fee or not to Fee Development & Technical Discussion
Any completely automated metric is potentially abused by miners to run up fees.C…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 05, 2013, 04:22:24 PM |
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What prevents from sending junk shares to pool, and block share to yourself? Development & Technical Discussion
The difficulty of the shares you submit is checked thus you can't submit junk, y…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 04, 2013, 04:54:33 PM |
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why did bitcoin get so powerful so fast -- not just price -- media , etc Economics
Bitcoin's rise is based on hard fundamentalsAnd what are those, pray tell ? We'v…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 03, 2013, 05:18:18 AM |
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why did bitcoin get so powerful so fast -- not just price -- media , etc Economics
I remember you: You sold all your bitcoins at USD 2. What's your agenda?You are…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 02, 2013, 06:00:00 PM |
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Willing to sell a few coins. Needs advice please. Trading Discussion
Mtgox to USD, 6 months from now USD to bitcoin and hold for the next bubble. If…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 02, 2013, 05:27:38 PM |
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Here come the accusations of "You were just lucky!" [crosspost to Reddit] Bitcoin Discussion
Who's making those accusations ? "You are just profiting from the misery of othe…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 02, 2013, 05:24:12 PM |
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why did bitcoin get so powerful so fast -- not just price -- media , etc Economics
As you can deduce from my presence in your midst, we're into a full blown specul…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 02, 2013, 04:49:52 PM |
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Instawallet/Bitcoin-Central Security Breach Service Discussion
Could it be that Instawallet went full "Tom Williams" on the user's accounts ? O…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 02, 2013, 05:03:51 PM |
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The Royal Canadian Mint just announced a new alternative to BitCoin Bitcoin Discussion
Since the security is in the hardware device, I'm sure there will be a limit on…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 04, 2012, 01:56:24 PM |
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New VISA monthly merchant fees. Why Bitcoin is Better. Bitcoin Discussion
They are flexing their monopoly after intercharge (debit transaction) fee limits…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 04, 2012, 02:44:47 AM |
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Proposal: friendly addresses with enhanced privacy Bitcoin Discussion
It's my opinion that exposing a SHA256 hash to the general public is bad usabili…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 29, 2012, 08:38:30 AM |
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Proposal: friendly addresses with enhanced privacy Bitcoin Discussion
I'm not sure I've got this part right:QuoteWhen Bob wants to send a payment to A…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 03, 2012, 03:07:35 PM |
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Proposal: friendly addresses with enhanced privacy Bitcoin Discussion
I do not believe so, since the scheme is used only for sharing a public key, not…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 03, 2012, 01:54:33 AM |
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Proposal: friendly addresses with enhanced privacy Bitcoin Discussion
Hey, I've just got an idea: the sender and the recipient already have an unforge…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 02, 2012, 05:25:50 PM |
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BIP: ?? Gradual Changing Block Rewards Bitcoin Discussion
And precisely because there is no hard limit on the total money supply, just a s…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 02, 2012, 04:28:18 PM |
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I went to Meze Grill today and paid with VISA Bitcoin Discussion
Indeed, it seems to be something they are just rolling out:http://www.suntimes.c…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 01, 2012, 10:49:56 AM |
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I went to Meze Grill today and paid with VISA Bitcoin Discussion
As much as I dislike being cunicula's sockpuppet, bitcoin retail purchases are d…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | April 01, 2012, 06:05:11 AM |
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What happens if someone starts another blockchain or cryptocurrency? Bitcoin Discussion
And there's your answer: if it's slightly inflationary it will overtake Bitcoin,…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 30, 2012, 03:59:53 PM |
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What happens if someone starts another blockchain or cryptocurrency? Bitcoin Discussion
Gresham's law refers to government enforced exchange rates and does not apply. T…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 30, 2012, 03:36:24 PM |
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What happens if someone starts another blockchain or cryptocurrency? Bitcoin Discussion
@etotheipi The subject has been beaten to death for a century by various economi…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 30, 2012, 02:42:58 PM |
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What happens if someone starts another blockchain or cryptocurrency? Bitcoin Discussion
Bitcoin isn't really working because deflation destroys trade. There, I've said…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 30, 2012, 01:56:34 PM |
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What happens if someone starts another blockchain or cryptocurrency? Bitcoin Discussion
Bitcoin isn't really working because deflation destroys trade. There, I've said…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 30, 2012, 08:47:54 AM |
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Proposal: friendly addresses with enhanced privacy Bitcoin Discussion
There is already some centralization, online wallets could offer this option to…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 29, 2012, 03:51:08 PM |
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payment with a message Bitcoin Discussion
Clearly this requires a different way of using bitcoin than we currently do, but…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 29, 2012, 04:17:33 PM |
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assurance contract in mining process Bitcoin Discussion
Quote4) Provided that the min threshold is met, then all of the bounty is sent t…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 29, 2012, 10:03:58 AM |
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Visa’s top-secret Operations Center / Bitcoin is so much cooler & cheaper :) Bitcoin Discussion
Fat chance for the government to create such a system. The whole point of Bitcoi…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 27, 2012, 12:00:16 PM |
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Visa’s top-secret Operations Center / Bitcoin is so much cooler & cheaper :) Bitcoin Discussion
The incentives of a competitor to sabotage bitcoin are proportional to total mar…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 27, 2012, 11:27:04 AM |
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Visa’s top-secret Operations Center / Bitcoin is so much cooler & cheaper :) Bitcoin Discussion
Quite the contrary, distribution is key. Ignoring distribution, the proof-of-wor…
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n/a | BubbleBoy | March 27, 2012, 05:42:19 AM |
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