Yeah, reasonable. Additive...

"I sort of boggle at the same culty reasoning recycled from gold people but with neck beards. Yes, some people have a disproportionate problem with central authorities. Trust issues. There are people...

Bitcoin is just tech, a tool. It's like having a spoon. You can say it's for eating soup or for hanging off your nose. It's still just a spoon, you assign the meaning to it.

I agree, "digital assets" more like.

Actually it would work in your favor if other people lose their keys.

I just read that the EU is going to raise interest rates, above zero!

Yeah, I remember when it was tough to think about going to Europe because the dollar was so weak. What happened?

well let me qualify that a little - the dxy has been on a rampage, would be nice to settle down a bit. but maybe that's happening now

I have high hopes for and confidence in the dollar, personally.

The USD has value because it's the reserve currency of the world. That confers a special privilege. Not complaining though.

I'm gonna guess that the early wallets (like Satoshi's) are being...

Well it does force illegal people to find their work on the black market, so the employers don't have to pay minimum wage, in California.

As an immigrant with libertarian tendencies I am...

This thread is really cool, love the pics. I have nothing to contribute at this time sadly, living at 10,000 feet. Planted my potatoes last week and now it's snowed a foot.

Funny because true.

Yeah I spent some time on beaches in California and actually looked up the coastal code. Below the high tide line is public, period.

But also interesting about the luna funding!

No, that one's new, I have it queued up, hope I can get to it. The OG is 8 years old, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHe0bXAIuk0

It is very cool! Just watch 5 minutes, you will love it! :)

I was always scared away from yield generating schemes. Somebody explained that the yield represented the risk and that idea stuck with me. I guessed my fear of getting rugged was disproportionate...

Speaking of analogies, the one I have been running through my head - we had a BIG party and boozed it up waaaay too much. Now is the hangover, paying the price.

I guess you have all seen Ray...

Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaa
BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes avoids jail time, sentenced to six months of home detention
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/148053/bitmex-arthur-hayes-doj-sentence

Well to put it very simply, under US law bitcoin is a commodity - it is property plain and simple. Gensler agrees. Bitcoin futures trade on the CME, just like corn.

The others probably don't meet...

I would say there is a lot of truth in that opinion. I only take exception that bitcoin should not be conflated with the rest. That's awfully lazy or disingenuous.

I know the fed has a tough row to hoe, but Powell seems determined to do his best. I am guessing end of quarter we will officially have a recession, but hopefully can recover reasonably fast.

That was awesome, thanks for taking the time to post it.

I have a buy order sitting at 28.3, holding my breath for it to fill. Wasn't able to get any btc below 29k so far...

Dr. Adam Back is on What Bitcoin Did.

He's my personal favorite candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto because he developed hashcash and has the all around skillset and smarts and he's British. Anyway,...

Celsius is sending out a lot of emails with promotions at the moment.

This is intense:
https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1526378787855736832

FTX will integrate Lightning network, that should take care of scaling,
https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1526314690896355330

Tomorrow, 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities (44 countries) will meet in El Salvador to discuss financial inclusion, digital economy, banking the unbanked, the #Bitcoin rollout and its...

It was a ref to Luna, obv.

Well I think you're both right!
In other news, the full moon is coming and then up only. My astrologer says no problems after May 16. :FIREdevil

Circle not pulling any punches there, kick em when they're down (and out)!

USDC is the only stable I "trust" but I don't trust it as much as plain old dollars. It is still new tech for all their...

You describe wall st!

Give unto Caesar...

They're not noobs, prolly ok. I seem to get more chatty when the volatility comes, hehe.

So Cel token doubled in the last hour, there was an opportunity, well maybe hasn't bottomed. I might...

Well h3ll, I guess I better see what's going on - fud everywhere.

I don't hold much cel token, I made a chunk of change on it some time back. Now I use it to pay interest on a loan. It sure is...

If you don't like crypto, don't let the door slam you in the asss.

That's ok, there are new outfits (like Celsius) willing to take on the task. Brick and mortar banks can go the way of the horse and buggy. There were plenty of people alive at the time that never...

Well I am walking into the bank today to make a wire transfer onto coinbase pro. I take that as a bottom indicator, hahaha, jk, fvck if I know. :cool:

WTF

"Nubank, Brazil’s Largest Digital Bank, Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading

Nubank has 53.9 million users in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, according to its 2021 annual report. Last year, the...

Here's something nice, from Saylor, "Congratulations to the #Bitcoin community. This morning, by unanimous vote of 7-0, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) agreed to add a project to...

Adam Back, showing his very dry British humour
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Ha, both of us scanning ct. :FIREdevil

Oh, more drama!
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Haha, Gemini, denial, "We are aware of a recent story that suggested Gemini made a 100K BTC loan to large institutional counter-parties that reportedly resulted in a selloff in $LUNA. Gemini made no...

No point in dreading what you can't control. Fed govt and Wall st are hand in glove and you or I can't tilt at these windmills and hope to win. Just take care of ourselves, n'est pas? Try to stay one...

Shrug. It's the web 3 frontier and I'm def a bitcoin boomer type. I'm just watching the show. Just like with the internet and .com and all that, the future will be changed, we just don't see it yet.

Sorry, not sorry? But I agree with you and I ultimately believe these attacks make the space harder and smarter. ANY weakness will be exposed. Law of the jungle.

Good to hear from you! Not thinking about suicide! Jeebus.

Good advice. Or Switzerland box maybe? :)

Yeah we are in the crypto "institutional" era, for better or worse. Retail has lost control. I guessed things would go this way as soon as the futures etf was approved.

As for the low, hopefully...