Hm.  That very much reminds me of the movie There Will Be Blood.  And the farmers got suckered and sold their land.

Anyway, Blackrock?  They own everything.  Just go to Yahoo Finance or any other site that lists the major shareholders of any corporation that's public and 99 times out of 100 they're one of the top 3 holders of any given stock.  It's crazy.  In fact, the same names pop up every time, like Vanguard Group, State Street Corporation, etc.  Anyway.

The question OP posed is silly IMO.  It's a scenario that isn't going to happen, and it's not even an interesting hypothetical.  Unless Blackrock had some inside information along the lines of the US government intending to make an enormous purchase of bitcoin, they would have no more information about bitcoin's future performance than any of us.  Oil can be located underneath a house without the homeowners knowing it, but bitcoin?  Nah.

All right, wait a sec here.  I didn't outright accuse you or Hatchy of being alt accounts if you read my post closely, just that you've both sent merits to each other and to Cantsay and that I'm keeping an eye on it.  I said that a possible reason for that is the Nigeria connection, which would argue that you aren't alt accounts--and in any case I'm not going to refuse a post history request from you unless there's hard evidence that I'm being taken advantage of, so let's not blow this out of proportion.

I don't know, but what I will say is that the thread that OP linked to in which you posted that detailed information right after the thread was started looks very suspicious.  The fact that Dextro1 only has 4 posts since that thread was started in October is also suspicious, and along with the fact that the thread was locked makes it very much seem as though someone was trying to cover their tracks.

Also, the reason I'm keeping an eye on the members I've mentioned is that I've also gotten post history review requests from Amphenomenon, who also merited you for the post in question and though I said there's no hard evidence of Hatchy and Mia Chloe being alts, if I'm being honest I'm not ruling it out.  I'm just being alert, because I've been fooled and my review offer has been abused before.

Tolerate it how exactly?  Merit abuse has always been kind of a controversial topic as far as what actions should be taken by the community, and personally I don't tag merit abusers because Theymos implied that they shouldn't be (IIRC).  

The Nigerian community seems to be a very tight one, and that's the only lingering reservation I have about all of this.  I noticed that Mia Chloe and Hatchy are in the "merit circle" of Cantsay, and I believe they're both Nigerian.  I don't have any evidence that they're alt accounts, so I'm not going to say anything other than I've taken notice of who's giving merits to who when I'm doing post history reviews.

BTW, I like the way you shrunk the font on the quoted text.  I may have to steal that from you.

I'm scratching my head wondering if that is indeed improper, because if someone created a thread about me with an accusation that was false, would I be wrong for not trusting that member's judgement?  Yep, it looks retaliatory on Cantsay's part but looking at it from his perspective, I'm just questioning what I might do or at least think of doing.

But that's only if the accusation was false.  I got a request to do a post history review from Cantsay, and I'm glad I started checking members' trust pages before doing them, because after checking his and then following Lucius's link to this thread I think I'm going to have to skip him for the reasons you guys have pointed out here.  I have enough evidence that something fishy is afoot to justify that decision. 

Oh, and Cantsay's got me on his trust list so I'm expecting to be removed.  Lol.  Set the timer....now.

That's pretty harsh--and that's coming from a person who's said some damn harsh things himself.  I do hope for the sake of human beings in your vicinity that you aren't and never will be in a position of power.

Digaran got banned?  Huh.  If that's true I guess what I wrote about trolls getting banned was wrong.  In any event, now I'm wondering who's alt OP is, as it seems as though his agenda is similar to that of cryptohunter and several other members who've got major issues with DT and/or specific members of the forum (not that there aren't problems with the concept and implementation of a default trust list, but that's beside the point).

I've got nothing to say as far as a math degree goes, so I guess I'll see OP in his next thread.  Curious as well who his next target's going to be.

Speaking of tips, you used a hell of a lot of words there but I'll be damned if I know exactly what you're saying.  If you're trying to climb the merit ladder I would suggest trying to express your thoughts concisely--especially if English isn't your first language, which I'm guessing is the case.

Also, I got airdropped 1000 merits back in January 2018 when Theymos slapped all of the shitposters and account farmers in one gigantic smack on the day the merit system was unleashed on the forum, so deduct that from my total number of merits, and that's what I've earned.  It might seem like a lot, but they were earned over nearly six years so I'm not exactly burning down the house like some other members are.

Oh, you sneaky devil, you.

I'm horny and would do anything right now.  And I will confess it was my idea to commemorate Foxpup and the Club with a Satochip. 

