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Bitcoin and Crypto-currency


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2017 Nov 5, 3:36pm   105,906 views  521 comments

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Hi guys,

I'd like to start a conversation on crypto-currency, particularly Bitcoin.

What do you all think about it from an investment point of view today? I have some buddies in the finance world who are quite bullish on it and claim we are just scratching the surface. Judging by the recent performance, they may be right.

For people who are investing in Bitcoin, what are you using to invest and what recommendations do you have for a new investor?

Also, how are gains taxed compared to typical stock market gains?

I read this week that over 100,000 merchants in the USA are accepting Bitcoin today.

At the same time, digital currency does scare me a bit as it seems so abstract. Curious what PatNet thinks.

Thanks guys!

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387   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2020 Feb 18, 10:11pm  

Fox biz was pumping it today. Saying brilliant things like, "You don't even have to know the fundamentals to know it's about to take off by looking at the chart".
388   Onvacation   2020 Feb 18, 10:13pm  

It's gonna hockey stick any day now; to the moon!
389   WookieMan   2020 Feb 19, 4:50am  

Onvacation says
It's gonna hockey stick any day now; to the moon!

It's a manipulated market by the few that hold the most. So they decide when the hockey stick starts and cash out when they've made bank. That is evident now.

At my age crypto was all the rage 2 years ago with my peers. I've not heard 1 person talk about it in person the last 6 months. The only conversation was with my one good buddy who is a financial moron that was selling all his mining equipment... at a loss.
390   WookieMan   2020 Mar 9, 9:18pm  

Newbie123 says
Yes, historically, a golden cross has been extremely bullish for the price.

The increased media coverage is also due to the price trading above 10k and the halving coming up in May.

lol. Down 20% since this comment. I suppose you "loaded up the truck" and are going to the moon.

Just buy real assets. It's not complicated.
391   RWSGFY   2020 May 12, 9:46pm  

Newbie123 says
Guys, is now a good time to buy?


Absolutely. Go buy as much as you can. And don't forget to make screenshots of your holdings, because we'll ask next time you come peddling this shit.

Oh, btw, how about these screenshots of your past winnings you promised to show?
392   Cash   2020 May 12, 10:07pm  

I wouldn't rush (fomo) to buy BTC but at the same time not opposed I own a bit of JIC cryptos. The way I see it there is plenty of time to see how much if any of the halving has already been priced in. Top that off with the USD is so likely to make a tear higher and if I am proven right there will be plenty of discount pricing in BTC. Bitcoiners will find that the USD behind BTC/USD has real meaning.
393   WookieMan   2020 May 13, 5:35am  

Newbie123 says
You have an overwhelming amount of people here who absolutely hate bitcoin. They can’t help themselves but get triggered very easily.


BTC guy getting triggered before anyone has even said anything... That's the ultimate trigger. Lol.
394   RWSGFY   2020 May 13, 7:45am  

Newbie123 says


For our gold bugs


Still no screenshots of your winnings? Why? Because there are no winnings, bwahahahahahaha!
395   RWSGFY   2020 May 13, 8:03am  

Newbie123 says
Hehe, I knew that meme would be a hit. Lol


Nobody gives a fuck about gold. Or that balding dude. We are simply annoyed by some loser trying to pump his losing "investment" in futile hope to pare his losses.
396   Cash   2020 May 13, 8:47am  

Using time tested and applicable market theory I am afraid to tell you USD could smash BTC easily as well as Gold due to mass deflation.
397   Cash   2020 May 13, 8:52am  

On a retest of that last high I am personally looking to dump in all the FOMO buying that may take place starting at 10400+/- and up to near 11k if I get it.
398   WookieMan   2020 May 13, 8:57am  

covid_shmovid says
Newbie123 says
Hehe, I knew that meme would be a hit. Lol


Nobody gives a fuck about gold.

That and/or you can cherry pick one guy that got lucky and point to that as an investment strategy. Schiff still has his money/value. Many other gold bugs do as well (side note I've never touched gold investments).

