Yes, have to agree. It's so close to this fork foolishness you would have to be pretty brave to commit now, before it actually happens. I will say the price has been unreasonably stable, despite the news. Its been hovering around 10.50 ish for a while now despite the news subsequent the hack, surely it can only go down?

I never followed up on this, the redemption at least, as I specifically wasn't holding a ton of coin during the 'airdrop' and didn't move.my coins to new addresses with a key I wouldn't mind sharing. So this amounted to 30 cents per Bitcoin? This doesn't seem like anyone got too many of these then, I understand why the price didn't react.

Only if I had foreknowledge of said pump, and then I probably wouldn't trust it. They are too uncertain, what is an uptrend one minute can become a massive dump in a few seconds. Never buy into a peak, always wait for the price to correct before you enter into an asset on a steep uptrend.

If you waited this long, you might as well keep waiting until after the fork. None of us know what's going to happen, but we all have an inkling that the price will be going down, at least short term. You could buy prematurely, but why take the risk?

This seems a little improbable, this would be a civil suit at best. The FBI would be waaaay more interested in the actual theft itself, not this. I honestly don't believe the FBI is all that interested with this at the moment, but I think that will change. The hard fork kinda negates this whole debacle, which is why I wonder why we went through all of this.

Although it is CLAM specific in all functions, just dice is a trusted, vetted platform where you can wager. You can also dig up CLAMS from your old btc addresses, which is kinda like free chips.

Yobit lets you make simple wagers on your coin balances, and has alot of different types of coins. But it's an exchange, not a casino.

There was a time when this could have been a strong competitor, but with all the scandal it will be difficult for Ethereum to be trusted. And this trust is why it will never compete with Bitcoin, it simply hasn't been around long enough.

I mentioned this a few days ago with Doge, but it works for most of the coins. They are so manipulated, because the market caps are so small, that they regularly experience 'waves'. Just look at the chart.

Invest in projects with goals you believe in. I'm not going to suggest anything specific here, lest I be accused of shilling, but try to avoid the coins that need huge capitalizations for development. Bitcoin was developed on a shoestring, and look where we turned out  recognize the projects with vision from the ones that are blatant cash grabs. Usually, marketing is the clue.

You can actually usually win with sure bets on sportbooks (games with ban overwhelming favorite. You won't make alot, as these don't pay out much, and they aren't risk free (favorite lose all the time), but you can profit a little long term. Very long term.

Martingales should only be that profitable if your bankroll is giant compared to your bet. So, either you aren't betting alot, or you have entirely too.much money to be gambling, invest that somewhere with less risk.

As per the original question, bet on binary events. Much easier to predict a game than predict a die roll.

I don't really see how the governmental healthcare program could benefit from incorporating a block chain?   Only use case is like maybe patient records on hospital specific private blockchains. Am I rich now?

Damn. I said it out loud. The internet has it now

Bitcoin is not really all that anonymous. The addresses protect you somewhat. But if you connect to the internet to make a bitcoin transaction, which is a duh, you are going to leave traces the average user doesn't know how to mitigate. A government (most governments) can probably index bitcoin transactions with metadata to figure out who you are very quickly.

I have been actively searching for years for a real cash economy game that actually exists, besides Project Calypso. For the currency to be bitcoin would be icing on the cake. Afterworld was awesome while it lasted, but ultimately failed; none of these projects seem to actually make it to fruit. I myself would love to get together with some forum guys and make a MUD (text based mmorg) with a bitcoin economy, but I can't code for shit, only have world building/ game mechanics ideas.

But I think the legal aspect of this (game would essentially being a bank) is why we don't see more of these. Too easy to launder money through a platform like this, or steal massive amounts of value through hacking or fraud.
My second post was deleted, but I can only assume that's because it was a second post, and not because of the content. Reposting here because I spent time typing my opinion and wish to share it:

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But, if any of you guys are down for the commitment of making a MUD, and we can get the right guys on board from enough disciplines, I would certainly dedicate some resources towards making something like this a reality.  I've thought about this, losing the graphical client would make for a much easier project, something more accessible to more markets (players) with lower spec'd systems. Probably a science fiction setting if bitcoin were integrated directly, but fantasy environments would work (the concept of magic doesn't jive well in a real world economy, shooting deadly fireballs for little to no effort with no energy expenditure or cost doesn't reflect real world entropy).

It is a challenge building a sustainable real world economy as well, adjusting the Eco to your game mechanics as well as changing player interests and a shifting real world market. Typing it out, I truly understand why I have been searching so long for something like this in vain.

Besides here, obviously, I use Google News (you can enter in topics of interest) to have a steady stream of info. They pick up CoinDesk and the like alot, but they don't catch all the specialized sites. Inversely, they catch the Bitcoin articles in the mainstream publications.

Reddit isn't that bad, lot of crap to wade through sometimes, however. But if it happens on the internet, it usually happened at Reddit first

Yes. There are keyloggers that will detect OSK (on screen keyboard) entries, as well as keyloggers that copy and cache the contents of your clipboard, should you try to cut and paste from a document. Always use a secure terminal or device for any sensitive bitcoinery.

Usually I don't bite on these, there are too many colors going on and I get confused easily. Not trying to blow the surprise, but are you saying that we would possess our funds (move them between wallets and accounts that only we control) for this entire process? And that essentially, you would want a tribute of our earnings, a commission basically?

If I am reading you right and you can elaborate on these details in a satisfactory way, I may be interested. Your motivations are clear, you wish to profit off of our profits. But I do not understand taking profit without taking risk, and this is being touted as risk free. As this is an arb, this will involve an exchange in some way, virtual or real. Is the platform or service a known and trusted entitity in the sphere?

I always wonder what prompts these threads. Bitcoin hasn't even taken a characteristic 'giant plunge' in a while, and I would be remiss to go on record as the OP making a prediction that is obviously incorrect.

If a major government banned bitcoin, this would maybe be valid. Possibly even if the internet blew up. But it would take a lot to kill a concept that is decentralized for that exact reason.

Drugs are substances. What is an intoxicant to some may be a medicine for others. You can't judge a substance, everything has its place in this world. You can only judge the way a person would use a substance, and the net harm or good of those actions.

I don't condone of uniformed participants (children) doing substances. They do not have the social and moral experience to handle certain substances. Much like many adults I know, but that's a different conversation.

Drugs aren't bad. But please, keep bitcoin out of it, we are dealing with enough shit as it stands.

Development of a bitcoin economy mud, or a really amazing hydroponic garden where I sold the produce at the farmers market, and profit shared with token holders.

Essentially, this is how I think they should treat those micro loan platforms. As micro investment in small, temporary ventures with the possibility of ROI.