If there is an alternative to a Google product, that's the route I'll take every time. Google does not respect your privacy and they have a strong bias against crypto.

Ditto. This is why I use Coinbase.

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I don't think, if true, this will cause bitcoin to fail. Close to 5 billion people have mobile phones and 3.2 billion have internet. These
technology leapfrogs eliminate the need for computers.

I don't know how you could take something like Jesus coin or Fuck token seriously from the names alone. If you're not a scam, then don't pick a scammy name for your coin.

Buy when it is less than $1. Sell when it is over $19,000.

It is crazy to think that Google is being restrictive with cryptocurrency ads on the search and display networks but these ridiculous bitcoin videos are allowed. I guess the question would be whether they will let you advertise the videos on YouTube.

Interesting update on this as far as timing of my post yesterday. As of today, I have seen ICO ads getting disapproved by Google. I'm rather surprised by this. I really didn't expect them to take action against cryptocurrencies. I still believe, like you, that this will not be a permanent ban. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out.

Bitcoin will be the most recognizable digital currency for the foreseeable future because it has a brand identity. For the average person, it is probably the only dc that comes to mind.

I've been skeptical about this from the beginning but I strongly think this will not be happening now. Facebook is lifting their ban only a few months after its ban partially went into effect. I believe Google thinks it is in their best interest to take ad revenue from this and has no reason to restrict advertising if Facebook is not.

Managing ads for ICOs, I have not seen any slow down or negative effect for a ban that was supposedly starting now. Any talk of this will probably quietly fade out and things will stay bau.

Wyoming is a great state with horrible weather. I would consider it more if the wind blew below 60 mph.

Quality over quantity, for sure! There are so many junk posts that offer absolutely nothing to the conversation. When should I sell my crypto? or do you think the market will recover? do nothing but clutter the forum.

There will be people who are new to the crypto world who will ask questions that elementary. Perhaps they should be segregated to a separate forum thread. Judging by the number of posts on these profiles, many are purely spammy posts.

I believe this is true. I can't help but think social media, in particular, is responsible for people being offended by everything. The anonymity and the ability to cut others down without repercussions seems to embolden people to act with disrespect toward others and a hypersensitivity that leads to being overly defensive when confronted with an idea contrary to their personally held beliefs.

It is unfortunate 'ignorant' has such a negative connotation. We all think or say things that are ignorant. It isn't possible to view everything in life from a non-biased, educated point of view. It's just unfortunate that people are quick to stick to their guns when it comes to their opinions, even though they may have been exposed to something that can open their eyes a little more.

Unfortunately, it can be easy for people to make a scam site look real. Read the whitepaper, check LinkedIn or other sites to verify that the owners and dev team are legitimate, verify information matches other information on the internet. Simple internet searches can go a long way in verifying the legitimacy of a company and the team involved.

Additionally, check where they are located and answers to FAQs if provided by the company. They should be striving to be as transparent as possible.

I think this was a good idea and I'm glad to see the SEC is warning the public about ICO scams. It should not negatively affect legitimate ICOs that have resources for their team and the ones that are not making outrageous claims about returns. The campaign is not really any different than campaigns to warn against real estate scams or scams that commonly target the elderly.

Whatever bitcointalk is trying to achieve with merit-based ranking is failing.

1. The number of posts drops off over time. After submitting roughly 50 posts, bitcointalk is counting 32 of them. I do not make spammy or irrelevant posts and they are not off-topic. So I spend time contributing more posts which leads to more time on site with 0 merit, which on the surface will make it look like a spammer account.

2. Bitcointalk is not giving members enough merit to give to others (see the rest of the thread on this topic.)

3. Bitcointalk doesn't seem to care and hasn't done anything to address the issue.

Some of the poorest and most economically depressed countries are embracing cryptocurrencies. This is an interesting experiment and we'll be able to see how cryptos can make a positive impact on these regions.

It's hard to know what goes through the minds at Google. It seems they like to get on a mighty large moral high horse. In addition to the crypto ban, they also recently announced a forthcoming ban on bail bonds. Why? "Studies show that for-profit bail bond providers make most of their revenue from communities of color and low-income neighborhoods..." I doubt this ban will have little effect on the bail bondsman business, just as I believe it will have little impact on cryptos and ICOs.

Now there are reports that Facebook has had its own interest in cryptocurrency. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-11/real-reason-why-facebook-banned-all-crypto-ads.

So, where does Google's real interest lie? Is an ICO/crypto advertising ban a moral stand or are they protecting their own interests?

It is one thing for bitcointalk to add criteria for building your profile. It is quite another for your posts to disappear over time. Are the admins deleting some of my posts? If so, why? I am not spamming and I'm not posting frivolous comments.

Do you mean sociopaths, psychopaths, or both? Do you think people fall firmly on either side of the divide or are there sociopaths - people with a weaker conscience - that fall into a grey area?