X,title,score,url,num_comments,body,date 0,"You hear about the kid who put in $500 into a memecoin and made 100k, but you don't hear about the hundreds who put $1000 and are left with $0.1",53906,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n7rl2y/you_hear_about_the_kid_who_put_in_500_into_a/,4486,"You hear about the kid who put in $500 into a memecoin and made 100k, but you don't hear about the hundreds who put $1000 and are left with $0.1 You also don't hear about the guys who put $10,000 but cant cash out because these memecoins have no liquidity. Don't beat yourself up for missing out. Survivorship bias is a dangerous thing.",2021-05-08 15:28:35 1,AOC reveals she doesn't hold bitcoin because she wants to be an unbiased lawmaker,38844,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/aoc-bitcoin-crypto-investment-unbiased-lawmaker-house-financial-services-committee-2021-12,5510,,2021-12-07 14:03:52 2,"It's been a crazy ride these past 7 years, but I'm selling",37810,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nch8rm/its_been_a_crazy_ride_these_past_7_years_but_im/,1620,"I'm tired of holding an asset that I'm always worried will crash, is bad for the environment, could get stolen, where the network slows to crawl with even mild usage, will probably depreciate to zero value, and which barely gets used, especially in a big city. BMW M3 2009, 4.0 V-8 Engine, 420HP, 18'' alloy wheels, Leather interior, 120k miles. Selling for .3 BTC if anybody is interested.",2021-05-14 19:47:09 3,Elon Musk Is Not One Of Us. Stop Using Him As a Role Model.,36968,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mntcz3/elon_musk_is_not_one_of_us_stop_using_him_as_a/,3012,"I’m tired of seeing him as a face of crypto in news. He is not one of us. He isn’t your average Joe. He is multi billionaire, one of the richest guys in the world. He doesn’t care about you, about me, about mine or your family. All he cares it’s his ego and his companies. Lately, we’ve seen a lot of hate towards Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook. Is sweet Elon Musk different? Maybe he isn’t lizardy as Marky is, because he is skrull from Mars. Is Elon any different compared to Mark? Both of them are shilling their own companies, Tesla isn’t different. Just because he offers you to buy Tesla with BTC, it doesn’t mean that he is on your side. He isn’t helping you, he is helping himself. While you’re laughing at him shilling DOGE, he is laughing at you how is he manipulating you. He is not helping crypto, he is hurting it. He isn’t same as you or me, he doesn’t have to save money for food, he doesn’t have the count if he has enough for dinner. He isn’t on your side, every one of the billionaires are trying to manipulate as much people as they can, to make them believe in theirs own visions and dreams. Just because he pumped your coin, it doesn’t mean that he is your lovely neighbour. Elon shouldn’t be used as a model for crypto. Just because he was on Joe Rogan podcast, it isn’t making him a proper role model. Stop giving him any reputation when it comes to crypto, this guy just shilled a shitcoin and thousands of people falls for it.",2021-04-09 23:30:55 4,Russian soldiers surrendering to Ukraine will receive 5 million rubles worth of crypto,31124,https://forkast.news/headlines/russian-soldiers-offered-bitcoin/,2275,,2022-02-28 06:32:55 5,"How much will the price of Litecoin move by Monday, May 10th?",29037,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n43gno/how_much_will_the_price_of_litecoin_move_by/,369,"Reference price: $297.69 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://coingecko.com/en/coins/litecoin) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 10th.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/n43gno)",2021-05-03 18:27:42 6,Elon Musks affect on crypto is completely exaggerated by the press and soon his tweets will have no impact on price. The sooner the fanboys realize this the better,28781,https://www.news18.com/news/business/elon-musk-effect-on-cryptocurreny-how-tesla-ceo-moves-bitcoin-dodgecoin-with-just-a-tweet-3757445.html,2323,,2021-05-20 10:16:50 7,"Reminder: Robinhood blocked several stocks from being bought. They locked the buy button when it suited them. Don't buy Bitcoin on Robinhood. The dust has settled, but we remember.",28184,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lfrslo/reminder_robinhood_blocked_several_stocks_from/,1274,"Stop fucking around with these corporate hacks, whether you're in the US, the UK or wherever else Robinhood exists. Tell those leeching fucks on Wall Street to get the fuck out your business, they are obsolete and have no actual use to you now there are plenty of competitors.",2021-02-09 01:55:15 8,Elon Musk: Tesla stops accepting Bitcoin as payments. Looking at other Cryptocurrencies that use less energy,27281,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nb0yz5/elon_musk_tesla_stops_accepting_bitcoin_as/,6163,"[Elon Musk latest Tweet](https://ibb.co/60xctB8) On Wednesday Night, Elon Musk tweeted: Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin. We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin Mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel. Cryptocurrency is a good idea on many levels and we believe it has a promising future, but this cannot come at a great cost to the environment. Tesla will not be selling any Bitcoin and we intend to use it for transactions as soon as mining transitions to more sustainable energy. We are also looking at other Cryptocurrencies that use <1% of Bitcoin's energy/transaction",2021-05-12 22:14:59 9,"CryptoNick is deleting all of his BitConnect videos, and so are his buddies. Please never forget what he and his cohorts did to so many people, and how much money those people lost in the process thanks to CryptoNick, Trevon James, and Craig Grant!",26508,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7r0ftz/cryptonick_is_deleting_all_of_his_bitconnect/,2994,"We can't let these legendary affiliate scammers get away with what they did, and we have to show them all that we are the internet, and that we never forgive, and never forget. Fuck these guys, and make sure you spread the word around about what they did, and continue to do with other Ponzi's like cloud mining. Go to their videos, and websites, and spread the warning. These people don't get to just conveniently forget what has happened, and expect the rest of us to just forget about it too! Fuck them, and hopefully some more serious actions get taken against them for what they are responsible for, and please do your research before getting involved with any of these shysters too people. You have a responsibility to protect yourself and your friends as well, and you are not exempt of all blame here either for falling for this shit if you did, so wake the fuck up! *** **Edit** Since this post blew up, and made its way on over to the /r/All sub-Reddit and most of them don't understand what is going on, I decided to make an edit with a video that pretty much sums up all of the bad actors and more mentioned in this post, so if you want a backstory, just watch this video from /u/dougpolkpoker for a better understanding: https://youtu.be/upPmNzcqFkU",2018-01-17 11:46:08 10,My daughter is dating a douche-bag,25865,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p3tff2/my_daughter_is_dating_a_douchebag/,1981,"I don't know where I messed up, I thought I taught her well on what to look for in a man. The guy just showed up at my house and starting rambling on about how DCAing 30 dollars in 4 months into Safemoon helped him understand finance and geopolitics. I told him he was completely oblivious about being in a ponzi, this only unchained a what I believed to be a cocaine induced speech saying that Safemoon was going to be the next Bitcoin and he was going to moon while buying *""lambos""* for his friends because he was no *""Bitch-ass paperhands""*. I'm a bank executive, so you can only imagine what a nightmare this is for me. Don't know what the point of this post is, is not like my daughter is going to stop dating that idiot anyways. I'm scared about my daughter's future. Sorry, I needed to vent.",2021-08-13 20:27:58 11,Leaked Documents Show that Citadels CEO Lied Under Oath about a Collusion Between Robinhood Stopping Trades and Citadel: Do You Really Want Them to Control Your Crypto too?,25867,https://theglobalcoverage.com/2021/09/26/citadel-ceo-lied-under-oath-prison-ahead-for-him-check-leaked-proof-here/,1158,,2021-09-26 19:29:08 12,"Popular YouTuber steals US$500,000 from fans in crypto scam and shamelessly buys a new Tesla with the money",25811,https://www.notebookcheck.net/Popular-YouTuber-steals-US-500-000-from-fans-and-shamelessly-buys-a-new-Tesla-with-the-money.597273.0.html,5721,,2022-02-02 06:45:29 13,A DevianArt Artist who has been making Arts for 14 years is going to close his entire Gallery because someone keep stealing his Art and making NFTs. His reports keep getting ignored.,24346,https://nitter.net/LiamRSharp/status/1471940531554959360#m,2599,,2021-12-19 11:23:36 14,Predictions Tournament,24131,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-df80a5df-3e13-467f-97d8-8cdad16a7127,319,,2021-08-01 04:35:56 15,Squid Game from $2856 to $0.0008 in 10 minutes,24107,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qkai4d/squid_game_from_2856_to_00008_in_10_minutes/,4521,"That has to be the biggest and quickest rugpull in history right? We all knew squid game was a scam as well as a rugpull and even more fucked that people couldn’t take profits at all at any point and whatever the deal with winning games to get the tokens for gas fees was. The whole thing was fucked. But still please anyone correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think anything else I’ve ever seen has dropped that much if it’s percentage in such a short time? I’m sorry for any of you who’ve bought that token hoping to make a quick buck. I hope it was a relatively cheap and valuable lesson about crypto and these random tokens that pop up out of no where. Edit: looked at the charts a little closer and it actually happened in 5 minutes.",2021-11-01 09:48:38 16,"John McAfee found dead in prison cell after Spanish high court allows extradition, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo",21818,https://twitter.com/reuterslegal/status/1407780473862967307?s=21,2853,,2021-06-23 19:27:49 17,"""If I had bought BTC in the early 2010's at 10 cents, I would be a millionaire now"". Truth is: You would have sold long before BTC reached even its 2017 ATH of 20k USD.",21445,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lijzxr/if_i_had_bought_btc_in_the_early_2010s_at_10/,1509,"Seeing things in hindsight makes you feel dumb, but the real truth is that back then nobody saw it coming. Only few, very few people really believed in BTC as a store of value or whatever. If you could go back in time and told people in 2010 that in 2021 hedge funds, S&P500 companies and even insurance companies are buying billions worth of BTC at 40k+ USD and using it as a store of value, everybody would just see you as the tin-foil hat person, laugh at you and call you mad and delusional. This is the reason why I generally feel bad for those ""two pizzas are now worth X millions"" posts, as if the people who traded BTC for goods in the old days could predict the future. As such, the moment your holdings were at 10x your initial investment, very, very likely you would have sold as well, or just bought that awesome thing you could suddenly acquire with magic internet money. That being said, do not punish yourself with the ""if I had"" thinking. Invest what you can and hold while you can. Taking profits is not a bad idea as well.",2021-02-12 20:30:21 18,Biden Administration to release 2023 budget today including a new 20% billionaire tax,21287,https://finbold.com/biden-administration-to-officially-2023-budget-today-including-a-new-20-billionaire-tax/,2466,,2022-03-28 14:13:41 19,"Ukraine says it has spent the nearly $100 million in crypto donations it has received to buy bulletproof jackets, helmets, food and more.",21137,https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/11/ukraine-details-what-crypto-donations-are-being-spent-on/?fbclid=IwAR0nN5H4PHAhqpVLSD93BdeEpej0Y8-1ed3sDZQSsdBGfO_uRDuj_vk9N5w,1589,,2022-03-12 13:46:38 20,What are some ways to earn some crypto (2$ for example) daily?,21056,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mtghzc/what_are_some_ways_to_earn_some_crypto_2_for/,9317,"I live in a third world country and even 2 dollars a day can definitely change my life in a long run. but i can't do most of the surveys since they usually require KYC. are those games that give you crypto for playing actually work? i even couldn't withdraw my BAT earned with Brave since it also needs KYC. Edit: Thank you everyone for the suggestions! you all have my upvotes. Edit2: Man I've been upvoting and answering you guys for the past hour or something i think! thank you all so much you helped me a lot! i wanted to continue but it's 23:15 here i have to sleep and wake up early. I'll continue upvoting everyone tomorrow! agian, thank you all!",2021-04-18 16:49:42 21,A wallet is not what you think it is,20947,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n1vwak/a_wallet_is_not_what_you_think_it_is/,1739,"If you're new to the space, here is a quick 101 on wallets. Metamask, Electrum, MEW, Trust, Coinomi, Atomic or whatever other application you call a wallet is not really a wallet. They are **wallet applications** that allow you to access and manage your cryptocurrency, NFTs or whatever blockchain asset you have stored in your wallet. **Your wallet is your private key or seed phrase.** For example: * You download Metamask * It gives you the option to create a seed phrase/private key * The same seed phrase you can import to other applications like Trust, MEW, Atomic and your ETH will be accessible on both Metamask and those applications. So next time you download a new wallet application, you don't have to create a new seed phrase, you can just import the one you already have to manage your existing funds in both applications. Just thought I'd share this since I work in crypto and I noticed that a lot of users don't know this. EDIT: I felt obliged to add that this is the reason you should never ever share your private keys with anyone. Your keys are your sole access to your assets on the blockchain so keep them secure. Happy Friday!",2021-04-30 15:10:31 22,I made a post about the scam OpisHub yesterday. The scammers didn't like that and bought downvotes to make my post invisible. So this is an even more detailed post about them.,20888,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o7k0b4/i_made_a_post_about_the_scam_opishub_yesterday/,599,"Yesterday I made [a post](https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o6zy0e/scam_warning_if_you_see_posts_praising_opishub_on/) about OpisHub. It's still up, but the main point was that they approached me to shill their shitcoin for money and that they are really shady, it has many red flags and very much looks like a scam. Then one of the scammers (Scammer 2) sent me a message that he didn't like it, and that I was deleting his comments on my post (lol he has less than 50 comment karma, they just got deleted, of course I didn't do anything). My post only had like 35 or 50 upvotes at this point and it had already been 2 hours since I posted, the post wouldn't have become very big - but the scammers decided to buy downvotes, bringing it to below 0 within minutes, [see also here](https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o75scd/the_scammers_behind_opishub_didnt_like_the_post_i/h2wxc7e/). The mods deleted a post about this that I made yesterday (because it broke another rule, so I understand - but that post is probably also the reason why my original post is above 0 again), so here I go again: these guys are obviously shady, some examples: * one of them (the one that originally approached me, Scammer 1), [pretended to have just stumbled across the project](https://old.reddit.com/r/beermoneyuk/comments/n15mwk/passive_phone_gains_opishub/) instead of saying that he was part of the project **EDIT:** just saw that the post was deleted, it's archived [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20210429143341/https://old.reddit.com/r/beermoneyuk/comments/n15mwk/passive_phone_gains_opishub/) * they wanted to pay me (and most likely others) to shill their project * they [openly told me](https://imgur.com/a/rgw1HsB) they would do vote manipulation and upvote my posts about them and then, well, bought downvotes So even if the coin would not be a total scam - which I really think it is - they are obviously doing shady stuff. I have already listed the obvious red flags that make them look like your average scam coin, here they are again, slightly adapted: * they use your phone's CPU for mining * the CPU is used to power scientific research (of course they don't say what ""scientific research"" they are talking about anywhere). And I work in science: of course I would rather use the CPU of a few phones than, well, the powerful computers we have, just as much as I would rather ride a few cats that are tied together than a horse * ""each transaction gives a small % to charity"" * they plan to be super eco friendly and plant trees * ""our primary promotional point is that it adds people's incentive to get their friends and family on board , therefore we will have a reffer@l scheme in place"", so it's officially a pyramid scheme * the token (and app) will launch soon ™ Scammer 1 had also told me they ""have received £3.5million pounds in the last week to utilise to get this project off the ground"". If you look at their social media activity etc., it's all extremely basic and unprofessional (but check out their Twitter, it's kind of funny - they really try to seem ""sciency"" but don't really know anything about science I think. The followers are either also bought or baited by some fake giveaways, very few seem to be normal, non-spammy accounts) - no company with multiple millions funding would present themselves like that. Also look at the [start of the email](https://imgur.com/a/tbq5YZ9) they sent me in beautiful red, Scammer 1 didn't even remove the ""initial contact"", which I think is hilarious. So again, if you see positive posts about this project, it's either the scammers or people with less morals that they approached. Stay away from them as far as possible, at least don't give them money, your personal information, or go to their website/ download their app so they can send you viruses.",2021-06-25 09:06:59 23,"People That Say ""Imagine If DogeCoin Went to $10 or $100"" Do You Guys Understand Market Cap and Circulating Supply? Dogecoin Price/Market Cap/Circulating Supply Analysis and Calculation",20845,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mwwffa/people_that_say_imagine_if_dogecoin_went_to_10_or/,3258,"​ # If you are buying dogecoin because: 1. *You are doing it for short term profit (Which is a risky game you are playing)* 2. *You are doing it for fun* ​ **I'm okay with this because you understand the dynamics involved.** ​ # But if you are doing it for long term profit... ​ https://preview.redd.it/vmrn8qo7hxu61.png?width=1095&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=685200a803550da08f23683edc18bcbc9504f388 **Lets examine this:** ​ Note: I calculated this when dogecoin was at $0.32 several days back (this might not reflect the price when you read this) ​ [https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dogecoin](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dogecoin) ​ * **Although there are many factors that drive Cryptocurrency price, this is a general way to calculate what the price of a cryptocurrency is going to be.** https://preview.redd.it/kbiy1nrzhxu61.jpg?width=1098&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b54d4d9a6c7b9fb32adacc8f4e9eee6188fab31b ​ * **When you are dividing, if the top number is higher, the answer will be a higher number.** * **When you are dividing, if the bottom number is higher, the answer will be a lower number.** https://preview.redd.it/7stufha9ixu61.jpg?width=1098&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5217aaa91a06fb6b61447439ac8339337d154e96 * **In order for the Market Cap (Top Number) to go up, many people would have to buy dogecoin**, but many people understand this is a meme coin or a pump/dump coin. They are using this as short term profit or self entertainment because there is no long term adoptation compare to other crypto currency projects. * **In order for the Circulating Supply (Bottom Number) to go down, they would have to stop mining dogecoin**, but there is 14.4 Dogecoins being produced in one day which is 5 Billion Dogecoin a year. ​ * **If you want DogeCoin to be $10** based on the circulating supply we have now, then the **Market Cap would have to be 1.29 Trillion** *(Note: I calculated this several days back, so the number might be even higher now)*, **that's if DOGECOIN STOPPED MINING and NEVER MAKE ANYMORE!** ​ https://preview.redd.it/y8uj7wpnkxu61.jpg?width=1098&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6979bc02d8d924a9f6fca5761df53b9ee89af2ea ​ * **How big is a 1.29 Trillion Market Cap? How much would it need to reach $10?** https://preview.redd.it/z0x2clr2mxu61.jpg?width=1098&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=9c16c5e0d34f09f10947789c2e54d187fc59dc04 * **Dogecoin would have to overtake Facebook and Tesla!** ​ **Once again, this is if Dogecoin stopped mining right now and produced no more Dogecoin supply, but Dogecoin will produce to infinity, it will not stop producing because there is no cap.** ​ **This is like trying to mop a wet floor that has a water leak and the water leak will never stop leaking. Yes, you can recruit more workers to mop the floor, but at some point the workers will quit and leave, then you are left mopping the water by yourself and eventually you will drown in the water.** ​ **Take your mop and go home!** ​ PS: I'm NOT posting this in Dogecoin subreddit. I will get stoned to death.",2021-04-23 14:24:56 24,Robinhood Stock down 41% since August as Amateurs stop Using it for Stock and Crypto Trading: 80% less App Downloads,20400,https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-11/robinhood-shares-clouded-by-looming-stock-sale-crypto-rules,1487,,2021-10-11 15:17:45 25,Not every new coin is a shitcoin: How to spot the real GEMS inside the sea of shitcoins.,20344,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n9cby0/not_every_new_coin_is_a_shitcoin_how_to_spot_the/,2501,"A few days ago, I made a post titled *""Rugpulls and Honeypots. What they are and how you can avoid them.""* Since then I got a lot of messages from people asking me how they can tell the difference between a new coin with lots of potential and a shitcoin. For maximum protection, make sure you follow this guide in combination with the other guide. I will not repeat those rules here. If you don't follow the rules of the other guide as well, you will lose your money. Before I start, some background: I trade small coins for a living. In the beginning, while learning, I fell for all the scams just like everyone else. But with every loss I learned something new and I'm now pretty good at it. Yes, I have losses like everyone else, but usually I get out with very small losses compared to my gains. Anyone here hating shitcoins, I agree with you. **I hate shitcoins too.** Part of what I want to explain here however is that not every new coin is a shitcoin. Every coin has to start with 0 holders. Everyone has to start somewhere. And every solid project deserves a chance to grow. Yes, the vast majority of new coins are shitcoins, but I want to help you tell the difference between the real gems and all the shitcoins. # The Golden Rules If you start looking for the real gems and want to trade smaller coins, **follow these rules or you will lose money**. 1. Start trading on the BSC (Binance) Smart Chain. Why? Transactions cost around $0.20 max. You can't do this on the ETH chain where you spend lots on gas fees, sorry. I know they came down, but they're still too high. 2. For the first 1-2 months, don't invest more than $5 per coin. I am not joking. Yes, your gains will not be thousands of dollars, but if you go in with more you will end up losing a lot of money, trust me. 3. Have a small bag of maybe $150 or $200. Be prepared to lose your small bag completely. If you can't afford this and sleep well at night, don't do it. **Ready? Let's start:** # Find the Coins Go to the BscScan website (look up the links yourself, I don't want to link-spam this post). Then, go to ""View BEP-20 Transfers"". If the list looks confusing, don't worry. Look at the rightmost column that says ""Tokens"". You must look for the grey icon besides the coin names. Why? Because that means the coin is new. Established coins already have their icons listed and that means you're usually too late to make high gains. You can refresh that page for new coins every second, you will always find new ones. Open the new coins (with the grey icon) in separate tabs and look at them. So, now you have found a coin, it's time to investigate. # 1. Holders On the page you just opened, look at the ""Holders"" list. The biggest holders of a coin should always be the liquidity pool which is usually identified as ""PancakeSwap: COIN NAME"" and the dead coins wallet, usually identified as ""0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dead"". Why is this important? It reduces the possibility of a rugpull to almost zero, especially if the dead coins wallet is over 50%. Also watch out if there are too many whales. For example, 10 wallets each holding 3% of total coins is a huge red flag. Abort immediately. A healthy new coin should also have at least 200-300 holders. If it doesn't, also abort immediately. # 2. Liquidity Pool The liquidity pool is super important. I usually don't buy any new coin unless the liquidity pool is at least $30k or more. Why? Because scammers and shitcoins rarely provide a liquidity pool of that size. Again, we're greatly reducing our risks here. A locked liquidity pool is also important. Make sure it's locked for a longer period of time. 3 months, 6 months, 1 year or longer are great. You don't want the liquidity pool to unlock tomorrow. You can copy the contract ID and then go to ""PooCoin"" (again, look up the links yourself), then enter the contract URL there, hit enter and on the next page on the left side it will show you something like ""COIN/BNB LP BNB Holdings:"". That's where you want at least $30k or more. If it has a few hundred dollars or even only $5k or $7k, abort immediately. # 3. Volume Look at the ""Transfers"" section. If the coin has only 5 holders and no activity, skip it. If you want, bookmark it and come back to check tomorrow. You may have just been too early. If it has only a few transactions every 2-3 hours, also abort immediately. It's not taking off yet. A good number of transactions for a new coin should be about 5-10 per minute. # 4. Website & Twitter Make sure the coin has a website and twitter account. If it doesn't have both of them, abort immediately. If it also has a reddit page, a Telegram channel, a Discord, an Instagram page, a YouTube channel, etc. that's even better. # 5. Coin Name & Design The logo of the coin and the design of the graphics and website are very important. If it's not attractive, people will not jump in and it won't take off. If the use stock images that you've seen a hundred times elsewhere, abort immediately. The name is also super important. If it has a catchy name like ""Save The World"" it's much more likely to take off than ""Funky Toilet Coin 55"". # 6. Bonus: Doxxed Team This one is a HUGE bonus. If the team members publicly identify themselves, for example through YouTube videos or live AMA, it reduces the chance of a scam to almost zero. Why? Because their faces and identities are publicly known and they would almost certainly end up in prison. # That's it! Did the coin you investigated fail in any of the first 5 steps? I cannot stress this enough, but: ABORT IMMEDIATELY. Don't invest in it. You will end up losing your money. Did the coin pass all of the above steps? Great! You ***might*** have found a gem. Do some more research before you jump in and make sure the coin has a real purpose. Remember, things like hodling to get more coins or ""to the moon!"" are not real purposes. And now we go back to the golden rules. If you are ready to invest in this coin, **remember to only invest $5 for the first 1-2 months** of doing this. I cannot stress this enough. You are learning and you will make mistakes. Make sure you are okay with losing that money because even if a coin matches all of the above, it can still fail for a variety of reasons. If you stick to this rule, you can still make a good amount of money in these 1-2 months. I easily made $10 to $50 with just $5. Sometimes I got out at $3.50 because a coin didn't take off and re-invested elsewhere. Once you've done the above for 1-2 months and you've noticed any potential mistakes you made, you should be ready to start trading with $10 or $20 per coin (depending on your financial situation). Two more important things to remember: 1. Early coins take time to take off. It's very possible that your $5 investment will drop to $3 or $2 in that time and go up to $10 and then go back down to $4. It may just sit there doing nothing for 5-14 days. That's absolutely normal. 2. Keep track of what the team is doing during this time. If there are no updates for 2-3 days, sell and get out. A good team should update its holders several times per day through several channels (Twitter, Discord, Telegram, etc). It's okay to get only 1 update per day, but less than that is a red flag. I **always** follow the above rules when trading with small coins and I currently have success with 90-95% of coins that I invest in. Trust me, **I tried to skip some of the rules above and I got burned every time**. Yes, it's a lot of work. Especially if you have to repeat these steps for every single coin you want to investigate, but you will get much faster at it over time. If you end up doing this for a living, you will probably be able to investigate 2-3 coins per minute. Now, if you excuse me, I need a coffee and relax my fingers a bit. They hurt :P",2021-05-10 18:29:24 26,"If someone is screaming ""Hold The Line"" they really mean ""Prop up the price so I can get out too""",20316,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n8h7ky/if_someone_is_screaming_hold_the_line_they_really/,1539,"As the title really. If someone is screaming at you and calling you out for selling they are not doing this because they are worried about your gains. They are worried about their own, they bought high and need the price up to recoup their losses. Someone in profit quietly takes their gains and walks away, or quietly rides it out. Someone who believes in the project will ride it out too, they will understand you taking profits, they will be confident someone else will buy in. They will generally behave in an encouraging manner. People doing the shouting are usually bag holders, this all may be obvious to most of you, but for some, particularly when it is ""your coin"" it is hard to see. Take a step back and look objectively at it as if it were another coin, think about how you would feel looking from the outside. A community that berates you for selling when you want to is toxic and should be a red flag. Take care out there people",2021-05-09 16:03:05 27,Wall Street has decided you're not responsible enough to buy GME. This is why we need DeFi.,20163,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/l6wv0u/wall_street_has_decided_youre_not_responsible/,1099,"For years, the crypto community has pointed to government control over fiat money as the reason Bitcoin needs to exist. People need an asset that they know can't be arbitrarily printed or controlled by corrupt governments. And after 12 years, this narrative is taking hold. The financial industry is starting to take Bitcoin seriously, investors and large corporations are putting Bitcoin on their balance sheet to reduce their dependency on the behavior of the US federal government. **But the next fight is upon us.** This week, the common folk of the internet discovered their power. They discovered that by working together, they can challenge the powerful entities of Wall Street. And Wall Street hates it. As of right now, Robinhood and most other trading products are in ""reduce only mode"". Wall Street has decided that you're not responsible enough to buy the stocks that you like, so they've taken away your stock buying privileges. Of course, hedge funds will still have access to GME and AMC. But not you. **This is why Bitcoin is only the beginning of this revolution.** It's not simply enough to be able to custody your own assets. You need to be able to trade them, to lend them, to leverage them. You should have access to the same financial instruments that the rich people on Wall Street have access to. **This is why we need DeFi** Nobody can turn off Uniswap. Nobody can turn off Aave. Nobody can turn off Synthetix. Nobody can tell you that leverage-longing some shitcoin is irresponsible and you're not allowed to do it. **This can be our moment.** Thousands of people, from WSB to Twitter, have just been deplatformed, just for wanting to invest their money as they see fit. Let's show them the future. Let's show them a world where finance is not owned by any government or hedge fund or billionaire. A world where, as long as you're not hurting anyone, you're free to use your money however you like.",2021-01-28 13:41:40 28,"I will tell you exactly what is going on here, this is critical information to understand if you are going to make money in this space. How prices work, and what moves them - and it's not money invested/withdrawn.",20143,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7vga1y/i_will_tell_you_exactly_what_is_going_on_here/,1426,"/edit: Hi /r/all. While I have your attention, I want to take 5 seconds of your time and bring some exposure to something that is threatening our existence as the human race. If you aren't interested, please skip down to the main article. I'm talking about finding a way to live sustainably on this planet, regenerative agriculture, where we get our food from, and how we can make sure that our kids and grandkids have something left once we leave. Please consider reading up on Permaculture, sustainable living, Forest gardening, Backyard Chickens, etc. Consider following what I did and do it for yourself. [This all used to be a useless lawn.](https://youtu.be/U79bql-JSqI) [Bored for a night? Go watch ""Sustainable"" on Netflix.](https://sustainablefoodfilm.com/) Look into people like [Geoff Lawton](http://www.geofflawtononline.com/), Mark Shepard, Sepp Holzer, these people are going to save us. Want to make a small change yourself? Grow a tomato plant on your balcony in a pot. Reduce transport of the tomatoes you eat, and make ~$50 per plant in saved money. Want to do something bigger? Plant a fruit tree in your backyard. Maybe two. Maybe a raspberry bush. You are now part of saving the human race. If everyone reading this planted a fruit tree, or even some wild flowers, we could save the bees. While you are at it, planting a fruit tree has been shown to be one of the best investments on the planet. There's pretty much no investment on the planet that is more financially lucrative (while still being nearly bullet-proof safe) than planting a fruit tree. You can get a tree at an end of sale auction for literally 5-10 bucks, and that tree will produce THOUSANDS of dollars of fruit for you in it's lifetime. Go spend $200 bucks at an end of season sale, plant 10-20 trees (if you have room), and that $200 will be worth tens of thousands of dollars of saved money. Do it right, [set it up right and it's almost no work](https://youtu.be/bjBLVSo0zeY) because you offload the work to nature - as it has done for the last few billion years. Go learn how, let me show you how. If you do it right, it's zero work after you have planted and wood-chipped, and all you do is pull dollars off a tree. _______________________________________________________ Original post starts below. I apologize for the shilling of Permaculture, but I think loss of topsoil will impact us all if we don't reverse it soon. We need soil, we need bees, we need food. We need to stop buying December Bananas in Canada. We need to start supporting local permaculture sustainable farms. We need to do this or we may not make it, and our grandkids stand no chance. ______________________________________________________________________ **I also expended the ""now what happens"" section, to explain how these pullbacks are a good thing, make crypto more stable, and why we keep seeing larger ceilings after every pullback... this stuff is really important for you to make money on this thing, if that's your goal....** I've made a similar post in a few spots, and this is something that is absolutely critical for people to understand... what impacts price, and what is going on lately. Price has only a very minor correlation with money invested, and a major correlation with opinion. ... and Humans are an emotional bunch. So what drives price of any commodity, crypto, gold, pizzas, whatever? The money invested in it, right? Kind of, but not really. What if I told you that you could theoretically raise bitcoin from $15k to $20k by spending $1, and lower it from $25k to $1k by spending the same $1? Crazy right? **AN EXAMPLE** This is going to start out slow, I want to make sure I get everyone on the same page before I pick things up and lift the curtain. Stick with me here.... This is an example to help illustrate why prices aren't driven by money invested, but rather consensus and opinion. Lets imagine the following exists (we will use bitcoin as an example, but this is how everything on the planet works) Lets say Bitcoin is currently priced at $10k (the last sale). From $11k to $99k, every $1k there is someone with a sell order of 1 full bitcoin. From $9k to $1 dollar, every $1k on the way down there is someone with a buy order of 1 full bitcoin. So, right now if you wanted to buy bitcoin you have several options... meet the lowest seller's price of $11k, or, put your own buy order up, above the highest buyer's bid order (overcut them). If you decide to just place an order, the price doesn't change. If you decide the buy the $11k bitcoin, now bitcoins value is $11k, with a new lowest sell offer of $12k, and a highest buy bid of $10k. Someone else comes in an overcuts the buy bid and puts 1 BTC for sale for $11k. No trades are made until someone matches a buy/sell. Okay, that's kindergarten stuff, most people here understand that. So how much money drove the price up in this situation? $11k, and BTC price raised 11/10, 1.10, or 10% from the last sale. Now the entire marketcap of BTC raised 10% (last sale multiplied by circulating supply). So it takes $11k to drive a 10% increase, right? Not at all. Lets look at what happens when news is released. News comes out that Warren Buffet thinks bitcoin is a scam, a bubble, and he wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole because he only invests in things he understands and he doesn't understand crypto. People panic everywhere, and believe ""this guy is smart, I'm overvaluing this thing"". Suddenly people don't want to buy this scam anymore, and the buy orders for $11k, $10, and $9k are taken down. At the same time, the people wanting to sell start to panic and just want out. The guy at $32k (who just had that offer up ""just incase it moons"") drops down to $11k sell order. The guy at $12k, who was the lowest, now undercuts him to $10k. The other buyers see the sellers undercutting and think that if these people want out, why am I buying in. The $8k guy pulls his offer, and so do the $7k, $6k and $5k guys. The highest offer is now $4k. The sellers panic further and the $14k guy undercuts the $10k guy and puts up a $9k sell. The $15k, 17k and 11k guys all see this flurry of panic and now a storm undercutting is triggered, to $8k, $7k, and $6k. The $8k order pulls his again and goes down to $5k. The price on the buy and sell orders has moved around a ton, but no sales have actually happened yet. Technically, BTC is still ""worth"" $11k, and the market cap reflects that. All this horseshit has happened, and it only happened in 10 seconds, but the price hasn't moved yet. The $27k guy wakes up and checks his phone. He had a $27k offer just incase the price moved also, and he also only has a tiny infinitesimal fraction of a BTC. Well, he decides ""he's out"" and fills $1 worth of the part of the $4k guys buy offer. The latest price information is now updated, and BTC fell from $11k to $4k price per BTC with the movement of a single dollar. This is exaggerated example, but this is what moves price. Not money in vs money out. The ONLY THING that moves price is perception. **OPINION FLOW AND NOT MONEY FLOW** Now the above example only happens if everyone simultaneously believe the same thing... this the asset they are holding is a steaming turd. What happens in reality is there's no black and white, it's shades of gray. It's flow in vs flow out. But again, not flow MONEY, but rather OPINIONS. If 66% of the holders of something all of a sudden unanimously decide that their asset is overvalued, then they panic sell. Even if 33% of the people decide they are going to buy up as much as these panic sellers sell, if the panic is strong enough, and they are slitting eachother's throat to sell, then the buyers just happily sit and let them do that, and time their buys in. Very little money has to actually change hands in order for this price to crash, all that matters is the FLOW OF OPINION has to be swift and violent, and in majority. The sellers will leapfrog eachother on the way down, faster than the buyers scoop up their sales, and the net result is a crashed price. Note, this happens both ways... fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) as well as overhyped FOMO (Fear of missing out). **So now what happens?** Time goes by and all holders opinions of their asset hasn't changed. They still think it's worth $11k and they got great deals scooping up what these sellers were selling. The weak hands have left the market and have been replaced with holders. Overall, now a higher percentage of holders believe in the product they are holding and are unwilling to sell for the panic prices of the last week. Panic sellers were also replaced by new money, people who have wanted in for a while and are now in on their perceived ground floor. Also, people who bought BTC at $1 ten years ago and have been looking for an exit to cash profits have now been replaced by either long term holders, or by these new people who are thrilled to have finally entered, and they are looking to hold long. So what happens on pullbacks? The number of people waiting to jump off the ship has decreased. The new ground floor is established. Are we done? Who knows, this could go on for another year, but what matters is that people who want off are getting off and people that want on are getting on. People who have panic sold and never believed in this in the firstplace... people who have wanted out for 10 years... they have been replaced by people who are now getting in on THEIR GROUND FLOOR, and are going to be holding long. The market is suddenly increasingly more stable today than it was yesterday, even though prices are down. **This is a good thing.** This is why crypto keeps bouncing back from pullbacks and reaches new higher ceilings and floors each time. Old money who wanted out, and new panic holders, they are gone. They are replaced with adopters, holders, believers in this technology. These people aren't selling anytime soon, because they believe that this thing is going to revolutionize the world. Every crash brings more of these people in, and removes more panic sellers out. **Moving forward** Now news releases start coming out about how stock ETFs are being created, NASDAQ index funds, bank support, government support. Companies are using this tech, and companies who use blockchain for transportation are putting non-blockchain companies out of business. The people on the outside looking-in feel they are missing out. They now start coming in and buying. They start overpricing eachother on their buy orders, and eventually it gets close enough to a sell order that someone decides they are just going to meet the sell price. The sale goes through. Sellers (HODLERs) see this action, and they start pulling sell orders off the table almost as fast as they fill. Sure some trades go through, and incoming money is driving the price up as market orders are filled. But what's also happening is people are seeing this flurry of volume, and sellers are pulling sell orders and placing them higher. Junk coins and pump and dump scam coins are dying by the millions. In their ashes, good solid technology projects whose coins have fundamental economic reasons for growth, these are rising. Corporate partnerships continue forming. The real world continues to create actual use cases. Companies start storing more and more corporate information on blockchain. Public companies use blockchain to store scientific research (See Canadian Research Council announcements), and blockchain acts as a Library of Alexandria. People can travel out of country without any monetary exchange, using their chosen cryptocurrency to buy the things they need abroad. The world is slowly actually USING this technology. Money is coming in, but more importantly, OPINION IS CHANGING. Literally nothing could have happened in terms of fundamentals, partnerships, etc... this can all be driven entirely emotional, so long as it's wide-spread and strong. Infact, the market could THEORETICALLY rebound in this way from $4000/BTC to $1 MILLION PER BITCOIN by the sale of ONE PENNY. $4000 sound low? Does that number make you uncomfortable? We may go that low. We may not. If we do, I'm not panicking and selling, I'm buying more. **SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS? and where are we going?** A lot of new money has come in from Nov-Jan, and they don't really know what they are investing in. Sure some of them have done great research and are smart investors but most people aren't and isntead they are buying Symbols and Names and trading on speculation. They are treating their favorite coins like a sports team, and will follow them irrationally off a cliff. These new people came in and invested in cryptocurrency because their OPINION was heavily influenced in Nov, Dec, Jan, from media. They saw this money making machine called crypto. They were willing to pay huge, ride the wave up, keep buying, etc. They were ""ground floor adopters"" and were going to get rich. They outnumber the old money by A LOT. Their OPINION MATTERS. It matters the most. To keep this in perspective, they are also a VAST MINORITY of ""new money"" that will enter the game in the next decade. This cycle will continue over and over and over. Their opinion rose nearly unbounded and price rose accordingly. Market cap rose from 10B to 750B, and it could have been VERY LITTLE actual money that did this. How much did it need to be though? Literally ONE PENNY, theoretically. All that matters in moving price is MOMENTUM OF OPINION. I believe it has been estimated that as low as 6B USD was responsible for the bull rush. These people then started hearing ""Bubble"", ""Scam"", Fake news about governments banning. They don't understand how technology wins, always. Crypto is beyond government control. If they could have stopped Bitcoin they would have done it already. **WHO IS DRIVING ALL THIS?** Most investment opportunities go first to ""accredited investors"". You need to have multimillions in order to get in on the ground floor for most stock IPOs, and we're seeing that start to happen with coin ICOs. Bitcoin was a joke for the first few years, while lunatics picked it up. At this point, it was really too late to get in ""early"", and who would have wanted to anyways, it was all still a joke. So Wallstreet, banks, governments have generally watched on the sidelines as average Joes who were crazy enough to be early adopters and toss $100 on fake internet money slowly became millionaires. Not only that, but the idea of blockchain started to become understood. The power and value in it became understood. Not only as a way to track ""monetary value"" but for many other applications as well. Platforms were created, business uses brainstormed, products started being made. This thing started taking off, and wasn't a joke anymore. But regardless, big money wasn't in on the ground floor. They have stakeholders opinions to think of, and what do they say to investors when they lose all their money on magic internet points? But they have woken up now. This thing has ""popped"" many times now and keeps recovering. This thing won't die. could they have been wrong all along? If they want in, how do they get in? They are no dummies, they have been controlling the world their whole lives? Look at the media experiment that Trump is doing? He is testing just how we work... you can do literally anything and we remember it for like 30 seconds, until the next news story comes out. We change opinions very easily. We are swayed very easily. We are their puppets. Media controls the world. They know their way in. They have ONE WEAPON against cryptocurrency. YOUR OPINION OF IT. And they know it. **Media.** That's why FUD is so powerful and needs to be respected. It's why we need to read more than titles on news articles. We need to question what we read, **whether it's good news or bad news**. We need to think about ""what are the motives of the person saying this to me"". Does the government have a conflict of interest when they state that crypto is gambling? Do they have skin in the game? What about wall street? Does WEISS ratings possibly have incentive to come out with poor ratings? Do banks have incentive to lock accounts in order to ""protect"" customers from ""unsafe investments"" when their entire business model revolves around holding as much of your money as possible and making money off it? Do you think banks have any super secret hidden interest in preventing you from storing your money elsewhere? I'm not sure, maybe you can critically think about that. Just understand that this goes both ways. When crypto is booming and Fox news is showing people how to buy $4 ripple on prime time, you may want to start putting in some stop loss orders. When the suicide hotline is stickied at the top of /r/cryptocurrency and everyone is panic selling, you may want to start picking up some firesale deals. So, the question is this... Is crypto undervalued or overvalued at it's price today? Where is the price going long term? **I'm not talking about it's use case**, I'm talking about in the **court of public opinion**, where is THAT going? Because THAT is what is going to drive price in the future. Without a crystal ball, this is of course impossible to know. Do your own research and form your own opinion. It could very well be that the technology having a use-case will in and of itself drive opinion, and thus price. But make sure you understand that it's not the technology itself, it's not the value of the business itself, it's not the use case itself that will drive price, it is the publics OPINION of that thing which drives price. They are intertwined, but they are NOT the same thing. TLDR: VERY VERY little money has to move around in order to swing prices drastically, up or down. Money in and out doesn't drive price, OPINION does. How do you let the news you read impact your opinion?How are you being played (on both sides, shilling and FUD). Something is only worth what people think it's worth. Often that's based on reality, value, business, money, but often it's entirely emotional. [Structure your portfolio in a balance, intelligent way, using risk methodology.](https://www.investinblockchain.com/cryptocurrency-investment-risk-management/). Invest money you are willing to lose. Support legitimate technology and teams who are actively driving their product to completion, coding, and marketing. Stop trying to make money overnight in pump and dump scams, or pyramid schemes. Every day, take one coin, do a deep dive on it, learn it inside and out. Look into their team and their past. Do that every day for a year, and you just learned 365 coins inside and out. Ask yourself the following key questions: Have those members consistently jumped ship on previous projects? Is that where you want to invest in? Is their team capable of executing on their vision? Are they trying to solve world hunger, and their team is a few 16 year olds in a garage? How active is their github? Are they adding chunks of code regularly, or is a ghost town? Are they marketing their product at all? Or is marketing the only thing they are doing? What are the economics of their coin itself? Is it required to be used to gain access to their technology? Are there burns? How premined is it, and what portion do the founders hold? What about their vision? Are they trying to solve a problem that needs to be solved? What are the economics of that problem and how much money does the solution potentially save clients? These are all questions you should be asking when you give your money to someone else. We're a lot more stable than we were - a correction was bound to happen. Too much early money wanted to cash in profits. These people have been replaced by new money who is holding on their own ground floor. The whole industry in general is still in very early stages. Rest assured that anyone reading this is still very much an early adopter. Just make sure you are investing in actual technology, and supporting capable teams, and not buying air. Buy the Googles and Amazons of Crypto, not the pets.com or flooz.com of cryptos. Happy investing everyone. /EDIT: some have asked to donate some crypto. Do me a favour instead, sub to my YouTube channel (link at top) watch my videos how to get started properly, and plant your own trees and establish food sovereignty for your family and your community, and help save the bees, save our topsoil, and sequester carbon to reverse global warming. **My goal is to get a gardener back into every home on the planet**. THAT is how we heal this world.",2018-02-05 17:21:09 29,Elon should not be held up as a positive figure for crypto. Crypto is for the people not a plaything for the richest man in the world.,20118,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lm891z/elon_should_not_be_held_up_as_a_positive_figure/,1978,"How many of you are on minimum or low-paid jobs? How many of you struggled to get by during the pandemic? How many of you have families to take of and that keeps you up at night? How many of you fantasize about owning a house or a car but know you have a better chance of winning the lottery? Now how many of you are *depending* on crypto to get you out of your dire situation because you literally have no other options? I know from being on this sub a long time a lot of us are doing this because we are banking on crypto to get us out of the gutter and achieve a level of financial freedom our broken economic systems could never help us achieve. 99% of the posts you see here aren't of people hoping to become millions despite all our joking about moons and Lambos. The majority of ""cashing out"" posts you see are for modest, reasonable goals. Going to college, taking care of elderly parents, getting by in poor countries, owning a house. These are all things that in our age of technological advancement and productivity should be considered bare essentials and yet here we are betting it all on magic meme money to save us and give us the minimum we hoped for out of life. Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and the rest of them are literal symbols of the broken systems that have led us here and necessitated the creation of crypto to allow us to claw back a tiny bit of agency in this crazy world. Their bloated assets, larger than many countries' GDP, give them the kind of power 1000 ancient kings couldn't even dream of. They aren't on our side. If there was the mere hint that crypto could threaten their status or wealth you bet your ass they would turn on us in a second. Don't simp for Musk if he pumps your bags for a few days, he didn't make his billions by helping people intentionally. Crypto is for the people now and always.",2021-02-17 23:47:37 30,Robinhood is launching a Crypto Trading app to compete with Coinbase,19960,http://blog.robinhood.com/news/2018/1/24/dont-sleep,3823,,2018-01-25 16:19:04 31,Experience in incesting matters,19891,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oi3c2c/experience_in_incesting_matters/,2546,"Before I began investing, I read a lot about the market. Bear markets, bull markets, technical analysis and fundamental analysis were all on my reading list. I invested my money at a point I thought was good (mistake, I should've DCA'd) and let it sit. I now see my mistake. But more importantly, I see why I learned from it. If I had put a smaller sum down, I would have learned the exact same lesson, but still had money to put in while the market moves sideways. My takeaway from this is that you should definitely DCA slowly if your a first year crypto investor. Trust this advice from somebody who bought at the top. Edit: What have I done",2021-07-11 12:11:01 32,Predictions Tournament,19835,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-f5d7b9f4-b9ad-4a4c-b720-b8d33a9803a0,391,,2021-08-29 11:11:48 33,Nearly 90% of cryptocurrency investors surveyed say they weren't scared away by May's brutal selloff and are planning to buy more,19811,https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/cryptocurrency-buyers-plan-purchase-selloff-bitcoin-survey-cardano-voyager-etf-2021-6-1030520740,1314,,2021-06-14 19:26:02 34,Just in: PayPal to announce later today it has started allowing U.S. consumers to use their crypto for online payments to 26+ million merchants globally!,19703,https://www.reuters.com/article/crypto-currency-paypal-idUSL1N2LR0OD,1144,,2021-03-30 09:49:33 35,"Checkmate, Bill.",19635,https://i.redd.it/vmcf9d93dzi01.jpg,1078,,2018-02-28 16:28:38 36,There is serious insider trading going on at Coinbase.,19556,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/u2f90u/there_is_serious_insider_trading_going_on_at/,1857,"Earlier today Coinbase made a “transparency post” naming about 50 assets that they are planning to list on their exchange. Most of them are illiquid shitcoins that no one can figure out why they are even listing in the first place. ​ https://preview.redd.it/42pb31wkc7t81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6c67821217120bb7b6da8e1e81adf9fc87c054d6 A bunch of people on Twitter went digging on-chain and found out that there is an insider that has been buying massive positions in these tokens, which have all obviously skyrocketed after the announcement. ​ [https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanstacked\/status\/1514026523430424579?s=21&t=e9d5EKQ8hH0MLQTe4Ongwg](https://preview.redd.it/473ifxcnc7t81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c0168df8ee9fc4e8496469743f2d84949e5ef28b) ​ [https:\/\/twitter.com\/cobie\/status\/1513874972552355846?s=21&t=e9d5EKQ8hH0MLQTe4Ongwg](https://preview.redd.it/5bqkixqsc7t81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=048ad90efa924a503349ce4bb78c15877719b65c) ​ [https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachxbt\/status\/1513915728671526913?s=21&t=e9d5EKQ8hH0MLQTe4Ongwg](https://preview.redd.it/aonnyk3zc7t81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=1b24d4a68e19062951e149aa20762e7bcc9269f1) ​ [https:\/\/twitter.com\/scruffur\/status\/1491119583104991232?s=21&t=e9d5EKQ8hH0MLQTe4Ongwg](https://preview.redd.it/tecr3c73d7t81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ee49a8e5ae88a3d9aafa9901ef66e5ce9f547247) This is blatant corruption and insider trading. Yet the SEC won’t do shit about this and instead prevents a Bitcoin ETF from existing or bans US residents airdrops. This is why we can’t have nice things.",2022-04-13 01:56:22 37,"Y'all need to be nicer to newbies who get shaken up a bit by dips. As a sub, we come off as a bunch of salty bitches when you are rude.",19545,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nbk72b/yall_need_to_be_nicer_to_newbies_who_get_shaken/,1431,"The discourse in the daily is a bit ridiculous TBH, newbies are constantly entering the market while things are green and it is scary AF to see all your value plummet the first few times. It doesn't help anyone to scold newbies asking about the bear market and I'm constantly seeing shit like ""well if you need your money back soon you shouldn't be investing in crypto"". Even if that's true, there are plenty of nicer ways to say it and we don't need to be driving away newbies who will ultimately help grow the market. We are all in this together, that is the whole point of decentralized finance.",2021-05-13 16:08:03 38,Jake Paul Is 'Broke' After Putting All Of His Money In Cryptocurrency,19121,https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/jake-paul-broke-cryptocurrency-logan-20220616,1387,,2022-06-16 14:19:41 39,"FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested, Bahamas Says",19009,https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/12/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-arrested-bahamas-says/,2901,,2022-12-12 23:37:04 40,MEGATHREAD: Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin and plans to start accepting it as payment for products,19002,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lfbslm/megathread_tesla_buys_15_billion_in_bitcoin_and/,2144,"Tesla announced in an SEC filing Monday that it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. The company also said it would start accepting bitcoin as a payment method for its products. CEO Elon Musk has been credited for raising the prices of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, through his messages on Twitter. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-1point5-billion-in-bitcoin.html Link to SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459021004599/tsla-10k_20201231.htm > In January 2021, we updated our investment policy to provide us with more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash that is not required to maintain adequate operating liquidity. **As part of the policy, which was duly approved by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, we may invest a portion of such cash in certain alternative reserve assets including digital assets**, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds and other assets as specified in the future. Thereafter, we invested an aggregate $1.50 billion in bitcoin under this policy and may acquire and hold digital assets from time to time or long-term. Moreover, we expect to begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for our products in the near future, subject to applicable laws and initially on a limited basis, which we may or may not liquidate upon receipt. **We believe our bitcoin holdings are highly liquid. However, digital assets may be subject to volatile market prices, which may be unfavorable at the time when we want or need to liquidate them.** Other sources: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/tesla-invests-1-5-billion-in-bitcoin-plans-to-accept-cryptocurrency https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-1-5b-in-bitcoin-may-accept-the-cryptocurrency-as-payment-in-the-future/",2021-02-08 13:29:30 41,Elon Musk is Losing his Power over the Crypto Community as more People tend to ignore him,18809,https://news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-losing-power-over-110000533.html,1940,,2021-07-04 02:54:28 42,"President of El Salvadore on twitter: No Capital Gains taxes to be paid for Bitcoin, and Permanent Residence (greencards) will be granted for crypto entrepeneurs!",18781,https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1401622548396314631,1974,,2021-06-07 01:53:03 43,Pornhub just saved a lot of my crypto,18713,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nwogjt/pornhub_just_saved_a_lot_of_my_crypto/,1813,"So about 20 minutes ago, I got a ""hey, did you fly to Germany overnight?"" Unauthorized login email from pornhub. Checked it, sure enough someone logged in with my password. Don't give two shits about someone watching porn on my account, so I immediately went to work on the rest. I don't share passwords with any accounts, but pornhub one was an oddly secure password that probably couldn't be brute forced... I assumed breach. Changed all my exchange passwords that were tied to the same email, and switched all their 2fa to my phone instead of email. That's when I start getting login failure notices... Of course they hit the exchanges first. After that I damage controlled financial institution accounts, and sure enough started seeing login failures on those. About 15 minutes after I got the pornhub notice (when serious damage would've already been done) I got a ""possible breach"" notification from capital one assistant. I totally am usually asleep right now. Pornhub may have just saved me tens of thousands of dollars, and is apparently more reliable than all my financial institutions. ****Update and FAQ: Thanks so much for the awards and responses! I just thought this was a funny near miss and wanted to share my maniacal laughter, had no idea it would blow up like this. So, turns out it was my phone that was malware compromised. Factory reset, extended authy to everything for now, all passwords changed, all financial institutions alerted. As has been pointed out a few times in comments, it's likely they accessed pornhub first because if I had linked crypto wallets or bank accounts for tipping, they could just send all meh money to their verified account. Probably a super easy front door way of scooping a couple BTC up from unwitting peoples... Hadn't thought of that, I just assumed they were testing access. No, having a pornhub account doesn't mean I pay for porn, just that I like to save playlists and favorites. Some of you are living in the 90s of internet porn. Amazed at how many people assume that the breach came from pornhub. Frankly, it seems like they guard info better than anyone else I deal with. I would never think of putting personal information into any porn site... Pornhub's app has always proven to be secure and well supported. All credit accounts frozen, all financial institutions contacted. Net loss of ZERO. They attempted a $7000 wire transfer out of my checking account that my small town bank ofc called me about, and a $1300 credit card purchase that got declined as sketch. Otherwise it seems I beat them to all accounts. ****EDIT 2: Since so many people are asking about my phone... It's an Android, brand new Motorola sealed in box. No, I don't know the source, just know that it happened in a 2 hour window before I got all my security up and running, during which time I used it for work a lot and downloaded a lot of my standard programs. I just ran my basic security check, and thing came up red af, so I didn't even bother trying to treat... I only have had it for a week, reset was easy.",2021-06-10 14:04:59 44,GameStop is building an NFT platform on Ethereum,18586,https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/106071/gaming-retailer-gamestop-is-building-an-nft-platform-on-ethereum?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social,1730,,2021-05-25 21:48:31 45,We wanted decentralization. This is it. Billionaires adopting and trying to manipulate? Newbies yoloing into doggy coins? This is all mass adoption. It's already here.,18513,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nc6qhm/we_wanted_decentralization_this_is_it/,1896,"We have been dreaming about mass adoption and decentralization. We wondered what it would be like. We have been asking ourselves that question since 2016 and possibly even earlier. Well... Here is your answer. This is how the market looks like when we start to see a tiny bit of mass adoption. Billionaires are manipulating the market? It's a part of the mass adoption game we have to accept. There are ways to resist it, but you can't just say ""Please Elton go home and shut up"" because guess what, Elton won't go home and shut up. You can't ban anyone from coming into this space, that's the whole point of fucking decentralization. You can't ban a billionaire from participating in the same way you can't ban a school teacher from participating. You want to complain about people buying doggy coins? Same shit. Tough luck that your coin is only seeing 1000% growth and not 10,000% boo. Again, you can resist your FOMO and you can invest smartly into fundamentals, but you cannot ban people from spending their money. It's their money and you're not HSBC. No matter how much you wish for it, you can't ban people from buying Bitconnect or Cumdoggy coins or whatever, they'll learn from their experience and that's how the market will correct it self. Rejoice crypto hodlers. The days we have been dreaming about have arrived. Don't be a bunch of salties.",2021-05-14 11:50:20 46,Delta's app store description seems appropriate today.,18475,https://i.imgur.com/qcDbWMz.png,314,,2018-01-16 09:24:07 47,"Tether (USDT) created $1,500,000,000 Worth of USDT Out of Thin Air in the Last 24h: Nothing of it is backed by actual Cash",18379,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r9fni8/tether_usdt_created_1500000000_worth_of_usdt_out/,5591,"In the last 24 hours Tether, the creator of USDT, has minted $1,500,000,000 worth of USDT out of thin air. Nowhere it is documented where the money which was just created comes from and where it actually went. Before 2019 Tether claimed 100% of its reserves would be backed by actual cash Suddenly in April of 2019 Tether claimed only 74% of Tether would be backed by ""cash and *cash equivalents*"" A pie chart (yes, this is how they want to proof their reserves) released by Tether in 2021 revealed that only 2,9% would be backed by cash How much of it is actually backed of the $1,500,000,000 they somehow created in less than 24 hours? You can probably guess [(source 1)](https://www.ft.com/content/529eb4e6-796a-4e81-8064-5967bbe3b4d9) [(source 2)](https://whale-alert.io/transaction/tron/1a23f7a875deb2120f7efca0b426772737c3d2fc1f51b07ba9f9418d8027552f) [(source 3)](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/tether/)",2021-12-05 13:23:48 48,The President of El Salvador just announced that he is making Bitcoin legal tender in his country.,18219,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nt531l/the_president_of_el_salvador_just_announced_that/,1699,"The President of El Salvador just announced that he is making Bitcoin legal tender in his country. This is the first country to take such a courageous step, but it won’t be the last Today, the country of El Salvador has taken one small step for bitcoin, but a giant step forward for humanity. Bitcoin is inevitable. Edit: This is a proposed bill to adopt bitcoin as the legal tender. Bitcoin will be the currency of El Salvador once this bill is passed. Thanks u/Cintre for the addition!",2021-06-05 20:52:04 49,Ukraine Spends $15M of Donated Crypto on Military Gear,18147,https://beincrypto.com/ukraine-spends-15m-of-donated-crypto-on-military-gear/,1438,,2022-03-05 14:24:06 50,"Banks (Not Bitcoin) in Australia Laundered $387,000,000 for Latin American Drug Cartel",17940,https://dailyhodl.com/2021/01/26/banks-not-bitcoin-in-australia-laundered-387000000-for-latin-american-drug-cartels-report/,824,,2021-05-24 17:14:09 51,"Listen up folks, if you ""did"", or still do promote cryptocurrency related scams, you will be called out on it via this sub-Reddit. We don't care about you, or your ill-gotten gains, we care about the general well-being of our community first and foremost.",17881,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7raztw/listen_up_folks_if_you_did_or_still_do_promote/,1266,"So apparently, some of you known scammers are getting a little butt-hurt about being added to our known scammers list, but I got news for you: if you're on there... I guarantee you that it is justified. Now, YouTuber Sunny Decree is on the list, but he has stated that it is okay that he is on there, because he did at one time promote BitConnect, and that it is possible that some folks money was still tied up in the platform once it went tits up, but at least he has the balls to accept that, and has been actively warning people to get out for months now. He has also apologized to anyone who signed up under him, unlike CryptoNick, who says in his latest BitConnect video that it was our fault for listening to him... and maybe he's right... but if you still watch his shit and listen to him after this you deserve to get burnt! Oh, and now I catch wind of some kid named Jeffrey Crypto getting upset, and threatening legal action because he has been added to the scammer list, which can be viewed here by the way: https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7r6chx/here_is_a_list_of_crypto_ponzi_schemes_and_people/ Sorry there Jeff, but you did this to yourself, and now we have to protect our community from scammers like you. Hell, some of the scammers are so deep into their lies, that they are actually convincing their minions to buy up BitConnect tokens as I type this... I'm talking to you Trevon James and Craig Grant... good job! Take responsibility for your actions, ask for forgiveness, and own what you did, and move the fuck on, but please understand, that we won't ever forget what you did here in the Cryptocurrency sub-Reddit.",2018-01-18 16:47:24 52,"To all the newbies: This has never happened before, Bitcoin was only meant to go straight up",17798,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lqavxo/to_all_the_newbies_this_has_never_happened_before/,1404,"This is insane, I've never seen Bitcoin drop by 10% before. According to the analysts I follow because they tell me what I want to hear, Bitcoin is meant to hit 250k by July. Now is definitely the time to panick and withdraw all your funds. If you see it going back up after you sell make sure to wait for it to go up even more and then FOMO back in. This is financial advice. I am a financial advisor. Will be sending you bill in the mail.",2021-02-23 06:00:39 53,This is how you make money with crypto,17800,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nj234l/this_is_how_you_make_money_with_crypto/,2357,"I'm going to tell you the strategy that I used to go from 2k to 15k, and that I will start using again from now on since I got down to 8k from trying to do stupid leverage trades and using options: Step 1: find a couple coins with good projects and fundamentals that you believe will be good in the furute, mines are ETH, DOT, MATIC, and SOL. Step 2: send them to a wallet, write down the seed phrase in a piece of paper an store it somewhere safe. Step 3: delete whatever trading app/website you are using, unsubscribe from al crypto news, forums and whatever, just cut all your connections with crypto and don't even look at the market. Step 4: live happily for a couple years without worrying about your crypto or looking at them, do shit, have fun. Step 5: after a couple years check how rich you are now and buy whatever the fuck you want. You are welcome!",2021-05-23 06:51:55 54,"672,938 lbs of plastic waste removed from ocean, verified by Vechain",17611,https://www.linkedin.com/posts/reseaproject_more-than-305-metric-tonnes-of-plastic-waste-activity-6800057037989453824-WV2i/,1247,,2021-05-18 02:26:29 55,"Dogecoin produces 10,000 coins per block at a rate of roughly 1 block per minute. That's around 14m coins per day. Let's see how long you can sustain a pump with those numbers against you.",17583,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/leur6k/dogecoin_produces_10000_coins_per_block_at_a_rate/,2677,"Honestly, I don't really mind pumping coins, particularly joke coins like Doge. But if I see another post from someone saying ""but what if Doge is the next Bitcoin"" I think I'll crack! You can only pump a coin like Doge so far! I'm seeing people saying ""what if it gets to $100 or even $1000?"". Do they have any idea how many of these coins are in circulation?! Part of the whole joke of Doge was its rediculous supply cap and real terms inflation, with literally billions of new coins being generated annually. You can only sustain the upwards trajectory of something like that for so long... If you're a newbie playing with Doge, these is a huge chance your going to lose next to everything. The actual coin is designed to lose ""value"", the fundamental function of the coin is actively working against you!",2021-02-07 20:28:10 56,"Being rude to newbies don't make you smart, it only makes you an assh*le",17537,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mtwvax/being_rude_to_newbies_dont_make_you_smart_it_only/,1593,"Anyone who invests in crypto, whether an old holder or a day treader, has a vested interest in the democratization of crypto. This implies that every day there will be new converts who will need to learn, who will have questions answered a thousand times, who will make mistakes a thousand times made etc. To treat with condescension, with rudeness, with that stinking humor of ""sir I know everything"" is not a sign of intelligence: you are just a worthless human unable to rejoice that another human is entering a field that you master. That you are bitter, it's sad and pathetic, but at the limit we can understand: in this case keep malicious comments for you. If what you said isn't going to help anyone, stay silent. Here it was a little rant because I'm tired of seeing ""old crypto investors"" allowing themselves toxic comments that do nothing good to anyone, with the sole aim of satisfying their twisted egos online. ​ And welcome to all NEWBIES : D ​ Edit : Thank you for the rewards, but above all thank you for the positivity of your messages ... if it can help a single newbie to dare to ask his question without being afraid of being demolished, mission accomplished :)) Edit 2 : we are on the front page. If it can help people take the crypto leap and come and ask for our help, we will have won something worth all the cryptos in the world.",2021-04-19 09:26:42 57,"I don't care what META (Facebook) is doing for the crypto sphere, NO ONE should be using their services after the blatant data abuses by the company formerly known as Facebook",17400,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s8l23s/i_dont_care_what_meta_facebook_is_doing_for_the/,3425,"How can I put this🤔 Facebook is like a really invasive stalker or ex who plants bugs and uses tech to know your every move, you don't like it but every time they get into trouble there you are with your check book bailing them out of jail. That's what META is, they are that invasive stalker who scoops up and sells your information but you keep giving them access to your lives....WHY? How anyone can believe a company with Facebook's track record of data mining wouldn't track EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE METAVERSE? How can you have any faith in the ""meta coin"" when Zuckerberg has done nothing but worsen the human condition? The man literally just said meta will be tracking your facial expressions while using meta ""to better serve you"" ok I'm sure. For god sake I just don't get it",2022-01-20 15:08:13 58,"Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank host : “I don’t care if it goes down $20,000 or up $20,000. I’m not selling it. One bitcoin is one bitcoin. I’m in it for the long run.” ""Nothing Will Replace Bitcoin"".",17234,https://cryptopotato.com/kevin-oleary-nothing-will-replace-bitcoin-exclusive-interview#,1206,,2021-06-08 07:28:39 59,"Yellen says the $600 IRS reporting requirement is ""aimed at billionaires"". This is insane, I fail to understand how a $600 limit holds billionaires accountable. But it squeezes middle class and crypto holders who have to report every transaction.",17234,https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/yellen-irs-reporting-requirement-tax-fraud-and-cheating,2473,,2021-10-14 01:12:30 60,The panic you are experiencing now is exactly why you wouldn’t have held bitcoin if you had bought it at less than a dollar in 2009.,17156,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ng5uwx/the_panic_you_are_experiencing_now_is_exactly_why/,1775,"If you believe in crypto you are in it longterm. For those that are exiting, just know you would have never held until now had you bought at sub dollar prices. You can only beat the algorithm and high frequency traders if you hold longterm. Crypto is a long play.",2021-05-19 13:28:40 61,Predictions Tournament,17099,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-ddb5d4f9-58ab-47da-a031-f3e2ad0b71bf,763,,2021-11-19 09:51:50 62,GameStop accepts BTC and Doge now,17089,https://investorplace.com/2021/12/gamestop-stock-set-to-level-up-with-adoption-of-dogecoin-and-shiba-inu-cryptos/,1595,,2021-12-21 20:28:33 63,Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly under SEC investigation over Dogecoin tweets,17044,https://electrek.co/2021/02/25/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-reportedly-under-sec-investigation-over-dogecoin-tweets/,1527,,2021-02-25 19:25:00 64,"It's been almost two months since the pandora papers unveiled a massive network of the rich and powerful hoarding billions of dollars in offshare tax havens, but instead of addressing the obvious fraud at hand, politicians aim to make crypto the ""bad guy"". You can't make this up.",16963,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r5o83b/its_been_almost_two_months_since_the_pandora/,1783,"**What are the Pandora Papers ?** ""**The Pandora Papers is a leak of almost 12 million documents that reveals hidden wealth, tax avoidance and, in some cases, money laundering by some of the world's rich and powerful.** More than 600 journalists in 117 countries have been trawling through the files from 14 sources for months, finding stories that are being published this week. The data was obtained by the **International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)** in Washington DC, which has been working with more than 140 media organisations on its biggest ever global investigation. **What has been uncovered?** The Pandora Papers leak includes 6.4 million documents, almost three million images, more than a million emails and almost half-a-million spreadsheets. Stories revealed so far include: * **the owners of more than 1,500 UK properties bought using offshore firms**, including individuals accused of corruption * the Qatari ruling family who **avoided £18.5m tax on a London super-mansion** * **Sir Philip and Lady Green went on a property spree** after off-loading the BHS retail chain which went on to collapse * the prominent Tory donor who was **involved in one of Europe's biggest corruption scandals** * **the King of Jordan's £70m spending spree** on properties in the UK and US through secretly-owned companies * Azerbaijan's leading family's **hidden involvement in property deals in the UK worth more than £400m** * the Czech prime minister's **failure to declare an offshore investment company** used to purchase two French villas for £12m * how the family of Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta's **secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades** The files expose how some of the most powerful people in the world - **including more than 330 politicians from 90 countries** \- use secret offshore companies to hide their wealth."" (Source: [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58780561](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58780561)) ""The leak shows that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, singer Shakira and many other familiar faces engaged in, at best, aggressive tax avoidance that was accomplished by hiding assets in extremely complex corporate legal entities. Though in some cases hidden funds seem linked to outright corruption, much of this activity is nominally legal – but the very existence of such structures almost guarantees they’re being used for deeply harmful ends well beyond dodging taxes. For those in the crypto world, it is tempting to frame these revelations in terms of simple “whataboutism.” And hooboy, what about this: By one estimate, as much as **$32 trillion in assets worldwide** **may be in offshore tax havens. That’s roughly** ***15 times the total value of all cryptocurrency in existence***\*\*,\*\* and much of it amounts to theft by world leaders from their own citizens. The tax revenues missing thanks to those hidden funds mean immense amounts of missing public infrastructure and services worldwide, at the particular expense of the poorest and most vulnerable people. There are many nuanced, detailed arguments for the inevitability of cryptocurrency and blockchain’s growth and adoption – advantages of efficiency, trust, privacy and autonomy that are already proving out at a global scale. But interest in cryptocurrency is driven perhaps most of all by something more elemental and emotional, a deep intuition that has been rising around the world for decades: **that the people in charge cannot, and should not, be trusted.""** (Source: [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/05/the-pandora-papers-show-why-people-love-crypto-you-cant-trust-the-powerful/](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/10/05/the-pandora-papers-show-why-people-love-crypto-you-cant-trust-the-powerful/)) Hillary Clinton recently stated that: ""What looks like a very interesting and somewhat exotic effort to literally mine new coins in order to trade with them **has the potential for undermining currencies, for undermining the role of the dollar as the reserve currency, for destabilizing nations""** and she is completely right, that is the idea of cryptocurrencies in the 21st century, **to deconstruct a corrupt financial system and provide a more decentralized, better version of it.** (Source: [https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/hillary-clinton-says-cryptocurrency-destabilize-nations-2021-11](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/hillary-clinton-says-cryptocurrency-destabilize-nations-2021-11)) **Crypto is a way out, a way to take control of our finances on our way to decentralized financial system.** The people who are supposed to lead us, realize the threat that crypto poses and that we, millions of adopters, have the potential to destabilize nations, central banks and traditional currencies. I think we are in for a hell of ride this decade, and we will hit a lot of resistance once governments start to regulate crypto, but I am surely excited to see where this development will lead us and that I jumped on the train.",2021-11-30 14:16:59 65,Elon Musk Just Embarrassed Himself In Front Of Crypto Twitter,16837,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ndedgf/elon_musk_just_embarrassed_himself_in_front_of/,3587,"[Elon Musk Tweet](https://ibb.co/dBSg5ps) On the Night of May 15th, a Twitter profile tweeted Doge Coin is the chosen one by Elon Musk because of its lower fees and less environmental effect. Elon Musk replies that he wants to speed up Block time 10X and increase Block size 10X to reduce transaction fee 100X, for Doge Coin. If the solution of blockchain scaling was simply to change the variables, why Adam Beck didn't think of this and why Satoshi didn't think of this. Even now projects like Ethereum can increase the limit and make transaction fees on the chain reduce over 1000X. THE SOLUTION IS NOT TO JUST CHANGE NUMBERS. It seriously has a bad effects on the network security and decentralization. (Please remember this) Many projects like BCH and BSV has tried all this. And failed. This narrative is so 2013. Bitcoin has proven itself again and again over the years on why it is the King. And projects like Ethereum are working for years to scale in this perspective. If you are new to crypto, please do not get manipulated by Elon Musk's tweets. IMO, Doge Coin is just a tool for Elon to flex his dominance around this space. It won't last long as he clearly has no clue what he is talking about.",2021-05-16 02:22:21 66,Bill Gates said “The way cryptocurrency works today allows for certain criminal activities. It’d be good to get rid of that”. Crypto was not used to launder money according to Pandora papers. Its time for these people to swallow their words and be critical of traditional finance and the government.,16593,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q1tgui/bill_gates_said_the_way_cryptocurrency_works/,2227,"Pandora papers showed that people are using loopholes in tax laws to hide their wealth in tax havens to hide their wealth or ill gotten gains. They are not using cryptocurrency to do that, there are plenty of loopholes in tax laws for doing it legally. The rich are holding properties and investments under a network of offshore companies that are set up in other countries, or ""offshore"". These offshore countries or territories are where: \- it's easy to set up companies \- there are laws that make it difficult to identify owners of companies \- there is low or no corporation tax. The best part of it is that using tax havens to dodge taxes is not illegal. Loopholes in the law allow people to legally avoid paying some taxes by moving their money or setting up companies in tax havens, but it is often seen as unethical. Its estimated that from $5.6 trillion to $32 trillion is hidden in tax havens, according to the ICIJ. The IMF has said the use of tax havens costs governments worldwide up to $600bn in lost taxes each year. To hide money all you need to do set up a shell company in one of the countries or jurisdictions with high levels of secrecy. This is a company that exists in name only, with no staff or office. It costs money though. Specialist firms are paid to set up and run shell companies on your behalf. These firms can provide an address and names of paid directors, therefore leaving no trail of who is ultimately behind the business. When such a huge amount of money is hidden in offshore havens, the rich still blames cryptocurrency as the culprit for money laundering. This is classic gaslighting. They are projecting and blaming the most vulnerable group, what they do themselves. This legal way of tax dodging will never end because the people that could end the secrecy offshore are themselves benefiting from it. So there's no incentive for them to end it. Its time more people speak up against this and move more towards cryptocurrency where all data is independently verifiable. EDIT 1: It was a mistake on my part to say crypto is not used for money laundering. I saw that Bill Gates mentioned cryptocurrency as an innovation that the world can do without because it is sometimes used for criminal activities and with the current pandora papers leak where the ultra rich was dodging taxes using tax havens and trusts and thought , here is a guy doing borderline unethical things to dodge taxes and is bad mouthing a nascent technology because it is used for criminal activities by a small section of people taking advantage of its use cases. He was saying the world doesn't need crypto without seeing it's far reaching positive sides. I thought if a few criminal activities makes him think that crypto should be stopped, why doesn't he say the same thing about the banks, law firms and other institutions that promote, support and enrich from tax dodging. That's why I made the post. I am sorry I made the mistake in the headline, it was unintentional. I didn't expect the post will blow up or will be seen by more than a couple of people. Sorry again.",2021-10-05 10:19:05 67,Coffeezilla YouTube channel just got deleted by YouTube for a video where he warned viewers about DogeCoin,16537,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n66se9/coffeezilla_youtube_channel_just_got_deleted_by/,2056,"Coffeezilla is a famous youtuber who exposes scams and warns people to never invest in them. His recent video telling people that Doge is like gambling got a community guidelines strike from YouTube and they deleted his channel. Imagine waking up to see your livelihood destroyed. We desperately need a decentralised video platform so that these powerful companies lose their monopoly. We don't matter to them even though we are the users of these platforms, how ironic! Edit: He just shared his thoughts on twitter that it might have been the doge army who flagged his video and took down his channel. https://preview.redd.it/rt116wyy2ix61.png?width=1166&format=png&auto=webp&s=b432aa9da6c312618a1e01889bebe31d5058b2f2 Final edit: He got the channel back after the youtube team manually verified that no guidelines were broken.",2021-05-06 13:03:52 68,"Thanks to crypto, I can now live luxuriously until I die",16425,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q7ctib/thanks_to_crypto_i_can_now_live_luxuriously_until/,1421,"I normally wouldn't like to share my financial achievements with other people. However, I had this strong feeling that I should let everyone know about what crypto did for me. Not to brag or anything, I can now live luxuriously until I die because of crypto. I can just play video games all day, watch anime whenever I want to, and eat expensive food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I can do whatever I want, and it is all thanks to cryptocurrency. I am now capable of being financially successful until I die. Assuming that I'll die three days from now.",2021-10-13 14:50:33 69,"I've retired thanks to crypto, but there's something very few people think about or tell you: boredom hits hard",16419,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lz4x37/ive_retired_thanks_to_crypto_but_theres_something/,1950,"TL;DR: do not stop working/studying when/if you get rich through crypto (or by any other means). Set up your own business, study something you love or whatever. Just make sure your brain will keep doing some exercise and that you'll be part of some group/society. Seeing so many posts about when lambo, when moon etc., I see myself a few years ago discovering that I could finally hasten by \~10 years my retirement (I'm in my 60's now). Damn, was I happy about that. I could finally erase all my debt, travel without worrying about days off being discounted of my paycheck, spend lots of time with my family and buy some of the stuff I've always wanted. In \~6 months my life changed really hard, and for the better! I gave my grand kids a nice trip do Disney and paid the wedding of my youngest daughter. Suddenly everything fit perfectly. After 7-8 months, then, I got myself thinking like ""so... is this it?"". I was not happy anymore. Don't get me wrong: I wasn't *unhappy*, but I wasn't happy either. I would wake up everyday, go for a walk, pass by some bakery and buy some stuff, and get back home to surf on the web. I could of course travel to wherever I wanted, but what for? Friends came in asking for money and I never heard from them again. Some relatives thought I'd won the lottery and suddenly became extremely friendly and helpful, even though literally no one but my daughter and her husband were here at my wife's funeral. At the end, I've decided to go back to studying and finally entered college. It changed my way of perceiving the world and now I'm quite happy. I've also volunteered at some NGOs in my city and it helped me to keep my pace with society. So my advice is that you need to get prepared to deal with boredom. We grow up with our parents telling us to go to school, have a job, a car, a house and that this is life. But when you suddenly have the car, the house and everything else, what's left? Do something for yourself and have this in mind. Boredom hits hard and you need to get prepared to deal with it. Godspeed to you all! EDIT: wow, never expected so many reactions to this post! Thanks for the love you all! Will try to reply to some comments soon. EDIT2: My DM box is flooded with people asking for advice. I did NOT day trade, I simply held whatever I had. I was lucky to be at the right place and time to acquire cheap coins that happened to moon in 2017. EDIT3: People in the comments saying it’s my fault for not thinking about other aspects of life before having money. You can’t be much of a philosopher without having had the time or money to study. I had to work to eat and lived from paycheck to paycheck for a fair amount of time. All my worries were immediate.",2021-03-06 16:17:37 70,Bank of America's computers crashed worldwide today and I'm not hearing a word about it on the news. They wouldn't let me withdraw more than $1000 and would not allow any deposits. Now I know what you are all talking about.,16292,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ni81j7/bank_of_americas_computers_crashed_worldwide/,1670,"I was pissed. The one time I needed to pay cash for something and they didn't care. I had to throw a fit for an hour and refuse to leave before they cared. Lots of others were just told no and left. Fuck those people.",2021-05-22 01:45:36 71,"Elon Musk backs Mark Cuban's claim that dogecoin is the best cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange - in other words, billionaires pulling each other's dicks",15984,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-mark-cuban-dogecoin-cryptocurrency-exchange-dallas-mavericks-2021-8,2168,,2021-08-15 13:06:23 72,"Introduced my friend to Crypto, Now he wont speak to me.",15879,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nypc2e/introduced_my_friend_to_crypto_now_he_wont_speak/,2678,"I knew a guy called John. me and him had been friends for a long time, nearly 10 years i think. i got into crypto a while back and i'd obviously talk about it with him, encourage him to start as it is a great hobby to have. John claimed he was too 'busy' to invest, i.e. playing video games all day and jacking off in his uni dorm room. However, recently, John had a change of heart. he wanted to pull himself together and thought that crypto would be the catalyst so he came to me to learn. naturally i was ecstatic, this was one of my best friends and i really enjoy teaching people things. I taught John everything i knew, how to use exchanges, how to set up a wallet, how to spot good projects, the trends of the market etc.. i spent countless hours of my personal time helping him learn basic things (he is a bit slow). Now, i warned John to steer clear of shitcoins. i told him that although you may get lucky and get rich quick, the chance of this happening is so low and newbies like him fall victim to these scams the most. he was very off put by this and assured me he would avoid them. A few weeks go buy and i received a very long message from John. He told me he was quitting crypto and he had lost all of his savings he put in. i was shocked, but as i read the message it became clear to me what had happened. he said a youtuber had basically shilled him a 'low market cap' coin telling him he could 50x his money in a week. Yes, John fell victim to a pump and dump. This is where it gets worse, i replied asking why would he do this when i advised him otherwise. i got no message back, i called him a few days after and to my shock the phone would instantly hang up. John blocked me on everything, not just phone but instagram, whatsapp, facebook. i was shocked and upset, i had done nothing wrong. i asked one of our mutual friends if i could speak to John, and he told me that John wanted nothing to do with me because i had made him lose all his money, He didnt blame himself, or even the scammy youtuber, he blamed the person who introduced him to crypto and **warned** him of scams. It really hurts writing this knowing ive lost someone i knew for 10 years over something i didn't even do. i just tried to help. The moral of the story is don't advise people to get into crypto, or tell them what to invest in, friends or even family, because when shit goes south the first person they will blame is you. edit: thanks for all the advice and support guys, ive changed my mind and im no longer sad about this. its better to get rid of people like this now than in the future.",2021-06-13 05:14:15 73,Bitcoin Breaks Down $20K: Now Below 2017’s Previous All-time High,15711,https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-breaks-down-20k-crashes-below-2017s-previous-all-time-high/,2669,,2022-06-18 07:09:00 74,China is repeatedly attempting to FUD crypto because Digital Yuan has been a total disaster. HODL on and we'll get through this.,15682,https://www.nxtmine.com/im-not-at-all-excited-chinas-digital-yuan-is-turning-into-a-giant-flop/,1820,,2021-05-21 14:39:00 75,Exposed: Congressman Trying to ‘Shut Down’ Crypto Gets Biggest Donations From Big Banks,15570,https://fee.org/articles/exposed-congressman-trying-to-shut-down-cryptocurrency-gets-biggest-donations-from-big-banks-and-financial-institutions,1016,,2021-07-05 21:50:05 76,"How much will the price of VeChain move by Monday, May 10th?",15522,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n43ptn/how_much_will_the_price_of_vechain_move_by_monday/,143,"Reference price: $0.214936 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/vechain) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 10th.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/n43ptn)",2021-05-03 18:37:46 77,"Man finds $46k in cash hidden since the 1950's. Purchasing power back then equal to $420k. Inflation destroys savings, 90% of the value stolen by the government printer.",15521,https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2021/04/treasure-hunter-finds-46000-hidden-in-cashbox-beneath-floorboards-of-massachusetts-familys-home-after-decades-of-rumor.html,1117,,2021-04-24 15:17:08 78,"I took an HIV test and paid with a debit card. The bank called my school, the school called me and ask for results...",15505,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/niehwr/i_took_an_hiv_test_and_paid_with_a_debit_card_the/,1910,"So I'm a teacher and in my country, you can't have HIV and be a teacher, which I understand, I guess. You're suppose to get HIV check with your health check-up which is required for the work visa. However, most places don't actually check anything. They even have an option for ""health check for work permit"" which is significantly cheaper than a real check-up. The doctor takes your blood and shakes it around for 2 minutes and then signs a piece of paper. Anyway, I decided to go get a real check-up from an actual HIV/STD clinic because, for some reason, I actually want to know if I'm carrying a deadly virus. Anyway, I pay with the card from my bank. This was a few weeks ago. My bank knows where I work and they know I'm a teacher. I'm not sure why someone was looking at my transactions, or maybe this kind of transaction gets flagged automatically for different professions. Anyway, the school asked me about the results from my test and if I could send them a copy, just to make sure of course. Luckily the results were negative so I don't actually have to hide anything but what the fuck. This is why we need decentralized currency and hopefully some more private options will become more readily available in the future.",2021-05-22 09:02:40 79,Will DOGE be worth $100 a coin? Can it become as big as ETH? Could Stellar Lumens be worth $1000 a coin? Will Safemoon make me rich?? We all need to look at total supply vs market cap to manage our expectations and be more logical about what is possible.,15386,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n5wkwq/will_doge_be_worth_100_a_coin_can_it_become_as/,3171,"The answer to all of those lofty expectations? Impossible. This is a mistake a lot of people are making. You have to look at total supply and multiply it by price per coin to get the market cap. Let’s look at a few popular ones… Bitcoin is rare like gold, difficult to mine like gold and is used as a store of value like gold. As it becomes more scarce, it will continue to rise in price. It has a total supply of 21 million, of which 18 million are already circulating. After the 21 million are mined, there will be no more available. 18 million x $57k means it has a market cap of over a trillion dollars. That is huge. The total market cap for ALL crypto is 2.38 trillion. Bitcoin is king. Bigger than Visa and MasterCard combined. Bigger than nearly every world bank. It is the world’s 3rd largest currency. Ethereum has a total supply of 115 million. More coins than Bitcoin. At the moment, it allows for 18 million to be mined each year max. In July, they are making a change with the London Hardfork, EIP 1559, and every time a transaction is made with ETH, the ETH fees will be burned, making the supply more limited and much more valuable, similar to BTC. Many are saying that ETH will go up to $10k per coin this year because of these changes. When ETH 2.0 is released next year, the price will probably go much higher. With 115 million in circulation, ETH has a market cap of $400 billion. That’s worth more than all of Walmart. So, it is really important to check the coin supply and then multiply that by the price you wish it would go to to make you rich. See if the amount seems realistic or not. Let’s look at DOGE. Doge has a total supply of 127 billion coins and a max of 10,000 are mined each day [EDIT: DOGE mints 10,000 coins every *minute*, not every day!]. That’s an additional 5 billion coins each year. If you multiply 127 billion coins the $100 you wish it were per coin, it would have a market cap of $12.7 trillion dollars. There is $37 trillion dollars in the world. Is DOGE worth 1/3 of all the money in the world? The entire economy of the United States is $25.3 trillion. Is it realistic to say a meme coin is worth roughly half the US economy…the largest economy in the world? Let’s take a look at Stellar Lumens. The max supply is $50 billion. The supply increase is 500 million a year, which alone is 23 times the total amount of BTC each year. Anyway, if it were $1000 per coin, the total market cap would be $50 trillion, more than double the US economy. At the very most, maybe they could be $10 each? I say it could be worth $10 because it has actual utility. I think DOGE would top out at $1, and that would be pretty crazy. If DOGE were worth as much as ETH, which I’ve seen people on the doge subreddit think might happen, Doge would be worth a modest $388,720,000,000,000. $388 trillion. That’s at least 3 times all the money in the world economy, if Google serves me right. Then you have to be really careful of coins that are just a rug pull and get promoted on Tik-Tok, like Safemoon. I don’t even need to do the math on Safemoon to know it’s a scam. They will get people to throw all their money into it and then they cash out their supply and take everyone’s money. The total supply for Safemoon is 1 quadrillion coins!!! Stay away from that. Insanity. Look at supply of successful coins beyond BTC and ETH and see if you think they could be worth a lot more in the future. Here are some I think worth investing in: Polkadot (DOT): Total supply: 935.5 million, total supply 1 billion Chainlink (LINK): Total supply: 419 million, max 1 billion Cardano (ADA): Total supply: 45 billion. This coin has many great uses, but will not be worth as much as others simply because of the number of circulating coins. Maybe $10-$12 a coin max? But it is under $2 right now. ATOM: Total supply: 248 million. New coins are created each year as rewards for people that hold (stake) ATOM. If you can find a good coin that gives you APR, many are 5-6%…much better than a traditional savings account! Algorand (ALGO): 2.96 billion, also releases new coins as rewards to people that hold ALGO. Tezos (XTZ), circulating supply: 756 million. Total supply: 763 million. MANA: this coin is only used for a video game called Decentraland. Atari is making a casino opening in May in that virtual world. Supply available: 1.5 billion. Total supply: 2.6 billion. Polygon (MATIC): 10 billion, half in circulation. Because there is a max supply of 10 billion, if it grew to the size of ETH…which won’t happen…each coin would be worth $35 a coin (Take the market cap of ETH and divide it by the supply of MATIC to see what it would be if it were as huge as ETH). It’s under a dollar now. Maybe it could grow to 1/4 of ETH if we’re being optimistic? That would put it at $8.75 a coin. Enjin (ENJ) 1 billion coins max, 834 million circulating. The list goes on, I just picked a handful of random coins I hear mentioned a lot, but all you need to do to check out what a realistic expectation for a coin is is to take the current supply of tokens, multiply it by what you wish the coin was worth and compare the market cap to BTC or ETH’s market cap, over a trillion and $400 billion, respectively. I don’t expect any alt coin to be worth as much as those those two. And, it bears repeating, the entire cryptocurrency market is worth 2.38 trillion. If you calculate that your coin at $100 is going to be worth double, triple, or quadruple that, I’d say that’s an impossibility. Likewise, you can do the math the other way to see what your coin would be worth per coin if it were as big as ETH or BTC by simply dividing the market cap for ETH or BTC by the number of coins circulating for your prospective coin. Your coin won’t grow as big as those two, but it’s a good way to visualize it and manage your expectations. (Note that some of my supply numbers might be off a little, but they should be in the general ballpark)",2021-05-06 02:01:00 80,"The Solana blockchain has come to a halt due to a bug, and last txn was an hour ago. After the bug, team shut the network down themselves. 100% centralised",15311,https://solscan.io/txs,4436,,2021-09-14 13:26:37 81,This sub feels less like group of investors debating over tech and more like drunk gamblers throwing money on horse races.,15220,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qna0oh/this_sub_feels_less_like_group_of_investors/,2096,"It's not a rant, Im just really confused how things change so quickly. There was a time when people here focused more on the King, on the fundamentals, people discussed serious projects, innovations and different use cases of crypto and adoption. People used to form their own opinions from reading up on projects, not braindead parroting what they glanced over scrolling through an article or read in a one-liner here. Nowadays everybody's got their focus on that one overhyped coin that's going to a 100x by the end of the year. Nobody's even read the whitepaper on it, but hey, so much hype, it's gotta be the next moonshot! And when it ''does a Squid'' newcomers get burned hard and leave the market for good. I get it's survival of the fittest, but this shilling doesn't help with Adoption, does it? When was the last time you saw a discussion on the King?2-3x by the end of market cycle? Heell no, that's not enough, we want 10x in a month! Nobody is happy with 3-5x in 6 months, people want quick gains over night and that's it. Right now, stop any pedestrian on the street and ask them if they want 2x on their money in 3 months. About 95% would think that's too good to be true and in the normal world it is too good to be true. It really feels like a group of drunks walked in a Vegas casino trying to choose the one winning slot machine out of a thousand slot machines. Crypto does change things, sadly not always in a positive way.",2021-11-05 12:27:30 82,Actual Unpopular Opinion: there is a *chance* that we are NOT early and crypto never reaches mainstream adoption,15157,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pioogp/actual_unpopular_opinion_there_is_a_chance_that/,5218,"I’m not saying I believe this will be the case. In fact I believe the chances are greatly in favor of crypto. But it’s certainly *possible* that crypto doesn’t make it. This sub is full of optimism and hope which is great for the hopium levels but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that crypto adoption by the wider society is inevitable. It’s not. It’s entirely possible that it just never reaches it mainstream (like MANY technological advancements and inventions have failed to do). I’m still bullish, however. But I just thought this sub could us an actual unpopular opinion. Bring on the downvotes.",2021-09-06 00:25:46 83,Andrew Yang🧢🗽🇺🇸: “As mayor of NYC - the world’s financial capital - I would invest in making the city a hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies.”,15087,https://mobile.twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1359992211186843649,842,,2021-02-11 23:00:31 84,People are making Millions in Crypto because they already have several thousands to start with!,14971,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q9vhv4/people_are_making_millions_in_crypto_because_they/,3187,"You may see and hear the stories of these Crypto millionaires, and how they came upon their riches time and time again in the media. I am sorry to say but to make serious money in Crypto, you need to have a lot of money invested and not just a $100… I see plenty of retail investors get discouraged seeing Crypto money being flaunted by kids and celebrities online. They don’t understand the principle of “money makes money” This goes for miners too as there were these 14 year old kids in the news recently for making 30k a month. What most don’t know is the fact that their already wealthy families purchased the required equipment for them which costs thousands of dollars. The fact that the media will leave out critical details like this is very worrying.",2021-10-17 09:32:52 85,Solana’s team lied about circulating supply and had hidden wallet with 13M tokens,14866,https://twitter.com/justin_bons/status/1456703478009585670?s=21,3511,,2021-11-07 13:55:38 86,"For the newcomers: the top 50 Cryptocurrencies, each explained with one sentence.",14813,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lg1yhv/for_the_newcomers_the_top_50_cryptocurrencies/,1604,"I tried summing up the top 50 coins in 1 or 2 sentences. It is not perfect and you obviously shouldn't make any decision based on this list, but hopefully it will help newcomers find some projects they're interested in and understanding a little bit better this technology. If something is wrong or misleading, feel free to comment and I'll edit the post. Obviously in 2 sentences is hard to describe the whole project idea, but I tried my best. ​ 1. **Bitcoin (BTC):** the original. According to the creator (or creators?) Satoshi Nakamoto, it was created to allow “online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.” 2. **Ethereum (ETH):** Ethereum is the wonder child of crypto, acts as an infrastructure for most decentralized applications. Introduces smart contracts, which are like programs with specific procedures that, once deployed, no one can change. 3. **Tether (USDT):** a centralized stablecoin tied to the dollar (so Elon, please don’t try to pump it) 4. **Polkadot (DOT):** open-source protocol aimed at connecting all different blockchains and allowing them to work together, allowing transfers of any data. 5. **Cardano (ADA):** Another blockchain, trying to improve scalability, interoperability and sustainability of cryptocurrencies. Those who hold the cryptocurrency have the right to vote on any proposed changes in the software. 6. **Ripple (XRP):** centralized coin, most people don’t see a future for it after SEC went after it. 7. **Binance Coin (BNB)**: coin associated with the Binance exchange, so valuable since it is the most popular centralized exchange. 8. **Litecoin (LTC):** Bitcoin’s cousin, with faster transactions and lower fees. 9. **Chainlink (LINK):** the main idea is to LINK smart contracts with real-world data, verifying that this data is correct. 10. **Dogecoin (DOGE):** Wow, such high ranking! (Okay, now please let’s get Stellar back in the top 10). 11. **Bitcoin Cash (BCH):** fork of Bitcoin (so a copy with some differences), which tries to lower transaction fees and increase scalability but has been surpassed technology-wise by many other coins aiming to do just the same. 12. **Stellar (XLM):** talking about currencies, XLM is one of the coins aiming to do just that, with fast processing times and low fees. It has also already become a stablecoin! (I’m kidding). 13. **USD Coin (USDC):** another centralized stablecoin tied to the dollar, like USDT. 14. **Aave (AAVE):** take a bank and make it decentralized, where the liquidity comes from the users and they earn fees from borrows. This is Aave. 15. **Uniswap (UNI):** Another DeFi like Aave, but this time it’s an exchange like Binance, just decentralized. 16. **Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC):** It’s just bitcoin wrapped in ethereum to be used in DeFi applications. 