Thanks to the to the op for this thread,  and also for the above member's quote.
So true! Do not trust anyone and do your own research. It could save you a lot! 
The more you read and understand this forum, the more intelligent your choices will be.

Yes, they are indeed coming out with all kinds of things we never saw before. Take a look at the video of several seemingly alien, or man-made constructions they have photographed over the years, by NASA, Russia, and private stargazers.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/689850/Intelligently-built-structures-on-our-MOON-Staggering-claims-buildings/amp

I just watched a documentary on it and there are many photos that appear as fortresses, and smoke stack with some sort of smoke coming out of it, towers, bridges, pipes, and buildings and/or crashed space crafts.

Thank you OP and all contributors on this thread. It's just about the best thread I have read here, for me still at the very beginning of learning about bitcoin. I would say my learning curve has been a slow and reluctant.  Although I was absolutely fascinated with the concept  bitcoin ever since I heard about it in 2016. It took me up to over a year and half later to buy some. And then another year to discover this forum. And the only reason I am still interested in bitcoin now is because of this forum being so informative. Otherwise..I probably would have just been to wary and discouraged, and left the whole scene.

There is a sincere camaraderie here, and valuable information for a willing student. I know I will be enriched in many ways by the info on just this thread alone, not only for the practical advise but for the atmosphere of encouragement. All these posts here understandable and useful even for a relatively newbie like me.

Yes, and as in all cases of the larger the size of the transaction and the more frequent the activity would be sure to attract more attention, especially if you are transferring to your bank account. It would be interesting to see exactly how extensive and detailed the investigation of of "recreational bitcoin users, " is.

I hope not. Now I am wondering if you transfer money out of your bank account to coinbase, and then make a profit and transfer a portion of profits back to your bank account, if you pay taxes on that amount? But as I understand it would have to be a lot before you pay taxes.
On the other hand, a bank that gives you bonuses of $500 to join their bank, and you do end of paying taxes on that.

  

Yes, maybe, if the electricity is cheap enough and also ,If you can fund it yourself. People are very wary, and weary...of investing in any mining projects because of the many scams. A lot of people have lost a lot of money in investing in mining projects, so I can't see people rushing out to invest in another staryeyed mining project.

Since I put buying gift cards with btc as partial proof its not a scam,  I would hate for anyone to get scammed by buying gift cards.

So I am including some information brought up by other members to beware of buying gift cards and only buy from sites that are more reliable. One is Bitrefill.

There are infinite ways to get scammed, unfortunately.

Thank you both for the advisement.

Not that I would likely buy gift cards with BTC, but I did put in my list of things you can buy with bitcoin, on another post so I will add a postscript. I would want everyone to be aware of the hazards of buying gifts cards from unreliable sources.

And thanks for the tip of Bitrefill. I was just reading the reviews and it seems to be working well for people.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Money, any form of money is based on trust and Bitcoin's trust is growing by leaps and bounds, all the time.
This is just a partial list.

Bitcoin now accepted:
Cheap air
Expedia
Microsoft
Wikipedia
Overstock.com
Tiger direct.com
KFC
Subway Subs
Name cheap
Playboy
A.T.&T.
Starbucks
Hotels
You can buy gifts cards for

Amazon.com
K-mart
Home depot and hundreds of others business.
Video games
And now so many online stores and business from newspapers to charities, to real estate, to shop keepers restaurants, and growing...

https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin/who-accepts/

The fear is there because it is unregulated by the government. But most of this fear is  from the government itself, and their propaganda.

According to different reports you would have a hard time getting a government job, or even passing a security clearance if you own a cryptocurrency account.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/bitcoin-a-shadowy-realm-as-us-weighs-security-clearances-1.529596

The governments are going to hold put as long as possible on legitimizing bitcoin and cryptocurrencies but they already have a foothold worldwide. It may change an dgo up and down but it's not going away..and has as much chance as being stable as any other money, because people and companies are putting their trust in it.

As far as being a scam and anybody's
brother's losing his life savings,  or anybody at all and losing it...that is tragic!  But hardly because it is a scam.
It's from bad luck, poor trimming, and bad judgment. Who would put their family at risk but gamblers? And you don't need bitcoin for that. Anybody can gamble and lose any kind of money.

I also am new and had similar experiences of making deleted posts, even though I also read the rules several times.

There is good advice here that I will heed too.

My advice is to read every response carefully when you ask something. It may seem like you are getting support from some, and criticism from others, but they all are valuable.

I am thankful to those who were gracious and patient with me and merited me. And also thankful and learn from those who criticized me. 

As was pointed out to me, that we are all working together, building this community.

And research, research, research....

Here is my last post. It's at the bottom of the page and starts with, "Williamson is..."

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5153891.40

Thank you.

Williamson is wise and definitely has a lot to offer. I hope she gets more exposure,  and what ever happens I hope she stays in politics. I was thinking she'd make a great secretary of state, or another member of the cabinet...For instances, she would make a great Sectrtary of Education. She has a real grip and clarity of the real history of the U.S. and how it impacts us.

Gabbard is a favorite, I think she will go far. But also every day, Harris is looking very insightful. When said she wants to concentrate on the things that keep us up at night with worry, like our health, our families health, or how as are going make ends meet, and have enough to retire on, so we are not below the poverty line, she hit the nail on the head.
So for me Gabbard Harris, Williamson, and also I am keeping an eye on Michael Bennet. He is sounding really promising.

Biden, should step down. He's is a good guy, but needs to retire...into the background and be a consultant, if anybody needs one.

