Nedavno izvješće Whale Alert-a pokazalo je da je rudar Patoshi izrudario više od 10.9 milijardi USD ili 1.125.150 BTC-a a nakon detaljnog istraživanja zaključak je da je taj rudar zapravo Satoshi i da je zaista napravio sve da tijekom rane faze bitcoina zaštiti mrežu od 51%-tnog napada.
''Patoshi rudar “prilagodio svoju brzinu između blokova” kako bi zadržao prosječno vrijeme za stvaranje bloka na 0,6 blokova po 10 minuta''.
''Čini se vjerojatno da je Satoshi pokušavao zaštititi Bitcoin mrežu, ali kako je mreža rasla i postala manje sklona zlonamjernim napadima, smanjio je stopu stvaranja bloka na 1 blok u 10 minuta''

U svakom slučaju, vrlo zanimljivi istraživački članak, koji, čini se, otkriva dosta o Satoshiju i svemu što je nesebično učinio da zaštiti bitcoin u ranoj fazi stvaranja, a detaljan članak vam je ovdje: https://crobitcoin.com/satoshi-posjeduje-vise-od-milijun-bitcoina/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news

[''These types of cryptocurrencies have significant implications for privacy, monetary sovereignty, geopolitics and financial inclusion'']

Very interesting news from Cuy Sheffield, head of Visa’s crypto development department.
The director of Visa’s crypto department stressed that CBDCs (government cryptocurrencies) are the most important payment trend of this decade.
''These types of cryptocurrencies have significant implications for privacy, monetary sovereignty, geopolitics and financial inclusion''
''Earlier this year, VISA filed a patent application that is directly related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain.''

Visa seems to have recognized crypto as a new financial opportunity and they are ready to move in that direction. What do you think about that?

Source: https://twitter.com/cuysheffield/status/1279183095220957184
https://crobitcoin.com/visa-podupire-cbdc-drzavne-kriptovalute/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news

Baš sam naišao na ovaj vrlo zanimljiv članak na hrvatskom bitcoin portalu.
Za neke stvari, koje spominju u članku, nisam ni znao, recimo da Visa ima crypto odjel, te da su veliki zagovornici tzv. ''državnih crypto valuta''.
Isto tako, vrlo mi je zanimljiva informacija da je Visa nedavno podnijela prijavu za patent koji je vezan uz cryptovalute i blockchain.
Čini se da se sada već svi pokušavaju ''ukrcati'' na ovaj brod  
Source: https://crobitcoin.com/visa-podupire-cbdc-drzavne-kriptovalute/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news

Great news for all bitcoin lovers in Croatia!
Exchange Offices In Capital in Zagreb https://www.inkapital.hr/en/  from now on provide cryptocurrency exchange service.
From ''Bitcoin mjenjačnica'' FB page https://www.facebook.com/bitcoinmjenjacnica.hr/
Currently, this service is available in their exchange office in the center of Zagreb and soon the same service will be offered in all their 12 exchange offices in Zagreb, Zadar and Dubrovnik.
More news here: https://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/lanac-in-kapital-mjenjacnica-pocinje-kupovati-i-prodavati-bitcoine-4238554?fbclid=IwAR3NJWOEhIAznQLGoECtROv4GKMEEsdwg-0bdhMUHCeyGp9juU-x5YM5VR0

[''Bitcoin mjenjačnica1 h · Velika vijest za kripto u Hrvatskoj!Mjenjačnice In Kapital, prepoznatljive po plavom natpisu 'Exchange', u suradnji s Electrocoinom od sada pružaju uslugu zamjene kriptovaluta.Prva poslovnica In Kapitala u kojoj je moguće zamijeniti bitcoin i ether za kune (i obrnuto) je mjenjačnica na Cvjetnom trgu u Zagrebu, u Preradovićevoj 1.U planu je širenje usluge na svih 12 mjenjačnica In Kapitala u Zagrebu, Zadru i Dubrovniku.U trenutku kada nam kriza tek predstoji, širenje pristupačnosti kriptovaluta domaćim i inozemnim korisnicima još je od većeg značaja, jer olakšava plaćanja u lokalnoj valuti. Nadamo se kako će ovaj uspješan projekt biti poticaj i drugima, kako bismo plaćanje kriptovalutama u potpunosti uveli u turističku ponudu Hrvatske.Više informacija možete pročitati u današnjoj objavi u Poslovnom dnevniku.'']

