I’ve spent hours digging through Sirius's /Martti Malmi email dump with Satoshi ( https://mmalmi.github.io/satoshi/ ). He decided to release these emails as some sort of evidence for the Craig Wright court case, I believe to help prove Craig is NOT Satoshi. If you haven’t dug in yet, holy shit do yourself a favor, it’s fascinating stuff !!

Anyways, I noticed that the idea of the first bitcoin transaction being used as a medium of exchange for pizza was Sirius’s idea, as he used purchasing pizza with btc in the very first bitcoin FAQ on Bitcoin.org, something Satoshi asked him to create.




Clearly a planned out event by early bitcoin “developers”, as you can see by BitcoinFX who hints/winks with his first post (“Bitcoin Hairdresser”) then shortly after asks why Laszlo’s proposing this, if he’s just hungry or ? ( as if he doesn’t know exactly why).  Laszlo plays along stating he “thought it’d be interesting to say he bought pizza with btc”. I know Laszlo was an early developer/helper (I don’t know if you’d call Laszlo a developer the same as I’m not sure if Theymos is/can technically be considered as such???).  I’m guessing BitcoinFX likely played a similar role helping Sirius & or Satoshi get BTC off the ground. (I’ve yet to dig in to their post history, so a full on assumption/guess).

NewLibertyStandard (who happens to be the first “person” to create a bitcoin exchange, who Satoshi included in emails early on with Sirius due to his early adoption/creation of the exchange) as well as Sirius can be seen shortly after Laszlo making his announcement that a deal had been made, congratulating him.  Again, two early “devs” playing along, clearly.  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137.0




So the first transaction was no accident or something of sheer “light bulb idea, right place- right time” and a hungry belly. I’m assuming I’m not the first to mention this here on btalk but I couldn’t find any similar threads having done so  (Apologies mods if one has already been created and I’m just doubling up).

Also, I can’t seem to find the original Bitcoin.org FAQ, as I’m curious/guessing the pizza for bitcoins faq Sirius drew up was posted as an example for at least a period of time  Perhaps Laszlo even discussed this eventually???  

Any further insight to my assumptions would be appreciated.

Firstly, despite Bitcoin's distinctiveness and its own complexity compared to other financial forms like fiat currency, gold, etc., its essence remains "money."
Secondly, the price volatility of Bitcoin is highly enticing; it constantly alters our psychology, which is why I refer to Bitcoin as a financial game.

Be mindful: if it's a game, there are rules to follow, risks involved, and winners and losers. Before you engage, research investment strategies, media influence, key influencers, benefits, risks, etc. Take charge of the game; don't let it control you.

What is your most important pro Bitcoin argument?
We know many Altcoins want to be better compared to Bitcoin but have failed so far
Please share here and also add a short comment why it is your most important Bitcoin argument.

My most important Bitcoin argument is PoW because PoW really ensures Bitcoin is safe and can't be attacked very easily, like it is possible for PoS, for example.

I don't know why it occurs to people to open topics like this as if it will help someone to overcome their doubt - after all, this is a BTT forum where most people still own more or less BTC. Advising people what to do with their money is mostly a bad idea, and when it comes to BTC, it's not just about the price, but all other risks arising from such an investment should be taken into account.

Telling someone to buy BTC is easy, but if that's the only advice you're going to give someone, then maybe it's better not to say anything.

It's possible , but you must have solid investment plan and have unique selling point that makes you different with other crypto asset management companies . Perhaps you're very good in short term investment and have good track record ? something like that .

Since you mentioned is a Bitcoin investment idea , are you planning to invest solely in bitcoin ? I suggest diversifying as it plays a crucial role in the risk management of a crypto portfolio. Allocating investments among different cryptocurrencies and types of assets allows investors to diminish the effects of underperformance in any single investment.

Anyway is quite risky offering investment opportunities to close friend of family , but if you want to do it , you need to be professional and don't forget the paperwork .

Well, nothing wrong of making Bome coin your choice in this season, because there are some evidence that show it will going to do more in the favour of their investors in the future, and to allow those that invested few months ago to achieve income when the bullish season appear soon. I think, many investors see opportunity around the coin that is attracting them to invest what they can afford to lose, and if you want to join the memecoins investors to invest, let it be for short term which is the right way to achieve income from the Bome coin. I think, every memecoins has a risk which is the reason you don't need to invest all your capital on memecoins, because anything can happen that will make the coin to disappear from the market and it will make you never to think of memecoins investment again.

