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5061  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] AEON: Cryptonote privacy, efficiency, decentralization, and stability on: August 06, 2020, 02:38:57 AM
@bitpotter. Also in all of its market history, Aeon's price was 10% of Monero's price. Monero is presently trading on $89 and based in market history, this implies that Aeon might be very undervalued.
5062  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-07-30] Bitcoin Held by Exchanges Drops to 2019 Levels, Demand Rising on: August 06, 2020, 01:07:38 AM
I said investors might speculate that bitcoin has become overvalued. Please read the chart from 2016 to 2019 and come back if you understood how investors behave.

A serious investor will never invest in some altcoins without meaning and purpose, especially not after what happened during 2018/2019. Only those who deal with pump dump schemes and those who think that BCH/BSV is a better choice then Bitcoin can say/speculate that price is overvalued. After 11 years, those same investors must have learned something - only Bitcoin remained a profitable investment almost all the time - and look at how many projects survive only one year after they appear on the market.

Bitcoin was cheap in 2013, it was cheap in 2015, it is cheap even today given how much potential there is for growth in the future.

Agreed. However, bitcoin's popularity is growing every year and brings on many new users, developers, traders and investors who have not learned the lessons that you have learned about the cryptospace.
5063  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] AEON: Cryptonote privacy, efficiency, decentralization, and stability on: August 05, 2020, 04:47:49 AM
I reckon not the miners. The producers of Asics for Aeon, however, might pump this and begin a new industry for the next in demand coin in the next years. Private, anonymous, Cryptonote coins.

My speculation hehehehe.

It’s a little too late since there is minimal new coin supply to mine right now. It would make more sense to finish porting Aeon to monero latest framework then fork aeon and start a new chain from scratch with ASICS. This way you have a fresh chain, full privacy (no ring 0) history, all the tested benefits and bug fixes of 6+ years, and support of ASICS on an asic friendly POW. But that won’t happen for at least another 2(?) years when supply runs out of aeon and the unknown functionality of tail emissions kicks in. So you could say that creating ASICS now would show the full functionality on the chain to prove out any issues of sha3 + ASICS and allow for bug fixes related to ASICS before forking and creating that fresh new chain to start all over with.

Just a theory here.

Which reminds me, where is that tari whitepaper.  Wink

I disagree. Cryptonote coins have a tail emission. Also, it would be more costly for manufacturers of Asics to develop a coin, grow a supporting community and produce the Asics all by themselves.
5064  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Who said that ICOs are dead? on: August 05, 2020, 03:06:09 AM
Just look at the numbers. During 2018, we used to have 200-300 different ICOs going online every week. Currently, this has been reduced to a fraction of that level (< 10 per week). We had some great ICOs in 2017 and the preceding years, such as NEO, Ethereum, Stratis and NXT. But how many such projects we had in the last 12-18 months? I am not very hopeful about a revival of the ICO sector.

It might not be similar to the get rich quick gold rush and the scams of 2017, however, the ICO as a democratized form of funding a start up, with bitcoins, will always be an alternative for entreprenuers and developers.
5065  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Ledger 1 Mln Users Data Under Attack on: August 05, 2020, 02:31:07 AM
@Lucius. Agreed! However, the telephone directory has also enough available information to do similar types of attacks and it has been publicly available for more than 50 years but it has never been considered a cause for attacks.

And again I ask you what does the telephone directory have to do with the fact that in this particular case it is about people who bought a hardware wallet? Is there any information in the telephone directory or has there ever been information that someone bought gold, an expensive watch, a valuable piece of art perhaps?

It is really not clear to me that you are drawing a parallel between the telephone directory (which is a public database) and data that should be secret for quite logical reasons. I don't want a public directory with my information stating that I own a hardware wallet or have a safe in my apartment.

How would criminals know that their ledger wallets hold coins amounted to more than the price of the hardware wallet? Do you assume that there certainly will be a massive increase of serious crimes on those ledger owners?

I reckon the information given on where they live would give more details on their financial status, similar to the telephone directory.
5066  Economy / Speculation / Re: Not many try to buy on Bitfinex, but many try to sell on Bitfinex these days... on: August 05, 2020, 01:18:35 AM
@StonksStonksStonks. It might almost entirely be money launderers that are using the exchange presently. Everyone who has been active in the cryptospace for at least 2 years know Bitfinex is dangerous.

