I'm not entirely sure why, perhaps this makes me a dick for saying this, but I hope Bitcoin Cash fails horribly. Wasn't Satoshi's original vision for bitcoin to have only 1MB for the block size? I'm not saying that he is correct with this stance, but I don't think it is cool that they use Satoshi's name like that to market themselves when it isn't his "original vision" like they say it is.

"We the people will breath new life into bitcoin"?? What is this? Most of us people don't want a fork, right?

I think if you are trying to cancel out your position that you will only be able to do it with the original bitcoin and not bitcoin cash. Bitcoin cash doesn't exist yet so I find it doubtful that it would be accepted. When you short, you are essentially borrowing. You can't borrow a currency that doesn't exist yet.

Just to let you know. You're poll doesn't allow me to vote and it isn't August 1st yet. 

Oh okay, that makes more sense. I was transferring my money from the exchange to my personal paper wallets and read online that transactions are instant. When I saw it wasn't listed on blockchain.info I was slightly worried that my money was lost into cyber space. I just recently checked and my first transaction is shown in the wallet. I'm still waiting on the other two, but I feel much better about them going through.

Thank you for the information on holding private keys. That is certainly helpful. I will feel much relief once all of my transacted bitcoins are safely stored away in the place where I want them.

If my understanding is correct, I have to wait for coinbase to sift through their money orders and make the transfer themselves which is then instantly received once they get around to it. After which, I wait 10 to 30 minutes for it to go through on the bitcoin network.

Really relieved right now, phew.

Oh my gosh! So much for speedy transactions. I'm hoping that this segwit thing will help speed it up, but who knows if it is enough.


What do you mean Coinbase is not a true bitcoin wallet? Why do they need to withdraw money?. I thought it was a bitcoin transfer, I'm not withdrawing anything.


Sorry guys for my noobness and tons of questions. I thought I understood Bitcoin better than I did. Apparently, I have much to learn.

It says that it is pending, but I read online that the receiving end is suppose to show up in the wallet immediately.

So I made a transfer from coinbase to a paper wallet that I have. I checked to see if the transaction went through on blockchain.info and it says 0BTC.

Underneath something listed as Transactions it says:

"No transactions found for this address, it has probably not been used on the network yet."

I've never used this address on any online exchange. So how am I suppose to check to see how many are in my paper wallet? Did I just lose my money forever?!

I keeps seeing BIP148, BIP91, BIP1, BIP... BIP BIP BIP.

What is with all these BIPs and what do they mean? Is the number after it just an arbitrary number or is there a bigger meaning?


Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm a noob and sometimes I get these mixed up with block sizes and all the hard forks, soft forks, hard spoons, and soft spoons. Ahhhhhh!

(okay, I was kidding about the spoons.  )

Here, I did a Google search on "bitcoin exchanges without id verification" and went to the first page which is listed below:

https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/kb/buy-bitcoin-without-verification-id/

By the sound of your post, Coinmama.com seems like your best option.

For those saying Satoshi is not any one person, I think you are wrong. If you read his posts they have a certain language pattern. I noticed he wrote "I'll gladly eat crow". He also used another metaphor about kicking the hornet's nest. That seems like something someone would say from an older generation. I've never heard of people talking about eating crow. I did some google searching and discovered that the crow expression dates back to the civil war where an American captive was forced to eat crow. I'm guessing that Satoshi Nakamoto is an American Male over 40 years of age.

If I ever do, by some off-chance miracle, discover the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, I believe I will keep it a secret. Since that is his wish, I will respect it.

Satoshi Nakamoto is kind of like Santa Clause. We all know that we are suppose to be snug in our beds fast asleep, but we all want to know who Santa is and what he is doing.  (Well, maybe not all of us).

Brain Wallet < Exchange Wallet < Offline Wallet < Paper Wallet

A paper wallet is the most secure. With a brain wallet, a hacker only has to figure out your password. Exchanges are online. If the exchange collapses and goes out of business... uh oh, who knows what could happen. An offline wallet on your computer is better secured. The only way you will lose your money is if you ever go online and a hacker gets a keylogger on your computer and does hackerish things. Having your wallet offline is a very safe route to go for the most part though.

The best wallet is a paper wallet. No one can ever crack this without guessing the private key. There is nothing on the computer for a hacker to hack. Nothing online either. You can generate your own address and print it out. If you are even more paranoid you can write it out with pen on a note card. Store that note card in a plastic back so it doesn't wither away over time. Find a safe place to keep it where it won't get destroyed or disturbed. Done! No extra hashes or fancy encryption gobbldy-gook. You've never used the private key before so it isn't recorded anywhere. It can't get much safer than that.

