So a thir party page is fine as long as its not direct referral link? I think Ive saw some like this here. Some make the hyperlink from a keyword but actually its a referral? I read somewhere as long as its not totally visible or kinds subtle its fine with theymos. For example linked a referral link to a keyword but its not actually seen via forum?
I'm fairly sure it's legal that way. e.g. I make a post about TA and my thoughts on bitcoin's price on my personal blog that has referral links to Binance, TradingView, and such. I then make a topic here on Bitcointalk with some information about the blog post with the link to the blog post itself. You just gotta actually post some content and not solely the link as posting only the link is pretty much borderline spam. |
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They just did some sort of IPO and the inference is they're using the money from that, which probably did not impress the people who threw some cash at them.
I wouldn't be surprised if their investors didn't like this move to be completely honest. People invest in companies for cash flow(regardless if present or future). If I'd like to have exposure to bitcoin, I'd buy bitcoin. Also taking note that Mode Global Holdings' total marketcap is only £41M[1] which is kinda small, if I was an investor I'd definitely heavily prefer that they focus on taking risks in growing the company rather than playing it safe and investing in a non-productive asset.
[1] https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/MODE/mode-global-holdings-plc/company-page |
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For anyone that considers themselves to lazy to check the url, and verify its the proper one every single time. Then, I suggest that you research it once, and then bookmark making it easier to access next time. Personally, I check the url each time, but I understand others may not have the patience for that.
It's still really mind boggling to me how a lot of people don't even take the extra 15 seconds to check if they're in the legitimate website, knowing that they're actually going to use the app/program to hold valuable assets. Human laziness/carelessness is surely a very interesting topic. |
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You can't post straight-off referral links, but you can post links to blog posts that contain referral links. It's just that you need to make sure that your blog post actually contributes something to the forum and not just a webpage that's just simply referral spam.
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at the end of the day, they need to get this into fiat currency,” said Faruqui,
Unless, these criminals are also long-term bullish on bitcoin hence why they prefer holding it. 🤔 Kidding aside, bitcoin is traceable and all, until they learn how to coinjoin/mix their coins well(and not mess up their tracks), then that'd be a problem. Also taking note that developers are trying to come up with ways in making bitcoin more private. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but unless you're a mid-high class criminal, I don't think anyone is even going to trace your transactions. |
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What about direct bitcoin payments to buy something online? I see no point in involving additional fee collectors.
Let's be realistic here. A lot, and when I say a lot, I mean A LOT of eCommerce websites accepts PayPal, but only a very very small minority accepts bitcoin directly. Sure, direct bitcoin payments is the way to go, but were obviously simply not there yet. |
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Exchanges can be hacked. Exchanges are sometimes shady. I don`t trust any of them my bitcoins, and now I see that I wouldn't trust PayPal as well.
So, holding bitcoin in PayPal you are literally holding in Paxos.
Sure. Let's just not forget that to use bitcoin on the PayPal platform, we're not required to deposit every single bitcoin we have LOL(once this option is available in the future). Just like with custodial wallets, of course we'd only deposit "pocket" amounts; just enough money to pay with it once you want to buy something online. |
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As bad as this is, well, in the end, it's just money being used as money. 🤷♂️ As if other currencies like the USD and the Indian Rupees aren't being used for terrorist funding. This is just getting headlines because it's once again bitcoin being in a bad light. The "BiTcOiN iS BeInG uSeD bY CrImInALs" kind of stuff.
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I don't think the total money is as relevant as the percentage and, yes, I think the publicity is good but imagine that Amazon bought 10% of their assets in bitcoin.
Nah. The likeliness of Amazon doing something like this is slim to nothing. Amazon is a growth company, and growth companies are going to need A LOT of cash to continue growing their business. As much as how good of an investment bitcoin is, it simply doesn't align with Amazon's mission. Same with most tech growth companies. |
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I know I will probably never retrieve my money (bank will not refund me nor binance of course) but if anyone has some suggestions...
My suggestion: Get over it, and focus on ways on making back your money. May it be through a new business, a new gig, whatever. You're just going to waste time trying to think of ways for revenge. I know it's easier said than done, but yea. Go get some fresh air first. Probably visit your family, go out with some friends, something like that. Heck, cry over it if you want to; it helps! Just to get your head out of the expensive mistake first. Then when you get yourself all back together, then start hustlin. I wish you the best of luck, and don't do anything stupid. |
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Maybe for their stakeholders only? I don't think they'll tell us publicly since the public will knows what they're doing with their funds.
Not really. If a company is publicly available for investing on stock exchanges, almost all information will(and should) be available to the public(hence why they're called "public" companies). We can even freely look at their financials: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSTR/financials?p=MSTR |
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maybe, but people on the internet saying something a lot doesn't represent what "most people" think. there is a lot of FUD campaigns against bitcoin so obviously we will see a lot of cases that are calling bitcoin this and that but it doesn't represent the majority. for example a lot of people were saying bitcoin will fall to $1000 not so long ago, that didn't mean "most people" or even those who were saying it believed it. it was just FUD.
Ehh, probably true. But the sentiment towards bitcoin that we see on social media is a good indicator on how people look at it today. And while I probably won't say "most" people think bitcoin is a scam(because I really don't have data to back this up), but it's a safe assumption(imo) that A LOT of people still thinks it's a scam, even if deep inside they may not think it is, it's just that some of them are jealous. |
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i don't think this is true. most people don't even know about bitcoin and those who do mostly are afraid of it because of the volatile price. the days of people thinking it is a "scam" are long gone.
It's still somewhat true. People calling bitcoin a scam and a ponzi scheme are still around especially on Facebook, and also, I actually have relatives that look down on my interests and investments because they think I'm taking part in a pyramid scheme lmao. Though one thing's for sure, they're slowly but surely getting less. Unfortunately there are a lot of people that call bitcoin a scam solely because they're bitter that they missed out on the gains. |
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i think no comments need what will be happend soon !!  Sorry to burst your bubble, but this definitely doesn't automatically mean we're going to "moon" or reach all time highs just because of the recent price action. There's still technically a non-zero chance that bitcoin does a nosedive(though I'm definitely not saying it will). Just gotta be realistic.  |
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Am I the only one who thinks this is bad news? As I understand it, you cannot withdraw Bitcoin from PayPal, so any money you send to them is lost to the Bitcoin community.
I've read somewhere earlier that apparently, you cannot withdraw bought bitcoin on the Cash App platform when they first started allowed buying and selling of bitcoin also. Hopefully it will be the same with PayPal sometime in the future. Idk, I just want to be optimistic I guess, even if I hate PayPal. |
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$9000 is about an annual salary of people who lives in third world country. To some people, it can worth way more than that. Tough choice is need to be made. Only he and his conscience are the one who decide what to do here. No one will know about what the hell is going on between him and an exchange.
It's actually a lot worse. In the Philippines, when talking about the annual salary of the masses(the little to no savings demographic), $9000 is 2 years worth of salary. What more for the poorer 3rd world countries. |
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I'd personally return the money as I'd like to think that my moral compass is working fine, though I won't lie and I would admit that this would definitely be a tough decision due to the inevitable greed that's going to kick in. I mean, 24 ETH is like $9000, and as a person that's currently in a 3rd world country, that's A LOT of money and I'm definitely going to be tested.
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I mean, why would I personally buy it through PayPal though. Most of us here are decently technologically literate so there's no reason for most of us to buy through PayPal, also taking note that we currently can't withdraw the coins out of PayPal.
Leave buying bitcoin on PayPal for the oldies. Thanks for showing us your buying experience tho.
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