Why are we stuck in the $600 price range for so long?

What do you think is the reason behind this?

I don't know if this is the right place to report such activity but this user is spamming my thread and various other threads on the Speculation board with nonconstructive posts to increase his post count.

Profile link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=836341

More Chinese investors might start to take bitcoin more seriously after the recent devaluation in the Yuan.

How will the bitcoin price react in regard to this?

Is the bitcoin price crashing? $500 is a huge drop for bitcoin.

Will the bitcoin price go lower than $500?

The price movement has been very downward recently.

What do you think will happen to the price next?

Will bitcoin still be there in 2020 or will some other technology better than bitcoin take over?

"I'm sure that in 20 years there will either be very large transaction volume or no volume." -- Satoshi

Post your opinions about the changes in the bitcoin price after the halving.

Will the price climb higher or stay around ~$700ish ?

Will bitcoin still be the preferred cryptocurrency after 10 years or will something better take over?

What would happen if the majority cashes out on the block halving? Will bitcoin be able to recover from the crash?

There are many answers to this question and I am looking forward to see everyone's opinion.

I need 0 .025 btc loan
interest: 20 percent
Im about to buy domains but got short
I will be paying in 3 days

Heute vom Zoll abgeholt und arbeitet fleißig im Pool.

https://www.bitaurum.eu/sofort-verfgbar-c-3/butterfly-labs-jalapeno-miner-p-68.html

Der angezeigte Mondpreis ist natürlich das, was auch der Teppichhändler seit jeher tut, jedoch laut ebay derzeit zumindest in der Größenordnung realistisch. Für gewöhnlich sind meine Margen klein und unverhandelbar, jetzt bin ich jedoch zur Diskussion bereit und warte gespannt auf Nachrichten, bitte per E-Mail, nicht per PM. Wer zum angegebenen Preis kauft (und bezaht), bekommt ihn sofort, der Rest schreibt mir bitte eine Mail mit einem vernünftigen Angebot.

[Motivation: Who wouldn't like to be able to print money?]

Motivation: Who wouldn't like to be able to print money?
I run a Bitcoin-based business in Germany that also sells Bitcoins for bank transfers. Sadly, some culprits tried to use this opportunity for cashing out fraudulent bank transfers. I didn't lose any money but it gave me a good scare.

So now, to make sure I work with real, existing people, instead of demanding copies of their IDs and playing police state, I try to respect new customers by sending them a private/public key combo to their home address (they have other payment options which do not require this step, so it's their choice). When they send me back the public address, it gets charged with the amount of BTCs they purchased and they can access the BTCs immediately. I know that they are who they say they are and they have their bitcoins.

Nevertheless, a blank sheet of paper is missing that certain monetary flair that you get from, let's say, a bank note. Same thing happens to me when holding Casascious-Coins: They feel like a 2 EUR - Coin and make my fingers smell, regardless of the amount they were charged with. Also, they are a nightmare to ship because it's not possible to insure them for more than 500 EUR. Wouldn't be a problem if they are not precharged, but there you go.

Outlook: A high-quality print that makes you feel the value.
I took care of most of the steps we require for a good prototype. I was able to find semi-synthetic paper with a really nice feel and adequate security features. I got some generic holograms that self-destruct upon removal, but those will probably be customized with my logo when the rest is ready. Alpha-version printing will be performed with a standard color laser printer but maybe handed over to a professional printer in the future. Automatic keypair-generation and conversion to QR-Codes is easy.

The only thing that's really missing is a design. I could use bitadress.org, or any bitnote by PenCity as seen on ebay, but I want something branded, since those two are far away from perfection.

Requirement: Something classy with “more lensflare” and kittens
No, not really. This contest will not only test your craftsmanship but will require a certain amount of creativity. What you need in order to win is both, but you will not have to enter a finished design to win. I believe in leaving you with a lot of freedom, so there are just some basic rules and guidelines.

