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assume your choice is between buying hardware, a cloud contract or PETA shares
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You're overlooking a rather obvious alternative -- keeping your coin and not "investing" it at all.
*But sure, all mining operations offered to the public have either lost money for the "investors," or simply stole it. See your exchange-mate, COG.
you overlooked the rest of my post mikemikemike?
No, simply pointed out the logical fail on which your entire post pivots. Thus far, I've been accused of being Eduardo de Castro, Mircea Popescu, crumbs, Icebreaker, and various others. Adding mikemikemike to the list.
*My name is Legion: for we are many.
you say no yet you still missed the body of my post mikemikemike
keeping your coins leaves you with a predictable fixed return, such would not work for a stock, buy B.MINE if you truly believe in that strategy.
mikemikemike, this your second slipup, your forgot to go talk to yourself in your thread with your sock-puppet accounts.