You don't really need Bitcointalk or any other forum if you are only an investor. This is a discussion forum for those interested in talking about everything Bitcoin. To invest, you need money and a good entry strategy. Perhaps some basic knowledge of trading to recognize good opportunities to enter and exit the market.

I have given up on the idea of introducing new people to Bitcoin or the forum. My closest friends and family know about my interest in Bitcoin, but I haven't succeeded in onboarding them. At this point, I don't care anymore. They are more like, you do all the hard work and when you get rich, you'll just give us some. Cunts!

I remember writing about the USBHarpoon back in 2019. It's a malicious cable that downloads malware onto your device if connected. This thread of yours reminded me of it.

Any piece of unknown external hardware can potentially be a risk, so it's hard to answer with yes or no to such a question. The more popular the brand is, the less likely there is a problem with it. If you bought it from a trusted shop, I wouldn't worry that much, unless it's a completely unknown, cheap, and weird-looking gadget. If you got it from someone in a dark back alley, then I don't know what to tell you.

True, but I don't know what is worse in this particular case. Having an issue with a brand new wallet that you can re-sync and fix later on, or allowing the software to start downloading the entire blockchain, run out of disc space, and then have issues with the entire computer.

I don't know if Bitcoin Core does any checks on the available free space on the disc and stops downloading new blocks if it notices there is not enough space anymore. 

Biden isn't the biggest problem. He has other concerns to worry about. Not going completely senile is one of them. Joking aside, he needs to convince the nation to give him another mandate, and I don't think that's going very well. Regarding Bitcoin, the bigger danger are the people he trusts that whisper in his ear. That's the real danger. He is just the one giving the final go ahead with his signature. 

Be sure to configure the allocation for your pruned node in Bitcoin Core as soon as possible, so that it doesn't start downloading the entire blockchain and eats up your disc space. After you save the settings, I think you need to shut down Bitcoin Core and restart it. Don't allocate too much of your disc space to Bitcoin Core. Remember, your OS needs enough empty space to run properly. 

Even if he is a merit source, the only "rule" we publicly know of in relation to merit sources and their source merit distribution is that they aren't allowed to sell merits. They can distribute it any other way as far as I know. Every merit source decides for themselves what they spend their merits on. It should be quality posts, or any other posts you find pleasing for whatever reason.

I am still a bit confused. Someone did act and took action against the account as it's currently banned. That ban or account lock was issues by someone, either theymos or someone with similar permissions. And the action is permanent. Well, nothing is exactly permanent because even a permanent ban can be revoked. Is the account now in a status similar to when someone tries to restart the password via email and it causes the Bitcointalk account to become locked?

If you think about it, that's the way it already is. KYC and AML procedures are already a part of Bitcoin because most of the buying and selling takes place on centralized service providers. It's no different with crypto debit cards that allow convenient exchange of crypto for fiat. The anonymous and private transactions are the minority.

Sure, they are registered businesses but I don't think the bolded information was needed for them to start their operations. Your power distributor needs to know how much electricity you need, not the government. And the government surely didn't need to know who your provider is, but now they want to.

What you just described could be information that is valuable for a war. It doesn't have to be a war against Bitcoin in a way to try and get rid of it or stop it. It can be a war against people, their freedom of choice and their privacy. The obtained data could tomorrow be abused where they say we need additional sources of electricity, so we are shutting down some of the not so essential pressure on the grid. Guess what BTC miners? We are sad to inform you that decision has fallen on some of you. Tough luck. 

I know, I get that. Perhaps it's just just the information they received from a faulty set-up system they are using that triggered a doublespent error. Or it's intentionally set up that way.

They have a thread on Bitcointalk dating back to 2020.
(https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5293254.0) However, the thread hasn't seen any new posts since December 2020, which is also the last time the OP and their forum representative was online.

You are a staff member, can you comment on what is the difference between the type of ban on o_e_l_e_o's account and someone that gets banned for any rule infringements, like plagiarism? I mean, why doesn't it show as banned on BPIP's website but only if you have the BPIP extension installed?

I don't think luck is a matter of believing in it or not. You can literally be lucky or unlucky several times a day to realize it's there. It can save your life or the lack of it could prove deadly. Have you ever had something crash or fall just a few centimeters from your head or body, where if you had been one step closer or further away, it would have hit you right in the head? That's luck for you.

