[first major central bank in the world to create its own virtual money]

Sweden Begins Planning Transition From Cash To Digital Currency

As Reuters writes, the RIksbank could become the first major central bank in the world to create its own virtual money as the use of cash declines, Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley said on Wednesday.

The major difference between digital and paper currency is that every single transaction is logged, and the value of money can be remotely "adjusted", making it impossible to use cash as a value-preserving alternative to negative interest rates.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-17/sweden-begins-planning-transition-cash-digital-currency

As I predicted, as countries move from cash to crypto :

1) It will not be bitcoin
2) It will be state controlled
3) No interest paid
4) Every transaction you make will be fully trackable

5) When implemented a bitcoin ban in that country will soon follow **we will have to wait and see on this prediction **

A government and bankers wet dream - full control over all your wealth, good luck in future banker bailouts.

Remember all those bank runs in Greece and Cyprus when people got wind of the hair cut that was coming, what are you going to do when cash no longer exists to withdraw and they impose a minimal spending limit on your account.

ECB wants to curb bitcoin -

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-19/ecb-wants-curb-bitcoin-use-over-fears-it-may-lose-control-over-money-supply

And this is Bitcoin's Achilles heel, the minute it shows any signs of mainstream adoption the powers above will stomp on it.  There is not a chance in hell they will give up power and control easily.

So it seems the hacker rekcahxfb is offering to give away 1000BTC on reddit.

These funds have been stolen from individuals in the bitcoin community and not some faceless mega corp yet so far nearly 6000 people are more than happy to try their luck hoping to win the stolen cash.

From my point of view all those that signed up for it are just as bad as the scammers and it doesn't reflect well on the bitcoin community which is often viewed as a criminal entity by outside world at the best of times.

I also wonder what would be the legal ramifications for the person who wins it, I doubt they used a proxy so can be identified by I.P address, I dont think the police would be very understanding towards the person knowingly accepting $600k of stolen money.

SOLD ON EBAY

UK Royal Mint silver legal tender £50 Britannia coin -








+ Shipping at cost.

[I'm Penny and I hand cut extremely detailed and occasionally mind-boggling tiny stencils with my bare hands ... and a scalpel.]

Bang on the Money - 10
25 layer hand cut stencil
Spray paint on £10 banknote,
also featuring vintage 10 Shilling banknote
14.2 x 7.5cm
Signed HPM of 20



To show the effort that goes in to hand cutting one of the 25 layers of stencils :

https://www.facebook.com/onepennypiece/videos/10153007932368915/

Info about the artist:

onepennypiece
Penny I gave up a well paid career as a neurosurgeon and instead used my scalpel for the more worthy pursuit of cutting holes in paper.

I'm Penny and I hand cut extremely detailed and occasionally mind-boggling tiny stencils with my bare hands ... and a scalpel.

In the Beginning...

The first stencil I cut was in 2001 when I was at Central Saint Martins doing a graphic design degree. I was so poor at the time that whenever we got a project I would always try to work out the cheapest possible way to do it… most of the time that meant making my course work out of paper, masking tape and found items. That was usually nothing more exciting than cardboard boxes, scrap wood or defunct machinery that I found in skips. I was like an East London Womble trying to recycle rubbish in creative ways, it was a bit ridiculous! A break though moment happened when I found a few cans of car paint in a cupboard under the stairs in my flat and thought to myself, “That’s gonna save money on printing costs!” I started to use stencilling for almost every single project after that. I started off by cutting text for large format posters until I eventually cut much smaller type and from there went on to cut stencils for pictures. It was very limited at the time and I learnt as I went along, making mistakes and correcting them, thinking up new techniques for specific problems. That was the fun and the beauty of it — I loved the limitations, the limitations gave me a kind of freedom. I know that sounds like an oxymoron but having to find a solution to a visual brief with a limited palette of materials was very exciting. Each project brought new challenges and I tried to find a way to push myself with each stencil by making it more complicated or more detailed, or much smaller, I was always trying to improve from the last stencil. It has taken me on a journey that I’m still on today.


