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41  Economy / Goods / Re: Anonymous PLN Mastercard cards on: April 06, 2020, 03:33:30 AM
Anonymous cards are useful to convert BTC to anonymous FIAT.
But i would convert just a low amount, like $100-$500,  then i spend it and then i load another small amount, and so on.

If the card gets blocked, i lose little money.

I don't get why many of you need to load thousands of $ in those cards ??
Please explain your use case

Maybe you withdrew your funds to the card from an exchange when Bitcoin price was crashing?
But why didn't you just trade the BTC for a stablecoin? Especially a decentralized one like DAI ( in that your USDT/USDC funds may get freezed because they are centralized).

And you would keep the money in DAI, then whenever you need to spend them, you convert a few hundreds to anonymous FIAT on a PLN card.
42  Other / Off-topic / Re: Webcam adult industry and crypto on: March 25, 2020, 12:22:43 AM
Adult webcam is really good business, there are much customers over there look for this service too. Invest in it is really potiental.
yups that is correct because i use to haveg a officemate that is in this kind of business and he is really making money on this.
he once let us see how the site works and yeah he has a lot of pretty chicks that serving the costumers.
actually there are some stripteasing or other form of adult performing happening in that webcam  site.

Very interesting business.
But regarding the earnings for a model, i still don't trust the ones who claim they earn thousands of $/week.
I am sure they are just affiliate marketers trying to attract referrals.

Is there any reliable service collecting statistics on the token earnings for a specific model?  Something similar to Graphtreon https://graphtreon.com/ , but for webcam sites.

I probably will be writing some kind of javascript or Selenium test , to automatically count all the tips received by a given model during a show.

But if a reliable service is already available , will save my time
43  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Is Corona virus a hoax for profit? on: March 19, 2020, 05:26:25 PM
~snip~

Although the e-commerce sector is developing every year, local shops in any country still have a significant market share. There are a lot of rumors and assumptions about the emergence of coronavirus, but as long as there is no concrete evidence, they will be just assumptions. In my opinion, the use of this kind of virus in the form of biological weapons is too risky for all mankind.

Let's wait for the revenue reports of the 1st quarter 2020.
In case of a huge revenue increase compared to Q1 2019, it would be fishy
44  Other / Politics & Society / Is Corona virus a hoax for profit? on: March 18, 2020, 06:11:12 PM
The deaths by Corona are actually less than the ones caused by regular flu in the previous years.
So Elon Musk is right. You can just check the flu death stats for the past years and compare them with this year.

But what's the reason for the hoax?
I think it is to harm the local businesses by forcing them to close, so that the big e-commerce sites can profit because the local shops are their competition.

To confirm this theory, just wait for the 1st quarter 2020 revenue reports by Alibaba, Amazon, eBay etc. and compare them with the 1st quarter 2019.
If you see a big increase in the 2020 , you have the evidence
45  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Crypto taxes on: January 27, 2020, 09:58:03 PM
I don't do taxes so this is confusing a bit but don't you only get taxed if the money goes out of the exchange? Like it wouldn't still be considered "income" if you traded the crypto back to fiat for profit if you haven't taken it out of that exchange's wallet yet?

AFAIK yes, only when you withdraw the FIAT funds.
 
But if you buy goods & services with crypto, i don't know if they take into account the value of what you purchased.
46  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Crypto taxes on: January 26, 2020, 05:28:33 PM
I don't think you guys understand how capital gains taxes work. This isn't new, and this isn't something which is just present in the crypto world. Every single market where trading occurs - Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate, Commodities, Forex, etc are all subject to capital gains taxes.

If you buy something at 100 and sell it at 1000 within a few weeks, then you're going to be subject to short term capital gains.
If you buy something at 100 and sell it at 1000 after a year of holding it, then you're going to be subject to long term capital gains.

Short term is going to be the most expensive, tax wise, of these two. These capital gains are also reliant on your income bracket.

But to address your question, as it revolves around 'what if I lose money, does the government pay me' Well kinda.

If you buy something and then sell it as a loss, you're able to 'take a loss' on your tax return and use the loss to lower your income for the year (you can only take a loss of 3000 per year on your return, so if need be you'll continue to carry forward your loss until you've exhausted it) So yes, the government does in a way compensate you for your losses.

Don't think that capital gains is just present in crypto. This is present everywhere.

Thanks, your answer was almost exhaustive.

