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[macsga]

Wonder what the pre-defined hierarchy of creditors is, and how high are peoples checking accounts are on that list. So as long as you don't own any bonds or have any money in any bank you're money will be taken last?

Yep. This is pretty much accurate. In Cyprus they took every cent above 100,000euro creditors. I've watched a show about it; one of them was the "economic nobel prize" winner, a professor in economics who got 1,000,000 of euro as his prize and he was left with 100,000...  

Yeah, that's quite volatile...

Zhou Tonged - Cyprus Anthem

http://youtu.be/yc6Hp_Zq3rU

More volatility than BTC in a year

[macsga]

May I please REPEAT myself?

I'd prefer more of a prettier figure like $696.969696969
It's FREAKING CHRISTMAS!

Thankya...

[freethink2013]

Satanist bears trying to keep it a 666 for the baby jebuses birthday. for shame

[macsga]

Satanist bears trying to keep it a 666 for the baby jebuses birthday. for shame

THAT'S BETTER!!!

$669.99999

[bombartier357]

Let us not forget the Thanksgiving manipulation.  I bet the opposite happens at Christmas.

[TERA]

To the plataue! ------>

[spooderman]

Dude....zhoutonged can actually sing! (if that's him) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di5NSU5yuKE&hd=1

[molecular]

New Cyprus plan is preparing as we speak on Eurozone (just a feeling that i have from mixing the puzzle )

Fiat holders have to enter as we speak or they will cry after...

Got more information about this?

He's right. Read here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131212IPR30702/html/Deal-reached-on-bank-%E2%80%9Cbail-in-directive%E2%80%9D

The directive is to enter into force on 1 Jauary 2015 and the bail-in system is to take effect on 1 January 2016.

well, it's a way off then...

[molecular]

So banks are not safe, what else is new?

Bitcoin is not safe (not 100%)  
It's easier to steal bitcoins than fiat money in a bank account technically.

Bitcoin wallets only have 1 factor authentification (password), a few are even unecrypted. All it needs is a keylogger and the average joe will lose all his bitcoin holdings.
Nerds store them complete offline, but that doesn't help joe. He just don't have the skills to do it (or knows it's necessary).

Bitcoin wallets clearly need 2 factor authentification. Online wallets don't count, they are not safe!

TREZOR?

[molecular]

New Cyprus plan is preparing as we speak on Eurozone (just a feeling that i have from mixing the puzzle )

Fiat holders have to enter as we speak or they will cry after...

Got more information about this?

He's right. Read here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131212IPR30702/html/Deal-reached-on-bank-%E2%80%9Cbail-in-directive%E2%80%9D

very good article thanks for that........ i wonder if the fiat holders have read that....
i might be wrong but most of the times i had a feeling was 100% right....

the same feeling i had before 2 years to enter BTC world.......

It says
"Press release - Economic and monetary affairs − 12-12-2013 - 10:16
Parliament and Council Presidency negotiators reached a political agreement Wednesday on the draft bank recovery and resolution directive, the first step towards setting up an EU system to deal with struggling banks. This directive will introduce the “bail-in” principle by January 2016, thereby ensuring that taxpayers will not be first in line to pay for bank failures."

I am a noob, but this sounds like: People have to fear LESS that their bank-money is taken away by them (therefore less interest to put money in bitcoin, not more). (?)

You didn't understand the whole thing I guess.
Bail-in basics

The directive establishes a bail-in system which will ensure that taxpayers will be last in the line to the pay the bills of a struggling bank. In a bail-in, creditors, according to a pre-defined hierarchy, forfeit some or all of their holdings to keep the bank alive. The bail-in system will apply from 1 January 2016.


Now is it clear? 

Wonder what the pre-defined hierarchy of creditors is, and how high are peoples checking accounts are on that list. So as long as you don't own any bonds or have any money in any bank you're money will be taken last?

What's the fuzz about?

The bail-in tool set out in the directive would require shareholders and bond holders to take the first big hits. Unsecured depositors (over €100,000) would be affected last, in many cases even after the bank-financed resolution fund and the national deposit guarantee fund in the country where it is located have stepped in to help stabilise the bank. Smaller depositors would in any case be explicitly excluded from any bail-in.

