Haha no wonder if crappy news sites produce such statements. Most people don't even read articles anymore, they just read catchy phrases and act like they actually know something.
The CEO of Bitcoin apparently died last year...
http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/03/05/bitcoin-ceo-dead-suspected-suicide-autumn-radtke-dies/

Not true. With mining you are able to profit if the price stays the same, while when buying coins you are relying on it to increase.
You can definitely profit from mining, but as Amph has already mentioned, you need to check your prices per kWh. What's the temperature outside? Do you have a location to put the miner, as it will generate a lot of heat and noise?

Mining is a different investment than buying, because you are betting on a different outcome. Think about it, if you calculate ROI, you count it for the current price, which means if the price stays the same you will still profit. At the same time if you buy Bitcoins you are aiming for the price increase, so if it stays the same you won't profit. It's really as simple as that, so we could say mining should be more profitable.
The downside is that when you have coins you can sell and invest somewhere else. When you mine you are in for the long run.

-nobody said you have to keep a lot of money in your phone wallet, just transfer some cash there every time you run out, just like you put cash in your real wallet when you go shopping.
-it's really easy if you pay by scanning qr codes, it's basically a 3s transaction (open the wallet, scan the code, confirm), if your mom can use a smartphone she'll have no problems with it.
-I'll repeat it again, installing a wallet is as easy as any other phone application. If you can't, don't buy a smartphone, you're wasting money.

What kind of hunting down are you talking about? You want to go and stand in front of their house with a "where's my money?" sign?
There were projects like that, but there's actually nothing you can do but for maybe doxing them and sending the information to the police.

I can't believe you're happy that they are dodging the laws and remaining anonymous. Your praises will stop when you come upon an empty account and have noone to turn to. I hope it won't happen, but people actually start to like the law and authorities once they are in trouble.
I have nothing against Btc-e, but a bit of transparency never killed anyone.

Not many people did it, as the price peaked there. People just waited for others to go in, but nobody did and the dumping started. I also sincerely doubt any of those people are still holding, most probably sold at $800 or $700.

How would it affect me? $5000 down the drain, but I'm sure it won't happen.

I wish Bitcoin wages would become a standard, but they won't, at least for now. Just think about it. If you get your pay in Bitcoin you still can't buy all the groceries and pay bills with it, so you'll have to convert. By the time you move it to an exchange your money will be worth more or less than you should have gotten in fiat, because the price is constantly changing and you can't allow yourself to wait a month before the price goes back up. If it goes down a bit you will be forced to sell at a loss.

As a matter of fact Earth could sustain twice the population we have now. The problem is in the borders, as some countries like Russia or Australia, are scarcely populated, while some like China are already overpopulated. If there were no borders and people would simply divide Earth by choosing the best places for farming, industry residential areas and so on we'd be fine.

So in other words it's a good investment... "if you are lucky" Thanks but I'll pass.
Cloud mining operates on very small margins that can work in a stable economy, but this one is everything but stable.

No, I stay away from PayPal and advise others to boycott them. Their fees are pure theft and I don't agree with some of their policies. The sooner people stop using them, the better.

That might actually help to prevent suicidal maniacs from killing everyone. Children are becoming more aggressive these days. Now a teacher has to be worried that on one hand he may be accused by the child of using physical force or molesting (even worse) and on the other can end up being attacked.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11205083/Boy-16-winked-at-fellow-student-before-stabbing-teacher-Ann-Maguire-to-death-as-she-tried-to-flee.html

There was no significant run for the ATMs because there's still little things you can buy with Bitcoin. It's rather treated as novelty, something to check out and talk about at parties. Once you will be able to buy coins and use them to get a hot dog from a stand around the corner we'll start seeing lines in front of the ATMs.

You haven't answered my question. We all know Gox was one of the main players in 2013... What's your point? How does it relate to an altcoin exchange that started small and ended even smaller?

Why are you wasting your last hours of life on Bitcointalk, a forum of a dead coin? You should be drinking, having sex, praying, or something.
Now run dear chicken, if your prophecy is true tomorrow you'll be a fried chicken.  


Now I predict tomorrow this thread will either be deleted or in off-topic. Want to bet which of us is right?

There's even more to it. These "shows" are being bought by other countries that want to have their own version and the cancer spreads. I stopped watching TV years ago when they started doing this like 10 minute commercial breaks and repeating the same crap over and over. Why would I watch a movie or a series on TV if it takes 30 min longer because of all the breaks?
On the other hand maybe the population isn't getting dumber but we are getting old.

Wow, are you really going to bring it up?
Let's wait a couple months until our current heroes reach legendary level and I'll find three times more.

Since all of you Legendaries had to register in 2012 or before, you had your opportunity to get cheap coins. I on the other hand haven't even heard the word Bitcoin in 2012, does that make me worse and not worthy of having a voice here? To me all forum members, regardless of their forum status are important, as long as they have something to add to the conversation.
If I had a chance to own Bitcoin in 2012 or early 2013 I wouldn't even bother with something as trivial as a sig campaign, so it's easy for you to preach from your high tower.

I'm sure you would find some legendaries with signatures if you wanted. I found 2 in the same thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=71158
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=29959



Just bitmixer and bit-x? You're missing a few.

Actually if someone was planning a robbery, kidnapping or was generally up to no good, there's quite a few people to choose from. Take the Winklevi, Gavin or Roger Ver, not to mention scammers I would in fact like to see mugged and parted with their money. Mark Karpeles is happily taking a dump in his glass toilet in Tokyo and nobody dares to disturb him. Being a rich bitcoiner isn't that dangerous.

The man responsible hasn't logged in for a month, so he might be running. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=144143

The post below may help you assess the situation if you haven't seen it yet.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=940121.msg10783545#msg10783545

Great idea! Now think of all those middle aged people suing their elderly parents for lung damages they got inhaling smoke in the car. It's always better to prevent then repair the damages.

I agree with the smoking ban, it's unhealthy and some people are just ignorant and won't stop even if you ask them nicely. They have to be hit in their wallets to learn anything.