Typical BBC rubbish. Don't they say that we ( the UK ) would be better off staying in the EU, and continuing the decline and asset theft that started when we joined.

They make no account of the fact that Bitcoin is undergoing a change in users' perception. It's apparent use as a payment system is in decline, and it's acceptance as a store of worth is increasing. This means it is substantially undervalued in my opinion. Economists don't seem to understand this, they probably still link Bitcoin to the use of cowrie shells.

Of course it isn't a crime, but it can lead to misunderstandings about your motives. This forum has fallen victim to a disease know as signature  spamming, and many new members see this as a means of picking up easy money. Unfortunately they pollute the boards, and diminish their usefulness. Begging for merit ( or asking for it ) is taken to be a desire to increase rank, and thus to obtain higher payments for posting, and many of us would like to see the signature campaigns reduced, or even removed, so anyone who is perceived or thought to be attempting to increase the sig spamming will tend to be disadvantaged.

The best approach is to forget about merits, and try to be a contributing member of the forum. It is an information, help and discussion site, and not an employment exchange or revenue generator in my opinion.

I think perceptin of Bitcoin is changing. I believe that the volume payment interest is moving over to alts, and Bitcoin is consolidating as a store of value. This is going to attract a whole new class of investor, and that should allow the price to rise over the course of the year. The big question is when to buy before this increase starts to become apparent.

I think begging is pathetic, and if I see people begging for merit, I add them to my beggars list, and I put them on ignore. If you are on ignore, then your posts won't be seen, and therefore you won't get any merit.

Isn't mooning showing your bottom?
I'm not sure that Bitcoin is ready to show its bottom at the moment. It's hovering around £6,000 which seems to be a psychological price point in the UK. It will be interesting to see what happens as other countries start to check the prices using different currencies.

Do you mean like this?

If you don't think that Bitcoin Talk is a popular forum for tech discussions about Bitcoin, you should take a look at the stats for this thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178336.0
It's in the speculation sub-board, and its received over 20 million views.

You are miising out if you don't visit the speciality boards here.

There is quite a bit in this thread on the tech board

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2347427.0

Thanks for the links. I was really after some more technical ones about the underlying stats though. For example, I found this one about Fibonacci sequences, and I love the historical references at the begining.

https://www.crypto-news.net/fibonacci-sequence/

I gave you a merit because I agree that it is bad for the forum.

Please don't beg for merit points. I've added you to my Bitcoin beggars list, and put you on ignore.

Apple is one of the major globalist corporations, and as succh they support various Deep State initiatives such as world eugenics, and the shift of finacial control and manufacturing from the West to the East. I belive that the Depp State is acquiring Bitcoin to remove it from the market, and to control the price. Apple could, and may already be doing this, acquire Bitcoin by accepting payments, but not releasing the coins. This would be a cheap way for them to build their holding. It is my opinion that we should be avoiding Apple and Amazon if possible, and to try to stop the destruction of manufacturing and local industry that they cause.

Thanks for the replies,

I'm not a standard Bitcoiner, as I don't want to get into trading. I see Bitcon as "virtual gold", and as such I want to build up a small holding as part of my wealth protection strategy. The other assets that I've been collecting are domain names. I see them as virtual real estate. They sit together with Bitcoin fairly well. I do sell a few names, and I'm able to leave the proceeds in my registrar account, and I can withdraw thin in Bitcoin when I feel like it. My interest in price movements is to help me to decide when to claim these payments. I have to take a bit of as view on trends as withdrawal isn't immediate, and it could take up to a day for the funds to be released. I suspect they may batch transactions to reduce fees, and this is fine for me, as they don't make any charge for Bitcoin withdrawals.

Making a correct decision as to the time of withdrawal can double the amount of Bitcoin I receive in these times of extreme volatility. I'm also considering running nodes to collect the bit of Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold that I have been awarded as a result of the parallel blockchain creations. I may start to accept those in payment for domain names as well.

If the Deep State continues with its policy of debt enslavement, then you can expect another massive spike as they push up the price for all the FOMO sheep to borrow more money again, then you will see the price take another dive to lock them in as debt slaves. My policy is to buy for the long holding ( probably more than two years), and not to use money that I can't afford to tie up for that long.

If you are fleet of foot ( well fleet of mouse anywy ) , and you hve got some speculative cash to risk, then I suspect there will be a good chance for profitable trading. Just remember though, for every profitable trade, there has to be a losing trade, and that commission comes out of both of those trades.

Welcome to Bitcointalk.

Vietnam is quite an important country in the world of crypto, and recent government actions there are likely to increase this in my opinion. There have been several requests for a Vietnmese local board, and my personal view is that this would be a useful addition to BitcoinTalk. I think there was a thread about this on the Meta board, and it would probably be worth your while to post in that thread if you can find it. If you can't find the thread, then Meta is the place to request an additional local board.

It's because a lot of new members seem to be here for "free" money gained by polluting the forum, and by promoting scam sites and coins.
This spoils it for the genuine newcomers who want to learn about Bitcoin and related crypto- assets.

If you can't think of an original and constructive reply, then you shouldn't post.

I think you need to decide on the type of Bitcoiner that you are. I don't think Bitcoin has a future as a volume world payment system - the limitations designed into the basic concept will prevent this, and it is my belief that they were imposed deliberately to prevent it ever becoming a rival to future government created crypto-currencies. I believe that Bitcoin is becoming a virtul store of wealth, and as such, it has a tremendous potential for large price increases. The problem for me isn't one of knowing when to sell, but of knowing when to buy. An incorrect decision can halve the number of coins that I acquire in a purchase transaction.

If you are a trader, then the rules are completely different, and price spreads ( which don't seem to be mentioned much ) and commissions should be as important as price movements inmy opinion.

I'm starting to feel comfortable with the new merit system. I think I may be wrong in restricting awards to single points - it may be better to have a range between one and five. I suspect that my judgement was coloured by the fact that I only had a few sMerit to award, so I tended to be a bit sparing in giving them out.

My stats education stopped with brownian movement and least squares fits. so I suspect I might have a bit of catching up to do.

There are so many videos and tutorials around, and i have looked at a few of them, but they all seemed to be lacking in some way. I'd be grateful if some members could post links to the pages or sites that helped them to get started, and to understand the current methods and terminology. I have picked up quite a bit of the basics, but I think I need something to knit the whole lot together.