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8521  Other / Off-topic / Re: My acc was hacked... on: May 17, 2013, 05:47:41 PM
Yeah, we can't take your word for it, if you're telling the truth.


What did the hacker do? did he scam anyone? because this is looking very suspicious now. Most people claim their account was hacked when they have 'scammed' someone.
Hopefully that is not the case.
8522  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: What happens if Mt. Gox suddenly goes away? on: May 17, 2013, 05:45:21 PM
We'll all organise a party, get some pizza's in and buy/sell from a better exchange.
8523  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: buying, selling, holding? on: May 17, 2013, 05:44:09 PM
So hang on a second.


Do people use Bitcoin just to cash out? or do they use Bitcoin to actually make it thrive into a currency.


It seems I'm one of a few people who actually want to keep my well earned Bitcoin and help it turn into a thriving and widely used currency.
8524  Economy / Services / Re: What business do you guys recommend? on: May 17, 2013, 05:40:58 PM
What bitcoin business do you guys recommend me to do?

Sell blood for bitcoins, that's original right?

Lol, yes it is.


But to the OP, maybe web design/ programming very profitable.
8525  Economy / Lending / Re: Loans and sent loans on: May 17, 2013, 05:40:37 PM
I have now received my Bitcoins off Wardrick, it was very late, but I'm glad that I actually got them.


He/she apologised and was very polite, but I would beware with dealing in the future.
8526  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Prediction of my own $200 per BTC by September this year on: May 17, 2013, 05:37:58 PM

The people who are saying I'm going to cash out when the value of Bitcoin reaches X amount, then you're not really supporting Bitcoin, you see it has a quick rich scheme.
But, your wrong, most of the people I see today jumped on to Bitcoin because it was worth so little a while back and sky rocketed.
So now they want it to happen again and cash out.

But, in fact I can't see it going beyond $200 this year, maybe next year.
I have NOT invested any fiat money into Bitcoin, I have invested my time into Bitcoin and my knowledge (Not much knowledge but hey).
Now, I'm in Bitcoin to help it grow and thrive and hopefully grow into a widely used currency.


I ask politely, for you to support Bitcoin and not just say it's bad because it's losing value, it's actually stronger than most currencies.
8527  Economy / Services / Re: I will buy your signature space on: May 17, 2013, 04:38:37 PM
Just putting this out there. I have not checked this service and if in the future it was exposed as a scam or something, This contract is invalid for me. Of course I would make sure not just jump to conclusion.


I always ask people to PM if I think it's trusted, and I normally do this to other people.
8528  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: ironcross360 on: May 17, 2013, 04:37:14 PM
There has been a few threads about him now...
8529  Economy / Lending / Re: 0.2 Reputation Loan on: May 17, 2013, 03:33:43 PM
Calling shenanigans  Grin

Lol, okay Tongue
8530  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 02:25:09 PM
The problem about paperwallet bitcoins is that to use them you need to get the private key on a pc. And if it is not offline, you risk to lose everything no matter what.

The only safe way is to have an OFFLINE computer, create a transaction on it and then copy the transaction on the online computer.

That's exactly what I do.
Really I don't need a paper wallet because I have a OFFLINE computer, but I always like to go the extra step.
8531  Economy / Goods / Re: [WTS] Bitcoin Business BitSumo.com on: May 17, 2013, 02:22:45 PM
Is there any guideline on the price?
8532  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 02:21:28 PM
OP,

I wish you the best and hope you CAN recover from this.
It's not nice at all, I have never had my Bitcoins stolen like this, but I have been scammed which is pretty much the same.



Best of luck!
8533  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 02:19:54 PM
+1, Bitcoin is ready, Bitcoin it's self has not had a problem.

Imaging that bitcoin gains adoption and people start buying and massively using bitcoin tomorrow. After a few cases like OP has, mass media will destroy bitcoin's reputation claiming that it's insecure. That's it.

Bitcoin-QT has wallet encryption off by default. It's like your interenet banking is with empty password by default. Do you call this ready?


AGAIN, that is not BITCOIN itself, that's the users who mess up. Bitcoin can be stored safe on a paper wallet.
Internet  banking is the safe, I don't use it personally, why?
One of my friends has had their money taken, yes it was returned, but that's not the point.

