Waves platform allows cheap tokens to be made. And at some point more and more token "airdrops" popped up: they were asking the private key (not the Waves address!) to allegedly send tokens.
I gave this example because I've visited 1-2 such sites myself, just to see how they try to scam.

I expect that similar "giveaways" were done for Bitcoin too, although I didn't see any (maybe excepting the forks).

Yep, people panic because 1 Bitcoin = <insert a number here> Dollars.
FED has no issues, since 1 Dollar = 1 Dollar.

And yeah, they dare to say that Bitcoin is made of thin air.

19 - NeuroticFish

Thank you!

While I like your idea, I'd prefer it implemented in another way. And I'll give as example my account.
I was already Legendary when Merit system has been implemented. Lucky me.
With your system I'd get nothing new.

But how about counting the earned merit like badges from zero?
This would translate into the first badges as a different color. I have only 311 earned merit, that would mean the first 4 badges on a different color (like for Sr. Member).

This was discussed in the past too. It can be both.
In the countries where inflation is big, people invest in more stable currencies. Bitcoin has limited supply, so indeed can be seen as an investment. But that doesn't stop it remain a coin that can be used very well for payments.

After such a bad year for altcoins, most probably everybody could agree with OP.
Altcoins were always more volatile than Bitcoin.

But as said, isn't this the same with any investment? Keep your eyes open and make your own decisions about HOLDing or dumping...

Maybe it worth reading a little first, to make sure the restrictions you care about are indeed lifted (because not all of them are). https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2385104

I played with auto-spin a couple of times and I tend to agree: it was no fun and I only lost.
Although the amounts were tiny, I had much more luck (and fun too) with traditional (no-automated) betting and that's what I also recommend.
Leave the automated things to others; this way you have fun and may also increase your chances for a win.

I am not here to decide/criticize who is using what. I stated the problems. There are a few use cases even for this (crippled) blockchain, although I would also use, as @Wind_FURY stated, a proper SQL database instead of this...


BaaS is, according to Google, Backend-as-a-Service. Not blockchain. Maybe they know something.

First thing to do is to make sure you have a backup of either your seed, either your wallet file.
Then you should download the new version from (and only from) electrum.org
For extra safety you should check the signature to make sure the file is genuine, but that's longer, however @BitCryptex has posted the link for that.

Then install the new version. It should simply work. If it doesn't, come back with questions.

I've read here a little: https://hackernoon.com/what-is-blockchain-as-a-service-28667754d6dc
Imho this could be an option for companies that need private blockchains for their use, where decentralization is not necessary.
But a good mention is that it's a buzz. Be aware that after all blockchain is "just" a database and not all projects need this kind of database.

So the answer to the question "woes it worth to use" this.. depends a lot on what you want to use it for.

Whatever "it seems" to be, that's not necessarily what it is. CSW couldn't produce a proof, although he said he will do that. Instead, he tried to fake a proof. So no, CRW is not Satoshi.

Mare grija si cu halving-ul, ca e hype cat carul si legat de el. Si nu lua ca garantat ca va produce minuni la pret. La Litecoin nu a avut nici un efect si nu e singurul caz din istoria criptomonedelor.


Clar Libra e o tampenie. Clar toate stablecoin-urile sunt orice altceva, dar nu criptomonede.
Pe de alta parte avem 2 probleme:
1. Exista deja Tether (USDT) ca stablecoin foarte prost (inca nu au facut un audit ca lumea sa demonstreze ca chiar au banii din spatele emisiunii de stablecoins) si este folosit, din pacate, pe scara larga. Nu cred ca Libra poate fi mai prost decat atat (dar mai stii?)..
2. Prin interzicerea Libra s-ar putea sa deschida drumul spre interzicerea de criptomonede, de data asta pe bune, iar pana la Bitcoin pasul nu este chiar asa mare. Deci mare atentie ce-ti doresti...

There could be accumulating in order to manipulate markets and make easy money - Kim's minions may do that easily.
Or there can be the typical accumulation - and here you've forgot about China which tries to buy anything available.
Or, they can use it for trades behind curtains, to avoid various international bans.

This may be happening already for years, just we are too small fishes to find out. But if it happens, it's OK: it's one more proof for "the infidels" that Bitcoin works.

And for the ones that will come and tell it's not OK: if you ban one currency, another one will take its place. The "good guys" have to do better in stopping the trade, history has shown that the attempts to control the money flow have failed.

Just a small point they've missed in the news... how many million dollars are laundered via crypto and how many are laundered with old fashion methods?
Of course, nobody has reliable numbers, but I think that the part done with crypto is only a drop of water in an ocean.

A special badge for campaign managers will not be good imho.
First of all, as said, you may end up talking with a campaign manager, but not for the campaign that interests you. Second, there are a lot of campaign manager wannabes, that may want to "enter the business", but since they don't have the badge, they may get even less chance to get a customer.

And unfortunately I don't also have a good idea what could be done...

And did you import an address (14rAgGLf5aLn61yavc1eiNkuZKusy5bVLG) or its private key? And where you have it from? Are you 100% certain nobody else has the private key for that address?

I've never seen hardware wallets in physical stores and I expect that won't happen too quick.
Especially the physical stores, which usually pay rent for the space they use, they'll show there the products they expect to sell more. Even if, by chance, they'd have hardware wallets, they won't sell much and they'll stop using space with them.

Why won't sell much? The ones that are here on Bitcointalk will buy it cheaper from the manufacturer. Many from the rest will either not know what's that (and what's that for) either too scared/paranoid to buy from 3rd party (no matter the reasons are good or not).


But there's something else, that could help in advertising. One of the biggest online shops in my country brings new categories of items every Black Friday (and sometimes those categories only for that one day). They had gold, they had cars.. this is a big advertising and maybe one day I'll see there hardware wallets. Maybe other shops in bigger countries have similar approach, I don't know; if there are such shops, maybe the hardware wallet manufacturers can approach them; it would be interesting...

I don't like this news. From what I know OKex doesn't handle fiat, so they should not necessarily comply rules.
On the other hand, it can be a method to avoid hacks/hackers get use of stolen coins, if the other exchanges also comply.

As you can see, one neutral trust is from today. That was the red one OP was crying about, but from what I see, he managed to discuss the issue with @madnessteat and got a second chance (?).