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I think you are right, on behalf of PICISI I would like to publicly offer to buy bitcoinstarter.com. PICISI will be a crowdfunding site that will accept fiat and crypto. Let me know if you are interested. The EMC2 board unanimously endorsed PICISI.  The HYPER has endorsed PICISI and intends on being a sponsor. Hey Armis
As you know HYPER has been behind this idea from the beginning!
We are hoping to use the platform to have game developers raise funds for their indie games / online games that incorporate our currency.
Happy to help out with a PR campaign and perhaps we can also help with developers to bring the project to completion
Just let me know what HYPER needs to do, to be able to be a host cryptocurrency for people crowdfunding to develop HYPER games.
We can also do a large PR campaign to announce the project when the time is right.
Thanks!
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Frankly I was expecting more awesome news, something like: 'all great casinos of Vegas are now bitcoin friendly'. But there are more than 70 casinos in Las Vegas and two of them are accepting bitcoin now? And CoinCloud put 2 BTM in Vegas? It is not that impressive and I wouldn't call that a huge change, it is but it is a start. A first step in good direction and we have to start somewhere...
Huh, how many cities in the US has bitcoin ATMs? ... now how many have 2? How far is your nearest public bitcoin ATM? be reasonable |
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There is nothing wrong with anyone wearing a paid signature (I am wearing one myself). However I think the reality is that people with paid signatures tend to spam more and as a result should be held to a higher standard then those who are not receiving a specific payment based on how many posts they write.
This may not result in the 100% equal treatment for everyone in the forum, however it would likely be what is best for the community overall and would likely still result in everyone being treated fairly
The problem is - as BadBear stated just recently - that its impossible to distinguish between posts to increase your post count and posts that are just ... Ill just quote it instead of trying to rephrase it: -snip-
There are people who just don't post very well in general, post "too much", or don't really have anything to say, they just like to participate in the community and post. This itself is fine. But when you add an ad to these kinds of posters, it's difficult or impossible to tell if they just aren't quality posters or if they are attempting to boost their post count. I used to err on the side of caution here because I do not want to ban the former, just the latter, but too many of the latter are slipping through the cracks because it's very difficult to gauge someone's intentions. This is the main thing that has changed lately.
Thanks for that info, If the forum is so concerned about people padding their post counts, why not allow for the option to remove post count completely from view? I'm a heavy contributor to the site because I seek great knowledge vested in this site, not a higher post count. |
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I had posted in what was most likely the same thread as the one that you had your post deleted in (the one about the bicycle driver named carrie with the youtube video). My post was not deleted.
I would say that what you quoted as saying was probably not spam however it did add very little to the conversation and would have probably been more appropriate to delete had you been wearing a paid signature.
what is the problem of wearing a paid signature? Some ppl may assume the posts will more likely to be spam! It is completely prejudece. Howerer, I have to say moderators are likely arbitrarily judging the quality of the posts and delete them. There is nothing wrong with anyone wearing a paid signature (I am wearing one myself). However I think the reality is that people with paid signatures tend to spam more and as a result should be held to a higher standard then those who are not receiving a specific payment based on how many posts they write. This may not result in the 100% equal treatment for everyone in the forum, however it would likely be what is best for the community overall and would likely still result in everyone being treated fairly The deletion came from "Bitcoin Forum Guest" so since it was not a self moderated forum, my guess is someone complained and the forum program allowed for the automatic removal of the post, IDK. Automatic or human, the practice should be identified as wrong then modified. |
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I wonder what percentage of total bets in Vegas are made in Bitcoin. My estimation would be less than 0.5%. They have a daily withdrawal limit of $9999 per customer  We'll have to wait a couple of years before people start hitting this limit. 99% of Bitcoin gambling is still taking place online. Although it is owned by 1 casino my guess is that it's used by very many people for all different reasons, and not just selling bitcoins for cash but also buying bitcoins with cash. Instead of walking around with cash, just buy some btc transfer it to an electronic wallet and funds are relatively safe. If a btc atm was up to 10 miles from me I might find reasons to use it at times, even with the heavy fees. My point is people will travel for miles to do a btc transaction. |
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The nit picking back stabbing short cut taking schemers continuously making problems for the whole CC industry. The fundamental notion that btc could succeed without rules is nonsense. The popularity of the technology will bring forth more and more of what we see in the article |
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"100k+ in foot traffic walk by daily." draw drops ...
