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re: Here's why Bitcoin is the future of money

Posted on 5/2/13 at 9:51 am to
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 9:51 am to
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a $5000 ransom

Are you saying they didn't ask for the ransom to be paid in bitcoins? Interesting.....
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126962 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 9:54 am to
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I'm surprised it didn't drop lower than that.

The day's still young....
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126962 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:07 am to
Why would one retailer's service being interrupted cause such a drastic drop in price for btc?

Don't all of those thousands of other businesses which you claim accept btc carry any weight in the bitcoin criminal......er, uh.......user community?

BTW, btc dropped to $94 a few minutes ago.

ETA: Now $91.

This post was edited on 5/2/13 at 10:14 am
Posted by ZereauxSum
Lot 23E
Member since Nov 2008
10176 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:10 am to
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Yea, it's being DDOS'ed because they refused to pay a $5000 ransom


I'm telling you, regardless of what happens to bitcoin, this saga is going to become one of the greatest "based on a true story" movies of all time.
Posted by Poodlebrain
Way Right of Rex
Member since Jan 2004
19860 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:27 am to
So the system you claim can provide absolute anonymity to Bitcoin users cannot prevent a DDoS attack against someone using that system to hide from law enforcement. Why is any other user of Tor immune from such attack? And wouldn't such an attack interrupt Bitcoin transactions if directed against someone desiring to conduct Bitcoin transactions?
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
27822 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:47 am to
$5000 is all someone is asking for and he is able to conduct a successful DDOS attack? Damn this market is very fragile. Lots of motivation for manipulation.
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11659 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:12 am to
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Now $91.


is that the 52-week low?
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65044 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:13 am to
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is that the 52-week low?


It's the current price for sellers. You know, the important number.
Posted by WikiTiger
Member since Sep 2007
41055 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:16 am to
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It's the current price for sellers. You know, the important number.


Do you think it stays that price, gets lower, or gets higher within the next 30 days?
This post was edited on 5/2/13 at 11:17 am
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126962 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:18 am to
I have no idea what the 52 week low is.

I do know the 30 day high is $266.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126962 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:20 am to
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price, gets lower, or gets higher within the next 30 days?
Based on its recent volatility, it probably goes both lower and higher notwithstanding your claim of its "relative stability."
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65044 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:25 am to
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Do you think it stays that price, gets lower, or gets higher within the next 30 days?


Absolutely
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11659 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:25 am to
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It's the current price for sellers. You know, the important number.


Are you saying past values are irrelevant?
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65044 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:26 am to
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Are you saying past values are irrelevant?


To a seller today. Yes
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11659 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:31 am to
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quote:

Are you saying past values are irrelevant?

To a seller today. Yes



When you sell an asset, commodity, stock, etc. you ignore the valuation history of it?
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65044 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:32 am to
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When you sell an asset, commodity, stock, etc. you ignore the valuation history of it?


Well yeah.

Are you trying to move towards the cap gains angle here or what?
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11659 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:36 am to
I'm just trying to understand why any seller of anything would consider past values to be wholly irrelevant today.

ETA: from an investment standpoint
This post was edited on 5/2/13 at 11:38 am
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65044 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:40 am to
Because if I need to sell today I can't say "well frick, let me sell for the price it was a month ago. Because it was higher then". You sell for todays rate.
Posted by Oizers
Member since Nov 2009
2643 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:54 am to
I have an order of two ASIC miners from Butterfly Labs. They have started shipping and I need to confirm my order before they ship mine. Do you think I should keep the order or cancel it?
Posted by ZereauxSum
Lot 23E
Member since Nov 2008
10176 posts
Posted on 5/2/13 at 12:01 pm to
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I'm just trying to understand why any seller of anything would consider past values to be wholly irrelevant today.


I think a buyer would be a lot more concerned with past prices because he/she is doing the valuation.
This post was edited on 5/2/13 at 12:02 pm
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