BITCOIN as an alternative to regular currency

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hgodden
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Euler wrote:I've hijacked the header on this thread to post up useful information
Current BitCoin price

http://ohmyco.in/charts/?utm_content=bu ... ni/BTC-USD

https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symb ... AMP:BTCUSD

Historic pricing

https://blockchain.info/
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to75ne
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it all witch craft

proper money would seem to be nothing but binary numbers that only exist inside a machine some where - it as no intrinsic value - based on nothing - all very alice in wunder land

now bit coins which only exist in machines no intrinsic value blah blah blah- all maddness

its all witch craft
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superfrank
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FIAT currencies are no different - they are also backed by nothing.

my bruv bought some bitcoins a few months ago and they have doubled in "value".

bitcoin is an interesting idea, but i suspect it will turn out to be another ponzi scheme - and even if it doesn't the govt/FED will step in and make them illegal because they won't want others taking a share of their own FIAT ponzi.
Tobedotty
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Fell 60% yesterday lol
Zenyatta
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Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme for nerds. The rate of creation of new bitcoins (calling 'mining') is designed to mimic the old gold currency - that is, it encourages hoarding, which results in destructive busts (and deflation). Like all ponzi schemes, the few who got in early will reap great profits, and everyone else will be relieved of their money when the price crashes.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/0 ... erfetters/
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Euler
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Trading platforms are springing up now for Bitcoin exchanges

https://rtbtc.com/
Iron
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LOL!
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steven1976
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It looks a bit boiler roomy to me. Is it for real?
60% fall in one day, let me move you over to this next stock sir that will quadruple in 10hrs but to do so the minimum entry is another 200k. Can you handle that?......... wait for it........wait........ silence...... ok
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jimrobo
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sierra chart have had a bitcoin data feed for a while
martins1115
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I have never really understood the Bitcoin thing but I do play a fair bit of poker and am a regular visitor to the OpenHoldem Forum ( its an open source poker botting platform ) and there is a sub-section of the forum devoted to Bitcoin mining.Personally I don't really understand what they are doing but if any of you are interested take a look.
switesh
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Euler wrote:Trading platforms are springing up now for Bitcoin exchanges

https://rtbtc.com/
And they don't accept payment in bitcoins neither.

Clever people ;) (Also, smart enough not to leave their phone number lying around the website)



Came across this text from wikipedia:
In May 2013, one bitcoin traded at around $125. Taking into account the total number of bitcoins mined, the value of the money supply of the bitcoin network stands at over $1.4 billion USD.

According to Reuters, undisclosed documents indicate that banks such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have visited Bitcoin exchanges as often as 30 times a day. Employees of international banks and major financial organizations have shown interest in the Bitcoin markets as well.


Well, if you're going to be trading bitcoins you now know who the market makers (manipulators) are.


That leaves very little to imagination. I can already visualize what a bank's balance-sheet will look like in the future:

Assets
┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐ Bitcoins

Liabilities
(◣_◢) Sub-prime Loans

Equity
┌∩┐ ┌∩┐
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Euler
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steven1976
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Just sounds like B room all over it.
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superfrank
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Bitcoin breaks $300; has tripled in "value" since August.

'wish I'd have converted lots more paper now!

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-0 ... e-currency

“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value – zero.” (Voltaire, 1694-1778)
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Euler
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Bit coin break $1000 bubble bubble bubble

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25120731
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