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Central banks can create a Globalcoin, but how they wanna deal with currency fluctuations? Will be there exchanges around the world, where it is traded or will be there a global committee setting the exchange rates? The other global currency before Bitcoin was gold but was abolished, declared illegal or a barbarous relic. Bretton Woods failed and who the heck uses SRDs? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_drawing_rightsLong before there were currency exchanges for cryptocurrencies there were currency exchanges for fiat -- they still exist. In order to better appreciate the process, make the distinction between currency as a commodity and currency as a currency. Currency as a commodity is the merchandise that you receive or trade away, where as currency as a currency is the means of exchange of good or services. The commodity's value is ever changing whereas the currency's value remains the same (face value). As a commodity BTC is worth about $280 however as a currency bitcoin is worth 1 bitc. As a commodity the USD may be worth .70 GBP ( www.xe.com) however as a currency it's worth is 1USD, 4 quarters, or 100 pennies. Yes, there are currency exchanges around the world. The exchange rates are set just like the exchange rates of cryptos, mostly by supply and demand (buyer and seller) but there is some influence by media, some by the trading systems (bots, mgmt), and some by regulators. Gold was never "abolished" and still remains the most widely accepted tradable currency in the world. Salt was a major global currency for a very long time too. |
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I suppose that is possible if they found a way to break the laws of known physics. You could conceivably create instantaneous blocks that propagate globally through some entanglement network. That would solve the Byzantine General's Problem without requiring Proof of Work. Or perhaps they invented a device that rewards miners with magic wishes rather than scarce tokens that can be traded. Either way, I'll await their White Paper with breathless anticipation.
Mort, would you explain that in American (English) please I am not a techy guy but from what I can understand from Mortified's post: blockchain alone is not enough and will give you nothing without a whole network of miners supporting transactions. So you can do nothing with blockchain without essentially creating a coin with similar properties to bitcoin. However I indicated that: "IBM has their own centralized network" larger and far more powerful (financially, politically, and electronically) than that of btc. Oh. They have a huge network and power behind and that is one of my main concerns. Can IBM effectively copy bitcoin’s blockchain, and keep it as secure? Do you want them to create their 'altcoin' and then use their fiat centralized digital money or you will stay with decentralized bitcoin? I want both of those option, plus all other honest coins, and more centralized blockchains for big corps so they can reduce expensese. As things get easier to do life gets cheaper to live. Decentralization enables the world to dwarf any centralized super power however when that decentralized entity keeps hurting itself with scams and schemes it serves no one any good. Bring integrity to the world of CC. |
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This App Pays You in Bitcoin Based on the Intensity of Your Workouthttps://www.yahoo.com/tech/this-app-pays-you-in-bitcoin-based-on-the-113689371979.htmlIf the 21st Century tabloid celebrity has taught us anything, it’s that having a hot body can pay off in big ways. Now, a tech studio has interpreted that modern day lesson quite literally, in the form of an app that rewards you with Bitcoin based on how hard you work on the treadmill. cool, any inspiration to motivate people to be in continuious motion is a good thing. |
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I don't know why people still think that Bitcoin is all about mining. 99% of the people in the Bitcoin economy are not miners and don't even care who mines the bitcoins.
you would mind who mines the btc if they miners decided to change the fee structure |
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I suppose that is possible if they found a way to break the laws of known physics. You could conceivably create instantaneous blocks that propagate globally through some entanglement network. That would solve the Byzantine General's Problem without requiring Proof of Work. Or perhaps they invented a device that rewards miners with magic wishes rather than scarce tokens that can be traded. Either way, I'll await their White Paper with breathless anticipation.