I have been wandering around BitcoinTalk for a while and know the reach of Bounties in the last few cycles. This time I was wondering to do a bounty for a client I am helping.
Things that I noticed here:
1. You need to be a Bounty Manager.
Is that a prerequisite? A new account won't be able to do it?
2. I don't see any bounties now.
Has the bounties and hunters phase faded away?

Help: Did anyone organize one or participate in a recent bounty? Would be great if you could share the link.

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Bitcoin is gaining a lot of popularity and there are people considering it as a retirement investment. How good is this?

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step and I consider those who were opportuned to mine Bitcoin and also invested at the early days as the ones who took the best step, it's not supposed to be debated cause we've all seen the success of the project from the first day of creation by Satoshi to this present day, except maybe the ones who sold their assets for unnecessary wants, but people who held for a long term are benefiting well from their decisions currently. However there should be no calls for alarm for those who weren't opportuned to invest at the early days cause there's still hope and the different ATH's Bitcoin has reached is a big prove, so the best decision to make is to invest at this point when it's still the current price. The people I feel sorry for are those who have the financial capacity to invest heavily in Bitcoin but still have doubt over it's potential, I mean why would anyone even have doubts when they've seen Bitcoin set different ATH since it's creation to this point, well there would always be a doubting Thomas, those who would still find it difficult to believe even when they've seen prove that sometime is real. Nevertheless, if there's anyone who's willing to invest in Bitcoin but still have doubts, I put it to you that the best decision you'll make is to buy Bitcoin and Hodl, don't get discouraged by the drop in price cause I believe you should've known by now what volatility means.

"The best way to make Bitcoin fail is to believe that its success is guaranteed [...] The big compromise in a strongly decentralized system is that it's all of our jobs to look out for it."

On January 3rd 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto created the Bitcoin network as a form of cryptocurrency. It was the first time in the history of money that someone was introduced a form of money that is absolutely intangible, does not exist in a any physical form; which means that it was introduced as a form of money can be used as a means of exchange yet can not be touched or physically felt.

More importantly, Bitcoin was introduced as a form of money that is completely decentralized. Bitcoin network was introduced as a system of money that totally forbids any form of control by governmental or private institutions including the brain or brains behind it's existence. Bitcoin was created to run on a digital ledger called the  blockchain technology.

This system of money was completely new to human existence when it was first introduced as there's never been a similar system of money that was ever adopted as a means of exchange and that was why many people who got the knowledge of Bitcoin at it's early stage of existence never believed that it was going to be a successful project. It was because of the numerous uncertainties surrounding the possibility of the digital coin to succeed that made many people who got the first hand information about Bitcoin to  neglect it even when it would've cost them very little or no money to own hundreds and thousands of bitcoins then.

Despite the doubt by majority of the people who were introduced to Bitcoin as it's earliest stage about the possibility of the coin to achieve the projected purposes it was created for, Bitcoin went on to defile all odds and successfully become first cryptocurrency project that was approved as a means of exchange and store of value in global market.

Today, Bitcoin is currently used as a means of exchange many countries and provinces of the world and just 15 years after Bitcoin was launched, a piece of Bitcoin is currently a little above 65,000 US dollars. The people who never believed that it'll become a successful project hence failed to invest in it when it was first introduced are now living a life of deep regret.

Bitcoin today is considered as the future global currency because of it's ability to solve global financial problems like allowing people from different parts of the world to transmit money at will, anywhere in the world and at any given time. Bitcoin is no longer solving the financial problems of 50-80 million people in one particular country instead, it's now solving the problems of more than 7 billion people and that's why Bitcoin network will continue to expand across the globe until it finally becomes a legal system of money in all parts of the world.

Considering the rate at which Bitcoin is spreading across the globe, it might be globally accepted as a means of exchange in all parts of the world in 10 years to come.

Hehe. How do you plan to be like Bitcoin? First, Bitcoin didn’t start being worth 1 USD, second, you can simply sell your idea without giving the impression that you can replicate Bitcoin ROI, if your product is great, people will invest. Bitcoin didn’t get to where it is because they asked people to invest or made people think it was the best investment. It was a solution, a product. That’s what attracts investors.

Hey crypto fam, ever feel like the market's flatlining? I mean, let's be real - we're in a sea of red, and even the airdrops that used to get us hyped are turning into major letdowns. Remember the days when we'd refresh our wallets every five seconds during an airdrop? Now it's just... meh. The whole scene's about as exciting as watching paint dry, am I right?

But hold up, what's this I'm hearing? Caught wind of some chatter about an event that's supposedly giving away over $50,000 in tokens. In this market? You gotta be kidding me. I mean, who's out here throwing around that kind of cash when even the crypto whales are scraping for scraps?

