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161  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 24, 2022, 04:28:05 PM
Negative thoughts have Negative consequences.  If there's one thing I've learnt over the last 10 years is don't listen to negative reality people.  I like to surround myself with positive people and a bucket of sand to put my head in when thing get too much . Working so far



One of the great secrets of life is that we all have much more control than most people realize over not only our thoughts but also our realities.
162  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 24, 2022, 03:17:30 PM
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A lot of interesting news today, and just on this page.   Smiley

Two more:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/almost-half-of-germans-to-invest-in-crypto-report   <--- for our European friends, more Germans are looking at buying BTC

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-empowering-marginalized-in-peru   <--- I have a lot of ties to Peru, this is a very positive story
163  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 23, 2022, 03:49:12 PM
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For all of you unfortunates who have neve spent real time in Texas, knowing about Pancho's all-you-can-eat buffets is about as proof positive as you can get that Bob is from the Lone Star State.  Brings back memories of when I was a college student there on a budget.

164  Economy / Economics / Re: Natural Gas, Electricity, Oil / Gas & Inflation- Nightmare Scenario on: March 22, 2022, 09:19:28 PM
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A very easy path for partial inflation protection for Americans, or those with access to US investments, would be the ETFs (all by Invesco) of commodities:

Ticker: DBA (an ETF of agricultural commodities)
Ticker: DBB (an ETF of base metals like copper and nickel)
Ticker: DBC (an ETF of many commodities including crude oil)

I have bought some DBA and DBC for my grandchildren as a partial hedge against inflation.  Yes, these are "paper commodities", but they provide exposure to inflation hedges beyond the more well known precious metals.
165  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 22, 2022, 09:05:17 PM
This is another god given chance.

3FHMwDiGDibp8VcR9sdnH3LoWnY6v4ztzT

3.69 BTC

No less.


FUCK OFF

I have him on ignore for this exact reason...  But it does give me pleasure to have my VERY OWN nifty block explorer running on Tor I can enjoy:



http://yxxwryd4hrpnipwmmlp7jh3a4kae5pxuzspwbwpzs2ayxizcd52bmpid.onion/address/3FHMwDiGDibp8VcR9sdnH3LoWnY6v4ztzT


Anyone can also "dust him", for example can send very tiny amounts of Toxic Waste from a CoinJoin.
166  Bitcoin / Wallet software / New version of Wasabi Wallet (22 March 2022) on: March 22, 2022, 08:50:01 PM
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I just opened Wasabi (this afternoon), and there is a note at the bottom left of the window advising that there is a new version available.  I had read earlier that a new version was coming, but it seemed further off in the future.

Has anyone checked out this "new version"?  I will download it now and take a look.  But I am not a programmer nor expert (nor etc.), so those of you who better know Wasabi might want to take a look as well.  And post any comments!

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Note that I too am unhappy about Wasabi's decision to censor some UTXOs from their CoinJoin feature.  Another tool lost helping us gain privacy.



EDIT:  The download went OK, but there seems to be no obvious differences in the new version (this one is version 1.1.13.1, I do not know what the version number of the "last one" was).
167  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 22, 2022, 12:09:59 AM
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Nice article by Jimmy Song on why BTC is the only legitimate crypto:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/why-bitcoin-isnt-crypto

Just in case anyone new is here, and who may be tempted to venture into other coins/tokens...


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168  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Russian mixers, might this be a problem? on: March 02, 2022, 12:46:40 AM
But, I have found that even rudimentary blockchain analysis techniques can pick up the fact that you have used a mixer.  And likely the chain analysis firms can track the country where the mixer operates.  Also, there are clues that can be sussed-out from the mixers' websites and/or commentaries.

This might become, very soon perhaps, a problem for users of mixers.

What kind of problem user could face if they use mixer which operated from russia rather than another mixer (which operated from different country or unknown location)? Most centralized service already blacklist coin which comes from any kind of mixer/coinjoin.


Well, it's precisely Russia (under massive sanctions nearly worldwide) that make me wonder.  I already know that various mixers are from Russia, including at least one that I have used.

