Jokes aside, although it's off-topic, does anyone remember a forum member who traveled around the world leaving behind paper wallets, something like a hidden treasure game?
So that's indeed a thing? Interesting... Yeah, faucets can exist in the real/physical world too. |
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If the BTC address is KYC'ed, you could argue it has a legal owner. If not, oh well... maybe someone left it there on purpose? Like a real life mega-faucet.  |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_road_to_hell_is_paved_with_good_intentions^ Keep this phrase in your mind! It's very, very relevant these days. I'm not saying all socialists/communists are bad guys, some are just idealists (useful idiots, I would say) who envision a utopia (more like a sci-fi dystopia/techno-feudalism according to Great Reset folks)... Way upper in the hierarchy there are bad guys (Klaus Schwab and whatnot): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triadBe careful what you wish for... there might be unintended negative consequences! I’ll probably never understand how people stay so ignorant about these issues, maybe they fall for the illusion that it can never hit them individually, until it happens. Modern people are like cute little dogs (tamed animals). Totally harmless. Ancient people were more like wolves (untamed animals). Very dangerous. Domestication is a thing on Homo Sapiens too... And guess what? Tyrants love this process.  Who wants a revolution? Who wants to lose power? Perhaps they think that by simping for the government then the government might leave them alone.  OnlyFeds™
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franky1 to me seems to be the stereotypical forum contrarian personality type.
Every forum has at least one famous contrarian...
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I wonder how the Elites are going to buy drugs & hookers, assuming they shut down all the loopholes in the system. With CBDCs? Yeah, right!  Only socialist fools believe that you can change human nature. Not gonna happen, sorry. Accept human nature with its flaws and vices. |
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Taxes fund the Great Reset agenda and corrupt governments that ruin the whole West.
Sorry, but I do NOT want to pay for that.
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The only problem with mixers is that exchanges will flag your funds suspicious, whether they're are or not.
With Monero I can deposit XMR on famous exchanges like Binance or Kraken and nobody will care...
Will they ask for KYC? Yeah.
Does it matter (for XMR, not BTC)? No, because tracing funds is not possible, so KYC is useless for privacy altcoins.
Privacy on the protocol level is not bad IMHO, it's just not very popular. And it might hinder BTC's institutional adoption, so it's unlikely to happen.
It's like comparing Linux with security extensions (SELinux) vs OpenBSD.
OpenBSD has those security extensions by default, like XMR has privacy by default.
Using mixers requires jumping hoops... LN is more user-friendly, but it's off-chain. Once you settle those funds on-chain, you're no longer truly anonymous.
I believe both BTC and XMR have a bright future ahead, but for different use cases.
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trying to hide gets you noticed more. your actions become the opposite of your intentions
Standard franky1 response, the forum's biggest enemy of freedom and privacy. He's practically jizzing his pants at the prospect of Bitcoin becoming an authoritarian tool for surveillance, which is why he hates Mixers, the Lightning Network and any developers who believe privacy should be enshrined within the protocol. I haven't checked, but it wouldn't surprise me if faketoshi has a similar stance on the subject. Their views always seem to align. Sinister and deceitful little shits, the pair of 'em. I really don't understand why pro-establishment guys visit this forum, let alone post on it. Bitcoin has a certain philosophy that attracts a certain target group... if you don't like it, why bother with it? Maybe someone should register www.cbdctalk.org |
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Kiddo, you were in your dad's balls when I was a teenager (you probably don't even know what BBS means). I didn't start the personal arguments. You did. Be more polite next time ( your very first post was rude for no apparent reason, admit it). M'kay? I fulfilled my military service long before you did... the woke culture didn't exist back then. You seem to be a woke/Slava Ukraini kinda guy, I get it, we're not going to get along. I don't like people who support the corrupt establishment. Thank god I didn't live in a communist shithole like you did. Maybe that's why you fancy WEF's communist/socialist utopia? I'm against fascism, including the woke version of it. Stop doing this shit, it doesn't work on me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projectionI'm not going to bother anymore with rude internet strangers that had a bad day at work. Get a life. The only arrogant person here is the one who expects the West to never fall (like Rome did), not someone like me who remains humble and knows that nothing will last forever, not even the human species. You're not a God, accept your fate. ps1: I'm not going to have any discussion with anyone who hasn't read this article, especially on BitcoinTalk: https://brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-rhythms-of-history/Forum discussions are meant to exchange knowledge. I'm not going to post it again, just because the majority uses smartphones and is too lazy to read. The forum layout doesn't help either, it's very cumbersome, since there's no mobile theme... ps2: If someone doesn't appreciate the knowledge I'm giving them for free and starts being ironic/rude for no apparent reason, I stop discussing with them. There are 8 billion people on the planet and the majority isn't even worth the oxygen they're breathing... be valuable, appreciate the knowledge you're getting for free (while others have to pay for it) and then we can have a discussion. |
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But this time for sure?
Because I've heard it in the 60s, in the 7s0, in the 80s capitalism was on its last legs, 2000 it was clear the west will burn and it will not get another decade, in 2008 we all knew it was doomed, in 2013 again doom, so seeing now it's 2022, this time is for sure?