Sorry, my master.  I was out of line in doing so and shall accept the whip with bottom bared for a good flogging.  T'was Foxpup's generosity and the exclusivity of the campaign that sparked my desire to press the seal of memory into something physical so as to withstand time and dementia.  The thought is now out of my depraved mind and my limbs tightly bound to the post.  Give it to me good, because I deserve it.

I'm not gonna step into this shit without my muck boots on, but I did want to clarify a post I made in another thread:


Seems I was absolutely incorrect about who Royse777 was talking about, and I don't think I had any part in this beef between campaign managers. 

OK, I'll dip my sandals.  PMs ought not be published like this IMO.  That said, I believe I'm guilty of posting some spammers' or shitposters' PMs in the past but I have repented before Buddha, rubbed his belly and rotated them rosary beads clockwise.  I've been washed in the blood of the lamb.  Not a good practice, especially when the PMs are coming from an active, senior member of the forum.

Vod, you know that hasn't happened yet and you've been here longer than most members have been of legal drinking age.  It's doubtful any set of rules is going to be adopted and adhered to.  It's a free-for-all and always has been.

Awesome--thanks for posting pics.  I guess there wasn't such a need for a holder as I originally thought, because it looks like the card is well-protected to begin with and on top of that they included one of those sleeves.  Very cool.  I don't think when I bought a regular Satochip that I got a sleeve included, but I used a Ballet wallet plastic snap-shut case and it fits perfectly.

And now I'm kicking myself for not realizing there were more cards in the series than just the first.  It sucks not having a friggin' brain sometimes, I swear.

D-oo-oo-h!  How in the world did I miss this topic?

I don't know why BTT is even used as an abbreviation for BitCoinTalk, and I've seen it used so many times that I've just stopped wondering.  And hey, even though I'm an opinionated bastard and am an ardent supporter of "BCT" as shorthand for our forum's name as well as a strong opponent of using mBTC as a unit of measure, this is crypto.  This is bitcointalk.  Everyone is free to write what they want as far as those things go.

And maaaan.....I missed the voting deadline for the poll.  My Christmas is just ruined now.

Dammit!!  I had 6665 merits and was all set to make a post here when I hit 6666, as I usually only get a single merit at a time, but someone (I have not checked and will not) denied me that paltry pleasure by thrusting me past the quadruple-six mark before I could even blink.

Oh well.  Maybe if and when I get to 7777 I'll check back here and tell the world how lucky I am--but at the rate I'm going, I'll be making that post from a nursing home if they're kind enough to lend me a PC.  Lol.

The only thing digaran might be accused of successfully is being a troll, and it's damn hard to get oneself banned for doing that here.  If bans were liberally handed out for perceived trolling, then we wouldn't have had to endure cryptohunter's tirades for years, not to mention his legion of alt accounts.  Compared to all of the crap they collectively spewed, digaran is nothing.

And frankly, I don't even see digaran as a troll.  He's just someone who's got contrary opinions (and is maybe trolling just a little).  

OP, it's already been suggested that you use that nice little ignore button, so why don't you try that instead of bothering with trying to get rid of someone with whom you disagree/don't like reading posts from/whatever?  It's not going to happen anyway, so spare yourself the gray hair and aggravation, no?

Ah, you're a breath of fresh air Vod.  And by the way....maggots in his blood?  Yikes.  Hey, Dr. o_e_l_e_o, how would you go about treating that particular condition?  Leeches?

I knew that without even having considered it--if you were a paperboy back when paperboys used to deliver newspapers, you couldn't even put one in a subscriber's mailbox.  Only USPS mail goes there; everything else is illegal by default.  But you're damn right that FedEx is wrong for having accepted that as an address in the first place.

And Jesus, even the post office will play nice and return mail they've accidentally destroyed in a separate envelope with an apology.  I know they're not strictly a government agency, but that's some surprising decency on their part.  I don't know why a public company like FedEx would pull crap like what's described here. 

ChiBitCTy, is it cheaper to use FedEx than the USPS or something?  I don't want to drag this off-topic, but with postage going up I'm inclined to look for alternatives.  What you wrote doesn't make FedEx sound promising as one, but perhaps UPS is better (and I haven't used them before either).

I'm not sure that's correct--fees are up because there are a lot of transactions vying for a spot in the next block, not necessarily because the price has increased.  In other words, it takes more sats/byte to get a quick confirmation than it did prior to the price exploding, but said explosion isn't necessarily the reason.  Someone please correct me if I'm way off base.

That isn't the point of the thread, however.  OP, you got your answer already and even though that's true, I have to say it'd be so much easier financially if campaigns paid out in a crypto like LTC or something similar simply because the network fees are nearly always much lower--but yep, that's the way Theymos wants all of this organized.  It might not make complete sense, but we're all just peasants in his fiefdom.  