Super vijesti za sve cryptoljupce u Hrvatskoj  
Mjenjačnice In Kapital od sada pružaju uslugu zamjene kriptovaluta.
Prenosim tekst s njihove FB stranice: https://www.facebook.com/bitcoinmjenjacnica.hr/

''Bitcoin mjenjačnica
1 h ·
Velika vijest za kripto u Hrvatskoj!

Mjenjačnice In Kapital, prepoznatljive po plavom natpisu 'Exchange', u suradnji s Electrocoinom od sada pružaju uslugu zamjene kriptovaluta.
Prva poslovnica In Kapitala u kojoj je moguće zamijeniti bitcoin i ether za kune (i obrnuto) je mjenjačnica na Cvjetnom trgu u Zagrebu, u Preradovićevoj 1.
U planu je širenje usluge na svih 12 mjenjačnica In Kapitala u Zagrebu, Zadru i Dubrovniku.

U trenutku kada nam kriza tek predstoji, širenje pristupačnosti kriptovaluta domaćim i inozemnim korisnicima još je od većeg značaja, jer olakšava plaćanja u lokalnoj valuti. Nadamo se kako će ovaj uspješan projekt biti poticaj i drugima, kako bismo plaćanje kriptovalutama u potpunosti uveli u turističku ponudu Hrvatske.

Više informacija možete pročitati u današnjoj objavi u Poslovnom dnevniku.''

https://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/lanac-in-kapital-mjenjacnica-pocinje-kupovati-i-prodavati-bitcoine-4238554?fbclid=IwAR3NJWOEhIAznQLGoECtROv4GKMEEsdwg-0bdhMUHCeyGp9juU-x5YM5VR0

Bravo Nikola, opet si to napravio, nakon payceka i Pošte! 

["Cryptocurrencies largely survived the shooting range in March, indicating the longevity potential of this asset class," they added, "but price action indicates their continued use more as a means of investment than as a means of exchange or trade in value."]

JP Morgan's strategists, Joshua Younger and Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou claim that during the crisis in March, bitcoin successfully passed its first real "stress test" 
They also argue that Bitcoin rarely deviates from its intrinsic value or mining costs in the last few months and so shows its resilience.
They say the market structure of BTC was “more resilient” than forex, stocks and gold 
"Cryptocurrencies largely survived the shooting range in March, indicating the longevity potential of this asset class," they added, "but price action indicates their continued use more as a means of investment than as a means of exchange or trade in value."
From this report, it seems that classic investors are increasingly falling in love with bitcoin.
What do you think about that?
Original report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-12/jpmorgan-says-bitcoin-crash-survival-shows-it-has-staying-power
Another source: https://crobitcoin.com/j-p-morgan-bitcoin-je-prosao-prvi-stres-test/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news

[A recent Tweet by Samson Mow (@Excellion) suggested that Coinbase isn’t a safe place to store Bitcoin. Specifically, Mow suggested that the company would be the first to comply with a 1933-style confiscation demand by the federal government.]

I just came across this shocking news:
A recent Tweet by Samson Mow (@Excellion) suggested that Coinbase isn’t a safe place to store Bitcoin. Specifically, Mow suggested that the company would be the first to comply with a 1933-style confiscation demand by the federal government.
I think Coinbase is no longer a good place to hold bitcoin.
What do you think?
I am really disappointed with this development and I hope others will not follow the example of Coinbase.
Source: https://beincrypto.com/coinbase-called-out-on-twitter-for-working-with-irs-and-dea/

Vjerujem da mnogi od vas koriste Coinbase pa će vam ova vijest biti zanimljiva.
Ako ste mislili da su vaše informacije tamo sigurne, možda ste se prevarili.
Prema ovoj vijesti na hrvatskom bitcoin portalu https://crobitcoin.com/suraduje-li-coinbase-s-dea-om-i-irs-om/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news
Čini se da Coinbase nije više sigurno mjesto za pohranu bitcoina jer će dozvoliti američkoj poreznoj službi da koriste svoj softver za nadzor blockchaina.

