I see PoW vs PoS also in a philosophical way: it's meritocracy vs oligarchy.
For PoW one has to work hard and good to obtain rewards and trust.
For PoS the rich ones rule; you have no other choice than just trust them because they've bought that coin.

I know that PoS lovers will come and tell that ASICs can also be bought on big numbers by the rich. Still not the same. PoW is the right direction.
The only thing I'd like to see more is that large ASIC farms start building their own sources of regenerable energy (although I know that the PoW vs Environment drama is fake)

Well pointed out. I feel that this is the main reason for this topic. (PS. You may want to fix your quotes though)


Indeed, the percents are very small. I don't know if it's 5%, however, small. But it doesn't necessarily means they trust banks more, I think it means they don't trust (or simply fear of) bitcoin.
It was said for so long that's unsafe to keep money in Bitcoin, most do follow that.
It also doesn't mean that 95% would keep their money in banks, some don't trust banks and keep fiat at home (which makes them perfect targets for thieves).

The problem is that the money in banks is (at least lately in Europe) even backed by the state (under 100k/person/bank, which is usually enough). So extra trust... until something bad happens (remember that in Iceland everybody lost all their bank deposits in 2008? or just look what happens now in Russia and Ukraine too; even in Romania panic did strike and many ATMs were empty yesterday)


El Salvador is a wonderful example to follow, although afaik most people there too use mainly custodian services.
And Russia... I don't know if I want it declare Bitcoin as legal tender, nor used by their government; it may label it criminals' money and I don't want that.

Somebody's selling cheap. Again.

Thanks for the laughs.


Yep, my vote also goes for Defcon 2. And we're early. China may be next. Although.... how's the queen lately, since she also had/has covid?


Don't celebrate victory yet, the bugger loves to play dead for a short while just to hit in another area. I surely hope it's not the case for you, still, make sure you're prepared (and continue to take medicine if you started doing that).

While I do agree that OP should first check the trust rating of everybody answering here and decide for himself who is doing business with, I don't think that platforms like Binance P2P would work.
He needs somebody he can meet in person because all ATMs are empty in Ukraine now.

My point was not about the common AV. I do agree that one needs to have such a tool installed (although nowadays even Windoze comes with one not-too-bad).
My point was about those with strong protection (i.e. over the average functionalities) - usually coming with somewhat more difficult-to-handle functionalities/annoyances (and I'm not talking about the advertising).

But I can also agree that depending on what anti-viruses/protection systems one has been using in his life the experience over what one or another such tool offers and demands may differ.

In my case - i7, 12GB RAM - I do get annoyed by the Auto Containment feature that sometimes doesn't recognize an installer, some other time doesn't recognize an exe built by myself, or some other time doesn't allow me install an update to one or another wallet. Or I feel how the antivirus slows me down when I backup folders with 10000s of files.

Of course, I don't use such a computer only for browsing the internet...


But I know what to do to handle my antivirus for my needs and I'm okay. Others may find it more annoying or even highly difficult.

I'm sure the guests will be overly happy to have their (early booking) advance payments lost because they cannot pay (in euro) the rest for their accommodation for the holidays.

Not necessarily.
A simpler approach could be to make a poll, see the 5-10 most frequent options and add those.
Maybe, if not difficult, add flag for each of those option whether to be added or not + one flag for real vs demo mode.
But that's all. I was not implying anything fancy (which means unnecessary work), no. Just the useful part.

...Just make sure the gasoline you spend for transporting the gold doesn't cost more than the actual gold.

So, again, why not Bitcoin then?

Just be warned, you may have to get some fuel with you when you'll try to get them home, as they seem to have .. certain supply issues


I don't think that the 1M offer is real, not many can afford that. I find this offer much more reasonable/real, it has better chance to be honored (by the buyer) than the big 1M offer.
And with 100$ they can buy a ticket home and also have some change for a beer. Looks fair to me.

Is it difficult to make this part of the BPIP extension, as yet another optional feature?
To say that it would be a great addition it's an understatement.

Security is the most important one imho. And imho security doesn't necessarily means hiding from govt. Security means that you can have control over your funds anytime, no matter what (as long as you have electricity and internet, obviously).

Exchanges, with their KYC and SAFU can give a false sense of security. And imho this is the topic about: just another angle for "not your keys, not your coins".

Securing properly the wallet and the use is another, much wider topic, from basics like hardware wallet, clipboard malware and even "don't send your coins to an alleged Elon Musk promising he will double them", to more advanced things like "why Windows is bad", use of cold storage and safe generation of paper wallets, maybe also mixing and hide from govt, if you want to.

Binance freezing the funds of Nigerian customers may also worth mentioning.


While you are completely right, I feel that properly securing the wallet (and usage) is another topic. A very important one, still, a different topic.

I think that your information is greatly outdated. Nowadays one can use a Linux Mint, for example, getting the look and feel pretty close to what's on Windows.


I won't answer to the direct question, but I'll tell something else: no matter how safe an OS is, if you are not used with it you have good chance to make bigger mistakes than on an OS you're used with. So if you are doing great on Windows, my advises are:
* stay on Windows for now (I really hope - for your security - that you have a proper key for it or no key at all and you didn't install a crack for it)
* if you have the time and patience, start taking a look how this and that Linux works for you
* get a hardware wallet (but never forget to pay attention on what software wallet you install and to pay attention against clipboard malware too)
* don't click onto any and every page, link, ad, image, e-mail and so on; don't install everything from any source; don't install cracks

There are many cases the CC issuer and the merchant strike a deal to give you those rewards.
There are many cases the CC issuer has CC branded under the merchant's name - again, part of a deal that should end up with some benefits for you if you use that CC, compared to the rest of the buyers.

While hardware wallet is not a bad advice, one has to carefully double check the addresses whether he's using it or not.
What I also mean is that HW may give a false sense of security, while it doesn't actually help (directly) against clipboard malware.

Woah 
Get well soon, man. Beat that little bugger!

* Read a lot. (One possible starting point could be this.)
* Don't spam. Don't plagiarize. Actually obey the rules.
* Be helpful.


...Did I miss anything?

You seem to have missed the spot-on resource for this: How to lose your Bitcoins with CTRL-C CTRL-V
All in all, as usual, the best protection is you: check thoroughly if the copied address and the pasted address are indeed identical. As simple as that.