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The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1068257069613178880

:lol:

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Ignoranus
Jun 3, 2006

HAPPY MORNING

Warbadger posted:

Specifically a bunch of Tether was printed and used to buy Bitcoins at a higher price. This drives up the price.

I assumed that as soon as Tether was, uh, un-tethered, it would immediately crater to $0.00 in a mad rush to get away from it. Does it actually still "have value"?

Lote
Aug 5, 2001

Place your bets

Ignoranus posted:

I assumed that as soon as Tether was, uh, un-tethered, it would immediately crater to $0.00 in a mad rush to get away from it. Does it actually still "have value"?

In the same way dirty fiat has value

divabot
Jun 17, 2015

A polite little mouse!
MERL Tech: Blockchain for International Development. "We documented 43 blockchain use-cases ... no documentation or evidence of the results blockchain was purported to have achieved in these claims ... Not one was willing to share data on program results."

the author of this fine piece would be delighted if you could all spread it as absolutely far and wide as possible, in the cause of the sacred butt. thank you.

jimmyjams
Jan 10, 2001


King Kong of Megadongs
Gobblin' them mega schlongs
Makin' sure they mega long
Stroke' 'em if they mega strong
what if we put blockchain on the blockchain

Lote
Aug 5, 2001

Place your bets
I do know if we put a block chain on twitter, you get Laura Loomer. The analogy also applies to its usefulness.

Crypto Cobain
Jun 17, 2018

by Reene

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007


Lol. Solid burn.

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012




Nice

Crackbone
May 23, 2003

Vlaada is my co-pilot.

divabot posted:

MERL Tech: Blockchain for International Development. "We documented 43 blockchain use-cases ... no documentation or evidence of the results blockchain was purported to have achieved in these claims ... Not one was willing to share data on program results."

the author of this fine piece would be delighted if you could all spread it as absolutely far and wide as possible, in the cause of the sacred butt. thank you.

I'm shocked they found 43 instances where somebody was loving dumb enough to actually bring the project to completion.

Warbadger
Jun 17, 2006

Ignoranus posted:

I assumed that as soon as Tether was, uh, un-tethered, it would immediately crater to $0.00 in a mad rush to get away from it. Does it actually still "have value"?

Tether still has value w/r/t the price of crypto currency as long as exchanges recognize it as having value when calculating things. Which will be for as long as possible, because this is a scam and keeping prices artificially high as long as possible benefits everyone involved in the scam.

It's clever in that they created a coin whose value is not determined by people selling/buying it - they simply say it's always worth $1 per coin and thus even as the entire crypto market spirals down the drain they can still use tether to pump the price of other coins without spending any real $$.

Warbadger fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Nov 30, 2018

divabot
Jun 17, 2015

A polite little mouse!

Crackbone posted:

I'm shocked they found 43 instances where somebody was loving dumb enough to actually bring the project to completion.

dude actually started as a huge blockchain advocate. he'd read so many positive white papers! and news coverage!

then someone asked him to detail these successful use cases, and he went hunting for the details

and, welp

Heath
Apr 30, 2008

🍂🎃🏞️💦

The real loss.jpg

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


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

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Heath posted:

The real loss.jpg

:eyepop:

Play
Apr 25, 2006

Strong stroll for a mangy stray

SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:

Even if you don't "break even" some places will throw $100 at you a day for a week or other big promotions for first timers. So you can make a few hundred by hanging out and playing lovely arcade games for an hour a day. Free play rules compared to crypto (if their ploy doesn't work in addicting you)

If you cash your paycheck at the casino near my place you get a free drink, some free play tokens and get entered into a lottery to win cash and cars. They just desperately want you THERE in the building with the money in your hand

poverty goat posted:

why is it going up again if this is the end of bitcoin :confused:

lol

Harveygod
Jan 4, 2014

YEEAAH HEH HEH HEEEHH

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN

THIS TRASH WAR AIN'T GONNA SOLVE ITSELF YA KNOW

Heath posted:

The real loss.btc

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012



Heath posted:

The real loss.jpg

Quick someone make a loss edit

Horseshoe theory
Mar 7, 2005


Looks like Floyd's gonna have to fight (yet again) to recoup these penalties (and pay whatever back taxes he still has)!

hailthefish
Oct 24, 2010

orange juche posted:

Quick someone make a loss edit

:effort:

divabot
Jun 17, 2015

A polite little mouse!

orange juche posted:

Quick someone make a loss edit

Only registered members can see post attachments!

