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Re: rpietila Wall Observer - the Quality TA Thread ;)
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raindex
on 21/08/2015, 22:43:26 UTC
I constantly see posts and articles saying that the price of bitcoin id heavily manipulated. Would it it be fair to say that price manipulation is much more difficult on the large time scale? Would anyone be able to suppress or inflate price for years? Just in case some of you agree that TA based on longer time intervals may sometimes be more useful than based on the recent history, here is a graph of all available history of Bitcoin price.

http://i.imgur.com/myCjrkI.png

Haven't seen long term discussions here recently. Can anyone make smart guesses about long term future trends?
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Re: Electrum server discussion thread
by
raindex
on 07/07/2014, 17:19:29 UTC
Third time in 2 or 3 months that the database of my server e2.pdmc.net broke ("wrong_hash"). Is this just me or are other operators experiencing this as well?
Anyway, I'll take my server offline for now and bring it back online once I find enough time to move it faster hardware (probably in August).

I have the same, I moved to Samsung 840 SSD but database is still breaking sometimes, without a clear reason.

I never had this problem, while running the server on a very old and busy box.

Do both of you want to share particulars of your setup to see if there are any similarities?
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Re: (SSS) - A Sane and Simple bitcoin Savings plan
by
raindex
on 09/06/2014, 02:44:04 UTC
I was making a suggestion for an improvement for the tool for others, and NOT for myself.  
I have no doubt about that. Sorry if you felt hostility in my comment; it wasn't my intention.
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Re: (SSS) - A Sane and Simple bitcoin Savings plan
by
raindex
on 08/06/2014, 04:07:25 UTC
I love you SSS plan http://bitcoinsavingsplan.comSmiley I am using it for Nxt now. Too bad there is not an option to add other crypto's like Nxt.

Thanks, I think it should still work fine as long as you ignore the BTC units  Smiley

I just updated it today based on some requests to be able to modify the "doubling" to other values.  You can now modify the cycle multiplier to trigger a sell on 2x, 1.5x, 1.1x, etc.

Also, if you want to set up a fixed withdrawal rate in fiat, there is an option under the cycle multiplier to calculate that for you based on a given rake %.



I really like this tool, also. 

I do have one suggestion that may make the tool even more amazing, and that would be able to individually modify the multiplier for each cycle.  In that regard, each line would have its own multiplier and I would NOT want to rake very much in earlier cycles; however, in later cycles my rake multiplier would be higher.  So, if I could set the multiplier on each line, then I would really be able to customize the plan to my individualized preference(s)





Next you will want your customizations to be saved for you, because you will feel it's too annoying to redo all the tweaking tomorrow, when you have a new idea. I think the tool is good as it is. If you want something more personalized, you can create your own spreadsheet. Takes just a few minutes. If you want it to be accessible from anywhere, use Google Docs or some other similar service.
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Re: [ANNOUNCE] Electrum - Lightweight Bitcoin Client
by
raindex
on 16/05/2014, 05:35:42 UTC
What does the server see? I mean in case someone looks at the server data can he see all the addresses that are connected to one wallet?

Yes.

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Though i guess the label sync plugin should be able to provide the same data, even for more than one wallet when using the same plugin website login.

I believe that data is encrypted before being sent to the server.

edit: see  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=154144.0

Oh... doesnt sound good... I mean who knows what those data could be useful for if such a electrum server gets hacked or seized. And the server operator could see it all the time. The same goes for the plugin server.

So its possible to identify the complete wallet, addresses, transactions and property of a certain user only by finding one hint. I dont like thinking about this and im a bit angry why i didnt think about this earlier.

I thought it would be better to create a new wallet and a new plugin account with new email sometimes. But now i think using electrum is a risk in itself. You need to trust every server provider (when using auto connect, which is the standard) and you need to hope the server nor the plugin server gets hacked. Sounds a bit risky. The coins cant be stolen but it sounds still too much for me.

You can run your own server if that is bothering you so much.
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Re: "Not connected" issue again.
by
raindex
on 08/05/2014, 05:46:23 UTC
SSL and https usually mean the same thing.
They should, but not in my experience with Electrum.

SSL means there is persistent connection encrypted with SSL, HTTPS means HTTP over SSL. So not same; not only in Electrum.

