Back then, they probably weren't interested in Bitcoin to the extent that they are today, or their opinions were drastically different from what they think today, which is why many try to let the past stay in the past. If we look at what Saylor, JMP or even BlackRock thought about Bitcoin 5+ years ago, then it is clear that these so-called "experts" are not exactly what they pretend to be.

As for this particular bank, it is nothing new for them to give their predictions, but so far they have not been very successful.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5459383.msg62599530#msg62599530

I agree that it would be better to go in that direction, but you also have to understand that it is much easier to invest in cryptocurrencies than in gold, real estate, or stocks. When I say "easier", I mean primarily those who invest money in altcoins, and it is mainly about the younger population who dreams of overnight success, many of whom are minors and may not even have a bank account.

What makes cryptocurrencies attractive is the fact that you only need a smartphone+internet and some app to invest, which is much easier than buying physical gold or shares for which you still need a broker who will do it for you. If something is simple, accessible to most people and with the possibility of a possible big profit, then you don't have to wonder why it attracts so many people.

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Market cap does not represent investments, but only the possible value of coins that are often manipulated to make them look more attractive. Most of the altcoins market is just one big mirage, but people often see exactly what they want to see, until they realize that there is actually nothing of value out there.

How many big hacks (and smaller ones too) are connected to that group of hackers in recent years? It is incredible how media propaganda washes the brain by constantly repeating one and the same thing, because they always accuse one and the same group of hacking - just as they used to accuse one terrorist organization for every possible terrorism.

People should think critically about what is presented to them, but I think we have already passed the point where people were capable of doing that - it is much easier to surrender to the current of the media than to try to challenge it in any way.

You missed my 5k milestone, but it doesn't matter, I'm not worth adding according to most forum members

I think that deleting posts as well as writing them is a personal matter of each member, the same as what they will do with their merits or how active they will be on the forum. I understand that the OP has some "concerns" about how this can affect the overall impression when it comes to signature campaigns, but in the last 4-5 years (I'm not sure, maybe more) all posts are saved and exist regardless of whether someone deleted them on the forum (owner or moderator). I believe that no manager digs so deep into the past when deciding who to choose to participate in his campaign.

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I remember one case in which a member deleted thousands of posts, and it seems to me that this is one of the most extreme cases of deleting posts on the forum.

This member has weird stats.

It is quite logical that AI has become something around which companies and individuals try to generate profit and the media has raised it to the highest possible level because they understood what it is about. At the moment, everything related to AI far surpasses everything related to cryptocurrencies, and when we look at how easy it is to use this technology compared to cryptocurrencies, then it should not be surprising to us that the average Joe has a greater fascination with AI than with Bitcoin, especially when the price of BTC has been quite static in recent months.

The only question is whether the AI bubble will start to deflate at some point, because people quickly get bored of everything and are always looking for something new to occupy their attention.

@pxstein, is there a special reason why you want to change these values? I personally not sure that this can be done (maybe it is possible), but if I want to know roughly how much some amount of BTC is worth, I simply visit some of the websites that have long been known as places for reference values of BTC in various currencies.

Our member @bitmover has his own website where you can always see the value of BTC in $ or EUR, and many other currencies.

https://bitcoindata.science/bitcoin-units-converter.html
http://preev.com/btc/eur

What kind of lawyer is he who doesn't know how to protect even a personal account on a social network? This event will surely help him get a few more clients, maybe someone from the team behind BtcTrash or even Faketoshi himself

Such things do not surprise me at all, and there are only two reasons why some companies behave so irresponsibly - because they themselves are irresponsible and unprofessional, or because at some point they want to hack themselves and blame someone else for it.

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When you don't know who's to blame, blame Lazarus and North Korea It turns out that a country where less than 99% of people have access to the internet has the best hackers in the world - and what would happen if the internet was a common thing there? The whole world would probably be hacked

BlackRock wants to offer a spot BTC ETF to the market, which for me is something much different than the fact that they as a company have a special interest in Bitcoin or anything else except that their company increases profits. In addition, the part of their request in which they mention forks does not look the least bit friendly when it comes to Bitcoin, because they already suggest in that statement that they could choose any fork that would be more favorable for them at that moment.

Furthermore, why the fascination with the trillions of $ they manage as if all that money or at least some significant part will flow towards BTC? We can hope for some things, but we still need to be realistic and take into account the other two possible outcomes - and the first is that the SEC will not approve the ETF, and the second is that even if it is approved, it will not have too much of an effect on the BTC price.

I honestly don't care about your fantasies and some made-up cults and 2.65 Order that you mention from the moment you registered on the forum, because it's just a bunch of nonsense that would have been better if it never appeared on the English part of the forum. Also, my education is none of your business, but you remind me of a couple of fanatics who spread the same theories years ago, and I wouldn't be surprised if you were someone's alt account.

