Gold collapsing. Bitcoin UP.

[N12]

cypher, I just converted the Rubel price (on btc-e) to USD and found out it's nearly 10% lower than on the USD exchanges. What sort of arbitrage are you talking about?

this arbitrage will not stand:

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[_mr_e]

he gets it:

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000339502

So does he:

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000338571

[cypherdoc]

cypher, I just converted the Rubel price (on btc-e) to USD and found out it's nearly 10% lower than on the USD exchanges. What sort of arbitrage are you talking about?

this arbitrage will not stand:

the Ruble has been plunging.  i wasn't thinking in terms of USD's altho you're right in terms of strict arbitrage opportunities maybe being limited as a result of the volatility and uncertainty of the Ruble.  just the relative movements of the price charts, which usually move together, should create some opportunity over time.  we'll see.

[brg444]

Good or bad there's been a fair share of Bitcoin talk in the media lately. If you're one to keep track of the "bitcoin" word on Twitter there seems to be an unusual amount of Bitcoin related tweets today.

Even more encouraging is we've reached this stage where people are calling the death of Bitcoin all while the world's fiat economy is in the shitter.

This rally is gonna be glorious.

[cypherdoc]

Dow & Transports now gone negative after this mornings ludicrous ramp.  typical stuff.  look the hell out.

RunToBitcoin.

[cypherdoc]

oh yes, i love the smell of fear:

[HeliKopterBen]

Good or bad there's been a fair share of Bitcoin talk in the media lately. If you're one to keep track of the "bitcoin" word on Twitter there seems to be an unusual amount of Bitcoin related tweets today.

Even more encouraging is we've reached this stage where people are calling the death of Bitcoin all while the world's fiat economy is in the shitter.

This rally is gonna be glorious.

Google trends looks like it may be turning the corner.  We shall see: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=bitcoin&cmpt=q

[cypherdoc]

escalator up, elevator down.

[cypherdoc]

who's the next Fed idiot to come out and whisper, "QE".

[solex]

who's the next Fed idiot to come out and whisper, "QE".

They don't need QE anymore, they have the FDIC backstopping Wall Street's derivatives positions. Endless supply of Fed money can be laundered through the FDIC.

[cypherdoc]

who's the next Fed idiot to come out and whisper, "QE".

have to say this: QE is much better than this 80% lost bitscam scheme

nah.  your dollars are devaluing everyday.

[marcus_of_augustus]

who's the next Fed idiot to come out and whisper, "QE".

have to say this: QE is much better than this 80% lost bitscam scheme

got in late did ya chump?

[cypherdoc]

who's the next Fed idiot to come out and whisper, "QE".

have to say this: QE is much better than this 80% lost bitscam scheme

got in late did ya chump?

the key thing here is that w/o question, fiat currencies worldwide are starting to fail.  the Ruble, peso, real, etc.  right now, they're fleeing to USD out of habit and ignorance.  

but with time and education, Bitcoin should skyrocket.

[cypherdoc]

i think this is a new Wences video:

http://www.academybridge.org/?video_listing=bitcoin-risk

[cypherdoc]

from zerohedge:

this might be getting serious

[cypherdoc]

who's the next Fed idiot to come out and whisper, "QE".

have to say this: QE is much better than this 80% lost bitscam scheme

nah.  your dollars are devaluing everyday.

nah, not so much as your yearly 80% lost bitcorns

i can tell you're a newb.

most of us in this thread bought well before 2012.  sorry dude.

[msin]

i can tell you're a newb.

most of us in this thread bought well before 2012.  sorry dude.

Yeah, unfortunately I spent most of my pre-2012 BTC on pizza 

[justusranvier]

right now, they're fleeing to USD out of habit and ignorance.

Is there any actual fleeing into the USD going on right now, or are we seeing the debt repayment-induced deflation, that had been previously masked by QE?

[cypherdoc]

right now, they're fleeing to USD out of habit and ignorance.

Is there any actual fleeing into the USD going on right now, or are we seeing the debt repayment-induced deflation, that had been previously masked by QE?

there's been several articles the past few days indicating fleeing.

[rocks]

Good or bad there's been a fair share of Bitcoin talk in the media lately. If you're one to keep track of the "bitcoin" word on Twitter there seems to be an unusual amount of Bitcoin related tweets today.

Even more encouraging is we've reached this stage where people are calling the death of Bitcoin all while the world's fiat economy is in the shitter.

This rally is gonna be glorious.

Google trends looks like it may be turning the corner.  We shall see: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=bitcoin&cmpt=q

Personally I think looking at bitcoin interest during the quiet non-speculative bubble periods is a good representation on how the bitcoin ecosystem is growing.

Looking at the Google trend link above you can see the bubbles from June 2011, April 2013 and December 2013. Between these peaks you can see bitcoin interest during the "steady state" when the price was relatively stable and bitcoin is used more as a currency than as a speculative asset. Here is Google's bitcoin interest during these 3 steady state periods (relative to the peak during Dec 2013 as 100)
- August 2012 -> 4
- August 2013 -> 16
- August 2014 -> 23

We had huge growth from 2012 to 2013 in bitcoin interest (4x), but over the past year bitcoin interest less than doubled. Still up, but not the exponential growth you'd expect. Of course there could be other factors at work such as more bitcoin news aggregation sites that people go to by default instead of searching google (i.e. going to redit /r/bitcoin instead Google search)

Not sure what to make of this, but thought it was interesting regardless. Google is only one data point, # of transactions and # of companies offering products are others.

It's quite likely growth will not be steady, but come in spurts.