Mort, would you explain that in American (English) please I am not a techy guy but from what I can understand from Mortified's post: blockchain alone is not enough and will give you nothing without a whole network of miners supporting transactions. So you can do nothing with blockchain without essentially creating a coin with similar properties to bitcoin. However I indicated that: "IBM has their own centralized network" larger and far more powerful (financially, politically, and electronically) than that of btc. |
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Saw this story 4x, this is by far the best reporting of the story. |
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I suppose that is possible if they found a way to break the laws of known physics. You could conceivably create instantaneous blocks that propagate globally through some entanglement network. That would solve the Byzantine General's Problem without requiring Proof of Work. Or perhaps they invented a device that rewards miners with magic wishes rather than scarce tokens that can be traded. Either way, I'll await their White Paper with breathless anticipation.
Mort, would you explain that in American (English) please |
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I get that it's a browser plugin for social media and webpages, but how is it any different than ChangeTip? Did I miss something somewhere? The Webpage for Protip is not very helpful. Anything PayPal is blocking.... must be good.  The only thing I can see is the fact that ProTip is Opensource. ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYjeevK9_RUThe guys are getting serious interest, so I guess it's something people want.... Dude, you're right again ProTip is the same as https://www.changetip.com/, there's going to be some issues there if protip does really well and changetip could afford a good lawyer. |
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It's a lot like Vortex20000 project. {He started this back in December 2014} See https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=884372.0 He is such a great kid, it would be a pity if someone ripped off his idea. { I will PM Vortex20000 and find out if it's his idea, however nobody has patent rights on creating a server on Minecraft with Bitcoin} Good find dude; If it isn't him trying to revive a good idea it's someone else trying to revive it. I would not call it a ripoff if it were left to die. |
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I’m very encouraged by this news, I hope many other companies do the same. As a direct result of so many bank failures some 15 years ago and more in ~2008 there was mass consolidation of banks -- super banks. That hurt competition, and drove fees through the roof. So as soon as IBM or any other fortune 200 firm does this, particularly for reasons indicated by IBM, the world will be a less expensive place to do banking. What? You are happy that IBM is using blockchain and study it because they just want to create their own version of 'bitcoin'? Did you even read this article? "The way IMB plans to use BlockChain to bring about its own currency is funny because they seem to be going about giving the central banks back the power they stand to lose if Bitcoin becomes more and more used as it has been in 2015." It is not good news at all. Where did you get that part I highlighted in red from? You complained about my copy and paste and you did the same thing with your copy and pasting of your complaint. Read both articles, notice that this one is better than the other one. But both are missing lots of info. Bitcoin is decentralized, IBM is centralized, what are you afraid of, Bitcoin is a open network, IBM would have a close network, what are you afraid of, Bitcoin has it's own community, IBM has it's own community, what are you afraid of, Bitcoin uses bitcoin, IBM won't be using bitcoin, what are you afraid of, The bitcoin blockchain is an ledger, a smartly made public ledger. Well now IBM wants one too, where's the problem. |
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I’m very encouraged by this news, I hope many other companies do the same.
As a direct result of so many bank failures some 15 years ago and more in ~2008 there was mass consolidation of banks -- super banks. That hurt competition, and drove fees through the roof.
So as soon as IBM or any other fortune 200 firm does this, particularly for reasons indicated by IBM, the world will be a less expensive place to do banking.
Armis, you are copy pasting this comment 2nd time as far as I can tell. Do you even read the news and understand what it is about? It is not good news at all, it just mean that IBM is just creating another altcoin on their own. I hate this because instead of perfecting bitcoin and stay focused on cryptorevolution they are just to grab cake for themselves. Funny you should point out my 'copy and paste' but the authors are essentially repeating the same story over and over again, so we have different conversations on the same subject that I have the same reply about. But to answer your question directly, yes I read the article; no, IBM isn't creating another altcoin, they are essentially only taking the bitcoin blockchain technology. As I indicated in another thread, the greatest value about bitcoin is as follows: the community, the blockchain, the node network, the code, and the coin. IBM has their own centralized network, and doesn't care about our community, code, or coin they just want our blockchain technology. So there's no competition for the cryptocurrency world, if anything its a blurring, or erasing, of the lines between corp and crypto, which is a good thing for all involved. When the banks, insurance, legal, and govt start using blockchains to store content things will be faster, cheaper, and easier to store. |
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