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[rdbase]

Hm. The $200 for passing Go could be a block drop. That way there is no need for a bank to "pay" you, it's simply blocks being dropped as the game goes on.

Hm.

I just knew I would get to use this image I have had on my desktop for the past year for something.

[Hueristic]

Well, objectively, the price of both BCH and BSV are higher than BTC's was, just about 5 years ago, or around 2013-ish ... The problem is they might stick around at least another 5 years just because ... reasons.

Presumably when CW fails to sign a message from any address holding large amounts of corn ahead of this final court date on Feb 3rd then BSV, at least, will suffer a massive dump.

It’s his final opportunity to show he’s (lol) Satoshi. You’d think any of his dumb sheep who buy & believe in BSV will start to sell as it plummets.

BSV @ $50 incoming!

Hopefully the court is going to be tough on Craig, but I have my doubts.

Of course, Craig and his legal team is attempting to engage in kinds of delay tactics and even attempt to play some kind of confusing offer of proof, and it might NOT play out too well for Craig if the court realizes the level of his attempting to play the court system.. and they hopefully crack down on him..... but I am suspecting that they are going to be successful to delay.. not sure, but that is my tentative speculation about February 3.

I believe the courts strategy is to keep him in court so that the lawyers can continue to profit from all sides. It's what they do and its a good personal fuck you to Craiggy Boy.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Juicy rewards ..

Bitcoin’s Share of PoW Mining Rewards Now Above 80% http://dlvr.it/RN9WJS #bitcoin #fintech

Via Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelCMcKee/status/1217862350004338688

bitcoin's network security, as represented by its hash rate, has increased sharply over the years, helping build confidence in the blockchain and establishing a positive feedback loop of security and network effect. At press time, bitcoin's hash rate is roughly 100,000,000 Terahashes (or 100 exahashes).

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoins-share-of-pow-mining-rewards-now-above-80-percent?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[bitebits]

Last one from V8, he's so far out into the asteroid belt, the signal is getting iffy:

https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/876

GitHubGitHub
Add bip-schnorr, bip-taproot, bip-tapscript by sipa · Pull Request #876 · bitcoin/bips
This adds the 3 BIPs that describe the consensus rules and (basic) wallet operation for the Taproot proposal (https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-May/016914.html). There ha...


(Transmission ends).

Space needs rockets, no V8’s. Get the man back!

These BIPs are awesome. Can’t imagine there will again be a long debate and miner signaling game getting them implemented? Perhaps the increased privacy it adds will cause some objections from institutions or exchanges? We will see.

[buyinbtc]

This guy is insane. Link to his instagram.

[bitserve]

Lol, monopoly is more accurate than I thought... They need to make a bitcoin/crypto edition too where bank is non existent in the game, I'm surprised they haven't come up with that yet

Bitcoin won't make banks magically disappear. If Bitcoin succeeds, banks will adopt Bitcoin, and you will use banks.

Why would I if I can be my own bank? If you have your own phone, do you still go to the taxophone to make a call?

Because if Bitcoin ever really becomes a global currency (even if not the only or main one) there will be increased regulation about it. And also because business will still need to use banks for many reasons and it is very probably that you will need to deal with those business. Unless you go to a remote land and live completely outside of society.

Banks are not who print money. It's governments that do and use banks in the process. Even if some day the "fiat printing" ends (something which I don't see in any near future) banks will still exist to give some other services like loans, custody, exchange, brokering,  etc...

[jojo69]

"services"

[realr0ach]

Taproot proposal https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2019-May/016914.html

How many times do I have to explain to you noobs that opt-in mixing will just be classified by the government as identical to money laundering so if you use it, you're just flagging yourself to be hauled off to jail.  Fungibility cannot be opt-in you fucking idiots!  It has to be an inherent property of every transaction, which is the antithesis of 'blockchain' since storing a permanent history of everything makes them non-fungible by default.  

Unless you get into bizarro world, zero knowledge proofs, which just bring even more problems to the equation than they actually solve.  Everything digital is an exercise in idiocy when physical metals already solve all of these problems from decentralization, to throughput, fungibility, privacy, and everything else.  'Bitcoin' is NOT money.  Anything 'blockchain' is nothing more than a system of control.  But just like vampires can't come in if you don't let them, Bitcoin has no power over you unless you agree to use it instead of metals.

[skysblu]

Literally that is how the price of bitcoin affects me lately, wish this recent pump waited a few more days when my exams finish. Now I legit can't focus on this stuff as I'm constantly on bitcoin stuff fml

[bitserve]

"services"

"People" need those "services". Specially loans... they do love to spend money they don't have. It doesn't matter if the denomination is USD... or BTC.