17. **Bitcoin SV (BSV)\*:** Bitcoin Scam Variant 18. **EOS (EOS):** another blockchain, aimed at being highly scalable for commercial use. It aims to make it as straightforward as possible for programmers to embrace the blockchain technology. 19. **Elrond (EGLD):** Blockchain architecture focused on scalability and high throughput, achieving this by partitioning the chain state and an improved Proof of Stake mechanism 20. **TRON (TRX):** have you seen Silicon Valley, when they try to create a decentralized internet? Yeah, Tron’s founder is Richard Hendricks. It is also one of the most popular blockchain to build decentralized applications on. 21. **Cosmos (ATOM):** several independent blockchains trying to create an “internet of blockchains”. 22. **NEM (XEM):** instead of controlling just money, you can control stock ownership, contracts, medical records, and stuff like that 23. **Monero (XMR)\*:** if you need drugs 24. **THETA (THETA):** decentralized video delivery network (peer-to-peer streaming). The token performs various governance tasks within the network. 25. **Tezos (XTZ):** another blockchain for smart contracts, but more eco-friendly and overall trying to encompass different advancements introduced by different blockchains in a single protocol. 26. **Terra (LUNA):** aiming to support a global payment network, it tries to create a decentralized stablecoin with an elastic money supply, enabled by stable mining incentives. Its related stablecoin is TerraUSD 27. **Maker (MKR):** MakerDAO is the organization behind DAI, one of the most famous stablecoins. MKR is a token that allows you to receive dividends and vote in governing the system. 28. **Synthetix (SNX):** protocol on the ethereum blockchain aiming to allow trading of derivatives (shorting or going long on a certain asset). 29. **Avalanche (AVAX):** open-source platform aiming to become a global asset exchange, where anyone can launch any form of asset and control it in a decentralized way with smart contracts. It claims to be lightweight, with high throughput and scalable. 30. **VeChain (VET):** a blockchain focusing on business use-cases more than on technology, bringing this technology to the masses without them even knowing they’re using it. 31. **Compound (COMP):** It’s the Bitcoin of DeFi. It was the first-mover and without him many other projects wouldn’t be around today. 32. **IOTA (MIOTA):** open-source decentralized cryptocurrency engineered for the Internet of Things, with zero transaction fees and high scalability since it uses a blockless blockchain where users and verifiers of transactions are the same (it may sound wrong but it’s actually a genius concept, impossible to sum up in a single sentence). 33. **Neo (NEO):** Blockchain application platform and cryptocurrency for digitized identities and assets, aiming to create a smart economy. It was one of the coins that suffered most after the 2018 bull run. 34. **Solana (SOL):** another blockchain aimed at providing super-high-speed transactions. It claims to be able to process 50k transactions per second and be perfect to deploy scalable crypto applications. 35. **Dai (DAI):** the decentralized stablecoin of MakerDAO, tied to the dollar. 36. **Huobi Token (HT):** it’s the official token of Huobi (a centralized exchange), providing advantages similar to BNB (Binance’s), for example fees discounts. 37. **SushiSwap (SUSHI):** a clone of UniSwap (so a decentralized exchange), where there’s a token (SUSHI) given as an additional reward for liquidity providers and farmers. 38. **Binance USD (BUSD):** Stablecoin issued by Binance, tied to USD. 39. **FTX Token (FTT):** It’s a token related to FTX, a platform allowing you to trade leveraged tokens based on the Ethereum blockchain. The token allows for lower fees and socialized gains. 40. **Crypto.com Coin (CRO):** the token of Crypto.com public blockchain, that tries to enable transaction worldwide between people and businesses. 41. **Filecoin (FIL):** a decentralized storage system, trying to decentralize cloud storage services. 42. **UMA (UMA):** it builds open-source infrastructure in order to create synthetic tokens on the Ethereum blockchain 43. **UNUS SED LEO (LEO):** another token, this time related to the iFinex ecosystem which allows you to save money on trading fees in Bitfinex. 44. **BitTorrent (BTT):** BitTorrent is a famous peer-to-peer file sharing platform. It is trying to get more decentralized by introducing its token, which grants you some benefits such as increased download speeds. 45. **Celsius (CEL):** Celsius is one of the first banking platforms for cryptocurrency users, where you can earn interest, borrow cash and make payments/transfers. The CEL token grants you some benefits such as increased payouts. 46. **Algorand (ALGO):** Algorand is a blockchain network aiming to improve scalability and security. ALGO is the native cryptocurrency of the network, used for a borderless economy and to secure stability in the blockchain. 47. **Dash (DASH):** It is a fork of Litecoin launched in 2014, focused on improving the transaction times of the blockchain and become a cheap, decentralized payments network. 48. **Decred (DCR):** it is a blockchain-based cryptocurrency aimed at facilitating open governance and community interaction. It achieves this by avoiding monopoly over voting status in the project itself, giving to all DCR holders the same amount of decision-making power. 49. **The Graph (GRT):** Trying to become the decentralized Google, it is an indexing protocol for querying networks like Ethereum. It allows everyone to publish open APIs that applications can query to retrieve blockchain data. 50. **yearn.finance (YFI):** part of the DeFi ecosystem, it is an aggregator that tries to simplify the DeFi space for investors, automatic the process of maximizing the profits from yield farming. ​ \*EDIT: A couple of coin descriptions were just jokes, here are the actual explanations: * **Bitcoin SV (BSV):** It is a fork of Bitcoin Cash (which is also a fork of Bitcoin). Once again, the reason behind this is to ""stay true to Satoshi vision"", trying to improve scalability and stability. * **Monero (XMR):** Monero's goal is simple: to allow transactions to take place privately and with anonymity. Even though it’s commonly thought that BTC can conceal a person’s identity, it’s often easy to trace payments back to their original source because blockchains are transparent. On the other hand, XMR is designed to obscure senders and recipients alike through the use of advanced cryptography. Obviously this made this coin the go-to on the dark web.",2021-02-09 12:03:25 87,Kraken shut down their global headquarters in SF after employees were harassed and robbed. CEO issues a statement on rampant crime in San Francisco and failure of DA Chesa Boudin. Says SF is not safe.,14809,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tyg33o/kraken_shut_down_their_global_headquarters_in_sf/,2735,"Kraken CEO today came out with an attack on San Francisco's administration after their employees were attacked and robbed, leading to the closure of Kraken's global headquarters in San Francisco. According to Kraken, business partners were also afraid to visit, and crime, drug abuse etc are out of control in the city. Kraken has blamed the policies of District Attorney Chesa Boudin. He says ""San Francisco is not safe and will not be safe until we have a DA who puts the rights of law abiding citizens above those of the street criminals he so ingloriously protects."" [Full statement by Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, RT'd by him as well...](https://preview.redd.it/leqkz1nqo4s81.jpg?width=1330&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b9c8b61d0a19bdb5599eb41d1158964cb206016d)",2022-04-07 15:53:24 88,"YouTube just terminated Bitcoin Magazine's account that was active since 2011, providing educational and informative content. Meanwhile BitBoy continues to scam others on YouTube and even has a verified account. Pathetic",14685,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s1lnoy/youtube_just_terminated_bitcoin_magazines_account/,1816,"Bitcoin Magazine's youtube account that has been around since 2011 just got nuked by Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtOV5M-T3GcsJAq8QKaf0lg](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtOV5M-T3GcsJAq8QKaf0lg) [Bitcoin Magazine](https://preview.redd.it/ess5t73m34b81.jpg?width=1330&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c89935f5be433dc7bd4309943c246d78e2f7967f) The account has 1.9 Million followers on Twitter and 60,000 on YouTube. [Account taken down midstream](https://preview.redd.it/dy82as6r34b81.jpg?width=1306&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=8f0a43ff550fc129ccbc3b40250efd24376c99ab) Youtube has made it a habit of taking down prominent informative accounts, while the likes of bitboy and other scammers continue to scam others via the youtube platform. Bitboy even has a verified account. Google has openly been supporting crypto scams, even fake phishing wallets show up in google search instead of domains of the actual wallets",2022-01-11 19:45:00 89,We can all breath a collective sigh of relief. Goldman Sachs says Bitcoin is now officially a new asset class.,14657,https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-is-officially-a-new-asset-class-goldman-sachs-103540636.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJC7TURqa9c1EDMgJ9xDw8poxj1NG3kFlsBIxIOj-FDrN9e6h1a_YM93GSBNb0PNdTFszKv7B4Q81b77EKhZYqra3BwccDm4UJbwqUF4JAs0LQc0qwEwGxx8rWjsXu0senC_V5m_5ufyxVRXg5djDg0zd9rNvEV7JIDxcCuYv9KY&guccounter=1,1080,,2021-05-24 11:23:54 90,The true power of Bitcoin 🔥,14643,https://i.redd.it/h4n3169pq2531.jpg,1259,,2019-06-18 08:18:19 91,"Why we won't have a long term bear market, and how to systematically pick your future investments in crypto",14599,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7r4vlc/why_we_wont_have_a_long_term_bear_market_and_how/,904,"With so much uncertainty right now it would be a good time to take some time to go over what happened recently and how to invest moving foward. We've seen a peak bubble at around 850 billion total market cap in the first week of January, consolidated down to $750 billion and have now just experienced a 40% correction. #What's happening now and how bad will it get? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First of all you should realize that there is a [January Dip that happens every year, when we see a roughly 20-30% decline around mid January](https://i.imgur.com/VXEHw0W.png). This year its been much more severe though for several additional factors that have compounded on top. Different theories exist on why this happens (its actually the mirror opposite of the ""January Effect"" that happens in the US stock market), but the two major theories are: 1) Asian markets pull into fiat because of Asian New Year spending needs 2) People in the US sell in January to defer their capital gains tax liability an extra year While this cyclic event has lead to a healthy correction in the last few years, this year we got these new factors making more fear as well: * [Yet more scary news on China cracking down on crypto exchanges](http://www.coindesk.com/pboc-official-calls-for-wider-ban-on-chinese-crypto-trading-report/) * [Korea regulatory uncertainty](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-16/cryptocurrencies-resume-slide-as-bitcoin-tumbles-to-december-low) * [European governments talking about regulations](http://news.yahoo.com/rule-bitcoin-must-global-germanys-central-bank-says-154144224--business.html) * [BTC futures contracts are now expiring this week](http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/us-index/bitcoin_quotes_settlements_futures.html), and possible manipulation there with contract hedging pushing the price down * Bitconnect Ponzi finally collapses * We had a new breed of speculators come in during the November/December timeframe after media made cryptocurrency mainstream following the Bitcoin 10K landmark. While cryptocurrency markets have always had too much hype, the latest rise wasn't just over-enthusiasm in fundamentally sound cryptocurrencies like Monero and Ethereum, but mass inflows of fiat into vaporware and complete nonsense without any use case. Many people came in to essentially gamble on symbols on an exchange, and are thus short term oriented and quick to sell on any slight downturn, which such further adds to selling pressure. So in essence we got a storm of scary news along with the usual cyclic downturn. Currently I don't see this as being a systematic crash like Mt.Gox was that would lead to a long term bear market because the fundamental ecosystem is still intact, and I suspect that after about a month we should consolidate around a new low. All the exchanges are still operational and liquid, and there is no breakdown in trust nor uncertainty whether you'll be able to cash out. What range the market trades in will all depend how Bitcoin does, right now we've already broken below 10K but I'm seeing a lot of support at around $8000, which is [roughly where the long term MA curve settles](https://i.imgur.com/kKVsoUt.png). We don't know how bad it will get or what the future will bring, but as of right now we shouldn't be in a bear market yet. **What should you do if you recently entered the market?** If you did buy in the last few months at or near ATH, the very worst thing you can do now is sell in panic and lose your principal. You shouldn't have more money in crypto than you can afford to lose, so it shouldn't be a problem to wait. You have to realize that 30% corrections in crypto are relatively common, just last fall we had a 40% flash correction over more China fears. Unless there is a systematic breakdown like we had during Mt.Gox, the market always recovers. The other worst thing you can do is unload into Tether as your safety net. If there is one thing that could actually cause a long term destruction of trust within the cryptocurrency investment ecosystem, its Tether having a run up on their liabilities and not having enough reserve to cover the leverage. It would not only bring down exchanges but lead to years of litigation and endless media headlines that will scare off everybody from putting fiat in. I don't know when the next Mt.Gox meltdown will occur but I can almost guarantee it will involve Tether. So stay away from it. **What should long term investors do?** For long term holders a good strategy to follow each year is to capture profit each December and swallow the capital gains taxation liability, park a reserve of fiat at Gemini (whose US dollar deposits are FDIC-insured) and simply wait till around late January to early February to re-enter the market at a discount and hold all year until next December. You can keep a small amount in core coins in order to trade around various Q1 opportunities you anticipate. Others may choose to simply do nothing and just keep holding throughout January which is also a perfectly fine strategy. The cyclical correction usually stabilizes toward late January and early February, then we see a rise in March and generally are recovered by end of April. Obviously this decision whether to sell in December to profit on the dip and pay tax liability or to just hold will depend on your individual tax situation. Do your own math sometime in November and follow suit. Essentially revaluate your positions and trim your position sizes if you don't feel comfortable with the losses. #How to construct your portfolio going forward ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rather than seeing the correction as a disaster see it as a time to start fresh. If you have been FOMO-ing into bad cryptos and losing money now is a time to start a systematic long term approach to investing rather than gambling. **Follow a methodology for evaluating each cryptocurrency** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Memes and lambo dreams are fun and all, but I know many of you are investing thousands of dollars into crypto, so its worth it to put some organized thought into it as well. I can't stress enough how important it is to try and logically contruct your investment decisions. If you follow a set methodology, a checklist and template you will be able to do relative comparisons between cryptocurrencies, to force yourself to consider the negatives and alternative scenarios and also sleep comfortably knowing you have a sound basis for your investment decisions (even if they turn out to be wrong). There is no ideal or ""correct"" methodology but I can outline mine: **1) Initial information gathering and filtering** Once I identify something that looks like a good potential investment, I first go to the CoinMarketCap page for that symbol and look at the website and blockchain explorer. * Critically evaluate the website. This is the first pass of the bullshit detector and you can tell from a lot from just the website whether its a scam. If it uses terms like ""Web 4.0"" or other nonsensical buzzwords, if its unprofessional and has anonymous teams, stay away. Always look for a roadmap, compare to what was actually delivered so far. Always check the team, try to find them on LinkedIn and what they did in the past. * Read the whitepaper or business development plan. You should fully understand how this crypto functions and how its trying to create value. If there is no use case or if the use case does not require or benefit from a blockchain, move on. Look for red flags like massive portions of the float being assigned to the founders of the coin, vague definition of who would use the coin, anonymous teams, promises of large payouts...etc * Check the blockchain explorer. How is the token distribution across accounts? Are the big accounts holding or selling? Which account is likely the foundation account, which is the founders account? * Read the subreddit and blogs for the cryptocurrency and also evaluate the community. Try to figure out exactly what the potential use cases are and look for sceptical takes. Look at the Github repos, does it look empty or is there plenty of activity? **2) Fill out an Investment Checklist** I have a checklist of questions that I find important and as I'm researching a crypto I save little snippets in Evernote of things that are relevant to answering those questions: * What is the problem or transactional inefficiency the coin is trying to solve? * What is the Dev Team like? What is their track record? How are they funded, organized? * Who is their competition and how big is the market they're targeting? What is the roadmap they created? * What current product exists? * How does the token/coin actually derive value for the holder? Is there a staking mechanism or is it transactional? * What are the weaknesses or problems with this crypto? **3) Create some sort of consistent valuation model/framework, even if its simple** I have a background in finance so I like to do Excel modeling. For those who are interested in that, this [article is a great start](https://hackernoon.com/the-7-things-you-need-to-know-from-the-valuing-cryptocurrency-conference-call-c238095a03b9) and also Chris Burniske has a great blog about using Quantity Theory of Money to build an equivalent of a DCF analysis for crypto. [Here is an Excel file example of OMG done using his model](http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FvYGe0TA-rZR00iAV2PDI-B9zba6GpEG1FodECWJDys/edit). You can download this and play around with it yourself, see how the formulas link and understand the logic. Once you have a model set up the way you like in Excel you can simply alter it to account for various float oustanding schedule and market items that are unique to your crypto, and then just start plugging in different assumptions. Think about what is the true derivation of value for the coin, is it a ""dividend"" coin that you stake within a digital economy and collect fees or is it a currency? Use a realistic monetary velocity (around 5-10 for currency and around 1-2 for staking) and for the discount rate use at least 3x the long term return of a diversified equity fund. The benefit is that this forces you to think about what actually makes this coin valuable to an actual user within the digital economy its participating in and force you to think about the assumptions you are making about the future. Do your assumptions make sense? What would the assumptions have to be to justify its current price? You can create different scenarios in a matrix (optimistic vs. pessimistic) based on different assumptions for risk (discount rate) and implementation (adoption rates). If you don't understand the above thats perfectly fine, you don't need to get into full modeling or have a financial background. Even a simple model that just tries to derive a valuation through relative terms will put you above most crypto investors. Some simple valuation methods that anyone can do * [Metcalfe's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_law) which states that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n^2). So you can compare various currencies based on their market cap and square of active users or traffic. * Another easy one is simply looking at the total market for the industry that the coin is supposedly targeting and comparing it to the market cap of the coin. Think of the market cap not only with circulating supply like its shown on CMC but including total supply. For example the total supply for Dentacoin is 1,841,395,638,392, and when multiplied by its price in early January we get a market cap that is actually higher than the entire industry it aims to disrupt: Dentistry. * If its meant to be just used as just a currency: Take a look at the circulating supply and look at the amount that is in cold storage or set to be released/burned. Most cryptos are deflationary so think about how the float schedule will change over time and how this will affect price. Once you have a model you like set up, you can compare cryptos against each other and most importantly it will require that you build a mental framework within your own mind on why somebody would want to own this coin other than to sell it to another greater fool for a higher price. Modeling out a valuation will lead you to think long term and think about the inherent value, rather than price action. Once you go through this 3-step methodology, you'll have a pretty good confidence level for making your decision and can comfortably sit back and not panic if some temporary short term condition leads to a price decrease. This is how ""smart money"" does it. **Think about your portfolio allocation** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You should think first in broad terms how you allocate between ""safe"" and ""speculative"" cryptos. For new investors its best to keep a substantial portion in what would be considered largecap safe cryptos, primarily BTC, ETH, LTC. I personally consider XMR to be safe as well. A good starting point is to have between 50-70% of your portfolio in these safe cryptocurrencies. As you become more confident and informed you can move your allocation into speculative small caps. You should also think in terms of segments and how much of your total portfolio is in each segment: * Core holdings - BTC, Ethereum, LTC...etc * Platform segment - Ethereum, NEO, Ark...etc * Privacy segment - Monero, Zcash, PivX..etc * Finance/Bank settlement segment - Ripple, Stellar...etc * Enterprise Blockchain solutions segment -VeChain, Walton, WABI...etc * Promising/Innovative Tech segment - Raiblocks, IOTA, Cardano...etc You should also think about where we are in the cycle, as now given so much uncertaintly its probably best to stay heavily in core holdings and pick up a few coins within a segment you understand well. If you don't understand how enterprise solutions work or how the value chain is built through corporations, don't invest in the enteprise blockchain solutions segment. If you are a technie who loves the technology behind Cardano or IOTA, invest in that segment. **Think of your ""circle of competence""** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is actually a term Buffet came up with, it refers to your body of knowledge that allows you to evaluate an investment. Think about what you know best and consider investing in those type of coins. If you don't know anything about how supply chains functions, how can you competently judge whether VeChain or WaltonChain will achieve adoption? This where your portfolio allocation also comes into play. You should diversify but really shouldn't be in much more than around 12 cryptos, because you simply don't have enough competency to accurately access the risk across every segment and for every type of crypto you come across. If you had over 20 different cryptos in your portfolio you should probably think about consolidating to a few sectors you understand well. **Continually educate yourself about the technology and markets** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you aren't already doing it: Read a bit each day about cryptocurrencies. There are decent Youtubers that talk about the market side of crypto, just avoid those that hype specific coins and look for more sceptical ones like CryptoInvestor. If you don't understand how the technology works and what the benefits of a blockchain are or how POS/POW works or what a DAG is or how mining actually works, learn first. If you don't care about the technology or find reading about it tedious, you shouldn't invest in this space at all. #Summing it up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I predicted a few days ago that we would have a major correction in 2018 specifically in the altcoins that saw massive gains in Decemeber/early January, and it seems we've already had a pretty big one. I don't think we'll have a complete meltdown like some are predicting, but some more pain may be incoming. Basically take this time to think about how you can improve your investment style and strategy. Make a commitment to value things rather than chasing FOMO, and take your time to make a decision. Long term investment will grant you much more returns as will a systematic approach. Take care and have fun investing :) **Edit March 2018**: Lol looking back I'm regretting starting the title with ""Why we won't have a long term bear market"" now, I was more karma whoring with that catchy title than anything. We recovered up to 11K from this post, but then crashed again hard later in February-March because of a slew of reasons from Tether subpeona to unforseen regulatory issues.",2018-01-17 22:24:59 92,Crypto.com accidentally transfers $10.5m to woman instead of $100,14540,https://tickernews.co/crypto-com-accidentally-transfers-10-5m-to-woman-instead-of-100/,2013,,2022-08-30 00:40:02 93,Wallstreetbets set to private but we still cheering ya'll on! Here's to shaking up the financial world.,14538,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/l6jl6f/wallstreetbets_set_to_private_but_we_still/,811, It's important to acknowledge the common fight we have with crypto/short squeeze and stand up for the censorship. Reddit censorship should never be allowed unless it's illegal which the subreddit didn't violate anything. Cheers to everyone fighting the good fight and going to the moon!,2021-01-28 00:53:59 94,Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Crypto markets might need bailout someday without proper regulation. Showing again she has no idea what she’s talking about.,14499,https://seekingalpha.com/news/3725111-sen-elizabeth-warren-crypto-markets-might-need-bailout-someday-without-proper-regulation?utm_source=coinmarketcap.com&utm_medium=referral,3701,,2021-08-04 16:49:55 95,BTC JUST BROKE IT'S ATH! To all people that HODLED during these difficult months: YOU'RE ALL LEGENDS!,14462,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qc16f2/btc_just_broke_its_ath_to_all_people_that_hodled/,2364,"Hi! To everyone who HODLED during these months: I LOVE YOU! Everyone of you have diamonds balls!!! We just made history that after all the FUD these months, we still climbed our way back. Crypto is here to stay and step by step the adoption is getting real! El Salvador is already profiting by adopting BTC and buying the dips. The upcoming months will be legendary and with altcoin season around the corner we have some good times to come. So a big THANKS to all of you! We'll make history together and our grandkids will thank us. Again to everyone: I LOVE YOU ALL! Let's party and enjoy this moment. ChemicalGreek",2021-10-20 13:42:41 96,Iran president said that he wants to legalize cryptocurrencies “as soon as possible”,14362,https://digesttime.com/2021/06/11/iran-president-said-he-wants-to-legalize-cryptocurrencies-as-soon-as-possible/,1381,,2021-06-12 11:59:11 97,You're hired!,14353,https://i.redd.it/4mob24a7vwj61.jpg,507,,2021-02-27 00:01:20 98,"This sub, and other crypto subs, are dangerous echo chambers where most bearish posts are downvoted into oblivion.",14321,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ngbj84/this_sub_and_other_crypto_subs_are_dangerous_echo/,1507,"If there's anything I've learned about this sub, it's that posting anything bearish or related to selling will be downvoted into oblivion. I've made several ""caution"" type posts that are meant to advise keeping a level head during this volatility, but none could ever be successful. Every comment I post in the daily about a position I had to cut is heavily downvoted. On the flip side, posting anything bullish will get you a ton of upvotes. **This sub and many others are dangerous echo chambers where being belligerently bullish is rewarded, and being level-headed is a controversial approach.** Please be cautious and try to keep a clear head when consuming all the content that is flying around right now.",2021-05-19 17:17:20 99,Selling all my crypto because of an authoritarian government,14295,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ldh53f/selling_all_my_crypto_because_of_an_authoritarian/,1902,"Hi guys, I'm from a third world country called India. The right-wing fascist government here is planning to ban all cryptocurrencies. (They are so tone-deaf they called Bitcoin a [""private cryptocurrency""](https://www.newsweek.com/india-drafts-bill-create-government-cryptocurrency-ban-private-cryptocurrencies-exceptions-1566558)). Of course, you can never ban Bitcoin due to its decentralized nature and you might be thinking why I am selling my crypto when I could just as easily use a VPN. Well, the answer is that you don't live under this government. In 2019, the country was undergoing civil unrest with riots in the capital in the [CAA protest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_Amendment_Act_protests) against a bill that discriminated based on religion. They silence journalists, kill protestors, and control not only just the media but also the judiciary. It's. fucked. up. Currently, many [farmers of the country are protesting against the new farm laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Indian_farmers) which have been deemed anti-farmers and pro-corporate. The government was apathetic to the protest initially and then they were cruel, and brutal. [When Greta Thunberg and Rihana tweeted about the issue](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rihanna-farmers-protest-mea-7173657/), the government lost its mind and used the Ministry of External Affairs to issue a statement... against a pop star and a teenager. The protestors are also dealt with harshly and Delhi has been turned into a fortress keeping them out; more than a hundred farmers have died but the government remains apathetic. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India prohibited all banks in India from accepting cryptocurrency transactions in 2018. However, the industry went to the Supreme Court and the order was deemed unconstitutional in March last year. The crypto industry rose in India again and just as more people were buying in, the government comes out with a bill that fines a person 3x to 10x their gains on crypto or a jail term up to 10 years, or both. The worst part is that the bill states that it's up to the government to decide how people should dispose of their crypto after its banned. And you know what, it's not beyond this government to take all the crypto for themselves and claim they ""destroyed it"". [All governments have a history with corruption in India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_in_India). My exchange is linked to my bank accounts and my central government tax ID, and they can easily track me. That's why I'm selling everything I have, for now, just to wait it out and see what happens with the bill here. I really don't want to sell but I think it's better if I cash out instead of letting the government decide what I should do with my coins or face jail time. I know India is probably not in your circle of concern right now but Bitcoin was about decentralization, about resisting government censorship and it seems the fanatical government is hellbent on making sure nobody can hold crypto by threatening harsh punishments and penalties. However, this is also good for crypto because the government is scared of it due to its growing power, just like its scared of Rihana and Greta Thunberg. I hope the bill never passes but most likely it will and bring an end to the crypto industry here again. EDIT - /u/makeingcent5 gave this post a Platinum Award which comes with 700 coins. I have never received reddit coins before and never had the chance to award comments or posts so I'll distribute it to as many top comments here as I can. Cryptocurrency might be about decentralizion but it also brings the world a bit closer in a way. Thank you. /u/Pos1tivity gilded this post and 100 more coins have been redistributed to top comments Since this post has become so visible, here's a campaign Indian exchanges are running - https://www.indiawantsbitcoin.org/ Last Edit - It's 5:21 AM here and I'm crashing. Thank you for all the support and comments, cryptocurrency is the future and nothing can stop it no matter what governments try. I just hope this post raised awareness about what's happening in this part of the world and why it's so dishearting. You'll are the best.",2021-02-05 21:00:00 100,"Doge paved way to a lot of scam coins: Beware of SH*T coins like Safemoon, Elongate, safemars, safegalaxy, safe whatever.",14272,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mvujsi/doge_paved_way_to_a_lot_of_scam_coins_beware_of/,6405,"I see a lot of safemoon shills on every subreddit, youtube and Facebook. I just don't want to see more people falling for trash projects like these so please beware. The fake bots will already downvote this thread but I am hoping it will at least reach some actual users in here. Here are a few coins that I looked into that are completely scams but are widely being promoted. Safemoon, safemars, safegalaxy, elongate, Zepplin dao, ravenX, fox finance, moon pirate, moonrate, hungry bear. Basically any coin which says ""they will give you coins for any transaction on the chain and then will burn x% more"". The idea of naming it ""Safe"" ""moon"" should be a good enough of a red flag. Safemoon and these other coins has 1 wallet with more than 50% of the coins. You will see a hoard of fake users/profiles just trying to promote it. These coins have no utility, it is just a ponzi scheme with the entire idea being that people who come in last are gonna be bag holders and everyone below will make a portion of the bagholders investment if you bail out early before the rug pull. These people are trying hard to get you into safemoon etc. because they wanna hoard more money and they don't give a fuck about the people who are gonna be bag holders in the end. Do not think that lot of people are buying the coins and you are gonna be missing out on 100x gains, majority of the people posting screen shots or talking about their experience are fake profiles. How they try to entice you? 1. They are going to show their profits 2. They are going to promise exchange listing (Binance, Kucoin, their own exchange) which will never come I promise you. 3. They say they are transparent because they put couple of stooges for some dogshit AMA 4. They come up with some charity cause to make you feel not guilty about being part of a ponzi scheme or play on your good nature in general. 5. They make the coin value be well below 1 dollar like ($0.0000001) so its more enticing to you to get in on, giving you hope that its going to reach 1 dollar someday LOL. It's mind blowing how some people play these mental gymnastics with themselves to justify their ponzi scheme. ""I made 100x gains"", ""is it wrong for the little guy to make money"", ""i will put 50% of profits into legit coins"". I don't want these shit coins to be the face of crypto for all the new comers. Stop promoting/getting into these scam coins for a quick buck, it is just gonna give crypto space a bad name. DYOR.",2021-04-22 01:39:58 101,Hope this doesn't count as insider trading but I overheard a couple guys in County jail talking about an Etherium fork..,14230,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/no48rc/hope_this_doesnt_count_as_insider_trading_but_i/,297,"Apparently there's a token coming out called mETH. These two guys were so bullish on it that they literally wouldn't talk about anything but mETH for entire days at a time. One of the guys even stole his mom's silverware to sell for more mETH. (Buy the dip amiright?) My only concern is the environmental factor. The other investor was pretty burned. Apparently his mining center overheated and legit exploded. (They're called mETH labs btw). Anyways, wanted to share that here with y'all. 💎🙌 keep those Crystal Hands!",2021-05-30 05:26:09 102,Ethereum will use an estimated 99.95% less energy post merge,14220,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nfcs9r/ethereum_will_use_an_estimated_9995_less_energy/,1592,"TLDR: Under PoW, as the price of ETH and the hashrate are positively correlated. Therefore, as as the price increases, in equilibrium so too does the power consumed by the network. Under Proof-of-Stake, when the price of ETH increases, the security of the network does too (the value of the ETH at-stake is worth more), but the energy requirements remain unchanged. Source: https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/05/18/country-power-no-more/",2021-05-18 14:55:06 103,"Caution! This sub has some of the worst investing advice I've ever seen, and it's full of people who think they're Warren Buffet because they won a billion dollars in the lottery.",14177,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nqkvs6/caution_this_sub_has_some_of_the_worst_investing/,1454,"Let me begin by saying that if you invested $1,000 in bitcoin when it was first released, you are most likely very wealthy today. But don't let that detract from the fact that it elevates you to the status of someone who wired $1,000 to an anonymous person on the internet in exchange for some magical beans. You'd be stupid not to have money invested in cryptocurrency these days, but keep in mind that it's almost entirely based on speculation, and a lot of your success is based on pure luck. In a bull market, everyone is a brilliant investor. People who post here pretending to be seasoned investing gurus are more often than not people who got lucky a few times. Have fun with your Baron Rothschild memes, pretending that everyone who invests in cryptocurrency will become a millionaire. This is not the first time in history that a generation of young people has gotten rich by jumping on a wild speculation train. People had the same attitudes at the height of the dotcom bubble. ""Twenty-five percent returns in a year?"" Those are scrub figures. Anything less than 100% is not acceptable!"" We all know how that ride ended, and this one will as well. This ride will come to an end, whether it ends in a major bust or becomes a mainstream financial tool dominated by Wall Street. Take advantage of the high returns while you can. Lastly, If you have the money to do so you can manage your risk by diversifying. Yes, the goal of diversification is to have a completely uncorrelated asset. Because all cryptocurrencies are highly correlated with one another, diversifying requires diversifying in a completely different asset class. Investing in another coin is not considered diversification; it is equivalent to investing in McDonald's and KFC and calling it diversification. As always, thank you for your time.",2021-06-02 12:41:22 104,Your $20 crypto investment is great! Don't get discouraged when you see people posting about dropping a few grand on a coin on a whim.,14129,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nr2v11/your_20_crypto_investment_is_great_dont_get/,1442,"Did you invest a modest amount of money in crypto, feel excited, then saw people on Reddit investing huge sums, and your excitement faded? You are investing for you. Please don't spend more than you can afford to lose because you feel your investment isn't large enough. I know how it feels to own 1/2 of a coin, visit that coin's subreddit and see people talking about how they just picked up 25 more coins (even though it took me 3 months of DCAing to get half a coin). I quickly realized I invested in something I believe in, and my investment size is right for me. I did at first feel the urge to put more money in so I don't miss out on huge gains, but I need my other fiat and I am NOT okay with losing it. So I didn't gamble. I think there are a lot of new investors who can safely afford to lose only small amounts of fiat. I bet there are a lot more than you think. They just don't post about how they picked up $8 more of a coin. Friends, make the investment that is right for you and don't worry about how much other people can afford to invest.",2021-06-03 02:34:34 105,Your coin isn’t pumping because it’s a great project. It’s pumping because we’re in a bull market and everything is pumping.,14088,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mskfij/your_coin_isnt_pumping_because_its_a_great/,2089,"I keep seeing people posting about how their coin is pumping because it’s such a great project and the market is finally realizing it. Please don’t kid yourself. Do you realize that DOGE is currently one of the best performing coins in the entire cryptosphere? Your coin is pumping because everything is pumping, and that’s all. There will again be a time when the best projects rise to the top. This is not that time. I used to be under the impression you need to put in proper research before making a crypto investment. Nowadays it seems like the worse a coin is on paper, the better investment it is. Blockchain technology is important and will forever change the world, but this cryptocurrency shitshow is kind of a joke. Anyways, let’s make lots and lots of money while we can!",2021-04-17 04:58:59 106,"At age 27 and at ETH price of $2900++, Vitalik has officially become the youngest CRYPTO BILLIONAIRE and the 2nd youngest selfmade billionaire in the world!",14036,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n3e4ma/at_age_27_and_at_eth_price_of_2900_vitalik_has/,1267,"Vitalik's wallet: [https://etherscan.io/address/0xab5801a7d398351b8be11c439e05c5b3259aec9b](https://etherscan.io/address/0xab5801a7d398351b8be11c439e05c5b3259aec9b) What a chad. The chaddest of chads. Austin Russell, youngest self made billionaire, age 26: [https://www.businessinsider.com/austin-russell-replaces-kylie-jenner-youngest-self-made-billionaire-forbes-list-2021-4#:\~:text=Austin%20Russell%20is%20the%20youngest,stories%20on%20Insider's%20business%20page](https://www.businessinsider.com/austin-russell-replaces-kylie-jenner-youngest-self-made-billionaire-forbes-list-2021-4#:~:text=Austin%20Russell%20is%20the%20youngest,stories%20on%20Insider's%20business%20page). Kylie Jenner doesn't count, please don't mention her. It's hard to imagine that Vitalik started Ethereum when he was 19! And if the legends are to be believed, we have World of Warcraft to thank!",2021-05-02 19:39:43 107,I just spent 4 hrs in 15 Alt Coin Sub-Reddits and here are the common things I found,14007,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/npob3a/i_just_spent_4_hrs_in_15_alt_coin_subreddits_and/,2296,"After spending a considerable amount of time in many alt coin subreddits, here are the common themes preached across the board: 1. Bitcoin is speculative garbage while the subreddit's coin has ""real utility"". 2. POW > POS & POS > POW - Depends on the subreddit's coin. 3. Atleast one post of someone going *all in* on the coin stating it to be the next best thing right after the internet. 4. The team behind the subreddit's coin is the best team in all of crypto and they have the best funding, best track record, precise development schedule, bug fixes and frequent social engagement. 5. The coin is the most undervalued project and deserves to be in the top 5, hell it should even surpass the marketcap of bitcoin, people are just waiting for mass market adoption! 6. How the coin would bring financial freedom from evil central banks and would rebuild the financial system from scratch. 7. Daily price prediction posts where OP states how early everyone is, like Bitcoin in 2009 early. To the moon!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀 8. All the flaws in the coin are suppressed while the breakthroughs are celebrated: If OP even mentions any kind of concern, the post is downvoted to oblivion. On the other hand, any good news on the coin is reacted with, ""Finally the sleeping giant is waking up!!"" 9. Fuck the whales, buy the dip!!! 10. New people are asked to buy and hodl. 11. FUD accounts present on the sub only talk negatively about the coin Let me know if I missed anything. Feel free to add it below and I'll edit it into the post.",2021-06-01 07:28:45 108,These fees make me want to vomit,13962,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lneip7/these_fees_make_me_want_to_vomit/,3329,"Network fees, Coinbase fees, conversion fees, selling fees, fees for breathing. This is not how crypto should be. $30 to move my bitcoin is absurd, and way more $ to move Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens. I can transfer money from bank to bank with ZERO USD in fees.. It’s ridiculous and it will start to take notice. Imo it’s slowing down adoption & frustrating the hell out of people, myself included.",2021-02-19 12:17:11 109,It be like that sometimes,13954,https://i.redd.it/0dd65me00ji61.jpg,646,,2021-02-20 00:19:28 110,The US dollar looks like a sh*t coin from crypto's perspective,13900,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nnibne/the_us_dollar_looks_like_a_sht_coin_from_cryptos/,1283,"**- 27 trillion in circulation** **- unlimited supply cap** **- only 1 node** **- 1% of holders own 30%** **- 25% supply minted in the last 6 months** **- 38 million notes printed every day** **- loses at least 3% of value every year** **- in a bear market since its conception**",2021-05-29 07:43:52 111,"Imagine living in El Salvador and having Elizabeth Warren tell you that using Bitcoin will destroy the planet. Then consider the energy used by US banks, the US military, and the US government, all to protect a US dollar that aims to destroy every other currency.",13755,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nwmtwy/imagine_living_in_el_salvador_and_having/,2324,"There are some policy ideas I agree with Elizabeth Warren on, but her statements on Bitcoin yesterday were so laughably stupid. It made me think of her analysis of the final season of Game of Thrones, which she called “sexist.” Now, there are some good critiques of the way the show ended, but that was an example of Warren just hopping on some bandwagon of internet outrage. Probably never even watched GoT. Her thoughts on Bitcoin are equally ignorant. By the way, you know what consumes more fuel and electricity than most countries? The US military by itself. Edit: I should add that, I do believe cryptocurrency must and will become greener. It’s just that it is a complicated and nuanced subject involving entire energy infrastructures and, in this case, she sounds incredibly ignorant.",2021-06-10 12:50:01 112,I (24F) feel like a bad b*tch compared to my boyfriend,13583,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oa9qvt/i_24f_feel_like_a_bad_btch_compared_to_my/,2093,"My boyfriend got into crypto around December of 2020, and he decided to put a large sum of his money in during the huuuuge run we had earlier in the year. His strategy was to put a few thousand in and watch the charts meticulously every few seconds. I even saw him swing trading and swapping coins, so I decided to learn everything I could about crypto and see if he was getting ""scammed."" I learned a lot. I watched him tell our friends to buy doge coin, saw him put lump sums into BTC and BITCOIN CASH, and heard him tell me about lots of coins that seemed like they wouldn't pan out long term and I tried to hold my breath. At this point (around April) I thought, hey, I know a little bit now, time to start my portfolio. I did something different than him, and put 25 dollars in each week. He kind of made a little fun of me, said it was ""cute"" that I was investing and trying, and also said it was kinda pointless to put that little amount of money in. Then came the ""crash"" that I was completely prepared for and mentally ready to see, and I just ... continued to put in my money weekly. He ""no longer wanted to talk crypto as much"" and stopped putting in money because all of his was already invested. I am proud to say that as of today (because I started building with one coin vs. His 10-15) ... MY BITCOIN IS WORTH MORE THAN HIS! Edit: for you weirdos saying I'm in a toxic relationship .... have a drink",2021-06-29 14:46:49 113,"You got SCAMMED. You didn't get HACKED! For God's sake learn the difference and if you think you got 'HACKED', write the details as to what happened so the community can learn what the f* happened and not panic for their crypto money.",13526,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rgxmtf/you_got_scammed_you_didnt_get_hacked_for_gods/,4006,"Crypto Wojak 1: ""Guys I got hacked. Lost $100 gazillion. My funds were on Metamask."" Crypto Wojak 2: ""Oh fuck Metamask ffs!!!"" 10 hours later: Crypo Wojak 1: ""Oh guys I totally forgot to say this but I clicked a Discord link and they asked me to validate my wallet for free NFTs so I put in my seed phrase and after that my funds were drained. But lemme just write a post saying I got HACKED and METAMASK SUXXXX!!!!"" \--------------------- For fuck's sake, most of the people that lost their crypto money got SCAMMED, not HACKED. Did someone suddenly invent a quantum computer capable of breaking SHA-256 cryptography? Because that's literally what it takes to 'hack' your crypto wallet without your seed phrase. The whole point of crypto is that NOBODY, no MACHINE, no CIA, no NSA, no Illuminati, no Bogdanoff can HACK your crypto wallet, that's the whole fucking point of crypto ffs. So you can fucking imagine why ppl start to panic when some rando Wojaks that got scammed like a noob but cries out loud how he got 'hacked'. Then everyone starts to think 'what if this happened to me????' and 'does this mean Ledger and Metamask are not safu??' If only people could be clear and write out step by step what actually happened and stop spreading these bullshit fear stories.",2021-12-15 12:06:21 114,Coinbase have stolen my Eth deposit and ignored my correspondence with them. A quick search of their support sub reveals they do this a lot and apparently they're getting away with it.,13524,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sode68/coinbase_have_stolen_my_eth_deposit_and_ignored/,1467,"I deposited ETH, from an address I have used many times, to my CB address I have used many times without issues. Deposit made on Christmas day 2021. I got the usual CB email saying they'd received my deposit, and the tx is confirmed on etherscan. The coins were never put into my portfolio. I opened a support ticket, and got a vague non-answer by reply (we're looking into it). It was promptly closed without explanation. I have since opened another 3 tickets which have all been met with similar vague responses, and then the tickets are closed without explanation. My requests to make a complaint have been ignored. I posted on their subreddit 2 weeks ago and got another vague response, no DMs etc. I've posted there again today but don't expect much. My account is not suspended etc., I am still able to transact with existing funds and deposit fiat. I tested this yesterday. The funny thing is I trade high volume and had I continued using CBP, I would have paid them multiples of the value of this deposit in fees over the next 12 months. Congrats, you played yourselves. I was able to live with CBP constantly going down during periods of volatility (sus AF!) but this is crossing the line. **I am purely posting to encourage others to stay away from coinbase and CBP.** I am not the first person this has happened to. There are literally hundreds of posts like mine on their support sub where people have had funds vanish and the support team just ignores them. Aside from this their fee structure sucks anyway. People seem think CBP is the cheapest for fees but they're only the cheapest if you trade over $100k per month. I only used them because it was a quick cash onramp from my Revolut account. I'll be sticking with Binance and Kraken from here on out. I will also be looking at the LRC DEX because they pay you to trade. Be careful where you leave your funds. EDIT: Lots of people doubting the legitimacy of my post which I guess is healthy skepticism. When I get home from work I will redact my personal details and edit in links to my (very one sided) correspondence with Coinbase. Edit 2: I've done the above with mods. **Edit 3: RESOLUTION!** Thank you all so much for your support. I'm happy to report that Coinbase were **magically** able to resolve my issue straight away after I tagged their reddit support account on this post. I received the mail in this image: https://ibb.co/b61rYK8 I went straight to filing a complaint and within about 10 minutes my account was credited with the missing funds. They have devalued by about 30% ish since I sent them, and I sent them to be sold immediately at the time, but I seriously doubt I'll get anything else out of CB. I'm just glad to get my coins back at last. Thank you all again. Naming and shaming most definitely works. Also, a final word, a lot of people are looking for alternative exchange recommendations. I am in the EU and use binance a lot, also have a Kraken account and they have been recommended by a lot of people. But I know these aren't great options for some people in the USA. I'm also going to look at using the LRC DEX for trading as they pay you to trade via negative fees! Amazing. I don't believe there's any geo blocks on this either. The issue I experienced makes me think DEXs are the way forward. Good luck to everyone this year, don't forget to buy high and sell low 🚀",2022-02-09 13:17:52 115,"Sam Bankman just cashed out $600k, in violation of his bail release terms and conditions. A wallet directly linked to him has been using shady no-KYC exchanges to swap out",13495,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/zyruws/sam_bankman_just_cashed_out_600k_in_violation_of/,1114,"It seems that Sam Bankman is already violating his bail release terms and conditions. As per his bail release, he may not transact over $1000 without approval. If he violates the terms, his bond may be forfeited - which means his parents home could be forfeited. Lets look at what the scammer has been upto: In 2020, he tweeted his wallet addresses in an effort to seek ownership control over SushiSwap. [Sam casually tweets his address out. ok uh](https://preview.redd.it/8e7seijnwy8a1.jpg?width=1228&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ec2dfe64e1580cae19e4aa02795cce494d7651ff) And just to confirm he completely controlled this address, the then head of SushiSwap - Nomichef tweets that he has transferred control of Sushi to Sam. [Nomi: I'm transferring control to SBFAlameda now.](https://preview.redd.it/ix5d08pbxy8a1.jpg?width=1304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=267452f0f24c8a801416da2965f0ed65b1b33b28) And what do you know... this wallet was just emptied out, right after Sam got released on bail. Here is the wallet: [https://etherscan.io/address/0xd57581d9e42e9032e6f60422fa619b4a4574ba79](https://etherscan.io/address/0xd57581d9e42e9032e6f60422fa619b4a4574ba79) (lets label this as ""**0xd575**"") Around 0.66eth was sent out from here to another wallet, thus emptying this wallet. And if you follow the trail from here, the funds finally end up on a no-KYC exchange: [https://etherscan.io/address/0xa8f296def58797cc48c5e6bdc047535b2eecaeab](https://etherscan.io/address/0xa8f296def58797cc48c5e6bdc047535b2eecaeab) Over $50k were swapped in this manner. This is just in one wallet. One of the other intermediary wallet which received funds from ""**0xd575**"" is ""**0x7386**"". This wallet has recieved hundreds of thousand in the last couple of days, all of them eventually cashing out to no-KYC exchange. Here is that intermediary wallet: [https://etherscan.io/address/0x7386df2cf7e9776bce0708072c27d6a7135d51cb](https://etherscan.io/address/0x7386df2cf7e9776bce0708072c27d6a7135d51cb) The pattern is similar - the wallet receives funds, and swaps them via no-KYC exchange to launder the funds. This shows that the wallet that is directly linked to Sam has been cashing out. These are not transactions made by the Bankruptcy trustee, since any transaction they make has to be signed off by the bankruptcy court first and furthermore, they wouldnt use a no-kyc exchange to hide their trail.",2022-12-30 05:15:58 116,"Billionaire Investor Mike Novogratz on Sen. Warren: ""Banks charged $12B in Overdraft Fees, a Fortune in ATM Fees, a Fortune in Checking Account Fees. But you keep going after Crypto""",13471,http://msn.com/en-us/money/markets/billionaire-investor-mike-novogratz-attacks-elizabeth-warrens-anti-crypto-stance-saying-defi-is-far-more-transparent-than-banks/ar-AAMEnVM,1205,,2021-07-28 16:31:19 117,Great news from Korea! Banks will allow cryptocurrency trading again from today and next week account registration is opened again.,13410,http://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=001&aid=0009829657,453,,2018-01-22 23:21:09 118,"Amazon To Integrate Bitcoin Payments And Launch Its Own Token By 2022, Insider Confirms",13344,https://bitcoinist.com/amazon-to-integrate-bitcoin-payments-and-launch-its-own-token-by-2022-insider-confirms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-to-integrate-bitcoin-payments-and-launch-its-own-token-by-2022-insider-confirms,1655,,2021-07-25 15:06:43 119,"Me, trying to daytrade",13328,https://media.giphy.com/media/176PAmzjLjtMQ/giphy.gif,382,,2017-11-13 06:04:23 120,r/CryptoCurrency Predictions Tournament ,13268,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-d7f7f140-1129-482a-8d4f-cc75dd7486d9,317,,2022-01-14 04:37:34 121,It’s ok for Billionaires to go to space for no reason and burn a ton of rocket fuel but nooooo we can’t have any crypto mining going on cause you know the oceans are LITERALLY ON FIRE because of crypto mining,13260,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oj3mn2/its_ok_for_billionaires_to_go_to_space_for_no/,1941,"I just have this little rant as people are so quick to jump on crypto with all the FUD even though it’s a insanely smart and useful technology that will 100% be a part of our future and probably for the better of the world. But the media is jumping around giddy reporting on billionaires in space. People should get their priorities straight and stop being hypocrites. EDIT: should have put an /s in there somewhere cause of course I know the ocean being on fire has nothing to do with crypto mining. EDIT 2: So many interesting takes in this thread and thanks for the awards. I am by no means an expert on rockets or energy usage of crypto, there are great comments describing these in detail. I know I was being extreme in the title and bringing up energy so please go ahead and roast me for my ignorance. Grateful for the discussion here as the energy usage of mining should be of course a concern to all. I love space and science and I love crypto. I didn’t even think about the whatabout-ism when writing this post but I agree taking two separate subjects and trying to justify something isn’t an argument and that wasn’t my intention. Space is cool, Crypto is cool, let’s save the Earth, come up with technologies we never dreamed of before, and also have common sense and be kind to each other in the process. Have a nice day everyone.",2021-07-12 23:51:54 122,I have made more money from Cryptocurrency & Pokemon Cards this year than the last 12 years of working as an engineer - my girlfriend thinks I'm mad!,13259,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m6azph/i_have_made_more_money_from_cryptocurrency/,1225,"2020 has been a strange and stressful year for us all but with the lockdown and covid we have all had a lot more spare time for ourselves. Much to the dismay of my girlfriend I spent most of the last year investing in cryptocurrency and pokemon cards. Endless nights staring at charts or bidding on ebay have paid off though and incredibly I have managed to earn more than I have from my entire career as an engineer. I'm hoping she will forgive me for ""wasting my time on magic coins and children's toys"" when I take her on a nice holiday once the pandemic is over. What an age to live in!",2021-03-16 15:00:10 123,"Denmark: If you have more than 100,000 Kroner ($16k) in your bank account, you will be charged ~1% negative interest. Let the onboarding of Danes to crypto begin!",13158,https://danskebank.com/news-and-insights/news-archive/press-releases/2021/pr26042021,2103,,2021-05-02 10:23:17 124,"People use Ethereum to Donate $20M in Less than 48h to Julian Assange to Fight a 175 Year Sentence for revealing War Crimes & Human Rights Abuses including Gunning Down of Civilians, Children and Reuters Journalists",13141,https://assangedao.org/,943,,2022-02-06 13:10:55 125,Hacker could’ve printed unlimited ‘Ether’ but chose $2M bug bounty instead,13106,https://protos.com/ether-hacker-optimism-ethereum-layer2-scaling-bug-bounty/,1325,,2022-02-14 11:40:59 126,99% of the crypto market has 0 real life utility. Change my mind.,13068,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sh0tgg/99_of_the_crypto_market_has_0_real_life_utility/,10950," Other than a speculative asset with a glorious whitepaper and an impressive ""ex workers"" of big name companies all around the world, they all promise the Moon but underdeliver. I have yet to see something that has an actual use in realife that is using any of those tokens/coins technology. I understand that there are companies looking into metaverse, NFTs or accepting Bitcoin as legal tender, but those are very niche and far from mass adoption. Honestly talking the only projects i've seen of use are cost cutting protocols such as MATIC & LRC for transactions, and Brave Browser (BAT) which i actually find it awesome to use. Do you have other opinion? Are we throwing money into the void? Are we any different from gambling our money if the rate of uselessness is so high?",2022-01-31 13:05:42 127,"Exposed Congressman Rep Brad Sherman Who is Trying to ‘Shut Down’ Crypto and Gets His Biggest Donations From Big Banks, is Up for Re-election Next Year in 2022. Let's vote him out? Any Californians here like me who can help? I'll be voting for whoever is against him next year.",13062,https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/brad_sherman/400371,716,,2021-07-06 18:23:01 128,"How much will the price of Bitcoin move by Monday, May 3rd? ",13030,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mz2wfx/how_much_will_the_price_of_bitcoin_move_by_monday/,1123,"Reference price: $53,693.29 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT** on May 3rd. Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/mz2wfx)",2021-04-26 17:23:24 129,"China is anti-Crypto because they can't Censor or Control it, Pushing Digital Yuan instead with built in Surveillance and Censorship Features",12989,http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-20/digital-yuan-gives-china-a-new-tool-to-strike-back-at-critics,994,,2021-05-25 12:30:32 130,"Can we all come together on this, lets make it known to Binance that we want all their withdrawal fees reduced.",12978,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7x0ves/can_we_all_come_together_on_this_lets_make_it/,795,"I see a lot of complains on the daily about Binance fees being too high yet nothing is done about it. Everyone here knows that social media is a very strong platform to get things done. Can we all come together and tweet or use whatever social media platform to reduce those fees? I'm not very good with coming up with those stupid hashtags, but maybe something like #BooBinanceFees Main Binance Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/binance_2017 CEO Binance Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/cz_binance Suggestions for hashtags on Twitter: * #BooBinanceFees * #FairWithdrawal * #WithdrawalForAll Edit Obligatory thanks for the gold! And I can't believe this blew up as much as it did. Hopefully we can get some progress on this! **Edit 2:** I think we should use the hashtag **#BinanceFees** **Simple and too the point. Lets get to putting this all around social media!**",2018-02-12 13:56:28 131,5 out of the 6 US Senators against Crypto are over 65 years old. Do you really think they know anything about crypto?,12902,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p1txxi/5_out_of_the_6_us_senators_against_crypto_are/,1946,"Seriously now wtf is wrong with this picture. Some of these senators should be retired, yet they are trying to literally ruin future generations. I would love to ask any of them what a blockchain is or what a satoshi is. These “politicians” do not need to be messing with something they don’t know shit about. Thank you for coming to my pissed off TED talk.",2021-08-10 17:26:50 132,you want actually unpopular opinions? here we go,12899,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qahn0h/you_want_actually_unpopular_opinions_here_we_go/,2252,"1. crypto is a big bubble that is competing with the fiat bubble in a game of chicken who bursts first. 2. burning supply to artificially pump the price is a giga red flag and will make ETH lose market share to its competitors which will ultimately REDUCE its price (compared to what it could have been) instead of increasing it. 3. if a coin with the codebase of bitcoin would release today it would be labeled a shitcoin and forgotten faster than the average time it would take to make a block, which to be fair, takes a while. 4. crypto will not make everybody ""financially free"". if everybody is rich, nobody is. you just want to ride on the back of the people that missed the crypto train that then have to work for you if crypto really flips fiat at some point. 5. its not enough for crypto to be ""not as bad"" as the traditional banking system. want to be the future? behave like it. be efficient. don't waste a fuckton of energy. don't have fees that make it impossible to buy a fucking ice cream without paying double. 6. every coin/token was at some point centralized. decentralization is a process. judge a crypto by the effort it makes to get there. 7. the average crypto investor has such a limited knowledge of cryptography and/or economics it SCARES ME.",2021-10-18 07:17:49 133,I give credit to the new investors who got into Crypto earlier in the year and are holding through this,12884,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o5k237/i_give_credit_to_the_new_investors_who_got_into/,2831,"It's one thing to say that you believe crypto is the future, it's another to say it while looking at a consistently bleeding market. Many new investors have bought the ATH and are still holding on through these crazy times. When you're new to a market and you see your new investment down massively, it can be very disheartening, many will sell to get out and swear off of crypto entirely. I've already seen this a lot. There is so much FUD and as we can't predict the future, we all feel cautious. So I must give credit to those new investors, lets hope we see some more green on the charts soon.",2021-06-22 10:41:12 134,"One of the largest owners of bitcoin, who reportedly held as much as $1 billion, is dead at 41",12891,https://www.marketwatch.com/story/one-of-the-largest-owners-of-bitcoin-who-reportedly-held-as-much-as-1-billion-is-dead-at-41-reports-11624904721,1436,,2021-06-28 19:12:47 135,"Coinbase CEO: ""we don’t think there’s a high risk of Russian oligarchs using crypto to avoid sanctions. Because it is an open ledger, trying to sneak lots of money through crypto would be more traceable than using U.S. dollars cash, art, gold, or other assets.""",12829,https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1499622118224392195?s=20&t=wvIEAcknEfZoSSd8qlOoKA,1841,,2022-03-04 13:59:24 136,"For those still on the fence with Robinhood, watch lawmakers grill CEO who can’t/won’t answer questions. Don’t buy your crypto with them!",12805,https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/02/18/gamestop-hearing-robinhood-ceo-vlad-tenev-orig.cnn,877,,2021-02-18 21:58:51 137,"Ted Cruz is offering the Cruz Amendment, to completely strike Crypto from the infrastructure Bill",12662,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p1fkcr/ted_cruz_is_offering_the_cruz_amendment_to/,3214,"It’s interesting being on Ted Cruz’s side, but he’s really fighting for Crypto’s future. He’s now introduced this amendment and said he brought it up because he says there’s not 5 senators who can even explain what crypto is…",2021-08-10 01:50:54 138,A third of cryptocurrency investors don’t know what they’re doing,12644,https://www.independent.co.uk/money/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-price-drop-invest-china-b1883069.html,2530,,2021-07-24 12:02:59 139,A list of things banned in China,12610,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/niiuvk/a_list_of_things_banned_in_china/,1872,"- *Facebook* - *Amazon* - *Google* - *Instagram* - *Snapchat* - *Twitter* - *Twitch* - *Pinterest* - *YouTube* - *Netflix* - *iTunes* - *Christmas* - *The letter ‘N’* - *Winnie the Pooh* - *Harrison Ford* - *Bitcoin* Seems like Bitcoin is in good company, I wouldn’t be too worried.",2021-05-22 13:40:05 140,"Crypto has never existed through a global recession before. All bets are off, and we might be about to see the first *true* crypto crash - and it might knock the wind out of even the hardest hodlers.",12600,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uv6f5v/crypto_has_never_existed_through_a_global/,2623,"I’m seeing far too much chatter from people who are a.) sure we are entering a 2 year bear market and others who are b.) sure this is just a dip in an extended cycle. I have a question for all of you people: when was the last time you were hungry, and I mean really hungry? When was the last time you were already late for rent and wondering what around your house you could sell to make up the difference? Make no mistake: I am a crypto maximalist. One of the OGs. But I also strive to be a realist. And let me assure you: people who can’t afford basic necessities don’t have time for made up internet coins. After being involved with crypto for many years I went through a rough patch in 2019 - 2020 where I was on food stamps and begging for rent money on social media. I was selling my shit on eBay and relying on charity to make it from one month to the next. I gotta say, I gave zero shits about what was going on in crypto land. My vision was focused on just making it day to day. And I think a lot of people are going to end up in that same mindset if a real recession hits us. People aren’t gonna have extra money to buy *any* crypto, not monkey nfts, not dog coins, not Algorand, not Ether, not even fucking Bitcoin itself. And I think you should mentally prepare for that. It should be a possibility on your mental list that crypto might be about to experience it’s first *true* crash, and it will seem like an extinction level event. ——— edit: the fact that this is getting almost unanimously derided as bullshit (originally was downvoted to zero) suggests to me that I’m probably right. Y’all ride that hopium into the ground. To make money in this game you need to do the *opposite* of what everyone believes. It’s okay, I remember what my first bull market felt like too. ——— edit 2: I don’t have the energy to reply to the hundreds of comments screeching “how are you an OG if you were on food stamps!” as if people can’t make mistakes, and if they do, as if they suddenly don’t have wisdom to share. The mistakes are what creates the wisdom. My alt account is /u/americanpegasus. I have been in crypto since 2012, and during the past ten years have both made and lost extraordinary sums of money. I wish you the same so that perhaps you can come out of it a little wiser for the journey.",2022-05-22 08:05:44 141,"Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary Reverses Stance on Bitcoin, Says Crypto Is Here to Stay, Invests 3% of His Portfolio",12443,https://news.bitcoin.com/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-here-to-stay-invests-portfolio/,823,,2021-03-01 00:12:39 142,Russian nuclear scientists arrested for trying to use one of Russia's most powerful supercomputers to mine Bitcoins,12359,http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43003740,486,,2018-02-09 13:08:40 143,When you're holding altcoins but your friends only heard of Bitcoin and all congratulate you because they think you had an incredible day,12349,http://bronxbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nervous-smiling-guy-meme-image-gallery-hcpr-on-fake-smile-meme.jpg,577,,2017-12-07 23:10:26 144,Don’t get burned with Dogecoin,12344,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mt1xzi/dont_get_burned_with_dogecoin/,3691,"Today on r/Dogecoin a user posted a video of himself: he sat in a chair, his head concealed by a pillow case, a black revolver pressed to his temple. He ranted about the lies surrounding Dogecoin and said he planned to kill himself. All I know is that he lived long enough to post the video. It was quickly removed by mods. So, before you buy Dogecoin, you should know what you are getting. Here’s a short summary: Dogecoin has a huge supply. 129 billion coins. 10,000 coins are mined per minute. That’s 14 million new coins added to the supply every day, which adds up to about 1 billion coins added every eighty days. Bitcoin has a maximum supply of 21 million coins. So, Dogecoin mints more coins every two days than Bitcoin will ever have in circulation. That’s why doge will never be priced like Bitcoin. And, in fact, at about $9 per Dogecoin, Dogecoin would equal Bitcoin in value. Dogecoin has no real ecosystem to make it valuable. It is not fast: 33 transactions per second. ETH 2.0 can handle 100,000 per second. So Dogecoin can’t serve as a currency. It seems to have minimum dev work. And it’s fueled by people who think they are getting into doge early. If you buy now, you are not. Dogecoin is not the future of anything. With Dogecoin, you are buying hype. And hype might push Dogecoin to 69 cents. Maybe to $1...but there is zero reason for doge to hold that value. In fact, at $1 per Dogecoin, with 1 billion coins added every 80 days, doge would need $1 billion in new investment every few months JUST TO MAINTAIN $1.00 Also, be aware that $129 billion (doge at $1) is a huge market cap. That’s the same value as STARBUCKS. And doge has almost zero use-case scenarios. Sure you can buy some Mavs merch. Maybe find some occasional doge fans that accept it as payment. But doge can’t scale to be a currency. It’s too slow. Doge, frankly, is way overpriced right now. And Doge is going to have trouble maintaining it’s value due to its always-expanding supply. If the hype falls off just a bit—doge will fall, too. And twitter’s algorithm is heavily weighted against repeat trends. You might make money with doge, but it is far from guaranteed, and there is a fairly hard ceiling due to doge’s constant supply. If you buy doge, you are buying hype and Elon Musk tweet energy and nothing else. Be careful.",2021-04-17 23:49:54 145,Influencers are getting paid to scam you. They are not your friends. If you lose money listening to them it is your fault and nobody feels bad for you.,12321,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tatv8p/influencers_are_getting_paid_to_scam_you_they_are/,1034,"The things is, they started being bad for many things, not just crypto. They are getting paid to scam their fans, and they are scumbags on this planet. How many times we saw videos on youtube, tiktok or any other platform with coins or tokens that are going to skyrocket and you should get in ASAP? How many of those same youtubers, tiktokers etc. got rich because their tehnical analysis is amazing and they share knowledge that we should be thankfull about? They are promoting risky, or sometimes even non existent coins and tokens. People who are just getting into crypto are sometimes listening to them, investing blindly in what they say and lose money. And later they may think that crypto is a scam, right? **THEY SHOULD ALL GET SUED!** **Examples:** \- [Kim Kardashain promoting EthereumMax](https://decrypt.co/73601/kim-kardashian-is-shilling-ethereum-max-too-what-is-it). Of course, one of the highest payed athlete Floyd Mayweather needed more money so [he jumped right in to do the same thing](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/12/business/kim-kardashian-floyd-mayweather-crypto-lawsuit/index.html). Something (I don't even know what the hell it is) that was even without whitepaper \- [Soulja Boy](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/05/21337044/soulja-boy-accidentally-reveals-how-much-he-got-paid-to-promote-crypto-project) did the same thing to his fans, while revealing how much money he would get for promoting it \- [FaZe clan doing pump and dump](https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/faze-clan-pump-and-dump-crypto-scam-gets-kay-kicked-off-and-three-others-suspended/articleshow/84063180.cms) *Moon, Mars, NFTs, we are all going to be rich, we are all going to be millionaires.* Get out of here.",2022-03-10 08:02:53 146,I don't care if you invested $100 or $1M. You're doing something for your future and we should all respect that.,12300,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lsvqeu/i_dont_care_if_you_invested_100_or_1m_youre_doing/,1111,"Don't let anyone bring you down because you can only afford $100 to invest in crypto. If a few hundred dollars is a significant amount for you, then the gains on that will also be significant. Time in the market is a huge factor, so if you're young and patient, chances are you'll make decent money even with less invested. Moreover, a smaller investment at first is ideal to test the waters, it gives you time to properly understand how crypto works, and do your own research on several projects. I was also a broke college student when I put my first $200 in crypto in 2017. I wasn't really active in this sub because I felt like I was not part of this community. Most of the guys here were talking about lambos & yachts, and to be honest, at first I would've been super happy to just double my investment and buy gas to visit my GF more frequently. Only invest what you can afford to lose, do your own research, and don't be afraid to ask!",2021-02-26 11:22:24 147,I've created an Excel Crypto Portfolio Tracker that draws live prices and coin data from CoinMarketCap.com. Here is how to create your own.,12285,https://i.imgur.com/q9VkMPn.jpg,674,,2017-12-25 21:22:52 148,McDonald's Responds To Elon Musk: We Will Accept Dogecoin If Tesla Accepts GrimaceCoin,12233,https://www.benzinga.com/node/25226045,1354,,2022-01-26 03:50:05 149,"Sam Bankman-Fried and two former FTX associates are currently being detained by Bahamian authorities, tried to flee.",12208,https://cointelegraph.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-is-under-supervision-in-bahamas-looking-to-flee-to-dubai,1500,,2022-11-13 00:32:11 150,More Than a Third of Millennial Millionaires Have at least 50% of their Wealth in Crypto,12193,https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/more-than-a-third-of-millennial-millionaires-have-at-least-50-of-their-wealth-in-crypto-survey/,895,,2021-06-13 14:09:33 151,Mark Cuban says shutting off crypto 'growth engine' would be like banning e-commerce in 1995 as debate rages over infrastructure bill,12160,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/infrastructure-bill-mark-cuban-crypto-tax-debate-broker-miners-2021-8,1096,,2021-08-09 14:25:16 152,South Korean government reaffirms there will be no trading ban,12137,https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/951428854085689344,437,,2018-01-11 12:38:17 153,This guy gets it,12019,https://i.redd.it/ezwzpgj3dne01.jpg,390,,2018-02-06 19:51:43 154,"Transparency: Rep. Brad Sherman, who just told the Financial Services Committee he wants to prohibit Americans from buying and/or mining crypto, has a credit card processing company as largest campaign donor.",11992,https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00006897,426,,2018-07-18 20:06:19 155,US government just admitted crypto is here to stay,11859,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nh5skp/us_government_just_admitted_crypto_is_here_to_stay/,1889,"Not sure why there's FUD following Biden administration's plan for crypto transfers over $10K be reported to the IRS from 2023. This is good news in a bad week for crypto. IMO the US gov just admitted crypto is here to stay. Unless I'm missing something, I'm not selling. [https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/105543/irs-biden-crypto-transactions-report-10000-tax-gap](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/105543/irs-biden-crypto-transactions-report-10000-tax-gap) \[Edit: Link added\]",2021-05-20 17:11:10 156,Young Ukrainian escapes war with USB stick holding 40% of his life savings in crypto,11855,https://finbold.com/young-ukrainian-escapes-war-with-usb-stick-holding-40-of-his-life-savings-in-crypto/,854,,2022-03-23 18:04:54 157,"A Friendly Reminder that After 90% Loss, You Would Need 900% Gain to Get Back to Breakeven",11852,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ps7w6r/a_friendly_reminder_that_after_90_loss_you_would/,1855,"Many people here don't seem to get it when they say it dropped 20% yesterday and fully recovered the next day with 20% gain. No, it's not. The market is asymmetric. After a 20% loss, you need 25% gain to get breakeven. It gets exponentially worse after 50% loss. 50% loss needs 100% gain. 70% loss needs 233% gain. 90% loss needs 900% gain. ​ Loss after 90%, it's getting catastrophically worse. Add 9% more loss to 90%, you would need 9,800% gain to get breakeven! People are going to downvote this because they have so much at stake, but it won't change the fact that the market is asymmetrical.",2021-09-21 00:51:49 158,"So apparently government couldn't care less when banks secretly get $16T of bailouts of fiat from the Fed, but when people use crypto to secure their financial wellbeing, it becomes a problem",11821,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mxb67p/so_apparently_government_couldnt_care_less_when/,1371,"And then we have SEC who sued Ripple for selling an ""unregistered security"". Why aren't the SEC suing the banks and the government for the bailouts, especially when these are the big banks that don't need them? Oh wait, SEC is part of the government. When you hear about some criminal with a stolen suitcase of cash no one cares. Meanwhile, talk about carrying stolen bitcoin and monero and now people hates crypto for money laundering, and the government works extra hard to crack down and put regulations whenever possible. It's a double standard. And they let the banks launder $2T a year. The government is fucked.",2021-04-24 02:49:51 159,"To everyone going through a tough time, here’s some bubble wrap to relieve some stress:",11787,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nfxr71/to_everyone_going_through_a_tough_time_heres_some/,704,>!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< >!pop!< ,2021-05-19 06:06:26 160,I'm honestly not buying this Billionaire - Bitcoin relationship anymore.,11770,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lra6ps/im_honestly_not_buying_this_billionaire_bitcoin/,2414,"I praised BTC in the past so many times because it introduced me to concepts I never thought about, but this recent news of billionaires joining the party got me thinking. Since when are the people teaming up with those that are the root cause of their problems? Now I know that some names like Elon Musk can be pardoned for one reason or another but seeing Michael Saylor and Mark Cuban talk Bitcoin with the very embodiment of centralization - CZ Binance... I don't like where this is going. Not to mention that we all expected BTC to become peer-to-peer cash, not a store of value for edgy hedge funds... It feels like we are going in the opposite direction when compared to the DeFi space and community-driven projects. As far as I am concerned, the king is dead. The Billionaire Friends & Co are holding him hostage while telling us that everything is completely fine. This is not what I came here for and what I stand for. I still believe decentralization will prevail even if the likes of Binance keep faking transactions on their chains and claiming that the ""users"" have abandoned ETH. May the Binance brigade have mercy on this post. My body is ready for your rain of downotes and manipulated data presented as facts.",2021-02-24 11:02:26 161,"Stop calling this a dip, bloody monday or whatever negative word you can find for this normal volatility in a parabolic move upwards.",11615,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lplckn/stop_calling_this_a_dip_bloody_monday_or_whatever/,1584,"We are still significantly higher than we were 5 days ago. My portfolio still DOUBLED compared to LAST MONTH. I haven’t seen these kinds of gains in years.. If you, for some reason, experience this so called dip as an actual dip, or something negative at all.. Then chances are that you invested too much, tried to time the market too much, wanted to become rich quick or a combination of the above and you’ll have a chance of ending up pretty depressed once it goes south like it did in 2017-2018.. Read about the Dunning kruger effect, risk management, diversification, ladder buying/selling and Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) and consider your money lost once you have put it in. “But but but, what is the reason we are going down today?” “Because people are selling after these amazing gains which they haven’t seen in the past 3 years to cash out some profits and enjoying these by buying material things that make their daily life more convenient, fun or whatever the reason is you and I spend money on stuff other than crypto and basic necessities.” I hope this post gets on the frontpage here cause all these “dip” posts give me (and probably a lot of others) flashbacks to 2017-2018, you know, when we were nearing a real top followed by a real bear market aka the real dip aka the discount DCA market.",2021-02-22 11:01:14 162,Last night I was the victim of a SIM swap.,11598,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nmfws6/last_night_i_was_the_victim_of_a_sim_swap/,1647,"It all happened very quickly. At about 11:58PM I received a text that a new phone service had been activated on my number with a carrier I don't use. It came with a link to a password protected (PIN setup when the service was purchased) PDF file that contained the contract for the start of service. I had a friend of mine crack the password to the PDF which ended up being 13371337 (lol). They filled out the form with bogus info for the name and address. [Password protected start of service form.](https://preview.redd.it/geqpvl86wp171.png?width=1621&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4ee7ddaa660dd2036d9708b55a20cee5e36eb5cd) At this point my phone number had already been stolen and my phone lost service, being unable to text or make phone calls. ​ I tried logging into my email account, and the password had been changed. Since my mobile number was linked to my email account, the attacker was able to now use my number to get the code to reset the password. I thought I had removed the phone number from this account but apparently I missed it. At some point last year I anticipated this happening and switched most of my 2FA to google authenticator instead of SMS, which ended up saving my ass last night. ​ At around 1:44 AM I was thankfully able to regain access to my email account by using my backup email address on file which the attacker thankfully hadn't changed, and also provided some other info to my email provider to prove ownership. At first nothing seemed out of place until I checked my deleted messages folder and saw password reset requests for three different cryptocurrency exchanges I have held accounts on. Two of these don't hold many funds but the third currently holds a fair amount of my coins. (This is another reason you should keep your coins off of the exchange). Time frame was as follows: **11:58 PM:** I get a text about service being activated for my phone number, I lose phone service. **12:08 AM:** My email password is reset. I don't notice this for over an hour. **12:09 AM:** Coinbase password reset request. **12:13 AM:** Kucoin verification code sent to my email. **12:14 AM:** Kraken username request sent to email. **12:15 AM:** Kraken password reset request sent to email. ​ As you can see ***the entire attack lasted less than 20 minutes***, which is terrifying. ​ Thankfully I had Google Authenticator 2FA setup on all of these accounts so the hackers were not able to gain access and drain my funds. Anyone using SMS verification should switch to Google Authenticator because this is the one thing that kept my coins safe. I still need to recover my phone number and at this point I feel like I should change my number or carrier. My mobile carrier only requires a 4 digit pincode to login and make changes which is probably one of the weakpoints that allowed this attack to happen. My information was leaked in the Ledger breach that happened last year and I am positive that this leak is what caused me to be attacked last night. I am sure I am on a list being passed around and some of you might be as well. Please exercise caution, secure your passwords and enable Google Authentication and 2FA on everything you can. Edit: So I spent all day at the carrier stores to get this figured out. Since my number was ported over, then cancelled, I was unable to port it back to my original carrier to finish out my month of service. I went to Metro by T-Mobile and was able to get my number back but I had to buy a new phone since my current device is not unlocked. All in all I ended up having to spend about $200 to get my number back.",2021-05-27 19:49:52 163,I was a crypto millionaire for about 5 minutes.,11594,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ql3fs7/i_was_a_crypto_millionaire_for_about_5_minutes/,3039,"Hey guys. I bought in into the Squid Game scam. Don't be like me. I heard about this token a week ago and I went to do research. What I found? 1000x evidence that this was a scam, but I was intrigued. I thought, let me put 10$ in this just for funnies. I got around 661 SQUID. As the days went by, I started seeing it climb, 1$, 2$, 5$, 10$, 30$, and I was thinking... Imagine if I can take this money out. Of course I knew that I wouldn't ever take the money out, I was fully convinced of that, but it was fun to see it happen. Couple of days later, I go to check the SQUID price and it's at 2000$. I was like wtf? 2000$ times 661 SQUID is 1.3 million dollars. I was a crypto millionaire. 5 minutes later it crashed down to nothing, but the 10$ wasn't for nothing. I'm now able to say I was a crypto millionaire at some point of my life. **REMINDER: Don't ever put money on scam coins, always do your research and be careful on what you invest. I was fully aware of this scam.** EDIT: A lot of people been asking why didn't I sell at 1$ or 20$ or 100$. The reason I didn't sell it was because I couldn't sell. The liquidity pool was closed by the devs since the beginning, meaning that NO ONE could sell/swap their tokens for BNB or USDT or anything else. If I was able to sell I would have sold at 1$! ***EDIT: If you're wondering how I found that this was a scam read*** [***HERE***](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ql3fs7/comment/hj0gcql/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)***. It can help you detect the next scam coin.***",2021-11-02 12:48:26 164,Don't you dare use your emergency funds for this dip. DONT YOU DARE,11569,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/unum8i/dont_you_dare_use_your_emergency_funds_for_this/,1506,"I know I know, the dip is tempting. You looked at your bank account and think: Hey, a couple of grand wouldn't be that bad, it's going back up. Yes, it's going back up, but not in the short term tho. If you need money for bills, food and accommodation, please stop yourself from doing stupid shit. If you have a DCA schedule, be disciplined and stick with it. If you want to catch falling knives, do it only with your disposable. I'm saying this because I was once blindly buying and even cashed out my emergency funds. I even have to borrow money from my girlfriend to just survive. Now I've learnt my lessons: DCA or buy the dips only with your disposable money. You don't have to be like me, and I don't want you to. Stay sane and stay safe, it's going to be fine.",2022-05-12 06:24:52 165,"Solend, the largest lending market on Solana is about to have a crippling liquidation of $170m SOL that could crash the network. To prevent this, the decentralized protocol is proposing to seize the user's funds via governance",11510,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/vfszpt/solend_the_largest_lending_market_on_solana_is/,2281,"There is a large liquidation watch on Solana's Solend protocol, where a whale has deposited 5.7M SOL ($170M and borrowed 108M USDC and USDT borrowed. This alone accounts for a huge % of borrowing on Solana, and now this position is under a liquidation threat. The whale is not closing their position. In most protocols like Compound, or AAVE, Maker etc, this will result in an onchain liquidation. Infact we have seen many such large liquidations on AAVE And Maker recently, and everything has worked as expected. However such a large liquidation in an illiquid market and unstable network like Solana is likely to have vastly damaging consequences. Solana network has already gone down and halted half a dozen time. The Solend team explains what could happen to the network: >This could cause chaos, putting a strain on the Solana network. Liquidators would be especially active and spamming the liquidate function, which has been known to be a factor causing Solana to go down in the past. > >**Letting a liquidation of this size to happen on-chain is extremely risky.** DEX liquidity isn’t deep enough to handle a sale of this size and could cause cascading effects. Additionally, liquidators will be incentivized to spam the network in an effort to win very lucrative liquidations. This has been known to cause load issues for Solana in the past which would exacerbate the problems at hand. So to prevent this, they are proposing to literally steal the user's funds and execute OTC trades: >Grant emergency power to Solend Labs to temporarily take over the whale’s account so the liquidation can be executed OTC and avoid pushing Solana to its limits. This would be done via a smart contract upgrade. Emergency powers will be revoked once the whale’s account reaches a safe level. When shit starts to implode, all the true colors of decentralization comes out. These shitty protocol are run by fly by night cowboys who learnt basics of economics during the bull run. They put their users are risk by running terrible protocols that do not think about all the edge cases...because who cares about risks right?! And during signs of distress, they resolve to seize user funds.",2022-06-19 11:17:30 166,Senator Elizabeth Warren predicts crypto could become major threat to the financial system. Let’s all hope so.,11496,https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/senator-elizabeth-warren-warns-crypto-could-become-major-threat-to-the-financial-system-202107280453,1369,,2021-07-28 05:49:55 167,'An Act of War Against the Middle-Class' — Americans Criticize Janet Yellen's Idea to Tax 'Unrealized Capital Gains',11428,https://news.bitcoin.com/an-act-of-war-against-the-middle-class-americans-criticize-janet-yellens-idea-to-tax-unrealized-capital-gains/,2913,,2021-10-25 14:32:29 168,"Best Investment Ever? Vitalik Buterin Says He Cashed Out $4.3M for $25,000 He Invested in Dogecoin in 2016",11395,https://coinfomania.com/vitalik-buterin-dogecoin-investment/,949,,2021-06-04 11:12:25 169,The entire /r/XRP subreddit just fell for the most hyped and largest pump and dump scam in crypto history,11361,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/la3m4s/the_entire_rxrp_subreddit_just_fell_for_the_most/,1744,"**EDIT:** [Proof the moderators of /r/XRP are absolute shitwads](https://i.imgur.com/uwK6EOs.png) **EDIT 2:** Anddddd I just got banned from /r/XRP. Do the people of that subreddit a favor and start reporting it. **EDIT 3:** [Just got banned from](https://i.imgur.com/ABcuZu6.png) /r/Ripple. Dear Christ. **EDIT 4:** [The pump and dump group post is **still** up](https://www.reddit.com/r/XRP/comments/l989hf/xrp_pump_hold_telegram_group_now_has_over_125k/) **EDIT 5:** Huge shoutout to the /r/cryptocurrency mods. You guys are amazing. Me and a few friends tried to warn them but with all the Wallstreetbets and GME hype, it allowed a ton of crypto newcomers who didn't know what a ""pump and dump"" scheme is to get scammed. This comes right after the large doge dump. The worst part is, their moderators made no efforts to remove posts related to the scam. It is reported that /u/nvok (a moderator of /r/Ripple and /r/XRP) and fellow moderators were allowing the scam to be promoted and were removing posts that were negative towards it. They also ban any users that critique Ripple or XRP (the token of Ripple). It is unknown if they were involved in the scam, but it is evident they failed to educate their users. Feel free to **report both of those subreddits** by contacting reddit admins. You can find any post in /r/Ripple or /r/XRP and report it via the reddit contact us page as there is no other direct way to report a subreddit. They, /u/nvok and other moderators need to be investigated.",2021-02-01 13:58:26 170,It's official boys! It's Official. Bitcoin Just Joined the New York Stock Exchange,11335,https://interestingengineering.com/its-official-bitcoin-just-joined-the-new-york-stock-exchange,1236,,2021-10-19 11:06:04 171,PayPal To Begin Allowing Bitcoin Withdrawals,11336,https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/bitcoin/paypal-to-start-allowing-bitcoin-withdrawals,820,,2021-05-26 18:08:10 172,"Whether you've invested 100$ or 100k, if you're in this space, you're way ahead of the line...",11309,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/naa4sq/whether_youve_invested_100_or_100k_if_youre_in/,1578,"PSA for anybody in here, especially people who compare their gains to others, give in to FOMO and are hitting their heads due to thinking in hindsight. The vast majority of people do not invest any kind of money into their future, all they think about is how to spend it on material stuff - as long as you're intrigued by the idea of holding a bunch of currencies that could potentially bring you financial freedom in the future - you're doing really great! You really don't have to catch the next big thing or every single moonshot opportunity, as long as you're in crypto and chipping in funds every now and then, you're setting yourself up for great success in the future. Once you've made substantial gains is also isn't a bad idea to diversify your investments, but that's on you. Getting out of debt is an investment too. Taking the time to understand projects and learn new things is an investment in yourself. Edit: Pressed enter too early. Anyways, props to you for being here and keep up being part of a global change for the better. You're killing it! ",2021-05-11 22:53:48 173,Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says it’s ‘baffling’ FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried isn’t ‘in custody already’,11308,https://fortune.com/2022/12/03/coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-baffling-ftx-sam-bankman-fried-not-in-custody/,743,,2022-12-03 23:16:56 174,Today is this first day of my nearly 3 decades of life that I have 1000 USD in savings.,11304,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m0jpe6/today_is_this_first_day_of_my_nearly_3_decades_of/,1010,"I got my tax return today and it went straight into BTC. I'm still pretty new at the whole Crypto thing, finally taking a deep dive and learning as much as possible in early February of this year after trying to trade to make fiat in '17 and' 20. I see it totally different than I did before, and am now a firm HODLer. I know $1000 isn't much but this feels like a big accomplishment for me. I've never been good about saving money, simply content with working and living paycheck to paycheck. When that stimmy comes you know right where it's going. I'm thankful for this sub despite being a lurker. This is a cool community with plenty of users that will remind you not to fall into FOMO, be careful what you invest, and beware of scams.",2021-03-08 16:39:11 175,Cashing out tonight because I finally met my goal of buying a house!,11308,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/miww8c/cashing_out_tonight_because_i_finally_met_my_goal/,1294,"I have been a crypto investor since 2017 but only took it serious over the last year. Up until last July I have always been a McDonald's manager. I was the fix it manager sent into problem stores to change how they operate to make profit targets. I made garbage wages, was treated like garbage, and I felt like garbage. In 2014 I went back to school to study an engineering technology diploma and then last year went back again to take an advanced diploma in Ocean Technology. I got my dream job making better money. With my first few paychecks I put $100 into Ethereum. I continued until October until I had invested $1500 (Canadian) and I sat on it until now. As of tonight between investing in gamestop and my cryptocurrency investments I have enough for a large down-payment on a house and enough for lawyers fees and moving fees. We have placed an offer in on a great house and we close the deal on May 4th. I want to thank the cryptocurrency community for keeping me strong when I felt like I was about to lose it all and for also reminding me that taking profits is okay. I believe in Ethereum and cryptocurrency as a whole and I have no doubt I could make more money. But, I have met my goal and it is time for me to take profits. **Edit 1 - Thank you everyone for the kind words! I am blown away by the community that exists on this subreddit. This is not the end of my crypto days, it is just a stepping stone.",2021-04-02 23:53:14 176,Bitcoin wallet rejects Canada’s Court demand to freeze funds citing technically impossible,11267,https://finbold.com/bitcoin-wallet-rejects-canadas-court-demand-to-freeze-funds-citing-technically-impossible/,1485,,2022-02-21 14:47:55 177,"How much will the price of Stellar move by Monday, May 10th?",11241,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n43upm/how_much_will_the_price_of_stellar_move_by_monday/,113,"Reference price: $0.558745 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/stellar) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 10th.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/n43upm)",2021-05-03 18:43:04 178,DOGE is bringing down the quality of the sub like GME did to investing subs,11248,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n83wha/doge_is_bringing_down_the_quality_of_the_sub_like/,2115," DOGE mania is bringing lots of new clueless people here and the sub feels cluttered with a lot of newbie threads about basics that have been covered in depth over and over. How should we deal with this? A stickied FAQ or at least a pinned post urging newbies to use the search function seems like it would be helpful. I wish nothing but the best for everyone joining us, but not fond of scrolling through 10 newbie threads to find a technical discussion about coins with serious use cases. Edit: perhaps a DOGE megathread to contain it?",2021-05-09 01:58:40 179,Binance Extortion,11226,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lye4n5/binance_extortion/,2002,"This is going to be a long thread with every event from last August on how Binance has stolen my grandfathers money, how they fuck you around, and why you shouldn't do business with them. Here we go. ​ **July 17th, 2020:** Signed up on Binance, compeleted Basic verification. ​ **August 12th, 2020:** Advanced Verifiation Successful Fiat Account Verification Successful Started Wire for $100,000 ​ **August 14th, 2020:** Sent the wire of 100k from the bank Got an email saying they got the wire Go to login, and the account is disabled Got an email saying they accepted the wire Tried to reactivate and got an email saying > Your request to reactivate your account has been denied for the following reason: 7\_DAYS\_REFUSED ​ **August 15th, 2020:** Sent them an email asking why the account got disabled. ​ **August 17th, 2020:** Got a reply finally which said >Hello, > >Thanks for your reply! > >In order to assist this further, please reply with the following information: > >1) Video of you holding your ID along with them stating the following: ""My name is XXXX YYYY, today is \[Today's Date\], I confirm that I'm in control of my Binance.US account and that I accept the terms and conditions."" > >2) Most Recent Bank statement of the account utilized > >We look forward to hearing back from you soon! > >Best, > >Kai Binance.US Support ​ **August 19th, 2020:** We made the video and sent it in. This is in hindsight, a mess up on our part, as he sent the wire from his closed bussiness account, which is now a personal account to him. The assets of the company were sold, but obvisouly the bank account is still his. You don't sell you bank account with a business, that would make no sense since a dollar == a dollar. But this is what we replied with. >Attached is the video. I'm having trouble with attachment size, as it only allows up to 25mb, so I have to send the bank statement in another email. I had to make the video 720p. I'll also like to add that R\*\*\* Electric Construction Inc was my business but is no longer going since I've retired. Please see next email for the Bank Statement. ​ **August 21st, 2020:** Didn't hear from them, so we sent another email >Sorry to reply again. Just trying to think of what it means about the 7 DAYS REFUSED, and the only verification that took a long time was the Advanced Verification, because I only had it half done for a week, I have quite a few emails about it saying failed during that time it wasn’t complete. I eventually finished it and have the email saying it was successful. Then I completed the Fiat Verification as well. I need the reason why it failed and what verification it was, so I know what to do. Does it have anything to do with the wire itself? If I can’t get verified for what ever reason, how do I get my money back? I’d like to just get this done and use your exchange. I’m getting worried, as I have no clue why my account was locked in the first place.  ​ **August 24th, 2020:** Got a reply from them. > Thank you for letting us know. Our team is still reviewing your request and will update you as soon as possible. ​ **August 29th, 2020:** >Following a recent review of your Binance US account, we regret to inform you that we will no longer be able to service your account with our firm. We are closing your account in accordance with our customer terms of service agreement that you agreed to upon opening your account. This decision was based on numerous factors including but not limited to our firm’s commitment to abiding by all Federal and State regulations and following all company processes and procedures. > >We will need the following to initiate a return by wire transfer of the funds currently deposited on your account. Please provide: Your Bank Name An active Bank Account Number with that bank The account holder name needs to match the name of the BAM account holder ​ **September 1st:** We sent the info they were asking for, can't show it for obvious reasons. ​ **September 11th:** No reply still, so we sent them an email > Hey, I still haven't received the funds back, and I haven't got anything that says you have sent it back to me. Just checking up on what's going on. Got an automated reply, as if they ticket got wiped out. >Hello, > >Thanks for reaching out - we're here to help! Our team is looking into your issue and will be responding to your original request soon. > >While we follow up on your issue, feel free to check out our frequently asked questions [https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us](https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us) and blog [https://www.binance.us/en/blog](https://www.binance.us/en/blog)! > >Thank you and we will be in touch soon! Binance.US Team ​ **September 13th:** Get an email from another automated reply >Hello, > >Thanks for reaching out - we're here to help! Our team is looking into your issue and will be responding to your original request soon. > >While we follow up on your issue, feel free to check out our frequently asked questions [https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us](https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us) and blog [https://www.binance.us/en/blog](https://www.binance.us/en/blog)! > >Thank you and we will be in touch soon! Binance.US Team ​ **Septemeber 14th:** Got a reply from them > Hi there, > >We will need the following to initiate a return by wire transfer of the funds currently deposited on your account. Please provide: > >Your Bank Name > >An active Bank Account Number with that bank > >The account holder name needs to match the name of the BAM account holder > >The information you provided us does not have a name that matches your Binance US account.  > >Best, > >Lando ​ \*\*\*That is right, they asked for the same exact info we already sent them. This time we sent the same info, but explained how the bank account was his old bussiness. >My Binance account used my name XXX XXX, and I sent the wire transfer from my now closed companies bank account, R\*\*\* Electric Contruction. I hope that that isn’t a problem.  > >Please get back to me if there is a problem. If I have to prove I own the R\*\*\* Electric bank account, I can do that.  > >Thanks.  ​ Got a fast reply from them: > Hi there,  > >Could you please provide us with a bank account in your name: XXX XXXX > >We are unable to wire funds back to an account that does not have XXX XXXX attached to it. > >Best, > >Lando ​ No clue why they are trying to send back money to a totally different bank account than where the money came from but **we sent all the infomation to them for one of his personal bank account.** ​ **September 15th:** Got a reply > Hello, > >The responsible team is now reviewing this, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. > >Best, > >Lando ​ September 18th: Haven't heard shit back from them. Looks like it takes them over 3 days to read two sentences. Sent them an email >Hey, it’s been a couple days since I last heard from you guys. If there is a problem with the information for the return wire, please let me know. I think signing up with my personal information then sending the wire transfer from my, now closed business R\*\*\* Electric, messed this whole process up. It’s been over a month, please keep me up to date.  > >Thanks ​ **September 23rd:** This is where big dog Biggs comes into play > Hi- > >We're looking into it now. Sorry for the delay.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ > Hello Mr. XXX XXXX, > >Thank you for reaching out to us and if you can please help us with some information so that we can properly get your funds back to you. > >\- Why did you wire the funds from a Business account? \- Is R\*\*\* Electric Construction, Inc still in business? If so why was that account closed and do you have a new account opened? \- Can you provide us with documents showing that you are the owner of R\*\*\* Electric Construction, Inc? \- Written explanation of the various locations that you logged into Binance.US from? > >Best Regards, > >Binance.US- Support Team ​ We replied saying: >1. My grandson is helping me with buying Bitcoin. He helped me signup, then left it to me to make the wire deposit. I didn't know it would be a problem send the wire from the R\*\*\* Electric bank account. > >2. R\*\*\* Electric is no longer in business. I sold R\*\*\* Electric Construction to a company called XXX XXXX over a year ago. They bought the assets of the company, not the bank account, or my building. They don't use the R\*\*\* Electric name. I have the settlement statement attached. The bank account is still opened, and is the same account that I used when the business was in operation. > >3.  There is the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) and the Settlement Statement attached from when I sold the company. I hope this is sufficient. > >4. I think there would be two locations. First one would be \*\*\*, which is where my shop is from when I had ran R\*\*\* Electric. Then the second location would be at my grandsons house in \*\*\*. We signed up for Binance and did the verifications from my shop, then the day the wire deposit was transferred, my grandson tried to login from his house to help me out with buying Bitcoin. Since then the account has been locked. > >Thanks > >Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) Secure Email. ​ **September 23rd:** > Hello, > >Thank you for providing us with this information. > >We've escalated your request to the responsible department to review. > >We'll respond as soon as we can with an update. > >Regards, CS Luke ​ **October 4th:** > Hello Laurence, > >So sorry for the delay in our response! > >Can you please provide us with the most recent bank statement from the corporate account showing that you are an authorized signer for that account? > >Additionally, can you also provide us with your last bank statement issued by Greenwood Credit Union? > >We look forward to your update and to assisting you with this further. > >Best, > >Kai Binance.US Support ​ ​ **October 21st:** It took a little for my grandfather to get the information together, but we got everything together and sent it. >Hey, I have gathered all the information you need I would think. All documents are in the same PDF. Please see attached file.  > >Thanks Response from them: >Hey Binancian, > >Thank you for contacting Binance.US Support. > >We've received your request and our friendly support team is reviewing your email, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. In the meantime, we invite you to check out our FAQ and Social Media channels for more information: > >If you have any question regarding our Account Verification process and Security tips: [https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/categories/360003712873-Account-Verification-and-Security](https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/categories/360003712873-Account-Verification-and-Security) > >You can find out everything you need to know regarding Deposits & Withdrawing assets here: [https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/categories/360003676674-Depositing-and-Withdrawing-Assets](https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/categories/360003676674-Depositing-and-Withdrawing-Assets) > >All information regarding our Trading & Fees can be found here: [https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/categories/360003676634-Trading-and-Fees](https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/categories/360003676634-Trading-and-Fees) > >More information regarding our Blog & Social Media channels can be found here: Blog: [https://binanceusl.ink/blog](https://binanceusl.ink/blog) Telegram: [https://binanceusl.ink/telegram](https://binanceusl.ink/telegram) Twitter: [https://binanceusl.ink/twitter](https://binanceusl.ink/twitter) Instagram: [https://binanceusl.ink/instagram](https://binanceusl.ink/instagram) Facebook: [https://binanceusl.ink/facebook](https://binanceusl.ink/facebook) > >We look forward to assisting you! \- Binance.US Support Team ​ **October 29th:** Haven't heard anything so we sent them an email >Hey, I am just checking on the status of the return wire. It has been almost a week since I got an email saying you guys we're reviewing it. > >Thanks ​ **November 1st:** > This is being reviewed! Thank you.