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The Anatomy of a Crypto Pump and Dump Group(bitfalls.com)
2 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
Well if Bitcoin Cash gets to VISA level transactions quantity they will have around 1GB block every 10 minutes, who will be able to run a full mining node?, 2 to 3 corporations worldwide, probably centralized in some geographical region for
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by elmar 9y ago
the big elephant in the room is that Bitcoin and Ethereum networks have good latency because the guy in rural Africa simply doesn't mine because he as no chance of making money, if people in remote regions with very bad connections ent
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by elmar 9y ago
this race for the lowest block time is completely madness! what is the use of having one confirmation if the block could go orphan and your transaction could be reversed, it's like a placebo efect.
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by elmar 9y ago
"We have no idea what we are doing!" Karl Floersch - Ethereum Researcher https://youtu.be/ycF0WFHY5kc?t=991
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The Mystery Behind Block Time(medium.facilelogin.com)
1 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
I expect they will not have problems with the SEC.
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The "Useless Ethereum" Token Crowdsale Netted $300K(themerkle.com)
4 points by elmar 9y ago|2 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
yes, just borrow Bitcoin and sell it for fiat and when the repayment is due just buy Bitcoin again, you are basically "short selling" it.
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by elmar 9y ago
Does your problem gets easier/solved with a permissionless ownerless database, if "yes" then you need a public blockchain, if "no" you need something else.
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Why Bitcoin Is the Most Dangerous Global Scam in 20 Years(inc.com)
2 points by elmar 9y ago|4 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
well, I see you don't understand how Bitcoin works.
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IOTA vs. RaiBlocks(hackernoon.com)
3 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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Verge fails to offer real privacy and is indistinguishable from a scam(medium.com)
1 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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Ripple $XRP explained(medium.com)
2 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
>XRP is counterparty-free You have 100 USD and 100 XRP in your ripple wallet and the gateway you deposited USD to fund your wallet closes shop, you are now left with the bag in the hand and you must trade 'em for another gateway&#x2
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by elmar 9y ago
From someone with more authority than myself :) https://youtu.be/t66HFQDnezk?t=980
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by elmar 9y ago
The crazy part is that Ripple is really a total nonsense cryptocurrency it's centralized it as counterparty risk and if any time in the future Banks decide to use it, they will use the tech, not the coin, it's pure madness a lot o
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Merrill Lynch bans its clients, advisors from trading Bitcoin-related investment(cnbc.com)
2 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
because of the same problem as other contracts the lack of trustworthy Oracles, you need some trusted third-party to confirm what happened on the real world.
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by elmar 9y ago
"Still, Princeton University researchers recently developed a tool that helps them analyze Zcash transactions at least to some extent -- but they haven’t been able to crack monero. "
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by elmar 9y ago
only way to acquire 100% private crypto is to mine it yourself and then always use a full node for transactions.
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The Criminal Underworld Is Dropping Bitcoin for Monero(bloomberg.com)
152 points by elmar 9y ago|113 comments
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A Complete History of Bitcoin’s Consensus Forks(blog.bitmex.com)
2 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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26k blockchain projects launched in 2016, 92% are now dead(thenextweb.com)
119 points by elmar 9y ago|21 comments
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Basecoin: the worst idea in cryptocurrency, reborn(prestonbyrne.com)
2 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
Tim Swanson: Enterprise Blockchain is in a "Trough of Disillusionment” https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/tim-swanson-enterprise-...
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It’s the world’s most expensive coffee, and it’s made from poop(news.nationalgeographic.com)
3 points by elmar 9y ago|0 comments
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by elmar 9y ago
I should add Fiat currency...
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by elmar 9y ago
Probably a "kind of piece of postmodern art event" describes it the best. BTW Maybe we will have a "Burn 1 Million Bitcoin" event in the future with Satoshi Nakamoto himself burning is Bitcoins.

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