BlogHide Resteemscmaccu (33)in bitcoin • 7 years ago'Bitcoin bubble' community service announcementIt's clear, as the most nuts of a long run of nuts years comes to a close, the Bitcoin bubble aka 'dotcom bubble 2.0' is now grabbing mainstream attention, and after spending the last few months…cmaccu (33)in bitcoin • 7 years agoThe massive elephant in the room: I couldn't send $10 worth of BTC because the fees were higher than the amount.That really means I can't buy anything under $10 with it, and then for anything over (by enough) I'd then have to pay the same again for the privilege. The idea of 'mass adoption' is absurd while…cmaccu (33)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBitcoin vs Blockchain vs Cryptocurrency + bankers' hypocrisy?I'm starting to notice that the name "Bitcoin" is being conflated a lot with "cryptocurrency" or "blockchain", but it's vital to be clear that they are really not the same thing. I think it's a good…cmaccu (33)in segwit2x • 7 years agoSegwit2x: Have you seen this coin? [update]I've been looking into the fork(s) a bit more, and the fact that the 2x camp are leaving out replay protection so they can use BTC wallets is quite an aggressive move that indicates their intention…cmaccu (33)in cryptocurrencies • 7 years agoRussian Crypto-Rouble and the implicationsI don't think they're going to mess around either. I've been realising the last few days, especially with Bernanke doing the keynote at Swell, that a lot of the current pricing of 'cryptos' is…cmaccu (33)in crypto • 7 years agoWe need to talk about Ripple/Swell, Bernanke, the ludicrous fork strategy, and this decentralisation/privacy thingAs a disclaimer, for any of the tiny demographic who may have accidentally found themselves reading my rantings at this point, this post is a bit of a copypasta of some of my rants on various…cmaccu (33)in bitcoin • 7 years agoBitcoin Jesus advises against making Bitcoin transactions?Here's what I meant in another post I made about stability ... just got this from Bitcoin.com — "The Bitcoin Jesus'" website — actually recommending not using Bitcoin for any transactions around the…cmaccu (33)in etherium • 7 years agoVitalik is evidence that the whole crypto thing is the aliens helping us transition into the Galactic economyJust check the T-shirt. And the "just woke up from brief power nap on my computer keyboard" haircut.cmaccu (33)in crypto • 7 years agoXRP vs Buying a loaf of bread with currencies that could drop by $1000 overnightI'm still pretty new in the crypto space, and a lot of this is edited from a Facebook post aimed largely at people who know nothing about it, so it might sound a little naive to some of the elders…cmaccu (33)in internet • 7 years agoThe Crypto wars and the Segwittish upgrade to the Galactic exchangeI've been researching the spread of smartphones across the world for my PhD, and looking at statistics — like the "developed" world being about 17%, and the "developing world" making up the other…
