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1  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Elon musk is for crypto or just for attention to boost Tesla, SpaceX? on: January 19, 2023, 03:03:12 AM
Elon Musk is a cult figure for some of the smartest people on the planet. So what he's doing with the Dogecoin baffles me.
I mean, they say the Internet doesn't recognize any form of hierarchy, but I think Musk has delusions of god-like grandeur.

Musk is always in my heart the only one who can change the world and take us into the future. He doesn't have a strong purpose of chasing money in his heart. I like this person who has ideals and realizes them. His participation in the crypto world is only for the future of all mankind. Maybe what I said is highly subjective. But I always believe that money is just a tool for him to realize his dreams, not for his own luxurious life.

2  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is Digital dollar a threat to Bitcoin ? on: January 10, 2023, 03:24:11 AM
I don't think it's possible, they are two totally different things, the dollar, even if it is digital, is still controlled by an institution, and depending on how it is managed, it can generate inflation, directly affecting the currency and the community, on the other hand, bitcoin is free of state restrictions, and despite being volatile, it generates many opportunities for the user, such as having full control of their capital or having much more solid growth opportunities.
Fiat currency digitization and Bitcoin are two entirely different things. Essentially, one submits to the government, one serves everyone, one is still an extension of centralization, digital banknotes, and one is a model of decentralization. I believe that if there is danger, it is only temporary. Don’t panic. The future belongs to the various landing applications brought to us by the underlying technology of the blockchain.
3  Economy / Economics / Re: The Taste of an Economic Downturn on: January 07, 2023, 07:52:03 AM
I wonder how ordinary people around the world felt the worsening economic situation in their respective countries. I know that although many are very much aware of the soaring inflation, nothing has changed much in their day to day lives. I can observe that in some families. They seem oblivious of how the prices of basic goods and services are rising in double digits.

From my household, however, we can literally taste the economic downturn. It feels odd and sad that we have to sacrifice taste in order to somehow cushion the impact of the economic problems my country is facing. Onion here is already hitting $12.57 a kilo. Depending on the size, that's about $0.63 apiece. Cooking an ordinary dish for a small family requires a bulb or two. During this holiday season especially, we normally need tens of onions. That's not affordable anymore. So we had to greatly reduce the use of onions and try not to care about how the dish would turn out. On ordinary days, onions are even removed from the ingredients.

I had to share this here because it feels like the economic situation has already affected the most basic need of everybody. It seems insignificant because it's only a spice, but I thought that if the economic situation is already affecting everybody's taste buds, it could mean things are getting pretty serious.

I wonder, especially in other countries, how drastic is the change in your daily life that's brought about by this economic downturn?
My area has experienced too much in the past two years, and I spent a lot of time avoiding viruses. To be honest, we dare not talk about the economic situation that is too big, because we are not economic experts after all. Personally speaking, the past few years have been really difficult. I have fewer and fewer business customers, and product sales have encountered difficulties that I have not encountered for many years. Many foreign customers have gradually disappeared. I have to say, I hope there will be a good change in 2023.
4  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Don't buy altcoins because they are top altcoins on: December 26, 2022, 03:10:34 AM
Investing in altcoins is about knowing how to ride the wave, and is the best way to multiply your Bitcoins, but no one says it would be easy, users need to buy when the price is low and sell when the price is high, and to do this we need to follow the market signals and the media news for relevant events. For example, if we see in the news that Elon decides to incorporate Dogecoin to Twitter, then is time to buy doge because it will bump.

Buying Altcoins and hold for a long period is really risky, and personally, I don't recommend it. But remember, high risk can bring high profit.
High risk, high return, and high profit are the main motivations to stimulate everyone to buy altcoins. The ridiculous thing is that many altcoins are controlled by someone, it can only depend on your luck. Long-term holding is not something we can decide, it depends on the project side of the altcoin. If you meet SBF, you can only pray for SBF to live well.
5  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Strong Hands Are Buying on: December 16, 2022, 08:25:00 AM
yes, indeed to buy bitcoin we have to wait for the right moment, but there are times when we have to buy bitcoin immediately and hold it for the long term. although we will not know when bitcoin will rise again. sometimes there are times when the price of bitcoin will rise suddenly. for example, as experienced today, now bitcoin prices are starting to gradually increase in all markets, and this shows that if you are going to buy bitcoin, don't think too much because we have to take advantage of the opportunities that exist as soon.
To be honest, I don't understand where the right time is Grin Because what I feel during this time we are in Bearish, as long as it's not more than $ 30k, it's quite right in my opinion to continue buying and now it's even cheaper, what to do reconsidered as if there is still another right price? As long as we can buy and as long as the Bearish continues, I think this is the right time to add to our portfolio.
In fact, many people want to start at this time, but most Bitcoin holders are on the verge of bankruptcy. If there are idle funds, this timing is very suitable. Judging from the long-term return on investment, the rate of return is still very high. At least it is much more suitable than bank funds and wealth management products. What's more interesting is that some people's bank deposits disappeared inexplicably, which may be the biggest failure of investment.
6  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Nobel prize for Satoshi. on: December 13, 2022, 03:25:30 AM
I don't know, we even don't know who Satoshi in the first place so how can we award him the Nobel prize? Is he just a single individual or group of person who created Bitcoin?

