Glad this is solved and you were able to access the 0.25 XMR.

On another note: Anyone familiar with an option to view multiple addresses (view only wallet style) in one go? It's very inconvenient if you have say 5+ XMR addresses to check each one of these individually. Would be cool to have an option to bundle these together.
Might make a post in the Monero thread if nothing comes up hear.

I guess it's a matter of taste regarding funding of the rekt coins or not. My taste is very clear: Some dust is 100 times better than nothing. It kind of reflects scam reality, you usually are left with something (see FTX, yogg cards etc) but mostly nothing compared to what you should still have.
Also, generally speaking, I belive the value of coins with crypto (and may it only be a few bucks) is way higher than unloaded stuff. Just my view.
Yes, it's up to Frank, but it is also up to the community to speak their mind and give input/ideas on the subject. What Frank does with this input is obviously up to him.

I'd like to hear what others think about the general coin funding topic.

Nice teaser pic @ Mopar.

I feel the same. Generally not the biggest fan of Denarium but man, what an amazing bar. And generally even 2oz silver items are rare, but gold even more so.
And a highroller item for sure - how much was the load for these? - I don't see it on the photo.

Bei 45 bin ich ja noch dabei, oder? In Deinem Post steht es noch als LAST ROUND drin.

Könnte ich noch ein addon von 0.0125 (5x 0.0025) buchen und für jeweils 0.0025 in Runde 46 bis 50 mitschürfen oder ist das ein zu kleiner Beitrag?
Danke für Deinen Organisationsaufwand!

I like 2stouts idea. Generally I would be in for anything ranging from 0.001 to 0.004 BTC per coin-buyer. -> I think we should either aim for a a clean sum for the "winner" coin or for a clean sum for the rekt coins each.
In your example the clean sum means 0.001 per rekt coin, which is probably the better way than vice versa -> for example 0.05 for the winner and remaining 0.03/40 = 0.00075 for the rect coins. With other total sums (more or less than 40*0.002 = 0.08) we can also find some "good looking" distributions.

The way Mopar describes it sounds reasonable regarding true unknown winner coin. Maybe some way to prove it would be nice (invite a thrid party to both MJ and Mopar). Not that I don't trust you guys, but it would exponentially increase trust as 4 people instead of 2 would need to be compromised.

I think you should re-read what I wrote again.
First of all, I do have certain expectations/hopes. But I am not delusional in the way that I would state them as facts and certainty. There is a good chance we see a pretty nice Bitcoin price increase close before or after the next halving. But, again, it is not set in stone. No one can predict what's coming.
I replied to the post because it implied things were certain. That's my point of critique. Because nothing is certain and another ATH definetely isn't certain at all. Even though I believe there is a good chance, I would never write a sentence saying "Bitcoin will reach $100k at that and that date 100%". Because it's utter bs. And the longer you are in this crypto space, the less you should tend to make these prophet-like statements.
Any kind of guru-ism or prophet like predictions are toxic to any new investors with little experience.
You can be a true believer (I'd call it more an understander - education is key here) in Bitcoin and still avoid that stuff (predictions) like the plague.

You mentioned gold and silver coins.
Can you post some photos of specifically these? - As someone else already said, these are the most likely to get some interest here.
Also, what ChiBitCTy said - Directly posting tons of individual photos / links here isn't really convenient. Try to find a service that allows the creation of an album that lets you easily scroll through everything. Ideally you can add some info on where you obtained the coins, if you do have a certificate or other credentials etc.

Good luck with your sale.

Cool stuff, thanks for the info, aoluain.
Pretty incredible skill to draw like that.

I see normal prints and limited art prints - wonder if the original drawings are ever sold? Would be awesome to have an original.

Das ist ja eine spannende Geschichte.

Kannst Du preisgeben, um welches europäische Land es sich handelt? Kann ja kein EU-Land sein, sonst wäre ja die EZB selbst betroffen, oder? Von den zwei, drei EU Ländern ohne Euro mal abgesehen.

Auf jeden Fall interessante Einblicke, die nicht wirklich überraschen. Die meisten Daten-Knotenpunkte werden wohl, wenn irgendwie möglich, von den Big Playern überwacht werden insofern sie die Möglichkeit dazu haben. Da ist Mining-Hardware sicher ein guter Ansatzpunkt. Ich kenne mich in dem Sektor auch nicht wirklich aus, was gibt es denn für Alternativen zu Bitmain und sind diese dann tatsächlich weniger kompromittiert?

