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21  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin is going down. on: November 12, 2017, 04:40:08 PM
Bitcoin cash will take over bitcoin.
LOL
22  Other / Politics & Society / Re: How Putin became the richest man in the world on: November 12, 2017, 04:36:52 PM
I already knew that from youtube videos such as this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkM1mcdcLEI

Thanks for sharing this. Interesting documentary
23  Other / Politics & Society / How Putin became the richest man in the world on: November 12, 2017, 03:43:18 PM
Vladmir Putin could be worth an estimated $200 billion dollars, much of which is drawn from Russia’s oligarchs. That’s according to fund manager Bill Browder, whose fund Hermitage Capital had as much as $4.5 billion invested in the country at one point.

Putin’s 2003 arrest of the richest man in Russia, Michael Khodorkovsky (which included a televised trial with Khodorkovsky in a cage) prompted approximately twenty oligarchs in the country to plead with Putin, asking what they could do to avoid that fate, Browder explained.

“His response was: ‘50%'” Browder said. “Not 50% to the Russian government, not 50% to the presidential administration of Russia. 50% to Vladmir Putin. And at that moment in time, Putin effectively became the richest man in the world. I estimate his net worth to be $200 billion.”

Putin’s wealth, very much intertwined with the oligarchs, is invested throughout the world.

“None of the money is in his own name,” Browder said. “The money is held by what I call ‘oligarch trustees,’ people who are trusted friends of his who hold the money on his behalf. They’re holding the money in the west, in hedge funds, in private equity funds, in real estate, in football teams and other things like that.”

“A lot of the money sloshing around in real estate and in the world of finance belongs to Vladmir Putin and his oligarch trustees,” Browder added.

Video here - http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2017/07/27/bill-browder-testimony-putin-oligarchs-corruption-sot.cnn

Shares in Oil and Gas Companies
Political analyst Stanislav Belkovsky has claimed that Putin could be worth as much as $70 billion, with shares in major oil and gas companies including a 4.5% stake of national gas giant Gazprom and 37% of oil supplier Surgutneftegas. Belkovsky alleges that while Putin's name does not appear as a shareholder, his holdings are concealed behind a non-transparent chain of offshore companies and funds. Putin defenders point out that there is no clear evidence that Putin actually owns stakes in Surgutneftegaz or Gazprom and that many reports of Putin’s wealth hang on the single unproven assertions of Belkovsky.

Palace, Yacht and Watches
Often painted in the press as a modern day Tsar, Vladimir Putin is rumoured to own a $35 million yacht named Olympia, a billion dollar palace on Russia's Black Sea coast and an extravagant watch collection including a Tourbograph watch made by A Lange & Sohne worth over a half million dollars. The 57-metre Olympia yacht was reportedly a gift from the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Dmitry Skarga is a former Kremlin employee living in the UK who claims to have managed the yacht. In a BBC Panorama documentary called Putin’s Secret Riches, Skarga said that while the yacht had been given to an offshore company, the real owner was Putin and that it was maintained using state funds. The Kremlin strenuously denies the allegations and press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated: “the contents of this BBC film, this is a pure fiction and libel, which has no grounds whatsoever.”

Putin’s Banker
Sergei Pugachev is a former politician and financier, once dubbed as "Putin’s banker" for his close connection to the Russian president. After his relationship with Putin soured he fled from Russia and he is currently living in exile in the south of France. In an interview with the Guardian Pugachev explained his view, saying: “Putin considers everything on Russian territory as his own...any attempts to find some foreign account, they are doomed to fail, because currently Putin considers as his own everything owned by Gazprom, Rosneft, private companies. Therefore, it is quite possible that he is the richest person in the world, until the moment that he loses power.” Pugachev claims that he was stripped of his business assets, while the Kremlin has accused him of owing hundreds of millions of dollars to the liquidator of Mezhprombank, a bank which he co-founded.

U.S. Treasury
When asked by the the BBC whether Putin is corrupt, Adam Szubin of the U.S. Treasury did not mince his words - replying “in our view, yes”. Szubin stated: “He supposedly draws a state salary of something like $110,000 a year...that is not an accurate statement of the man’s wealth and he has longtime training and practices in terms of how to mask his actual wealth.” Szubin also said that the United States had been aware of Putin’s corruption for “many, many years”.

Bill Browder
Bill Browder is the co-founder of the investment fund Hermitage Capital Management, formerly Russia's largest foreign investor. Referring to Putin’s net worth in a 2015 interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, he said: “I believe that it's $200 billion. After 14 years in power of Russia, and the amount of money that the country has made, and the amount of money that hasn't been spent on schools and roads and hospitals and so on, all that money is in property, bank - Swiss bank accounts, shares, hedge funds, managed for Putin and his cronies.”