[French football championship cancelled]

I haven't found any suitable place for this information, so I'm opening a new theme 
I just came across this information: French football championship cancelled
Source Croatian online portal: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/otkazano-je-francusko-prvenstvo/2178781.aspx
The French government decided today to postpone all sports competitions in France until August, including football.
When football finally returns, the new season will be played.
France became the third country to cancel the football season, after Belgium and The Netherlands.
It is rumoured that the next country to cancel the football season will be Scotland.
What do you think?

["Banks can borrow "same" money up to maybe eight or nine times in the partial reserve banking system. Thus, a lot of banks are creating a massive offer of money in the system of fractional reserves. With Bitcoin, you can't borrowing what you don't have.]

Croatian bitcoin portal published a very interesting thinking by academics and economist John Vraz on this topic.
Source: https://crobitcoin.com/predstavlja-li-libra-i-dalje-prijetnju-bitcoinu/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news
Vraz believes that LIbra will become a very serious competitor to bitcoin.
He believes bitcoin has problems as a means of payment and that bitcoin is disproportionately used as a speculative instrument.
in contrast, Libra was built with the intention of scaling as a payment net.
Vraz: ''The differentiation of the assets on which libre stability is based is a key factor for the performance of the currency''.
FB has a large user base and therefore a large initial range.
Vraz: ''Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies threaten to undermine banks' control over cash supply. This deprives them of the ability to create imaginary leverage in the economy, because in assets like Bitcoin, money cannot be created without cover''.

"Banks can borrow "same" money up to maybe eight or nine times in the partial reserve banking system. Thus, a lot of banks are creating a massive offer of money in the system of fractional reserves. With Bitcoin, you can't borrowing what you don't have.

Very interesting thoughts from Mr. Vraz. What do you think of his ideas?
Do you think Libra will be a serious threat and competition for bitcoin?

Ok after some time I decided to offer another merit giveaway.
This time newbie and jr members can apply.
I will reward good,  constructive posts or good  art work about crypto or btc.
I will give first, second and third prize.
First prize is 5 merits,  second 3 merits and third prize 2 merits.
You can apply until Monday.

Nakon velikog uspjeha "posebne ponude tjedna " dobio sam "inspiraciju " za nastavak akcije ali ovaj put bih se želio fokusirati na nove i mlade članove našeg lokalnog foruma.
Zapravo sam već imao 1 topic na beginners sekciji foruma, merit giveaway za newbie sa nekim polovicnim rezultatom pa bih želio napraviti nešto slično i ovdje tj. pomoći 1-3 naša "domaća " člana u njihovom početku na forumu tj.  olakšati im početno napredovanje i pomoći u startu na forumu.
Svjestan sam da novi članovi su uglavnom neiskusni i ne znaju puno o btc i cryptu pa neću od njih tražiti prijavu kvalitetnih postova već kreativnost, stav,  volju,  upornost,  motivaciju. ..

Pozivam sve newbie i junior members  (ako ne bude dovoljno prijava možda proširim i na members ) da u idućih 7 dana prijave neki svoj umjetnički rad na temu btc ili naše zajednice na forumu ili podijele neku priču ili viziju što za njih znaci bitcoin,  crypto ili ova zajednica.
Najbolje prijave ću nagraditi i to prvo mjesto 10 merita a ako bude više kvalitetnih prijava odabrati ću i drugoplasiranog i dati nagradu za 2. mjesto i 5 merita i eventualno možda dodijelim i treću nagradu od 3 merita.  
S obzirom da se neće ocjenjivati kvaliteta postova ili znanje i iskustvo o tematici crypta već određeni umjetnički dojam koji je subjektivan za svakog ovog puta neće biti javnog glasanja već ću ja odlučiti na osnovu mojeg osobnog subjektivnog dojma svake prijave.
Možete međutim komentirati svaku prijavu koja dođe i reći svoje mišljenje.
Ne znam koliko i da li imamo newbie i jr članova ovdje i da li će i koliko biti prijava pa zapravo malo i riskiram ali bit će mi zaista drago ako budem mogao dodijeliti makar prvu nagradu i nekom našem mladom članu dati svojevrsni poguranac i "jump start " na ovom forumu.
Dakle,  newbie i jr members ovo je vaša šansa;  iskoristite je!

