Days after Segwit code is released in Bitcoin Core 0.13.0, Gavin Andresen is back doing the rounds arguing for bigger blocks. Anyone smell another coup attempt brewing here? I suppose we all should have seen this coming.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4z70jm/bitcoincoredev_bitcoin_core_0130_released/d6u5mpt

Now he argues that wanting to validate every Bitcoin transaction is "irrational." In other words, he suggests we toss the entire full node security model into the trash bin.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4z70jm/bitcoincoredev_bitcoin_core_0130_released/d6u0grb

This guy is a snake. Expect news to emerge in the coming weeks regarding new attempts to hard fork Bitcoin.

And remember: Always run a full node. Enforcing the consensus rules is your only security over your Bitcoin. Let's fork these assholes off our network when they try to change the rules.

Any business ideas you can think of with bitcoin? Something online or real life/offline whatever where you can put some decent amount of BTC and it has the potential of growing?

Everyone know that US is most country accepted bitcoin in major area and companies and the number of company accepted bitcoin are growing daily

But that not much article or post clear out how is popuplar of bitcoin in your country

This topic let sharing to us about users using bitcoin in your country

- What they normaly do with bitcoin in your country ?
- Do you think your country will replace US for number of bitcoin users in near future ?

I doubt many of you care at this moment what Bitcoin is capable of achieving.

Most likely one of the most efficient automated taxation schemes on planet Earth.

I believe many of you gamblers and builders of the Bitcoin ecosystem haven't paid a dime yet to any of your local governments (that require them).

It's starts with voluntary taxation (exchange fees and transaction fees) but just wait until just the right "Federal Reserve" type coin gets released and fully adopted.

Then be prepared to repeat history as you breathe life into the new "State of Government".

Easy money comes at a large price.

Nothing in life is free.

Are you ready to sell your seed right up the river?

So quick to lay a brick on a building that should be condemned?

WHEN LARGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ADOPT BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IT IS BECAUSE THEY SEE ABSOLUTE UNTESTABLE POWER.

The animals start the engine and then they show the world how bad you are mucking it up then they take it over.

It's that simple.

Bagged, tagged, and taxed.

The mining is becoming too expensive and none profitable. I think that will bring uᴉoɔʇᴉq to an end. Another problems is that there is only a few miners left controlled by a few making them controlling moondollars. It's no longer the currency of the people but a currency of the few rich companies that runs the show.....but for how long can the continue?

I have been looking at Rimbit  instead since it is premined and therefore don't need the middleman with the expensive hardware for transaction validation. Instead the validation is done by the wallet's running on peoples computers. As I see it it's a currency for the people and it will stay that way. Sadly it's still fairly unknown.

Time will show how long moondollars survive but my guess is not more than 3 years......please challenge that statement with serious arguments.

Let's one of your friend say he/she (for simple reference, I will just use 'he' throughout the thread) just know about Bitcoin. And he purchased some Bitcoin and invested some of it to cloud mining site. What will you say to him? Would it be nice for you to tell him to stop? Or let him learn online scam the hard way?

Something not so good is in store for Bitcoin.

As the price continues to decline and more and more "bad news" creeps in about exchanges being insolvent due to hacks or from fake volume/manipulation the Bitcoin community will finally have to deal with what I like to call Phase 33.

For those of you paying attention to the entire life span of Bitcoin it is hard not to notice the parallels between it and the current economic scheme.

You could almost say that Bitcoin is like a simulation preparing us for the real world.

If Bitcoin were to be digital gold then it is easy to see how the altcoins are like all the fiat currencies of the world.

Currencies that are pegged to the value of Bitcoin.

These altcoins are a mess though similarly to the way the worlds fiat scheme was a mess until the Federal Reserve Note (US Dollar) came into existence in 1913.

There is one altcoin though has been lurking for quite sometime just waiting for the right moment to strike.

It has been scheming a way to enter the hearts and minds of the Bitcoin community for quite some time now.

Making big promises on decentralization and anonymity it primarily lives in the house of Rothschild (aka Poloniex).

The fact of the matter is that this coin is nothing more than another pump and dump sponsored by "The Architects" of our time.

They are slow and cunning and will stop at nothing to mirror what their fathers have taught them.

This coin (which coincidently started rising after 4-Jul-2016) has been utilizing the same scheme as the Federal Reserve.

They will use nodes to keep you "anonymous" but that is far from the truth.

Instead what you can expect is a mapped area of dissenters for sale to the highest bidder.

Unless you stay in the Bitcoin ecosystem you will not actually remain anonymous.

It is only a gimmick.