There are many people that have lost their assess bigly in crypto. How about showing their pictures? If you took the median crypto "investor" I'd guess 70% or so are on the negative side of the balance sheet with poorly timed trades. You're simply giving your money to billionaires, with very high risk trading/investing in crypto of any kind. Make your money, but as covid says, you seem to be pumping and have shown zero proof you have one US dollar (lol) invested in crypto.
399   Onvacation   2020 May 13, 9:07am  

Newbie123 says

You have an overwhelming amount of people here who absolutely hate bitcoin.

We {I} don't hate bitcoin. I do find it amusing that the little people think they can make a killing on it.

Just to remind you what you own:

010001011011101000010100010100010100011101010101101001001000010010010011010010010010100010101000101001110101010010101001010101010101001010101010010100001011010100101100011101001110100110100101010101010101!010001011011101000010100

When's the moon shot?
400   WookieMan   2020 May 13, 12:31pm  

Newbie123 says
Covid shmovid you are not annoyed, you are just mad your prediction/hopes of bitcoin going to zero seem to not play out ;) Sry buddy

Pretty sure I'm ignored, but whatever. I don't believe I've read a single comment on this forum that said it "should" be zero or is "going" to zero. It's a worthless long term investment. Time will tell the truth. But worthless doesn't mean you cannot make money off of fools.

You're the one that seems triggered out the gate after BTC being down for a while there champ and taking a break from the forum. You came out fighting yourself before a word was even said. Insecure about your investment much?
401   Onvacation   2020 May 13, 12:58pm  

WookieMan says
doesn't mean you cannot make money off of fools.

And if you don't know who the fool is...

It's not foolish to not buy bitcoin. We can still cash out our fiat accounts for bitcoin IF it becomes the "currency of the future".
402   Cash   2020 May 14, 11:00am  

Onvacation says
It's not foolish to not buy bitcoin


I agree with this statement. Actually for investors who like to be very diversified buying current selling isn't a bad Idea to park some cash and hold as a hedge with reasonable SL 9 k+/- or there about which I actually don't see price hitting that low but of coarse it could $8800+/- is a bit of a magnet on the downside. I see $15000 1st strike and $23000 2nd. I personally have no faith BTC will take over fiat or even be the 1 digital king in the end game for many reasons however with the current perception scared FOMO money is the best $$$ and could make BTC move fast and furious, and no Obummer needed to make it happen. I believe there is still enough movement and room to acquire house shares and harvest a persons original investment.
403   WookieMan   2020 Jul 27, 7:11pm  

Newbie123 says
Bitcoin over 11k lol

What happened to the no-coiners and bitcoin haters? And ALL those people that predicted bitcoin will go to zero?

Lol. Finally recovered to June 2019 prices during one of the best economies until COVID. Congrats. You know the numbers the prior year. 2 years of nothingness unless you’re short term trading it. Almost every asset class performed better from June 2018 until COVID. Like I said, congrats on making the big bucks.
404   Eric Holder   2020 Jul 27, 7:57pm  

WookieMan says
Newbie123 says
Bitcoin over 11k lol

What happened to the no-coiners and bitcoin haters? And ALL those people that predicted bitcoin will go to zero?

Lol. Finally recovered to June 2019 prices during one of the best economies until COVID. Congrats. You know the numbers the prior year. 2 years of nothingness unless you’re short term trading it. Almost every asset class performed better from June 2018 until COVID. Like I said, congrats on making the big bucks.


Except he bought at $19K for all we know. We've never seen a single screen shot from him proving otherwise.
405   Onvacation   2020 Jul 27, 8:12pm  

Newbie123 says
Bitcoin over 11k lol

And where is it now?
Onvacation says
We {I} don't hate bitcoin. I do find it amusing that the little people think they can make a killing on it.

Just to remind you what you own:

010001011011101000010100010100010100011101010101101001001000010010010011010010010010100010101000101001110101010010101001010101010101001010101010010100001011010100101100011101001110100110100101010101010101!010001011011101000010100

When's the moon shot?
406   WookieMan   2020 Jul 27, 11:09pm  

Newbie123 says
Hahahaha wookieman! Is still around! I must have him on ignore. Isn’t that the guy who said at 4K “ready to eject?”

Rofl!!

$100k versus $4k of US dollars. I’m still closer...

