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[Finance] The cryptocurrency (Bitcoin etc) thread







Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,141
Eastbourne
Decent time to be buying right now. I'd be onto XRP and XLM.

If ETH gets down to £1,000 it's worth a go, too.

Finally, with BTC going to the blockchain could it be pegged to gold in the US?
 


beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,403
might be the end for crypto, at least in its current guise. the mainstream finance have cottoned on to the fact that valuations are based off the values of project's self-created tokens.

also the LBRY judgement gone under the radar, nearly all tokens will be securities under that interpretation, so all pet projects will become regulatated, exchanges drop them to avoid compliance. maybe relying on dexes more, either way its going to be a long winter here.
 


pb21

Well-known member
Apr 23, 2010
6,366
might be the end for crypto, at least in its current guise. the mainstream finance have cottoned on to the fact that valuations are based off the values of project's self-created tokens.

also the LBRY judgement gone under the radar, nearly all tokens will be securities under that interpretation, so all pet projects will become regulatated, exchanges drop them to avoid compliance. maybe relying on dexes more, either way its going to be a long winter here.
It looks like it will be a very long winter, although if it is to carry on, flushing out all the ponzi fraudulent projects/tokens now (i.e. 99% of them) will be a good thing.
 






Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
70,601
Decent time to be buying right now. I'd be onto XRP and XLM.

If ETH gets down to £1,000 it's worth a go, too.

Finally, with BTC going to the blockchain could it be pegged to gold in the US?
Might get your ETH wish before the weekend - or even if you looked lively this morning when ETH briefly dipped below £1,000 :lol:
 








schmunk

"Members"
Jan 19, 2018
9,602
Mid mid mid Sussex
It's there now. Surely it's worth a stab.

Algorand has also taken a proper kicking.....
Back up to ~ £1,050 at 10am from an overnight low of ~£950.

That's about a 10% rise in 12 hours, but it also dropped from ~£1,050 at 19:30 last night - a 10% fall in about 4 hours.

How can anyone take this seriously as a currency or store of value?
 


Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,141
Eastbourne
How can anyone take this seriously as a currency or store of value?
I don't. It's all a big casino.

The only thing I take seriously is XRP and XLM.

There are other coins and tokens with utility, of course, but for me XRP will be a bridge currency the world will use and come to depend upon.

My bags are packed.. I'm just sitting and waiting.
 






beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,403
looks like i sold assets at the pico bottom. again :jester:

im fairly convinced its all going lower for a bit though, and got the tax offset to look forward to.
 


Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,141
Eastbourne
I still find it surprising that the future of money movement is largely overlooked. We ARE going to Blockchain, but nobody is paying any attention! :oops:
 


beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,403
I still find it surprising that the future of money movement is largely overlooked. We ARE going to Blockchain, but nobody is paying any attention! :oops:
but which one...? :timmy:
 




Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
I now totally get why an old biddy can’t get her head around going to the bank to deposit or get money and is told to do her banking online and ends up head scratchingly perplexed :shrug:

This thread might as well be typed in Chinese to me
 


nicko31

Well-known member
Jan 7, 2010
17,687
Gods country fortnightly
A year ago we hit a peak of £48k, it was never an investment for widows and orphans. Never more than a ponzi scheme really, it won't be the last...
 


Knocky's Nose

Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
May 7, 2017
4,141
Eastbourne
but which one...? :timmy:
That's the thing... there won't be just one.

It's like talking about browsers on a computer. Safari, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Chrome, Explorer - which one?

Well, they all work - and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Some are best for one thing, others are best for other things.

Just think of the whole utility crypto space as the ocean. Whales, Top feeders, middle feeders, bottom feeders, plankton, shellfish, molluscs, algae, coral, seaweed etc etc. You don't have to choose one thing to live in the sea - it all exists together and all does a special job.. just like the different companies in the space.

Hope that's all crystal clear now. o_O
 


Swansman

Pro-peace
May 13, 2019
22,320
Sweden
Decent time to be buying right now. I'd be onto XRP and XLM.

If ETH gets down to £1,000 it's worth a go, too.

Finally, with BTC going to the blockchain could it be pegged to gold in the US?
Not too into cryptos myself but my friend who has made a fortune (well he sits in a big house and smokes weed, but he lives) out if it, and who is also running several crypto-based projects, says ETH is pretty much doomed in the mid-term future. f*** do I know if he's right. Might be money to make out of it right now though.
I still find it surprising that the future of money movement is largely overlooked. We ARE going to Blockchain, but nobody is paying any attention! :oops:
I don't find it surprising at all.

Emerging technologies are often around for decades before they get their breakthrough. Usually that breakthrough is when someone is able to make it comprehensible and user friendly enough for everyone and their mother to understand what it is about. This is just not the case... yet.
 




beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,403
That's the thing... there won't be just one.

It's like talking about browsers on a computer. Safari, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Chrome, Explorer - which one?

Well, they all work - and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. Some are best for one thing, others are best for other things.

Just think of the whole utility crypto space as the ocean. Whales, Top feeders, middle feeders, bottom feeders, plankton, shellfish, molluscs, algae, coral, seaweed etc etc. You don't have to choose one thing to live in the sea - it all exists together and all does a special job.. just like the different companies in the space.

Hope that's all crystal clear now. o_O
interesting comparison, not sure if you're aware most those browsers actually use the same engine. only three main engines, Webkit, Gecko and Blink (used in Safari, Firefox and the rest respectively).

yeah, there will be more than one, though expect Ethereum to dominate (most aim for EVM compatible), with couple of majors alternatives then fringe players. its more about the tools and services on top in the long run.
 


Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
70,601
Quick heads-up to anyone with any exposure to crypto.com. You might want to consider your position. It's just come light that they very recently 'accidentally' sent 82% of their ETH holdings to the 'wrong' wallet. We've all done it :facepalm:

 


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