I think that a nominal donation would be best, to someone who greatly benefitted the cause of bitcoin. That way, in press coverage, it does reinforce the idea of bitcoin as a real currency, one in which prizes can be paid out in.

Do you want to earn or buy your first coin? Buying is a lot simpler...

I'm somewhat confused.  Are you suggesting selling food for bitcoin, or farming supplies? Or are you just a proponent of bitcoin closed loop economies?

I think that the majority of people who use bitcoin already own smartphones (massive generalization, but chances are if you're savvy enough to use bitcoin, you're savvy enough to own a smartphone).  I know that I, owning a smartphone, wouldn't want to carry something else with me.  One of the (many) conveniences of bitcoin is that it eliminates the need to carry a wallet full of cash; I think having a hardware wallet seems a little redundant to me.  As for those that aren't tech savvy enough to use a smartphone, I think giving them a hardware wallet would be even worse; now they have ways to lose the coins both physically and electronically.  Just my two satoshis.

I think that they've been having support requests problems lately.  Yesterday, the ticket hoster they use went down for a period of time.  If you check their facebook page, there's a ton of unhappy people with ticket requests as well. I personally sent a ticket in 3 weeks ago with no response, so I ended up messaging them via Facebook.  Took them a week, but they finally responded to that today and resolved the issue. 

I'll likely be there, depending on what the rate is.  So, what price you looking at?

Just thought I'd share my own experience: bought some (4) at 98, got them at 108.  Maybe I was just lucky; I have no idea.  Just my own side of it.

What realestone said. Even if it takes 4 days to get the money to your bank account, its much safer that way and you're going to find sellers much more quickly.

Awesome stuff! Just followed. Good luck with your site!

I don't know if its just me but I'm getting a Page Not Found . Sounds cool though so I hope it comes back!

I've had this question for a while... Do the escrow services mentioned have minimums? If so what is the average? As in can I buy half a bitcoin worth of goods and use escrow?

Assuming identity established and pp as payment source, how much of a premium will you be taking? I'm mostly interested in the litecoin.

I'd really like to hear your findings personally, that's something I'm interested in myself.

I'm not sure if this is why, but some services require more confirmations so it might take longer for them to show up.  Confirmations sometimes happen quickly; other times they go slow.  I know on localbitcoins, sometimes it takes like 5 minutes and other times it takes an hour.

If you have third level verification, you can buy instantly.  The verification process requires you to forgo some privacy but its pretty easy.

Building on the privacy idea, I'd appreciate something where two factor authentication is built into the operating system.  Two factor is in everything already... It should be a staple in operating systems too. 

It's not. You need to link your bank account.  It is substantially easier than wire transfers etc. though.

Will you be using escrow?

I can still get in on this right?
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I would definitely play this game for money I love tower defense style stuff.  Only problem - it takes forever to find anyone to play with.