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Wow great work on the videos and on this list, this is a great reference thread for newbs looking to get a better grasp on these crypto collectibles. I will have to forward this along to some of the no coiner folks!
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Gang, I exchanged a couple of emails with James McCartney with Stacks Bowers and they are going to attend the Bitcoin Conference in Miami this year. If anyone has been curious about selling coins in future auctions or if you are just curious to meet them and hear how they think about the future of physical bitcoins, feel free to reach out and plan a way to meet up. James can be reached at jmccartney@stacksbowers.com. I'm not shilling anything here. I just follow them a lot since I think public auction action is a good way to gauge the real potential of these collectibles being mainstream. I think the Stacks Bowers auctions in tandem with PCGS leaning into grading physical bitcoins are positive. Steeley This is epic! I can't wait to meet James. I'm definitely going to be stopping by their booth. They're getting a booth right? These collectibles are currently behind these industry drivers! They're absolutely crushing sales and generating new demand and market growth in this space, more so than anyone currently focusing on this niche market, IMO. |
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These look cool! How much are the silver prototypes going to run you? I hope I won't have to walk the plank to get one!!! Hahahahha
Great quality on these copper bars, I wonder what type of machinery you're using to develop these?
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I ran across this article from Coin Desk:https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/04/28/number-of-bitcoin-held-on-binance-surges-to-record-high-of-692k-btc/
Market Analyst from Matrix port states that this isn't great news, and that this generally means that large amounts of Bitcoin may be set to be sold. I'm not sure, but that usually is a big indicator. Another point made in the article is that the increased amounts of BTC held on exchanges might renew investors confidence following the FTX collapse 'late last year' trying to make it seem like it was forever ago lol.
I think a lot of folks are still dismayed with all of the current scams casting a shadow on their confidence of crypto. I think things will turn around with time. They are calling for more regulations, which could be both good and bad for us. What are your thoughts on this?
Cheers,
TREAD93
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Thoughts on this. Now at this time. It would be almost impossible to make a physical Bitcoin. But with advances in technology it could be possible. Maybe if you have just whole numbers of Bitcoin, eg 1 Bitcoin.
i am thinking its possible into a almost like a paper note format, with bar codes etc on it. It would be centralized in physical form almost, but i think it could be possible to actually have a physical aspect that could be moved in the real world.
What are your thoughts on what a physical Bitcoin could look like and an idea on how it would work?
You should most definitely check out the collectibles section in the marketplace here on BTALK!!! I think you will be happy to find a very nice selection of coins not only for sale but for new release by many private physical coin makers. Fun stuff!! |
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I go to the local swim holes to "work" on physical rounds (hammering serial numbers/locations). Mainly just to be surrounded with good vibes and a peaceful environment. It gives me a chance to interact with other and spread the word. I use my latest brass pieces as barter. Recently I have made many trades involving the physical 10k Satoshi rounds. Tips for meals, ice cream for the family, chickens and farm animals ext. Today I made a nice trade that I'm proud of.  I found a guy deep in the Puerto Rico rainforest mountains that traded guanabana coconut pistachio moonshine for a 10k Sat CT brass piece holo #65, Stamped #15 PR. He valued 1 pint between $20-$30usa. It was a good enough trade for me. I'm just happy the trade took place. I may make a deal with him if he can guarantee alcohol is between 40-50% in his batches. He manufactures the shine and we will add it to the Caribbean Treasures brand arsenal. As it too is an authentic Caribbean Treasure, made from our backyard of El Yunque. LFG!!!!    Currently not for sale, but might be soon for bitcoin. !!! Awh man I love me some good old fashioned trading and bartering, what a score!!! That looks amazing man save me some hahahahha. I am a huge fan of your bitcoin silvers!! Maybe we can work some sort of trade eh? Great job m8 |
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Recently my wife had her wallet stolen, all of our accounts now have fraud investigations going on right now. This whole charade has been fun (not) and I have been spending a considerable amount of time on the phone with the banking institutions, filing a police report, and getting everything transfer to a safeguarded account I already had set up in case something like this happened. The thieves used the no key hack on our car to hack in to the RFID frequency and break into the car to steal her wallet because I know for a fact I had locked it. Gotta be more careful, we now have the RFID fob cover ordered and incoming.
Thank God its Tax Day and my CPA reached out to me on Sunday already with my tax filing ready to go literally on the very day this happened, I was able to change my banking info to a fallback account so now I will at least have access to money in a few days THANK GOD. I haven't had to tap into any bitcoin luckily because I was able to swap some gold for cash to get by with my employer and now I am just left high and dry on my other banking account, which could be frozen for up to 90 days because they are conducting a full on fraud investigation.
