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1221  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: March 25, 2022, 08:37:56 PM
Today's training had an extraordinary event - bombing.
Huti are fighting with Saudi Arabia, and one of their rockets hit Aramco factory, 15-20km from the track.

https://twitter.com/WorldNewsIL/status/1507369303020118016
https://twitter.com/motorsportswiat/status/1507378143392374793

Another bombing took place during the 2nd session

https://twitter.com/cesarsaancheez_/status/1507422765275566081

Unofficial information are that F1 allowed teams to make the decision if they want to race in that conditions, but drivers are not allowed to talk about it.
1222  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 25, 2022, 01:20:42 PM
Even a Ronaldo tweet about any crypto can make it pump or dump temporary  Wink

Anyone willing to go to Madeira to convince him to promote FUN token? Maybe team coming back from Dubai may do one extra stop?  Wink

BTC just touched $45k... but still we have one more week.
1223  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 25, 2022, 10:37:19 AM
I have a suspicious that freebitco team is so big and rich, they manipulate the price depending on bets  Grin
Who knows, maybe they even have an influence on football teams.
I hope that was just a joke.  Grin

Of course it was, I thought emoticon I used made it clear. If not : yes, it was a joke.

Not even Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos have that much money at their disposal (even though they may have some influence on the market in other ways).

They have something else - their "brand" (and followers on twitter). If Ronaldo may change price of Coca-Cola shares with one move of his hand... Everything is possible.
1224  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Can Bitcoin Mixer services be trusted? on: March 25, 2022, 09:47:33 AM
If you use tor or use a public WiFi service then you'll be much more hidden.
Public WiFi is not secure, anonymity in this regard would be better with Tor.

And cameras, do not forget about cameras.
For example : if you go to bar/cafeteria to use their free WIFI, the most probably you will be recorded.

I think it's similar to having a gun - it gives you a false sense of security (in this case, anonymity).
1225  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 25, 2022, 08:09:03 AM
Other side-effect of increased BTC price is fact that freebitco lowers possible winnings in WOF (base is now 38 sat or RP) and at the same moment it is worth to consider to use their latest feature - buying WOF for RP. If you have a free RPs to spend, now you may buy WOF for only 38 points!

(other thing is that you should bet - just be active user - to be able to buy more than 1 WOF per day)
1226  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 25, 2022, 07:54:33 AM

Everyone wishes bitcoin crosses 45,000$ and we move towards all time high again. However, i wish if we can close the month under 45K before flying off , so you win your bet.  Smiley

I have a suspicious that freebitco team is so big and rich, they manipulate the price depending on bets  Grin
Who knows, maybe they even have an influence on football teams.
1227  Economy / Economics / Re: Larry Fink (BlackRock) predicts end of globalisation and crypto-boom on: March 25, 2022, 07:44:30 AM
It seems that he is using some very nuanced and subtle language which might be leading readers to the wrong conclusion. For starters the title of this thread is confused - how can a currency that is designed for a single global usage be anything but globalization? It would be interesting if you could quote where he mentioned this, because FT have a paywall, as I don't think he would be this naive to have two opposing views in one article or it might be a weird justification. Crypto is currently heavily geared towards allowing money laundering so it's only with much greater regulation what he says would be true.

OK, I will quote the article (I did not read the whole letter).

Quote
BlackRock chief Larry Fink says Ukraine war marks end of globalisation

Boss of $10tn asset manager warns about inflation as companies reconfigure supply chains

   https://www.ft.com/content/0c9e3b72-8d8d-4129-afb5-655571a01025

   Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will reshape the world economy and further drive up inflation by prompting companies to pull back from their global supply chains, BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has warned.

“The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put an end to the globalisation we have experienced over the last three decades,” Fink wrote in his annual letter to shareholders of BlackRock, which oversees $10tn as the world’s largest asset manager.

While the immediate result had been Russia’s total isolation from capital markets, Fink predicted “companies and governments will also be looking more broadly at their dependencies on other nations. This may lead companies to onshore or nearshore more of their operations, resulting in a faster pull back from some countries.”

