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Old 4th October 2020, 10:48     #321
blynk
 
Emails from earlier in the year.
We are great, we are expanding, we are strong.
Email from last month.
Sorry we can't, bye.
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Old 14th November 2020, 11:43     #322
Lightspeed
 
I noticed Bitcoin is bouncing, dragging everything else up.

I'm ETH broke now, needed the monies awhile back. Gonna regret not having my 32 that's for sure. :/
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Old 14th November 2020, 14:37     #323
Nich
 
My current biggest crypto regret is helping my mum buy some. Nothing worse than a non-believer asking "how's my bitcoin doing?" during 2018, 2019 when it was at a 30% loss, then not even asking about it when it turns into almost 300% gain. Don't waste time on non-believers, folks.

Meanwhile she has a 20-year old stock investment in some NZ housing developer (Stryder? who gives a fuck) that has netted her a 20% loss over 20 years... fuck, that.

Bitcoin is the best savings account in the universe, best investment of the past decade, and the soundest money you can hold in your virtual hands.

Also, smart move saying you're crypto broke. Never talk honestly about your portfolio.

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Old 15th November 2020, 10:16     #324
Nich
 
also, this is a great idea to measure base level understanding of crypto in silicon valley:
https://twitter.com/glozow/status/13...076416000?s=21

"Female, 22. Hi im new to silicon valley and need a manz to explain bitcoin to me."

trap set.
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Old 16th November 2020, 19:48     #325
Lightspeed
 
I'm expecting things to blow up for Ethereum once staking pans out. Won't be hard to write up some nice tidy contracts for a shared pool. Pretty much any amount of money will get you on the ladder. Of course, the more the better.

Then once it's stable, nodes everywhere, we'll see another explosion as layer 2 solutions become ubiquitous. At first people won't have a clue what they're about, what use they are. Then it will be everywhere.
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Old 17th November 2020, 11:37     #326
Nich
 
Citibank Analyst Says Bitcoin Could Pass $300K by December 2021
https://www.coindesk.com/citibank-bi...gold-318k-2021

... and they'll eat their dick if it doesn't

super bullish. Imagine buying a house with a single bitcoin.
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Old 17th November 2020, 12:10     #327
Nich
 
Arya Stark just took the bitcoin temperature of all the normies.

https://twitter.com/Maisie_Williams/...28879334297600

results: cold. FOMO hasn't kicked in yet.
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Old 24th November 2020, 21:53     #328
Lightspeed
 
ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract 100% fulfilled. 613,280 ETH Valid deposits and 19,161 Validators at the time of this post.

This is the true beginning of the Ethereum ecosystem.
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Old 28th November 2020, 11:39     #329
Lightspeed
 
Cheesy grin

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Old 30th November 2020, 12:16     #330
Ab
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jesus when did ETH hit 500USD? Cashed in my meagre wallet earlier this year to pay bills and I've been too busy being poor to pay any attention to crypto charts at all.
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Old 30th November 2020, 12:29     #331
blynk
 
A few weeks ago now. It was leading the rise over bitcoin for a little
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Old 30th November 2020, 13:58     #332
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Quote:
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jesus when did ETH hit 500USD? Cashed in my meagre wallet earlier this year to pay bills
Yeah, I know that feel.

With negative interest rates looking likely, it seems crypto is liable to boom even further.
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Old 30th November 2020, 17:07     #333
pxpx
 
Is it worth starting to get into crypto currency at this point? It feels like it's so heavily geared towards early adopters ..
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Old 30th November 2020, 17:39     #334
Ab
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it's never too late so long as you aren't attached to the money you use to get in.
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Old 30th November 2020, 17:41     #335
Lightspeed
 
Absolutely. We're in the early adopter phase. Very early. Although, I would scratch out the "currency" part of your question.

I put together a document for a friend of mine summarising the blockchain landscape about a year ago. It's written to be understandable over accurate, but it's more than good enough. Some of the transaction cost/speed data is no longer accurate, but it still gives an idea of the important differences.

If you want to take a look, send an email to my lightspeed@nzgames address.
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Old 30th November 2020, 19:01     #336
pxpx
 
Done!

Yeah only looking at a portion of disposable income that'd I'd normally waste on frivolous things to allocate to this at the moment

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Old 30th November 2020, 20:40     #337
Ab
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lightspeed
Absolutely. We're in the early adopter phase. Very early.
But not very very early. The very very early adopters were people like Jodi.

sorry Jodi
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Old 1st December 2020, 09:34     #338
Nich
 
Quote:
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jesus when did ETH hit 500USD? Cashed in my meagre wallet earlier this year to pay bills and I've been too busy being poor to pay any attention to crypto charts at all.
* 600

Bitcoin may blow past $20k today.

and finally there is an uptick in interest
https://trends.google.com.au/trends/...05-y&q=bitcoin
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Old 1st December 2020, 21:17     #339
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My crypto holdings are now approximately equal to my investment in solar - which I always said was the point I would exit. But since I'm employed, I might just HODL, since I don't need the [fiat] cash at this point in time.

