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tragabigzanda wrote:I just bought $75 across three currencies and I've never felt so alive
which will be worth more in 5 years, your investment or my Pearl Jam Funko Pop!s?
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tragabigzanda wrote:I just bought $75 across three currencies and I've never felt so alive
Sell signal
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I guess we need a metaverse thread soon, but I read this headline today and realized that I'm ready for humanity to end.

"Plot of digital land in the metaverse sells for record $2.43 million"
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tragabigzanda wrote:Nearly done reading this book about the blockchain, and it seems obvious that Ethereum has dramatically more applicability and opportunity to revolutionize various industries than Bitcoin.
But Vitalik is a massive dweeb.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Nearly done reading this book about the blockchain, and it seems obvious that Ethereum has dramatically more applicability and opportunity to revolutionize various industries than Bitcoin.
But Vitalik is a massive dweeb.
so was Bill Gates
The only comparison we have is Satoshi. Mysterious, pseudonymous. Untapped wealth just sitting there under his name.

No need to worry about transaction cost/ time if you just HODL.
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Did the Mother Fucker pay extra to yell?
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How do you mine bitcoin?
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wease wrote:How do you mine bitcoin?
pick axe and shovel.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
wease wrote:How do you mine bitcoin?
To do it effectively, you need lots of very large computers. But really anyone can try to do it, you just won't be successful (and you might break your computer)
At the current hash rate isn't there a negative ROI unless you're stealing electricity?
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BurtReynolds wrote:
wease wrote:How do you mine bitcoin?
pick axe and shovel.
That was my first thought
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tragabigzanda wrote:
wease wrote:How do you mine bitcoin?
To do it effectively, you need lots of very large computers. But really anyone can try to do it, you just won't be successful (and you might break your computer)
So where does coal come into this?
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