Yep. Got an e-mail from Bitpay today to say that Wavecrest are not supporting it anymore. Was told in the email that the funds will be returned to my Bitpay account. Not sure if there is another card issuer out there for us Europeans. I have a virtual Wirex card but I don't like their monthly fees.
tenX is the only remaining card issuer. but I'm still waiting for my card to arrive.
I know this link (https://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions) shows total unconfirmed transactions...but does anyone have a link that shows a linear chart over time with the unconfirmed transactions?
Trying to get a feel for the trend. Although I know it's up in general would still like to see it...
SOME HAVE TAKEN A DATE THATS ALLREADY OCCUPIED -fluidjax -vito5 -wachtwoord -twocorn -realmachasm -ludwigvon -vroom -dotto TAKE DIFFRENT DATE PLEASE GRTS
How exactly are you going to do an OTC sale for an "obscene amount of fiat" without exposing yourself to extreme risks?
You go to Genesis Trading or Cumberland Mining who telephones one of their nice clients looking to buy. You deposit your coins with them. Their client pays Genesis Trading. When the money is cleared everyone gets what they want.
Plus you get a nice man or woman to hold your hand throughout who won't freeze your arse because you're nothing more than an anonymous reference number on a status page.
No tense, armed handoff down by the bridge construction site with aluminum briefcases full of Benjamins?
No deal!
Bitcoiner cashes out $1M to fiat.
Two weeks later his $1M is worth $800k compared to the btc he sold.
4 months later his $1M is worth $400k compared to the btc he sold.
Gotta love fiat lovers that like to get poorer by the month.
In germany a court recently allowed banks to collect negative interest for savings from their customers. It's like they are forcing us to buy bitcoin.
do you guys know when the next antminer s9 will be available? the current stock is sold out and I can't find any dates. or do you know something about current or upcoming s9 alternatives?
No idea, but given who is selling them I'd wait for competition to come out. There was one company that was just about ready (forgot the name) from China and one that is currently in the research phase in Japan. I'd go with GPU mining some other coin until it's possible to avoid Bitmain though.
I also read about competitors and forgot the names. One said they have a running product which is better then the s9 and a core dev somehow proved it. but I can't find it anymore...
The Japanese company is called GMO. I would personally wait for the Japanese ones just to make sure that DragonMint isn't somehow related to Jihan Wu (who could be anticipating a decline in Bitmain's sale due to his BCash garbage and attack on Bitcoin). In the meantime there are going to be enough profits to be made with altcoins and Bitcoin itself. I wouldn't even get miners for making money, but just to support the network and improve decentralization.
thanks. I really hope for some competition in this field.
do you guys know when the next antminer s9 will be available? the current stock is sold out and I can't find any dates. or do you know something about current or upcoming s9 alternatives?
No idea, but given who is selling them I'd wait for competition to come out. There was one company that was just about ready (forgot the name) from China and one that is currently in the research phase in Japan. I'd go with GPU mining some other coin until it's possible to avoid Bitmain though.
I also read about competitors and forgot the names. One said they have a running product which is better then the s9 and a core dev somehow proved it. but I can't find it anymore...
do you guys know when the next antminer s9 will be available? the current stock is sold out and I can't find any dates. or do you know something about current or upcoming s9 alternatives?