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October 10, 2016, 12:46:16 PM
Last edit: October 10, 2016, 03:27:19 PM by CryptoDude2727
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Burst is making some innovation and for now it is all a big experiment for now. Trade the coin if you want but treat like a test net and do not hold for the very long term. Always be safe.

I don't disagree in theory...but I would never put anything in a very speculative investment I couldn't afford lose.  That being said...if you just want to trade/day trade that's fine (not necessarily specific to Burst, but in general)...but if you never hold you also will never hit a big one.

I know a family that invested early in a company in Omaha, NE...they bought and held.   They now have money coming out of their ears because it turned out to be Berkshire Hathaway.  Many were happy when Bitcoin got to $10 (or whatever)...others...well you know.  Certainly the except rather than the rule though.

I'm conservative by nature, but sometimes you gotta take a risk as well.  Burst may be something I do that with.  Smiley

That is funny. Show me someone who is like Warren Buffet running the Burst project and I will believe you. I did not want to say this but Burst could be another scam. Time will tell if it is.

Why did you compare Burst with something as extremely fundamental to Berkshire Hathaway? Buffet invested in companies that have true value and earning revenue. Do you think he will invest in Burst?




You're missing my point...I'm not specifically tying Buffet to Burst or making that comparison.  The point was when this family invested decades ago (and held) no one knew who Buffet was or what he could do (obviously).  And obviously not comparing Burst to Berkshire... was talking taking risk in investing in general.

Please expand on your scam comment.  Burst has been around for 2 years, has developed their unique mining method...it does not have a feel of pump and dump operation at all.  Doesn't mean burst will be wildly successful but it doesn't feel scam like to me (from what I've read/researched).

That's a serious accusation...please expand on it?  

You are missing my point too. That is still not a good example. If you want to talk about a success story that a Burst long time holder can possibly look up to it is the story of the first adopters of bitcoin. Those people who mined and traded bitcoin when it was under $1 is a better comparison to the present state of Burst. But do you really think Burst will become the next bitcoin? The cryptosphere has changed a lot since 2009.

Also I am not saying that Burst is a scam. I said that it could be a scam. I did not mean anything bad I was only proving a point to be careful in the cryptosphere because all of the scams make you think that they are not a scam. So be careful before you commit.


Once again...I wasn't trying to make a direct comparison  (Burst/Buffet)... I was merely making a point about investing in general.

You obviously think there is something funny with Burst (or you wouldn't have made your original comment)...so as someone who may invest in the coin can you please give specifics why you think "it could be a scam"?

Thanks.

I am sorry if you received the wrong impression but I only mean that as a general statement. For Burst specifically I do not think it might or might not be a scam. But you should always be careful and do not forget that these altcoins are more experimental. So my advice to you is to treat them as a testnet for the future cryptocoin projects.


Ok...I guess you shouldn't have phrased it the way you did.  Thanks for your feedback though.

I understand the risk with alt coins, I'm not totally new to the space.  But I'm not looking to place my life savings in one either.  I have many conservative investments and presently looking at some higher risk/reward situations.

If anyone else has opinions on BURST...have at it.  
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October 10, 2016, 02:02:56 PM
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BURST (and Qora as well, same developer), is the first coin to have a turing-complete smart contracting system, it beat ethereum to the punch and doesn't have the market cap to show for it.  Keep that in mind when you see people calling it a scam.


Expand on that.  You think because Burst doesn't have a large market cap presently (even though it was ahead of the curve with smart contracts) that it isn't a good coin/investment?

Or you think people don't realize what it can do with smart contracts,etc and it has untapped potential?  

I think along the lines of the latter.  I can't really tell you if it it'll ever have genuine adoption or not, but as far as the speculation game is concerned that doesn't honestly matter very much (see potcoin).  The very system that supposedly makes Ethereum so valuable BURST already had coded for it by Ian Knowles (CIYAM), and it hasn't gotten the attention to show for it.  So yeah I think it is potentially one of the best investments you could make right now.  I'd definitely put it in my top 5 for altcoins, at least from a speculative standpoint.
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October 10, 2016, 03:21:29 PM
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I understand the risk with alt coins, I'm not totally new to the space.  But I'm not looking to place my life savings in one either.  I have many conservative investments and presently looking at some higher rusk/reward situations.

If anyone else has opinions on BURST...have at it. 

Burst is something the general public can do without any additional hardware nor electricity usage.   I think it can succeed if it has product evangelists.


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October 10, 2016, 04:49:09 PM
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BURST (and Qora as well, same developer), is the first coin to have a turing-complete smart contracting system, it beat ethereum to the punch and doesn't have the market cap to show for it.  Keep that in mind when you see people calling it a scam.


Expand on that.  You think because Burst doesn't have a large market cap presently (even though it was ahead of the curve with smart contracts) that it isn't a good coin/investment?

Or you think people don't realize what it can do with smart contracts,etc and it has untapped potential?  

I think along the lines of the latter.  I can't really tell you if it it'll ever have genuine adoption or not, but as far as the speculation game is concerned that doesn't honestly matter very much (see potcoin).  The very system that supposedly makes Ethereum so valuable BURST already had coded for it by Ian Knowles (CIYAM), and it hasn't gotten the attention to show for it.  So yeah I think it is potentially one of the best investments you could make right now.  I'd definitely put it in my top 5 for altcoins, at least from a speculative standpoint.


Agree Melon.  I think Burst needs better awareness/marketing/promotion to get the word out and help it grow. 
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