[wachtwoord]

So banks are not safe, what else is new?

Bitcoin is not safe (not 100%)  
It's easier to steal bitcoins than fiat money in a bank account technically.

Bitcoin wallets only have 1 factor authentification (password), a few are even unecrypted. All it needs is a keylogger and the average joe will lose all his bitcoin holdings.
Nerds store them complete offline, but that doesn't help joe. He just don't have the skills to do it (or knows it's necessary).

Bitcoin wallets clearly need 2 factor authentification. Online wallets don't count, they are not safe!

Fiat money is trivial to steal.

Bitcoin at least can be secured (and retards won't but that's your own responsibility).

[wachtwoord]

New Christmas song by Zhou Tonged! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeTwwgm6Vsc

[Blue]

c´mon guys - i need a lot more read candles to decorate the xmas tree

and BIG ones pls

[jojo69]

New Christmas song by Zhou Tonged! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeTwwgm6Vsc

Bitcoin

the first currency with a soundtrack

[mb300sd]

c´mon guys - i need a lot more read candles to decorate the xmas tree

and BIG ones pls

Red candles on the tree... sounds like someones about to burn down a house.

[macsga]

New Cyprus plan is preparing as we speak on Eurozone (just a feeling that i have from mixing the puzzle )

Fiat holders have to enter as we speak or they will cry after...

Got more information about this?

He's right. Read here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131212IPR30702/html/Deal-reached-on-bank-%E2%80%9Cbail-in-directive%E2%80%9D

The directive is to enter into force on 1 Jauary 2015 and the bail-in system is to take effect on 1 January 2016.

well, it's a way off then...

That is what they want you to think.

They will pass it then adjust the date later IF they need it.

This is absolutely true! In Cyprus' case, there was a whole machination going on at the time, whether to bail-in their "bad banks" with the WHOLE or PART amount of the creditors' accounts (stocks were accumulated immediately). This was not a political decision (even though the way to there, definitely was) rather than EU financial mob decision (after several back and forth to Russia for "loans").

For those who remember (you can look it up of course) the case started with BIG loans the Cyprus government were taking off (WITHOUT needing them) during 2011. The politicians involved saw their "loans" given away for free by the Banks who led Cyprus to its "bail-in"; more here: http://www.koutipandoras.gr/article/34827/apokleistiko-lista-fotia-se-poioys-politikoys-esvisan-daneia-stin-kypro

Sad thing is, that a VERY big number of "whale" creditors were drawing money out since the banking system got "locked down" for weeks back then. Those were mainly Russian residents (there are many Russians in Cyprus, since there's a law for anyone purchasing an expensive residence, gains automatically the Cyprus citizenship) plus BIG bankers and capitalists that led (ie:wiring) the money to the Greek banking system via the banking branches there (ie: Laiki Bank or Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co -> off their Marfin branch of Greece). Then Peireaus Bank accumulated Laiki Bank off their own money. Neat eh?

http://www.laiki.com/GR/Announcement/Pages/exLaikiAnnouncement.aspx

Whenever there's A LOT of money, there's always the way to STFU the mouths that talk too much. Most people STILL didn't get what went wrong with Cyprus; and most possible they won't see the same scenario coming for the whole EU. Believe me; this is NOT conspiracy. This is part of the news you will be hearing in the next few months.

Cheers.

[aminorex]

Banks in Europe still haven't been recapped after the credit crisis.  Basel III rules will raise their capital requirements.  Spain is a basket case.  Italy is wobbling.  France is showing cracks.  Normality bias causes people to keep calm and carry on, but the rot underlying the Euro system is deep and pervasive and won't be covered up forever.  At least half of the debt in Europe has to be destroyed, in one way or another.  I would be surprised if there were not another sovereign debt and/or Euro currency crisis in the next three years.

[alexeft]

HODL is the name of the game then!!! 

[Feri22]

Dear Santa...please bring me <500 USD Bitcoins....

[philip2000uk]

Dear Santa...please bring me <500 USD Bitcoins....

Dear God please bring us $1,000,000 USD bitcoins