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2341  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How To Accept Crypto Payments On my webite. on: May 18, 2019, 07:02:44 AM
I have a successful crypto daily newsletter getting huge press and success due to my accurate calls on there... and its gaining huge attraction. 

I accept USD but how can I let people pay with crypto? to get my addictive content. Which is the best site.... I heard bitpay? is that a good one, or which site do you recommend, so my members can pay in btc or crypto? Please help?

Someone here already suggested the CoinPayments option. I can vouch for that and it is easy to integrate this platform to any site or business. Definitely offer many ways for one to pay using bitcoin and I understand also some other top cryptocurrencies as you go along. There are now many choices of apps and payment platforms on the market so it is just a matter of choosing the best and the most appropriate to your specific needs and situation. Good luck.
2342  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: [HELP] distribution of tokens on: May 18, 2019, 06:32:27 AM
what is the most interesting and safe way to distribute token example (erc20) so that it does not have high dumping in exchange?

Ideally, if the project is fantastic and valuable plus there is a solid community built around it there will be a strong demand for the tokens the project generated and so any dumping from the bounty hunters can easily be swallowed by the demand. Realistically, this is not the scenario that happened as even the token investors can also scramble to let go of their hoard to make immediate profits especially since they are thinking that the dump is coming immediately after exchange placement. So maybe a staggered release of the tokens not just for bounty hunters but even for the investors can help though many investors may not like the scheme save the bounty hunters who have no choice. This is the problem with the crowdfunding projects introduced via ICO, STO or even IEO since many of them are start-ups unproven and have no solid track record on the market yet.
2343  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Blockchain is giving everyone 25$ worth Stellar coins for free on: May 18, 2019, 06:14:55 AM
Free coin? And you only need is to sign up and register. Sounds good right?I am already a victim of that kind of scam. So be careful in giving your personal information in return of free coin. Make sure that you did not give your personal information like password or private key. Always think your security before dealing to any promo like this.

In my view, this is a promotion of that site and Stellar and definitely not a scam though there are those who failed to get the Stellar coin for some reasons. I think there is a need to do the KYC on the site and some document submitted have been rejected which can just be normal anyway. XLM remain a good coin and holding them can be profitable on the long-term. Wishing all participants good luck hope you all get approved for the airdrop.
2344  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / TRON to soon displace ETHEREUM? on: May 18, 2019, 05:53:04 AM



There is a big potential of TRON to soon be a big leader in the world of cryptocurrency. Some are saying this has the potential to displace
Ethereum not just in market capitalization but importantly with adoption as it is now boasting of many Dapp users.  

Recently, Justin Sun announced that #TRON smashes Dapp record with over 100k Daily Users on May 16. The crypto market is experiencing an upward trend and Dapps are not to be left behind. As it is, #TRX has just broken it own all-time high record in daily active DApp users."

Aside from this, TRON is proud to have gain partnerships with many known entities and I am sure more can be coming in the next few months. Here is the list for now:

#TRON Partnerships of 2019:
@Opera - Web Browser
@Travalacom - Travel
@Swarm - Tokenization
@ALSassociation - ALS
@Tether_to - USDT-TRON
@CoinFlipATM - TRON ATMs
@HuobiGlobal - #TRX Derivatives
@BitGo - Custody
@BinanceBCF - Charity
@DACCblockchain - AI

With this as the developmental backdrop, it is easy to conclude that TRON is the rising star. I am looking forward for the possibility of a good and healthy rivalry between Vitalik Buterin and Justin Sun.

Are you a TRON believer?

2345  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: Are You Afraid of KYC? on: May 18, 2019, 05:41:07 AM
^^^ I am not surprised. I have seen this many many times here in Bitcointalk. These bounty campaigns never mention about KYC in the beginning. And initially they are supposed to run for one or two months. They extend this duration several times and in the end the campaign which was supposed to be over in one month takes more than one year. And once it is clear that they can't extend the campaign anymore, the next trick is revealed. KYC. They announce that KYC is mandatory, in case the participants want to receive their rewards. Now this KYC process is going to take a few months and by then the team will be able to complete the ICO process, pocket the funds, and vanish. Here KYC is one of the many tools being used to scam people.

