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1  Economy / Service Discussion / I am concerned about the dangers of KYC, but how do you do business... on: July 19, 2020, 05:02:45 AM
Topic inspired by this excellent post: Why KYC is extremely dangerous – and useless
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5221497.0

I am concerned about the dangers of KYC, but how do you do business in the USA (and many other places) without it? To be clear, individuals cannot use vital services without obeying the requests, and businesses cannot exist without obeying the SEC rules. We need new ways to help BTC go mainstream without all the BS. Any ideas?

2  Economy / Gambling discussion / Suggestions for good open-source (free) gambling software? on: January 20, 2018, 10:58:33 PM
I am looking into/studying 100% legal "social gambling".
FYI:
Companies find profit in no-cash gambling games
http://triblive.com/aande/gambling/6300709-74/million-games-social


Suggestions for good open-source (free) gambling software?
Not standard boring "dice", but real casino games including Blackjack.
Any good ones? Thank you.
3  Other / Serious discussion / How to end the "BTC Civil War" before it gets worse? on: January 10, 2018, 02:59:14 AM
The Bitcoin community is deeply divided
Transactions take too long
fees are way too high
no real end in sight.

Note: This topic is about Peace not War.
Seriously, how to end the "BTC Civil War" before it gets worse?
4  Economy / Economics / Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds on: December 11, 2017, 11:11:12 PM
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Book by Charles Mackay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_Popular_Delusions_and_the_Madness_of_Crowds
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841.[1] The book chronicles its subjects in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". MacKay was an accomplished teller of stories, though he wrote in a journalistic and somewhat sensational style.


Charles Mackay has a chapter on the economics of "Tulip mania" of the early seventeenth century, which should (IMO) be required reading for students all over the world.
Please Note: The subject is related to Economics and I am not suggesting anything obvious about the condition of the Bitcoin markets.* Learning about history can add value to your life in many ways.



Interesting FYI:
Two modern researchers, Peter Garber and Anne Goldgar, independently conclude that Mackay greatly exaggerated the scale and effects of the Tulip bubble,[7] and Mike Dash, in his modern popular history of the alleged bubble, notes that he believes the importance and extent of the tulip mania were overstated.[8]
*So the Bitcoin Bubble makes "Tulip mania" look insignificant?  Cheesy
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