“A large-scale reorientation of supply chains will inherently be inflationary,” Fink wrote, in a wide-ranging 10-page letter that also addressed the invasion’s effect on the energy transition and cryptocurrencies, and which updated investors on BlackRock’s business lines and the reopening of its main offices.

The letter did not mention any specific country that would be hurt by the shifts, but Fink wrote that “Mexico, Brazil, the United States, or manufacturing hubs in Southeast Asia could stand to benefit”. Other investors have argued that the last group could substitute for China, where BlackRock last year launched a set of retail investment products.

Fink has advocated for companies in which BlackRock invests to do more to address climate change. His letter predicted that the Russian invasion would affect the transition to cleaner energy.

Initially, the search for alternatives to Russian oil and natural gas “will inevitably slow the world’s progress toward net zero [emissions] in the near term”, he wrote.

“Longer-term, I believe that recent events will actually accelerate the shift toward greener sources of energy” because higher prices for fossil fuels would make a broader range of renewables financially competitive, he wrote.

Though climate activists want investors to shun fossil fuels entirely, Fink rejected this approach, as he did in his January letter to chief executives. “BlackRock remains committed to helping clients navigate the energy transition. This includes continuing to work with hydrocarbon companies,” he wrote. “To ensure the continuity of affordable energy prices during the transition, fossil fuels like natural gas will be important as a transition fuel.”

In one of his first comments on cryptocurrencies, Fink drew attention to the Ukraine war’s “potential impact on accelerating digital currencies . . . A global digital payment system, thoughtfully designed, can enhance the settlement of international transactions while reducing the risk of money laundering and corruption.”

He told investors that owing to increasing client interest, BlackRock was studying digital currencies and the underlying technology.

Fink commiserated with his shareholders over a rocky start for financial markets this year, in which BlackRock shares are down almost 20 per cent. “I share your disappointment in our stock’s performance year-to-date. But we’ve faced challenging markets before. And we’ve always managed to come out better and more prepared on the other side,” he wrote.

He also noted that the company was coming off “the strongest organic growth in its history” in 2021 when buoyant markets and rising interest in alternative assets and exchange traded funds brought $540bn of net inflows.

Looking ahead, Fink made clear that BlackRock wants employees back in the office but will not be among those employers who insist on a complete return to pre-pandemic norms. “Working together, collaborating and developing our people in person is essential for BlackRock’s future,” he wrote. “There are certain conversations that can’t be replicated on a video call . . . We lose the space, the creativity, and the emotional connectivity that come from being together in person.”

“At the same time, we recognize the pandemic has redefined the relationship between employers and employees. To retain and attract best-in-class diverse talent, we need to maintain the flexibility of working from home at least part of the time,” he said.

1228  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 25, 2022, 07:27:00 AM
The price has increased again and is almost $44,100 (or already). If strong resistance is at $45k, the price could continue to increase this weekend so that either tomorrow or the day after or even next week, the price is already at $45k. Unpleasant situations are bound to happen, whether we like it or not, because they always happen in the crypto market. But at the end of this month, there is a possibility the price could go higher.

Is there any particular reason why you wrote about the resistance at 45k? Anything coming from technical analysis or just the number looks nice?
If you look at 1d candles, you will see it looks pretty stable last days, which may give a nice continuous grow.
1229  Economy / Economics / Larry Fink (BlackRock) predicts end of globalisation and crypto-boom on: March 25, 2022, 07:21:25 AM
As Financial Times wrote, Fink in his annual letter to shareholders of BlackRock tries to predict future. As war changes a lot, he wrote some of his thoughts and what is especially interesting for us, he sees cryptocurrencies as a one of "winners" of the current situation.
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A global digital payment system, thoughtfully designed, can enhance the settlement of international transactions while reducing the risk of money laundering and corruption.

I have no idea how good his predictions were in the past, but at the end he is on the place he is... So I guess he does not make many mistakes in his conclusions.