Now, I'm not saying I'm not intrigued. $50,000 is no joke - that's "quit crypto and open a taco stand on the beach" kind of money, especially in these bearish times. But here's what I'm wondering: Is this legit? Have any of you out there actually participated in something like this and come out a winner? Because let me tell you, if I managed to snag even a fraction of that $50k, I'd be doing a happy dance all the way to the bank.

So what's the deal, crypto crew? Are we looking at the real deal or just another overblown promise? Have you ever struck gold in one of these events, or is it all just hype? Cause if this is for real, your boy might just have to dust off his lucky trading socks and give it a shot. After all, in this market, a little hope goes a long way - even if it ends up being false hope, right?

It's 2024 and since late 2023 it has mainly been shitcoins and dumb ass memes that people and degens have been capitalizing on for massive profit and thus this memecoins have huge communities and I believe it's this memes that are soaring the popularity of the SOL chain. I think some people might consider this deviation from what they want crypto to be which is a decentralization of many products which take power away from a centralized community and to the owners of these creations

I came across a project today that reminded me of the decentralization dream, Love Power Movement or LPM(funny name I know lol), It's one of those web3 artists and NFT marketplace where artists get t monetize their art and all but what's peculiar about this project is it had no presale or funding and it's purely pushed by the community. It's a really interesting one, I think the token lists on a few exchanges sometime this week

What do you guys think about this

I know there is an age long dichotomy of AI and humans and how the use of AI will phase out many mundane human works. But it is evident that the time for that has not arrived yet.

Hypothetically though, I believe AI can be a very useful tool for businesses particularly startups who can't afford to employ a specialist for every micro aspect of the business. This came to mind when I saw what LinqAI was doing with some specific AI ML algorithm. LinqAI is a crypto project providing AI-powered solutions for businesses. As a developer I believe training AI to specialize in some mundane task will greatly benefit a lot of businesses.

I will however like to hear your thoughts (not ethically but practically) on "if AI can be trained to be creative and if it's creativity can surpass human spontaneity?" and are project like these worth investing in?

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    BTC Analysis
        BTC experienced a bounce influenced by SPX movement but faced challenges as SPX started chopping.
        1H compression likely to bring volatility.
        Support levels identified below; a dead cat bounce expected rather than fresh highs.

    ETHBTC/ETHUSDT Insight
        ETHBTC at a bounce-worthy area but with significant inefficiency below.
        Previous long stopped out, yet the probability of a squeeze higher was noted.
        First test of 4H EMA200 anticipated to provoke a reaction.

    GBPUSD Observations
        Focus typically on EUR, JPY, CAD, and CHF.
        Rejection from a high-timeframe level similar to EUR.
        Influence of US monetary policies highlighted, affecting GBP's performance against USD.

    ONDO Technical Overview
        Critical levels at 1.20 and 1.26 identified for a long position.
        4H MA100 broken and turned flat, EMA200 retest expected.
        2H compression forming, aligning with the long idea.

    ROSE Market Position
        Strong 1H view, though resistance noted upon zooming out.
        Potential early breakout from daily compression observed.
        Conservative and optimistic target areas discussed for long positions.

    TON Market Strength
        4H EMA200 bid noted, with compression structure forming.
        Hourly and 12H compressions monitored for potential bullish movements.

    ENA Trade Insights
        Concerns over a crowded trade led to an exit after losing hourly EMA200.
        Bullish divergences could justify scaling in, but current conditions deemed unattractive for a long.

    SUI Technical Pattern
        Similar to SEI, near 0.618 retracement on fib.
        Waiting for a strong reaction off SMMA100 before committing to a long.

    INJ Chart Analysis
        Observing a reclaim attempt of the 3D trend.
        Daily trend clean but compression levels need monitoring for potential bullish moves.

    NOT Market Watch
        1H compression encouraging but cautious due to Bitcoin's performance.
        Monitoring for a potential long if conditions improve above hourly EMA200.

    TAO Support Level
        Ideal bid around 3D EMA200 and 0.618 fib level.

    MEW Trading Strategy
        Bybit listing impacts noted.
        Trading strategies focused around SMMA100 and 4H EMA200.

    DUSK Trade Review
        Pivot to RWA similar to PolyX bag.
        Profits taken, with readiness to compound lower.

    MPL Chart Evaluation
        3D MA100 and EMA200 acting as support.
        Concern over previous massive move and retracement.

    CHZ Market Status
        Previous trade stopped; noticing resistance at 4H level.
        Current weakness noted, not favorable for new trades.