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ **November 5th:** > Hello, > >Thank you for reaching out to us, and we apologize for the delay. > >We appreciate your continued patience regarding your Cash Account Verification. > >Please rest assured, we are working expeditiously on this issue and have escalated this to our payment processor, Prime Trust. Your application is currently under manual review. All applications are reviewed in the order they are received. > >I cannot give any specifics to the timeline of your review; however, as soon as there is a status update regarding your application, we will reach out to you via email. > >Again, we sincerely appreciate your continued patience, and we will reach back out to you with an update as soon as we receive one. > >Respectfully, Leia Binance.US Support Team ​ Patient we we're for almost a month with no response ​ **November 22nd:** >It has now been a whole month since I have sent you all my information proving that I own the R\*\*\* Electric bank account. It has been exactly 3 months now trying to get my money back. What is the problem here? I am losing my patience, how would you like it if a company locked your account and wouldn’t give you your $100,000 back? Why did you accept the wire transfer only to close my account a minute later and make me fight for my money? If within the minutes of you accepting the wire transfer and locking the account, that means you knew that you shouldn’t have accepted it. You guys are playing with me. It doesn’t take a month to review 5 pages of info and send a wire transfer. Do I need to buy a plane ticket and pay you a visit? Email doesn’t seem to be working too well. I have a cousin in California who is a judge as well and will take legal action. I didn’t want to play this card but I have no choice left, if this goes for another week. I want my money back. And where is the harm in sending back money exactly where it came from? I really don’t see why you have dragged this on for so long. Am I being targeted being over 80 years old? Are you waiting for me to die to keep the money?  > >Don’t give me a one sentence response. I want full detail of the matter and an estimation of when that money will be back in the Ryan Electric bank account. For all I know, I am getting bullshitted by you guys, and you may not even be doing anything to fix this. Just keep dragging it on for another year, maybe I’ll be dead by then. ​ Well well well, you send them a nasty letter and they are right on top of it. > Hi- > >I'm really sorry about the delay here, somehow this ticket was pushed back in our queue. We are definitely handling this and I reminded the team as well. They did ask for one more thing, can you get a note from your bank stating that the R\*\*\* Electric corporate account was closed? We will need that to proceed. I will be handling this going forward, don't hesitate in asking questions and I'll make sure I answer them in a timely manner. Thank you and again, apologies on the delay here.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ This dude is acting like he is here to help, and he had us fooled. Anyways we apologized for that email. > Thanks Biggs. Sorry for my rant, I appreciate the response. The R\*\*\* Electric Corporate bank account is still open as I am still chasing invoices from when I was in business. The business itself is closed.  ​ **November 23rd:** > Hi, > >It's completely understandable. I need to follow up with the other team, just left them a memo and will touch base when I hear back. Feel free to message me if you do not hear from me tomorrow, but I expect to have an update then.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ > Hi, you should be good to withdraw now. Let me know if you have any trouble doing so and apologies on the delay here. Thanks.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ whooo big relief, so we think... We replied with >Thank you so much, this is a big relief. I thought the account was going to remain disabled, but it seem like everything is normal on the exchange. Could I continue doing business with you guys and use your exchange now that things are settled? > >Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) Secure Email. ​ Biggs replied > Dear Mr. XXXX, > >We are sorry about the delay and inconveniences we may have caused, but sadly we are going to stay firm on the decision made on Aug 29th. We kindly request you to withdraw the funds from the account in the next 72hrs.  > >If you experience any issue with the withdrawal, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will help you as soon as possible.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ From here, we have nothing but problems trying to do a wire withdrawal. Sent him an email. > When I go to the wire withdraw page, it has my name locked in and I can't change it to R\*\*\* Electric. Should I just wire it to my Greenwood Credit Union account instead, or do you think the wire will work with my name? ​ > Greenwood Credit Union sounds like your best bet then.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ So we try it, and it's not working, we sent an email to him again. > I started the wire, but I haven't received the confirmation email from Prime Trust. It's been around 20 minutes, checked my spam and everything. I added [info@primetrust.com](mailto:info@primetrust.com) to my contacts, not sure if that is the email to whitelist or not. Should I try to do another wire withdrawal? ​ His response > I just asked the team if they sent one out or not, I will let you know what I hear.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ **November 25th:** Wire isn't working, tried a bunch of things but the confirmation email never gets sent to confirm and start the withdrawal. > Hey, I went to the account and under withdrawals it said failed, but like I mentioned I never got the email to confirm it. I tried again, and the same thing is happening. I attached some screenshots. ​ **November 27th:** >Hey Biggs, I’m not sure what to do about the wire transfer. I triple checked all the information and I know it’s correct. It knows the bank name automatically once I enter the information, which means to me the routing number is correct. It says failed under the status for each try I did. Even right after I put the info in, I never seen it say pending, or open, just failed. I’m not getting the email to confirm that I want to withdraw, so I don’t think your team will ever get it. I tried to use the checking account number instead of my savings and that didn’t work either. I can’t change the name of the wire to try to send it to the R\*\*\* Electric account, so I’m not sure what I should do. If you would let me buy DAI then get off your exchange, that would work, but don’t know the legality of that. Let me know, it’s been over that 72hr limit and I’m not sure what to do here.   > >Thanks ​ His response > Hi, still looking for a solution here, don't worry I'll make sure it gets handled. Thanks.  > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ **December 2nd:** > Can you try whitelisting this email then trying again? > >[no-reply@primetrust.com](mailto:no-reply@primetrust.com) > >Best, > >Biggs Binance.US Support ​ Still doesn't work, sent him a reply >The same thing is happening. Is it normal for it to say failed under the status on the withdraw page, as soon as you submit it? ​ Stuck in limbo, I tried to so a wire withdrawal 6 times, different banks, and even different account numbers for each bank. Never worked. >Hello Biggs, I have tried to withdraw to another bank account, this time with Washington Trust, and the same is happening as the other bank. What can we do here? Doesn't seem like wire withdrawals are going to work. > >Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) Secure Email. ​ **December 6th:** **THIS IS THE REAL KICKER OF THE WHOLE STORY, GET A LOAD OF THIS SCHEME.** A little background here. I didn't try to do ACH originally because my grandparents are scared of online banking. I sent this email asking about doing ACH and if it is alright, and in the mean time, convicted my grandparents to sign up for online banking with Washington Trust, since that was the only bank that they have that was on Biances ACH list. Mind you the account has been active now for a couple months, with withdrawals only enabled. **December 6th:** >Hey Biggs, my money is still on the exchange and wire withdrawals don't work it seems. Is there a way to maybe go straight to Prime Trust to withdraw it? I see there is ACH, as well, not something I really want to do, but would it work if I setup online banking with Washington Trust? Or would it not work since my account is limited? > >Thanks ​ **NO RESPONSE AT ALL BUT THEY FUCKING DEACTIVED THE ACCOUNT RIGHT AFTER THAT EMAIL ASKING ABOUT AN ALTERNATE WAY TO GET THE MONEY OFF THE EXCHANGE** ​ **December 7th:** >Hey, I am looking to talk to Biggs. I just got my online banking setup with Washington Trust, and now my account is disabled with the $100,000 on there. I was just logged in yesterday. This needs to be fixed, I think I finally found a way to get it off since wire withdrawal were not working, which I have sent numerous emails to you about. I haven't received a response from you in a few emails now about my troubles getting the money off, and now you close my account?  > >Please respond asap. Thanks ​ **2 months pass, with no response.** **January 3rd:** Yet agian, the ticket got wiped. ​ >Hello, > >Thank you for notifying our team! We've received your request [\#157521](https://support.binance.us/hc/requests/157521). > >We are currently experiencing a high volume of customer inquiries. While our team is answering all queries in the order received. One of our representatives will respond to you as soon as we're able to. > >In the meantime, while our system is not able to automatically process your verification. We have escalated your request to our OnBoarding department, and they will manually review your case during regular business hours (Monday through Friday). The moment we have an official update, we'll respond as soon as we can. > >If you have any questions about the status of your verification, please let us know! > >Respectfully, Binance.US Support Team ​ **January 6th:** >Hello, > >Thank you for notifying our team! We've received your request [\#171594](https://support.binance.us/hc/requests/171594). > >We are currently experiencing a high volume of customer inquiries. While our team is answering all queries in the order received. One of our representatives will respond to you as soon as we're able to. > >In the meantime, while our system is not able to automatically process your verification. We have escalated your request to our OnBoarding department, and they will manually review your case during regular business hours (Monday through Friday). The moment we have an official update, we'll respond as soon as we can. > >If you have any questions about the status of your verification, please let us know! > >Respectfully, Binance.US Support Team ​ **January 7th:** >Hello, > >Thank you for notifying our team! We've received your request [\#177681](https://support.binance.us/hc/requests/177681). > >We are currently experiencing a high volume of customer inquiries. While our team is answering all queries in the order received. One of our representatives will respond to you as soon as we're able to. > >In the meantime, while our system is not able to automatically process your verification. We have escalated your request to our OnBoarding department, and they will manually review your case during regular business hours (Monday through Friday). The moment we have an official update, we'll respond as soon as we can. > >If you have any questions about the status of your verification, please let us know! > >Respectfully, Binance.US Support Team ​ **January 8th:** Sent them an email >REQUEST #45390 > >That's the request ticket number that goes with the emails, incase I get someone other than Biggs. I need to get my money off the exchange, and I have been trying wire withdrawals at different times, and none of them worked. I never got the confirmation email, on 5 or more tries. I tried different banks, and accounts, nothing. I never heard back about it either. I never done online banking, but I saw ACH on the withdrawals page, and since wire isn't working, I decided to bite the bullet and enable my online banking with Washington Trust. > >My account has been limited from trading for over a month now, and only had it enabled to withdraw, which never worked with the wire method. I never got help form you guys, after sending multiple emails. > >A couple days ago, I emailed you guys about trying this ACH transfer, asking if it would work. In the meantime I went ahead and got online banking setup anyway. The very next day my account is locked. Having it limited for months, then me emailing you the day before, asking about me trying ACH, then having the account DISABLED just before I got setup with my bank for online banking, looks like a scam. A lot of actions over the past 5 months have seemed like a scam. > >What happened to Biggs taking this ticket personally until I got settled? Seems after I never got confirmation emails from the wire withdrawals, and adding Prime Trust to my email contracts/whitelist didn't work, he just stopped talking to me. > >Last time I was ignored, I had to send a nasty email to you guys, then all of a sudden I started to get help. Then I cooled down, and yet again you guys are ignoring me. > >This has been quite a few emails now without a response. > >Get back to me soon, or I will have to take legal action. This is absolutely ridiculous. All my emails and screenshots I have taken, I am ready to go to court. ​ **January 11th:** Sent them an email >You're killing me here with this whole thing. Not sure why you locked my account, could you please enabled it again with withdrawals only so I can get my 100k off of there trying this ACH method. > >Thanks ​ **January 13th:** >Gave you guys a couple days to respond still nothing. What’s going on here? > >Sent from ProtonMail Mobile ​ **January 18th:** >Hey Binancian, > >Your support ticket is [\#209721](https://support.binance.us/hc/requests/209721). We are working through a high volume of customer inquiries. Our dedicated support team is answering all queries in the order received and one of our representatives will respond to you as they are able. > >Feel free to read our FAQ and follow us on social media for the latest product updates and announcements: \- FAQ: [https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us](https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us) \- Twitter: [https://binanceusl.ink/twitter](https://binanceusl.ink/twitter) \- Instagram: [https://binanceusl.ink/instagram](https://binanceusl.ink/instagram) > >Please note that our support emails are sent through a 3rd party (ZenDesk) so they will not include your anti-phishing code. > >We look forward to assisting you! Binance.US Support Team >Hello Binancian, > >We wanted to let you know that we are still working on your ticket and apologize for the wait. Solving your issue is a priority to us, but at this time, we are experiencing a high number of support requests. All inquiries are being processed and responded to in the order received by our dedicated support team. > >Please DO NOT send any additional tickets or responses on your existing ticket as it can move your request further back in the queue. > >Please check out all of our FAQs on Support.Binance.US: [https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us](https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us) > >Thank you for your patience, and we will update you as soon as we can! > >Binance.US Support Team ​ **January 22nd:** >What’s is going on here? Been weeks I’ve been waiting for a response. You can’t keep my money, I’m sorry, seems like you want to. So unlock my account for withdrawals please. Should be illegal for you to lock someone account with $100,000 on it.  > >Sent from ProtonMail Mobile ​ **January 28th:** >Hello, I am still waiting for a response on what is going on here. My money is still on your exchange and need to get it off there. > >Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/) Secure Email. ​ >Hello, > >Thank you for notifying our team! We've received your request [\#232389](https://support.binance.us/hc/requests/232389). > >Please note all USD Verification applications are manually reviewed and processed in the order received. The moment we have an official update, we'll notify you by email as soon as possible. > >Sincerely, Binance.US Team ​ **January 31st:** >It’s been almost 2 months since you guys have responded to me. Stop fucking around and unlock my account so I can try this ACH withdrawal method. The $100k on there is mine, not yours. The account didn’t even have trading abilities yet you lock me out as soon as I mention trying ACH withdrawal in an email. So scammy, I can’t even believe this. No balls to respond back either huh? I know you see these emails Biggs.  > >UNLOCK THE FUCKING ACCOUNT. ​ Agian another fucking new ticket number, really pissin me off. >Hello, > >Thank you for notifying our team! We've received your request [\#267722](https://support.binance.us/hc/requests/267722). > >Please note all USD Verification applications are manually reviewed and processed in the order received. The moment we have an official update, we'll notify you by email as soon as possible. > >Sincerely, Binance.US Team ​ Now we get an automated email about verification for a locked account? Makes no sense. ​ **February 9th:** > Hello, > >Thank you for reaching out to us. > >Regarding your USD Verification, your application is currently under manual review. All applications are reviewed in the order they are received.  > >We aim to get you on our platform in a timely manner and appreciate you providing accurate and valid documents to make this possible.   > >Your status will be updated on the [App](http://binanceusl.ink/app) and you will receive an email once verified.  > >If you have another issue, please create a new ticket. > >If you'd like to reset your account, please create a ticket under 'Account Verification -> Reset Verification'. > >Look forward to seeing you on Binance.US!  > >Best, > >Biggs Customer Service Specialist Binance.US Support ​ And that brings us to today March 5th, with no response, account still locked, and they still have my grandfathers $100k. I have expressed my situation on the Bianance forum months ago only to be attacked by people on there, white knights and the mod Symbolic. They are saying I deserve it since he sent the wire from a business account. Really? ​ Lets bring these greedy fucks to their knees. Fuck Bianace and fuck their BSC copy cat chain with no innovation. Just a CZ money grab.",2021-03-05 15:21:16 180,Coinbase has become the new Robinhood. They're artificially withholding Algorand withdrawals because of liquidity issues and do not want to lose out on their governance rewards. It has been over 24 hours now and they're pretending it's a technical issue.,11216,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ritaqq/coinbase_has_become_the_new_robinhood_theyre/,1997,"My guess is Coinbase is running on fractional reserves and doesn't wanna lose out on it's governance rewards so they are artificially delaying withdrawals of ALGO. I don't know about you guys but after I get my ALGO's withdrawn I'm finding an alternative to CoinBase. They have officially lost my business which is a shame because I've used them since getting into crypto. They did this exact same thing before the 1st governance period in September and people lost out on signing up. This is no different than what Robinhood did with GME stock. It just shows that CEX's need regulation desperately and we're currently at the mercy of Coinbase assholes. There have also been other strange things between Coinbase and Algorand. For the longest time they had Algorand listed as an ERC-20 token. Additionally they commonly do not post updated/correct news for Algorand. A few days ago they listed Securitizes Tokenization of Down Jones Index Funds as happening on Ethereum instead of Algorand, since then they've taken it down from Ethereum but haven't posted it to Algorand news. This all smells a bit fishy. I have been having this feeling for a while that coinbase is deliberately trying to undermine Algorand. Does anyone know of a good alternative to Coinbase and Binance in the US? ​ EDIT 1: They canceled my withdrawal after over 24 hours pending and said ""Blockchain transaction was compensated"". I'm wondering if I should try to withdraw again or convert to another coin and transfer off. EDIT 2: Tried withdrawing again and it canceled almost immediately and said the same thing ""Blockchain transaction was compensated."" I'm pretty sure they still took my .002 ALGO transaction fee though. CB is fucking us over royally. EDIT 3: Tried withdrawing once more, instant withdrawal cancel with same reason as before. I'm done trying to withdraw tonight. Will try again tomorrow in the AM and update the post. EDIT 4: I was finally able to withdraw my ALGO's today. Look's like Coinbase most likely saw this post and bought more ALGO. The amount of ALGO in Coinbase 2 doubled and magically withdrawals were reenabled. Which means this was 100% a liquidity issue, and not a technical issue. Thank you everyone for contributing, I'm proud to be a part of this community. The elites get scared when all us little guys work together, never forget how powerful we are when we work collectively. This is the exact reason why we are all here, so huge monolithic entities can't dictate and control our lives without any recourse. EDIT 5: MAKE COINBASE SQUIRM. Withdraw everything. Coinbase 1 is down to 351 ALGO and Coinbase 2 is down to <1 Million ALGO. Let's clean them out. Hopefully they will learn not to do this again. EDIT 6: I've been reading some people are still having problems withdrawing. ",2021-12-17 23:06:05 181,"Bitcoin energy usage IS a problem, and the crypto space would only benefit if everyone admitted that.",11166,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n57xbt/bitcoin_energy_usage_is_a_problem_and_the_crypto/,2442,"Let's be real, a lot of people here think bitcoin's energy consumption is not a problem, or it's just green people envious that they didn't make money. The top rated post now is a post saying that banks consumed 520% more energy than bitcoin, even though the top comments are saying it's a bad argument, there still a lot of people who think the article is right, if you go on Twitter bitcoin maxis are always saying people are dumb because they don't get it how bitcoin is more efficient. Banks processed 200 billions of transactions last year against what, 200 million bitcoin transactions? You don't have to be a genius at math to see that there's no way bitcoin would win if it had the same amount of users and transactions. I'm not even getting into the argument that there are millions of people working for banks who likely would be working elsewhere and generating co2 emissions nevertheless. Those people work on different areas that you like it or not, are ""features"" bitcoin doesn't have, banks transaction output is not necessary related with their co2 emission because they do a lot more than sending money from A to B, you can't say the same about bitcoin, transactions = big energy output. ""but defi is the future, we don't need banks"". You may be right, but if you look at sites like nexo/celsius, they are still companies with employees, they are competing with banks providing lendings, customer supoort, cards and insurance, not bitcoin. And they are doing fine. ""the media attacks crypto even though most a lot of coins aren't using PoW or will move to something else in the near future"". Hmmm, so you are saying there are better solutions out there and still its better to not talk about bitcoin's energy waste? Sorry, but this is just delusional. Crypto is at its core pushing technology forward and breaking paradigms, and with more adoption it also comes spotlight. If you look into the crypto space in 5 years and see that most coins and decentralized platforms are using something different than pure PoW, and bitcoin is still using PoW and consuming 10x energy from what it does now, you should think that's there's the possibility governments could act against mining, this year you saw hash rate drop with government-instituted blackouts in China, it wouldn't take much for countries to criminalize PoW mining if bitcoin is the only coin doing that and pretending nothing is happening while shouting ""I'm the king"". TL;DR: bitcoin's PoW is a cow infinitely farting, there shouldn't be negationism in this space about it as everyone else is inserting corks inside their cows butholes.",2021-05-05 05:06:58 182,"If you think bitcoin is only used by criminals, wait until you hear that banks help launder $2 trillion every year.",11106,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lvk7um/if_you_think_bitcoin_is_only_used_by_criminals/,758,Bitcoin being used by criminals is still some of the most long-lived FUD out there. It is something that still often comes up today when I hear nocoiners talk about Bitcoin and is often cited as a reason not to invest.,2021-03-01 20:52:55 183,Former CIA Director publishes paper verifying that BITCOIN is used for illegal activity less than the Dollar,11094,https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/04/13/janet-yellen-bitcoin-and-crypto-fearmongers-get-pushback-from-former-cia-director/?sh=3687a1af9bb7,574,,2021-04-14 13:24:47 184,Who would win?,11069,https://i.redd.it/1eyhom7lsx201.png,1130,,2017-12-09 18:05:20 185,Dogecoin Creator Says That 70 Percent of Crypto Investors Are Complete Morons,11074,https://futurism.com/the-byte/dogecoin-creator-crypto-investors,1419,,2022-05-18 07:08:13 186,"Bitcoin will become legal tender in El Salvador, and this won't end well",11043,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pjcpcb/bitcoin_will_become_legal_tender_in_el_salvador/,3377,"I live in El Salvador, proof of here: https://imgur.com/gallery/SmC1o9c (banana and mango for scale) So, what's going on right now in El Salvador? How did we get here? Since Nayib Bukele announced that Bitcoin will become legal tender in El Salvador, you guys preferred profits over people. Why? Well, Nayib Bukele used his popularity to trick everyone he is a ""cool guy"", willing to sacrify himself in the name of the people. But, yeah he is just a Trump-wannabe that uses people's ignorance to stay popular. For example, he is blaming George Soros for pretty much eveything: https://imgur.com/gallery/XGD0o9P Yeah, everything: https://imgur.com/gallery/yRqyZV1 From accusing Human Rights Watch director ob being financed by George Soros: https://imgur.com/gallery/IyXFeBh To accuse journalists of being paid by Soros: https://imgur.com/gallery/1CscRa4 https://imgur.com/gallery/JXUDigc And even accusing congressmen/congresswomen of being financed by Soros because they supported the Engel List (A list of corrupt politicians in Central America) https://imgur.com/gallery/XGD0o9P Bonus track: Nayib Bukele even tried to interfere in a local US election, by asking people not to vote for a Congresswoman: https://imgur.com/gallery/A9ytFTB You did it reddit, you are supporting a President who is using the same ultra right-wing tactics that Trump used. Now, what's going on right now in El Salvador? Darkness. No really, we are being left on the dark. The Parliament approved the Bitcoin Law in LESS than six hours, and it was done very late at night: https://diarioelsalvador.com/asamblea-cerca-de-aprobar-el-bitcoin-como-moneda-de-curso-legal/90324/ Some of our congressmen didn't even know what they were voting for, for real: https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/diputado-reynaldo-cardoza-no-entiende-bitcoin-apoyo-salvadorenos/871633/2021/ However, passing the law wasn't enough, since our country is still recovering from the effects of the pandemic. How is the government funding the Bitcoin Law? By reducing the education, and health budget and using that money to built the Bitcoin infraestructure: https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Restan-fondos-a-Salud-Educacion-y-asignan-a-Ley-Bitcoin-20210830-0081.html (BTW I thought you guys were against reducing education budgets) How is that money being used? We don't know. All of the information regarding the construction of Chivo ATMs, purchasing Chivo ATMs, purchasing Bitcoins, and the USD $30 bonus is NOW classified information. There you have it, we don't know who was awarded the lucrative contracts to build and equipt the Chivo ATMs. That hasn't stopped Nayib Bukele of proudly making Bitcoin related announcements: https://imgur.com/gallery/jidE0oI https://imgur.com/gallery/p26xqnl https://imgur.com/gallery/RdYxP1f https://imgur.com/gallery/ZtNqni5 (For real, no one knows about the costs of construction) People are against using Bitcoin as legal tender. They don't care if someone trades Bitcoin/Ethereum/Ada/Shiba/Solana, the people living in El Salvador don't want is as a legal tender. We already went through this with the Dollar, it was utter chaos. Protests are starting to gather more and more attention: https://imgur.com/gallery/Fs9Z9G9 https://imgur.com/gallery/3xtJutO https://imgur.com/gallery/HxpJKWR https://imgur.com/gallery/tlHMgUO Trust me, people here are not prepared to use Wallets or trade Bitcoins. You really don't know the situation in El Salvador, where people can take pictures with a smartphone or upload videos but don't know what an email is or how to reply to one. Even worst, old people cannot even understand what a password is. If you think that we ""need to educate people about Wallets and Cryptocurrencies because it is the future"", well come here and teach Salvadorans from rural areas about how to use a Wallet. Purchase a plane ticket and go to places like Cacaopera, Sesori, Chirilagua, San Alejo, Conchagua, and teach people about 2FA and Wallets. Don't get me wrong, I am not against Cryptocurrencies. I have in my portfolio BTC, SOL, DODGE, ADA, ETH, and even DOT. I tried teaching people about Wallets, its uses and how easy is to send money across the country or the world. It is not an easy task, and it requires at least two years of educating people. Finally, I was banned from /r/BTC for saying that people here in El Salvador will be forced to use BITCOIN. This morning, the government announced through a its legal advisor that we are obligated to accept payments in Bitcoins: https://imgur.com/gallery/84TrO9p Edit 1: I was banned from the /r/Bitcoin I apologize for the confusion Update 1: Chivo Wallet is down. The Chivo Wallet app is not available in the App Store. It isnt in the Play Store either. Some people could download the app, but it crashed. President Bukele is asking patience. Also, the Chivo ATMs cannot be used. I drove to La Gran Via and currently is unavailable. By the way if you were planning a trip to El Salvador and withdraw some cash, you must transfer your Bitcoins to the Chivo Wallet first.",2021-09-07 01:06:18 187,"This can't be put off or delayed. They are about to vote TOMORROW which will set the course for the rest of your economic life: The White House Came In To Support Crypto Tax Proposal Changes That Are Not Friendly To The Crypto World, Senator Cynthia Lummis Calls Crypto Community “We Need You”.",11012,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oz5iqm/this_cant_be_put_off_or_delayed_they_are_about_to/,1592," Edit 8: Important **NEW TOOL**---> [Coinbase created a page that automatically generates an email to send to your senator to vote YES on the Wyden-Lummis-Toomey amendment and NO on the Warner-Portman amendment](https://p2a.co/y19AJ6V) Link is legit---> https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1423746002360619015 Edit 9: [**Watch debate LIVE later today**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LxB21OP1-E) > **🔴 LIVE | Senate Infrastructure Bill Vote | Debates Crypto Amendments | Support Lummis-Wyden-Toomey** We need to organize and unite around this serious issue. We need to act TODAY. Yes, calling your Senator works if it's in enough large numbers. Forget everything else today and let's act as ONE against this atrocity that could kill Crypto (at least in the US). If you live in the United States, CALL AND WRITE your Senator TODAY regarding this regulation which is being used as a weapon against Cryptocurrencies. https://thecryptobasic.com/2021/08/06/out-of-the-blue-white-house-came-in-to-support-crypto-tax-proposal-changes-that-are-not-friendly-to-the-crypto-world-senator-cynthia-lummis-calls-crypto-community-we-need-you/ Please call: > **Call your Senators right now at 517-200-9518 and tell them to support this amendment!** > > ​ > > We'll connect you to their offices and guide you through the process. > > ​ > > When a staff member answers, tell them: > > ​ > > “Hi, I’m calling to ask that you support Senator Wyden, Toomey, and Lummis's amendment to the cryptocurrency provision of the infrastructure bill (H.R. 3684) . This amendment will ensure that the provision does not dramatically expand financial surveillance, harm innovation, or undermine human rights. Policies that impact basic freedom and the future of the Internet should be debated carefully and should never be attached to must-pass bills. Thank you.” https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/oxylqf/update_last_week_news_broke_that_hidden_within_an/ Also you can [use this link](https://gyazo.com/2ed1e022258560cf5381104e144c5667) below to do it easily: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop-the-senate-from-sneaking-through-total-surveillance-of-the-crypto-economy/ Edit: Another very [fast and easy](https://gyazo.com/47f15703326299a353fe706f292a0297) way to do it here: https://resist.bot/petitions/plwpcn/ Edit 2: Watch this excellent rant by Charles Hoskinson: [Warner-Portman-Sinema v Toomey-Wyden-Lummis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEF8dwF36qY) Edit 3: Thanks u/crypto_grandma > **For those that think it won't make any difference**, I saw [this comment](https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/oxylqf/update_last_week_news_broke_that_hidden_within_an/h7rew9m?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3) in the pinned post on this issue in r/Bitcoin that hopefully will encourage people to see they can make a difference: > > >I interned for an organization that works on calling/emailing congressmen and senators on acts that we need to pass. > > > I never knew how this actually DOES make a difference. > > >You don't even need to say the paragraph, you can say some simplified short sentence like ""I support this amendment to this act"". An intern answering your call will add a tally to ""support this amendment to this act"" to the call report that is sent to the congressional leader and their staffers. It is an email containing numbers of how many people called about what. We can really work together to make this staggering. > > >True, there may be some senators that are being disgustingly lobbied out of their decisions. But there are also those who are genuinely interested/confused on cryptocurrency and this shows them the general public consensus to support. > > >You can literally call/email every week on repeat, it goes on a fresh new report each week. Please help in making this work. Edit 4: **Late, but I just saw this [+excellent](https://i.redd.it/9g2x5ocdbtf71.jpg) [+explanation](https://i.redd.it/mexj1pcdbtf71.jpg)** Source---> https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/ozgw7w/please_read_and_call_your_senators_and_share/ Edit 5: Another [great way](https://gyazo.com/e6f4708f1f8acfadc41b610eba75b288) to contact your Senators: https://www.cop.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm Edit 6: Adding Senator Lummis [amazing speech defending Crypto on the Senate floor.](https://youtu.be/H8HS92IveEY?t=230) Edit 7: Keep the [pressure!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMAmHBEB38) They are bringing out the big guns---> > **Jeff Stein of the Washington Post wrote that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has personally lobbied against the earlier amendment, even going so far as to contact Wyden directly**. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/amp/post/113774/dueling-amendments-on-crypto-tax-reporting-become-key-battleground-over-senate-infrastructure-bill",2021-08-06 12:21:09 188,A great idea if you’re scared of not holding long term,10992,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ntibo4/a_great_idea_if_youre_scared_of_not_holding_long/,922,"So I’ve been thinking about regrets people have had in the past, you know the stories where people say “oh I invested in Bitcoin at $1,000 but sold when it hit $7,000” we’ve seen the same regrets over and over again. Here’s a solution. Say you wanna hold for at least 5 years, but you’re afraid your paper hands mentality will take over and you’ll sell early, here’s what you do. 1) invest as much as you can into BTC (or whatever coin you have faith in) 2) You commit a crime that gets you that many years, maybe armed robbery? GTA? I dunno, DYOR with the crimes in your local area. Plead guilty, do the time, come out rich as fuck. This is financial advice, you’re welcome. /s",2021-06-06 09:56:17 189,I bought $100 worth of IOTA in 2018. Today it is worth $106.57. Ask Me Anything.,10974,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pf2qap/i_bought_100_worth_of_iota_in_2018_today_it_is/,1117,"The title is half joking, half truth. Looking down the top 100, it may seem like you can just buy anything to 10x your investment, but this is a bull year, and that's survivorship bias in the coin rankings. (You're not seeing the 50 that fell out of the top 100.) Usually when you're feeling fomo around a growing project, you're already too late for x10 gains. If you're following hype pumps, you need to recognize when you're early and when you're late. That's not easy. The better strategy is to dollar-cost-average into sturdy, longterm projects. Even a coin that ""only"" does x2 every year or two can be one of the best investments of your entire life—if it lasts. Speaking of which, if I had DCA'd into IOTA all bear market instead of just buying during the pump, I'd be up almost x4 by now...",2021-08-31 09:58:12 190,"The market is crashing, and so is Crypto.",10964,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s98fhs/the_market_is_crashing_and_so_is_crypto/,6374,"The harsh truth is, the Fed is tightening its monetary policies and they're going to be raising interest rates very soon. The inflation rate is now too much to ignore as the people realize that their buying power is deteriorating faster and faster with little being done about it. As money is harder to get with the Fed reducing its balance sheet, there will be less money to invest into Crypto and the market. # The Crash Has Already Started When the Fed announced it was going to be raising interest rates, I warned about a market crash in a post I made just 10 days ago. Unfortunately, the crash I was talking about has already started as the stock market has started going down very intensely. [Nasdaq Index Falling](https://preview.redd.it/c1prsr60x0d81.png?width=843&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=9b99de9c7484ff94fef5d094639a23642155ff7e) The pace at which the stock market is going down can very likely cause a situation like we've seen in 2008. This is going to cause panic and sell offs among people. We can already see people cashing out their stock market gains due to recent price action. # Surging Inflation and Market Crash If we see the history, every time there was high inflation, the Fed artificially triggered a market crash by aggressively increasing interest rates. [Inflation and Interest rate correlation](https://preview.redd.it/wd2srkb9x0d81.png?width=982&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=7b5f1b85ca4a3d6391366e947ad817a6503b8a33) This rise in interest rate and the planned decrease of the Fed's balance sheet is going to have a severe impact on the market as people start borrowing less, spending less and investments into all assets start to dwindle. # Biden Approval Rating [Approval Ratings Fall Sharply Due To Inflation Concerns](https://preview.redd.it/tbvvccadx0d81.png?width=1281&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=92a7d823dc5f2d5fe5d8d5ff38f00312168470ea) With more and more inflation, people are losing trust in the Government and the approval rating is going down. The main reason behind this huge fall in approval rating is inflation, and the government needs to tackle inflation if they want to keep their approval rating from falling even lower as the public takes notice of their bills. The approval rating is a sign that the government needs to tackle inflation if it wants to keep public support. # The Sell-off and the Opportunity With the market crash ahead being very likely, people are taking their money out faster and faster. The Fed is no longer giving them free money very soon. The amount of people that are buying assets very low considering the current situation, and it is likely going to start going down as the interest rates are yet to be increased, which is when we will see the peak effects of the upcoming crash. However, when crashes are at their peak, they leave most assets EXTREMELY undervalued. These are the times when you want to dump money into things like Crypto, which can rise extremely fast during a bullish market. # Crypto's Correspondence With the Stock Market The Cryptocurrency market is strongly correlated with the stock market, especially after more and more institutions have started to invest in Crypto. The Crypto market WILL react if there is a downtrend in the general economy. That is basically the reason we saw another dip in Crypto's prices today. **TLDR**: The Fed will be tightening its monetary policies due to inflation and the stock market has started to crash. With the stock market starting to go down, we're already seeing the Crypto market react today, and unfortunately if the general market continues to dip, so will Crypto.",2022-01-21 11:11:15 191,If you want to join me in watching metamask account get robbed by some asshole look below,10908,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oip4mi/if_you_want_to_join_me_in_watching_metamask/,2776,"My metamask wallet number is 0xc97603fc31d6e96C2A145EC44B369d5263470279 Some bustard who tricked me into clicking on a dodgy link (pretending to be tech support for SNX on discord) has taken half my wallet so far (about $130k). The rest is still there but disappearing slowly in front of my eyes. You can see all the transactions from this morning how he/she is cleaning up. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be anything I can do other than jumping on the occasional ETH transfer they are making in so I can sweep it out. The only reason I haven't shared my secret phrase with the whole world is a quiet hope I might one day get it back. But if that's never going to happen maybe I should share it with you all. After all it would amuse me if someone else steals it before @scofield#0471 takes it all..... EDIT: I can see people asking why am I not moving the coins out. The answer is I really, really, really tried. However there seems to be script which instantly transfer the coins to a different wallet, no matter what I type in for gas fees or the address. So far I failed on ALCX, on YFI, on SLP, on AAVE - so I have given up as I don’t know what to do a setting up a script myself is beyond my abilities. Whenever I add in ETH, all it does is makes its easier to the bastard to take my coins. So all I can literally do is watch right now. SECOND EDIT I was sent a link to a site which was going to validate my MM extension. The site looked real enough that I clicked on it and entered my security phrase. That was where I suddenly blew up 6 years worth of HODLing in one go…. THIRD EDIT Normally I am hyper sensitive to security and very very wary of online support from strangers. However, due to a rare combination of sleep deprivation from staying up late to watch the Euro 2020 final, and not paying attention when I should have I made the fatal error of falling for what is now obviously a elaborate con. I’m so used to clicking approve on Defi sites to connect to wallets that my guard has as down and this looked genuine enough. By the time I realised what was happening it was too late. I logged into MM from a MacBook as my original wallet was on pc, but it made no difference. They initially took 8 ETH, some sushi and old GNT I forgot to convert. With no gas fees the raid stopped. So I thought I would be quick and add a little gas and try and take some out. That didn’t work - no matter what I big in gas fees it was either immediately outbid (lost my aave and STETH) or accepted and went to another wallet which I didn’t recognise (lost my ALCX there). Later the fucker started liquidating my assets and put gas in to do this. I managed - and this was through the most frantic clicking and accepting any fucking gas bid at the highest price to transfer out the ETH to a separate wallet. I managed to get some out which slowed the attacks as there was no ETH to pay for the gas. This would happen every hour and I managed to get about 0.05 ETH LOL This was totally my mistake and not due to SNX, who to be fair, warn you not to do what I did. But I was tired, had sent a message to their tech support sub and instead of reading the warning, ignored it like a noob so yeah - I own this and it’s my fault. To those of you who think this is fake, I hope it never happens to you. I had to take a day off work to watch this slow motion disaster - I am sitting with a sick feeling, with pounding chest and periodically start tearing up which I can only assume is a slow motion panic attack. I have told my wife who is understandably shocked. When it all goes, I get to tell the rest of family that I got fucked over through ONE SINGLE LAPSE OF JUDGEMENT. I posted this as a warning to the bulk of the community who could just as easily have fallen for the same I used to look down on exchanges but they all look safer as least they have 2FA which MM lacks. I’m pretty much done now with believing crypto will only change the world for the better and for the first time have been thinking, bring on more fucking regulation and make every wallet linked to an ID - that way one day I can find out the bastard who cleaned me out and will spend what I have left on justice. FOURTH EDIT Thank you so much to everyone for their sympathy and support. To those of you telling me I’m dumb /stupid / foolish for so much holding on MM, thank for the comments but after the first 100 I stopped reading them as they get dull quickly. It was a mistake to leave so much on MM and with hindsight, the fact that my ledger wasn’t letting me connect to some Defi sites was an obvious flag rather than an obstacle. So since this afternoon, I was recommend the flashbots service on discord by some of you. With some (read massive) trepidation about using discord again, I posted my details and one of their whitehat guys Alex got in touch. I won’t give all the details for now as he’s still on the case but he already rescued just over 40 steth that was staked on curve as a ETH/STETH LP pool. I’m overjoyed as that’s $85k that I had written off now back (and in a ledger before any of you ask). I’m hopeful as to what happens to the remaining $35k but it already feels like a fuck you to the thief. Thanks to those of you who told me some of my stolen money may have gone to kraken, I’m messaging them so I hope they can freeze the money and if I’m lucky even help ID the counterpart (not holding my breath though as I don’t know ifs it’s real and whether they will help or not). With respect to the site I clicked on, DM if you really want to know but I left it off here in case someone else clicks on it and makes the same mistake I did. I’ve got in touch with the domain hosts to ask for their help in identifying the thief. Obviously it not the best day in the world but feels a hell of a lot better than it did a few hours ago. FIFTH and hopefully final edit Thank you to everyone who has sent positive messages of support, both below and in the chat. They have really helped, especially at the start when I was super stressed with indescribable feeling of watching my account get emptied in front of my eyes and being powerless to do anything about it. The (useful) advice from people was helpful and I am especially thankful that the flashbots teams was recommended. Alex has been been awesome. After he verified that the account was actually mine he stepped to stop the bleed (and I appreciated the fact that both the groups on discord and even this sub want to fact-check this to make sure it’s not a scam or a lie to flame someone). He set up a burner to remove incoming ETH which meant the thief couldn’t take more as there was no gas on the account. He then started to work on moving out the remaining coins to a safe wallet. At the time of writing he’s retrieved 117k from the 120k that was left (using this mornings prices). There’s a bit left which will hopefully come over but given how much was taken this am, that’s a rounding error on what I lost. For those of you who need his details DM or wait as I’ll edit one last time and add his Twitter account when this is all over and I’m calm. He has been amazing and whilst they ask for a modest fee it’s well worth it. Thanks to Kraken for reaching out and apologies to SNX if it looked like I was blaming them for my mistake. Hopefully Kraken can help but I’m also going to message a lot of the other exchanges too - anything I can do to make the money hard to get for the thief will make me happy and maybe it might even get him caught (but really not holding my breath on that). For those of you who keep wondering (1) no, I am not doing this for moon farming as making a few dollars and getting karma in no way makes up for a hit, (2) this isn’t a new account. I’ve been on Reddit for years but am usually silent as the chats can get poisonous quickly, (3) even I knew it was risky leaving so much on a hot wallet but I have used MM for a long time and found Ledger to be challenging with some Defi. I really wish I had been more careful but that’s done. I don’t blame anyone other than myself and the bastard who stole my coins but wish MM had 2FA which would have killed this or a way to hard freeze your account instantly which again would stop the bleed and work out a recovery and (4) for all of you who are sitting on your high horse lecturing me on how dumb this is and why you should never use your private data online - I fully understand and agree with your point of view, as YESTERDAY I would have been like YOU safe in the knowledge that nothing like this would ever happen to ME….. It’s been a hell of day but I’ll be fine with time. SIXTH AND FINAL EDIT Okay so it been a surreal 24 hours. For those of you who want the full sequence of events it’s basically this. I have a few different accounts but started using MetaMask heavily in recent months. Basically because Argent was heavy in gas prices and my ledger didn’t always connect to some of the DEFI sites I stitched to MM. Thanks to a run up in crypto market valuations, and some small trades and staking, the $20k was playing with 6 months ago in the hot wallet had became around $250-260k yesterday. My first mistake was leaving such a large amount on MM. In fact I had been actively considering moving some of it but with hindsight waited too too long. At times gas prices on ETH have been insane and was my pure bad luck that yesterday was one of the cheapest days around where tx were a few dollars rather than $20-70 which I’d seen in previous weeks. Trying to save a few hundred bucks turned out to be a very bad decision. With hindsight, I wish I had got up and gone to work and the worst that would have happened would have been feeling deeply disappointed by the England performance the night before. Instead I went on to make one of the most expensive mistake of my life. I decided that yesterday I would finally get around to messaging the help desk at the discord chat for SNX and ask if they could help me with some SNX I had deposited there on the L2 wallet. The problem was, that I was able to see the amount of SNX on their Optimism mainnet which showed SNX token only but not but not my ETH, whilst the Ethereum mainnet showed my ETH and other alts but not the SNX tokens. I went to the sub and asked for help in the chat. Got no response and tried a bit later. That time I got 3 people replying in private chats each claiming to be from SNX. Whilst the SNX sub warns against this, I was tired and assumed that maybe it was like some of the other subs where people can advise you if the mods are busy. To my misfortune I replied to the scammer explaining the problem. He basically told me my MM wallet wasn’t syncing back to the network and I should validate it. That sounded plausible given I couldn’t see my total balances and also in recent weeks I’ve faced a glitch as time where the wallet balance comes up a zero for up to a minute when I first open it so thought maybe he’s right. To help, he sent a link to quite a detailed looking site which looked real enough and unfortunately, thanks to weeks of linking random DEFI sites to my MM wallet I had become unfortunately desensitised to connecting to random pages and accepting connections to my wallet When I tried the link on the fake site, it wasn’t working apparently so Scammer suggested I try again. This time, I figured maybe I should try the option to connect to my wallet by entering my private pass phrase. Yes I know it was dumb NOW Yes I realise it’s my fault. I’ll live with this expensive mistake for a long time. A strange set of events in which I was super tired, not nearly alert enough and my warning radar was off meant I went for the most basic and simple phishing scam. To those of you on your high horses laughing about how this can never happen to you - good luck and I hope you carry on living perfect lives in which you never make a mistake. A few mins pass as the scammer is still engaged on the discord chat explaining it will take some time. He then causally asks me if I have a ledger and want to sync that too…. At that instant, I suddenly realise what I’ve done and get a cold sweat. Why the fuck should he ask that unless…. I check my MM wallet on zapper.fi and see that the wallet balance has suddenly dropped. I’m now missing $20k and a quick check shows my 8 ETH, some sushi and some Golem which I had are gone. I start to get super angry that I’ve lost 8 coins. After a few mins I calm down and suddenly realise that the only reason I haven’t lost more is there is now zero ETH on my account so no way to do more transactions. It’s likely that he must have set up a copy of my wallet on his pc and started emptying it out. At this stage I’m becoming less angry about what’s gone and becoming deeply worried about the rest. I send frantic emails to MM which aren’t answered until late in the evening and the next morning (which basically tell me there is nothing that can be done in my case and be more careful next time - thanks guys, will never be using you again.) At this point, the major weakness of MM finally hits me. Forget the convenience, if all goes wrong I have literally NO way to stop any transactions (hell they don’t even show in my wallet but I can see them on zapper) or freeze the account. Consensys may have built a nice chrome extension but it’s useless if there’s a problem. At some point I look up and see that more of my coins are disappearing. 20 odd STETH suddenly disappearing is especially painful. I check on zapper and can see he is putting in ETH to put up gas fees to move stuff off the Defi sites and liquidating my coins and moving them out. Now I’m actively watching the account on zapper. Whenever I saw ETH come in I tried to first move the coins to my ledger but every single time it just goes to another unknown wallet. WTF? I eventually understand that they have copied my account on a different pc and are probably running a script to automatically outbid me. I had watched my one YFI go - that hurt as I had spent a BTC on it lol. I watched my 104 ALCX go - another 15 ETH gone in smoke. My whole accounts looks fucked and all I can literally do is watch…. Around this point I send my first panicked message to Reddit that I was down 130k and likely to lose the whole lot. I figure maybe between the likely ridicule and crap I will get, maybe I will get lucky with some help. In the meantime all I can do is try to run slight interference by trying to move some of the ETH that the thief was adding to another account. Strangely moving ETH to another wallet appears to be the only coin I could impact. When I can moved it I try and run a tx and cancel it with a high gas fee to disrupt the ETH balance and screw up his transfers. This slows the bleeding but it’s not over and I don’t know what I can do. I read messaged here about trying other pcs, logging out of MM, I try it all and it does no good and makes me more stressed that the scammer might be stealing more when I’m not watching. When I first posted on Reddit I was down about half with the remaining amount staked on curve (alcx/ETH LP, zrx/ETH LP, ETH/stETH LPs) which was around 120k. Don’t know why they were last to go but thank god they were there. In between the usual trolls and assholes calling me a liar, there were messages of support and some very helpful suggestions on then flashbots discord sub (initially sent to me by the SNX subs). I messaged flashbots and Alex from there got in touch. I gave him full info and access to my ex to verify it was mine). Even he commented that I shouldn’t do this (lost track of how many times I heard that yesterday) but as my account was already compromised I had to trust it would be okay as without it he couldn’t do anything. He explained that he would first set up a burner so any ETH coming in would be immediately burned leaving no gas for transfers. This was quickly set up which closed the gate on the thief for the short term. For those of you checking the wallet history you can see some incoming ETH which then immediately is removed - that scammer’s ETH he’s wasting now. I didn’t want to alert him as to what was happening, so there was minimal mentions of this on my posts to Reddit, which I was still checking as this forum sometimes has some very useful feedback and suggestions. Over the next 8 hours Alex managed to move the remaining balance to a hard wallet and basically recovered all of my remaining balance minus some dust and dai staked on alchemix which I can’t get back so it’s all there which was around 117k out of 120k. I don’t know how he did it - if you really want to know go to discord and ask him - but I am overjoyed that he did what he did. It’s amazing for both his stepping in and spending hours to save this and no less for his 100% total honesty and integrity. If he had moved the coins elsewhere and told me it was the original thief I would never have known. In the end I’ve lost about 55 ETH and saved about the same (values were all over the place as the market tanked in the evening). I didn’t post for moons or karma. I posted as a warning and for help and I’m glad I did. I would never have found the courage to trust flashbots without it. I would not have been alerted to the scammer using Kraken to deposit the stolen coins. To those of you who offered financial support/crypto/gofundme, thank you so much but there is really no need. Alex has saved a big chunk and I will be alright. Losing this amount of coins thanks to a scam is painful but if I couldn’t stomach large swings I wouldn’t have held on for years - if I can live through a few 80% drawdowns in BTC and ETH and recover, then I’ll come back from this okay (however for a while I will stop measuring my crypto value in $ rather than #coins lol). Thank you very much to everyone who offered emotional support and well wishes. They are very much appreciated and more than make up for the large number of trolls and morons who like to throw around shit. Please don’t worry about me. My wife, whilst initially shocked and upset, is fully supportive and I have every confidence I will do really well (especially after EIP 1559 and later ETH 2.0) To the libertarians, outraged that I’ve swung to side of more regulation, I want to say that I still believe that you should do what you want - legally. It doesn’t have to be totally anonymous - hell half the problem with the current version of the internet is anonymous trolls venting lies and crap everywhere. For crypto to go truly mainstream you need some degree of safety and the ability to follow up and prosecute crimes. Watching some c*** screw me over in real time was an infuriating and humbling experience and definitely made me resent the anonymity of the scammer….. BTW for those of you who go on about being your own bank good luck and come back to the real world where actual banks are regulated and safe (unlike the current Wild West of crypto Defi) and remember many of us don’t want to be our own bank. I never thought about being my own bank and bought coins like ETH for other reasons. I like the blockchain and the crypto space as they are exciting and disruptive ideas that will hopefully make a new version of the internet in due course and change the world. However like the internet 2.0, no matter how it starts, eventually governments will step in and more regulation is coming. Mr scammer, I’ve already reported you to a bunch of exchanges where you seem to be staking your stolen coins and even if I can’t get you immediately, your records are permanently there on the blockchain and one day you will be fucking found…. Finally thanks again to Alex! For those of you who asked about him, his Twitter handle is @amanusk_ Check him out, he’s a true legend and a gent.",2021-07-12 11:12:31 192,Are NFTs a potential game changer for unsolicited d*ck pics?,10874,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mbmvm1/are_nfts_a_potential_game_changer_for_unsolicited/,1068,"Hear me out... Let's say you receive an unwanted and poorly composed shot of someone's junk (I'll also assume you're a lady, since they get the vast majority of them). Don't delete that thing - mint it as an NFT and credit the sender as the original artist. Then, send them an invite to buy their art and remove it from the blockchain. If they don't, their name and nads will exist forever more in the very public blockchain, for all to see. The best part is there's only like, what, 3.75 billion d*cks on the planet, and if men get discouraged from sending them, they become SCARCE. The market cap potential is enormous. I've done some analysis, and predict d*ck pic NFTs could hit $1 million in the next 5 years. Now is the time to get involved and start DCA (d*ck, camera, action!) into this exciting new project. Edit to add for everyone asking how you can prove its that person's dick: it's really simple. You can prove its theirs by getting them to send you another picture of their dick, and checking if they look the same. This is called Proof of Dick. The upside of this, is that now you have TWO dick pics, so you've basically doubled your money.",2021-03-23 19:38:44 193,"TITAN was at $60 two days ago, now it's at $0.00000003. Here's why you shouldn't YOLO in (and yes it's market cap)",10797,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o2jwc1/titan_was_at_60_two_days_ago_now_its_at_000000003/,1767,"TITAN's crash was really absurd, I personally haven't seen anything this extreme yet. It crashed almost 100% in a few hours and now sits at 0.00000005% of its ATH. That's something. I've seen many people in the past two days ask stuff like: ""sure, it won't recover from that. But what if I just invest like $10, if it goes back to even just one cent, a tiny fraction of the ATH, that would be a ton of money!"" And yes, it absolutely would be! And that alone should be enough to tell you that it can't be this easy. The thing is: because of how that whole network works, a lot of TITAN was printed when it crashed. 10 days ago, the circulating supply was 116 million. Now it's 34 **trillion**, or 34,000 billion, or 34,000,000 million. Yeah, that's a lot. So let's consider the market cap, which is: **Market Cap = Circulating Supply X Coin Price** A coin price of 1 cent would mean a market cap of 344 billion, putting it on the #2 spot, higher than ETH. At 2 cents it would get close to BTC, at 5 cents its market cap would be higher than all other crypto combined. On iron.finance, the creators of the coin state ""WARNING: Please don't buy TITAN or IRON."". Listen to them. This coin doesn't have a chance to go up again and as always, coin price is a bad indicator, even if it used to be higher.",2021-06-18 08:03:09 194,"Robinhood posts $423 million net loss, shares sink after hours",10780,https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/business/robinhood-earnings/index.html,1459,,2022-01-28 00:53:07 195,"Elon Musk, if you are reading this, please understand what you are doing",10749,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ms1man/elon_musk_if_you_are_reading_this_please/,4249,"You have 51M followers on Twitter and you are seen as one of the most inspiring heroes of this century. People trust you and see you as a leader. But with the FOMO you are generating on Doge (and the related pump) you are gonna hurt A LOT of people and this is no good for the crypto world. This is no good for the people who are creating the future of the FinTech. This is no good for our visibility. Let’s be honest here, “dumb money” and new retail investors are approaching the crypto world with doge right now, putting there their money and I’m afraid also their life savings. New joiners have no clue of how mean can be volatility, especially on a coin like this. They don’t know what to do, they don’t have an exit strategy. They just see green, +200% and your tweets. They are gonna lose money, blame crypto and flag it as a scam. Once again. Please, know what you are doing. Doge army is gonna downvote like crazy, but I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one being worried about this. Update: small edits, typos",2021-04-16 11:58:23 196,"If Bitcoin was at $100K right now, people would be asking for another chance to buy under 50K. Now that we are under 50K they don’t want it.",10749,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s0jy5e/if_bitcoin_was_at_100k_right_now_people_would_be/,2015,"As the title says now that we are under 50k people are waiting to buy under 40k. People always panic to buy when market is at extreme fear while the **extreme fear** is what we wished for when market was pumping like crazy. Every 40-50% correction people panic to buy thinking what if it’s a bear market then I can buy way lower than that. These are the people who always ask for the **Dip Dip** but never bought the dip. When it's actually arrived. If you are here for long term every correction is a huge opportunity we were asking for when market was extreme greed. I don’t know if it’s a bear market or not but I know it’s a good opportunity to buy low.",2022-01-10 13:24:06 197,"ETH is bad, and I am tired of pretending it's not.",10737,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qw2e32/eth_is_bad_and_i_am_tired_of_pretending_its_not/,3817,"I am going to open up by saying that some of the following is going to be FACT and some of it will be OPINION. However, the opinion will never prevail over the facts. Also, depending on traction I may do a second post with some more up to debate things. I also know that the title alone will lead to downvotes, some of you won’t even read it before downvoting. It is a shame that people forgot downvotes are supposed to be used to penalize off-topic and not to punish unpopular opinions, not to create echo chambers. So let’s get to it shall we? **ETH is shady:** Not only is ETH a security, it has always been manipulated by well connected and powerful people behind the scenes. The connections between the ETH Foundation, ConsenSys, and the SEC are totally public knowledge. Jay Clayton, the former SEC chairman, was a partner at Sullivan and Cromwell. Joe Lubin, co-founder of ETH, also founded ConsenSys. He also bought 9.5% of ETH supply. ConsenSys is a client of Sullivan and Cromwell. That was the back door ETH used to get the free pass on regulations. There are court papers about the meetings between ConsenSys and the SEC. At the same time, the SEC was prosecuting DOZENS of ICOs that were using the exact same approach ETH was. Hinman’s, Clayton’s Director of Corporate Finance, speech where he says ETH is not a security was partly WRITTEN by some of ETH top investors. The plan by ConsenSys with the help of the SEC was clearly to make ETH the only crossborders payment platform by giving it a free pass, while at the same time preventing any incursion into that space with SEC lawsuits. At the same time this was happening, Gary Gensler told an MIT audience that “XRP deserved regulatory clarity”. (I won’t go in depth with the Ripple lawsuit here). Not only is Chairman Gensler trying to pretend he never said that, and the entire SEC trying to hide the fact they gave ETH a free pass, to date ETH is the only altcoin to have had the privilege of being formally consider a commodity/currency and not a security. Other funny “coincidences” include: Claydon being hired by a crypto hedge fund 100% invested in BTC and ETH. SEC Enforcement Director Marc Berger being hired by Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett, part of the ETH Alliance and Hinman’s prior employer, less than a month after the Ripple lawsuit was filled. Hinman receiving $15 Million, during his service on the SEC, from Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett. AND after leaving the SEC, Hinman returned to Simpson Thatcher and Bartlett as a senior crypto adviser. **ETH is centralized:** Users and nodes have no real power to shape the protocol. This is virtually true of all protocols with a Foundation at it’s head, but we can’t forget ETH falls under this group. The first piece of evidence here is the ETC hard fork. This fork happened because the wrong people lost money. The changed the code and the protocol for the first time to suit the wealthy whales and not the users or miners. They changed the rules to fit their goals. The second piece comes in the form of changes to mining rewards. This was a blatant attempt to decrease supply by not paying the miners. More important than the way it impacts the economics of ETH, it points towards a centralisation of power. Rules can be changed on the fly with no consideration from the community but based on profits alone for the higher ups. This leads us to the PoS change. This has nothing to do with energy concerns or with price of fees. This is meant to skip all the intermediate problems by getting rid of miners and let the token holders leverage their will directly. Don’t forget the LUDICROUS amount of ETH that was pre-mined. Every hard fork the Ethereum blockchain has enacted has always been for the benefit of the few, never for the benefits of the community. You know what that looks like? Our current banking system. Where the citizens and the working class pay the price for mistakes and reap none of the rewards for profit. People in this sub hate central bank digital currencies, failing to see that every abuse these could enact on the public, so can Ethereum upon it’s users. To quote one of my sources “Etherium is not a decentralized peer-to-peer system. It is a system with an unaccountable ruling class exploiting the working class, making promises they can’t keep, while spinning a wonderful narrative.” **ETH recent and future design is bad:** Everyone was fooled into thinking EIP 1559 was going to be a good thing. How the Foundation pulled that off is honestly mind boggling. This change made it so fees were more uniform. Uniformly high. And making sure that miners saw none of that profit by burning it. Burning the fees essentially made sure that the biggest holders get they profits increased because every ETH is worth more, while miners that actually keep the network safe get a pay cut because there are less fees per block for them. But the biggest problem is that you are getting a landlorded network to users. If you want ETH to be useful, you need to, well, use it. But this model makes it so the interests of holders are opposite to the interests of users. Users want lower fees so they can use the network to transact, but holders want higher fees, for more burn and more profit. Taking money out of the pockets of miners decreases security. If you are paid less you have a higher incentive to get your money some other ways. And since users and holders have different agendas, future goals benefit different people. An interesting question would be for instance what happens in the case of a block size adjustment? Bigger or smaller block sized benefit users and holders differently. Well, given ETH’s history, you know how those chips would fall. Even this decision was reached by a small amount of key players. And PoS will only make this whole process more straight forward. The fact that the token holding are already so centralized will make changes easier for the ruling class and be baked into the system. **In conclusion:** ETH’s had a shady start, has been controlled by a group of shadow players on the background, is becoming less and less secure and has no intention of not being. At any point, any decision can be hard forked in. The miners don’t matter. Your nodes don’t matter. ETH is INTENDED to shackle you the exact same way the current banking system does. Don’t be fooled. **Sources:** https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/the-problem-with-ethereum-af9692f4af95 https://www.crypto-law.us/the-ethereum-free-pass-fair-notice-and-the-fight-ahead/ https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/17/ethereums-design-choices-are-inherently-political/ EDIT: I was enjoying the discussion in the comments, but I am getting spam downvoted so I will have to stop. This is the state of this sub.",2021-11-17 16:00:11 198,Predictions Tournament,10734,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-7f96662c-53e7-4163-b283-d8155ea4473e,144,,2021-09-25 15:15:17 199,On may 24th CEO of one of the largest bank in the world - HSBC publicly said that crypto lacks transparency and later it's UK branch started to block payments to Binance. Yesterday same British HSBC branch has been fined £63.9m by the UK's financial regulator for money laundering!,10689,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rj532p/on_may_24th_ceo_of_one_of_the_largest_bank_in_the/,2562,"This is the clear example of hypocrisy at its finest! Seven month before their CEO Noel Quinn publicly announced that HSBC will not be offering any services related to Bitcoin and crypto entirely to its users and linked his decision to the ""lack of transparency"" and high volatility in the cryptocurrency industry. As per Quinn, it is impossible for an agency to tell who owns the crypto, and hence everything depends on whether the holders can be ""trusted in regard to market integrity."" And yesterday karma hit them back, the same fucking swindlers are fined £64m for anti-money laundering failings. Actually, initially they were fined for £91m though since HSBC not disputed the findings and agreed to settle it was cut down to £63.9m. HSBC's failings cover a period of eight years, from 2010 to 2018, the FCA said. [**The FCA's report into HSBC**](https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/decision-notices/hsbc-bank-plc.pdf) cites examples of poor controls, including failing to spot suspicious activity on the account of a construction director who also played a leading role in a criminal gang trying to steal millions of pounds by setting up fake companies. The person pleaded guilty to VAT fraud and went to prison. HSBC also failed to detect a customer imprisoned for smuggling cigarettes into the UK and ordered to pay £1.2m by the HMRC tax office, where the bank missed ""a sustained period of unusual activity,"" the FCA said. For those who did not know, in 2012 after an investigation by the US Department of Justice the same bank paid $1.9bn fine (£1.4bn) for laundering money of Mexican drug cartels, circumventing the rules designed to prevent dealings with Iran, Burma, North Korea and being financed by terrorists from Middle East. So dump fucking HSBC shares if you have any and buy crypto and if you wonder, yeah this is financial advice.",2021-12-18 10:51:05 200,Thanks to Crypto I made my first 20 Billion Dollars,10604,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mrch2c/thanks_to_crypto_i_made_my_first_20_billion/,886,"So I started buying Crypto back in 2017. I hustled and worked so much for my dream. I lost friends because they didn't belive my system. I invested so much time into this. But I made it. I freaking made it. I am now a proud owner of 20 Billion Dollars. I exchanged it into FIAT-Currency and I will always remember myself to my first 20 Billions. Surely I am able to earn way more in the future. [Here you are able to see my first 20 Billion Dollars.](https://preview.redd.it/95miu0zhlbt61.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=aa656ce78c7805932649fba17d9797f298ba33e4) You don't need to call me Sir. I am still very humble.",2021-04-15 11:14:58 201,El Salvador's FM Says $40M BTC Loss Not Real as They Haven't Sold Any Coins,10591,https://tokenist.com/el-salvadors-fm-says-40m-btc-loss-not-real-as-they-havent-sold-any-coins/,989,,2022-06-15 12:22:57 202,Jake Paul Exposed as $2.2M Serial Crypto Scammer,10589,https://beincrypto.com/jake-paul-exposed-as-2-2m-serial-crypto-scammer/,843,,2022-03-09 11:15:24 203,"News: ""Man uses Bitcoin to buy chemical weapon"" - I wonder if we'll start seeing ""Man uses USD to buy gun"" articles soon?",10541,https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bitcoin-chemical-weapon-man-prison-b1827867.html,693,,2021-04-07 14:01:01 204,'Glory To Ukraine:' Russian-Born Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Says 'Very Upset By Putin's Decision',10507,https://www.benzinga.com/amp/content/25799146,789,,2022-02-24 04:51:03 205,My friend found his dogecoin core wallet form high school with 2.5m DOGE on it,10493,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n3xin5/my_friend_found_his_dogecoin_core_wallet_form/,1814,"https://imgur.com/a/7u2yAYX Says it changes his life. Imagine buying into a shit meme in high school and having close to a million dollars after working your whole life. This guy was seriously in the pits trying to provide for himself bartending. Just shows how liberating crypto can be. Just one of those wildcard things that can be life changing... Edit: here is the 'story' for those wondering: He remembered he had some shitcoins on his hold highschool laptop so he logged on and found his dogecoin core wallet that sync'd up to 2.5m DOGE. After he found it he went to a trusted financial planner and said ""I have $750k USD in Dogecoin. What do I do with it"" the financial planner said ""you know how the class system works in america right?... Well, Fuck 'em""",2021-05-03 14:29:33 206,"If you get rich from crypto, keep it as a secret. Don’t tell anyone, your future will thank you.",10472,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qcxao8/if_you_get_rich_from_crypto_keep_it_as_a_secret/,1887,"Some people have what is called here in New Zealand “tall poppy syndrome”. People become envious and resentful when you got rich or more successful than them. Some people will go like “Wow, you’re rich now. Can you lend me $10,000. You have got $1m, $10,000 is nothing mate. Right?”. It will put you into a dilemma, and we know - if you lend them $10,000 you might lose $10,000 and your friend as well. Some people will try to scam you. This is especially true if you go tell the world on the Internet about your wealth. Some people will tell other people about you getting rich from crypto as if you won lotto. They will think your gain is ill-gotten and you don’t deserve it. Some people will be like “Oh you should have told me about this opportunity mate”. Right, even if I told you back then, you wouldn’t buy anyway!! So save yourself some trouble. Keep your mouth shut, keep your seeds safe (and please use protection - even with your girlfriend!)",2021-10-21 17:47:51 207,'Joke' Crypto Dogecoin Surges Over 500% In 24 Hours In Reddit-Driven Boon,10454,https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/01/28/joke-crypto-dogecoin-surges-over-500-in-24-hours-in-reddit-driven-boon/?sh=743c00ea5702,1070,,2021-01-29 02:00:46 208,I am LOVING the fact that ETH is moving independent to BTC,10426,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n2mq4z/i_am_loving_the_fact_that_eth_is_moving/,1364,"Although BTC started to tank a little today, ETH just reached a new ATH around 2920$ it is so exciting to see it moving on its own. This is only good for the future of crypto as a whole. Maybe in the future this will change the time we spend at a bear market because not everything's tanking at the same time.",2021-05-01 17:15:45 209,I'm been in crypto since 2013. Maybe 700+ alt coins and many trades. Now a Defi-Crypto Farmer. Here are some of my tips and advice for new-comers.,10421,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/moilxv/im_been_in_crypto_since_2013_maybe_700_alt_coins/,1318,"As the title says I'm into crypto pretty deep. I was in crypto briefly in 2013, but only really hit the ground running in 2017 and never looked back. In 2017 I made all the usual mistakes, got into the wrong coins, entered some dodgy exchanges and sold the wrong coins (like selling Enjin on its first day after investing in the ICO). In 2018 things got worse, with shitcoins driving the BTC value of my holdings down by half. Now I'm sitting really pretty and feel like I have ""clicked"" to the point where I am generally making money in crypto and quite a few people ask me for advice on what to do, strategies etc. Here are some of my tips, observations and ideas. 1. Don't trust anyone. Assume everybody you are talking to is a friendly thief who wants your money. That includes people shilling particular coins, or anyone asking for your crypto to invest, to random people that message you. (And yes ironically this means don't trust me, but you'll see I didn't mention my altcoin holdings and I am deliberately staying quiet on what my 800% defi pool is :) ) 2. Every position you enter should be a fixed percentage of your portfolio. I prefer 1% for a typical trade. Risky uniswap gems might be 0.5%, very strong longer term positions say 2-5%. 3. Have your portfolio value in BTC (or ETH if you prefer that). Your goal is to increase your BTC value. Each trade should be from BTC, and then exit back out of BTC. Log all transactions in blockfolio etc under the BTC pair, so you can see how much BTC value you are gaining. Don't worry as much about USD gains, as in a bull market its easy to make USD value gains. BTC is the end-game here so you want to accumulate BTC, especially if BTC dominance is falling. 4. Have a portion of your portfolio allocated to farming or staking. If you have a coin sitting somewhere for ages, ask if there is some way for you to make money from it. For example, I have a large stack of BTC and ETH, so rather than have it sitting doing nothing, I wrapped the BTC and entered a Sushi Farm. Months later the rewards from that farm are worth something like 25% of the amount I initially invested. Every so often, harvest the rewards and either re-farm (compounding) or shift to your long term hold. Remember compound interest. There are opportunities for very high returns (without ponzi aspects but be careful) - find those, constantly take and re-invest the income and the gains are quite extreme. 5. Have a dedicated stack of BTC or ETH that is your ""HODL"" portfolio that you never touch. Preferably in seperate legal entity (like a trust) than what you trade with. This will help for taxes. Every so often, move some profits into that long term stack. I don't do anything with that stack at all, it is just my safe holdings. 6. Spend as much time learning about tax as you do trading. Tax is something you kind of need to understand upfront - you can get way more rekt from bad tax approaches than you make gains with good trading. And keep your records safe - download all trade histories at the end of every quarter. 7. Use telegram (or discord). Find really helpful smart and useful people and stick to them. Find helpful trading groups. Eventually they will be a vital source of information or just ways to bounce ideas off. Check out my previous post for a full guide on ""must have"" telegram groups. 8. Read the crypto news as much as you can. Its amazing how often something pops up (e.g. grayscale announcing new trusts with other coins) and there is still a decent amount of time to buy. And always have some BTC on an exchange ready to buy on such an opportunity. Again, telegram is great for this as you can quickly see tweets or news-links being shared. 9. Have a preset % of gain or losses whereby you will sell if it reaches that. For example, for most coins, if a coin ever goes up more than 30% vs BTC in a day I always sell. 95% of the time that works out as better than holding. In the rare event I double my position I always sell the principal immediately (I did this twice this year - with Ethernity and Blind Boxes). 10. Always have an idea as to what the current ""climate"" is in terms of what is moving and in favour. Crypto markets often move with certain sectors at a time. For example, if you look at the Coin Gecko categories list, you can immediately spot what is ""hot"" right now. Last month it was NFTs, so I was heavy in that space, but now that sector is cooling. The binance smart chain and exchange coins are doing very well right now - if that is the case what else might move? Well other low gas blockchains could be an idea - especially if they have defi - so Avax, Raydium etc are all moving too. Soon it might well be BTC's time to gain as the expense of alts. You should be rotating in and out of positions to try and go with the ebb and flow of the market. 11. For newcomers, start with basic stuff like accumulating bitcoin, learning to use a wallet, security etc. Don't just dive in and ape into defi coins, wsb style. It may suck that it feels like you are missing all the gains from the ""hot"" new coins, but it will equally hurt if you are just burning through your capital. 12. Look out for free crypto opportunities. They key here is sorting out the gems from the scams. This isn't just staking etc but also things like reddit moons and airdrops. A lot of people are even ""airdrop farming"" whereby you have wallets that carry out certain activities deliberately to try and qualify for future airdrops. Coin market cap earn and coinbase earn are two more. Even something like the binance ""dust"" feature to turn dust into bnb is a way of generating some more bnb (even if its tiny). Check out my previous post on free crypto and ways to get passive income 13. For farming, make sure you are using the right apps like zapper or apy vision to track all your positions, your yield and any impermanent loss. That will also help with tax records down the track, should you need it. Watch out for farming on the ETH network as your gas fees will chew up any gains if you have small positions. Check out my previous post of sushi farming for how the rewards and gains work 14. Track all your numbers, your gains, your investments and portfolio change religiously, preferably in an excel document. That way you'll know how you are performing and if something is going wrong. Again, I wish I had done this more in 2018. 15. Have an ""emergency reserve"". For me, this is actually my stock positions, many which are crypto related, but you could have gold or cash (I especially like the idea of something like stable coins lent on FTX at a decent interest rate). If we get some kind of crypto turbo dump which is 40%, you can then have that as money on the side-lines ready to buy. 16. Constantly educate yourself. For me, I still need 3-4 hours a day to research and learn about crypto. I find crypto podcasts and even youtube vital sources of information, provided you are listening to the right people. Mix up your education with news, technical strategies, trading updates, altcoin news and even just the general philosophy behind sound money and financial sovereignty. 17. If you win or lose on a trade, delete that coin from blockfolio immediately. Why? Because you have exited that position, and seeing it jump up again in price is just going to torment you. You've made the decision to sell, don't even up revenge trading where you come back and try and get your losses back on the same trade. 18. Never margin trade UNLESS it is only because you want to minimise your funds at risk on an exchange. Even then I'd avoid it. Unfortunately many exchanges make this very hard to use - and there are confusing terms and default options which can rekt you (for example, positions that will drain your other funds instead of liquidiating the trade if falls too much). In fact, I avoid almost all USD pairings and only trade BTC pairing, unless very special circumstances are in play (such as ripple being delisted from coinbase). 19. Never hold more than around 10 coins. I used to have up to 40 at a time, it became impossible tracking them in terms of activity, prices, and god the horrors of trying to maintain enough wallets for them. 10 is enough diversification. I used to have a ""bag"" of around 15 moonshots - that strategy never worked as even if one ""Gem"" actually made it big, the losses from the other ones cancelled out. Typically if I had a huge gain from one of my coins, I sell back to BTC and waits for other opportunities. This isn't Pokemon - don't try and ""catch them all"". 20. Falling in love with alt-coins is like falling in love at a stripclub. Yes trade them. But just be conscious that their chances of beating BTC long term are very unlikely. Just look at all my 2013 gems (peer coin, feather coin etc). Heck I bought World-Coin because I read about a ""bitcoin genius teenager"" who made millions from crypto and said World-Coin was the next bitcoin. And I've made my mistakes as well going forward, holding on for dear life for nano (yes I know its fast and instant!) and grin. I think the tech for both coins is great, that doesn't mean its a great trade. If you want to marry your alt-coins then you will be lucky if you only lose half your money like a real world divorce :) 21. EDIT. Bonus one. Always learn from your losses (and I have MANY). I like to think of crypto as like a computer game where you are gaining new skills. Think of RPG games like Baldur's Gate or Warcraft. You can earn money or experience, and use that to gain new items or skills that protect you against certain things. So maybe you lost $500 to a ""rug-pull""? Well do your research and figure out how to avoid that next time. Maybe you'll spend the next 2 weeks mad about it, but next time a potential rug-pull project comes along you'll dodge it - congratulations you now have learned ""immunity to rug-pulls"". Keep learning and gaining more experience and you'll start avoiding all the traps. 22. EDIT 2: You are going to have MANY scenarios where you see a coin that has gone x1000 or to some ridiculous crescendo, where you feel utterly compelled to buy to avoid missing out. This is the obvious trap (if you want an example of this look at Safemoon right now. Bitconnect was the one in 2017 and there are others). At some point bitcoin or ethereum will do a similar run up, and many people outside crypto will do the same thing. Yes this can be irresistible but you must resist the temptation - think of the cryptos has being a bunch of boats on the wharf, and there are thousands of boats. Every day another hundred turn up. Why are you going to try and jump across the water to get to the boat that is already leaving, when if you wait a bit another few dozen will turn up in five minutes? You'll just fall in the water and miss out on those new boats! 23. If you must trade as a new-comer, I highly suggest trading the smaller / middle cap BTC pairs. Not the USD or margin pairs. Certainly not something like futures contracts on FTX. Why? Because if you are on bitmex / bybit / ftx etc you are swimming with the whales and sharks, quant funds, robo-traders and the like. If you entered the casino for the first time in your life, would you immediately go to the blackjack table with James Bond and Dr Evil? The smaller BTC pairs are more likely to have less experienced traders - my trades actually went positive once I moved from USD pairs on margin exchanges to spot BTC trades with altcoins. 24. Last edit before bed (I promise). The chances are, crypto is still cyclical. That means we will have another bear market, or at least a very long boring period of no gains. If you have just joined crypto, you probably won't ""make it"" this cycle, as we may only have 6 months to a year to go. I actually lost money (a lot) in BOTH the 2013 and 2017 bull markets (-50% and -85%, respectively). All of my gains were made in the bear market when I was buying BTC and alts when BTC was in the 3ks. The ""will you make it?"" test isn't coming now when the market seems to be going infinitely up and everybody is winning. That test comes when everybody is selling and it seems like you are the only buyer. And yeah, thousands of alt coins will suffer or die at that point. So be around to scoop up the ashes - don't be the ashes! This is all a larger part of learning to move with the cycles. Anyway these are the ones that come to mind, hopefully that is helpful! No doubt I'll edit this post and add a few more.",2021-04-11 02:37:48 210,20% dip? 🤷‍♂️ Looks pretty normal to me.,10400,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lqqc1q/20_dip_looks_pretty_normal_to_me/,728,"It's April 2011, I am mining on some number of Radeon 5850s making around 1.1 BTC each day. The price is crossing $2. It's May 2011, I am mining on some number of Radeon 5850s, doubled. Mining difficulty is climbing quickly, and so is the price. We're almost at $10 by the end of the month and I'm still making around 1 BTC per day, somehow managing to stay on par with the difficulty as I buy more graphics cards. It's early June, and as I am powering on even more GPUs, the price hits roughly $32 before halving over that weekend. November 2011, we reach $2 after several months of everyone declaring it dead. I am on something like 8 5850s now, probably still making around 1BTC, maybe a bit less, it's difficult to remember after 10 years. After the monstrous crash of about $30, things begin to pick up by the end of the year and we enter 2012 at about $5. We crash from $7 to $4 between January and February, then from $13 to $8 over one weekend in August. It's dead, each time. It's 2013 and things are batshit insane. We have some minor 10% drops through the year but everyone is buying. Everyone is mining. I heat my new rental property with Radeon 7990s and only heat the house with graphics cards during the entire winter from 2012-2013. About 11 steps up the stairs, you go from freezing cold to being blasted with heat, like when you exit the plane into Spain. By April we all lose our shit and people are buying bitcoin for $100. By the 9th they are paying $200 and within a week decide that $70 is more reasonable - a 66% drop in a week. Of course, people can't make up their minds whether Bitcoin is a scam or if it's the future of humanity, so the price goes haywire and we see regular gains and drops of 10/20/30%. It's November 2013. Bitcoin is not a scam. Clearly, because it's now worth $200. Or is it worth $650? No, it's worth $550. Now it's $700. Nope, $1,100. Now it's $950. Now it's December and it's $1,100 again. But what the hell is going on, MtGox won't let me log in despite me not sleeping and spending the last 15 hours through the night trying. Now I'm late for work and I've lost 20% of my money, even though I've actually gained 1000% this year, I'm only bothered about losing 20% of what I had a day ago, just like literally everyone else. It's 2014. It's also most of 2015. The entirety of both years. Bitcoin is dead. Never coming back. We're down to $200. Mining still makes me the same $2-3/day that it ever has, even though the 1BTC/day from 2011 is now worth $200+/day. I give up. Everyone else gives up after buying these new things called shitcoins. I forget, not bothering to sell what I had left as it's barely enough to buy a small used car. It's 2016 and apparently Bitcoin has tripled since I last looked at it. What. You what. What. Everyone now wants Ethereums. It's like Bitcoin, but it'll fit on my hard drive. Everyone's shitcoins have disappeared. The however many thousands of Doggo coins I mined before I quit have disappeared along with the exchange. Ethereums are bringing out these new shitcoins that actually do something, like Golem, which is like Seti@home but will eventually literally do everything and generate an income for you. Great! Ethereum shitcoins are not called shitcoins. The world of cryptocurrency is very different to how i remember it. I swap half my BTC for ETH and then 80% of that for various tokens. It's 2017. Nothing bad is happening. Everyone is investing in ICOs for non-shitcoins. Everyone's making $2k/day just trading. Everyone's also making $500-2k/day just holding. Everyone has bitcoin and ether, as well as a tonne of ERC-20 tokens. Some people also have Bitconnect which seems very much like the HYIPs I used to join during my PTC/PTS days as a teenager. Seems like a scam, no good. Ethereum has several 20-30% drops throughout the year. Seems normal, I'm no longer phased after 2013. Everyone in my office is interested. They all discuss it at $10, but ask me about investing $15k when the price hits $300. Finally, they enter at $600 and no one does any work for the rest of the year. We just talk crypto. It's the second half of 2017. I make more on crypto in one day than at my day job in a month. Literally everything is going up. No one considers that it'll ever drop again. I'm like: ""🤷‍♂️ Looks pretty normal to me, but I better sell some soon else..""... Actually, it's January to April 2018. New York bonuses or Chinese New year or some seemingly random event makes everyone sell literally everything. Everyone had put all their bitcoin into ether, and then all their ether into ICOs. What was once 25BTC was now 400,000,000 various ERC-20 tokens, or kittens, worth around $200. Not only did everyone sell their tokens, causing them to crash, but everyone sold everything else, making everything else crash. Crashception. Every second word on reddit is ""crash"". Ether went from $1,200 to $75 in a year or so. Declared dead by everyone. It's 2018-2020. I'm like, well, not sure. Probably will repeat the cycle of dips, moons and crashes, but probably should have sold. How many Deloreans could I have bought? Better not check my ""How many Deloreans I can afford if I traded all of my cryptos for deloreans.xlsx"" spreadsheet. My heart and soul must be dead. I have felt no emotion or regret during the crash. 2013 had used up all of that. All of my colleagues are bored and stop talking about crypto. Despite what they said, they weren't interested in the tech, only the money. One buys a folding phone for $1,500 with what was once $10k of Galaxy Ripple chocolate bars, I think. I buy more Ether, deciding to not exchange any for other tokens. From now on, only BTC and ETH for me. I buy some occasionally, but not as much as I should. I pretty much leave crypto will the expectation that we'll just repeat it all again in a few years. It's 2021, things are batshit insane again. Already?Woopdedoo. Everyone's talking to me about crypto. Fgs. I just decided to try the real stock market where people cry over a 3% crash. Everyone is jumping back in. What is defi and nft? Are cryptokitties nft? Is my kitty still alive? Who knows. Give it 5 years and there'll be a yet another new equivalent to shitcoins. Bitcoin drops by $10k in January, I'm like, meh. I play with Coinbase Earn and shortly make a mint. It's the present: Bitcoin drops another 10k in February, even though it's still higher than the last drop. I'm like, meh. Everyone panics. For some reason I decide to write a 20 word reddit post and it turns into whatever the hell I'm writing now for whatever point I'm trying to make. Something about not declaring it dead over a $10k drop when we're still up by $20k this year. It's mid 2021. Bitconnect is back and they want your doge. Bitcoin hits $80k but crashes by 20% down to $64k. The world is on fire and shit is hitting the CPU fan. It crashes by another $5k before hitting $85k. Ether was $4k but now deemed dead because it's only $2k. Soon it'll be $5k. Elon tweeted about doge being the national currency of Mars. It's a joke, but now doge is $42 and I remember that old exchange that vanished with probably $420,000,000 worth of my doge, and 50 LTC. Twelve seconds later it's back to $0.10. Everyone is mad because it is now only worth double of what it was worth yesterday, even though it is down from ,12 seconds ago. It's every other year from now until the end of eternity.. Everything crashed by 50% overnight. Now it costs me 250 satoshis or less for my latte. Ether is $1^26 or something and no one knows what is happening anymore. The price went so high because 10 billion people on Earth use it daily, either directly or because their car automatically pays for tolls on the Ethereum network with that project from Oaken Innovations that hasn't been updated in years, that now no exchange can display it correctly or something. Everyone is now an NZT or NFT or POS or some other acronym. While I'm working, my phone earns me 0.2 GLM, my fridge earns me 4 MYST, my washing machine earns me a few E-DOGE, all while I process medical simulations and allow some family in China to access wikipedia without their government seeing. My family on Mars send me some DOGE to keep me afloat. Ripple is still being investigated by the SEC while their owners siphon another $100m each year. The price of all cryptos goes 10x every other year but it's all dead when it drops 10-20%. It's the end of this post. I've no idea what's going on. Has the crash reverted in the time that I've written this? How many Deloreans worth of crypto have I lost today? How many Deloreans worth of crypto have I gained since the start of the year? I look at the price of literally every crypto and see a 10% drop after an unlimited % gain since inception and several hundred percent just this year or so. Its the end of the end of this post. I consider how to end it, but instead have two endings. Things don't make sense. I consider changing the title to reflect my original intention of pointing out how a 10-20% drop is pretty much to be expected with crypto and that by looking at the bigger picture, you won't even see this dip on a chart next year. Instead, I do whatever I am doing now. I give up and decide to post this so I can use the reddit app to check if anyone has posted anything meaningful about NuCypher, even though I expect the usual pump posts.",2021-02-23 19:10:37 211,You need at least 3 bull markets to get rich,10359,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o4a0am/you_need_at_least_3_bull_markets_to_get_rich/,1471,"First one you enter too late. You probably heard about people making crazy returns on the news or from some of your friends. Second one you’re still greedy and inexperienced. Probably take profits too early or wait till it’s too late, don’t know how to recognise a top. Third one you already enter with loaded bags and take healthy profits along the way. You realise when the market is cooling off and exit accordingly. Experience matters guys.",2021-06-20 17:00:28 212,Dear Market,10329,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nmu5ls/dear_market/,1129,"It would be great if you could stop dipping, as I am slowly running out of fiat money. Maybe you could consider dipping only once a month, around payday, so I am able to buy the dip and feel good about myself. I don‘t want to tell you how to run your chart, but maybe it is worth a thought. Kind Regards, Poor Student",2021-05-28 09:43:19 213,I reported Kim Kardashian to the SEC,10306,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pmwdlm/i_reported_kim_kardashian_to_the_sec/,1018,"I reported Kim Kardashian to the SEC because she has promoted the ""Ethereum Max"" scam Crypto, which is down 98% from all time high, to her followers. You can report her too [here](https://www.sec.gov/whistleblower/submit-a-tip). She did only only profit from the scam, but has also put the name of Ethereum in a bad light. There is no need for a multi millionaire celebrity to steal money from her fans [(here you can read an article about her promotion)](https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/kim-kardashian-cypto-ad-singled-out-by-watchdog/ar-AAO9YGt)",2021-09-12 16:53:25 214,This is really interesting: “New Generation of Credit Cards Offer Bitcoin in Place of Airline Miles.” I would take the BTC rather than my United miles.,10277,https://cheddar.com/media/new-generation-of-credit-cards-offer-bitcoin-in-place-of-airline-miles,751,,2021-04-05 12:49:37 215,"Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed he profited more than $4 million from a $25,000 investment that he made into Dogecoin during 2016. But true to form, he gave it all away to charity.",10262,https://cointelegraph.com/news/vitalik-buterin-has-made-4-3m-from-his-25k-investment-in-dogecoin-so-far,511,,2021-06-10 00:24:12 216,"Senator Mike Lee warns that passing crypto law will be a huge mistake | ""You’re going to stifle innovation, you’re going to make a lot of people upset, and you’re going to make Americans poorer""",10196,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p0l973/senator_mike_lee_warns_that_passing_crypto_law/,1250,"https://news.bitcoin.com/us-senator-passing-unproven-crypto-law-stifle-innovation-make-americans-poorer/ ### **U.S. Senator Mike Lee has raised concerns that adopting the crypto tax provision in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will stifle innovation and make Americans poorer. He explained that cryptocurrencies are not like securities and cannot be regulated with the same policies, noting that to do so would drive innovation offshore.** >“These aren’t just stocks. It’s something very different. It’s a medium of exchange that, if adopted more widely, could facilitate a lot of economic activities and a lot of innovation within the United States of America.” >“What you’ll see is the flight of innovation, and investments related to innovation, to offshore locations around the globe.” > ""You are trying to adopt many-decades-old regulatory policies to a completely new form of exchange — one that, by the way, values very highly the privacy of those who exchange in it.” > “If what you’re going do is take away that value by requiring that all of it be registered and publicly disclosed by giving the federal government the ability to peer into it, you’re going to stifle innovation, you’re going to make a lot of people upset, and you’re going to make Americans poorer.” ## Im blown away! He has outlined basically all of our arguments hasnt he?",2021-08-08 19:33:45 217,"In 2013 Wired magazine called Bitcoin daydreaming, erased their wallet keys, and are now unable to access 13.34 BTC.",10184,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r6djn0/in_2013_wired_magazine_called_bitcoin_daydreaming/,2082,"This is just to show how we have come a long way from 2013. Or have we? Not all of those who were ""early"" knew what the future would bring and there has always been a huge amount of uncertainty around. I wouldn't even dare to amount the people who have lost their keys during this time. It seems that even when you are uncertain of things you should never burn all of the bridges. >But in the end, the answer was obvious. The world's most popular digital currency really is nothing more than an abstraction. So we're destroying the private key used by our Bitcon wallet. That leaves our growing pile of Bitcoin lucre locked away in a digital vault for all eternity – or at least until someone cracks the SHA-256 encryption that secures it. Source: [Link](https://www.wired.com/2013/05/butterfly-live/) Wallet: [1BYsmmrrfTQ1qm7KcrSLxnX7SaKQREPYFP](https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1BYsmmrrfTQ1qm7KcrSLxnX7SaKQREPYFP) Edit: Some of you guys were asking if they ever made an update, thanks u/mutso1976 for this [LINK](https://www.wired.com/story/wired-lost-bitcoin/) (2018)",2021-12-01 12:21:54 218,Edward Snowden Offers To Become Twitter's CEO In Exchange For Bitcoin Pay,10108,https://moneywreckers.com/edward-snowden-offers-to-become-twitters-ceo-in-exchange-for-bitcoin-pay/,1125,,2022-12-19 08:59:09 219,A hamster has been trading cryptocurrencies in a cage rigged to automatically buy and sell tokens since June - and it's currently outperforming the S&P 500,10108,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/hamster-trading-cryptocurrencies-rigged-cage-goxx-bitcoin-price-ether-doge-2021-9,768,,2021-09-25 12:49:13 220,"Binance's LUNA investment, which peaked at $1.6 billion, now worth just $3,000",10089,https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/147019/binances-luna-investment-which-peaked-at-1-6-billion-now-worth-just-3000,825,,2022-05-16 12:43:32 221,U.S. Congress Officially Supports Blockchain Technology,10055,https://www.astralcrypto.com/2018/03/19/u-s-congress-officially-supports-blockchain-technology/,434,,2018-03-19 20:03:43 222,The Bitcoin halving just happened! Get ready for the bull run!,10032,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/njbgxt/the_bitcoin_halving_just_happened_get_ready_for/,1188,"So the Bitcoin halving just happened if im correct! Coinmarketcap says: All Time High Apr 14, 2021 (a month ago) $64,863.10 -50.86% So we did it! The Bitcoin halving happened! We are now at 31k and we did the halving! Get ready for a new bull run and dont forgot the seatbelts! Next stop is the moon!",2021-05-23 16:39:14 223,"Someone created 1100 NFTs of herself wearing skimpy clothes, called it a DAO and raised over $3m from desperate bidders. Novograts is promoting this. 🤡",10018,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s5kyu4/someone_created_1100_nfts_of_herself_wearing/,1672,"What a time to be living in, you can click pics of yourself, call it a ""DAO"" and raise millions of dollars in hours. Thats what Irene did. [IreneDAO selling \\""Tribe passes\\"". Spend your valuable coins to join her tribe i.e private group](https://preview.redd.it/uqv9vtep04c81.jpg?width=1030&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=eae031aa05f16b41f66bb0b50610f12e8ecf5bb3) [No thanks? The market says otherwise. ](https://preview.redd.it/4yzyqmpt04c81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6aa7c696ffc1addc738e126ababe213fdd7a947f) Well.. anything is possible if you get big accounts to back you. [She even got Novogratz to shill this \\""DAO\\""](https://preview.redd.it/7p8yhjf214c81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4b849373565da8014fdaa1aee096fcdb42869b9a) [henlo? Novofaps](https://preview.redd.it/t7qjyac424c81.jpg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=aae85c8ec7dc7700df29b97264604c91be8c3e26) Edit: This chick be straight up hustling yo, she got plebs to send her their valuable NFTs (which are now trading at $15,000 each! ), in exchange of a 5 minute phone call. [$15,000 for a 5 minute phone call? Shut up and take my money!](https://preview.redd.it/awjomdzmh4c81.jpg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ca8d6b05af51d0fd498550147a13a9c34240539b) And then she used those 2 NFTs to get the attention of Su Zhu and Justin Sun [Lmao](https://preview.redd.it/wnt2rqtwh4c81.jpg?width=1169&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f60a52480b7a8068755c664a0294f7a2a3221006) Looks like Bored Apes are gonna become history soon ",2022-01-16 20:38:53 224,"Yesterday most people on here seemed sure we were in a bear market. Today looks green and people seem sure all of this is just a dip in this bull run. Nobody knows what is happening, don't come to this sub for advice.",10014,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o6888y/yesterday_most_people_on_here_seemed_sure_we_were/,1416,"Since the crash in May, the bipolarity of this sub has become even worse than before. Yesterday, when most coins dipped quite a bit, the sentiment was that clearly we were already in a bear market and there was no chance of things going up again in the short term. Today, after most coins recovered from yesterday's dip, the top posts are providing us ""[the FULL picture](https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o62yg9/the_full_picture_why_i_believe_the_crypto_bull/)"" (lol) why the bull market isn't over and are congratulating us on not having paper hands. The facts are: nobody knows what will happen. The only thing we know is that things went up like crazy for half a year, then crashed pretty hard in May and have been going sideways ever since. The market could continue to go sideways for months, or it could shoot back up or completely crash in an hour. Looking at former cycles doesn't help us all that much, nothing is guaranteed to repeat itself. This sub is a great source of entertainment and for crypto news, it is an awful source of advice. People like to pretend they know what will happen - and I think some really think they know it and are telling that to themselves - because they read it in the stars (and call it technical analysis) or just look at some metrics that support their claims and ignore others. Don't believe them, nobody knows anything. **tl;dr: nobody knows what will happen, don't believe anyone who pretends they do**",2021-06-23 07:52:23 225,Coinbase forced me to hold when I was 16,9979,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o0mezb/coinbase_forced_me_to_hold_when_i_was_16/,809,"I bought Bitcoin when I was 16 on Coinbase, and almost immediately after they changed their policy so you had to be 18 to use the exchange. They locked my account, so I was forced to hold. I'm sure they would have let me withdraw my funds if I contacted them but I figured I would just come back when I'm 18. Well I forgot about it until I noticed the bull run in february, I logged on and damn... 1,000 percent gains on my 20 dollars. Best investment of my life. Since then I emailed them, they unlocked my account, and I've been DCAing weekly. Edit: Holy crap just got out of work and seeing this post blow up made my day! Thanks everyone!",2021-06-15 19:25:43 226,Unpopular opinion: most NFTs are ugly as sin,9956,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qt82pc/unpopular_opinion_most_nfts_are_ugly_as_sin/,2364,"The more NFTs I see, the more I notice most of them are either super-basic digital art or just badly drawn stuff, little more than a bunch of lines and blobs thrown out there in the hope of making some quick money. But seriously... why should I want to spend a ton of bucks just to claim ownership of some subpar drawing even a kindergartener would be ashamed of? No offense to anyone being interested in NFTs, but I don't get the hype, not when this is what some people are trying to push. But maybe it's just my impression. Maybe there's a ton of amazing and moving art out there and I've just been unlucky enough to bump into desperate shills, I don't know. What's been you experience like? Let's discuss.",2021-11-13 19:17:56 227,"How much will the price of Bitcoin Cash move by Monday, May 10th?",9942,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n43k6m/how_much_will_the_price_of_bitcoin_cash_move_by/,85,"Reference price: $1,035.19 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin-cash) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 10th.