If you look at the US Dollar and all the fiat currencies of the world you know that eventually it is always about control.

Remember everything has a price.

Many people in the forum will praise Poloniex because it is an exchange in the United States.

Don't be fooled though because it is nothing more than a trap for bees (Polon = Pollen).

Once enough are collected the Queen coin can reign supreme.

If Phase 33 actually comes to fruition be prepared to go upside down.

Be prepared to repeat history if greed wins again.

Be prepared to be taxed, bagged, and tagged.

We must build a new exchange rate system based on the quantity of money in existence. For example the bitcoin/U.S. dollar exchange rate should be: 1 bitcoin = 500.000 U.S. dollars because all the U.S. dollars in the world are 10.5 trillion. (10.5 trillion/21 million = 500.000).

What do you think about this idea?

The loans, is fraud.

Blue_Tiger73 posted as to what you would do if you gained 1,000,000 bitcoin ( ). Now i am asking you guys. How would you guys react if you guys lost 10, 000, bitcoin through any reason (   )? And how would you maximise the chances of this never happening?

DOGE12321

It's inherently classist. Only those with access to moderately high levels of technology can spend or receive it. Only those with access to exceedingly high levels of technology can "mine" it. Heterosexual, middle class or higher white males are disproportionally represented in the demographics of bitcoin users. Bitcoin only serves to uphold the current kyriarchal socioeconomic structures by making sure the privileged become more privileged.

And it's a terrible idea. You spend more on your parents' electricity bill and replacing burnt out GPUs that your parents buy for christmas and birthdays than you actually theoretically make.

Bitcoins are basically just this weird attempt by lolbertarian children to make their own currency and play stock market and dodge taxes.

There is a lot of videos and articles around the web about how the dollar will collapse on 27 September 2016.
I'm not sure how exactly they got this date, even If it's not the real date, It seems like a lot of experts keep saying that a collapse is coming soon.

Assuming that the Dollar collapse indeed , what does it mean for Bitcoin exactly ?

With the debt crises in the eurozone, bitcoiners have been advocating the use of bitcoin in place of fiat. I don't think that will solve the problem on ground, people will always borrow money whether cash or bitcoins. What do you think?

I just had an idea. What if there is a tool which algorithms create a brain wallet password from the fingerprint (or from multiple fingerprints of the hand)? Every fingerprint is unique. Therefore every password created by the algos will be unique, too.
Thus, one would never run into the risk of losing his or her password anymore. Perhaps there is something already. However, I do not know it.

I already knew about Waterhole, and after reading this article, it got me thinking - is it possible to make a profit using a Bitcoin escrow service? Like if I download this Waterhole app, is there an undiscovered opportunity for a larger return, compared to trading on a regular exchange?

Bitcoin escrows are a tool, which is used to solve a specific problem. And that problem is not to trade bitcoins at the most efficient price, but rather at the highest degree of security, which, I'm assuming, means that the prices of each trade there should have a larger spread, hence more opportunity for profit. What are your thoughts?

A year ago today, my family was featured in a Motherboard Vice article called “Meet the ‘Bitcoin Family.’” Since that time, my two sons have learned a whole lot more about Bitcoin and are fascinated by their father’s work as a cryptocurrency journalist.

Learning About The Tools of Liberty at a Very Young Age

My son Joshua is now seven, and Franklin is three, and we often discuss the Bitcoin industry that surrounds my life. As a journalist and graphic artist, our family has lived off the Bitcoin economy for close to two years now.

Read More Here ~> https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-family-one-year-later/

When was the first time you bought bitcoin?(Or mined)

Today one of my friend in Facebook told me that he want to Start his blog and start earning money from blog.
he asked me to suggest him a hot Topic to blog which is very good for bloging and also have rich Keywords..

I just replied: "Bitcoin is the hottest topic for me"

he don't even know what bitcoin . but I think only saying "Bitcoin" is also enough for someone who know about net and know about google little bit.

Don't you guys think "Bitcoin" is the hottest topic on the web?

There are many online wallets like Xapo and Coinbase that do not charge any transaction fees or they pay that fees by themselves. I want to know that how would they profit from paying for their user's transaction fees ?
If no fees is charged then the transaction take a much long time or even might get cancelled !

I just came across this news, although it's quite old but still transactions are taking place. These guys are burning bitcoins intentionally and that's really painful part.

Proof of Burn

No reason is enough satisfactory for this kind of shitty practice. Whatever the reason is, I strongly feel that burning (destroying) bitcoins is not acceptable. It's too much worst for the long term. What do you think?

Experts, Please blow your torch if I'm going wrong.