Full article here: https://www.ft.com/content/0c9e3b72-8d8d-4129-afb5-655571a01025

1230  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 24, 2022, 08:38:13 PM
Ahh, I should have just bet on ETH. Not sure why it didn't cross my mind that it's more logical to bet on less volatile price movements.

Less volatile? 7d eth price movement is +10.86% while btc 7d price movement is +7.86% at the time of writing according to cmc but eth could be rallying soon too though

I think one of the observable rules is that altcoins “overreact” - in other words they (usually) follow the movement of bitcoin price, just in slightly more “hysterical” way.
Eth is of course a very mature coin, with a huge support, team, community etc, but still btc is number 1.
1231  Bitcoin / Hardware wallets / Re: Be careful what you plug your hardware wallet into your PC with on: March 24, 2022, 10:52:50 AM
https://hak5.org/products/omg-adapter

Been working with someone and we think we might have a MITM attack working against a certain hardware wallet.


Very interesting, I can't wait.
It reminds me the famous "USB Ninja" project : https://usbninja.com or USBHarpoon.
And makes me thing about all that people who connects their smartphones to "free chargers".

1232  Local / Polski / Re: Rosja - Ukraina on: March 24, 2022, 09:38:08 AM
Link do wypowiedzi doradcy Prezydenta Ukrainy , polecam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpHq9xCTyQU

Bardzo interesujące, a zarazem pokazujące że są ludzie którzy planują na nieco dłużej niż na kwartał (albo do najbliższych wyborów). W tym kontekscie trzeba wspomnieć (słynny już) wpis Giertycha o planach podziału Ukrainy: https://natemat.pl/blogi/romangiertych/402309,roman-giertych-o-pis-i-kulisach-wojny-w-ukrainie-wskazuje-na-plan-orbana
O ile część da się zweryfikować, części tego co pisze nie.
Dzisiaj szczyt NATO w Brukseli, ciekaw jestem jakie decyzje zapadną - możliwe że znaczące, skoro sam Biden się pofatygował. O części dowiemy się pewnie wkróte, o części po jakimś czasie (a o części być może nigdy).
1233  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 24, 2022, 08:36:45 AM
But - just a question. What is the source of data for Prize Pool? BEcause it is just a counter, but the amount has nothing to do with actual state. It is just increasing 1 sat every half a second or something like that. For sure it is not a real-time display of pool - you may bey 100 sat and it will not be shown on counter.
You may also open two tabs with the same page and see two different values.

Is it "indicative prize pool"  Huh Grin

I have explained this before. The page is cached on Cloudflare so when you reload (or open another tab) the value will go back to what the value was when the cache was last updated. Then a counter starts running to give you a visual representation of the speed the prize pool is increasing. The cache on that page is updated hourly.


Thank you, now it is clear.
Anyway, I think that "counter" is not needed, as it does not show the real value. Much simpler would be to show the real value "0.1234 BTC, as for 2022-02-20 04PM", or something like that.
Because the best you may do, is to set counter speed based on last hour change, or change from the start. Or maybe you just wanted to have any kind of animation to show the site is alive.
What I want to say - when you talk about casino, I think the clearer rules are, the better - just to avoid any doubts.
1234  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 23, 2022, 06:23:49 PM

Where did you place the bet on 35 - 45 range ? Is there any other site that offers so wide range to bet:Smiley


It is not forbidden to do 2 bets ;-)
1235  Bitcoin / Hardware wallets / Re: Importing Mneminic Seed phrase ( Nano Ledger ) on: March 23, 2022, 04:12:44 PM
In fact, we have 9 seeds (weird, no?). Checksum for all of them is correct (electrum, coleman...). I expected 8.
It's only an average, not a fixed number.


Yes, you are right. I was thinking about number of possible checksums (8 for 24 words) and I did not realize that it is a different case.
1236  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 23, 2022, 03:37:16 PM
8 more hours for BTC, uh, I have almost missed that.
Range 40-45 has now odds 1.64. 37.5-40 - 3.88 and 45-50 - 5.97.
I think this time I will be (too) optimistic and I will bet on 45-50. Let's hope it will go that way.
The main range with odds 1.64 seems too easy Wink

But - just a question. What is the source of data for Prize Pool? BEcause it is just a counter, but the amount has nothing to do with actual state. It is just increasing 1 sat every half a second or something like that. For sure it is not a real-time display of pool - you may bey 100 sat and it will not be shown on counter.
You may also open two tabs with the same page and see two different values.


