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Economy / Marketplace / Re: Anybody know of any bicycle shops that accept bitcoin?
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on: April 20, 2019, 08:25:57 PM
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It might be worth your while talking to the owner of a local store and just ask if they accept BTC, it has worked for me on a couple of occasions where the people in question are clued in - but it might not be that easy if you have to have to explain the entire concept and construct also check your local regulations regarding the legality of electric bikes, some cities are not friendly towards them
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Other / Off-topic / Re: all HACKERS are CRIMINAL?
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on: August 20, 2018, 02:16:50 AM
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I had watched a movie entitled "THE NERVE" . 'Nerve' is about an online dare game, in which people give participants anonymous dares for money. The participants compete with each other to win the grand prize as the dares get tougher. Things get worse when the tasks get increasingly dangerous and lives are at stake. This movie represents that hackers is not all criminal, . What do you think?
The original hackers were simply people who were tinkering with technology. Many people now are of the opinion that hackers are criminals - but what they are thinking about is black hat hackers - the type that do illegal and nasty s**t Most hackers are not criminals, they are simply people who are curious and passionate about the tech. |
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Economy / Economics / Re: Factors that affects the value of bitcoin...
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on: August 13, 2018, 01:17:59 PM
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Hey guys, i need some suggestions and opinions about this.
If you wind it back a little bit it is like the price of everything, Supply & Demand are the two opposing forces that affect the price - and thus everything that drives up or down either of these tips the scales in one direction or the other. Bad news for example can affect both supply and demand if it is something that makes people want to sell there will likely be less demand on the buy side also, the reverse is also true. |
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Economy / Economics / Re: Starbucks drops hint at plans to accept Bitcoin
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on: August 06, 2018, 02:46:40 PM
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Howard Schultz always strikes me as a forward thinking innovator. I think if Starbucks did embrace BTC it would not only be good for BTC, it would also be good for Starbucks - showing them as a thought leader. Very interesting times ahead.
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Economy / Economics / Re: hackers becoming smarter than exchanges?
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on: August 01, 2018, 12:55:19 PM
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Well most of us here are already aware of the hacking activities of binance and bancor.They are taking practical measures to track down the culprits but the question on my mind is why could coincidentally both exchanges be hacked?Now it appears that the exchanges are not moving at a faster and innovative ways to upgrading their systems and allow these hackers time to study their systems well,identify the loop holes and cause the problem.In my opinion, exchanges should always move in an unpredictable way so as to always confuse these scammers .The scammers are scaring new investors away and this must stop.Exchanges must be up and doing so that we can attract new investors into cryptocurrency else our efforts are going in vain to attracting new investors.
Securing systems is hard, even when systems are technically secure a person such as an admin reusing a password and haviong that pasword exposed somewhere else can lead to a breach. I guess when there is big money involved the hacking attempts are relentless. This isnt an excuse, I guess to be in that business (exchanges) they should have their sh*t in order - but clearly, the problems continue. |
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Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN][SEM] Semux - Official Thread - Free Airdrop
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on: August 01, 2018, 12:50:06 PM
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How many time needs coinmarketcap for add semux?
i heard that the rule about 100k volume/day was canceled and now it's enough to send request through coinmarketcap form request was sent.. we need only to wait ;-) CMC would be a great addition to the project, it somehow seems to be a signal for growing up. I guess there will also be a nice fee requested from those guys for listing also? |
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Economy / Economics / Re: Does engaging with bitcoins put you at risk?
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on: July 25, 2018, 02:50:43 PM
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There are risks associated with Bitcoin that are not present with other things like fiat, commodities, securities etc. But then there are also significant potential upsides / rewards as well. If there was no risk or reward the price would be much more predictable bit for now the market is trying to price that risk reward profile. I suspect that in a few years the price will be much less volatile and predictable.
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Chinese investor loses $400,000,000 in Bitcoin
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on: July 25, 2018, 02:37:03 PM
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I assume anyone who is investing that kind of money knows what they are doing, and appreciates the risks Vs rewards involved. That said for anyone who invested big money at the ATH must be sweating a little right now, but if you look at some of the predictions for the long term, they might still be very wise investments.
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Other / Off-topic / Re: How can I quit smoking?
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on: July 21, 2018, 11:48:30 PM
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Its a mental game. You gotta quit over and over again, everytime you have the urge you got to stay on top of it. Good luck, its hard but you can do it.
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Economy / Economics / Re: The panic seller irony
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on: July 09, 2018, 10:51:36 AM
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Clearly, everyone wants to buy low/sell high. However all speculative markets have a mix of people involved, some have strategies and perform trades based on specific parameters - others tend to get in and out on pure emotion. Emotional trading can be pretty expensive, but it is easy to understand looking from the outside in, not so much the other way.
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