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1  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How big is the role of the government in the development of Bitcoin? on: May 23, 2019, 02:27:51 PM
Let's think about what governments can:

1) make btc legal and claim it publicly
2) buy btc as as internal reserve (which will be very wise)
3) introduce cryptos in governmental systems
4) make cryptos non-taxed

Or government can come up with its own crypto and try to promote it as internal currency. That would also be a great option for the government, as they would be able to control the inflation/deflation rate. To be honest, separate cryptos for separate countries seem much more likely than one global currency in the next decades.
2  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Craig Wright recognised by US Govt as Satoshi, author of white paper on: May 23, 2019, 02:20:44 PM
To my mind, this was done to pump BSV by Craig Wright. I don't believe he is real satoshi, as there's no logic in creating btc and stating "hey, I'm a real satoshi." Real satoshi have a lot of btc, so whether this is a single person or a corporation, he (they) mustb't disclose his (their) identity as it might be not safe.
3  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Authorities Shut Down First Bitcoin Transaction Mixer on: May 23, 2019, 02:13:22 PM
Closure of mixers is only a small part of actions taken by authorities against bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a phenomenon. I don't think they care about fraud or even money laundering too much, but rather they are trying to push people out of crypto to buy more themselves - it's likely to be the true reason of such closures.
4  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Only 1.6% (!!!) of USD Bitcoin trading volume is real. 98.4% dollar volume fake! on: May 23, 2019, 01:55:40 PM
Until stablecoins are backed, nothing bad can happen. Tether has been blamed for a few years, but it's still here. Over time more stable coins appear, which makes it possible not to put all eggs in one basket. USD inputs from credits cards are also open, for example, on Binance and some other exchanges, but stablecoins are more convenient as you can't sell your btc back with exchange and get dollars to your credit card (as far as I know, maybe it will be possible soon).
5  Economy / Exchanges / Re: what do you make out of Binance hack on: May 23, 2019, 01:41:30 PM
A few things became clear after the hack:

1) Centralized exchange is always a centralized exchange; it can manipulate not only with prices but also with permissions.
2) hacks are not always hack - sometimes just planned action for the benefit of somebody
3) binance managed the hack well and nobody blame it because of this hack
4) binance is still number 1 exchange for the majority
6  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: "Bitcoin" is now a registered trademark in the UK on: May 22, 2019, 10:13:48 AM
Well, bitcoin registered as a legal entity sound like Graig Wright is a real Satoshi Nakamoto - "someone said that, but nobody know who, when, and why". There are a lot of fakes in crypto-industry, the way it happens in young industries. That's a far-fetched statement I believe.
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