There had been many victims of this whole mess. In this connection, KYC became the tool to limit what they are supposed to distribute to bounty participants as there can be some that can't and will not do KYC. I know of some projects that promised no KYC but after the end of the crowdsale they changed their stance without consulting the participants. And what can be worse than seeing the project gone from here to nowhere...executing the exit scam so they can themselves enjoy the money they generated leaving their loyal investors nothing but empty plastic bags. Sadly, these many problematic projects made the ICO platform very bad and messy stuff.
2346  Bitcoin / Legal / Roger Vs. Craig: The Fight of the Century? on: May 18, 2019, 05:29:28 AM




Okay, i am just joking when I said the fight of the century but it is good (and funny to some extent) following the legal battle between two famous men in the world of cryptocurrency. And spicing the whole thing is that they were former partners.

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The increasingly litigious Craig Wright sued Bitcoin Cash figurehead, and former business partner, Roger Ver for libel after being called a “fraud and a liar.” Ver responded to the lawsuit by seemingly debunking Wright’s claim that he controlled several high-profile Bitcoin addresses, which would have suggested that Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto. Craig Wright called out, again Craig Wright, one of the most controversial figures in the crypto industry, has been at the center of media scrutiny for a string of seemingly frivolous lawsuits. Now, the vocal founder of Bitcoin SV is in the news because it appears he was caught lying in court. Wright, who gained notoriety for claiming he is Satoshi Nakamoto, submitted a list of Bitcoin addresses to a U.S. District Court in Florida. These addresses are owned by him and a trust he operates. The addresses, which were described as a “lazy copy-paste job,” was supposed to prove that Wright owns some of the first Bitcoin addresses ever created. However, Wright’s nemesis and former partner, the similarly controversial Roger Ver, debunked his claims by using one of the listed addresses to create a signed message.

Source: https://newconomy.media/rss-item/l79yqreyTuiPHaHf


Reading the news above, it seems to me that Craig Wright is quickly losing his own credibility while Roger Ver has been proven to be telling the truth. Oh, well, it seems these two men are becoming like entertainers in the world of cryptocurrency with one emerging as the unofficial joker.


2347  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: The Urgency for Scammer Blacklist on: May 18, 2019, 05:20:42 AM
The Bitcoin industry has been rife with a wide variety of exit scams, phishing attempts and other such schemes since its earliest days, but nevertheless there have not yet been any serious attempts to formalize such a blacklist system.
And how can such blacklist stop exit scams and phishing attempts from happening? Not unless they have the power to block ip addresses, phishing sites or stop transactions from happening a blacklist is just a list with no power from stopping any scam from happening in the future. Harlot is right to say that they could easily create a new identity and not only that they can still create new phishing sites as well as new scam HYIP sites in order to fool more people again.  Scams won't stop not unless people stop being victimized by them already.
It is true that blacklist will not stop scams and phishing from happening but on the other hand bringing out the facts about how rampant these illegal activities are will somehow make users more aware and careful in safeguarding their digital assets in their wallets and be vigilant in every transactions they make online.

Information and its dissemination can somehow help us always be aware and careful about the very industry we are in as it is now and probably will always be riddled with scammers, hackers, phishers and similar fraudsters. There is no single solution to deter scams and these people can always be ahead of the game...this is a big fact. However, we have to do something about this as we can not just sit down and surrender without a good fight. One small solution can contribute a lot towards this fight.
2348  Economy / Economics / Re: Mining in the cloud vs simply buying bitcoin on: May 18, 2019, 05:03:00 AM
So, in our example instead of 1.6 bitcoin, I am lucky if I get 0.8 bitcoin by the end of cloud mining contract.
Therefore, in my humble opinion, it’s safer to buy bitcoin rather then mine one in the cloud.
Would you disagree? And if I am wrong where the flaw in the logic and/or calculation?

You are right, luck is a huge factor in the equation. The difficulty sometimes rise, sometimes drops; of course, overall it rises more than it drops. I didn't do the math, but I think that there's also a chance for profit. So instead of your max 0.8 BTC, there could be something like 0.5(?)-1.25(?) BTC range.
Your conclusion is, however, correct. It's not worth the risk. (And I'd not even insist on how many fake cloud mining companies are around, let's just keep the calculation on legit ones.)
Cloud mining is no longer profiting and at that it not certain if you make a good profits involving in cloud mining but to me it better for one to get involved in trading rather then cloud mining because in trading you can calculate your risk but in cloud mining you are not in control.

