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Title: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: zerowing on March 04, 2016, 02:41:22 AM
Bitcoin is very volatile, and it is not a stock.
If someone hacks into your bank and drains it, you're protected by the FDIC.
If someone compromises your bitcoin wallet, you're out of luck.

Do you agree, disagree or partly agree?

https://i.imgur.com/oWkHvar.gif


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: bitbaby on March 04, 2016, 03:13:43 AM
Agree on its volatile but disagree on the security part, people who lost bitcoins did because of their own negligence. If stored properly, no hacker can gain access to your coins.


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: TheGrimm on March 04, 2016, 03:22:18 AM
Did you create this? this was a good one I liked it :-), I wish there were some adventure or fantasy based bitcoin comic - that would be a fun read.


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: zerowing on March 04, 2016, 03:45:35 AM
Did you create this? this was a good one I liked it :-), I wish there were some adventure or fantasy based bitcoin comic - that would be a fun read.

Not me. The original URL is

http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1830.html

The Joy of Tech is a comic about technology and pop culture and updated 2-3 times a week.


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: Kakmakr on March 04, 2016, 06:14:08 AM
Bitcoin is very volatile, and it is not a stock.
If someone hacks into your bank and drains it, you're protected by the FDIC.
If someone compromises your bitcoin wallet, you're out of luck.

Do you agree, disagree or partly agree?

https://i.imgur.com/oWkHvar.gif

The Bitcoin technology on the protocol level is bulletproof. It is the services built on top of it that are causing the problems. You cannot blame the Bitcoin software if the wallet service you are using is insecure. The Blockchain moves your money, and the services gives you access to move that money. Do you really think online banking is safer than moving bitcoin without the help of and 3rd party services? If you do, you are not doing it correctly. I would not bank on trusting banks, because they will find a way to blame you, when things goes wrong.


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: Yakamoto on March 04, 2016, 06:22:25 AM
That's actually a pretty good comic, it summarizes the similarities and, well, difference, between the two systems. I wonder if we can see more comics with a similar theme in the future.


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: tobacco123 on March 04, 2016, 06:34:48 AM
Good one. However, I am a bit slow- what is the meaning of "If you use bitcoin, I can't charge you fees?" (BTW, who is the guy in black suit?)


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: Shibashi Dogemoto on March 04, 2016, 06:42:29 AM
Good one. However, I am a bit slow- what is the meaning of "If you use bitcoin, I can't charge you fees?" (BTW, who is the guy in black suit?)

I'm pretty sure that's his banker ;) So i think it's a pretty good comic


Title: Re: Bitcoin comic - The Joy of Tech
Post by: SFR10 on March 04, 2016, 08:07:13 AM
The difference is, if your careful enough to not share your BTCitcoin address to anyone or at least in anywhere then chances are low for someone compromising your account since they don't know it but when in banks, the hacker don't even need to know your account, all he need is access to data base and then all those listed accounts there are automatically a target. Banks are in more attacks in terms of hacks, BTCitcoin wallets are in danger too but there are constant improvement done to give less chance to hackers.