There may be increasing pressure from Western governments to closely examine ANY transactions to/from Russian mixers.  Yes, I understand that many centralized services do not want "tainted" BTC from mixers/coinjoins.
169  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Intel's second gen Bitcoin miner produces 135TH/s at 26J/THs on: March 01, 2022, 04:58:38 AM
It's amazing what Intel did with this second generation Bitcoin miner and this would be much bigger news in different circumstances.
Now it's time for AMD to get in the race to try and make better chip for Bitcoin mining, this is how we can make much faster improvements.
It would be better for decentralization to have multiple sources of asic machines and chips, especially during chain supply issues.


Or Samsung...
170  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 01, 2022, 04:52:59 AM
...huh   Its important to notice the date and time. This has been removed from the website...RIA is a state owned media outlet.

https://ria.ru/20220226/rossiya-1775162336.html


https://web.archive.org/web/20220226051154/https://ria.ru/20220226/rossiya-1775162336.html

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08:00 02/26/2022 (updated: 08:01 02/26/2022)
 
The offensive of Russia and the new world

Petr Akopov


[snipped]



They are really delusional AF!! Cheesy Cheesy ,, So.!! I guess.. Lock every russian into a mental asylum?? Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy  Cool  Cool


Russia will never have a united people with Ukraine now.  Instead they will have a permanent enemy.  Ukraine has not forgotten (not close) their Holomodor, their disaster inflicted on them by Stalin.

And now Putin comes in and kills hundreds (or thousands) so far, destroys much of the Ukraine, and has the nerve to call Ukraine "Nazis" (with a Jewish president).

If Russia "wins", they will find a mad hornet's nest that will never go away once the Ukrainians learn to make IEDs.  If Russia loses, I doubt they'll offer apologies or restitution.  Russia will be a big loser there in the Ukraine.

Perhaps some Russian general will put a 9mm into Putin's forehead and end this horror...
171  Economy / Economics / Re: The ruble is going to hell on: March 01, 2022, 04:36:44 AM
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This makes me wonder about user safety now re using Russian BTC mixers.  Could be a problem it seems to me.  My recent thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5387780.0
172  Economy / Service Discussion / Russian mixers, might this be a problem? on: March 01, 2022, 04:31:26 AM
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For various good reasons, mixing BTC is a good idea for many people.  Breaking the link between acquisition of BTC and their subsequent "resting place" gives a measure of security.

But, I have found that even rudimentary blockchain analysis techniques can pick up the fact that you have used a mixer.  And likely the chain analysis firms can track the country where the mixer operates.  Also, there are clues that can be sussed-out from the mixers' websites and/or commentaries.

This might become, very soon perhaps, a problem for users of mixers.

I have decided that CoinJoins will work better for me for the time being.

I welcome discussion!


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173  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: February 20, 2022, 07:29:15 PM
OT: https://twitter.com/OzraeliAvi/status/1495163814412951552

Wow, so if a Canadian peaceful protester decides to just go home, the police will still hunt you down and persecute you without cause or justification? What a dystopian, Orwellian nightmare police state that Canada has now become.

I hate to say it, but Canada is now making Commiefornia look like an ideal place to live.

And I'm sure we won't be seeing any George Floyd style protests for this poor guy or any outrage from the MSM, probably because he miraculously lived.  Roll Eyes

https://youtu.be/7BoWKMmwloo?t=10


"We’re from the government and we’re here to keep you safe from Covid."


At this stage the country is literally invaded.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/2HUKXxbB7vB8/
More Un troops on the way.


These guys (preparing the USA convoy from California to DC in the next few days) have a way to contribute by BTC (some BTC 0.29 raised so far):

thepeoplesconvoy.org

Seems to be a good cause, it would be helpful to know if this is legit. 
174  Bitcoin / Hardware wallets / BitBox02 Experiences on: February 16, 2022, 10:39:09 PM
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BitBox is a sponsor at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference this April in Miami.  I plan to go, and will take a look at their booth (and Bitbox02 as well I presume).  Miami Ref: https://b.tc/conference

Have any of you had the chance to use BitBox02 (whether the Bitcoin only version or the multi-currency one)?


(I have used Trezor Model 2 and Ledger S, I prefer the Trezor)
175  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: February 16, 2022, 10:18:47 PM



Hah!  Dude, I hope you're feeling better (I've been absent awhile from here).  Still have that sense of humor, bigly...

Looks like I didn't miss much on the price action while absent....


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176  Bitcoin / Meetups / Re: Supermoon Camp | April 5th-10th 2022 | Miami, USA on: February 16, 2022, 10:11:12 PM
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That's interesting that they chose that week in Miami for their Supermoon Camp.

