I can't argue with that. To be honest, I'm going to refrain from passing too much judgment on bitcoin, whether positive or negative, until more time has elapsed. After all, it's still an experiment in progress.

The Economist et le New Yorker

Bonjour à tous,

J'ai découvert les BTC par hasard dans un magazine, et j'ai été tout de suite séduit par le concept et, du moins au départ, attiré par l'appât du gain! Donc j'espère en apprendre un peu plus sur le système et contribuer à ma manière à la bitéconomie.

bonne journée

Hi, I would like to be whitelisted. I am aware that most of my noob questions are already in the wiki so I solemnly swear to look there before posting. I would like to be able to contribute to the other forums. Thank you.

I think scams actually add to the bitcoin story and make it more real. They also serve as a reminder to people that bitcoins does represent actual money, so it comes with risk.

I think this is a bit optimistic. Exchanging and managing bitcoins still requires the use of a computer and an internet connection, which makes it vulnerable compared to physical money from a established currency. Since it is still a very new currency there are also risks of the whole system crashing down due to unforeseen reasons.

However it's probably the easiest way to make anonymous payments.

My guess is that the largest bitfortunes have all taken steps to remain anonymous.

I read a few articles about it in magazines and felt instantly drawn to the idea, which seemed so elegant and clever. It also tingled my greed instinct. However my delusions of wealth have just been dashed on the rocks a few minutes ago in some other thread.

Thanks for all the helpful replies. I'm amazed that BTC is already so passé that replacements are emerging. I guess I will venture into bitcoin purchase and speculation instead of mining, like KWH helpfully summarized.

Thirdlight, when you said that bitcoin has a lot more to offer, do you mean the intellectual satisfaction of participating in a movement or something else altogether?

DanielleEber : working for money??? That's an interesting concept 

Hi my name is Glubble. I think bitcoin is a pretty cool guy. eh creates wealth and doesn't afraid of anything.

I got interested in bitcoin as a way to earn a little disposable income on the side and because I think it's a great and exciting idea that deserves more love. But after reading through the wiki and few posts on this site I feel like I've arrived too late and that I'm already out of the game. I've heard about the pools but even then the estimated profit of a few bucks per month probably translates into a loss if you substract the electricity costs.

So is it actually possible to get anything out of bitcoin if you're stuck with relatively low end hardware?

On an unrelated note, wouldn't it be possible for a corporation with enough computing power to completely take over the market and get all the blocks all the time?

Thanks for your help