@kro55 Sure? Usually the taxes are percentages, not fixed amounts. https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/taxes/capital-gains-tax-rates/

Since long-term crypto traders IMO are going to make very high capital gains, they are also going to pay huge taxes in most countries, if they don't hide their crypto.

But the fact it is a sure win, is my personal belief of course
47  Other / Politics & Society / Crypto taxes on: January 26, 2020, 02:07:57 PM
https://blockonomi.com/hmrc-crypto-tax-evaders/
UK’s tax agency HMRC is pushing for crypto investors to pay taxes on their revenue... of course, in case the investment goes well and profit has been made.

But i'm asking myself: what happen if the investment goes badly?
They are not going to pay taxes back to me if i lose money.

They are villains.
You are the one taking the risk, and you deserve to keep all your hard earned profits.

The gov did not help you make profit, it was 100% by your own intellect and risk , so why should you give them a piece of your cake?

I may accept such a steal if they at least pay me part of my losses in case my investment was bad...

My forecast for the 2020:
because of increasing regulation/taxes on crypto, the privacy coins will grow significantly both in price and adoption, since they are the only ones able to hide your finances from the transaction tracking tools used by the gov.

Even Litecoin may grow in value, if their privacy improvements are implemented well.

Or maybe the people will stick to BTC, and then they'll pretend an hacker stole their coins. Who knows
48  Economy / Speculation / How is the situation with Iran affecting the price on: January 08, 2020, 11:22:38 PM
I read the news about the attacks in Iraq when BTC was at 8080$ , and i bought.

Then indeed the price rose to 8300 - 8450 a few hours later , confirming that when there is uncertainty , political tensions and possibility of a war, bitcoin is considered a safe asset like gold.
I would have profited at that point, if i sold.

The price remained @ 8300 for 12 hours, then it dipped to 7850 before my eyes, i got anxious, and i sold at 7900.
The reason of the dip?
I think because the news are saying that Iran stands no chance against U.S., so the people changed their mind about the possibility of a war.

Is that the reason for the dip in your opinion?
The gold price had the same behavior in the past 24 hours or so.

Also, was my emotional reaction right?
In that very moment, i honestly thought the price may dip to 7000 or below again sooner or later, i exactly don't know why. I felt it was just a temporary pump and dump due to a false climate of uncertainty ( since Iran is unlikely to start a war against U.S., but the people temporarily thought so).

But as soon as i sold, the price bounced and now it is at 8060.
So i am not sure my reaction was right.
What do you think?
49  Economy / Speculation / BTC to 5000$ before a big rise ? on: January 08, 2020, 10:56:24 PM
Why are many online price forecasts saying BTC will dip to $5k before the halving?
Do you predict the same too?
I'm not a pro trader, just asking out of curiosity
50  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN][RLC] iEx.ec blockchain-based distributed cloud announces its Crowdsale on: December 08, 2019, 10:24:15 AM
After reading this thread, i guess the team did not stand up to their promises,  and they do not even answer to your questions, right?

In that case, i expected the price to dip badly, since this project is perceived as a scam to many.

Surprisingly enough, i see that the price is doing pretty well, it has good buy support.
For example in the last 24h it bounced up from the 7000 Satoshi support, while the 1y minimum is well below ( 2500 Satoshi ).

There are even worse/scammier projects than this, whose price is doing even better.

And conversely, there are more promising and famous projects, like Tron TRX , that are very disappointing when you see the trading charts!

So my conclusion is: no matter how scammy or promising a coin project is, the price is just about speculation.
Whales don't even look at the project IMO.

I think you traders of whatever currency don't even need to look at the projects at this point, just look at the graph.
That even saves your time...

Any thoughts?
51  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: I'm a full-time crypto trader. Here're my recent trades & answers to questions on: November 16, 2019, 01:47:42 PM
Hi @Mark
How do you think the ETH price will be affected by the upcoming fork?

AFAIK there are 2 cases: if the fork is perceived as potentially dangerous to the network/blockchain integrity, people sells en masse during the few days before the fork.
They wait to see what happens after the fork. If it goes well then everybody buy back.

Conversely, if the fork is perceived as beneficial and safe,  people buy more as the fork approaches.
52  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Telegram (TON) project has been halted by SEC on: October 12, 2019, 08:59:17 AM
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2019-212

Should we assume the project is dead?

