On an exchange.  Yes, I know how bad that sounds (the failure of MtGox, etc.), but I don't have another option if I want to be liquidity provider on Bitfinex.  The way I figure it is that major trading sites (like btc-e) are under constant attack by hackers, but they still manage to survive without losing TOO many coins.  When they do lose coins due to their own security holes, they tend to reimburse the customer.  If the exchange itself survives, and my login information to that exchange isn't being monitored, then I see no reason why I should lose my money. 

...that is, if the exchange doesn't pull a MtGox.

Basically, my setup would be the following:

1. LiveCD for logging into Bitfinex.
2. Google authenticator on phone for logging in.
3. Google authenticator AND phone message verification for withdrawals (where they call me and give me a code).

If the exchange doesn't fail, and the linux distro isn't bugged from the start from the source code, the computer I use to make the LiveCD, or the computers on my network (which I don't THINK is possible), then I believe this is secure.  Or at least the weakest link would be the exchange surviving. 

What persistent files would be required?  If the live version of the distro comes preinstalled with everything you need (you mention that the exchanges need java, etc.), then it doesn't seem like I would ever need to store anything but temporary data (the operations of the OS in that current session, which is then deleted on shutdown). 

Also, what do you mean by common sense?  To me it seems like if I never put the flash drive/DVD+RW with linux in the computer while windows is running, and I never access the "infected" hard drive while in the linux session, then I would be fine.  That is, so long as some virus doesn't magically float from one of my "infected" computers over my wireless network to linux.

...sorry for all these hypotheticals that may or may not make sense.  I'm not well versed in this stuff. 

Yeah, I figure that any fairly well known distro that I can use as a LiveCD will be fine, but I was just wondering if something as paranoid as what I was describing existed.  I'd rather be paranoid and overkill than lose my money (even if it doesn't seem like its possible).

I'm currently trading through windows, but I suspect that one of my computers has been infected with a keylogger, virus, or something to that effect.  I have a laptop that I've been using in place of the computer that might be compromised, but I've used a flash drive between the "compromised" computer and this laptop, so it's possible that this laptop is infected too.

That said, I'm looking to create a LiveCD for linux (using a DVD+RW) that can be used *solely* for trading and nothing else.
However, I'm having an issue finding a distro that meets the following criteria:

1. Is trustworthy
2. Is secure (doesn't have security holes like java, flash, etc. installed from day one)
3. Does NOT use TOR (to guard against an end node operator or middleman obtaining my passwords)
4. Does NOT store data to anything but RAM (which is temporary)
5. Is not capable of being infected by the "compromised" computers over my wireless network or via the "compromised" hard drive in the laptop I'll be using the LiveCD on (so long as I don't go digging around the HD while I'm in linux)
6. Creates a fresh OS "install" every time the DVD is booted, and then nukes it when I turn off the computer.  

I don't plan on using the Linux distro for *anything* but btc-e, cryptsy, bitfinex, and gmail.

Thanks in advance!

Oh look, and I was several hours too late and the coin is already raped to hell and back.

Fucking stupid.

0/10 would not bang mine.

http://bacon.modacity.net/img/images/whycuc.jpg

What's going on with the Cryptsy charts/orderbook?  I set my price to 100 before this spike, but the order didn't go through.  Do the charts just lie to you?

I think NyanCoin would be a better name for it.  Nyancatcoin doesn't roll off the tongue. 

Infinitecoin: "Lol, this looks retarded.  This will never catch on past a joke, so I'll just ignore it."

Mistake.

Dogecoin:  "Seriously?  How could this stupid meme ever make any money.  Ignoring this."

Mistake.

Nyancatoin:  "This looks EVEN MORE retarded than dogecoins, HOLY SHIT I'M SO MINING THIS!"

Im mining with poolerino.com! 

Wow!  Such coins!  Many doge!

Username: shibester
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I have seen countless people in the trollbox get screwed over by coinbase, so I would avoid them altogether.  That said, every payment provider I have used in the past (Dwolla, bitinstant) doesn't work with bitcoins anymore, so I have no idea what to tell you.

So is this pretty much already impossible to solo-mine with a single GPU?

I was using a test account on btc-e to try out the 2-factor authentication without risking my funds, but I locked myself out of this account after I purposefully uninstalled the google authenticator app on my phone.  I wrote down the private keys that btc-e gives with the 2-factor bar code, but every time I try to enter one of these keys into my phone google autheticator says that I'm using illegal characters.

Is there any way I can get back into this account?  Thanks in advance.

I was using a test account on btc-e to try out the 2-factor authentication without risking my funds, but I locked myself out of this account after I purposefully uninstalled the google authenticator app on my phone.  I wrote down the private keys that btc-e gives with the 2-factor bar code, but every time I try to enter one of these keys into my phone google autheticator says that I'm using illegal characters.

Is there any way I can get back into this account?  Thanks in advance.

I originally posted this on the Bitcoin Discussion forum, but I didn't get any replies, so I figure this might be a better place for this.