Nebengedanke: Wurde die Software der Bitmain-Miner mal genauer untersucht? Welche Daten könnten denn tatsächlich übermittelt werden, IP, verknüfte Bitcoinadressen, gibt es da noch mehr? Um ehrlich zu sein würde ich auch immer davon ausgehen, dass alles was zur Verfügung steht, auch übermittelt wird. So ist es doch leider bei den meisten Services heutzutage.

Love these "fresh" coin collectibles.
Do you have any info as to when these will be released? @Mopar?

Slightly OT, but is there a list of Bitcoin collectibles that was funded directly from a block reward?

Nice to see a new website design. Quite some development since the launch of this project.

Shame I missed the contest deadline.
Had a few concepts in mind, here is one of them.


If still interested in these, pm me.

English is not my native language, so reckless may be too strong of a word.
Generally speaking I think it's not a wise way to be "certain" about any kind of upcoming market situation (unless you truely have insider information). That's why, even with previous experiences it seems irresponsible to me to state anything like this prediction as facts - because it still is just speculation.
Especially for newbies, let's assume they have a certain expectation - if it doesn't turn out to be true this time, they might just panic sell at a certain point and hate Bitcoin from then on. Sure, not a wise decision, but just how people tend to behave if they have certain expectations without a solid foundation of knowledge and it turns out these expectations are not met.
btw, I've been in the crypto space for even longer and been on Bitcointalk since eraly 2016 but forgot my old login data, as I wasn't really checking this forum much back in the day.

Generally agree with the sentiment, slightly longer but lower hashrate reduces variance coming from sudden changes in total hashrate of the network a little bit.
That said, it shouldn't make a difference on average, sometimes you are lucky and have less competition and sometimes more.
But it certainly is more fun to "watch" for a longer period of time. Otherwise we could just rent 500 PH/s for two hours or so. :s

Okay thanks for the info and thank you @ cygan for handling this.
haloxon should be eligable for a a4 print, too.

@seek3r Mopar posted a pic of the card in a magnetic acrylic glass holder, looks dope imho. I mean almost everything that fits these does, haha.

What's the story with these 1g silver bars? Love their looks, guess I'm just a sucker for tiny silver Bitcoin themed stuff.
Any numbers on mintage etc.? Are there similar bars out there?
Thanks.

In any case:
Lot 5: 0.0027

Hi there, just checking in real quick, were the cards send out to the EU-based folks?
Would be nice if this chapter can be closed for good, it's about time to move on. We got new scams around the corner... *Titan cough*... sadlol.

Some questions here:
1. On which device are you running Electrum? On a windows machine or your phone etc.?
It seems the device you are using is compromised.
2. Also, is your wallet password protected?
3. Another important question: How did you obtain your wallet - which website did you download it from?
4. Which version of Electrum are you using?
There was a vulnerability in an older version of Electrum that would prompt you with an update request and if you followed through on that it would download a malware version of Electrum.

btw, there is a dedicated wallet section on Bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=37.0

It's kind of reckless to just make a statement (marked in italics above) as if it were set in stone.
Personally I also believe there is a high chance of another ATH somewhere closely after or before the next halving cycle - however it is everything but guranteed.

One important thing to consider: The more certain a market move seems, the more people are aware of it beforehand, the less likely it is to happen - because everybody already has the information, it could alreay be priced in.
Still, there could be an overlap of other cycles and these in combination with increased scarcity of BTC gives a good chance for another massive bullrun within the next 1 - 2 years. Also, increased adoption is always in favour of Bitcoin and it's never certain when major steps on that path will be reached. Maybe sooner than later.

For Menorujo, I wanted to create a pictured step-by-step guide on how to import your private key, but it doesn't even allow me take a screenshot. That said, the process is pretty "intuitive". Here is how it's done:
- In the main menu page click the + Icon. -> Then select either Restore view-only wallet or Restore wallet from private keys.
- Now enter the required keys. Either public only or public and private if you want to spend your funds plus your public address. The private key is below your hologram, everything else if public domain and can be found here: https://github.com/LIMXTEC/MoonBits/blob/master/Monero/2019.md
Set a wallet name and a password. And make sure to use a restore date from before when the transaction was made (use 2019-01-01 to be on the safe side).
- Your wallet will now needs to synchronize. Don't open other apps or minimize monerujo in the progress. It's a flaw in the app, but to safe your sync progress you need to press the "back" button on your phone (while on the screen where it syncs and shows your current wallet status), only then it will be permanently stored in your phone. If you just close the wallet or switch to another app, the program will return to the main screen and your sync progress is lost.

Download: https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/

With GUI-wallet the process of re-importing your wallet will not differ too much from the above.

Lot 2 - 0.0011