Currency...

Painting on money, for me, has a parallel with painting in the street — in the minds of some it’s destroying something, ruining a perfectly decent surface, bringing down the tone of an area. For others it’s about transforming something redundant into something beautiful, or at the very least intriguing, something to start a conversation, make people stop and think for a second. I think it’s that feeling of taboo, that it isn’t legal. They both have that in common. In the same way that the street piece "Beaten City" was utilised as a background to give context to an image, it also inspired the image in the first place. People have a constant love/hate relationship with money; it signifies so many things about nations and their past that it’s such a rich source of inspiration for me. It’s like having walls throughout history at your fingertips, ready and waiting to be sprayed.

These pieces of art are extremely rare and sought after, there were only 20 pieces created and sold out in approx 8 minutes - I was lucky enough to grab one .

There is currently one listed on ebay at $1250 -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PENNY-Bang-On-The-Money-25-Layer-Hand-Cut-Stencil-And-Spray-Paint-On-10-Note-/122012218204?hash=item1c687eb35c:g:ankAAOSwMNxXW3FZ

I have just had the piece framed in UV protective glass so you appreciate it while protecting it.


Current price :



inc. shipping (Escrow is welcome if you are willing to cover the fees)

I will also forward a copy of the orginal email reciept to the buyer as provenance to its authenticity.

If you recevie a pm please ensure you are talking to correct person and not some dodgy name cloning scammer!!

[Considering selling this super rare 2011 John Doe, limited edition artist proof gold edition Miss Universe.]

Example picture as its hard to photograph


Actual version for sale framed in museum quality glass (frame still wrapped in protective plastic, yes thats me in the reflection )


Certificate of authenticity


Considering selling this super rare 2011 John Doe, limited edition artist proof gold edition Miss Universe.

It is silk screen printed and hand finished by the artist, including his signature and stamp of authenticity.

The piece has just been professionally framed in museum quality UV protective glass and comes complete with COA.

There are only 5 of these in existence.

My camera phone picture really does not do this justice and it is difficult to capture.  In real life the picture is truely amazing.

Here is an example of the colour version with a run of 75 copies on ebay @ £3,5000 -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/John-Doe-Coloured-Miss-Universe-Hand-Finished-AP-Screenprint-Extremely-Rare-/272174886426?hash=item3f5ee32e1a:g:eCYAAOSwZ8ZW6s0g

Only looking to sell to fund a Banksy.

Will consider offers over 13.5BTC + Shipping (escrow with OgNasty is accepted)

I am located in the UK and cash on collection or bank transfer after viewing is also welcome

Wondering what's going on with all the unconfirmed transactions :

over 27,000 and counting up rapidly -

https://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions

Someone attacking the network?

Seen as we have had a several rounds of lucky coin, silver lucky coin and the upcoming gold lucky coin I thought it would be a good idea to have a central thread to record which coins have been redeemed and thus your chances of hitting a winning coin -






Details to be added :

America's new debt ceiling - $19,600,000,000,000 (thats in the trillions if you were not sure)

Thats $60,000 debt for every man, woman and child in the country.

Ticking timebomb waiting to blow, keeping the gold nicely polished waiting for the day

[About Busy Bee Candles]

Time to spend some of those hard earned bitcoin on a present for the better half to keep her sweet, ready for when your next miner gets delivered

My wife has now started to stock the Busy Bee range of candle products (range to be expanded shortly)

About Busy Bee Candles

Busy Bee Candles is owned, run and operated by husband and wife team Haith and Dee.

Each and every Busy Bee Candles product is handmade (really – handmade!) in our purpose built workshops in Wales. The whole business is run from our smallholding. Raw materials come in, our small team work their magic and we send out gorgeously scented products every working day. We absolutely love it!

“From the beginning, we have always used the very best waxes, scents and wicks to create our products. It’s a value we always stand by”

The team at Busy Bee Candles have been making candles for their own use and as gifts for many years. Friends and family have always asked to buy them. This resulted in Busy Bee Candles. From kitchen stove to purpose built workshops in just a few short years!

