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JCC The Truth About Bitcoin (Now Hating NFTs)

Discussion in 'Community' started by Rylo Ken, Dec 11, 2017.

  1. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    I love the intervals when looking at intraday pricing, it's like they just gave up.

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  2. Artoo-Dion

    Artoo-Dion Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Apparently people got scammed not once but twice by a cryptocurrency called "PonziCoin". That's where things are at.
     
  3. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    How long til 50cent is bankrupt again?
     
  4. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    //checks app

    20mins?
     
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  5. Diggy

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    Then will come the denial and begging. “Hey short sale, it’s ma birthday.”
     
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  6. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    "I traded my kidney for etherium, score!"
     
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  7. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    There is an intermediary cryptocurrency called Tether that exchanges use to circumvent certain regulations. It claims to be pegged to, and backed by USD, but has never been audited, and has just parted ways with its auditors. The rumour is that Tether is actually backed by nothing.

    Bit like the Federal Reserve I suppose.

    Dis gon b gud
     
  8. yankee8255

    yankee8255 Force Ghost star 6

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    The real question is how much he'll fritter away before if becomes worthless on its own.
     
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  9. Outsourced

    Outsourced Force Ghost star 5

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    Crypto is good.

    SELLING EVERYTHING AND PUTTING IT IN BITCOIN BECAUSE SOME DUDE PUT MONEY INTO IT TWO YEARS AGO AND IS NOW RICH IS NOT GOOD.

    I swear to god, all these chumps who just throw money into whatever coin is biggest give the entire scene a bad name.
     
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  10. Jabba-wocky

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    Then they should be commended for helping reveal the true nature of something that was in its inception awful.
     
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  11. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    @epic squeaky bum time. How are feeling about the trade?
     
  12. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    Why, in your view, are they awful from inception?
     
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  13. Jabba-wocky

    Jabba-wocky Chosen One star 10

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    It's features were designed to be of benefit to criminals. That is the primary and perhaps sole advantage of this "currency" over some more conventional specie. The only other benefits are ideological, and it is again a horrid ideology it supports.
     
  14. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    i know libertarians are idiotic and ridiculous, but they're hardly criminals Wocky. Settle down!
     
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  15. epic

    epic Ex Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    i pay very little attention to it anymore. the crypto market has always been a wild ride, and i don't want the stress of trying to predict it.

    i maintain that the blockchain is a technology with multiple real world uses - smart contracts, health records, PayPal-styled money transfers - we're just a fair way away from that point at this stage, and everything at the moment is mere speculation, dominated by the whims of the 'whales', who are clearly using their influence to make a lot of money with the runs and dips.
     
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  16. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    Oh blockchain is already being coopted by the financial services industry so it's going to lose any cool it once had, @epic.
     
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  17. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    also as a serious point, I had to ask Wocky's thoughts because he thinks intercourse is evil and Will Smith is good, so it's all backwards with him.
     
  18. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    U.S. Regulators Subpoena Crypto Exchange Bitfinex, Tether
    U.S. regulators are scrutinizing one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges as questions mount over a digital token linked to its backers.

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sent subpoenas on Dec. 6 to virtual-currency venue Bitfinex and Tether, a company that issues a widely traded coin and claims it’s pegged to the dollar, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. The firms share the same chief executive officer.

    Tether’s coins have become a popular substitute for dollars on cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide, with about $2.3 billion of the tokens outstanding as of Tuesday. While Tether has said all of its coins are backed by U.S. dollars held in reserve, the company has yet to provide conclusive evidence of its holdings to the public or have its accounts audited. Skeptics have questioned whether the money is really there.

    SOURCE, BLOOMBERG: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...itfinex-tether-said-to-get-subpoenaed-by-cftc
     
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  19. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    I would find it hard to believe they could back their crypto returns with capital reserves. It's just my cynicism speaking when I say I doubt they've done a single ICAAP.
     
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  20. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Just buy the dips - if you like it at $10,000, you'll love it at $9,000
     
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  21. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    The smart thing seems to be to put Call options on Bitcoin. I googled "Bitcoin Stop Loss" and realised the futility in trying to set a GSL and trade in BTC.
     
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  22. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    If you loved it at $9,000, you'll marry it at $8,000
     
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  23. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    I'm mining Punkcoins now. The image is of a confused Australian standing outside a converted urinal
     
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  24. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Those things only go down
     
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  25. Point Given

    Point Given Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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