Everything about gambling is luck, unless you are playing a game that requires certain skills, like poker. But if you are playing slots or table games, those are RNG-based. If luck is on your side, you will find the correct winning combination to land a big win. Take slots, it's all luck and no skills and strategies.   

Small miners with only a few ASICs don't provide that much to the total hashrate I would reckon. So you can't get around this requirement and law (as they say) by moving some or all of your gear to private citizens and home mining.   

What do you mean with creating new mining hardware? You are not trying to say that miners could make their own ASICs, are you?

Except, let's not forget the Canadian trucker's protest and what the Canadian government did to them with the help of centralized crypto exchanges.

Access to plenty of cheap energy is one of the most important factors. If mining isn't profitable and electricity prices are too high, no one is going there.

Only because they need cash and fiat to finance their interests and government spending.

Once they take away a little bit of your freedom, you are never getting it back. The next step is taking away a bit more.

The US miners are, at this stage, crucial to the network. An attack on them would be costly for Bitcoin.

I don't think the US will go that far. Let's keep the illusion of freedom alive, shall we?! There are other ways to get what you want without taking over the business directly. You begin with pressure and threats. You tell them they will face downtime, sanctions, heavy regulation, and scrutiny. And then you change it up and say, we can either do it the hard way or the easy way. The easier way is that we forget about everything we just threatened you with, but you start running your business the way we want you to. You know, for the sake of national security?! That means, censoring what we don't like and promoting and pushing the agendas we tell you to.

o_e_l_e_o was last active on 22 January. In his farewell thread, he mentioned that the account would soon be banned after he is done with his final goodbyes. BPIP doesn't show such accounts (locked) as banned. That's also the case with Lauda and satoshi. I just checked the modlog and there is no information there either. Anyone knows if the account has been locked/banned already?   

If you trust a person here, I don't see why it should be different elsewhere if that same person can prove to you the account on Altcoinstalk is also them. If Bitcointalk goes offline one day, the reputation you built here should speak some volume. You shouldn't blindly trust anyone, but it's still something to keep in mind.

Someone did, perhaps the exchange. Although, I am not sure if exchanges do that. They usually overpay on the transactions they sent to avoid issues like long confirmation times. Mempool.space mentions CPFP in its records for one of your past transactions, which is perhaps what the casino meant when they mentioned doublespending to you. Ask the support which transaction was doublespent to see how they will respond.

I missed your thread. I checked with similar headings as in the original article and didn't find anything.


Keep in mind though that moving a mining operation with possibly tens of thousands of ASIC miners and other hardware isn't like packing a suitcase to go on a holiday. Plus, some people might not want to move because their life and that of their families might be seriously impacted.


Imagine how much harm America's sweetheart, Taylor Swift and her private jet have caused the environment in recent months.   


The correlation the journalist made in the article is interesting. They mentioned the last country whose government required extensive information from Bitcoin miners. That was Venezuela. It the months following the survey, the authorities seized loads of miners and just took over the mining business from their end. 

I just came across this article, and it seems it hasn't been discussed here. The Biden Administration Wants To Create A Registry Of Bitcoin Miners
My first thought: What could possibly go wrong with a war-hungry and war-supporting government, which is in great debt to have an updated list of all Bitcoin mining operations on its soil? It could perhaps come in handy if a war on Bitcoin is declared or new revenue sources need to be found to finance the pursuit of freedom and democracy. 

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Let's get to it. 



Here are a few interesting points from the article:

- They require that all mining facilities respond and fill out the survey as it's required by law.
- The companies need to submit their addresses and points of contact.
- The companies must state if they are mining Proof-of-Stake or Proof-of-Work coins. We all know this is bullshit, as Bitcoin is the target here.
- The companies need to state how many facilities they have in the US and provide precise coordinates.
- Mining companies must state the number of miners, their models, and the number of produced hashrate.
- EIA also requires information about how much electricity is being consumed.
- They need to name their electricity service providers.

Source:
https://tftc.io/eia-bitcoin-mining-survey/

Official survey announcement:
https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press550.php?ref=tftc.io

Selling a teleported Altcoinstalk account is a matter for the Altcoinstalk forum and their admins. It doesn't and shouldn't have anything to do with your reputation on Bitcointalk. In other words, if you teleport your account from Bitcointalk to Altcoinstalk and then one day realize that there is a market for such accounts and many interested buyers, your sale of such an account shouldn't affect your Bitcointalk reputation.

That's my opinion, but it doesn't mean that some DT member won't see it differently and tag you if you do that. I personally wouldn't.