I don't think people worry about them, as much as they need to talk about them, because so many people have had some sort of an experience that they can't explain. It's part of our collective consciousness. And it's perfectly normal for people to want to talk if they have seen something in the sky or had some closer encounter.

What isn't normal is all the government suppression of anyone trying to report it. Even when whole entire towns and cities see something in the sky, it will be followed up by a joke and then the whole story will be buried. And anyone who freely talks about their contact with aliens, even if they are well-respected government employees get discredited and made to look insane.

Pilots, Astronauts, have frequently and continually reported for and have film footage to show with it. Just last week there was a story release with video and audio of airforce pilots spotting ufos. Also navy ships out at sea have reported ufos and usos (unidentified submerged objects).

And then there is everybody else. There is no typical type of person who has had an encounter.

Apparently, the Pentagon and the Government in general is hesitant to hire and give a security clearance to anyone,  having a bitcoin or any crytocurrency account. In this article they are describing bitcoin users as Terrorists, Cybercriminals, and Spies. And if your not one of these, and just investing in it, you're just delusional, and therefore not desirable to work in government.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/bitcoin-a-shadowy-realm-as-us-weighs-security-clearances-1.529596

So I am wondering...would a bitcoin mixer make a difference?  Or send up more red flags? You can't tell who is sending whom money, but the money is missing from your account and going somewhere. And this is what the government in monitoring.

It's an interesting article. The government can't figure out what to do with bit coin, and are or were considering to make a foreign currency.

Thanks to you all for educating me. I don't want to repeat myself, but I am grateful that you took the time to respond and give me important information.

And now I will lock this thread as I have just learned, is the correct way to conclude. Cheers!

I did not know about Bitcoin Mixers, and also I was wondering what the ChipMixers were, that I saw on so many profiles. And also just recently heard about Tor and am reading up on that.

I read the article also,
https://cryptalker.com/bitcoin-mixer/

It's interesting that they say, on one hand, that you really you didn't need a Bitcoin mixer "if your funds are clean."

But if you get your bitcoin from the dark web, you need, (or should use) a mixer to disassociate your self from any BTC you purchased. They also recommend you consult a lawyer first. It all sounds very nefarious on the bitcoin user's part.

On the other hand they mention the U.S. Army and NSA are are tracking cryptocurrency users by analyzing transactions, which make the government sound more nefarious and sinister. So I understand why people are compelled to a mixer for basic privacy.

Thanks for the thread.
 

Well, I do want to get out of the ghetto. I just saw another thread where someone suggested a General Topic Board for new members, on trading/selling/ etc.  I posted there, that  I hope they do that. I will return here  and edit to give him credit.

Here is the quote.


Thank you very much, everyone who has contributed to this thread. I learned a lot. It was very helpful, educational an informative. And I'm going to lock it now, as I am understanding that's what I should do once the question is answered. Thanks to every single member here. And I will refer to it for review.

Please do this. Education in steps is always appreciated.
"How to buy/sell/make/earn, spend, " threads would be well attended and we could learn much faster and become better members.

I think a lot a spam is unintentional. I know mine was, just out of inexperience. And I got soundly reprimanded for it!  And as for locking a thread? I didn't know about that either. I thought the higher ups locked the threads. It's kind of overwhelming here.
Also, I hope I didn't intrude here either. I don't see any other newbie, or new members here, so excuse me if I am not supposed to post here.  I know I did that once too .

But, for what it's worth, I think giving the " General Topic" idea is an excellent idea,  and I hope you do that.

Enter dimensional beings are certainly part of the mix. And the different dimensions live different entities. Some are lower and some are higher. And some of them are not e.t.s. Which would fit your mentioned categories.

But also some extraterrestrials are existing in different dimensions. They whole range of extraterrestrials that has been described is quite varried. Here are some descriptions of them that has been repeated by people who have close encounters.

The Pleiadians hang around the 7th to the 9th dimensions.They are highly evolved and have been described as looking similar to humans, tall, and quite angelic looking..They are assigned to certain people and have only our higher interest and evolution in mind.

The Arcturians are even more highly evolved, have bigger heads, and hang out at the 9th to 12 dimensions. And They are ever present to help our evolution an protect the earth from nuclear annihilation. They are tall.  

They Greys are smaller than us and act more like scientists and technicians. They are more easily visible in the 3rd dimension, so people see them more often, than other aliens. Although there crafts and travel also go into the higher dimensions.

The reptilians are highly intelligent also, and look like what would think. They are 3, 4, and 5th dimensional and are very shrewd, crafty and greedy and into power.  And people have reported  a lot of people in high power positions are reptilians. But over the years, now the lore is some reptilians can be nice saying they're not all evil.  

So just to inform you of some of stories on E.T.s and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Different dimensions are accessible, according to ones state of mind. As as one meditates or operates on a higher frequency then there is contact with who and what is there, and its helpful.
Fear is a low frequency so it attracts who ever is around that frequency.
Or some people just wake up and see them in everyday 3 d. And then there is usually a time loss. Where suddenly its many hours later ans you don't know what happened.

I agree. And Bitcoin, after all, is the reason we are all here, no other. In the beginning I was just focused on Bitcoin and Etherum and was very happy. I was annoyed by the avalanche of alt coins. Who need 'em!

But then after awhile I was persuaded to invest in alt coins, and when you make a profit, it's great! So you take your chances..

And then there is the other facet of it. There has to be a level of patience certainly, and also in some cases faith in the benift of the product of the a particular project. The Market is not, perhaps as, and wide open as it was just a few years ago. But it's still the wild wild west out there.

I had my time being frustrated with Bitcoin,  but now I love that long time stability. So now if it ever dips down, there you go..another opportunity.