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  1. Shaboid

    Shaboid Well-Known Member

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    I agree, I don't think I would use them as an investment either. If I was a small business or looking to sell drugs or something, I would accept them as payment though.
     
  2. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    A lot of the point of having bitcoin is that it can be relatively hard to trace. A lot of it is used on the "dark web".
     
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  3. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Well, unless you bought several years ago when it was $2 a bitcoin (around $8,000 now).
     
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    I understand that, but now it is becoming more popular just to trade/invest. Most people don't want to give up their bitcoins right now because of the recent price surge. I wonder if drug addicts are having a tough dilemma..haha
     
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    Also, people are attempting to steal bitcoins. Its better not to tell people you own a position in cryptocurrencies.
     
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    Yeah, I have been reading about paper wallets, hard wallets, etc to prevent hackers from stealing...just reading up on it. All of it fascinates me at this point. I'm not much for investing myself, but I feel it may be something useful to know about.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    here's a good podcast on it.

     
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  8. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    We sold Bitcoin on December 16th at a decent profit. Man, I think it's nearly doubled in price since then.

    Ahhh....well.
     
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    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    My wife is all verklempt about it. I told her the same as you just mentioned.
     
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    I don't invest in stuff I don't understand. And I don't understand cryptocurrency. :(
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Dollar Cost Average it the next time it crashes. :NOTMARIS:
     
  12. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    You bought it at a Bitcoin ATM, didn't you?
     
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    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Papa G rich
     
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    Hopefully he can buy his way back into this forum.

    Sly, make him an offer.
     
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    Well, I'm sure in a couple of years we all will be using digital money, I mean, we're already doing that. We buy some things at online stores and pay for them, we even don't go to a store anymore because all the goods are delivered right to our door. Network digital money is destined only for those who want to stay safe and anonymous. I use a bitcoin mixer, there are no logs stored, I mean all my transactions are fully anonymous and they're deleted right after mixing. This service works great and effectively makes my funds untraceable. It's safe and easy to use.
     
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