For real, this is the last time when I pack my bags and wait for the apocalypse! Cheap irony doesn't make you look smarter. Quite the opposite. USD (as a global reserve currency) was 100 years old back in the 60s/70s/80s? Or was China a superpower back then? Learn some proper math/history and then we can talk. Also read this article, don't be lazy (mobile computing promotes laziness): https://www.brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-rhythms-of-history/Yeah, quite funny, an article about how the Union is for sure going to be destroyed because Greece joined in a year that multiplied by 2 divided by 7 and multiplied again by the square root of the population of ancient troy reads 666, and 10 years since the article was written, again nothing.
The whole article misses on a crucial thing, Europe hasn't been at war for close to a century, Europe and no country with its border want war anymore, and wars and territorial ambitions were the ones that destroyed alliances and unions, trade, and economies.
LMU doesn't look like Eurozone to you, with a different twist (bimetallic coins)? To me it seems you don't want to be taught by history. Also, the lack of (military) war made people lazy, arrogant and woke. Now it's time for a change. Arrogance brings hubris and hubris brings nemesis... Study some history and then we can have a proper discussion. You remind me of arrogant Roman citizens, just a few years before the Roman Empire fell. All empires fall eventually. Only deniers don't accept this fact. |
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Gold leaves tons of traces, but Bitcoin doesn't?  I know plenty of gold heists where the criminals didn't leave a single trace... |
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Disclaimer: This paper should not be reported as representing the views of the European Central Bank
(ECB). The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the ECB
Probably just to see what the public's reaction to the suggestion. 50+ pages but too shy to show. Creating their own CBDC will also be subjected to whether its backed by something or not. And seem like they are not open to bring back gold on the table so yah BTC could be good. But BTC is just too volatile. But why would they suddenly want BTC to be the reserve? Did they ransack Satoshi's bag already? I don't think they will approve if they don't have more than a million BTC. That would require way more than 24 trillion euros. Here's why: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCElR00WEAALu9Y?format=jpg&name=4096x4096They will most likely settle for less than that... |
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Why would any government want to back a currency with Bitcoin? It will happen when the whole West collapses and people will literally beg to return to something stable (Gold Standard 2.0 - Digital Transformation edition). Sometime between 2026 and 2030: https://www.brandonquittem.com/bitcoin-rhythms-of-history/Central banks will need to instill confidence to promote their CBDC shitcoin. Hell, ECB even said the digital euro will be capped to 1.5 trillion tokens. Bitcoin is highly volatile Because it's a new asset with only 1% of the global population using it. Just like gold, it will stabilize (so less opportunities to gain/lose money) when 90% of the world adopts it. while creating their own fiat currency would allow them to continue doing what all central banks are doing - stabilizing the currency against market volatility. They can always start at a certain ratio (let's say 1:1) and later on they can water it down (1:10, 1:20, 1:50, 1:100). Fractional Reserve Banking 101. If you study the history of ancient coins, you'll see that it has happened many times before (diluting the gold content in favor of silver and/or copper). It's a neat trick to fool the masses. It's not a competitor to cryptocurrencies. It's just a government-owned payment network.
CBDCs were clearly inspired by cryptocurrencies. There will be HUGE competition among various CBDCs for global domination... Just imagine if one day China announces that they secretly hoarded BTC to build reserves (someone is buying en masse during the bear market and we don't know their identity, could also be Russia or someone else, we'll see in the future). Don't you think that would instill confidence that e-yuan is more valuable than the e-dollar or e-euro? |
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https://katohika.gr/nea-taksi-pragmaton/i-atzenta-tis-megalis-epanekkinisis/Η μόνη εναλλακτική που έχουμε: H Μεγάλη Αφύπνιση: η απάντηση στον απάνθρωπο κρυπτοσοσιαλισμό του Great Reset.
Το παρόν άρθρο διερευνά αυτές τις δυσμενείς επιπτώσεις και προσφέρει μια εναλλακτική προσέγγιση που βασίζεται στη χρήση των αρχών της Αυστριακής Σχολής Οικονομικών. Αυτή η εναλλακτική προσέγγιση στοχεύει στους ίδιους ευγενείς στόχους της Ατζέντας της Μεγάλης Επανεκκίνησης, ενώ παράλληλα αντιμετωπίζει τις σημαντικές αρνητικές επιπτώσεις της. Μπορούμε να αναφερθούμε σε αυτή την εναλλακτική προσέγγιση ως το Όραμα της Μεγάλης Αφύπνισης.
Μια εναλλακτική προσέγγιση, το Όραμα της Μεγάλης Αφύπνισης, είναι η χρήση των αρχών της Αυστριακής Σχολής Οικονομικών και των αρχών ενός περιβαλλοντικού κινήματος που ευθυγραμμίζεται με την Αυστριακή Σχολή, και ονομάζεται Περιβαλλοντισμός της Αγοράς. Η προσέγγιση αυτή δίνει έμφαση στην:
*Ευθυγράμμιση με την ανθρώπινη φύση – και όχι εναντίωση σε αυτήν.
*Διατήρηση των ελευθεριών όλων.
