I was looking for something to spend btc on that isn't illegal that would make using bitcoin worth it, like are there "extra content if you use bitcoin" subscriptions or anything cool like that?

we start tracking down all these people moving it around

and find out *** they are doing with it, and force them to

push more Bitcoin into the real economy!!!

Earlier this week on Monday, an article was published on a state-owned media outlet in Venezuela, one which summed up bitcoin as a currency used by criminals and terrorist groups. The article was published by Corporación Venezolana de Televisión or VTV, a public network and state-owned broadcaster directly under the purview of the administration of the ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information, in Venezuela.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/report-two-venezuelans-arrested-mining-bitcoin/


after i read this news. im confusion, why mining bitcoin is illegal activity..?

Remember back in 2013 there was a movie called "Life On Bitcoin"...it was never released and i guess it will be never released...  

Sarcasm stop.

WHAT THE FUCK?! Will we ever see this outdated movie? Maybe it wont be a good movie f bitcoin is mainstream  

The Sartori Coin will introduce people in Japan to bitcoin in a unique way.

The Corbett Report, an independent, listener-supported alternative news source in Japan, featured Yoshi Kan of Raimu Inc., a Japanese import company, who said he is preparing the release the Sartori Coin, a physical bitcoin.

Kan said he and his brother became interested in bitcoin after reading a book called “The Creature from Jekyll Island.” He said they realized bitcoin is like digital gold in that it is money not based on debt. “It has a great future, we thought.”

“Bitcoin exists only on the Internet, but we wanted to spread the understanding of bitcoin among the Japanese people,” Kan said. They imported Japan’s first bitcoin ATM in 2014 but soon realized the ATM concept is too advanced for most Japanese people.

The Sartori coin carries a small amount of bitcoin. Each 0.001 BTC (about 50 cents USD) is loaded onto each coin. He made the value so to make it nearly impossible to money launder, tax evade, or fund illegal activities with it. “We wanted just enough so that just in case bitcoin goes to zero, somebody’s going to lose sleep over it,” Kan said.

Read full : https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/satori-coin-a-physical-bitcoin-in-japan/

I always impressed to Japan!

I am from a country where I can't buy bitcoin through bank or debit card. I only buy bitcoins through paypal or though any exchanger who accept bitcoin.. some times I use bitcointalk traders section to buy sell bitcoins. this is not a bad process but If I can buy bitcoin through debit card it would be more better for me. I wish one day I can do it..

Hello.My question is how i can safely exchange/trade with bitcoin without using a middleman?
Is there something like a software which will help both sides for secure trade?

i am learning here more and more about BTC.
i want to know how to convert btc in real cash..
Thanks.

This is a response to the threads:
Topic: Everyone looses in the long run  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1199744.0
Topic: Can gambling be profitable in long term ? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1186546.0

Yes gambling can be profitable in the long run. It is a mathematical possibility. I`m not a gambling shill, but i`m very frustrated when people put out misleading information. The truth is important.


So here are a few facts:
-Gambling can be profitable in the long term for the gambler
-Gambling cannot be profitable in the long term for the gambler
-Gambling can be profitable in the long term for the house
-The house can go bankrupt

All of these 4 scenarios could happen. They are not impossible. It all depends on luck.


Take the following scenario for long term profitability for the gambler:

1000 gamblers gamble 100$ every day on slotmachine. The house edge is 1%. The total money wagered is 100,000$ every day.

The house makes on average: 1000$/day
So the rest of the 99,000$ is changing hands between gamblers.

So the following scenario could happen: 400 gamblers win consistently for 1 year for example, and 600 gamblers lose consistently for 1 year.

Now the 400 gamblers wager 40,000$ and the 600 gamblers wager 60,000$. The total profit of the 400 gamblers thus is 59,000$ since 1000$ goes to the house.

Thus divide that by 400, each gambler wagers 100$, and wins 147.5$ every single day for 1 year.

Or it could be that 200 of that 400 wins only 73.5$/day consistently, and the other 200 wins 295$ /day consistently.

Or many other, infinitely many other variations of this scenario.

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Look it's all possible, only luck will tell, so don't tell me that winning consistently on the long term is impossible.

In infinity all gamblers would lose, and only the house would win (if it doesnt get wiped out by some big jackpots in a row), no doubt about that, but how much does the average gambler play 5-10 years? In that time range this scenario that I described is totally possible.

In the example above, your probability of winning long term is:  (40% * the probability of the probability distribution happening that is required to have the 1 year consistency).

