http://vizual-statistix.tumblr.com/post/81310472772/for-those-heading-to-las-vegas-hoping-to-win-vast

Since there's been repeated discussion of people honestly still believing they'd be given a fair chance, above link provides some data on state-regulated, certified and well-established gambling services and where they take your money.

Make up your own mind if the unregulated and wild Bitcoin world really gives you better odds and yields mathematically fair results...
(just a reminder why the house always wins if you're still in doubt)

Moin,

da ich noch ein wenig BTC in LTC umwandeln will, war ich bislang bei Vircurex aktiv (hatte auch funktioniert).
Aufgrund der Withdrawal-Situation bei Vircurex seit ein paar Wochen scheiden die derzeit natuerlich aus.

Gibt es eine Exchange, die
- geringe Fees hat
- keinen Authentifizierungs-Marathon erfordert
- bislang zuverlaessig operiert ?

Hab schlicht den Ueberblick verloren, welche Exchange gerade am Abgrund kratzt oder bei welchen Exchanges man erstmal Tage/Wochen auf Authentifizierung warten muss :p

PS.
Da ich bislang keinen Handel z.B. ueber das Forum abgewickelt hab (0 Trust), brauch ich wohl kaum damit anfangen; es waere eh nur fuer eine einmalige Transaktion (ca. 0.6 BTC -> LTC).

What I feared was at best a few years from now (with regards to crypto security) came quicker than expected :

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-seeks-to-build-quantum-computer-that-could-crack-most-types-of-encryption/2014/01/02/8fff297e-7195-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html?hpid=z1

Once Quantum Computers reach the needed capability (only a matter of time), we're talking a truly game-changing event in the entire crytography industry.

For those that are not familiar with the still new Quantum Computer research :
Basically this is a machine that you do not have to send through countless but very fast cycles to find the result to your task (like a classic brute force attack).
Instead, the only issue is how to effectively program the tasks into the machine, the result of any single task is performed - instantly. And that is regardless of difficulty of the task, when compared to classic electronic computing we know and use.

The only things that has held back these machines so far are
- very high cost/effort to setup
- very high cost/effort to run and maintain
- biggest technical aspect : the limited amount of quantum bits realized so far, which limits the complexity of the input
(latter is growing every year with each new technology introduced to quantum computing in the science field)

Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computer

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Duh, found the solution to my question, everything is okay :p
Sry guys, this post can be deleted.