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/n43k6m)",2021-05-03 18:31:32 228,"New CEO of FTX has just released a declaration and it is WILD. SBF received loans from Alameda. Real estate and items for employees was purchased with FTX money. Fair value of remaining non-stablecoin crypto is $659. ""Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls...""",9948,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/yxq8s2/new_ceo_of_ftx_has_just_released_a_declaration/,1989,"[https://twitter.com/kadhim/status/1593222595390107649](https://twitter.com/kadhim/status/1593222595390107649) Here is the Twitter Thread. Direct link to the declaration [https://pacer-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/33/188450/042020648197.pdf](https://pacer-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/33/188450/042020648197.pdf) I'll just copy paste what's in it since there's very little to add. ​ * SBF to be investigated in the course of the bankruptcy * Sam Bankman-Fried's hedge fund lent billions to... Sam Bankman-Fried (Paper Bird is his entity), so that's at least part of the answer of where the money went * ~~FTX says the ""fair value"" of all the crypto (non stablecoins) that FTX international holds is a mere $659! (personal note: they do have 1$ bill in stable)~~ This was a mistake, my bad. Seems like the chart is in thousands of dollars, so they have 659,000$. * ""The FTX Group did not maintain centralized control of its cash. Cash management procedural failures included the absence of an accurate list of bank accounts and account signatories"" * This is mad stuff ""I do not believe it appropriate for stakeholders or the Court to rely on the audited financial statements as a reliable indication"" ""The Debtors have been unable to prepare a complete list of who worked for the FTX Group as of the Petition Date"" * ""In the Bahamas, I understand that corporate funds of the FTX Group were used to purchase homes and other personal items for employees and advisors"" \*edit\* [Here's Hsaka on the values that were loaned out from Alameda to themselves](https://twitter.com/HsakaTrades/status/1593242382941638657) * SBF: $1b * Nishad Singh: $540m * Ryan Salame: $55m My take - IT could be FTX just used Alameda as a cover story, quite possible these guys were not doing any trading and just stealing customer funds. Having Alameda was a good cover story for them to use the money. Also SBF is a sociopath.",2022-11-17 13:27:43 229,r/CryptoCurrency Predictions Tournament ,9887,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-ee0de69b-58fe-4dcc-9e7d-cc2c1b7c2609,74,,2022-04-08 07:13:53 230,"I hung in as long as I could, but it’s over. I’m leaving.",9834,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o442ux/i_hung_in_as_long_as_i_could_but_its_over_im/,1126,"Don’t get me wrong, the highs are amazing, but the lows have become too much to handle. I can no longer cling to something that is always volatile, makes me feel nervous and insecure, and may ultimately cost me 50% of my savings. So I’m leaving. Leaving my wife to spend more time studying the crypto charts.",2021-06-20 11:57:50 231,You guys asked for it so here it is: I built a bot that buys Bitcoin when Elon Musk Tweets about it and open sourced it,9813,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mflmpo/you_guys_asked_for_it_so_here_it_is_i_built_a_bot/,761,"In my last post, you guys were interested in my bot project that buys Bitcoin when Elon tweets about it so here it is! The bot was initially designed to buy Bitcoin when Elon Musk tweets about, regardless of the sentiment of the tweet. I have shared it with some smaller communities, and there was some great feedback on it regarding the main concern - what if Elon tweets: ""Bitcoin is too high imo"" and the bot buys at the wrong time. So I found an API that would help me analyse the tweet sentiment, and integrated this into the code. The bot will now only buy Bitcoin when Elon Tweets, if the sentiment of his tweet is positive. I have tested the functionality and the bot is quite stable, but I haven't tested how profitable (if at all) it would actually be, so if you're interested in testing it, please share the results with us! :) The bot was built mostly for fun, and I wouldn't encourage you to trade with it on a live account! But if you want to have some fun with it and try it out on a demo account, here you go: Article and guide: [https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/03/21/program-a-trading-bot-to-buy-bitcoin-when-musk-tweets-about-it/](https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/03/21/program-a-trading-bot-to-buy-bitcoin-when-musk-tweets-about-it/) GitHub Repo: [https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/bitcoin-bot-buy-if-elon-tweets/blob/main/buy-crypto-if-elon-mentions-crypto.py](https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/bitcoin-bot-buy-if-elon-tweets/blob/main/buy-crypto-if-elon-mentions-crypto.py) ​ **Update:** **Wow, you guys are the best. I did not expect this to blow up like this!** **Some of you suggested a Twitch channel for bots and I can't help but oblige, join me on Twitch in a few minutes as I will be live coding a simple trading bot!** [https://www.twitch.tv/cyberpunkmetalhead](https://www.twitch.tv/cyberpunkmetalhead)",2021-03-29 09:26:34 232,Enjoy life... while you can!,9786,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7q07q4/enjoy_life_while_you_can/,576,"Dear crypto community I always read about people complaining they are not making gains and how shit their life is and so on. I want to tell you that i am hospitalized atm. Nothing serious just some safety checks because of some troubles i had with my heart. Anyway. I had to close my eyes many times while being here i even sang songs in my head to overhear the suffer of really ill Men/Women/Children. I am fucking crying while tiping this because i only can imagine what deathsick people are going through... what families are going through. If you hear a person that cries and begs to stay alive you will feel ashamed of the moments you thought your life is bad. Dear crypto community. I dont wish you gains and lambos and slut cocaine parties. I wish you all to stay healthy and to live life. Now! Dont wait. Life goes faster then you think. PS: Sorry for my bad English ",2018-01-12 22:18:12 233,r/CryptoCurrency Predictions Tournament,9788,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-5814aaea-4c4d-4a14-a4ba-c940e4898917,83,,2022-03-11 06:14:17 234,"If Jake Paul is only fined $400,000 for a crypto scam that nets him millions, where is the deterrence from doing it again!?",9782,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/127kqrb/if_jake_paul_is_only_fined_400000_for_a_crypto/,946,"Jake Paul has created and shilled multiple projects like Dink Doink and Cryptozoo which eventually led to the SEC fining home almost half a million dollars. This is good in theory, the SEC is protecting investors by giving a fine to fraudsters. But if you take even one second to go over the numbers he still wins. Jake Paul netted millions from cryptozoo alone and his coworkers made just as much. His other scam projects such as DINK DOINK was another rug pull he cashed in on. If he is profiting 6x or more than his fine it’s really no punishment whatsoever, hardly a slap on the wrist. The only real punishment was that it hurts his reputation. But the real issue I have with this is that tells other potential scammers that they have the green light. They can go ahead and commit mass fraud because at the end of the day you just have to pay a little tax on your profits. And retail investors lose again. The SEC can’t seem to make one right move in the crypto world but I can’t even blame them fully because of all the influencers and celebrities are the ones doing it in the first place. There needs to be massive change if not way larger fines then at least jail time and reparations.",2023-03-31 13:00:23 235,"Top 5 Bitcoin Whale Buys an Additional 3,706 BTC @ $33,157.09 - An Hour Ago",9766,https://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/address/1P5ZEDWTKTFGxQjZphgWPQUpe554WKDfHQ?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=3b24f1d0d662b1aa0c43063429f8b5dfda0bcf6e-1623172300-0-AeQqEC0iMq42aMRaGpxBlokkIljDaItEBkRxTj_L5EBSpz_3yA86tzDHg8KR_jEbq9Nuz-NdEXv-TpY8-Zy_wTjyd7oaFl9A2pQ-r88ZD95d3tjiBQrmphZswHDSLf85H3kLbEsIaIeapLQ9Iex051pcjZqZXgOzrHNTa89dHefM6D128FkHesev1OjMlgEKfTOYVPUcTcgKq0E4AEpPltAYqNKRUebGYMR9mAcWUSRIvdiBoqjqTTeeUbtNYVbpEu8Y2lGt5fYVEzsyVDBo1v9hXSz1mo_vc-G1ASs6vpsD_WA1mXH7pBUTwyhP0fktLDTZ6JpCfidBzYEnzKU33L0pb2sbPwTjsfw562rB1Guv8pT_dlD8h8MRDnGmsy3711sqHxTWfNmMqWjfic05VucGc2EMxM5xXfRqRA8XrRsQNZZtJBiOfHwZuPGOiDiAkYH3qfRFAZYX_tu2gU-bLYs3W6fVd7sW5xNpc26exFlcgSp0ZPQRI4pFX4zC6tfEjqaan255qK2OsWMfKHZq8PM,1263,,2021-06-09 01:29:04 236,Binance CEO: You Won't Be Rich Using a Rich Person's Tweets to Trade,9733,https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/binance-ceo-you-wont-be-rich-using-a-rich-persons-tweets-to-trade/,808,,2021-06-05 09:59:33 237,"Police Seized Nearly $500,000 in BTC From Andrew and Tristan Tate",9700,https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/police-seized-nearly-dollar500000-in-btc-from-andrew-and-tristan-tate,1369,,2023-02-16 10:28:03 238,Mark Cuban says the SEC is trying to regulate Coinbase through litigation and urges CEO Brian Armstrong to 'go on the offensive',9703,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/mark-cuban-crypto-sec-coinbase-brian-armstrong-lend-securities-exchange-2021-09,903,,2021-09-08 18:40:38 239,Coinbase Will Block Russian Accounts To Sanction The Country,9675,https://news.coincu.com/70594-coinbase-will-block-russian-accounts/,1535,,2022-03-07 07:14:58 240,"Man Says He Accidentally Deleted Keys to 20 Bitcoin Worth Nearly $900,000",9667,https://dailyhodl.com/2021/08/19/man-says-he-accidentally-deleted-keys-to-20-bitcoin-worth-nearly-900000/,1615,,2021-08-19 18:46:55 241,“Give a man a steak and he will eat for a day but teach a man to stake and he will eat forever”,9655,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n6ubjb/give_a_man_a_steak_and_he_will_eat_for_a_day_but/,1839,"Staking is a phenomenal way for the average person to make money. By staking you are 1. Contributing to something bigger then you and most importantly 2. You will make as much as if you were invested in an ETF in the stock market. Yes the price of the coin can go down which is a notable risk factor. However, staking the right coin is a very great opportunity which everyone should at least look into. Edit: Made a new post explaining staking simply. Go into my profile to find it :)",2021-05-07 09:11:51 242,"Around 6% of the U.S. population now uses or owns crypto, and the trend is growing.",9593,https://news.bitcoin.com/out-of-all-the-american-states-study-shows-hawaii-expressed-the-most-crypto-demand-this-year/,838,,2021-06-18 19:22:43 243,"Joe Biden Leads ‘Critical’ Call For Game-Changing, Global Bitcoin And Crypto Rules After Shock FTX Collapse",9535,https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2022/11/20/joe-biden-leads-critical-call-for-game-changing-global-bitcoin-and-crypto-rules-after-shock-ftx-collapse/?sh=425593847f17,1802,,2022-11-20 13:24:12 244,"No, the US Dollar is Not on the Verge of Collapse, Nor Will it Be Replaced by your favorite Cryptocurrency.",9531,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ojikfn/no_the_us_dollar_is_not_on_the_verge_of_collapse/,1762,"The U.S. is one of the world’s two largest economies and the center of the English-speaking world. It has the power to tax, the strongest network of alliances and the most powerful military. Yes, it has printed a lot of dollars since 2008, but it also has [taken steps](https://www.frbsf.org/education/publications/doctor-econ/2013/march/federal-reserve-interest-balances-reserves/) to lower the speed at which those dollars circulate. Yes, rates of price inflation are likely to be higher for the next two years or so, but already some of the immediate inflationary pressures are abating; lumber prices, for instance, are now [plummeting](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-11/lumber-prices-post-biggest-ever-weekly-drop-with-buyers-balking?sref=EP6bV7CS). Over a 10-year time horizon, the U.S. government can [borrow](https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates-bonds/government-bonds/us) at a near-zero real rate of interest, hardly a sign of a doomed empire. Nor is the U.S. government about to go broke or on the brink of resorting to hyperinflation. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio may well hit 200%, but the poorer and smaller nation of Japan is doing OK with similar debt levels. Keep in mind that national wealth, while difficult to estimate, may run as much as six to eight times higher than GDP. So a 200% debt-to-income ratio could mean a debt-to-wealth ratio as low as 25%. That’s hardly the end of the world. Think of how comfortable you’d be if you paid off “only” 75% of your mortgage. If anything, crypto is more likely to hurt the currencies of countries that are doing very poorly, [such as Venezuela](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-adoption-venezuela-research). Fiat currency won’t just go away, so over the long run crypto could actually boost the value of the dollar by stifling the rise of potential competitors. Don't downvote this just because it doesn't fuel the confirmation bias, just think rationally.",2021-07-13 15:58:10 245,"Tether has over $60bn under their management and just 13 employees. That's a record, the previous record holder was Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme with $50bn under management and 25 employees. Isn't this concerning given Tethers refusal to be audited?",9419,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o50itb/tether_has_over_60bn_under_their_management_and/,2097,"Tether has just 13 listed employees on LinkedIn. [Source](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tether/) There is just over $62bn Tether in existence, meaning Tether theoretically has $62bn under their control. [Source](https://wallet.tether.to/transparency?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=569d26e948b27b5612065dd34dfe9d1938354e50-1624295546-0-ARnBckN33_gX9azsPbMvYz7d1-g0iQMRI5kgVph6MxVxO6N9RQwEEViCBi8c8tfeqoR9GfmcfKIQrvpBLJPOGuF5am6OiD4wD9ADI4UtAFgCy3g18lfsDJCUch-fe8qkslwVXEt-wl22zv0K3XTvlinHcWIiyPR9oFTJvqrDqPD-Y5iatCNQV50ut-jVrub9wflh2qoxbZsr7jVGWgL9akIGR9ekxfhLnx7FeYXCaQB-OY9_9OGuBhdHGDvrZxdvRyJwgq99SlSOs7BJUFVh6--irks2AyDI1CKXLtlPsFGfhyw-Sc2KInYgAw7zmeSizSMwQ1tidgDCIrlq6HAGx6JAH-X35JZi_dmhwlc4YR1Lnu3RT88QHnYS3pUmTFQFtTUF5UyXR5jiywwl-2GBcFAT5bQK5FS7wTLMjnX2xhb2) That is over $5bn in assets **per employee of Tether** If that seems comically low it's because it is. It's a world record for total amount of money managed per employee. The only similarly small number of employees for such a large amount of money under management was Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme which had $50bn under management with just 25 employees. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoff_investment_scandal) -------------------- What benefit is there to having such a low number of employees? Lower costs yes but with the money they control and need to invest surely it would make sense for them to have more than just 13 employees doing this? Or is it because it's easier for them to conceal fraud when there's only a handful of people being exposed to it and most of them have a large interest in keeping the fraud going. Tether has just under $30bn in commercial paper ([source](https://www.ft.com/content/342966af-98dc-4b48-b997-38c00804270a)) which makes it one of the largest US commerical paper market investors in the entire world alongside the likes of Vanguard (17600 employees) and BlackRock (16500 employees). **THIRTEEN EMPLOYEES EVALUATING THE CREDITWORTHINESS OF NEARLY 30BN IN COMMERCIAL PAPER LOANS AND WITHOUT THE OVERSIGHT OF AUDITING.** Remember: **Tether has never been properly audited, refuses to be audited and has been caught lying through their teeth multiple times** ------------------- Does this not absolutely terrify anyone else?",2021-06-21 17:29:02 246,"Recent dip shows that no one on youtube, twitter, IG or tik knows what the f* they are doing",9407,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r8rcs1/recent_dip_shows_that_no_one_on_youtube_twitter/,2091,"Pumping out content on the daily, doing TA, modeling, theories, risk factor analysis, hyping news did not anticipate this dip. Nothing on the news extraordinary, not politics, not SEC, not Congress, China, India, Elon or anyone else. We dipped. Dipped hard. Just goes to show that whoever is saying on socials they know shit about crypto, just means they are using open sentences to describe the daily outlook. And we are consumers, we consume this garbage on the daily. Consuming content, news, tweets, memes, brain farts and everything else these crypto tech geniuses are spitting out. For what? In the end as long as market is expanding we are profiting. Have a nice weekend frens and enjoy other things...",2021-12-04 14:58:35 247,Bit of Crypto positivity this week in 5 seconds,9402,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nvxi40/bit_of_crypto_positivity_this_week_in_5_seconds/,954,"- El Salvador officially accepts bitcoin, Panama to follow - Tesla forced to accept bitcoin payments once again (haha) - Institutional holdings increased by 170% for long term investments (Coinbase) - SEC commissioner expresses the importance of not being too harsh with crypto laws so innovation isnt stifled (Come on XRP!) - The FBI cant actually crack your wallet address - Warren Buffet gets out of the 60's and invests in a digital currency firm Nubank - Paypal now lets you buy different coins and send to wallets (over $2 billion so far) - Google reverses ban on advertising crypto - Gta 6 will be using crypto We good boys. We good.",2021-06-09 14:39:23 248,Let's be honest. Doge was just a distraction from GME. Nothing more.,9392,https://i.redd.it/gpah290qvee61.jpg,713,,2021-01-30 06:11:29 249,Walton got busted fake winners on Twitter,9323,https://i.redd.it/u02zw6e1vzi01.jpg,1584,,2018-02-28 18:08:38 250,"Ladies and gentlemen, $10,000 = 1 Bitcoin once again.",9305,https://i.redd.it/9vgwzhogps531.jpg,592,,2019-06-21 23:37:39 251,White House's Senior Tech Policy Advisor has been barred from advising the US Government on crypto... just because he owns $1m+ in crypto. This is crazy. But those who own stocks & bonds like Fed chairs can continue to dictate economic policy. Hypocrites,9274,https://nitter.net/davidzell_/status/1458506047304437760?s=21,704,,2021-11-11 10:04:18 252,"For the crying out loud, stop telling your friends and family to invest in crypto",9255,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n13oql/for_the_crying_out_loud_stop_telling_your_friends/,1545,"The first and only rule of persuading people to invest in cryptocurrencies is **don’t**. We all want this community and the market to grow. I also understand that you want your friends and family to catch this *golden opportunity*. But persuading them to put their money in something they’re uncommitted to, **leads to FUD and paper hands**. Understand that telling them, “I earned X amount in X days” translates to “\[you could’ve\] earned X amount in X days \[but didn’t\].” In their minds. **You’re leveraging their fear of missing out**. Trust me, I would’ve loved to take the leap of faith back in 2016 when I found out about crypto. I didn’t and I’m okay with that because, this year, I took the opportunity. Today, I live with missing out on those gains because it was the logical decision for me *then*. So let them decide what’s logical to them *now***.** If you’re itching to share, then talk about it like a passion or hobby. Share the fundamentals: what it’s trying to solve; how it made an impact; what you’ve learned: what you’re excited about, share the good and the bad. Most of all, share with **zero expectations** that they’ll invest or even care. If you really believe in the value of cryptocurrency—the gains, opportunities, tech, and values—then let it speak for itself. It doesn’t need evangelists, it isn’t a religion; it’s a show, so grab your popcorn and sit the hell down!",2021-04-29 12:53:51 253,'White Hat hacker' saves Coinbase from possible catastrophe,9183,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/srr32t/white_hat_hacker_saves_coinbase_from_possible/,1154,"In the nick of time, a gigantic crisis for the major US crypto exchange Coinbase was recently prevented. A ""white hat hacker"", a hacker with good intentions, came across a major vulnerability and instead of exploiting it, he notified the team at Coinbase. Coinbase was able to fix the vulnerability in no time and publicly thanked the hacker. ​ **Coinbase white hat hacker** The hacker in question is known on social media as ""Tree of Alpha. On Twitter a few days ago, he let it be known that he wanted to get in touch with Coinbase's dev team urgently. As it turns out, he was on to something important. ​ https://preview.redd.it/wwxdw9tslnh81.png?width=499&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=bacfe66d29fa7efda8f407f59bf873fca33c9346 Just a few hours later, Coinbase announced that they had temporarily suspended all trading on the Advanced Trading platform under the guise of ""technical problems. Moments later, the problems had been resolved, Tree of Alpha itself confirmed. ​ https://preview.redd.it/lebw2nrvlnh81.png?width=506&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=0b11c782f57a481dfc16a9466c0f2197426f280b According to Tree of Alpha, the problems could have potentially caused a real catastrophe for Coinbase and the rest of the crypto industry. Indeed, the vulnerability allowed malicious parties to manipulate all Coinbase order books with fake prices. Of course, the consequences of such an exploit would have been huge, not only for the crypto exchange, but for the overall crypto industry. ​ **Coinbase CEO Brian Armstong** Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, has since publicly thanked Tree of Alpha. According to him, the hacker's willingness to warn Coinbase instead of exploiting the vulnerability himself once again shows what the crypto community really stands for. It is unknown if Tree of Alpha received a reward for his achievements. This is often the case within the crypto industry. ​ https://preview.redd.it/teqaits0mnh81.png?width=605&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6880672b809f4c00e7725e9b8a41710e0cbb4dc7 At least Coinbase can count itself lucky that it ended with a bang.",2022-02-13 19:44:18 254,"Users in the dogecoin subreddit are now spilling over into other high supply, high cap low value token subs and it's rapidly ruining the quality of the reddit cryptosphere",9174,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/l9pdq1/users_in_the_dogecoin_subreddit_are_now_spilling/,1534,"Some anecdotal gems I've seen in the last two days: 1. After a day of a coin fluctuating just to ultimately go down or move sideways they say ""it's MOONING"" 2. They're calling their holdings ""shares"" 3. A person told me yesterday that dogecoin blockchain is going to ""replace the internet"" 4. They seem to believe that joining pump and dump channels on discord is somehow going to benefit them 5. They keeps saying that ""wallstreet"", ""the suits"", or the ""wealthy elite"" are suppressing the price 6. Unironically talk about retiring as a result 7. Been harassing & threatening a former member of the dev team telling him to stop all mining and remove the block reward so the value stops getting diluted 8. And, as we've all seen, have a fundamental misunderstanding of math and tokenomics This is going to end poorly for each and every one of them - deservedly so - but I simply just want to be able to read crypto news without having to filter through this trash",2021-01-31 23:46:18 255,"Ethereum co-founder on why he got into crypto: Empower the little guy, 'screw' the big guy — 'they already have enough money'",9171,https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/18/why-ethereum-founder-vitalik-buterin-got-into-crypto-bitcoin.html,798,,2021-05-21 08:20:24 256,"Monero is so completely private, the IRS has a $625,000 cash bounty out for anyone that can crack it",9153,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q0hx4v/monero_is_so_completely_private_the_irs_has_a/,1380,"If you really value privacy, you may want to be holding some Monero (XMR). This token allows for completely private transactions, so much so that the federal government's IRS is convinced people are avoiding taxes with it and has issued a cash bounty of $625,000 for anyone that can hack the token to reveal any information on who uses it. So far, no one has claimed the prize. Other government agencies are also convinced that other illegal activities are being carried out with the token due to its anonynous nature. Do you believe a completely anonymous token has a valid place in the world?",2021-10-03 13:38:50 257,"The last crash showed me that people who said ""I would have bought cheap during the March 2020 crash, and would be filthy rich now"" would most likely not have bought then",9119,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/np8zry/the_last_crash_showed_me_that_people_who_said_i/,1106,"Back then, Bitcoin was dirt cheap, ETH was under $100, ADA under a few pennies. I've been watching the general human pattern in the crypto world and the crash we had a few weeks ago, and I'm fairly confident most people would not have put in a single penny to accumulate during March. It's true what the wise people say: ""Watch what people do, not what they say"". If you're truly trying to find patterns to make sense of any problem with human pyschology and the crypto world, follow that wise saying. This allows you to know a good time to buy or sell.",2021-05-31 17:44:13 258,Feb 11 - Vote for the Coin of the Week! who's gonna win this Week?,9055,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lhkrie/feb_11_vote_for_the_coin_of_the_week_whos_gonna/,1167,"# Coin of the Week! Or Month Whatever! **Vote for your favorite coin!** **I'm reposting this from yesterday because the poll got removed for it's title.** once in a while ill post a Poll like this to see the Favorite Coin of the sub right now. Vote for the coin of the day in the Poll below, ill gather the most ""hyped"" coins from the Daily Discussion of the day and will list them in the Poll. the Winner coin will be pronounced **Coin Of The Week of Feb Week 2** 🥇. if there's a coin that you like and isn't listed in the poll feel free to put him in the comment section, the maximum amount of options per poll is 6. [The Last winner](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ksetg6/jan_7_vote_for_the_coin_of_the_day_whos_gonna_win/) was **Bitcoin** with 6.2K votes! 🎉🎉🎉 Bitcoin won the Coin of day in Jan 7! ​ https://preview.redd.it/hnqw8pv9pug61.jpg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41559616b86f82d91d35f17585b6642bfbcb3d36 Let's see who will win this round! With all the newcomers I'm sure we can break the record of votes, last time there was 19,179 Votes in total! Edit: wow 👏 there were so many votes this round! We are currently at 48K votes! Seems like Ada is winning this week! And moon is being favored by our moon whales 🐋 Thank you all for your input, next week ill open up another poll with least popular coins that didnt appear this week. Took some out of your comments here: Nano Vechain Grt Iota Algo *one More Place* Everyone that asking why coin X not in the poll it's because i can only put 6 options max. Will see you next week! [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/lhkrie)",2021-02-11 13:35:22 259,"I recently acquired 80,000 ETH for a very, very good price, and now I don't know what to do with it. Any help?",9004,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sjk2i0/i_recently_acquired_80000_eth_for_a_very_very/,2393,"Yesterday, I was doing some good old arbitrage trading between Solana and Ethereum, and I managed to get my hands on 80,000 ETH for a really low price - so low, in fact, that you wouldn't believe me if I told you how I pulled off this deal. Now I don't know what to do with all this ETH. It's worth approximately 250 millions USD, which is not bad, if you ask me. Should I stake it all and get the 4% rewards? This way I would get passive income, something like 10 millions USD/year, which is theoritically enough for my family to live a comfortable life. Also, by staking, I would be contributing to the security of the blockchain, which is a big plus for me - I wanna do my part! But is this the best course of action for me? I also thought about getting into liquidity pools, **but I am afraid of smart contract risks**. What if I put all my ETH into a LP on Solana, and then some asshole comes and drain the contract? I worked very hard for this ETH, that would suck. And there's also the risk of impermanent loss - what if my ETH on Solana decoupled from the ETH on mainnet? Anyway, thanks everyone, and I look forward to read your ideas.",2022-02-03 14:07:44 260,"Never trust crypto YouTubers or tip channels period. They are not trying to make you rich, they are trying to get rich off of you!",8997,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lw3mkz/never_trust_crypto_youtubers_or_tip_channels/,1274,"It is as simple as that, if they had a secret method to making millions they would keep it to themselves. All of these youtube and telegram tip channels are simply pump and dump schemes where they buy into a token cheap and then shill it to their followers so that they can dump their shitcoins at a profit. The old saying ""if its too good to be true, then it isn't true"" applies 99% of the time in crypto. There are a few individuals out there that do share their genuine knowledge but they are far and few between, dont get suckered into the biggest and most prolific scam in crypto!",2021-03-02 14:47:49 261,You absolutely need to be doing a 401k or IRA as well as investing in crypto,9000,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/noeto4/you_absolutely_need_to_be_doing_a_401k_or_ira_as/,1552,"The recent rash of anti traditional retirement vehicles is absolutely astounding, short sided, and stupid. Some of you are going to get absolutely wrecked financially because you are all in on crypto and don't know what you are doing. 401ks and IRAs offer fantastic tax advantages that straight investing does not. Also if you have an employer who matches you are leaving money on the table by not taking advantage of that. It's foolish. Crytpo is great and should definitely be in your portfolio but it should not be your whole portfolio. I realize this is going to be hugely unpopular here but maybe someone will get it. Take advantage of the tax advantage retirement accounts set up by your govt.",2021-05-30 16:32:29 262,"Overstock.com : “We pay fee for credit cards and we employ 40 people in fraud department. When we take cryptocurrency, we have a very small transaction fee, much smaller than credit card fee and no fraud department.It’s like a cash transaction. For us, that is a much cheaper way of doing business.”",8945,https://www.forbes.com/sites/astanley/2018/06/13/overstock-chairman-committed-to-crypto-despite-market-woes-calls-for-u-s-regulatory-clarity/#2a17d9f3597b,539,,2018-06-13 20:21:07 263,Eth gas fees are dumb and will be remembered like thousand dollar dialup bills in the 90s,8898,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/reopjv/eth_gas_fees_are_dumb_and_will_be_remembered_like/,2506,"No one should have to pay $25-$50 just to send any amount of money or approve a simple contract. If a bank charged you that amount to open a bank account, then another time to deposit your money, you just wouldn’t use it. I hope in the coming years that the gas fees will be reduced to a fraction of a cent - kind of like Harmony’s right now at their current transaction load. That, or more developers begin looking at building on networks with lower gas fees as their TVL grows, though none are anywhere close to Ethereum’s at the moment. How does everyone feel about gas at the moment, and where we will be a year or two later? All the smaller networks are starved for apps, especially games right now :/ \--- *Edit: Just wanted to add on that I do know of and use L2 solutions - mainly borrowing platforms and DEXes. After reading some understandably angry comments I've learned a little more about them and how they leverage the Ethereum Network for scalability while protecting decentralization, though I'm nowhere near qualified to comment on the tech.* *I guess my main point was that many of the more desirable or attractive projects or games (current and upcoming) are housed on L1 and are what currently draws new user interest, only for them to be turned away by the gas fees that first-timers are almost certainly going to be taken aback by. Considering present circumstances, that's just not great for new adopters, though I'm sure it'll level out sometime in the future.*",2021-12-12 13:08:48 264,"if governments used the blockchain for their transactions, we could truly track where taxpayers' money was going....",8870,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p2dup1/if_governments_used_the_blockchain_for_their/,1086,"....but that'll never happen because keeping the common person in the dark is in their best interests - those they've been elected to serve. if they did this we would really see how much is wasted, how much goes into their back pockets and those of their friends. it would reveal inefficient, overpriced contracts given to businesses in return for bribes; expenses for lavish hotel rooms and dinners, not to mention simple costly mistakes born of incompetence. all of this could be on record - corruption could be evidenced and charges levelled. but no, it's too insecure; we need to raise taxes and implement regulation because the people don't know what's best for them. what a fantastic society we inhabit.",2021-08-11 14:12:08 265,El Salvador’s new bitcoin wallets could cost Western Union $400 million a year,8830,https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/09/el-salvador-bitcoin-move-could-cost-western-union-400-million-a-year.html,1124,,2021-09-09 12:23:17 266,Looks like the transfer of wealth that was promised by Bitcoin already started here on Reddit. /r/wallstreet bets is currently robbing Wall Street institutional investors on GME stocks and squeezing all of their short positions. It is the biggest WS money heist in history and it ain't even over.,8799,https://www.wired.com/story/gamestop-stock-wall-street-bets-short-squeeze/,976,,2021-01-25 12:20:30 267,"Dear newbies, are you looking for a promising coin under $1, or even under $0.1? Don't!",8759,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nd0yx2/dear_newbies_are_you_looking_for_a_promising_coin/,1691,"**EDIT: read the post before you shill your sub-$1-coins, please, why does nobody do this today?** I always see these posts a lot, but for some reason more in the past few days: *""what are the best coins under $X?""* And sure, it looks like that makes sense - Bitcoin (BTC) is super expensive already, while a coin like BitTorrent (BTT) is available for less than one cent! If you buy some now and they become as expensive as Bitcoin you will be rich! Bitcoin also used to be cheap! Right? Lol, nah, wrong, obviously. The thing is: coin price doesn't matter. At all. Because it is strongly affected by how many coins are in circulation. There are currently about 18,700,000 BTC in circulation, there will never be more than 21,000,000. But there are 660,000,000,000 BTT at the moment and there will be 990,000,000,000 at some point. The important figure is the market cap, which is **Market Cap = Circulating Supply X Coin Price** So, for example, for BTC it would be 49,500 X 18,700,000, about 920 billion USD. So if we imagine BitTorrent becoming just as big as Bitcoin, how much would a single coin be worth? $1.38. So can't a single BTT be worth thousands of dollars, like BTC is? No, absolutely not. If 1 BTT would be worth 49,500, as 1 BTC currently is, its market cap once all the coins are in circulation would be almost 50,000,000,000,000,000. 50 quadrillion, or 50,000 trillion. The total amount of wealth in the world is about 300 trillion. **tl;dr:** Coin price is NOT a good indicator how much a coin can still grow. Check the market cap and compare it to other coins to see how much a coin would need to grow to be as big as another coin. [The Coin Perspective](https://thecoinperspective.com) is a great website to make these comparisons. Also remember that you can buy fractions of a coin, like 0.001 BTC and don't have to buy a whole one.",2021-05-15 15:08:46 268,You can’t cry for decentralization and then cry that Russia is leaning on crypto to bypass sanctions.,8747,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t1x698/you_cant_cry_for_decentralization_and_then_cry/,895,"It just doesn’t work like that. It’s either decentralized or it’s not. You don’t get to pick and choose when or why it’s decentralized just because you don’t agree with the use case. Obviously, it sucks that psychopaths take to crypto to hide illicit activity, and that it gets publicized in a way that paints crypto in a bad light. But if we want crypto to maintain its autonomous decentralization, we have to accept all of its shortcomings. Crypto scares the shit out of the powers that be for all the reasons we love it. It gives power back to the people, unfortunately there's bad people out there and fear sells, so the media likes to focus on it. I don’t agree with anything that’s going on in Russia right now, but I do believe in crypto maintaining its decentralization.",2022-02-26 13:31:37 269,"For the love of god, please learn what market caps are",8735,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/na0jwv/for_the_love_of_god_please_learn_what_market_caps/,1630,"I’m seeing so many people just not have any understanding of one of the most basic measurements of valuation. If you don’t know what “market cap” means and you’re trying to get in early on “moonshots,” I’m begging you to take 2 minutes to read. Market capitalization is the total value of all members of an asset. Just circulating supply * price. (Edited note: worth mentioning that you should be using the average price over different platforms. THAT BEING SAID: if the platform you’re looking at shows a price that would imply a market cap in the quadrillions, then that DOES mean the price is too high there. Even though the market cap calculated by that price wouldn’t be an accurate measurement of the combined value of the coin, it IS a good indicator of whether or not it will actually be able to maintain that price. If it’s not an accurate price, arbitrage is going to correct the price soon enough.) What does it tell us? It lets us know how much ~~money~~ value is attributed to it, and how it compares to other coins. Take SHIB for an example. It has a circulating supply of **400 trillion tokens,** so at its price of 0.003¢, it has a market cap of nearly $12 BILLION. That’s 1/5 of doge’s cap of $60B, and it is therefore already one of the largest cryptocurrencies out there. At 10¢, the market cap would be $40 trillion, double the US annual GDP. It will not hit 10¢. It will not hit 1¢z It will not hit 0.1¢. It MIGHT hit 0.01¢ because of how the market has been working lately, but those other targets are just mathematically far too high. (Another edited note: when I say reach that price, I meant having a stable price that high on most/all trading platforms. Thanks to those of you who corrected me on that) The creators want you to see all those zeros in front of the price and assume buying it would be “getting in early.” Don’t let them fool you. You are not getting in early by buying a coin with a $12B market cap. You are almost certainly very very very late. DYOR. Please. Edit: A lot of people are hung up on “how much money is in it.” I didn’t mean it in terms of principal investment, I meant it in terms of valuation. I have a lot of BAT that I bought at 30 cents. I don’t value it as if it were the 30 cents per token that I bought it at, because I know I can just sell at the market price if I need to. The argument that it would crash if everyone tired to sell at once is fallacious. It’s valued at what it is and it ISN’T crashing to nothing from everyone selling at once because people aren’t trying to all sell at once. They would rather have the BAT than the $1.30. If they didn’t, they would have sold already. Edit 2: Think I came off wrong here. Not a financial expert, that much is obvious. I know that things can crash from everyone selling, I was trying to say that everyone selling is BECAUSE they value the coin’s value in fiat/btc/eth/whatever less than they do the coin. Second, I know there are flaws in it, as it can’t be instantly converted. I’m not trying to make it out to be some perfect metric of value. My intentions here are solely to tell people that their millions of scamcoin that they bought for $10 probably is not going to make them a 9 figure crypto whale. Edit 3: u/ReachOutLoud broke down problems with a lot of my points. If you’re interested in actually learning more, their [comment](https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/na0jwv/_/gxsrlqu/?context=1) would be a good start.",2021-05-11 16:09:10 270,EXPLANATION: The recent crash was probably due to margin accounts having a cascading crash on Binance.,8702,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mt5odv/explanation_the_recent_crash_was_probably_due_to/,1938,"Degenerates on Binance with up to 150x leverage (borrowing Tethers to buy crypto) have been building up their margin account balances to big numbers, and when they make money, they double down, and build even bigger positions. Because they're degenerates. But when the price dips below a certain point, some degenerates who have these margin accounts are suddenly below their maintenance limits, and they get liquidated. When they get liquidated, Binance will sell your crypto for Tether, and you are left with little to nothing. So what happened? Crypto got sold, and Tether got bought. Because Crypto got sold, the price drops, which triggers more accounts, who thought they were safe, to dip below their margin maintenance requirements. This creates a feedback cycle which basically ends in the liquidation of all the margin accounts. It all ends in a very fast, cascading crash like we just saw. The bad news is the price is lower, but there's a silver lining. The good news is the market is in a healthier position after this. Most of the unsustainable degenerate margin accounts are probably gone. If we go up to $60k in the next week, it's not because of borrowing (as much). Going forward, at least for the near term, another event like this is not very likely. The price we see right now could be thought of as being closer to the ""real"" price which we would have had without the degenerates. TLDR: Fuck Binance And fuck the rest of the exchanges with 150x leverage bullshit EDIT: Some people wanted more evidence to support this theory, so I suggest you look at the price differences between the exchanges (Binance vs. Coinbase, for instance) during the crash. You'll notice the exchange with leverage was significantly lower in price, which suggests bots were arbitraging Coinbase down to match it. Additionally, note the Tether price during the crash, which went up to $1.05. ​",2021-04-18 03:59:15 271,"Oh boy, I met my daughter’s new bf last night and he’s a “crypto bro.”",8707,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/11i0k51/oh_boy_i_met_my_daughters_new_bf_last_night_and/,1156,"My wife and I finally got to meet our daughter’s new boyfriend over dinner and drinks and it turned out to be interesting to say the least. A couple drinks into the night, the guy kept checking his phone in between chit chat when I recognized the CoinGecko banner logo with red squiggly lines going across screen. I figured “Hey thats the crypto market on Coingecko, something we can bond about!” He asked me if I was “into crypto” with a slight smug face. I said “yea been investing for a few years.” The guy proceeds to tell me how he invests in a lot of new coins because you “never know which will be fire.” Sitting there puzzled the only thing I could say is “Cool?” Later after a few “FOMO’s” and a couple “to the moon” statements about investing by this guy he decides to tell us about one of his new ventures. Him and his gym bros are in the process of starting a crypto YouTube channel about how to “bag the sweetest NFTs.” I followed up by asking if the channel is just about NFTs and his response is “Yea bro. “NFT’s are where it’s at bro.” My wife and I had a few chuckles on the way home but with a heartfelt uneasiness for our daughter. I wish my daughter well and I’ll stand by her whatever happens but Eric (daughters old bf) if you are out there, “I miss you lil buddy.”",2023-03-04 14:33:13 272,Amazon just added ETHEREUM SUPPORT to AWS!,8684,https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/announcing-general-availability-of-ethereum-on-amazon-managed-blockchain/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&fbclid=IwAR36eefMRUq7JTmEu1J7YY559TMwwwD9FZneJgc4F4CmtBYm5K_UMElCH98,670,,2021-03-03 00:26:27 273,Why Crypto culture is so cringe?,8666,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sfeg6z/why_crypto_culture_is_so_cringe/,3225,I just don't understand how this kind of lame aesthetic/taste became popular in crypto community. Something like profile pic with blue glowing eyes? Abbreviation like WAGMI? Emojis like 🚀🚀🚀 and space floods with degenerated/ugly JPG NFTs. I have no question why people from outside see crypto community as a joke and hate it a lot. Because this crypto culture just demonstrates/represents how superficial and greedy the community is. It's so sad that this has became an image of the community from the eyes of outsiders.,2022-01-29 09:20:03 274,Predictions Tournament,8660,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-8393cfdc-dcc3-43df-9c62-44e88b6b690b,134,,2021-10-23 09:53:26 275,Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin says long-awaited shift to ‘proof-of-stake’ could solve environmental woes,8610,https://fortune.com/2021/05/27/ethereum-founder-vitalik-buterin-proof-of-stake-environment-carbon/,931,,2021-05-27 11:46:02 276,"Vitalik Buterin: “If Eth fails to scale, then Eth deffinitely failed. If Eth succeeds at scalling, but it turns into something that’s centralized, then I think it also failed. If Eth succeeds at scalling and decentralization, but nothing interesting gets built on top of it then it also fails.”",8579,https://newsprees.com/vitalik-buterin-speaks-to-argentina-decentralization-goes-far-beyond-money/,1391,,2021-12-26 14:21:20 277,"NFTs won't ruin computer games, greedy game companies will ruin computer games using NFTs",8565,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rwlo57/nfts_wont_ruin_computer_games_greedy_game/,2275,"As the title says, there was a post recently in the gaming subreddit that was claiming that NFTs will ruin computer gaming further just like microtransactions did. However, I disagree with that statement. If NFTs were in DnD they would be a lawful neutral force, they are not good or evil they are just a tool and being a transparent and open tool it makes them more easy to keep track of. If anything NFTs should provide more consumer protection for digital game downloads than the present model of Microsoft being all like ""trust me bra, we got this"" until one day they just remove the game from the store and leave no public evidence that you ever owned it. However, I also 100% guarantee that game companies are going to use this to further monetise the market for pointless crap cosmetics and strip even more out of a game to sell back to the player later. But people shouldn't hate the technology, that's like hating the internet because game companies use the internet to download microtransactions, it really makes no sense. Hate the companies and hate the people buying their garbage.",2022-01-05 12:20:50 278,Bitcoins Breaks 60k,8568,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m44j9x/bitcoins_breaks_60k/,1357,"Just under a month from when Bitcoin broke 50k it has now officially broken 60k. This Bullrun is going great and the potential for Alts to grow is increasing by the day. Don't go anywhere things are about to get crazy. https://i.imgur.com/dKJEtQz.jpg",2021-03-13 11:29:56 279,Elizabeth Warren is now very concerned with high Ethereum network fees. She says fees and exchange outages could wipe out small investors. This lady needs to move on to a topic that she understands,8562,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/elizabeth-warren-ethereum-network-fees-high-wipe-out-small-investors-2021-9,2510,,2021-09-15 15:36:51 280,"Cardano (ADA) Creator: ‘You Guys Can’t Get 900% Gains Without Expecting Some Pullbacks, That's how the World works'",8548,https://outline.com/Fjudf3,1079,,2021-05-24 06:27:30 281,Bought an iPhone after holding ethereum for a year.,8542,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/llb6ui/bought_an_iphone_after_holding_ethereum_for_a_year/,1041,"Last year I bought 1 ETH when it was around 100 dollars. Today I bought an iPhone by selling that ethereum. I have never had such a fancy mobile in my life, this is my first purchase ever from my cryptocurrency “investment “. I can’t tell my family because they will get angry that I wasted the money on lavish stuff. Can’t share it with my friends because I don’t want to tell them I “play around” with crypto. But I wanted to share my happiness with someone, and I thought I’ll share it with you guys 😋. Edit: Some people who have recently joined cryptocurrency contacted me through DMs asking me for tips. I thought i’ll just post it here. If someone wants to get into crypto to get its feeling, without throwing in their own money. Coinbase earn and WeNano are both nice legit options for you to earn some crypto worth ~$40. And do try to get these links and apps on your own through the app stores, please do not click on links that are shared by someone in your DMs. Just a healthy practice we all should follow to keep ourselves safe.",2021-02-16 19:13:48 282,"despite popular believe, crypto is not the best way to secure your financial future, getting a good job is",8545,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/w1ztmf/despite_popular_believe_crypto_is_not_the_best/,1455,"Users in this sub and other crypto subs have this mentality that crypto is the best and only opportunity they have to get ahead financially. This is ridiculous, getting a good job would be far more beneficial, especially if you have a shitty job and can't afford to buy much crypto in the first place. And if you are making 25-40k a year you shouldn't be spending huge chunks of your time looking into or researching crypto. There are people here that claim to have spent hundreds or even thousands of hours on research. And they admit they are also poor... Firstly, if you are poor it doesn't matter how much research you do, if you cant even afford to invest a grand you will never see returns that will even support you for one year. You are far better off spending the hundreds or thousands of hours learning tech that pays, like getting your ccna, or learning how to program or something like that. If you are really that into tech why haven't you done this? Secondly let's say you make 35k a year and decide to learn new skills and net a job that pays 75k a year. Your effort has awarded you an extra 40k a year. Crypto will never bring you those kinds of annual returns (unless you are a big player, but big players have good jobs), especially if you are poor (refer to previous paragraph). So for those of you that believe this is the ticket to financial freedom and hate your sub 40k a year job stop looking into crypto right now, get some skills and go get a better job. Then come back.",2022-07-18 13:48:54 283,Massive crypto crash in India. Most coins down 25% in just hours as crackpot dictator Modi plans to ban all crypto,8519,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r0i8fr/massive_crypto_crash_in_india_most_coins_down_25/,3373,"India has just released agenda of parliament session, where it seeks to ban all ""private"" crypto currencies. As soon as the news broke out, many are trying to sell and exit and the market has crashed 25% in a matter of minutes. Many are facing massive losses as the result of this fucking government. ​ [Massive crash all across the board](https://preview.redd.it/q9m81t2qpd181.jpg?width=917&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=e327f76deaeadd52d39ba675d9644896b9550d87) Most coins are down anywhere from 15 to 25%. Altcoins have been impacted the most. Even stablecoins have crashed 10% as people are selling that for INR. Modi has show to be an incompetent ruler, just this week he rolled back farm laws that seeked to destroy farmers livelihood in favour of his industrial buddies who fund his election campaign. Over 100 farmers died due to protests across the country, and then Modi meekly rolled back the laws. Now he is attacking crypto and seeking to shut this market down. **Late Hours Update**: The crash has got worse by all means.. some coins are down as much as 40%! Literally nothing has been spared, every single coin has been crushed. ​ [-41% down!](https://preview.redd.it/eu2bwg6uje181.jpg?width=506&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=542ba5bc37f770cd64a529de7f5af7f48c2e11ab) Going by social media posts, it seems a lot of people have sold at huge losses. Imagine losing 30-40% of your investments because of the incompetence of the fucking government. Yikes. Fuck you modi",2021-11-23 17:22:04 284,"This is Pro-Bitcoin Candidate Aarika Rhodes. She is Running Against Exposed Congressman Rep Brad Sherman Who is Trying to ‘Shut Down’ Crypto and Gets His Biggest Donations From Big Banks. He's Up for Re-election Next Year in 2022, and Rhodes is running against him in the Primary. Let's vote him out?",8513,https://ondequando.com/2021/07/07/this-is-pro-bitcoin-candidate-aarika-rhodes-she-is-running-against-the-exposed-representative-of-congressman-brad-sherman-who-is-trying-to-shut-down-crypto-and-gets-his-biggest-don/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-is-pro-bitcoin-candidate-aarika-rhodes-she-is-running-against-the-exposed-representative-of-congressman-brad-sherman-who-is-trying-to-shut-down-crypto-and-gets-his-biggest-don,542,,2021-07-07 18:09:42 285,10 years ago today Bitcoin flash crashed from $16 to $0.01 in a matter of minutes,8483,https://blog.bitmex.com/the-june-2011-flash-crash-to-0-01/,808,,2021-06-12 19:55:40 286,Sam Bankman-Fried could face years in prison over FTX’s $32 billion meltdown — if the U.S. ever gets around to arresting him,8485,https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/sam-bankman-fried-could-face-years-in-prison-over-ftx-meltdown.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1670245944,1000,,2022-12-05 13:18:50 287,Looks like the huge PS4 Mining farm busted In Ukraine wasn't mining crypto. It was mining rare FIFA Ultimate Team Cards to be sold on the black market. lol,8456,https://marketresearchtelecast.com/ukraines-security-service-launched-an-operation-on-the-fut-mining-network/106174/,518,,2021-07-18 15:22:34 288,"How much will the price of Chainlink move by Monday, May 10th?",8412,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n43nup/how_much_will_the_price_of_chainlink_move_by/,61,"Reference price: $41.56 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/chainlink) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 10th.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/n43nup)",2021-05-03 18:35:24 289,Told the Wife,8378,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/njanwu/told_the_wife/,2673,"We're down about 50% in our total investments, which I manage completely. This means we won't be able to buy a car, despite us having another baby in the way and just one vehicle. It also means our dreams of being homeowners are on hold. She was upset, but she said we shouldn't sell for a loss, and just to keep holding for the next few years and act as if the money doesn't exist. I fucked up royally, and she could've been much worse. Hope anyone else in a similar situation makes out okay. Remember, if you do all the investing, that means you did all the losing. Don't deny this. Good luck out there.",2021-05-23 16:00:05 290,"Besides, If we were going to voluntarily freeze financial accounts of residents of countries unjustly attacking and provoking violence around the world, Step[One] would be to freeze all the US accounts : Kraken CEO",8368,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t4y4v7/besides_if_we_were_going_to_voluntarily_freeze/,2221,"Following the requests from Ukrainian minister to sabotage ordinary users from Crypto exchanges Kraken CEO Jesse Powell has a very good and fair point >Besides, If we were going to voluntarily freeze financial accounts of residents of countries unjustly attacking and provoking violence around the world, Step[One] would be to freeze all the US accounts The dude got a point,If citizens should be punished for the actions of their govt, then it should start from freezing accounts of US citizens I like this dude, he got some balls and really stands for it, never mince his words,He is one of the right guy to lead Crypto.",2022-03-02 11:27:52 291,"AMC will accept ETH, LTC and BCH at their theaters by the end of 2021. Just awesome.",8353,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pp3ith/amc_will_accept_eth_ltc_and_bch_at_their_theaters/,1414,"The CEO of AMC, Adam Aron, just sent out a Tweet confirming that they will also accept ETH, LTC and BCH in addition to BTC in all of their theaters by the end of 2021. While I don't think this is going to make any of these coins do any parabolic movements as a result, to me this is just another awesome step in the global adoption of crypto as a whole. https://preview.redd.it/c3bhyctaprn71.jpg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a55fca73db56f2202a81803d8e30fcdbd244b9dd From the Tweet: ""*Cryptocurrency enthusiasts: you likely know AMCTheatres has announced we will accept Bitcoin for online ticket and concession payments by year-end 2021. I can confirm today that when we do so, we also expect that we similarly will accept Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.*""",2021-09-16 01:25:58 292,"Yellen needs to resign. She is corrupt, collecting millions from the same banks she regulates. And at the forefront of these draconian anti-crypto laws that seek to stifle innovation.",8331,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p0d4sh/yellen_needs_to_resign_she_is_corrupt_collecting/,1037,"Multiple reports claim that Yellen has been the person pushing the aggressive laws against Crypto, sandwiched in the Infrastructure bill. Because if the laws pass, it will give her the power to regulate the entire crypto industry. Yellen is the person behind White House's push to favor Sen. Warner's amendment over others. While the entire crypto community has been publicly tying to educate Senators on these laws, she has been making calls behind closed doors trying to arm twist the Senators into bringing in these draconian regulations. ""Shadowy"" As it turns out she has also been getting paid by the banks she is supposed to regulate. And she is brining in regulation that kills decentralised competitors to banks, who have so far enjoyed near monopoly when it comes to controlling people's finances. As Treasury Secretary, she is paid by the US Government to regulate banks - a role that requires the highest standards of ethics and moral turpitude. But she has collected $7m from the same banks that she regulates! Including Citi, Citadel Securities etc. How, without impartiality, can she regulate these banks that are paying her millions of dollars in speaking fees? ​ [All the payments she received in 2020. All from home, due to lockdown. Collecting millions from the entities she regulates. ](https://preview.redd.it/xffdoivz7zf71.jpg?width=952&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4c7f63ecbdbd4cd61769e03325bd941a8fe92197) Imo - public officials paid by the government should not be collecting millions from the same entities they regulate. This is nothing but grift. While it is not per se criminal, because she was doing it when she was not a Govt official, but nevertheless these payments were received between her 2 terms as Treasury Secretary. The ethical thing for her was to not accept the role of Treasury Secretary in the new Biden Administration, because she was aware she had been paid by the banks she is supposed to regulate. But despite all this, she took up the job. clearly indicating her lack of morals and ethics. She really needs to STEP DOWN. The crypto community must unite to get such greedy grifters out of public policy for good, if we need to have a fair chance at our decentralised future.",2021-08-08 11:39:17 293,"Ethereum's ""The Merge"" is finally live!",8323,http://ethernodes.org/merge,1875,,2022-09-15 06:37:23 294,"Don't worry he's just eating the grass, once it's gone he'll go for the leaves",8269,https://imgur.com/a/sMRgP,221,,2018-02-06 04:02:11 295,WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange made 100000% return on Bitcoin thanks to the U.S. Government,8271,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rdi23h/wikileaks_founder_julian_assange_made_100000/,1324,"Back in 2010 the U.S. Government forced Mastercard to stop processing donations for WikiLeaks, effectively forcing WikiLeaks to accept donations in another way This forced them to accept Bitcoin for donations instead of donations in FIAT like the U.S. Dollar In 2017 Julian Assange revealed that WikiLeaks has made a 50,000% return on these donations and thanked the United States for their kind help in supporting WikiLeaks Today these donations have made an over 100,000% return thanks to the U.S. Government [(source)](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/16/wikileaks-julian-assange-bitcoin-50000-percent-return-thanks-to-us-government.html)",2021-12-10 20:40:20 296,"El Salvador holds less than 2% of its reserves in BTC, they hold more GOLD than BTC. People are spreading the false narrative that they are recklessly gambling with people's money. 2% allocation is a decent risk:reward. Even Fidelity allocates 2% to BTC in their flagship Balanced Fund.",8261,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sd73gz/el_salvador_holds_less_than_2_of_its_reserves_in/,1280,"Lots of people here keep spreading the narrative that El Salvador is ""gambling recklessly"" with people's savings and what not. Reading those posts one would think their entire reserves is now in BTC. But the fact is that just 2% of their reserves are even allocated in BTC. [El Salvador holds around $70m worth BTC](https://bitcointreasuries.net/). This is literally nothing for a country. They hold 1691 BTC, in comparison , Microstrategy and Tesla hold over 120,000 BTC and 40,000 BTC respectively. [El Salvador's total foreign exchange reserves is pegged at $3.3 BN](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FI.RES.TOTL.CD?locations=SV) https://tradingeconomics.com/el-salvador/foreign-exchange-reserves Less than 2% of their reserves are in BTC. [El Salvador holds more in GOLD than in BTC](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/cryptocurrency/bitcoin/bukele-reveals-el-salvadors-gold-reserves-and-benefits-of-bitcoin-over-gold/articleshow/88142021.cms) According to this article, they hold $79m worth GOLD, but just $70m worth BTC. People are spreading the false narrative as if he has moved the entire supply of reserves to BTC, which is far away from whats going on. They have just been making small purchases over time. They literally bought like 2 BTC in the end of Dec. Peanuts for a country. A 2% allocation in a risky asset class is not a gamble by any means. It is a decent risk reward play for individuals, and countries as well. If you consult with a financial advisor, they may suggest a portfolio allocation of 2% towards emerging asset classes like crypto. Infact, thats what Fidelity suggests as well. [Recently, they added a 2% BTC allocation to their flagship All in one Balanced / Growth funds](https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/products/fidelity-to-add-bitcoin-exposure-to-portfolio-funds/). These are mom and pop funds that are held mostly by conservative investors. Its been around a year since El Salvador announced their Bitcoin Law and around 6 months since it went active. In this period, they have allocated a small portion of their reserves towards BTC. This is not a gamble, but a solid and well planned asset allocation strategy. Meanwhile, they have already started mining BTC and over time, this industry has the potential to add to their GDP. What did people think bitcoin/crypto adoption would be like, one fine day every country across the world will just start accepting BTC out of the blue? Just like that it would become legal tender without any struggle? These are small steps and it will be risky. Nothing happened overnight, let alone moving from USD to a decentralised currency like Bitcoin. Its shameful that people here want adoption of BTC and crypto, but the first time a large sovereign power has tried to adopt BTC, the same people who want crypto adoption go out of their way to attack them with baseless allegations. > Muhh adoption should be in accordance with my terms, otherwise its not adoption. These people are just privileged bottom feeders who want to enjoy success without any risks whatsoever.",2022-01-26 14:23:17 297,"With Bitcoin At $60k, Satoshi Nakamoto Is Now One Of The 20 Richest People On The Planet",8235,https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/billionaire-news/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-20-richest/,1120,,2021-03-15 03:56:16 298,Please don't fire me,8217,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n8zorr/please_dont_fire_me/,730,"The boss makes a dollar, I make a dime That's why I mine on company time. And they think the bill is high because of the air conditioning I also spend 1/3 of the time browsing Reddit and watching the charts but that's none of their business... Happy Monday everyone! Disclaimer: For legal reasons this is purely a joke.",2021-05-10 08:43:05 299,"Buyer of ""Pepe the Frog"" NFT files US$500,000 lawsuit after creator releases identical NFTs for free",8210,https://www.notebookcheck.net/Buyer-of-Pepe-the-Frog-NFT-files-US-500-000-lawsuit-after-creator-releases-identical-NFTs-for-free.608817.0.html,1178,,2022-03-17 22:48:37 300,Welcome to the scary part of crypto. This is where gains are made.,8185,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ndng7x/welcome_to_the_scary_part_of_crypto_this_is_where/,1755,"If you are new to crypto, these times can be scary. It's uneasy for all of us. But it's at these times gains are made. Not by trading (for some, sure) but by studying and planning your strategy. Now it's time for you to do your research on which coins you believe in and align your bags accordingly. **It's true what they say, ""Time in the market, beats timing the market""**. So don't over-leverage, don't sell high or on the way down, and stick to projects/coins you believe in. If you believe in crypto, your goal is to still be in this game years down the road. And it's way more profitable than jumping ship from coin to coin depending on what's pumping. Plus you will learn a lot along the way. Once you've aligned your bags accordingly, all you need to do is to lay in a coma, trust your intuition and try to keep yourself from refreshing prices 24/7. This part is difficult for all of us to do, but it's important. Doing this is a lot easier if you have hobbies or things you're passionate about outside crypto. So try to pick up a new hobby or do something that keeps you from looking at charts every 5 minutes and FOMO into any shitcoin that's pumping this day. Best of luck to all of you.",2021-05-16 12:37:04 301,‘Banning cryptocurrencies would be like banning Internet in 1990s and will set India back by years’,8191,https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/banning-cryptocurrencies-would-be-like-banning-internet-in-1990s-and-will-set-india-back-by-years/2198930/,644,,2021-04-06 18:18:56 302,PSA: Net Neutrality is being voted on again on the 23rd. We need to raise hell to make sure this doesn't go through.,8151,https://i.redd.it/df8ecd130os01.jpg,799,,2018-04-18 12:57:40 303,JP Morgan Chase has closed down the bank account of Uniswap's founder. He says it's simply for working in crypto.,8133,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sayg68/jp_morgan_chase_has_closed_down_the_bank_account/,2767,"JP Morgan has closed down the bank account of Uniswap's founder Hayden Adams, a software engineer and tech entrepreneur. [He says not only him, but many others have been targeted just because they work in crypto. ](https://preview.redd.it/8c8d6t86zgd81.jpg?width=1168&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6eb535d2b300853926e8ac3f36f1f7e28f67b68b) This is an abusive display of power. Uniswap is a multi-billion market cap trading platform that does revenue comparable with the likes of Robinhood. Banks shutting down accounts of individuals just because they work in what could be perceived as a competitor industry should never be tolerated.",2022-01-23 17:14:42 304,True Unpopular Opinion: I don't want people to earn crypto from Reddit karma,8129,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qrrt7f/true_unpopular_opinion_i_dont_want_people_to_earn/,1375,"In case you haven't heard, Reddit is planning to expand the vault system to provide crypto for upvotes similar to how moons work in this sub. I am very opposed to this, as moons have irrevocably damaged this sub by reducing it to constant reposts and diminishing contrarian opinions due to people wanting to earn free money. I do not want the rest of reddit to fall victim to the same thing (at least to an even greater extent as people still do reposts just for meaningless karma). But I realize that if crypto was integrated into Reddit that it would be a very bullish for the space. What do you all think about this?",2021-11-11 18:37:00 305,"Nikolai Muchgian, the 29-yr old co-founder of MakerDAO, has been found dead in San Juan, Puerto Rico after tweeting about some sex trafficking ring by the pedo elite, CIA and Mossad from his personal twitter account",8100,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/yiz0od/nikolai_muchgian_the_29yr_old_cofounder_of/,463,"The 29-yr old co-founder of MakerDAO, Nikolai Muchgian has been found dead in San Juan, Puerto Rico after tweeting the following from his personal twitter account: >CIA and Mossad and pedo elite are running some kind of sex trafficking entrapment blackmail ring out of Puerto Rico and caribbean islands. They are going to frame me with a laptop planted by my ex gf who was a spy. They will torture me to death. Link to the original tweet: [https://twitter.com/delete\_shitcoin/status/1585918718088970241](https://twitter.com/delete_shitcoin/status/1585918718088970241) Announcement of his death: [https://twitter.com/omnicraig/status/1586432239105060864](https://twitter.com/omnicraig/status/1586432239105060864)",2022-11-01 04:44:29 306,"‘Up until yesterday, I had been a millionaire’ - 33 year old investor refuses to sell despite losing over $167,000 in one day",8103,https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/22/millennial-dogecoin-investor-refuses-to-sell-despite-crypto-crash.html,1941,,2021-06-22 23:20:38 307,"Today one year ago Bitcoin briefly hit $3,760.86 during Black Thursday",8079,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m3ef7q/today_one_year_ago_bitcoin_briefly_hit_376086/,1235,"Some prices from exactly one year ago during the Black Thursday crash. I remember being a bit worried but also buying as much as I could. • BTC $3,760.86 • ETH $88.34 • LTC $24.92 • ADA $0.019255 • LINK $2.07 • XLM $0.029438 • XTZ $1.04 • BNB $6.93",2021-03-12 09:54:03 308,If you invested $1000 into SGT a week ago it would be worth $52 today *the other side to these million dollar equations*,8070,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qmiz59/if_you_invested_1000_into_sgt_a_week_ago_it_would/,938,"We’ve all see the headlines about SHIB and others, *$1000 a year ago would be millions today,* but at the point when you would have needed to invest to have those gains today — they weren’t different than most of the hype coins that landed people in the red. Shib took off yes, don’t misunderstand me — I’m perfectly happy with that. But the gamble those holders took **then** is way underestimated **today** now that everyone knows of it. The dozens of other coins that fucked people hard — don’t make for as good of a one year equation. I took the liberty of going through the **most popular** moonshots posts from a year ago.. to bring you some examples: - BEYOND PROTOCOL - “bigger than Bitcoin and ETH combined” is the slogan and it was the most popular post in the last year, $1000 a year ago would be worth $647 today - BabyKrypto - only 47 days old but if you bought $1000 worth when they started advertising it on Moonshots, you’d have $125 today - $1000 in SHIBAFEVER would have gotten you 77 million coins just a week ago, worth $153 today After this we started getting into rebase tokens where the “price” doesn’t move they just “adjust” the tokens that you hold, but you can’t sell either so I’d say $1000 into those burned up pretty quickly. - There’s also Floki Jr, Floki New York, Micro Shiba and Chopper Inu, Catch Doge, Doge back, and Robo Doge that I can’t even find accurate information on.. but I’m guessing those didn’t make many crypto millionaires. Anyway, I’m seeing a lot of posts asking how to jump on a newly listed coin first and where to find them, and I just wanted to say .. I don’t even think those that have held SHIB for a year give themselves enough credit for how big a leap they took. This style of investing breeds a lot more losers than winners, and winners rarely stop there and cash out — they’re on the hunt for the next opportunity to lose money. **Do whatever makes you happy — but I think we need to see more of the whole picture**",2021-11-04 11:59:24 309,Martin Shkreli claims porn virus cost him $450K in crypto. The file “BigTitsRoundAsses” triggered the transfer and caused a 95% collapse of his crypto project. Others suspect Shkreli was in on the pump and dump,8049,https://www.inputmag.com/culture/martin-shkreli-porn-virus-crypto-tokens-web3-druglike,914,,2022-08-17 13:34:16 310,Porn coins will NOT be the next big thing,8032,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r7ucgj/porn_coins_will_not_be_the_next_big_thing/,1751,"I can't believe that the front page post about porn coins being ""the next big thing"" has been so massively upvoted. Is it being brigaded? Or do people think it's tagged as comedy? Why the heck would we need a brand new coin to buy porn? If I wanted anonymity then surely i'd use one of the already existing, perfectly functioning, time-tested privacy coins like XMR, DASH or ZCASH? Why would I want to take the extra steps of going to some dodgy exchange to buy a coin that I can solely use for one thing? It literally makes zero sense Plus, every single of those coins OP listed is an ERC-20 token. I don't know how many of you are familiar with ethereum gas prices (i'm guessing the majority are) but I don't really feel like paying hundreds of dollars in gas fees just to see Tyrone bang somebody's wife. I make transactions with XMR all the time and end up paying a few cents Unless i'm missing something here then it's pretty clear that porn coins will NOT be the next big thing",2021-12-03 08:22:35 311,"As someone who’s held crypto for 6 years, I enjoy the bear market…",8025,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oni3ow/as_someone_whos_held_crypto_for_6_years_i_enjoy/,1274,"For real though. I’ve lived through more crypto crashes then I have presidents at this point, and one thing I always have to remember is that setting a floor is a good thing. Sure we all want BTC at $60k + USD and ETH at $4k + USD but what people never talk about is how every time we gain a new all time high, we set a new all time high floor. If you would have told me 5 years ago my BTC would sit comfortably around $30k USD I would have slapped your mom for raising such an optimist. Just remember folks, the corrections are healthy. We haven’t shit the bed, just a minor shart. Throw them pants away and go buy yourself a new pair, next bull run will be nuts. Edit: YO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE AWARDS AND UPVOTES! Im not much of a poster more of a lurker. I will deff be posting more in this sub in the future just to keep interacting with all of you.",2021-07-19 16:55:05 312,"EU rejects plans to ban Bitcoin, removes whole Passage out of planned Law",8030,https://www-heise-de.translate.goog/news/Verbotsplaene-fuer-Bitcoin-durch-EU-Parlament-vorerst-vom-Tisch-6541833.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp,553,,2022-03-08 12:05:25 313,"El Salvador To Buy an Estimated $135,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin.",7996,https://dailyhodl.com/2021/06/27/el-salvador-to-buy-an-estimated-135000000-worth-of-bitcoin/?utm_source=coingecko&utm_content=coingecko&utm_campaign=coingecko&utm_medium=coingecko&utm_term=coingecko,970,,2021-06-27 20:10:56 314,I hope Tickmaster gets devoured by Blockchain tech,7978,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rf4hbn/i_hope_tickmaster_gets_devoured_by_blockchain_tech/,1283,"I was reminded today that Ticketmaster desperately needs to go the way of Blockbuster. I bought a seat ticket for a Tool concert next year, $74. With fees it came to $97. Ridiculous considering I don’t even receive a physical ticket anymore. Blockchain, once mainstream and widespread, will break the stranglehold middlemen hold over venues. Imagine direct selling NFTs to fans and locking in price so scalping is practically non-existent. And the artist would get a kickback of secondary sales. Maybe lock in transferring the ticket more than once. There’s so many possibilities I’m sure these issues will get solved someday soon. This is why crypto is so exciting. The possibilities are endless. Edit: Blah blah gas fees blah blah. Not worried about that, as I think that’s an addressable issue within blockchain. Obviously not looking at ETH for that replacement right now, hahaha.",2021-12-13 02:11:28 315,CFTC Chairman Gaincarlo just made the most bullish statements in front of the Congress,7961,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7vo5ov/cftc_chairman_gaincarlo_just_made_the_most/,683,"A gist of what he said: 1. His kids were not interested in stocks but are hooked onto cryptocurrencies, and the government has to respect that, and develop a positive outlook. 2. While scams and fraudsters must be cracked down, the general market must be allowed to develop. A working group of SEC, FINCEN, CFTC and other group members are working on identifying scams in this space. 3. When asked if Crypto has any ""intrinsic value""? - There is an intrinsic value and relation of the value of bitcoin and the cost of mining it. 4. Price of Bitcoin is just one publicly traded company like McDonalds. In comparison, global money supply is 7.6T. And since Bitcoin has been compared to digital gold, value of all gold in the world is 8T. 5. HOLY SHT.. He just mentioned ""HODL"". Hahaha - According to him its ""Hold on for dear life"". ""We must crack down hard on those who abuse our young enthusiasm for bitcoin and blockchain technology"" ""We owe it to this new generation, to respect their interest in this new technology with a thoughtful regulatory approach."" ---- In the middle of all this Senator Brown was constantly bashing banks, a topic un-related to all the discussion. Apparently banks have had 80+ violations in the recent months. Lol ----- Other points: - No of times drug dealing mentioned in the proceedings = 0 - No of times terrorism mentioned in the proceedings - Venezuela Petrocoin and Russia Cryptorouble (and North Korea) were discussed - they were seen as ways these countries could use crypto assets to skirt US sanctions. Though the SEC chair addressed that there was not much they could do, but are working with Feds and the treasury. - ""illegal transactions"" was discussed, and the steps taken to combat misuse of crypto. ##Update: This is another Nebraska Legislative hearing on Bitcoin bill which is live now: http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/government/legislative-hearing-banking-commerce-and-insurance-room-1507-55 ",2018-02-06 15:43:50 316,Everyone always says “DYOR” but never shows you how to DYOR. Here’s a comprehensive guide to doing your own research in the crypto space.,7960,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/owihb6/everyone_always_says_dyor_but_never_shows_you_how/,892,"## 1) Initial information gathering and filtering Once I identify something that looks like a good potential investment, I first go to the CoinMarketCap page for that symbol and look at the website and blockchain explorer. - Critically evaluate the website. This is the first pass of the bullshit detector and you can tell from a lot from just the website whether its a scam. If it uses terms like ""Web 4.0"" or other nonsensical buzzwords, if its unprofessional and has anonymous teams, stay away. Always look for a roadmap, compare to what was actually delivered so far. Always check the team, try to find them on LinkedIn and what they did in the past. - Read the whitepaper or business development plan. You should fully understand how this crypto functions and how its trying to create value. If there is no use case or if the use case does not require or benefit from a blockchain, move on. Look for red flags like massive portions of the float being assigned to the founders of the coin, vague definition of who would use the coin, anonymous teams, promises of large payouts...etc - Check the blockchain explorer. How is the token distribution across accounts? Are the big accounts holding or selling? Which account is likely the foundation account, which is the founders account? - Read the subreddit and blogs for the cryptocurrency and also evaluate the community. Try to figure out exactly what the potential use cases are and look for sceptical takes. Look at the Github repos, does it look empty or is there plenty of activity? ## 2) Fill out an Investment Checklist I have a checklist of questions that I find important and as I'm researching a crypto I save little snippets in Evernote of things that are relevant to answering those questions: - What is the problem or transactional inefficiency the coin is trying to solve? - What is the Dev Team like? What is their track record? How are they funded, organized? - Who is their competition and how big is the market they're targeting? What is the roadmap they created? - What current product exists? - How does the token/coin actually derive value for the holder? Is there a staking mechanism or is it transactional? - What are the weaknesses or problems with this crypto? ## 3) Create some sort of consistent valuation model/framework, even if its simple A simple model that just tries to derive a valuation through relative terms will put you above most crypto investors. Some simple valuation methods that anyone can do: - Metcalfe's Law which states that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2). So you can compare various currencies based on their market cap and square of active users or traffic. - Another easy one is simply looking at the total market for the industry that the coin is supposedly targeting and comparing it to the market cap of the coin. Think of the market cap not only with circulating supply like its shown on CMC but including total supply. - If its meant to be just used as just a currency: Take a look at the circulating supply and look at the amount that is in cold storage or set to be released/burned. Most cryptos are deflationary so think about how the float schedule will change over time and how this will affect price. Once you have a model you like set up, you can compare cryptos against each other and most importantly it will require that you build a mental framework within your own mind on why somebody would want to own this coin other than to sell it to another greater fool for a higher price. Modeling out a valuation will lead you to think long term and think about the inherent value, rather than price action. Once you go through this 3-step methodology, you'll have a pretty good confidence level for making your decision and can comfortably sit back and not panic if some temporary short term condition leads to a price decrease. This is how ""smart money"" does it. ## Think about your portfolio allocation You should think first in broad terms how you allocate between ""safe"" and ""speculative"" cryptos. For new investors its best to keep a substantial portion in what would be considered largecap safe cryptos, primarily BTC and ETH. I personally consider XMR to be safe as well. A good starting point is to have between 50-70% of your portfolio in these safe cryptocurrencies. As you become more confident and informed you can move your allocation into speculative small caps. You should also think in terms of segments and how much of your total portfolio is in each segment: - Core holdings - BTC, Ethereum - Smart contracts platform segment - Ethereum, Polkadot, ALGO, Solana …etc - Privacy segment - Monero, Zcash …etc - Finance/Bank settlement segment - Stellar ...etc - Enterprise Blockchain solutions segment -VeChain ...etc - Promising/Innovative Tech segment: NANO, ADA, Tezos ...etc You should also think about where we are in the cycle, as now given so much uncertaintly its probably best to stay heavily in core holdings and pick up a few coins within a segment you understand well. If you don't understand how enterprise solutions work or how the value chain is built through corporations, don't invest in the enteprise blockchain solutions segment. If you are a techie who loves the technology behind a coin, invest in that. ## Think of your ""circle of competence"" This is actually a term Buffet came up with, it refers to your body of knowledge that allows you to evaluate an investment. Think about what you know best and consider investing in those type of coins. If you don't know anything about how supply chains functions, how can you competently judge whether VeChain will achieve adoption? This where your portfolio allocation also comes into play. You should diversify but really shouldn't be in much more than around 12 cryptos, because you simply don't have enough competency to accurately access the risk across every category and for every type of crypto you come across. If you had over 20 different cryptos in your portfolio you should probably think about consolidating to a few sectors you understand well. ## Continually educate yourself about the technology and markets If you aren't already doing it: Read a bit each day about cryptocurrencies. There are decent Youtubers that talk about the market side of crypto, just avoid those that hype specific coins and look for more sceptical ones like CryptoInvestor. If you don't understand how the technology works and what the benefits of a blockchain are or how POS/POW works or what a DAG is or how mining actually works, learn first. If you don't care about the technology or find reading about it tedious, you shouldn't invest in this space at all. ———————————————————————— There is no tldr haha. That was a pretty long one and I think it just about covers everything. Hope it helps!",2021-08-02 16:46:15 317,Visa CEO says payments giant is moving into crypto in a 'very big way',7935,https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/103048/visa-ceo-crypto-earnings-call-comments,826,,2021-04-27 22:46:24 318,Binance sees $1.9 billion in withdrawals in the last 24 hours according to Reuters,7911,https://www.reuters.com/technology/binance-sees-withdrawals-19-billion-last-24-hours-data-firm-nansen-says-2022-12-13/,993,,2022-12-13 14:00:26 319,I think Solana is the most over rated crypto and does not deserve a top 5 spot,7907,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qy6r4o/i_think_solana_is_the_most_over_rated_crypto_and/,5185,"Maybe it's just me but I dont see how Solana is so high up the rankings when theres so much controversy around it. The technology is good but aside from that it's an absolute shit coin, another ""ethereum killer"" that will probably die out once the biggest investors sell their bags. For starters how can the devs shut down the blockchain because of a glitch then call the platform decentralised? Do you think crypto could of ever come this far if satoshi shut down btc for repairs? Absolute nonsense. Then there was the discovery of a hidden 12 million coins which wasint disclosed to any investor. 12,000,000× £160 (roughly at the moment)= £1,920,000,000 is a lot of money to hide for no specific reason. And dont forget the announcement of bringing tether to their blockchain like that's something to be proud of, everyone in the crypto space knows tether is a liability and could put everyone's investment at risk. I know theres things I've missed out but I cant buy force myself to buy into this scammy sounding project, too many things wrong with it.",2021-11-20 14:32:11 320,A Beginner's Guide to Cryptocurrency Wallets,7897,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lkkm0v/a_beginners_guide_to_cryptocurrency_wallets/,1012,"A cryptocurrency wallet is basically a software that enables you to track, send and receive coins through the blockchain like a bank account. Every wallet has a public key and a private key, but we'll get back to this later. But first... # Why do you need a wallet? There's an old saying in Tennessee that says: **""Not your keys, not your coins.""** What it actually means is that if you keep your cryptocurrencies on an exchange (such as Coinbase, Binance or Kraken), you don't actually own those coins, because you don't have the keys to the related wallet. You gain access to those wallets by logging into these exchanges, but your account can - theoretically - be deleted in the blink of an eye, or the exchange can get hacked, attacked, etc. And with it, your funds can disappear forever. If you want to learn more about this, make sure to look up Mt. Gox's hacking. It is an unfortunate event, but one that puts you on guard. So you already know that you need to own your keys in order to own your coins. **But what are these keys?** Your **public key** is what identifies your account on the network. Think of it as your email address, because when someone wants to send you cryptocurrency, they will send it to this address. Your **private key** is a string of 64 characters that can be generated from a 12-word seed phrase. It basically serves as the password of your account. It is used to sign transactions and to prove that you own the related public key. See, it's not that complicated, is it? # About wallet types There are 4 types of wallets that you should be using. Ideally, you can pick the one that fits your crypto habits the most. You should avoid using Web wallets. As always, if you can, please pick the safest wallet type in order to minimize the risk of losing your cryptos. **Hardware / Offline / Cold Wallet** \- an offline storage device (e.g. hard disk, USB stick). You might've heard the names Ledger or Trezor, these are the 2 biggest brands at the moment. The ledger supports over 1200 cryptocurrencies, while Trezor supports over a thousand. It is also the most secure way to store your cryptocurrencies. **Mobile Wallet** \- applications that are installable on your mobile phone. Beware that even though an app can hold crypto, it doesn't mean it is NOT custodial. (e.g. Coinbase has a mobile app, but it is custodial, meaning that they control your coins.) Exodus or Atomic mobile apps are recommended if you decide to create a mobile wallet. **Desktop Wallet** \- wallets that are installable on different desktops and are compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. Your keys are stored on your computer, and you can use this wallet even when you're offline. Note: Desktop wallets tend to be more advanced than mobile wallets, and usually come with more technically complicated features that can increase privacy or allow for more flexibility when it comes to signing transactions. **Paper wallet** \- a paper wallet is essentially a piece of paper including your public and private key, or a QR code (so that you can quickly scan them and add the keys to a software wallet to make a transaction). It's a really safe way to store your cryptos because your keys are not connected to any servers. The only way someone can steal your cryptos is if they steal this paper. # The Best Hardware Wallets **Ledger Nano (S and X)** \- The most popular hardware wallet brand in the world, currently sells 2 different sticks. The S is the cheaper alternative, but if you handle transactions between multiple cryptocurrencies frequently, the larger storage of the Nano X should be more convenient. The Nano X also has Bluetooth 5.0 support. You can read more about Ledgers on their website. Beware that **Ledger was targeted by a cyberattack that led to a data breach** in July 2020. A larger subset of detailed information has been leaked, approximately 272,000 detailed information such as postal address, last name, first name, and telephone number of our customers. However, not a single coin was stolen as hackers didn't gain access to private keys. Please keep this in mind when making your decision. **Trezor (One and Model T)** \- Trezor is the other popular hardware wallet brand. The Trezor One is the cheaper alternative ($59), while the Model T is more expensive but comes with extended functionality and additionally supports cryptocurrencies such as ADA, XMR, XTZ, etc. Despite the security of hardware devices themselves, **the weakest link is always the people using them.** If possible, avoid buying used hardware wallets, even though both Trezor and Ledger have security measures to avoid the attempt of installing malwares. # The Best Desktop Wallets **Exodus** \- a very user-friendly and easy to understand, reliable wallet. As of now, it is probably the most popular desktop wallet. Available on Windows, Mac and Linux as well. **Atomic** \- it is also a user-friendly and reliable wallet. Atomic supports 500+ assets and allows staking various cryptocurrencies. Available on Windows, Mac and Linux. Of course, there are several other reliable desktop wallets, but these two proved to be the most user-friendly and easy to use wallets so far. As always, please DYOR! **If you decide to go with a mobile wallet** (instead of a paper, hardware, or a desktop wallet), Exodus or Atomic are both available on iOS and Android. Please avoid installing 10+ crypto wallet applications on your phone, because you'll make it impossible to keep track of your keys and passwords eventually. Last piece of advice: always be cautious and double-check everything. Keep your devices malware-free, and don't click on anything suspicious (such as emails from ""Binnance"", crazy bonus links from ""Coimbase"", etc.) If you have any questions, feel free to let us know!",2021-02-15 19:09:43 321,GameStop (GME) NFT marketplace website updated with creator application form,7878,https://www.shacknews.com/article/128180/gamestop-gme-nft-marketplace-website-updated-with-creator-application-form,1784,,2021-12-28 14:26:59 322,"Seriously who are you people? I hardly recognize this sub anymore, why is everyone pumping shitcoins and praising moves by banksters and regulators to destroy decentralization?",7870,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qj498c/seriously_who_are_you_people_i_hardly_recognize/,1266,"My karma may take a hit for saying this but idc, mass adoption at ANY COST is not acceptable, we cannot sacrifice decentralization for adoption if it means giving up control to governments and institutions. ETFs are a perfect example, you thought ""oh a BTC ETF it's cool because theres no option to short BTC"" well a week later they can now short BTC with the second BTC ETF. Regulations are the same type of double edged sword that may help people get comfortable with adopting crypto but gives the government immense power over the market. They are playing us by giving us adoption while taking control of the whole damn thing. Wake the fuck up. Shitcoin pumping is also a new feature here, it's your choice to do that but remember it's not good for the market to shill shitcoins. Also if a new crypto investor gets burned on a shitcoin they will probably leave the market for good so if you care about mass adoption maybe stop pumping shitcoins. But hey I don't know shit about fuck🤷‍♂️",2021-10-30 15:51:47 323,Everyone said they would love to buy their Crypto 80% more down. Now that it happened they are paralyzed out of fear instead.,7872,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/vau4lf/everyone_said_they_would_love_to_buy_their_crypto/,1900,"A throwback to maybe Oct/Nov of last year where Bitcoin was having its height of the run and everything seemed primed for 100k EOY. People were happy and euphoric. The only complaint and the big one was to have bought more. Then we go to end of Nov and the first people started calling for a 80% dip so that they can load up. Where are those people now? Well they are probably too scared right now and the majority likely already left the market in January of this year or so. It's easy to call for a 80% dip but it's hard to stay for it. The dip won't be sharp down on one day and sharp up the next one. For most altcoins it will be a question of survival.",2022-06-12 20:02:34 324,Nearly $40B in US Stimulus Checks May Be Spent on Bitcoin and Stocks: Mizuho Survey,7867,https://www.coindesk.com/nearly-40b-in-us-stimulus-checks-may-be-spent-on-bitcoin-and-stocks-mizuho-survey,638,,2021-03-15 17:55:43 325,To Bitboy crypto and related YouTube clickbaiters: f*ck you for toying with crypto beginners to make a quick buck.,7871,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mc60c0/to_bitboy_crypto_and_related_youtube_clickbaiters/,1393,"I'll be honest, when I was a beginner, I believed all the wild claims and ""must buy 100x moonshots"", until I found this sub. Now I look at all these videos and feel intense scorn for them. Especially bitboy crypto, who is making wild fucking claims like ""btc drop to 17k"", ""cheapest altcoins to make you rich"", ""insane breakout to $300k"". Thank god everyone in this sub says no one knows anything, I immediately got the message and massive FUD came in. ​ https://preview.redd.it/1kcm5f6ybzo61.png?width=1143&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=44c585001ef87cd67c612dde980d97ce68677e0a Literally, the two popular uploads in the same fucking page is ""ETH to 0"" and ""Ethereum: Your Best Chance To Be A Millionaire in 2021"". I know this sub has been talking about this a ton, a few top page posts saying what an unreliable source these guys are. But this guy yet continues to be racking up millions of views for pump and dumps on shitcoins he promotes and makes a fortune from manipulating the market from it, and clickbait videos on the youtube platform, and still have people revere him like some kind of god; we have to keep regularly exposing this guy and other Youtubers and drive them out of business. We will win the fight.",2021-03-24 13:42:34 326,"I made a $811,860,000,000 market cap crypto worth $3,866 per coin and of the 210 billion minted I own 21 million, all it cost me a couple hours of time.",7857,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r2xtvb/i_made_a_811860000000_market_cap_crypto_worth/,2136,"This is just a bit of a warning on buying coins that look great. I basically made a coin like the squid game coin as it looks great but I can only sell a very small amount at a time. ​ [This is the token page on viperswap ](https://preview.redd.it/a0z3yqiv50281.png?width=1871&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=71fb428cb6e6ed0713cb805050c6f537aea90aea) So if you head on over to a website called [https://tokenJenny.one](https://tokenJenny.one) then you are able to create your own tokens on the Harmony ONE network. It will cost a little ONE in gas to mint the crypto I used [https://cryptoroyale.one](https://cryptoroyale.one) to make some ROY sent it to MetaMask and then trade that for ONE in [https://viperswap.one](https://viperswap.one) Done now I have made my first crypto and I add it to ViperSwap so I can add liquidity. With this first crypto I added liquidity in ONE at a 1 to 1 basis then I used 0.01 or 0.001 ONE at a time to buy my crypto for roughly 100 transactions this ups the price a little and so I leave the coin and over about 2 weeks the market brings it up. I sell a little to recover all that had gone to gas and this crashes my crypto to a very low price. Next test is creating coins that add liquidity too each other here's a glimps at them all. ​ [6 Different cryptos all given liquidity too each other and given value form the Liquidity in ONE or USDC \(two named KWP lol\)](https://preview.redd.it/xlsi41lf90281.png?width=1843&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=8914640cef565089bc1e0469f675f4b4fd24a023) ​ [In doing this I have managed to add about 20 ONE into liquidity of ONE and my KWP coin and now can sell about 250 of KWP at a time, this is what happens when you do sell a little ](https://preview.redd.it/33sse754h0281.png?width=1877&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=52747ce72d9ed0befa1a08adac546579322650c8) ​ As you can see I had a lot of fun creating all of these but none of them really did very well so I then thought well I need to start with a better liquidity ratio so I create notbitcoin I then add 0.0001 to 1 ONE and I buy a few transactions of 0.001 ONE getting less and less NBTC each turn, now I have a value better than I had before so I start to add liquidity from the coins I have made making sure to work out the math on the current values as close as can with a small amount and then bang I add Billions in my own cryptos which soar the Liquidity and the value of the new coin I have made. If I sell any of the coins that I have added this will drop the price dramatically due to me being the only owner. Plus I can only sell about 0.0002 at a time into ONE due to the low amount of liquidity in this coin and even that small sale would crash the value. ​ Its crazy to think this is possible and this just shows you anyone can make crypto and make it look like it has a huge amount of value if I now make sure I buy a little every day and not sell for a few months next year this could be the next doge and will basically follow the market. I could start the trend the not crypto's instead of meme coins. Stay safe all hope this educates you that it really is too easy to make a crypto and just as easy to make one that looks amazing. Hope you all have a great weekend. ​ EDIT: ok this is what I wake up to today ​ [210 billion coins in exitance and 2 million value with half a billion in liquidity \(due to the price\) work out that market cap :0](https://preview.redd.it/kleo676ka4281.png?width=1869&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a80d2120257541b69e1288357b5898263e82abb0) ​ ​ [little update looks like one of the mystery buyers got cold feet lol it was up to 321 Million at its peak](https://preview.redd.it/ujwivnc547281.png?width=1901&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=d2ad6568679941e7b1bbd4825a91dcd871e655a8)",2021-11-26 21:57:37 327,Is it time to finally admit that DOGE likely has no future and could be a dead project?,7788,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rbzj8t/is_it_time_to_finally_admit_that_doge_likely_has/,2875,"The wider market has bounced back over the past 48 hours as we all know and BTC seems content (for now) over 50K. Yet over the past month, DOGE has continued to fall - it's down 32.3% in the past 30 days, 20.4% in the past two weeks and 16.1% in the past seven days. Yes, DOGE has been here almost since the beginning, but Elon clearly fucked public perception with his misguided 'Hustle' comment on SNL and a LOT of attention and momentum has since turned to SHIB instead, as well as other shitcoins like FLOKI, etc, etc. I'm not a current DOGE holder, but given that the coin is now well out of the Top Ten (supplanted by LUNA), is it time to admit that DOGE has finally had its day? *EDIT*: Flair and so much for BTC holding 50K!",2021-12-08 19:57:28 328,A 9-5 job is practically mining fiat,7783,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mw6ter/a_95_job_is_practically_mining_fiat/,856,"Well, lending your workforce to an entity and gaining money in return. Sounds like proof of work? It pretty much is. Bonus points if you can check your exchange of choice on your phone and do the occasional trade or stake during your work time. Personally looking at it that way helped me quite a bit, instead of loathing going to work I now see it as a necessity to be able to invest more into crypto and reach financial freedom one day. Cheers to those reading this at work.",2021-04-22 15:07:06 329,Your bank or credit card saying you’re not allowed to buy crypto is proof that you need crypto.,7762,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m4v7oq/your_bank_or_credit_card_saying_youre_not_allowed/,932,Think about it: the fact that they feel threatened means they know their system is flawed. The very fact that some banks and credit companies ban you from buying crypto proves that crypto solves an important problem.,2021-03-14 13:40:52 330,URGENT! The House has passed an Infrastructure Bill with a DEADLY crypto tax clause,7725,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qnzz2e/urgent_the_house_has_passed_an_infrastructure/,2958,"The House has voted with 218 ayes on Friday, amending the definition of ""cash"" to include ""all digital assets"" for section 6050I of the US tax code. This is a reporting requirement for any transactions over $10,000.00 to require a recipient to verify the sender's personal information and Social Security number, etc., and report this to the government within 15 days. This is a \*felony\* violation with jail time involved, should it not be done. This Bill is being sent to the President for a final signature, and the changes will be enforced by EOY 2023. From the nature of how DeFi and cryptocurrency works, does this mean that cryptocurrency mining will be subject to the same Regulations? Or DeFi, where the protocol doesn't have a Social Security Number but manages to reward stakers a large amount of $ anyway? We are officially at war with the political establishment. Make your voices heard and write to your local Congressman and Senator. EDIT - the point isn't that we have to pay taxes. The point is that the requirements might not be possible to comply with because of how crypto works. [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/06/house-sends-infrastructure-bill-with-crypto-tax-provision-to-us-president/](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/06/house-sends-infrastructure-bill-with-crypto-tax-provision-to-us-president/) Another edit - we will prevail and come back even stronger. One of the best features about Bitcoin is antifragility (to thrive under an onslaught of attacks rather than weakened).",2021-11-06 13:13:08 331,Bitcoin finally decouples from the stock market!,7717,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uz3agj/bitcoin_finally_decouples_from_the_stock_market/,815,"Guys, this is the moment we have been waiting for - Bitcoin has finally decoupled from the stock market! While the stock market has been pumping for five days straight, Bitcoin completely ignores it and continues to dump further down. I've waited for this moment since 2017 and it has finally arrived! We did it, congratz to everyone who HODLed long enough to witness this historic moment. No more price movement following the stock market, from now on we just dump no matter what, what a blessing to be part of this community and the crypto space! God bless us all.",2022-05-27 17:28:17 332,Real world Nano adoption by McDonald's!,7705,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m7m7om/real_world_nano_adoption_by_mcdonalds/,724,"I just managed to get an extra large Big Mac meal at McDonald's without having to spend any Fiat!! When going to pay at the counter, the cashier asked card or cash? I responded by saying that I can pay with Nano which is fast and feeless, arriving in their wallet in under 1 second. She looked a little funny at me and said they only accept Visa or Mastercard. I responded by saying that this isn't dirty centralised fiat money which is being hyperinflated to nothing by ""money printers going brrrrr"" (I made hand signals to emphasise how fast the printing is). At this point she looked really scared but I think that's because she understood the reality how badly the dollar value is being inflated. She called her manager to presumably explain this amazing opportunity, whilst I pulled out a map of some Nano faucets we could go to and test out how amazing Nano is. The manager said I can take the meal if I promise to leave immediately. I'm assuming it's because he was so excited to close up and start adopting Nano. I can't believe it, not only is Nano fast and feeless but it also gets you free things!!! This is real world adoption and I can't wait to get every single McDonald's on the Nano train. P.S. Please don't harass front line workers. Remember that most people don't know about cryptos and try not to come of too strong when trying to get adoption.",2021-03-18 08:18:43 333,"""We know who you are. I have reported it to the admin team and they are considering taking legal action against you....Trust me, this is your first and last warning"" - A PM I got from a mod after I exposed their shitcoin",7697,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p6uxqz/we_know_who_you_are_i_have_reported_it_to_the/,854,"*""We know who you are. I have reported it to the MoonPirate admin team and they are considering taking legal action against you. Yes, they have a lawyer who has helped every step of the way. And social media threats and mininformation make for A GREAT CASE in this day and age. Trust me, this is your first and last warning"".* 3 months ago I came across a coin called MoonPirate, a coin based around rum/beer. It's a token that provided right to vote on a poll for what they should focus on next, but that's literally it. I exposed them for having a fake address on their website, since I looked them up on Google maps and called the business that was actually listed at that address. I also exposed the fact that the rum was selling for $200 a bottle and that the guy running the coin literally had zero prior experience making alcohol. I essentially just listed information from their website and got threatened with legal action. Best part though? The mod in question stopped posting 4 weeks ago and Moonpirate has fallen over 93% since he sent that PM. It sucks when people lose money. But its hard to sympathize with people who threaten legal action to stop you from sharing your opinions.",2021-08-18 16:41:15 334,"If crypto can't survive people attacking and manipulating it, it doesn't deserve to survive...",7693,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ndvzeo/if_crypto_cant_survive_people_attacking_and/,782,"All the current posts about a certain bored billionaire and how he's damaging crypto. So what? Who cares? Crypto has got to be able to withstand anything governments, society, the media or rich troublemakers can throw at it. No point getting upset about it... These sort of tests are essential. Crypto's resilience should be tested - both technically and philosophically. Let them throw mud, criticise or even lie. If crypto can't take it, it has no future. The good news is, we've been testing it pretty brutally for 12 years, and it's still standing.",2021-05-16 19:34:18 335,"Elizabeth Warren is yet again hitting out on crypto, claiming Russia could use it to evade sanctions. Yet all evidence points to a democratic country Ukraine using and has received $20 million in crypto donations. Why not support whats going on instead of creating a non-story to spread FUD? Shame.",7688,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t4bt7b/elizabeth_warren_is_yet_again_hitting_out_on/,1285,"Elizabeth Warren says crypto could be used to evade sanctions. [Cryptocurrencies risk undermining sanctions against Russia, allowing Putin and his cronies to evade economic pain. ](https://preview.redd.it/acyupa6vrsk81.jpg?width=1184&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1402d66b989ee6048bec4f4ed100fe1a8bc28a17) Except this is not whats happening, and on the contrary its Ukraine thats using crypto for good. Yet none of these Senators celebrate crypto for what its actually being used for, but instead create a non-story to serve their vested interests of slamming crypto. How pathetic could all of this get? She just wants an opportunity to somehow link it to hit out against crypto. Using her public and visible position to spread her own agenda when the country thats most affected by whats going on is actually using crypto for the betterment of its people in the present terrible situation. [Infact, just now Ukraine took up on Gavin Wood's generous offer too. ](https://preview.redd.it/wqgx98gwssk81.jpg?width=1198&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=699dcd94d491efbe6d57968d1606ba9cbd1aea67) And was able to find a bit of humor even in circumstances such as now.. Edit: There are of course a possibility that this could happen, but as of now there is no evidence that it is happening. Nor is it likely in the future, infact Russia is more likely to use China's SWIFT replacement known as CIPS - Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, or use their own SWIFT replacement SPFS (less likely as low liquidity). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPFS - Russian Central Bank has already said SPFS could be an option, and 23 countries foreign banks are already connected to it. USA is already the largest liquid crypto markets, if Russia starts accepting crypto for their strategically important export oil, they wont have any places to spend their crypto as the liquid USD-crypto market is already closed for them. Whats the point of earning say 10,000 crypto coins for a million barrels of oil, if they cant spend it anywhere due to lack of counterparties willing to trade with them? Russian Ruble - crypto pairs are non-existent today. Also, they cant use that crypto to buy commodities from other countries either, as these countries could come under risk of sanction themselves, and furthermore high volume crypto-commodity market is also non-existent right now. No country is going to be ready to start accepting say 10m tonnes of Wheat for Crypto. Such a scenario is not even possible right now given the structure of crypto markets. That is why it is important for USA to actually build dominance in crypto markets, and yet you have people like Liz spinning up a""crypto is bad"" narrative whenever they get the chance to do Being afraid of Russia using crypto to evade sanctions is literally being scared of the boogeyman, especially when CIPS and SPFS offer much more immediate options for them.",2022-03-01 16:26:49 336,"No, Georgia did not pass a bill to teach highschool students about cryptocurrency.",7671,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/myfdax/no_georgia_did_not_pass_a_bill_to_teach/,426,"Someone made a thread with [this article](https://invezz.com/news/2021/03/12/georgia-passes-a-bill-to-teach-high-school-students-about-crypto/) and a very clickbaity title to entice and get reactions and comments from all of you (obviously for Moon farming). It got to the frontpage with about 8k upvotes. If you read the article you will see that: ​ 1. It's from March 12, not recent. 2. Any ""proposed bill"" needs to be approved by both legislature houses (House of Representatives and Senate). It was only approved on the House of Representatives, so it effectivelly wasn't ""passed"". 3. It's already dead on the Senate [as you can read here: ""Status: Engrossed on March 8 2021 - 50% progression, **died in chamber**](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB681/2021)"" 4. The proposed bill intended to add a **16 point Financial Literacy course** to 10th and 11th graders **where one of them was cryptocurrency** [as you can see here.](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199139) 5. This is literally in the second paragraph of the original article: *According to the report, the bill aims to amend the current curriculum for 10th and 11th-grade students. The new program would consist of 16 new areas of financial literacy such as cryptocurrency, balancing a checking account, money management, making investments, and completing loan applications, among other traditional subjects.