I am not really familiar how cloud mining works but according to some sources I read it is called as just downright scam or just plainly ineffective programs when we talk about real return on investment (ROI). However, many people are still attracted into cloud mining programs because most of them are promising good returns to entice investors (tiny investors especially) to come in and stake some money.

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Cloud mining is a term for companies that allow you to rent mining hardware they operate and maintain in exchange for a fixed fee and a share of the revenue you’ll make. It basically means that you can mine remotely without the need for buying expensive hardware. Most, if not all, cloud mining companies today are either plain scams or work through an ineffective business model. By ineffective I mean that you will either lose money or earn less than you would have by just buying and holding Bitcoins.

Source: https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin-mining/cloud-mining/

2349  Economy / Economics / Re: 🌟🌟🌟🌟✅ Discussions & Analysis with the Professor! ✅🌟🌟🌟🌟 on: May 18, 2019, 04:52:46 AM
So it is just like a trading signal service? If so, then it is better to be moved to Trading Discussion board. How about the fee to subscribe your analysis? Is it free or do you charge some money for users to get the analysis?

Most likely they are offering it for free, I've visited the group on telegram and they are just giving away free signals and not asking for VIP subscription for their signal.

I just joined their Telegram group and am hoping this can help me for analysis and predictions. It is good to see a free service giving away free tips and signals for cryptocurrency trading. The group is recommending what coins/tokens to buy at the moment, what to hold and also what to let go. Of course, we should take this as a guide and not the one making decision for us. At the end, it is our money and whatever we do with it is our own responsibility.
2350  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-17]Massive Sell-Off Triggers Bitcoin Price Drop to $7,000 Level on: May 18, 2019, 04:30:53 AM
In this very week, the world’s leading cryptoasset traded above $8,320, but to our surprise, the digital asset is now falling to hit the $7,000 level.

The crypto world becomes very scary, imagine someone go to sleep and see the price at  $8000 and wake up and see the price fell to $7000. The idea of losing $1000 in a short time should not be easy to stay calm. This is a very risky market and every person should take great care when investing their money in the cryptos.


Bitcoin is not called very volatile for no reason. One day it is at $8,000 yet the following morning the price is down to $7,000 and with that big difference some can be shocked. Old players of bitcoin think that is very normal and even a welcomed event. Now, it is also possible that tomorrow or the next day we are waking up to see bitcoin already back into the game and is about to approach $9,000. Such is the nature of this beast and many traders are happy to play with its volatility and make good money along the way. Volatility can indeed be a two-edged sword depending on which side of the table you are located and how you use this threat and opportunity rolled into one. For people who are into the nuisances of trading, just holding can be very profitable in the long-run.
2351  Bitcoin / Press / [2019-05-18] Bitcoin’s Rally May Not Be Finished Just Yet on: May 18, 2019, 04:23:09 AM



The crypto markets incurred a significant amount of selling pressure late-yesterday that sent them reeling downwards, surrendering a decent portion of the recent gains they have incurred as a result of the massive rally that has been taking place since early-April.

Despite the recent drop, some analysts believe that Bitcoin’s rally may not be done just yet, as a bout of coordinated selling may have sparked this temporary downwards movement.

Although it is unclear as to whether or not the current drawback is over or if further losses are imminent, it is important that Bitcoin breaks above newly formed resistance levels in order for it to continue surging upwards.

Source: https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/05/18/despite-plummeting-towards-7000-bitcoins-rally-may-not-be-finished-just-yet/


The recent big correction was actually predicted by many analysts to be coming and it did happen triggered by that single but massive sell order of 5,000 BTC on Bitstamp pushing bitcoin down. However, we have to note that this bull run was coming from the $3,200 low in 2018 so the gain is still enormous. Now, we are hoping that bitcoin will again be energized and start surging again towards the $10,000 level and from there things can get easier as FOMO can start riding the bull.

Are you still holding that positive stance or already afraid that we are going back to the bearish territory?