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This is not necessarly accurate representation, but it's an illustration how a negative expectancy game's probability distribution looks like.
Gamblers winning is a tail event with low probability, nontheless it's mathematically possible to happen:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_distribution#Continuous_probability_distribution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution

You just need to calculate that area and you got the probability of your scenario set to happen:



You can calculate that area:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-test

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Now this doesn't mean that you, the gambler will win, you can end up in the 600 gambler group and always lose. However if you luck is good, then you can win consistently.

Basically it all comes down to luck, lucky is the only variable that determines weather you are a loser or a winner.

Online gambling or offline gambling at a casino ? Or online live gambling ?? Which do you prefer and why ?
Personally i really should stay away from gambling unless im the house xP and to me offline gambling
seems the most dangerous and risky.

i want to sell verified (mobile+gmail) facebook account with 380+ friends.account created about 8 months ago.
some how crypto related FB account.
minimum bid 0.01 btc
BIN @  0.025 btc

pm me or post here if any question

auction closed after 72 hours if not getting targeted price .

sold some account on this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1390980.0

The accounts work worldwide, dont care if you dont live in usa

Pay attention!
I´m selling an account, not code, not DVD/Blu-Ray Disk , only the data from it to download a game that yourself can play with your own profile.

STEP 1: Instructions for download the game.
IN YOUR PS4
1. Click the user to create (new user) and log in as a new user.
2. In PlayStation®Network, click Register
3. In the menu, select Use an existing account.
4. Then enter your login (example: ps4@game.com) and password (example: 123456).
5. After the destination account Log in menu will appear to the network and the user can enter the network PlayStation®Network, using an existing account
6. Enter the Playstation Store and select View downloadable files, open the list of content located on the account, download everything that you are interested in background (wait for the full download is not necessary).
7. Go to your own account.
8. Now you can see the game downloading but with a lock, continue reading to solve it.

STEP 2: Instructions for deactivation.
IN YOUR PC
1. Go to this link https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/login.action
2. Login with e-mail address and password i give you and click "Log on to network".
3. Go to to "Account". In the left column, select the item "Media and Devices". On the main part of the page click on the box "Game", and then click "Disable all" "Deactivate All", and click "Yes".
Once you do the desactivation, you must activate fast (<15 minutes)

STEP 3: Instructions for activation.
IN YOUR PS4
1. Go to the account yo created in STEP 1.
2. Select [PlayStation™Network/Account Management]
3. Select [Activate as Your Primary PS4] and click [Activate].

I send first only for Stuff, Legendary, Hero (with green trust), also I accept escrow.

both account have this status
Posts: 160
Activity: 160 (Full Member)
Potential Activity: 504 (Potential Hero Member)
Post Quality: Poor
Trust: Neutral


Starting Bid: 0.2BTC for both
Minimum bid increment: 0.02BTC
BIN: 0.3BTC for both
Auction end time: 48 hours after last valid bid

Auctioning a pot member bitcointalk account.
Estimate/Info: http://www.bctalkaccountpricer.info/?token=9kkj1gu9

Potential Activity: 80+ (Potential Member)
Post Quality: Good
Trust: None at all
No loans, no bans. 100% clean.

Signed message + private key of the only posted address will be given to the winner. The address is not more then 3 months old yet, but it is the only posted address.

Starting bid: 0.0075BTC
BIN: 0.015BTC
Bid Increment: 0.001BTC

Ends March 22nd, 2016. I have the right to end the auction at any time if I get a bid that meets what I want.
PMed bids are not accepted. If you would like to use escrow, you must pay all escrow fees or we can deal directly. You will go first if we do, unless I deem you are trusted.

Feel free to ask if you have any questions. I think I covered everything.

Starting bid for each Domain .01 btc
The Domains are registered on namecheap.com

• BTCExchange.club
• Bitcoinwallet.space
• bitcoindice.club
• bitcoin-faucet.pw
• Bitscoin.club
• Bitscoin.pw

Pm me or post below if you are interested in a BIN.

I wonder if those quotations from Satoshi are real or just made up bullshit.The project seems like a plan,not sure how many will be happy with the idea of having a central authority interfere while making the technical decisions.

They want to restrict the source code to a limited number of specialists and not keep it open source anymore.Definitely something fishy here.


Was this sarcasm ? Couple of days back Russian Federation started taking strict action against miners.Couple of them got arrested as well..

"Bitcoin, the Internet currency beloved by computer scientists, libertarians, and criminals, is no longer invulnerable."

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6278/1144.full

Let's say a young teenager is given some coming-of-age money from their family, and is interested in growing that money through Bitcoin. Without encouraging him/her to invest in risky strategies, what are some lower risk methods of growing a Bitcoin portfolio with a hypothetical gift of $1K?

Here's the article:

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/retail-bank-integrates-bitcoin-service/


USAA = United Services Automobile Association