Here are the hard requirements:

• Vector graphics, metric units
• 160x80mm dimensions
• A 25x25mm field for the public key as QR-Code and Base58
• A 20x20mm field for the private key (will be covered by hologram)
• The BitAurum-logo (golden bull), not too big. Contact me for High-Res versions.
• If wanted: The artist's name as signature on the bottom right on backside. No hyperlinks, no offensive synonyms

Here are some soft requirements (may be omitted):

• Old currencies contain curved patters to make them hard to reprint (see http://ggjgfljkdvjdj.blogspot.de/2010/09/austria-500-schilling-1965.html) [edit:], they are called "Guilloches"[/edit]. Let's carry on with this, but instead use straight lines that may be broken by 90-120° angles.
• There should be a picture of a person of importance in the center of the front. I was thinking of Satoshi, but there are hardly any pictures so let's use some of my own heroes instead. I want to go with an artist's impression of Andeas Hofer, a freedom fighter in the aftermath of the Neapolitan Wars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Hofer).
• There should be architecture on the back side. Since nobody said it has to be houses and bridges, let's use a part of the SHA256 compression function (http://www.limited-entropy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/SHA-2.png).
• There should be a 1-byte binary field with boxes to be ticked and the corresponding base10-values for each bit printed small below(1,2,4,...,128). This should be not too obvious, a kind of an “inside trick”-feature and will serve as a denominator for the value of the note, which is, of course, only dependent on what was charged before. If you load 10 BTC, you can (if you want to), tick 0000x0x0. It should be at the spot where normally you would read 100 EUR or USD or whatever.
• If you come up with a good name, let me know. I was thinking of staying with "Bitnotes" but I don't know if this word is branded.

The rules, how to apply and win
Feel free to use this thread to publish your designs and get feedback from the community or ask questions. To officially enroll, please send a high-res picture to contest@bitaurum.eu. If there is no mail, you are not a participant. Everything you send per email becomes the IP of BitAurum LTD unless otherwise specified. This contest will be over by March 15th, 12:00 PM UTC, a winner will be announced the day after.

In order to win, I need to see that you are up to the job and willing to finish the project. This is not a scholarship, you will not get paid for being talented, but for delivering. If you go “meh” after winning due to lack of motivation to finish the concept, the first price winner will get a 0 BTC commemorative BitAurum-BitNote that was painted by the 2nd price winner who designed the note and got the 10 BTC!

If you enter a breathtakingly good concept which you can only finish for x Bitcoins more, we will negotiate in private, but I reserve the right to decline. So again: No finished product, no pay.

Why the shitty rules? So you do not have to invest a lot of time just to see someone else win this. Use this thread to compare yourself to others. Think you can do it? Do it!

[edit, see post 4:]
Since there were no objections: All the artwork in this thread must be licensed under Creative Commons V3.0 BY-NC-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/). If you do not agree, you can choose to enter the competition by email only.
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I will now hedge the Bitcoins to 15UCowJK6xeYm9xnQzHQf3mBg4VVELA8wk. Good luck!

[Ihr müsst als Verkäufer den genauen Überweisungsbetrag vorgeben, ohne Kompromisse.]

Hallo Leute,

Letztens hat mich ein Forummitglied kontaktiert, um abzugleichen, dass ein User (schwipp12) tatsächlich sauber und ehrlich ist. Dabei hat sich herausgestellt, dass die Banküberweisung auf unsere Konten von unterschiedlichen Leuten stattfanden. Da ich über meine Website im letzten Jahr ein paar Bitcoins verkauft habe (was im nächsten Jahr auch wieder anlaufen wird), habe ich mehrere schräge Überweisungen erhalten, die alle dasselbe Schema ausnutzen (aber glücklicherweise gut erkennbar sind). Inwiefern tatsächlich betrogen wurde lässt sich von unserem Ende aus nicht genau sagen, weil sich noch keiner beschwert hat, aber es definitiv nicht sauber. Es scheint sich jedoch immer um dieselbe Masche zu handeln.

