Bitcoin Forum
May 02, 2024, 07:23:10 AM *
News: Latest Bitcoin Core release: 27.0 [Torrent]
 
   Home   Help Search Login Register More  
Poll
Question: What happens first:
New ATH - 43 (69.4%)
<$60,000 - 19 (30.6%)
Total Voters: 62

Pages: « 1 ... 13212 13213 13214 13215 13216 13217 13218 13219 13220 13221 13222 13223 13224 13225 13226 13227 13228 13229 13230 13231 13232 13233 13234 13235 13236 13237 13238 13239 13240 13241 13242 13243 13244 13245 13246 13247 13248 13249 13250 13251 13252 13253 13254 13255 13256 13257 13258 13259 13260 13261 [13262] 13263 13264 13265 13266 13267 13268 13269 13270 13271 13272 13273 13274 13275 13276 13277 13278 13279 13280 13281 13282 13283 13284 13285 13286 13287 13288 13289 13290 13291 13292 13293 13294 13295 13296 13297 13298 13299 13300 13301 13302 13303 13304 13305 13306 13307 13308 13309 13310 13311 13312 ... 33314 »
  Print  
Author Topic: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion  (Read 26370735 times)
This is a self-moderated topic. If you do not want to be moderated by the person who started this topic, create a new topic. (174 posts by 3 users with 9 merit deleted.)
Norway
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Activity: 406
Merit: 251


View Profile
September 08, 2015, 10:42:26 PM


TLDR, ELI5: It's about the upcoming nuclear attack / stress test. Nothing new. (Unless you haven't heard about it yet.)
1714634590
Hero Member
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 1714634590

View Profile Personal Message (Offline)

Ignore
1714634590
Reply with quote  #2

1714634590
Report to moderator
1714634590
Hero Member
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 1714634590

View Profile Personal Message (Offline)

Ignore
1714634590
Reply with quote  #2

1714634590
Report to moderator
It is a common myth that Bitcoin is ruled by a majority of miners. This is not true. Bitcoin miners "vote" on the ordering of transactions, but that's all they do. They can't vote to change the network rules.
Advertised sites are not endorsed by the Bitcoin Forum. They may be unsafe, untrustworthy, or illegal in your jurisdiction.
HerrAndreas
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Activity: 212
Merit: 100


View Profile
September 08, 2015, 10:48:35 PM

Is it still time to hire some strippers (of both sexes, of course) for that kumbaya session devs are having in Canada?

Nerd egos are stubborn things, might be a good idea to soften up the mood. Make 'em mellow.



Still time? The Backpage-situation graduated all the exotic dancers in Bitcoin 101. International payments to Canada to these entrepeneurs only take seconds / minutes (depending on of much they trust zero confirmations).

And they start saturday! Plenty of time! Let's feed those bras with digital cash!  Cheesy

Hopefully, on monday you all will understand that scaling is not a big problem. Because all miners/nodes/pools/whatever do NOT need to confirm every bleeping transaction. The computer work can be easily shared. The big work isn't processing transactions. It's mining.  Wink

I suspect backpagers buy the majority of my coins on bitquick.co.  it's nice because I can arbitrage the spread and buy back immediately at a lower rate on an exchange, but of course I'm really just selling my risk of getting my bank account seized in the event that some bureaucrat somewhere decides it's money laundering and retroactively applies the decision to me. So I have to constantly drain the account to minimize the risk. I also have to buy back in immediately to minimize the exchange rate risk because the most buyers come in during an uptrend.  A five dollar bump in three hours can wipe out any profit.

buying gas cards on purse.io is similarly problematic. I get a ~20% discount on the card, but I have to exchange the gamestop card for a shell card at a brick-and-mortar store which takes time and money, THEN I can only buy fuel at Shell stations which typically overcharge ~5% for fuel.

Once I have enough profit to cover living expenses, I crank up the premium I ask for on bitquick and crank up the discount I demand on purse.io.  If nobody bites, it's no big deal. If they do, that's less work for me in the future.