The cool thing is that if I was really in a bind right now and had to pay my mortgage or something like that I have bitcoin to fall back on. Luckily I have everything paid off for the month which bought me some time so I won't have to tap into anything and I do have the tax refund check being processed into my fallback account as we speak. Phew!
Crazy times here. Recently I made a post about being careful and the importance of being anonymous, but I should follow up on that and make a post about the importance of having a fallback bank account in this case. Of course BTC failover account trumps all of the traditional fiat institutions though haha, I'm sure you all would agree. Be safe out there guys, you can never be too careful...
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Maintaining complete anonymity while browsing websites can be challenging. While it is possible to maintain anonymity when using crypto, achieving overall anonymity is difficult, particularly when using social media platforms. To achieve anonymity, it is advisable to use a VPN or the Tor browser to conceal your real identity from the internet.
Yes Tor and VPNs are really crucial in this day and age. Someone was telling me about a browser with VPNs built in today, I can't quite remember the name of it but peaked my curiosity. Something like that could be useful the for everyday average joe thats just getting into BTC/ Crypto/ wants to just have a bit more security. Because lets face it Google doesn't seem to be very secure at all, i'm not to sure about Bing. Firefox actually has some elaborate controls and features that you can implement making it one of the most viable browsing options to my knowledge. |
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Wow some of you people need to calm down.
$40k, $45k in a month? If it goes that high that quickly get ready for the summer to be bearish back to $30k lol
Remember, if you were around then, when Bitcoin went from $4k to $13k in a couple months after breaking out of the last bear market....then gradually went down for half a year. Yeah that's what happens when the market overreacts to the end of the bear market. Bear market just ended a month ago, unless the market gets overheated like it did in the Spring of 2019 (and how some of you apparently want) we should expect the price to be high-$20ks/low-$30ks for the next few weeks and bouncing around the $30k's through most the summer.
No reason to be talking about $45k until late summer.
Some ya'll people talking like you want new ATHs in a matter of months lol. We're still a full year away from the halving.
Calm down and accept that Bitcoin is not a get rich quick scheme. $45k will happen in due time, but it'll take at least a few months to get there in a way that is sustainable.
That is fair and hard to not agree with. It is a very optimistic outlook personally just wishful thinking, I just think that would be very cool. And who is to say that it wouldn't and couldn't happen? These days anything can happen. But I like your summer price point prediction for 45k though, or should I say best case scenario in your stated opinion. Thanks for the comment! |
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Hello friends. Has anyone ever lost bitcoin? I am curious to listen to your stories. My purspose is to educate ourselves of possible scams, or rookie mistakes that we may do, that can lead to our BTC being stolen or lost.
Edit: Back in Feb 2020, I gave my seed phrase to someone on twitter. The convinced me the seed phrase was equal to my address and that they needed it to send me bitcoin. Don't ask me why I was so stupid... I lost approx. 1M sats and I had to start accumulating again. I bought a Trezor and I started reading...
When I was using coinbase for a time someone did hack into my account. From that point on i've never kept anything on an exchange for long periods of time at all, I just get in and get out and accomplish whatever I set out to do exchanging one coin for another or something of the likes of that. I definitely am a lot more careful now after that experience using VPNs and looking for more ways to be more anonymous with my private information. |
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Hello everyone!
Recently I was thinking about BTC payments and I believe that the system is moving towards bitcoin adoption and paying with bitcoin. And it's great!
But the problem for me is that anytime I think about paying with BTC I feel somehow uncomfortable. I always remember the guy who spent 30+ bitcoins on pizza and now these bitcoins are worth a fortune. Like I don't want to be this guy and pay with an asset that WILL go up in price. It feels like you paying more for the product from a future perspective.
What are your thoughts about this? Personally, I usually try to buy with stablecoins if I have some, it just feels more natural for me. I don't want to touch my BTC while the market is still bad.
Personally it has to be something truly amazing before I am going to spend scarce bitcoin on. In this case, I am actually facing a condition that meets these qualifications and I am buying a ticket to the bitcoin miami conference with bitcoin. Personally I just think that is a cool way to spend it and I think it'll be worth every sat. Thats just my two sats though. |
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Bitcoin Miami is claimed to attract the largest gathering of Bictoin lovers, but this is a summit, it's not a factor for the market to buy or sell. Miami has successfully snatched the conference from Los Angeles which last hosted it in 2021, and this year will be nice too as they discuss more on the much-anticipated halving.
As they did in 2022, they will continue to discuss blockchain technology and how to improve on it. There might be other lovely extras but that could only be ascertained when the program is nearer (May 18).