Hier die Vorgehensweise: Der Scammer (unter Vorbehalt) öffnet ein Angebot auf ebay oder ähnlichen Seiten. Im konkreten Fall handelt es sich um http://www.auvito.de/2-tickets-justin-bieber-2013-golden-circle-tickets/artnr33451860/details.html.

Diese Tickets werden gekauft, wobei hier meine Bankverbindung zur Bezahlung angegeben wird.
Gleichzeitig wird eine Order aufgegeben bzw. ein Bitcoin-Verkäufer kontaktiert, mit dem Wunsch, genau für den Kaufbetrag Bitcoins haben zu wollen. Es werden hierbei die Daten des Ticket-Käufers und die Bitcoin-Adresse des Ticket-Verkäufers angegeben. Sobald das Geld auf meinem Konto ankommt, überweise ich die Bitcoins.

Erkennung: Die Masche hat bei mir genau einmal funktioniert, als ich noch nicht wusste, was gespielt wird, danach erkennt man immer ein paar Details da, die die genannte Vorgehensweise deutlich machen. Ein gutes Beispiel ist, dass im Überweisungsbetreff gerne einmal "Justin Bieber" oder "Lion King" oder ähnliches steht, welcher zeigt, was gekauft wurde. Die Email-Adressen stammen gerne von GMX oder ähnlich, die Leute sind schlampig bei der Erstellung von Benutzerkonten (Geboren 1944, Hamburg in Schleswig-Holstein) etc. etc.

Prävention: Was auch eine gute Methode sein kann, um dergestalt Vorgänge zu vermeiden, ist die Vorgabe von dem zu überweisenden Betrag. Ich wiederhole: Wenn euch jemand nur einen bestimmten Betrag überweisen kann und mit "ooch, das Geld ist schon unterwegs, kann ich nicht mehr ändern" o.ä. antwortet, dann Vorsicht. Diese Person hat keine Kontrolle über das Konto. Ihr müsst als Verkäufer den genauen Überweisungsbetrag vorgeben, ohne Kompromisse.
Weiter geht's: Macht vor dem Verkauf klar, dass ihr euch das Recht vorbehaltet, im Zweifelsfall zur Betrugsprävention eine Ausweiskopie zu fordern und tut es auch, wenn etwas komisch riecht. Wenn der Käufer damit nicht einverstanden ist, dann soll er euch Bargeld vorbei bringen.

Rechtlich (imho): Wenn ihr drauf reingefallen seit, dann behaltet das Geld und wartet, bis ihr kontaktiert werdet. Wenn ihr damit ein Problem habt, dann geht zur Polizei und erstattet Anzeige gegen Unbekannt, aber lasst das Geld, wo es ist, bis der Sachverhalt klar ist. Das kann genauso gut ein Schema zur Geldwäsche sein, an dem ihr nicht teilnehmen wollt.
Wenn ihr die Bitcoins schon überwiesen habt, ist das im Zweifelsfall euer Schaden, aber erst, wenn euch das jemand von offizieller Seite so sagt. Nicht einschüchtern lassen, wenn der Ticketkäufer mit der Polizei drohen sollte. Wenn ihr nachweisen könnt, dass ihr (außer eurer Marge) nichts an dem Deal verdient habt, dann sollte der Staatsanwalt in euch auch keine Beihilfe vermuten können.

Hoffe, der Community hier etwas gutes getan zu haben. Über ähnliche Anekdoten würde ich mich freuen.

[Does anyone have any newish information regarding bitcoin trading in the UK? Are there any new regulations? Have any of my British neighbours ever had bad experiences with the law when doing honest bitcoin trading?]

Hello everyone,

I am currently offering the odd bitcoin on my website, but I am thinking about passing the point at which I merely convert earnings paid to me in bitcoins to fiat. By next year, I want to do spread-based, commercial and non-speculative bitcoin trading/exchanging (in the form of a bureaux de change, not a order-book based market), which is not allowed in Germany unless you register with the BaFin and have three quarters of a million Euro as collateral. No problem, I'll just pay my taxes elsewhere. A friend mentioned the British Limited as an option, which was quite common in Germany until recently (when they introduced the UG for different reasons).