The Rabbi T. White
Jul 17, 2008






Needs more Chris Roberts.

Toys For Ass Bum
Feb 1, 2015

Gum posted:

the trick is to avoid doing something monumentally stupid, like buying a ton of bitcoins on mtgox after they suspend withdrawals



Oh boy cheap bitcoins on mtgox! BUY BUY BUY!
I'm sure they'll fix the problem with withdrawals soon :downs:

orange juche
Mar 14, 2012




Perfection

Toys For Ass Bum
Feb 1, 2015



Horseshoe theory
Mar 7, 2005


A very stable store of value.

IPCRESS
May 27, 2012
Buttcoin has such sights to show us.

Like what effective hyperinflation looks like with a 4 hour transaction lag time.

Or would, if anything was actually sold for butts.

red sampson
Oct 7, 2018

by FactsAreUseless
Bitcoin crashes 37 percent in November, wiping $70 billion off of cryptocurrencies' market value

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/bitcoin-fell-37-percent-in-november-erasing-70-billion-from-industry.html

just something something lemons

jimmyjams
Jan 10, 2001


King Kong of Megadongs
Gobblin' them mega schlongs
Makin' sure they mega long
Stroke' 'em if they mega strong
HʏᴘᴇʀBɪᴛᴄᴏɪɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

let it mellow
Jun 1, 2000

Dinosaur Gum

red sampson posted:

Bitcoin crashes 37 percent in November, wiping $70 billion off of cryptocurrencies' market value

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/bitcoin-fell-37-percent-in-november-erasing-70-billion-from-industry.html

just something something lemons

quote:

“It’s unclear if this is a ‘bottom’ or a brief period of consolidation before next move down, but buyers are still maintaining some cash on the sidelines in case it does go lower,” said Michael Moro said, CEO of Genesis Global Trading.

huh, people that could buy are not buying, tyvm for this financial wizardry

ghosTTy
Sep 22, 2008

https://twitter.com/thedrbits/status/1068382619304263680

:hai:

is pepsi ok
Oct 23, 2002

that's just what they want you to think

Tacky-Ass Rococco
Sep 7, 2010

by R. Guyovich
So how does Monero work, anyway?

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



You seem to put a lot of trust in the FBI

let it mellow
Jun 1, 2000

Dinosaur Gum

Nessus posted:

You seem to put a lot of trust in the FBI

You seem to have sold out to tenable

Fur20
Nov 14, 2007

すご▞い!
君は働か░い
フ▙▓ズなんだね!

Nessus posted:

You seem to put a lot of trust in the FBI

i wouldn't believe anything the FBI tells me, but i also do believe that they are primarily incompetent on the whole

it's a conundrum for sure

jimmyjams
Jan 10, 2001


King Kong of Megadongs
Gobblin' them mega schlongs
Makin' sure they mega long
Stroke' 'em if they mega strong

what about dogecoin

Dr. Fraiser Chain
May 18, 2004

Redlining my shit posting machine


I'm curious about monero too. For the transaction to be truly untraceable wouldn't have to leave no information for who gets paid, and if so then no guarantee the correct recipient also gets paid? In order for it to work shouldn't there be some information available of who is being paid

Waltzing Along
Jun 14, 2008

There's only one
Human race
Many faces
Everybody belongs here
Or the FBI agent got in on monero early and is hoping to cash in.

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

After a Speaker vote, you may be entitled to a valuable coupon or voucher!



Waltzing Along posted:

Or the FBI agent got in on monero early and is hoping to cash in.
Yeah I mean when I saw 'he was emphasizing that it was impossible' vs. 'yeah, we'd have a much harder time with Monero,' that told me 'they totally can track Monero.'

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The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
Agreed, Sounds like the world's most obvious honey-pot ever

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