Because banks are much more hesitant when it comes to extending loan to a customer, especially since the 2008 crisis. It is not because there is no more money but just because the banks are more suspicious especially when the markets are not in their best days. If you have money, it's a sign of solvency for them and therefore a sign of confidence.

dunno since I don't know any Asian banks but it could because it's the area that will invest the more to evolve their banking industry. Or I am thinking it can be because Asia will be the most important area to use cross-border payments if their international trades are increasing (more export)

Yes, Yes, Yes. I understand you steal photos from someone else on the WWW just because you think it looks great, and you're okay with the consequences! Don't try to spin the problem "Save both our and your time."



Oh man, no way! I don't want to find me listed on your website with a name found with FakeNameGenerator and a personal photo taken from a doctors profile directory or Pixabay.

The Satoshi's vision to create Bitcoin as a currency is a valid argument. He didn't create a cryptocurrency to become an asset. This is valid for Bitcoin but not only, for all the previous digital currencies created before Bitcoin

Of course, we don't deny you can save/hold some coins like we do with a saving account in fiat but there is a difference between HODL 100% of your income and using your paycheck or coins for your daily needs and save what you can save at the end of the month.

If people are hoping to get a cryptocurrency and its advantages to be able to use it in their investment portfolio and don't really care about the purpose of it then it's not going to work as it's supposed to be


"I don't like to eat a fish from the ocean I prefer to eat a fish from the sea, but I have no problem to take a fish from the ocean and throw it away in the sea to it later"
 

There are far too many compromised accounts to think that this is coming from the users themselves, either because they have a weak password, or use the same password on multiple sites. The rate is too high.

While the user receives the email, instead to insert a link to lock the account, shouldn't there a link to recover the account too?

Since it is the whole crypto market that is failing you're safe, it's not like if Zencash was the only one. Also just to remind you, one year ago the coin value was about 5$ and today $20 or more.

What about something with Amazon

Basically, people could buy anything from Amazon but within your site. Not sure how to implement the idea. Maybe using services like BitPay.
You could make a clone from Amazon website, people buy items (delivered by Amazon) and pay in cryptos. The coins are converted to fiat automatically (with Bitpay or any other) and your Amazon account is automatically topped up with a bank account (the one you used to receive BitPay payments)

Anyone remember the 2013-2014 period? Don't you think we are seeing the same situation?

The Bitcoin price dropped from +$1,000 to +$200 within 1 year. The value had been divided by 5 so and then stayed around $200 or $300 with some occasional spikes during 2 years

If you compare with the ATH back in December at $20,000 and divide by 5, it gives $5000 and it's highly possible for December (or before) 2018 if you think about it. It will be the same duration and about the same months. If it effectively does like before and stays for 2 years it brings us to the next halving.

So finally, the Bitcoin value will be crawling around $5,000 with some occasional spikes ($6,000-$6,500) until we come to the next halving.
Does it make sense?

@ICOselector2018z

The dip started before the SEC postpones their decision, so the 10% is not related to this news.. And while you mention the 45 days it can also be a lot longer, up to February next year (if I am correct). I don't think we (the crypto community) need it as other users say, because it's not going to give us something. Other than to see an increase in the cash flow to bring fresh money injected into the market

I am surprised to see an economist saying the USD is backed by gold...


Private blockchains are usually centralized and they do exist. Sure it costs money to create but the rewards are a lot bigger and for a long-term (security, operating costs, time-saving,...)

Try Blockcypher explorer (but do not use it if the address receives a high volume transactions because it won't work) but it isn't compatible with SegWit addresses https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/subscribe/

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@shield132
You can use IFTTT or Zapier to then receive the SMS, there are surely some applets than you can use to do it (or making your own)

ETF speculators will always come back, don't worry "Follow The Money" Also the dip started the last week of July, it's a too long period of time up to today in my opinion. It could also be the fact that the wave of ETF speculators has come to its end.

He's probably right, the market is pretty gloomy these days. I was preparing for that but not so much. There are a lot of parameters to take into consideration, and it's really hard to compare with an earlier period. It would have been possible if it had happened a dozen times before. I agree with @bitbunnny. Hopefully, it won't go below $6,000

:/

Decentralization is the basic for cryptocurrency and Zencash is doing well about it. It has more nodes than Bitcoin 

It's all about cold storage When you manage a $x,xxx or $xx,xxx funds and more buying a $100 wallet is negligible especially considering the level of security you get. You can also buy a cheap smartphone or a Raspberry Pi and use it as your hardware wallet

So according to you, you are fine with stealing identity pictures just because you "do not consider it objectively and not applicable to your project" and you "analyzed" a photo that you liked? Which expert would like to have his name tied with the photo of someone else? Using your logic it would be ok to create an ICO using Kardashian selfies.

No, because nobody is interested to know someone using the photo of someone else

Best marketing techniques? we are in 2018 not in 1990!

I knew banks are closely looking at the blockchain technology because they can save a lot of money by reducing the costs. What is surprising me is according to the graph Asian countries will benefit most from this technology compared to EU/USA. I completely thought the opposite.

That's about what I wanted to say in this topic a few days ago Can you stop calling Bitcoin an investment? (unfortunately, I didn't get a decent discussion in.) and in addition Up to Two-Thirds of Bitcoin Transactions Have No Economic Value. The percentage of Bitcoin transactions for illegal activities is negligible (well I exaggerate a little, just minimal) Nowadays people prefer to use other privacy-centric coins. Five years ago the analysis of blockchain data was saying up to 90% of transactions are related to illegal activities, nowadays the percentage is only 10%. (1)

Crypto speculators now are the majority responsible for the Bitcoin transactions (1) and so making it an asset. It's sad but it's the reality and we have reached the point that it won't be reversible



1. (Bitcoin Speculators, Not Drug Dealers, Dominate Crypto Use Now)

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