your conspiracy theory that FIAT money is backed by state violence. Rofl. Since you're this clueless, I'm not even going to elaborate further. I accept your forfeiture of the argument. Good day sir. |
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Is coinbase not a USD-BTC exchange? Well, now Coinbase has an exchange, but this is a very recent development. Do you really think Bitcoin has a future? Has a future? No, I think Bitcoin is the future [of money]. Exactly why should people use bitcoin Beliathon? Loads of reasons, chief among them being that unlike fiat scrip, bitcoin is not backed by state violence. You seem like just another overhyping, clueless, bitcoin fanboy. Cool story bro. Spoiler alert: No one cares what you think of me, least of all me. Quite the opposite reaction will occur. Why? What reasons do you have for believing that altcoins will grow and bitcoin will shrink, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary? Altcoins are dying is because more and more people are finding out how easy it is to create a new coin and try to profit from it. That results in a large supply of altcoins, there are dozens of altcoins coming out daily on bitcointalk.org. Altcoinland is dominated by get rich quick scams, pumps and dumps, lies and deception. As more people get scammed by investing in a scamcoin the liquidity of the altcoin market decreases because traders are left with a sour taste in their wallets. When liquidity decreases so do the prices and marketcaps. Lets look at a comparison of altcoin marketcaps back in 2014 compared to altcoin market caps today. |
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MySpace was way too far ahead of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and etc. They must be failures with hardly any users today.
Totally apples to oranges comparison there. Myspace is neither a network protocol, nor a form of currency. With Coinbase's attitude, they're gonna get replaced by another exchange that understands Bitcoin is just as alternative a currency as any other altcoin, Rofl, what a monumental logical failure. First, Coinbase isn't even an exchange (yet). Second, they are the only service with 70 million dollars backing. Bitcoin has flaws, and some people are out there to improve upon them. HTTP has flaws too, but for some strange reason no other protocol ever rose to compete with it. Why do you suppose that is? I'll give you a hint, both HTTP and Bitcoin are protocols which change and evolve over time. You don't need alternate versions of an entity which itself is capable of change. There's a reason neanderthals are extinct, they were an inferior version of an evolving entity, utterly redundant. Natural selection did its work then, just as unnatural (market) selection will do to altcoins now. |
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You're more likely to be taken seriously if you present an argument and back it up with actual facts and sources.
Fact: More guns means more gun murders and more gun suicides. The Harvard Injury Control Research Center has accumulated a considerable body of evidence about the relationship between gun availability and gun violence, concluding that more guns means more gun murders and more gun suicides. Homicides committed with firearms peaked in 1993 at 17,075, after which the figure steadily fell, reaching a low of 10,117 in 1999. Gun ownership during this same period of time has steadily declined. http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/gun-violence/Pages/welcome.aspx loads of facts for you here, but you may not like them. I think this is pretty telling, the states with stricter gun laws and less guns per household have significantly lower mortality rates. Must be a coincidence, huh? Just like nations with stricter gun laws...  Are you rednecks done denying reality yet, or do you need more factual ass-whooping? Maybe if you pray hard enough, cowboy jesus will descend from heaven and shoot me down with his pearly white colt .45. Probably not though. |
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I really hope you are right! I really do! Fortunately for you, I'm always right. |
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This is not realistic feasible I would really appreciate it if you didn't alter my sexuality. Okay, I'll try. It won't be easy though, considering how attractive I am. |
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That gif is really sad, Its inhumane to slash someone like that only for a few dollars.