Arbitraging is the only way I know to make profits without burning through my stack, except of course lending out coins on bfx but the vig is still pretty low. For bigger profits that that, one must OBSERVE THE WALL and get lucky.

I feel with you.
I am right now starting to get out of arbitraging.
Have been doing this since late 2013 for a living.
If you you allow for my directness, but maybe you should consider having a plan "B".

Arbitraging has not only now become the same armsrace as has mining, but also the possible profits are limited and with adoption there are simply too many participants to make more than pocketmoney.
Not speaking of frozen fiatfunds and several banks shutting their door in you face (been there, done that) and sending your money to Lithunania and ofcourse Estonia (Panama City anyone Wink).
Strangers keeping your funds for no good reason, but that they unfortunately bought a ferrari before real profits actually did come in.

magic gathering, pireat et al. anyone?
[what ever became of "catpay" by Ullus Corp, who alsao ran hitbtc who at some point exchanged fiat on your account there for new AML rules? .....]
Ever did an irl deal worth more than 10 BTC with a complete stranger in a subway station?

dont fuck with the taxman.
dont fuck with morals.

and most importantly:
dont fuck with common sense.

best,

dha.
BitofaN1
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Activity: 177
Merit: 100


View Profile
September 08, 2015, 10:57:02 PM


TLDR, ELI5: It's about the upcoming nuclear attack / stress test. Nothing new. (Unless you haven't heard about it yet.)
Is everyone gonna sell because of this? I mean, even if it's gonna create a few days worth of backlog many will panic, me thinks.
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 08, 2015, 11:02:25 PM

Coin
Explanation
Norway
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Activity: 406
Merit: 251


View Profile
September 08, 2015, 11:06:35 PM


TLDR, ELI5: It's about the upcoming nuclear attack / stress test. Nothing new. (Unless you haven't heard about it yet.)
Is everyone gonna sell because of this? I mean, even if it's gonna create a few days worth of backlog many will panic, me thinks.

I don't know short term. Could go both ways, or not relate to it.
BUT: (WARNING! TRADING ADVICE!) A clear voice about how easy scaling really is on monday after this weekend's scaling conference in Canada could change the long term expectations of bitcoin performance and send it to the cheese planet.

EDIT: Sorry, my bad. A moon is not a planet  Wink
billyjoeallen
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 1106
Merit: 1007


Hide your women


View Profile WWW
September 08, 2015, 11:09:02 PM

Is it still time to hire some strippers (of both sexes, of course) for that kumbaya session devs are having in Canada?

Nerd egos are stubborn things, might be a good idea to soften up the mood. Make 'em mellow.



Still time? The Backpage-situation graduated all the exotic dancers in Bitcoin 101. International payments to Canada to these entrepeneurs only take seconds / minutes (depending on of much they trust zero confirmations).

And they start saturday! Plenty of time! Let's feed those bras with digital cash!  Cheesy

Hopefully, on monday you all will understand that scaling is not a big problem. Because all miners/nodes/pools/whatever do NOT need to confirm every bleeping transaction. The computer work can be easily shared. The big work isn't processing transactions. It's mining.  Wink

I suspect backpagers buy the majority of my coins on bitquick.co.  it's nice because I can arbitrage the spread and buy back immediately at a lower rate on an exchange, but of course I'm really just selling my risk of getting my bank account seized in the event that some bureaucrat somewhere decides it's money laundering and retroactively applies the decision to me. So I have to constantly drain the account to minimize the risk. I also have to buy back in immediately to minimize the exchange rate risk because the most buyers come in during an uptrend.  A five dollar bump in three hours can wipe out any profit.

buying gas cards on purse.io is similarly problematic. I get a ~20% discount on the card, but I have to exchange the gamestop card for a shell card at a brick-and-mortar store which takes time and money, THEN I can only buy fuel at Shell stations which typically overcharge ~5% for fuel.