Our aim with Busy Bee Candles is to make a premium product at an affordable cost. For little over the price of a mass produced greetings card, you could give a gift that brings sensory pleasure for many, many hours.

Our candles are manufactured in small quantities. We hold our recipes for each candle as a closely guarded secret and produce over 200 different fragrances.

Our Products

Busy Bee Candles are proud to be specialist manufacturers of a range of wonderful natural handmade scented candles and home fragrance products centred around our selection of soy candles and amazing wax tarts and melts.

Busy Bee Candles are handmade using soy wax and the very finest fragrances available, to ensure we supply only the highest quality handmade products.

Our range of  handmade scented candles, wax tarts and melts really do smell strongly unlike many on the market. Our products feature amazingly long burn times with a scent throw that’s the envy of the industry.

Try Busy Bee Candles range of handmade scented candles and fragrance products and you’ll never go back to your previous, mass manufactured candles. The care and attention we pay to each and every product is second to none!

Our mission – create products that will WOW you!

Christmas Calendar

A fabulous Advent Calendar from Busy Bee Candles. Featuring 24 different very high strength wax melts in our most popular Christmas fragrances, one for every evening of Advent.  



Floral Bliss Magik Beanz Sweet Shop Jar
A gorgeous sweet shop jar full of Floral Bliss Magik Beanz. Colourful, fun and incredibly scented. Just take the lid of the jar to experience a wave of fragrance. Use a single scent or mix it up!
Each jar contains approximately 150 individual Magik Beanz in 10 specially selected fruit scents. Enough for around 200 hours of wonderfully strong home fragrance.  
Floral Bliss jars include: Bluebell Wood, Gardenia, Honeysuckle & Jasmine, Rose Petals, Sweet Pea Arbour, Orchid Dreams, Hawaiian High, Lilac Mist, Lavender Pillow & Magnolia Blossom



Fabulously Fruity Magik Beanz Sweet Shop Jar
A gorgeous sweet shop jar full of Fabulously Fruity Magik Beanz. Colourful, fun and incredibly scented. Just take the lid of the jar to experience a wave of fragrance. Use a single scent or mix it up!
Each jar contains approximately 150 individual Magik Beanz in 10 specially selected fruit scents. Enough for around 200 hours of wonderfully strong home fragrance.  
Fabulously Fruity jars include: Banana Bonkers, Bramley Apple, Strawberry Crush, Grape Bubbles, Lush Cherry, Lime Cooler, Lemon Drop, Orange Pop, Blackberry Fizz & Sun Kissed Raspberry



Spice And Herb Magik Beanz Sweet Shop Jar
A gorgeous sweet shop jar full of Spice & Herb Magik Beanz. Colourful, fun and incredibly scented. Just take the lid of the jar to experience a wave of fragrance. Use a single scent or mix it up!
Each jar contains approximately 150 individual Magik Beanz in 10 specially selected fruit scents. Enough for around 200 hours of wonderfully strong home fragrance.  
Spice & Herb jars include: Antique Sandalwood, Basil & Herb, Cinnamon Sticks, Red Hot Cinnamon, Bazaar, Gingerbread, Peppermint Kisses, Orange & Clove, Pineapple Spice, Vanilla Dream



Magik Beanz Autumn Selection Gift Packs With Tart Warmer
A fabulous selection of Magik Beanz in wonderful Busy Bee Candles Autumn fragrances with a colourful burner and tea lights to have your home smelling wonderful in no time!
Melt a single fragrance in your tart warmer or mix scents to create your own unique fragrances. Super strength fragrance throw from Busy Bee Candles Magik Beanz for the ultimate in home fragrance.
Magik Beanz Autumn Selection Gift Packs are delivered packed in a plain brown cardboard box. The fragrances included are selected from our most popular Autumn fragrances including the very latest releases. Fragrances and style/colour of burner supplied may vary.