Ok društvo znate da imamo poseban topic za prijavu "kvalitetnih " postova ali u zadnje vrijeme  malo ste se ulijenili što se tiče prijave kvalitetnih postova a nemam uvijek ni vremena za pregledavanje i traženje dobrih postova a malo nam je i "zamro " lokalni forum pa sam odlučio malo "začiniti " stvari 😁😁
Namjerno nisam gore stavio special give away ili nešto slično jer bi se onda vjerojatno prijavilo pola foruma,  a želim da ovo ostane otvoreno samo za našu lokalnu zajednicu.
Ponuda je slijedeća :
1. Zaključno sa 18.2 prijavite 3 svoja posta koja su po vašem mišljenju najbolja i najviše su pomogla zajednici,  lokalno ili globalno, znači možete prijaviti i hrvatske i engleske postove.
2. Nakon toga imati ćemo 7 dana glasanje po sistemu 1 korisnik 1 glas.
3. Glasati ćete za post koji je vama najviše pomogao.
4. Ne možete glasati za sebe.  
5. U slučaju jednakog broja glasova presuduje moj glas.
6. Pobjednik dobiva 20 merita! !
7. Akcija se možda nastavi kasnije a možda i ne (ali ne odmah ),  ovisno od više faktora a najviše o broju raspoloživih merita.

Za sva pitanja i nejasnoće stojim na raspolaganju.
Neka natjecanje počne!

EDIT: dodajem još 1 pravilo  broj 8 da na natječaju ne mogu sudjelovati Legendary članovi.
Stvar je u tome da želim pomoći članovima da napreduju na forumu a Legendary ionako više nemaju gdje napredovati 😁😁

Vrlo zanimljiv članak sa Hrvatskog bitcoin portala:
https://crobitcoin.com/kripto-hedge-fondovi-povecali-profitabilnost-kroz-2019-tu/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news
UKratko, čini se da hedge fondovi koji investiraju u crypto ostvaruju veće profite za svoje investitori, ako su točni podaci u članku čak i do 60 % u odnosu na tzv. ''klasična'' ulaganja.
Ovo je vrlo zanimljiva informacija i za nas.
Čak i jedna ugledna međunaodna financijska institucija kao što je Deutsche Bank smatra cryptovalute privlačnijom investicijom od tzv. ''klasične'' imovine.
Najveća prednost investiranja u cryptovalute je naravno likvidnost jer se bitcoin puno brže prodaje ili kupuje nego tradicionalna imovina.
Kao nedostatke cryptovaluta ovi investitori vide nedostatak pravne regulacije i manipulacije na tržištu.
Što vi mislite o ovom istraživanju?
Da li je itko razmišljao da uloži dio svojih sredstava u ovakve kripto hedge fondove?
Mislite li da će kripto hedge fondovi postati najpopularnija investicija u bližoj budućnosti?

I've always been interested in this question, but I found a lot of confusing information.
I recently came across this article in Quora, and I wonder how accurate and verified this information is: https://www.quora.com/Who-holds-the-most-bitcoins
According to this article, it seems that Satoshi holds the most bitcoins, between 600,000 and 1,600,000 BTC.
The following are the Winklevoss brothers, with 91,666 bitcoin.
Next is Barry Silbert with 48,000 BTC.
Next in order are Tim Draper with $250,000 worth of BTC and Michael Novogratz with his crypto net worth to be around $700 million – $1 billion.
Do you agree with this assessment from the article or do you have more credible and accurate information?

