So long as you are sure. Is the case a big heatsink or is there a fan? There's a fan. Actually TOR might be the issue, I am re-syncing 2 nodes on the exact same hardware one TOR on clearnet and as of now the clearnet is at 55% and the TOR is below 40% done.
You should have told me this before I waited over three weeks to finish.  Anyway, now that I know what is probably the issue, I'll change the configuration file if I ever need to resync it again. I need Tor to connect with my node outside home. I don't know if it's possible to run both on clearnet and connect with Tor. How did my testnet node finish syncing within hours, though? It runs over Tor too. So. The umbrel setup that I mentioned here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5158920.msg58008085#msg58008085 just finished it's sync on TOR Took from about 2 hours before I made the post till about 10 minutes ago. So about 6 days and a few hours. During that same amount of time, not using umbrel but raspiblitz with the same hardware setup 2 complete syncs on clearnet (noticed I had the wrong drive installed after I finished the 1st sync) So, yes there seems to be a real performance penalty for syncing with TOR. Have not seen much of a discussion about it, but it is there. Now, as to why it took you a month. No idea. As a test, I am going to wipe the raspiblitz and resync on TOR to see how long that takes. Don't know if different configurations may act differently. *All behind the same firewall so it's not a bandwidth issue. -Dave |
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It looks cool, but I find it theft to sell the ability for one to run a Bitcoin & LN node with some extra (open source) goods for $429. I mean, come on, seriously? Is this how you'll encourage the average Joe interested in this field to run a node? That's a rip off.
But, like I said above it's the cost of having someone do it for you. You can go and buy the parts yourself. And assemble it yourself. Or you can have someone else do it. I look it as no different then having someone do work on my car that I can do myself. I can get a set of good brake pads for $49 and install them myself. If I want the shop to do it it's going to cost me about $75 in labor. So I can spend $49 for the front and $49 for the rear and do it myself or I can spend $250 and have someone else do it. If I did not know how to do it, or did not have the tools, or the time, or.... then I would have to spend the $250. Same here, I can build it, so can you but not everyone can. So why not let someone have a bit of profit. And also, as I pointed out above. That is the price that all of the 'nodes in a box' are. Give or take a few dollars. So it seems to be a workable price point. -Dave |
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Keep in mind the BEST way to run BTCPay is to host it yourself. There are hosted options out there, BUT you will need to trust the other party.
Also, although BTCPay does support other cryptos, I don't know of any hosted ones that do. They might be out there, I just never looked.
So long as you have the storage space for the blockchain(s) there is no reason you can't do it yourself with a little bit of programming.
-Dave
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BitPay and Verifone Partner to Exclusively Enable Cryptocurrency AcceptanceSource: https://bwnews.pr/3EZHOPDCrypto payments to move mainstream as major retailers and SMBs alike can now accept crypto and get settlement in traditional currency Imho this is big. Merchants will be able to accept crypto payments directly from Verifone without the need for an account with BitPay. The consumer will be able to pay seamlessly using approved crypto wallets I'm not surprised that the merchants will receive fiat. And although I am not fond of BitPay, this is big. Most businesses want / need fiat to run. The owner of the local pizza place I spend too much money at might want some BTC / crypto but for the most part he needs to pay rent / utilities / suppliers / etc in fiat. So you wind up in kind of a loop. We want people to use crypto and accept it. But until more places accept it, the businesses that do need fiat to pay the people that don't. So unless they have enough cash flow to keep some, it's all going to be converted. Sad, but for the moment true. As for the BitPay bad thing, at least they are doing something..... -Dave |
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To enable this, won't coinbase need its own check-collection and clearing system? Is it allowed to do this in the USA as a non-banking corporation? Also, What does "paycheck" mean here? Who gets salaries as checks in 21st century?
I think one of the important use-cases that Coinbase is trying to capture is people trying to invest in Alt-coins listed on Coinbase. A lot of people don't want to go through converting USD from banks to BTC and then pay the fee for further bridging to Alts or other chains. Once the funds are directly on coinbase, they can easily change to Alts or Bitcoin as they desire. IMO, This is just a smart additional step to make it easier to onboard customers.
A lot of payroll services just ACH your pay into your checking/ savings account on payday. There is no physical check. The process for them to put it into your account at your bank or your cash account at Coinbase is the same. All I am saying is that Coinbase is known to have bad customer service, if you are supposed to get paid on Friday and there is no money in your Coinbase account and your payroll company says "we sent it, check with your bank" it's just going to be a miserable time. Let's assume for a second that there's no issue with their support or you're just dealing with Gemini, how much [or a rough percentage] a US-based customer could save by opting for the Coinbase route?