Once I have enough profit to cover living expenses, I crank up the premium I ask for on bitquick and crank up the discount I demand on purse.io.  If nobody bites, it's no big deal. If they do, that's less work for me in the future.

Arbitraging is the only way I know to make profits without burning through my stack, except of course lending out coins on bfx but the vig is still pretty low. For bigger profits that that, one must OBSERVE THE WALL and get lucky.


Chill, BJ! Life is fun! "Sell" your coins to them at a hotel room!

To me, that would be like walking past apple trees to buy apples at the store. Plenty of slutty girls out there give it up for a drink or two.  Here's the trick:
1. Be around 'em
2. Ignore them
3. Look like you're having more fun than them.

Hell, sometimes they buy ME drinks.
Norway
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Activity: 406
Merit: 251


View Profile
September 08, 2015, 11:16:07 PM

Is it still time to hire some strippers (of both sexes, of course) for that kumbaya session devs are having in Canada?

Nerd egos are stubborn things, might be a good idea to soften up the mood. Make 'em mellow.



Still time? The Backpage-situation graduated all the exotic dancers in Bitcoin 101. International payments to Canada to these entrepeneurs only take seconds / minutes (depending on of much they trust zero confirmations).

And they start saturday! Plenty of time! Let's feed those bras with digital cash!  Cheesy

Hopefully, on monday you all will understand that scaling is not a big problem. Because all miners/nodes/pools/whatever do NOT need to confirm every bleeping transaction. The computer work can be easily shared. The big work isn't processing transactions. It's mining.  Wink

I suspect backpagers buy the majority of my coins on bitquick.co. it's nice because I can arbitrage the spread and buy back immediately at a lower rate on an exchange, but of course I'm really just selling my risk of getting my bank account seized in the event that some bureaucrat somewhere decides it's money laundering and retroactively applies the decision to me. So I have to constantly drain the account to minimize the risk. I also have to buy back in immediately to minimize the exchange rate risk because the most buyers come in during an uptrend.  A five dollar bump in three hours can wipe out any profit.

buying gas cards on purse.io is similarly problematic. I get a ~20% discount on the card, but I have to exchange the gamestop card for a shell card at a brick-and-mortar store which takes time and money, THEN I can only buy fuel at Shell stations which typically overcharge ~5% for fuel.

Once I have enough profit to cover living expenses, I crank up the premium I ask for on bitquick and crank up the discount I demand on purse.io.  If nobody bites, it's no big deal. If they do, that's less work for me in the future.

Arbitraging is the only way I know to make profits without burning through my stack, except of course lending out coins on bfx but the vig is still pretty low. For bigger profits that that, one must OBSERVE THE WALL and get lucky.


Chill, BJ! Life is fun! "Sell" your coins to them at a hotel room!

To me, that would be like walking past apple trees to buy apples at the store. Plenty of slutty girls out there give it up for a drink or two.  Here's the trick:
1. Be around 'em
2. Ignore them
3. Look like you're having more fun than them.

Hell, sometimes they buy ME drinks.

Ha ha, you are absolutly right, BJ. You just responded to Fatman and me joking as you had an accountant up your ass  Grin

You are always welcome to meet our viking girls!
Meuh6879
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011



View Profile
September 08, 2015, 11:18:58 PM


dont fuck with the taxman.
dont fuck with morals.



Norway
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Activity: 406
Merit: 251


View Profile
September 08, 2015, 11:24:03 PM

snip...

Leeloo care as much as the honey badger.
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 12:02:38 AM

Coin
Explanation
BlindMayorBitcorn
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 1260
Merit: 1115



View Profile
September 09, 2015, 12:05:56 AM

ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 01:02:12 AM

Coin
Explanation
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 02:02:41 AM

Coin
Explanation
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 03:03:32 AM

Coin
Explanation
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 04:02:14 AM

Coin
Explanation
Fiat_Hodler
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Activity: 196
Merit: 100


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 04:58:00 AM

Is it still time to hire some strippers (of both sexes, of course) for that kumbaya session devs are having in Canada?

