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prefect
Sep 11, 2001

No one, Woodhouse.
No one.




Dead Man’s Band

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/japan-minister-calls-bitcoin-collapse-expected


i know that they probably didnt mean it the way that they wrote it but lol

Just hours before the bankruptcy filing, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso had scoffed that a collapse was only inevitable.

"No one recognizes them as a real currency," he told reporters. "I expected such a thing to collapse."

Japan's financial regulators have been reluctant to intervene in the Mt. Gox situation, saying they don't have jurisdiction over something that's not a real currency.

They pointed to the Consumer Affairs Agency, which deals with product safety, as one possible place where disgruntled users may go for help.

The agency's minister Masako Mori urged extreme caution about using or investing in bitcoins. The agency has been deluged with calls about bitcoins since earlier this year.

"We're at a loss for how to help them," said Yuko Otsuki, who works in the agency's counseling department.




i guess the japanese government people are not big fans

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Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

c-spam cannot afford



another buttsnype

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

c-spam cannot afford



nooooooo

Fabricated
Apr 9, 2007

Living the Dream

prefect posted:

Just hours before the bankruptcy filing, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso had scoffed that a collapse was only inevitable.

"No one recognizes them as a real currency," he told reporters. "I expected such a thing to collapse."

Japan's financial regulators have been reluctant to intervene in the Mt. Gox situation, saying they don't have jurisdiction over something that's not a real currency.

They pointed to the Consumer Affairs Agency, which deals with product safety, as one possible place where disgruntled users may go for help.

The agency's minister Masako Mori urged extreme caution about using or investing in bitcoins. The agency has been deluged with calls about bitcoins since earlier this year.

"We're at a loss for how to help them," said Yuko Otsuki, who works in the agency's counseling department.




i guess the japanese government people are not big fans
Of course, it's some filthy roundeye's company.

Also it's Bitcoin. They're merely giving it all the respect it deserves.

A Pinball Wizard
Mar 23, 2005

I know every trick, no freak's gonna beat my hands

College Slice

Fabricated posted:



uugh so solly, so dishonerabru

wow racist

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Fabricated posted:

Of course, it's some filthy roundeye's company.

Also it's Bitcoin. They're merely giving it all the respect it deserves.

But the land of Satoshi

Shifty Pony
Dec 28, 2004

Up ta somethin'


exactly how good is all this for bitcoin?

the only returns i'm seeing are laffs (but holy hell are there a lot of them)

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat

Mr. Nice! posted:

another buttsnype
lol... enjoy ur ban, mohterfuker :hehe:

MORE CURLY FRIES
Apr 8, 2004

Shifty Pony posted:

exactly how good is all this for bitcoin?

the only returns i'm seeing are laffs (but holy hell are there a lot of them)

weak companies like gox have gone and other exchanges left are stronger because they can learn from goxs failings

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Shifty Pony posted:

exactly how good is all this for bitcoin?

the only returns i'm seeing are laffs (but holy hell are there a lot of them)

You're talking about it am I right or am I right?

FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Shifty Pony posted:

exactly how good is all this for bitcoin?

the only returns i'm seeing are laffs (but holy hell are there a lot of them)

laffs are the most common bitcoin derivative and they can only go up!

creatine
Jan 27, 2012




oh i forgot to say that the bitcoin atm in boston has already been removed

the guy said that comcast was to blame for lovely internet uptime

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Pumpy Dumper posted:

oh i forgot to say that the bitcoin atm in boston has already been removed

the guy said that comcast was to blame for lovely internet uptime

I'm curious what is holding them in place? I imagine it's a steel cable thinner than a bike lock like the ones at apple stores

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003
went to bed with no happenings

wake up to many happenings

A Good Friday

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

Alan Smithee posted:

I'm curious what is holding them in place? I imagine it's a steel cable thinner than a bike lock like the ones at apple stores

except the stuff at the Apple store has value

creatine
Jan 27, 2012




Alan Smithee posted:

I'm curious what is holding them in place? I imagine it's a steel cable thinner than a bike lock like the ones at apple stores

it was literally just on the table. no secure attachment point to anything

fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012

Joementum posted:

Jonathan Waller, a 30-year-old game developer

looked up his resume

only game experience on it is a MUD in tyool 2014 and a few school projects

FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

went to bed with no happenings

wake up to many happenings

A Good Friday

did you fall asleep two weeks ago or soemthing?

the happening had been flowing for a week now

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

FrozenVent posted:

did you fall asleep two weeks ago or soemthing?

