The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread
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wrote on 16 Dec 2021, 16:53 last edited by
Good examples though - I didn't know about Chainlink until you brought it up.
I've been slowly moving away from being super duper skeptical to just looking at blockchain with squinty eyes.
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Okay, I put the money I had set aside for one of Karla’s Christmas Gifts on Solana. Let’s see if she is getting new EarPods, a diamond necklace, or a lovely card for Christmas…
wrote on 27 Dec 2021, 17:20 last edited by@lufins-dad said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
et’s see if she is getting new EarPods, a diamond necklace, or a lovely card for Christmas…
So Karla really liked the card she got...
Seriously? The money I put into long-term holds that are supposed to be pretty secure. I had lost about 30% over the two months but am closing quickly towards being in the black again. Volatile is correct...
On the other side, two weeks ago I put in $10 to just have some fun poking around at the day trading end of it. Trying to time the dips and the swings of the currencies (especially the new ones). The idea is to try and gain 10% plus the transaction fee back from every trade. I'm not quite hitting that target because the transaction fees seem to be fairly high for the smaller amounts (Transferring $11.50 from BICO to POLY cost me $.40) I have to assume that there are minimum transaction fees that apply? At any rate, I've got that $10 up to $16.80 over the last two weeks, so that's kind of fun... Just 295 successful transactions to go...
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wrote on 2 Jan 2022, 01:52 last edited by
I am like @xenon . Just dont get the purpose/value of crypto. When a country like mainland China decides to crack down on crypto currency, it doesn't seem like it is as "free" and out of the reach of governments as people like to believe.
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@lufins-dad said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
et’s see if she is getting new EarPods, a diamond necklace, or a lovely card for Christmas…
So Karla really liked the card she got...
Seriously? The money I put into long-term holds that are supposed to be pretty secure. I had lost about 30% over the two months but am closing quickly towards being in the black again. Volatile is correct...
On the other side, two weeks ago I put in $10 to just have some fun poking around at the day trading end of it. Trying to time the dips and the swings of the currencies (especially the new ones). The idea is to try and gain 10% plus the transaction fee back from every trade. I'm not quite hitting that target because the transaction fees seem to be fairly high for the smaller amounts (Transferring $11.50 from BICO to POLY cost me $.40) I have to assume that there are minimum transaction fees that apply? At any rate, I've got that $10 up to $16.80 over the last two weeks, so that's kind of fun... Just 295 successful transactions to go...
wrote on 2 Jan 2022, 04:55 last edited by@lufins-dad said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
On the other side, two weeks ago I put in $10 to just have some fun poking around at the day trading end of it. Trying to time the dips and the swings of the currencies (especially the new ones). The idea is to try and gain 10% plus the transaction fee back from every trade. I'm not quite hitting that target because the transaction fees seem to be fairly high for the smaller amounts (Transferring $11.50 from BICO to POLY cost me $.40) I have to assume that there are minimum transaction fees that apply? At any rate, I've got that $10 up to $16.80 over the last two weeks, so that's kind of fun... Just 295 successful transactions to go...
Are you doing all these trading in a tax-excempt or tax-deferred account? If not, presumably every trade is a tax event and reporting 300+ tax events would be non-trivial. In any case, good luck with your trading.
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wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 15:05 last edited by
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wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 15:20 last edited by
@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
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@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 17:07 last edited by@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
What's not to like?
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@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
What's not to like?
wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 17:25 last edited by@mik said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
What's not to like?
Ignoring this guy's histrionics, my thing is, it works in ways we haven't grappled with for any extended period, so there may be some pitfalls.
"What do you mean, Aqua, buying on margin is a great idea!"
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wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 17:36 last edited by xenon 1 Apr 2022, 17:38
If you like the way the Euro works or the way the gold standard works, you'll like the way crypto works. It's like those, but even moreso.
Countries would lose control over their own currency (and to be sure, some manage it very poorly).
Americans should be most wary though - since they currently enjoy having the world's reserve currency.
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If you like the way the Euro works or the way the gold standard works, you'll like the way crypto works. It's like those, but even moreso.
Countries would lose control over their own currency (and to be sure, some manage it very poorly).
Americans should be most wary though - since they currently enjoy having the world's reserve currency.
wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 17:39 last edited by@xenon said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
If you like the way the Euro works or the way the gold standard works, you'll like the way crypto works. It's like those, but even moreso.
That sounds so ridiculous.
I'm taking your word for it, but it sounds like you're saying, "crypto's great! It's like money, but better!" -
If you like the way the Euro works or the way the gold standard works, you'll like the way crypto works. It's like those, but even moreso.