2352  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: My aunt's daughter Died and there is 13 btc in hardwear wallet on: May 18, 2019, 04:06:31 AM
My aunt's daughter Died and there is 13 btc in hardware wallet  she left 2 kids and we my family know nothing about btc  or this field  i help her to buy this coins. I have  her laptop she use to open the wallet from and we have the bill that we buy Ledger Nano. So what we can do to solve this mess?

What do you need your post is confusing. You should watch some YT for tutorial on how to use it so you wouldn't get confused and wouldn't lose the Bitcoin. You should just know her pin to access the ledger or since you have the bill try finding the paper where she wrote the pass phrase. And please don't do anything stupid like posting it on social media because the wallet could be hacked and you wouldn't use anything from it.

In my guess, this is easier to solve because some information must be there somewhere. They just need some guide on what to look and how to use the information they can find. And yes, watching some YouTube can help. I advise them never to trust anybody outside as we don't know if one can be tempted to do something unfortunate. I am wondering if Ledger Nano has a hotlink or customer support for a matter like this, anyone?
2353  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Your Emotions: Highs and Lows of the Bull Runs on: May 17, 2019, 05:34:49 PM
How do you feel during a bull run when you see the crypto you hold going up in price? How do you feel post bull run when the price goes down? What sort of emotions do you feel when hoping the crypto you hold keeps climbing and do you imagine driving a Ferrari or Lamborghini? Maybe you start thinking of when to sell and maybe if it would give enough money to help you leave your job and start a business or travel the world?  Grin

Riding the bull means people can get so excited imagining bitcoin will soon be reaching beyond the $20,000 level it reached in the 2017 bull run. Emotions can go high and can go low likewise just like what we are having today because of the dip or a correction. Once bitcoin can get back to its feet again, smiling faces of many bitcoin holders can be as common as the air we breath. On my case, I am thinking that I can be able to buy a farm if I am holding a sizable number of bitcoin under my sleeves but since I only got some minute figures then I am just imagining buying like a t-shirt somewhere maybe in Hong Kong.
2354  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Transaction fee has gone up by 10x during the last two weeks on: May 17, 2019, 05:17:46 PM
~~ the default fee in Blockchain.com ~~ And I checked bitcoinfees.earn.com

just so you know, both of these sites are unreliable when it comes to fees. blockchain.com is known to give weird suggestions (usually too low) and bitcoinfees always suggests a much higher fee for high priority transactions and causes a big overpay for those who rely on it.

you are correct though, fees have indeed increased over the past weeks due to the price rise and the large number of people who are both selling and buying bitcoin.

I am wondering why are they doing this? I know they are here to make good money but increasing the fees to 10X that can already be astronomical and will not be helping bitcoin in the long run. One thing I am confused is that there seems to be no industry-wide standard fees that big players should follow. This is detrimental for business and in fact this has been a major reason why many merchants are not interested with bitcoin aside from the fact that sales can be laggard using bitcoin as one of the modes of payment. There must be a better alternative than this. I am hoping that there are other platforms offering services at lower fees.
2355  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-17] Bitstamp Starts Investigation After Large BTC Sell Leads to $250m on: May 17, 2019, 05:06:25 PM


Wow...that was a huge amount of money and am sure that Bitfinex was alarmed as this was the one that triggered the current correction we are experiencing right now...and of the press time bitcoin is now in the $7,100 vicinity with no sign that it is ready to move up. Just a single transaction has the potential to cause the bitcoin market crash all because this involved a big amount of money. I am hoping Bitfinex can uncover something unusual with the transaction and share the results to the rest of the industry.
2356  Bitcoin / Press / [2019-05-17] BTC's Biggest Intraday Price Drop for Over a Year on: May 17, 2019, 04:56:32 PM



Amid extremely overbought conditions, bitcoin has fallen by $1,702 – its biggest intraday price drop since January 2018.
The cryptocurrency market leader nosedived from the day’s opening price (UTC) of $7,880 to a seven day low of $6,178 on Bitstamp in the Asian trading hours.

The $1,702 drop is the highest since January 17, 2018, according to Bitstamp data. On that day, BTC had tumbled by $2,171 from the opening price of $11,393 only to recovery all the way back to $11,191 by UTC close. Bitcoin has recovered more than 50 percent since the low hit earlier today. However, just before press time, its price is still down around 8.2 percent on the day at $7,223.

