Well...anyone else from China or in the world agrees with the above?

It does not really matter in my case, even if all you say is true, with the 27.6% tariff to USA (including import fees) at 10c kWh here that boat doesn't float.

brad

I got into this in 2013 out of boredom. Was going to put up my old BBS game server back up (was huge) $60 a month it would be in electric

and around $2.5k to lever the thing back up with equipment etc. I also had the 'book' version of Game of Thrones Swords ( I got them because

I thought George RR Martin was the next Tolkien...I nailed that!) HBO announced Game of Thrones TV Series. So I kept walking by the Swords and

finally sold them all for $2.5K with the other set aside $2.5k I figured I could get a KNC BTC Jupiter miner (It was I think $5,301.80?) instead and

looking at difficulty at the time I ordered it (July 2013) I figured it might ROI in 9 months and maybe I'd get another 6 months out of the beast

to pay for house utilities before it went doorstop. Also, in 2013 was a big push to help the new thing 'micro-lending' in India and such so I figured

what the heck, see if it helps the world. The day I turned it on October 18th, 2013 I think I made ONE BTC a day and BTC at least some time that particular

day and cranked the unit up and when I looked, it was at $150 USD per BTC. Thus, you know the rest. Shortly after this, all heck broke loose and the roller coaster ride began.

But in reality, I started it rather than a game server out of boredom and to help micro-lending and maybe pay for its own electric and perhaps some modest

return on utilities. So by whatever measure, even if the whole shebang goes full tulips and beanie babies. It has allowed me to retire 3 years early and been

a hell of a lot of fun. An yes, I am still in HODL mode. From $18k to $3.2k and now back to $8.6k.

What the heck, some people Skydive or free rock climb or dive with sharks...I HODL...pretty much the same sense of fear/wonder/dread and euphoria for any I guess.

Chump or Champ. We will see.

Brad

https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/10/08/the-us-government-tried-to-shut-down-bitcoin/#50c193671966

Considering this is just coming out from 7 years ago, what makes you think they have still not continuously been trying to kill Bitcoin/Crypto

since then and up to the present time anyway?

I suppose we will find out in another 7 years that this is an on-going attempt, year by year, anyway.

Brad

still no escrow....hmmmm.....from a newbie account as well...(I mean buy a frigging copper account, at least it would be an attempt)

scammers..no pride in their work anymore

I've said this before, and have not done so yet, because it is soooo boring. But you go to your attic, you look at stuff you could sell on eBay that you would otherwise

likely just plain not do the work and will die with (ie full attic of crap) and sell such on eBay, don't ya know.

Been saying that for years. But my home summer electric rates Minnesota (Xcel) are now 17.29c per kWh. So the only mining I will be doing, home miner wise, is

'attic mining'

again, this would have been just dandy if I would have done this in 2013, but again, the above or rummage sales and sell stuff from that on eBay or estate sales

where you maybe lose some effort on the above and a bit of time and small amounts of money/and/or eBay fees. What the heck. In 20/20 hindsight it makes sense

as to the future, who knows.

I would only do this with a toss away paper wallet into an exchange and then immediately move the BTC someplace to another crypto wallet (and running home to change password

on the exchange I used on the open site) or moved the BTC directly to another trezor wallet or paper wallet. Would be a one-shot pony kinda thing and change password on site from

your phone app after the fact if not thru the phone (better).

Only in an emergency on the above. I only use paper wallets...makes me pay attention for the most part. I use a trezor for $200 of dust for purchases..but when I xfer funds

I clean computer with malware/virus/get latest updates/defrag/spywareblaster/adv system care/ stuff like that...then get on Coinbase or whatever with SMS text etc.

Goes from one 'clean' paperwallet to another clean paperwallet. If it is worth the hassle it goes into the safety deposit box with all my paper wallets of various crypto.

again. trezor is only for dust amounts $200 or some such for purchases.

Also IF I EVER feel the need to write down a private key (in safety deposit box or whatever) I fold the paper up 3x and without looking at any of the 3 write a blank

the private key 3x. That way if I mess up in some manner 2 out of the 3 would likely be correct or I could figure out any issues. Did this PRE-trezor when using paper

wallets for dust and ASIC miner purchases...but always thought it was a good plan ...also your trezor password and or any other password in the same manner.

You unfold the paper and viola all copies should match 1/2/3.

I figure if the ASIC miner gods hate me a meteorite will take out the bank or some such ..that is just the way it is...all in a waterproof zip lock bag and waterproof rubber bag

in a safety deposit box. Sure makes a guy HODL it is a pain to get them..by then the panic is gone Anyway did this since 2013 and I started BTC mining back in the day.

after the Craig wright stalling is done, this being a civil case and all, can't he say the so-called trustees have run off
with the keys for the supposed satoshi tulip fund and simply declare bankruptcy?

Thus clearing his situation with the court and the Australian Tax Authorities....for whatever BSV or whatnot he has
managed to scam so far?

Seems to me that is his only out, if as most suspect, he has no 'last man standing' to access the so-called Tulip Fund
of the development coins of bitcoin until Jan 1st, 2020.

Gonna have a hard time getting to be the new crypto king..if it cannot even get approval to exist as a centralized coin.