Not a bad idea.  In fact, it's not the first time I've seen it suggested--and given the fact that the suggestion can't go anywhere without Theymos acting on it, I wouldn't plan on a new section for campaigns. 

C'mon, Theymos!  This would be a good change to make and wouldn't be hard to do or require more moderation.

Meh, I'm skeptical of technical analysis of any sort (actually, I'm a non-believer) but it doesn't take all of that TA mumbo-jumbo to realize when people are starting to jump into any market--the only thing you need to see in a chart is an upward trend. 

Used cars have been going up in price for quite some time if I'm not mistaken, as has real estate.  And Christ, it's become so expensive to even rent an apartment I'm surprised the number of homeless people hasn't spiked hundreds of percentage points.  People who own real estate and rent it out must be making a killing.

Yep, REITs are great for people like me who don't want the hassle of buying property and paying all of the fees, taxes, and maintenance costs associated with land ownership but want to invest in real estate nonetheless.  And if you're a dividend investor, most of them pay out crazy amounts and some of them pay monthly.  So for those of you who haven't heard of them, do a little research and see if they're for you. 

I try not to be foolish, but again I'm one of those who don't fully understand what goes on under the hood, if you know what I'm saying.  From what I've heard, any HW wallet with a secure element has the potential for the manufacturer to exfiltrate the private keys--if I'm wrong about that, please educate me.  And all of them have some kind of security element in them as a matter of course, too, right?

Also, given what I've said about my knowledge of the internal workings of these devices, nobody ought to follow my lead anywhere.  I've just found that for what little crypto I have I don't need a HW wallet to manage it, and I'm not comfortable with the level of uncertainty I have about them.

Never heard of Krux, but those last two are SW wallets that can be used with HW wallets--am I right about that or not?  If so, and let's say you're using Sparrow with a Ledger, they can still steal/exfiltrate/whatever your private keys regardless, right?  If I've understood everything correctly, you don't have to be using Ledger Live in order for that to happen (again, correct me if I'm wrong, please).

The crazy thing is that I know both of you have extensive knowledge of hardware wallets, and if you're both arguing about something so fundamental, can you imagine how confused people like me--who don't have the technical knowledge to evaluate these claim on their own--are, and how jaded some of us are now that it seems like most if not all HW wallets can theoretically extract a user's private keys?

Ledger's lies turned me off of all HW wallets for the time being, even if that might be an extreme response.  I'm waiting for the dust to settle and the experts here to either confirm or disprove these suspicions/fears/whatnot.  And I really wonder what the state of Ledger's business is at the moment.

I will do so soon--and I'm curious as to whether any other members of the esteemed Cycling Club campaign are interested in this.  Truth be told, I don't even know how many there are.  At the gatherings it's so damn hard to see through the ballroom mask.

You quoted me but it looks like you said it (just saying).  But yes, I bought a regular Satochip sometime last year I think along with the card reader, and I like it a lot.  The only thing I don't care for is that you need to use an old version of Electrum....and I'm not sure if there's a workaround for that or not.

This discussion has been had many times before, but you probably aren't aware of that unless your account is an alt of an older member, which I'd put the odds at 50/50 of being the case, probably better.

Were there any mixer campaigns prior to Chipmixer?  I can't recall there being any, just ones for various exchanges, casinos and the like.  In any case, any forum can do what they like.  Theymos could probably even decide to allow discussion and promotion of mixers if he wanted to, but he doesn't.  That doesn't mean bitcointalk is going to suddenly become a ghost town, and I can tell you with near 100% certainty that just because altcointalk became active (I'm not sure I've even heard of them) and that mixer campaigns are going away that this forum's going down the tubes.  This place is the place to discuss the king of all kings when it comes to cryptocurrency.

Now then, how many of these BS topics by apparent newcomers are we going to get?

Hell yes.  Pretty much everything I've ever learned about crypto has come from bitcointalk.  Most members are indeed here to earn money, but there are a lot of people in campaigns or not in them who are willing to answer questions for anyone who asks and to start threads on hot topics concerning bitcoin.  It's a great place to get a feel of the bitcoin world and the people in it.

Brother, I don't know what country you live in but in the US I rarely see houses or land passed down through generations anymore--and I think that's primarily because the government taxes its citizens to death, and if they're left with real estate when they die, it's actually a burden if any heirs have to pay all the taxes and whatever else comes with taking on a property.  My gut tells me only the wealthy own land for more than one or two generations anymore.

It's too bad, because what you said is true.  If shit hits the fan (like the power grid goes down or some other catastrophe), having a home and land of your own would be an extremely desirable thing.  Oh, and a nice cellar to store all the prepper stuff.