FUD FUD and more FUD

[Mhz_evadah]

It's a pity many would be crypto investors still do not understand the economics nor the mechanics of blockchain based currencies.

[okala]

Fake news is killing bitcoin and bitcoin has refused to die as some ones has said "bitcoin has die several time". I think a lot need to be done to control one emotions during this time that People are puping out alot of information about bitcoin in other to control people minds about what happened in bitcoin market.

[sorrysteve1]

Was at a BBQ a few days ago and Bitcoin was a hot topic.

What had really frustrated me was when someone said "I read the creator of Bitcoin has sold all his BTC, Bitcoin is going down". I was WTF are you reading?, then i remembered the story of the founder of bitcoin.com sold all his BTC. Had to explain that he wasn't the creator of BTC. No one knows for sure who created BTC etc etc.. That, what he had ready was FUD FUD and more FUD!

Then last night, the same thing from someone else! "Creator of Bitcoin has sold all his BTC" and he started to push XRP is the way to go. That was when i really lost it! and told him to go FUCK himself.

We are losing the FUD battle! This is bullshit. It is causing potential new users to opt out of BTC and possibly into alt-coins.

Sly

I'm not sure if this is FUD caused by bad news or by pure stupidity, the problem is that people are too willing to accept everything they are told and take no time to actually investigate what they are reading.

[hisslyness]

From what I can see, we are losing the battle, So much FUD and misleading news articles. I am sure their intended purposes, to bring down bitcoin, are working. As much as we think we don't need these people who fall for the FUD, we do. We need everyone on board to accept the Bitcoin for what it is and what it can be!

Does Bitcoin Core have a PR Team? Other than the members here at Bitcointalk.org

However, I do believe Bitcoin will win the War.

[Deeyoh]

Doesn't matter and you should not worry about it.  Since I bought my first bitcoin in 2013 it has officially died >20 times.  Even had articles detailing all the deaths. LOL  Just keep holding and gathering more as you go.  This is where the strong accumulate and the weak get relieved of their holdings.

[Kemarit]

Fake news is killing bitcoin and bitcoin has refused to die as some ones has said "bitcoin has die several time". I think a lot need to be done to control one emotions during this time that People are puping out alot of information about bitcoin in other to control people minds about what happened in bitcoin market.

I think we have done our share mate. We have explained countless times that newbies or newcomers who are creating threads and asking questions what to do specially when bitcoin is crashing. That's the best thing we can do and its really up to them to really decide what's they are going to do.

From what I can see, we are losing the battle, So much FUD and misleading news articles. I am sure their intended purposes, to bring down bitcoin, are working. As much as we think we don't need these people who fall for the FUD, we do. We need everyone on board to accept the Bitcoin for what it is and what it can be!

Does Bitcoin Core have a PR Team? Other than the members here at Bitcointalk.org

However, I do believe Bitcoin will win the War.

No mate, we are not losing this battle, we can experienced a few setbacks, but I don't think that it totally harm the market in the long run. You have to understand that there are really groups of people from behind who is working very hard to discredit bitcoin. You will see them everywhere, from this to forum to social media sites. But  they can't really bring down bitcoin, its been unstoppable, just remember Dimon's attack, it put a significant dent of the market, but temporarily. Bitcoin will lived as long as there are investors like you and me and others here that are willing to pour money into the ecosystem because we all do trust and have full confidence on it.

And Yes, we will win this War.....

[pitiflin]

Awww..... Welcome to the crypto world, now you're really seeing what useless dumbasses actually say to confuse people. But hey, thanks to these bullishit FUDs, we here are able to buy bitcoin and other cryptos during the dip that is caused by the idiots who ain't know shit about bitcoin and yet invest in it and then get scared and start panic selling. So, I'm happy with all the incoming FUDs, don't give a shit about others.

[zby]

They mistook Charlie Lee for Satoshi: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/after-7-500-rally-cryptocurrency-founder-sells-all-his-coins

[buwaytress]

Oh, don't take any of that personally. Be really happy that you're "annoyed" by them, be really happy that the FUD is working. You know, if everyone were to be a happy camper, you'd get two possible scenarios. The first, true mass adoption happens so much quicker, quicker than you can fill your pockets with Bitcoin. Then, suddenly you're left behind holding 0.1 BTC while your family friends and neighbours all have loads. Second, if everyone got into it, no FUD, how will Bitcoin price grow to defy them, how will you be able to smile knowingly at the dinner table next year, five years, ten or twenty from now?

Take it easy, enjoy the ride, and be glad for them.

After all, imagine how many other smarter, more knowledgeable people we annoy and frustrate? It's a pyramid of frustration I tell you!

[Samarkand]

...You have to understand that there are really groups of people from behind who is working very hard to discredit bitcoin. You will see them everywhere, from this to forum to social media sites. But  they can't really bring down bitcoin, its been unstoppable, just remember Dimon's attack, it put a significant dent of the market, but temporarily. Bitcoin will lived as long as there are investors like you and me and others here that are willing to pour money into the ecosystem because we all do trust and have full confidence on it.

And Yes, we will win this War.....