I'm doing a research paper on cryptocurrencies, and I want to gather some information from you guys in order to spice it up.  It would be awesome if you would answer the following questions:


1.  What is your age, gender, and occupation?

2.  What is your investment amount?

3.  What cryptocurrencies are you invested in?

4.  Are you invested for the long term, or do you speculate short term?

5.  Are you currently mining, or have you mined coins in the past?  

6.  What coins did you mine?

7.  How long did you mine them?

8.  How long have you been involved in the cryptocurrency scene?

9.  Are you dedicated to a particular coin, or do you sample around?

10.  Do you expect cryptocurrencies to make you a great deal of money?  Have they already?

11.  Have you ever had your coins stolen from you?  If so, then how?

12. What do you think will happen to cryptocurrencies in the next several years?


Thanks in advance!

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I'll start:

1.  What is your age, gender, and occupation?
21, male, and student of Civil Engineering

2.  What is your investment amount?
I started with $1200. and I've grown that to about $3500 with trading and mining.

3.  What cryptocurrencies are you invested in?
Bitcoin and Litecoin.  At one point I was into primecoin.

4.  Are you invested for the long term, or do you speculate short term?
Speculate short term.  I'm trying to build up to a useful long term investment.

5.  Are you currently mining, or have you mined coins in the past?  
I used to mine LTC, but stopped because the rate of return was too low, and my temps were too high.
I also mined XPM when it first came out.

6.  What coins did you mine?
See above.

7.  How long did you mine them?
I mined litecoin for about 2 months, and XPM for about a month.  

8.  How long have you been involved in the cryptocurrency scene?
I first tried to get involved about 3 years ago when BTC was around $3, but stopped because I didn't think the market was going anywhere (boy was that a mistake).
I got back into it around May of this year.

9.  Are you dedicated to a particular coin, or do you sample around?
I sample around.

10.  Do you expect cryptocurrencies to make you a great deal of money?  Have they already?
Yes, but it will take several years.

11.  Have you ever had your coins stolen from you?  If so, then how?
Yes, I have had 800LTC stolen from me about a month ago.  Somebody gained access to my email address and reset my password on BTC-e.

12. What do you think will happen to cryptocurrencies in the next several years?
I think they are going to explode in value.  

I'm doing a research paper on cryptocurrencies, and I want to gather some information from you guys in order to spice it up.  It would be awesome if you would answer the following questions:


1.  What is your age, gender, and occupation?

2.  What is your investment amount?

3.  What cryptocurrencies are you invested in?

4.  Are you invested for the long term, or do you speculate short term?

5.  Are you currently mining, or have you mined coins in the past? 

6.  What coins did you mine?

7.  How long did you mine them?

8.  How long have you been involved in the cryptocurrency scene?

9.  Are you dedicated to a particular coin, or do you sample around?

10.  Do you expect cryptocurrencies to make you a great deal of money?  Have they already?

11.  Have you ever had your coins stolen from you?  If so, then how?

12. What do you think will happen to cryptocurrencies in the next several years?


Thanks in advance!

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I'll start:

1.  What is your age, gender, and occupation?
21, male, and student of Civil Engineering

2.  What is your investment amount?
I started with $1200. and I've grown that to about $3500 with trading and mining.

3.  What cryptocurrencies are you invested in?
Bitcoin and Litecoin.  At one point I was into primecoin.

4.  Are you invested for the long term, or do you speculate short term?
Speculate short term.  I'm trying to build up to a useful long term investment.

5.  Are you currently mining, or have you mined coins in the past? 
I used to mine LTC, but stopped because the rate of return was too low, and my temps were too high.
I also mined XPM when it first came out.

6.  What coins did you mine?
See above.

7.  How long did you mine them?
I mined litecoin for about 2 months, and XPM for about a month. 

8.  How long have you been involved in the cryptocurrency scene?
I first tried to get involved about 3 years ago when BTC was around $3, but stopped because I didn't think the market was going anywhere (boy was that a mistake).
I got back into it around May of this year.

9.  Are you dedicated to a particular coin, or do you sample around?
I sample around.

10.  Do you expect cryptocurrencies to make you a great deal of money?  Have they already?
Yes, but it will take several years.

11.  Have you ever had your coins stolen from you?  If so, then how?
Yes, I have had 800LTC stolen from me about a month ago.  Somebody gained access to my email address and reset my password on BTC-e.

12. What do you think will happen to cryptocurrencies in the next several years?
I think they are going to explode in value. 

And pop music doesn't deserve to be loved by tens of millions of people.  It doesn't matter what the quality of the coin is; only how many people care about it.

Looks like it belongs in the title of an edgy comic.  I think it looks pretty cool, but it doesn't fit the concept.

I'm just conflicted here.  I tried to follow all your input in the thread, but I just have no idea what you want.  You want simplicity, but also something that captures your imagination.  To me that can't be done without more detail, but you have made it clear you don't want detail.  Bah.

I'll try to think of something else.

Edit:  Eh, never mind.  I would just go with muddied's stuff personally.  In particular his last logo seems to be the cleanest and most iconic.

Could we get some input on the new additions?  Time is running out and I not sure exactly what you want.