> I've been watching the censorship and manipulation in r/Bitcoin (and bitcointalk forum) for a few years now. It was pretty obvious that sub was created to sh

> I've been watching the censorship and manipulation in r/Bitcoin (and bitcointalk forum) for a few years now. It was pretty obvious that sub was created to shill for bitcoins and to manipulate people into buying bitcoins. It's pretty much a boiler room for bitcoins. The tactics on that sub are the same as those you see on penny stock forums. > A lot of people are going to get hurt. Oh they've been hurt. There have been a couple of major run-ups and collapses of bitcoin prices on reddit. The running joke on that sub was posting suicide hotlines for those caught holding the bag.