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[chinahere] 05/1/2018 20:13

The Bitcoin White Paper - yes a while ago.

I know that the Bitcoin mempool is a massive bottleneck and goes against the idea of quick and cheap transactions, but in 2018 there are many better alt-coins than Bitcoin or even Bitcoin Cash to transact in.

These days the major interest of investors appears to be in the speculative value of a coin rather than its utility to transact.

Part of me thinks that the whole lot including Bitcoin is worthless. But I keep thinking that if I was after a digital gold replacement then if there is only one to choose then Bitcoin is it.

(Sadly I don't hold any Bitcoin Cash so I could be justifying myself! lol)

[spadman] 05/1/2018 20:00

Just out of interest, have you read the White Paper?

[chinahere] 05/1/2018 19:03

They can fork another Bitcoin Cash anytime.

[spadman] 05/1/2018 18:35

there is only one, but is it bitcoin core or bitcoin cash?

[chinahere] 05/1/2018 17:09

There's only one Bitcoin and the rest are imposters!

[spadman] 05/1/2018 15:34

What is the point of posting random strings of numbers in both higher and lower directions of current prices. Then having a caveat of a +-20% error?

Some people.

[mcbeanburger] 05/1/2018 13:51

# 3549 She's talking her book...

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13000 +/- is next level, then 13300 and 14000 will update the higher levels if and when :)

tpaulbeaumont 16 Oct '17 - 10:02 - 3046 of 3218
[...] and more higher up, 12950, 14050, etc but lets not get carried away !





tpaulbeaumont
29 Nov '17 - 05:15 - 3221 of 3239 0 0

next ETH levels +/- are 666, 700 and 960 "

was 22000 a number of yours tp?

[tpaulbeaumont] 05/1/2018 12:14

just for lolz the models next XRP level is $4.50, +/- 20c lol

[tpaulbeaumont] 05/1/2018 12:05

#3554 lol shup up novogratz questioning crypto is for losers who suck at the internet

[tpaulbeaumont] 05/1/2018 12:00

did you see what the combined high was mcb, very spooky again

the volume of morons 'investing' in 'crypto' is accordingly in bubble territory, psychology and sociology students will find food for thought for years!

whats the latest alt coin for the ol pump n dump?

[spadman] 05/1/2018 10:17

Ive actually seen Ripple described as a NEW Crypto currency in the press.

So much ignorance in this space. I actually saw a female fund manager bragging about how she was the only one, or first to have bought XBTC something like that. I thought oh she seems smart. She accurately described why there was a premium, lovely I was thinking.

Then she went and said Bitcoin is a store of value and can never be a means of exchange because there aren't enough of them.

So after years of holding she hasn't even thought to ask if Bitcoin is divisible.

It beggars belief.

[mcbeanburger] 04/1/2018 22:39

and this one also



and

[sideshowbull] 04/1/2018 20:54

Eish ,. Will need a truck for those bobcoins.

BWTFDIK

sideshow

[spadman] 04/1/2018 20:48

You might as well ask a Gold Bug to pay you in Zim Dollars :)

[sideshowbull] 04/1/2018 19:58

Still holding XRP ripple and altcoins - when I sell they go back to BTC not Fiat.

BWTFDIK

sideshow.

ps SPAD, you owe me 1 XRP for using my BWTFDIK ;-)

[spadman] 04/1/2018 19:50

Ripple Ripple Read all about it!

[spadman] 04/1/2018 19:10

If ripple is a payment system which it is trying to be then its worth about 20 billion max, which is more than western union so I'm being generous. Also worth noting is NO LIMIT to the number of tokens than may be issued although 100 billion with 50 billion held by Ripple corp is suggested. Edit the founders "awarded" themselves with 9 Biilion XRP per head, nice.

Ive never liked Ripple Labs, they don't strike me as particularly virtuous, very underhand to be honest. Dont they have one of the ex MTGox boys running the show? yes they do? LOL

Anyway the good news is comes when this latest pump unwinds, every 10 cent ripple concedes Bitcoin would gain $220 assuming thats where the money eventually flows.

Ripple Labs proprietors of nothing but the most expensive pointless cenralised database in the World.

BWTFDIK

[upwego] 04/1/2018 18:49

Ripple ripple guys read up on it

hxxps://ripple.com/insights/santander-becomes-first-uk-bank-use-ripple-cross-border-payments/

[compoundup] 04/1/2018 14:46

Raiblocks might make some headway if the block-lattice concept can be shown to work.

It depends what you mean by "final".

[dennisbergkamp] 04/1/2018 14:27

Bitcoin has huge first mover advantage but I don't think it'll be the final coin of choice.

D

[compoundup] 04/1/2018 14:22

Top 100 coins - quick reference in 4-word descriptions (credit to @eigenjoy):



Note No.15 in particular. LOL

[compoundup] 04/1/2018 14:06

All non-decentralised altcoins are just monopoly money and will be recognised as valueless when the herd wakes up to the importance of this attribute.

"Altcoins being pumped in rotation is likely a product of the institutional investment phase. It's likely not anywhere near over and will continue until an attack happens on a coin that makes people realize the power of $BTC. Until then, it's just all about chasing returns." @parabolictrav 3/1/18

Naval Ravikant tells home truths here:


The Express FUD article in post 3542: "Bitcoin is feeling the pressure..." ROFLMAO

It's the alts that have to prove something, not Bitcoin. So far very few have demonstrated any practical utility. Even some that looked promising such as Iota, if not fatally discredited, have shown signs of potential flaws:



DYOR

[upwego] 04/1/2018 09:59

coinbase also will be adding ripple this in it self will put multiples on the rise

[upwego] 04/1/2018 09:55

buy ripple xrp already up 10 fold

99% of banks use other banks for international payments are high using ripples
block chain technology.. International payments can be made super quick within seconds
see link below

[compoundup] 04/1/2018 09:10

Interesting take on the topical issue of dominance (written 8 months ago):



In this general context, IIRC only about 37.5% of XRP tokens have been issued. Therefore the implied market cap of Ripple is currently about the same as BTC. LOL