The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread
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@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
I'm diving a little deeper into the technology.
I've read and watched a lot of material, and most of it, especially all the videos and tutorials that claim to explain it in "simple words" or something, are a complete waste of time.
If you are willing to invest 90 minutes of your time to understand Blockchain stuff, I can highly recommend this video. You won't see any code or any other "techy" stuff in the first 90 minutes. This lecturer is excellent.
Link to videoThanks! I actually opened a Coinbase account today. I’m not going to invest much money, but will play with it a little.
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@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
that there is no (known) way of manipulation.
Of course there is, just get a certain percentage of the miners to act in tandem....
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@lufins-dad said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Which exchange do you all use? And how do you decide on which Cryptos to put some money into? It seems to me that while you would want to put half or most of your investments into Bitcoin, Etherium, and the other top 4-5, would it also make sense to invest small amounts into a lot of the smaller coins and see what happens?
I use Coinbase (I used to use Binance and Trust Wallet, but Coinbase makes it way more user friendly). Anyway, I have about 6 coins. 50% is in ETH, maybe 15% in BTC, the rest is spread across a few of the other coins, most that are coins based on the ETH network.
Keep in mind less than 1% of my investment portfolio is in crypto, but figured I'd dip my toe in the water. Who knows, one of the coins might go to the moon. I do own 4 million SHIBA INU coins, so if we can get that to $1.00...
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@jon-nyc said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
that there is no (known) way of manipulation.
Of course there is, just get a certain percentage of the miners to act in tandem....
Yes, the 51% attack. But that would be pretty difficult to pull off, even for a government. And even then, it's somewhat limited what one can do even when one controls the 51%. For instance, you still couldn't just steal other people's money.
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@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@jon-nyc said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@klaus said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
that there is no (known) way of manipulation.
Of course there is, just get a certain percentage of the miners to act in tandem....
Yes, the 51% attack. But that would be pretty difficult to pull off, even for a government. And even then, it's somewhat limited what one can do even when one controls the 51%. For instance, you still couldn't just steal other people's money.
Also, by the way, I don't know if you've heard of "proof of stake" as an alternative to "proof of work", which is going to be deployed in a couple of crypto currencies soon - not only does it make the environmentally unfriendly "mining" unnecessary, it also makes 51% attacks much less likely because in that system you don't need 51% of the computing power but 51% of the currency - even if you'd manage to get that, you'd only shoot yourself in the foot if you'd use that position to manipulate, and hence devalue, the currency. It's quite interesting.
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I cant help but laugh..... some of the very people who have laughed at me for buying gold - not gold certificates, not gold stock, etc.. but real gold - and told me that I was crazy for basing my view of gold being a hedge against the collapse of currency.....
Are now telling us how wise they are for investing in a risky unproven digital currency because "it will be unaffected by currency collapses"....,
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAA
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I know you’re not talking about me since I’m not a crypto bug, but it’s worth pointing out that I didn’t laugh at you for buying gold, I laughed at you for telling people to sell stocks and buy gold within 48 hrs of this century’s low water mark of the S&P.
DON’T let them eat cake.
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@jon-nyc said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
I know you’re not talking about me since I’m not a crypto bug, but it’s worth pointing out that I didn’t laugh at you for buying gold, I laughed at you for telling people to sell stocks and buy gold within 48 hrs of this century’s low water mark of the S&P.
No, I wasn't talking about you. But my advise regarding getting out of the stock market wasn't tied to any certain time frame. I just view the stock market as being barely a full notch above bitcoin as far as investment stability. I don't think anyone should put their money into other people's hands, to "buy things that they might possibly wake up one morning and find that it shit canned overnight...
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Woohoo! I got a $5.00 Bitcoin balance yesterday for signing up. It’s already up to $5.36!
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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…
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@lufins-dad said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
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…
What made you select Solana?
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@mark said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@lufins-dad said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
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…
What made you select Solana?
It’s probably Ethereum’s biggest competitor and can handle more transactions than Ethereum. It’s been listed in many of the top 10 lists and has shown pretty consistent growth. This is going to be a trial run for me, so I wanted a currency that would have a little bit of volatility but should at least maintain a pretty safe return. I actually got it somewhat on the cheap today, but it’s still dropped since then, lol. Ethereum is having a good day!
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How about we deploy a TNCR smart contract on a blockchain, such that we can all participate?
The contract can involve external data (like: what is the weather on Feb 7, 2023, what is the price of AAPL two weeks after a particular sports event happened), randomness, money, ... . Could be some sort of lottery. We could play with toy money, just for fun, and for education. Or we could see whether people put their money where their mouth is by setting up bets on election results etc.
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Reading this thread makes me understand how my grandparents felt when they tried to program the VCR.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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Just reached my first $1.00… 1% in 6 hours….
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@doctor-phibes said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Reading this thread makes me understand how my grandparents felt when they tried to program the VCR.
Exactly.
What the actual hell are you guys talking about?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@george-k said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
@doctor-phibes said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Reading this thread makes me understand how my grandparents felt when they tried to program the VCR.
Exactly.
What the actual hell are you guys talking about?
I’m not totally convinced they know, either
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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@lufins-dad said in The Bitcoin/Crypto Thread:
Just reached my first $1.00… 1% in 6 hours
That's 4% per day.
28% per week
Nice
