Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion

[hdbuck]

Imagine that btc-e become a gateway too. Then you could immediatly transfer some USD from bitstamp to btce to do some arbitrage. You could also send your bitcoin in instant (instead of waiting +/- 45min) to btce, trade it then withdraw it.

wait does it mean that we can we actually already make such arbitrage between stamp and kraken?    

Nop cause Kraken is not a gateway YET. But it will probably become one soon. (it already trades XRP, its bank is Fidor, they said I don't remember where they're aiming to become a gateway).

They said it in January this year, without giving any target date. It is somewhere on their webpage, in FAQ I think.

ahem maybe i just dont get it totally yet but still, you can apparently buy/sell XRP for USD and/or BTC on kraken

[mah87]

You can trade XRP on Kraken but they are not a gateway this is not the same thing.

Actually trading XRP outside the Ripple Network doesn't really make sense. This will become interesting when Kraken become a gateway.

https://ripple.com/guide-to-ripple-gateways/

[nrd525]

btc-e wall is very bullish.

[JorgeStolfi]

Still no new announcements on Huobi's homepage, as far as I can tell.  Will they gox it?

[CoinHamster]

HODL!!! 
 
 

[windjc]

HODL!!! 
 
 

Look, we've had our arguments, and Rpetilia doesn't like me much because I call him out on his ego and challenge him, but I don't think we need to post pictures of him covered in silver kitchenware or make fun of his "castle" because its in disrepair.

Challenge him his ideas, theories, charts, lack of ability to admit mistakes, etc. But I think his mental health, real estate and photo ops are off limits, unless its in good nature.

[ChartBuddy]

Explanation

[mah87]

As I was saying, more and more gateways on Ripple. http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/

[hdbuck]

As I was saying, more and more gateways on Ripple. http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/

[mah87]

As I was saying, more and more gateways on Ripple. http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/

Actually this is not that new but I'm glad Coindesk is starting to report news about Ripple =) Mentality are evolving.

[derpinheimer]

I raise you - pre edit!!!



And what it is!
http://www.mois.ee/english/viru/malla.shtml


Its quite awesome. I dont know why you would feel the need to edit it?

[hdbuck]

As I was saying, more and more gateways on Ripple. http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/

Actually this is not that new but I'm glad Coindesk is starting to report news about Ripple =) Mentality are evolving.

yea because there aint lots of good bitcoin news lately anyway too. the well is running dry, competition is unfolding their game ^^

edit: what happened to mastercoin or ethereum?

[mah87]

It's been a while I didn't follow what's happening on mastercoin. About Ethereum I think they are starting too late to be a real competitor but we'll see. ^^

[cbeast]

As I was saying, more and more gateways on Ripple. http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/

The one advantage Ripple does have is billions of XRP reserve. They can afford to launder a lot of money and bribe a lot of public officials. I keep hearing that Ripple isn't XRP, yet every news story is about XRP.

[mah87]

As I was saying, more and more gateways on Ripple. http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/

The one advantage Ripple does have is billions of XRP reserve. They can afford to launder a lot of money and bribe a lot of public officials. I keep hearing that Ripple isn't XRP, yet every news story is about XRP.

LOL where in this is article they are talking about XRP ? http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/


WHERE ?
=D so funny.

[keewee]

malla rendering

I raise you - pre edit!!!

malla pre-edit

And what it is!
http://www.mois.ee/english/viru/malla.shtml


Its quite awesome. I dont know why you would feel the need to edit it?

He didn't edit it. Pretty sure that is the image rpietila originally posted. Your second image is the one that was found after people started checking it out.

[mah87]

Damn it seems this story is not even mentioning XRP ... http://www.coindesk.com/fidor-becomes-first-bank-to-use-ripple-payment-protocol/


DAMN ! Am I blind ?  

[ChartBuddy]

Explanation

[hdbuck]

As I was saying, more and more gateways on Ripple. http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-network-expands-addition-first-peso-issuer/

The one advantage Ripple does have is billions of XRP reserve. They can afford to launder a lot of money and bribe a lot of public officials. I keep hearing that Ripple isn't XRP, yet every news story is about XRP.

this might very well be the reason for its success and adoption imo. and probably the reason they kept such large amount of premined coins from the begining. remember that main ripple investors are far from being business noobs. plus, what's few hundreds billions in comparaison with the worldwide monetary base trillions? 21M isnt so easily scalable in comparaison if you think about it. but im also confident bitcoin will stay as a store of value such as gold and just as there isnt as much of it as fiat..

ripple/XRP whatever, its not like if everybody also makes the difference between bitcoin and Bitcoin. Its still very immature, the aim being at partnerships and spreading smoothly.

[cbeast]

Damn it seems this story is not even mentioning XRP ... http://www.coindesk.com/fidor-becomes-first-bank-to-use-ripple-payment-protocol/


DAMN ! Am I blind ?  

I am sorry. I apologize. I was responding to the article about the Bitcoin ATM. The Fidor bank is welcome to launder money in any way they wish in their intrabank system. We'll see if they offer anything to us peon customers.