* ​ Easy conclusion: Georgia is not teaching students about Crytocurrency. People will upvote whatever makes them feel good even though a simple reading of the article and a small amount of critical thinking would make them at least question the way the headline was written. ​ Let's be better :)",2021-04-25 19:19:08 337,RaiBlocks has won the Binance coin vote!,7651,https://twitter.com/XRBRaiBlocks/status/949218923668541440,419,,2018-01-05 10:01:54 338,DeFi Explained: The FULL Guide,7649,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nletmi/defi_explained_the_full_guide/,730,"I've noticed that people in this sub are getting more and more interested in DeFi (Decentralized Finance) applications. With this guide I would like to help you getting started with learning the basic fundamentals of DeFi and setting up your wallet and tools. I tried to make this guide as complete as possible. # Fundamentals Let's start with some fundamentals first. # What is Decentralized Finance Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a movement that uses decentralized networks and blockchains to transform traditional financial products into trustless and transparent protocols that work without intermediaries. Currently, almost all DeFi applications are built on the Ethereum blockchain and Binance Smart Chain (EDIT: Binance Smart Chain is NOT as decentralized as Ethereum and is therefore often labeled as CeDeFi). Like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Binance have a blockchain that acts as a shared ledger in which digital value is tracked. Rather than a central authority, the participants making up the network control the issuance of ether (or BNB), the network's cryptocurrency, in a decentralized way. Developers can program applications that can create, store and manage digital assets, also known as tokens, on the blockchain. For this to work, smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) are written and built. The expiration of these contracts and agreements is automatically enforced if the blockchain receives the correct data. You can make complex, irreversible agreements without the need for an intermediary. Anyone is able to create, adapt, mix, link or build on an existing DeFi product without permission. DeFi protocols are modular, so they can be stacked on top of each other to build an increasingly dense system of interacting parts. # Wallets You can download a wallet on a PC, tablet or telephone. With this you can store, send or receive Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Three related concepts determine whether someone has ownership of a certain wallet, these are your digital keys (also called public & private keys), your wallet address and your digital signature. The most important aspect of a wallet are your digital keys, as they give you access to your wallet. It is important to know that these keys are not stored online on the blockchain but are instead stored independently within the digital wallet itself. Each key consists of both a public key and a private key. Consider your public key the same as the bank account, which also consists of an address. Your public key works more or less the same. The pin code with which you subsequently gain access to this bank account is then referred to as your private key. It is very important that you ALWAYS keep your private key to yourself. If someone else has the private key, he / she can send and steal all coins, so keep it safe. With the public key, people can only send coins, so that can't hurt. Every wallet has a unique code, which we also call the wallet address, which consists of a random letter and number combination that is different for everyone. This address is in fact the name of your wallet and makes it possible for others to transfer cryptocurrencies to you. Example of just any bitcoin address: 14J5Q7ageKhM3miKd94DX44Kf6b7ko4BZe Some people assume that your public key is the same as your wallet address. This is not entirely true, but the two are mathematically related. In order for you to start using DeFi platforms, a browser wallet is needed. # Coins vs Tokens A coin runs on its own blockchain, on its own system. It is therefore completely independent. A coin could be compared to a contemporary currency, such as the Dollar. Bitcoin is a coin and has been developed with the aim of serving as a digital payment method and store of value. Then there are tokens. Tokens by definition do not run on their own blockchain, unlike a coin. They have been added to an already existing blockchain. Tokens can have the same functionality as a coin, although this is not common. Tokens that are created on the Ethereum network are typically ERC-20 tokens. When we talk about ERC20, we mean the standard that is implemented in certain tokens. ERC20 stands for 'Ethereum Request for Comment 20'. The Binance Smart Chain uses a similar standard, which is the BEP-20 standard. These standards contains numerous functions that allow any token that has implemented this set of functions to be traded. Examples of those functions are: * Sending tokens. * Request balance information from any address. * List the number of available tokens. # Layer 2 solutions Because of high demand, the Ethereum network is getting overloaded. This resulted in very high transaction fees, making it to expensive for small investors to use it's dapps. This is the main reason why many investors moved to the Binance Smart Chain, which has much lower fees, untill Ethereum 2.0 has been implemented, which is an update that will drastically lower the transaction fees for the network. However, in order for the Binance Smart Chain to maintain such low transaction fees, it had to sacrifice it's decentralized properties. This resulted in that the Binance Smart Chain is much more centralized and less safe compared to Ethereum. Fortunately, there are various projects working on Layer 2 solutions to improve both the scalability and speed of the Ethereum network. Layer 2 refers to a secondary framework, chain or protocol that is built on top of an existing blockchain system. By doing so, the mainchain can be unloaded and can solely focus on the safety of the network. In the case of Ethereum, there are currently 2 sidechains that are pegged to it. These chains are the xDai chain and the Polygon chain. The latter of the sidechains is the most promising Layer 2 solution so far. By bridging your assets from the Ethereum mainchain to the sidechains, you are able to interact with various dapps that work on these sidechains for almost an negligible amount transaction fees. # Getting started Now that you're aware of the fundamentals of DeFi, let's dive into how you can move your assets into the various DeFi protocols. # Setting up your wallet In order to move your assets from your wallet on the exchange that you're using to either the Ethereum network, Binance Smart Chain, or Sidechains, you will need a browser wallet that can interact with these DeFi protocols. I'm currently using MetaMask, so I will use this browser wallet in this guide: 1. Go to the official MetaMask website in your browser ([https://metamask.io/](https://metamask.io/)) 2. Press “Get Chrome extension”, “Chrome Firefox Opera” or “Get Brave Browser”. This of course depends on the browser you want to use at that time. 3. You will now be taken to a page where you can add the extension. With Chrome, for example, there is a button with: + ADD. TO CHROME. Click on the button. 4. A popup appears to confirm this 5. You will now see a MetaMask logo at the top right of the browser. Click this to set up MetaMask. 6. Accept the terms and conditions 7. Create and confirm a new password. Please remember this password. 8. You will now see 12 words. With these words you can always recover your wallet - in combination with the password. Write these words down and keep them safe. Preferably offline - just on paper. 9. Congratulations! You have now installed and configured a MetaMask extension. You can now use the buttons “Buy” and “Send” to buy or send Ether to your wallet. You can now also send Ethereum to the address under “Account 1”. Your MetaMask wallet will be automatically connected to the Ethereum network. In order to connect your MetaMask to the Binance Smart Chain, Polygon or xDai, follow these steps: 1. Click on the network in the top right corner. 2. Go to settings. 3. Click ""Add network"" In order to setup your wallet for the Binance Smart Chain, enter the following parameters: Network Name: Smart Chain New RPC URL: [https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/](https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/) ChainID: 56 Symbol: BNB Block Explorer URL: [https://bscscan.com](https://bscscan.com/) ​ In order to setup your wallet for the Polygon sidechain, enter the following parameters: Network Name: Matic Mainnet New RPC URL: [https://rpc-mainnet.maticvigil.com/](https://rpc-mainnet.maticvigil.com/) ChainID: 137 Symbol: MATIC Block Explorer URL: [https://explorer.matic.network/](https://explorer.matic.network/) ​ In order to setup your wallet for the xDai sidechain, enter the following parameters: Network Name: xDai New RPC URL: [https://rpc.xdaichain.com/](https://rpc.xdaichain.com/) Chain ID: 0x64 Symbol: xDai Block Explorer URL: [https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet](https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet) # Faucets In order to be able to perform transactions on these chains, you need to have some of their coins/tokens in your wallet in order to pay for the transaction fees. * In order to use Ethereum you need Ether * In order to use Binance Smart Chain you need BNB * In order to use xDai you need xDai * In order to use Polygon you need Matic Luckily you can get small amounts of the currencies for free from so called faucets. A faucet is an app or a website that distributes small amounts of cryptocurrencies. They’re given the name “faucets'' because the rewards are small, just like small drops of water dripping from a leaky faucet. However, in the case of crypto faucets, tiny amounts of free or earned cryptocurrency are sent to a user’s wallet. In order to get free crypto, users need to complete tasks as simple as viewing ads, watching product videos, completing quizzes, clicking links (be careful!) or completing a captcha. You can use the following faucets to receive small amounts of crypto: * xDai: [https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet/faucet](https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet/faucet) * Matic: [https://matic.supply](https://matic.supply) Unfortunately. I wasn't able to find any faucets for Ether or BNB. # Sending crypto from the exchange to MetaMask In order to receive send your assets to MetaMask wallet, you need to fill in the correct address. This is probably straight forward for most of you, but please make sure to quadruple check you're MetaMask wallet address before sending your tokens from the exchange to your address. When you're sending tokens from Binance, it will ask if you want to send them as BEP20 or ERC20 tokens. Please choose the correct one! Sending BEP20 tokens to your Ethereum address can result in a loss or they end up in your Binance Smart Chain wallet. # Bridging: An important step! Please notice that you can't send your tokens directly from the exchange to sidechains such as xDai or Polygon! You need to send them first to the Ethereum network (as they are both sidechains pegged to the Ethereum blockchain). Once received, you can bridge them to xDai or Polygon by using the following links: * [https://bridge.xdaichain.com/](https://bridge.xdaichain.com/) * [https://wallet.matic.network/bridge/](https://wallet.matic.network/bridge/) Keep in mind that for during the bridging, Ethereum transactions fees have to be paid. After the bridging, you play by the rules of the sidechain (which means cheap transactions). # I can't find my tokens in my wallet! If you can't find your tokens back in your wallet after sending them from the exchange, you can follow these steps: * Check the transaction record, is the transaction completed? * Make sure you look at the right network. Your MetaMask wallet might be connected to the Binance Smart Chain network, hence not showing your assets. * Add the contract address of your token to the wallet. You can find the address of your token via [https://etherscan.io](https://etherscan.io/) (Ethereum) or [https://bscscan.com](https://bscscan.com/yieldfarms) (Binance Smart Chain). The token address can then be copied in to the MetaMask wallet by clicking on add custom token. # Setting up your dashboard To make things a bit more clear, I would advice you to use the DeFi dashboard [Zapper.fi](https://zapper.fi/). Zapper is an interesting platform that lets you quickly and easily deploy and manage your DeFi positions within a single interface. It is a DeFi portfolio management dashboard that helps you stay on top of your portfolio, liquidity pools, and liquidity mining positions. Zapper supports Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, xDai and Polygon. In order to connect to the right network, you must first connect your MetaMask to the network you want zapper to connect to. By clicking in the top right corner of your MetaMask wallet you can connect to the network you want Zapper to manage for you. The first tab of Zapper, shows an overview of your account. It shows the value of your assets in your MetaMask wallet and how your deployed assets are performing in the DeFi protocols (if you deployed any already). In order to reduce gas fees, Zapper has several features that can ""Zap"" your assets fast and ""cheap"" in order to: * Start providing liquidity in a pool. * Swap tokens. * Bridge your tokens from one network to another. Zapper also keeps track of the estimated APY's (Annual Percentage Yield) of the various pools from different DeFi protocols as well as farming opportunities. # A list of DeFi protocols Before wrapping this post up, I want to share the following website: [https://defipulse.com/](https://defipulse.com/) DeFi Pulse records the top performing DeFi protocols on the Ethereum main chain as well as their TVL (total locked value) and ranks them accordingly. This page is really worth checking out as it can help you to pick the right protocols to deploy your assets in. In order to monitor the DeFi space of Binance Smart Chain, Polygon and xDai I like to use [https://dappradar.com/rankings/category/defi](https://dappradar.com/rankings/category/defi) and [https://defiprime.com/#defi\_projects](https://defiprime.com/#defi_projects). However, If you use other resources in order to find the right dapp, let me know! # That's it for this guide! I really do hope that this guide helps you to get started on your DeFi adventure.If I missed something or whatever let me know so I can change it. ​ * If you found this guide helpful, [please read my DeFi (Decentralized Finance) series](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mdjsrj/defi_explained_defi_wallets/). I've covered a wide plethora of subjects and linked all posts to make it more convenient for you to read. * Interested in Layer 2 solutions? [Read my post about ZK Rollup](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nctot7/defi_explained_zk_rollups/)s! ​ EDIT 1: All right, there’s some confusion here whether Binance Smart Chain is decentralized or not. It’s NOT decentralized. The Binance Smart Chain is a fork of the Ethereum blockchain that sacrificed it’s safety and decentralized aspect in order to maintain low transaction fees and higher scalability! EDIT 2: As pointed out by some comments, this post doesn't explain WHY you want to use DeFi. Unknown to many, this guide is part of a long series of posts, called ""DeFi Explained"". If you're interested in why you should-/want to- use DeFi, the following posts will be useful for you: * [Liquidity Pools](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mfk2oi/defi_explained_liquidity_pools/) * [Lending and Borrowing](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mnzv1c/defi_explained_lending_borrowing/) * [Yield Farming](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n0yng2/defi_explained_yield_farming/) * [Indices](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/muonht/defi_explained_indices/) * [Derivatives](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mt8c67/defi_explained_derivatives/) * [Margin Trading](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mslzt8/defi_explained_margin_trading/) * [Wrapped Bitcoin](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mh2oc7/defi_explained_wrapped_bitcoin/) * [Stablecoins](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mysxvz/defi_explained_stablecoins/) Follow me on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/MosDefi](https://twitter.com/MosDefi) Or follow me on Medium: [https://mosdefi.medium.com/](https://mosdefi.medium.com/) ",2021-05-26 11:36:50 339,What happened to the $100k BTC by the end of the year prediction everyone was saying?,7631,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r8djp9/what_happened_to_the_100k_btc_by_the_end_of_the/,3418,"A few months ago it seemed like everyone influential in crypto was predicting $100k BTC by the end of the year. However, it doesn't look like that's going to happen with the state of the market at the moment. It would take something absolutely miraculous to essentially double BTC's market cap by the end of the year. This confirms three things to me: 1.) It seems like many crypto investors, especially the influential onces are still way too optimistic and everything they say should be taken with a grain of salt. 2.) The ""so called"" experts that keep being asked for predictions have no idea what they're talking about, just pulling random predictions out of their behind. 3.) Technical analysis in crypto can only tell you so much. Essentially, everybody (including the ""experts"") knows shit about fuck, and you're much better doing your own research than investing based on what these bozos say. **TLDR:** DYOR",2021-12-04 00:51:58 340,The most important piece of regulation on cryptocurrencies in the world thus far has arrived: I read through all 405 pages of the “Proposal for EU Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets” so you don’t have to. Here are my conclusions.,7624,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r218s7/the_most_important_piece_of_regulation_on/,1776,"# I present to you, the most important regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies so far: ""Proposal for a Regulation Of The European Parliament and of The Council on Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937"". (TL;DR BELOW) **First of all, some context. This will be a long post but sometimes long posts are necessary. Bear with me.** The proposed Regulation, the most important one to date for the entire crypto industry, establishes rules for issuers/offerors of crypto-assets (also known as: the foundations, developers and companies behind coins/tokens) and crypto-asset service providers (also known as: exchanges and custodians). These rules will have to be followed by every entity operating in the European Union. However, because of the “*Brussels Effect*”, there is a very good chance these rules will become international standards in the end. While everyone is focused on the US and China, the EU is casually leading the way. The Council of the European Union (all EU Ministers of Finance or Economics) has just given its permission to start negotiations with the European Parliament (basically: things just got real). If they both approve the proposed Regulation, it will become EU law. I expect the Regulation to be voted through relatively easily with only minor amendments. The final legal text to become official EU law will thus be *very similar* to the current proposal I will be discussing in this post. The European Union emphasizes that they have an interest in “developing and promoting the uptake of transformative technologies in the financial sector, including distributed ledger technology (DLT)”. They state that this Regulation is meant to: “support innovation and fair competition, while ensuring a high level of protection of retail holders and market integrity in crypto-asset markets, enable crypto-asset service providers to scale up their business on a cross-border basis, and facilitate their access to banking services to run their activities smoothly"". The EU also says that they do not (!) intend to regulate the underlying technology of crypto-assets. I will now discuss (1) the rules this Regulation sets out for issuers/offerors of different categories of crypto-assets and (2) the rules set out for exchanges operating in the European Union. *Rules in this Regulation for Issuers/Offerors of Crypto-Assets* **A) Crypto-assets that are unique and not fungible with other crypto-assets: no regulations** NFTs, including digital art and collectibles are not (!) bound to the rules described in this Regulation, even when these assets are traded in market places and when they have (high) speculative value. **B)** **Utility Tokens: no regulations** ‘Utility token’ means a type of crypto-asset which is only intended to provide access to a good or a service supplied by the issuer of that token (EU definition). Utility tokens are not (!) bound to the rules described in this Regulation, as long as the good or service exists or is in operation. **C)** **Crypto-assets offered for free: no regulations** Crypto-assets where the receiver does not give money, fees, personal data or commissions to the offerors/issuers in return for those crypto-assets, are not (!) bound to bound to the rules described in this Regulation. This may be good news for Moons (there is no active exchange of personal data in return for Moons; even when Reddit collects personal data from all users). **D) Crypto-assets that are “automatically created as a reward for the maintenance of the DLT or the validation of transactions in the context of a consensus mechanism”: no regulations** These crypto-assets are not (!) bound to the rules described in this Regulation. **E) E-Money (stablecoins): very strict regulations** ‘Electronic money token’ or ‘e-money token’ means a type of crypto-asset that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing to the value of an official currency of a country (EU definition). These tokens will be strictly regulated. Only recognized credit institutions and ‘electronic money institutions’ are allowed to issue e-money stablecoins. They will have to follow very strict rules (see Regulation Title IV for further details). Edit 1: As part of these strict rules, it seems that EU citizens would also not be able to earn interest on stablecoins, as pointed out by u/TheWerewolf5. Edit 2: it will take a while before this is all signed into law so exchanges still have a few years to phase out Tether for regulated stablecoins. There won't be a sudden Tether apocalypse. **F) Asset-Referenced Tokens (stablecoins): very strict regulations** ‘Asset-referenced token’ means a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing to any other value or right or a combination thereof, including one or several official currencies of a country (EU definition). This is what Facebook/Meta tried to do with Libra. These tokens will be strictly regulated. Only recognized credit institutions and entities that have been granted permission by the authority of an EU Member State can issue asset-referenced stablecoins in the European Union. They will have to follow very strict rules (see Regulation Title III for further details). **G)** **Crypto-assets that do not belong to any of the previously mentioned categories (e.g. payment coins that do not promise a stable value or tokens that cannot be seen as utility tokens): some regulations** These crypto-assets face some regulation. The Regulation describes very detailed rules on the contents of white papers and also establishes rules on marketing communications. This is bad news for scams with poorly written, undetailed white papers and those using misleading forms of marketing. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will most likely establish templates and standards for white papers in the crypto-industry (see Regulation Title II for further details). *Rules in this Regulation for Exchanges and Custodians* **A) Exchanges / custodians (centralized): rather strict regulations** The Regulation focuses on establishing strict rules, such as: the obligation to apply for official authorization in an EU Member States; the obligation to act in the best interest of clients; the obligation for capital requirements, safeguards and insurance policies; the obligation to follow organizational requirements; the obligation to protect the crypto-assets and funds of clients; the obligation to hold the crypto-assets of clients in separate accounts than the accounts belonging to the exchange; the obligation to maintain effective and transparent complaint handling procedures; the obligation to identify, disclose and prevent conflicts of interest; the obligation to have resilient trading systems with sufficient capacity to deal with peak order and message volumes; and much more (see Regulation Title V for further details). There is, however, a small but concerning statement for privacy coins: “The operating rules of the trading platform for crypto-assets shall prevent the admission to trading of crypto-assets which have inbuilt anonymisation function unless the holders of the crypto-assets and their transaction history can be identified by the crypto-asset service providers that are authorised for the operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets”. What exactly they mean with this and which coins exactly fall under this category still remains to be seen. But I don't think this comes as a shock for many. **B) Fully decentralized exchanges and DeFi: no regulations (yet)** Fully decentralized exchanges and DeFi protocols are not (!) bound to the rules described in this Regulation. Exchanges that are only partially decentralized may be bound to some of the rules in this Regulation but this is up for interpretation. The EU will, in the next few years, explore whether or not they will regulate this specific space. **C)** **Self-custody software wallets / hardware wallets: no regulations** These are not (!) bound to the rules described in this Regulation. Remember the huge ""EU will ban anonymous wallets"" FUD a few months ago? It was all a lie. No rules! *Overall assessment* I am pleasantly surprised. While some of you want nothing to do with regulation, which I respect, this seems very reasonable and a step in the right direction. This text has clearly been written by highly knowledge civil servants and has been endorsed by EU Ministers of Finance with a more open approach to blockchain and cryptocurrencies than their non-EU counterparts. The EU made the mistake of allowing the US/Asia to dominate the tech industry. They do not want to repeat that mistake with the cryptocurrency space. **TL;DR: Cryptocurrency will still be the 'Wild West of Finance'; but now there will be a new Sheriff in town. And that Sheriff, is the European Union. It does no longer tolerate unregulated stablecoins; it does no longer tolerate shady projects with no utility, crappy white papers, and misleading marketing; and it sure as hell does no longer tolerate unprofessional exchanges who screw EU citizens out of their money. But it does like innovation and it will try** ***not*** **to hinder development in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space because they have made similar mistakes before in other industries.** Link to follow-up on the Ordinary Legislative Procedure: [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=CELEX:52020PC0593](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=CELEX:52020PC0593) Link to the proposed EU Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets: [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/53105/st14067-en21.pdf](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/53105/st14067-en21.pdf) Link to the ""Brussels Effect"": [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels\_effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect) Blogs, crypto journalists (you know who you are), etc. are all free to use the info in this post. **No need to credit me**. I just want people to be informed.",2021-11-25 17:08:56 341,Crypto for the win!,7604,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lbgh5p/crypto_for_the_win/,964,"Well, friends, a little over 7 years on the beautiful rollercoaster of crypto, I finally cashed out all my btc and eth because it's enough to pay off my house + capital gains taxes. I'll be back and rooting for crypto to continue growing and growing, but this was a milestone that I had set for myself and promised my wife if I ever got to this point, I'd pull the trigger. I've never broken a promise and never intend to, so I had to do it. Great luck to all and hopefully I'll be back in the game sooner than later! Crypto is the future and I know I'm missing out by what I've done, but I'm letting my heart win out over my brain this once to fulfill a lifetime goal. For anyone curious, I'm just some avg 39 yr old dude in Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Nothing special about me, just lucky and patient. 🙂 I wish you all luck on your journey to the moon and beyond, friends!!!",2021-02-03 05:24:07 342,You'll never understand how incredibly freaking happy this makes me - Bank of America Admits Cryptocurrencies Are a Threat to Its Business Model,7586,https://www.ccn.com/bank-of-america-admits-cryptocurrencies-are-a-threat-to-its-business-model/,332,,2018-02-23 15:59:10 343,"Can't think about more bullish news than this. A survey with 100 hedge funds concluded that CFOs plan to allocate over 7% of their portfolios in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by 2026. We are not only here to stay, we are here to dominate",7576,https://cryptopotato.com/hedge-funds-plan-to-allocate-7-of-portfolios-in-cryptocurrencies-by-2026-ft-survey/,544,,2021-06-15 09:37:04 344,"1/3 of crypto investors don't know how crypto works, hence the top few coins dominate the market share. Instead of shilling your coin about 100x potential, educate people about the technology & innovation and not the price",7553,https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/04/survey-finds-one-third-of-crypto-buyers-dont-know-what-theyre-doing.html,930,,2021-03-04 18:04:33 345,"I created a tool to better understand market cap potential of alt coins, because I needed it myself for my research. Published it as a website for anyone to use. No ads, no BS.",7552,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ll4b4x/i_created_a_tool_to_better_understand_market_cap/,983,"First post here! I'm a new comer to the world of crypto. As I was doing my research on alt coins I found market cap to be essential in understanding the relative size and the potential upside of different coins. I found myself constantly doing mental math using CoinMarketCap data, so I decided to build myself a little private website to help with all that! Example: ""_if coin X had market cap of coin Y, it would be worth $Z_"". I figured others are probably in the same position, so I published it yesterday for the world to use. :) I proudly present to you **[thecoinperspective.com](https://thecoinperspective.com/)**! **Features:** - Supports the top 500 non-stable coins/tokens as per CoinMarketCap data. I can add more, if required. - Quickly see impact of different market caps using a slider, as well as input a hypothetical amount of coins to calculate total worth. - Supports multiple reference fiat currencies (USD,JPY,GBP,CHF,CAD,AUD,HKD,CNY) - Coin data is auto-refreshed every 3 hours, including Fiat exchange rates - Mobile friendly - No ads, no spam (LPT: use uBlock Origin if you don't already) I'm still tweaking the UI -- if you have suggestions let me know. **EDIT**: Thanks for all the feedback! - Now supports Dark Mode (will default to your OS preference) - Now supports manual input - WIP: advanced view, where you can specify all the parameters! Hope this helps someone. p.s. Full disclosure: I piloted this website yesterday in a specific altcoin's subreddit and feedback was very positive and their suggestions helped me drastically improve the website. Now it's a bit more polished and I've worked up the courage to post it in such a big community. Fingers crossed :)",2021-02-16 13:57:30 346,"A Mysterious Bitcoin Whale who sold 3000 Bitcoins at 58K$, Bought back 3521 Bitcoins in the last three days",7530,https://itsblockchain.com/bitcoin-whale-bought-3521-bitcoins/,1480,,2021-05-20 12:02:32 347,A Coinbase Product Manager was Just Charged With Insider Trading and Arrested While Trying to Flee the Country,7524,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/w4jflp/a_coinbase_product_manager_was_just_charged_with/,1072,"From the Justice Department: Beginning in approximately October 2020, ISHAN WAHI worked at Coinbase as a product manager assigned to a Coinbase asset listing team. In that role, ISHAN WAHI was involved in the highly confidential process of listing crypto assets on Coinbase’s exchanges and had detailed and advanced knowledge of which crypto assets Coinbase was planning to list and the timing of public announcements about those crypto asset listings. Beginning at least in August 2021 and continuing through May 2022, ISHAN WAHI was a member of a private Coinbase messaging channel reserved for a small number of Coinbase employees with direct involvement in the Coinbase asset listing process. The private channel was used to discuss, among other things, “exact announcement / launch dates + timelines” that Coinbase did not wish to share with all of its employees. ***The Insider Trading Scheme:*** On at least 14 occasions beginning at least in June 2021 and continuing through April 2022, ISHAN WAHI knew in advance both that Coinbase planned to list particular crypto assets and the timing of Coinbase’s public announcements of those asset listings and misappropriated that Coinbase confidential information by tipping either his brother, NIKHIL WAHI, or ISHAN WAHI’s friend and associate, SAMEER RAMANI, so that they could place profitable trades in those crypto assets in advance of Coinbase’s public listing announcements. After getting tips from ISHAN WAHI, NIKHIL WAHI and RAMANI used anonymous Ethereum blockchain wallets to acquire crypto assets shortly before Coinbase publicly announced that it was listing or considering listing these crypto assets on its exchanges. Following Coinbase public listing announcements, NIKHIL WAHI and RAMANI sold the crypto assets for a profit. Based on confidential information provided by ISHAN WAHI, NIKHIL WAHI and RAMANI collectively traded shortly in advance of at least 14 separate Coinbase public listing announcements concerning at least 25 different crypto assets. As a result of the insider trading scheme, NIKHIL WAHI and RAMANI collectively generated realized and unrealized gains totaling at least approximately $1.5 million. To conceal their purchases of crypto assets in advance of Coinbase listing announcements, NIKHIL WAHI and RAMANI used accounts at centralized exchanges held in the names of others, and transferred funds, crypto assets, and proceeds of their scheme through multiple anonymous Ethereum blockchain wallets. NIKHIL WAHI and RAMANI also regularly created and used new Ethereum blockchain wallets without any prior transaction history in order to further conceal their involvement in the scheme. ***ISHAN WAHI’s Attempt to Flee the United States:*** On April 11, 2022, Coinbase announced that it was considering potentially listing dozens of crypto assets on its exchanges. Based on Coinbase confidential information provided by ISHAN WAHI, RAMANI caused multiple anonymous Ethereum blockchain wallets to purchase large quantities of at least six of the crypto assets that were to be included in Coinbase’s April 11, 2022 listing announcement. Shortly after RAMANI traded in advance of Coinbase’s April 11 listing announcement, on April 12, 2022, a Twitter account that is well known in the crypto community tweeted regarding an Ethereum blockchain wallet “that bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of tokens exclusively featured in the Coinbase Asset Listing post about 24 hours before it was published.” The trading activity referenced in the April 12 tweet was the trading caused by RAMANI. Coinbase thereafter publicly replied on Twitter noting that it had already begun investigating the matter and a few weeks later stated in a public blog post that any Coinbase employee who leaked confidential company information would be “immediately terminated and referred to relevant authorities (potentially for criminal prosecution).” On May 11, 2022, Coinbase’s director of security operations emailed ISHAN WAHI to inform him that he should appear for an in-person meeting relating to Coinbase’s asset listing process at Coinbase’s Seattle, Washington office on Monday, May 16, 2022. ISHAN WAHI confirmed he would attend the meeting. On the evening of Sunday, May 15, 2022, ISHAN WAHI purchased a one-way flight to India that was scheduled to depart the next day shortly before ISHAN WAHI was supposed to be interviewed by Coinbase. Prior to boarding the flight, ISHAN WAHI falsely told Coinbase employees that he had already departed for India when he had not. In the hours between booking the flight and his scheduled departure, ISHAN WAHI called and texted NIKHIL WAHI and RAMANI about Coinbase’s investigation, and sent both of them a photograph of the messages he had received on May 11, 2022, from Coinbase’s director of security operations. Prior to boarding the May 16, 2022 flight to India, ISHAN WAHI was stopped by law enforcement and prevented from leaving the country. You can read the entire transcript here: [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-charged-first-ever-cryptocurrency-insider-trading-tipping-scheme](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-charged-first-ever-cryptocurrency-insider-trading-tipping-scheme)",2022-07-21 15:24:45 348,Binance lists NANO!,7521,https://twitter.com/binance_2017/status/959423254208237568,1558,,2018-02-02 13:49:25 349,"Bitcoin and Ethereum Reaches New ATH at $62,914 and $2216 Respectively",7485,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mpyby2/bitcoin_and_ethereum_reaches_new_ath_at_62914_and/,1145,"The first time Bitcoin and Ethereum reach ATH at the same time in a long time. Congratulation to all BTC and ETH holders who have held it through consolidation of long and hurtful month. It sucks when you see other coins pumping and BTC and ETH stays where it is but nothing hurts more than selling the coins you believe in to chase the coins that are pumping just to missed the pump of the coins you believe in. (been there done that) Lets celebrate today and hope BTC and ETH can find footing above previous ATH. To infinity and beyond!!",2021-04-13 08:50:41 350,a shitcoin startup called Prodeum just exitscammed with millions of investor dollars and left them the following message on their site,7457,https://i.redd.it/bkr8lx4ekvc01.jpg,675,,2018-01-29 05:38:05 351,"Crypto isn't a passive income if you spend the entire day gazing at Charts and keep worrying . Put your money in , stake it and let it grow .",7410,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rvtzm3/crypto_isnt_a_passive_income_if_you_spend_the/,2950,"Most of us are in crypto so we can make money and someday live off passive Income. Apart from that have a comfortable life without worrying about money . Gazing at charts the entire day defeats the purpose . In the long run Crypto is going up at least BTC and eth are. Buy a coin you believe in , stake it and let it grow and take profits when you need it. The goal is to stop working for money and do things you like , stop looking at charts and checking your portfolio and go do something else and let your money grow. There is no point in checking charts all day unless you are trading . Traders go ahead , but holders just keep putting money , stake it and let it ride.",2022-01-04 13:07:34 352,Bought My First ETH at $2. Finally Fully Out of the Game.,7415,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/l0poi3/bought_my_first_eth_at_2_finally_fully_out_of_the/,914,"I sold out my remaining crypto last night. Still feels surreal to me. Started buying Ethereum at just above $2 in early 2016 after missing the boat on Bitcoin. I put my whole tax return in in 2016 and threw a couple hundred at it whenever I could. I didn't buy a car and biked to work to save money. I remember at the time thinking there was about a 1/3 chance it would 100x, so there was an asymmetrical risk/reward in my opinion. Sold a large chunk during the previous bull run in 2017, and sold the remaining in multiple sales this January. Averaged about a 150x on my cost basis across all sales. All long-term capital gains. Now I'm 27 and financially independent. Will be buying my parents a house this year. I love this community and hope both the technology and price continues to improve. Thanks to everyone for making this a fun ride!",2021-01-19 18:19:51 353,"Popular Rapper Gunna shilled a shitcoin (PushingP) to his 2.1M Followers, he claimed he will take this coin to the moon. After 8 hours that shitcoin dropped 90% in value and Gunna deleted the tweet.",7401,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sipu9k/popular_rapper_gunna_shilled_a_shitcoin_pushingp/,1826,"Here's the deleted tweet where he's supporting the coin. [Gunna's Tweet.](https://preview.redd.it/w7el1hargff81.jpg?width=1283&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b2cf746081e07bc3a9f2f0b04f2740c7777a4331) After shilling this shitcoin he tweeted again with ""I wunna C Everybody Win"" which is kinda ironic since the project was a complete rug pull. **Link to his tweet:** https://twitter.com/1GunnaGunna/status/1488224927572320258?s=20&t=\_tpnNtUcQQLfzVKK22DhAg Chart of PushingP: [PushingP](https://preview.redd.it/5fjlww39hff81.jpg?width=1283&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fc3ea982ee538014e04845d0f793f9ff4230bfa1) He deleted the tweet after this drop, it's sad that how big celebrities' can just run away after scamming their own fanbase. He didn't even stand up to his words for 1 day. Please stay away from these celebrities when it comes to taking financial advices. Kim, Floyd, SouljaBoy and Gunna none of them are your friends they are here just to make a bag by scamming their fanbase. All credit goes to [**zachxbt.eth**](https://twitter.com/zachxbt)",2022-02-02 14:19:37 354,MAJOR Crypto Influencers Caught Planning Massive Pump And Dump Schemes,7400,https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@cryptomedication/bravadogroup-and-several-other-major-crypto-influencers-caught-planning-massive-pump-and-dump-schemes,521,,2018-04-25 19:03:45 355,Much Needed Mindfulness During This Dip,7389,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mwl056/much_needed_mindfulness_during_this_dip/,1757,"Hey bud. Take some deep breaths, nice and slow. Put your hands on something solid... Your desk or table or something like that. Be right here for a minute. Just focus on your breathing. I know things are a lot right now and this dip is scary, but also right now you're ok. Walk away from the charts for a while, enjoy your friends/family/pets and come back after a while. This shit happens all the time in crypto and we are still solidly in the midst of a bullrun. Give the whales time to shake out weak hands in order to scoop up more on discount. If you can buy the dip, if you can't buy the dip just hold and you'll be ok if you just have patience. If you're panicking right now, maybe reconsider how much you have invested or what coins your invested in. This is a volitile space and your mental health is more important than some quick gains. Take care of yourself, stay hydrated, check your posture, and keep a big picture perspective.",2021-04-23 02:18:57 356,Studies show mining Bitcoin is 3.5 times more expensive than digging up actual gold,7385,https://www.fool.com.au/2022/03/31/mining-bitcoin-is-3-5-times-more-expensive-than-digging-up-gold/,947,,2022-03-30 23:56:20 357,"UFC Inks $175 Million Deal With Crypto.com, Its Largest Sponsorship Ever",7373,https://www.sportico.com/business/sponsorship/2021/ufc-crypto-partnership-million-1234633607/,911,,2021-07-07 11:09:36 358,A DAO wants to buy Blockbuster and turn it into a decentralized film streaming service,7366,https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128564/a-dao-wants-to-buy-blockbuster-and-turn-it-into-a-decentralized-film-streaming-service?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social,805,,2021-12-27 15:57:37 359,How a became a millionaire using crypto technical analysis and here is a guide,7355,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lhia2b/how_a_became_a_millionaire_using_crypto_technical/,569,"I wanna share how i became a millionaire using technical analysis and maybe you can do it to. Technical analysis is the study of statistical trends, collected from historical price and volume data, to identify opportunities for trade. Technical analysts observe patterns of price movements, trading signal and other analytical tools to evaluate the strength and weakness of an asset.   Technical Analysis can be applied to any security with historical trading data such as cryptocurrencies, forex, commodities and stocks. A chart of prices and volume represents all the past decisions taken by market participants (buying and selling). This information will, in turn, affect future participant decisions in two ways: * **Psychological**: What you did in the past affects how you approach future situations. For example, many traders tend to focus on the price at which they bought an asset, and if it declines, they want to sell when it reaches break-even again. * **Reflexive**: Some traders identify trends and chart patterns which are common, and act accordingly (buying or selling). If a sufficient number of participants follow the same strategy, it is expected that these chart patterns will follow the expected outcome and that the trend will likely to be sustained by more and more participants joining the trend. **Bollinger Bands** Bollinger Bands display a graphical band (the envelope) with a simple moving average in the middle. The width of the envelope expresses the volatility. Volatility refers to the rate at which the price of an asset can increase or decrease. A higher volatility means that the asset can potentially **fluctuate rapidly within a larger range of value**. ​ https://preview.redd.it/pqjqtkv7vtg61.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=cf1531270f21afe138faf13635021bcb1eb775ed **Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)** Moving Average Convergence Divergence (or MACD) is a trend following indicator that looks at the combination of two moving averages: * A short-term moving average * A long-term moving average These two moving averages are combined to identify what is the current trend and if there is a change in the momentum. The MACD lines displayed below can be interpreted as follows: * If the blue line (MACD line) is above the orange line (Signal line), the momentum is bullish. * On the contrary, if the blue line is below the orange line, the momentum is bearish. * When the lines diverge, it denotes a strengthening of the current trend while a convergence shows a trend reversal. * When the lines cross, it is likely that the change in momentum is confirmed. ​ https://preview.redd.it/d1iv2s4bvtg61.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6175b2aaa2a94f180a15b1078be1d12b472d183e **So what did i do?** **I started with the basic, BUY HIGH, SELL LOW. I used $2.500.000,- from my wife, put in crypto. Lost 50%. deposit the rest into my account. $1.250.000,- profit.... Simple like that.** **Your welcome** Source: [https://swissborg.com/blog/how-to-apply-technical-analysis-to-cryptocurrencies](https://swissborg.com/blog/how-to-apply-technical-analysis-to-cryptocurrencies)",2021-02-11 10:49:45 360,"Cryptocoinopoly, play the markets with family and friends.",7340,https://i.redd.it/j7d95fntca601.png,439,,2017-12-26 15:38:57 361,This is the SEC Commissioner who wants the ETF approved. She has only 1700 followers. Lets show her some love from the Crypto Community.,7312,https://twitter.com/HesterPeirce/status/1022601549309198337,302,,2018-07-26 23:21:26 362,"People celebrating a 5-10% pump despite being down like 40%, this is the same irrational behavior I see from gamblers in casinos",7253,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ti3yqx/people_celebrating_a_510_pump_despite_being_down/,1255,"The sub turns suddenly bullish, traffic increases, people FOMO in, these are just some of the symptoms whenever the market of Cryptocurrencies start pumping. People celebrate it like they made huge profits, despite the fact that they are still down with their investment. I've seen this exact same behavior from gamblers in casinos and it's quite concerning. Just because the market started moving up doesn't mean It won't move two steps back. Stay cautious because Crypto investing can turn into gambling pretty fast.",2022-03-19 20:23:39 363,"Trump NFTs Tanking as Hype Dies, Floor Price Down 70% - Decrypt",7231,https://decrypt.co/117663/trump-nfts-tanking-sales-prices-fall-sharply,1112,,2022-12-20 17:38:08 364,Don’t blow all your money on this dip - it can get much worse.,7230,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oo6rrz/dont_blow_all_your_money_on_this_dip_it_can_get/,1640,"I first invested in crypto during the 2017 bull run, and I wanted to pass on a lesson I learned the hard way. When the market crashed in early 2018, my immediate response was to buy the dip because I wanted to DCA and recoup my losses. Then the market dipped again and I bought the dip again…then again…then again…then again…you get the picture. By chasing every single dip, I broke the golden rule of crypto - never invest more than you can afford to lose. I financially struggled for a while because of the position I stupidly put myself in. Have a game plan, space out your money, and be patient. Every time I bought the dip, I thought “Wow, these prices are insane! It can’t get much lower than this.” Well yes, it can go much, much lower.",2021-07-20 17:29:43 365,"Lakers fans frustrated with the volatile hot dog prices in the newly christened Crypto.com Arena. “This is bullshit, I was here 30 minutes ago and bought an $8 hot dog, and now I’m back and a single hot dog costs $16,000,” said irate season-ticket holder Melvin McKay",7234,https://www.theonion.com/lakers-fans-frustrated-with-volatile-hot-dog-prices-in-1848180035,988,,2021-12-15 19:36:26 366,The scammer who received the single largest payment of 26BTC has received a total of 87BTC.,7230,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s6xtxm/the_scammer_who_received_the_single_largest/,1541,"So recently a person fell prey to a Bitcoin doubling scam and sent the single largest payment of 26BTC to the scammer. I found the scammers wallet address and found that the scammer has received a whooping total of 87 BTC(Worth a total of 3.6 mil). [His bitcoin address has been reported on scam alert. ](https://preview.redd.it/zvt7kv9u2gc81.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=3681244f9aa51439e3271530f7a366bfd1349a68) This person managed to earn 3.6mil dollars from a YouTube live video. This money is enough for someone to retire and live a happy life and falling for such a petty scam is stupidity at its finest. Now there is one very happy Nigerian prince out there. Doing almost nothing for a cool 3.6 million dollars. I have decided to do research on tools that can be used to not fall for these scams. I will make a post on what these scams look like, what you can do to make other people aware and not fall for these yourself. It may not be perfect but I will try. I can use all the help I can get. There is no one out there who will double your money willingly. Edit:- Thanks for the awards. I have made a promise and intend to keep it. If you guys have any suggestions please do DM me. Ohh boy, I fear what will happen if I don't keep my promise or fail to deliver. Edit 2:- Many of you don't know how these scams work, [so here is my old post attempting to explain it.](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s1a7ft/can_someone_explain_to_me_how_people_fall_for/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)",2022-01-18 13:43:01 367,"Vladimir Putin: ""Cryptocurrencies Have A Right To Exist And Can Be Used For Settlements""",7235,https://thecryptobasic.com/2021/10/14/vladimir-putin-cryptocurrencies-have-a-right-to-exist-and-can-be-used-for-settlements/,932,,2021-10-14 15:43:28 368,"How much will the price of THETA move by Monday, May 10th?",7225,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n43yph/how_much_will_the_price_of_theta_move_by_monday/,75,"Reference price: $11.98 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/theta-network) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 10th.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/n43yph)",2021-05-03 18:47:14 369,My credit union accepted my crypto as assets on a mortgage application,7185,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nxtftt/my_credit_union_accepted_my_crypto_as_assets_on_a/,592,"I listed the current value of my Coinbase account and self custody crypto along with things like stocks and retirement accounts as assets on a bunch of recent mortgage refi applications. Was shocked that out of all the places I applied that my credit union accepted it and treated them just like my stock account, valued at 70% of market price. They asked for 3 months statements from Coinbase and the public addresses of any self custody holdings. I'll take this as yet another sign that mass adoption is right around the corner.",2021-06-11 23:43:22 370,This is true,7162,https://i.redd.it/eckqbnpib7a61.jpg,398,,2021-01-09 00:29:32 371,Hi Redditors! I'm giving away 110 Nano (~$500) AND sending some Nano to EVERY commenter. No strings attached!,7166,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pztksp/hi_redditors_im_giving_away_110_nano_500_and/,43428,"# This giveaway has now CLOSED. Thanks everyone for participating! [Winners announced here](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q0iso5/nano_500_giveaway_announcing_the_winners/). Please head to the faucets below to try some free Nano. [https://nanocafe.cc/faucet](https://nanocafe.cc/faucet) [https://freenanofaucet.com/](https://freenanofaucet.com/) [https://nanodrop.io/](https://nanodrop.io/) ​ Edit: welcome everyone from r/all and r/popular. Nano is an eco-friendly cryptocurrency, and we're giving it away for free so anyone can try it out. No strings attached, and it takes just a minute or so! **Please read: you need a Nano\_ address for us to be able to send. Get yourself a wallet. Natrium (**[**iOS**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/natrium/id1451425707?ls=1&mt=8) **|** [**Android**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.banano.natriumwallet)**) or** [**www.nault.cc**](http://www.nault.cc) **(desktop) are recommended; it takes roughly one minute to set up. It's all free. Then just post your Nano\_ address in this thread.** As the title says, I'm giving away Nano in this thread! I'll send a few Rai's (small amount of Nano) to anyone who comments their Nano address so if you want to try out Nano you can do so with no strings attached. To get a Nano address, just get yourself a wallet. Natrium ([iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/natrium/id1451425707?ls=1&mt=8) | [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.banano.natriumwallet)) or [www.nault.cc](http://www.nault.cc) (desktop) are recommended; it takes roughly one minute to set up. It's all free. After 24 hours I'll send 1/10th of the pot to 10 people who have commented their address, picked randomly from this thread. There's 110 Nano in there, for a \~$500 pot. If anyone fancies adding some to the pot, nano\_1cmgewwzg1eiwroib8btqtcgaw7yox8dsc8kikb8t95anb4qpi6byfibaapk is the address. Anything received in there will be sent out. **What is Nano?** Nano is a digital currency/cryptocurrency that offers secure, feeless, instant, and eco-friendly transactions on a secure and decentralized network. [Here is an article on the basics of Nano.](https://senatus.substack.com/p/the-basics-of-nano-why-its-such-an) Because it's a global, feeless currency, I can send everyone some, and it will be in your wallet instantly (<1 second). If you have any questions I'd suggest coming over to r/nanocurrency, since this post will likely get too many replies for me to see your question. Now go post your nano\_ address and get free Nano!",2021-10-02 11:40:47 372,BTC finally hit $100K!!!,7119,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/unc20z/btc_finally_hit_100k/,787,"Well boys and girls, we did it! We got BTC over $100K. Many thought we'd have to wait until the next halvening before we saw the 6-figure price, once again, Big Daddy Bitcoin surpises us. We have reached the psychological threshold amidst a market crash. As you'll see in the picture below, the BTC/UST pair reached a high of nearly $138K. ​ https://preview.redd.it/por92dkz3vy81.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=9e8b3aa45b7da404e6d77c0f27f0fcf637e8ad97 Now we will see so many people FOMOing in. If you don't FOMO before them, you could miss out on gains! Take out a second mortgage and sell your kidneys! We are going to the moon! Like and subscribe for more amazing updates!",2022-05-11 15:11:03 373,"If crypto is not legal tender, I'm technically not paying for sex and so please release me, officer.",7101,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pckglu/if_crypto_is_not_legal_tender_im_technically_not/,1107,"I've been told its illegal to pay for sex but my BTC isnt a legal tender, so I that makes it more like bartering, right? Show me where it says in that there rule book, that trading services between two consenting adults is illegal. Im sure this is very embarassing for you officer, but mistakes happen to even the best of us. Just release me and dont tell my wife, and I wont report this to your superiors. Cant wait to see in a week/month/year, whether this was the cheapest or most expensive BJ of my life - or both.",2021-08-27 10:11:56 374,Circle confirms $3.3 billion of its reserves are with Silicon Valley Bank,7081,https://www.theblock.co/post/218971/circle-says-3-3-billion-of-usdc-reserves-are-with-silicon-valley-bank,1343,,2023-03-11 03:41:18 375,"Donald Trump saying cryptocurrencies are a disaster waiting to happen, just makes me want to buy more of it.",7068,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/donald-trump-crypto-bitcoin-disaster-fake-money-hurting-dollar-cryptocurrencies-2021-9,1380,,2021-09-01 15:13:45 376,"Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games",7039,https://www.pcgamer.com/good-job-internet-you-bullied-nfts-out-of-mainstream-games/,2428,,2023-01-03 00:21:57 377,My crypto portfolio has surpassed the $1 million mark,7019,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q4e40i/my_crypto_portfolio_has_surpassed_the_1_million/,838,"I'll admit it, it wasn't easy at all. I endured many nail-biting bear markets, a constant fear of flash crashes, numerous urges to FOMO into different coins, and many other stressful scenarios. But, at once point during my time investing with crypto, I decided that I need to be patient and smart with me assets: Hold some and stake others for compounded returns. It wasn't a exciting as day trading, but it was a safer route to take. I eventually learned to forget about my portfolio and wait a couple of years until I could check again. Years later, I am more than happy to say that my crypto portfolio has passed the million dollar mark, making me a crypto millionaire. It was a HUGE accomplishment for me as it will allow me to pursue my interests of playing video games all day and, maybe, start a streaming channel since I always thought of showing off my gaming skills to an audience. It would also give me an opportunity to help out those in need and improve the lives of so many others. I never thought that I would become a millionaire, especially in Crypto; but here I am. Years of patience and hodling has given me a crypto portfolio that is now worth more than 1 million Zimbabwean Dollars.",2021-10-09 04:26:46 378,I'm Truly Disappointed.,7010,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7n3fxk/im_truly_disappointed/,360,"Guys. We need to talk: This subreddit above all else is supposed to be a hub of news, useful discourse, information, and understanding of cryptocurrencies/crypto assets in general. Through it I've found some amazing coins and made investments that I would have never known to make. But that's only because I didn't listen to the trash level sentiment being carried out and the hardcore tribalism that causes people to lose out on good, solid investments. So here, lemme break this into 3 categories: **FOR THE INVESTORS** It has become incredibly clear to me that FAR too large of a portion of our reader base on this sub is entirely unaware of the fundamentals of investing in new tech. This is not a sports team, this is not some TV show or fad, THIS IS A BRAND FUCKING NEW ASSET CLASS THAT CAN REVOLUTIONIZE OUR SOCIETY. And it is MUCH too early to be acting like we've already made our correct bets and that nothing can happen to change the trajectory of our favorite project. 1) How is the TECH/Whitepaper? (this should always be your FIRST question) 2) How is the Dev Team? 3) Do they have a funding scheme? What kind? (community donation, venture capital, institutional investment/buyouts, ICO etc.) 4) How are they organized? 5) How is their track record? 6) Do they have any institutional or prolific backing? 7) Does it solve a goddamn problem or alleviate friction anywhere? 8) Does it have competition and where does it stand within that? 9) How close to ready is it? 10) Any plans to create, stimulate, and maintain adoption? 11) Does it have a Marketing and media presence? A good one? 12) How is its Mainstream visibility? 13) How about Accesibility and Liquidity? 14) Growth potential based on current price and supply 15) Can it survive or at least get around the regulatory hammer? Regardless of what you think your coin's shit smells like, these are the things you need to know in order to decide where the hell you're putting your money. Because each and every single one of these questions is important in determining the value potential and sustainability of your coin. If you actually care about making money then you'll shed your need to be on a single team and diversify your assets based on the fundamentals. Yes, I know a month feels like an entire year in crypto, but investment is NORMALLY supposed to be a multi-decade affair. Meanwhile longterm for most of us means 2022 at the latest. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. **FOR THE DAY TRADERS** In general, you have a very simple job. Look at graphs, do some TA, make a plan, invest based on that and do your best to have orders and trading set up that minimizes risk. So just do that. I don't want to hear a single one of you coming through a subreddit and moaning about how you think something is a shitcoin because it wasn't volatile enough that day to make you dumb amounts of money. No one is saying you aren't making hella money or that you aren't right from a daytrading perspective, but keep that to the trading subreddits where other like-minded people are actually impatient enough to care about that. You should understand that when you put up some pissy comment like that, new investors who haven't the faintest clue on anything will take what you say seriously and model their money movement around your words. Think about that. If I had listened to day traders, as a mid-long term investor, I'd have missed out on NEO (back when it was Antshares), ICX, and XRP. I would have missed out on the following percentage gains: NEO: 1150% Gains as of now ICX: 5080% Gains as of now XRP: 1720% Gains as of now ^Why would I want to miss out on that because of impatience and bad philosophy? **FOR THE SUPPORTERS** For people who are genuinely in this for philosophy, that's great, discuss the merits of your philosophy and vision and why you think the coin aligns with that. Otherwise: SHUT THE FUCK UP. If you don't, you'll start spreading FUD and lies, it's inevitable, the second you decide to trash another coin you're going to do it as a way to feel superior regardless of how good or shitty your investment is. I'm done.",2017-12-30 19:20:43 379,"Banks consumed 520% more energy, released almost 6 times more CO2 than Bitcoin.",7010,https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/comparison-of-bitcoins-environmental-impact,892,,2021-05-05 00:18:50 380,SafeMoons Developers Fail to Launch Simple App and got Caught Lying to Investors,6986,https://outline.com/FfqrAs,1680,,2021-08-30 12:19:42 381,Best lifehacks in crypto that beginners should know about,6970,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rtlsoi/best_lifehacks_in_crypto_that_beginners_should/,7742,"Some of us have been in crypto for quite some time, a few even as far back as 2010 or more. Through trial and error we all found out small (or big) “lifehacks” that newbies should know from the very start. Please feel free to share your most useful lifehacks that you found while walking the streets of DeFi. My top 3 lifehacks are next: 1. when moving funds across exchanges be smart and use XLM or ALGO for super cheap and super fast transactions. 2. use bookmarks to avoid getting on a phishing site by accident. Google doesn’t do much about preventing phishing sites to appear in search results, so bookmark them for your safety 3. use whitelisting addresses on exchanges to strengthen your security. Its easy to set it up and effective so that your funds cant go anywhere but to your wallets",2022-01-01 15:42:17 382,YSK: The 'i got hacked' post are probably scammers themselves hoping for donations and you should not send them any money.,6976,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ro2blx/ysk_the_i_got_hacked_post_are_probably_scammers/,949," It seems everyday, there is a new post where someone's metamask gets hacked for 6 figures of ETH. They post the victim and scammer addresses and go on about reaching out to law enforcement blah blah. If you have ever seen a real scammers account, there are usually tons of transactions and money being moved quick to avoid being black listed by exchanges. The past few post ive seen, the 'hackers' account has only 1 transaction. Seems strange doesn't it? Let's also take OP's Reddit age into account . Now, not all post are scams but unfortunately, it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the bunch. With it being the holidays, people probably feel a bit more generous and want to help out someone in need.",2021-12-25 04:26:26 383,"I bought Bitcoin in February at $48,000 and its still at $48,000. WTF. I thought this was a volatile market",6960,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pennoy/i_bought_bitcoin_in_february_at_48000_and_its/,1014,"Earlier this year I sold all my other investments to go all in on Bitcoin because I was told this is a volatile market and I won't have to wait long for good returns. I just looked at the price and its still at $48,000. That thing hasn't moved in over 6 months. Has Satoshi stopped the Bitcoin servers? WTF is going on? I guess I will go back to the stock market where we get real volatility. I once made +2.4% in the stock market in just 5 months, we sometimes get -5% drops but I guess the stock market isn't for the light hearted. Oh well what would you kids know about volatility",2021-08-30 18:10:42 384,"I bought $1k of the Top 10 Cryptos on January 1st, 2018 (FOUR YEAR REPORT)",6955,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s30bsi/i_bought_1k_of_the_top_10_cryptos_on_january_1st/,1519," [EXPERIMENT – Tracking 2018 Top Ten Cryptocurrencies – FOUR YEAR REPORT – UP +34%](https://preview.redd.it/dzzes3g8ngb81.png?width=666&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2a7be57c5962d3f167620aa08e15456c30ee8a6a) ***Find the full blog post with all the tables*** [***here***](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-48)***.*** Welcome to your monthly no-shill data dump: Here's the FOUR YEAR REPORT for the 2018 Top Ten Experiment featuring **BTC, XRP, ETH, BCH, ADA, LTC, NEM, DASH, IOTA,** and **Stellar.** **tl;dr** * **What's this all about?** I purchased $100 of each of Top 10 Cryptos in Jan. 2018, haven't sold or traded, reporting every single month for four years. Did the same in 2019, 2020, 2021, and more recently, the [2022 Top Ten a few weeks ago](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/announcing-top-10-2022/). ***Learn more about the history and rules of the Experiments*** [***here***](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/about/)***.*** Snapshots taken on the 1st of each month. * **December** **Highlights:** A bloody, all-red month * **Overall since Jan. 2018:** **ETH** solidly in the lead, followed by **BTC** and **ADA.** After briefly pulling ahead earlier in the year, ***the 2018 Top Ten are now significantly underperforming the S&P 500*** over the same time period. Q: So, big crypto fail, right? * A: Only if I stopped after the first year. The **2018+2019+2020+2021 Combined Top Ten Portfolios are returning 406%, much, much better than traditional markets over the same time period (**fancy new chart at the very bottom of the post). ***Some exciting new changes for*** [2022](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/announcing-top-10-2022/)***!*** 1. I'll focus on 2022 Top Ten Portfolio reports + one other portfolio on a rotating basis (down to two reports per month) 2. Incorporated Decentralized Finance (DeFi) for the first time. 3. Factoring in stablecoin gains: In past years, I have not included the ROI that is possible with stables in the monthly reports. This year, I will detail ways to build on the $100 of USDC in the 2022 portfolio and gamify it a bit: my goal is to outperform as many as the other cryptos in the 2022 Top Ten Portfolio as possible (simple if it turns out to be a bear year, a bit more challenging if the 2022 market moons). 4. Giveaways: Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned giveaway? I’ll be giving away crypto during the year, either through Twitter, Reddit, or my email list. I’m still figuring out the details, but aim to give away around $100 a month in crypto. 5. Friendly competition: I will compare my homemade 2022 Top Ten Crypto Index Fund Experiment to a Total Crypto Market Cap Index Token ($TCAP r/TotalCryptoMarketCap) to see which one outperforms. And here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ## Four Year Report – UP 34% https://preview.redd.it/c3c6wlctpgb81.jpg?width=1056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4a139e422647297b558b778711c2ca3d1b01a488 Welcome to the four year report! The 2018 Top Ten Crypto Index Fund Portfolio is **BTC, XRP, ETH, BCH, ADA, LTC, IOTA, NEM, Dash,** and **Stellar**.   December highlights for the 2018 Top Ten Portfolio: * **100% red month**. **IOTA** falls the least, only down -4% (on news that staking on the Firefly wallet will yield two cryptos, Assembly and Shimmer). * **ETH** maintains a solid overall lead, **BTC** in second place, **ADA** in third.  Three coins in the green since January 2018. * After four years, the 2018 Portfolio is +34%, behind the S&P 500’s ROI over the same time period. ## December Ranking and Dropouts Here’s a look at the movement in ranks since January 2018: https://preview.redd.it/ulc9dwgvpgb81.jpg?width=412&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=51b9f8a5acf84232fa4b6f997cf200214a839a94 **Top Ten dropouts since January 2018:** After four years of the 2018 Top Ten Experiment, only 40% of the cryptos that [started in the Top Ten](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-one/) have remained.  **NEM, Dash, Stellar, Bitcoin Cash, IOTA**, and **Litecoin** have been replaced by **Binance Coin, Tether**, **DOT, SOL**, **LUNA**, and **USDC.  NEM** looks like it wants to be the first to drop out of the Top 100. ## December Winners and Losers ***December Winners*** –  **IOTA** outperformed the pack, dropping only -4% this month. 100% of the cryptos in the red. ***December Losers*** –   Losing nearly a third of its value, **Litecoin** fell the most, down -30%. **NEM** followed **LTC**, dropping -27% in December. ## Tally of Monthly Winners and Losers After four years, here’s a tally of the monthly winners and losers over the life of the 2018 Top Ten Experiment.  https://preview.redd.it/lisz7rgxpgb81.jpg?width=411&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=60cdac19d82f219da3525ab7778266cc5ea3f983 With 11, **Bitcoin** has two more monthly wins than second place **Cardano**.  **NEM** has finished last place most often (12 months out of 48). **Bitcoin** is still the only cryptocurrency that hasn’t yet lost a month since January 2018 (although it has come very close a couple of times). ## Overall Update –  2021 ends with a whimper. After four years, ETH in first place, and Dash and NEM tied for worst overall performance. After reaching an All Time High (+72%) in [October](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-46), the 2018 Top Ten Portfolio continued to lose value.  After four years of holding these cryptos, only 3 out of the 10 cryptos are in the green: **BTC,** **ETH,** and **ADA.** Overall, first place **ETH** (+413%) is well ahead of **BTC** (+257%) and third place **ADA** (+99%). The initial $100 invested in first place **ETH** four years ago?  It’s worth $515 today. **DASH** and **NEM** are virtually tied at the bottom, both down over -86% since [January 2018](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-one/)**.**  The initial $100 invested in each four ago is worth about $13 today.   ## Total Market Cap for the entire cryptocurrency sector: https://preview.redd.it/mldnsr7zpgb81.png?width=582&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=3cc38383ed29a0a2ec36b9d69ec4388be2b4cfe6 End of December 2021 market cap: **$2,211,626,655,207** The total crypto market dropped significantly in December.  Crypto as a sector is still up +285% since [January 2018](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-one/).   There was no easy way to achieve this at the time, but if you were able to capture the entire crypto market since New Year’s Day 2018, you’d be doing much, much better than the Experiment’s Top Ten approach (+34%), the return of the S&P (+78%) over the same period of time, and nine of the individual cryptos within the 2018 Top Ten (except for **Ethereum)**. Crypto Market Cap Low Point in the 2018 Top Ten Crypto Index Experiment: **$114B in** [**January 2019**](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-thirteen/). Crypto Market Cap High Point in the 2018 Top Ten Crypto Index Experiment: **$2.65T in** [**October 2021**](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-46/)**.** ## Bitcoin dominance: https://preview.redd.it/qygnx0a0qgb81.png?width=487&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2727a5f71a265d7ab6a9454a59c0e6b1f5bb8705 **BitDom** declined a bit in December, ending the month at 40.2%.  When looking at the entire four year 2018 Experiment time frame, **BTC** dominance is near the low end.  For context:    Low Point in the 2018 Top Ten Crypto Index Experiment: [**33% in January 2018**](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-one). High Point in the 2018 Top Ten Crypto Index Experiment: [**70.5% in August 2019**](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-twenty/). ## Overall return on $1,000 investment since January 1st, 2018:  https://preview.redd.it/cxtd9lb1qgb81.jpg?width=339&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=493ac038d25dfe29b3d5f12f1e40bd334ed0e817 The 2018 Top Ten Portfolio lost $325 in December. If I decided to cash out the 2018 Top Ten Experiment today, **the $1000 initial investment would be worth $1,341**, up 34% from [January 2018](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-one/).   Green is unfamiliar territory for the 2018 Top Ten Portfolio and a recent development.  Over the first four years of the 2018 Index Fund Experiment, thirty-eight months have been in the red, with only ten months of green.  And all ten of the green months have come in 2021.  Here’s a look at the ROI over the life of the experiment, month by month, since the beginning of the 2018 Experiment four years ago: https://preview.redd.it/cbumx113qgb81.jpg?width=654&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6dc9fda3731f8858169279de114cec2be212bc7d The all time high for this portfolio is [October 2021](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-46) (+72%).  The lowest point was in January 2019 when the 2018 Top Ten Portfolio was down [\-88%](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-thirteen/).    Remember: no one can predict the value of any crypto tomorrow, let alone next month or next year.  The 2018 Top Ten Crypto Portfolio was down -88% after one year, -80% after two years, -25% after three years. ## Combining the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Top Ten Crypto Portfolios Alright, that’s that for the 2018 Top Ten Crypto Index Fund Experiment recap. But I didn’t stop the Experiment in 2018:  I invested another $1000 in the ***2019***, ***2020,*** and ***2021*** Top Ten Cryptos as well (***(and, just announced,*** [***again in 2022***](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/announcing-top-10-2022/)***!)***.  How are the other Crypto Index Fund Experiments doing?    * [2018 Top Ten Experiment](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-48): up +34% (total value $1,341) * [2019 Top Ten Experiment:](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2019-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-36) up +504% (total value $6,044) * [2020 Top Ten Experiment](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2020-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-24): up +795% (total value $8,951) * [2021 Top Ten Experiment](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2021-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-12): up +292% (total value $3,921) So overall? Taking the four portfolios together, here’s the bottom bottom bottom *bottom* line:  **After a $4,000 investment in the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 Top Ten Cryptocurrencies,** the combined portfolios are worth **$20,257** ($1,341 + $6,044 + $8,951 + $3,921). **That’s up +406%** on the combined portfolios, **down from** [**last month’s all time high**](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-47) for the combined Top Ten Index Fund Experiments.  Here’s the combined monthly ROI since I started tracking the metric in January 2020: https://preview.redd.it/xcl80o35qgb81.jpg?width=511&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5d6ddc6d0b5fa7790a55493f890b3ec6c9190812 ***That’s a +406% gain by investing $1k in whichever cryptos happened to be in the Top Ten on January 1st (including stablecoins) for four years in a row.*** ## Comparison to S&P 500: I’m also tracking the S&P 500 as part of the Experiment to have a comparison point with other popular investments options.   https://preview.redd.it/3uss07c8qgb81.png?width=582&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=70e72c223a768b7842f0b5a82baa74371d6fd9b9 After four years: the S&P 500 is up +78% since January 2018, so the initial $1k investment into crypto on [January 1st, 2018](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-one/) would be worth $1,780 had it been redirected to the S&P.  That’s more than double the +34% return of the 2018 Top Ten Crypto Portfolio over the same period of time. Taking the same invest-$1,000-on-January-1st-of-each-year approach with the S&P 500 that I’ve been documenting through the Top Ten Crypto Experiments, the yields are the following: * $1000 investment in S&P 500 on January 1st, 2018 = $1,780 today * $1000 investment in S&P 500 on January 1st, 2019 = $1,900 today * $1000 investment in S&P 500 on January 1st, 2020 = $1,480 today * $1000 investment in S&P 500 on January 1st, 2021 = $1,270 today Taken together, here’s the bottom bottom bottom *bottom* line for a similar approach with the S&P:  **After four $1,000 investments into an S&P 500 index fund in January 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, my portfolio would be worth $6,430** ($1,780 + $1,900 + $1,480 + $1,270) That is up **+61%** [since January 2018](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2018-top-ten-month-one/) compared to a **+406%** gain of the combined Top Ten Crypto Experiment Portfolios. Here’s a fancy new chart showing the four year ROI comparison between a Top Ten Crypto approach and the S&P as per the rules of the Top Ten Experiments:  https://preview.redd.it/gnkxsud9qgb81.png?width=575&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=73d2ff4f45b8ac6c604a501a31f03db6d2674194 ## Conclusion: Many thanks to the long-time Experiment followers, appreciate you taking the time to follow along over the years.  For those just getting into crypto, welcome! I hope these reports can somehow give you a taste of what you may be in for as you begin your crypto adventures.  Buckle up, think long term, don’t invest what you can’t afford to lose, and try to enjoy the ride! Feel free to reach out with any questions and stay tuned for monthly progress reports. Keep an eye out for my parallel projects where I repeat the experiment, purchasing another $1000 ($100 each) of new sets of Top Ten cryptos as of [January 1st, 2019](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2019-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-36), [January 1st, 2020](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2020-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-24), [January 1st, 2021](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/tracking-2021-top-10-cryptocurrencies-month-12), and most recently, [January 1st, 2022](https://toptencryptoindexfund.com/announcing-top-10-2022/).",2022-01-13 14:11:48 385,"The Bitgrail hack was months ago, bomber defrauded new users of their assets to pay off old users. This is a criminal act. We need to contact the EU/Italian authorities & make sure he's punished.",6947,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7wlo19/the_bitgrail_hack_was_months_ago_bomber_defrauded/,877,"Let's be clear here Francesco Firano (/u/TheBomber9) is a criminal. The hack was in November which means that he's been insolvent for months & has been defrauding new users out of their money to keep the exchange afloat. Once the Binance listing was imminent he locked all the exchange's assets. His actions show clear intent. If his exchange was hacked & he immediately reported it to the police, he'd just be incompetent but by hiding this from new users he transitioned from moron to criminal. This is the US legal definition of Fraud: * Fraud. A false representation of a matter of fact—whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, **or by concealment of what should have been disclosed**—that deceives and is intended to deceive another so that the individual will act upon it to her or his legal injury. [In order to be convicted of fraud in the US, the following must be proved:](https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/fraud) >Fraud must be proved by showing that the defendant's actions involved five separate elements: > * (1) a false statement of a material fact, >* (2) knowledge on the part of the defendant that the statement is untrue, >* (3) intent on the part of the defendant to deceive the alleged victim, >* (4) justifiable reliance by the alleged victim on the statement, and >* (5) injury to the alleged victim as a result. Now I'm not a lawyer but it seems to me that he is clearly guilty & convictable. It's likely the EU/Italian definition is the same since fraud is a universal crime. [He may also be guilty of running a ponzi scheme](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ponzi_scheme) We need to make sure people don't get away with this sort of thing. I don't want to say he's destroyed people's lives because there is almost always a way to recover but he has certainly severely damaged peoples wellbeing. I'm in the US but if someone in the EU/Italy could contact the authorities & let them know about the situation maybe we can get a little bit of justice for his victims. I don't trust him at all when he said he has reported this to authorities, it's **very likely he completely misrepresented the situation to them** even if he did (which is also a crime). If you live in the USA & are a victim please call the FBI to file a report. Apparently extradition is possible between the USA & Italy. If there is enough outcry about this situation maybe we can get the wheels turning. Edit: [He's also guilty of embezzlement](https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/embezzlement ) > Elements common to embezzlement are as follows: (1) the property must belong to a person other than the accused, such as an employer or principal; (2) the property must be converted subsequent to the defendant's original and lawful possession of it; (3) the defendant must be in a position of trust, so that the property is held by him or her pursuant to some fiduciary duty; and (4) the defendant must have an intent to defraud the owner at the time of the conversion. Edit: Evidence he knew about the hack (personally I think it's borderline impossible for him not to realize he's missing over 3/4ths of the XRB in his wallet but here's some hard evidence anyways). From https://www.reddit.com/r/nanocurrency/comments/7wm2sp/collect_bitgrail_evidence_here/ Screenshots of negative balance issues from January: https://imgur.com/a/FCIme https://imgur.com/a/YYf0U https://imgur.com/a/Qg7BL",2018-02-10 14:19:56 386,Ethereum Classic and Bitcoin Cash are pumping...which means the latest batch of noob retail investors have finally arrived!,6942,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qqtjjn/ethereum_classic_and_bitcoin_cash_are/,1795,"I think many of you would consider Ethereum Classic a terrible investment, considering (1) it was the result of a hack, and (2) the hacker still has their bags of ETC available, which they periodically dump on unsuspecting investors. Bitcoin Cash doesn't have such a problematic origin, but might also be considered an unwise purchase given the lack of usage and development compared to BTC and other good projects. So, when I open the charts and see that specifically BCH and ETC have been pumping hard for the last couple of days, my only conclusion is that new retail investment money has arrived and these noobs are dropping cash on 'cheaper' projects with the name Bitcoin and Ethereum in it. I should know, I did this exact thing myself earlier this year! Here's hoping this signals the start of a another massive pump too. Edit: spelling",2021-11-10 12:41:18 387,"Remember the guy who was a dogecoin millionaire, dont be this guy.",6938,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sydqg4/remember_the_guy_who_was_a_dogecoin_millionaire/,1647,"Remember the guy who was a dogecoin millionaire? The guy got everything that he owns, even borrowed money from this parents (cleaning lady/truck driver) and put $250k in dogecoin at 0.05cents. Basically, everything that you have ever read in this subreddit of what not to do, he did it. Then, he got the luck of a lifetime and was up $3.5M. The guy wanted more and fame. The stupid Hodl hodl hodl. Hodl sometimes is stupid. When life changing money shows up, take it. Now Doge is approaching 0.10 . The guy is only $250k up, down from $3.25M. $250k is not life changing if you live in California, like he did. If you ever feel down, watch when Doge is at 0.05 and think about this guy, it will ease your pain. …. he also has 1 billion Floki Inu just to make things worst.",2022-02-22 03:58:56 388,Who's just trying to get out of poverty and couldn't care less about the technology?,6933,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mjds9l/whos_just_trying_to_get_out_of_poverty_and/,1415,"I just want to be able to not have to work for a few years or not be in crippling debt. It's so depressing. It actually wouldn't take much for me to achieve this but it's impossible with my current job and bills. I don't care about the technology. I just want to live a little bit before I die. I'm already old and have nothing to look forward to. I'm hoping crypto will be the way for me. Anyone else into crypto because of desperation?",2021-04-03 18:05:38 389,"The guy in the famous 'Bad Luck Brian' meme sold it as crypto-art for $36,000",6935,https://www.businessinsider.com/bad-luck-brian-meme-nft-crypto-art-blockchain-ethereum-foundation-2021-3,777,,2021-03-11 18:29:45 390,The good thing about diversifying is that instead of having one coin falling 5% you have 5 falling 5%,6930,https://i.redd.it/ak4x8h8z6yn01.jpg,485,,2018-03-25 17:52:41 391,HODLing for 5 years+,6888,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nm40sq/hodling_for_5_years/,943,"Hi everyone. I'm HODLing my coins for 5 years plus, which is great because I don't need to check the chart everyday as the rises and falls don't affect me. That's why I've signed up to multiple trading platforms, studied Wyckoff, enabled push alerts, open trading view every 4 minutes, close the chart, re-open it, read the latest crypto news, condemn bearish trends, avoid the FUD, check the sub-reddits, comment on every post, resist the FOMO, provide unwarranted technical analysis, evaluate impulse waves, predict future trends (incorrectly), check staking rewards every 30 mins, mark support and resistance levels, record trading volume, declare bull runs, track whales and erroneously declare that everything I hold is going to the moon. See, it really is so much easier to HODL. No sweat whatsoever. Thanks and see you all in 5 years :-)",2021-05-27 09:59:52 392,I love this space and you guys,6895,https://i.redd.it/2makopuw6de61.jpg,333,,2021-01-30 00:30:40 393,"Media says ""It doesn’t matter where the Bitcoin wallet is—the FBI still can get access"". These are dishonest lies. Stop lying and fooling people, FBI & Media!",6879,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nv38cv/media_says_it_doesnt_matter_where_the_bitcoin/,988,"According to media reporters, FBI claims that it can get access to bitcoin stored anywhere. That is just impossible, unless somehow they have developed ways to crack SHA256 and brute force wallet private keys. In which case, BTC is the least of everyone's worries and state/nuclear secrets could be under risk. [While Bitcoin isn’t stored on a server, the private keys to unlock the Bitcoin may have been. In any event, an FBI official just told reporters that it doesn’t matter where the Bitcoin wallet is—the FBI still can get access. They won’t say how.](https://preview.redd.it/b2ctswfre1471.jpg?width=1182&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f56cbffd28695d53010ea63cf3616b0c3bc1b27) And clueless media reporters are taking this to the next level by parroting and amplifying these distorted narratives. [FBI can empty anybody's wallet. ](https://preview.redd.it/d0eup9f8f1471.jpg?width=1204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e03f7dcdcf2a0252d84ce4217308a5de524b181b) What rubbish, if FBI can empty anyone's wallet they can get BTC from the top addresses and all become billionaires themselves. This is some of the weakest FUD but people still seem to be falling for this. Edit: Lots of comments seem to suggest that governments are developing or have developed ""quantum computers"" that can crack/hack bitcoin private keys. While quantum computers can definitely become a threat to cryptocurrencies in the future, they are not presently anywhere close to being capable of deriving the private key for a bitcoin address. As per u/BreakingBaIIs : > I did a back-of-envelope calculation that showed that it would be faster to mine all the remaining bitcoins 6 billion times than it would to crack a single private key using brute force. > If the FBI found a way to efficiently crack a private key, that would mean they solved the most important math problem humanity has ever faced, that P=NP (in the affirmative). What they could do would go far beyond breaking all of the Internet's security protocols (which they could do). They would be able to solve all the mathematical theorems that humanity has ever worked on for thousands of years, plus many new ones we never thought about, in a matter of days or hours. They would be able to efficiently create superhuman AI using modest computational resources. The complexity of cracking a single BTC private key is large and currently not in existence. Moreover, if such a powerful computer existed, it would be a threat to several other things rather than bitcoin and crypto. The entire internet runs on cryptographic encryption. Nothing would be safe. In fact, someone in possession of much less powerful quantum computing power can easily hack into Federal reserve and transfer out every dollar there, or hack into Bank of England and shut everything down. In other words, cryptocurrencies would not even be among the top threats, because much bigger and important threats would be easily taken over. If they had quantum computers, they wont be asking Apple to de-encrypt devices seized from criminals. If they have quantum computers that can reverse engineer the private keys to any BTC address, they wont bother recovering measly 60 BTC from the 80 BTC ransom, when they can just send BTC to zero by hacking and moving Satoshi coins, thus destroying BTC's narrative completely. Tl:dr - Its preposterous to suggest anything like this exists. While it is true that research and development on quantum computers is an ongoing topic, there is no evidence to suggest that such a quantum computing system exists today that can derive BTC private keys from just the addresses.",2021-06-08 12:46:41 394,Time to step up and protect this community.,6872,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/laqzt1/time_to_step_up_and_protect_this_community/,1346,"Given the events of the past week with Doge and XRP pump and dumps it’s clear that we need to protect people within this community. Some have been in this space for a lot longer than others and there’s been plenty of examples of scams throughout the years and plenty people scammed with them. The Doge pump last week angered me and you could see people getting excited and the inevitable was going to happen. A lot of new people got sucked into the prospect of quick, easy money and calls for calm fell on deaf ears. Then the same with XRP. I had friends calling me about it and asking advice and I told them exactly what I thought was going on, which transpired to be the case. Lucky they took my advice and held off. There’s been a significant rise in new accounts shilling these days and it’s our responsibility to help ease new investors into the space. It’s frustrating watching the endless shill. Is there anything else that can be done to protect this space? Scamming people doesn’t bode well for the future of this society.",2021-02-02 08:23:29 395,"Real, mainstream crypto adoption is happening right now. You just haven't realized.",6849,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nobj1h/real_mainstream_crypto_adoption_is_happening/,831,"Yes, that's quite the title, I know. But after seeing the hundredth post on the frontpage talking about altcoins that have real use cases, I can't stop thinking about this one. You all know Venezuela, right? The country with space-high inflation rates, the one that /r/cryptocurrency says crypto adoption is feasible. Well, it's finally really happening. I'm Venezuelan, so let me explain some weird things about our economy. First, prices double every 3 months. Second, we don't have access to USD bank accounts in the country. And third, physical cash is scarce: Bolivares because you need a lot of them to pay for little, and USD because the ""dollarization"" isn't official, small change simply doesn't exist (coins, for example). This creates the perfect variables for digital, exact payment. This is where the Reserve Protocol comes in. We have been using some digital payments app since a while ago, apps like Zelle, PayPal or Transferwise. The problem with those apps is that they often close accounts in Venezuela to avoid problems with the US government. Simply put, those companies just didn't want to deal with the problem that is Venezuela related legislation. Enter [Reserve.](https://reserve.org/) The team at Reserve created a stablecoin alongside an easy to use app for mainstream use. The app allows people to deposit Bolivares (the local currency) from their bank account and instantly exchange them for dollars (RSV stablecoins!). You might be thinking, well, that isn't that big of a deal, is it? Thing is, it is. Venezuelans can't just exchange Bolívares to USD legally because there aren't any bank accounts in USD inside Venezuela. The only way to save in USD would be to open an account in Panamá or risk your money getting lost in Zelle or PayPal. The app allows people to send RSV, pay with RSV, receive any crypto and convert it to RSV or Bolivares and so on. Reserve is literally saving people from hyperinflation. Well, why do I say mainstream crypto adoption is happening? Because people aren't paying in bolivares anymore. It is estimated that in 2020, 55% of transactions were made in foreign currency, and that number just keeps growing everyday. Now, the great part. **The Reserve app has more than 100k downloads.** **People are using** **crypto, not as a way to invest, not as a store of value, but as it was intended: a currency.** And it's happening right in front of us, but we're too worried about the price going up or down so much that we missed the real reason crypto is here: to serve as a currency when fiat fails us. In my case, fiat failed me. And crypto, for me and many more, is the way.",2021-05-30 13:45:45 396,Congratulations on surviving the Omicron bear market,6836,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r4trv9/congratulations_on_surviving_the_omicron_bear/,1600,"Can I please get a big round of applause for all of you that were able to survive the recent bear market caused by Covid-19 Omicron. ([source ](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/26/crypto-bitcoin-btc-enters-bear-market-on-new-covid-variant.html?&qsearchterm=Bitcoin)) I absolutely am amazed by all of your persistence for surviving this extensive bear market of roughly 2,5 days. I know most people gave up. But you were here and stayed. Respect to all the hodlers. Now let's watch the market blow up to 100k$ BTC. Congratulations on surviving the bear market.",2021-11-29 11:23:22 397,‘Pathetic attention grab’: Trump brutally mocked after his major announcement turns out to be ‘just a grift’,6822,https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pathetic-attention-grab-trump-brutally-mocked-after-his-major-announcement-turns-out-to-be-just-a-grift/ar-AA15kI3Y?cvid=437bb54646164775b40ad79dabf16c30&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover,893,,2022-12-16 01:14:33 398,"Theory: Memecoins that have had substantial pumps like DOGE will never reach their ATH again because memecoin investors want ""the next DOGE"", not DOGE",6826,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/roaupy/theory_memecoins_that_have_had_substantial_pumps/,1482,"This may be a controversial opinion and I'll probably get several ""remind me in X years"" comments so people can come laugh at me if I'm wrong, but I really believe this. We all know that memecoins like DOGE have pumped and made many people rich. That's why people invest in memecoins, because it's a potential goldmine if you get in early with the right one. However, once a memecoin pumps, how will they attract new investors if they think the main pump has already happened? This has already happened with SHIB. Why did so many people invest in SHIB? Because they saw what happened with DOGE and bought into what they believed was ""the next DOGE"", a new memecoin with a growing community that they thought could ""do what DOGE did"". And they were right! The early investors have made a lot of money with SHIB. However, after the BIG pump is over, do new investors want the coin that has already had the big pumps, or the newest memecoin that has the potential to do what that memecoin did? Memes die, and so do memecoins. How often do you see Ugandan Knuckles memes anymore? The kind of people who invest in memecoins are trying to find ""the next DOGE"" or ""the next SHIB"", not DOGE or SHIB. So once new investors believe that the project has already had its big pump, they move on to the next one. Because anyone looking to invest in memecoins for the big money gains will invest into the newly rising memecoin that has yet to pump, not that ones that have already had their day.",2021-12-25 14:35:19 399,This is why adoption and the US is so behind when it comes to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency. Have a look at this shocking video from Congress.,6816,https://v.redd.it/6mize9uuezw21,694,,2019-05-08 12:33:40 400,"If You Can Hold a 401K Plan for 30-40 Years, You Can Hold Bitcoin for 3-4 Years.",6811,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nns2bs/if_you_can_hold_a_401k_plan_for_3040_years_you/,915,"You also only have to buy into BTC once, unlike a 401K where most people keep buying back in every pay check only to lose what you earned in interest by paying a penalty if you withdraw too early. Because that's the trick. The trick to a 401K is to get everyone to hold because if everyone sells, then everyone else who didn't sell fast enough will lose money and the whole thing will crash. That's why they charge penalities. It's like investing in safemoon and they charge you penalities for selling In order to keep the current value more stable so the entirety of holders don't start panic selling it into oblivion. Also you can panic sell a 401K too. It happened to many people after the housing market crash of 2008. My mom panic sold her 401k because it went from $50K to $9K ...I didn't know much about investing back then, but I will never forget what she said. *I was afraid I would lose it all, it kept going down* What she said sounds much like what people say about Bitcoin today. Nowadays my mom is retired, and sometimes she brings that up...*I should've just kept it in...it went back up* Unfortunately this is how the most powerful people work. They shake out weak hands so they can buy up super low. Otherwise there would be no big guy buying your shit back. Rich are buying your shit cheap for a reason...not just because they are just speculating. So yeah, you can get serious FUD with 401K and it's not just coming from my mom. Many honest hard working people don't understand the game whales play...they get shilled into things and are convinced it's safe because their employer offers it. All a 401K is, is investments into stocks and bonds that are stable but not always safe. So if you can continually dump every paycheck into something that penalizes you for withdrawing early and hold that shit for 30 years , then you can buy Bitcoin once and hold it for 3 years without any penality for withdrawing some too early unless tax on capital gains. But that's normal. So stick to your original plan, and hold.",2021-05-29 17:22:38 401,Why is my bank concerned about me losing money buying crypto but don’t mind me losing my money gambling?,6803,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/prd97u/why_is_my_bank_concerned_about_me_losing_money/,1129,"I got a message from my bank a month ago saying something like, “investing in crypto is not safe and it’s dangerous”, I have stopped using that bank now. This is actually hilarious, because as I like to bet some money on sports (just a little bit for fun) and I’ve never received a message about the dangers of gambling. There has been so many cases of lives being ruined by gambling and if the bank want to advise us about something, they should advise us about not gambling instead of investing crypto.. In the end, I do understand their point. They are probably scared shaking about crypto’s threat to their banking system.",2021-09-19 18:15:38 402,"A 23-year-old, self-described 'Crypto King' reportedly had his Lamborghini, BMWs, and McLarens seized after investors sued him claiming he stole $35 million",6807,https://news.yahoo.com/23-old-self-described-crypto-220637546.html,571,,2022-09-23 11:03:49 403,"Want to become a Crypto Developer? Here is a list of Free Educational Courses with Free Credentials - on Blockchain, Programming, Software Engineering and more.",6795,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n5jz6w/want_to_become_a_crypto_developer_here_is_a_list/,621,"For those looking to get into becoming a Blockchain and CryptoCurrency Developer, I have put together a list of **Free** Courses to help you get started along your journey. [We can always use more Developers!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VgVJpVx9bc) The list of **Free** material consists of courses from Saylor Academy, IBM, The Linux Foundation, Cisco, Texas A&M, and others. All **Free** to take, and all offering some sort of **Free** Certification or Digital Badge upon completion. Not only are these great **Free** learning resources from known and reputable sources, but they also come with sharable proof that you learned them :) **Computer Science** * [CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=6) * [CS102: Introduction to Computer Science II (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=64) * [CS105: Introduction to Python (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=439) * [CS107: C++ Programming (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=65) * [CS201: Elementary Data Structures (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=66) * [CS202: Discrete Structures (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=67) * [CS301: Computer Architecture (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=71) * [CS302: Software Engineering (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=73) * [AWR178](https://teex.org/class/AWR178) [Secure Software (Texas A&M](https://teex.org/class/AWR178)) * [CS401: Operating Systems (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=94) * [CS403: Introduction to Modern Database Systems (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=93) **Blockchain / CryptoCurrency** * [Bitcoin for Everybody (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=468) * [Blockchain Essentials (IBM)](https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/blockchain-course) * [DFIN 511: Introduction to Digital Currencies (UNIC) **(Starts Dept 27th)**](https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/free-mooc/) * [Blockchain Foundation Developer (IBM)](https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/ibm-blockchain-foundation-dev) * [Build an IoT Blockchain Network for a Supply Chain (IBM)](https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/blockchain-iot-node-red-food-network/) * [Learn Solidity with Space Doggo (BitDegree)](https://www.bitdegree.org/course/learn-solidity-space-doggos) * [Solidity Tutorial & Ethereum Blockchain Programming Course (Crypto Zombies)](https://cryptozombies.io/) **Open Source Development** * [Git Tutorial For Beginners: Git Tutorial for Beginners: Master Version Control (BitDegree)](https://www.bitdegree.org/course/git-tutorial-for-beginners) * [A Beginner’s Guide to Open Source Software Development (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/beginners-guide-open-source-software-development/) * [Absolute Guide: Linux Tutorial for Beginners (BitDegree)](https://www.bitdegree.org/course/linux-tutorial) * [A Beginner’s Guide to Linux Kernel Development (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/a-beginners-guide-to-linux-kernel-development-lfd103/) * [Open Source Licensing Basics for Software Developers (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/open-source-licensing-basics-for-software-developers/) * [Fundamentals of Professional Open Source Management (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/fundamentals-of-professional-open-source-management/) **BONUS: Networking & CyberSecurity** * [AWR173](https://teex.org/class/AWR173) [Information Security Basics (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR173) * [Networking Essentials (Cisco NetAcad)](https://www.netacad.com/courses/networking/networking-essentials) * [Introduction to Packet Tracer (Cisco NetAcad)](https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer/introduction-packet-tracer) * [CS402: Computer Communications and Networks (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=84) * [Introduction to IoT (Cisco NetAcad)](https://www.netacad.com/courses/iot/introduction-iot) * [Introduction to CyberSecurity (Cisco NetAcad)](https://www.netacad.com/courses/cybersecurity/introduction-cybersecurity) * [CS:406 Information Security (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=453) * [AWR174](https://teex.org/class/AWR174) [Cyber Ethics (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR174) * [AWR175](https://teex.org/class/AWR175) [Information Security for Everyone (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR175) * [AWR138](https://teex.org/class/AWR138) [Network Assurance (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR138) * [AWR139](https://teex.org/class/AWR139) [Digital Forensics Basics (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR139) * [CyberSecurity Essentials (Cisco NetAcad)](https://www.netacad.com/courses/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-essentials) * [AWR168](https://teex.org/class/AWR168) [Cyber Law and White Collar Crime (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR168) * [AWR169](https://teex.org/class/AWR169) [Cyber Incident Analysis and Response (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR169) * [AWR176](https://teex.org/class/AWR176) [Disaster Recovery for Information Systems (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR176) * [AWR177](https://teex.org/class/AWR177) [Information Risk Management (Texas A&M)](https://teex.org/class/AWR177) **2ND BONUS: Math** * [MA001: College Algebra (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=24) * [MA005: Calculus I (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=25) * [MA121: Introduction to Statistics (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=28) * [Mathematical Optimization for Business Problems (IBM)](https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/mathematical-optimization-for-business-problems) Please feel free to add additional resources in the comments. I will add them to the main post if they fit the criteria of being free and providing proof of completion. Happy learning friends :) \---------- **Edit:** By request, here is a more streamline curriculum from the courses above, if someone is starting from the very beginning and looking to learn as quickly as possible: * [Bitcoin for Everybody (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=468) * [Blockchain Essentials (IBM)](https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/blockchain-course) * [CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=6) * [CS102: Introduction to Computer Science II (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=64) * [CS201: Elementary Data Structures (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=66) * [CS202: Discrete Structures (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=67) * [CS302: Software Engineering (Saylor Academy)](https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=73) * [AWR178](https://teex.org/class/AWR178) [Secure Software (Texas A&M](https://teex.org/class/AWR178)) * [Blockchain Foundation Developer (IBM)](https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/ibm-blockchain-foundation-dev) * [Learn Solidity with Space Doggo (BitDegree)](https://www.bitdegree.org/course/learn-solidity-space-doggos) * [Solidity Tutorial & Ethereum Blockchain Programming Course (Crypto Zombies)](https://cryptozombies.io/) * [Git Tutorial For Beginners: Git Tutorial for Beginners: Master Version Control (BitDegree)](https://www.bitdegree.org/course/git-tutorial-for-beginners) * [A Beginner’s Guide to Open Source Software Development (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/beginners-guide-open-source-software-development/) * [Absolute Guide: Linux Tutorial for Beginners (BitDegree)](https://www.bitdegree.org/course/linux-tutorial) * [A Beginner’s Guide to Linux Kernel Development (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/a-beginners-guide-to-linux-kernel-development-lfd103/) * [Open Source Licensing Basics for Software Developers (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/open-source-licensing-basics-for-software-developers/) * [Fundamentals of Professional Open Source Management (Linux Foundation)](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/fundamentals-of-professional-open-source-management/)",2021-05-05 16:26:01 404,"Donald Trump just did an interview on Fox News where he said “I have not been a big fan of cryptos” and has called it a ""scam"" in the past. As the crypto market continues to climb today, we can add him to the list of celebrities that has no effect on the markets",6792,https://nypost.com/2021/08/31/donald-trump-is-not-a-big-fan-of-crypto/,1551,,2021-08-31 15:40:06 405,Sarah nailed it.,6767,https://i.redd.it/3gfa6cegbc431.jpg,387,,2019-06-14 15:26:30 406,I told my friend to buy BTC last week. He stopped taking to me after the dump.,6767,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mtsq3g/i_told_my_friend_to_buy_btc_last_week_he_stopped/,1811,I have some friends and family who are pro crypto. I have other important people in my life that think crypto is a scam. (A tulipe they call it.) Last week I finally convinced one of my best friends to buy bitcoin above 60K. The dump on Saturday effected our relationship. He is very upset with me. I’ve been in the crypto space for almost one year. I would recommend to everyone to avoid giving financial advice to friends and family. It’s not worth ruining a relationship.,2021-04-19 04:06:54 407,"Bitconnect still being advertised on coinmarketcap. We need to communicate with them as a community, this is not acceptable. We will not tolerate innocent people being scammed.",6747,https://i.redd.it/mx9jwlp5t4b01.jpg,412,,2018-01-20 02:18:12 408,People keep buying Squid Game Crypto which is Now Up 110000% without Realizing that they Still cant Sell,6725,https://cryptopotato.com/squid-investors-cannot-sell-their-tokens-after-a-110000-spike-raising-too-many-red-flags-to-ignore/#!,1594,,2021-10-31 19:50:04 409,PSA: Please remember Monero is used to buy Drugs.,6704,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ospxgx/psa_please_remember_monero_is_used_to_buy_drugs/,1375,"According to a post by [RxSaver](https://www.rxsaver.com/blog/cost-of-insulin-without-insurance) the current cost of a vial of insulin without insurance in the united states is $444 As of right now, using Monero, you can have a vial of insulin sent to your doorstep for $ 91.18. I say this so when people try to make the drug argument, it's important to remember not all drugs are illegal, and for some people, using Monero and darknet markets are their only option to survive. For as much as people will label XMR as the devil's crypto, remember it is the one saving the most lives. That is all -edit- To those arguing the specifics of Insulin please understand the specific drug isn't the point. Any drug that is in one way unobtainable is obtainable, feel free to swap out the prescription drug of your choice. Also please don't ask questions that can lead to bans.",2021-07-27 16:13:05 410,"Coinbase Gifts 100 Shares Each to 1,700 Employees Ahead of Public Listing",6678,https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-gifts-100-shares-each-to-1700-employees-ahead-of-public-listing,763,,2021-04-14 02:49:59 411,"If you are a student, focus on your studies.",6678,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n328cf/if_you_are_a_student_focus_on_your_studies/,771,"I am 30+ yo now. I used to be a student 10 years ago. Now I have a decent job. I can't help but think in which mindset are students who lately made some quick gains. If you did take some gains, I can only congratulate you, you probably did better than most of your student peers who are probably not fully aware of what crypto is. But be aware that once you make your first gains, there is something I call the ""casino effect"". It pushes you to take more and more risks. I think it can be even amplified as a student because most of you don't have yet a monthly income. I remember that each penny counts and insane gains can start turning your head. At the same time, you are in the period of your life when you need to make very important decisions. Lately, you might read about young Samsung employees quitting their jobs in South Korea thanks to millions of $ they earned in crypto. Or read cool posts about huge gains and lambo. And you might think there is no good reason to study anymore. Strangely there is not much about people ashamed of massive losses. My message is for you to keep in mind you must measure your risk. Crypto is great but who knows when the rollercoaster ends or when you will make bad moves (we all do). You can not rely only on that. Hopefully the recent dip made you realize that. Please treat your study as your top priority and crypto as a bonus. If you make it in crypto, that would be amazing. If not, you still have a diploma and a good option in life. - Crypto = great - Crypto + job = better Don't gamble on your life. Don't have regrets. Decision is only yours. Your crypto older brother who wish you good in life.",2021-05-02 08:35:52 412,"Alameda Research CEO's Tumbler blog hints at ""Imperial Chinese Harem"" lifestyle in the FTX compound",6671,https://decrypt.co/114719/tumblr-blog-linked-ex-alameda-research-ceo-explored-race-science-imperial-chinese-harem-polyamory,1559,,2022-11-18 11:15:32 413,BTC topped at 69000 and bottomed at 42000. We are living in the goofiest simulation in the universe.,6668,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r8mt7k/btc_topped_at_69000_and_bottomed_at_42000_we_are/,1272,"Lighten up y’all. Clearly the Gods have a sense of humor and gave us the gift of “69” “420” Nice! On a serious note, no one knows what’s gonna happen moving forward but if you’ve never experienced such a pull back, understand that we’ve recovered from harsher dips than this. 2017’s bull market was filled with dips like this. Zoom out and chill out. If it is the beginning of the bear market, then pay close attention and take notes. This isn’t the end of crypto as a whole as far as I’m concerned. Magic internet money is here to stay.",2021-12-04 10:21:36 414,"If you've invested in an altcoin and you've doubled your money, take out your initial investment. Then you're playing with house money.",6668,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qpoqq9/if_youve_invested_in_an_altcoin_and_youve_doubled/,1613,"The title pretty much says it all. Whether you're throwing your money at the latest meme coin or you've spent a lot of time DYOR on some promising project, it's a good time to remind people that 90+% of these projects simply will not make it. Maybe they die completely, or maybe they just linger at the fringe like some projects have, just crabbing sideways (or downward) for years. So a good idea is to, whenever your favorite crypto doubles, take out your initial investment. Yes, it could keep going up and you'd miss out on those gains, but it could also go down and you'd lose everything. Once you've taken back your initial investment though, you are playing with free money. You'd be surprised just how relaxing it is to check the charts on a ""free money"" crypto and not really care if the latest candle is red or green. A good strategy is to continue doing the same thing every time that coin doubles. Take out half, leave the other half invested. Rinse and repeat. It's a super easy way to always know when you should be taking profits along the way, and also a way to always have dry powder to buy into any available price dips.",2021-11-08 22:16:54 415,Blockfi Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy,6658,https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221128005451/en/BlockFi-Commences-Restructuring-Proceeding-to-Stabilize-Business-and-Maximize-Value-for-all-Clients-and-Stakeholders,1764,,2022-11-28 15:25:21 416,Charlie Munger: Crypto traders 'want to get rich quick' without doing 'anything for civilization',6656,https://www.yahoo.com/news/charlie-munger-on-cryptocurrency-get-rich-quick-190526831.html,2311,,2022-02-16 19:19:33 417,"How much will the price of Ethereum move by Monday, May 3rd? ",6642,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mz2wfk/how_much_will_the_price_of_ethereum_move_by/,408,"Reference price: $2,509.37 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 3rd.