When researching possible regulations, I came across an answer from an FSA representative dated October 2011 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=49862.0) that basically says "None of the rules to date mention Bitcoins, so it's not forbidden per se". This calls for the establishment of a small LTD that resides in a London PO-Box, pays its taxes and doesn't get sued.

My question: Does anyone have any newish information regarding bitcoin trading in the UK? Are there any new regulations? Have any of my British neighbours ever had bad experiences with the law when doing honest bitcoin trading?

Thanks for any comment, preferably from those who know what they are talking about.

Und auch das deutsche Forum bleibt nich verschont ;-),

Wir haben heute eine Auswahl der gängigsten Anlagemünzen im 1/10-Unzen-Segment erhalten und bieten diese hier natürlich mit Vorzügen an:



Aus der Vogelperspektive: https://www.bitaurum.eu/images/gold/muenzen2.jpg

Die Preise belaufen sich derzeit auf 17.4009 BTC für American Eagle, Krügerrand, Australisches Känguru, Wiener Philharmoniker und Kanadisches Maple Leaf; der China Panda kostet 17.9282 BTC. Alle gezeigten Münzen stammen aus der 2012-Edition, außer dem Känguru, das kommt von 2013. Da sich die Preise stündlich ändern, bitte das aktuelle Angebot von der Website holen (bitaurum.eu).

Wenn Sie bestellen wollen, dann bitte direkt über den Online-Shop: bitaurum.eu/available-now-c-3/. Damit sich das Angebot für Sie lohnt, haben wir uns dazu entschlossen, einen Rabatt von 1 BTC zu gewähren, wenn der Gesamtpreis 25 BTC überschreitet. Dazu bitte den Gutscheincode "1BTCforTALKERS" beim Checkout eingeben, der Betrag wird dann automatisch abgezogen.

Bitte beachten Sie, dass wir derzeit nur innerhalb der EU versenden können.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch
BitAurum.eu

Hello everybody,

Today we received a shipment of an assortment of the most common investment coins, which we of course will offer here first. Maybe some of you are already doing their Christmas shopping and want something shiny for their loved ones.



For a flatter image: https://www.bitaurum.eu/images/gold/muenzen2.jpg

If you are interested, the current price is 17.4205 BTC for the American Eagle, Krügerrand, Australian Kangaroo, Vienna Philharmonic and Canadian Maple Leaf; the China Panda runs at 17.9484 BTC. All coins are from the 2012 edition except the Kangaroo, which is a time-traveller from 2013. The prices are updated every hour, so please check the website (bitaurum.eu) for a current quote.

If you want to order, please do so over bitaurum.eu/available-now-c-3/. To sweeten the deal, we have decided to give a 1 BTC discount to bitcointalk-users for all orders above 25 BTC. Use the coupon code "1BTCforTALKERS" during checkout and the BTC will be deducted from the total.

Note that we can only ship to within the EU at the moment.

Hello everyone,

Since gold can be both good and currency, I hope it's OK if I advertise in both sections

I'd like to introduce my online store here:
On www.bitaurum.eu, you can buy gold coins and bullions with BTC. We also accept SEPA (Euro) and will sell bitcoins for bank transfer or locally (https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/BitAurum.eu/).

We are still new to bitcoin-otc, but we will gladly rate any customers for good trades (and bad ones too, but they will not enjoy it )

We hope that this provides a good opportunity for EU-based customers to exchange their hard-earned bitcoins for a valid long-term investment.

Cheers
Adrian

Hello everyone,

I'd like to introduce my online store here:
On www.bitaurum.eu, you can buy gold coins and bullions with BTC. We also accept SEPA (Euro) and will sell bitcoins for bank transfer or locally (https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/BitAurum.eu/).

We are still new to bitcoin-otc, but we will gladly rate any customers for good trades (and bad ones too, but they will not enjoy it )

We hope that this provides a good opportunity for EU-based customers to exchange their hard-earned bitcoins for a valid long-term investment.

Cheers
Adrian