the happening had been flowing for a week now

the happenings were slow last night.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Pumpy Dumper posted:

it was literally just on the table. no secure attachment point to anything

Wow

sharknado slashfic
Jun 24, 2011

im pretty pleased with it continuing to happen

amishjosh
Jul 16, 2004
Yeah

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

the happenings were slow last night.

it was a brief calm between the happenings all this past week and the happenings intensifying with mt gox declaring bankruptcy

TVarmy
Sep 11, 2011

like food and water, my posting has no intrinsic value

This video pretty much sums up the past few months where Bitcoiners get excited regulators say they aren't interested in getting involved with Bitcoin, and then Gox collapses.

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


the happenings won't stop

it keeps happening

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003
can't stop won't stop

double sulk
Jul 2, 2010

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

the happenings won't stop

it keeps happening

i'm cumming

Constant Hamprince
Oct 24, 2010

by exmarx
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:

the happenings won't stop

it keeps happening

i told you about happening bro

i warned you dog

surebet
Jan 10, 2013

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[–]bitcoin_tax 3 points 1 hour ago
From the immortal Dumb and Dumber "Were in a hole... We just gotta dig ourselves out"

Robawesome
Jul 22, 2005

its like every day i wake up to a new present from bitcoin

theflyingorc
Jun 28, 2008

ANY GOOD OPINIONS THIS POSTER CLAIMS TO HAVE ARE JUST PROOF THAT BULLYING WORKS
Young Orc

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

can't stop won't stop

clear bits pure encryption cant lose

Stanley Pain
Jun 16, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
A 2x happening has hit the butts.

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This thread brought to you by a tremendous dickhead!

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

...! posted:



[–]Zomdifros 2 points 1 hour ago

Well at least it deals with the myth that bitcoins are currently too expensive.

[–]Albuyeh 57 points 2 hours ago

I've always enjoyed their sense of humor, even when they shafted me.

[–]Albuyeh 2900 points 1 year ago*

5 years ago when I was in High School I had to make a comic book about the Da Vinci Code. Being the lazy motherfucker that i am, I contacted the crew at Cyanide and Happiness to draw a comic and I would PayPal them a whopping $15 ($20 if they got me a B or higher). At fist they say no but they change their mind. The day before the assignment is due, they email me back with the comics and holy poo poo these were the most grotesque comics ever that i have ever seen. One of the panels was a drawing of Leonardo Da Vinci cutting down a tree with his 40' dick. Another was Leonardo Da Vinci fighting Leonardo from TMNT. They called this the 'Da Vinci Chode'. I think i still have the pictures somewhere.

[–]Albuyeh 9 points 1 hour ago

I was thinking they would do my project for me. But I have no hard feelings over it.

[–]Albuyeh 8 points 1 hour ago

I severely underestimated how big they were as a company and thought $20 would be a big deal to them. Looking back I probably should have offered more.. at least $25 :)

hahahaha what a blast from the past

of course that loving guy is a bitcoiner now

kiwid
Sep 30, 2013

i absolutely love the smug look on this guys face

Socracheese
Oct 20, 2008

im the 20 degrees of elbow movement before his jacket starts to rip

Dr. Honked
Jan 9, 2011

eat it you slaaaaaaag

kiwid posted:

i absolutely love the smug look on this guys face



"bring on that floating fat man, the bitcoin baron"

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

geekness brought me to japan.

Chris Knight
Jun 5, 2002

me @ ur posts


Fun Shoe

MORE CURLY FRIES posted:

quote:
Full discloser of owner of ismtgoxsolvent.com: triple digit number of miliBitcoins on MtGox


ive got news for you buddy
triple digits of miliBitcoins

so less than 1

gotcha

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

kiwid posted:

i absolutely love the smug look on this guys face



tbh i don't see "smug" on that face, i see a month of sleepless nights and the thousand yard stare of a man whose little nerd experiment has ruined his life forever. lmao

Phoning It In
Oct 17, 2010
dont worry guys i have a plan for everyone to get their butts back



give users personal information to a third party so they can start an actual ponzi scheme

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sleepy gary
Jan 11, 2006

Werthog 95 posted:

tbh i don't see "smug" on that face, i see a month of sleepless nights and the thousand yard stare of a man whose little nerd experiment has ruined his life forever. lmao

don't forget he lost over $50,000,000 of his own money, if you assume that he could have cashed out on his bitcoin stash.

but he does seem to have some kinda smirk on his face

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