Yup. I don't think there's any need to clamp down on it myself. That alone is enough of a red flag.

 I suppose less worldly members might get caught out by it though. Perhaps there should be a larger message at the top of a self moderated thread letting people know about the possibilities along the same lines as the newbie warning via PM.

So Pammy's vegan snacks were poisoned? I think the metropolitan police, let alone the Ecuadorians, might have a small issue with hit squads wandering around London. And I was unaware that Julie was wanted by the ATF. Was he growing tobacco in his toilet?

I don't believe a bleedin' word the Russian government says about crypto any more. Shit or get off the pot.

All of the effect happened prior to the halving and I'm rather surprised it's stuck actually. There are people who claim it'll take a few months to filter through. The same people told us we'd be in the trillions by now so I've not much interest in what they say.

For the sake of hubbie's droopy willy of course. And it may not necessarily be for the beloved wife's benefit either.

It's a virus. It slowly spreads, infests and infects the mind of those who choose to let it. It can't be stopped and it can't be killed. It'll always lie in waiting somewhere.

Is this a savings account or operating bank account? Do you have the ability to make faster payments and all the 2FA stuff to go with it like card readers or registered phones? You won't be able to do much without that.

I've used Bittylicious in the past with great success. Their premiums can be insane though so a careful eye needs to be kept on them.

If it's a matter of days then I'd go camping somewhere remote and local with a pile of booze and some friends.

The longer the timeframe the more problematic it's going to be. If it's a few months to one year then everyone else is going to be indulging themselves to suicidal and homicidal extents so much so that the world will become a shit hole long before it actually ends.

Ten or more years will cause cults to spring up. Wars to break out over spaceflight hardware. The window of time available will mean everyone's going to be scrabbling for hope.

I don't think any bank particularly wants that.

We'll see some blockchain adoption if and when banks figure out how they actually want to use it. At present it sounds like they want to be cool kids and that's as far as they've gotten.

It would be very intriguing to see what difference an independent ticket would make for someone with existing track record. Once you're above a certain level of notoriety it may not make all that much difference.

I suspect Al is too rich and comfortable to put himself through another campaign but I'd vote for him for a lark.

War makes money, it also hardens positions that people in power want to maintain. And then there's organic war where groups of people simply hate each other. I like them the best.

Shitty though it is, there'll be plenty of info about it on Coindesk. There's also dedicated ETF news places like this - http://www.etf.com/channels/bitcoin

And r/bitcoinmarkets keeps a close eye on ETF progress. They discuss it a lot in the daily discussion and its progress is linked to in the calendar on the right.

GDAX has been known to crap out. Kraken is a specialist in flaking out in times of excitement. Gemini did their fat finger rollback. These are all solid Bitcoin trading platforms. They've all had modest issues.

There is no Lightning Network transaction without real Bitcoin being attached to it. It wouldn't attract a puff of attention if it was set up to be like that.

There's definitely the possibility of people being duped into using non LN systems but it's easy enough to know where you're at.

Bitcoin is the only crypto actually being used for anything. Nothing else is coming within a fraction of its capacity being strained. The fancy claims made by faster alts may instantly fall apart if they were subjected to actual ongoing and heavy usage. But I'm not convinced any alt will ever be put to the test in that manner.

It's an interesting one. So many established names who've said positive things about Bitcoin are heavily into metals, yet your average metal buyer is often more sceptical about Bitcoin than a high street moron. They're too busy polishing it and dreaming of trading a shiny lump for a fully functioning female after society falls. They may be disappointed.

Bitcoin. XEM.

That's it. I did have some Node but that was the most pathetic shower of shit I've ever witnessed in terms of how it was run.

Are there other good alts out there? I'm sure there are. I can't be arsed to pick my way through the turds no more.

I think the main thing I've taken away from this campaign is the importance of voting eunuchs and asexuals in. Those pesky winkles seem to ruin everything. If it's not Donny bearing down on your quim, it's Mr Clinton sliding himself up you when you're not looking or Hilary defending nonces.

Of course it is. And a depressingly large amount of times out of ten it works a treat too. But in this particular case I think people were more interested in the beer rather than sending Bitcoin batty.

That's what They want you to think. These people are light years ahead of the average pothead. If they want to find you they will and something like this is a handy fillip.