And I see it's really helped your rank there noob. not one merit. This is idiotic and I don't even care about this site anymore. Just one more knock against crypto.

Then there's no point in trying. No one gives out merits. They like to keep them as trophies or use them to get attention. Giving them more wont change that. And the idea of trying t make money in a forum about currency is perfectly natural. I think you're going to see a sharp decline in people that even use this site.

Yeah, I got in touch with them about how to switch to DAG for a friend and they were responsive. I've noticed if somethings a scam, the customer service disappears, of course, but these guys are still rockin so I may buy in heavy as my friend has.

I'm considering buying TRF while it's so cheap. They are one of the few coins to switch to DAG which makes them one of the fastest on the market at under 30 second transfers. I hear they are working on going on a new exchange as well. Have you guys looked into this project?

Yeah, I think bitcoins strong price is a testament to it's strength. Good to hear altcoins back on the rise. Good job hodlers. I think it's a good idea to have some altcoins in the bag because you never know when they'll pump. (Not advice).

It's possible. The internet has certainly had a massive effect on world communication.

What do you mean "singular currency?"

but where is the pump? It's just a downward spiral no matter what.

In my estimation, the decline began in the mid-90's. Or as soon as Bush Sr. took the thrown. It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment but it doesn't matter. Things took another sudden dark turn in 2016 with the craziest election I have ever witnessed. The country, and even the world, especially the western world, is split down the middle. The "news" and most media took sides, mainly one side. Now cryptocurrency is under attack. Sites like Hostgator and others refuse service. So divided are we that whatever group you may be a part of, Facebook, forums, even establishments, bars, and workplaces try to monitor how you feel and what you believe and say just as fascists do. And they will question you. If you don't tow their party line, whether it makes sense or not, you almost surely WILL be rejected from the group or kicked out of the establishment or even fired. It happens every day. A recent example is how I started a group in a forum and built it up to 7700 members. After I posted my opinion about gentrification and proliferation of extremists in my neighborhood, I came back to find that my group was given to others, without even a warning. It's a total shutout. After 2016 I figured this was just a bizarre faze that will pass. However the non-s insanity seems to be increasing. Censorship of opinions, hatred, violence, racism, and hypocrisy are the new norm. And this infantile behavior is being taught in schools, not to mention the detestable sexualization of children. They can't avoid the messages. On top of this, the economy shows signs of cracking, and few even show concern when threats of nuclear war are all too frequent. Do you feel this is just a bubble or is this the beginning of the end of "civilization" or was that just a veneer all along and the animal side is now winning over?

I signed up and paid for a hostgator plan. They wanted me to send in two pieces of ID which I did. Just becuase of the domain name, the fraud department contacted me asking the following:

Due to the domain crypago.com, we feel your website may be in violation of our Terms of Service. Please review our Terms of Service here: http://www.hostgator.com/tos/tos.php and http://www.hostgator.com/tos/acceptable-use-policy.

To expedite your account setup, please respond to this email with a description of your intended site content.

In addition please answer the questions below:
1. Is the site is going to be used as a BitCoin "wallet" or public ledger
2. Is the site is going to be used for cryptocurrency or Bitcoin mining, storing, sale or currency exchange of Cryptocurrency?
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We apologize for any inconveniences that may result from this process, but we want to ensure that our HostGator is able to accommodate your hosting needs.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

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Then just hours later, before I even had a chance to respond they send me this:

hostgator.com refunded $142.77 USD from your purchase on September 9, 2018.

They refunded my money and refused me service. Talk about ignorance and prejudice. Does anyone know of a hosting company that's crypto friendly? Thanks in advance. 

I guess what I don't understand is how they make money if they sell at a loss? If they are pumping and dumping, then why is there more dumping than pumping?

I guess I don't see how selling on the open market causing a major crash helps them.

Fair enough but they don't seem to buy i that much on the good news.. Coud it be bad news, followed by a major sell off to spark te downtrend? so many times there is a big dump for no reason.

But it can be traced and you usually can't sell it without KYC, although I'm sure there are ways. If it was created to control the population, it seems, they would have made a greater number of coins than 21 mill possible. Also, it has the potential to bypass and render the banking system obsolete. Now with DAG technology coins like Travelflex TRF have transfer times of around 30 seconds total. Banks take days. So if it was created by a branch of the government then they were attempting to oust the banking system as well. I don't really see how bitcoin controls the population.

Well maybe that's a good thing if we are to expect BTC to be a currency. Who would buy a pizza with BTC if they could get it for half price next week? So if that's to be the case, then let's thank them.

I hear this reasoning the most often. That it's to pump and dump. But I don't see a whole lot of pumping. I just see random dumping before the market has a chance to regain. There was plenty of pump and dumps going on in 2017 so what's the big difference? Has anyone considered that they may be buying BTC over the counter and then dumping it on the open market, yes incurring a loss but maybe as a long term investment in trying to kill crypto. Sort of like killing the competition?

Back in 2017 it was published that certain powers will crack down on cryptocurrency in 2018. Comments by institutional representatives like "oh there just kids playing in the sand box. They'll lose interest soon." leave some wondering what they meant by these statements. Some say that the moment BTC Futures came online, the market just started tanking, and never really stopped. The double, or is it triple dip that happened here in mid Sept seemed odd to many. Commentators claimed that "unusual market activity" occurred just before it tanked. Many chalked it up to a decision by Goldman Sachs but do their choices really matter THAT much to average traders? Do you feel this market just flows naturally and it's just weak hands throwing money into the wind again and again? Or do you feel that there is a more sinister hand at work here? 

OK first of all, that's exactly what they said right down to the last second of the election. Complete with false poles that said 90% chance hillary will win. But he won by far the most states. And the recount proved she was cheating. So my honest feelings are after such lies and attempted deception by the main stream media, how can anyone still act as if they deal in facts? I guess you weren't paying attention at all last year. Look at the youtube videos of all of the predictions stating there is no way he will win. And yet, you still believe them? So now that we've established that main stream media has nothing to do with honest reporting and it just supports it's 5 corporate sponsors and foreign states that wish to decimate America, I ask you this, do some reasoning for yourself. If Trump isn't going to win in two years then WHO is campaigning hard right now that even stands a chance? He very well could lose because of his tweets and main stream media's constant false accusations, but it will take someone truly GREAT to out do him. Especially considering, in spite of some bad moves, many feel he did pretty good. Much Much better than Obama. How long did it take Obama to deal with ISIS? they just got bigger and bigger. Which I think was his plan. Now how long did it take Trump? 45 days and they were wiped out like the plague they were. So you tell me who's going to compete with him in reality? A man that can take on the entire press and still win. Oprah? HAHAHAHAH not a chance. She would stand a chance but her speeches are racist hate speeches. So good luck there. I wish Ron Paul would run again.

Well it sounds like fiat for crypto if you ask me. If there is no reserve of the actual bitcoin. If there is, then that's at least good. So my question is, if you have your own coin that you manage, can you say no to the ETF?