Magik Beanz Christmas Selection Gift Packs With Tart Warmer
A fabulous selection of Magik Beanz in wonderful Busy Bee Candles Christmas fragrances with a colourful burner and tea lights to have your home smelling wonderful in no time!
Melt a single fragrance in your tart warmer or mix scents to create your own unique fragrances. Super strength fragrance throw from Busy Bee Candles Magik Beanz for the ultimate in home fragrance.
Magik Beanz Christmas Selection Gift Packs are delivered packed in a plain brown cardboard box. The fragrances included are selected from our most popular Christmas fragrances including the very latest releases. Fragrances and style/colour of burner supplied may vary.



Magik Beanz Mixed Up Selection Pack With Tart Warmer
A fabulous selection of Magik Beanz in wonderful Busy Bee Candles MIXED fragrances. Choose the number of pots of Magik Beanz you’d like and leave the rest to us. This Selection Pack includes a Tart Warmer and plain unscented tea lights to get you melting straight away!  
Melt a single fragrance in your tart warmer or mix scents to create your own unique fragrances. Super strength fragrance throw for the ultimate in home fragrance.
Selection packs are delivered€ in a plain brown cardboard box. The fragrances included are selected from our most popular fragrances. Wax Tart Warmer INCLUDED in this selection pack (styles and colour supplied may vary). Fragrances supplied may vary.


Prices (Excluding shipping):

2015 Advent Calendar :


Sweet shop style Magic Beanz jar (Please specify Floral Bliss, Fabulously Fruity or Spice & Herb) :


4 Magik Beanz pot Gift Packs With Tart Warmer (Please specify Autumn, Christmas or Best Sellers):


8 Magik Beanz pot Gift Packs With Tart Warmer (Please specify Autumn, Christmas or Best Sellers):


12 Magik Beanz pot Gift Packs With Tart Warmer (Please specify Autumn or Christmas):


Shipping info:
Products ship from the UK, happy to ship world wide at cost.

Please drop me a pm for total price inc. shipping costs.

Please only use the below address for payments.
1289t9Rvxz8NvLWahCuSqnw5Ubo3aJhMMy

If you receive a pm asking for payment double check you are not talking to a name clone scammer!

I have the following domain name available -

BitcoinXTtalk.com

Would prefer to transfer through namecheap as its quick, easy and free.

If anyone is interested drop me a pm.

Why the sudden interest in FPGA's?

I have noticed a few threads popping up the last few days asking for them, do they know something we dont?

A new coin about to be announced maybe with a new algorithm 

-

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1141035.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1140891.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1139632.0

[but he is actually the scammer]

A new member here "spencertechnology" is currently trawling the forum coming up with new ways on a daily basis why you should "invest" money in one on the many ventures he keeps making up.

His profile -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=535909

1) A faucet site - he doesnt have any funds to top it up so needs "investors"
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1132889.msg11955133#msg11955133

2) A casino - He can bank roll a casino but not fund a faucet with 0.5BTC
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1133548.msg11962327#msg11962327

3) A dodgecoin doubler service, you give him your money and he will double it within 3-7 days -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1130347.msg11938504#msg11938504

4) BitcoinBlastoff HYIP program -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1134973.msg11971258#msg11971258

All these investment "opportunities" since he registered on 21st July.

Got the following feedback from him after I red flagged him as a scammer -

"Jerk flames my topics, but he is actually the scammer. He just flames everyone thinking he is helping out, but actually just hurting the community. He needs to wake up and look at himself in the mirror and ask why he is such a jerk . Btw, ff you're gonna be a smartass, first you have to be smart. Otherwise you're just an ass. "

Please feel free to point out to everyone how and who I have scammed  

God I hate scammers!

Just got my 3rd neg feedback from the idiot that is posting constant links to the dodgy site selling hardware that is constantly spamming the site, he doesnt like me leaving his puppet accounts default red trust apparently.