You can continue your discussions with the member @Ucy who is known for his crazy ideas, and considering that he supposedly talks to God every day, he might be able to convert you to not being an atheist anymore

So someone thinks that the word "instant" solves all problems with the financial system and makes Bitcoin absolutely unnecessary? In that case, in some other parts of the world, Bitcoin has long been a "lost cause".


Maybe that's your experience, but mine is completely the opposite because I've shopped and have the opportunity to buy and pay with BTC for a lot of things, even food and everything you can find in a supermarket. It's a completely different thing that people don't want to use BTC as a means of payment and always find some excuse for it, because if we're going to be honest, most of them just want to make a profit and it doesn't matter to them at all why Bitcoin was created.

The FED just has to come up with a new slogan and BTC will go down in history (at least as far as the US is concerned)

It's not that I care if you believe in the sun, the moon or some deity, but for an atheist you seem to know a lot about Christianity.


Religions were not created to make people bad (quite the contrary), but in the name of various religions (including Christianity) great crimes were committed and millions of people suffered and lost their lives. I will not go to OT, but will only repeat that it makes no sense to push Bitcoin in that direction.


I honestly don't care what he proved (or not), because Bitcoin is not a philosophy as you want to present it, it is based on solid facts, unless you think that cryptography and mathematics are also some kind of religion or cult?

About 5 years ago, I read an interesting article about how a well-known CEX approaches such things, and since then until now something has probably changed (in a positive sense). Of course, it's not logical or smart to reveal all the secrets, because that would make it easier for hackers.

I would not agree that the security that should exist on CEX should be compared to the level of security that is present in the codes for nuclear weapons, because the latter is still far more sensitive and if hacking or abuse were to occur, it would probably mean the end of the world as we know it today.

https://www.wired.com/story/coinbase-physical-vault-to-secure-a-virtual-currency/
https://pastebin.com/q3dzzWYV

@KalOlak, before using the forum it would be wise to read the rules of the forum, do you agree? In that case, you would know what rule 32 is and you wouldn't do what you are doing.

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To begin with, I will just say that it is completely pointless and wrong to involve any elements of religion when it comes to Bitcoin, because we are not any cult, sect or church or fanatics from the underground who want to destroy the financial order of the world.

Furthermore, if you are suggesting that Saylor is like the apostles, then I assume that you consider Satoshi Nakamoto to be some kind of modern day Jesus who sacrificed himself so that the world could have Bitcoin? This not only makes no sense, but it harms Bitcoin much more than it helps it in any way.

It is your personal matter what you will think and how you will act in life, but I am guided by the old saying "Give to the emperor what is emperor, and to God what is God's."

I don't know if it matters to you at all how the debt was paid, but if you owe money to someone and then you borrow from another person to repay the first, you are still in debt, right? It is fascinating that at least 90% of the members of this forum believe in everything they are served, and only a few know how to scratch beneath the surface and see things as they really are.

If you create your own content, I don't see any point in checking it through such tools, because it turns out that you don't trust yourself and that way you're just wasting time. If you don't copy text from other sources and don't use AI chat, then you don't have to be afraid of being banned - the only thing that can happen to you is that your post will be deleted because someone reported it as spam, low value or repetitive content.

Therefore, I would advise you to review previous posts before writing a post and to definitely avoid megathreads in which there really isn't anything new to write.

You are not wrong with your thinking, nor am I completely wrong, but it would be better if it did not happen in the way I described, because it would be just another angle of attack, and one that could be used on a global level. It is true that Bitcoin consumes a negligible amount of energy, of which at least 50% is from renewable sources, but this does not prevent various individuals and influential organizations from claiming the exact opposite.

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There's nothing wrong with being optimistic, but even the last halving showed that the price increase has significantly decreased compared to the one in 2016 when we had a jump from $400 to even $20 000, unlike the last halving which produced only x3.5 price increase ($69 000) compared to the last ATH.

What is certainly unknown is what will happen in the event that the spot BTC ETF is approved in combination with halving, and we can only guess what impact it would have on the price. Maybe the interest will be huge and hundreds of billions will flow into these funds, and maybe what happened in other countries where such an ETF was approved will happen, or in other words one of my local sayings could be used "the hills shook, a mouse was born".

It's incredible how some people want to appear smart and philosophize about anything and everything, and at the same time they are not even able to post a topic in the appropriate board on the forum. Topics related to the forum belong in the Meta board, and something like this topic doesn't even belong there, but in the off-topic.

Maybe it would be bad news for some, but I'm sure that some others would welcome such an outcome of the situation with delight, because why buy for $30k if you can get it for half that and less than 1 year from the halving? Last year, many "experts" speculated that the price would collapse even to $10k, and many were waiting for that very moment and did not take advantage of the opportunity, which was more than excellent.

Of course, all thanks to that South Korean scammer and his "friend" from the US with the significant name Bankman, who caused a general panic and brought down the price. Now we are exactly where, in my opinion, we should be, and if nothing too important happens, I would not be surprised if by the end of the year we remain between $25k and $35k, which is more than a good starting point for a new bull run that will follow in the months after the halving.