I don´t even think that many of the FUD articles are motivated by an attack on
Bitcoin. Most just seem to be proof of how lazy most journalists are with regards to getting
their facts straight and researching their stories thorougly.

Besides, advertising revenues are falling for the mainstream media outlets
and their articles basically become clickbait in order to attract the attention
of their readers.

[The Scorpion]

The fud is like the real sickening for all those who have panic attacks when the price is going down, that is why a lot of people are always afraid of "what is going to happen" and "what is going to be" of bitcoin if it drops by 5% or 10%

Stop guys, the price is always recovering

[iamTom123]

Was at a BBQ a few days ago and Bitcoin was a hot topic. What had really frustrated me was when someone said "I read the creator of Bitcoin has sold all his BTC, Bitcoin is going down". I was WTF are you reading?, then i remembered the story of the founder of bitcoin.com sold all his BTC. Had to explain that he wasn't the creator of BTC. No one knows for sure who created BTC etc etc.. That, what he had ready was FUD FUD and more FUD! Then last night, the same thing from someone else! "Creator of Bitcoin has sold all his BTC" and he started to push XRP is the way to go. That was when i really lost it! and told him to go FUCK himself. We are losing the FUD battle! This is bullshit. It is causing potential new users to opt out of BTC and possibly into alt-coins. Sly

I find these stories a little bit funny but digging deeper this is actually a common trend these days...when all the information can be found online many people still prefer to get their dose of knowledge from the people around them. Maybe it is because we have been o busy living our lives we always forget to verify if the information that arrived in our doorsteps have already been vetted to be true or just another FUD. Actually, there is no need to take a battle on this because I still believe that a bad publicity is still a publicity. Eventually, people will realize the truth though there can short-term damage when we let falsehood rain on us. Ironically, this is happening at the time when gadgets to connect to the internet are very much available and in fact people can easily be lead to false information because they are connected online...this is a kind of thing that speaks volume of the character of the people in our generation.

[Deeyoh]

Only thing I really hate is those Sponsor'd ads that say  "Don't buy Bitcoin invest in this new coin that's 100X better"   No idea what it may be since I never click that crap.

[olumyd]

FUD will only make crypto community stronger. As people are adjusting to information values and weight, it will begin to take a stronger rumor to tear it apart. Besides, it's no longer just bitcoin or ethereum. There are a bunch of coins out there now inspired by the astronomical growth of their predecessors.

[olumyd]

Only thing I really hate is those Sponsor'd ads that say  "Don't buy Bitcoin invest in this new coin that's 100X better"   No idea what it may be since I never click that crap.

Do people still fall for such cheap tricks? Can't they learn how to identify true crypto worth?

[Casdinyard]

Only thing I really hate is those Sponsor'd ads that say  "Don't buy Bitcoin invest in this new coin that's 100X better"   No idea what it may be since I never click that crap.

Do people still fall for such cheap tricks? Can't they learn how to identify true crypto worth?

Some people did. They don't have any idea what's the real score for bitcoin and they easily lure with those shitty promises without realizing that it will be just a trap.
People create FUDS so they can fool people for their own greediness and creating fuss so everyone will doubt.

[Pursuer]

They mistook Charlie Lee for Satoshi: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/after-7-500-rally-cryptocurrency-founder-sells-all-his-coins

"they" or "you" mistook it? it seems like you just shot yourself in the foot, or in other words you FUD yourself

the article clearly is talking about litecoin and creator of litecoin,  "creator of the world’s fifth-biggest cryptocurrency". the chart in the middle is even saying "Litecoin Rally".
on top of it there is 0 mention of Satoshi in the article

[zby]

They mistook Charlie Lee for Satoshi: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/after-7-500-rally-cryptocurrency-founder-sells-all-his-coins

"they" or "you" mistook it? it seems like you just shot yourself in the foot, or in other words you FUD yourself

the article clearly is talking about litecoin and creator of litecoin,  "creator of the world’s fifth-biggest cryptocurrency". the chart in the middle is even saying "Litecoin Rally".
on top of it there is 0 mention of Satoshi in the article

You are completely confused - I explained how the FUD came to life - someone heard about the Litecoin creator selling all his coins and he thought it was about Bitcoin creator.

[ViciousWarlock29]

Those people who have been spreading rumors about bitcoins death are probably the ones who will do panic selling when the price of bitcoin go to a dip. They are just scared about whats happening in bitcoin.

[Pursuer]

They mistook Charlie Lee for Satoshi: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/after-7-500-rally-cryptocurrency-founder-sells-all-his-coins

"they" or "you" mistook it? it seems like you just shot yourself in the foot, or in other words you FUD yourself

the article clearly is talking about litecoin and creator of litecoin,  "creator of the world’s fifth-biggest cryptocurrency". the chart in the middle is even saying "Litecoin Rally".
on top of it there is 0 mention of Satoshi in the article

You are completely confused - I explained how the FUD came to life - someone heard about the Litecoin creator selling all his coins and he thought it was about Bitcoin creator.

umm, I don't see the "explanation"! maybe that is why I'm confused with your comment