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by fwdslash 9y ago
Yeah that's what I thought. Well, thanks for the idea! :)
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by fwdslash 9y ago
Off topic, but how'd you get HTTPS working for GitHub pages?
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by fwdslash 9y ago
Although I agree, I think the point people are trying to make when they say that is this: Cryptocurrency breaks down financial barriers usually erected because of geo-political relationships. Other sectors might benefit from the same kind o
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by fwdslash 9y ago
Link to the statement: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2017-170
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by fwdslash 9y ago
I really dislike articles that start off like this one, where every sentence has to be on a new line. Why write this way?
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S.E.C. Says It Was a Victim of a Computer Hack Last Year(nytimes.com)
2 points by fwdslash 9y ago|2 comments
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by fwdslash 9y ago
True but it hasn't crashed yet .
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by fwdslash 9y ago
> but BTC requires huge warehouses full of computers to mine Currently. It wasn't always that way, and there are many other currencies (Monero) where that isn't the case.
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by fwdslash 9y ago
I completely agree with this. For years, I was a crypto-currency advocate, telling any and all that it's better than their credit and debit cards. When I took a look at why , though, I realized that tool (in physical form) already exi
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by fwdslash 9y ago
What are you talking about? Also every exchange out there will let you short any number of cryptocurrencies.
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by fwdslash 9y ago
There pretty much is no way for you or I (a.k.a: people without mass surveillance) to get # of users accurately. The best metrics we can go off of are # of transactions[1] and # of unique addresses[2]. [1]: https://blockchain.info
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by fwdslash 9y ago
Mainly because of fees. I'd say crypto (as a whole) has had a huge increase in acceptance overall, and with Bitcoin being the easiest to purchase and usually the favored currency to trade alts with, it's natural that it's onl
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by fwdslash 9y ago
The best line: > The same hacker who previously sold data dumps from MySpace, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and Fling.com, is now selling more than 100 Million VK.com records for just 1 Bitcoin (approx. US$580). Ah, those were the days, when bitcoin
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by fwdslash 9y ago
It's the network affect. More people using it, the price rises, more people buy, the price rises more, and on and on.
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by fwdslash 9y ago
More low-level radiation access? (smartphones/computers/smartwatches) More refined sugar? Less physical activity? I really wonder what it could be, though.
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by fwdslash 9y ago
> It’s yet to be determined where the bill’s $3 billion will come from. This is the current major problem in California from healthcare to public transport: where is the money going to come from?
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by fwdslash 9y ago
Are you referring to the Mayweather v. McGregor fight? If so, not really, but kinda disappointed the underdog didn't win. Would've made for an amazing story.