Rolf!!
407   Eric Holder   2020 Jul 28, 7:47am  

LOL, everytime that shit ticks up desperate HODLers come out of the woodwork to stoke FOMO in the general population in an attempt to recoup their losses.
408   WookieMan   2020 Aug 5, 9:46am  

Newbie123 says
I bet the bitcoin haters mentioned that BTC pulled back a few days ago but they don’t mention that it’s back over 11.5k now, right?

I don't know why I keep biting. BTC is toast long term. When the 21M coins get mined it's game over. You know this, but don't want to admit it. Transactions will literally stop as there's no reason for the spreadsheet to keep going. The idea of a digital resource becoming more valuable as it becomes more scarce is a joke. Certain industries need diamonds, gold, silver, etc. No one "needs" BTC. No one. And even the commodities I mention, we can go without and find alternatives and those alternative commodities then become more valuable.

Finite resources get replaced by science and ingenuity. Bitcoin is a childs game that was likely created and manipulated by some video game maker. Didn't realize it would become popular and is now manipulating the market probably holding half the coins. You're just a character in their game, you don't know it though. I'd actually consider trading BTC, but it's a rigged game. Fuck no on holding though. That's pure stupidity at levels that put you on the short bus.
409   Onvacation   2020 Aug 5, 10:34am  

WookieMan says
You're just a character in their game, you don't know it though. I'd actually consider trading BTC, but it's a rigged game. Fuck no on holding though. That's pure stupidity at levels that put you on the short bus.

Got to find a greater fool to make money on bitcoin. If your holding bitcoin for the future and you don't know who the fool is it's probably you.
410   Onvacation   2020 Aug 13, 10:55am  

Newbie123 says
The next bitcoin bull run is going to hurt bitcoin haters and no coiners. It’s going to blow their mind :

How?

Not expecting a cogent answer.
411   WookieMan   2020 Aug 13, 11:12am  

Onvacation says
Newbie123 says
The next bitcoin bull run is going to hurt bitcoin haters and no coiners. It’s going to blow their mind :

How?

Not expecting a cogent answer.

Who cares. If you're just doing standard practices and maxing out 401k's and Roths if you don't get a pension, you'll be just fine. Yes, morons can get rich doing stupid things, but you're better off playing lotto in most cases. And then as most lotto winners do, fuck up and can't manage money because they were losers with it before they got rich by buying lotto tickets.

@Patrick - Don't know if this would be a minor tweak or a big one. Anyway to add ignore to a thread/op instead of a blanket ignore of the user? And not ignore the thread/op, but just that user within said thread/op.

Even though Newbie has me on ignore, there has been a topic or two where I like his thoughts. This one being the opposite of that. But being the bigger man I can acknowledge when someone has some decent thoughts. And yes, I know I could just ignore it, but I do like seeing others opinions on things like crypto without them waving around their jazz hands.

Basically, would it be at all possible to ignore Newbie within this thread, but still read others comments on this thread AND still see Newbie's stuff in other threads? Ignoring him would just block everything of his/hers if I understand correctly.
412   Patrick   2020 Aug 15, 1:57pm  

WookieMan says
Patrick - Don't know if this would be a minor tweak or a big one. Anyway to add ignore to a thread/op instead of a blanket ignore of the user? And not ignore the thread/op, but just that user within said thread/op.


@WookieMan It's kinda hard. I can see the use, but it's kind of an edge case.
413   WookieMan   2020 Aug 15, 2:44pm  

Patrick says
WookieMan It's kinda hard. I can see the use, but it's kind of an edge case.

Happens a lot though. I just don't like to bitch, but I'm obviously doing that now. Of recent the Covid threads have been bad. You can measure the weight of a gallon of water, but we have users that say you're wrong about the weight just because. I can live with that because I know some people still believe the earth is flat. Some of those people still have valid thoughts on other topics though that aren't batshit crazy.

Ignore works great for the trolls/bots. But I'm hesitant to use ignore on people that are just misinformed on one specific topic. Not to pick on a user, but some of Rin's OP's I could do without. But he has extremely intelligent things to say about other stuff besides massive tits and dolls. If I blanket ignore I miss the good nuggets.

