phoe17

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   Want to Be Happy? Think Like an Old Person(nytimes.com)

   2 points by phoe17 9y ago|0 comments
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   by phoe17 9y ago

   The fall is not as quick as the rise. There was a lot of resistance, I wonder where the price will plateau. Does this have anything to do with the futures?
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   by phoe17 9y ago

   > If someone's investment in BTC is significantly larger than their investment in bonds, commodities, real estate, etc, then "it's a store of value" is probably not the real reason they're buying BTC. Are there a
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   by phoe17 9y ago

   I have a read a few people comparing Bitcoin's store of value to that of Gold's. That analogy does make sense but they started off by calling Bitcoin a new form of currency, have we given up on that use-case? Also, Gold fluctuates
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   by phoe17 9y ago

   It could be because of the hype around the cboe's Bitcoin futures.
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   by phoe17 9y ago

   Isn't the high volatility a major drawback to this use-case?
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   Ask HN: What is the reason behind the rise of cryptocurrency?

   63 points by phoe17 9y ago|73 comments