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2141  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Online ELECTRONICS store that accept bitcoins on: January 23, 2016, 05:49:56 PM
Newegg is very well known and legit of course but I guess you could buy Amazon gift cards if you prefer to use that and they should be available in every country Amazon store. The question is interesting because as we see they are not many around. Many here complain about lack of Bitcoin adoption from the mainstream, well first they would have to actually need it. Right now I'm having trouble thinking on why people actually need Bitcoin other to use in the deep web or trading.
2142  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2015-16 Regular Season Discussion on: January 23, 2016, 05:42:19 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls i have my bet on Over 202 points @1.97, this year both teams showing good offense and making score points 100+ so this will match can go over up to 210 points.

Not so sure about that bet man, the Cavaliers will try to prove their might after Blatt's firing. They will definitely try to lock down the Bulls which played and lost last night against the Celtics. I don't think Chicago has a chance to score 100 pts, perhaps if Butler haves a great game and manages to defend Lebron well there's a small chance of having a close match.
2143  Economy / Speculation / Re: Expect Bitcoin Price to Reach US$1,200 or More Next Year on: January 23, 2016, 05:32:35 PM
I would be extremely reluctant to accept any positive speculations about bitcoin's price. All I see right now is confusion of people after Haern's post and retreat of companies which accepted bitcoin before.
How exactly is that good base to build speculation of bitcoin reaching $1.200? I don't know. It would be awesome if bitcoin reached $500 and stayed that way.

Yes this is a delicate period and we'll see how Bitcoin "survive" in the next upcoming weeks/months. I thought we were already past it when we bounced back to $425 but now it's looking ugly again. We are a statement away of a true crisis with the potential to go sub $300. If Bitcoin manage to recover I don't have any doubt in my mind that it will close out the year at $500-600 and therefore continue its yearly value rise.
2144  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2016-01-22] Bitcoin: Too big to fail :-P on: January 23, 2016, 04:16:31 AM
Too big to fail usually indicates that the government will step in to save a bank/company, if there are signs that it could fail.
That definitely is not the case with Bitcoin.  Tongue

Exactly, quite the contrary, I'm sure many governments and companies would like to see Bitcoin fail so this doesn't apply here. Either way, the main concept is understandable, there's too much money involved for Bitcoin to fail, but that means right now, this won't be forever. So Bitcoin must start to generate some actual demand, in today's world no common person actually needs Bitcoin (they can buy anything instantly with CCs and Paypal) and that's the real problem it could face in the near future.
2145  Economy / Economics / Re: Sell Everything? on: January 23, 2016, 04:12:51 AM
I'm not saying they are wrong, but I do want to address a problem with those claims:

Alarmists have been saying for centuries (no exaggeration) that technology will wipe out jobs and make it impossible to make a living. Each time, they have been wrong. Technology has lead to increased standards of living and more job creation. Yes, outdated jobs are destroyed, but they are replaced with new, often better paying, ones.

Yes but the process is not an easy one, many people as you said lose their jobs, poverty increases, etc. It's not a counterpoint, we are both stating what will always happen and we agree that it is for the best. Regarding the main topic, announcements like this is what usually start a bank-run or similar panic situations which makes the whole situation much worse than imagined, so hope these economists are basing their predictions from some very tangible information.
2146  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: I made the effort to call PayPal and ask about BItcoin - CRYPTO NOT ALLOWED on: January 23, 2016, 04:06:42 AM
Well I can understand that Bitcoin is a very grey area so they are not ready to implement that yet (hopefully this starts to change after Wences Casares from Xapo starts working after being named to Paypal's board). However I find it really unfair to suspend or ban accounts just for buying Bitcoin. I've actually done this myself once but nothing happened luckily. A warning email about the dangers of it would be more than enough.
2147  Economy / Gambling / Re: How can I win big? on: January 23, 2016, 02:56:06 AM
To answer your question, Parlay is ok but to be honest in my experience I've always lost, I'm always screwed by one result and lost the whole bet. The simple strategy here is to pick just a couple of games to avoid being exposed to many different outcomes.
2148  Economy / Gambling / Re: How can I win big? on: January 22, 2016, 11:37:22 PM
You are in the right track bro.
Sports betting is by far the best type of gambling where house also has a risk of losing.

Next time you should analyze thoroughly about the teams and the game which you are going to place a bet on.
If you want to win constantly and win a big amount then follow each and every teams and their current forms because a best team cannot be best all the time.

