:~/clients-master/Maxcoin-linux64$ ./maxcoin-qt
./maxcoin-qt: error while loading shared libraries: libminiupnpc.so.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Can I run the maxcoin wallet under debian wheezy?
Do I need to install a package to get this to work?

http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/bitcoin-will-be-felled-by-regulation-kerr-neilson-20140110-30ljr.html

The article raises several questions:

What's a global regulator? Is Australia a sovereign state or not?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP9-lAYngi4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

In this discussion (3 min from the end) Andreas Antonopoulos suggests that the Chinese government should be in favour of bitcoin because it will provide an alternative reserve currency to the currency of its foe, the US government.

If this is true (and I'm not saying it is) but if true why would the Chinese government crack down on bitcoin?

Could the US government have applied diplomatic pressure on the Chinese government to force them to crack down on bitcoin?

One sees "sound money" being talked about a lot on the interwebs; but what is the definition of "sound money"?

I've cashed out but this is not the end.

If one examines the one day chart of btc at http://bitcoinwisdom.com/markets/btce/btcusd one can clearly see that we are in the midst of a steep multi-day down-trend. There are still opportunities for profit for day traders but I will be having a break from that for a while.

I've been having a debate with a guy on twitter who has been attacking cryptocurrency thought it might be of interest to some people here.

Do you think I have stated my arguments well?


https://twitter.com/DavidZuccaro



@BitcoinJoker

@DavidZuccaro

Is the blue line on the bitcoinwisdom charts a moving average?

If so how is it calculated?

eg

http://bitcoinwisdom.com/markets/btce/btcusd

Are bitcoins indestructible?

Yes they can be lost but are they indestructible?

I think that they are very different to tulip bulbs which can be farmed and can rot away.

So I don't think it is a fair analogy to bitcoins to tulip bulbs as this Dutch banker attempts to:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/04/bitcoin-bubble-tulip-dutch-banker

One would have to question Nout Wellink's motivation here. Does he really believe bitcoin is unsound money or perhaps does he perceive is that his social status is under threat. Is he slandering bitcoin in a vain attempt to preserve his privileged position in society?

Hi,

My bitcoin-qt wallet unfortunately is not resyncing any more. It is now 39 hours behind. I am getting a warning message which says "Warning: displayed transactions may not be correct! You may need to upgrade or other nodes may need to upgrade." I'm running v0.8.5-beta under debian linux wheezy/gnome. How can I get it to resync? At least I still can transfer out bitcoins.

Thanks,

David

Hi my bitcoinqt wallet unfortunately is not resyncing any more. It is now 31 hours behind. I am getting a warning message which says "Warning: displayed transactions may not be correct! You may need to upgrade or other nodes may need to upgrade." I'm running v0.8.5-beta under debian linux wheezy/gnome. How can I get it to resync? At least I still can transfer out bitcoin.

Thanks,

David