I was about to reserve $500 worth of GRAM tokens on Crypterium or some exchange, but at this point i think it's not advisable.
What do you suggest ?
53  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Marketplace (Altcoins) / Re: [Have] Aeternity [Want] ETH on: May 09, 2019, 10:12:14 PM
Trade completed.

Thank you
54  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Marketplace (Altcoins) / [Have] Aeternity [Want] ETH on: May 09, 2019, 03:42:11 PM
I am selling 236.80 AE for Ethereum.
Current Price: 1 AE=0.0025 ETH

The trade must be done on DDEX decentralized exchange https://ddex.io/trade/AE-ETH
so that an escrow is not needed.

I have already placed a sell order there so you can get the coins directly from the DEX:

55  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can Bitcoin be considered a Religion? on: May 03, 2019, 02:29:54 AM
@Abiky i am curious to know what you think about stocks then.
Are they religion to you?

If Bitcoin price is supposedly driven by mass psychology ,  do you think stock prices aren't ?

And what about real estates, one of the most traditional and "religious" investment?
56  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why is it forbidden to motivate others to buy Bitcoin? on: April 11, 2019, 10:57:57 PM
pretty simple mantra here - mind your own business!
if you try to tell somebody "buy this coin and hodl", you will be labeled as bag holder of that coin, endorser, promoter, name it...
so better keep your business within yourself and let them do their own.

But why the FUD journalists paid by the gov are not labeled by anyone?

They clearly don't wish the well-being and wealth of the people.

So they're no better
57  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Why is it forbidden to motivate others to buy Bitcoin? on: April 11, 2019, 10:38:12 PM
On this forum and crypto-related subreddits they won't let you give these kind of advices, like "Buy & HODL"

But then why the mainstream magazines can do the opposite and nobody complains?

We all know that they spread FUD news so that everybody sells their positions so that the Elites buy at a low price.
That has been their strategy all over the 2018.

Indeed i've read a news on WSJ and other sites on Dec. 2017 saying that the governments would be buying cryptocurrencies to have an additional reserve, other than gold and foreign currencies.
https://www.wealthresearchgroup.com/kept-wraps-central-banks-buying-bitcoins/

Quote
"G7 central banks will start buying cryptocurrencies to bolster their foreign reserves,"
https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-news/central-crypto-010520181

Ask yourself: why did the bear run happen last year if the govs where buying?
There's only one answer: FUD news, and too many people that believe them and get scared , perhaps because you still haven't learned to HODL what you can afford to lose.
That's why you are all susceptible to FUD.

Please learn to control your emotions , and consider that even the gov knows that "BTC is too big to fail", that's why they haven't banned it, like the linked article says.

That means only one thing: BTC is the future.
There's no need to be impressed by scarecrows.

Hope it helps
58  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [ANN] Bittrex - Next generation exchange (btc/ltc/eac/ppc/rdd/ftc/and more) on: March 27, 2019, 06:40:17 AM
KYC is a tedious process that the DEXes don't have, so why stick with Bittrex, Coinbase & co ?

Many people have trouble even completing it and lose their coins for that, which is a shame : https://steemit.com/bittrex/@billynoe79/bittrex-kyc-policy

I've had enough of these "regulations".

I think I'll give a try to Waves DEX , 0x and other DEXes

Is 0x a DEX for ETH-based tokens only?
Are there any other good DEXes?
59  Other / Serious discussion / Facebook to enter the browser market on: March 16, 2019, 11:41:38 AM
The in-app browser for Whatsapp is about to be released.

I think they want to compete with the other browsers, especially Chrome.

And i suspect the main reason for this is advertising: they will block all ads in the browser, except Facebook ones.

I think that will be the natural evolution to this move: Facebook has their own ad network, so why should they let the competition's ads ( Adsense )  in Facebook's browser ?
60  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Bitcoin is not enough: we need open source hardware on: March 15, 2019, 02:44:52 PM
FPGA can be a possible solutions for more controlled transaction signing. Since these devices are made for engineers to build chips.

That would be a good compromise.
I am not into FPGAs, so i ask you: is it easy to verify there aren't suspicious components in there?

For motherboards  it is not easy to check.
See https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/11/07/1041236/minix-intels-hidden-in-chip-operating-system
or https://itsfoss.com/fact-intel-minix-case/

Or even for CPU cores: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/x86-hidden-god-mode,37582.html
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