[dragonvslinux]

If I had to title this TA, it'd be called "The bearish case is becoming increasingly difficult to argue"



VPVR since $8K breakout in November 2017 says we are above the median volume line.
Closing above the $8350 level this week would look uber bullish on this indicator.

[Biodom]

If I had to title this TA, it'd be called "The bearish case is becoming increasingly difficult to argue"



VPVR since $8K breakout in November 2017 says we are above the median volume line.
Closing above the $8350 level this week would look uber bullish on this indicator.

Funny...someone could have gone sailing around the globe since Oct-Nov 2017 (with no internet) and miss the whole lot of excitement.
Fortunes were made and lost.

[El duderino_]

1917, the dude approved

[JayJuanGee]

If I had to title this TA, it'd be called "The bearish case is becoming increasingly difficult to argue"



VPVR since $8K breakout in November 2017 says we are above the median volume line.
Closing above the $8350 level this week would look uber bullish on this indicator.

Funny...someone could have gone sailing around the globe since Oct-Nov 2017 (with no internet) and miss the whole lot of excitement.
Fortunes were made and lost.

Suggestion for a poll: what % of your bitcoin you would sell for fiat or other investments at btc=50K (or 100K, but 50K looks more realistic right now):

None
0.1-10%
10-20%
a third
half
3/4
All

Personally, I believe that is NOT a fair question because any BTC price is a product of where it is and how much time it takes to get there, so to be fair, we need a time.  February 2020?  October 2020?   October 2021? October 2024?  or some other date?

[Biodom]

If I had to title this TA, it'd be called "The bearish case is becoming increasingly difficult to argue"



VPVR since $8K breakout in November 2017 says we are above the median volume line.
Closing above the $8350 level this week would look uber bullish on this indicator.

Funny...someone could have gone sailing around the globe since Oct-Nov 2017 (with no internet) and miss the whole lot of excitement.
Fortunes were made and lost.

Suggestion for a poll: what % of your bitcoin you would sell for fiat or other investments at btc=50K (or 100K, but 50K looks more realistic right now):

None
0.1-10%
10-20%
a third
half
3/4
All

Personally, I believe that is NOT a fair question because any BTC price is a product of where it is and how much time it takes to get there, so to be fair, we need a time.  February 2020?  October 2020?   October 2021? October 2024?  or some other date?

the poll idea was premature anyway (for some reason i thought that today is already 17th), so I deleted it while you were typing.
Disconnecting and proceeding to watch "Dark"-first couple episodes were meh, will try one more and see if it picks up.

[Icygreen]

Just spent an hour educating myself on Bitcoin entropy inspired by a r0ach post, haha. Picked up a couple gems from here anyway.
https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/bitcoins-eternal-struggle-2c197f1bafd8
I liked the argument that BTC is mostly informational however nonetheless physical which negates r0aches claim that it's imaginary.

I don't have to ask permission to anyone to do something with a silver coin in my hand.   

What is this 'something' you're doing with a silver coin? Surely you're not able to spend it like a currency and even if someone had agreed to accept it as payment, you'd need several wheelbarrows full transported and authenticated to exchange for a decent used car.    At least Bitcoin works as settlement. Because its immeasurably more convenient and secure than PM's is the primary reasons it's a currency and PM's are not.
I don't buy your hypothetical Armageddon doomsday scenarios of centralization for BTC
Bitcoin is going to be what we make of it.  It will take many years of hard work education and community support to stand proud in our efforts.
Those who are too old, tired, and unproductive should stand aside while fresh minds pave progress.

I leave you with one of my favorite tunes

[jojo69]

you'd need several wheelbarrows full transported and authenticated to exchange for a decent used car.  

hardly

1000 OZ fits in an ammo can

I get where you are coming from and largely agree, but one can easily carry the value of a good used car in Ag with one hand.

[realr0ach]

The value of gold and silver is not the Comex price, you fools.  Assuming gold and silver were the base of the monetary system with 40% traditional backing and 260 trillion global debt, the price of gold would need to be around 30-40x what it is now ($45,000 - $60,000) with silver at astronomical prices of $900-$3000 (minimum 50:1, maximum 20:1 GSR).

[Icygreen]

you'd need several wheelbarrows full transported and authenticated to exchange for a decent used car.  

hardly

1000 OZ fits in an ammo can

I get where you are coming from and largely agree, but one can easily carry the value of a good used car in Ag with one hand.

Fair enough, 1000 ounces, approx. 63 lbs/28 kilos valued at $17,900 will likely be the limit for the average able-bodied human and only for short distances unassisted. 4000 ounces valued at $71,600 would be a heavy wheelbarrow load.

[jojo69]

those are Troy ounces

68.57 pounds plus the can

yeah, they suck to move