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[Cassius]

In TA-related news,

Top Crypto Trader Says BTC May Go Up if it Goes Up, Go Down if it Goes Down.

https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/01/26/bitcoin-btc-could-be-gearing-up-for-a-big-move-as-sideways-trading-persists/

Although this weekend is off to an involatile start so far, Mayne, a popular cryptocurrency trader, noted in a recent tweet that Bitcoin could very well climb higher in the coming days if it is able to break above a few key levels.

“$BTC if we break above the grey block you can add or wait until a break and close above yearly open to add,” he said, with the referenced “grey block” existing around $3,650.

Mayne later noted that Bitcoin has moved closer to this region, and if it is able to break above its yearly open at approximately $3,700 it could see a price surge up to $4,000.

 

That's TA in a nutshell.

That's newsBTC in a nutshell. I don't know where they get their writers but there is zero insight or accuracy.

[RealMachasm]

Running a lightning node on a raspberry pi for kicks.
Using LND.
How the hell do I set the fee??
I have no idea what the default fee setting is or where to alter it?
Any pointers?

[DaRude]

https://twitter.com/SoundMoneyz/status/1089216802100572161

another FUCK you @rogerver, sorry couldn't cover this F*** word, I hope you guys understand.

bcash just dropped to 6th place on CMC. A bit lower and it'll go bellow litecoin. Feels like someone liquidating a ton of BTC for cash, CW has been kinda quiet lately could he be filling up for the final push 

[Saint-loup]

I just received a mail from Liqui 2hours ago.
They are closing. You can't trade anymore on the exchange, you can only withdraw your assets during the next 30days.  

Edit :
The Death of Liqui, First Reported Crypto Exchange to Shut Off in 2019
https://cryptonews.com/news/the-death-of-liqui-first-reported-exchange-to-shut-off-in-20-3276.htm

[DaRude]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/akl4on/oc_how_many_people_are_using_bitcoin_by_country/

Africa (the unbanked) is where we really need to push adoption. I guess the issue is not having the internet (wifi or 4G). Imagine if even 1 in 1000 people had a mobile phone & a BTC wallet or something.

Need solid lightning set up in place before true adoption, otherwise it'll be killed off again once someone decides to bump the fees to $10+ again

[wachtwoord]

Does anyone know why the order book on stamp looks so different than elsewhere? On stamp there seems to be much more buy support than sell resistance. Eg buying 1250 btc on stamp now will bring the price up over 17% while selling the same amount will bring it down less than 3%.

However stamp volumes and walls are tiny compared to other exchanges (but other exchanges have more fake volume and walls) and according to https://data.bitcoinity.org/markets/books/USD the buy and sell walls are much more evenly matched (when I looked just earlier the sell walls were even larger than the buy walls across exchanges).

What is the truth? Does binance have too large an influence on the overall figures?

[DeathAngel]

Going to the bank in a bit so thought I’d have a bit of fun but also do my bit tor the community

That’s awesome, why have I never done this. Flood the supply with bitcoin marked fiat.

+ 1 WO merit. Somebody help out a bro. I have no sendable left

[StartupAnalyst]

Going to the bank in a bit so thought I’d have a bit of fun but also do my bit tor the community

I think we should make some sort of challenge...
Because it's fun, it may make other people think and allow us to digress from the bad news!
What will you say gentlemen?

[StartupAnalyst]

I think we should make some sort of challenge...
Because it's fun, it may make other people think and allow us to digress from the bad news!
What will you say gentlemen?

Bad news? Boys it's a $100 fluctation during sideways action, I say it's all going to be alright and pop back up to $3,600 in a few days.

A) $ 3,600 is very small for an BTC
B) I have fomo because of the grin

[StartupAnalyst]

I think we should make some sort of challenge...
Because it's fun, it may make other people think and allow us to digress from the bad news!
What will you say gentlemen?