Ovaj naslov sam nedavno vidio i naravno, odmah mi je privukao pažnju 
Cijeli članak možete pročitati ovdje: https://crobitcoin.com/deutsche-bank-kriptovalute-ce-do-2030-godine-zamijeniti-fiat-novac/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news
Ukratko, jedna vrlo ozbiljna financijska institucija kao što je Deutsche Bank, smatra da će potražnja za kriptovalutama nastaviti rasti do 2030 i u konačnici zamjeniti gotov novac.
Također smatraju da će se značajno povećati broj korisnika blockchain novčanika, te da bi bankovne kartice mogle postepeno nestati iz upotrebe.
UKratko, kripto i blockchain novčanici če po njihovom mišljenju zameniti gotovinu i kartice.
Jako zanimljivo razmišljanje za jednu banku 
Pri tome vide i neke prepreke da se to dogodi a to su legitimitet kriptovaluta, stabilnost cijena, globalni doseg plaćanja, a posebno ovisnost o struji, cyber napadi i digitalni rat.
Što vi mislite o ovom izvještaju?

For some time now I have been reading and watching new members struggle to earn merit and progress in this forum.
It seems to me that the older members were more fortunate in this regard and did not have to fight so much for higher ranks in the forum.
In any case, I would like to give support to brand new members who have just registered in this forum and do not yet have the knowledge and experience about bitcoin or crypto to write very good quality posts.
So, please try to do some research about any topic connected with btc or crypto and write post on the forum, in the correct category.
After that, report your post here, share link from the post.
I don't have much available merits but I can promise now to reward 3 the best posts, by personal criteria, with merit.
All reported posts should be in English and please only publish the link, not the whole post.
The merit contest is open from now and will last for a week or two until enough quality submissions are collected.

French President Macron recently gave a very shocking interview to the Economist newspaper.
Source: https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-warns-europe-nato-is-becoming-brain-dead
Some of his most shocking statements:

“What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO,”
Europe stands on “the edge of a precipice”, he says, and needs to start thinking of itself strategically as a geopolitical power; otherwise we will “no longer be in control of our destiny.
He was asked whether he believed in the effectiveness of Article Five, the idea that if one NATO member is attacked all would come to its aid, which many analysts think underpins the alliance's deterrent effect. “I don't know,” he replies, “but what will Article Five mean tomorrow?”

What is the reason for such statements and some other actions by Macron as the recent refusal to allow Northern Macedonia and Albania to become official candidates for EU accession?
Does Macron think that after the departure of Merkel, he should naturally become the new leader of Europe?
Does he want to show strength that nothing can be resolved without France?
Is Macron at all capable of taking on the role of leader of a new Europe, especially because of his blockade of Macedonia and Albania, for what the EU has lost a lot on its credibility and appeal?
What do you think?

I would like to hear about the situation with bitcoin and taxes in your countries.
I think it would be interesting to hear different experiences and compare results across countries.
Of course, I understand that in some countries you can't declare bitcoin tax.
I'm not interested in these countries but the ones where it is possible to declare and pay bitcoin tax.
I will start first.
In Croatia, several years ago we received clear instructions from the tax office on how to file a bitcoin tax.
In short, we must lead FIFO and if we can prove that we held btc funds more than 2 years, than we don't need to pay tax (long term investment).
If we have kept btc funds for less than 2 years, we pay 12 % tax plus surtax.
Can you share situation in your country?

I've been thinking about this for a while because it seems to me that there are no clear criteria for why some local sections have a moderator and some don't.
It would be logical that the main criterion is the level of activity in the local forum, but it does not seem to be the case.
For example, Romanian section with 44184 Posts and 5055 Topics or Polish with 29528 Posts and 2500 Topics or even Japanese with 39912 Posts and 1108 Topics have local moderator but Croatian section with 40494 Posts and 1739 Topics or Indian with 72876 Posts and 9077 Topics or Nederlands (Dutch) with 47326 Posts and 5051 Topics don't have local moderator.
I see a lot of illogicality here so I would like to hear the thoughts of community members whether other countries should get their local moderators to?
What do you think?
As ''old'' member on this forum I remember that my local community, Croatian, had local moderator in the past so if we could have local moderator before, when we had less members and activity than now, I don't see the reason why we can't get moderator again.