One of the "pros" of Bitcoin or crypto-currency in general is you can be involved (trade, buy and such) in it ANONYMOUSLY. But in the past few months, looks like that's not the case.

Some Exchanges are now requires you to fill-up forms about your identity and even requires you to upload photos of your identification. Other ICOs have KYI (know-your-identity) requirements too. 

Is this a good thing or not? You thoughts?

Hello,
Legolas exchange ICO with a signature campaign of almost 200 participants has failed to pay after the first week, They also paid short for the first week, They have only paid a few people after the first week to be seen as though they were paying. They have claims such as having 40,000 registration for their ICO but they haven't paid their advertisers and have a thread with only 6 pages.

The amount is between $6000 and $8000.

I have their signature on my profile with their avatar for more than 3 weeks now, there is an indifferent person managing the campaign, I know they have their own way of dodging the bullet, Link to some evidence. Link to their signature campaign.

I know that it was a no escrow campaign, I joined knowing the risk, I'm just making sure to warn people of what kind of people they are.

I don't know if I will put this on scam or reputation so I put it on both

I've filled up a form they offered in the service section and wondered what it is
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2851361.0

After a while, they sent an e-mail
They are asking for a review in their thread
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2846515.msg29198462#msg29198462

I think this will create a fake information.Participants haven't tried it for sure but because of the money offered they will create a fake one.
I'm just a newbie but I think this is not right

Im a huge fan of this forum and have learned a great deal about bitcoins over the last month by reading the posts.  Thanks to all the contributors!

I found this forum since I have a Titan bitcoin in 2013 from titanbtc.com but couldnt get any help from the website when trying to redeem my coin and place on a bitcoin exchange for sale.  I note that some of the posts about Titans refer users to other message boards but cant find a complete and total answer to my questions. 

I have the physical coin and would like to sell.  It is my understanding there is a bitcoin attached to the coin.  The QR code on the back has a 8 alphanumeric code to verify the value.  I think there is a 30 character code underneath but fear to not damage the coins inherent uniqueness. 

Accordingly, my questions in no particular order:

1. Is there a way to sell the coin safely (for buyer and seller, I could be a scammer) via a forum or bitcoin wallet? 
2. Is there a way to separate bitcoin from physical coin and sell on an exchange?  If so, how do I do that? 
3. What/where is best bitcoin wallet to use? 
4. How do I add bitcoin address to my wallet address? 

Thanks in advance for any help.  I readily admit, I know very little about bitcoin.  This was a gift for my father a couple years ago and he has asked me to sell the coin for him.  I am willing to pay someone to assist me in the above. 

Thanks,
Vandyland

Facebook has a new advertising policy pertaining to cryptocurrency, binary options and initial coin offerings. The policy specifically prohibits ads that promote those types of products and services “that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive practices,” Facebook Product Management Director Rob Leathern wrote in a blog post today.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum, and initial coin offerings have all hit the mainstream, which has promptly resulted in a number of scams. While Facebook says it wants people “to continue to discover and learn” about those products and services, “there are many companies who are advertising binary options, ICOs and cryptocurrencies that are not currently operating in good faith,” Leathern wrote.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/facebook-is-banning-cryptocurrency-and-ico-ads/

Government don't have to "force" Bitcointalk to leak user's IP. They just send subpoenas to Admin (Theymos) asking for all the details of the account(s) they're interested in. I believe that's applicable only for ongoing investigations, where the charges have been pressed, not a routine checks, but not sure on that.

In your case, in practice, your local authorities would have to know that you are resident of the country and if they wanted to go after you, they would have to request their US counterparts to get your details from Theymos. That is very unlikely to happen unless you're a big fish.

What I would be more concerned about, is your local law enforcement authorities asking your local Internet Service Providers for the details of all the frequent visitors of BTC/crypto related websites.

Invest in VPN.

Only administrators can see his IP address unless the data is compromised yes. However, there are some "tricks" if someone wants your IP, but if you are targeted and someone really wants your IP, you just need to not make yourself a target...

If you are really concerned with your IP, buy a  VPS, make your own VPN. You need maybe 30 minutes and can find some cheap deal on LowEndBox for $15 per year

If the forum gets hacked again, then who knows what will happen with the data which was compromised. It'll likely get sold and eventually surface in the public eyes for free.

How likely is it that the government will request your information? Unless, you are caught breaking the law and up on trial it's unlikely that they would send a request. The above link was major news around the crypto world. It's probably the biggest subpoena that theymos has received to date. If theymos does receive a request to release data on you then it's down to his discretion.

Only administrators can see your IP address. If theymos receives a request from the government or whoever then he'll likely have to give up public information depending on the details of the case. Though, how likely would it be that the government would request theymos to release information. Especially if you are just browsing and taking part in discussion.

theymos has in the past gave up public information: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=881488.0
Let's just say that case was quite substantial.

Hi,
I was reading some articles about what was said at the Davos economic summit. See this quote below:
"The fact that the anonymity, the lack of transparency and the way in which it conceals and protects money laundering and financing of terrorism and all sorts of dark trades is just not acceptable," Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said during a panel talk in Davos earlier this week.

Any thoughts? Are there any new features or coins that overcome these problems?
How do we educate these people who keep talking like this?

Criminals have been using fiat currencies for ages, but they are not concerned about that.

Thanks

I'm wondering why bitcoin was made if there are too many currencies in each country, why would anyone add or make a type of currency in the internet? For easier and faster transactions or so ?

I am tired of seeing YouTuber's with "How to make $1000 with bitcoin in 10 seconds" so I created a video discussing some of the famous "experts" on YouTube.

Many YouTube cryptocurrency "experts" will try and sell you products using marketing tactics. With these huge subscriber platforms, comes great responsibility and so I am here to point out some obvious tactics!

YouTube Video: How to save THOUSANDS by not investing in these marketing schemes

My editing was poor but I think you will find the video entertaining if not informational!

What do you guys think about these YouTubers discussing bitcoin strategies? Crypto Oracle, Ryan Hildreth, and JR business.

Which one suits you the most?

We have all read stories of coins being sent to wrong addresses (typos or badly copy and pastes)

What would you do if 100 Btc landed into your account? (unfortunately this has not happened to me yet)

I know a lot of people have different reason why the love and embrace bitcoin.
For me the decentralized nature of bitcoin and the thought of being able to send coins to anybody in any part of the word, no third party, no regulation(specific amount), no bullshit is mind blowing.

If you compare the two main cryptocurrency, namely Bitcoin and Ethereum, which one has the most promising future?
In terms of evolution, Bitcoin reached a maximum of roughly 4800$, whereas Ethereum reached roughly 394$: in other words, it is a potential increase of 33 % for Ethereum, but only 24% for Bitcoin.