Bad news? Boys it's a $100 fluctation during sideways action, I say it's all going to be alright and pop back up to $3,600 in a few days.

A) $ 3,600 is very small for an BTC
B) I have fomo because of the grin

I don't know maybe I remember the nights when it hit $300 and I went apeshit crazy in disbelief but $3,600 isn't shocking.

We see a price of 3600 dollars for about 2 weeks, so we are used to it...

[d_eddie]

Going to take this opportunity to shill two prog rock albums in case anyone here is into that. Both are actually from 2017 as opposed to the 1970s though.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana
As the name suggests, this one is microtonal, e.g. using notes that aren't represented on traditional chromatic 12-note scales.

I checked this out. I wouldn't call it prog rock - it lacks the complication and the grandiosity. It sounds like psych rock to me. Good though.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland
This one isn't, but still good.

[AlcoHoDL]

Going to take this opportunity to shill two prog rock albums in case anyone here is into that. Both are actually from 2017 as opposed to the 1970s though.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana
As the name suggests, this one is microtonal, e.g. using notes that aren't represented on traditional chromatic 12-note scales.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland
This one isn't, but still good.

Thanks for this. Listening to the 1st one and I like it!

Merited.

[bitcoincidence]

Africa (the unbanked) is where we really need to push adoption. I guess the issue is not having the internet (wifi or 4G). Imagine if even 1 in 1000 people had a mobile phone & a BTC wallet or something.

There is mobile internet - at least in cities and around highways.  I think africa will be very soon show what's possible with bitcoin in areas with corrupt governments and inflated money. If smartphones become cheaper bitcoin could have a huge impact on the economy and society there.
And of course if LN works and transaction costs go really down. High transaction costs might be the main reason it is only used in totally wrecked economies (Zimbabwe) or "rich" african countries (Kenya, SA, Ghana)
M-Pesa is successful in parts of Africa - it's only a small step from there to cryptocurrencies.

[infofront]

anybody else get a totally whack 1099-K from Coinbase?

these numbers are absurd

1099-K is not a form that most individuals have ever seen. It is for reporting non-cash money flows - typically used to track credit card receipts for retailers and such. Why Coinbase thinks this is an appropriate filing for individuals is a mystery.

I've not yet looked at mine this year. Last year's was yuuuge. But it did not tabulate any sort of profit, but rather sheer volume of transactions. I filed based on my own tabulation of capital gains, which was a scant fraction of the flows shown on the 1099-K. I have not (as of yet, anyway) been audited for 2017.

So the figures you are seeing on your 1099-K are likely not absurd. Probably correct, just irrelevant.

[Samarkand]

...
And of course if LN works and transaction costs go really down.
...

I doubt that most centralized hubs will process transactions out of
benevolence - they will take a cut from every transaction. Even if the
Lightning Network works in practice (which is doubtful) and even
if somehow it manages to gain traction in the African countries you still
have the problem of funding LN channels in the first place.

It would not be of much use to people in poorer countries when LN
transactions are dirt cheap (which they probably will not be when
the liquid LN hubs will be run by banks and exchanges), but to get started
you would need to pay a 20 $ fee for the funding transaction on the BTC
main layer.

[kenzawak]

Crypto Exchange Liqui Is Shutting Down, Users Have 30 Days To Withdraw Assets

https://coingape.com/liqui-crypto-exchange-shuts-down-liquidity/

"Today January 28, 2019, Liqui has posted an official announcement that it will be closing down because it cannot continue providing the required services to its users. According to the announcement, users have 30 days from today to withdraw all their assets as all accounts will be shut down after that time."

[Saint-loup]

[vroom]

can you please add some explanation?

[ssmc2]

can you please add some explanation?

We're going down

[El duderino_]

https://twitter.com/TheJeffBridges/status/1089900907586826240
^
from here that BIG LEBOWSKI talk started? commercial for a Belgian beer?
I prefer a new movie ....