It might also be fake volume from the USDT have printed hehehe.
5067  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-07-30] Bitcoin Held by Exchanges Drops to 2019 Levels, Demand Rising on: August 05, 2020, 12:13:18 AM
Is there data on altcoins held on exchanges? Demand on bitcoin will certainly be not forever. I reckon many investors might begin to speculate that bitcoin has become overvalued and invest on the most popular altcoins.

2020 is the year of the Defi hype hehehe.

Very laughable comment. Bitcoin overvalued?
Please go read the Bitcoin Standard and come back when you fully understand the bitcoin mechanics which you probably forgot.
 Roll Eyes

I said investors might speculate that bitcoin has become overvalued. Please read the chart from 2016 to 2019 and come back if you understood how investors behave.
5068  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Junior [PPV on Nov. 28] on: August 04, 2020, 03:38:53 AM
This article tells what everything is wrong for this fight and why the marketing and the hype on this by the organizers might be a mistake.



If the main event between Tyson and Jones doesn't tell you this fight card's target audience doesn't include hardcore boxing fans, the co-feature between YouTube star Jake Paul and retired NBAer Nate Robinson makes it clear. Tyson has won 50 of his 56 career bouts, but the important number here is his 17.9 million combined Instagram and Twitter followers.

And the event can't transcend medical science, which confirms that the middle-aged brain is especially vulnerable to the trauma boxing inflicts.

Doctors understand that reality through study, and Jones knows from experience. Through the early 2000s Jones was an untouchable light-heavyweight champ with lightning reflexes and even faster hands, the author of highlight-reel knockouts. He cracked Virgil Hill's ribs with a single right hand in their 1998 bout. Four years later he hid his hands behind his back, then cracked Glen Kelly across the temple with a roundhouse right, ending that fight.

But as Jones slowed with age he became the victim of a string of terrifying knockouts, most recently in 2015 against England's Enzo Macarinelli.

Five years later, we can't guarantee he's better equipped to withstand a Mike Tyson uppercut, but Tyson is vulnerable, too. He looked unbeatable in the gym but we haven't seen him absorb punches since 2005, when he quit on his stool against Kevin McBride.


Source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/boxing-match-mike-tyson-roy-jones-1.5665626
5069  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: August 04, 2020, 02:59:27 AM
It appears that the MMA news media is speculating that Conor will fight Pacman in a boxing match. I speculate that it might not be true. Pacman and Conor are under the same management company. What this might be is a Floyd Mayweather rematch for Conor and Pacman will train him hehehehe.



The rumors got started when McGregor posted a tweet saying, “I accept.” While some thought this was aimed at Khamzat Chimaev, McGregor denied this to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. The “Notorious” one later made the same post but this time in Tagalog, which is the second language used in the Philippines.

Source https://www.mmanews.com/dana-white-wont-entertain-conor-mcgregor-vs-manny-pacquiao-rumors/
5070  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: US Presidential Election 2020 on: August 04, 2020, 02:41:10 AM
@alani123. Mail in ballots is another method to cheat easily for the incumbent because it controls the biggest political machinery. Trump might be saying he does not like it for Democratic states to allow it hehehe.
5071  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-07-30] Bitcoin Held by Exchanges Drops to 2019 Levels, Demand Rising on: August 04, 2020, 02:08:20 AM
Is there data on altcoins held on exchanges? Demand on bitcoin will certainly be not forever. I reckon many investors might begin to speculate that bitcoin has become overvalued and invest on the most popular altcoins.

2020 is the year of the Defi hype hehehe.
5072  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Ledger 1 Mln Users Data Under Attack on: August 04, 2020, 01:22:54 AM
@Lucius. Agreed! However, the telephone directory has also enough available information to do similar types of attacks and it has been publicly available for more than 50 years but it has never been considered a cause for attacks.

The bitcoin news media is creating much clickbaits about this news. There were similar hacks of this type on Coinbase, Bitmex and many other exchanges also that never caused mass increase in serious crimes.
5073  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-07-30] Power plants in Iran can mine Bitcoin on: August 03, 2020, 05:27:50 AM
I reckon that bitcoin might cause more problems on Iran than a relief. America might sanction bitcoin addresses and use blockchain analytics to trace where their coins go and it might also cause more problems on the services where the coins might be sent.