The Bottom Line
The documents recently leaked by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) known as the Panama Papers revealed how public officials from a number of countries conceal their wealth and have again raised the issue of corruption among world leaders. Although Putin is not directly named in the papers, the documents show that a number of his associates moved as much as $2 billion through banks and offshore firms. The Kremlin has called the ICIJ revelations "a series of fibs", but the papers raise renewed questions over Putin’s alleged wealth and kleptocratic regime.
24  Other / Politics & Society / Re: How did Americans get so damn stupid? on: November 12, 2017, 03:28:24 PM
At first i thought it was just an acting.  They cant be this stupid, but they should quit acting.  Spoiler: Its no act.  These people are really really stupid...

Someone with poor English is calling a whole country stupid  Grin
25  Other / Politics & Society / Re: How did Americans get so damn stupid? on: November 12, 2017, 03:23:50 PM
When compared to other developed nations such as France, Australia, Japan, and Italy, the proportion of stupid people in the United States seems to be far greater than the average. IMO, the main reasons might be:

1. Brainwashing by Hollywood movies.
2. Exposure to lies from MSNBC and CNN.
3. High level of religiosity.
4. Low level of education.
5. Obesity.

Man, CNN is the most honest news network in the US. It's pretty telling that you didn't mention FOX  Roll Eyes
26  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Who is Putin? on: November 08, 2017, 12:38:48 AM
Putin is a corrupt politician. He's worth billions of dollars while many people in his country suffer.
27  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Best Education/Field on: November 08, 2017, 12:35:46 AM
There is always money and job security in Accounting and Finance
28  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Thoughts on OpenBazaar on: November 07, 2017, 11:01:09 PM
OpenBazaar isn't the most user-friendly and requires users to download a program, which puts a lot of potential buyers off.

I've never used it due to the download.
29  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: The Wall Street Bitcoin Exchange - New Bitcoin News Source Startup Project on: November 07, 2017, 10:58:06 PM
but what are you trying to develop? are you going to release it in form of an ico? or are you just going to release your new exchange? i am sorry, but i did not understand a word of your thread, try to explain it a little bit more.
But it seems that it is going to be a good project if you are going to release it, we need more of this stuff in this forum and it would help those who want bitcoin and the whole world of cryptocurrencies to be more serious.
Good luck with the project, but try to explain it a little bit more if you want to receive more feedbacks.


It looks like just a news website. They already have a lot of sponsored links up.
30  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Economics Dissertation - Cryptocurrency viability on: November 07, 2017, 10:54:26 PM
https://antonopoulos.com/ - maybe be a good place to start.

Cryptoassets could be a good reference too.
31  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Looking for guest posts and contributors on: November 07, 2017, 10:50:23 PM
I may be interested. Please PM me the details.
32  Economy / Collectibles / Re: [AUCTION] Polymerbit NFC Limited Edition note, limited to 25 #4 on: November 07, 2017, 10:32:24 PM
What is this? A paper wallet?
33  Economy / Goods / Re: BITCOIN abstract ART and paintings on: November 07, 2017, 09:15:26 PM
I love them, I'm just not sure where I would put them.

Which ones do you have left?
34  Economy / Services / Re: Graphic and webdevelopment services on: November 07, 2017, 09:07:19 PM
How much experience do you have with wordpress templates?
35  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Six Interesting facts about ICO on: October 18, 2017, 01:22:04 AM
It is expected that in the next three to four months the rate of BTR token will grow tenfold.

Who expects this?
36  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: When do you sell you coins? on: October 18, 2017, 01:19:12 AM
I plan to hold bitcoin for a longtime.
37  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] [ICO] Elite 888 will ICO on October 9th, 2017 on: October 18, 2017, 12:52:50 AM
what is the result ? Grin Grin Grin Grin

Great for not much advertising (no bounty and no paid ads).  Smiley

We still have amounts available for sale, and we plan to start advertising before the ICO period ends.  Grin

Good stuff. Best of luck  Cheesy
38  Other / Meta / Re: My account got hacked? on: October 18, 2017, 12:32:55 AM
I'm assuming a different account was hacked, and that was a warning to let you know in case you interacted with that person.

I could be wrong though...
39  Other / Meta / Re: It sucks being a Newbie on: October 18, 2017, 12:27:11 AM
I've been posting on forums for over 15 years, but just found this one. Now I'm stuck as a newbie for 1 1/2 months, and I feel like I can't really participate.

Just some of the annoying things I've found so far:
 - I have to wait 360 seconds before posts and messages
 - I can't have a signature
 - I can't post pictures

I'm sure there are more... I'm surprised that this site actually keeps new members, because all the limitations suck.  Angry

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I've been posting on forums for over 15 years

this forum created at 2009 so stop laying



if you join here Before 2013 you can send image and but avatar also you can post with out make account but huge amount of spam   

Other internet forums have existed since the 1990s  Roll Eyes
40  Other / Meta / Re: It sucks being a Newbie on: October 18, 2017, 12:25:15 AM
These are precautions that have to be taken to disencourage spamming from brand new accounts. If it wasn't for those precautions the forum would be filled even more with people spamming (which is already happening on quite a large scale). Use your frustration as a source of motivation to establish a nice quality account on here. You well get there. Just be consistent.

Good advice. Thanks  Cool
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