I guess it will be better if we leave it that way, we don't need to attract more attention. It has accomplished what it needs to be done in the last 10 years and it continue to grow. For sure Satoshi might not in favor of this one as he really doesn't want to be in the limelight.

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Only when Satoshi Nakamoto announces his real identity can he be eligible for the award.

Professor Bhagwan Chowdhry proposed the idea that the bonus can be converted into bitcoins and sent to Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin address, but the Nobel Foundation disagreed. In other words, Satoshi Nakamoto must show up.

In terms of theoretical contributions and practical influence, Satoshi Nakamoto is qualified to win the Nobel Prize. This is also the spirit of Nobel: to reward those who have made great contributions to mankind!

Satoshi Nakamoto had a deep understanding of finance. Influenced by the Austrian school of economics. Philosophically inclined to natural evolution, like a free life. He is the founder of cryptoeconomics.

A person who wants to change the world doesn't care about the Nobel Prize. In a world with such advanced technology, it is strange not to know who Satoshi Nakamoto is.


7  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin or altcoin? on: December 06, 2022, 05:55:18 AM
Leaving sentiments asides, will you advise someone to still buy some Bitcoins (Not up to the value of 1)  if they have an amount of money that will be okay to purchase the equivalent of 1 of a good altcoin with a strong community? Is having some bitcoins (in decimals) more valuable still than having the value of one good altcoin?


Hodling is a btc nutjob cult thing, if you want to earn profit you have to sell.

BTC price can only multiply at a maximum of ~5X the peak in a given 5 year cycle.

Altcoins due to their lower price have a higher multiple of ~10X to ~50X capacity in a 5 year cycle.

Traders know altcoins is where the maximum profit$ are located.

So you only need to decide are you a trader interested in earning profit$ or a BTC Cult member that hodl just because the cult says so.  Smiley


Bitcoin investors and holders are basically for profit, and it is impossible to hold it all the time. In an extreme situation, if Bitcoin believers keep holding Bitcoin and do not make any transactions, Bitcoin has already become history .
8  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: So many good news but Market and coins don't go up on: November 18, 2022, 07:42:31 AM
Why coins not going up ?
If good news coming then price should follow instantly.
When there is good news i go Long position been waiting all day long and nothing.

Also the traders who post their ideas non of the signals don't move whats going on ?
It's imposdible to make any money in this Market
Somebody need to put money in it's fruturating like this.

Are you a parallel dimension to us? Are you not a Twitter user? The screen full of negative news has been monopolized by FTT SBF CZ. Market sentiment is gloomy.
9  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: My feelings after 11 years with crypto. on: November 16, 2022, 08:19:09 AM
Hello everyone, today i want to tell you about my crypto-depression.
So in 2010 i was working in IT company and my friend from work told me about bitcoin mining.
Next day after this information i register on this forum and start mining coins, everything going perfect but bitcoin price was really low and unstable.
I was investing everything in gpu. Couple times i lost my fund's on scam-exchange but i still had a lot of "mining power".
In 2015 i quited my job and invest my whole savings in bitcoin, in that time i had more than 15 bitcoin's and gpu worth 20k$.
And after 2 or 3 week's everything fucked up, in same time i lost my job and my wife get sicked.
In Nov 2015 i selled everything but still i had -$$$$ to pay, so you probably asking why i made this post?

Now after 6 years i have biggest depression ever, if i only burrow money from somewhere 5 years ago and didnt sell my miners...

I have feelings that i lost my biggest life chance to get really rich and i just want to forget about crypto and work in normal work but it is impossible.
It's hurt much more if you can see that your old crypto-friend's get cars and houses from crypto profit, i wonder if someone have some feeling's as me.

