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201  Economy / Speculation / Re: another day, another dip, another buy the dip on: September 10, 2017, 06:40:27 PM
i am back again with another buy the dip Smiley
this time i am a little late myself.

as the news about China heats up the panic of the weak hands is also heating up. if we see another news from China and another dip it would be a great chance ot start buying some coins in case you msised out or in case you want a bigger profit from these weak hands.

in any case brace yourself and get the cash ready to buy at the bottoms of the dips. and enjoy  Kiss

A very nice move. Though a bit late, the thing that matter is that you cashed in in the dip and did not ignore the price correction. I have always want to do this but unfortunately, I do not have some money to spare. I do not have a job at the moment so I cannot do some cashing in in the mean while. Nonetheless, I will do that. I just hope that when I have some money to spare, Bitcoin crash accordingly Grin Roll Eyes
202  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What If Bitcoin is banned? on: September 09, 2017, 06:33:45 PM
What If Bitcoin is banned in your country will you still use it?

If you use it how will you? How will you exchange it and how will you completely use it as you do before.

If ever Bitcoin gets banned in my country, then I will still continue earning some Bitcoins. Regardless even I cannot exchange it to fiat. I will continue to earn and hold and I will wait for the banning become over. That way, I can exchange huge amount of Bitcoins to fiat. That would be worth the wait.
203  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin to USD formula? on: September 09, 2017, 06:30:07 PM
I alwasy wandered what a formula is to hand convert any amount of BTC to USD is based on the variable exchange rate.. what Is it anyhow?

Actually there is no formula. The whole concept is of demand and supply. Suppose buyers agree to give X price and sellers agree to sell at Y price in particular market. So bitcoin price is actually a consensus price between  X and Y where both buyer and seller agree to trade.
So this consensus price differs in different market hence we have variable prices across globe.

I disagree to this statement. There will always be a formula to conversions. The digits will not just pop up and there we go, the price is this: $x. If you are telling that the price is to decided by the agreement of both seller and buyer then you are just saying that someone is controlling the price, thus Bitcoin is centralized. It seems that your logic has many flaws.
204  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is Bitcoin Really A Currency or An Asset? on: September 09, 2017, 06:04:42 PM
Bitcoin has been touted as a crypto-currency, capable of replacing fiat currencies but the reality today is that most people prefer to hold bitcoins rather than spend it. Can we really say it si a currency when a large number of bitcoin users treat it as an asset?

Bitcoin is a currency, there is no doubt about that because that is what it is. Satoshi designed it to be a digital cash, thus a currency. Bitcoin is just behaving differently from what it should be. It is behaving more like an asset than a currency because of its high volatility. But there remains a fact that we can use Bitcoin to purchase goods and services, thus it indicates that it has a characteristic of a currency. It is hard to point what it is since it possesses dual character. I believe it is a currency and an asset at the same time.
205  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: If Bitcoin dies does altcoin die? on: September 09, 2017, 06:00:04 PM
Bitcoin is a very popular crypto coin today, we know that Bitcoin will be very expensive in the future but I imagine if Bitcoin die, whether there will be hope for the future of altcoin? because most altcoin exchanges are to bitcoins
your opinion is highly appreciated. Smiley

IF Bitcoin dies, then an altcoin will definitely get the abandoned slot. That is how things work. Bitcoin have competing or rival coins. Though Bitcoin is the dominant one, if it dies, the second to it will likely get the spot. The exchanges follows after this. They will replace the exchange rates to the new King of cryptocurrency.
206  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Moneyless Society on: September 04, 2017, 11:32:39 PM
Hi,

I wanted to run this by you and see what you say.

What if we scrapped money altogether and just gave everybody what they wanted?

I know it sounds ridiculous, and everybody would just go for 100 cars and 100 fancy houses, but if you think about it, if you could get everything you wanted, all those things wouldn't be as valuable anymore, and it would lose it's "richness" appeal and people would be bored by it after a while and just settle with what they actually needed. Don't we have all the technology and resources to make this happen? It could also mean less crimes would happen then too.

Sidenote: I love the idea of bitcoin so I don't really want to ruin bitcoin, but hey, maybe we could go there with bitcoin somehow... Smiley

You have a wrong point of view. If everyone can get what he/she wants then there will be chaos. People will be subjected to greed and will want to get everything he/she wanted. Though no one will be treated as rich in the aspect of money and asset, but the new rich people there are those who will have the most power. This will be a chaotic world without order at all. However you are right about having less crime, this is because no law will exist due to the absence of order and everyone gets what he wants.
207  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I made my first purchase of bitcoin. too little too late :( on: September 04, 2017, 11:21:51 PM

I guess I am too late to the train but I made a small purchase of a fraction of bitcoin lol. I am not rich by any means. Hope this is a good decision lol Wish me luck. Where do you think BTC will be in next 2-4 years?