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/mz2wfk)",2021-04-26 17:23:24 418,"To all American investors, We all genuinely feel sorry for you.",6626,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ozhqmr/to_all_american_investors_we_all_genuinely_feel/,2295,"It's world known that the U.S government is one of the most powerful and questionable governments in the world and they squeeze the U.S citizens for every cent that they can, and if you so happen to find a way around that chokehold they have on you, they just implement even worse laws to regain control of your assets. We onlook from our own countries hoping that you muster enough votes to stand against these destructive laws and keep your rights as investors and crypto traders. The Crypto world is feeling your pain and we stand with you against the ""big brother"" tyranny of your government. Stay strong and work hard against these chains they want to put around your digital assets. Lots of love and tendies from across the pond ❤ Edit - To clarify, this isn't a ""high horse post"" because believe me, my government isn't any better. This is a post to tell the American investors that we stand with you and watch in anticipation, we disagree that your government is trying to violate your rights as investors and we understand that the standards that they set will surely effect the rest of the world. Remember your money, your choices. Even more love and tendies coming your way America ❤",2021-08-06 23:05:23 419,El Salvador just bought 410 Bitcoins.,6605,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s9n1q3/el_salvador_just_bought_410_bitcoins/,2549,"Yes, Nayib Bukele has just announced that El Salvador just bought an aditional 410 Bitcoins, for a total of 15,000,000 USD. ​ [Nayib Bukele Tweet.](https://preview.redd.it/k1n842gqb4d81.png?width=742&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=3cca13d2b7a858e8ffe2eec736d9d40fe5b557a2) When you have an actual country (El Salvador) buying the dips, that's a saying on what's to come. We might be watching on of the richest countries of the world on the upcoming years under construction, and maybe one of the smartest financial moves that a country has ever made. Price is changing but Bitcoin fundamentals are strong, and hasn't changed, keep stacking those sats if you can. I have a strong conviction on Bitcoin for the future, this is only getting started.",2022-01-21 22:38:37 420,Cardano Developer IOHK Strikes Partnership With Ethiopian Government,6590,https://decrypt.co/69205/cardano-developer-iohk-strikes-partnership-with-ethiopian-government?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sm,910,,2021-04-27 14:05:49 421,"40% consumers are planning to use cryptocurrency as payments, Mastercard survey shows",6584,https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/40-consumers-are-planning-to-use-cryptocurrency-mastercard-survey-shows/,641,,2021-05-04 09:49:55 422,"No, leaving your crypto on an exchange is not the end of the world and you don't have to move your $100 woth of crypto to a cold wallet",6573,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pia31k/no_leaving_your_crypto_on_an_exchange_is_not_the/,1601,"Maybe it is just me but I totally trust exchanges to take care of my crypto. Of course I am speaking of popular and trustworthy exchanges. Leaving your crypto on an exchange nobody has ever heard of is of course a dumb idea. But do you want to tell me that your crypto is not safe on Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Crypto.com or Voyager? It is 2021 and not 2014 and these exchanges can not be compared to Mt Gox. Also sometimes people get the whole ""not your keys, not your crypto"" thing too seriously. I have seen people here complainig that they lost a big amount of their ETH to move it to a cold wallet. Well, high gas fees are another topic but you definitely shouldn't move your crypto to a wallet if you have to lose like 1/4 of it to do that. If you just have 0.05 ETH or similar then just leave it on the exchange. Nothing will happen to it. Not to mention that if you are new in crypto then it is more likely for you to lose your piece of paper with your seed phrase than an exchange like Kraken or Coinbase to get hacked. If you ever accumulate a bigger amount of crypto then you could think about buying a cold wallet! PS I originally [posted this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/phepj2/no_leaving_your_crypto_on_an_exchange_is_not_the/) on friday but it got deleted for mentioning ETH in the title because there were already many posts about ETH. But my post was doing very well and most people seemed to agree so I decided to change the title and repost it today!",2021-09-05 09:36:07 423,Moment of silence,6574,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rfsjxy/moment_of_silence/,1466,"For all of those who talked to their family members about the markets at Thanksgiving dinner, and convinced them to buy crypto or stocks. A good idea in general, but the timing could not have been worse. At this very moment, members of our community are getting throttled like Bart Simpson by friends and family members who put too much money into the markets right before a big correction. Now all that we can do is have a moment of silence for our brothers and sisters who are facing all of the blame and frustration of their loved ones for giving them solid advice but at the wrong time. Hopefully we will all recover and be able to say I told you so in the future",2021-12-13 22:52:14 424,MIT has a free course uploaded on their website about the blockchain. It’s a great place for a beginner to understand the tech and interesting if you want to know more,6544,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mmp7kg/mit_has_a_free_course_uploaded_on_their_website/,394,"MIT has uploaded this course for free and is a really great resource for anyone interested in learning more. It’s even good if you have a solid understanding of the blockchain. I really recommend you check it out! https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-s12-blockchain-and-money-fall-2018/video-lectures/ I’ve only gotten through the first few videos but I’ve already learned a lot. The first lecture is great to show people who are just dipping their toes in the water (if they don’t fall asleep from lectures). Cheers!",2021-04-08 10:54:12 425,You know what? I am happy if you all get rich.,6528,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mpifwr/you_know_what_i_am_happy_if_you_all_get_rich/,1396,"I mean we should be a community and help each other. I say ‘should be’ as everyone here is suspicious that all posts are just to farm moons...and that’s quite hilarious...one cannot ask a simple question (on this subreddit - because of moon farming) and he is beloved to be a farmer...the war on moons 😂🤪😂. By the way I give moons to every post just because, as I said before, I’m happy if you guys can fix your lives. Even to the moon-farmers, I can’t care less. That’s it. I expect a lot of downvotes and crazy comments (like: “this is what someone who’s looking for moons would say”...well think what you want and simply do not give moons if this is your thoughts, I don’t even know what to do with moons. I have eth, btc and I’m DCAing...so...). Sorry about my English.",2021-04-12 17:13:10 426,"In Huge Precedent, IRS Says It Will Not Tax Unsold, Staked Crypto | Forbes",6527,https://www.forbes.com/sites/kamranrosen/2022/02/02/in-huge-precedent-irs-says-it-will-not-tax-unsold-staked-crypto/,1415,,2022-02-03 02:38:37 427,"'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is back on Twitter - and warning of the biggest market bubble in history- Burry has flagged reckless speculation on Tesla stock, bitcoin, and other assets.",6528,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/big-short-michael-burry-twitter-return-biggest-market-bubble-ever-2021-6-1030524823,1686,,2021-06-16 13:34:04 428,SafeDollar ‘stablecoin’ drops to $0 following $248 million DeFi exploit on Polygon,6493,https://cryptoslate.com/safedollar-stablecoin-drops-to-0-following-248-million-defi-exploit-on-polygon/,1143,,2021-06-28 09:38:54 429,I did it guys!,6495,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nhw9p2/i_did_it_guys/,667,"After slowly and methodically building my portfolio and exiting at opportune times over the past year and a half I managed to double my money! And then I said “What the hell? I’m young, it’s my time to be risky!” And then I un-doubled my money in one week!",2021-05-21 16:12:24 430,Sentiment: I’m Hodling on to my Crypto because I can’t see any better option for millennials,6483,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o40uqs/sentiment_im_hodling_on_to_my_crypto_because_i/,1579,"Saving accounts? 0.1% interest isn’t going to help at all in building wealth. ❌ Real estate? Housing prices are so expensive millennials can barely afford to own their own house, let alone invest in rental property.❌ Higher education? A degree is so common nowadays it doesn’t confer any extra advantage. PhDs are in oversupply, many are stuck in low paying adjunct positions. (Ok this is a partial tick ✅, but no one is going to get rich just by having a higher degree.) Stocks? Partial tick ✅ only for Frontier Technology like Electric Vehicles. No one is going to get rich investing in Apple, Amazon, FaceBook in 2021, the time for that has passed 10 years ago. Crypto’s institutional adoption only really began this year in 2021. DeFi started less than 5 years ago in 2018-2019, but again really became popular only recently. Crypto (those of good quality) is literally one of the most promising things a millennial can invest in.",2021-06-20 08:20:42 431,"Tyga Deletes OnlyFans Account, Plans to Launch Competitor Platform Myystar Myystar will only be taking 10 percent of creators’ earnings, a steep difference from OnlyFans’ 20 percent fee. “Creators will have the ability to sell NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain, as well as boasting features relevant to",6481,https://www.complex.com/music/tyga-deletes-onlyfans-to-launch-myystar,861,,2021-08-22 16:03:51 432,"My wife thought I’m cheating on her because I’m spending too much time on internet. She searched my browser history, now she thinks I’m addicted to drug called Bitocin.",6486,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q2eizx/my_wife_thought_im_cheating_on_her_because_im/,728,"Lately, I started to stare at my phone more than usual due to recent spike in cryptocurrency volatile market. You know how it goes when market is pumping. I started to learn or maybe even repeat some things that I know about cryptos, blockchain, TA... My wife started to have feelings that I’m cheating on her. The suspicion was building up. She was trying to see what I’m doing on my phone most of the day, why I was hiding the screen from her. You know, I followed the most crucial commandment of crypto. Don’t disclose that you’re invested in crypto. Few days passed, I got little bit drunk and went to sleep. My wife realised it and researched my phone! Oh boy, that was definitely good morning. She started to scream at me, that I’m fucking narcotic, that now she knows from where i was getting all the money. She told me that she knows about my addiction to **Bitocin** and how I’m buying it low selling it high. She knows everything. Recent search history: “best place to store Bitocin”, “where to hide keys to your Trezor”, “where to buy Bitocin”, “how to sell Bitocin”. “How to fuck your cousin...” fuck thats different story. Moral of the story, clear your cookies and cache, delete the browse history. You don’t want your wife to know that you’re addicted to Bitocin.",2021-10-06 06:16:57 433,US Senate confirms MIT Blockchain lecturer and crypto expert Gary Gensler as SEC chief!,6476,https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-senate-sec-gensler-idUSKBN2C12D5,513,,2021-04-14 23:17:08 434,I spent at least $5 at Burger King every day from 11/1/2021 to 11/21/2021 to win free crypto.,6459,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qz21po/i_spent_at_least_5_at_burger_king_every_day_from/,1769,"In an attempt to win Free Crypto by participating in [This Promotion](https://www.bk.com/crypto), I ate burger king for 21 days straight so you didn't have to. You can't win if you don't play, Reddit. Here's how it went: Day 1 - 8pc Ghost Pepper Nugs, Cheeseburger, Hershey's Sundae Pie - Total = $5.45 - **1 DOGE** Day 2 - 8pc Nugget(they were out of Ghost Pepper), Small Onion Ring, Hershey's Pie(these are dangerous) - Total = $6.31 - **1 DOGE** Day 3 - 8pc Ghost Pepper Nugs, Rodeo Burger, Hershey's Pie, ordered delivery today - Total = $13.74 - **1 DOGE** Day 4 - This was a weird one. I actually tried to order delivery through the app, and the order failed because my nearest store was currently closed/not accepting orders. Still got the reward email and claimed it. Total = $0 - **1 DOGE** Day 5 - Rodeo Burger, 3x Applesauce, lol really was not feeling BK today. - Total = $5.88 - **1 DOGE** Day 6 - Ch'King Deluxe Sandwich - Total = $5.90 - **1 DOGE** Day 7 - Ch'King Sandwich, Hershey's Pie - Total = $7.51 - **1 DOGE** Day 8 - Impossible Whopper - Total = $6.98 - **1 DOGE** Day 9 - 2 Hershey's Pies for delivery lol - Total = $12.63 - **1 DOGE** Day 10 - Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit, Med Hash Browns - Total = $6.00 - **1 DOGE** Day 11 - Rodeo Burger, Med Fry, Hershey's Pie - Total = $5.78 - **1 DOGE** Day 12 - Big Fish Sandwich, Impossible Whopper, Hershey's Pie (roommate wanted food too) - Total = $14.38 - **1 DOGE** Day 13 - Ch'King Sandwich, Hershey's Pie - Total = $7.51 - **1 DOGE** Day 14 - 8pc Ghost Pepper Nugs, Double Cheeseburger, Hershey's Pie - Total = $6.31 - **1 DOGE** Day 15 - Med Fry, Rodeo Burger, 4pc Ghost Pepper Nugs, Hershey's Pie - Total = $7.17 - **1 DOGE** Day 16 - Ch'King Sandwich, Hershey's Pie - Total = $7.51 - **1 DOGE** Day 17 - 3x Hershey's Pie (I'm so sick of Burger King lol) - Total = $6.42 - **1 DOGE** Day 18 - 2x 8pc Nugs, Lg Fry - Total = $6.10 - **1 DOGE** Day 19 - Ch'King Deluxe Sandwich - Total = $5.90 - **1 DOGE** Day 20 - 8pc Ghost Pepper Nugs, Medium Fry, 3x Hershey's Pies(roommates wanted some lol) - Total = $10.59 - **1 DOGE** Day 21 - Bacon Cheeseburger, Small Onion Ring, Hershey's Pie - Total = $6.85 - **1 DOGE** **Results:** Total Spent = $154.92 Total Earned = You guessed it! **21 bright shiny Dogecoins**. = **$4.81** (at time of posting) [much wow](https://preview.redd.it/001anktlzz081.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f52739a88140d6a3a797334f4998e39603c01030) I won't be eating Burger King, or likely any fast food for a *long* time. Edit: Many people seem to be oblivious to the fact that there was a chance to win BTC and ETH as well. I wasn't just eating Burger King for one guaranteed DOGE every day.",2021-11-21 19:12:08 435,Texas to Allow State Banks to Hold Bitcoin,6445,https://decrypt.co/73283/texas-allow-state-banks-hold-bitcoin,481,,2021-06-11 03:56:42 436,You Can Make 1.35 Million Raiblocks Transactions With the Electricity Needed for 1 BTC Transaction,6435,https://www.reddit.com/r/RaiBlocks/comments/7phxm1/you_can_make_135_million_raiblocks_transaction/,611,,2018-01-10 19:46:00 437,I made an infographic of the most popular cryptocurrencies by category,6435,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oomuyi/i_made_an_infographic_of_the_most_popular/,1090,"Hi all, a few weeks ago I made a post listing all the top 50 coins by category. I have added all that information into an infographic, as well as adding new coins, new categories and making some changes based on your feedback. I hope you find it useful. Edit: Due to popular demand I have added Moons (MOON) **Edit 3: Version 2.0 is below. Thanks for everyone's feedback.** Changes: 1. Certain coins are easier to see 2. Some categories moved for less confusion, e.g. privacy coins are now under currency along with stablecoins. 3. Icons have been added for ERC20, BEP2/BEP20, and Forks 4. Some descriptions changed slightly for accuracies 5. Some typos fixed (e.g. USDC instead of CSDC) 6. Stellar moved out of the distributed computing category as it doens't offer an on-chain programming language or on-chain smart contracts, it now bridges the currency and finance categories. ​ https://preview.redd.it/ldgh69f4ioc71.png?width=1690&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=60a875abfae2a5796db26d06a5439ae24d26b84c ​ Edit2: Thanks for all the fantastic feedback and awards. I'm working on a version 2 which will address some of the issues people have had. 1. Certain coins hard to find/unclear 2. I didn't intend for privacy coins to look like it was a subset of store of value, however it looks like people are interpreting it that way. I am going to move it under currency and change a few things round so similar categories are grouped together. 3. Thinking of adding icons next to coins indicating additional properties of that coin, e.g. ERC20 token, BSC20 token, Fork of bitcoin 4. Description of DeFi section is off, because some of the projects are centralised, so am changing it to just 'financial services' 5. Various small typos/capital letter inconsistencies. 6. Changing Stellar/XLM to just currency, and possibly make it part of the DeFi group, as the smart contracts are not executed on chain, and so it can't really be considered distributed computing. https://preview.redd.it/0e63xzwctjc71.png?width=1723&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=d9ea9f73e468bde4cca5677136af8495a1c66837",2021-07-21 10:06:15 438,"Mark Cuban experiences his first rug pull! Titan crashed from $60 to $2. If you see 50,000% APYs, you should to be doubting it's legitimacy, not aping in.",6434,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o1h95p/mark_cuban_experiences_his_first_rug_pull_titan/,1605,"This project just launched few days ago and built up a huge TVL of over$2bn in a matter of just days and was being celebrated across defi universe, and got listed by a lot of DEX exchanges in a matter of days. DeFi social media was abuzz with discussion of this, and the incredible APYs on offer. [Glimpse of the mouthwatering APYs! ](https://preview.redd.it/odhibipkbp571.jpg?width=1260&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ea717b3322a0c9257ead6bd35731f6634a11a3ce) This screenshot was taken just few hours ago. Well, as luck would have it... this whole thing crashed and looks like a rug pull, the price has now gone down to below $2 [Current price of Titan: 1.02 USDT](https://preview.redd.it/ridi1pn0dp571.jpg?width=1334&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b0bda8155144c5e72ff79278768971d89ef66f20) ​ [Mark Cuba's blog post explaining how he decided to farm Iron\/Titan. ](https://preview.redd.it/y4s9v6mpcp571.jpg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5a3b13882118e8da9f06bba21c91175666b15010) Cuban, a billionaire, could easily stomach whatever loss he had out of this. ​ [Those who took loans to buy this at $50, can they?](https://preview.redd.it/w2fv561edp571.jpg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a6b65f7afa2ed9b7db518e25046313553ac70b66) # Updates: This is an ongoing situation, and now, the price has crashed to $0.00017. Yup, from $60 to $0.00017 in about 4 hours. Absolute disaster. [And the rug pull is complete!](https://preview.redd.it/mmtrwcdq1q571.jpg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=3a1ebb86295adcb6a759427cc04a3608571f040f) The team calls it a ""bank run"". Lol. ~~Mark Cuban~~ Michal Cuban says ""he was also affected but got out"". Hmm wonder what that means",2021-06-16 22:21:53 439,"""If you can't handle me when I'm down 80%, you don't deserve me when I'm up 80%""- Marilyn Monero",6428,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n5dr2m/if_you_cant_handle_me_when_im_down_80_you_dont/,636,"Think about how much the market would have to drop for you to sell. Will you sell at a 10% drop? Would you hold out until a 20% drop? Would you sell at 50%? If you're not willing to continue to hold when the market is down 80%, you're probably going to sell at the bottom. But that's okay! There are plenty of investments that will earn you a pretty consistent 5% per year while only risking around a 5% loss. But Crypto is not that.",2021-05-05 11:32:13 440,Most people wished to buy BTC for 30K when it was 64k. But now that we can we are too sacred.,6422,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o8ol8v/most_people_wished_to_buy_btc_for_30k_when_it_was/,1247,"Remember when the bull was strong and unstoppable, most people around me wanted to buy BTC. Most of them said and hoped that if BTC was still 30K I would have bought a shit ton of it. Those mates of mine now still do not buy and are hoping for it to dip to 10k or less. I told them that it is very unlikely. Not impossible but very unlikely. They still held strong and didn't want to buy till it dips more and I believe they won't even if it does. There is a saying and it goes something like this: **""If you cannot love (buy) me (crypto) on a discount, you don't deserve me when I bull""**",2021-06-27 02:47:03 441,"Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Says He's Buying Bitcoin and Ethereum, Economy Is Screwed",6414,https://dailyhodl.com/2021/03/21/rich-dad-poor-dad-author-says-hes-buying-bitcoin-and-ethereum-economy-is-screwed/,741,,2021-03-21 14:42:07 442,Ethereum hitt new ATH of $1600 !!!,6413,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lbqqkq/ethereum_hitt_new_ath_of_1600/,1100,"Only after a day of hitting the new ATH of $1500, we have already hit a new ATH of 1600$. Ethereum is in a major upwards trend and will probably go even further. This community is really strong supporter and hoping we can push this forward. 1 december 2020: $600 1 january 2021: $741 1 february 2021: $1315 ​ https://preview.redd.it/fwte343hcaf61.jpg?width=357&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b9022eb8cc018a3f819d2615302775e2c8315f74 Even tho it has been a really exciting time, more to come!",2021-02-03 16:00:47 443,Does anyone else find it funny that we’re al just trying to take money out of each other’s pockets?,6374,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qw9tzo/does_anyone_else_find_it_funny_that_were_al_just/,1551,"Let’s face it, when a coin moons and you cash out, that money doesn’t just come from nowhere, it’s come from another investor. Same as if you hold a coin which is dipping and others are selling, people are literally just taking some of your money and putting it in their pockets. We’re all pretty chummy with each other in this sub and it’s a great place. But let’s not forget, we’re all competing for a Lambo 😂 For the record, I’m not complaining… Hell I want to fill my pockets too but you bastards keep taking it all haha.",2021-11-17 21:47:36 444,"No Cryptocurrency Trading Ban, South Korea Government Confirms.",6375,https://www.ccn.com/south-korea-govt-confirms-no-cryptocurrency-trading-ban-market-optimistic/,261,,2018-01-15 10:17:47 445,"I can't be the only one who thinks that most of the ""Buy the dip"" dudes are full of shit.",6366,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rx6zdf/i_cant_be_the_only_one_who_thinks_that_most_of/,2259,"Before you say OP is just mad because he is in the red: I am well in the green and I don't care even if there is a 90% flash crash, I only invest what I can afford to lose. Every single time there there is a small correction this sub gets bombarded with ""Did you buy the dip? Oh man you better buy the dip!"", ""What coins are you guys buying this dip?"", ""Yo, bro I wish the dip was 50% so I could buy more"". If people in this sub bought the dip as much as they claim to in their posts I am pretty positive we would have ran out of some coins in the market. To me these posts are no different than someone commenting ""To the moon"",""When Lambo?"" or ""Nobody knows shit about fuck"". Low effort bullshit that gets spammed over and over again. Just buy whatever the fuck you want, at whatever price you want.",2022-01-06 05:46:13 446,"17,000,000 XRB stolen from Bitgrail - Official Statement from Nano Core Team",6368,https://medium.com/@nanocurrency/official-statement-regrading-bitgrail-insolvency-ed4422bf274b,1783,,2018-02-09 23:19:07 447,This Flash Crash is Why Crypto Won’t Be Mainstream For Awhile,6362,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pjp06e/this_flash_crash_is_why_crypto_wont_be_mainstream/,3154,"I mean how bad do you feel for all the El Salvadorans that bought yesterday. We just got a 25% dip in most coins in less than an hour. This is one reason why we aren’t even close to being mainstream. This will scare so many investors and consumers away. To see their portfolio drop by 25% in less than 12 hours. They woke up with a quarter of their portfolio gone. Yes I do think this is just taking profits and a panic sale. Great time to stock up on crypto at a major discount. But still this is the crazy stuff that will keep crypto from being mainstream for awhile. Also another reason why taking profits is a good idea! If you don’t have fiat available. Maybe take profits next time so you’ll have spending money on the next dip. Anyone else get any good deals or catch the drop? Good luck everyone! EDIT: This is a good time to talk about a strategy I have. If you take profits you take them and convert to USDC. Then send them to Celsius, blockfi or crypto and let them earn interest. If a crash like this happens, you transfer them out and buy the dip.",2021-09-07 15:13:16 448,No ban on Crypto in India. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reiterates Governmen't stance.,6362,http://www.crypto-news.in/featured/no-ban-crypto-finance-minister-arun-jaitley-reiterates-government-stance/,356,,2018-02-01 10:17:21 449,Elon Musk changes his Twitter bio to Bitcoin,6344,https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/93074/elon-musk-twitter-bio-bitcoin-btc,570,,2021-01-29 08:52:12 450,Can we all take a minute to congratulate Binance on continually being the best exchange when it comes to transparency and PR,6338,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/82twrd/can_we_all_take_a_minute_to_congratulate_binance/,347,"Binance have taken a couple of big hits in recent months but their team have done an oustanding job of keeping us all informed, doing everything they can to stop FUD and just in general doing a really good job of sorting things out and being very transparent whilst doing so. In my eyes they are one of if not the most respectable and trustworthy exchanges for cryptocurrency, I will most definitely will keep using their platform. Good work Binance 👌 Edit - I'm not a shill (except maybe for Ripple). I have just been really impressed with how binance have handled situations like this. It's a fresh breath of air when you look at all the other shit going down in the crypto world. Stay safe and remember even though Binance have done well so far, don't leave all your portfolio in exchanges. Hard wallets are the only safe place Edit 2 - again I am not a shill, no one has paid me to do this. If I'm gonna get all this abuse for being a shill you may as well pay me ETH - 0x9f2e847ceebafa475aab29c56205b6c374e11ade",2018-03-08 02:00:07 451,"Memes are back, let me start off with this classic",6339,https://i.redd.it/asgcjna7p0011.gif,206,,2018-05-25 15:22:22 452,Kim Kardashian pays over $1 million to settle SEC charges linked to a crypto promo on her Instagram,6331,https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/03/kim-kardashian-settles-sec-charges-instagram-crypto-promotion.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1664796809,801,,2022-10-03 11:35:40 453,Days like these we are reminded of how damn important it is to take profits when the market is pumping!,6315,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nj7e7y/days_like_these_we_are_reminded_of_how_damn/,1427,"This week has been brutal. I've lost ALL my gains this week, now in a loss on my investment. I was too greedy not to take profits on my coins when it hit ATH. It's important to know when to sell, It makes riding this craziness out so much easier. Buy when literally nobody gives a shit about this shit. Sell when your friends who never expressed an interest before reach out to you about crypto.",2021-05-23 13:06:39 454,Everyone is a genius in a bull market.,6314,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lgrd9p/everyone_is_a_genius_in_a_bull_market/,1041,"Literally anyone can make 20-30% in a bull market. You are not the chosen one if you’re up on your initial investment, and you shouldn’t invest more than you can afford to lose just because you’re making money when everyone else does too. Those who beat the market every day with smart trading are in the minority. Please check your portfolio’s performance and compare it to the market average. Are you still a genius? Many of us have fallen for this in 2017, buying and selling shitcoins on a daily basis, being eaten up by fees, but we were still up at the end of the day thanks to the bull run. But we would’ve made more money if we just hodled our coins and not traded at all. FOMO is hard to deal with, but you can’t ride every moonshot, and that’s something you’ll have to accept in the long run.",2021-02-10 11:02:24 455,A whale just made a $3m crypto donation to a Ukrainian Charity,6316,https://cryptopotato.com/someone-donated-80-btc-worth-3-million-to-ukraines-charitable-organization-in-support-of-its-military/,374,,2022-02-26 05:53:08 456,"When every crash is a ""dip"" and every bounce is a ""we have liftoff"" -- that's how a frog gets boiled to death. 2017 Crumbs of Wisdom thread for Bull Runs.",6315,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m2lky8/when_every_crash_is_a_dip_and_every_bounce_is_a/,1202,"Like many of you, I got burned by hodling too long through 2017/2018. ""Hodl"" is a stupid meme for newbs. I learned the hard way. So called ""fundamentals"" ('solid team', 'awesome project', 'upcoming partnerships') don't reflect the price in a company that received its funding before it has ever proven anything (that's the primary difference between an ICO and an IPO). ***Where my REQ marines at?*** When this bull run is actually over (and personally i don't believe that it is yet), you probably won't come to accept it until your portfolio is sitting at 50% of its ATH and your ""stack"" of crypto has become a ""bag"" you're stuck holding ""until you reach XX number again--then you'll sell *for sure*."" Here's the reality: Once the bubble pops, every crash is going to seem like a ""dip"" and every ""bounce"" is going feel like a ""this is gentlemen."" ***That's how frogs get boiled to death.*** Here are some principles you need to keep in mind if you want to walk away from this bull run with a fat stack of cash: 1. Recognize and accept that you won't sell the exact top, and that--subsequently--your portfolio's ""true value"" is only what you sell it for--not what it's ATH was at one point. 2. Pick a realistic sum (take your dream figure and subtract 50%) at which you're going to cash out a certain percentage--or all of it--and (here's the important part): ***STICK TO IT.*** 1. This latter point is most crucial, because as the sum grows and actually hits that number you picked, you're going to be very tempted to leave it in ""just a little longer"". That's greed talking. If you ask Greed ""how much is enough?"" the answer is always ""a little bit more."" Have discipline in this and you'll win. Let greed take over and you'll lose. *If you let greed govern your decisions in a bull market, then you'll let panic govern your decisions in a bear market.* 3. You can't predict the future--so don't judge your past self for knowledge you have today. ""Why didn't i buy that coin?!?! it just mooned!"" Or ""Why didn't i sell before it crashed?!"" You know what happened yesterday because it's today--you can't get mad at yourself for not possessing today's knowledge on the day before yesterday. 4. My final and **MOST IMPORTANT** point: 1. As I said before ***your portfolio is only worth what you actually sell it for***. So do **NOT** focus on ***how much it was*** or ***how much it could have been*** \-- if you make this mistake you will be dissatisfied at turning $1000 into $100,000. If you've only got a $1,000 right now, you're probably thinking ""of course i'd be happy with $100k!"" -- but when you get there you'll be holding out for 200/300/1 million. In your greed, you won't be satisfied with an enormous return--especially if you keep thinking about how you could have had $1,000,000 if you just ""bought that dip"" that no one saw coming or ""held xyz coin"" a little bit longer. ***Focus on what you have today--not what you might have tomorrow.*** ​ Crypto veterans what other wisdom do you want to add to this list? Edit: Some people here seem to think that because BTC is now worth $55k that it would have been dumb to sell at $20k...in 2017. Obviously those are not people interested in making money, and this post is clearly not for them.",2021-03-11 08:31:33 457,"Starbucks CEO says they plan to accept digital currencies, but NOT Bitcoin BTC.",6303,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7tbmt8/starbucks_ceo_says_they_plan_to_accept_digital/,1317,"Starbucks Chairman Howard Shultz said the coffee chain plans to incorporate blockchain technology and digital currencies into its long-term payment technology strategy, and hopes to ""expand digital customer relationships."" Shultz does not, however, believe that bitcoin will play a role in this strategy, remarking that he didn't believe the original cryptocurrency would ""be a currency today or in the future."" He clarified that **Starbucks is not developing a digital currency** or announcing an investment in blockchain or cryptocurrencies, but would like to use its stature to lend credibility to these technologies. https://www.coindesk.com/starbucks-chairman-hot-blockchain-cold-bitcoin/ Starbucks' Howard Schultz: A 'trusted' digital currency is coming, but it won't be bitcoin **""One or a few legitimate"" cryptocurrencies are coming, but bitcoin is not one of them**, according to the Starbucks executive chairman. Schultz sees potential in blockchain, the online ledger technology underlying digital currencies. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/starbucks-schultz-a-digital-currency-is-coming-but-wont-be-bitcoin.html STARBUCKS is set to become one of the first major high street shops to accept cryptocurrency after it announced plans to incorporate blockchain as part of its payment strategy, but **in a snub it has ruled out using Bitcoin**. https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/910629/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-news-latest-Ripple-Ethereum-price-value-surge-starbucks-payment",2018-01-27 08:49:41 458,"Snowden : Coinbase spending $16,000,000 on a Superbowl Ad to direct people to their website and $0 to make sure that website doesn't crash 10 seconds after the ad starts!",6318,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ssajk9/snowden_coinbase_spending_16000000_on_a_superbowl/,693,"Edward Snowden's tweet on Coinbase's superbowl Ad is a reality check for Crypto exchanges, how they do business. Tweet >Coinbase spending $16,000,000 on a Superbowl Ad to direct people to their website and $0 to make sure that website doesn't crash 10 seconds after the ad starts is do very internet Exchanges are willingly spending huge lot of money on their marketing and all,but they don't want to spend a dollar to make sure their customer gets the best service.All they want is new customers. It's not just one exchange, most of the Crypto exchanges are doing the same.If they will spend even half of the marketing money to improve their customer service, improve their website,to give customers best experience they might get more customers.",2022-02-14 13:25:03 459,"We should be here for newcomers, because Youtubers certainly aren’t.",6313,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m8esie/we_should_be_here_for_newcomers_because_youtubers/,897,"It’s a constant occurrence to see people freaking out when a coin starts pumping, and they aren’t in it, and the coins start dumping and they want to sell it. Youtubers are constantly saying “this is just FUD”, and “the Bull market is not over”, and “Buy the dip”. But the problem is that A LOT of the FUD that newcomers feel, actually come from the crappy Youtubers, with their shitty “😱😱🚀🚀🚀🌕🌕📈📈📉📉” thumbnails. Imagine you finally bought some Bitcoin, maybe you bought it at 60k, and you see the market going 10% down. You invested in crypto, and it’s your first experience with volatility. You go to YouTube, and your homepage is now flooded with “THE MARKET IS TANKING 😱😱😱😱😱💥💥💥” “BITCOIN BEAR MARKET”. How do you think this would make you feel if you just came to the cryptocurrency market? I personally would feel a lot of fear, and try to cut my losses, as I wouldn’t know what any of this meant. Now I take a loss, and the market starts going up, and then I buy...and the cycle continues. It’s the meme of buy high, sell low...but although it is a joke, it does happen to a lot of people. We need to help the people that feel this way, by giving them reassurance. By not letting their emotions take over. I try to do this on the daily discussion, and maybe if you read this far, you could also jump in sometimes. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!",2021-03-19 11:02:50 460,China declares crypto ilegal again,6304,http://www.pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/113456/113469/4348521/index.html,5696,,2021-09-24 09:32:04 461,"Janet Yellen (Secretary of the Treasury): Crypto is mainly used by Criminals | Reality: Just 0,34% of Transactions are connected to Crime, an All Time Low",6286,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r3fcgk/janet_yellen_secretary_of_the_treasury_crypto_is/,1561,"Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury, claims that Crypto would be mainly used by criminals. But how does reality actually look like? Crypto transactions connected to crime have hit an all time low last year, just 0,34% of all transactions are somehow connected to ""crime"" (this includes your local guy ordering weed) What about the U.S. Dollar and other FIAT? The United Nations estimates that up to $4,000,000,000,000 annualy is connected to crime, which is up to 4% of global GDP. Why is no politician talking about that? [(source for claims)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/haileylennon/2021/01/19/the-false-narrative-of-bitcoins-role-in-illicit-activity/)",2021-11-27 15:05:12 462,The ultimate guide to earning passive income with cryptocurrencies 📌,6294,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lk2rtw/the_ultimate_guide_to_earning_passive_income_with/,1356,"Most of us are here to make money. Some people try trading, while others just HODL and check the prices every 5 minutes. And even though many of us have made decent amounts, neither of these two ways can guarantee a reliable source of income. But what if I told you that apart from trading and holding, there are other ways that can make you money in the crypto space? Well, in this guide I have collected most of these methods so that you can pick out the ones you prefer, and start earning passive income with crypto. # #1 - Staking Staking is an activity where a user locks or holds his funds in a cryptocurrency wallet to participate in maintaining the operations of a proof-of-stake (PoS)-based blockchain system. It is similar to crypto mining in the sense that it helps a network achieve consensus while rewarding users who participate. Staking can be an excellent way to increase your cryptocurrency holdings with minimal effort. You can stake various cryptocurrencies such as DOT, ADA, AVAX etc. By doing this, you earn a certain APY (annual percentage yield), usually between 4%-25% depending on how long you are willing to lock your cryptos. You can either stake a coin from a wallet such as Exodus, or you can stake your coins on a few exchanges (e.g. Binance). As always, DYOR before locking your crypto for 30-60-90 or more days. # #2 - Airdrops An airdrop, in the cryptocurrency business, is a marketing stunt that involves sending coins or tokens to wallet addresses in order to promote awareness of a new virtual currency. Small amounts of the new virtual currency are sent to the wallets of active members of the blockchain community for free or in return for a small service, such as retweeting a post sent by the company issuing the currency. The famous Uniswap airdrop made 49 million UNI claimable for users whose address has ever called the Uniswap v1 or v2 contracts. Each address could claim 400 UNI (worth ≈ $7400), which is a nice sum for doing almost nothing. It is worth keeping an eye out for possible future airdrops, so make sure to follow the news! :) # #3 - Reddit Moons Most of the users here already know, but for those who don't (and with a large influx of new members, it's possibly a lot of you guys), you can earn Moons for upvotes on this subreddit. But what are Moons? ""Moons exist as ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, where they are managed by a suite of smart contracts that handle balances, transfers, distribution/claiming, and purchasing Special Memberships. The smart contracts and mobile apps have been reviewed and audited by Trail of Bits, an independent security firm with blockchain expertise. As blockchain tokens, Moons are independent of Reddit. Once you’ve earned them, neither Reddit nor moderators can take your Moons away or decide what you do with them. They’re all yours."" In order to be able to claim your Moons, you'll need to download the Reddit mobile app and set up your vault (click on your icon at the top left of the home page). The main purpose for moons is to own a share of the community (vote on governance/distribution proposals) as well as redeem them for the premium membership, which allows you to change the color of your username, embed gifs in comments, add custom flair, etc. To sum it up, you earn Moons by commenting and posting - something that you'd normally do anyway. Just don't forget to create your vault! In case you want to, you have the option to sell your Moons. The current price of Moons is $0.071380 / coin (15/02/2021), and you can only sell your moons on Honeyswap at the moment. # #4 - Nexo, Celsius, etc. This method is very similar to what banks offer on your investment, except that on Nexo and Celsius you can earn up to 6-14% just by keeping your crypto, stablecoin or fiat on their site. While the saying ""not your keys, not your coins"" is true, these companies are insured and have never been hacked before. As far as I know, both of these sites have a daily payout system, and you can deposit and withdraw funds whenever you want to. If you choose this method, it might be worth splitting your investment between these sites in order to prepare for the worst and also to be able to claim offers and bonuses on both sites once available. # #5 - Coinbase Earn Not a ""passive"" method, but I felt like I should add this one to the list. Many of you are already familiar with the ""It ain't much, but it's honest work"" meme referring to Coinbase Earn, a program where you can earn a few coins by watching educational videos of certain cryptocurrencies and solving the quizzes that follow said videos. In my country, currently Graph, Compound, XLM, CELO, Band, and Maker are available through Coinbase Earn, and if you complete all of these crypto's quizzes, you can earn up to $30-$40. In crypto, of course. Compared to the previous methods, it truly ain't much, but it's honest work, and who knows how these coins will perform in the upcoming years. Worth a shot! ​ **If you have any other suggestions or feel like sharing your experience on passive income and cryptocurrencies, feel free to do that! :)** ​ *The above references are an opinion and are for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.*",2021-02-15 01:46:08 463,"Trump: “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”",6289,https://i.redd.it/lrdupoiyrr931.jpg,1587,,2019-07-12 00:46:25 464,NFTs... Have people lost their minds?,6269,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qvgvdu/nfts_have_people_lost_their_minds/,3657,"So I'm not new to crypto and Blockchain technology. However I have not been paying super close attention to what's been going on. Does anyone have any clue why people are paying hundreds, and even thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars for stupid little pictures (NFTs)? I understand that the pictures are ""unique"" as non-fungible tokens are well, non-fungible. I spent a few minutes on opensea and I just can't imagine paying $215 for an 8 bit viking with a stripe shirt. Valuable art usually has some type of historical value to it. I understand why Davinci pieces are expensive. Do people really believe that buying these NFTs means they're going to hold them and get rich off them later on? Because to me it looks like the only people getting rich are the ones getting away with selling them first off and leaving the bag with the buyers.",2021-11-16 20:10:54 465,When did it become ok in peoples eyes to allow the 1% to control and influence cryptocurrencies?,6273,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nbyj5k/when_did_it_become_ok_in_peoples_eyes_to_allow/,1341,"I am pretty certain one of the main drivers behind cryptocurrencies was so that the financial system would be placed back into the hands of the ordinary person and not controlled and influenced by the top 1%. Why is it now ok that someone of the 1% can now be the influencer and spokesperson (and even manipulate devs) to do what they want with it? # There is something fundamentally wrong with present day crypto if this is the new norm. What happened to the anonymous - that now requires more identification than you would to open a bank account. What happened to the peer to peer - that now goes through middlemen exchanges who ""own"" your wallets. What happened to cypherpunks? The dreamers? The ones who want to change the world to make it better and especially the ones who believe in the technology and not looking to ""buy"" only because you think someone else will buy it from you for more than what you paid for it? We need to go back to the roots. It's time to awaken the sleepy cypherpunks from their slumber and give them back the ink they had once lost, so that they can form a new world.",2021-05-14 02:45:33 466,Me going into alts while everyone FOMOs into Bitcoin.,6261,https://i.redd.it/5o7305t4kj201.jpg,703,,2017-12-07 18:12:52 467,"Vitalik on creating ETH: “I happily played World of Warcraft during 2007-2010, but one day Blizzard removed the damage component from my beloved warlock’s Siphon Life spell. I cried myself to sleep, and on that day I realized what horrors centralized services can bring. I soon decided to quit.”",6254,https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/a-world-of-warcraft-nerf-lead-to-the-creation-of-cryptocurrency-ethereum/,558,,2021-10-03 00:00:19 468,"Famous porn star scams her community, runs away with $1.5 million",6239,https://www.tweaktown.com/news/84708/famous-porn-star-scams-her-community-runs-away-with-1-5-million/index.html,1193,,2022-02-23 02:12:52 469,Let me tell you about Portugal for crypto living,6230,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pm4j1n/let_me_tell_you_about_portugal_for_crypto_living/,2184,"In Portugal, as of now, there are no taxes over crypto assets or gains. Cost of living is cheap compared to average European. Infrastructure is good. Roads, water, sanitation, power, Internet. All is in place. Weather is good. Not much rain. No snow. Hot summer. Nice beaches. Food is great. Tasty and diverse. Meat, fish, vegetables, there are options to all tastes. My retirement plan is to open a crypto friendly hotel where not only crypto is accepted as payment but we'll have workshops, discussions and a real crypto community enjoyng. One day I'll get there and you'll be welcome. If you want a nice country to enjoy a good crypto life, that is Portugal.",2021-09-11 09:47:01 470,Everyone in here should realize that we are all still early in the game. An average joe wouldn’t be able to tell you wat bitcoin even is or does let alone Crypto in general.,6234,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lmpebt/everyone_in_here_should_realize_that_we_are_all/,1173,"The fact that almost everyone I know knows nothing about cryptocurreny except for maybe bitcoin (without even knowing what bitcoin does or really is) shows that we are still friggin early. All they might know is that it’s worth a lot as a “coin”. Other than that it’s completely blank for them. So be happy you guys! Lots of gains to be made😀 Edit: Thanks for all the awards guys, this community is awesome!",2021-02-18 15:34:42 471,7 years ago~ Winklevoss Brothers Said Bitcoin Will Be Bigger Than Facebook. They Were Right.,6220,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mhxd6q/7_years_ago_winklevoss_brothers_said_bitcoin_will/,604,"**2014 - April** Facebook market cap: $155 billion Bitcoin market cap: $5.69 billion **2021 - April** Facebook market cap: $851.857 billion Bitcoin market cap: $1.107 trillion Hey hey heeeeeeeey Zucky, how are you? People always said that you should never trust the guy who is going outside only with his identical twin. Seems like Winkles got it right. Sauce: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/19/winklevoss-twins-bitcoin-bigger-than-facebook-investors This is not April joke.",2021-04-01 15:10:41 472,"This is the top, kids. I'm a millionaire.",6213,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/kmxv9o/this_is_the_top_kids_im_a_millionaire/,1031,"​ [Graph of net worth, fiat + crypto](https://preview.redd.it/q5mfjdlf3a861.png?width=676&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=05c745c8ccbd1d0adce9a96156d3b467b092740e) * I can't tell anyone around me, but I'm so happy. * My holdings are 60% ETH, 20% BTC, and the rest alts. (Edit to add, 449 MOONs.) My fiat is in index funds. * I bought BTC at around $1000 in 2013. * I bought ETH at around $10 in 2017. * I haven't sold anything or taken profits, with the exception of a couple of ETH a few years ago for a trip to Vegas. * I will sell 80% of my holdings when they reach $5 million. I'll quit my job and buy a house. * I'll hodl 20% forever. * Everything is in cold storage. * The graph starts at $100k because I didn't keep track of my money until 2013. * Please don't wrench me.",2020-12-30 07:41:42 473,"A 12-Year-Old Made Over $160,000 in Ethereum on NFTs in One Day",6216,https://decrypt.co/76759/weird-whales-nfts-12-year-old-ethereum,1173,,2021-07-23 19:47:58 474,Andrew Yang files paperwork to run for New York mayor,6211,https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/23/politics/andrew-yang-new-york-mayor-race-paperwork/index.html,346,,2020-12-24 06:42:14 475,El Salvador buys the dip adding 100 Bitcoin to national treasury 🇸🇻,6201,https://nitter.net/nayibbukele/status/1464307422793715716#m,841,,2021-11-26 19:09:34 476,This isn’t a “20% correction.” This is a 40%+ bear market.,6202,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rydqsa/this_isnt_a_20_correction_this_is_a_40_bear_market/,2364,"BTC is at $41-42k. ATH was at $69k. That’s a 40% drop from ATH, and that drop has just been growing and growing for more than two months now. That’s a bear market. Yeah, it’s not a crypto winter, but multiple months of falling prices qualifies as a bear market, even if it’s short. Just like last summer was a bear market. It might get worse, or it might not. Call it what it is. It’s not something to be afraid of; bear markets are where foundations are built. The people who are saying “Oh, this is just a dip” or “This is just a typical correction” are in denial and don’t know what the fuck they’re talking about.",2022-01-07 18:09:31 477,"FTX execs hid $8 billion in liabilities in a customer account that Bankman-Fried referred to as 'our Korean friend's account,' CFTC prosecutors allege",6196,https://news.yahoo.com/ftx-execs-hid-8-billion-173336895.html,593,,2022-12-25 18:23:32 478,Crypto community donates over $1.7 million in Ethereum and ERC20 tokens towards India's coronavirus fight,6202,https://cryptoslate.com/ethereum-creator-vitalik-buterin-donates-640000-towards-indias-coronavirus-fight/,449,,2021-04-26 08:38:20 479,"The entire market dipped, here's why!",6192,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ng4moj/the_entire_market_dipped_heres_why/,1753,"* The hint to this huge drop should've been a period when you saw that meme coins were going up and then more meme coins been created and then fights between meme coin HODLers who's meme coin is the realest... * ETH folks yelled just days ago ""last chance to buy under 4k""... * grandma coming in to this sub saying it's ok kids * laser eye twitter profile pics * John MCAfee doubling down and calling 1 BTC = 2M $ by the end of the day * covfefe (I dunno) * moon farming and moons actually being worth a dime * this sub going to 3 million members * memecoin subs going into million(s) subs * people calling themselves CEO of wallstreetbets and the king of the apes for no reason TL;DR: BTC is going to reach its new ATH in June 2021 (78k $ to be precise) and you can quote me on that! EDIT: thank you guys for all the awards, very kind of you, love you all (APES TOGETHER STRONG) EDIT2: Justin Sun (the original Trontard and the guy who stole the copy of the copy of the copy of Ethereum, and twitter troller of announcements of annocements) is going to save us, he just bought 4k+ bitcoin worth 150M $ and 54k+ ETH worth 135M USD with the money he never had or ever seen in his life (not gonna post the link but check out his twitter if you want). He showed no proof of his purchase but we're on the way to 78k USD/BTC moonbois thanks to good ol' sun-shine! The prophecy is still on! FINAL EDIT: this aged well :)!",2021-05-19 12:36:11 480,The European Bank Unicredit threatens to close all accounts of clients who buy crypto,6187,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ryw1sr/the_european_bank_unicredit_threatens_to_close/,2271,"Everything started on Twitter when a user showed a screenshot of a conversation with Unicredit customer support. He complained that he couldn't send money to FTX or Crypto.com The support told him to not do it because it's against the bank's policy. He asked where this policy was written and the answer was ""it's not written in the contract, it's just a policy we have"". The customer service told him also that anyone who tries to send money to any crypto exchange will be reported (to whom? Lol) and their account will be terminated. **After this post became trending on Twitter, the official Unicredit account tweeted a statement confirming that their policies forbid customers to send money to any crypto exchange.** You can see the thread here, however it's written in Italian but you can use Google translate: https://twitter.com/UniCredit_IT/status/1479527599890173952?t=9PYE2-UqUCvtIdRMHjZEsw&s=19 I don't have an account at Unicredit because it's a terrible bank previously related with the worse politicians in the country, however it's a big European bank so I advise every customer to close their account and move to another bank.",2022-01-08 09:27:44 481,Investing in Crypto with Low Income: How I've been doing it,6170,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m983wv/investing_in_crypto_with_low_income_how_ive_been/,677,"I'm from a 3rd world country with a very unstable economy and hyper inflated currency. I got into cryptocurrency at the beginning of COVID because I lost my job and there were no other jobs available, so I did some research and saw how fiat and will of governments are the major reason my people suffer this much and also how crypto can help bypass these restrictions. So, after doing research and calculating electricity costs and gains, I invested most of my savings into a small mining rig which ended up earning me more money per month than my previous job because the price of ETH got better. For reference I was making 110$ per month from my job, but I was earning roughly 160$ from mining every month. I found another job recently, but for quite some time, mining was my primary source of income. Now I roughly earn 300$ per month, mining + my job. Anyway the reason I brought this up was to show how little I was earning and how I still managed to invest in crypto. Usually investing requires a large amount of initial capital (Such as stocks and property), which many people don't have, but crypto doesn't have any such barrier. I started spending less and less on things I didn't really need. Smoking, drinking, occasional drug use (marijuana) and ordering food all the time. These can be anything, for me it was these things. Some people spend excessive money on collectible, games, clothing etc... So its up to each individual to find out what is their needless spending. I quit smoking, drugs and alcohol and started cooking more. This allowed me to invest around 1$ per day in BTC or coin of my choice. Sometimes I simply held onto my ETH instead of selling it, and sometimes I bought another coin. But as I said, it was around 30$ a month. It's basically nothing in terms of international value, but it was decent amount of money for me (inflation is a bitch) and now depending on the coin I invested in, I have profits in almost all of them. Even though I convert most of my mining into fiat to spend on bills and costs of living, every investment I made I've been hodling ever since. It didn't make me rich or anything, but now I have basically tripled my investments and have more in savings than I ever did. Which one are you more likely to regret more: 1. I could have spent the whole year smoking and drinking, and eating bad food, but I didn't 2. I could have spent the whole year investing in crypto and living a healthier life, but I didn't In fact, with my savings, I would feel less terrible for indulging in things I quit now and then, because its no longer a big economic drain like it used to be and we are all human, so we do deserve some leisure spending. Its all thanks to that crucial year of investing. I recommend everyone to do their own research, but I still believe it's early enough to invest a small amount of your income in crypto every month, hodl and see profits long term. My mother thinks I am some kind of genius for tripling our savings, but she simply doesn't understand the concept of crypto. In reality, I was just following crypto info on my 2nd monitor while gaming and not spending money on things I didn't need. I am no genius. Crypto simply provides investment opportunities to people who don't have large initial capital to invest in traditional investment avenues. I hope this has been helpful to other people with low income, specially others who are also from countries that have unstable economy and inflated currencies. Even 1%-5% of your monthly income in crypto is a good long term investment, but as always do your own research and pick your coins. I didn't do ""day trading"" or try to invest in new coins, hoping they would go up. I mainly invested in coins that were solid already. I would suggest the same for fellow low income investors. In the end this has been my experience, and I thought I should share it. And don't forget, this is just for one year. The more we hold, the better. Finally, even if we don't make it, we have merely sacrificed unnecessary things in our lives, we still have the friends and connections we made along the way. P.S: Happy new year and Nowruz to everyone who follow Iranian/Zoroastrian solar calendar around the world! The equinox is upon us and spring has sprung! Happy first day of spring. Edit: Thanks a lot for all the rewards and support! I would love to message each one of you to thank you individually, but there is so many of you! Thank you very much for all the support.",2021-03-20 14:28:00 482,Elon Musk holding a crypto currency book in his hands,6168,https://i.redd.it/ur5gup2m47l01.jpg,482,,2018-03-11 20:43:38 483,Why Bitcoin will hit $700k Soon:,6166,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ppmnnt/why_bitcoin_will_hit_700k_soon/,1342,"*Let's be honest here.* **Bitcoin is going to hit $700k very soon**. Just look at the chart, all the indicators say it: ​ [See what i mean?](https://preview.redd.it/mf2hbywsfxn71.png?width=791&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=61de598e762809bbd104d6691585814d5d6b439e) Like, if you're too ignorant or too old to see this **Golden Apache Helicopter pattern** what are you doing? And this isn't even the only proof, just have a look at the maths: ​ [Meths never lie](https://preview.redd.it/bvyoijnjlxn71.png?width=977&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b6d9a148103b7c2e7d4f84b8e40dbc7fed800afb) I got in early myself at $46k because someone on Discord gave me this info in return for my creditcard codes, who needs corrupt fiat anyways?? You don't need to thank me for giving you all this precious information. I just 125x leveraged my wife and dog so I'll make my gains.. Happy Green Dildo day and stay woke!",2021-09-16 21:34:09 484,"Dear Janet ""Bitcoin is inefficient"" Yellen: Right now, due to an outage at the Federal Reserve, the entire central banking remittance system including ACH, Wire, FedCash are all down. This is called ""inefficiency"".",6167,https://www.frbservices.org/app/status/serviceStatus.do,608,,2021-02-24 18:26:33 485,Goldman Sachs becomes first major U.S. bank to begin trading Bitcoin,6163,https://zycrypto.com/goldman-sachs-becomes-first-major-u-s-bank-to-begin-trading-bitcoin/?amp&__twitter_impression=true,485,,2021-06-19 04:45:22 486,Nothing sucks more than not having money to invest in a crypto that you knew would pump.. and watching it pump.,6162,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qhwb76/nothing_sucks_more_than_not_having_money_to/,2514,"I knew for a while that a certain crypto would pump and have tried finding money to invest but I am currently paying off money from an unforseen event. So today I watch the charts and it's pumping... No money to put in and tears to my eyes.. Some people are very fortunate and have thousands to throw in and we all know that most of those people will make it big in this game.. sucks knowing you may never be that person.. I guess it's hard not feeling jealous. So I guess I'm writing this to preach solidarity with people like me who feel like shit watching coins you wanted to invest in pump before your eyes and there's nothing you can do about it. I hope we stumble on a bag full of money that fell out of a plane tomorrow!",2021-10-28 20:51:36 487,Cardano and Stellar now tradable at Germany's second largest stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart,6156,https://coin.fyi/news/cardano/cardano-and-stellar-now-tradable-at-boerse-stuttgart-n70t79,480,,2021-05-10 05:18:11 488,Bitcoin millionaire who retired at 35 complains that being rich is 'boring',6150,https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/bitcoin-multi-millionaire-who-retired-28691630,1306,,2022-12-09 09:28:19 489,"Crypto.com Lays Off More than 2,000 Employees",6143,https://ihodl.com/topnews/2022-10-10/cryptocom-lays-more-2000-employees/,1247,,2022-10-10 11:23:41 490,"Bitcoin Price Hits $10,000",6139,https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-hits-10000,767,,2017-11-28 11:21:08 491,"Coin Bureau is a brand owned and operated by a digital marketing firm. Guy is a paid actor. Everything about the channel and it's mission is astro turfed to feel ""authentic"" for the little guy. In reality, they are pushing on you a hidden agenda so they and their clients can make money off of you.",6137,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qf3eqg/coin_bureau_is_a_brand_owned_and_operated_by_a/,2028,"You might wonder why Coin Bureau doesn't play adds on their channel. How incredibly egalitarian of them, right? Wrong. Coin Bureau is owned by a company called V3 Digital based out of London. Guess what V3 Digital is? Yep, a marketing firm that tries to maximize traffic for their clients. From their website: "" Your digital marketing strategy is incomplete without content marketing, which is why getting it right is always imperative. Our marketing experts are capable of tailoring content so that it engages your target audience at every stage of their journey. "" "" Growing your followers on social networks will help you increase word of mouth and referrals. We provide social media marketing services that enable you to reach relevant people, increase your following, make connections and drive organic traffic to your website with high success."" ​ Basically, the Coin Bureau channel is designed and curated to manipulate and influence your opinions on crypto for either clients of V3 digital or V3 digital itself. Essentially Coin Bureau is paid to shill the highest bidder. They want you buying their shitty hoodies and t-shirts while they cram misinformation and their agenda down your throat. ​ **TL;DR: Do not trust coin bureau. Guy is a paid actor who has zero technical knowledge. Coin Bureau is owned BY V3 digital, a marketing firm out of London that shills for the highest bidder. It is an untrustworthy source of information. Know you're being manipulated. Their ""mistakes"" are not mistakes at all. Rather highly focused and targeted marketing with the intent to manipulate your crypto decisions.** edit0: link to v3 digital: https://v3.digital/ link to Coin Burea ToS: https://www.coinbureau.com/terms-of-service/ ""Coin Bureau is a brand of V3 Digital"" edit1: from /u/CrazyAsparagus below in comments Guy is not the founder or creator of coinbureau. Nic Puckrin, a former investment banker from Goldman Sach's is. Proof: > ""Nic Puckrin is founder of UK-based cryptocurrency news and education site Coin Bureau. He previously worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in London."" https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/22/coinbases-big-week/ > ""Nic is the founder of Coin Bureau and is an Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker."" https://unhashed.com/author/nic-puckrin/ Guy majored in English and is literally an actor who even acted in other roles and not someone with previous investment or technical experience. Read: https://www.coinbureau.com/who-is-guy/. At least they are honest about him being an actor. **None of this is inherently bad.** What's bad is you have No. Idea. How. They. Make. Money. Remember: if you aren't paying for it, YOU ARE THE PRODUCT.",2021-10-24 23:00:08 492,"Stan Lee's twitter account is being used to advertise NFTs , this is utter disrespect.",6116,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rhhthd/stan_lees_twitter_account_is_being_used_to/,1084,"So apparently Stan Lee released NFT collection from the dead. Stan Lee's twitter account has a tweet about an NFT collection. This was the tweet from Stan Lee's twitter account ***From championing diversity to embracing new tech, Stan was 1 step ahead of the curve. To honor his innovative spirit, Stan's 1st Indian hero, Chakra The Invincible, debuts in his own NFT (digital art) collection from 7:30pm PT 12/27-12pm PT 12/29!*** The website is even worse **Honoring what would have been Stan Lee’s 99th birthday on December 28th, we are inviting all of Stan’s fans to celebrate his amazing legacy with us by sharing ownership** How is making money off him Honoring his legacy? I hate to see Stan Lee being used to shill something. I mean the person is dead , they just can't let the man rest in peace. Stan Lee was my idol when I was younger and seeing this company take advantage of his name and creations is heartbreaking.",2021-12-16 03:54:19 493,Save yourself trouble and just stay quiet about investing in crypto,6118,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pqidia/save_yourself_trouble_and_just_stay_quiet_about/,1512," My only friend in the whole wide world just got into crypto because I told him that I made a small profit since I started. My pal went ahead and started watching bitboy-like youtubers and lost a whole lotta money. Now he is trying to blame it on me for telling him to get into crypto. I wholeheartedly believe that telling your friends or family about investing in crypto is just asking for trouble. Money can be evil and can destroy many things, also long-time friendships and even family. I’ve seen it before with some of my relatives and you don’t want that. And family dinners will be far less enjoyable when crypto will dip and they will start lecturing you with “I knew that computer money is a hoax”. They don’t understand crypto. They don’t even remotely understand what it’s trying to achieve. Keep your investments to yourself. There is no need to announce it to everyone. You don’t go around telling people how thick your wallet is right? You should stay safe. Be a Satoshi, an unknown figure from the darkness of the web. Banks and government know about you too much already, no need to give them any additional information. Have a superb weekend my bestest lads and lasses",2021-09-18 08:04:42 494,"Emergency Proposal - Less than 24 hours to vote. Remove network of accounts from receiving Moons this distribution for subreddit manipulation amounting to 138,733 moons.",6107,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pjxnut/emergency_proposal_less_than_24_hours_to_vote/,1510,"###[New daily here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pjz7g6/daily\_discussion\_september\_8\_2021\_gmt0/) ------------ ###IOS VOTING IS HAPPILY BUGGED, USE A LAPTOP/DESKTOP. It has recently come to our attention that a user has been operating several accounts for the sole purpose of bypassing the karma limits imposed by Governance polls to earn more moons than possible each distribution. ​ For obvious reasons, we can't divulge too many details on how this has been identified, though Reddit admins have actioned some of the accounts listed (which usually happens when the accounts repeatedly upvote themselves) but you should know that this has been passed around the moderation team and there exists no shadow of doubt that these are the same entity. The user has since confirmed as much in a message to the moderation team. You may know this user as: u/Hame_BiH u/TDavid13 u/DestroRe13 u/mahatmadandi u/Obito_DOS3 ​ **Over the course of the previous distributions, this user has been given a total of 138,733 moons - which should have been spread fairly around the community of users here that earns them.** ​ While this user and all accounts have been permanently banned, the timing of the bans means that the 5,655 moons marked for distribution will still be paid out on the 8th September unless a poll passes. ​ We have very strict rules on using multiple accounts to bypass the karma cap, or otherwise game the system in an effort to earn more moons. Rule 3 is ""No Manipulation"" and that counts for bypassing Governance rules for the subreddit. **It is not fair for the rest of the users who are following the rules to have these moons distributed for ill-gotten karma, especially not over several accounts.** Unfortunately, the rest of the moons these accounts have received cannot be recovered (the beauty of trustless, blockchain technology) but we can at least act now to prevent this final distribution from rewarding this user for their bad-faith posting. If this karma is removed from the distribution, the current ratio will increase, giving each and every user more moons for their karma this round This will be a record-setting poll if it passes, and it is a long shot. ​ By this poll passing, it will remove the above accounts from the current distribution, ensuring they do not receive the final moons allocated for their posts in snapshot 17. The methodology to address problem users has been laid out by Reddit admins. An additional effect of the poll passing will be less karma in the pool, meaning the Karma:Moons ratio goes up - more moons for everyone! ​ Thanks for reading. [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/pjxnut)",2021-09-07 22:30:59 495,What its like currently holding ADA.,6110,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sp71mt/what_its_like_currently_holding_ada/,1046,"Hodling ADA is like you're eating at a 5 star gourmet restaurant where Gordon Ramsey (Charles Hoskinson) is the chef. Its renouned worldwide . Bottles of wine start at $500. All that to say that the food should be amazing. Only for you to be served chicken tendies and soggy fries from the kids menu. You look around then down at your plate. ""I thought this was supposed to be good?"" You think to yourself. Here comes your buddy, the guy who invited you to the restaurant. (Put in his entire life savings in at $0.35) ""Told you this place is the shit bro."" Your buddy says as he sits down and is served a TV dinner from Banquet. ""Oh yeah the food isn't great... right now. But wait until later trust me bro."" He says as he starts to unwrap the plastic film with a big grin on his face. Just as you were about to take a bite of your tendie Allincrypto sits down at your table. ""Sup boys, Allincrypto here."" Then immediately takes a bite of a turd Charles Hoskinsin layed on his plate. ""Oh my favorite!"" He says as he leans forward and eats the log apple bobbing style with no hands. ""Don't think about your food now. Think about the filet mignon of tomorrow."" As he goes in for another bite. Disgusted, you look out the window at a run down diner across the street. You peer into the window and see families laughing and having a good time. You see the waitress walk over to the table with what looks like a bacon cheeseburger and a new york strip steak. ""Wow that looks pretty good."" You mutter to yourself. Just as you say that Allincrypto and your buddy surround you. ""That place is so shit."" They say in unison as they both proceed to shut the curtains from each side. Right before the curtains fully close you look up at the neon sign above the diner. It reads ""Ethereum diner"" You turn around and stand up. Everyone in the restaurant has stopped eating and is glaring at you in complete silence. ""Hail Hydra"" they start chanting. They all get up and start to surround you while still chanting ""Hail Hydra"" A woman shouts from the back, ""Hydra will save us! Kill the non believer!"" ""Im sorry! I will eat my tendie please don't hurt me! That place across the street sucks."" But it doesn't work and they proceed towards you slowly. You shut your eyes and prepare for the worst. You suddenly wake up in your bed. ""Omg it was a dream. Thank god."" You think to yourself. You pull out your phone to look at your portfolio. $10,000 bought at $2.68. Portfolio down 69.420% You walk over to the bathroom and catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror. You smile with a tear rolling down your cheek. You notice your teeth are smeared with shit. ""I wouldn't have it any other way."" You think to yourself. You proceed to go on Reddit to post about the new Solana outage and check what new features are coming soon to Cardano. You look right into the camera. After a long pause you smile and shout ""Hail Hydra"" at the top of your lungs. The camera zooms away from your face and out of your RV thats parked in front of your step dads house and the credits start rolling. Fin",2022-02-10 13:49:24 496,"My wife and I disagree. We've reached our crypto goal of a house downpayment. She says pull now before interest rates spike, I say HODL. Thoughts?",6088,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rqsh26/my_wife_and_i_disagree_weve_reached_our_crypto/,6752,"Here's the facts. We live in one of the most expensive cities in North america. Average two/three bedroom townhouse here is about 900k. We have finally saved up 15% of a down payment (other 5% covered) and we would love to get into the market before our family expands and before the inevitable interest rate hikes in the new year. Most of the holding is in ETH. We're kind of going sideways with price right now but I would still cover the down payment if I pulled today at a recent low (4800cdn). My question is, if even 1% of an interest rate hike means an extra $100k on a mortgage, is holding for 6 months to a year to see a possible 10K eth a smart move? Am I basically gaining more crypto but paying more for a house as the rates go up? I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. A lot of hard work got me to the single goal that most crypto apes hold for, a house, but now I'm finding it impossible to pull the trigger. Also I don't know shit about fuck and she's probably smarter than me. Ps: yes i'll make sure to ignore any DMs with great offers on how to double my eth thx EDIT: Thank you everyone for your solid advice, knowledge and stories. I didn't expect such a reaction. They say you should always bet against the common sentiment in the sub but today we prove them wrong. I think I know what I need to do now.",2021-12-28 23:10:12 497,"Bitcoin has reached $20,000!",6088,https://i.redd.it/wm2og869yg401.png,1185,,2017-12-17 11:35:28 498,So we are firmly in Stage 4 of the markets dropping.,6089,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rzu4kl/so_we_are_firmly_in_stage_4_of_the_markets/,1834,"Stage 1: People refer to a large, sudden, and unexplainable drop in price as a 'correction', anyone referring to it as a crash gets shunned. Stage 2: People start responding to any question with 'just don't look at the charts all the time' and get offended when people want to talk about crypto on a crypto subreddit. Stage 3: Some people start using the word crash without being downvoted while others are confident that it will be going back up soon. Stage 4: People are now confident that it will definitely be going lower and will always go lower, the crypto dream is dead and so is the stock market. Everything is ruined. Other times the market has gone down get referenced constantly. The phrase 'crypto winter' starts being repeated frequently. Stage 5: EVERY question gets answered with 'we don't know shit about fuck'. Some people start commenting 'go outside and touch grass' to every post no matter the context. Final Boss Stage: The suicide hotline number gets posted.",2022-01-09 15:31:56 499,Want to start fresh after the crypto crash? Here is a comprehensive guide on how to invest and prosper over the long term.,6081,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7uzrta/want_to_start_fresh_after_the_crypto_crash_here/,622,"Well its happened, the crypto market just experienced the worst crash since 2014, the bubble has burst. [The idiocy of newbies FOMO-ing into anything with low nominal value lead to endless twitter timelines like this](https://i.imgur.com/zDjmRjl.jpg), and now nobody has any idea where the market settles. What do you do now? In the following weeks it will be a good time to rethink your investment approach and how you arrive at your decisions. Just buying whatever is shilled on Twitter or Reddit and jumping from one crypto to another isn't going to work like it did these last two months. The good news is that we're finally back closer and closer to our long term moving average which is much more healthy for entrants, the bad news is that the fear might continue compounding if outstanding issues are not dealt with. [Tether is the big concern for me personally for reasons I've stated many times](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7tg8fn/tether_drama_tether_has_dissolved_relationship/dtco50g/), but some relief in the short term may come if the SEC and CFTC meeting on February 6th goes well. Nobody really knows where the bottom is but I think we're now past the ""irrational exhuberance"" stage and we're entering a period of more serious inspection where cryptos will actually have to prove themselves as useful. I suspect hype artists like CryptoNick and John McAfee will fall out of favor. But perhaps most importantly use this as a learning experience, don't try to point fingers now. The type of dumb behavior that people were engaging in that was rewarded in a bull market (chasing pumps, going all in on a shillcoin, following hype..etc) could only ever lead to what we are experiencing now. Just like so many people jumped on the crypto bandwagon during the bull run, they will just as quickly jump on whatever bandwagon is to be used to blame for the deflation of the bubble. Nobody who pumped money into garbage without any use case will accept that they themselves with their own investing behavior were the real reason for the gross overvaluation of most cryptocurrencies, and the inevitable crash. So if you're looking for a fresh start after the massacre (or just want to get in now), here is a guide: #Part A: Making a Investment Strategy --------------------------- This is your money, put some effort into investing it with an actual strategy. Some simple yet essential advice that should apply to everyone, regardless of individual strategy: 1. Slow down and research each crypto that you're buying for at least a week. 2. Don't buy something just because it has risen. 3. Don't exit a position just because it has declined. 4. Invest only as much as you can afford to lose. 5. Prepare enter and exit strategies in advance. First take some time to think about your ROI target, set your hold periods for each position and how much you are actually ready to risk losing. **ROI targets** A lot of young investors who are in crypto have unrealistic expectations about returns and risk. A lot of them have never invested in any other type of financial asset, and hence many seem to consider a 5-10% ROI in a month to be unexciting. But its important to temper your hype and realize why we had this exponential growth in the last year and how unlikely it is that we see 10x returns in the next year. What we saw recently was [Greater Fool Theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory) in action. Those unexciting returns of 5-10% a month are much more of the norm, and much more healthy for an alternative investment class. You can think about setting a target in terms of the market ROI over a relevant holding period and then add or decrease based on your own risk profile. **Example: Calculating a 2 year ROI target** Lets say you want to hold for 2 years now, how could you set a realistic target to strive for? You could look at a historical 2 year return as a base, preferably during a period similar to what we're facing now. Now that we had a major correction, I think we can look at the two year period starting in 2015 after we had the 2014 crash. To calculate a 2 year CAGR starting in 2015: Year | Total Crypto Market Cap -------|------ Jan 1, 2015:| $5.5 billion Jan 1, 2017: | $18 billion Compounded annual growth return (CAGR): [(18/5.5)^(1/2)]-1 = 81% This annual return rate of 81% comes out to about 4.9% compounded monthly. This may not sound exciting to the lambo moon crowd, but it will keep you grounded in reality. You can aim for a higher return (say 2x of that 81% rate) if you choose to take on more risky propositions. I can't tell you what return target you should set for yourself, but just make sure its not depended on you needing to achieve continual near vertical parabolic price action in small cap shillcoins because that isn't sustainable. Once you have a target you can construct your risk profile (low risk vs. high risk category coins) in your portfolio based on your target. **Risk Management** Everything you buy in crypto is risky, but it still helps to think of these 3 risk categories: * Core holdings - This is the exchange pairing cryptos and those that are well established. These are almost sure to be around in 5 years, and will recover after any bear market. The Coinbase pairs (Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum) are in this class of risk, and I would also argue Monero. * Medium Risk Speculative - These would be cryptos which generally have a working product and niche, but higher risk than Core. Things like ZCash and Ripple, relatively established history but still uncertainty over long term viability. * High Risk Speculative - This is anything created within the last few months, ICOs, low caps, shillcoins...etc. Most cryptos are in this category. How much risk should you take on? That depends on your own life situation for one, but also it should be proportional to how much expertise you have in both financial analysis and technology. The general starting point I would recommend is: * 50-70% for newbies in Low Risk Core, then you can go down to 30% as you gains confidence and experience * Always try to keep at least a 1/3rd in safe core positions * Don't go all in on speculative picks. Some more core principles on risk management to consider: * Diversify across sectors and rebalance your allocations periodically. * Consider using dollar cost averaging to enter a position. This generally means investing a X amount over several periods, instead of at once. You can also use downward biased dollar cost averaging to mitigate against downward risk. For example instead of investing $1000 at once in a position at market price, you can buy $500 at the market price today then set several limit orders at slightly lower intervals (for example $250 at 5% lower than market price, $250 at 10% lower than market price). This way your average cost of acquisition will be lower if the crypto happens to decline over the short term. * Don't have more than 5-10% of your net worth in crypto. * Have the majority of your holdings in things you feel good holding for at least 2 years. Don't use the majority of your investment for day trading or short term investing. * Remember you didn't actually make any money until you take some profits, so take do some profits when everyone else is at peak FOMO-ing mode. * Have some fiat in reserve at a FDIC-insured exchange (ex. Gemini), and be ready to add to your winning positions on a pullback. This should be part of your entry strategy. * Consider what level of loss you can't accept in a position with a high risk factor, and use stop-limit orders to hedge against sudden crashes. Set you stop price at about 5-10% above your lowest limit. Stop-limit orders aren't perfect but they're better than having no hedging strategy for a risky microcap in case of some meltdown. Only you can determine what bags you are unwilling to hold. You can think of each crypto having a risk factor that is the summation of the general crypto market risk (Rm), but also its own inherent risk specific to its own goals (Ri). Rt = Rm +Ri The market risk is something you cannot avoid, it is essentially the risk that is carried by the entire market over things like regulations. What you can minimize though the Ri, the specific risks with your crypto. That will depend on the team composition, geographic risks (for example Chinese coins like NEO carry regulatory risks specific to China), competition within the space and likelihood of adoption and other factors, which I'll describe in Part 2: Crypto Picking Methodology. **Portfolio Allocation** Along with thinking about your portfolio in terms of risk categories described above, I really find it helpful to think about the segments you are in. [OnChainFX](http://onchainfx.com/) has some segment categorization but I generally like to bring it down to: * Core holdings - BTC, Ethereum, LTC...etc * Platform segment - Ethereum, NEO, Ark...etc * Privacy segment - Monero, Zcash, PivX..etc * Finance/Bank settlement segment - Ripple, Stellar...etc * Enterprise Blockchain solutions segment - VeChain, Walton, Factom...etc * Promising Tech segment - NANO/Raiblock, Cardano...etc Think about your [""Circle of Competence""](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_competence), your body of knowledge that allows you to evaluate an investment. Your ability to properly judge risk and potential is going to largely correlated to your understanding of the subject matter. If you don't know anything about how supply chains functions, how can you competently judge whether VeChain or WaltonChain will achieve adoption? If you don't understand anything about the tech when you read the Cardano paper, are you really able to determine how likely it is to be adopted? Consider the [historic correlations between your holdings](https://cointrading.ninja/correlation). Generally when Bitcoin pumps, altcoins dump but at what rate depends on the coin. When Bitcoin goes sideways we tend to see pumping in altcoins, while when Bitcoin goes down, everything goes down. You should diversify but really shouldn't be in much more than around 12 cryptos, because you simply don't have enough competency to accurately access the risk across every segment and for every type of crypto you come across. If you have over 20 different cryptos in your portfolio you should probably think about consolidating to a few sectors you understand well. #Part B: Crypto Picking Methodology (Due Dilligence) ------------------------------------------ Do you struggle on how to fundamentally analyze cryptocurrencies? Here is a 3-step methodology to follow to perform your due dilligence: # Step 1: Filtering and Research There is so much out there that you can get overwhelmed. The best way to start is to think back to your own portfolio allocation strategy and what you would like to get more off. For example in my view enterprise-focused blockchain solutions will be important in the next few years, and so I look to create a list of various cryptos that are in that segment. [Upfolio has brief descriptions of the top 100 cryptos and is filterable by categories](https://www.upfolio.com/100-coins-explained), for example you can click the ""Enterprise"" category and you have a neat list of VEN, FCT, WTC...etc. Once you have a list of potential candidates, its time to read about them: * Critically evaluate the website. If it's a cocktail of nonsensical buzzwords, if its unprofessional and poorly made, stay away. Always look for a roadmap, compare to what was actually delivered so far. Always check the team, try to find them on LinkedIn and what they did in the past. * Read the whitepaper or business development plan. You should fully understand how this crypto functions and how its trying to create value. If there is no use case or if the use case does not require or benefit from a blockchain, move on. * Check the blockchain explorer. How is the token distribution across accounts? Are the big accounts selling? Try to figure out who the whales are (not always easy!) and what the foundation/founder account is based on the initial allocation. * Look at the Github repos, does it look empty or is there plenty of activity? * Search out the subreddit and look at a few Medium or Steem blogs about the coin. How ""shilly"" is the community, and how much engagement is there between developer and the community? * I would also go through the BitcoinTalk thread and Twitter mentions, judge both the length and quality of the discussion. You can actually filter out a lot of scams and bad investments by simply keeping your eye out on the following red flags: * allocations that give way too much to the founder * guaranteed promises of returns (Bitcooonnneeeect!) * vague whitepapers filled with buzzwords * vague timelines and no clear use case * Github with no useful code and sparse activity * a team that is difficult to find information on #Step 2: Passing a potential pick through a checklist Once you feel fairly confident that a pick is worth analyzing further, run them through a standardized checklist of questions. This is one I use, you can add other questions yourself: Crypto Analysis Checklist | ---------| What is the problem or transactional inefficiency the coin is trying to solve? | What is the Dev Team like? What is their track record? How are they funded, organized? | How big is the market they're targeting? | Who is their competition and what does it do better? | What is the roadmap they created and how well have they kept to it? | What current product exists? | How does the token/coin actually derive value for the holder? Is there a staking mechanism or is it transactional? | Is there any new tech, and is it informational or governance based? | Can it be easily copied? | What are the weaknesses or problems with this crypto? | The last question is the most important. This is where the riskiness of your crypto is evaluated, the Ri I talked about above. Here you should be able to accurate place the crypto into one of the three risk categories. I also like to run through this checklist of blockchain benefits and consider which specific properties of the blockchain are being used by the specific crypto to provide some increased utility over the current transactional method: Benefits of Cryptocurrency | ---------| Decentralization - no need for a third party to agree or validate transactions. | Transparency and trust - As blockchain are shared, everyone can see what transactions occur. Useful for something like an online casino. | Immutability - It is extremely difficult to change a transaction once its been put onto a blockchain | Distributed availability - The system is spread on thousands of nodes on a P2P network, so its difficult to take the system down. | Security - cryptographically secured transactions provide integrity | Simplification and consolidation - a blockchain can serve as a shared ledger in industries where multiple entities previously kept their own data sources | Quicker Settlement - In the financial industry when we're dealing with post-trade settlement, a blockchain can drastically increase the speed of verification | Cost - in some cases avoiding a third party verification would drastically reduce costs. | #Step 3: Create a valuation model You don't need to get into full modeling or have a financial background. Even a simple model that just tries to derive a valuation through relative terms will put you above most crypto investors. Some simple valuation methods that anyone can do: **Probablistic Scenario Valuation** This is all about thinking of scenarios and probability, a helpful exercise in itself. For example: Bill Miller, a prominent value investor, [wrote a probabilistic valuation case for Bitcoin in 2015](http://dev.lmminvestments.com/a-value-investors-case-for-bitcoin/). He looked at two possible scenarios for probabalistic valuation: 1. becoming a store-of-value equal to gold (a $6.4 trillion value), with a .25% probability of occurring 2. replacing payment processors like VISA, MasterCard, etc. (a $350 million dollar value) with a 2.5% probability Combining those scenarios would give you the total expected market cap: (0.25% x 6.4 trillion) + (2.5% x 350 million). Divide this by the outstanding supply and you have your valuation. **Metcalfe's Law** [Metcalfe's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe's_law) which states that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n^2). So you can compare various currencies based on their market cap and square of active users or traffic. We can alter this to crypto by thinking about it in terms of both users and transactions: For example, compare the Coinbase pairs: Metric | Bitoin | Ethereum | Litecoin ---------|----------|----------|---------- Market Cap | $152 Billion | $93 Billion | $7.3 Billion Daily Transactions (last 24hrs) | 249,851| 1,051,427 | 70,397 Active Addresses (Peak 1Yr) | 1,132,000 |1,035,000 | 514,000 Metcalfe Ratio (Transactions Based)| 2.43 | 0.08 | 1.47 Metcalfe Ratio (Address Based)| 0.12| 0.09 | 0.03 Generally the higher the ratio, the higher the valuation given for each address/transaction. **Market Cap to Industry comparisons** Another easy one is simply looking at the total market for the industry that the coin is supposedly targeting and comparing it to the market cap of the coin. Think of the market cap not only with circulating supply like its shown on CMC but including total supply. For example the total supply for Dentacoin is 1,841,395,638,392, and when multiplied by its price in early January we get a market cap that is actually higher than the entire industry it aims to disrupt: Dentistry. **More complex valuation models** If you would like to get into more fleshed out models with Excel, I highly recommend Chris Burniske's blog about using Quantity Theory of Money to build an [equivalent of a DCF analysis for crypto](https://medium.com/@cburniske). [Here is an Excel file example of OMG done by Nodar Janashia using Chris' model ](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FvYGe0TA-rZR00iAV2PDI-B9zba6GpEG1FodECWJDys/edit). You should create multiple scenarios with multiple assumptions, both positive and negative. Have a base scenario and then moderately optimistic/pessimistic and highly optimistic/pessimistic scenario. Personally I like to see at least a 50% upward potential before investing from my moderately pessimistic scenario, but you can set your own safety margin. The real beneficial thing about modelling isn't even the price or valuation comparisons it spits out, but that it forces you to think about why the coin has value and what your own assumption about the future are. For example the discount rate you apply to the net present utility formula drastically affects the valuation, and it reflects your own assumptions of how risky the crypto is. What exactly would be a reasonable discount rate? What about the digital economy you are assuming for the coin, what levers affects its size and adoption and how likely are your assumptions to come true? You'll be a drastically more intelligent investor if you think about the fundamental variables that give your coin the market cap you think it should hold. #Summing it up ------------------------------------------ The time for lambo psychosis is over. But that's no reason to feel down, this is a new day and what many were waiting for. I've put together in one place here how to construct a portfolio allocation (taking into consideration risk and return targets), and how to go through a systematic crypto picking method. I'm won't tell you what to buy, you should always decide that for yourself and DYOR. But as long as you follow a rational and thorough methodology (feel free to modify anything I said above to suit your own needs) you will feel pretty good about your investments, even in times like these. Edit: Also get a [crypto prediction ferret](https://i.imgur.com/ZEJqZHf.jpg). You won't regret it.",2018-02-03 15:03:39 500,"‘Stars align’ as bitcoin price hits $42,069 on 4/20!",6087,https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-price-crypto-420-meme-b2061628.html,360,,2022-04-20 15:51:47 501,UPDATE: Visa Now Confirms Coinbase Was NOT at Fault for Overcharging Users,6075,https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/16/visa-coinbase-not-at-fault/?ncid=rss,367,,2018-02-17 05:40:35 502,My father told me about a stock that did 100%,6077,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qsbxx8/my_father_told_me_about_a_stock_that_did_100/,994,"My father told me about a stock he missed out on investing in. He said that he watched it over that time and eventually it rose 100% in value. TWO YEARS LATER. He was so shocked and impressed and ashamed that he didn't invest in it when he had the chance. I looked at him and went....two years? I've seen plenty of coins that did quadruple that in a matter of days. He looked at me like I was from another planet. I think crypto has ruined my concept of value. It won't always be like this... it's really insane when you think about it",2021-11-12 14:08:41 503,"Here's how I turned $0.01 into $1,000,000, and how you can do it too",6076,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pzgjj9/heres_how_i_turned_001_into_1000000_and_how_you/,969,"Until 10 minutes ago I was broke. My bank account barely had $5 in it and my crypto portfolio was barely worth $20. But not anymore. Today I finally became a millionaire. Here's how I did it. First, I got 0.1 ONE (around $0.01) from CryptoRoyale and sent it to my Metamask wallet. I then went to TokenJenny and created my own coin. I chose a total supply of 1,000,001 I paid a fee of 0.0038 ONE to mint it. And now it was in my wallet. https://preview.redd.it/7zbujfyqbwq71.png?width=854&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=12506aa105df2b4a88aa82323cf3f0dc3f53b91e As you can see I now have 1,000,001 RICH tokens. But at moment they are worth nothing. But not for long. ​ I went to Viperswap and swapped 0.0062 ONE for 0.001 USDC https://preview.redd.it/4fhtoslxcwq71.png?width=1077&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=9a842acbd5a56cde39e833f57d44d2be856bb8da I then created a trading pair for my coin on Viperswap. I added 0.001 USDC and 0.001 of my coin to the liquidity pool and approved it. https://preview.redd.it/39qga5i9fwq71.png?width=1248&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ed31ce8da24b8c1b5afc750d081bd52df6bd6f7a As you can all clearly see, 1 RICH = 1 USDC now. Which means I'm now officially a millionaire since I still own 1,000,000.999 RICH tokens. See yall at the lambo dealership. ​ https://i.redd.it/517cdszyfwq71.gif",2021-10-01 20:35:01 504,Whale No. 3 just moved 15.5k BTC out of storage,6069,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/w2tcw7/whale_no_3_just_moved_155k_btc_out_of_storage/,978,"**BREAKING: The wallet is claimed to be another cold wallet, likely belonging an untagged exchange.** [**https://twitter.com/ki\_young\_ju/status/1549792335201959938**](https://twitter.com/ki_young_ju/status/1549792335201959938) Edit: The wallet sold so much that it's at 4th position, no longer ""No. 3"" Edit 2: 61k BTC has moved out the past 2 days. The wallet now has less total BTC than in 2021 Edit 3: The wallet currently has 0 BTC. At the same time, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla has sold 75% of its holding. For those who do not know, ""Whale No. 3"" is a well-known holder of bitcoin and has gotten famous due to the sheer amount of BTC and anonymity. You can check out their holding here [https://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/address/1P5ZEDWTKTFGxQjZphgWPQUpe554WKDfHQ](https://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/address/1P5ZEDWTKTFGxQjZphgWPQUpe554WKDfHQ) That wallet currently holds over 117k BTC (valued at 2.6 billion USD). Nobody knows if this whale operates as an individual or an institution but it has been active for multiple market cycles. Over the cycles, the whale has been rather accurate in the local tops and bottoms. During the summer lulls of 2021, it was accumulating. Then it started selling into Q4 of 2021. Some people keep 24/7 tabs on the whale's wallet activity using it as buy/sell signals. Sometimes the whale gets things wrong and loses (millions of USD ouch), but more often than not it gains huge. ​ [a c c um u l a t e](https://preview.redd.it/drqb1mdpnmc91.png?width=716&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=95f70d4bb087f9c81f1b39c74f01e05f3bab13a7) During the past 1 month, when everyone was insanely bearish calling for 10-12k BTC, the whale was accumulating loads of BTC. Summing up to over 5k BTC. Congrats to people who followed the whale's decision. ​ [yo chill out man](https://preview.redd.it/p3tzr20rnmc91.png?width=473&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=252da7d655cda769e9da895fc95a929f6821b9cf) Today, it has just moved 15.5k BTC out of the wallet. It could be just a movement, but highly likely it's a sell. We are currently at major resistances at multiple timeframes, and this huge movement is piling onto the indicators. Well we all know nobody knows shit about fuck, I'm just here to report something which this sub doesn't seem to pay much attention to.",2022-07-19 13:55:29 505,"To the people who held since May crash, thank you.",6051,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q8r35z/to_the_people_who_held_since_may_crash_thank_you/,1731,"Whoever you are, wherever you come from, whatever you held, you refused to sell and stood your ground. You believed in the tech and not the words of those who doubted it. You deserve these gains because of that, and I for one thank you for holding the ground, I can hardly imagine what would've happened if we went to 20K or below. People say they're not in it for the tech but they don't realize it until they spent a few months in the dip, they probably didn't invest for the tech but they held it for the tech. I for one believe in it and imagine a decentralized human civilization within the next century, we are the pioneers of the next tech revolution and it wouldn't be possible without you.",2021-10-15 15:42:08 506,"A crash course on what changing the US bond rate means, and why it is considered such an important factor for US and global markets and economies",6052,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rxoj2i/a_crash_course_on_what_changing_the_us_bond_rate/,904,"# Intro Yesterday, somebody in the comments of some thread asked for an ELI5 on why US bond rates matter and what their relationship is with markets and economies. What I wrote ended up being more like an ELI12, and also ended up being quite long; in any case, I have decided to modify it a bit and turn it into its own post. # What are bonds First, an introduction on what bonds actually are. Simply put, a bond is the ""asset side"" of governmental or corporate debt. When a government or corporation borrows money, the borrower now holds a liability, and the lender holds an asset, which is expected to return them their original investment (the money they lent) plus profit (interest) at some later date. A bond is basically a token that says some government or company owes you some amount of principal by some date known as the maturity date (usually 3 months to 30 years, depending on the type of bond), plus interest. Because bonds are a tokenization of debt, they can be easily traded in a liquid, open market, just like stocks. This means that the original lender does not need to be the person who is repaid when the bond matures; the repayment and interest simply goes to whomever holds the bond at the time. There are two main types of bonds: corporate bonds, and government bonds. Corporate bonds are the main way companies raise money, apart from selling shares. Government bonds are how the government raises money to cover budget deficits (ie: when the government spends more than they have the tax revenue to spend, they borrow the remainder by selling bonds to whomever will buy them). If nobody is buying the government bonds, the interest will go up organically due to supply and demand until people are willing to buy them. Government bonds are often known as **treasuries**, and are broken down into three categories: treasury bills (short-term maturity), treasury notes (mid-term maturity), and treasury bonds (long-term maturity). One of the main buyers of US government bonds is the Federal Reserve, which is the name of America's central bank. This is the entity that is able to actually print US dollars. Everyone has heard of things like how the US government recently ran huge deficits due to ""stimulus spending"", and that it printed the money it needed for that spending. Well, this is a slightly inaccurate picture of how it works. The government chooses fiscal policy, which means they build the budget and they set the tax rates. They are the ones who choose to overspend and run a deficit. However, they don't choose monetary policy: they cannot print money. This power was delegated by congress to the Federal Reserve over 100 years ago. So, when the government runs a deficit, they sell bonds to borrow the money. If the FED chooses to, it can print a whole bunch of money and then lend that money to the government (ie: the taxpayer) by buying the government bonds with it. That is how newly printed money actually gets into the economy: the FED prints it and then lends it out to companies and to the government by buying corporate and government bonds. When the FED buys a bunch of treasuries (government bonds), it is really lending out freshly-printed cash to the American people (since the government's liabilities are really the taxpayers' liabilities), and the people then owe that money, with interest, back to the FED by the time the treasury matures. When the FED decides to buy up the government's bonds in order to lend to the taxpayers the money that congress is spending, they are also putting downward pressure on the bond interest rate. This is because, if the FED decided *not* to lend a bunch of money to the government to cover its deficits, the bond interest would organically rise through supply & demand until other buyers (individuals, companies, foreign investors, whatever) are willing to buy those bonds. So, when the FED wants to keep bond interest low, they achieve this indirectly by creating what is basically artificial demand for US bonds by buying a ton of them with money that they printed at no cost to themselves. Due to how supply & demand works with debt, the more demand there is for bonds, the lower the interest those bonds offer. So, the Federal Reserve executes its main task of managing the US bond rate by choosing how much government debt it buys. If they want bond rates to go up, they will print less cash and buy fewer bonds. If they want it to go down, they will print more cash and buy more bonds. The FED is essentially a whale with the power to print money, who uses said printed money to manipulate the US bond market, ostensibly for the good of everybody. # The risk-free rate The interest rate on American government bonds is considered one of the most important variables in the American (and even worldwide) economy. This is because the American gov is considered the de-facto safest borrower of all borrowers in the world. In other words, if I buy an American government bond, I am lending my money to the entity that is considered to have the smallest risk of defaulting in the world (maybe this is arguable, but regardless this is a premise that is at the core of the world economy; what's important is that people believe it). There is a concept in economics called the ""risk-free rate"". This is the interest you can get for lending your money to a 0-risk borrower, and should logically be the lowest interest rate you see anywhere in that economy. Of course, there is always technically some risk when you lend money, so the risk-free rate is technically imaginary. However, in practice, just about everybody considers the US bond rate (specifically, treasury bills, the US bond with the shortest maturity) to be the risk-free rate, as the risk is considered to be so low as to be negligible. So, if buying American gov bonds is the safest way to lend money, it means that every single other form of loan must pay higher interest. Why? Because every other borrower is considered higher risk, and for me as a lender, I will not accept less interest for greater risk. So, if American bond interest goes up, all other loan interest (corporate bonds, bank loans, mortgages, credit cards, whatever) will organically go up, because everything must pay greater interest than American bonds to compensate for greater risk. This is simply a matter of supply & demand mechanics. So, American bond interest is kind of like the baseline or the ""sea level"" for all interest rates in the entire economy. This even stretches to other countries, because anyone can buy a bond from the US gov, and they are considered the safest borrower in the world, so nobody will ever lend money to anybody else unless they are compensated with greater interest than US bond interest. # The cost of capital So, if US bond rates go up, and therefore all interest in the economy goes up, that means money itself has gotten more expensive. Loan interest is literally just the cost of money (known as the cost of capital). The lesser the interest, the cheaper it is for me to acquire money right now. When you realize that the entire world runs mainly on debt, it becomes clear how significant this phenomenon is. So, when US bond rates go up, the price of capital itself goes up. That means it becomes more costly for businesses to raise money, more costly to mortgage a house, more costly to open a line of credit to buy investments, more costly to spend with credit cards, more costly to use leverage in securities markets, etc. This means that growth goes down, spending goes down, wages go down, etc. It also means the prices of goods go down (or at least climb slower), because people aren't willing to pay as much, since capital itself is more expensive to acquire. What happens when prices go down? Well, that's a reduction in inflation. So, when inflation is getting too high, the FED (central bank) will make bond interest go up to apply recessive forces on the economy to curb said inflation. If inflation is low, the FED might reduce bond interest in order to make the cost of capital lower to juice the economy, prop up securities markets, and incentivize growth. Too much growth though, and we end up with inflation again, meaning the FED might increase rates again. This causes a sort of wave-like dance between bond rates and the heat of the economy. So, the FED influences bond rates ostensibly to keep the economy balanced: not too hot and inflationary (can be very bad) and not too cold and deflationary (also can be very bad). It is also worth noting that the FED wields a couple other levers it can use to increase or decrease the cost of capital (ie: the general interest rates in the economy) that are separate from bond rates. They can change the reserve requirements of banks (what percentage of total assets a bank must hold in reserve). If banks need to hold more in reserve, then they have less liquid money to lend out, so the supply of capital goes down, so market interest (cost of capital) rises. Also, the FED can change the discount rate, which is the amount of interest they charge banks for short-term loans (24 hours or less) from the FED itself. When these rates go up, banks are disincentivized from borrowing from the FED, so the banks end up with less liquid capital, which means they need to be more conservative about the loans they themselves give out, which makes the supply of capital go down and thus the cost of capital go up. # What does this mean for markets? When bond rates go up, most investment markets go down. Why? Well, the higher bond rates go, the more I can make by investing in bonds, without the risk going up. So, as bond rates go up, it becomes more and more attractive to move my wealth out of riskier markets like stocks and into what is considered the safest investment market in the world: US bonds. Since rates going up means I get greater returns on my bond investments, but the risk doesn't change, US gov bonds become more and more sensible to an investor as the rates increase. Of course, bonds rates going up a smidgen doesn't actually suddenly make bonds a strategically more sound investment than riskier things like stocks. In fact, US bond rates have been so comically low for so long that it hasn't made much sense to buy bonds in years (decades, really). However, when people hear that the FED is going to increase bond rates, they think ""bond rates going up means people will sell stocks to buy bonds, so I better sell now to front-run that"", which is the main thing that *actually* causes stocks to fall when bond rates increase. How crypto will fare with increasing bond rates is unknown, because rates have been declining ever since BTC was born, until very recently. Personally, I imagine crypto will follow stocks down if rates go up too much, but nobody knows for sure. # Some historical context US bond rates hit an ATH in 1981 around 15% (edit: some sources seem to say 20%; unsure which is correct). Unsurprisingly, the stock market hit a low at the same time (like I said before, the orthodox narrative is that there is an inverse relationship between bond rates and most securities markets). Think about how ridiculous 15% bond rates are. That would mean you could buy what is definitionally the safest investment available and get 15% returns each year. By contrast, the safest stock ETFs (still way riskier than US bonds) average like 7% a year. So, in the 80s, you could double your money every 5 years while accepting what is usually considered 0 risk. Ever wonder why boomers seemed to get wealthy so easily? This is one of the reasons. Since the ATH in 1981, the treasury bond rate has fallen continuously until Covid hit, at which point it pivoted at a low of about 0.5%. Since then, it has been going back up, but is still extremely low, at around 1.5%. Since bond rates going down means stocks go up (at least, this is a very popular narrative, though some disagree), the stock market has been in a tremendous and arguably unnatural bull run for about 40 years, only pausing twice very briefly for ""corrections"" circa 1999 and 2008. Since US bond rates have gotten so close to 0%, they can't really lower them any further without going negative (which is actually a thing, and some countries are trying negative interest now. This is an extremely weird rabbit hole that nobody really knows the true consequences of yet. Imagine getting paid to borrow money. Several countries have been experimenting with this over the last 7 years, and a few I believe for even longer). The chair of the FED (Jerome Powell) said a few months back that they have no intention of going to negative interest rates, so that means these past 40 years of propping up markets by reducing bond rates has probably come to an end. You could think of the continuous lowering of rates for the last 40 years as the FED spending its ammunition to prop up markets and propel economic growth, but now that rates are barely above 0% and the FED isn't willing to go negative, they are out of ammo. Not only are they out of ammo when it comes to lowering the rates, but one might also argue they are also currently incentivized to *increase* rates to combat rising inflation. This is why there is fear. The FED has been sticking its hands in for 40 years to prop up markets, and now it seems they are going to stop, at least for now. I hope this ~~ELI5~~ ~~ELI12~~ ELI-an-Intro-to-Econ student about why US gov bond rates are such an important concept for understanding global economics has been enlightening!",2022-01-06 20:46:46 507,"JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Bitcoin: ""How do you know it ends at 21 million? You all read the algorithms? You guys all believe that? I don't know, I've always been a skeptic of stuff like that"". Yes Mr. Dimon, we do read algorithms",6025,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q6q8sm/jpmorgan_ceo_jamie_dimon_on_bitcoin_how_do_you/,1478,"This came from an IIF event yesterday where he also said, ""Our clients are adults, they disagree, that's what makes markets. If they want to have access to buy or sell bitcoin, we can't custody it, but we can give them legitimate, as clean as possible access."" He also called Bitcoin worthless and has previously said, ""My own personal advice to people is: stay away from it. That does not mean the clients don't want it...I don't smoke marijuana but if you make it nationally legal, I'm not going to stop our people from banking it."" This came after his clients have shown great interest in Bitcoin ​ *You all read the algorithms?