As satisfying as it is calling out scamming scum it is frustrating seeing that red feedback on your profile even if it is meaningless  

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=95989



Doesnt take a genius to follow the trail of the above idiots to see who the scammers are!

[in original Shanghai Mint packaging]

Those that know their gold will know this is a very special and super rare set of 29 year old Panda's (so no spot value offers please )

I have for offer a full set of 5 coins of 1986 Gold Chinese Panda's in original Shanghai Mint packaging -

1 oz
1/2 oz
1/4 oz
1/10 oz
1/20 oz

As these have never been touched by human hands, still in the original mint packaging and should grade very high should you wish to do so -

I will also supply the original receipt from a very well known UK bullion dealer (Atkinsons - http://atkinsonsbullion.com ) so there is no doubt about authenticity.





Mintage info (nice and low ) -



Price : 14BTC(subject to change due to BTC volatility)

Should you receive any pm's regarding the coins please ensure you double check the user name to avoid name cloning scammers!

Have 6 X 10oz .999 Pamp Suisse silver bars up for grabs.

3 are the in the new style hard plastic packaging and 3 in the older style packaging.

Beautiful bars a world renowned mint.





UK shipping only.

looking for £195 per bar including shipping (using btc-e rates to make life easier as they give a £/btc value)


And before our American cousins chirp in saying the price is a little high, don't forget we have to pay 20% VAT on these in the UK and as they aren't legal tender we cant use the German loophole to get reduced rate taxes.

Please be wary of name cloning scammers!

Payment address : 1FjewjgkHfWqyLPkkswyG1oabjd8jMoUGK

Hi ForzaYuan,

Can you drop me a pm with any updates for this month as its probably pay day tomorrow.

Rapidly approaching 6 months now.

Seen as Goldbits has locked his first thread and made his other a self moderated thread I thought I would raise the scammer here

Profile -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=454486

Thread -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=964758.0


Accusation -

Offering 1 X 1oz Gold Buffalo @ 4BTC about 20% under spot  

He is also very proficient at deleting posts from his thread he doesn't like  

Usual scammer profile applies -

Newbie member - check
No trade history - check
Refusing Escrow - check
Wants you to send 1st - check
No pics of goods on offer - check
Goods offered at amazing price - check

1 of 3 scenarios apply -

1) Either he doesnt have the coin full stop and its a scam.
2) He has one but has no intention of sending it so a scam.
3) He has a piss poor fake/copy hoping to pass it off as the real thing.

[Summary of collection :]

Hi guys,

I have decided to put up my Chinese Gold Panda collection up for offers, the only reason im doing this is to switch in to Capital Gains Tax free coins in the UK such as Britannia's and sovereigns.



Summary of collection :

Full set of 1986 gold Pandas, 29 years old in mint condition and still in the highly desirable original mint packaging (collectors love this )

1oz, 1/2oz. 1/4oz, 1/10oz, 1/20oz coins -







1/4oz 1990 gold Panda, 25 years old in mint condition and still in the original mint packaging -


2005 1oz gold Panda, 10 years old and in beautiful condition


4 X 2005 1/10oz gold Panda, 10 years and still in the original mint packaging


2009 1/4oz gold Panda


2014 1/4oz gold Panda


You would not see much change from $8000 if you managed to source this lot from Apmex (some coins are hard to source) and would be very lucky if it was still in original mint packaging which increases the value further.

Ebay prices for this lot are a fair bit more on top again.

To keep things simple ill throw in free world wide shipping which will be a fully insured and tracked service.

Still have all the original receipts from well known UK bullion dealers which will be provided so no worries about authenticity (Atkinsons, Chards, Hatton Garden Metals)

Looking to sell as 1 complete lot.

Offers in BTC accepted.

In no rush whatsoever to sell so no low ball spot based offers please, Gold is currently on a nice sharp upward trend.

Happy to use Escrow if required - Tomatocage/Ognasty

Any questions welcome.

**Please be aware of scammers, especially those that create a similar name and try and do deals via PM.  Double check who you are talking too!**