Is it "indicative prize pool"  Huh Grin
1237  Economy / Collectibles / Re: [FREE RAFFLE] Pinky1234 Tuesday 2nd Raffle giveaway😎😉 on: March 23, 2022, 02:57:02 PM
Hello

19 - PawGo

Thanks!
1238  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: A few words about minikeys on: March 23, 2022, 10:23:24 AM
I do not understand that part.
In fact random mode is 9 times faster (or maybe it is better to say "more effective") than sequential (we test more valid keys), but we have no control over the work performed.
I'm confused now too:
On my dev card rtx3060 I have performance of about 8mln keys/s, which gives around 30k/s 'valid' keys,
Random mode works quite differently - using GPU we produce bunch of 'valid' keys and then we check all of them. That way we may check much more keys, but we are not able to verify if we do not have duplicates. The corresponding performance is about 600-750k/s.
The way I read it:
sequential 8M keys/s
random: 600-750 keys/s

It means that I am able to test 8mln mini-keys, but only 30k passed test (00) and I calculated public key + address. The benefit is that I know exactly which mini-keys were tested (so for example I may pause and resume work).
In random mode, I produce only valid mini-keys, so I receive 600k randomly generated valid mini-keys, which I test (public key + address). I do not know how many keys had to be tested to be able to produce desired bulk of valid keys, as I do not know if I do not test duplicated keys (but as you said before, the range is so big that it probably does not occur).

As we talk about misunderstanding:
Now let's build a dedicated ASIC device that does 0.5% of the Bitcoin hash rate for testing keys. It's an round number: 1018 keys per second. And we're not trying to crack all keys, just 1 out of every 5000 (which gives a reasonable chance to hit one of the 5000 funded addresses).
Now it only takes 58^21/10^18/5000/365/24/3600=68 million years to find a key. That makes mining Bitcoin blocks much more rewarding than cracking keys.

Maybe I had not enough coffee today.
You calculate only hashes/s - (number of sha256 operations)? We need 1 hash always - to exclude "wrong" mini-key, then we need second hash to produce private key. (We may say we need 257 hashes to have one private key to test). And then we must find public key for our private key - this is heavy and time consuming part. Later we talk again about hash needed to verify address, but as I observed operations on secp256k1 take majority of time.
1239  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: March 23, 2022, 09:46:04 AM
FUN token price went down to 25 sat, I think it is a VERY good moment to buy some more.
Or maybe you expect BTC bull run and you wait for 22-23sat.

What difference does it make to buy FUN token now at 25 or wait for 22/23 sat ?

10% discount is not a enough? We all know the point is to have high level for a daily premium WOFs, so the sooner you reach higher level, the better, no? (even when many users say "12500" level is optimal and it is too expensive to go into "50000").
1240  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: A few words about minikeys on: March 23, 2022, 09:40:03 AM
On my dev card rtx3060 I have performance of about 8mln keys/s, which gives around 30k/s 'valid' keys,
Random mode works quite differently - using GPU we produce bunch of 'valid' keys and then we check all of them. That way we may check much more keys, but we are not able to verify if we do not have duplicates. The corresponding performance is about 600-750k/s.
If the random mode reduces performance by more than 90%, could you improve this by testing (for instance) 100 sequential keys after each random key?

I do not understand that part.
In fact random mode is 9 times faster (or maybe it is better to say "more effective") than sequential (we test more valid keys), but we have no control over the work performed.

A few years ago I created many mini-private-keys (using a slow Python script) to search for a vanity address, but I don't have the list anymore. My search was too slow to find a meaningful vanity addy.

It will be easy to adapt my program to do that, but I see not reason - the only benefit would that you may keep your private key in minikey format.
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