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February 17, 2014, 10:36:00 AM |
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I've been a bit distracted by all the gox meltdown fuss, I forgot how far the long term price has to go. I just saw this on bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/video/can-bitcoin-come-back-from-multiple-hacks-~XPcnslQRTu4drafGngWdw.htmlThe interviewer had absolutely no clue how bitcoin works, and didn't believe that there could never be more that 21 million. I've seem this a few times in the financial press, amazing. Short term, obviously, the price will stay cray cray, but this definitely gave me a smile
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February 17, 2014, 10:46:12 AM |
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thanks for that. I think they spelled it out there - Hysterical media hype - just like this forum trying to scare people off bitcoin. Bitcoin is here to stay.
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February 17, 2014, 11:16:38 AM |
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Never watched US TV before. But how can it be, that someone (like the guy from Boston University) appears on TV who is obviously badly informed about Bitcoin. This is ridiculous but made my day
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February 17, 2014, 11:39:24 AM |
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I've been a bit distracted by all the gox meltdown fuss, I forgot how far the long term price has to go. I just saw this on bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/video/can-bitcoin-come-back-from-multiple-hacks-~XPcnslQRTu4drafGngWdw.htmlThe interviewer had absolutely no clue how bitcoin works, and didn't believe that there could never be more that 21 million. I've seem this a few times in the financial press, amazing. Short term, obviously, the price will stay cray cray, but this definitely gave me a smile The fact that Matt (the TV host) quickly said "No thats wrong" to an guest (supposedly an expert on subject) basically makes that guest a joke. If a TV host has more understanding on the subject than you do, what are you interviewed for? Sure made me smile.
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February 17, 2014, 01:49:24 PM |
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Never watched US TV before. But how can it be, that someone (like the guy from Boston University) appears on TV who is obviously badly informed about Bitcoin. This is ridiculous but made my day Precisely. It was actually a Pro Bitcoin piece. You don't put Barbie doll up against one of the lead Bitcoin developers if you are wanting to do a hit-piece on Bitcoin.
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February 17, 2014, 01:58:29 PM |
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Lol. It'd be far easier to counterfeit US currency (and the banks already are, essentially, with fractional reserve systems), all you have to do is find one bank with a vulnerability, send a ton of fake money to another account in your control, and transfer it abroad.
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February 17, 2014, 04:48:50 PM |
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The fact that Matt (the TV host) quickly said "No thats wrong" to an guest (supposedly an expert on subject) basically makes that guest a joke. If a TV host has more understanding on the subject than you do, what are you interviewed for?
Sure made me smile.
The fact that he was invited to the NY DFS hearing I think should be more concerning rather than he doing a 30sec slot on Bloomberg.
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February 17, 2014, 05:35:43 PM |
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Bloomberg is one of the best sources for Bitcoin FUD.
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First seastead company actually selling sea homes: Ocean Builders https://ocean.builders Of course we accept bitcoin.
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February 18, 2014, 06:10:51 AM |
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Bravo to Andreas, that was awesome.
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February 18, 2014, 08:20:29 AM |
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I love how they get people on to talk about bitcoin.... who don't know much about bitcoin. It's like this isn't even journalism 101 guys, it's common sense.
Personally I'm also a really big fan of taking all the dumb talking points of the anti-bitcoin idiots and applying directly what they say to fiat USD. Most of the time, using the same comparison and the same arguments, bitcoin just looks all the stronger.
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February 18, 2014, 11:13:56 AM |
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Excuse me, english is not my native tongue, what is the meaning of "cray cray"?
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spiderbrain (OP)
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February 18, 2014, 11:21:50 AM |
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February 18, 2014, 01:55:44 PM |
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Well done to Andreas for remaining so calm, especially with Professor Bitcorn mouthing off about "misinformation". I'm also glad Matt Miller is still trying to enlighten his co-hosts even after his "trial run" of Bitcoin is over - it just shows how your attitude can change if you actually try to learn something about the technology..
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February 18, 2014, 02:00:57 PM |
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Great article.
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February 18, 2014, 02:41:00 PM |
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you can see in which maturity stage bitcoin is, watching this video. seriously i read a similar article in a well reputated local newspaper wondering if bitcoins cannot be duplicated or something.
andreas should start and promote a very broad explanation why digital scarcity is possible now. all the basic talk have to based on the invention of the blockchain, not on the bitcoin payment method.
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February 18, 2014, 06:24:59 PM |
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Excuse me, english is not my native tongue, what is the meaning of "cray cray"?
English is my native tongue and I still had to ask my teenage daughters what it meant. They rolled their eyes at how stupid it is while explaining it to me.
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February 19, 2014, 01:58:59 AM |
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Damn, those girls got OWNED!
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February 19, 2014, 04:44:23 AM |
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I can't open youtube cuz I'm in China, can you describe it to me? thanks.
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spiderbrain (OP)
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February 19, 2014, 06:01:24 AM |
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cray cray is just a way of saying "crazy" that crazy people use. Hence double crazy. The real story is much longer than that, but that should do.
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