The big Bitcoin 2022 conference at Miami Beach is April 6th-9th.  Ref: https://b.tc/conference
177  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Players! Investors! Decentraland or The Sandbox? on: February 16, 2022, 10:05:51 PM
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BTC investor here.

Recently my wife and I had a chance to experience some Virtual Reality (a 10 minute experience of flying around Machu Picchu, very well done and impressive).  I also note that FaceBook has decided that the Metaverse looks like their future, hence their name change to Meta Platforms.

So the time may have arrived more me to look at dipping a toe into parts of the "Virtual Reality Universe".

I invite comments and discussion on two aspects of gamer projects Decentraland (MANA as their currency) and The Sandbox (SAND) as so:

1)  Which of the playgrounds do you prefer?  I have looked briefly at both, they seem pretty similar, but I am a n00b at this.  I am looking at "player experieces", which do you like better and why?  Especially for those who have explored both.

2)  Which of the currencies (MANA or SAND) do you think would have the better future?  Why?

I note that GUCCI recently purchased some terrain in The Sandbox.
178  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: January 22, 2022, 05:48:37 AM
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m_of_a

One of these days you're going to have to tell us what that equation is...  I checked a couple of math sites awhile back, wasn't at any of them, similar ones, but....

https://www.wolframalpha.com/

Here goes. Doxed.


[edited out]




Excellent, d_eddie!
179  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Using fiatleak.com to Screen Possible Altcoin Buys on: January 22, 2022, 05:29:33 AM
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fiatleak.com is a website that has been around for years, but has evolved rather nicely.  I have been looking (somewhat randomly over the past couple of days) at the site and monitoring it to get some ideas as to Alts that may be of interest to me, I am still a BTC Maximalist for now, but willing to take a look.

A notion has occurred to me: it might be possible to get an idea of "quality" Alts based on the exchange activity (that's what it apparently shows, sales of crypto for fiat via exchanges) shown at the site.  

This might yield similar information to looking at $-volume of these Alts at coinmarketcap.com, that would make sense, but I have yet to try and correlate the fiatleak graphics with the data at coinmarketcap.

My question for you guys would be: Would relatively larger trading volumes roughly correlate with that "Alt's Quality"?

The Alts with the greatest apparent volume bought would be, in rough order: ETH, ADA, LRC & MATIC (tied), LINK/ALGO/ATOM (roughly tied), so would appear to be the "quality plays".  

Your thoughts?



(I exclude SHIB and DOGE from this question, as clearly they are Alts with no "intrinsic value" (I'm just interested in making money, could G.A.S. about jokes & memes, etc.).  I also exclude LTC, as BTC serves me already pretty well as a purely MONETARY function.)


Edited for clarity
180  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: January 22, 2022, 04:52:50 AM
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JJG #603621

I started my real sales (joining Gemini to do so) in Jan 2021, I sold in small pieces from ~$40,000 down to some $30,000, up to that local peak of ~$64,000, down to $40,000, some up near the ATH of ~$66,000 and small amounts afterwards.  Average: some $42,000 and change (so not the best timing, it's all on my spreadsheet for the IRS).  Long term gains.  Smiley

In retrospect, it looks like I sold a bit too much, so I decided this year that if/when the price went below my 2021 average sale amount, that I would buy a smidge.  I'd like to get my BTC balance a little bit higher, so if we go down, I will buy poco-a-poco until I feel like I'm done.

This is actually pretty similar to what I did back in 2017 and 2018, I sold bits off (actually I traded BTC for gold, the only way to easily capture my gains at that time for me) as BTC was running up hard, and a bit on the downslope after the 2017 peak.  I did buy later, in 2018 and subsequent years, as the price went down in the Crypto Winter.  THIS time I may have jumped the gun re buying (too soon?), but so what.

As I have written before, BTC has been extremely good to my family.  I will have a nice Cap Gain tax for our buds there at .gov.

So, it's all good.  My "DCA methodology" is not really that, but fairly similar, similar enough.  I have no idea how long it will/may take for me to start selling again, check with me once we reach, say $80,000...  If it works out like 2017/2018 and 2021, then great.  If it doesn't, my gains are still far more than I invested.  And much of those gains are already locked up for our two very young grandsons.


Edited for clarity

Edit 2.  Yes, by happy chance I recently did get a monetary gift, that made my buying decision a little easier.
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