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-suffers-biggest-intraday-price-drop-for-over-a-year

Bitcoin is now hovering in the $7,100 range and there is no sign yet that it is ready to move forward towards what it lost  just a day ago. Well, this is bitcoin one of the most volatile investment instrument on the market. Amidst this latest debacle, many are still looking forward for the continuation of the bull run as we have not yet reached the $10,000 yet.

How many days will our coin choose to relax and just swim around this level remains to be seen. Any predictions?
2357  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Nem near 40% pump!!! on: May 17, 2019, 04:41:47 PM
I'm sure most investors now doesn't care about centralized coins like XRP. Everyone is here to make money. So I guess people will go to where the money is right now, BTC,ETH, XRP. But I'm glad to see NEM is being pump, but it's very obvious that it's not organic though. So just be careful not to invest on top, otherwise you will be trap, just saying.

That is hard truth...people in cryptocurrency are mostly desiring to make money more than looking at what the platform can contribute to the many industry and the society in general. And we could not blame people to have that mindset as we are for what we can get from something. Though we have to recognize that there are still some people who are following their ideals in selecting what coin to support and we should thank them for that. NEM actually has a good potential and I am hoping that the team behind will innovate and partner more with other organizations that can take advantage of their platform. At the end of the day, it is always adoption that can carry the platform into the future. The more users the platform has the better it can be for its viability. As they say, the more the merrier.
2358  Economy / Speculation / Re: MtGox trustees dumping coins again? on: May 17, 2019, 04:05:03 PM
I do not know if this might be the cause of the sudden drop in the price, but we know the MtGox trustees like to dump coins on the exchanges, when there is a increase in the price. Can someone check the known Bitcoin addresses for the MtGox coins and see if there was significant movement in those coins? Those idiots could care less about the impact on the price, if they sell those coins on public exchanges. A lot of people asked them to use OTC platforms, but the trustees still sold coins on exchanges.  Roll Eyes  Ps. I have no facts to support my claims, but it has happened before when the price increased and all signs are pointing to coins being dumped on Asian exchanges.  Roll Eyes

No, I don't think there is a connection between the bitcoin correction right now with anyone from the MtGox people. This is just another normal day in the bitcoin market when someone decided to sell his (assuming that the owner is a guy, of course) hoard to an exchange taking advantage of the $8,000 level bitcoin got into...what is amazing is that he can buy back his bitcoin at the current rate and realized a good profit. Whether this can just be another manipulation, that remains to be seen.
2359  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Would you buy a coffee using BTC during current times? on: May 17, 2019, 03:54:02 PM
First of all for now, 30 cents worth of BTC was enough for me to get confirmation approximately in 10 minutes. Also, such things as LN are designed to simplify such "coffee transactions". And this solution becomes pretty popular. The other question is that why should you pay those $2-3 in BTC while there is a chance that tomorrow it could become a $4 worth of BTC? At this point it seems much easier to pay in cash.

Aside from fees, we are right now in the speculative fever so why waste your Bitcoin just to have a coffee? I would rather hold my small bitcoin and see where this bull run is going to. And yes this is the problem on the currency side of bitcoin people are not daring to use the bitcoin just to buy anything and on the side of the merchants they can be disappointed to realize that not many are actually using bitcoin to buy something from them. Is there a solution to this? There is and that is to make bitcoin not volatile but the problem is how to make it like that...any idea?
2360  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Tempted to market buy a boatload of $SHIFT right now! on: May 17, 2019, 03:22:38 PM
Shift Project was $10+ dollars last year.  It's 35 cents right now. I'm sooo tempted to market buy a huge chunk off that sell book. Just got a nice lump sum from selling some real estate. The bot on Bittrex keeps putting large sell orders lower and lower. Probably one of the most under the radar coins out there.  I think it's finally time to pull the trigger. If you see 100% gain on $SHIFT this week then I decided to market buy.  Wink

Go ahead and tell us later your positive experience with SHIFT. As we are in the bull right now (though a correction is happening) it is quite probable that many good alts (and yes even shitcoins sometimes) can also be energized and receive the needed attention from investors and traders. I would be happy to soon hear your satisfying and profitable story. Good luck to your endeavor in the world of cryptocurrency.
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