Precisely what quantity of wealth makes it humane to slash someone? Damn capitalists and their twisted mental gymnastics. When will we learn that life is priceless? |
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1 btc = 35,000 tons latinum by year end  |
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also it would probably be possible to use a hard fork to move existing BTC to a new blockchain with difficulty 1. Good point! Or better yet, a new blockchain with difficulty 0.001! |
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That is exactly what I am saying, it didn't work at all, it was a miserable failure, but it caused a lot of damage to society. Don't underestimate the stupidity of politicians. Today's political reality is very different from the one that existed when the war on drugs began. They can't stop bitcoin because it's a political non-starter, at least in western democratic society. |
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This is not realistic feasible It's not feasible today under present conditions because you'd be competing with the network of computers. But if the hashing difficulty were to drop down to the same level it was at one hour after the genesis block was mined, it would become possible to mine this way. Remember, not so long ago "computer" was a job title! My point stands, it is absolutely possible to mine bitcoin with pencil and paper. However, under present conditions it is extremely improbable that you would ever solve a single block within your lifetime. In any case, Bitcoin would be far less adversely affected than you in this hypothetical scenario. |
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How can the Bitcoin system realistically survive without electricity? Good old pencil and paper + carrier pigeons. It's just a puzzle. Minimal electricity means minimal computer mining, which means the difficulty would decrease dramatically on next update. Besides, even if some catastrophic solar event were to take down all the satellites and knock out some sections of the grid, it wouldn't adversely affect hydroelectric, geothermal, solar, or wind power. Absolute worst case is the network would go dormant. Now, let me turn that question around: How can you survive without electricity? If the world loses electricity, you wouldn't be worried about bitcoin, you'd be worried about survival. |
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So you have to pay EVERY time you play for a small chance at a big prize? There's a word for this: gambling. Welp, there goes the tiny bit of interest I had in this "tournament". Flying Satoshi's entry fee for the lowest tournament is currently ironically close to 25 cents a game at .001BTC. Our FAQ http://flyingsatoshi.com/faq/ goes in to more detail on it but here's the payout table... Players 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ 1st 90% 60% 50% 50% 40% 35% 30% 30% 30% 30% 2nd - 30% 25% 20% 20% 20% 20% 15% 15% 14% 3rd - - 15% 10% 15% 15% 15% 12% 12% 12% 4th - - - 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 5th - - - - 5% 5% 5% 5% 8% 8% 6th - - - - - 5% 5% 5% 6% 6% 7th - - - - - - 5% 5% 4% 4% 8th - - - - - - - 3% 3% 2% 9th - - - - - - - - 2% 2% 10th - - - - - - - - - 2% Gems 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% As shown all of those equal 95%... 5% goes to us to pay for servers and reward players for unlocking achievements and topping the weekly leaderboards. Max amount of players in a single tournament is 100. So let's say you were to play with a 100 people in the .001 BTC tournament Given that gambling can be an extremely addictive behavior - and as a Nevada resident I'm sure you know this - it is deeply unethical to fail to disclose your game as the gambling it clearly is. Another deceptive douchescam foiled by our hero Beliathon. You're welcome, community. |
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What is your opinion about such an event hitting the earth? Not relevant to my interests. Is the bitcoin network going to survive? Yes. What about the human infrastructure? It will be fine. The sun has an eleven year cycle of activity which we are now at the peak of, it has never been a problem before so there's little reason to worry now. This thread has nothing to do with bitcoin, which contrary to popular belief, doesn't even need the internet or computers or electricity to survive. |
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Let's not forget only that Basic was written by Monte Davidoff, the MS-DOS code was stolen, the Window NT kernel has its roots in the VMS operating system while its developers came from Digital, and even the company name was Paul Allen's idea.
This. Gates was never a true computer scientist, he was a glorified businessman who manipulated and conned his way to the top. Why do you think Micro$oft is such a piece of shit company? |
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Let me give you an example, they declare crypto illegal, then they start going after exchanges, miners etc. You know, kinda like the war on drugs. Because THAT worked out well for them.  |
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By the looks of it that guy had his femoral artery or vein slashed and is bleeding out all over his leg and the ground. I wouldn't consider that funny at all. I honestly hope the guy lived... That is clearly urine running down his leg, there was no slashing involved. "It's always better to have a gun and need it, than not have a gun and not need it." one of my favourite lines from Trailor Park Boys Trailer Park Boys pushing an ignorant redneck pro-gun agenda, what a surprise. If your assailant comes up behind you with ANY weapon, your gun is worthless. If your assailant puts his weapon to the head or throat of you or one of your loved one, your gun is worthless. If your assailant catches you while you're sleeping, your gun is worthless. If your assailants outnumber you, your gun is worthless. If (one of) your assailant(s) is frightened into discharging his firearm when you draw yours, your gun could get you killed. If your assailant doesn't at first notice that you have a gun because it's concealed, your gun could get you killed. If the police arrive and mistake you for one of the criminals, your gun could get you killed. If you fire on your assailant and fail to kill with the first one or two shots, your gun could get you killed. If you fire your weapon and kill your assailant, your gun could land you in prison. If you fire your weapon and kill some other poor bastard, your gun WILL land you in prison. On the other hand, if you simply hand over your wallet to your assailant, you are pretty much guaranteed to get away unharmed. I would rather have pepperspray over a gun in 99 out of 100 situations involving an armed criminal. Literally the ONLY situation in which I'd rather have a gun is if my assailant intends to kill me from the outset. I'm a nice guy, so that's pretty fucking far fetched. Do I really need to go on? |
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Open beta has now started for our game of skill, Flying Satoshi! Tournaments are 3 minutes long and Bitcoin winnings are automatically transferred to your game wallet after each tournament. How much btc are the prizes? Let me take a wild guess and say, damn near worthless. Oops, did I spoil the surprise and ruin your shitty business model? My bad. |
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You can't separate the blockchain from Bitcoin, they're one and the same. This. The network is secured by miners, the miners are incentivized by the value of the currency. The two are inextricably linked. |
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