Nerd egos are stubborn things, might be a good idea to soften up the mood. Make 'em mellow.



Still time? The Backpage-situation graduated all the exotic dancers in Bitcoin 101. International payments to Canada to these entrepeneurs only take seconds / minutes (depending on of much they trust zero confirmations).

And they start saturday! Plenty of time! Let's feed those bras with digital cash!  Cheesy

Hopefully, on monday you all will understand that scaling is not a big problem. Because all miners/nodes/pools/whatever do NOT need to confirm every bleeping transaction. The computer work can be easily shared. The big work isn't processing transactions. It's mining.  Wink

I suspect backpagers buy the majority of my coins on bitquick.co. it's nice because I can arbitrage the spread and buy back immediately at a lower rate on an exchange, but of course I'm really just selling my risk of getting my bank account seized in the event that some bureaucrat somewhere decides it's money laundering and retroactively applies the decision to me. So I have to constantly drain the account to minimize the risk. I also have to buy back in immediately to minimize the exchange rate risk because the most buyers come in during an uptrend.  A five dollar bump in three hours can wipe out any profit.

buying gas cards on purse.io is similarly problematic. I get a ~20% discount on the card, but I have to exchange the gamestop card for a shell card at a brick-and-mortar store which takes time and money, THEN I can only buy fuel at Shell stations which typically overcharge ~5% for fuel.

Once I have enough profit to cover living expenses, I crank up the premium I ask for on bitquick and crank up the discount I demand on purse.io.  If nobody bites, it's no big deal. If they do, that's less work for me in the future.

Arbitraging is the only way I know to make profits without burning through my stack, except of course lending out coins on bfx but the vig is still pretty low. For bigger profits that that, one must OBSERVE THE WALL and get lucky.


Chill, BJ! Life is fun! "Sell" your coins to them at a hotel room!

To me, that would be like walking past apple trees to buy apples at the store. Plenty of slutty girls out there give it up for a drink or two.  Here's the trick:
1. Be around 'em
2. Ignore them
3. Look like you're having more fun than them.

Hell, sometimes they buy ME drinks.

Ha ha, you are absolutly right, BJ. You just responded to Fatman and me joking as you had an accountant up your ass  Grin

You are always welcome to meet our viking girls!

Sorry I dont have anything useful to add but I just wanted to repost the image like you guys...
JayJuanGee
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 3710
Merit: 10196


Self-Custody is a right. Say no to"Non-custodial"


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 05:00:55 AM

You also wanted to break up the momentum of Chartbuddy
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 05:02:12 AM

Coin
Explanation
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 06:02:29 AM

Coin
Explanation
ChartBuddy
Legendary
*
Offline Offline

Activity: 2170
Merit: 1759


1CBuddyxy4FerT3hzMmi1Jz48ESzRw1ZzZ


View Profile
September 09, 2015, 07:02:16 AM

Coin
Explanation
Pages: « 1 ... 13212 13213 13214 13215 13216 13217 13218 13219 13220 13221 13222 13223 13224 13225 13226 13227 13228 13229 13230 13231 13232 13233 13234 13235 13236 13237 13238 13239 13240 13241 13242 13243 13244 13245 13246 13247 13248 13249 13250 13251 13252 13253 13254 13255 13256 13257 13258 13259 13260 13261 [13262] 13263 13264 13265 13266 13267 13268 13269 13270 13271 13272 13273 13274 13275 13276 13277 13278 13279 13280 13281 13282 13283 13284 13285 13286 13287 13288 13289 13290 13291 13292 13293 13294 13295 13296 13297 13298 13299 13300 13301 13302 13303 13304 13305 13306 13307 13308 13309 13310 13311 13312 ... 33314 »
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!