Nothing as far as I can tell, from my checking account to coinbase is a free transfer. No place did they say that by doing this are you going to get a better rate, or if they did say it I missed it. -Dave |
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Use one of the existing open source ones: https://github.com/3s3s/opentradehttps://github.com/openware/opendaxThere are others, but unless you have a massive budget it's either going to be open source or use one of the white label ones. And then you have to worry about security and updates and everything else. Not to mention getting people to show up to trade. And any licensing for financial transaction depending on where you are. -Dave |
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Miners are running a business. They are going to have to sell their BTC to pay bills that is just the way it is.
What they do with the rest depends on the business model.
If their model is to expand then they sell more BTC to get more miners & larger facilities.
If their model is diversification, then they sell more BTC to buy other coins.
If their model is to hold and grow then they sit on the coins.
As for the price flotations, there are probably a ton of people buying on the dips and selling on the highs and just repeating the cycle again and again.
Get in @ $41500 Sell @ $44500 and repeat. It keeps the price depressed, but traders don't care about the price they care about the percentage swings of the price.
-Dave
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There is no separate ban message for any kind of violations as far as I know but in the past there was some talk about adding a reason column under the ban message which can be like plagiarism, excessive spamming, ban evasion, etc.
Instead of giving different messages for different violations just adding the reason for ban is very simple and more easy to add.
Why not? It seems like I'm writing this a lot lately: Theymos just isn't adding new features/improvements to the forum lately. As far as members asking why they got banned, I think that's a load of crap. 99% of the time they really know why, but they play the babe-in-the-woods card in their ban appeal threads more often than not. If they didn't start off those threads pretending to wonder why in the world they got that ban message, the rest of their post wouldn't contain much of an argument for their reinstatement.
So yeah, it'd be ideal if there were different messages for each ban reason, but realistically I don't think that's going to happen.
And what Findingnemo was what caused my confusion. I though there WERE different messages for other things. So In my mind, adding 1 more line item would not be a major programming change. If there only is one, the back end work would probably be more. On the note of 99% of the time they know, yes probably they do. But telling someone that they were banned for spam / plagiarism when they were banned for ban avoidance (or something else) gives the other 1% some reason to come back. This is my understanding of this thread.
Sort of, I was under the impression that there were multiple ban messages and was wondering why there was not 1 for ban evasion. Not knowing that there was just 1 generic message. -Dave |
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From this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5362833.0The OP gets this: " Sorry Bila0 your account is banned from posting and sending personal messages on this forum.
You have been permanently banned by a forum moderator due to spam and and plagiarism. You may appeal here but your chances are not good."
Hi guys I received message that my account has been banned for posting. And I do not know what I did wrong. I will be pleased if some moderator reply to me
But the general consensus is that he was banned for this: Your account has been banned because you violated the ban rule. Have you read the rules that if your first account is blocked, you should no longer appear on the forum? I see that you are not aware of these rules. Despite this, you need to respect the community in which you are located.
And in addition, your first merit was received from a famous cheater, which leads to the idea of your relationship to this farm.
Goodbye!
So 2 things: 1) Is there a separate ban message for ban violations? 2) If not why not? I figure it would cut down on a bunch of BS issues of people asking / complaining about their ban. If theymos and the mods decide to ban me because I am ugly and they only want beautiful people here, that is fine, it's their house and if the rule is posted I'm good with that. But if I go to log in and it tells me I'm banned because I drive a BMW I am going to be confused as hell because I don't drive one, so I am going to open up a thread in meta and ask and argue and waste everyone's time. -Dave |
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Even if you want your bundle becomes more secure (crypto tasks only), it is better to remove graphical desktop.
Their user demography are new linux user and people who want simplicity. Besides, i wonder how many linux user who remember command for connect to internet over WiFi. Furthermore, simplicity is also an issue for some not familiar with Linux, so packages like eddy are installed by default to help install applications.
It's not just Wi-Fi it 100s of things. I might be able to run a complete linux server from an SSH terminal window from what I know, every time I have to do something with bitcoin from the same window I am looking up what to do since I do 99% of BTC through a GUI. And don't even ask me to try to run something like electrum from a terminal. It would be a google fest to find the answers. -Dave |
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Just what I want to do, direct deposit my paycheck into a company known for horrible customer service.
It's really not that much more work to put my check into a bank and then ACH it to coinbase.
If they had a good support department, that would be a different story. But even if the issue is with the payroll processor and not them, not being able to call someone to figure it out. I'll pass.
Good idea in theory, if it was Gemini I would think about it.
-Dave
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I don't know why but the easy way never appeals to me. I like learning new stuff, and the DIY spirit is strong within me, lol. In the late 90's, early 2000's I was working for an old-school tech company that was still using Unix on all their engineering work stations. They finally switched to Windows around 2001/2002, and I hadn't played with CLI operating systems until I started hanging out here with you nerds. Pounding out commands on the keyboard took some adjustment, but like I said, I find it fun and enlightening. There's really no better way to learn about the technology of bitcoin than to dive into it. And it's quite rewarding when you get things working well.
I spent most of the day yesterday trying to install mempool.space on an Ubuntu server, and kept running to obstacles. I'll figure it out eventually, but it can be frustrating.
