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You can't separate the blockchain from Bitcoin, they're one and the same. Satoshi created one with the other in mind.
That said I think the OP is referring to those alt chains for those alt coins that have different features or functions, different confirmation times, Proof of Stake, etc.
You can't create better currency than Bitcoin from the original blockchain. Next question.
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No one should life with regrets, especially with regards to Bitcoin. Believe me if all of us knew Bitcoin would go from $0 to $1200 in 2013, we'd all be millionaires. But that doesn't mean getting involved now is too late. There's just so much positive news and potential for this 6 years young currency. Don't listen to the naysayers or trolls, and just stick it out. Crypto is the future, and you wouldn't join this forum if you didn't think so. Keep your chin up, broski.  |
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Bitcoin can fail if it falls to Zero $0, miners stop mining due to losses, nodes stop broadcasting the chain, and developers abandon ship....
I think that pretty much covers it.
Edit: Obviously 51% attack, fork gone wrong, or a discovered malicious bug in the code, etc..
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Heard about Silk Road back in 2012 and thought Bitcoin was interesting, but never pursued or dived in just yet.
In 2013, is when I dove head first, and got into mining, buying, reading and researching, etc.
Now, I'm all in.
It was actually wise of you to not dive in for Silk Road , that shit was illegal  With all in , i suppose you mean with all your heart , not like in with all your money?  Of course, all in, passionate, learning about it, trying to be involved anyway I can. Not investing my entire fiat stash, but just continue to accrue enough coin to be ready when "it" happens.  |
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Heard about Silk Road back in 2012 and thought Bitcoin was interesting, but never pursued or dived in just yet.
In 2013, is when I dove head first, and got into mining, buying, reading and researching, etc.
Now, I'm all in.
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Once verified, Coinbase and Circle are the easiest methods to sell back for fiat.
If you can find a trusted and reputable seller, then you can do face to face transactions with LocalBitcoins.
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BTC obviously has the most price swing potential up or down. That's just expected volatility when no one's quite on board yet.
Gold/Silver definitely the most stable of all the options. Alt-Coins, Fuggedaboutit!
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OP, just skip Cloud mining or hardware mining altogether. Not only do you have deal with possible theft or loss if the cloud mining websites turn up to be Ponzis(most of them are), the whole reason you're thinking about any of this is ROI. For the most part, ROI or profit is gone from any type of Bitcoin mining. Just buy BTC, man, it's fool proof and fastest way to get in this thing.  |
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Thanks for the suggestions and quick replies guys, I do appreciate it and apologies if I posted in the wrong section.
Are there any quick ways to level up or does it simply depend on the amount of posts that you make?
There's no shortcuts or quick ways to level up unfortunately. It's all based on Activity and the minimum posts you make during a bi-weekly period. Here's the breakdown: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0Basically every 2 weeks on a Tuesday is when you "rank up". By the time you hit Full Member you should qualify for the higher paying Signature Campaigns, like the one I'm in. Good luck! |
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Can someone find out who that coffee shop guy was who claimed he *had* to do a $25 minimum "because of volatility" ?
I would love to stop by his shop and ask him wtf he was smoking that day.
That absolutely made me cringe, knowing anti-bitcoin people would see it and roar in approval.
-B-
It's this place: http://www.sottovocerestaurant.com/Which was originally this place: http://www.aperitivocafe.com/As soon as the Aperitivo Cafe page loads, you can see a disclaimer saying they're shutting this location down and selling it. Maybe that's part of why he had to put minimums, business not so hot perhaps? |
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Who the hell is buying btc that way and why?
That looked like a 'Satoshi Square' event. Why? Because it looks cool, and all stock exchange trading was done like that only a few decades ago ;-) yea I get it was done decades ago. But still WHY? because it's "hipster douche cool?" It's useful for raising public awareness. More visible than online trading. I'd buy a BTC there for a laugh, even though it is admittedly not very practical. Believe it or not, those Trade Floor style auctions happen every Monday and Thursday at the Bitcoin Center, so it definitely was not just for TV: http://bitcoincenternyc.com/satoshi-square-events/Also, I think there should be an ATM or BTM inside the Bitcoin Center, if people just want to buy BTC's without doing the floor auction. |
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I just finished watching it. Was pleasantly surprised. Seemed pretty fair and well balanced overall and I think the mainstream who will watch it will feel the same and hopefully it'll pique their interest to delve in deeper. Just saw the whole episode by Morgan ..
I felt the episode is actually pro bitcoin even though he tried to be neutral in his take on bitcoin..
As any journalist should be. good mainstream piece. fair and simple. and now: super size BTC!  Ha. Maybe he can do a full feature length doc at some point in the future. Watch the Rise and Rise of Bitcoin if you want a full in depth documentary of Bitcoin. Well done: http://www.coinlearn.org/movie.php |
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Was expecting some snark or some dismissal or this is monopoly or funny money or some biased slant...but this documentary piece was surprising positive!
Morgan Spurlock does a fine job, no condescension, and actually transacts with Bitcoin like he intends to throughout. Wish they'd show more Andreas though.
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-snip-
i just closed bitcoin 0.9.3 but didnt uninstall it
installed 0.10 on top without deleting the blockchain
it took about 5 minutes to "verify blocks"
i was expecting to have to download the whole chain again but it seems to be working
fine using the 34GB chain i already had ?
have i done something wrong ? should i delete it all and do a fresh install ?
it seems to be fine but i dont like to take chances with my coinz
Nope, thats expected. The old blockdata is still fine, would be a shame if you had to download all that again. I unfortunately didn't have that option, had 0.9.1, shut it down first, then ran installer. Took me about 14-15 hours total to redownload entire Blockchain, Block folder about 50GB in size. |
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If you're a legitimate retail business or merchant, I'd think you want to be able to track your payments easily, so why not Coinbase or Bitpay? I'm sure they have analytical tools and you can see all sorts of statistics on your customer base, so the % they take is well spent.
If you decide just to email your customers a link each time they want to buy something, you'd have to generate a new BTC address or new QR code each time which is pretty inconvenient on your end, or they'll be able to check your available wallet funds.
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