I believe that it is not too late. We are still on the first few years of Bitcoin (less than 10 years) and Bitcoin has a very long way to go. Bitcoin is not an instant way to be rich, not now at least. You buying some Bitcoin, regardless of how much it is, is a very wise decision. Though you felt that you were a bit late, you cannot do anything now but to catch up.

Where will Bitcoin be in the next 2-4 years? Why don't we let Bitcoin to surprise us  Smiley
208  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What happens when we hit 21,000,000 bitcoins? on: September 04, 2017, 11:14:43 PM
This morning I was talking about this with a buddy of mine.

Right now we have miners all over the world trying to solve this exponentially hard algorithm to earn their bitcoins. That is their incentive and that is what drives them to do so.

What happens when we remove that incentive to "mine" aka "verify transactions" on the blockchain? What I'm basically asking is what happens when we hit 21,000,000 bitcoins from the perspective of the miners?

Then there are no more block rewards for the miners. Regardless even if the last block of Bitcoin is already mined, miners will continue to mine for the purpose of processing Bitcoin transactions. So if we are going to look in the aspect of profitability, then miners will only rely on transaction fees. We won't be seeing this, it will happen after more than a hundred years from now (I do not know the exact digits Tongue). That is if Bitcoin will still exist on that point, though.
209  Economy / Speculation / Re: 1 BTC = 2nd Hand Honda Civic on: September 03, 2017, 06:22:56 PM
1 BTC = 2nd Hand Honda Civic

Tell me your predictions at the middle of September, what will be the market price of 1 BTC?

Are you saying that 1 Bitcoin is equal to the price of a 2nd hand Honda Civic or it is your prediction at the middle of September? It's unclear mate.

My prediction at the middle of September? hmm, let me see. Well that depends on what year Grin Grin
I think Bitcoin will stabilize between $4500 and $5000. I can see also a possible price drop to 4200 USD or lower. Just a correction, I think.
210  Economy / Speculation / Re: If Bitcoin Reaches $10k in 2017, what will you do? on: September 03, 2017, 06:18:25 PM
I'm waiting for this to happened!

I'll record myself and do the (fake) seizure thing and upload it to YouTube to get views for $$$ (I'm joking), I hope this will happened, 2017 will be the best Year of Bitcoin History.


"BTW, I still have 0 bitcoin since I live"

I do not know if this tremendous hype will be a good thing for Bitcoin. I've read in this forum that a quick and huge increase on Bitcoin's price is harmful to Bitcoin because the greater the pump, the greater the dump afterwards. Though, I want to see Bitcoin achieve these height but if it is harmful, then I would prefer a slow, steady increase.
211  Economy / Speculation / Re: BTC Increasing Very Fast! on: September 03, 2017, 06:13:59 PM
First time I was thinking that in December btc will go about 5k usd.
But now I see that is just In this month..
So BTC Increasing Very Fast and go to December more Than 6k or more..

Then, need to hold and wait the most result

Bitcoin has been so surprising these past weeks. Last time I remember, we are on a bear market so there are many ups and downs on Bitcoin's price, and then it became a bullish market all of a sudden. We have seen Bitcoin to surpass its own records several times within a couple of month. If this trend goes on, Bitcoin will continue to attract more people into using it.
212  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: If bitcoin has enemy (except altcoin) what is it? on: September 03, 2017, 05:34:11 PM
You can tell me anything what's bitcoin worst enemy is...

Mine is, government!

I agree that government is an enemy of Bitcoin. Many (government) have tried to make Bitcoin illegal, and succeeded in some cases in their jurisdiction. They suppress Bitcoins potential that's why it took a while before Bitcoin exploded in a worldwide scale.

Miners are neutral that can be treated as a friend and an enemy as well. Miners mine for only one reason, to gain profit. So if they see that mining bitcoin is not profitable anymore then they can easily jump to another boat. Thus, harming Bitcoin.

Another enemy of Bitcoin is Bitcoin (it is not an altcoin Tongue). Bitcoin can also be a threat to itself. Slow confirmation of tx, high tx fees, very volatile, etc that other people might hate about it. This is a considered threat/enemy.
213  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin as Ransom on: September 03, 2017, 05:25:00 PM
What if you had, let's say....5000 Bitcoins in your custody and suddenly someone demanded it as a ransom in exchange for someone very important to you, would you make the exchange?

The first question here is how did that kidnapper knew I have a lot of Bitcoins. Second, I don't need to exchange my bitcoins because he is demanding for bitcoin and not for fiat, either way, I will not find any exchanger that will be exchanging that massive number of bitcoins.
I think your point of views are right. There is no reason to exchange all your btc for someone else which is an important to you, You can just give him your real currency.  Also as you said, I don't think that is an exchanger which allow you to convert this massive numbers of btc, maybe we should use a lot of exchangers to do that.