I'll be honest and know I'm not supposed to, but Newbie is a moron when it comes to crypto. I'm willing to acknowledge that he has valid thoughts on other topics though (not so much on policing and we know about BTC). If I had the ability to ignore those individual posts, I think it would be a positive. I don't code, but would it be too much to add ignore to the original post and just have it disappear from your feed?
414   Onvacation   2020 Aug 15, 6:27pm  

WookieMan says
Anyway to add ignore to a thread/op instead of a blanket ignore of the user? And not ignore the thread/op, but just that user within said thread/op.

Where's the fun in that?

Some people's posts barely deserve a scan, much less trying to make sense of their nonsense. We all know who they are.
415   BayArea   2020 Aug 15, 6:30pm  

Bitcoin has been cookin lately, wow
416   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2020 Aug 16, 12:14am  

https://news.yahoo.com/us-said-federal-agents-seized-183850482.html

federal agents from various agencies were able to capture all 150 of the crypto accounts and redirect donated funds to bitcoin wallets operated by the US government.
417   MisdemeanorRebel   2020 Aug 16, 12:37am  

just_adhom_preaching says
federal agents from various agencies were able to capture all 150 of the crypto accounts and redirect donated funds to bitcoin wallets operated by the US government.





That can't be! Crypto will allow the building of Galt's Gulch where everything goes and Silk Road v51.4.3 (the other 50 being shut down by gov) to be legal and the Statists won't be able to stop us! Pot Coin to $10k/USD!
418   WookieMan   2020 Aug 16, 7:05am  

BayArea says
Bitcoin has been cookin lately, wow

Likely the reason why. Funny part is most people don't know Dave is trolling BTC and making fun of it. Not a huge fan of his, but it's fucking hilarious. BTC guys have ZERO clue they're being made fun of.
www.youtube.com/embed/y5ar6E46Hio
419   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2020 Aug 16, 12:46pm  

LOL! "Spaceships and bitcoin raining down from the moon."
420   WookieMan   2020 Aug 17, 8:27am  

just_adhom_preaching says
LOL! "Spaceships and bitcoin raining down from the moon."

Someone's gotta quote the video from me so Newbie can see it (on ignore). Dave is the ultimate troll. He dropped $250k for a charity event that had him watching a football game with Roger Goodell because he hates him. He just trolled these guys bigly and I get the feeling they picked up on it but not totally, but hysterical either way. Bitcoin... lol.
421   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2020 Aug 17, 9:24am  

WookieMan says
Someone's gotta quote the video from me so Newbie can see it (on ignore).


On ignore too.
422   RWSGFY   2020 Aug 17, 9:30am  

WookieMan says
BayArea says
Bitcoin has been cookin lately, wow

Likely the reason why. Funny part is most people don't know Dave is trolling BTC and making fun of it. Not a huge fan of his, but it's fucking hilarious. BTC guys have ZERO clue they're being made fun of.
www.youtube.com/embed/y5ar6E46Hio
423   Eric Holder   2020 Aug 17, 10:37am  

Bitcoin is idiotic.
424   WookieMan   2020 Aug 17, 10:43am  

Newbie123 says
Bitcoin breaking out of multi year resistance.....go baby!

Yes, because a troll with a $1B company just pumped BTC. Lol. He'll make his money and move on from the sheep. Dislike the guy, but he actually seems honest enough. He absolutely trolled those two queers and you. You just don't know it.
425   RWSGFY   2020 Aug 17, 11:08am  

Newbie123 says
Eric Holder says
Bitcoin is idiotic.


🤣 says the guy who will miss out big time on this crypto bull run.


Which "bull" run? Most of the bitcoin idiots are still underwater since buying the previous "bull run". 🤣

And, judging by your inability to show a single screenshot of you winning a single penny at that table, you are one of them. Which explains the desperate and childish (and failing) attempts to stoke FOMO in patnet readers.
426   rocketjoe79   2020 Aug 17, 11:24am  

Musk will mine asteroids if it makes money to settle Mars with a million people. He is singularly focused on one goal, which drives all other activities.
In the meantime, he's kinda busy making money with Cars, Space Launches, Boring Company, and Internet in space (Starlink.) So he can get us to Mars.

Bezos has already commented he will be in the space mining market too.

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