People who understand, know how to make a paper wallet, now say that your house get's broken into and they find this 'paper wallet' this paper wallet can be disguised and not look like anything but a product key, someone who doesn't know what Bitcoin is, will not have a clue.

Anyway, I don't even store my paper wallet in my house, but in a external location.
8534  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 02:12:32 PM
You could if you really wanted to, store your Bitcoins on your own dedicated server but to be quite honest, your better of having a paper wallet, they are more secure than any of the methods I have came across.

What do you think of my suggestion in my second post on page 1 of this thread?

I like your post, you said about encryption and how back ups can be used, and that is 100% correct.
Encryption basically does nothing, at all with the Bitcoin client.
8535  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 02:10:47 PM
Would you keep $10,000 in cash sitting around your house with only a simple door lock protecting it? No. You would take it and put it somewhere more safe. Yet you do the equivalent with bitcoins and suddenly it's everybody else's fault.

If you don't know how computer security works then use blockchain.info wallet with google authenticator and a random password.

So, you think BANKS are more secure than storing your own money? If that's the case look at the Cyprus case.
To be honest, Banks are about as safe as storing your money in a fire proof safe.
However, I wouldn't put my money around my house, I would have it in a external location.
8536  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 02:07:44 PM
OP actually brings up a topic no one really cares about:
Is current bitcoin ready for mainstream adoption in terms of security?
The answer is NO.



Bitcoin is ready. It has not been hacked, while wealth worth many billions of dollars has been safely transacted over years.

You are really asking are computers ready, and the answer is - it depends. Mine is.The one from the OP was not. Your question is like asking if dollars are ready. They do get stolen, right? Pickpocketed, scammed away, robbed, lost, burnt, stolen, whatever. Are our homes or pockets or banks ready for dollars and euros? It depends. Some of them are, some aren't.

+1, Bitcoin is ready, Bitcoin it's self has not had a problem.
Only the people who are using Bitcoin has had problems, for example this post. Because the currency is a online currency, it's more prone to attacks, but this is just the same as having your bank account online.
If you have your bank account online, it's the exactly the same as having your Bitcoin online, however, Bitcoin can be easier to get because it's located on your HD and more easier to access.
But, to counteract that in a few ways.
You could if you really wanted to, store your Bitcoins on your own dedicated server but to be quite honest, your better of having a paper wallet, they are more secure than any of the methods I have came across.
8537  Economy / Speculation / Re: $1,000,000 for a Bitcoin? on: May 17, 2013, 01:52:56 PM
It will never happen, I don't think it will become close either, there will be hundreds of Bitcoin bubbles before then.
8538  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 01:49:27 PM
This is not an uncommon occurrence and I think it would strengthen the bitcoin community if we responded with some compassion when it happens. Anyone who is a victim of theft feels bad about the loss, including feelings of frustration and anger.

Instead of making bronan feel worse by calling him a whiner and stupid, or saying that we don't care, we can instead be sympathetic and supportive and try to learn something form this incident. We can reinforce the security recommendations, and perhaps devise new recommendations.

We can respond in ways that strengthen the bitcoin community or we can respond in ways that weaken the bitcoin community.

By the way, what does OP stand for?

OP = Original poster



But, I disagree.
I don't help people who have a attitude against me. He's basically blaming the Bitcoin community that his money has been stolen.
Bitcoin has enough hate in the news and his not needed here.
If he would of responded more polite, maybe people would of helped him.
8539  Other / Meta / Re: Annoying "reputation" threads in off topic.... on: May 17, 2013, 01:34:18 PM
Yeah, after each transaction they ask if their trading partner would write something good about them, but IF the trading partner is actually satisfied with the trade, they would actually leave good feedback themselves.
Instead they feel the need to make a reputation thread, which in my opinion is not needed.
8540  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Hacked and stolen on: May 17, 2013, 01:29:41 PM
I still feel bad for you. But your attitude is really making it hard for people to sympathise.

You did not follow best practices regarding storing and securing your bitcoins. At the very least you should have had your wallet encrypted. And since you were inactive anyway, you should have been storing them in cold storage, completely offline, and this would not have happened.

Sorry.


Exactly this, WE are not the ones that stole from you. So there is no NEED to give us attitude. I do feel sorry for you, because I would be devastated, but I would still remain polite to others.

Maybe, people can help you, for future reference.
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