Countries would lose control over their own currency (and to be sure, some manage it very poorly).
Americans should be most wary though - since they currently enjoy having the world's reserve currency.
wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 17:40 last edited by -
@xenon said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
If you like the way the Euro works or the way the gold standard works, you'll like the way crypto works. It's like those, but even moreso.
That sounds so ridiculous.
I'm taking your word for it, but it sounds like you're saying, "crypto's great! It's like money, but better!"wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 17:42 last edited by xenon 1 Apr 2022, 17:43@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@xenon said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
If you like the way the Euro works or the way the gold standard works, you'll like the way crypto works. It's like those, but even moreso.
That sounds so ridiculous.
I'm taking your word for it, but it sounds like you're saying, "crypto's great! It's like money, but better!"Well - I personally don't like the way the Euro works or the gold standard.
But essentially - you're turning a currency more into a "force of nature" - people have less control over it.
What I'm saying is that crypto takes away even more control from humans.
I think the guy you linked was essentially saying the same thing.
Question is - do we want humans to control and have agency over their the currency?
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@mik said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
What's not to like?
Ignoring this guy's histrionics, my thing is, it works in ways we haven't grappled with for any extended period, so there may be some pitfalls.
"What do you mean, Aqua, buying on margin is a great idea!"
wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 19:11 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@mik said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
What's not to like?
Ignoring this guy's histrionics, my thing is, it works in ways we haven't grappled with for any extended period, so there may be some pitfalls.
"What do you mean, Aqua, buying on margin is a great idea!"
My first experience to buying on margin was the richest guy in Springfield. He lost it all on margin calls. Maade a big impression on me.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@xenon said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
If you like the way the Euro works or the way the gold standard works, you'll like the way crypto works. It's like those, but even moreso.
That sounds so ridiculous.
I'm taking your word for it, but it sounds like you're saying, "crypto's great! It's like money, but better!"Well - I personally don't like the way the Euro works or the gold standard.
But essentially - you're turning a currency more into a "force of nature" - people have less control over it.
What I'm saying is that crypto takes away even more control from humans.
I think the guy you linked was essentially saying the same thing.
Question is - do we want humans to control and have agency over their the currency?
wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 19:20 last edited by@xenon said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Question is - do we want humans to control and have agency over their the currency?
Depends on the human.
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@xenon said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Question is - do we want humans to control and have agency over their the currency?
Depends on the human.
wrote on 4 Jan 2022, 19:28 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@xenon said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Question is - do we want humans to control and have agency over their the currency?
Depends on the human.
Under my control is the best, of course.
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@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@mik said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@aqua-letifer said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Interesting thread.
I must say that that thread makes me like crypto more, not less.
I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.
Hell yes, bring it on!
What's not to like?
Ignoring this guy's histrionics, my thing is, it works in ways we haven't grappled with for any extended period, so there may be some pitfalls.
"What do you mean, Aqua, buying on margin is a great idea!"
My first experience to buying on margin was the richest guy in Springfield. He lost it all on margin calls. Maade a big impression on me.
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wrote on 5 Jan 2022, 00:00 last edited by
@copper said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Money makes you stupid
Say, how much money does Donald Trump have?
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@copper said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Money makes you stupid
Say, how much money does Donald Trump have?
wrote on 5 Jan 2022, 00:10 last edited by@axtremus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@copper said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Money makes you stupid
Say, how much money does Donald Trump have?
About 1/20 that of Michael Bloomberg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_richest_American_politicians
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@axtremus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@copper said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Money makes you stupid
Say, how much money does Donald Trump have?
About 1/20 that of Michael Bloomberg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_richest_American_politicians
wrote on 5 Jan 2022, 01:27 last edited by@george-k said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@axtremus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@copper said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Money makes you stupid
Say, how much money does Donald Trump have?
About 1/20 that of Michael Bloomberg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_richest_American_politicians
Fun facts:
- Michael Bloomberg was born into less money than Donald Trump was.
- Since signing The Giving Pledge, Bloomberg has given to philanthropic causes more than 3x Trump’s net worth in monetary terms.
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@george-k said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@axtremus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@copper said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Money makes you stupid
Say, how much money does Donald Trump have?
About 1/20 that of Michael Bloomberg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_richest_American_politicians
Fun facts:
- Michael Bloomberg was born into less money than Donald Trump was.
- Since signing The Giving Pledge, Bloomberg has given to philanthropic causes more than 3x Trump’s net worth in monetary terms.
wrote on 5 Jan 2022, 02:34 last edited by@axtremus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Bloomberg has given to philanthropic causes more than 3x Trump’s net worth in monetary terms.
So what?