Gold has taken a relative dive (especially in NZD), silver is holding strongish...

Buy whatever you can afford, buy what you believe in, and consider this:

"The United States printed more money in June than in the first two centuries after its founding"

Also, my rates valuation for my house arrived in the mail - the CV is more than 2.5x since the last CV 3 years ago - land massively, house improvements significantly. Not that I care about the numbers - I'm not selling or trying to "trade up", but it's inflation/money printing at work (IMHO), even if it hasn't hit all the everyday purchases.

Everyone in the world is aware of the monetary madness (either actively, or poorfully), and everyone is doing their best to prepare, in their own way. Who will be "best off" I don't know, but a dollar sure ain't worth what it used to be.
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Old 2nd December 2020, 11:54     #340
Ab
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Strange - ETH2 hype, lots of Bitcoin coverage in "real" media - and both are down today.
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Old 2nd December 2020, 12:26     #341
Lightspeed
 
If you can figure out the rhyme and reason to crypto prices, you can become very rich.

But you'd probably be better off taking your money down to the track.

I know a number of people who blew their gains, thinking their one good decision meant they knew what they were doing.
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Old 2nd December 2020, 13:02     #342
Nich
 
Bitcoin just had the single biggest monthly candle in its history (like $6k gain or something insane).. wise people are taking profits. Price drops off.

Also, a bit of buy the rumour sell the news going on.
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Old 2nd December 2020, 13:12     #343
Ab
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past 24 hrs ETH is down even more than BTC.

oh god please don't let me care about this shit again, i can't afford it
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Old 2nd December 2020, 13:17     #344
Nich
 
2017-2018 didn't burn all your financial emotion synapses to twitching nubs with zero sensation?
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Old 3rd December 2020, 19:57     #345
Ab
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bUt ThIs TiMe It'S nOt A bUbBlE hOdL hOdL hOdL
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Old 4th December 2020, 10:00     #346
Ajax
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Caution: loss of funds may occur
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Old 4th December 2020, 10:54     #347
blynk
 
Yeah, haven't you heard. It going to be at $200k by next Xmas.
I'm sure someone out there has also predicted $1m as well.
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Old 4th December 2020, 11:47     #348
Ajax
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blynk
I'm sure someone out there has also predicted $1m as well.
The Dickening approaches!
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Old 7th December 2020, 17:06     #349
Nich
 
Ab, I think there's a job waiting for you at Ethereum Foundation as a thought leader.

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Old 8th December 2020, 13:02     #350
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
If I'm such a genious how come I sold all my eth to pay bills in May? Checkmate atheists.
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Old 9th December 2020, 11:23     #351
blynk
 
Just like Poker. As soon as you fold your hand, forget about it.
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Old 17th December 2020, 12:57     #352
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
strap yourselves in boys!
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Old 17th December 2020, 19:07     #353
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Old 18th December 2020, 14:07     #354
Nich
 
yep, the USD bubble is bursting
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Old 18th December 2020, 16:45     #355
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
Confession: my kids are getting some presents this Xmas only because underemployed daddy put his penis on the table next to the hammer, got back into the game with money he shouldn't have used, juggled some coin for a couple of weeks, made more good calls than bad ones, and got out before the hammer came down.
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Old 19th December 2020, 17:19     #356
Lightspeed
 
Holy crap

Better to be lucky than smart I guess.
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Old 30th December 2020, 01:36     #357
Ab
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anybody making money this week?
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Old 30th December 2020, 10:51     #358
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I'm still staying away from crypto. I still see it as less of an investment and more of a visit to the Casino with extra steps.
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Old 30th December 2020, 13:08     #359
crocos
 
Under the current financial system, that applies (to various degrees) for just about any investment. Probably less so for the likes of property, but eh
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Old 30th December 2020, 13:59     #360
Nich
 
only make money if/when you sell . But yes, enough to tell employers to take their job and shove it, not enough to tell property managers to take their rent seeking and shove it. Patience.

Got to have an exit strategy. Mine is not so much a number, but rather the crazy -eyed euphoria I got in Dec 2017. That's when I sell. I worry tho, Seeing bitcoin jump almost $4k in a day only gets a smirk and a raised eyebrow these days so I may need to recalibrate my investing emotions.

In other news XRP is accused by SEC of its tokens being treated as shares in Ripple Labs. Ru roh! Threats of delisting XRP from exchanges lest they be subject to sharemarket regulations... annnnd rekt.
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