Both of you did not get the term "exchange" on the OP. It is not an exchange like Bittrex, Kraken, etc so that you can exchage it to fiat. OP said, are you willing to give your BTCs in exchange for that someone. Understand the topic first before answering recklessly.
214  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin as Ransom on: September 03, 2017, 05:18:30 PM
What if you had, let's say....5000 Bitcoins in your custody and suddenly someone demanded it as a ransom in exchange for someone very important to you, would you make the exchange?

Well why not? Bitcoin is just an asset and is replaceable but someone very important to you is not. It could be your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings, or anyone that has so much importance to you. I will make the exchange. Of course you will do anything so that there will be no casualties or any form of compliment. But if the time comes, I won't think twice to make the exchange.
215  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why compare BTC to USD? on: September 02, 2017, 05:06:44 PM
When people talk about Bitcoin price, they usually refer to its price expressed in dollars. I really don't understand why...

US Dollar is going down in price, US economy is collapsing. There are many other countries which has more Bitcoin users, like Russia, China, Japan, Philippines and the whole Eurozone. Even ICOs are forbidden in the USA. It's not a so Bitcoin-friendly country, its national currency is not so strong. So why price Bitcoin in $?

There could be many other more appropriate currencies like EUR, CNY or RUB...

US Dollar is pretty dominating currency. When we are to talk about the currency, dollar will always be there. USD is just the reference of measure. So regardless if the US economy is collapsing or whatever it is just a reference. You can see Bitcoin being converted to another currency, and they just refer to the USD equivalent. I don't know why are you making a big deal out of this. This is just a conversion factor, i.e., 1 BTC = x USD then convert to another currency.
216  Local / Altcoins (Pilipinas) / Re: Guide/Tips sa Lahat ng Newbie Partikular sa Signature Campaign on: September 02, 2017, 03:17:28 PM
Tamang tama nga ang mga nakalahad dito. Talagang iyong quality ng post ang kadalasang tinitingnan ng mga campaign manager kapag nag-aaccept sila ng mga participants. Malaking tulong ito sa mga Newbie hindi lamang sa newbie ranks kundi sa mga newbie din pagdating sa signature campaigns. Sana mabasa rin ito ng iba pang newbie para makatulong sa kanila. Para din hindi sila magspam na tanong ng tanong tungkol sa pagsali sa mga signature campaign.
217  Economy / Speculation / Re: When do you think the price correction will occur? on: September 01, 2017, 08:30:18 PM
And how much could it go down? Any ideas? I bought myself a Bitcoin when it was around 2500 $ and I'm kinda angry at myself that I didn't buy another one.

Once the correction happens, will you guys buy more bitcoins?

A correction happens days after a very noticeable increase happened. About 10% or above. It could go down until it reached the same level it was before it pumped or above that level (most cases). The correction happens fast and if you are not aware of it, you might lose your chance.

I would buy if I have some to spare. But unfortunately.
218  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: why do governments don't make BTC illegal worldwide ? on: August 29, 2017, 08:40:44 PM
I'm wondering this because is such a real threat to bank system and we all know how banks and governments are tightly linked !

BTC could make people more autonomous, self-resilient, being their own bank. You can use it like cash, making your transaction almost untraceable (or untraceable using e.g. monero or dash or laundry systems) : this is governments worst nightmare, isn't it ?



Because they do not have the power to do so. Each government has their own sovereignty and jurisdiction and imposing an ILLEGAL label to Bitcoin worldwide is impossible unless all government in the world make the same move. However, some country/government acknowledges the worth of Bitcoin so it will be difficult to make Bitcoin to be illegal on a worldwide scale. Regardless of the threat Bitcoin gives to banking system, they just can't touch Bitcoin.
219  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think digital currency will ever replace paper money? on: August 29, 2017, 07:38:24 PM
Personally I say yes as our society becomes increasingly dependent upon technology, digital currency will become a more popular means of paying for different things and it is more effective and instant. I haven't used much physical money in the past 8 years and I rarely had any problems with that.

What do you guys think? Wink

As far as I know, digital currency or money are made as a substitute to the physical ones. And when it become so widely accepted, the physical cash might be replaced entirely with the digital ones. The digital money did not start when the Alpha cryptocurrency was born but it goes beyond that point. We have the credit cards and such. So I think it is only a matter of time now before we see that the world is entirely using a digital money.
220  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin in Asia on: August 29, 2017, 07:33:36 PM
How common is Bitcoin in Asia? Just want to know Huh

I think this question is difficult to be answered accurately. When you say "common" it means majority. Not all countries in Asia has declared their acceptance of Bitcoin. Only some of the popular country did. We do not even know if some are already accepting Bitcoin but they are not announcing it to the world. There is no concrete basis that would tell us that Bitcoin is common in Asia though some might think it is.
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