Yes, it really is quite something. I highly recommend attending. I wonder if this conference has a large affect on the price of bitcoin, does anyone see a positive correlation of this? That would be pretty interesting to see actual proof that it does, if it actually does. Anyways, I personally think that it doesn't have a huge effect but there are lasting impressions scattered across the web every year with what has been discussed or the happenings of the event which always hit all the top social media / news company headlines and get posted viral but a copious amount of influencers/ consumers/ users. |
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Now more than ever there is a scam everywhere you look. We are online 24/7. Somebody hacked into your stuff, stole something and now you have been robbed, or even worse someone convinced you to willingly send a small or large sum of money to them without getting anything in return. I feel like this should be a topic of discussion simply because this is so prevalent in the crypto category and everyone has their two cents on this. So my simple question is this, in your experience, what are the red flags and tell tale signs that the person you are dealing with is a scammer/fraudster. That is the million dollar question isn't it. How can you tell who to trust, forensic analysis edition is what i'm looking for. Would like to know the answer to this question in every applicable way or fashion that is related to our industry to use as sort of a guide book or study guide, if this exists please produce the source link for all to see. That information is almost priceless.
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Okay, who thinks they can guess the closest price of BTC at the time of the conference this year in nearly one month in Miami?!
I am going, and I can't wait!!!! So pumped haha. Last year it was amazing and the same as the year before! Last year BTC was clocking in at around 45k if I remember correctly.
Now leading into the conference we are looking very bullish and I think we may have a chance to get to where we were at the 45k mark like we were last year, do you agree?
Does anyone know of any special events happening at the conference this year? Last year they had the sound money fest as well, is there going to be another concert again like last year as well?
For the record we have this Meetups board, wherein everyone can post conferences like this. That is a bold prediction though if we will go directly to $45k. I'm seeing that we might see a correction first before we can get to $40k++. The correction might not deep though, most likely where the price is when we suddenly have this spike in the price, around $26k-$28k, just saying. But then again, it's hard to predict the price movement but it might be far stretch to see $45k next month. For the record I did make a post there and literally nobody responded lmao https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5437504.0 |
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This is art  So damn cool. What a piece of history here. You should honestly hold on to this coin man!!! I mean unless you have more of them haha. I'm sure this will go quick. Stacks bowers could sell this at auction for you and fetch a hefty sum. |
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Although within this community Bitcoin is practically the only currency in which everyone believes, just look around a bit and we will find thousands of people who think otherwise.
At this point I wonder, what reasons should we give these people to make them realise that Bitcoin is a right choice? The first argument that comes to mind to convince a person who is sceptical about Bitcoin, is first of all that with Bitcoin you no longer need to delegate the custody of your money to a third party (banks, mutual funds, etc.): you are the master and you hold them. What else would you add?
So aside from giving a quick value drop which I like to tell the average no corner is to just look at what happen3d to Ukraine just recently and how they just shut down all the banks. Mile long ATM lines practically. That's just a point prover, you would state after of course you mention the being in full control of your own funds and be your own bank but the long term growth potential due to the inevitably of all banks failing and causing depression or even hyper inflation. The hedge against inflation point and the sheer fact that it is completely off the corrupt banking system, decentralized, and under the constant operation and security of all nodes maintaining the same code and chain for all transactions which can never be deviated without full consensus. Also tell them they should have already researched it and should have already answered all these questions themselves lol its very apparent to anyone with a brain that bitcoin is advantageous to literally everyone.. |
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Ahoy m8ty! This is a great post. I do love the factual info drop of the reasons listed for loving bitcoin. I would have to agree and if I also migh5 add that we are modern day digital pirates operating on a new frontier for mining and a plundering of the treasure!!! Haha. All joking aside it's great to see a fellow campaigners post, and the enthusiasm behind it. Keep it up man
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From rat poison squared to a gambling token i'd say is an upgrade coming from Buffet. Sadly he won't live long enough to take back these words once he can fully be convinced of its intrinsic value that we all know to be true. Buffet is dead to BTC already, who needs him! He is old money with his massive fortune being built on stocks and dividends and of course his real estate empire. BTC and crypto is the future and you know what they say: you can't teach and old dog new tricks!!
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Okay, who thinks they can guess the closest price of BTC at the time of the conference this year in nearly one month in Miami?!
I am going, and I can't wait!!!! So pumped haha. Last year it was amazing and the same as the year before! Last year BTC was clocking in at around 45k if I remember correctly.
Now leading into the conference we are looking very bullish and I think we may have a chance to get to where we were at the 45k mark like we were last year, do you agree?
Does anyone know of any special events happening at the conference this year? Last year they had the sound money fest as well, is there going to be another concert again like last year as well?
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