* Yes. ​ https://preview.redd.it/13yf928wq1t71.jpg?width=947&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=76225c7e3598c4d9baeb2cd59e60c9010b1e0ce6 Its just 2 lines of code. **if (halvings >= 64)** **return 0;** ​ *I've always been a skeptic of stuff like that* Stuff like what? reading? Anyone with basic math knowledge can verify it. If he can't do that simple math for himself he probably shouldn't be a CEO at an investment bank. This is one of the most ignorant statements I've ever read on crypto",2021-10-12 16:39:45 508,Visa said that they see Bitcoin as digital gold and will work towards integrating crypto in their system in many ways.,6018,https://cryptopotato.com/visa-deepens-crypto-foray-stating-they-see-bitcoin-as-digital-gold#gold,496,,2021-05-03 07:04:56 509,"Environmentalists take note: Bitcoin consumes/emits less than half of what the gold mining industry does, and less than one-fifth of what bank branches and ATMs do",6009,https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/a-comparison-of-bitcoins-environmental-impact-with-that-of-gold-and-banking-2021-05-04,1452,,2021-12-16 13:33:24 510,"For those of you who weren't here during the bear market, Cardano dumped from above $1 to $0.03 and no one talked about it because they had delivered nothing but empty promises for 3 years despite intense marketing and hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. Do you really think anything changed?",5998,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p95p41/for_those_of_you_who_werent_here_during_the_bear/,2337,"The main focus throughout the bear market was the development of the Ethereum ecosystem. That is why the most popular dApps are all currently comfortably situated on the Ethereum main network. Yes, Ethereum's price dumped during the bear market as well, but the OGs in the space and all of the developers kept their eyes laser focused on the development happening within the Ethereum ecosystem. I personally believe there are several solid alternatives to Ethereum (Polygon, Avalanche, Solana), but unless such networks have built a bridge to Ethereum, they likely will not survive. That is why all of the chains I mentioned were forced to develop bridges to Ethereum because no developer in their right mind would leave the Ethereum ecosystem for a risky sidechain or other layer 1 network. I do not think Cardano will be any different, but this is just my opinion. Unless someone can tell me otherwise, I am not aware of any actively used dApp that has committed to migrating from other chains to Cardano. Unless you see the likes of Uniswap, Aave, Compound, MakerDAO, Synthetix, USDC, and Yearn talk about migrating to Cardano, there really isn't anything to talk about with regard to ""Cardano killing Ethereum"". Hint: they'll never migrate. I'm posting this because I'm getting sick of the manic Cardano threads where bagholders are desperately trying to get others to buy so the price goes higher and they can sell. Yes, they are scheduled to release smart contracts soon, but the biggest question remains, ***who is going to use their platform***? I have seen extraordinarily innovative developments being made on Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Solana, and those did not happen overnight and it's hard to imagine people just packing up their bags and leaving to work on Cardano. To all of the people about to yell at me for making another ""Cardano is overhyped post"" I want you to take a good hard look at yourself in the mirror: have you ever actually *used* Ethereum? Polygon? Avalanche? Solana? Have you ever actually *used* a decentralized exchange, lending protocol, NFT marketplace/game, or provided liquidity to these networks? I have. I've done all of it. So do you really have the perspective to be arguing about ""Ethereum killers"" and how ""great"" Cardano will be when you don't even have experience with engaging and interacting with smart contracts? Where is all of your hype really coming from, the echo chambers on Twitter and Reddit? I'm asking because I fell for the same ""academic scientific approach"" marketing in 2017 and it's just the same cycle over and over again - Cardano is great at making money during bull markets, but not very good at delivering promised products, but I really hope I'm wrong this time. !remindme 8 months EDIT: Maybe some users in the comment section can look at one another and realize that there is not a single rebuttal to my points (removed technical because one user is right, I didn't really provide ""technical"" arguments). Every post is about price action. Will Cardano potentially make you some money this bull run? Sure, that is, if you aren't stuck holding bags while everyone sells the top. But please, let's stay on topic. Present some counterarguments related to the actual utility of the network. EDIT 2: People should be aware that there was very similar hype surrounding Cardano leading up to the Coinbase [listing date](https://blog.coinbase.com/cardano-ada-is-launching-on-coinbase-pro-694b1cb8c778?gi=2495f7011d1c) (March 16-18), and the hype pump peaked at 1.38 (ATH at the time) on March 17, dumped to 1.24 (-10%) by March 18, and continued to dump to 1.06 (-25%) by March 24. Sure, it kept going up, and we may see a similar ""pump, dump, pump"" related to the smart contract release, but the ""pump"" following the ""dump"" all depends on execution and whether people actually care to use Cardano's platform. EDIT 3: Thanks to a great comment by u/BornToBeHwild, I learned that Cardano is already developing and supporting an Ethereum bridge ([https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/05/17/bringing-erc20-to-cardano/](https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/05/17/bringing-erc20-to-cardano/)), which proves my point entirely - Cardano won't ""kill everything in this space"", they are already building measures to integrate with the existing ecosystem and adapt, so maybe it's time to stop saying it will end all of the progress that has already been made in decentralized finance and media and take over the world. EDIT 4: I realize that my post is very triggering and I will edit the language a bit to emphasize the points I'm trying to make and remove some of the more triggering elements. Sometimes you forget in all of the mania that people have money at stake and I by no means am trying to ""FUD"" Cardano. I have friends and family who own this coin and I actually like Charles as he introduced me to a lot of the concepts I learned about in this space through his videos and lectures. I hope Cardano succeeds. The point of my post was that people need to understand there already a ton of great, functioning products out there that all promised similar ""Ethereum killing"" capabilities that ultimately had to adapt and integrate with Ethereum in order to remain relevant and I do not think Cardano will be any different (see EDIT 3). Just trying to set expectations, especially for newcomers who are probably feeling FOMO for Cardano and are tempted to buy it while it's up x2 it's 2017 ATH and at the peak of its bull run. I'm not saying it won't go higher, but I do think the mania can be harmful for people who are just getting into the space now. EDIT 5: I want to bring attention to a [comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p95p41/for_those_of_you_who_werent_here_during_the_bear/h9vgije?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) in this thread made by u/Bwahehe, which is not getting enough upvotes and perfectly articulates the point I am getting across: >ETH is like Manhattan. Horribly crowded with insane traffic, but they're doing a ton of business. > >Cardano is like someone selling a potentially lucrative spot of land but absolutely no businesses are there yet. They promise that they'll finish the roads in a month or two but they'll be some damn amazing and scientifically proven roads. > >Most up and coming smart contract coins promise massive highways and roads but nobody knows if the roads and bridges are really safe to drive on and only hydrogen powered vehicles approved by them are allowed on the roads. EDIT 6: I'm trying to respond to everyone but this is exploding... Also, I keep getting accused of ""missing"" Cardano or ""buying it high"" or something. Guys, look at my username. [I'm all about The Graph](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/owryqy/why_the_graph_grt_also_known_as_the_google_of/) (GRT). EDIT 7: I've been reading more and being a bit more selective about commenting back since there are just too many to keep up with and every time I refresh there's 50 more, but I'm really happy to see that the comments have shifted from price to actual discussion. Great to see! This is what r/CryptoCurrency should be all about! I like ADA, I like Charles, I want it to succeed for reasons I mentioned above. This isn't meant to be a tribalistic war-igniting trigger post. I just think it's time to have real discussion on this sub and Cardano is the hottest topic because it is leading the bullrun in gains. Stop getting so bent out of shape, my post is not going to cause Cardano to dump, nor is it an attempt to provoke a dump. I think this is a great place for newcomers and old schoolers to join one another and discuss what they know. It's also a great opportunity for Cardano followers and supporters to counter my arguments and present their points and why they believe in the project - remember, I have not really kept up with Cardano since 2017, so I can totally be wrong about a lot of things and I accept that! The point is, this thread was a success because it reminded thousands of users here that we can still engage in high level discussions and not everything has to be about price and driving lambo rockets to the moon. Just want to thank a few posters for their great comments including u/orangeblack07 ([here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p95p41/for_those_of_you_who_werent_here_during_the_bear/h9vtoat?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)), u/todayismycheatday ([here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p95p41/for_those_of_you_who_werent_here_during_the_bear/h9vsq6t/?context=3)), u/cali_dave ([here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p95p41/for_those_of_you_who_werent_here_during_the_bear/h9vogw9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)), u/OhIamNotADoctor ([here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p95p41/for_those_of_you_who_werent_here_during_the_bear/h9vnxer?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)). There are so many great comments, but as you can imagine, my inbox is absolutely obliterated and I need to go to sleep lol, so give these guys the upvotes they deserve! EDIT 8: Last edit (I hope). Some great discussion ultimately ensued and I appreciate everyone who made thoughtful posts. I definitely don't appreciate the attacks on my character and assumptions about who I am as a person, but I guess that's part of making controversial posts like this. Had no idea it would blow up so much and did my best to answer as many comments as I can. I really hope everyone knows that I do like ADA, I do like Charles, and I hope Cardano succeeds (though I think I've already mentioned this in another of my 45 edits). I was just hoping to stimulate some actual discussion on a subreddit that is in dire need of it. Thanks for engaging me. Till next time! EDIT 14: Lots of great comments actually made me realize I don't know the first thing about what is going on with Cardano at this point in time, I'm not ashamed to admit it. There's a lot more going on than I thought there was! I listed some of the good comments that pointed me in the right direction above in EDIT 6. Maybe I'm wrong about Cardano, maybe the slow and steady wins the race philosophy will prevail! Who knows. I'm just glad that there were so many newly introduced perspectives in this thread hidden between the shill and anti-graph\_marine brigading. I'll be eagerly awaiting the launch of their smart contract platform and dApps so that I can dabble with them myself. Thanks again to everyone who provided quality discussion and also to anyone who gave me awards, you really didn't have to do that! tl;dr (for those who want one) - Cardano has taken a very long time to release a product while others have thrived. People only seem to talk about Cardano during bull markets when the price is going up and I want to have a discussion about how people can think it is the end-all-be-all smart contract platform when it still doesn't have a working product. Discussion ensues. Some posters create great counter arguments and provoke thoughtful discussion while others brigade me with hateful spam.",2021-08-22 04:03:49 511,It's amazing that my wife isn't more suspicious about how quiet I've gotten about crypto in the last month or so...,5992,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o8y8xu/its_amazing_that_my_wife_isnt_more_suspicious/,824,"To be fair, she is probably just relieved from not having to hear me talk about it. Basically breaking even at the moment, so it's not the end of the world. Plus I never invested any of her money or more than I could afford. All that good stuff. But for a good 5 months or so I was giving her pretty constant updates, because good lord is the bull run exciting and I wanted to share it with someone. Anyway, just a funny thought I had.",2021-06-27 14:35:20 512,"Indian government announces it will bring crypto under legal framework, taxable at 30% of gains. No capital losses or business expenses allowed",5987,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/shomjg/indian_government_announces_it_will_bring_crypto/,2032,"Indian government just announced that crypto will be taxed at 30% of gains. This is the first time the Indian government is discussing crypto taxation. The tax will apply to all gains on digital virtual assets, and no capital losses will be allowed. Business expenses will also not be allowed. Gifts in the form of digital currency will be also taxed in the hands of the receiver. This is a landmark announcement as the first time the Indian government is announcing any law or regulation around crypto. So far nothing concrete was announced except rumors in the media. Now crypto being a taxable asset will lead to growth of adoption of crypto in India > I propose to provide that any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset shall be taxed at the rate of 30%. No deduction in respect of any expenditure or allowance shall be allowed while computing such income, except cost of acquisition: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Edit : Some sources are saying capital gains losses is not allowed only for offsetting it with other income sources. But it is still allowed within crypto. Waiting for more clarity on this. Edit 2: ~~It seems completely no capital losses.~~ https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/memo.pdf Law mentions ""aggregate income from crypto transfers"" - some seem to think this means crypto losses can be offset among crypto itself. > However, no deduction in respect of any expenditure (other than cost of acquisition) or allowance or set off of any loss shall be allowed to the assessee under any provision of the Act while computing income from transfer of such asset > Further, no set off of any loss arising from transfer of virtual digital asset shall be allowed against any income computed under any other provision of the Act and such loss shall not be allowed to be carried forward to subsequent assessment years. Edit 3: Most reaction seem to suggest 30% is really harsh. Especially when long term capital gains from stocks is like 10%. 30% will apply for developers and builders too, which will mean they will move to friendly tax jurisdictions rather than remain in India. Seems like a dumb and self defeating policy tbh. The law taxes not profits but even transfers. So even simple actions like staking or moving funds or using a smart contract would become taxable. This is insane. Projects that originated in India like Polygon are already moving out, experts say most crypto companies will follow suit as a crypto native company doesn't want to deal with 30% tax for every transaction they make Taxation is at 30% of gains if you are investing. If you are earning 100% of your income through crypto (lots of Indian freelancers/developers are, the tax will be at 30% of total income, which is definitely harsh) Edit 4: CEX like WazirX and CoinDCX will now automatically report trades to the tax authorities as TDS. This is similar to other TDS tax deducted at source policies. So if you are using them the gov will now automatically find out about your trades. While the tax provisions are definitely bad for Indian users, it creates clarity so now some rich guy with a few millions to spare who was interested in crypto, but waiting on the sidelines wondering if it will be totally prohibited or not can start investing as they know its not prohibited but taxed heavily. Could lead to more Indians getting in (i.e. Le india pamp) **TLDR: Govt is taxing all crypto transactions including simple transfers at a flat 30% tax. No capital losses or business expenses allowed. In the same day, govt reduced corporate taxes to lowest in Asia, and offered loan and debt waivers for corporates. Fuel prices are soaring. There is literally nothing in this budget if you are middle class common person. If you run a billion dollar company, well there are few sops in it. Someone earning their income through crypto will get shafted. Massively anti-poor/anti-middle class, pro-elites, pro those who fund this sham government headed by dictator Modi. Honestly, fuck this.. I hope they get routed in the upcoming elections but wont have high hopes as most of the country has been sucked into their hate fuelled religious brand politics**",2022-02-01 06:55:17 513,Crypto Worries,5992,https://i.redd.it/qgf7ptlttc801.png,299,,2018-01-06 02:00:09 514,It’s been over 11 weeks and there are still no Cardano dapps,5975,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r16ywl/its_been_over_11_weeks_and_there_are_still_no/,3042,"Since my first post that was almost 11 weeks ago raising concerns about the “upcoming” dapps on Cardano, there have been no news on this. I was not only personally insulted in PMs, called a FUDer and an liar by the vast majority of Cardano holders, but was also told that Cardano dapps would be running 1 week after Alonzo Fork and dexes like Sudaeswap and ERGO would be fully functional any “moment” after the Alonzo Fork. So, are there any news about that?? Did the concurrency problem get resolved? If yes, why are there no functioning dexes on Cardano yet? Can someone from the Cardano community enlighten us please?",2021-11-24 14:53:39 515,"Months After Shilling $3,000 ETH, Jim Cramer Says Crypto Has “No Real Value”",5975,https://cryptobriefing.com/months-after-shilling-3000-eth-cramer-says-crypto-has-no-real-value/,663,,2022-07-05 18:16:46 516,"The BTC I got from my reddit moons is now worth $23,736.",5961,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/kklwlt/the_btc_i_got_from_my_reddit_moons_is_now_worth/,721,"I shitposted a lot in 2017. I was awarded 80k reddit moons earlier this year which I sold on the rinkeby testnet using XDai and honeyswap and immediately bought BTC with it. (0.92 BTC to be exact). That BTC is now worth $23,736 at a price of $25,800 per BTC. I have literally made $24k from memes and shitposting. Thank you reddit, thank you to the crypto community. Although it doesnt make up for all the BTC I lost since 2017, it still brightens my day and I will hodl this BTC until the end of time. I love you all. Edit: for those who are skeptical, I unloaded on September 26, when the price was hovering between 8-13 cents. I sold 500 at a time over about a 24 hour period. I got >9100 dai total for my 80k moons and traded it for 0.92 BTC Edit 2: $25,576 at a price of $27,800 16 hours after making this post. Edit 3: For those needing solid proof, i was posting on 4chan as I sold them. The thread https://warosu.org/biz/thread/22847095 shows some screenshots of my haul as I was selling.",2020-12-26 17:10:42 517,"Looks like Robinhood couldn't handle the heat for more than 1 day into their 3 day AMA and deleted their AMA. Not your keys, not your crypto",5955,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n07lz1/looks_like_robinhood_couldnt_handle_the_heat_for/,827,"Looks like Robinhood couldn't handle the heat for more than 1 day into their 3 day AMA and deleted their AMA. They just removed their post after ignoring all questions that didn't ask about a crypto wallet, and even then, they refused to give a date as to when they would release a wallet. It's so weird that they would make an AMA if they weren't ready to answer the tough questions. All it did was further confirm that using their exchange is a terrible idea, especially after the GME fiasco Stay far far away from Robinhood and remember: not your keys, not your Crypto. [Here's a screenshot](http://imgur.com/a/nV7prcp)",2021-04-28 05:16:07 518,It's actually impressive how fast people lose interest in crypto.,5936,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s9yfhs/its_actually_impressive_how_fast_people_lose/,4933,"Down by 50% ? Rip the crypto market is dead and stocks are superior since they only went down by 2%. Oh crypto is up by 100%? God damn I should yolo my life savings. Oh shit I just lost the mortgage cuz crypto went down by 40% again. Seriously, why do people get shocked when this happens? If you're new to the market I understand, but if you've been around since 2017, or even 2020 then you should know better than this. It's surreal how fast the mood changes from ""Crypto currency is the future"" to ""Everything in Crypto sucks"" And maybe that's why crypto is a joke to the non-cryptoers.",2022-01-22 09:03:34 519,ETH has passed $900 and has retaken the #2 market cap spot from XRP,5916,https://i.redd.it/2r9bw9q9fk701.png,939,,2018-01-02 02:28:21 520,"Polygon Admits The Network Was Hacked, Hacker Swiped 801,601 MATIC Tokens - The Crypto Basic",5892,https://thecryptobasic.com/2021/12/30/polygon-admits-the-network-was-hacked-hacker-swiped-801601-matic-tokens/,2560,,2021-12-30 17:00:01 521,First mover advantage,5899,https://i.redd.it/438nzhd0sn401.jpg,530,,2017-12-18 10:36:06 522,President Joe Biden has frozen Steve Mnuchin's proposed FinCEN rule that targets “unhosted” cryptocurrency wallets,5890,https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/regulatory-freeze-pending-review/,555,,2021-01-21 02:30:35 523,VeChain Giveaway - 10000 VET in total prizes 🎉,5887,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mcoaa3/vechain_giveaway_10000_vet_in_total_prizes/,27931,"This post and giveaway was generously funded by a community member who would like to remain anonymous. To qualify for the giveaway all you have to do is reply to this post and be a subscriber to r/cryptocurrency. The contest will be closed after 48hrs. and the winners will be contacted and the prizes dispersed shortly after. More details below. ------------------- **First a little about what VeChain is, and what it's goals are:** ##What Is VeChain? VeChain is designed to improve supply chain management and business processes using blockchain technology. The goal is to make these processes and information flow more streamlined using distributed ledger technology. There are two tokens on the platform: (VET) VeChain Token and (VTHO) VeChainThor Energy. VET is used to transfer value/information on the ledger and VTHO is used as energy to power the smart contracts. VeChain is considered by many to be a mature distributed ledger technology company with hundreds of real-world use cases already existing. VeChain states that its goal is: > “to build a trust-free and distributed business ecosystem platform to enable transparent information flow, efficient collaboration, and high-speed value transfers."" If you are interested in learning more about VeChain, please visit the official site [VeChain.org](https://www.vechain.org) or visit the VeChain sub-reddit r/VeChain which just surpassed 100k members!! Other links: - [Whitepaper](https://www.vechain.org/whitepaper) - [GitHub page](https://github.com/vechain/thor) -------------------- ##Giveaway Details - 4 winners will be chosen at random, each receiving a prize of 2500 VET!! 🎉🎉 - To enter, please leave a top-level reply to this post. (Leave a comment directly to this post ⬇️) - One entry per account. Duplicate comments will not be counted. - **Users must be subscribed to r/cryptocurrency to qualify for this giveaway.** - Entries after 48hrs. will not be counted (closes Friday, March 26th 3:00am UTC) - Once the 48hrs is over, a numbered list of all the users who qualified will be posted along with a hash to verify integrity. - Once the list is made public, A drawing will be scheduled using https://www.randomresult.com/. A link will be posted here where users can view the results in a transparent manner. 4 numbers will be drawn corresponding with the numbers in the list. The list of qualified users and scheduled results will be posted below when they become available. **Good luck to everyone!**",2021-03-25 03:00:55 524,"President of El Salvador Nayib Bukeke updates profile picture to McDonalds. No matter what happens to the price, don't lose your sense of humor",5879,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/salofl/president_of_el_salvador_nayib_bukeke_updates/,1644,"Nayib Bukeke has been catching flak from all sides as many have questioned his decisions to buy Bitcoin. He recently bought the dip. [However as the dip dipped, he has changed his profile picture. ](https://preview.redd.it/goninpvicdd81.jpg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5dac20d1b67f6706d4bc173e3858a6e6e7c043c8) Atleast he is owning it. Though some will say its not his money, its his country's money, but a lot of El Salvador's economy now depends on Bitcoin - from volcano mining, and now their bitcoin bonds that are going to be issued for raising funds after El Salvador showed the finger to IMF. Some people take hard and painful decisions in these times, that can cause pain to family and friends. Its worth remembering that money is not everything. If you have lost an obscene amount of unrealised gains, its best to make peace with it than to keep beating yourself up over it. Edit: LOL so many people embarrassing themselves and crying in comments. Looks like after this crash, a sense of humor is out of their budget Edit 2: The hot takes here from a lot of trolls coming in from other subs like r/technology are ridiculous. Let El Salvador/Bukele do what he wants to do, give him the time to decide if the experiment has failed or not. If it fails, so be it. I mean thousands of government policies have failed. He isnt buying BTC to get rich over night. Its a long term policy decision for him. While you claim he is wasting tax payer money, he is actually putting his reputation on the chopping block here, which is more than anything you can claim. If his economy collapses, its gonna be him on the opposite end of a coup or worse. That country is no stranger to presidents being overthrown in violence. All the big brains here concerned about El Salvador's economy imploding all of a sudden, where were all of you 3 years ago when the nation was just the same, warn torn and filled with cartels? You didnt care then when the past presidents over ran the country with gang violence? Oh yeah, you didnt even know the country existed. Now that they are trying something new with BTC, it suddenly hurts your feelings so much. El Salvador have already started mining BTC from volcano energy that was being wasted, it represents a completely new income stream in a country that mainly depends only on tourism and remittances. Many reports already suggest the locals are able to save middle men fees by using BTC, while kicking out predators like Western Union. He has kicked IMF out, American media will do everything to portray him in a bad light and all you will parrot what you read in the media. Where were you guys when US Fed doubled the supply of USD in 1 year, printing relentlessly while other countries that depended on USD had no way to print any USD and had to bear the brunt of rampant inflation as they were hopelessly tied to USD? Of course, you never bothered to find out the reality of whats going on in other countries that used USD, while the Fed inflated it away. Now that he is trying something new to pivot away from BTC, and its not even been a year into a long term project, but you are ready to pass your judgements. Just a standard bunch of hypocrites. Nothing to see",2022-01-23 05:00:26 525,The market has dropped -48% from its 90 day high and here I tabulate how many months it had took to recover from such an event.,5871,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sa8sug/the_market_has_dropped_48_from_its_90_day_high/,1255,"*source:* coinbase API. They only have data starting 2016, Jan 1st so this is where I start my analysis. since 2016 this even has occurred 14 times in monthly bins. *method*: * I calculated the lagging 90 day high closing price and then figure out how many days and months it took to recover. * Currently bitcoin is \~ 48% of the 90 day high so I filter by events this has occur by month. * I then figure out how many days or months it took to recover ***had you bought at the absolute highest***. ​ *results*: ​ |date|close|BTC.USD.volume|max\_90|pct\_change|recover\_days|recover\_months| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |2018-01|9014.23|38171.97|19650.01|\-54.1|1033|34.4| |2018-02|6905.19|59578.6982|19650.01|\-64.9|1029|34.3| |2018-03|6816.01|15434.5228|17098.99|\-60.1|961|32| |2018-04|6619.01|10756.5497|17098.99|\-61.3|956|31.9| |2018-06|5851.66|7769.81165|9800|\-40.3|358|11.9| |2018-11|3731.32|36455.2237|7360|\-49.3|168|5.6| |2018-12|3183|9343.2724|6750|\-52.8|147|4.9| |2019-01|3397.42|8709.6973|6503.12|\-47.8|102|3.4| |2019-02|3409.57|6032.81895|6503.12|\-47.6|96|3.2| |2020-03|4857.1|113902.203|10371.33|\-53.2|137|4.6| |2021-05|34627.82|27999.1507|63588.22|\-45.5|143|4.8| |2021-06|31594.63|26505.1927|63588.22|\-50.3|116|3.9| |2021-07|29796.16|18114.1529|58958.05|\-49.5|87|2.9| |2022-01|35101.33|21310.7209|67554.84|\-48| | | ​ So as you can see, historically this has occurred 14 times since 2016. In 2018 was the worse, because just when you thought you bought at the absolute lowest, the ATH actually shifts and every month it kept on dropping. Median the median months it took to recover is 4.9 months or 147 days. The lowest it dropped was 64.9% on 2018, Feb. Here is a histogram. ​ https://preview.redd.it/7ul6wj37z9d81.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=77a76ce9f248be4a3bc67475db316306a22460ef ​ ​ TLDR: buckle up; historically it takes **about 4.9 months or 147 days to recover from a drop of -40-64%**. **The shortest it took was 2.9 months and the longest was 34.4 months to recover**. The lowest it ever drop was on Feb 2018 about 64.9% and that took 1029 days to recover. The good news is that it will *likely recover again*. ***edit***: A few comments below observed that the recovery phase seems to be getting faster so plotted this this as well. ​ [recover time](https://preview.redd.it/uraeqpwzgad81.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=89c1d255d79c13c4824610f8759bce5095de6cca) ​",2022-01-22 18:31:21 526,"New Bitcoin bull market hodlers are refusing to sell at $40K, data suggests",5875,https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-bitcoin-bull-market-hodlers-are-refusing-to-sell-at-40k-data-suggests,621,,2021-06-16 09:34:45 527,I Resent This Sub For Bad Advice On CRO,5867,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qws7ax/i_resent_this_sub_for_bad_advice_on_cro/,2007,"When I was new to crypto I was deciding which exchange to use and had decided on crypto.com. At the time crypto.com and their CRO coin had a bit of a bad reputation but I did my own research and determined that the things people were concerned about were growing pains and that an exchange with the domain crypto.com had a very bright future. After getting my account approved I posted here asking for advice on if I should invest a substantial amount in CRO since I believed crypto.com was destined to become a major player like binance and that inevitably the CRO price would go up. My post was met with lots of fud and responses from people who had likely been burned or knew nothing about crypto.com and CRO. I should have gone with my gut and my own research however I was brand new to crypto and didn't trust myself. At this time CRO was about $0.06. Now CRO is $0.50+ and crypto.com has bought the naming rights to the arena where the Lakers play. Moral of the story is 90% of what's posted here is garbage that won't help you make good investing decisions. Go with your gut. EDIT: Wow. I knew this sub had some bad advice but I didn't realize how incredibly toxic it had become as well. Everyone was new at some point. There are tons of new people coming here everyday to try and learn more about crypto. EDIT: One of the mods changed the flair of this post to comedy. That is completely unacceptable. Regardless of if they found my post to be funny it was clearly not intended to be a joke. I have changed it back and if it is changed again I will be reporting the situation to reddit.",2021-11-18 15:29:48 528,You can now purchase a Tesla with Bitcoin.,5861,https://www.tesla.com/models/design#payment,700,,2021-03-24 05:48:19 529,"[AMA] We’re Sunny Lu & Peter Zhou, CEO and Chief Scientist of VeChain, a public blockchain adopted by major enterprises such as DNV, PwC, Walmart China, and more. Ask Us Anything about blockchain, VeChain, PoA 2.0, our new Enterprise NFT Ecosystem, and more!!",5845,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n0cjgt/ama_were_sunny_lu_peter_zhou_ceo_and_chief/,1581,"Hi everyone! We’re really excited to be here engaging with the passionate [r/CryptoCurrency](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/) community. Today, both me (Sunny Lu, [/u/cryptoSunnyL](https://www.reddit.com/u/cryptoSunnyL/)) and my colleague Peter Zhou ([/u/PeterZhouzzz](https://www.reddit.com/u/PeterZhouzzz/)) will be representing VeChain as CEO as well as Chief Scientist to answer any questions from the community. [https://twitter.com/sunshinelu24/status/1387375448355524611?s=20](https://twitter.com/sunshinelu24/status/1387375448355524611?s=20) [https://twitter.com/PeterZh47977516/status/1387373043278704640?s=20](https://twitter.com/PeterZh47977516/status/1387373043278704640?s=20) We’ll be answering your questions for a duration of **3 hours (April 28 2021, 7AM PST - 10AM PST (10PM to 1AM UTC+8)**, so don’t hesitate to ask any questions now and live during the session and we’ll answer them as best as we can! **We've also just launched** [**a brand new 1 Million USD Grant Program**](https://medium.com/vechain-foundation/announcing-one-million-usd-grant-program-for-the-vechain-enft-ecosystem-7e2e6eea02e2) **for developers to build their NFT, DeFi, Gaming, etc projects on VeChain to kickstart our eNFT ecosystem. Join us and take advantage of our huge community by being a first mover in our ecosystem!** The [VeChainThor blockchain](http://vechain.org) has already been applied across a diverse array of use cases including **Walmart China, Bayer China, BMW Group, BYD Auto, H&M Group, Shanghai Gas, LVMH, D.I.G, ASI Group** and more. We've pioneered [VeChain ToolChain](https://www.vechain.com/product/toolchain), a BaaS suite that allows enterprises to deploy full featured blockchain solutions without any technical knowledge required. Numerous products on shelves in Walmart China are already being tracked using VeChain with more being gradually added, and we have tens of thousands of transactions daily just for Walmart alone. Our journey has just started. We’re also [a smart contract and dApp platform](http://docs.vechain.org) that is fast, low cost and scalable. For those of you who didn’t know, we welcome you to build your project on our blockchain. NFTs, DeFi, Gaming, Yield Farming, you name it, we can support it. [Grants are also available](https://www.vechain.org/builders/) to kickstart your project. Ahead of our numerous progress updates this year and the **PoA 2.0** upgrade, which will massively upgrade our scalability and security even further, we’ve decided to engage with the crypto community with this AMA. We’re also working on something exciting: [An Enterprise NFT Ecosystem](https://vechainofficial.medium.com/the-future-of-vechainthor-enterprise-nft-enft-ecosystem-137589e53974), that will support enterprise-related NFT applications, with a system and resources readily available to help enterprise-level users to create and issue NFTs to support their ecosystem growth. Without further ado, ask away anything related to enterprise blockchain adoption, VeChain related topics, NFTs, and anything on your mind! See you soon! ***What is VeChain?*** VeChain project launched in 2015. VeChainThor is an enterprise-level public blockchain and we have worked tirelessly to build the bridges between blockchain technology and the real world. We’ve been through the entire process of building an entire network dedicated to be scalable, efficient and cost-effective, transitioning from consortium network to best-in-class public blockchain platform using our Proof of Authority consensus. The VeChainThor blockchain is powered by the VET and VTHO currencies with a dual-token model, offering best-in-industry transaction speed, scalability and costs. We’re a public blockchain, and we support dApps as well! ​ **\[AMA Closing\]** Thanks everyone for joining this AMA! It’s been a blast answering all your questions for the past few hours. So much more progress is coming to the VeChain ecosystem and we can’t wait to reveal what we’ve been working on. Make sure to follow us on our social media platforms to stay updated. Until next time! Sunny&Peter out. Peace yo!",2021-04-28 11:18:13 530,"“Why do we accept inflation? Why don’t we demand more from our federal government? 6.3% in 2 years. 172.8% in my lifetime. Every year our dollar is worth less. There is no rebound. There is only 1 fix for this.. Bitcoin.” Scott Conger, Mayor of the city of Jackson, Tennessee.",5840,https://news.todayq.com/news/tennessee-considering-to-accept-bitcoin-for-property-tax-payments/,992,,2021-07-16 11:58:33 531,Binance pauses bitcoin withdrawals due to a ‘stuck transition’ as crypto sell-off deepens,5837,https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/13/binance-pauses-bitcoin-withdrawals-as-crypto-sell-off-deepens.html,1062,,2022-06-13 12:45:10 532,"Yes, SHIB can go to a dollar",5827,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rlxsk8/yes_shib_can_go_to_a_dollar/,1514,"It has come to my attention that some people think SHIB coins cannot reach a USD valuation of $1.00, but let me assure you that this is *simply not true!* A recent post explained that, for SHIB to reach $1.00, it would require a market cap of 558 *trillion* USD, about 500x the market cap of BTC. By comparison, as of 2021 the total wealth on earth is [431 trillion](https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverwilliams1/2021/06/10/worlds-wealth-hits-half-a-quadrillion-dollars/?sh=2cf9123b309d) USD. However, a 558 trillion USD market cap does not require 558 trillion USD worth of purchases. A [recent study](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/revealed-how-much-money-it-takes-to-move-bitcoins-price-by-1) by Bank of America found that 100 million USD could move BTC's trillion-dollar market cap by 1% - therefore, only 10 billion USD (1% of BTC's current market cap) would be needed to double BTC's market cap. SHIB would only require 15 such doublings to reach a market cap over 500 trillion USD, requiring approximately 10 trillion USD in liquidity to do so. So, all we need is 10 trillion dollars - a perfectly reasonable amount of cash! **So the question is, how do we get 10 trillion dollars?** No problem, let me introduce you to my friend, [1998-KU2](https://www.asterank.com/#152679). 1998-KU2 is a 4.7km-wide asteroid mainly comprised of [nickel, iron, and cobalt](https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2018/03/aa32086-17/aa32086-17.html). 1998-KU2's component minerals have an estimated value of 80 trillion USD! [Here he is, circled in red.](https://preview.redd.it/yc2xy3tc21781.png?width=741&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2b3dd5c35e0d2d69e3f9e15b2eb6ce5a2f4a8486) However, getting up there and mining those rare minerals won't be cheap - we'll need a rocket, mining equipment, a return vehicle, and some other seriously advanced technology. The estimated cost of all this is 70 trillion USD, leaving us with a healthy 10 trillion USD profit in cold, hard cash! So all we need to do is go down to our local bank, get a small loan of 70 trillion dollars, build our rocket, swing by 1998-KU2, mine some minerals, return to Earth, sell the minerals for 80 trillion USD, repay our loan, place a SHIB buy order for 10 trillion USD, **and sit back and watch SHIB go to $1.00!** Who'd have thought that, to go to the moon, you'd need to go to the asteroid belt first?",2021-12-22 05:17:27 533,Crypto.com is under hacker attack. All withdrawals are suspended,5816,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s5zcma/cryptocom_is_under_hacker_attack_all_withdrawals/,2832,"During the night some hackers apparently found a way to bypass password and 2FA and managed to withdraw coins from some users account. Some users woke up this morning with their balances empied. Crypto.com temporarily suspended all withdrawals for all users and it's investigating. Officially just few users were affected. Looking at Twitter, it seems a bit more than just few. Check your account and if you see any suspect activity, contact the customer support asap! Crypto.com said that all funds are safe, not sure if they're talking also about people who already lost their coins though. Official tweet: **We have a small number of users reporting suspicious activity on their accounts. We will be pausing withdrawals shortly, as our team is investigating. All funds are safe.** https://twitter.com/cryptocom/status/1482936866001207296?t=a9qyu73Vp7Oyuv5Nas_cKA&s=19 **UPDATE:** According to a new tweet, the problem is solved but users must login again and reset their 2FA in order to reactivate withdrawals",2022-01-17 08:45:58 534,FINALLY got all my crypto off Robinhood. You should too. ASAP.,5812,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/st424u/finally_got_all_my_crypto_off_robinhood_you/,1042,"I'll admit it: I've kept a large sum of my crypto on Robinhood this whole time... until now. To be fair, I had stopped actively buying with them a year ago, but had decided not to sell since they had announced they were developing crypto wallets. So I decided to just hodl until I could transfer out... and that time has finally come! Last night I finally received word that my wallet was ready. **As of this morning the remaining assets I has hodling have been transferred OUT!** Screenshot: [https://imgur.com/a/unzF2sS](https://imgur.com/a/unzF2sS) **I STRONGLY urge you to do the same if you have not done so already.** It's worth the gas price too ([which is a little lower than normal right now](https://ycharts.com/indicators/ethereum_average_gas_price)). If you've quietly been waiting for your Robinhood crypto wallet, it should come soon. I was around number 55k in line to receive mine. *Why transfer out?* If you're not aware, Robinhood restricted trades during the the GameStop/meme-stock mania last year which effectively helped shady hedge funds and hurt regular folk like you and I ([see more about that here](https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/investing/robinhood-backlash-what-you-should-know-about-the-gamestop-stock-controversy/)). They were also fined $70M by FINRA over other shady practices, including having ""outages"" during big market swings between 2018 and 2020 ([check that out here](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/technology/robinhood-fined-misleading-customers.html)). This was especially a frustration last year when Robinhood suddenly suffered ""technical difficulties"" during the epic Doge runup ([more info here](https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22419159/robinhood-dogecoin-outage-crypto-trading-crash#:~:text=Robinhood%20confirmed%20that%20it%20experienced,the%20beginning%20of%20the%20day)). So then, it's pretty clear that Robinhood's interests are NOT with you. **Why trust them with your assets when they block you from making financial decisions during critical market movements?** I'm not the only one in this sub that is alarmed by Robinhood, please see these additional posts and comments from our fellow sub-mates for more information so you can make your own decision: * [Robinhood CEO can’t/won’t answer questions](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lmyhur/for_those_still_on_the_fence_with_robinhood_watch/) * [Citadels CEO Lied Under Oath about a Collusion with Robinhood](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pw0kgt/leaked_documents_show_that_citadels_ceo_lied/) * [Robinhood locked the buy button when it suited them](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lfrslo/reminder_robinhood_blocked_several_stocks_from/) TLDR: I finally moved all my crypto off Robinhood now that they enabled my crypto wallet. You should too because they are shady AF.",2022-02-15 14:23:17 535,"Anyone else find it a bit odd being told how energy inefficient bitcoin is, whilst watching tv and seeing several gigantic diesel machines churn up thousands of tonnes of earth in Alaska to produce tiny flecks of gold?",5809,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mj8f09/anyone_else_find_it_a_bit_odd_being_told_how/,1122,"A quote from Satoshi Nakamoto: It's the same situation as gold and gold mining. The marginal cost of gold mining tends to stay near the price of gold. Gold mining is a waste, but that waste is far less than the utility of having gold available as a medium of exchange. I think the case will be the same for Bitcoin. The utility of the exchanges made possible by Bitcoin will far exceed the cost of electricity used. Therefore, not having Bitcoin would be the net waste.",2021-04-03 13:23:06 536,Here is a list of crypto ponzi schemes and people who are/were promoting them on YouTube,5805,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7r6chx/here_is_a_list_of_crypto_ponzi_schemes_and_people/,1092,"I originally posted this [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7qwhrr/bitconnect_is_shutting_down_its_lending_and/dssqthw/), and it was suggested that I make a separate text post for it. This started as a list of ponzi schemes only, but I've also found some pyramid schemes, (and quite a few that I think are both), so I've added them here as well. The ponzi and pyramid schemes currently around (that I'm aware of) are: 1. BCC Cash (note that this is different from Bitcoin Cash) * BCHconnect * Billion Bit Club * Binary Coin * Bit Sequence * BitAI * Bitchamps * Bitclub/clubcoin * Bitcoin Ascension (pyramid scheme) * Bitconnect X * Bitether * Bitfinite * Bitfintech * Bitglare Coin * Btchash * Btc-Rush * Btcwait * Chrysos * Coinrium * Cointeum * Coinspace * Dascoin * Ecomcash * Eigencoin * ETHconnect * Etherbanking * Exacoin * Falcon Coin * Farstcoin * Ficoin * Firstcoin * Forzacoin * Futurecoin * FUU Coin * Gold Reward Token * Goldgate * Hedgeconnect * Hextracoin * Home Block Coin * HotCrypto * Hydrocoin * Ibiscoin * iCenter * Ideacoin * iFan * Iotaconnect * Knox Coin * Legendcoin * Lendconnect * Lendera * Libra Coin * Liteconnect * Loancoin * Martcoin * Moneroconnect * Monetize Coin * Monyx * Neoconnect * Numiv * Oalend Coin * Onecoin * Pagarex * Purpose/DUBI * Regalcoin * Rothscoin * Secular Coin * SFICoin * Steneum * Stepium (pyramid scheme) * Swisscoin (pyramid scheme) * Tenocoin * TEX Coin * Thorn Coin * Ucoin Cash * Unix Coin * USI Tech * WCI * Western Coin * XRPconnect Defunct ponzi schemes: 1. Ambis * Bitcoinly * Bitconnect * Bithaul * Bitlake * Bitpetite * Bitsupreme * Btcbox.cc * Chain.Group * Coinreum * Control Finance * Cryptodouble * Davor * Ethtrade * Laser Online * LoopX * Mavro * Mecoin * Metizer * Microhash * Paycoin * Plexcoin * Thunderbit * Vixice * Vone Edit: After posting this, I became pretty busy with other stuff in life, so, unfortunately, I didn't have much of a chance to maintain it as I wanted; sorry :(. I might make another post in the future if I do find the time though. I'd also like to make a special shout out to coinmarketcap.com for advertising Bitconnect and possibly other coins listed above, and I'd like to thank the following Redditors for contributing to these lists: /u/808hunna, /u/AceDoja, /u/AllForTheGains, /u/Antranik, /u/arse_nal666, /u/BamboozleVictim, /u/Batman_MD, /u/bluebachcrypto, /u/Calmersky, /u/DemarcoFC, /u/DestroyerOfShitcoins, /u/dvxvdsbsf, /u/EClarkee, /u/Furples, /u/gtfobitches, /u/GuessParryGod, /u/Huuuui, /u/iambinksy, /u/infinityplus0ne, /u/jckwho, /u/Kl4n, /u/KnifeOfPi2, /u/lailide, /u/laminatorius, /u/LordGriffiths, /u/Miqote_Menstruation, /u/mscohe01, /u/normal_rc, /u/nudeinmylivingroom, /u/omegaape, /u/presstab, /u/ptikok, /u/RatToken, /u/Randall_Maller, /u/ripbum, /u/ScroogeMcDuckyPants, /u/Seriously2much, /u/shilch, /u/Sitchu, /u/skotua, /u/slinky_wizard, /u/sToRmRaDe, /u/TheMinero, /u/TheSuspiria, /u/theyork2000, /u/Timbuk220, /u/Too_Trill_To_Fail, /u/tuankiet65, /u/white_knight3, /u/zamli More contributions are also welcome! Also, thanks a lot for the tips & gold! P.S. Somebody actually got a [Bitconnect tattoo](https://i.imgur.com/O7MbEZc.jpg)!",2018-01-18 02:04:30 537,"Thanks to crypto, I can now afford to add hot dog slices to my ramen noodles",5802,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m74sld/thanks_to_crypto_i_can_now_afford_to_add_hot_dog/,408,"Guys, I just want to post this humble brag and encourage all the noobs out there that anything is possible if you put your mind to it! I started out buying OMG and ANT (before it became NEO) back in 2017. Those were the days! The summer of 2017 was popping and thanks to my gains, I went from eating ramen straight out of the pack to using boiled water to soften the noodles. Before my 2017 gains, my wife's boyfriend gained a lot of respect for me, and he even called me ""brah"" one day as he was picking up my wife for a hot date. Man, I was on top of the world! Fast forward to 2018, all my gains was gone. Poof. Overnight, I was back to eating ramen straight out of the pack. I couldn't even afford the flavored ramen, just plain dry ramen with a generic label. No brand names for me. My wife's boyfriend went back to calling me Skid Mark instead of Regular Mark, and he never said ""brah"" to me ever again. I was a loser. The bear market was rough. The crypto winter seemed like it would never end. But I was diamond hands! I hodled my coins and waited patiently. Then, it happened! The crypto winter was over and the bulls were back! Life handed me a second chance! My wife's boyfriend is back to calling me Regular Mark, and I think he's gonna call me ""brah"" again one day. I can't believe how lucky I am! To celebrate, I bought a pack of hot dogs and put hot dog slices in my ramen! I still buy the non-flavored ramen cuz I want to save up and one day own a whole Satoshi. But I believe in my dream! And now my ramen tastes like boiled hot dog water, and I'm happier than I've ever been! Just remember, if you believe in yourself and you hodl, you can achieve anything!",2021-03-17 16:50:41 538,"A couple accused of spending $10.5M sent in error by Crypto.com on houses, a car, furniture and gifts face trial for theft",5790,https://www.businessinsider.com/couple-accused-spending-10m-sent-error-crypto-site-face-trial-2022-12,1319,,2022-12-04 12:38:54 539,Enough with the stupid wanna be motivational speaker posts about why crypto is going to the moon,5774,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/8k5n0k/enough_with_the_stupid_wanna_be_motivational/,668,"This sub was much better when it was all stupid memes. Now every other post is some nobody's stupid motivational message about why crypto is going to the moon even while the market tanks and why we'll all be the smart rich ones in five years blah blah blah. Nobody knows anything. We may all be rich in 5\-10 years or we may all be bankrupt and living in a cardboard box due to our HODLing. But regardless, these posts are all low quality posts by people that are scared and trying to convince themselves of something. Nobody cares about the opinion on how the future of crypto will play out from an anonymous poster on Reddit. And if you think sane, rational people that are deciding if they should put money into the market are coming here to do research and seeing that and deciding they should enter the market then you are wrong. Normal people see these posts and it confirms their belief that everyone here is a brainwashed cult member and that they should run in the other direction. ",2018-05-17 16:35:31 540,Elon Musk says he'll 'eat a Happy Meal on TV' if McDonald's accepts Dogecoin payments,5777,https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-mcdonalds-dogecoin-cryptocurrency-payment-eat-happy-meal-tv-2022-1,1075,,2022-01-25 17:04:02 541,Diversify your portfolio... But not the way you think.,5776,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nkkztk/diversify_your_portfolio_but_not_the_way_you_think/,1220,"Alright, I'm ready for the regular r/cc massive downvote, let's go. Everywhere I see ""you should diversify"", ""don't gamble all in one coin"", et caetera. The thing is, whatever coin you pick (if it's not just a hypecoin); the token is still in its infancy stage on the market; and will mostly follow blindly granddaddy bitcoin footsteps in his charts. In ten another years, yeah, we might see charts going their own ways, but as for now, diversification won't do much for you. In the cryptosphere that is. You may aswell get someting that offers you some sort of stacking rewards while you're at it, if you're in for the long haul, with a project you believe in. Now if you tell me that you got some stocks on the side; a pile of cash or precious metals, THAT is diversification, and doesn't follow the same old chart. Making it 50/50 between two cryptos, or more, won't save you in the bear. That's all I have to say for today. Bring on your guns, I am ready! Have a nice day, in all cases :)",2021-05-25 08:47:53 542,"How much will the price of Solana move by Monday, May 10th?",5774,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n43ssx/how_much_will_the_price_of_solana_move_by_monday/,64,"Reference price: $47.20 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/solana) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 10th.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/n43ssx)",2021-05-03 18:41:03 543,"Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto crusade splits the left - Representative Ritchie Torres: ""The project of radically decentralizing the internet and finance strikes me as a profoundly progressive cause. There’s more to crypto than ransomware, just like there’s more to money than money laundering.""",5730,https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/15/democrats-divided-crypto-future-00015804,722,,2022-03-16 05:19:06 544,"Kevin O'Leary just lied in front of the Senate - A felony offence. He said ""Binance intentionally put FTX out of business"" - total falsehood. SBF stole users deposits and paid Kevin O'Leary $15 M to act as his spokesperson",5725,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/zmgxtn/kevin_oleary_just_lied_in_front_of_the_senate_a/,678,"Kevin O Leary just lied in front of the Senate, with the whole world watching. Here is his testimony under oath where he said this to the question ""Why did FTX fail"": https://twitter.com/Benzinga/status/1603076399593844736 Lets get this straight - he said FTX didnt fail because of fraud, laundering user deposits into personal accounts or into their own hedge fund to make risky trades, bought expensive condos with customer deposits and just ran the most incompetent bucketshop ever possible etc, but because ""Binance put FTX out of business"" In stark contrast, the main bankruptcy professional and new FTX CEO John Ray told the House yesterday that FTX collapse was the result of old fashioned fraud. He was asked if Binance caused this, he flatly said NO. In the testimony to House, he was asked by Rep Gonzalez (at time 2:43:30), > Rep Gonzalez: One of the things in Mr. Bankman-fried's testimony that has leaked, that wasn't submitted, is he spends time talking about Binance and how Binance created a run on the bank, suggesting that, had that not occurred, FTX was solvent and would have been just fine. Prior to that episode -- is it your belief that FTX was solvent? > Mr. John Ray: NO You can listen to the testimony here and forward to the time mentioned above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ObdFaUL7nc&t=9795s Also this entire testimony of John Ray pretty much outlines how SBF was running a fraudulent shop for months. John who has now assumed control of FTX and is in an authoritative position to tell us what went wrong at FTX quite simply states the whole enterprise was a fraud. The DoJ, SEC and CFTC have already filed charges against SBF, but here we have Kevin O'Leary telling the Senate that SBF is innocent but its Binance put FTX out of business. Whats really dangerous is that Kevin knows this is not true, yet goes onto Senate to state lies under oath. He has worked his entire career in finance. He knows that John Ray has the best knowledge to put together what happened at FTX. He knows investigations of multiple agencies have put the blame on SBF. Yet he goes and tries to whitewash SBF's crimes. Kevin O'Leary is a conman, who last week even said he would continue to do business with SBF. This week SBF got arrested, yet Kevin is still lying to the Senate. He got paid $15 M to be a shill for SBF. Its a shameful joke that he was even called up to testify in this issue. Its like inviting Ted Bundy's spokesperson to the Senate so that he can whitewash his crimes. Such actions dont make Ted Bundy or SBF look any better, but it just diminishes the respect of the Senate as an institution. This guy deserves to be in the same cell as SBF. Every penny paid by SBF to this fraudster must be clawed back to make FTX depositors whole.",2022-12-15 09:24:34 545,Whales control the market and will manipulate it at their whim,5724,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r4fdsa/whales_control_the_market_and_will_manipulate_it/,1506,"That's it, Whales control the market and there's nothing much you can do about it other than to play long term Today the sentiment here was of death... in a few a minutes a lot of buying orders and BTC pumped 2k up and alts followed. Do you think this is organic? Of course not! Whales are playing with the market and will continue to do so and take money off from retail, specially when you buy at the top and panic sell Other way to lose larges amount of money to whales is leveraging. A lot of shorts got blasted in the last 2 hours Just check Whale Alert twitter, there are millions and billions of dollar moving from just a few wallets. Even if everyone in this sub chipped in with 10 USD$, it wouldn't even come close to whales' power. See this transactions just a few hours ago: "" 129,921,132 USDT (129,921,132 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to BINANCE "". That's over 30 USD for each one here! And that's just one Whale TLDR: That's it boys and girls, you're a mere shrimp or algae in this crypto ocean, and the only real tool you have at your disposal is playing long term and not panic buy/sell, all the rest is playing with your luck and chances are you are going to get crushed by the whales",2021-11-28 21:51:05 546,"G20 Meeting: ""Crypto-assets do not pose risks to global financial stability at this time""",5712,https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-g20-regulations-carney/g20-watchdog-focuses-on-rules-review-holds-fire-on-cryptocurrencies-idUKKBN1GU0SF,422,,2018-03-18 21:23:32 547,Can we stop with the WSB bullshit?,5708,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nusj9f/can_we_stop_with_the_wsb_bullshit/,1353,"What the fuck is going on? The front page is full of posts about short squeezes, market manipulation, holding the line, coordinated FUD attacks and other conspiracy-theory nonsense. I get that a lot of folks had a lot of fun and made some good money with the AMC/GME trades - but you have to realize that you caught lightning in a bottle, this shit doesn't happen all the time, and it definitely doesn't happen in markets as liquid and enormous as bitcoin. I don't know what this sub is or will end up being about with 3 million members- but can we all just make a commitment to not turn it into some hodl cult to bitcoin? I know we hate centralization but maybe some new moderator policies could help cut down on this kind of discourse. I'm not saying ""go back where you came from"" or any bullshit like that - I am pretty new to the whole scene as well and I think everyone should be welcome - doesn't mean that every sub has to turn into some off-brand WSB",2021-06-08 01:03:03 548,"Doge may be a memecoin, but it brought me to this community and made me invest in other crypto.",5703,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mvjzem/doge_may_be_a_memecoin_but_it_brought_me_to_this/,890,"Back in february when the whole GME hype started, I saw a couple threads popping up that the Dogecoin comminity is planning to rise as well. It was too late for me to invest in GME as it already spiked, so I tried my luck with Doge and bought at 0.05€ for 50€. Not to be too risky with my first investment ever... 2 months later I cashed out (a bit too early) and made about 180€. So my total wallet was now €230, which I planned to invest in Doge again once the price dropped. Luckily the price stayed up and I realized that if I'd put my money back in Doge, I would only lose. Either the price stays up and I end up with less doge than I initially had or I buy when the price drops and end up with less € if it continues to drop. So I started looking for alternatives to invest my winnings. I searched for other ""cheap"" coins, that had a lot of potential to grow, by reading this subreddit and came across VET and ADA. I gained some confidence by profiting from the doge investment and deposited another €500 into my wallet. I put €300 into VET and 350€ into ADA. I might put the remaining €80 back into Doge. It's an unpredictable meme after all, so who knows what happens. I'm planning to create a more diverse portfolio if my current investment works somewhat out. Doge might not be the most popular among the altcoins in this sub, but it was a great starting point for me and made me interested in other crypto currencies. I also want to thank this community for being insightful, helpful and welcoming to crypto newbies.",2021-04-21 16:53:49 549,Dogecoin is officially worth 1 cent!,5708,https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dogecoin/,424,,2017-12-25 03:44:36 550,"Those who complain about Bitcoin in a first world countries and stable currencies, realize its not for you then. It’s for the Billions of people oppressed in dictatorships globally through financial censorship",5702,https://twitter.com/documentingbtc/status/1399772102950068227?s=21,879,,2021-06-02 02:04:12 551,"The saga that keeps on giving: Celsius published a 14,000-page document detailing every user's full name, linked to timestamp & amount of each deposit/withdrawal/liquidation",5700,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xxv8kn/the_saga_that_keeps_on_giving_celsius_published_a/,1232,"As part of their bankruptcy legal proceedings Celsius published a 14,000-page document detailing every user's full name, linked to timestamp & amount of each deposit/withdrawal/liquidation. **This is a horrific and unprecedented breach of privacy.** This list is online in an unprotected PDF form and anyone can search it or even download it. Nosy neighbour? Spouse? Employer? Crypto scammers looking for targets? Blockchain analysis firms that can now put a name on self custody wallets? You name it. And yes, this is a public court document, but man, why didn't they redact part of the names? Why did they put this on the internet? Why didn't at the very least give a heads up? Did they even give a fu\*k to do this properly? This is probably one of the best examples of not your keys - not your coins. Not only will they steal your funds, they will also leak your information. Edit: 1. It is confirmed that this list includes EU customers, so my guess is that's a global list. 2. The wife of former-CEO Alex Mashinsky was shown to have withdrawn $2 million in crypto on May 31. They stopped withdrawals 13 days later. 3. Many users in the comments have pointed out that this is standard procedure for Chapter 11 and that Celsius lawyers tried to avoid it but was rejected by a judge. For me, this remains a cautionary tale that not only can you lose your coin but also your private information. Why didn't Celsius notify us about this beforehand and couldn't they have taken a different legal route all together? ​",2022-10-07 10:12:05 552,"Kraken CEO Jesse Powell: "" If you worried about your assets being frozen don't keep your funds with any centralized/regulated custodian. We cannot protect you, cash out and only trade p2p.""",5663,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/svcqaj/kraken_ceo_jesse_powell_if_you_worried_about_your/,1243,"​ There was a post by Kraken founder about new Canadian legislation and I saw one very interesting and alarming reply on the comments. One of his followers just replied Jesse that Kraken may be put in position to freeze our assets without judicial consent and will probably comply to that request. Jesse just 100% agreed with that person and on top of that suggested to keep funds away centralized exchanges. I think it's the first time we see any CEX CEO suggesting to move away our funds from centralized custodians. We should definitely appreciate the man for raising alarm and being so honest even though it may harm his business. https://preview.redd.it/6adhek7tuji81.png?width=711&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=d7d36caeec630e990475d643d38a4cb1e8fbbbb1",2022-02-18 08:10:54 553,China Calls Bitcoin and Stablecoins 'Investment Alternatives' for the First Time Since Crypto Crackdown,5663,https://news.bitcoin.com/china-calls-bitcoin-and-stablecoins-investment-alternatives-for-the-first-time-since-crypto-crackdown/?utm_source=OneSignalPush&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=PushNotifications,449,,2021-04-19 22:32:34 554,Cardano Reaches Goal of Planting 1M Trees,5656,https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/10/cardano-reaches-goal-of-planting-1m-trees/,699,,2022-01-10 11:28:26 555,It's official - Nano is no longer among the top 100 coins,5641,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/og5u6m/its_official_nano_is_no_longer_among_the_top_100/,2532,"I'm at a loss for words (well, not literally, otherwise you'd not see this post). I've been a holder since XRB days. It's my first coin. It was perfect: Instant. Feeless. Green. IMO, it was what Satoshi intended as the ultimate crypto**currency**. ​ Now, I understand Nano came to be in a situation where smart contracts where not such a big thing, and there were no ""swaps"" and there was no staking/lending/liquidity pools etc. People want more from crypto and that's OK. But I'm not OK with freakin' SHIB and SAFEMOON having a larger mcap than Nano. I'll never be OK with that. For the love of all that is holy, SAFEMOON should not be a word any of us remember in two years. Sure, there were two major incidents, both occurring in the bull runs, the exchange exit scam crap and the spam attacks now. And sure, it was shilled here relentlessly. And people hate shillers. But how can a coins main fault be ""it's fan base is annoying""?? /my incoherent rant, I'm just bummed something so technically great is not actually ""appreciated"" more. **Edit**: holy amount of comments, Batman. RIP my inbox. Thank you everyone for the awards, there's too many of them to reply to you all individually (i still believe in thanking personally for the awards but since my inbox is MIA, this is a bit troublesome). Also, someone was so concerned about me being bummed, a bot sent me a message about suicide hotline. While I would never do something like that over crypto (or money), I honestly appreciate the kind thought. You are (as Keanu says) breathtaking. Take care everyone (even Safemoon holders). **Edit 2** this has become my most upvoted post. I don't know what to say. Thank you to everyone, Nano fans and Nano haters. Also, it seems Safemoon holders have figured out this post, so they started brigadding. Some had hilarious things to say about Nano (e.g. ""Out of #100 instant and feeless"" and ""Nano is very fast. Out of top 100hehe""). Laughs were had. Just to clarify, if Safemoon and SHIB start doing great things, there will be no one happier than me. I still think both of them have too many red flags, but I'm happy for you if you profit. Take care now and have a good day",2021-07-08 12:05:12 556,Vitalik Buterin just burned Justin Sun on twitter,5629,https://i.redd.it/l02py4y0r9q01.png,772,,2018-04-06 10:57:40 557,"Canadian Trucker Convoy Raises $450,000+ Using Bitcoin, Bypassing GoFundMe Restrictions",5616,https://cryptoadventure.com/canadian-trucker-convoy-raises-450000-using-bitcoin-bypassing-gofundme-restrictions/,479,,2022-02-08 16:46:57 558,How nocoiners see us,5619,https://i.imgur.com/e5vbK9p.png,458,,2018-01-07 16:20:54 559,$8000 SHIB wallet from Aug 2020 now worth $5 billion,5612,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qh7b9k/8000_shib_wallet_from_aug_2020_now_worth_5_billion/,1969,"Reposting my comment from the daily. https://twitter.com/MorningBrew/status/1453445533754855433?s=20 https://etherscan.io/address/0x1406899696adb2fa7a95ea68e80d4f9c82fcdedd I haven't been in crypto for very long or very deep, but this is the craziest trade I've ever seen. That is like 6 MILLION X returns, not %, in like a little over a year. I've largely ignored SHIB, not even on fundamentals and it being a real coin or whatever, but even on a meme level, I thought DOGE has it beat, that it was just a copycat and won't have the history or community power of the original DOGE. But I guess I was wrong. SHIB lays bare how subjective value really is. I thought it was loose before, but valuation is actually 100% based on feeling, 0% objective anything.",2021-10-27 21:39:05 560,Jim Cramer urges investors to exit crypto – ‘it’s never too late to sell’,5604,https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/jim-cramer-urges-investors-to-exit-crypto-its-never-too-late-too-sell.html,1666,,2022-12-06 01:25:12 561,$740M got liquidated in the last 24 hours,5581,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qv4xx8/740m_got_liquidated_in_the_last_24_hours/,2087,"Hello Guys!! As the market is down by 10-15% today. As trading comes with its own risk nearly $740M got liquidated in 24 hours. In the past 24 hours , 200k traders were liquidated. * BTC : $255M * ETH: $187M * LTC: $23M * SOL: $23M * DOT: $21M * XRP: $18M * DOGE: $16M * ADA: $11M This dip might cause huge loss to the bulls. If you were one of them I am sorry for your loss. Keep your hopes high and be careful with your next step. If you are new to the crypto it is best to avoid trading and buy & hodl the coin. #Update: Now its $874M in 24 hours Edit: Exchange Liquidation * Binance: 328M * Okex: 204M * FTX: 141M * Bybit: 68M * Huobi: 43M * Deribit: 39M * Bitmex: 36M Source: coinglass",2021-11-16 10:32:07 562,"Bitcoin mining firm to plant 53,000 trees, 1 for every block created on the blockchain in 2022.",5585,https://nitter.net/BitcoinMagazine/status/1460235889158897665#m,716,,2021-11-15 19:03:27 563,"Bitcoin Whales Acquire Staggering $5,200,000,000 in Bitcoin in Just 28 Days",5573,https://dailyhodl.com/2021/07/30/bitcoin-whales-acquire-staggering-5200000000-in-bitcoin-in-just-28-days-santiment/,753,,2021-07-30 11:51:53 564,Most disgusting scam yet: dude comments on all posts pretending to post the official crypto address for helping the Ukrainian government. Please report u/substantialsummer634 to Reddit,5574,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t2pttl/most_disgusting_scam_yet_dude_comments_on_all/,565,"That's pretty much all there is to say to it. u/substantialsummer634 is mass replying to posts, saying ""Ukraine’s official Twitter account tweeted out a call for donations through bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoin tether on Saturday."" and then adds an Ethereum address for donations. The first part is true, you can find the real addresses in [this very popular post](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t26b00/im_uvladimirputin_and_im_asking_you_to_donate/). The address is fake though. Fortunately nobody fell for it yet, the last transfer to that address was 47 days ago, but please report the scammer to Reddit - I have done that already. Thanks! Edit: just in case their account indeed gets suspended, their posts look like this: ""*Ukraine Update: Ukraine’s official Twitter account tweeted out a call for donations through bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoin tether on Saturday. I just sent what I could, wish I could do more . Have a. Heart Stand with Ukraine . Here’s the wallet address if you guys wanna donate anything to help. [Wallet address]*"" If you see something like that, check if it's the real address and if not, report the account",2022-02-27 14:51:26 565,Anybody else like me and refuses to sell until it’s life changing?,5571,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mb6ywq/anybody_else_like_me_and_refuses_to_sell_until/,1413,"The sensible thing to do in my position is to sell and enjoy some substantial profits, not life changing, but enough to buy a nice average car for example. Stubborn me refuses to sell as I’d hate to think how I’d feel if I looked at prices in the future and realised I could have paid off my mortgage. So to sum up I’d rather lose it all than sell and miss out on mega profits. It’s rather stupid thinking.",2021-03-23 04:52:35 566,Price changes faster than I can blink,5563,https://i.redd.it/n4u7ticshji61.jpg,128,,2021-02-20 01:59:22 567,Elon Musk's latest attempt to pump Dogecoin fails miserably. He’s becoming irrelevant!,5568,https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-s-latest-attempt-to-pump-dogecoin-fails-miserably?utm_source=coingecko&utm_content=coingecko&utm_campaign=coingecko&utm_medium=coingecko&utm_term=coingecko,892,,2021-07-01 13:02:35 568,FTX has been hacked. DO NOT UPDATE FTX APPS,5563,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ysxikf/ftx_has_been_hacked_do_not_update_ftx_apps/,1920,"Money is being moved out quickly and swapped. Messages sent in eth domains from the hackers. There is an update for all the apps as well. The important thing is that you do not update the app. None of the fTX related apps. It's in your interest to delete them and be very cautious. People's balances are being deleted and some big things are happening. No clue how this will end or where this originated from. It might be an inside job or a state actor. Who knows. Aspects of this hack are sloppy and other parts are very planned out. So again DO NOT UPDATE FTX APPS!!!!!! You might lose a lot more! Edit: id also recommend people monitor any connected bank accounts or debit/credit cards for the next few months. And use credit karma to make sure no new cc have opened under your name. We don't know what customer data was stollen. edit: UPDATE. My bank account has been accessed by FTX using Plaid today. Please please remove FTX from accessing your account https://twitter.com/mikemcg0/status/1591477400634023938 I was able to remove access by going into my chase app",2022-11-12 05:28:43 569,Lauren Boebert didn’t file required reports on stock and cryptocurrency transactions,5553,https://coloradosun.com/2022/08/23/lauren-boebert-stock-trades/,547,,2022-08-24 02:18:34 570,Warren Buffett says he wouldn't pay $25 for all the bitcoin in the world — and Charlie Munger blasts the crypto as 'stupid' and 'evil',5551,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/warren-buffett-charlie-munger-bitcoin-crypto-cryptocurrency-investing-berkshire-hathaway-2022-4,1555,,2022-04-30 20:26:12 571,"If SHIB has to go to even 10 cents, it will multiply the entire crypto market cap by 20x. It wont, it is just a shitcoin",5531,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q5gdtj/if_shib_has_to_go_to_even_10_cents_it_will/,2700,"SHIB is grossly over valued, just like dogecoin was overvalued back in March, and everyone who called it out back then was spot on. Of course, the SHIB shills are peddling the narrative that it will go to $1. Currently, one SHIB = $0.00002715 To go to $1, it has to go up by 3,683,141%. Yes, it has to go up by 3 million %... To go to even 10c, it has to go up by 362,884% Apparently, there are 394,796,000,000,000 SHIBs in circulation. Even at 10c, the market cap of SHIB alone will be over $39 Trillion. To be specific, a market cap of Thirty-Nine Trillion, Four Hundred Seventy-Nine Billion Six Hundred Million dollars Today, the entire crypto market cap is around $2.3 Trillion. So even at 10c, SHIB will be worth 20x today's crypto market cap. Firstly, this is not happening anytime soon. Secondly, this is not happening anytime in the future either. There is a higher probability of SHIB going to zero over it going to $1 or even 10c. Hundreds of shitcoins bust onto the scene during a crypto boom cycle, only to disappear during the bust. SHIB is a token that has no real value, apart from exploiting amateur investors and unit bias and traders riding it for quick gains. Almost everyone is in SHIB purely for profit. Many want over night riches and plan to hold till $1, which they believe will come soon.. many others are riding it got quick gains, and there is nothing wrong in that. Many shitcoins can give quick gains. But for them to claim there is something innovative or anything resembling new technology in SHIB is just delusional. The whole project is quite an exquisite combination of several pyramid scheme elements, and is quite well done. The devs have really delivered on their promise of making themselves rich.",2021-10-10 20:46:08 572,"Bitcoin returns to $40K, liquidating over $50M of shorts in hours",5513,https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-returns-to-40k-liquidating-over-50m-of-shorts-in-hours,1056,,2022-02-04 17:33:53 573,"To all the small hodlers, keeping your coins at an exchange might be the best thing for you",5483,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lxcmup/to_all_the_small_hodlers_keeping_your_coins_at_an/,1178,"This is not Financial Advice! You might’ve seen several posts explaining why keeping your coins in a wallet is the best way to hodl. This is true, if you have a significant amounts of a particular coin because then you will be able to cover the expenses of transfer fees which vary from coin to coin. But with the rise of newcomers, not everyone can afford to buy large numbers of coins. And while you might be tempted to take your coins off an exchange, think about the amount you will spend for fees. For example the average fees for moving out ETH is 0.02 ETH (~$35) sometimes this is the amount most people have. Similar example can be applied to other coins as well. Another point is that exchanges are not un-secure anymore. They will store coins with high security measures. And you should enable things like 2FA to keep your account even more secure. So don’t worry about your coins being in danger. If someone has any other suggestions please let us know. Edit: Tips from comments: 1. From u/ACShreds - Gemini offers 10 free withdrawals per month so if you do want to withdraw coins, try buying from that platform although the fees are a little high compared to other platforms. 2. From u/thegooddocgonzo - Although exchanges aren’t fully safe, many big and reputable one like Coinbase and Binance will do everything to keep your coins safe because they don’t want any bad reputation. The user also notes that Binance was hacked in 2019 and Binance made sure that no customer was impacted. Stay cautious of smaller and unknown exchanges. Edit 2: The withdrawal fee which I stated for ETH (0.02) was for the exchange I primarily use which is WazirX. I’m sorry for not mentioning the said exchange and for those asking where I got that figure here is your answer.",2021-03-04 04:31:05 574,"Finally bought a hardware wallet, goodbye coinbase",5481,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/set08i/finally_bought_a_hardware_wallet_goodbye_coinbase/,1494,"Hey everyone, I want to share a milestone of my jurney in the world of crypto curriencies. After having the issues of freezed funds etc. I am finally my own bank. I moved all my funds from exchanges into my harware wallet to keep them safe! It was very simple & easy to set-up the wallet, it also has a perfect interface to follow-up your assets. I recommend everybody to buy their own wallets for their own safety! I wish you all a great weekend fellow crypto enthusiasts! What else do you suggest me as a next milestone? Mining, staking? Waiting for your comments! 😀 https://preview.redd.it/zctjdyq43ge81.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5120c81d1987fb60c655a0ab7ac48e6a0c5c9e1f",2022-01-28 15:13:37 575,ICP is so decentralised that to run a node you have to buy it from “approved distributors”. Lol. What a pile of garbage,5477,https://support.internetcomputer.org/hc/en-us/articles/360060742712-Can-I-use-my-own-equipment-to-host-nodes-,1188,,2021-06-14 13:09:27 576,"Warning! This sub has some of the worst investing advice I've ever seen and is full of people who essentially won a billion dollars in the lottery, so now they think that makes them Warren Buffet.",5465,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/6z6pa1/warning_this_sub_has_some_of_the_worst_investing/,557,"Let me preface this by saying that if you put 1000$ into bitcoin back when it was first released, you are probably very rich today. But let's not let that distract from the fact that it makes you somebody who wired 1000$ to an anonymous person on the internet, in exchange for some magic beans. These days you're probably stupid not to have money invested in crypto, but just keep in mind that it's almost entirely based on speculation, and a lot of your success is based on pure luck. **Everybody is a genius investor in a bull market**. The people you see posting here acting like seasoned investing gurus, are more often than not people who just happened to get lucky a few times. Have fun with your Baron Rothschild memes, acting like every person who invests in crypto is going to become a millionaire. This is not the first time in history when a generation of young people have jumped on a wild speculation train and gotten rich. During the height of the dotcom bubble, people had the exact same attitudes. ""25% returns in a year? Those are scrub numbers. Anything less than 100% is unacceptable!"" We all know how that ride ended, and this ride shall too come to an end. Whether it ends in a major bust, or it becomes a mainstream financial tool dominated by Wall Street, this ride will come to an end. Enjoy the great returns while you can. ",2017-09-10 05:50:20 577,"You guys understand, that El Salvador wants $1.3 billion in funding from the IMF, and that the IMF isn't just randomly asking them to drop BTC as a currency, right?",5459,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/shw6sa/you_guys_understand_that_el_salvador_wants_13/,1543,"Two posts are on the front page right now: [""El Salvador angrily rejects IMF call to drop Bitcoin use""](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/she2t3/el_salvador_angrily_rejects_imf_call_to_drop/) and [El Salvador Treasury Minister Alejandro Zelaya angrily rejects IMF demand to drop Bitcoin as legal tender, “We are a sovereign nation. No international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all!""](https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/shs9au/el_salvador_treasury_minister_alejandro_zelaya/) You guys understand that the IMF isn't just randomly going around demanding stuff, right? Most replies don't seem to understand that. El Salvador has tried to get [$1.3 billion in funding from them](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-el-salvador-economy-exclusive-idUSKBN2AW1GV) for almost a year now. That's a ton of money. And sure, edglord Bukele and his corrupt, idiotic government can keep their stance that nobody can ""make them"" do anything - but nobody is trying to force them to do anything. It's more of a ""yeah we won't give you money as long as you are gambling with your economy in an irresponsible manner"". Which is a completely reasonable attitude. Why would they just give money to them without conditions? El Salvador doesn't hold any power here. They're an irrelevant, tiny economy, the IMF couldn't care less about them. If they want money, they'll have to comply. Or the dictator once again makes a stupid decision for his country...",2022-02-01 14:25:31 578,"Ageism is for pussies, bro.",5457,https://i.redd.it/ygy65elhy4h61.jpg,228,,2021-02-13 00:01:38 579,"""30 percent of those in the 18-to-34 age range would rather invest $1,000 in Bitcoin than $1,000 in government bonds or stocks""",5456,http://turnto10.com/news/money-watcher/the-benefits-and-risks-of-bitcoin,710,,2018-01-15 15:58:36 580,"Ethereum Finally Breaks All-Time High of $1,400!",5448,https://decrypt.co/54562/ethereum-price-breaks-all-time-high-of-1400,754,,2021-01-19 11:38:14 581,r/CryptoCurrency Predictions Tournament ,5450,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-67c5a5ac-1463-484a-832e-3c398c132e34,36,,2022-05-06 05:20:11 582,"If you support crypto, please read.",5440,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r04d7l/if_you_support_crypto_please_read/,1749,"I know many of us disagree on many things. We all have our favorite pet projects and argue about everything from proof of work versus proof of stake, to store of value versus medium of exchange. Some of us are into defi, for others its NFTs; maybe it's meme tokens that float your boat, or just plain old electronic cash. But I like to believe we also all share something in common. We believe in the power of crypto. We believe in what it represents and what it can one day make possible. But it's not just going to happen on its own. The future isn't going to be handed to us on a silver platter and it's going to take as many of us as possible to fight the powers that be and make our voices heard. I'm not proposing we take down the fed tomorrow, but what I am talking about is something much smaller, something I'm hoping you can help me set right. The other day I posted [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qyb6zt/an_open_letter_to_johnny_lyu_and_kucoin_exchange/) about the exchange Kucoin. I explained how they've been holding \~$50K of my BCHA (aka XEC on every other exchange) for over six months without letting me withdraw. I shared emails showing how they've given me nothing but the runaround since May, and how Kucoin themselves had [announced](https://www.kucoin.com/news/en-kucoin-will-support-bcha-upgrade-0820) their support of this project 3 months ago, causing me and others to buy even more. [People's exchange my ass.](https://preview.redd.it/qwcsz21p09181.png?width=1370&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2d0e1f6afc3e1cbcfb929aa163acdd75efe6501a) But they've failed to live up to their word. While I was thankful to see so many kind and supportive comments, giving me hope for the crypto community at large, I'm sorry to say Kucoin still has yet to tell me when I'll be able to withdraw my coins. To those who suggested I just sell my BCHA and withdraw in USDT, the fact is I can't because there is no liquidity left. Who wants to buy a coin on an exchange if you can't withdraw, and I hold enough coins that I would have to sell for cents on the dollar if I did. Not to mention I'd just be passing off the problem to some other poor soul. But what's most important is that I shouldn't have to do any of that. And giving up would just be letting Kucoin off the hook, which I'm not about to do. So I'm asking for help from the wider cryptocurrency community. I want to believe that people in this community, more than any other, understand the difference between right and wrong and believe in a sense of justice in this world. I'm asking you to help me right this wrong, and share this post with as many people as possible. My goal is to reach the top of this subreddit and send a loud message to u/Johnny_Kucoin (Johnny Lyu, CEO of Kucoin) that his exchange can't get away with this. At this point I know that \~$50K of my money is probably gone, but I want everyone in crypto to hear about this so they understand the type of exchange Kucoin is. Because if they can steal my money, there's nothing stopping them from doing the same to you. I for one am tired of industry players who give crypto a bad name. It's time to call out bad actors and send a message to these companies that they must treat their customers right or we'll simply move our business elsewhere. I know this is a longshot, but I'm asking you to spread the word, because I am confident that this space is full of amazing people who believe in supporting each other and holding bad actors accountable. I'm not a vindictive person. I don't want Kucoin to go out of business. I just want them to do the right thing and make sure others aren't cheated out of their money like I was. Thank you for reading and best of luck to everyone.",2021-11-23 04:02:06 583,Here is how I doxxed the creator of a scamcoin and make him abandon the scam few minutes before launch,5442,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/snds3m/here_is_how_i_doxxed_the_creator_of_a_scamcoin/,805,"*I posted this yesterday but it was removed by reddit because I said the website of the scam. Now I repost it without any information so please don't ask for it. Anyway the website is now deleted so you can't see anything.* I own a telegram group where this morning an user entered telling everyone to be quick because today it was starting the private sale of a new coin. I looked at its website and it was clearly made by an amateur. It's whitepaper was a joke. However, the devs officially doxxed themselves and most users in their ""official"" telegram group were starting to believe in this scam. I noticed some users were clearly fake, saying things like ""I follow this project since 1 year and it's amazing"" but I checked and the **group was created just few days ago so how they were following this project since 1 year ago?** I then decided to **contact on LinkedIn the 2 official admins of the project**. They both answered me that they had nothing to do with it and clearly someone took their names and photos and posted them on that website. 45 minutes were remaining before the private sale would start. By the way, the private sale was going to work in this way: they would publish a bsc address and everyone had to send bnb at that address. In exchange they would receive back 2000 of these new tokens. I posted in their group that admins were liars and that the people listed in the official website were not related to this project in any way. They accused me of fud, I had no proofs. Also they were deleting most of my messages. **Then I tried what I thought was impossible, because only the worst amateur would make such a mistake: I did a whois of the domain of their website** and found out the website was created just 2 days ago, and I found the name and the address of the owner. This guy didn't even think to hide it properly. **At this point it was just few minutes before the official launch of the private sale. I simply posted in the group the name and the home address of the scammer and then ""if anyone will be scammed, just give this name to the police""** Admins abandoned the group immediately, countdown went to 0 but no private sale started. They literally disappeared and they had no opportunity to scam anyone. Obviously they were amateurs, it's harder with professional scammers, but I'm proud that I destroyed the plan of these scammers who invested money and time in creating their website and preparing this scam.",2022-02-08 06:55:55 584,"6 months ago, Zhu Su of Three Arrow Capital claimed 100k ETH is dust for him. Today, he is selling 10 USDC, trying to pay off debt after his $20 BN fund imploded. Markets always humble those too arrogant",5439,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/veck27/6_months_ago_zhu_su_of_three_arrow_capital/,746,"Not too long ago, Zhu Su claimed that 100k ETH is dust for him. Less than 6 months infact.. [Zhu Su: 100k eth is dust fwiw](https://preview.redd.it/1etplanmg6691.jpg?width=1326&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f7bb5df3e01e4f82799cff113a098b2f9c9e7157) Today, he is sending all the left over balance from his wallets to CEX so that he can get as much money as possible. He just transferred 10 USDC, 3.98 AAVE ($200), 138 SUSHI, 0.1 YFI, 2.5 COMP ($75) and other actual ""dust"" to various centralised exchanges. [His size is no longer size.](https://preview.redd.it/y3s8tqe5h6691.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=80a80289bce3afbc90fac403990215037ec2e5e1) How a 20 BN fund imploded in a matter of days is a lesson for everyone who thinks they are too big to fail. Arrogance has no place in markets, often those with an arrogant streak are quickly shown their place by the markets. There are many more such people in crypto who thought they are too big and nothing could happen to them. Their behaviours smack of arrogance and disrespect for others. All it takes is one mistake where their ego takes over, and results in blowing up of all their wealth.",2022-06-17 12:56:28 585,"In December NFL offensive tackle, Russell Okung, asked for half of his salary in BTC. That half is now worth more than his entire salary.",5434,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/miskiv/in_december_nfl_offensive_tackle_russell_okung/,382,"Okung asked for half of his $13 million contract for 2020 to be paid in Bitcoin, and the Carolina Panthers were able to make it happen. Here’s some quotes from the article. Sauce at the bottom. “If we are looking at where Bitcoin is at now, Okung could be considered one of the highest salaried NFL players at this moment.” “For instance, when BTC hit $44k, the half of his contract that is paid in BTC climbed to $10.59 million, at $56k+ his half turned into more than his entire quoted salary. As far as 2020 NFL salary stats are concerned, Okung has entered the top five position. However, the NFL has recently decided to cap the league’s salaries at $180 million and a ball player’s contract could change in 2021. Because the Carolina Panthers’ offensive tackle (OT) gets half of his salary in BTC, many proponents think of him as the highest-paid player in the NFL and not just ahead of the highest-paid OTs.” “Money is more than currency; it’s power,” said Okung in a statement. “The way money is handled from creation to dissemination is part of that power. Getting paid in bitcoin is the first step of opting out of the corrupt, manipulated economy we all inhabit.” “Okung went further into that statement adding: ‘When we are all paid in bitcoin, no one can tell us what to do with the value we create … In a post-fiat world, you won’t have to worry about your labor and time being stolen.” [Sauce](https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/seahawks/former-seattle-seahawk-russell-okung-puts-half-salary-bitcoin-considered-highest) Now that the NBA has a NFT and a blockchain advisory committee, I wanted to remind everyone that this happened. These are two very big organizations that are getting on board with crypto. We’re getting closer to mass adoption!",2021-04-02 20:13:39 586,'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says financial middlemen will be left shining shoes when DeFi technology takes their jobs,5415,https://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-oleary-crypto-investing-defi-decentralized-finance-wonderfi-2021-8?amp,791,,2021-08-17 16:06:34 587,"The first website to buy bitcoin went online 13 years ago today- You could buy 1,309 BTC for $1.00 USD",5398,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xx6bv7/the_first_website_to_buy_bitcoin_went_online_13/,864,"The website New Liberty Standard was the first website to offer Bitcoin purchases. You were able to buy and sell Bitcoin through Paypal. The person who created the ""exchange"" basically priced Bitcoin at the average cost to mine Bitcoin. ​ https://preview.redd.it/5d5tutmfy6s91.png?width=397&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c744c361181f7c6a0dff5d90315a91dde281bea6 This got me to thinking about the first time I heard of Bitcoin. I was a freshman in college and a computer science major. It was Fall of 2010. I was in the lab when a Sophomore csci major asked me if I wanted to help him set up the \~35 computers in the lab for mining Bitcoin. His plan was to mine every night after classes ended until 8am when classes began again and 24 hours over the weekend. Me, thinking it was a waste of time with Bitcoin being like $.06, said no. The guy ended up setting up the computers himself, mining \~2,000 BTC, and in 2013 when the price hit $1,000, sold half his stack to become a millionaire in college. Where were you the first time you heard of Bitcoin and what was the price per coin?",2022-10-06 14:14:49 588,"If you think banks/credit companies are banning crypto purchases to protect their customers, I have a bridge to sell you.",5408,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7v1m8d/if_you_think_bankscredit_companies_are_banning/,755,"I'm legitimately blown away how many people I see defending the banks/credit companies banning crypto purchases as some type of attempt to protect their customers from a volatile market. Credit is predatory by nature. The bank doesn't care when you max your card out on alcohol, designer clothes, gambling, or any other worthless and risky commodity. Your bank doesn't give one single tiny little shit about you in any way beyond your capacity to generate revenue. You are a revenue generating unit and nothing more, end of story. They are building artificial barriers to crypto because they view it as a direct and fundamental threat to their industries... and with good reason, because it is. The reality is anyone who invests wisely in crypto right now is going to make a significant ROI over the next few years, opening up the opportunity to pay off large balances, which decreases the revenue they earn from interest. This is nothing more than a desperate attempt at self preservation. Again I would encourage anyone who has their bank or credit card company create a barrier for them to purchase crypto, to immediately end doing business with that institution and make sure they know why. If my bank halts my purchases, I'll liquidate my account and close it the same day. Same goes with my credit cards, they will get cut up and never used again. DON'T bend over for them. EDIT: Also massive downvoting of anti-banking sentiment and massive upvoting of the 'banks are looking out for you, this is a good thing' sentiment. The shill bots are out in force. ",2018-02-03 19:51:48 589,"ONLY Businesses will have to report $10,000 crypto transfers - NOT individuals. Stop with the FUD.",5388,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nh8nhx/only_businesses_will_have_to_report_10000_crypto/,465,"Via u/wzi: It's for ***businesses.*** Transfers to the business, reported by the business \[[1](https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/The-American-Families-Plan-Tax-Compliance-Agenda.pdf)\]\[[2](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0188)\]: >This is why the President’s proposal includes additional resources for the IRS to address the growth of cryptoassets. Despite constituting a relatively small portion of business income today, cryptocurrency transactions are likely to rise in importance in the next decade, especially in the presence of a broad-based financial account reporting regime. Within the context of the new financial account reporting regime, cryptocurrencies and cryptoasset exchange accounts and payment service accounts that accept cryptocurrencies would be covered. Further, as with cash transactions, businesses that receive cryptoassets with a fair market value of more than $10,000 would also be reported on. Although cryptocurrency is a small share of current business transactions, such comprehensive reporting is necessary to minimize the incentives and opportunity to shift income out of the new information reporting regime. See §IV.B. Edit: Seeing a lot of ""they won't catch me"" posts. In the US if you're dealing with hundreds, or even thousands in gains, no they probably won't and probably won't care. If you find yourself with tens of thousands and more, someone will likely notice and you'll be lucky if you don't lose it all. I suggest you have a serious plan for what to do if you run into phat gainz. The easiest choice is to just join the rest of us schmucks, pay your taxes, and participate in elections at all scales.",2021-05-20 19:06:24 590,PSA: Binance recently increased ADA withdrawal fees by 400% and are lying about why they did it,5366,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lh39ss/psa_binance_recently_increased_ada_withdrawal/,906,"FINAL EDIT: it's back to 1 ADA 😄 Withdrawing ADA on Binance, until 2 days ago, would ""only"" cost 1 ADA. They increased it to 3 ADA yesterday, and some time between yesterday and today they increased it further to 5 ADA. That's a 400% increase in less than 48h. For comparison, transaction fees on Cardano are only 0.17 ADA. And yet, after a user from r/cardano enquired about this issue, Binance claimed that the 5 ADA fee ""depends on the blockchain and miners"" (Miners on Cardano? Am I missing something?). Proof: https://ibb.co/5k0MMpq EDIT: proof of higher fees https://ibb.co/b6X5zh3 This is disgusting. They're promoting their BNB coin boasting about their low fees, making other coins like ADA look like much less appealing alternatives. For the sake of the free market, and to prevent Binance to pull off any more shady stuff á la Robinhood, please consider complaining to Binance about this. Not cool Binance. Not cool. EDIT: at the time of writing, the fee is down to 2 ADA (I'm based in UK if it matters). They keep changing it, fuck knows why",2021-02-10 20:40:19 591,"If you don't already, you need to understand the difference between APR and APY. Otherwise, you will sound like a fool.",5358,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qyttdx/if_you_dont_already_you_need_to_understand_the/,689,"Return on investments are not expressed by months, weeks or days. They are expressed *annually*. So when you say, ""*You can get 2% of APY/month*"", or ""*with a 1% interest/week*"", or ""i*f you coumpound interest on a 10% APY*"", then you sound like a fool. There are two different acronym you *need* to understand. **APR** : Annual percentage rate; it's the annual rate of return on an investment, **without any compounding**. It's basically the return you realise by lending (or staking, etc.) an asset after a year, if you do not touch it (no compounding). So, if you invest $100'000 with a 10% APR, you will get a return $10'000 after a year (10%). **APY** : Annual percentage yield ; it's rate of return earned on an investment, **taking into account the effect of compounding interest**. It's the return you realise when compounding the interest whenever it's possible to do it. The compounding can take place daily, weekly, monthly, annually. It depends on the terms & conditions of your investment. **Compound interest**: it's the fact the interest accrued on your investment is (automatically/manually) added to your investment and start accruing interest as well. An APR where you can compound interest daily is going to be a much higher APY than an APR with monthly coumpounding. Let's take a few examples: * 12% APR. That's 12% per year (or 1% per month if you want). So if you invest $100, you get 12$ a year (1$ every month). After a year, you have $112. * 12% APR allowing you to monthly compound. That's a 12.68% APY. So if you invest $100, you get 1$ the first month (that you coumpound), $1.01 the next month, $1.021 the third, $1.0303 the fourth, and so on. * 18% APY with a daily compound, is a 16.56% APR. * 45% APY with monthly compound, is a 37.18% APR. If you want to understand how to convert your APR to your APY, you can head there: [www.aprtoapy.com](http://www.aprtoapy.com). There are also the mathematical formulas and explanations. I hope that helps some of you to better understand the financial aspects your investments and use the correct terminology, so you don't look and/or sound uneducated. Have a great day!",2021-11-21 12:18:34 592,FTX Files for Bankruptcy Protections in US,5359,https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/11/ftx-files-for-bankruptcy-protections-in-us/,1401,,2022-11-11 14:20:13 593,Just because a coin's value is $0.00001 doesn't mean it has room to reach $1,5359,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rd3hkt/just_because_a_coins_value_is_000001_doesnt_mean/,1050,"This post is particularly for those who have little to no idea about Market Cap. People new to crypto often fall prey to the shillers offering millions of tokens at just $10 or so. The boom of dogecoin and it's peers have just added fuel to the sale of memecoins which are often scams or rugpulls. Even if they aren't, that doesn't mean it's a good investment. The value and room for growth of any Cryptocurrency is determined by it's Marketcap. The market cap of a token is calculated by multiplying the value of one coin into the total supply of the coin. If a coin has the value of $0.0001 a piece and the market cap of $100 billion and you buy a million tokens thinking it'll make you a millionaire someday, you are WRONG! This token will NEVER go to $1. For it to reach $1 the market cap of the crypto would have to be $1 Quadrillion Which is IMPOSSIBLE! Even Bitcoin, the OG, doesn't have that marketcap. That being said, while checking the marketcap is important,if the token is deflationary you should check the minimum supply it will have in the future and then calculate it's highest possible growth. If there is something I need to add or correct, please comment it. Edit: Market capitalisation is obviously not the only criteria which can help us determine how much a coin's value can grow, but it is a good place to start. There are plenty other things such as total supply and max supply of tokens, fully diluted market cap, volume etc. One should always read the token's whitepaper to find all the details, check social media handles of the dev team and the official handle of the token (if they have any).",2021-12-10 07:44:12 594,This is huge news - first bank to directly sell cryptocurrencies to their customers! In a tiny country called Leichtenstein,5349,https://captainaltcoin.com/first-liechtenstein-bank-directly-sell-cryptocurrencies/,317,,2018-03-01 11:37:00 595,Tether adopted as an official currency by Myanmar(Burma) government in exile to fight against military dictatorship,5336,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rdy6b2/tether_adopted_as_an_official_currency_by/,1258,"**TLDR** : Myanmar(Burma) government in exile recognised Tether as an official currency to fight against Military Dictatorship **Fact Check** : [Link to the announcement](https://www.facebook.com/MoPFINUG/photos/a.114937487404692/251267307105042) \[In Local Language, International media has not pick up the news yet so this is the only English post regarding this information\] **Backstory** : There was a coup in Myanmar(Burma) in February 2021. 99 percent of the national loathes the military. As of now there are two governments 1. The military regime (Holding power) 2. The exiled government (won the 2021 election, the cabinet members location unknown but rumoured to be in Thailand,Germany,US)[Daily Fights going on - guerrilla warfare, daily protests, civil strike, tons of atrocities committed by the regime](https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1105082)To read [about the coup](https://www.nytimes.com/article/myanmar-news-protests-coup.html) Since the Military is in control, the junta has tight control over the banks and the internet. Everything is traceable so the government in exile has announced the news today to encourage people to start using USDT instead of the current official Myanmar Currency (KYAT).[Link to the announcement](https://www.facebook.com/MoPFINUG/photos/a.114937487404692/251267307105042) Translation of the official announcement below. >*Republic of the union of Myanmar* > >*National Unity Government* > >*Ministry of Planning, Finance and Investment* > >*Order Note (4/2021)* > >***\[Burmese calendar\]*** *1383 years, 8th Nat Daw Month* > >*2021, December 11* > >***\[Title\]*** *USD Tether (USDT) officially recognised for usage within the nation* > >*1. In order to improve and accelerate the current trading and financial services, the following digital currency, a stable coin, now has been officially recognised for usage within the nation.* > >*- USD Tether(USDT)* > >*2. Thus declaring the order note (9/2020) released by the central bank of Myanmar as invalid.****\[Central bank is controlled by the military regime\]*** > >*ByTin Htun NaingMinisterMinistry of Planning, Finance and Investment* [The official Announcement In Burmese Language](https://preview.redd.it/hgl7xyowhw481.jpg?width=1131&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ee7beed07a1988e970fbd0429ed41d01460674bc) Edit : Grammar, Translation, Spacing, Announcement Link",2021-12-11 11:47:54 596,"12 years ago today, history was made when Laszlo Hanzecz bought 2 pizzas with 10,000 bitcoins. First-ever item purchased with decentralized digital currency.",5336,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uuskgo/12_years_ago_today_history_was_made_when_laszlo/,668,"Today May 22, 2022 crypto lovers are celebrating Bitcoin pizza day. Our 12th anniversary. Previously cryptos were not accepted as a payment method, but after a man from Florida bought a meal using Bitcoin, that was all people could talk about. On 22 May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer and BTC miner from Florida, used the crypto to purchase two pizzas from Papa John’s. **It is the first physical item purchased with the first decentralized digital currency.