Just saying. Also, I read Paypal and some others are pulling out and some other major backers.

I guess it has turned into too much of a political cluster.

I'm afraid it will go the way of the last campaign 20 posts per day...Theymos is gonna kill that quick as hell at 1x 10x 100x the users even if posts are legit
now 40 posts to 50 posts a week...maybe that would fly...as is IMHO its toast.

As to sh*tcoins...I miss the days I used to mine sh*tcoins to Bitcoin...good times...I miss crypto mining.

1 of 2 things.

1) IF Bitcoin and Crypto are simply propped up by people using the extra cash in good economic times to buy and HODL Bitcoin. Then as an experiment, it will fail IMHO.
A person under the above circumstances MAY wish to buy BTC and HODL, but due to an economic downturn will not. Well, damn that would be bad for BTC/Crypto.

2) If (1) is not in the cards above. Then IF Bitcoin and Crypto are used as I suspect, as a hedge against bad times and/or corrupt or inflationary governments to
help the world. Well, an economic downturn will only help BTC and Crypto. The store of value argument will be a fact and proven under such circumstances.

Chump or Champ. Time will tell I guess.

Brad

lol...snarf....roflamao...

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You could make a blog...Lightfoot lost in China looking for the ruins of an ancient ASIC data hall (myth?) and attempting with no language skills to revive some miners.

Heck, I'd pay for that blog!

So...is this not a 'common' effect of being on Bitcointalk and the WO thread? I don't get why the lawsuit? Befuddling indeed.

There has to be some point you stop flying WWII era planes. (Assuming they all don't eventually crap out of the sky first)

I mean, you don't see anyone flying ORIGINAL WWI planes. If I had to think of anything that would NOT be equipment or

pilot error...I'd guess metal stress of some type. Eventually, that alone will ground them all, I'd assume. Seems to be a lot

more crashes of WWII era planes however in the last few years to me anyway.

Litecoin needs to get some legit PR going on what is going on with development. I mean toot your own horn. Also, you need a lot more than Mimblewimble for

breaking some traditions with Bitcoin. You need some hooks beyond Mimblewimble, that makes LTC unique again. I fear the forks like BCH and BSV have

an in-built advantage to HODL in that large wallets (on paper anyway) just leave these ride without a cashout. Indeed with IRS guidelines coming, you'd be foolish

to touch these coins at all as a cash-out. My CPA says to leave them be. So even if folk want to dump, with 2014 Tax IRS guidelines and upcoming they just

sit on wallets adding to the mystique of fork coins. This complicates Litecoin getting a level playing field. So more PR on what you are actually doing long

term beyond Mimblewimble to stand out from Bitcoin. Sure, continue to do the Bitcoin Core updates...but you guys need to step it up big time. If the price

dump and mining dump has not told you this much, then I fear little hope of Litecoin getting back to Silver to Bitcoin's Gold. Again, IMHO.

Brad

yet in both the above cases bch and bsv their price is much more than Litecoin. I agree with what you say, but I'm saying as 'forks' that people do not peel off of their BTC chain

that gives them an edge over litecoin. There are no other edges I can see in why these two bitcoin clones are worth more than Litecoin. So Litecoin seems less silver to bitcoin's

gold now and more copper to bitcoin's gold now. I don't like it. But if you are using USD as a metric of success for crypto, it seems, unfortunately at this time to be the case.

Actually, even back in the day...I thought this 'side action' by Sia was kinda dubious....like one step too far.

They are lucky they only charged them 'chump change' with the fine. IMHO. It could have been a lot worse.

So....spam unconfirmed reg trusts are counted against you? or am I misreading previous posts? (not in the campaign but like watching this train wreck

about to happen...it is entertaining) thanks in advance

I'm afraid the scam fork coins are bitcoin cash and bitcoin SV are the bitcoin silver now. Due to the fact of the forking and their current price. Not fair. But IMHO, Litecoin

is no longer the Silver to Bitcoin's Gold anymore. They need to differentiate from Bitcoin more with their own development needs like with Mimblewimble. Also how about

some PR on Litecoin besides the old saw of 'silver to gold'. I mean I see spam coins with more PR skills than Litecoin has. Just saying being a 'quiet' altcoin with no

new development to differentiate yourself from the rest of the altcoin herd is gone the way of the dodo I'm afraid. The LTC Foundation needs to step things up.

Still to my point. I doubt the OP's on Bitcointalk (eventually due to numbers 1x 20 posts 10x 20 posts and 100x 20 posts) will allow 20 posts per day. They IMHO will eventually see

this as massive spamming, IF, most and/or the posts on Bitcointalk (legit or not) have a Cryptotalk.org signature on them.

At best, they will limit the campaign to say 40-50 posts per week, they likely would allow as you have set this up so far and with your oversight of the campaign.

I suspect they will do what they have done in the past with no warning and simply mass ban everyone in the campaign for 30 days with a spammer tag and their excuse would

be (again due to the above math) you should have known better. Thus I'd be 'proactive' and point this elephant out in the room to them first to get feedback before such

heavy handiness should occur. Just saying, seems to be how they roll OP wise and Theymos on Bitcointalk with such stuff. Again, IMHO, no offense, just saying.

Brad

Snarf! That is hilarious! Ack! My sides hurt!