so it's either 70 grand in a few weeks via a couple of methods or a fright from hell and years long wait? i don't like them odds too much. there'd have to be a massive wave of renewed mania to go above where we've been and i ain't sniffing too much out on the horizon right now.

even if this mania did arrive, i wonder how the exchanges are gonna cope considering the state they're in right now.

then tell us your thoughts as to why it's a no. someone might learn something, or someone might update your own learning. put it out there and let's enlighten each other.

interesting - https://www.lottoland.ie/bitcoinlotto

is this a mainstream first?

through no fault of my own i've reached a level of crypto balance that i wasn't expecting or so soon. for me at least this has inspired me to stick with the coins i know and ease up on the scrabbling around for the next big thing.

i simply don't know any more what will come out of nowhere and there's too much noise out there to focus on new stuff. a couple of years ago one brain could still take it all in. it doesn't feel like that any more.

so people who've done ok or more, are you still trading and scanning threads like crazy and hopping between projects or sitting back and letting the things you already have ride?

i'd go for gemini. you don't have to be a US resident to register but the list of other countries available is limited - https://gemini.com/areas-of-operation/

it also depends on what type of trading you want to do. there will be ultra fast p2p alternatives depending on where you are. bitcoin.de is super fast but it might wind up costing more.

also although kraken is still awful their big upgrade should be arriving soon if it hasn't already. keep an eye out on kraken threads. it might get a lot better soon.

surely their hands are still tied? they can only come down hard if there's some overlap with the markets they currently regulate. i don't see how they can crack down on a pure crypto ico, there has to be some stock market or fiat element in there.

they sure can declare some of these icos as securities, but if they're being run by some russian accepting monero their work will be cut out for them. i guess the accessible exchanges might feel some pressure if they try to trade these tokens.

bitpay are adopting it. coinbase also do payment processing so they might add it for that too. gotta say i'm shocked that supposedly reputable companies would choose centralised junk like this as their premier payment rail. it has no decentralisation. absolutely none. why bother even mining it? do a bitmain database instead.

with bitcoin fees the way they are there are entire industries that used to use bitcoin but can't any more. it simply doesn't make any sense with the way it is right now.

that said they should be moving towards litecoin. that's a coin that has an actual future. bcash is worthless crap.

it's not big enough or well publicised enough to inspire people to make bitcoin moves just for this. there's a law of diminishing effects with forks and it's already in play.

this fork is put together by nobodies stealing the 2x name.

there are no rules. haven't you noticed yet? it might be a long, long time until there are some. even if there are, there are a million corners of the internet where this stuff could continue.

i hope someone is making notes about his tweets vs price. it would be interesting to see if there are any effects.

even if this guy doesn't regulate it, he probably still fields a bunch of calls every day from idiots who sent their bitcoin into scams or oblivion. he may as well put his opinion out there in public. and he's right too.

the one to watch is american tax season in january. people will have been waiting until then and there sure are gains to realise since this time last year.

i can't tell you about any coin. there are too many. if you research it and believe in what they're trying to do then go for it.

but the prices of all these things are commanded by whales. they want you to pile in at all time highs. then they sell all and buy it back off people when they've lost hope. i've no idea what these prices will do but keep that in mind.

none of these markets are real or running off fundamentals yet. it's all hot air.

you sure your advice isn't coming from an ever so slightly different angle? just curious.

are some of you people really this gullible?

it's nothing to do with the original plan. it's a bunch of random assholes who've taken the name and stuck it on their project. any one of you could do the exact same thing. in fact what's stopping you? launch before them and use their free publicity.

the way to do it is buy coins before and offload during the pump, not pile in when the people behind it have already made all the money they want. scratch around at a lower level and see if there's anything you dig.

this guy is a madman and i don't understand why people are interested in his opinions on coins. he is a late arrival. however you can probably make plenty off the stupid pumps he's attempting to initiate.

this is a total insult to anyone with nominal levels of intelligence. i don't even need to write anything. this is all anyone needs to look at to know what centralisation is.

https://cash.coin.dance/blocks/thisweek

antpool, other pools that are pubicly known to be in their pocket, and the majority by an undeclared miner.

kinda hard to guess who that might be. but we can try.

the only reason nxt pumps is because of the free coins. once they're done it goes back to obscurity. there is literally no other reason to buy it and i'm sure large nxt holders know this perfectly well. expect more of them in the future.

simple. bitcoin is being attacked by the people behind bcash. the attackers are the same people who are mining bitcoin. if core had taken charge of block size increase they might have eased off or because core were still in charge they'd continue attacking. as it's miners doing this then they collect their own fees. if someone else gets their own fees then they still collect the super high ones from hapless users. this means they can continue indefinitely until their stranglehold is broken.

this is all because of the centralisation of mining. if that's broken then maybe we'll be ok. if it isn't then bitcoin will fail and deserve to as well. we're seeing the effects of centralisation and too much power in a small number of hands right now.

anyone moving to bcash is being herded there by the people who are screwing you over right now. they mine all of it. they control development too. i am not giving them control of my money.

you will be doing exactly what they want you to do. the best thing you can do if you want to keep a hand in crypto is head for litecoin or anything else that isn't so politicised and nefarious.

considering no one knows which coins are satoshi's that's seriously impressive detective work. maybe they should sell that info and make more money than some crappy fork.