Quote from: Phoenix1969 on December 23, 2013, 03:38:08 AM

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Quote from: r1senfa17h on December 23, 2013, 02:06:39 AM

Obviously, if the value of bitcoin skyrocketed, one would have done better by simply buying and holding. If I knew the future and knew that bitcoin would significantly increase in value, I would buy and hold.

I suppose significantly is the key word there. It's definitely going to rise over time. No surefire way to know how much time or value. B&H is one solid thing to do with these coins, in addition to mining.

Quote from: r1senfa17h on December 23, 2013, 02:06:39 AM

With these numbers, I expect a Neptune to generate 7.5 BTC before it stops being profitable. I had no illusions about receiving more BTC than the ~12/each I spent. And yet I still bought three.

Finally, one of only a couple of us who is making a realistic projection. Mine was 4-6 with an upper of 12 depending on factors.

All I could do was shake my head in disbelief at the folks who bought Neptunes thinking they would crank out like 50 coins.

Realistic?
8 billion jump in one change in July?
57266 TH/s added to the network in a 10-12 days period?
That's 10K Neptunes at 5TH/s.

exactly.... not gonna happen

I hope you're right. I sincerely want you to be right. I have chosen to be pessimistic with my calculations because I know my natural optimism often gets the better of me while investing and I'm trying to counter it and prevent disappointment. Of course I realize that exponential growth is unsustainable forever. I know it's not done yet though, and I can't predict how much longer it will last.