It is shocking to see the number of market commentators who are normally pro-crypto, including well-known Youtubers (and I am not going to name them here), who are currently talking the crypto market down. Instead of choosing to place the current dip in prices in perspective, they choose to be extremely negative and create the idea that it is happening because of overvaluations of cryptos (based on what?), etc. This while many of them welcome regulations and other anti-crypto BS with open arms.

I feel they play right into the hands of the governments, corporations and bankers who are hell-bent to keep us under their control. In my analysis, what we've been seeing in recent months and are currently seeing are nothing short of a highly organized, coordinated attack on cryptos (facebook ban crypto ads, blatant market manipulation by Mt. Gox trustee, Visa 'glitch' in charges at Coinbase, IRS crackdown on cryptos, YouTube and google ban crypto ads, Poloniex sellout to Goldman Sachs backed entity, Coinbase capitulation to IRS, Visa and MasterCard making it difficult to buy cryptos, phishing attack on Binance, etc.).

I feel we have to place all in perspective, stay positive, understand what is at stake and take the steps required to move forward.

Why cryptos? Cryptos provide us with the means and opportunity to support a non-violent revolution that aims to free people from the shackles of centralized banking and governments – the primary enablers of wars, pain, poverty and chaos.

How is this possible? Through peer-to-peer trustless (bankless) transactions within peer-to-peer economies driven by decentralized blockchains.

In essence, regardless of our political, religious and other affiliations, cryptos are a way to level the playing field so that everyone gets a fair chance to participate and/or contribute. Peer-to-peer makes us equal partners when it comes to trustless, peer-to-peer transactions and peer-to-peer economies means that are no single asshole who gets to call the shots. For once, we get to contribute to something that can set all of us free - across the globe.

We need to stick to the original and/or core aim of cryptos. This for one means that we need to support decentralization.

We need to support decentralized exchanges and help to finance and build new ones. This is why I have welcomed Binance's decision to turn their exchange into a community centered, decentralized exchange and to take the fight to those who are out to discredit this space (bounty on scammers).

We need to support crypto friendly ad networks such as CoinTraffic, A-ADS, Coinzilla, CoinAd, Mellow Ads and AdBit. And the various decentralized ones in development.

We need to support decentralized video sharing platforms such as DTube.

We need to support private or anonymous cryptos.

Anyway, I could add more, but I am sure you get the idea. We either fight in a non-violent way with the tools in hand (or create better ones) or we walk into the traps set by the slave masters - where we get to suffer and slaughter each other to their benefit again. I know there are many good people out there who are not taking any of the shenanigans sitting down, but I know there are also many people who are falling for the bankster shenigans.

It is not going to be easy, but we have to stay positive and push forward with our eyes wide open. We must swing public opinion in our favor and push for mass adoption - the sooner, the better.

I've received the same message, but was not making use of either a VPN or proxy. Anyway, time to shop around.

I was slightly short paid, but thank you for the tokens that I did receive.

Two points of importance:

1. Add Custom Token MEW (if applicable): 0x151202c9c18e495656f372281f493eb7698961d5
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2. Make sure that the exchange you intend to use supports the ERC223 token standard. Exchanges such as EtherDelta (ED) and ForkDelta (FD) don't support it yet.

Your IP most likely changes too fast. Make use of a VPN service such as TunnelBear and try again.

If you want to do it anonymously, then you will have to forget about using a bank account. You will have to take the cash route and use p2p platforms such as localbitcoins.com (as mentioned). You should be able to eat through the amount you state pretty fast.

As if the US Dollar and other currencies are not used in illegal transactions. Governments and banksters hate Bitcoin, because it removes their power to control and issue money. Unlike fiat currency, Bitcoin is not a debt instrument that they can use to enslave people and to finance wars.

It is not too late. Just don't make the mistake to go all in. Don't get money involved in cryptos that you are not prepared to lose. In terms of age and risk, you might want to consider buying into something like CombiCoin (COMBI) that gives you exposure to the top 30 cryptos, but that limits your exposure to each.

Those who hate Bitcoin surely hate it for various reasons. Some hate it because they or their partners lost the whole nine yards (by going all in - buying high and selling low in a panic), some hate it because the government tells them to hate it, some hate it because they have missed out on the returns of the past, some hate it because they don't understand or know what Bitcoin is, some hate it because it deviates from the Satoshi whitepaper, some hate it because their exes are big Bitcoin supporters, some hate it because they lost their Bitcoin in phishing scams, etc.

Either way, I am sure there are many people that love Bitcoin. So it's all good.

Nah, Bitcoin has become the gold standard of cryptos. It sucks that it is no longer electronic cash, but greed is not the primary reason for holding it. And yes, hodlers could end up with nothing - or they could be richly rewarded for holding onto it. It is part of the risk attached to holding Bitcoin (or any crypto for that matter). 

Greed is when one gets a second mortgage to go all out into Bitcoin... risking the whole nine yards. That is irresponsible and greedy in my opinion. 

It is best to tell them about all the risks prior to getting involved, especially to warn them about wild price swings - a normal thing in the crypto market. It is also best to make it abundantly clear that they are responsible for their own decisions - not you. Either way, if they blame you for losing money by buying at a high point and selling at a low point, then they only have themselves to blame. A loss is after all only realized when one is stupid enough to sell at a loss.

The reality is that anything of value can be used to support terrorism. However, if you're worried about currencies being used to fund terrorism, then you should be most concerned about the US Dollar. No other currency, including Bitcoin, beats the US Dollar when it comes to the funding of terrorism.

Do your own due diligence - and don't take it as financial advice, but I would give CombiCoin (COMBI) a try. It will give you exposure to the top 30 cryptos and limited exposure to each.

Merit has certainly become a super rare commodity. I feel with the new system it is almost impossible to acquire the quantity of merit required to rank up. It will take years of high quality posts and people who appreciate those posts enough to merit it. It is like donating 50 BTC to become a VIP - almost impossible for most of us at this stage. That being said, making it too difficult to acquire merits might have the opposite effect of what's aimed for, namely quality posts. When it is too hard, instead of worrying about merits, folks will probably just post away and worry about quality later or not at all (or use the time to complain about the merit system or think of sneaky ways to get merit - fast ways to get negative trust ratings pretty fast). Anyway, my two Satoshis.

It is not about the number of posts, but about the quality of your posts. Increase the quality to the point where someone with merit feels it adds real value and I am sure you will have some merit to show in no time. It is not easy, but certainly worth the effort. Give it a shot.

Take it easy. A poll like that will land you in trouble in no time since it adds nothing of value. You have to get in line like the rest of us. It can be a pain in the butt, but that is the way it is.

We all started there. Take it easy and make a positive contribution through frequent, well thought out posts. Before you open your eyes, you will be in open waters. There is no way around it.

Nah, you're not too late. It is still early days. Educate yourself and get a toe into the water. Google "dollar cost averaging" for a great way to get in. You might also want to look into something such as CombiCoin - a great way to diversify while getting a feel for the market. Best of luck. Have fun.

It sounds like a solid, well diversified portfolio. Don't take it as financial advice, but I would keep it as is. Only sell a token when you're original reason(s) for buying it is no longer valid. That being said, if you're looking to further diversify, you might want to look into something such as CombiCoin.

She sounds like a gold digger - even worse, she's acting like someone in a divorce court. Don't take it as legal advice, but personally I would create additional wallets and move the cryptos into those wallets. Then tell her that your existing wallets got hacked - you got cleaned out in a phishing scam. Now she needs to pay in to cover her half of the losses. That should bring her down to earth pretty fast!