You and @NeuroticFish [ https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5362554.0 ] trying to do things the hard way :-) My view, so take it as you will. If you have enough spare hardware to do a node in a box on a RPi or similar or if you have enough spare drive space to do a virtualbox version of one of them start with that. You then can see what works, although in a VERY customized environment. Then you can try to do your own, and if you get stuck can ask for help AND you can take an actual look at something that works and track backwards from there. Sometimes you just need to look at a working setup configuration to get see what has to be done. And since you know what works, you can see what you can do to break it, and and then revert to the old running config that worked. -Dave |
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I'm more than a little disappointed we haven't seen big exchanges lobbying Senators or House Reps to amend this bill. More than happy to profit from the community, but don't stand up to defend that community when it counts. Hell, knowing Coinbase they are probably already working on the most efficient way to screw over their users by complying with all these new regulations.
*Not* defending them, but it might just be a better allocation of resources. Lobbying is big money, and usually quiet. Bringing a big lawsuit generates good press (free good PR) and can get others to join (Coinbase starts the lawsuit and other exchanges join in) so there is lower cost to each company overall. Also, if they play the game right, they can get an injunction so the law is not enforced till the court case is done. So there is that. Not saying that is what happened, but I have seen it happen with other things. Now let's look at 6050i here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/6050I. Anyone who makes a trade (or a series of related trades) worth more than $10,000, must file a return containing the name, address, and TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) of the person they are trading with. The TIN is most commonly the other party's SSN. So if you trade ~0.23 BTC with anyone, even if split over multiple trades, you need to collect their tax details and report it to the IRS. Technically you are supposed to do this for a lot of things. If I sell you a 1oz bar of Rhodium for $11000 in cash there is certain paperwork that must be filed. That nobody does. Because I am handing you a 1oz bar of metal and you are handing me a stack of cash. There is no trace. -Dave |
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are being paid millions to "identify" people Say.... If someone is running several Electrum servers.... what are the odds of (a) government(s) putting them on the payroll for this?  Zero, since they can do it themselves. But, what are the odds that many things we connect to are run by some of the 3 letter government departments. Probably good.
Might be a bit of a tangent here, but keep in mind with all the hacks recently of 'secure' 'private' hosting and seeing how badly things were run (epikfail) the fact that proton mail more or less gave up the ID of a user. Keep in mind ust because some place claims to be secure and will keep your private stuff private, it does not mean they will or can. If you trust enough people with private info Chainalysis is the lease of your problems. Because someone else probably already leaked it. And that is just a depressing Monday thought. -Dave |
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Has anyone noticed that the BTC to USD price for bitrefilll has been really bad vs. the shown preev & coinbase rates for the last few days?
They always had a bit worse of a rate, and I do know that they are a business out to make money so I did not let it bother me. But twice in the last few days I was going to buy a gift card and wound up thinking "Nah, too much of a cut"
And then, a few hours later it's normal again.
-Dave
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I did also find this document from the OECD: For example, in the case of loss or theft of a crypto-asset in Australia, the owner may claim a capital loss, provided they are able to present the evidence of their ownership.
So I am an Australian. I have Bitcoin in a wallet that I can prove belongs to me. For example, I purchased the coins on a centralized exchange where I performed KYC. I withdrew them from there to my wallet and that should be enough to prove they are mine. To avoid paying taxes, I "lose" my coins. I send them out over TOR to another Bitcoin wallet. From their, they get mixed, coin-joined, converted to Monero, gambled with, etc. Omg, I am so unlucky, someone stole my coins, but thankfully, I can claim capital losses. I wonder what the Australian authorities would say to a claim like that. US here, but I am going to guess the same thing that happens here when anything is stolen that cannot be traced. The government accepts you at your word. And, if it ever comes out or can be proven that you lied you get arrested and charged with fraud. It also is probably one of those things you can only do once. If it happens again, although they might let you claim it, they are going to look through all your finances very closely and see if they can find anything that is "not correct". Kind of like a lot of stolen art fraud. Buy expense art, sell it under the table, claim theft, collect insurance. -Dave |
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Did some digging and can't seem to find it. What is the 'standard' cost for something like this. Is $10M average? High? Low?
I know from the auto racing world some of these things can vary a lot in price depending on the type of race (Nascar vs. Indy vs. Formula one)
But for other sports I have no idea.
Just trying to get a bit of perspective.
-Dave
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I expected Robinhood to have crypto trading, but definitely didn't expect them to have crypto deposits and withdrawals right off the bat.
They have had BTC trading for a while so I figure they have had a lot of time to get everything setup for a big rollout of a full wallet & trading solution. Lets see how they do. WallStreetBets is a meme group, but people are probably underestimating how much combined capital that group has.
Finding 1 person with $100 million dollars is hard no matter what. With the internet finding 1 million people with $100 each is easy. -Dave |
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