Selling Newbies to Deposit and Hold Bitcoins on a Website

in etoro •  7 years ago 

What grinds my gears

I see this ad ten times a day, that is, only if I watch ten youtube videos.

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Uh, it's NOT on the blockchain.

There are laws for big pharma, lawyers, for medical procedures, investment advice and the like but nobody is advising or warning people about partial truths as the Bitcoin boom continues here in South America. I think of all the people who are considering this video to be educational on the topic of Bitcoin, and I can't just sit back and say nothing.

With limited info out there in Spanish, people here are hungry to learn about Bitcoin. They teach nothing about securing your Bitcoin or Ethereum keys.

Here is a rough translation of how they are being sold (parts - no all)

  • Then my notes in bullets

Good day to you all, my name is Tali Salomon, Sr. Executive of Accounts at etoro.

I am going to tell you about the crypto coin that is all the rage.

I am going to teach you how to invest in it and how to continue with it after you have invested.

First we need to talk about what a crypto coin is. A crypto coin is a belief in a belief.
We use money (paper currency) because we believe it has value and others do too.
A crypto coin is exactly the same except we don't have the paper.
It is something virtual. It is not backed.
The basic system is the blockchain. A chain of blocks or like in the old days a ledger book and everything that has to do with this coin gets written to it.

  • Tossing the words "the blockchain" around as if they had one. Which blockchain? The one in your site? No. Then they talk about a ledger book were transactions are written. No, it's the etoro database

We have to remember that many crypto coins exist, most have heard of Bitcoin which is a very successful one. Why? Because it's a bit like gold or oil in that the whole world knows what the offers are and how much demand there is. But this is something new and as people learn about it, it keeps getting stronger.

Let's see. How do we buy and sell it
First we open our list of those we are following, here you see Bitcoin and Ethereum.
(going on about how to select Eth, hit buy, make an order)

  • Not a word about where the money is stored - to most it may be obvious but this is running 24/7 on every single YT video that plays in this South American country. Any word of security? Decentralization? In a country where most had their bank accounts raided just fifteen years ago - cleaned out - I am hoping people won't just jump in just because they are sweaty about getting some Bitcoin.

(goes on to show how to see your show how to see the number of bitcoins you don't really have, but now are on a list.)

This is something social, it's creating a revolution around itself, and it's all over social media like facebook or groups that post about crypto coins. Etoro is also a social network and we can see people who invest in these coins

  • Get on the bandwagon, all these rich people have no care for private keys, they just deposit on etoro. Right!! I don't think so. These are the things that bother me as does a "Better call Saul" lawyer going after a bus load of elderly would bother anyone.

(she then talks about @bigfish, @jaynemesis etc.)

... and how he always asks himself why he didn't invest in Bitcoin when it was $40.00 like Ethereum is today. So there are great opportunities and if you have any questions contact us. Good day.


I understand Spanish better than I can speak or type it. So if anyone of my followers would like to put this post in Spanish, my comments and thoughts on it too. Have at it! Full permission granted.

The features and benefits

of all digital currencies should be known, taught, and taken advantage by investors who use them to protect themselves in countries where the leaders are shady .

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I see etoro ads on YT everytime I watch.
These marketing strategies they do is jst all about making sales, they don,t care after that.

@sponge-bob, digital currency is awesome and I'm so glad I started steemit when I did. What is the best way to secure our bitcoin key?

The sharks will always come out for the easy prey. When I first started on Steemit, I remember reading post about bitcoin theft in several once legitimate wallets or investment houses.

Steem On

I should make a post on that. Here is a quote from here that is pretty funny but to the point.

You don't need any OS on pendrive if you want to store wallet file. You just need to install Electrum portable on pendrive. If you want to make cold storage, better use paper wallet than storing bitcoins on pendrive using Tails OS. It's safe OS to generate paper wallets when you run bitaddress.org offline. Make mnenomic backup of your hot wallet and store this piece of paper safely. This lecture can be useful: http://www.wikihow.com/Hide-Things-in-Your-Room If you are already hiding things like drugs, you already have perfect place to hide your backups and paper wallets.

I actaully mined my coins so I created and exported my key from my miner (long since disassembled). I currently access my cold storage with Electrum.

I have created and given paper wallets. as mentioned in that quote above. They can be spent from using Electrum. Or if it's not a significant amount, blockchain.info offers wallets and an import function for private keys <-- but keys should never be typed into a live, online, site.

Risk is risk. I would do it for a hundred dollars worth of bitcoin. But I have seen too many sites hacked in my day.

cryptocurrency is gone crazy these days. but i love it!!!

Hello my friend . Thanks for sharing

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Hold your coins the right way and there should be nothing to worry about

It seems 'eToro' is lot like Bitconnect.. Are they possibly a big huge ponzi, or pyraimid scheme?

I am slow to call anything a ponzi or a scam. I am not about to research this company since I don't plan to use them. But I am going to call out some companies that I do have experience dealing with.

Fair comment, I have read about both "eToro' and Bitconnect, i would not recommend either. It's good to get feedback about experiences with companies, I look forward to reading your reports.

Very informative... Thanks

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Thanks for sharing.


When SpongeBob coined a mantra of body positivity.

She's not being any more or less precise than your average english-speaking YouTuber making an introduction to cryptocurrencies. Plus it's clear she's trying to sell you something, in which case it's up to the viewer to use his judgement.

It seems to be it's not a big of a deal as you're trying to make it.

I agree that she is not being vague. She works for a huge trading firm, and I guess I am just irked by this because I know better and I see it so often in my face. It might be my own frustration coming out.

A good post from you.
I really like your way.
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Thanks for sharing my friend..
Upvote and Resteem your post @sponge-bob
Have a nice day ^_^

Wonder to read for the first time your post my friend.

I am a big fan of Better Call Saul! I sometimes wonder if that is reality :/ Amazing that you have ads selling crypto. I don't expect that for another decade in Croatia. Or maybe I am unconvinced yet of it mass adoption... Great post! I like how analytical you are!

There is no digital currency end. It is a word to be used in our everyday life as it will develop further.
We are ahead of the times. In addition, we need to further develop our block chain technology.
Your writing makes me think a lot. Thank you.

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A good post from you @sponge-bob.
I really like your way.
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Nice article

Make it a click bait. It is awesome!!

Informative post!
Steem on!
Upvoted! :)
Followed! :)
Have a wonderful day!

Honestly, I still do not understand how bitcoin works. But I'm very glad that he is)))

@sponge-bob great post brother keep up the good work

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@sponge-bob great post for sure crypto is the future
Here's to steem and the others nice to meet