All the best Wink

It's not as simple as you say, the house or casinos carefully pick what odds they give, they don't lose money because even if sports behave under complete different rules and anything can happen they have a team of very intelligent people that can predict the outcome much better than you and me. Basically the same happens on FanDuel and DraftKings, you think you can win but there are actually professionals there with a math degree that will beat you time and time again just by looking at numbers and graphs.
2149  Economy / Speculation / Re: $350 will be the bottom on: January 22, 2016, 11:23:21 PM
I thought we were past this whole turbulence section but we are still in the middle of it. Very surprised to see the price back at below $400 after we bounced back to $425 just a couple of days ago. I agree support is strong at $350 but if articles and negative opinions continue to pile up I won't be so sure where the price will end up. I'm sure Bitcoin will recover eventually to close out the year around $500-600 if not more.
2150  Other / Archival / Re: Do you think bitcoins will disapear or become unused? on: January 22, 2016, 11:20:39 PM
Those two are definitely a strong possibility in the upcoming years either by lack of interest or because a new technology take its place. There's also many other dangers lurking in the shadows, for example it can be declared illegal by a couple of big countries (either in Europe or just the US it will have a major impact). I think this could also be a good catalyst for Bitcoin to try to evolve and reach a larger userbase. There's need to be more demand for it and right now common people just don't need it in their life. It's a solution for a problem that doesn't exists.
2151  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: DirectBet Basketball Prediction Game *** Win Free Bets ! *** Free to Enter ! on: January 22, 2016, 09:21:54 PM
Chicago Bulls 88 @ 92 Boston Celtics
2152  Economy / Digital goods / Re: Make $2-$5 an hour - Paypal - Every Country GUIDE! on: January 22, 2016, 08:31:40 PM
Interested in obtaining a copy, I'll leave a review. Thanks!
2153  Economy / Speculation / Re: sold my alts, all in BTC on: January 22, 2016, 08:12:18 PM
Usually when BTC rises, the alts rise more, and as a rule, when BTC fall, the alts devaluate too when compared to BTC,

If you think prices will rise, then you should keep some alts just in case and do less diversification to keep it manageable, if you think prices will fall, the best is sell everything to BTC then sell the BTC and wait

Nah, unless you are an aggressive day/short trader with inside information that's pointless really. Just keep your BTC and you'll see you won't gain much in that period holding other altcoins, it's just not worthy. Plus keep in mind the amount of time and stress it involves.
2154  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: "We know that Bitcoin itself is a complete failure ..." -chief economist at Citi on: January 22, 2016, 07:44:25 PM
Not really a big fan of Mr. Robot but "hacking" is not some savant bypassing all security with math skills. It's more close to deceit and infiltrating ability, if you can get a script inside then you are done, it's not as simple as in 80s movies...someone login into the FBI services with absolutely no information. So I doubt Bitcoin itself can be hacked, but the exchanges, banks and other companies are exposed of course because humans work there and they are easy to fool or corrupt.
2155  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How 1BTC can eventually be worth $11M on: January 22, 2016, 07:38:07 PM
Anything can happen really but I'm not sure $11M is very feasible even if the demand is high. However, to the people who says Bitcoin can't have such values, well, to many $400-500 is already completely unbelievable really. We are used to it, but if 1 BTC have those sort of prices then it's completely natural that if its more demanded we could prices in the 1-10k region just like it's natural to see it at $100-1000 right now or in previous years.
2156  Economy / Speculation / Re: sold my alts, all in BTC on: January 22, 2016, 07:34:02 PM
I'm waiting to do the same but I made a "bad" investment sadly and I'm stuck with it until I see a chance to sell. All altcoins are doomed and have no future, don't waste your time on them unless you are a good trader, then if you have some inside info (it's all manipulated) you can make good money.

Bitcoin is not bulletproof of course, but it's the only thing that matters, either we make it or we don't, right now we are in the eye of the hurricane, so let's see how the price behaves in the next months.
2157  Economy / Economics / Re: Could US Bitcoin survive a Trump presidency on: January 22, 2016, 07:31:05 PM
Trump seems predictable but he's not, Bitcoin actually can go both ways, it can also be an instrument of neo-liberarism if you think about. However I don't think he has a chance to become the next US president. If Trump is somewhere close or seems to have a clear chance, millions people will go to vote against him to avoid that, it's that simple.
2158  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Will Netflix and YouTube Threaten Bitcoin? on: January 22, 2016, 07:26:56 PM
I remember reading about integrating Bitcoin into torrents apps like Popcorn Time and similar so you can donate and support the creators. Doesn't have to be only films, just about anything. This will be a system of royalties where the artist just get a new way of revenue and somehow helps alleviating the damage done by piracy.
2159  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2015-16 Regular Season Discussion on: January 22, 2016, 04:38:59 PM
Here are my absolute underdog ML picks for tonight games:

Los Angeles Clippers @ New York Knicks - New York @ 1.99
Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics - Chicago @ 2.36
Charlotte Hornets @ Orlando Magic - Charlotte @ 2.42
Milwaukee Bucks @ Houston Rockets - Milwaukee @ 2.18
2160  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: ★★DigiByte|极特币★★[DGB]✔$250k Investment, DigiByte Gaming, #DigiByteTip, DigiSpeed on: January 22, 2016, 04:32:27 PM
We have been working on a new version of DigiByte.co. Before we make the switch over we would love to get everyones input on it: http://dev.digibyte.co

Please let us know any ideas, suggestions or fixes we should make.

As a graphic designer I think the new layout is great and very elegant, I've always had a problem with the Digibyte logo, I get that it's a little playful to avoid something too cold or rigid (and the on-going relationship with the gaming industry) but the resolution in my opinion it's poor. Specially the type only logo, if it's used alone it looks really amateurish.
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