I believe that there will be many people who have your experience, and it is useless to regret. But as an early participant, or when Bitcoin first started, you were lucky enough to join. What I want to ask is: Have you studied Bitcoin in depth and improved your awareness while doing your job well? But I hope you will not be discouraged. It is still in the early stage of Bitcoin. Every day is a new beginning, and you can participate. Keep a good attitude. Good luck.
10  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Would Bitcoin Survive A Nuclear War? on: November 16, 2022, 07:33:14 AM
What do you think about it? I read this article in the Market Times https://markettimes.co.uk/cryptocurrencies/would-bitcoin-survive-a-nuclear-war/ and in my opinion I don't see a future 'cause to have access to the bitcoin you need internet
I believe that nuclear war is not an absolute factor to destroy Bitcoin. Of course, if such an extreme situation occurs, human beings will disappear. Bitcoin is for human beings, so its existence is meaningless. I am also very puzzled, why There are such doubts. If it is because the current market sentiment is depressed and you can't find the direction? Or because of a loss of confidence in Bitcoin. Don't stress too much. In the world of digital currencies, this is all normal.
11  Other / Archival / Re: Why has bitcoin adoption failed in El Salvador? on: November 10, 2022, 08:06:14 AM
I forgot to ask you just now, Ukraine accepts the financial support of digital currency, is there any way to stop this? Or would you join the army if you were needed? I will. Although I am not in Russia. I've always believed that a comedian is an actor after all.
12  Other / Archival / Re: Why has bitcoin adoption failed in El Salvador? on: November 10, 2022, 07:56:05 AM
Definitely the most significant event of 2021 was the adoption of bitcoin as a means of payment in El Salvador. Personally, I was initially skeptical about all this. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a bitcoin hater and I'm a supporter of bitcoin adoption because it develops the bitcoin ecosystem itself and opens up new uses for it. My skepticism was rather based on the very approach of the El Salvadorian authorities to this responsible step.

Even on the threshold of adoption, a wave of indignation swept over the country and people came out with pickets against bitcoin. It was at the end of August, right before the adoption:



The people of El Salvador are protesting against Bitcoin bill

But the president said that everything will be fine, bitcoin will be optional, the state will not punish those who refuse to accept bitcoin with sanctions, and the introduction of bitcoin will significantly save money on commissions, and payments, thanks to LN, will be fast.

Nayib Bukele has consistently demonstrated the success of Bitcoin on Twitter through the number of Chivo wallet downloads. But was it really a success? It's all about the initiative from the government of $30, which was received by anyone who downloaded and installed the Chivo wallet. This was the real reason that users downloaded the wallet so often. Just for $30.

Subsequently, there was the idea of ​​​​introducing bitcoin bonds, the terms of which were constantly postponed. The real reason for this was that investors were not interested in bitcoin bonds, as the former head of the central bank of El Salvador said:

Economistas dan por “muertos” acuerdo con FMI y los Bonos Bitcoin

The country is in a very bad state of affairs. The IMF refused to issue a loan of 1.3 billion dollars, in 7 months the country became even closer to default, and the project of bitcoin bonds for a billion dollars did not find due interest among investors, especially at a time when bitcoin is considered as a risky asset.

Most recently, a report was released where a survey of residents of El Salvador was conducted. And judging by this survey, bitcoin adoption in El Salvador failed.

Full report here: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29968/w29968.pdf?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&amp%3Butm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&amp%3Butm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED

It reflects the real state of affairs and it is, to put it mildly, deplorable. Here are some of the indicators:



Judging by this chart, the number of regular users of Chivo is much less than the number of people who learned about it or tried to use it, most likely to extract those 30 dollars of initiative from the state.



Of course, there is no need to talk about such functions as paying taxes or receiving money transfers through Chivo. Almost no one used these functions.



The number of downloads of the wallet was high on the wave of hype and of course thanks to the airdrop. Over time, interest in this wallet has constantly dried up.



Despite strong support from the state, in the country, after 7 months, every 3 people do not know anything about the Chivo wallet.



Businesses in El Salvador are not interested in bitcoin, although it is a prerequisite from the state that they add bitcoin, but the rate of addition is only 20%, and this is 7 months after the launch:



Well, as I said earlier, there are a lot of those who downloaded the wallet just for the sake of receiving airdrop money. The graph confirms this, most of the users have never added money to the wallet.




What do we end up with? Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador failed. Why did this happen? It’s not about bitcoin, it’s about the approach, of course. Since this is still uncharted territory and this was the first time that bitcoin was recognized as legal tender by an entire state, I believe that the El Salvadorian government was very hasty in passing this law. The point is that you can't force people to voluntarily use bitcoin, especially when they're new to it. People themselves should want to use bitcoin, and the state should create an infrastructure around this desire to make using bitcoin even more comfortable at any level, as a transfer of money, paying taxes, etc.

I think that this case will be indicative for other states that also sought, following El Salvador, to accept bitcoin as legal tender. And that in order to implement this, everything will need to be very well checked and considered. The most optimal would be to first create a separate bitcoin zone in a single city or region and, based on its data, already make a decision on the introduction of bitcoin throughout the country. Need research and infrastructure, and then the adoption of a law. El Salvador did the exact opposite.


As long as the government is involved, it goes against the essence of the real Bitcoin - decentralization, and you don't need to think too much about other things. Without decentralized operations, there will be no Bitcoin. Where does success come from?
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