BitCoin - Intellectual Fraud or a Stunning Idea??

Discussion in 'Crypto Assets' started by gmst, Apr 2, 2013.

So, what really is BitCoin???

  1. stunning, refreshing, extremely innovative idea

    38 vote(s)
    49.4%
  2. intellectual, mathematical and computational masturbation

    13 vote(s)
    16.9%
  3. media to waste electricity and computing power

    5 vote(s)
    6.5%
  4. Only aim of idea is to make profits for innovators

    17 vote(s)
    22.1%
  5. No wonder only a Japanese can come up with such an imaginary, illusionary, delusionary, grandeur ide

    4 vote(s)
    5.2%
  1. I'm telling you, this is the same crowd that makes the pink sheets run.
     
    #281     May 5, 2013
  2. Stock, I think few would disagree that bitcoins are insanity. But I think for those that can deal with the counterparty risk the propensity for it to move and the arb potential make it tempting.

    I'm probably not even going to experiment with it because it seems like it will be so damn much fun that it will turn out to be a huge distraction. And to put enough capital into an account to make it worthwhile exposes me to counterparty risk that is simply sky high!

     
    #282     May 5, 2013
  3. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    The kraken.com website has been finally hooked up to MtGox's data feed, so the prices are pretty much up to date. You get 5K cash and 100 BTC to play with. personally, I think they are a bucketshop, it will be interesting to see how they handle quick movements when they are fully functional...

    I placed a bunch of orders, selling above 120 buying under 95, we shall see how they work...
     
    #283     May 8, 2013
  4. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    #284     May 8, 2013
  5. Ive put some change in some alt currencies mostly LTC over the past 2 months

    Im gonna forget about it and come back in a year or so
     
    #285     May 8, 2013
  6. huh, how the f&ck did it make 50% roi on 6 trades?
     
    #286     May 8, 2013
  7. I've never gotten where this equates to 50%... if this were true, I'd be quoting my ROI's in thousands so I should probably say you're wrong.
     
    #287     May 8, 2013
  8. you seem to be 1000% percent wrong here. I'll help you out.

    total capital 5 and change? his risk even less than that, much less. I understate the profit , you seem to think I overstate it. bad math on your part.

    if you buy an option for 500 and sell it for 750, what is your gain?


    makes 200 overnight? just like that?

    we're in the wrong business dude.

    is there anything about bitcon that doesn't reek of bullshit?
     
    #288     May 8, 2013
  9. Here's some grammar school math for you.

    (big number - small number)/small number

    <38%

    tool.
     
    #289     May 8, 2013

  10. 739
    -536
    --------
    203
    /536=

    0.378731343 or 37%.

    I was just rounding it for ease of discussion. Thats not the objection bwolinsky was making Im sure. For you to hammer at that, proves your twatness.

    Asswipe.
     
    #290     May 8, 2013