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Bitcoin?

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cityfanlee23

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I should have done it too.

 

I just assumed it was wrapped up in the drugs trade, a way of money laundering.

 

Most people were using it to buy drugs on silk road.

 

I never thought it would have the backing to take off,

 

Back then it was easy to mine thousands of coins on a £500 computer  lol

 

Did you see my previous post?

 

Man spent 10,000 bitcoins on a pizza, at the time it worked out at $25... Now? $9,500,000 

 

 

:pearson:  :pearson:  :pearson:  :pearson:  :pearson:  :pearson:  :pearson:  :pearson:

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Haydos

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I'm guessing they aren't worth as much as is claimed. You would have to find a seller willing to give you money for them which I'd imagine would be quite difficult at the moment.

 

They're worth as much as people pay for them and the goods they trade for them, literally.

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The God Emperor

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from what I've read it's mainly being used in places like africa and latin america where currency might aswell be toilet paper. the main use in the west seems to be the original miners cashing out which has driven the price up so quickly. i imagine it will become more feasible to use when it has crashed and returned to a more normal rate.

stateless currency is a fantastic idea, most of the governments power comes from their control of money. and less power in the hands of governments is good in my book  :thumbup:

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ozleicester

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couple more bits (teehee) of information.

 

 

The whole bitcoin thing really could be a world changing situation.

 

For years (ever) gold has been the standard and the power as a result, has rested in just a few hands... if im reading this right (quite probably not), this has the potential to change the powers of the worlds largest economies?

 

http://thenewdaily.com.au/money/2014/01/12/changing-world-money-bitcoin-bitcoin/

 

edit - having said that, It still is not of any real value, it produces nothing and its value only exists as long as people believe it does?

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hairy

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I really am. I was tempted last October but didn't. I then kicked myself when it looked as if the Americans were going to 'recognise it' and it more than doubled in value. But with the recent news I am really pleased I didn't.

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After the troubles surrounding Mt. Gox, another Bitcoing bank seizes its operations:

http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/05/another-bitcoin-bank-bites-the-dust-flexcoin-blames-losses-on-hackers/

 

And to make matters worse in the Bitcoin world, First Meta CEO Autumn Radtke is reported to have been found dead in Singapore, possibly having committed suicide.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/05/autumn-radtke-dead_n_4904324.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

(First Meta is a Bitcoin-only trade platform)

 

EDIT: Just seen that the both stories has been included in a previous link. Apologies.:P

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MooseBreath

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There's definitely blood on the streets of bitcoin world so now might be the time to invest. Also might be worth looking at alternatives like litecoin. I'm thinking of a little dabble, a small sum spread across as many different platforms as possible, added to monthly and hopefully the value plummets for a couple of years while it rebuilds itself to try again, at which point I'll have built up a nice little stash at low cost. Definitely high risk but maybe worth a go with a small amount ofmoney.

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Merging Cultures

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There's definitely blood on the streets of bitcoin world so now might be the time to invest. Also might be worth looking at alternatives like litecoin. I'm thinking of a little dabble, a small sum spread across as many different platforms as possible, added to monthly and hopefully the value plummets for a couple of years while it rebuilds itself to try again, at which point I'll have built up a nice little stash at low cost. Definitely high risk but maybe worth a go with a small amount ofmoney.

That's probably a good idea.

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ozleicester

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On 09/01/2014 at 16:11, ozleicester said:

Does anyone have them? what exactly are they? and, are they and others like them.. the future of finance?

 

I admit im old and out of touch so this is all i know about them...

 

1 Bit coin is worth about $100?

You get them by solving an algorithm?

they are limited to only 25 million?

they are used particularly to buy drugs and other questionable products online?

 

 

Im sure a few of our educated financial types here may be able to explain more about it, if you have the time and inclination, id be interested to know more.

bugger, im just looking atr bitcoin again today and remembered i thought id mentioned it on here.... a quick search shows the comment above... 1 bitcoin = $100..... now 1 bitcoin = $10,000

 

phuck it!!

 

Did anyone buy early... does anyone here use it regularly?

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yorkie1999

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10 minutes ago, ozleicester said:

bugger, im just looking atr bitcoin again today and remembered i thought id mentioned it on here.... a quick search shows the comment above... 1 bitcoin = $100..... now 1 bitcoin = $10,000

 

phuck it!!

 

Did anyone buy early... does anyone here use it regularly?

Never bought any, but i got 5 free once and i'm buggered if i can remember where.

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2 hours ago, yorkie1999 said:

Never bought any, but i got 5 free once and i'm buggered if i can remember where.

Have you looked down the back of the sofa? I'm always finding coins there.

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