Never knew that there were other cryptocurrencies before bitcoin. I will have to take a closer look into that. Bitcoin was the first successful one it seems.

Satoshi being AI seems doubtful, but it is an interesting idea and fun to think about.

I didn't know he had posted on the forum either. I'll have to check it out.


For those wondering why I care, it is simply curiosity. I don't consider wonder a bad thing. Also, I am very good at my job. It is very mundane at times and thought is great for my entertainment. Is it really a waste of time to question things we will never know the answer to? With that logic we'd never wonder about religion, the meaning of life, if aliens exist, how far the universe goes, or why I view life from my perspective and not somebody else's. I feel it is in my human nature to dwell on such things. Some of you may not be curious, but I think a lot of people, like me, do.

While at work today, I've been thinking about who Satoshi Nakamoto could be and why would he keep his identity a secret?

I've thought of three possibilities for keeping his name secret.

1) He is someone who doesn't want to be in the spotlight, because he enjoys his anonymity.
2) His actual identity could ruin the reputation of Bitcoin.
3) Satoshi is a showman and did this to build up suspense for his grand entrance.

I can really understand number 1. Some of the greatest geniuses among us lurk in the shadows. Maybe he doesn't want to be harassed by the press. All the praise could put him on an uneasy pedestal if Bitcoin succeeds. If it fails people may accuse him of running a Ponzi scheme. Yada yada. So much crap could happen. Say goodbye to the private peaceful life.

Number 2 makes sense as well If Satoshi Nakamoto were a criminal it may be harder to get people on board. Who would ever put their trust in a currency created by a criminal. Keeping your name secret here would be much more prudent for business.

Satoshi is clearly innovative enough to come up with this new currency. He surely has the imagination and vision of the future to make a grand revelation at a later date. Number 3 is pretty epic. Everybody loves an epic introduction.


Number 2 makes the most likely to me. Number 1 seems possible too, but even for an introvert who may not want attention, how could you not want people to know what you've contributed to the world? This leads me to believe that Satoshi is most likely a criminal or has a bad reputation somehow. Of course that is just speculation though.


I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Satoshi Nakamoto isn't even Asian. If I were Asian, I would choose an alias that didn't sound Asian. As a non-Asian I may end up picking an Asian alias because it sounds cool.

Another interesting thought. What if Satoshi Nakamoto is an anagram for his real name? I mean, it does make sense right? Cryptography would be right down his alley. Or her alley. Whoa, maybe Satoshi isn't even a guy.


I've been rearranging the letters in "Satoshi Nakamoto" to spell out a name. No luck thus far. Another thing that cryptographers do is they code the letters to stand for other letters. For example: A is really C, because it is two down. K is really M, because it is two down. I've considered writing a program in C++ to maybe solve it through brute force with a list of first names and last names. Given how many computer nerds are out there it wouldn't surprise me if this has been done already however.

Thoughts?

Hey Avirunes,

I would love to apply for this Signature Campaign. Such a great way to earn BTC for something I already enjoy doing.  

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Thank you much in advance if you accept me.

Why would people want high fees and slow fees? There has got to be more to the story than that. I thought Segwit 2x makes the block bigger so that only big money goes through and people making small payments have to wait longer or pay more in order to execute a transaction quicker.

Very poor direction in this thread. I have no idea what is even going on. Are we accepted? Are we not? Will we ever know?

Can anyone verify that they have been paid for doing this?

Isn't segwit2x only good for miners and bad for everybody else? That's what I've read.

SegWit makes bitcoin faster because it removes the signature part from the code that doesn't need it or something like that.

Everyone in the Bitcoin community, for the most part, likes Segwit.


Segwit2 is something the evil greedy miners want. It doubles the block size and screws over everybody who wants to make smaller transactions (everyday people). Segwit2 has goodness mixed with garbage to trick people into thinking they want it. It is like getting served icecream with dog poop mixed in. In the end it still tastes like crap.

Other techy people know more and can give better detail, but this is what I've gathered from reading.

I don't want the government to regulate Bitcoin. I see people saying the government couldn't ban it even if they wanted to. Sorry guys, but yes it can. If the government decided to shut down all the exchanges there would be no where to send money. People would lose faith and the currency would collapse. Let's hope that doesn't happen.

I could see Bitcoin being taught in a cryptography course or even a computer science course. If it was though, I believe it would just be a topic in a course. I can't imagine a whole class being taught on it...

...actually, on second thought, I can. I remember a class that taught "Lord of the Rings mythology". I remember someone telling me they were in that class. Actually it may have been their degree. It was either their degree or a class. I'm not sure what practical use that could be in the real world, but YOLO I guess.

Teaching about bitcoin in economics seems pointless to me. Honestly, even in computer science is a stretch.