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johnwyles
13y ago
If they do not now they could, in the future, retroactively find you and tax you for gains on BTC since the ledger is public and traceable. If this really concerns you I suggest you read-up on Bitcoin Mixers / Tumblers - but be warned
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johnwyles
13y ago
I am not claiming you are wrong by asking, I am genuinely curious, how do you know?
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johnwyles
13y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory
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johnwyles
13y ago
Just to echo your point; I saw an article where the author likened Bitcoin to investing in IBM before Microsoft or Apple were ever companies. There will surely come something else which improves upon the currency and its algorithms, securi
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13y ago
I actually think what he meant is that Bitcoin is valuable from the network that stands behind it and all the tools, websites, and services that have sprung up around it. In addition to all of that you also have the actual rules of the bit
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13y ago
You whole argument is based on the premise that these early miners have not already sold Bitcoin and still hold it. Besides, even if they were holding it, the market could not absorb them selling it all at once so those miners would be ver
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13y ago
I will not agree with you that he has overplayed his hand. Obama was just meeting with Chinese leadership not but a week ago with pleas for the government to stop their cyber attacks on US targets. This is exposing that hypocrisy. Additi
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14y ago
I hope you're right! I just bought a house in 78704 :)
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14y ago
I'm not sure that a technology company being in a location necessarily indicates demand. Sure there are some technology enthusiasts in Round Rock, but moreover I think everyone will want fast internet all over Austin and the surrounding ar
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14y ago
I swear Austin has to be the worst inner-city traffic light syncing I have seen of any major US city.
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14y ago
is the lytro really all that impressive that you would list it as one of two things you want to see in mobile? i think i would rather see about a dozen other things in mobile before I really cared about shifting focus for my crappy mobile p
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15y ago
Wow, all those words and yet nothing really was said. I think all the microbrew and coffee shop amateur poetry nights in Portland have finally settled in.