Yes slowly but surely they are losing control. The people have an opportunity to take their financial freedom into their own hands finally, w and we're just loving it.

It's denied for those of you that didn't see the $200 crash and can't seem to google anything. They fucked around and in the end said they wouldn't do it because it didn't abide by their 4580 rules ... who gives a fuck. Bitcoins are unregulated but they want them to be regulated before it's approved. It's never going to happen, but the ETF will happen eventually.

Perfect thanks. I was just looking through and still couldn't find the answer. So I'll have bitcoin and a bitcoin clone then I'll just hang onto both and see which does better basically. As long as I don't have to do anything then it's pretty fool proof!

What happens if there is 50/50 between BU and core and there is a hard fork? Do we now own bitcoin 1.0 and bitcoin 2.0 or do you have to switch your coins to one and hope you made the right choice? I've never been through a hard fork with bitcoins (or any alts tbh).

I don't get the last comparison lol. I can buy literally anything with a Canadian Dollar but I can't buy anything at all with bitcoins where I am. I can buy things online, but so can anyone in the world.

Lol kind of random but by the title I was expecting this to be a graphic post as in blood / gore hahaha.

People are saying it's only a privacy concern but isn't it true that once you use your bitcoin address once it's less secure because it's encrypted differently? I swear I've read that somewhere...

Also, reusing addresses leads to higher fees in the according to bitcoin wiki https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address_reuse

Do you have any proof that they're a scam? I mean yeah it's sketchy but I mean aside from the obvious, most "miner hosts" are scam attempts. Did you deal with them directly or did you see proof somewhere?

This. If it only benefits a few then it's never going to take off. That's the whole point of consensus. In the long run we'll be fine, but I'd like a permanent solution to the whole block size situation that's been going on for ... years?

Nah, then someone else would mine it and possibly keep it. If you know in the end you'll do the right thing you should definitely take it and if they come to you asking for it give it back. As a large mining pool I think this is pretty much expected, otherwise they have a terrible business and I would never use them! That's like a bank accepting a $3000 fee then not refunding it when the customer says they made a mistake.

There are a ton of different ways of looking at this but in the near future bitcoins aren't going to have the same market cap as gold. Everyone and their dog understands what gold is, how it works, why it's valuable and why to invest in it. Bitcoins are much more similar to investing in a brand new tech startup company. Just because the price of a unit is the same doesn't mean the market caps will ever be similar.

Did you know there are about 15 million millionaires in the world? Assuming there are 15 million people with 1 bitcoin each and other people have less, wouldn't it make sense that each bitcoin be worth $1 million? The math checks out, but it's not going to happen in our lifetime.

Hahahaha bitcoin surges 200%, kwukduck says that a crash is imminent. Bitcoin dips 10%. Told you so. Hahahahaha! Even twice a day a broken clock tells the correct time. Hahaha.

Kwukduck you seem to have made an awful lot of spelling mistakes in your OP, maybe too much champagne for your small victory? Btw, we're seeing steady gains now that a whale has offloaded howboutda!?!?

$1000 is the lowest option? If the ETF doesn't go through I'm thinking $900s, if it goes through we'll see steadier prices, maybe even a rise.

You came here solely to join a signature campaign? Holy shit that sounds awful. Most people are here to learn about bitcoins, talk with like-minded people and trade. If you're just here to earn a few Satoshis there are so much better ways to earn money. Bitcoins are money, don't ever forget that. So if you wouldn’t work for $1/hr irl why would you want to do it for the same amount but in bitcoins?

Yup, in the long run. If you are a gambling addiction you'll have a hell of a problem losing to house edge. If you occasionally gamble for a little fun then the house edge is less apparent. If you win you walk away and keep smiling while the addicted gambler keeps going and going until it's all gone.

True, that and gold's market cap is massive. It's a poor comparison. This is a good way for mainstream people to understand how well bitcoins are doing right now though, that's for sure. Anything that gets positive bitcoin news out there is a good thing.

You need to change your title. I'd say just try to write up a post here offering to buy $2 in bitcoins but don't offer something sketchy like paypal because you'll probably just end up with a lot of haters and negative trust.

You can buy shitcoins whenever you want, it's still a flip of a coin. Most coins are just pumped by whales and dumped onto losers. The end.

The best time for trading is when the price is volatile because the margins get bigger and bigger.

I think it's going to happen this time around. It just seems like bitcoins have taken such huge strides in recent history so they're proving to be viable. People are definitely interested in bitcoins and this is an easy way in.

What's the pay rate? We'd be paid in bitcoins right? Is this a contract position or would you be willing to use a forum escrow?

If we were talking about a one time 5000£ withdrawal then I wouldn't see an issue but with such a huge amount you're pretty much screwed on getting taxed. It's not income tax though, so don't worry about that. It's capital gains.