To rule out bad network configuration, can you try to connect to any of the servers outside of Electrum? Try:

nc -v servername 50002

And see if it says "connected".

I don't think Electrum servers are dropping SSL support. Have you changed your router recently by any chance?
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Re: Need help - Bitcoin deamon client
by
raindex
on 25/04/2014, 18:24:05 UTC
Look at how to run Electrum with console interface: electrum -gstdio
and check out this project: https://github.com/spesmilo/sx
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Re: Electrum server discussion thread
by
raindex
on 25/04/2014, 00:36:08 UTC
Redownloading latest DB indeed fixed the problem.

Now I wonder what the following lines mean. Is this normal?

[24/04/2014-00:33:26] utxo not in database; postponing mempool update
[24/04/2014-00:33:37] utxo not in database; postponing mempool update
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Re: Electrum server discussion thread
by
raindex
on 23/04/2014, 23:30:35 UTC
I'm having the same problem. Folks at IRC suggested to redownload the DB from foundry.
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Re: Preview & feedback: Electrum Android (Kivy)
by
raindex
on 22/04/2014, 06:18:43 UTC
Amazing! Can't wait.

At least, that's if we hit a planned merge upstream before the end of April. We've been trying to get it on GitHub since October Sad

What kind of problem are you facing trying to get it on GitHub? I feel like you were trying to say something other than what I read. (Although, I understand, it could be just because I can't wait).  Grin
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Re: Electrum server discussion thread
by
raindex
on 22/04/2014, 06:01:24 UTC
Got it. In the configuration file, host should resolve to the address of an interface where the server should listen for new connections. For public server it should probably be 0.0.0.0. The name used by clients and peers to connect to the server should be defined in report_host.
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Re: Electrum server discussion thread
by
raindex
on 21/04/2014, 21:25:13 UTC
Can anyone give me a hint on what might be going wrong with my server. Any time it catches up with the blockchain, it crashes. The exception error message suggests that bind() fails, however I can't see the reason for that happening, as all ports assigned in the configuration file are unused. Here is what I get in the log file:

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[21/04/2014-12:37:56] Database version 3
[21/04/2014-12:37:56] Blockchain height 296956
[21/04/2014-12:37:56] UTXO tree root hash: 469a5e3385265bc67a0f9479cc26f012d31b6544728148faf594140411d964d3
[21/04/2014-12:37:56] Coins in database: 1267617386701994
[21/04/2014-12:37:56] catching up missing headers: 296934 296956
[21/04/2014-13:24:55] catch_up: block 297000 (4.029s 2814.156s) 36ce5c0b18d7b84140e4b87c8d0334046c267c024d1ef51fe34b43573a97d54f
[21/04/2014-14:04:53] Blockchain is up to date.
[21/04/2014-14:05:40] utxo not in database; postponing mempool update
[21/04/2014-14:05:40] Memory pool initialized.
[21/04/2014-14:05:40] TCP server started on port 50001
[21/04/2014-14:05:40] SSL server started on port 50002
[21/04/2014-14:05:40] Stopping Stratum
Exception in thread Thread-8:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 811, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/home/bitcoin/src/electrum/server/transports/stratum_tcp.py", line 168, in run
    sock.bind((self.host, self.port))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/socket.py", line 224, in meth
    return getattr(self._sock,name)(*args)
error: [Errno 99] Cannot assign requested address

Exception in thread Thread-7:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 811, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/home/bitcoin/src/electrum/server/transports/stratum_tcp.py", line 168, in run
    sock.bind((self.host, self.port))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/socket.py", line 224, in meth
    return getattr(self._sock,name)(*args)
error: [Errno 99] Cannot assign requested address

Exception in thread Thread-9:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 811, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/home/bitcoin/src/electrum/server/transports/stratum_http.py", line 375, in run
    self.server = StratumThreadedServer((self.host, self.port))
  File "/home/bitcoin/src/electrum/server/transports/stratum_http.py", line 294, in __init__
    SocketServer.TCPServer.__init__(self, addr, requestHandler, bind_and_activate)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/SocketServer.py", line 419, in __init__
    self.server_bind()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/SocketServer.py", line 430, in server_bind
    self.socket.bind(self.server_address)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/socket.py", line 224, in meth
    return getattr(self._sock,name)(*args)
error: [Errno 99] Cannot assign requested address

