Re: [ANN][XCP] Counterparty - Pioneering Peer-to-Peer Finance - Official Thread
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Frozenlock
on 09/09/2014, 00:59:38 UTC
Just so you all know, #xcp is a thing...
IRC is a much better tool for open source projects than Skype. You can have chat logs, you can choose between multiple clients, and you can join without being invited.
I would like to help Frozenlock to deal with the losses caused by the MtGox debacle. He is amongst my dearest Bitcoiner friends, and I would like him to receive 100mBTC to help ease his pain. Take it! You deserve it, bud!
Thank you very much RyN!
I'll use it wisely to rebuild my financial empire!
Here's the pain relieving address: 1Fb3jmh18AfVdVRs1ZQr7A88p1LBbThDPm
1. A believable concept offers a revolutionary and unlimited path to growth. 2. Surplus of funds and lack of opportunities lead to buying or investing in anything available. 3. An idea is complex and cannot be totally explained or related to an investor. 4. The crowd imitates the leader. All Aboard! Even the gardener has a tip!? 5. Prices fluctuate from traditional level to overvalued level, THEN to all new ground and all time highs. 6. New levels are sanctioned by experts. "We are in a new Paradigm!" 7. Fear of missing the boat takes over. Cloning of the idea occurs as many new overvalued competitors enter the market. 8. Lending practices are eased. Money flows like water to anything or anyone with a new idea. 9. Cult figures emerge for the new paradigm. The media promotes lifestyles, not substance. 10. The Bubble lasts longer than expected. Critics are dismissed. The last suckers are sucked in. 11. Fraud emerges as partly responsible for the bubble as the first cracks show in the bubble. 12. Finally, everyone has a reason why it cannot continue. But nobody dumps, and all hold onto their profits. No new buyers. Market stalls.
I found that very interesting.
Some of you might too.
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Re: It's called a correction (waveaddict's bitcoin charting subscription thread)
Unless you have lots of capital and balls of steel, I strongly recommend against shorting bitcoin.
I would have to agree unless you have very tight stops in place...and even then a stop doesn't protect you if the price gaps up. There is an old adage about never attempting to catch a falling knife (buying during a collapse); the same can be said about trying to stop a rocket (shorting during a bubble). (...)
The blockchain could become 1000x smaller making it possible to run full nodes in low-power devices. I mean, that would be something.
Could someone explain in simple terms why that would compress the blockchain? I see how it could hide amounts and identity, but the only effect I see on the blockchain would be to make it larger.
I must be missing something obvious.
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Re: bitcoins with homomorphic value (validatable but encrypted)
in the past we've seen a gap of as little as 50c between bitstamp and gox, so i expect this time won't be different, although stretched out over a longer timespan due to bitstamps lower volume
the gap will not close as long as mtGox isn't processing USD withdrawal.
Well said!
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Re: Everyone will cash out at $1000
by
Frozenlock
on 07/08/2013, 18:30:34 UTC
A bunch of people were dreaming about how fantastic it would be if each BTC was worth $100.
But you know what takes over when you are near your price? Greeeeed.
If it goes to $1000, $2000 is only one doubling away...
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Re: Wall Observer - MtGoxUSD wall movement tracker - Hardcore
by
Frozenlock
on 07/08/2013, 16:04:05 UTC
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Re: #1 most popular Bitcoin Price Forecasts (subscribe here: bitcoinbullbear.com)
Do you see the sharp drops in bid sum? The first one persuaded me to dump into the 106.1 wall earlier today. They should be correlated with significant price drops...