*Αξιοποίηση του υγιούς (μη πληθωριζόμενου) χρήματος και των ιδιοκτησιακών δικαιωμάτων.
*Προώθηση της άμεσης δημοκρατίας.
*Ελαχιστοποίηση της παρακολούθησης και του ελέγχου του πληθυσμού.
*Υποστήριξη της κοινωνίας και του περιβάλλοντος.
Η Αυστριακή Σχολή Οικονομικών
Η Αυστριακή Σχολή Οικονομικών είναι ένα σύνολο γνώσεων στην οικονομική σκέψη, που αναπτύχθηκε αρχικά το 1870 στη Βιέννη της Αυστρίας από μια ομάδα οικονομολόγων. Εκτός από το γεγονός ότι ξεκίνησε από εκεί, δεν έχει καμία σχέση με την χώρα της Αυστρίας. Οι ακόλουθοι της Αυστριακής Σχολής Οικονομικών (ASE) έχουν επιτύχει στην πρόβλεψη σημαντικών οικονομικών γεγονότων όπως η Μεγάλη Ύφεση, το στασιμοπληθωριστικό περιβάλλον της δεκαετίας του 1970, η χρηματιστηριακή φούσκα των ψηφιακών εταιρειών και η φούσκα των ακινήτων.
Η ASE δίνει έμφαση στα δικαιώματα ιδιοκτησίας, το υγιές χρήμα, τις ελάχιστες αποτελεσματικές ρυθμίσεις, την αποταμίευση και τις επενδύσεις, με ελάχιστο κρατικό χρέος και δανεισμό, και υποστηρίζει ότι οι αλλαγές πολιτικής που επιτρέπουν στις αγορές να λειτουργούν ελεύθερα οδηγούν σε οικονομική ανάπτυξη και δημιουργία πλούτου, ενώ οι παρεμβατικές πολιτικές δεν είναι φιλικές προς τις αγορές και οδηγούν σε οικονομική στασιμότητα και καταστροφή του πλούτου.
Μια βασική πτυχή της Αυστριακής Σχολής είναι η ευθυγράμμιση με την ανθρώπινη φύση – η εφαρμογή οικονομικών πολιτικών που αξιοποιούν τις θετικές πτυχές της ανθρώπινης φύσης για την ενθάρρυνση και την ενδυνάμωση της οικονομίας μέσω της πρωτοβουλίας, της καινοτομίας και της επιχειρηματικότητας. Υπενθυμίζω ότι κάποιοι εξ ημών μια χαρά είχαμε προβλέψει την κρίση του 2022 το 2020, αλλά οι αριστερόστροφοι πιστοί της σχολής Keynes δήλωναν αρνητές της πραγματικότητας... it's their loss!
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Yes, it is. The fact that you can trace UTXOs is a limitation of the open blockchain. If Bitcoin had a blockchain like Monero's, amounts are hidden and a coin's history is hidden as well, through technology (cryptography). I like Monero's tech solution (opaque ledger), but there are certain cases where I want a transparent ledger (like BTC's) to exist. MtGox hackers were real criminals and it makes sense to trace stolen funds. They could easily get away with it if BTC was like XMR and I don't think BTC devs will ever implement a hard fork (too risky for such a valuable asset, which might become adopted by institutional investors one day). Someone who is against corrupt governments/WEF is NOT a criminal, but they can "paint" him as a criminal/enemy of the state... in this case, it's better to use XMR and not BTC. Last time I checked, Binance (biggest exchange) still has XMR listed. Kraken also has it. There's also TradeOgre (no KYC needed) where you can exchange XMR for something else (BTC and whatnot) and atomic swaps (kinda like DEX) on a Monero wallet. So far the establishment hasn't done a lot to ban it... why? Because CBDCs don't exist (yet), so the masses have no reason to adopt cryptos (BTC & Lightning, XMR, ZEC, BEAM etc.) We'll see in 2025 and beyond... |
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There's tons of hypocrisy from the establishment in nearly every aspect. They enforce KYC on crypto exchanges, even though nobody really needs it (where's the benefit for users? zero/nada). They don't enforce KYC on social media (FB, Twitter, IG etc.), even though they're rife with alt/scam accounts. Why is that? Because if they enforced KYC there, MAU stats would drop like flies. It's no wonder Elon Musk didn't buy Twitter after all... Enforce KYC and then we'll see who is real and who isn't. In China there are bot farms where you can buy paid followers, likes etc. ps: They could "taint" BTC even more if Russia decides to adopt it for gas exports. Suddenly it would become a... "terrorism" tool. In reality, ECB would have to print trillions of euros to build BTC reserves and nobody from the WEF clique (Lagarde/Ursula) wants that. |
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Gold has had a good run for 5000 years, but now it's time for something new... Whenever the human species becomes interplanetary (space colonies), I believe we will need a new coin that won't be affected by latency (speed of light), assuming we will want to have interplanetary trade. TCP/IP cannot work with several minutes of latency (even for a Mars colony). Bitcoin won't be able to fulfill that role, but it's unlikely to establish interplanetary colonies for the next 100-200 years. BTC hodlers can have peace of mind until then.  |
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