Exception in thread Thread-10:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 811, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/home/bitcoin/src/electrum/server/transports/stratum_http.py", line 370, in run
    self.server = StratumThreadedServer((self.host, self.port), self.certfile, self.keyfile)
  File "/home/bitcoin/src/electrum/server/transports/stratum_http.py", line 327, in __init__
    SSLTCPServer.__init__(self, addr, certfile, keyfile, requestHandler, bind_and_activate)
  File "/home/bitcoin/src/electrum/server/transports/stratum_http.py", line 263, in __init__
    self.server_bind()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/SocketServer.py", line 430, in server_bind
    self.socket.bind(self.server_address)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/socket.py", line 224, in meth
    return getattr(self._sock,name)(*args)
error: [Errno 99] Cannot assign requested address

[21/04/2014-14:05:50] Stopping timer
[21/04/2014-14:05:50] Closing database...
[21/04/2014-14:05:50] Database is closed
[21/04/2014-14:05:50] Electrum Server stopped
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Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
by
raindex
on 10/04/2014, 06:26:30 UTC
Could someone translate and type out in English here what it says on Huobi?
http://www.huobi.com/news/index.php?a=show_notice&id=303
Google translate not working for me.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=564120.0
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Re: Miners DUMPING their ASICs
by
raindex
on 07/04/2014, 04:37:37 UTC
Guys it's going to be game over soon. I just read an article explaining how bitcoin is going to reach negative values and bagholders are going to have to pay people to take bitcoins off their hands: http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/talking-numbers/this-could-be-the-end-of-the-bitcoin-era-220746326.html

First people were dumping their ASICs and now this. Oh what shall we do?  Shocked

On a more serious note, it's no surprise that next-gen mining hardware will make the previous generation obsolete. Some of those people buying these unprofitable ASICs probably don't pay for electricity, and may yet see an ROI.

wow... just watched the video.  some notable quotes: "bitcoins can be created indiscriminately by the (bitcoin)community"  and "bitcoins may be -$100 someday"  Huh Cheesy Cool

You both didn't notice that it's dated April 1st.
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Re: Miners DUMPING their ASICs
by
raindex
on 07/04/2014, 01:10:09 UTC
Its like everywhere Miners are dumping their ASICS, on sale pretty much everywhere, i wonder why  Roll Eyes


Discuss

The winter is over in the northern hemisphere. We don't need heaters anymore, so we sell them.
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Re: My daughter (7) learns about Bitcoin
by
raindex
on 06/04/2014, 05:19:00 UTC
Share with us about the wallet printer, where did u get it, how much did it cost, how often does it need ink

There is a link in the article: http://piperwallet.com/
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Re: [Reddit repost] BTCChina, OKCoin, FXBTC, BTC38
by
raindex
on 05/04/2014, 22:33:09 UTC
So this is it.  China gone, Mt Gox gone, general public trust gone.  We're going to see 100's again.  Undecided

If this happen, i will sell my house, wife, kids, arms, legs, 1 kidney and i am all in BTC!  Grin

Then how are you going to click on a "Buy" button to buy more BTC online without arms? LOL  Grin Grin Grin

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arms  [ärmz]
    noun
    plural noun arms
    weapons and ammunition; armaments.
Grin
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Re: The Bitcoin Fluid Dispenser II
by
raindex
on 02/04/2014, 04:56:26 UTC
Very impressive work, Andy!
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Re: BTC stolen from electrum wallet
by
raindex
on 02/04/2014, 02:03:40 UTC
3befa4d5c84ce1518327911d436b8852996da47f091d4c725a2ebca4fef98f52 is when OP received this amount on address 1jgxSfpvEeKo6PQTZXqLM9J3sH34UJZN9 and f5b06763dc780608dd63b44ed4b6a20097ed66b45c59177710cd692230fcbecb is when same amount was stolen from this address.

There is still a little hope that someone close to you decided to prank you on April 1st,
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Re: Ok, let China ban bitcoin, we do NOT need them.
by
raindex
on 31/03/2014, 06:13:46 UTC
Folks, if we have so many Chinese on this forum, why are we still referring to some article on caixin.com? Can anyone find an official document? The latest news related to 比特币 I can find on pbc.gov.cn are dated December 2013.