They should mine a Cryptonote coin.
5074  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Ledger 1 Mln Users Data Under Attack on: August 03, 2020, 04:13:22 AM
However, the argument was that the public information available about everyone never prompted on someone breaking into a person's house similar to the hacked information from Ledger will not cause criminals breaking into those people's homes.

Is the telephone directory a danger to society?

You cannot compare publicly available data with the fact that someone stole data (name, surname, address, phone number) of 9500 people who are crypto users and who bought a hardware wallet. These people are indeed in potential danger of physical assault, but of course no one will just go and break into someone's house or apartment if there is no information that that person has a significant amount in crypto. Stolen data can be the basis for analysis and social engineering towards these users.

Criminals break into homes for much less value than finding out someone has 1+ BTC worth over $10k, and it's not clear to me that you can even draw parallels between the phone book and the data stolen from Ledger.

Are you telling everyone that breaking into home crimes on Ledger users will increase because of this hack? I reckon it might not be. They might have many Nigerian scam in their inbox, however hehehe.
5075  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] AEON: Cryptonote privacy, efficiency, decentralization, and stability on: August 02, 2020, 03:19:15 AM
I reckon not the miners. The producers of Asics for Aeon, however, might pump this and begin a new industry for the next in demand coin in the next years. Private, anonymous, Cryptonote coins.

My speculation hehehehe.
5076  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: [AEON] Aeon Speculation on: August 02, 2020, 01:58:51 AM
@everyone. Aeon support and resistance range is on 3000 sats and 10k sats. This is a wide accumulation range, however, when the bear market has ended, Aeon can certainly pump to 50k sats very easily.

I am only speculating hehehe.
is there any strong fundamentals that will support the price of AEON pump to 50k satoshi? or just read from the chart ?,
I see in coinmarketcap AEON prices have gone up 5x from the beginning until now

I cannot say strong. However, the cosebase is presently stable after the rebase and it is maintained by 2 good developers. Monero developer smooth and Monero research lab member stoffu.
5077  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: [AEON] Aeon Speculation on: August 01, 2020, 04:45:14 AM
@everyone. Aeon support and resistance range is on 3000 sats and 10k sats. This is a wide accumulation range, however, when the bear market has ended, Aeon can certainly pump to 50k sats very easily.

I am only speculating hehehe.
5078  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Grin Observer - GRN/BTC - Price Movement and Discussion on: August 01, 2020, 04:06:25 AM
@Febo. However, it does not protect bitcoin from the argument that it is being used as a get rich quick coin more than a medium of exchange. This is where bitcoin's monetary system has failed, I reckon. Grin's monetary supply will fix this.
5079  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] AEON: Cryptonote privacy, efficiency, decentralization, and stability on: August 01, 2020, 03:31:43 AM
@estenity. Are you speculating the pumps are done by the miners to increase their profitabilty? I reckon that might be good for Aeon's basic mining infrastructure and secure the network more. I reckon that should be the first economic development for any proof of work cryptocoin.

I speculate that it is americanpegasus pumping. Hello americanpegasus hehe.
5080  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Ledger 1 Mln Users Data Under Attack on: August 01, 2020, 02:33:22 AM
There is also another form of an old, public information source where criminals can take your name, address and phone no. and it is readily available.
This is a telephone directory. It never caused anyone to break into houses hehehe.

This is not a good comparison, the phone book can contain the name, surname and address and of course the phone number - but it will certainly not contain information that someone is a crypto user or that person has bought a hardware wallet. But the very title of this topic is very wrong, because the attack is long over, the data has been stolen and the damage has been done. Those whose names and physical addresses are compromised in this hack are definitely a cause for concern - of course if the data falls into the wrong hands - others can only fear spam in their email box.

I agree that the comparison is incorrect. The phone book is somewhat anonymous, because you need to know something about a person in order to find him and know what he possesses.
For example, you can find media personalities, but they are not difficult to find anyway. The rest of the people will be dark horses for you.
This is the same as breaking into every house in the hope of finding something very valuable.

However, the argument was that the public information available about everyone never prompted on someone breaking into a person's house similar to the hacked information from Ledger will not cause criminals breaking into those people's homes.

Is the telephone directory a danger to society?
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