I asked this in the TG too - any plans for utility with the NFTs since holders can get rewards or something later?

Heads for John McAfee fanboys...there's a hybrid-nft gold coin just dropped on fullyrekt.com. Same ones running the million whackd burn. Worth a look especially if you gamble on nfts!! (not financial
advice....)

The websites are still live, the chains still work, the coins are mined and traded. But all social was nuked and the team disappeared like Satoshi. Last word was we'd have update in q1 2021 about Russian crypto regulation. What do you think about Grimm and Defis XGM guys? Are they really dead or do they have a heartbeat?

The fact that you are investing in crypto at all indicates you have a stomach for risk. If you do not, you should not be investing here, as every coin has the potential to go to zero faster than traditional asset markets. However, the flipside is that risk can often lead to outsized gains, so really, really do your research, follow your gut, divide your portfolio in a sensible way, and watch it regularly (or constantly).

Also: common sense advice for any investor and trader, but never be so attached to any asset that it keeps you from trading out of positions that are failing or have news that will negatively affect the long-term viability of your holding. Good luck!

Interesting question. In your example, no, Netflix would be subscription only. But that is mainly because there are already other options to 'micro pay', mainly, buying a single movie or TV episode using a different service.

However, I can imagine (and wish it were possible) to pay for a single article paywalled on a news site to which I don't subscribe (nor ever have any intention to subscribe).

There is literally nothing I wouldn't sell for bitcoin or any major alt, especially privacy coins. House, check, car, check, books, electronics, etc., etc. crypto is as good as or better than cash to me.

You could use the web wallet but it always seems to be down.

I think by 'bigger' than the internet he means it will change society more profoundly than the internet. It will change how we bank, how we work - it will continue to mint millionaires, shift power, open up possibilities that were not there before. I agree.

Interesting project. But according to site:

[BUTLER is NOT a PAYMENT CARD, BUTLER keeps or needs no personal data or any other type of private information]

Amazing if true, but I'm wondering how this is possible...in the USA you can't get a reloadable debit card without very serious KYC. How is the team going to get around that with this??

The partnership is actually Mindgeek, which runs Pornhub (and casino), Brazzers, and many others. Pornhub alone gets like 150 million viewers per day and accounts for more traffic and EYEBALLS than Netflix.

Add to that the TokenPay debit card, ringCT release, RSK development, and the likelihood that the Mindgeek legitimizes the currency to the point of attracting new partnerships .... yes, you would be wise to begin accumulating at these lows and think long-term.

Samsung is one of the largest if not the largest company in the world. They do more than tech, and have their hands in every industry you can think of (insurance, finance, advertising, etc. etc.). Selling miners is likely just the very tip of the iceberg in terms of their embrace of crypto.

LYNX is really interesting. Pure raspberry pi mining, dedicated devs and community, unique vision. They launched in the middle of the crash, so still under the radar. Worth a flyer if you like long-term unknowns - you can scoop up a million for a few bucks.

Beyond the usual suspects, there’s Metal (MTL) which seems about ready to go. Neat project with legit backers and team. Worth a look if you need a good swing trade idea.

Long-term, ETH, NANO, XVG, maybe VTC and LTC. None of these are disappearing anytime soon, all for different reasons.

I’d take half of it and launch my own project. The other half would be split almost evenly between btc, eth, nano, xvg, and mining rigs. Maybe some goes into my kid’s college fund. Otherwise, all the way fucking in!

Oh I get it. Thanks.

Fair enough. I’m actually more interested in giving it away than acquiring. Chicken meet egg.

Is there a way to purchase merit to give away like Reddit gold?

Not just cryptocurrency, but smart contracts change everything. Pretty much all of western civilization. Any money transfer business if it doesn't play, will be fucked. The CC industry, unless it supports crypto, will be fucked. Any industry that is digital and centralized and handles personal data, could be fucked. Government could potentially be fucked. Lawyers will need to adapt or, you guessed it, fucked. Insurance. Healthcare. Education. All can be improved via this tech, and for the betterment of society, hopefully.

I love the idea of a run on the banks and all of us in crypto being 'right' but I'm not so sure this is coming. They are generally very smart (if a bit, mmmm, self-confident) people and have made crypto hard to own and acquire. As crypto gets bigger in 2018, I would expect grosser attempts at limiting crypto for average people. They are, in a sense, at war - on the other hand if they embrace it wholeheartedly, you know it can't be good for anyone either.

But you lay out a very persuasive argument. I think we'll see banks fail within our lifetime - whether people go to bitcoin or any other crypto is the question. i do think most people are pretty woke to bank shenanigans, but we still have to make a better case for adoption, not to mention more unity as a community.