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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.
Yes, not investing my coin leaves it exactly as it is, excellent point.
"Investing" in *any* mining stock, on the other hand, has a long and sordid history of ending in fail and AIDS.
Unless you're fond of surprise butsecs, I would advise against it.
Of course, the above completely ignores third-party risks, such as unlicensed Panamanian exchanges pulling up stakes and going all OKTHXBI!
Hopefully this addressed most of your concerns, Anonymousg64.
If it helps you to think of me as mikemikemike, by all means do. I realize those protective hats are unreliable now that The Lizards replaced quality tin with cheap ersatz aluminum.