** https://preview.redd.it/deaz05tzvu091.png?width=798&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=35afee0cbfe85d4352891132df88e70d8dec8f60 https://preview.redd.it/aohtm4qjxu091.png?width=747&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fcdea3d080a7299f8fa8e3b89f329f77bef63626 **Laszlo Hanyecz who spent cryptocurrency (10,000 BTC) now worth over 295,000,000.00 USD on 2 pizzas said he has no regrets.** After the first transaction, Hanyecz would go on to do it many more times and spend a total of 100,000 Bitcoin on pizza that summer - now worth $2,9billion. THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING AND SO IS CRYPTO, more than 15,000 establishments worldwide already accept cryptocurrency as payment. **To commemorate Lazlo's legendary transaction, May 22 is dubbed Bitcoin Pizza Day.** https://preview.redd.it/93a1im5txu091.png?width=434&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6c2762c54aafac56f6518d256f97ec6ae0a1245e",2022-05-21 18:06:22 597,"If You Bought Bitcoin in December 2017, You Have Now Lost Money",5324,https://futurism.com/the-byte/bitcoin-2017-now-lost-money,1090,,2022-11-09 19:14:21 598,Congratulations Lunatics. Do Kwon just gave regulators the opportunity they have been gagging for to come in and absolutely rail the crypto industry and exchanges.,5324,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/v086c3/congratulations_lunatics_do_kwon_just_gave/,1222,"First off, the collapse of Luna caught the attention of regulators around the globe, especially in the USA. Stable coin regulation is coming and there is nothing anyone can do about it. I don’t actually think this is a bad thing to prevent future meltdowns (full audit of tether pls). So what does this c#ck head do…….creates Luna 2.0. This is a regulators wet dream. The optics on this whole thing are so incredibly bad. To ALL of the exchanges out there who listed this token……you fucked up. Not only do the regulators have hard on for flogs like Do Kwon, but you are in their crosshairs even more now. Exchanges literally listed the exit pump token for Do Kwon’s initial ponzi. Utterly psychotic. Like how can they be so stupid. Exchanges should have denied the listing of Luna 2.0. This is why we are so far away from full scale adoption. It’s bullshit like this and maybe it’s time for the regs to come in and clean this bullshit up. A lot of people lost a lot of money in the last couple of weeks, Do Kwon is causing more and more damage every day he is active in the crypto asset class.",2022-05-29 10:12:46 599,"Why are so many of you people ""HODLing nomatter what""?",5323,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/vc1z3j/why_are_so_many_of_you_people_hodling_nomatter/,2941,"I cannot understand the ""any selling is weak hands"" argument. Why not spend a little more time paying attention to the economy in the short-term, so you can make proactive decisions about your investments? Here's a bit of reality for all you genius apes. The fed meeting is tomorrow and its going to be a .75 basis point hike. First time since 1994. Some of this is already baked into markets (I'm assuming you've realized by now that your stocks are down almost 10% and crypto is down 30% since Friday), but there is always more room to drop and more pain to come. A lot more. When JP pulls a switcheroo from .5 to .75 a mere 36 hours before the Fed meeting, you had better bed your ass that he'll open up the doors for more hikes at .75. And he should. A CPI at 8.6 is bonkers with a base funds rate of 1.5%. It's borderline economic catastrophe. Since the invention of the dollar, rate hikes have only successfully brought down inflation once they got within 2.5% of the inflation rate. Get your calculator out bc that means if the inflation rate were to stay at 8.7 (yea right) it would take 6 more rate hikes to get us in the functional range. When he says that ""we are now considering .75 rate hikes in July and September, possibly higher"" you had better believe people are going to trade whatever they can for cold hard cash. And that's not all. You've probably heard of Quantitative ""Easing"". That's how the Fed ""prints"" money into existence. They create the money on a magic computer and use it to purchase treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (those bundles of mortgages you heard Christian Bale and Steve Carrell talking so much about in The Big Short). The Fed bought 3 boatloads of this stuff in 2008 (these purchases are referred to as the ""bailouts""), and up to now they've got about $8,500,000,000,000 worth. That's trillion, with a T. Now we get to play a new game. Quantitative ""Tightening"". Starting tomorrow (Wednesday for anyone late to the party), the Fed will sell $45,000,000,000 in assets onto the open market. That's going to be a whole lot of pressure on markets to stay up and we all know people aren't exactly buying-hand-over-fist right now. Their purpose is to bring markets down. That, by definition, is fighting inflation. Remember: price up = bad. Price down = good. But the QT fun doesn't end there. The Fed is going to sell another $45 billion in assets in July, and another $45B in August. Then, they will increase the rate to $95 BILLION EVERY MONTH starting in September. At that rate of monthly selling they won't run out of MBS for 7.5 years. Let's talk about those mortgage-backed securities for a second. Those bundles of thousands of mortgages we call MBS start out when you buy a house. Or when your cousin buys a condo to rent on Airbnb. Remember when you finally closed on your house and 2 days later you received a letter saying that your loan was purchased by another lender? ""Underwriting"" is your lender making sure there is a buyer ready and willing to buy this loan the moment you close on the property. That's why you get the notice right away. As you were figuring out to whom you should make your mortgage payment that new lender was bundling your loan with many others to sell yet again to a bigger bank. The bundle grows each time and at some point they refer to them as MBS, and for some reason they are considered much more secure than individual mortgages. They are given ratings like A, BB, CCC, etc. Picture Ryan Gosling playing jenga. Now when the biggest MBS customer not only stops buying but starts dumping MBS onto the market, you can imagine the demand for these bundles of joy will shift. Soon smaller banks can't sell to bigger banks as easily as before. And eventually not at all. This past Friday the market for MBS actually hit ""zero bids"" for the first time since 2008 (you might have seen a tweet from the actual Michael Burry). As loans become harder to sell, will also become harder to write. And we know what that will do to the housing market. Remember: price down = good. Now you're getting it. Lastly, because my legs are asleep, you need to understand that most of the money that came into crypto since 2017 was not from people here on reddit. Many of them do not share your diamond hands conviction, and their crypto investment doesn't represent an ""inflation hedge"". It represents the riskiest thing they've ever done with their money. Ever. Big risk = big reward. And when both the stock market and the housing market get tumultuous, risk assest get sold first. That is what you are starting to see. An almost perfect correlation between crypto and the Nasdaq, just where the swings in crypto gains and losses are exaggerated. Unfortunately we are probably one or two cycles away from certain cryptos being seen and used like the scarce resource inflation hedge that they really are. So here you are, with all this new knowledge and a bag of Shitcoin Potpourri. And there is a train coming tomorrow that will last until at least through September. Good luck!",2022-06-14 12:04:50 600,Any way to earn $20 a week in crypto? (from a third world country),5306,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p4ajfg/any_way_to_earn_20_a_week_in_crypto_from_a_third/,2454,"Greetings folks, I'm from Lebanon where the minimum wage is now less then $40 due to hyperinflation. I'm one of the lucky ones to earn a salary of around $90 as a graphic designer, however I think there's a lot of opportunity in the crypto space to earn some supplementary income. Banks are dysfunctional here, so I can't make use of freelance websites. Also I feel guilty and gross when ""mining"" moon on this sub so that's out of the equation I think for now. Thanks in advance!",2021-08-14 15:54:28 601,How to Create your very own Shit Coin and become a Millionaire overnight!,5308,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uykd59/how_to_create_your_very_own_shit_coin_and_become/,1325,"So I like many of you have found my self looking less and less at the charts and trying to occupy myself with other things like work and sleep, both of those things get old pretty fast so I asked myself ""What If I made my own Shit Coin??"" The process is fairly easy and will cost you surprisingly little, the entire process cost me only 15 ALGOs and I could still withdraw most of that out of the wallet I created for this project. I decided to use Algorand for this due to it's ease of use and low fees. # Step one: The Wallet Create a Pera Wallet and transfer around 15 ALGO into it. (around $5.00 USD) Pera wallet is available on Android and IOS, you can also use any other ALGO wallet you prefer. # Step Two: Creating the Algorand Standard Asset Head on over to [algodesk.io](https://algodesk.io) and connect said wallet. click on the top right button labeled **create asset,** you will get the following box pop up. fill in the required information and confirm the transaction on you wallet. (this fee I believe is around 1 ALGO) ^(For this example I decided to create the shittiest shit coin I could think of so its called ButtCoinASA in honor of) r/Buttcoin ​ https://preview.redd.it/08a2w3mpgw191.png?width=955&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=cd2115e2e49d0e48fc344dffe80e61966af50bfb # Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of your very own ALGO ASA # Step Three: Providing Liquidity So now you have this new asset in your wallet but its not really known to the world, what to do? Visit Algorands best DEX called [tinyman.org](https://tinyman.org) then follow the steps below. * connect wallet * click on the tab labeled **pool** * click create pair * select Algo and (your new ASA), you'll have to search for it and click on the box labeled ^(""hide unverified assets"") * ​ https://preview.redd.it/p8seesx5jw191.png?width=785&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=0fc12fa3a676dc6edc6903ebe9951a4d40467bd6 * now add as much ALGO and your ASA as you want (this will give it your initial value, if you add 1 ALGO and one ButtCoin then 1 ALGO = 1 Butt) * Congrats, your ShitCoin now has some value * wait about thirty minutes and then head on over to [tinychart.org](https://tinychart.org) * ​ https://preview.redd.it/gtfprjtvjw191.png?width=1659&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=42ab35ebbdce72ca5da16fc3efbbc26b3a548f15 * and look, your ShitCoin is now listed and shows a value. # Step Four: Be A Millionaire that's it Your done. You are now a Millionaire \*^(on paper) So I created ButtCoinASA and I hold all one billion of them so if you multiply 1,000,000,000 x $0.0019 + 1.9 million dollars!!!!! sure I cant cash it out because it only has $3.00 worth of liquidity but it does look like green on that chart to me so I'll take it. ​ So there you have it boys and girls, you are now the owner of your very own bonafied Shit Coin. What can you do with it? well what ever you'd like to * share it with friends * give it to strangers * start some sort of reward system for your kids * if your competent maybe even turn it into an actual project with some real uses and make some money * the sky is the limit ​ # Edit: This is a shitcoin and I'm giving it away by the thousands, please do not provide liquidity I don't want to be responsible for people losing their money.",2022-05-26 23:20:49 602,U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Accused Of Banking Corruption Following Move Against DeFi Space,5306,https://bitcoinist.com/u-s-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-accused-of-banking-corruption-following-move-against-defi-space/,988,,2021-08-10 18:56:50 603,"Crypto is not ""winner takes all"". Multiple projects can succeed simultaneously.",5305,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ls1jqb/crypto_is_not_winner_takes_all_multiple_projects/,794,"The bulk of the world's car manufacturing is handled by 60 different manufacturers. The US alone has slightly less than 8,000 banks/credit unions. Why do people think that only their precious chosen coin is destined for success, while all others will fail miserably? Having this ""my coin is going to do better than your coin"" mentality is toxic. Most cryptocurrencies depend on each other's success and can coexist together perfectly. Why can't we be excited for and supportive of each other's investments?",2021-02-25 08:08:10 604,Charlie Lee got trolled once again.,5289,https://i.redd.it/p07knawkjhs01.png,510,,2018-04-17 15:13:46 605,Vitalik Buterin Calls Canada's Use of Banks to Stifle Protestors 'Dangerous',5272,https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/19/vitalik-buterin-calls-canadas-use-of-banks-to-stifle-protestors-dangerous/,2027,,2022-02-19 00:55:36 606,"Jake Paul fined over $400,000 by US SEC for “illegal” crypto promotion",5273,https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/jake-paul-fined-over-400000-by-us-sec-for-illegal-crypto-promotion-2094065/,578,,2023-03-24 15:07:18 607,A collection of all the possible ways to earn free Crypto,5264,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/llyq6e/a_collection_of_all_the_possible_ways_to_earn/,1041,"The following list contains every possible way I know to earn some actual, free cryptocurrencies. I avoided shady websites, apps that I didn't try personally, and those services that make you download shitty games and malwares. This list contains only trusted services, without any referral codes. If you think I missed something, please share it in the comments so that people can check that out as well! ​ **Coinbase Earn** **\[about $30 in different cryptocurrencies\]:** This is one of the most popular ways, although it is not really the quickest. You need a Coinbase account and to complete verification (so photo + document). Once you are verified, you will be put on a waiting list that usually lasts a couple of days. Once you get accepted, all you have to do is watch a video explaining how a project works, and answer some questions about it. It is not anything hard and you can find the answers online. Right now, you can earn XLM, COMP, CGLD, GRT, NU, but they often update it with a new project so definitely keep the account once verified. [LINK](https://www.coinbase.com/earn) ​ **CoinMarketCap Earn** **\[various cryptocurrencies\]:** Basically the same as Coinbase Earn, but hosted by CoinMarketCap. For this, you'll need a CoinMarketCap account (just needs e-mail and password) and a verified Binance account (which requires verification, but there's no waiting list once verified). The payouts are slower than Coinbase Earn, since they are distributed after weeks and not immediately. [LINK](https://coinmarketcap.com/earn/) ​ **Faucets \[various cryptocurrencies\]:** This is one of the easiest and most immediate ways to get a small amount of crypto. You just need a wallet that can hold the coin and the relative address, and you're good to go. They're basically websites that distribute small amounts of cryptos to the users asking for it, and they're supported by donations/ads and stuff like that. There are a lot and you can often find them just by searching on Google "" + faucet"". A [good read](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-a-crypto-faucet) about them and some examples: [freenanofaucet](https://www.freenanofaucet.com/) and [Doge Faucet](https://www.dogefaucet.com/en) ​ **Airdrops \[various cryptocurrencies\]:** An airdrop, in the cryptocurrency business, is a marketing stunt that involves sending coins or tokens to wallet addresses in order to promote awareness of a new virtual currency. They can be free or they might require holding certain tokens or doing small tasks. Airdrops happen on many different platforms and for many different coins, so it's often hard to find them if you aren't familiar with the community or the platform. Anyway, [Airdrops.io](https://Airdrops.io) is a good website that gathers the best airdrops happening. ​ **Bounties \[various cryptocurrencies\]:** In the crypto world, it is a marketing strategy where an ICO allocates a percentage of their tokens for “bounties”. These are tasks that are open to the public to complete and their reward is the new token that is launching. Once the token is launched, participants of the bounty will receive their tokens. As you may have noticed, they're similar to airdrops. As airdrops, it is often difficult to find them. [This](https://beta.bounty0x.io/explore) is a good website that gathers some bounties that are currently active. ​ **WeNano \[NANO\]:** This is one of my favorites, so I encourage you to check them out since the project is awesome. Have you ever played Pokémon Go? Well, this is a similar app, but instead of capturing Pokémon, spots are created by users around the world, and by visiting them you can earn NANO and chat with other users. The payouts are actually really good, especially in large cities, and the community around it is awesome. [This](https://www.wenano.net/) is the official website (it's available both for Android and iOS) ​ **NanoQuakeJs \[NANO\]:** Another favorite of mine. It's literally just Quake 3, on your browser, and for each kill you get some NANO. I challenge you to find something cooler. [This](https://nanoquakejs.com/) is the website, you just need a nickname and a NANO address and you're good to go! There are some other similar projects, one of which is [PlayerKillers](http://playerkillers.exchange/), but I mean, Quake is Quake. ​ **Reddit \[MOON, DOGE, NANO\]:** Yeah, Reddit. There are actually a couple of ways to earn crypto on Reddit. First, our favorite, MOONs. You just need to set up your vault (on the app) and you're ready to receive moons next distribution! They happen once a month, and a fixed amount of moons are distributed to the r/CryptoCurrency community, based on the Karma you gained that month. So start shitposting! Other subreddits, like Dogecoin's and Nano's have bots that allow you to tip users, so if you make a good submission there you'll probably receive some coins from kind redditors. Also, subs like r/dogecoinbeg exist, where you can... Well... Beg for dogecoins. ​ **Publish0x \[ETH\]:** This is a really cool project that I personally love. It is basically a website like Medium, where users can post blog entries. The best thing about this is that the website provides the coins. You will literally earn crypto just by reading content on the website (which is crypto-related), sharing content and writing it (although you'll need to apply as an author to do so). [LINK](https://www.publish0x.com/) ​ **SteemIt \[STEEM\]:** Steemit is a blogging and social media platform that uses blockchain technology and a cryptocurrency to reward its users for creating content, commenting, and upvoting other posts.  It is really similar to Reddit, [here](https://steemit.com/)'s the link [Cent](https://beta.cent.co/~discover/) is another similar social network built on top of Ethereum, worth checking out. ​ **NFT marketplaces \[various cryptocurrencies\]:** Many websites offer the possibility to sell artworks, collectibles and in general NFTs. NFT, for the newcomers, stands for Non-Fungible Token, and means a token representing something unique. You can think of it as an art piece: although you can copy it, scan it and print it, there will only be one original copy. NFTs are used to verify and confirm the uniqueness of something and its ownership. So, let's say I make a beautiful digital painting, I can ""link"" it to this token and whoever owns the token, owns the digital painting and can therefore sell it or trade it. [KnownOrigin](https://knownorigin.io/), [Mintable](https://mintable.app/), [Rarible](https://rarible.com/) and [OpenSea](https://opensea.io/) are all great example of such marketplaces. If you're a creative person and want to sell some of your works, those are great places to do so. ​ **Games and Collectibles \[various cryptocurrencies\]:** Many games run on a blockchain, using NFTs to create unique and rare in-game assets. Think of a card game like HeartStone: on the blockchain, it is possible to create only 10 cards of a specific type (using NFTs), so only 10 users in the world can own that card, so that card would extremely rare and therefore valuable. Usually, it is not easy to earn crypto this way, you'll need to play a bit before getting some good stuff that you can sell, but if you find a game that you like you can surely earn while having fun! Examples of games are [MyCryptoHeroes](https://www.mycryptoheroes.net/home), [EverDragons](https://everdragons.com/), [Axie Infinity](https://axieinfinity.com/), [Decentraland](https://decentraland.org/) and [Brave Frontier Heroes](https://bravefrontierheroes.com/). Some aren't even games at all, just collectibles that you can buy, trade and earn. Examples are [CryptoKitties](https://www.cryptokitties.co/catalogue) and [Clovers](https://clovers.network/) ​ Endnote: especially services using NFTs on top of Ethereum are, right now, subject to really high fees that make it often impossible to trade these tokens effectively. Be careful when doing a transaction. ​ ​ EDIT: Some I forgot or didn't know about: * **Brave browser**: allows you to earn BAT just by browsing and seeing ads. Both on PC and mobile. * **ethtrader and fortniteBR**: they're also subreddits with a governance tokens (like moons), so you can earn some money shitposting there too.",2021-02-17 16:44:23 608,"If crypto has stopped you caring about other elements of your life, you need to urgently reconsider things...",5265,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m6wvqo/if_crypto_has_stopped_you_caring_about_other/,614,"I get it. When you're in the middle of a bull market and prices continue to rise, it's easy to think that other, more traditional methods of income are a waste of time. Your salary suddenly seems inconsequential and other investments are boring as hell. We often talk about not putting all your money into crypto, but there's another element to this too - you shouldn't dedicate all your mental energy to crypto either. When the next bear market comes, and it will come at some point, having nothing in your life except crypto and your portfolio app is going to make for a very depressing period. Even if you're making paper profits of 10k a day, you still need to develop other areas of your life - whether that's career, relationships, new business ventures etc - because everyone needs something to fall back on, both financially AND mentally. I run a small SaaS platform in my spare time, and it generates very little money in the grand scheme of things. But it's mine and I enjoy developing it and getting new customers. If the crypto market was to tank tomorrow, I'd still have this, and that would mean a lot to me. Equally, I also have my normal job, and whilst it can be a bit dull at times (and in recent months almost a bit pointless!) it is still something I have continued to strive at, and it's another form of personal development that can open future financial doors. This is essentially a post about eggs and baskets, but just wanted to point out that the metaphor is more than just financial - it's also about your wider mindset and not letting other areas of your life slide.",2021-03-17 09:54:36 609,Turn off SMS 2FA,5254,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nq15us/turn_off_sms_2fa/,669,"A friendly reminder since I haven’t seen it posted here in a while. Turn off SMS 2FA and set up something like Authy. You’re probably thinking “I’m small time, won’t happen to me.” And I thought the same as well until last night my phone provider blocked an attempt at a Simswap. Take the 10-15 minutes to protect yourself. It really doesn’t take that long to set up. Stay safe friends.",2021-06-01 18:39:09 610,At the current moons price you can make a PROFIT by using online services which cost money to buy upvotes,5262,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mvcaa2/at_the_current_moons_price_you_can_make_a_profit/,1476,"Is this not a little crazy? Current MOONS price - $0.095 (cmc) Current price per upvote to buy online - $0.06 or lower 0.88 MOONS per upvote this round - 0.88\*0.095 - $0.083 per upvote gained. You can make a clear profit of $0.02 per upvote simply by buying them online. I s this a new form of arbitrage? Paying other people to 'mine' MOONS for you? Image the madness if MOONS, well, mooned.",2021-04-21 09:55:05 611,The market decided to have a Steam sale of its own,5259,https://i.imgur.com/YehyhSG.jpg,226,,2017-12-22 19:37:27 612,Reddit makes it nearly impossible for you to find coins early,5243,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qq41ei/reddit_makes_it_nearly_impossible_for_you_to_find/,2462,"I've seen a lot of posts complaining about how r/cryptocurrency only shills stagnant coins that have already pumped. And coins like SHIB, LRC, KDA, and SOL are never mentioned until after they explode. This is entirely by design. Your exposure to posts on reddit is a function of how many upvotes those posts have received. And the more bagholders a particular coin has, the more upvotes. Which is why the front page is a billboard for ADA, ETH, ALGO, VET, and a handful of others. By definition, the coins you repeatedly see here already have large numbers of holders. You don't get rich buying something that everyone else already owns. Hence why projects start to stagnate when they become popular. Popularity on r/cryptocurrency is actually a great indicator for when growth can be expected to taper. Cardano is perhaps a prime example. By contrast, posts about undiscovered projects will almost universally be buried. There may well have been a post shilling SOL at $1 or SHIB in 2020, but they never would have made it past the last page.",2021-11-09 13:47:35 613,$13 million of stolen ETH is being sold right now after the BitMart hack - watch it live,5240,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r94la0/13_million_of_stolen_eth_is_being_sold_right_now/,2332,"$13 million of stolen ETH being sold live right now and you can watch the hackers getting rich on the blockchain: [https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bb7d80282f5e0616705d7f832acfc59f89f7091](https://etherscan.io/address/0x4bb7d80282f5e0616705d7f832acfc59f89f7091) As confirmed elsewhere tonight (eg [https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r92ztx/it\_appears\_bitmart\_has\_been\_hacked\_and\_several/](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r92ztx/it_appears_bitmart_has_been_hacked_and_several/)), BitMart was hacked and a huge number of tokens and coins were stolen. The official list is available here: [https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1467302620000043013](https://twitter.com/peckshield/status/1467302620000043013) As well as a range of shitcoins, CRO, FTM, GALA, SAND, MATIC and MANA were also looted. But there is one upside: the ETH gas fees : ) So far the hackers have sold off more than $130 million of stolen coins .... and they're still selling as I type this.",2021-12-05 01:46:33 614,"""$4.6M in Filecoin 'Double Deposited' on Binance; Exploit Open on Other Exchanges"" - CoinDesk",5236,https://www.coindesk.com/filecoin-double-deposit-on-binance-exploit-open-other-exchanges?amp=1,842,,2021-03-18 22:42:43 615,Just a reminder that the US Governement doesn’t actually have 1.9 Trillion to hand out.,5234,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lzra1r/just_a_reminder_that_the_us_governement_doesnt/,655,"This money will be completely printed out of thin air via the non-governmental agency that is the federal reserve. It does nothing other then create inflation in the economy. The trick will be to figure out where the inflation will show up. Normal quantitative easing usually shows up in equities and expensive shit like art and yachts because it’s sent to large banks and distributed to the already wealthy. This time the people get the cash... I think equities will still do fine but crypto is bound to pop up. It isn’t that anything is more valuable it’s that the dollar is worth less in terms of those assets. Full disclosure: I’m Canadian and will 100% be riding the financial asset inflation wave 🏄 Edit: first post and I manage a spelling error in the title 🤦🏻‍♂️ Edit 2: My first award! Thanks u/marvage 🤗",2021-03-07 14:03:34 616,Which cryptos have the largest subreddits compared to their market caps?,5219,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nlon81/which_cryptos_have_the_largest_subreddits/,1545,"I recently noticed that some cryptos have huge subreddits but relatively small market caps, and vice versa, so I decided to compile some data on the top 100 cryptos by market cap to see which coins have more or less support vs their market cap. For each $1B in market cap, this data shows how many subscribers each coin has in its respective subreddits. Note that this doesn't include things like stablecoins or outliers like WBTC. ​ ​ https://preview.redd.it/pabkf5rdii171.png?width=1323&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=394cf62133463d974bdf66874ffd4a2926adac9d",2021-05-26 18:59:56 617,MAJOR Milestone Reached: Cryptocurrencies Now Worth More Than Public American Banking System,5209,https://u.today/cryptocurrencies-now-worth-more-than-american-banking-system,569,,2021-04-06 06:16:54 618,"If you ever feel dumb, just remember there's always people like me.",5218,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/noffhe/if_you_ever_feel_dumb_just_remember_theres_always/,591,"I used to surf the darkweb in highschool where I learned about the silk road, and in turn learned about bitcoin. I bought $50 worth at roughly $3 bucks a pop. Almost 17 coins worth around $600,000 today. I sold them all for $100 to buy modern warfare 3 and some snacks with some left over for candy. Now don't get me wrong, the mountain dew voltage and dorito fueled madness of MW3 multiplayer was fun, but I don't know if it was half a million dollars worth of fun. Just imagine how many double XP boosters I could've bought with the money? :(",2021-05-30 17:02:06 619,Justin Bieber Paid $1.3 Million for a Bored Ape NFT. It’s Now Worth $69K - Decrypt,5215,https://decrypt.co/114718/justin-bieber-bored-ape-nft-now-69k,790,,2022-11-16 20:30:26 620,"Two years ago BTC fell to 3.8k and was called ""death"". Today we are about 10x higher and still being called ""death"".",5214,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/td9kyq/two_years_ago_btc_fell_to_38k_and_was_called/,857,"Two years ago from today on March 13th the big Covid-19 black swan happened. Stock market and Crypto saw massive sharp unexpected dips. All that happened for Crypto during a bear market period after the 2018 parabolic top. That was the time where BTC and Crypto were called ""officially death"" even by its own investors as this was very unexpected and many did not have any hope for a return. Here we are two years in the future. BTC recovered from a -80% down from its ATH and even after then made another +200%. All that from - 80% to +200% happened in about one year. And today just a year later those FOMO levels are the new Fear levels. That up and downs are completely normal for Crypto. The ones who don't give up and stick to their strategy are those that will be rewarded. Even in the darkest of times we should know that everything is just transitory.",2022-03-13 15:44:55 621,Enough with the posts about how awesome it is prices are down and how you wish they go down more.,5216,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o56iry/enough_with_the_posts_about_how_awesome_it_is/,1204,"Ya, I get it. Dips are buying opportunities. And bear markets present potentially great opportunities. And I know some of you mean it when you say you hope it keeps going down. But I don't think a huge continuous slide down is good for crypto long term. I'd rather not have prices drop 50% or 85% more. At whatever price you buy, up means profit. So, I am going to go against the trend and say I hope the market shoots up like crazy and doesn't go down further. I am ready for my downvotes now. 😆",2021-06-21 21:49:08 622,This sub 2 months ago: You will never see Bitcoin below $50k ever again,5201,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rzg6i1/this_sub_2_months_ago_you_will_never_see_bitcoin/,1275,"Two months ago when Bitcoin hit its all time high of $69k, pretty much all you would hear from people around here was that the days of Bitcoin below $50k was a thing of the past--with members posting all these ~~astrological~~ TA charts proclaiming how the 'maximum pain' from here on forward was around the $55k mark. But what caught my attention more than anything was all the people whining and complaining how they 'wished' they had bought in when BTC was in the low 40s and how they had missed that glorious opportunity. Well fellas... its time to put up or STFU cause that time is today. But judging by things around here I am guessing the modus operandi is going to be more and more whining, this time about how they 'wished' they had sold. And then a couple of weeks or months from now when the market recovers (as it always does) we'll have the same people whining about how they missed that golden opportunity of buying low yet again.. no wonder we have that prophetic joke about buying high and selling low. I think its about time to disrupt that problematic pattern of behavior.",2022-01-09 01:43:29 623,Crypto Youtubers Tier List,5205,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mekhv7/crypto_youtubers_tier_list/,1472,"This is the list I wish I could find when I started out, it would have saved me a lot of money and time. **S Tier:** [Benjamin Cowen](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvqjQPSeaWn-uEx-w0XOIg): Best at Macro and long term Technical Analysis, Always a calm head in this crazy market, his favorite saying is ""what's a few trillions among friends"" [JRNY Crypto](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC188KLMYLLGqVJZdYq7mYFw): Best channel for MID cap coins, he consistently made good calls, most coins he shilled went up and stayed up (he doesn't dump on his followers), but even him couldn't help LTC :/ [Coin Bureau](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqK_GSMbpiV8spgD3ZGloSw): Best educational Crypto channel, if I put him in a lower tier this sub will assassinate me (he is also not a financial advisor as he will let you know in literally every video) [InvestAnswers](https://www.youtube.com/c/InvestAnswers/videos): Added by popular demand, he has a deep understanding of Math and the stock market which he tries to translate into the crypto market ​ **A Tier:** [Digital Assets News](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgHxpqfhWEEjYH9cLXqhIQ): Had some great calls, this [*Prediction video*](https://youtu.be/zX8Di-gRHWc) is his best and it's aging like fine wine [Bob Loukas](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0zGwzu0zzCImC1BwPuWyXQ): The voice of reason in Crypto, he is good at predicting the start and the end of crypto cycles. [Finematics](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1ob28ceGdqohUnR7vBACA): If you are in it for the tech this channel is great at making complicated concepts simple. [Dave Levine](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT4X1qiEPR0gsZYfze6JOyA): If there was such a thing as ETH Maxis association this guy would be the CEO, he is an OG that went through multiple cycles. [Crazy4crypto](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNHXoNsyoBGVOS0EJarawvw): He was shilling Theta and ZIL before it was cool, he made me a lot of money [Lark Davis](https://www.youtube.com/user/larksongbird01): I just watch him because he has cool paintings behind him, but he is good too I guess. [Aantonop](https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop); One of the OGs of crypto, he is a Bitcoin maxi, but his educational content is great. **Best Podcasts tier:** [UpOnlytv](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Jt1VYHZO4Kc4cJQP5utdw), [Bankless](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAl9Ld79qaZxp9JzEOwd3aA), [Unchained Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWiiMnsnw5Isc2PP1to9nNw), [What Bitcoin Did](https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatBitcoinDidPodcast/videos), [Millennial Money](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPi6sb9M-Kj-j-PKptcUNJQ) Honorable mentions: [Hashoshi](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNHKsYDGlWefzv9MAaOJGA), [Daap University](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0xL8V6NzzFcwzHCgB8orQ), [Sheldon Evans](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3fejCy_P5xhv9QF-V6-YA), [Colin Talks](https://www.youtube.com/c/ColinTalksCrypto/videos), [Lorenzo](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQv-nQ2caXVvtTFa8WOJRA), [denome](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2IyN5ZpCnMYhCYQELBZczg) Suggested by you: [Intrepidgains](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFaEaj1eXURt2rwDYJFlWDw), [The Modern Investor](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-5HLi3buMzdxjdTdic3Aig), [Tyler S](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBQ6YsN4oUTjbAvIwCFLog), [CryptoRUs](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI7M65p3A-D3P4v5qW8POxQ), [Satoshi Stacker](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDjpwZV-bU-sLSnhInCfKQ), [Andrei jikh](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGy7SkBjcIAgTiwkXEtPnYg), [Altcoin Daily](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbLhGKVY-bJPcawebgtNfbw), [EllioTrades](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtJYS0PrtiUwlk6zjGDEMA), [Aantonop](https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop), [Crypto Daily](https://www.youtube.com/c/CryptoDaily/videos), [cryptokirby](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaew10hdmtfa0MinTjOBqg), [Cryptotwins](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCLDnGJsFZ5HhX_nND00XNQ), [Nuggets news](https://www.youtube.com/user/australiaalex), [Louis Thomas](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpceefaJ9vs4RYUTsO9Y3FA), [Crypto Casey](https://www.youtube.com/c/CryptoCasey), [Conquer the markets](https://www.youtube.com/c/ConquerTrading/videos), [99Bitcoins](https://youtube.com/c/Bitcoinwithpaypal), [CryptoBusy](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLftV9ZsgTxoMZWPfIUKGw/videos), [Token Metrics](https://www.youtube.com/c/TokenMetrics/videos), [Data Dash](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCatR7nWbYrkVXdxXb4cGXw) ​ **Popular Channels to Avoid Tier:** [~~Ivan on Tech~~](https://youtube.com/c/IvanonTech) The guy who brought us ""[Respect da pump](https://youtu.be/4TlaEZt6YmQ)"": meme, but his content is terrible [~~BitBoyCrypto~~](https://youtube.com/channel/UCjemQfjaXAzA-95RKoy9n_g): It's rumored that he dumps his coins on his followers, he promotes risky leverage and his channel content is average at best. [~~MMCrypto~~](https://youtube.com/c/MMCryptoTube): Same as Bitboy, just empty sensationalism to lure new comers to click on his Bybit affiliate links. [~~The Moon~~](https://youtube.com/c/TheMoonCarl): His favorite phrase is ""Exaaqctly as predicted"" He buys fake comments to pretend they are making money with his calls so can get more Bybit referrals ​ **C, D, E, F, Z Tiers / Red Flags** As a general rule if someone makes stupid faces in the thumbnails, 100x claims, promotes leveraged trading or Bybit links, you should stay away from him **Disclaimers:** DO NOT take any Youtuber's words as gospel, Do your own research, but those are a good start. If your favorite Youtuber isn't here doesn't mean I hate them, you can add them in the comments This is really blew up, thanks everyone for their contribution to this list",2021-03-27 19:15:46 624,Leaked: Twitter will allow its 300 Million active Users to Add Bitcoin and Ethereum Adresses to their Profiles,5193,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pgtkjy/leaked_twitter_will_allow_its_300_million_active/,1015,"Twitter will allow you and its 300 million active users to add their own Ethereum or Bitcoin adress to their profile. https://imgur.com/a/OwNR70p Menu which allows you to copy the Ethereum or Bitcoin adress directly https://imgur.com/a/EZdcdG3 Field where to enter your own Bitcoin adress (potentially using the lightning network) https://imgur.com/a/dr93EIM Field where to enter your own Ethereum adress This was reverse engineered by @alex193a, a Twitter developer also has hinted them using lightning network for Bitcoin donations. While being very likely, it is still speculation and not final, take it with a bit of salt.",2021-09-02 23:46:10 625,"2 months ago, I gave my kids $100 each and asked them to pick three cryptos in a 40:30:30 ratio to track. I will give them all the profits their investment has earned when they turn 18. This is what they chose (and how its going).",5189,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pmqqed/2_months_ago_i_gave_my_kids_100_each_and_asked/,1098,"Two months ago, I made this post about giving my kids $100 in crypto and asking them to choose three cryptos each. I was asked by many in the thread to post a monthly update. So, here are the results after two months: **M\*\* (9yrs old, boy): ETH, THETA, ADA.** [Gain 49%](https://preview.redd.it/ldprnrcyz1n71.png?width=970&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c584b9047983523e3e7899bd6ac9a4c9709e80d8) **A\*\* (7 yrs old, girl): ETH, AAVE, CRV.** [Gain 37%](https://preview.redd.it/58i2cge002n71.png?width=958&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ea018051ba31450ced03a4280854a9bc31129fb3) ​ **E\*\* (4 yrs old, girl): UNI, ENJ, CAKE.** [Gain 29%](https://preview.redd.it/iiu70rvr02n71.png?width=957&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=d8ef4b20ba5d1b9a6ac90c3e331f27b9c1426d0a) ​ Original [Post from two months ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ofzwd4/i_gave_my_kids_100_each_and_asked_them_to_pick/). (For some reason, it was locked, I never found out why). >I have three kids, M\*\*, A\*\* and E\*\*. I bought them each $100 worth of cryptos of their choice and will give them the entire investment when they turn 18. I let them make their choices based on whatever reasons they wanted. All I did was show them the top 100 list from [coinmarketcap](https://coinmarketcap.com/). > >These are their allocations and reasons for each decision: > >**M\*\* (9yrs old, boy): ETH, THETA, ADA.** He really loved the black diamond and thought the other two had nice aesthetic designs. > >**A\*\* (7 yrs old, girl): ETH, AAVE, CRV.** She also loved the black diamond, the AAVE has her favourite colour and starts with the same letter as her first name, CRV has a pretty rainbow. > >**E\*\* (4 yrs old, girl): UNI, ENJ, CAKE.** She loves unicorns and therefore, loves UNI. The ENJ logo has a very pretty E for her name. CAKE because she loves pancakes.",2021-09-12 11:03:59 626,"Everyone was for decentralisation until Russia wanted to sell Gas for bitcoin, now people around this sub are crying about it with comments like ""I would rather lose money and the price tanks than Russia making money from Bitcoin""",5185,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tniwhf/everyone_was_for_decentralisation_until_russia/,1959,"First of all, as someone from a third world country that's been sanctioned, all sanctions do is bring a famine to a country. (Looking at Syria, Venezuela.. etc) All those thinking they sit on a moral high ground calling for the hunger of millions of people are disgusting double standard subhumans that have no empathy for their fellow human. I've seen people dying of hunger in the streets and guess what ? The governments are still strong and standing cause this isn't a fairy tail where the good side always wins. Double standard cause the US have done far worse than this in literally every war they financed and/or were directly involved with, yet if anyone mentions this they're accused of being Putin apologists. I can't fathom how cruel some people can get and calling for the hunger of a whole nation because of the actions of their fucked up dictator ! Do you (americans) think that you, your families and tour children deserve to suffer and famined because of your government's actions in the middle east, Latin America and around the world ? Do you ? Fuck every single government. Power to the people. You don't understand the basics of decentralisation, it's NOT hooray decentralisation unless some with a different belief system is using it. God I hate this sub lately Edit : I mentioned the US doing far worse to point out that the American people DON'T deserve living in a famine for their government's actions, same like the Russian people or any other nation's people for that matter. Not because I'm pro-dictatorship like people are accusing me of.. but I think I won't defend myself anymore cause some people are so agenda oriented and so blind to the truth even if you hit them in the face with it, and will always see anyone who speaks out against the state media points as ""Puting apologist"" or ""pro-dictator"" or whatever new trendy name is used for public shaming anyone who thinks outside the flock",2022-03-25 10:26:59 627,Trump fearing Bitcoin is incredibly bullish news.,5176,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nuf97m/trump_fearing_bitcoin_is_incredibly_bullish_news/,1549,"Direct quote from the interview; *“Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam,” Trump said. “I don’t like it because it’s another currency competing against the dollar ... I want the dollar to be the currency of the world. That’s what I’ve always said.”* Clearly he thinks that Bitcoin is a true competitor to the global supremecy of the USD. He is fearful of Bitcoin disrupting the USD as the standard currency of the world. This is some of the most bullish news I've read all week.",2021-06-07 15:27:01 628,"Sam Bankman-Fried is in jail, but legal watchers are wondering: Where's ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison?",5169,https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-jail-legal-101700055.html,821,,2022-12-17 14:19:05 629,Can we all take a moment to thank China for their ultimate sacrifice by shutting themselves off from the future.,5146,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/paj9sx/can_we_all_take_a_moment_to_thank_china_for_their/,969,"China was the dominant mining force of the world. Dominant is a way that it was starting to become concerning that they hold too much power. 65% of the hashrate. Controversies were flying around that BTC is their brain child to dominate the world economy. Well that FUD has been broken thanks to their own callousness, inability to comprehend their own power and shutting themselves off from the new paradigm. Nevertheless they still hold 46% of the hashrate. Even despite the mining ban. However it has lost the 51% dominance and other countries like the US, Kazakhstan, etc are catching up. The hashrate in China could continue to fall as their government keeps cracking down on the miners. Thank you for giving us a hard reset and giving other countries a chance to catch up. Edit: By using ""China"", I was referring to their authoritarian government. Not the people.",2021-08-24 08:35:26 630,I’m no millionaire but anyone else ever get a reality check that most people in this sub are playing with very small amounts of money?,5138,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/l63ny9/im_no_millionaire_but_anyone_else_ever_get_a/,1204,"I’ll be reading discussions and considering my investments then you’ll see lots of comments like “I’ve got a spare $100 to throw at something, shill me” and so I suddenly realise that a lot of what gets posted is from people with very little skin in the game. I know it’s all relative and I am not meaning to sound arrogant but just yeah sometimes it surprises me when I read so many queries about such small investment amounts because people talk and act like they are talking about much larger sums.",2021-01-27 12:39:38 631,Moonfarming is INSANE,5136,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m1v26g/moonfarming_is_insane/,1333,"In the last days we have seen a MASSIVE influx of low effort low quality content in the sub. We went from memes to per personal nonsense stories about how: ""im from brazil and crypto saved my life bc my 30usd are now 35"" ""my mom doesnt understand crypto but she said she supports me bc i am obssesed and she loves me"" ""venezuela bad, crypto good"" ""crypto saved my life bc i now buy btc instead of drugs"" and the countless BLAND, LAZY responses of the ppl here saying ""hey there you go"" ""you are strong and wonderful"" ""keep on champ!"" and what not I feel Im living in the minimum power my-man Rick and Morty simulation and all for what? To get 10usd in moons? are you guys fucking insane?? are you so desperate? BAN MEMES, BAN JUNK, CC FOR INFO",2021-03-10 11:01:32 632,ETH crosses ATH of $2547.94,5134,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mw2lxz/eth_crosses_ath_of_254794/,1273,"9 out of 10 dentists agree that this is more than likely a sign of good things to come, including even higher moons and money in their wallets and (if they got into ETH), maybe even respect from their relatives after losing it for going into such a vile, scary profession. May your day be as good as ETH's price is atm. 🌛🚀",2021-04-22 11:24:58 633,"I've been on this sub for around a week, now I understand why people lose money when they follow people's advice on here",5116,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ppynhy/ive_been_on_this_sub_for_around_a_week_now_i/,1260,"Yesterday i made a post about scam coins with no real value. I expected to see common sense and critical thinking, criticism against shitcoins. Unfortunately what I saw was universal love for shitcoins, how people see them as their winning lottery tickets. What's 20$, if it moons I will win a lot, if it gets rugpulled I lose only 20$. Everyone here screams adoption this adoption that, but nobody realizes that every time they support a scam coin they don't only lose money, they take a giant shit on crypto's credibility. You're wondering why your parents think crypto is a ponzi, while you put yet another 50$ on a rugpull doge clone. Maybe you're a part of the problem mate. Yes scams will happen always but when the hive mentality ""its only 20/50$"" still exists, crypto will never be taken seriously and adopted at large. Scams coins aren't gonna stop existing until the demand of them is non existant. And it's not a big amount but if 3.5mil people start using their brains and not their get overwhelmed by their ""where lambo"" mentality things might get a little bit better. Stop spending your money in shitcoins and DYOR. Don't make exploiters rich. Be the better person. THINK ABOUT THE LONG GAME!!!",2021-09-17 11:50:29 634,"Central Banker who Called Bitcoin ""Scam"" and ""Corrupt"" was hit with Corruption Charges in several European Countries: Kinda Ironic?",5113,http://msn.com/en-gb/news/world/lebanese-central-bank-head-maintains-innocence-against-corruption-charges/ar-AANjq97,444,,2021-08-15 02:31:27 635,"Where did the ""100K EOY experts"" go?",5106,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rgbgol/where_did_the_100k_eoy_experts_go/,2307,"I was wondering, where are all the experts and analysts who a month ago were predicting and shouting to the sky BTC 100K, ETH 10K? Just to ""save"" those who posted nonesense ive saved some ""news portals"" who were saying this just to get those sweet and juicy clicks. There are dozens of examples but i'll post 8 from BTC and 4 from ETH, lets go: ​ **BTC:** * [Yahoo Finance BTC 100K](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/standard-chartered-predicts-bitcoin-hit-102045961.html) * [CNBC about CoinList BTC 100K](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/coinlist-ceo-sees-bitcoin-hitting-100000-by-the-start-of-next-year-.html) * [Express UK BTC WILL SURGE PAST 68K TO 100K](https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/1519172/bitcoin-price-now-today-rising-prediction-evg) * [FinanceMagnates and Mike McGlone BTC 100K epic charts](https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-at-100k-how-will-the-crypto-end-2021/) * [Forbes with Alexander Puutio BTC ""60k wont be the end of the bullrun""](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexanderpuutio/2021/10/29/three-reasons-why-bitcoin-will-see-100k/?sh=479c2cb8202f) * [TIME saying BTC 100k](https://time.com/nextadvisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-price-predictions/) * [Gadgets360 saying BTC will hit 100K EOY](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/cryptocurrency/news/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-price-news-usd-100000-mark-bloomberg-analyst-mike-mcglone-ether-eth-btc-2546986) * [**NASDAQ SAYING BTC MAY HIT 100K EOY**](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bitcoin-price-prediction-2021%3A-why-btc-could-hit-%24100k-by-year-end-2021-06-04) ​ **ETH:** * [INSIDER ETH PRICE PREDICTION 10K EOY](https://www.businessinsider.com/ethereum-price-prediction-10k-tokens-altcoins-driving-mini-defi-boom-2021-10) * [TRADING EDUCATION "" The expert believes Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) will have a market capitalization of a combined $4.5 trillion ""](https://trading-education.com/will-ethereum-reach-10000) * [YAHOO saying Megan Kaspar is sure ETH 10K EOY](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-analyst-who-called-ethereums-climb-to-3400-reiterates-a-10000-call-195159080.html) * [EXPRESS UK - ETH 10K EOY](https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/1480004/ethereum-price-news-latest-bitcoin-price-bull-market-crypto-cryptocurrency-the-flippining) For all new investors, let this be proof that no one knows anything at all concretely, all the time we are seeing ""experts"" and ""analysts"" predicting and being sure of things that are not real. It is really good to read the news and stay informed, but we must always bear in mind this type of misinformation that affects a large part of investors. There are still 17 days until the end of the year and all the predictions can happen although now we are in extreme fear and most think that we entered a bear market and that it was ""obvious"" that all this ""was coming"". Nobody knows anything, if they knew how to anticipate the market all those who are giving ""advice"" would be millionaires and would not be writing nonsense. It is not the first time that this has happened in the crypto world and it will not be the last, I think it is healthy to keep a memory of these attitudes since they influence much more people who are just starting to invest. ​ Left ""100k EOY tweets"" aside because there are too many to list here. **Do you have any other page that has said and alleged all this and is now very quiet?**",2021-12-14 16:41:08 636,Request Network project update - Announcing a $30 Million Request Fund,5097,https://blog.request.network/request-network-project-update-january-19th-2018-announcing-a-30-million-request-fund-6a6f87d27d43,643,,2018-01-19 10:44:39 637,"The Ethereum upgrade ""London"" coming in 9 days will be a ""hard fork"" and I found out what that means so you don't have to.",5098,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/osis3a/the_ethereum_upgrade_london_coming_in_9_days_will/,1204,"**What is a Hard Fork?** A hard fork is when nodes of the newest version of a blockchain no longer accept the older version(s) of the blockchain; which creates a permanent divergence from the previous version of the blockchain. Adding a new rule to the code essentially creates a fork in the blockchain: one path follows the new, upgraded blockchain, and the other path continues along the old path. Generally, after a short time, those on the old chain will realize that their version of the blockchain is outdated or irrelevant and quickly upgrade to the latest version. ​ [Hard Fork Illustration ](https://preview.redd.it/uu6wwcd8rpd71.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=385ef57a88d19ff95fc602860be6433f9d5f02d9) In a hard fork, holders of tokens in the original blockchain will be granted tokens in the new fork as well, but miners must choose which blockchain to continue verifying. A hard fork can occur in any blockchain even Bitcoin (where hard forks have created Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV, among several others or Ethereum classic from a previous upgrade) **""Well if there's a hardfork isn't there also soft fork?"" Yes that's exactly right.** Hard forks and soft forks are essentially the same in the sense that when a cryptocurrency platform's existing code is changed, an old version remains on the network while the new version is created. With a soft fork, only one blockchain will remain valid as users adopt the update. Whereas with a hard fork, both the old and new blockchains exist side by side, which means that the software must be updated to work by the new rules. Both forks create a split, but a hard fork creates two blockchains and a soft fork is meant to result in one.  For example, a block size *decrease* can be implemented by soft-forking. However, doing so doesn’t automatically disconnect you from the network. You still communicate with nodes that aren’t implementing those rules, but you filter out some of the information they pass you. Edit: This hardfork requires **no action** for anyone who is holding ETH (Except for node operators). You can keep your Ethereum where it currently is. Sources: * [https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hard-fork.asp](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hard-fork.asp) * [https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/hard-forks-and-soft-forks](https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/hard-forks-and-soft-forks) * [https://coinmotion.com/what-is-the-ethereum-london-hard-fork/](https://coinmotion.com/what-is-the-ethereum-london-hard-fork/)",2021-07-27 08:24:50 638,"How much will the price of Dogecoin move by Monday, May 3rd? ",5090,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mz3avs/how_much_will_the_price_of_dogecoin_move_by/,402,"Reference price: $0.270820 [Data will be sourced from CoinGecko](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/dogecoin) **FILTERING CRITERIA: 1w, USD, Linear Chart, Close Chart** Winning results will be based on the price **at 12 pm PDT on May 3rd.** Results of the prediction will be revealed **between 11:59 AM PDT and 11:59 PM PDT the day after the prediction date.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/mz3avs)",2021-04-26 17:40:52 639,Just sell it all,5084,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rz7vqj/just_sell_it_all/,1976,"Absolute panic every second or third post. Everything from ""It's just a dip"" - ""bear market/crypto winter"" - ""Everything but Bitcoin and Ethereum is going to zero"". Lol calm down. If you're sweating, just sell everything. Cryptocurrencies in general are extremely volatile and if this makes you nervous than maybe this stuff isn't for you. Stocks are more stable and might be your thing. We could see another 50%+ drop and nobody wants to see you drop of a heart attack because of it. If you're day trading you know this is how it goes, if you're doing anything else, delete your chart app or whatever.",2022-01-08 19:33:26 640,I mean...,5080,https://i.redd.it/6f9ka09q51v41.jpg,174,,2020-04-25 21:15:22 641,Proof-of-Reserves audit shows Kraken holds $19B in BTC and ETH and proved every coin was on spot,5077,https://cryptopotato.com/proof-of-reserves-audit-shows-kraken-holds-19b-in-btc-and-eth/,862,,2022-02-05 22:39:09 642,"My Portfolio Has Gone From -48.6% All-Time to -43.3%. It’s Official, The Bull Run Is Back On",5070,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfylcy/my_portfolio_has_gone_from_486_alltime_to_433_its/,618,"If you’ve paid attention to the market lately, you’ll notice that in the last day it’s up over 4%!! The is huge as it signifies market sentiment has completely changed. The S&P was up only 2.22% today on news of the fed hike, and since 4 is bigger than 2, I feel confident in saying we have officially decoupled from the stock market. I know what you’re thinking- “4% in a day isn’t that big of a change.” And yes, I agree with you, but let’s imagine the market grows 4% everyday for the next year. Because crypto is a 24/7 market, we get 2 days over the stock market. 4% of compounding interest over 365 means $100 investment today could turn into $164,880,329 a year from today. Now that’s wife-changing money! Why do I think this? Well, the fed stated will continue to increase rates over the next year. From that, I can deduce the market will increase at the same rate over the next year. I can’t believe yesterday my wife was telling I was an idiot for losing half of our child’s college money on “magic internet money.” After I tell her that I’ve only lost 40% of the money, she’ll really be eating crow. If you’re like me, you’ll know the bull run is back on. Take out a second mortgage on your home. Get as many personal loans as you can. Max out your credit cards on crypto. Your future self will thank you. Do not do any research. This is financial advice.",2022-03-17 01:27:44 643,"MicroStrategy Acquires Additional $10 Million in Bitcoin at Average Price of $43,663",5075,https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations/financial-documents/microstrategy-acquires-additional-10m-in-bitcoin-at-average-price-of-43-663_05-18-2021,606,,2021-05-18 12:10:22 644,"ALGO over a dollar, ETH over $3,000, BTC nearing $42,000, Fellas, flavoring for our ramen is back on the menu!!!!!",5065,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/smbhkv/algo_over_a_dollar_eth_over_3000_btc_nearing/,1114,"Am I right? Or am I right? Let me just be the first one to say I am SO happy shitposting is back. Have you guys tried sorting by new? Oh my goodness the “technical analysis” I’ve seen is incredible. That leads me to ask, is your coin of choice going up? Have you seen the triple double golden shower triangle? Well, the funny numbers only go up so you best spread the word! Be sure to tell everyone that your coin is pumping, will keep pumping, and will never stop pumping. Did you take the price chart and take it to art class? If you have doodled and discovered some fun shapes in the chart than you bet your ass it’s *technically* analyzed! Just take a crayon, and take a chart, you can try this at home! They’re never wrong! This is what I’m asking of you friends, shill me your best technical analysis! Do you know shit about fuck? Are you going to shitpost in the comments, or do you know what you’re talking about? **IS THIS FINANCIAL ADVICE?** *This is not financial advice* *or is it?* Edit: spelling",2022-02-06 23:51:29 645,I finally have wife changing money,5054,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/utd5se/i_finally_have_wife_changing_money/,629,"It finally happened. I know it’s what we all dream about, but I finally have wife changing money! And it’s all thanks to this glorious dip and my investment strategies! I do remember they always said that the bear market is where the true riches are made. They were right. They say I’m one in a million. That it can’t happen to just anyone. But I’m here to remind you to not give up hope, it’s never too late! We are still young. So much life to live. We are still early! Yep, I did it. I made it. I lost all my money from this bear market and the Luna crash. My wife said it was the last straw and left me, divorce papers are in, and I am now free to change my wife. Just think, someday you could be as lucky as me. I have achieved the crypto dream within a dream. Wife changing money. TL:DR - Dreams do come true. I have wife changing money.",2022-05-19 21:10:25 646,"Coinbase To Add ""Many More"" Altcoins In 2018 Says Co-Founder And CEO Brian Armstrong",5052,http://coindingo.com/coinbase-add-many-coins-2018-says-coinbase-co-founder-ceo-brian-armstrong/,1204,,2017-12-13 13:33:56 647,US Senators propose bill to exclude crypto transactions under $50 from taxes. Another step in the right direction.,5054,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/w8l21i/us_senators_propose_bill_to_exclude_crypto/,588,"Just now two US Senators have proposed a bill to congress that would exempt crypto transactions under $50 from crypto taxes. Good to see some people pushing for the right regulation of Crypto while keeping crypto adoption and government protection equally on sight. Some may say that no crypto taxes at all would have been better but I disagree here, there should be no problem in giving some money to the government for public services (whether they actually do that is the other question) I mean we are protesting so that rich people should pay taxes so we should pay too. And under $50 seems like a very reasonable mark depending on how high the tax would be over that.",2022-07-26 14:21:04 648,Ethereum surpasses Bitcoin as the most popular cryptocurrency on YouTube,5059,https://londonlovesbusiness.com/ethereum-surpasses-bitcoin-as-the-most-popular-cryptocurrency-on-youtube/,600,,2021-04-09 10:36:52 649,"This is the day our ancestors promised us and the prophecy has come true, Bitcoin has hit $69K.",5045,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qqvj8z/this_is_the_day_our_ancestors_promised_us_and_the/,1028,"This is the moment every Bitcoiner has dreamed once in their life that one day Bitcoin will look as beautiful as your neighbors wife. $69K this is the numbers our ancestors promised us I can’t believe after years of waiting we have finally seen it. Hope you have bring out your finest wine today on the top of $2 h\*oker to celebrate this beautiful day. On today’s occasion I just want to say one thing which I have been keeping it to myself for so long but I think it’s finally time to open up to you guys and say it. # “Nice”",2021-11-10 14:22:59 650,If you want crypto exchanges to freeze Russian people's accounts then you don't understand what crypto actually is,5040,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t3uofc/if_you_want_crypto_exchanges_to_freeze_russian/,1245,"A lot of people are rooting for big exhanges like Binance and Kraken to freeze Russian people's crypto account. This is plain bullshit. If you're rooting for this then you have no single fucking idea what crypto actually is. Crypto = Freedom. Freezing a specific country's citizens account because of their dictator president decided to go for a war is bullshit. There are millions of people in Russia who don't want a war and hate Putin. You can't hold those people accountable because of their dcitator president's decisions. Crypto is for the people. Crypto is Freedom. No matter what. P.s. Fuck Putin",2022-03-01 00:39:25 651,Millennials Own More Crypto Than Any Other Generation,5034,https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millennials-own-more-crypto-other-210017141.html,784,,2021-05-31 01:19:24 652,Now that El Salvador has accepted Bitcoin as legal tender Tesla is forced to accept bitcoin as payment.,5039,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nvrvqe/now_that_el_salvador_has_accepted_bitcoin_as/,620,"Now that Bitcoin is officially recognized as a form of currency in El Salvador Tesla is required to accept that form of payment under Art 7 ""every economic agent must accept bitcoin as payment when offered to him by whoever acquires a good and service"" How the turntables have turned... *Emphasis on the COMEDY tag*",2021-06-09 09:45:56 653,Average internet user is still strongly against crypto. If you think otherwise you are delusional and only visit crypto's part of the internet.,5015,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/u9bwuz/average_internet_user_is_still_strongly_against/,1623,"If you think most people like crypto or at least are neutral and know something about it you have no idea what you talk about. Minority of people know anything about it. Check you tube, tik tok, instagram or other social media. But not crypto channels or sites, those are pro crypto bubble, obviously most people there will like it. Check non crypto related ones that randomly mention crypto and you will regret it forever. Knowlege of average person in the internet about crypto is terrifying. Never saw so big amount of ignorance as superstition. Most people think it is fake internet money or biggest scam in history. And those people are not only boomers but millenials or gen z too. Main argument is that it is a scam, but ofc no one can logically answer why, they act like medieval peasants toward ""witch"". No knowledge, just the same emotional repeated lies that crypto is dangerous, people lose money and my ""favourite"" that everyone should grow up and work in 9-5 instead of wasting money and thinking about getting rich... Obviously anyone who invest and want to be successful is wasting time for those people. It is known internet hate any advices of making money, business or self improvement, but even most people that are seeking for bussines ideas, financial freedom and investing advices hate crypto. Is visiting those places necessary? I think yes. Too many people in crypto space don't understand real situation and are too optimistic. Some truth will be refreshing like bucket of ice on their head. Instead of only spending time in crypto subs or channels you will see reality. Here everything is about crypto, outside not. And even if is usually not friendly at all. I tell it not to complain, get angry or be sad. But to simply understand ""the enemy"" and stop being ignorant. Nothing better in politics, music or business than meating people that dislike you. To much compliments lead to delusions. Reality check make you improve and become more experienced.",2022-04-22 10:58:48 654,"The white hat hacker who discovered a critical vulnerability in Coinbase, potentially saving Coinabse and the entire market from an ABSOLUTE CATASTROPHE was rewarded with a.... big fat check of $250k.",5018,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/swaz33/the_white_hat_hacker_who_discovered_a_critical/,1024,"https://twitter.com/tree_of_alpha/status/1494951540339187714?s=21 For context this is the account of Mr. White Hat. The vulnerability in question could have allowed the white hat hacker to change the order prices of cryptocureencies listed on Coinbase (think he can out any price for any crypto he wants and buy or sell BTC ETH at any price he wants). Not wouldn't have affected just Coinbase. Many DeFi projects also use Coinbase as a price oracle... so something like this happening could have triggered an extinction event to all crypto markets, possibly liquidating tens of billions, maybe a hundred billion dollars. Mr. White hat wasn't joking when he said this was potentiallytially market nuking. The person who fixed optimism critical vulnerability was awarded with a $2 million bounty. No matter where you stand, this vulnerability was much bigger and it's impact could have been massive. Coinbase being Coinbase, deemed fit to reward our hacker with $250k, and there wasn't even any epic item to go with it. 3/10 would not do this quest again lmao. This also shows a classic human behavior. You'd skim on $50 worth of protection all the time but when you suddenly smash your head on the pavement and be bed ridden for the rest of your life you're gonna wish you didn't forget your protective gear. But of course you only appreciate your protective gear when you're bed ridden. When nothing happens you think even $50 is too expensive, maybe you could haggle it down to $9.69. Kek.",2022-02-19 14:12:16 655,How I successfully converted $1200 into $340 with crypto!,5012,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/amiji3/how_i_successfully_converted_1200_into_340_with/,568,"Last January I invested $1200 in Bitcoin and HODL'd like a beast. One year later I checked my balance and now I'm at $340. AMA! As a crypto-god with a proven track record I feel I am now qualified to give advice to this community.",2019-02-02 21:21:11 656,"Update: Yesterday 1,719 pounds of Food were given to Venezuelans in need. I'm grateful to every one of you who have helped to achieve this.",5003,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mq5uh1/update_yesterday_1719_pounds_of_food_were_given/,363,"Yesterday Meal Venezuela gave 1,719 pounds (780 kilos) of food to people in need in my community. This was only possible thanks to you contributions through cryptocurrencies. I'm extremely happy for the results of this project that is being able to give more food every time. More than 1 ton of food has been given in a few weeks. Hundreds of people in my community has been able to receive bags of food. I want to let you know that we have a new website where you can read a bit more about the project Meal Venezuela https://mealvenezuela.org/ You can also follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/MealVenezuela Some pictures! 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Bitcoin: 16w9PsTMKGsd9u4wuGN6WV1tcQNrQBEQmU NANO: nano\_14mbf65xexhii4f8st6wmh3oqjpfd97fbfykqb9o1j81dn8ynszrbq9p594o Cardano: DdzFFzCqrhsiCjpHozf2qfwzjJiESoNaAiEXQZxMgLExcVcUoQWXt27GvnL39vj7pgrv2qYkxct9SoYUBeszogGsgTVk5Sf6oJvR9MMy Bitcoin Cash: bitcoincash:qrvg7ygrlxks9qnps74h2lflr3eaukr5gs95ywujdc Dash: XtyggxgFeUzBkSYwsHsiFYcLaT4immJJ8P Bitcoin SegWit: bc1qun795pt5d5wdrtu5hhd44rhxmvkmnjxqd3m496 Ripple (no TAG required): rD9ZAoVpE9SRZ451MQqXSePzWboVEceeAM Ethereum: 0xa0f86b2fbbabc064261fc6e49ecaf6342a87c141 Litecoin: LTfNEeUcJDVUpYHzquFSFvvq47PCeYaAbo BAT: 0xde9cbdc86fe1d737ffb7e063b77de941108965c8 DOGE: D5Co6S764mNLTrNfRphX3rfY33ryFT5zsh BNB (no MEMO required): bnb1r7dxqmzsdnwq5k2tt7jntckedgpmsp6rdlnvfw Polkadot: 14B1S3GqLrMy6oLNfukYmzbMy48b5sV7mRjQRBktWNqvGzQh Smart Chain: 0xF08fCfe47B948aC86ba4a627e926366f846F6714 Monero: 83nHWVWX1Ka9vXyZ9Yp9cnEHUGVdXZBMKAKaoxnbWgZRd6nk9mTvrJJMBLKW4CxBCn3K5LbqgjhVzNqGezkwzaRCUv4VKnr Chainlink: 0xa0f86b2fbbabc064261fc6e49ecaf6342a87c141 Zcash: t1aVLKnymhwFpsA4SHUJj4EsRfmY19dCXnf Hedera hashgraph: 0.0.156734 BANANO: ban\_1e1hkw4yjcsk15ptngktg1nzrwoq68wuzuz18bg3ukdathgznn6tqk5x7rdn AVAX: X-avax1j2cnse8kyas3kjtz22wlcl86ehyxfnvxh8mrny ALGO: AV5MVN4VLYPDHFDO67W7TNYD2ESCOIXVIQ2QVGHPZ4KCIOS45V5EBWH5H4 XLM: GBFP3PDQDERIVCERF5K3NGJDB3JC3NABT3HNJOMHPGDMCJYKYXIDHG5P DGB: DFeEegHET954fpjydgPY2rqsmggoGsDjVA",2021-04-13 16:28:55 657,Guy From Coin Bureau Here - AMA!,4997,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p2ytn0/guy_from_coin_bureau_here_ama/,2998,"Hi Crypto Community, I am Guy from the Coin Bureau YouTube channel - a long time reader of this sub! Today I am answering all your questions. Be it about Crypto, the Coin Bureau or me. So, ask me anything! **AMA:** 4PM UK (11AM EST) > 6PM UK (1PM EST) on the 12th Aug \--- 📺 My YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/c/CoinBureau](https://www.youtube.com/c/CoinBureau) 🐦 My Twitter: [https://twitter.com/coinbureau](https://twitter.com/coinbureau) 📱 My Telegram: [https://t.me/cbinsider](https://t.me/cbinsider) ​ https://preview.redd.it/9p80jh0m7xg71.jpg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2d7a5ecfd69da346145ef62fc269e7e3fdda36e3",2021-08-12 12:28:27 658,"Remember, if you didn't buy 5 hours ago, you probably shouldn't buy now.",4992,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oroqj3/remember_if_you_didnt_buy_5_hours_ago_you/,1347,"Remember when BTC was crawling literally 5 hours ago? Did you buy then? If you didn't, you probably didn't buy now. You've missed out on 6 to 10% of profit in the last few hours, but don't come in now and get burned. Don't go ""see i told you. It's a scam"" after your mistiming. If you were scared back just then, now's worse for you. If you did, good job! You're on your ride. Take smart profits and enjoy the upward rise! Edit: never been on hot before. Thank you all! Edit 2: also, this is not an advice post but a word of rationality against massive FOMO. You're welcome to listen or to not.",2021-07-26 01:37:42 659,"Warren Buffett: ""If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.""",4985,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/o2y18g/warren_buffett_if_you_dont_find_a_way_to_make/,722,"Not really a big fan of Warren Buffett, but I think this quote describes perfectly how wealth is accumulated....and it's why everyone is here. No offense to the traders here, but the goal isn't to be sitting in front of screens making the right timing decisions...it's to be letting assets you own accumulate. So congrats for being here and starting on that path...",2021-06-18 19:22:07 660,"As an Iranian, Crypto has changed the life of Iranians for good. Especially during COVID-19",4986,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ly79uw/as_an_iranian_crypto_has_changed_the_life_of/,511,"Seeing the post about Iran officially considering mining Bitcoin, I felt motivated to make this post as an Iranian. Cryptocurrency has changed the dynamics in Iran. The Iranian government's view on it has been quite lax compared to neighboring countries or other Muslim countries. There was either support for it or it was simply ignored since you couldn't really spend it on anything. On top of that, given the fact that Iran is disconnected from international banking, there was less concern from Iranian banks. (A bit ignorant, but I am not complaining) But things have changed drastically over the past few years. The increased sanctions and COVID have brought a lot more people towards crypto, including me. Crypto has a very unique situation in Iran, which I will try to explain briefly. The Iranian currency is currently the cheapest in the world (or one of the cheapest, as its unstable and can change daily). So if someone can earn dollars and spend it in Iran, they are going to profit a lot. We are talking close to 25x increase. This makes mining insanely profitable. Because you are going to pay for your electricity in Iranian currency, but you are earning dollars, because crypto exchange rate is based on western currencies, not Iranian. So electricity is dirt cheap to begin with, but you can get it even cheaper. There are ways to get free electricity in Iran. The government subsidizes businesses that have high electricity usage, so they get publicly funded electricity. So the owner of these businesses makes deals with individuals to buy hardware needed to mine currency (because the initial cost is very high due to currency difference), and usually one person with contacts overseas becomes the ""broker"" to be able to turn these cryptos into tangible money. People without these businesses tend to form mining communities where they work together to discreetly mine and turn crypto into actual currency and due to the fact that a lot of people are dealing in crypto now, you can actually find a lot of buyers locally, and don't even need to sell it to foreigners. So, this way crypto got introduced into society and a lot of people use it. Usually not as an investment, but as a currency you use to spend on things. Because in order to make an international purchase, you need to abuse a lot of loopholes, such as VPNs, middlemen and exchange rates. But now I can simply buy steam gift cards with bitcoin and use them to buy games. This applies to any international purchase. 60$ games used to cost a fortune, like an entire minimum wage income in Iran. Now they are widely available if you have crypto. The usual mishandling of the Iranian government in regards to the economy is bad enough, but in recent years sanctions and COVID have made it a three way hell. My life personally was hell because I could not make any international purchase and I could barely make ends meet. Crypto is so empowering. I am basically able to earn and spend money despite the efforts of both Iranian and American governments. In order to put things in perspective, I can use myself as an example. I am a lawyer and I earn more money from mining that I do practicing law. I am still working, but crypto is a great secondary income which I can use to make international purchases without having to pay half of my income for a 100$ purchase. We are still in bad conditions, but crypto provides a lifeline. At least for now. I am grateful for cryptocurrency and this community, because the livelihood of many people in Iran relies on crypto and information about it. Most people involved in crypto trade in Iran don't even speak English, but know that an entire country is thankful for it, and the value of crypto could not be clearer. An entire people neglected by their own government and sanctioned by half the world, left to basically starve and live in terrible conditions, continue to go on. In large part, thanks to crypto currencies. We practically have the power to defy the strongest governments in the world, the next step is THE MOON. Feel free to ask any questions.",2021-03-05 08:12:01 661,Please stop idolizing celebrities and millionaires that invest into crypto. Crypto is meant to be decentralized and not controlled by one single entity.,4980,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nd7hih/please_stop_idolizing_celebrities_and/,412,"Please stop idolizing celebrities and millionaires that invest into crypto. Crypto is meant to be decentralized and not controlled by one single entity People like Jack Dorsey, Elon musk, and Michael saylor shouldn't be idolized and their investments or tweets shouldn't affect the market. Yes its great, that they bring attention to crypto and it helps it go mainstream but it's cons outweigh the pros. Do your own research before investing and don't let other peoples fear dictate your financial future. I honestly believe, the sooner we stop listening to these people the healthier the markets will be! Also, don't take loans out to purchase crypto, that is insanity and your better off taking that money and going to the roulette table.",2021-05-15 20:15:48 662,Are you invested in crypto? Cool. Don't be a vegan about it.,4978,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rkkew5/are_you_invested_in_crypto_cool_dont_be_a_vegan/,1093,"Disclaimer: I'm not a vegan. A few examples of what I mean with the title. ""You still use banks? I unbanked myself."" = ""You still eat meat? I'm vegan."" ""Bank refuses to process my payment to a crypto exchange."" = ""Why doesn't this restaurant offer any vegan options?"" ""Why is X coin price not going up, while Y coin is pumping for no reason."" = ""Shouldn't the increased popularity of almond milk and oat milk have caused the price of soy milk to go down, not up?"" (Literally on the front page of the vegan sub. I'm dying). 2nd Disclaimer: Being invested in crypto nor eating a vegan diet is bad, pushing the idea everywhere is. But think about it. With families coming together over the holidays. Do you want to be the family member pushing his ideas to anyone there? Is it so hard to just be normal for a day or two? Even if you think you are helping, if someone is not interested, understand it. It's not for everyone, yet. **TL;DR: Do what you want, but don't push your ideas to everyone around.** Happy holidays everyone. Edit: As a comment by [**chriswuz**](https://www.reddit.com/user/chriswuz/) pointed out: ""I think the post is about that phase where we discover new ways in life and we forget about friends and family just talking about that. It really sucks to be around someone only talking about a single subject and trying to turn everybody to it."" -This, and it goes for any topic.",2021-12-20 10:35:37 663,"Saying ""we are still early"" is setting yourself up for wildly unrealistic expectations",4980,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rcjw1o/saying_we_are_still_early_is_setting_yourself_up/,1786,"Saying ""we are still early"" is a form of confirmation bias and coping mechanism people use when in reality we aren't that early anymore. Bitcoin has a trillion dollar market cap and is the 10th most valuable asset in the world. I wouldn't call that being ""early"" anymore. Ethereum is #15. Large companies are now buying these assets. The days of 100x your money in a year is basically over. As for the shitcoins that do do that, look at the volume at the start. Barely anyone was trading back then. Do I think there is still a lot of room for crypto to grow? Yes, but this isn't 2011 anymore. Most people who buy now aren't going to make insane gains and that's just the truth of it. There are 15,000 shitcoins in existence now, back in 2011 there were maybe 5. And the industry just started back then, now it's been around for 12 years. Much different ballgame now than it was back then. I'd say we are somewhere in the middle. Big gains can still be made but don't make the mistake of thinking this is 2011 and expecting a 1000x in one year.",2021-12-09 15:22:24 664,"Adam back: No bitcoin wallet was hacked, nor is even known to be possible. Ransom hackers used a rented cloud server. FBI got a subpoena and took control of it and recovered coins. That's it.",4969,https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/1402179970277982210,710,,2021-06-08 09:54:33 665,"Checked 10 Coins which were Promoted on r/CryptoMoonShots 20+ Days Ago, 8 Out of 10 Crashed more than 80%",4964,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/on70z5/checked_10_coins_which_were_promoted_on/,871,"I have checked 10 tokens which were promoted on r/CryptoMoonShots more than 20 days ago, 8 out of 10 crashed more than 80% until now. As example, take look at this token called ""Slothi"": Crashed 90% from all time high On r/CryptoMoonShots it was promoted as ""100% no scam"" and ""very serious project"", ""audited"" and received more than 1500 upvotes by the community. Do not buy any of these tokens, they bring no innovation, are mostly named after dogs and are mostly scam.",2021-07-19 04:43:49 666,This right now is peak crypto-fear. If you are still sticking to Crypto you are truly a holder and you can go through the worst bear markets.,4964,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uo9v7w/this_right_now_is_peak_cryptofear_if_you_are/,2289,"Bitcoin just made its wickets below 28 and even further down to 25k. Luna is basically going down in a literally straight line and achieved 1$ before even UST. We got over a billion long liquidations. Today the markets just shed $200B alone from the combined market cap. This is not everyday Crypto, this is historical. With that it's highly impressive if you are still sticking around here and possibly even filling your bags with this discount. You are literally surviving one of the biggest bear markets in Crypto history while reading this, you are actually one of the last ones still actively being here. That's called a holder and not someone who holds during 1000% gains. But obviously it's not bad either if you need to catch some fresh air outside of the markets. Because at the end of the day your health is more important than Crypto.",2022-05-12 20:09:39 667,Trump's ‘Digital Trading Cards’ are about to get dumped. STAY AWAY.,4962,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/zonm0u/trumps_digital_trading_cards_are_about_to_get/,1034,"In case any of you were planning to ape into Trump DTC’s, please don't. One [wallet](https://opensea.io/0xfb65415Ca83B69DA9bC56B4C9C2334fa402baCd7?tab=collected) minted 80 ETH worth of cards. They hold 2.22% of the entire collection, and none of them have been sold or moved. [This address holds the #1-1000 of the Trump Cards, $500k of wETH, and $300 of MATIC.](https://preview.redd.it/hbibsj3rhk6a1.png?width=1365&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=d6738fdf7985b1ea5175a26d3599a4e62789f4c3) Their address has been getting $30-200 of wETH sent every few minutes/seconds, probably being the one of two royalty addresses getting fees. Pay attention to the highlighted 0xfb654 address below: [Two addresses are receiving the exact same amount of wETH in a sale tx. The royalty fee is 10%, and these addresses are earning 10% of 0.5075 wETH \(the sale price\).](https://preview.redd.it/s56b1bfahk6a1.png?width=1365&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5c48cf634c6a9d6b59692794ff4ba1aa186fb2ef) [Latest ERC-20 txs for address with 1k collected](https://preview.redd.it/29tmgajchk6a1.png?width=1365&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b8fa3d7eaee9c9ed677356ea1ed78c5f54390b3e) What's interesting is this address is a Gnosis safe, so it's a multisig. The multisig was [generated](https://polygonscan.com/tx/0x3d69372255ff99a8ef09a4017666aaabf0a4465aab4f107b32868329fab95ab2) 14hrs before their [mints](https://polygonscan.com/tx/0x5f8c593f7febcc4f388efa2f497231496de7d81053eeb8104f889160ffdabe40), so it's evident that it was made for this collection. One [address](https://polygonscan.com/address/0x116311805390458bb65b2954290c2eb8c944e41d) has made three executive transactions (telling the multisig what to do), withdrawing a few MATIC at a time. This was likely a test to see if the multisig operated as intended. Seeing as this address is likely earning the royalties, and owns so many of the Trump Cards, this is almost certainly someone in Trump's organization. To me it seems as though this multisig will sweep all of the cheap/floor price cards and then dump them all after they hit a specific price. Any regular person would sell at least a few when the price pumps, especially if they have a giant amount like 1k. # THIS COLLECTION WILL DUMP. DO NOT FOMO.",2022-12-18 02:27:55 668,Robinhood Suffers 78% Plunge in Crypto Revenues,4952,https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/robinhood-suffers-78-plunge-in-crypto-revenues,758,,2021-10-27 14:57:00 669,Unpopular opinion: People who think consumers will reject centralised cryptocurrencies are kidding themselves,4944,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mdl2yl/unpopular_opinion_people_who_think_consumers_will/,889,"Looking at the world people really don't care what goes on in the background. Our phones and trainers are made by exploited child workers. We buy en mass from unethical companies like Nestle, Shell etc. I know exactly how Amazon treats it workers yet I buy things from there every week. I hear it echoed on here quite often that x crypto is no good because it's too centralised. The reality is that most consumers don't really know what that means or why it's good or bad. Even if they do most people will still happily choose a cheaper product without caring about that too much. In an ideal world the decentralised cryptos would win but we need to face the fact that in the future some of the most popular cryptocurrencies will likely be centralised.",2021-03-26 09:47:12 670,"The 90% of you losing money on meme coins aren't ""in on the joke"". You are the joke.",4952,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nbemhd/the_90_of_you_losing_money_on_meme_coins_arent_in/,1281,"The 10% of people early in on meme coins are not here to be your friend, and the only joke they are laughing at is luring newcomers into a cleverly designed marketing trap to dump on them. I honestly just feel bad for a majority people here talking the talk, thinking they are clever for owning fartbucks or whatever cringe shit is trending. It's like all the old movies where a group of high-school jocks pretends to be nice to the loser only to turn on him in front of the whole school in the end. If you are here to make money....stop investing in bullshit. The rare cases you are shown of people making money are all a part of the plan. You are being spoon fed memes and laughed at. You are the meme.",2021-05-13 11:40:24 671,Yes I am in it for the money and I don't care what people think. Cryptocurrency from the perspective of a male in his 30s.,4943,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tokbqf/yes_i_am_in_it_for_the_money_and_i_dont_care_what/,1092,"I've seen some discussion on this sub recently blaming some people that they are here only to make profit. To make quick money. ""Why do you care about price going up or down if you are never selling?"" and other silly arguments. And let me tell you. Yes the majority here, is in it for the money. It's because we are screwed. The society is still expecting an average male to earn a lot of money and provide for their family etc. but people in their 30s have been f**d in the arse for the last 15 years or more. No wage growth, no prospects in many countries, constant financial crisis that keeps hitting and hitting us from all sides, and now inflation which will melt our savings, that is if we are lucky to have any savings in the first place, education system is a joke in most countries, crippling debts, high cost of living, rents going up and up, and so on and on, I could go on forever. Crypto for a lot of us is the only way out, our only way to be able to afford a house or a flat in the future. So yeah, you bet I'm in it for the money and I don't give a damn what people think. Priority number one for me is to provide for my family. Edit: Thank you for the rewards, please but don't spend money on me. Instead, please donate to Ukrainian charities: https://np.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/tgc00n/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/",2022-03-26 08:42:03 672,Report: Bitcoin Overtakes Gold in the U.S. as the 4th Most Popular Investment Vehicle,4933,https://news.bitcoin.com/report-bitcoin-overtakes-gold-in-the-u-s-as-the-4th-most-popular-investment-vehicle/,317,,2021-02-04 05:42:01 673,"Moonshots - I analyzed 3,000+ crypto's over the last 8 years to see if and how you should try to find moonshots : Here are the results.",4932,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uc9qga/moonshots_i_analyzed_3000_cryptos_over_the_last_8/,780,"All of us have at least once wished we had made a similar play to the one that [turned $17 into \~6M](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/05/21076574/he-invested-17-in-shiba-inu-now-he-has-almost-6m) or had gotten into the [right crypto at the right time.](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/06/millennial-dogecoin-millionaire-on-being-paid-in-dogecoin.html) It’s not like we are alone in this thought process - there are more than 1.7 million people right now trying to find the [next crypto moonshot](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoMoonShots/). For those who are out of the loop, a moonshot is something that has a low probability of becoming extremely successful \[1\]. While it’s definitely nice to be the guy who made the correct play, what I wanted to understand is, how likely are you to pick the next big coin? After all, there are more than [2,400 dead coins](https://www.coinopsy.com/dead-coins/#other) that were part of someone’s moonshot not that long back. When a coin is dead, we would end up losing almost 100% of the capital that we invested in it thereby breaking the cardinal rule of investing. >*Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No. 1 -* ***Warren Buffet*** While Warren Buffet might not be the best example for the crypto world, his advice holds true just as well in all investing spaces - Once you lose your capital, it’s game over. So in this deep-dive, let's see how the less popular cryptos have performed over the years, whether it makes sense to invest in them, and finally, would you have made better returns just by investing in the top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum?! ### Data & Analysis Methodology All the data used in the analysis has been collected from coinmarketcap.com. Their data is available going as far back as 2014. I collected the price, market cap, and the symbol for all the coins listed in coinmarketcap on Jan 1st of every year from 2014 to 2022. There were only 67 listed coins in 2014. The list has grown to more than 3,000+ as of Jan 2022. All the data and my analysis are shared as a Rows sheet at the end. The analysis is fairly simple and I have intentionally made the strategy straightforward so that it’s easy to replicate. We will be comparing the performance of the Top 10 Cryptocurrencies with the next 90 based on the total market cap of the coin. [The end of 2017 was definitely some wild time to be in the Crypto space.](https://preview.redd.it/ie9owd9mylv81.png?width=895&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=706c591e7d231facdee94ad62a74d3dd63a3057a) I have limited the analysis to the top 100 coins because of two reasons 1. Even now, close to 95% of the combined market cap of the crypto market is contributed by just the top 100 coins. Adding to this, it becomes more and more difficult/riskier \[2\] to invest in coins having low market cap due to platform and liquidity issues. 2. There are hundreds of new coins that are being launched every day. It’s almost impossible to keep track of all the coins and realistically do proper due diligence before investing. So for practical feasibility, I am limiting it to the top 100. ### Results Before we jump straight into the return calculation, it’s interesting to see how the crypto market has changed over the years. https://preview.redd.it/m0fng8moylv81.png?width=649&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6ebef942f0bb3e570ec51568a223ebaa1c5c714f In the first few years where crypto was becoming mainstream (2014 to 2017), the top 10 currencies dominated the overall market cap contributing close to 99% \[3\]. Also, during crashes, we can observe a massive shift in capital allocation from Altcoin to Bitcoin → 2017 was one of the best bull runs (barring 2021) where we can see that Bitcoin only contributed to \~39% of the market cap. But once the bear market set in (2018-19), the allocation to bitcoin proportionally increased until the 2021 bull run. #### Creating a Crypto Index To answer our initial question → Whether it’s better to invest in the top 10 most popular cryptos or the other 90 relatively lesser-known ones, we will be creating an equal-weighted index \[4\]. We have two people Alan and Charlie who want to get into the crypto market in 2014, but both are following a slightly different approach. Alan will invest only in the top 10 most popular currencies. Every new year, he will go and check the top 10 cryptos by Market Cap and then equally invest between the top 10 cryptocurrencies. Charlie, on the other hand, will do the exact same thing with the only difference being that instead of the top 10, he will invest in the 90 next biggest cryptocurrencies. They continue to do this over the next 8 years and now it’s 2022 and it’s time to see who has performed better. [Returns shown here are till Jan 1st, 2022](https://preview.redd.it/5u10wctsylv81.png?width=628&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ccd4df269ea3a81904e54ab5d06210039e50edf4) Would you look at that! Alan who has invested in only the top-10 cryptos did vastly better than Charlie who went for the riskier play of investing in the not so well known currencies. The top 10 cryptos on average performed 5x better than the next 90 and 2x better than just investing in Bitcoin. What’s even more interesting is that Charlie would have done 2x better just putting his money in Bitcoin - Ouch! #### Survival If you are wondering why Charlie is getting the lowest return in spite of taking the most risk\[5\], it’s because you are forgetting Rule 1 of investing - To not lose your initial investment. https://preview.redd.it/mmntwr9vylv81.png?width=714&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=0dbb77cb2a0125748ac26c763d91adc35eefdcde The probability of survival of a coin is extremely skewed towards the top 10 currencies. As you can see, over 80% of the top 10 coins from 2014 are still in existence today compared to only 26% of the rest. This trend keeps repeating over the years and your capital would have been decimated. Once it goes to zero, there is no way for it to come back up as any gain on $0 is still 0! #### Moonshots Finally, we come to what we are all here for! What are our chances of actually hitting a moonshot following this strategy? [I have defined a 100x return as a Moonshot](https://preview.redd.it/j8oiifewylv81.png?width=404&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4f8fb526dc71aa2efca0c1fea03c5e983eff3ee8) Well, your chances of hitting a moonshot are also much higher following the top-10 strategy. Overall, you had a 1 in 10 chance of getting a 10,000% return compared to the 1 in 30 chance of the riskier next-90 strategy. The above chart also shows another interesting stat → Out of the 500+ cryptos that we analyzed, less than 4% of them ended up becoming a moonshot. Think about that for a min - Of all the cryptos you are likely to hear about (*as there is very less coverage if it’s not in the top 100*), only 3-4% of them end up giving you those insane returns. You have similar chances betting on a single number on the Roulette wheel. https://preview.redd.it/23hva9qyylv81.png?width=391&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5af162b36f5bd910f11d4c6761bced864a22823d As you can see, of all our moonshots, Ethereum investment in 2016 ended up returning the most at a whopping 397,548%! ### Limitations It’s important to understand the limitations of the current analysis before trying to replicate it. 1. **Data** \- As I discussed earlier, all the data is from coinmarketcap and I have assumed a coin is dead if it’s not listed in the following year’s data. This analysis is only as strong as the quality of input data \[6\]. I have done extensive QCs but feel free to play around with the raw data to see if I missed something. 2. **Base Effect** \- The market is considerably different now than it was in 2015-17. There is more awareness as well as penetration. So the future growth might not be as explosive as the one that we observed in the past decade, so you should be realistic about your return potential 3. **Intra Year Returns** \- The current analysis only considers returns based on Jan 1st of every year starting from 2014. If we pick another date within the year, we might get slightly different results as there might have been ATHs and ATLs within the year which we are not capturing. ### Conclusion >*It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong — George Soros* I started the analysis thinking that investing in the not-so-popular currencies is bound to give better returns as it’s more likely they are undervalued due to lower publicity and hype associated with them. But, as we saw from the data, in the case of crypto it’s much more profitable just to invest in the top currencies. It’s like the case where being in the game is much more important than trying to hit it big and striking out! ***If you liked this post, you might like my other analysis on Crytpo:*** [How to consistently make returns from the Crypto market by using Dollar Cost Averaging](https://marketsentiment.substack.com/p/crypto-dca?s=w) ​ **Data:** All the data used in the analysis [**can be found here**](https://rows.com/market-sentiment/my-spreadsheets/untitled-spreadsheet-3-7fuGkqeJVN8gkvISEezt43/live) *(it’s a treasure-trove of information IMO as you can filter based on the rank, price, market cap - however you like it. All I ask is that if you can find a better strategy based on this data, do let us all know!)* ​ **Footnotes** \[1\] The [word](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/moonshot) itself is derived from the Apollo 11 spaceflight project and is often used to classify something that seems almost impossible. \[2\] Extremely small coins are more likely to face liquidity issues, consolidated ownerships, and rug pulls. \[3\] For comparison, the top 10 companies in S&P 500 only contribute <30% of the index and that itself is considered to be extremely skewed by some analysts. \[4\] An equal-weighted index is where we invest equally regardless of the market cap of the crypto. All the famous indices like S&P500 are market cap-weighted - i.e, bigger companies get a bigger chunk of your investment \[5\] I mean the 2,000% return is no joke → S&P 500 barely gave a 100% return over the same period. It’s all relative, eh! \[6\] [Garbage in, garbage out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_in,_garbage_out)",2022-04-26 10:50:26 674,"Ted Cruz on Twitter: ""The Senate is on the verge of passing legislation that would be TERRIBLE for cryptocurrency. The infrastructure deal contains DANGEROUS provisions that would devastate crypto and blockchain innovation.""",4936,https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1424097171578757120,1943,,2021-08-07 21:41:24 675,BREAKING: Coincheck says it will compensate all losses to its NEM holders at a rate of 88.549 JPY ($0.81) per each coin. Says it is using its own capital to reimburse clients. Exact date of reimbursement not yet decided.,4932,https://twitter.com/ynakamura56/status/957275354527232000,391,,2018-01-27 15:54:02 676,There's nothing like a fine piece of art,4917,https://i.redd.it/kh9zcoqv7z511.jpg,287,,2018-06-24 16:35:19 677,"Sam Bankman-Fried apologized to an FTX customer who said he lost his life savings of $2 million, and accused the former CEO of stealing it.",4903,https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-bankman-fried-apologized-ftx-user-lost-2-million-2022-12?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=sf-bi-main&fbclid=IwAR3P4UcUJBOYTRVbVW8cZ4U4QLt7dbDEBmh0iGjn-LCk2uIT4zC3v5LThX8&mibextid=Zxz2cZ,1126,,2022-12-01 18:07:21 678,"Sell walls: What they are, what they do, and how to spot them.",4894,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7nqts3/sell_walls_what_they_are_what_they_do_and_how_to/,443,"Browsing reddit, see a lot of people asking what sell walls are, and an equal number of people giving a poor explanation of their actual purpose. I was going to reply in a comment, but I feel that a lot of people can benefit from a short write-up on them. #What is a sell wall? A sell wall is a tool used by a rich individual,or group of rich individuals, to manipulate the price of a stock downwards. A large sell order is set at a specific price by the whale(s) to prevent higher sell orders from executing. A sell wall looks like this on the depth chart: http://brettwestbrook.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Screen-Shot-2017-07-12-at-12.58.10-PM.png ###How does it work? This is best explained as an example. A wealthy person, we will call him Richard, tells a group of his wealthy friends that he wants to make money on a particular stock. This could be for a number of reasons such as: * The stock has a lot of room to grow * The stock can be easily manipulated * The stock has a lot of potential to get big in the near future Richard and his friends decide that it's a good idea. They all want 1 million of X cryptocurrency. *Unfortunately, in the cryptocurrency market Richard and his friends can't execute all the buy orders at once or the prices will skyrocket!* To achieve 1 million obtained goal, they decide to set up a sell wall, and manipulate the price downwards. They do this in steps: 1. They accumulate together. They will maybe get 250,000 of X crypto each. In their specific market, this didn't affect the price that much. Great! 2. They now set a specific price they feel is low enough for them to be able to reach their 1m X crypto goal. For this particular crypto they decide to all sell their obtained crypto at $2.40. 3. Now, between Richard and the group, there is >1 million dollars worth of X crypto selling for @2.40 on the market, a seemingly undervalued price.There is SO much volume being sold now, buying pressure cannot eat through that wall in a reasonable time frame - it would take a very high buying pressure to do so. What also happens next is the key: nobody else can sell above that sell wall price until it's gone. The result? People need to sell lower than the sell wall in order to liquefy their stock. This drives the price downwards. Richard and his friends can now safey all get to their 1m X crypto mark without raising the price exponentially! When they decide to rid their sell walls the price moves up accordingly! ##How can you use this to your advantage? A common thought is that the main goal of a sell wall is to instill fear into the weaker hands so that they sell by the thought that ""Oh no everyone is selling!!"" While it's not the main purpose, it probably does happen a little bit. People get nervous when things a large volume of crypto is being sold. As Warren Buffet said: *Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful.* For a real life example: VECHAIN. For those that don't know, about a month ago vechain was sitting around 29 cents. They had a pretty large announcement that was, yes, front page of reddit. The price nearly doubled to 70 cents (it actually happened right before the announcement). What happened after? Some people bought the rumor and sold the news. But, this news was really big. Masternodes, rebranding, big partnerships. Ask any VEN holder why the price didn't continue to rise after that and they will probably know why - price manipulation with sell walls. Such as: https://i.redd.it/bjaubsgn04601.png VECHAIN has had a lot of new partnerships, announcements, and generally great news to propel the crypto further, but has been held back by these sells walls constantly. Just recently buying pressure has been very high and the whales have been having trouble controlling it they way they would like. That's a real example of what has been happening. Take a look at roadmaps and see where different projects are at in development. Are any projects getting seemingly great news without moving in price? What about REQ? We saw a couple of front page posts about REQ moving to main net, quality pictures from the UI, etc etc. REQ was fairly stagnant around 30 cents before slingshotting to 80 cents in nearly a day. Sell walls and price manipulation.This field is speculative so any news drives buying pressure. Unfortunately, the very wealthy have a say as well. Look for great projects and determine if they solve a need. Look to see what's hitting the media's spot light, such as the front page here. **THEN take a look at the depth charts on the exchanges.** In crypto anything goes, and you better believe the very wealthy have difficult to obtain knowledge. When you see these obvious sell walls, you want to investigate and try to identify any trends. Perhaps you can look at **volume** of a cryptocurrency. A stagnant crypto with LOTS of volume is a huge indicator, sideways consolidation. Ripple did this for a few weeks, even months at certain stages. Once you find one that looks good - **you'll need to hold at the mercy of the whales.** Trust me, they want profit more than you do. The wait is almost always worth it because price will rise very rapidly once selling pressure is completely abolished. Hope this helps guys. P.s. I’m not a financial consultant, this is just helpful information or fun facts if you will.",2018-01-03 00:34:26 679,Kucoin is using Cloudflare to deny website access during big price movement to profit on liquidations,4896,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qedj6t/kucoin_is_using_cloudflare_to_deny_website_access/,1018,"Edit\*\* for all those who called this a conspiracy theory and witch hunt. ​ ***look at the text in the middle of this picture.*** ​ https://preview.redd.it/fdwcozw3qgw71.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b30e81e52a5d39f7ecab91ccd04ed2225924c010 The owner of this site has temporarily banned you. HSTS protocols are set up and configurable in Cloudflare in the HSTS panel. You can throttle scale and even turn to throttling off. They are at the control panel. I have so much shit ti say but this post is longer than most care for. This is screwed-up gang. if you want to see the epic emotional cancer thats going on dig through [r/kucoin](https://www.reddit.com/r/kucoin/) no one ever mentions gains. ...... Report them to reddit! Help me save crypto noobs from being harvested like explosion for preproduction on a Michal Bay film ​ ​ Here is a link to part 2. I responded to u/Johnny_KuCoin[https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qf4ka4/followup\_on\_kucoin\_cloudflare\_and\_more/](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qf4ka4/followup_on_kucoin_cloudflare_and_more/) ​ \*\*\*Edit \*\*\* TLDR summary ​ The crux is they don't spend money on It and make money in doing so. ​ Ask the exchange(s): While they may say ""we dont make money indirectly off insurance funds"" they absolutely do. its your right as an investor to have this detail You have every right to know the details of an insurance fund you are paying into. Since everyone accepts that a lot of exchanges do this, other exchanges do it to. I literally have screenshots of conversations that say this much. You are being throttled out. They can indeed scale up at a cost. If for some reason they can not they have a fiduciary duty the moment they take your funds to tell you the risk of their incapable IT architecture and settings. Moreover, they could just install a kill switch that ends trades without penalty if the web servers go down or they exceed band width. As cost-effective as it is to build in a kill switch as a solution its not profitable to exchanges that are having a liquidity crisis. Assets on exchanges are becoming more scarce. (reference IEP 1559 and many other facets) If an exchange restricts your access they should still not be placing higher priority orders via the OTC desk while you are locked out. This should also be disclosed. While they may say we dont make money indirectly off insurance funds they absolutely do. Cloudflare is the brand of edge network they are using as a server to facilitate HSTS protocol controls to throttle down access to their whim. I didn't want to get so deep as to dive into protocol-level details in this post as I was speaking to a very broad audience. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ go here if you want details [https://webpop.io/cloudflare/error-1015-rate-limited/](https://webpop.io/cloudflare/error-1015-rate-limited/) read what is rate limiting. and Cloudflare Error 1015: “You are being rated limited” results from one of a few possible causes. Most frequently, when a legitimate site visitor is being blocked by the rate-limiting error 1015 it’s due to issues with the rate-limiting configuration that only the site owner can fix. for more tecchie peeps [https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/edge-certificates/additional-options/http-strict-transport-security](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/edge-certificates/additional-options/http-strict-transport-security) check out the hsts panel \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ With rate limiting, Cloudflare can automatically block traffic from a suspicious site visitor or IP address so that hackers, spammers, and other online pests are can’t bog down your site’s performance with DDoS attacks and other illicit activities. This is only one small part of a larger need to a very complex and detailed situation. I hope this helps for all the new critics of me, I hope you ask some questions of the exchanges you work with to know your risk. \*\*\*\*\* ​ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ​ ​ Hey all, ​ I used to design data centers ( I became a full time crypto trader) and I got very concerned when i saw them using tech i am very familiar with to try and steal peoples money via liquidations. Trading leverage is risky but to for a company to game the system with thier data center design is just not ok. ​ below is a screen shot of Kucoin denying access to the website on peak times using Cloudflare. ​ https://preview.redd.it/q52vibbgk9v71.jpg?width=1346&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=608f498ff860f7c489b6efa7544f3a871b57c627 Cloudflare is used for 2 purposes. To stop a DDOS attack ( millions of bots refreshing a web browser to crash a server) and to defer traffic to redundant servers when server loads peak. Essentially they are treating all their customers like a DDOS attack and saving money on not having a redundant webserver at AWS ( Amazon Data centers). ​ Notice\*\*\*\*\*I am being rate limited ( as in denied access) by cloud flare ​ !\[img\](04cogvmv0av71 ""[https://webpop.io/cloudflare/error-1015-rate-limited/](https://webpop.io/cloudflare/error-1015-rate-limited/) read this link so these are not my words *copy paste from link above* Most frequently, when a legitimate site visitor is being blocked by the rate-limiting error 1015 it’s due to issues with the rate-limiting configuration that ....................>>>>>>>>>""only the site owner can fix."""") ​ https://preview.redd.it/6ts934o32av71.jpg?width=2734&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=205d128039c354a2aef20c9a36571df8a4b1a1ec ​ When I asked about this on Kucoin i was insta banned ​ https://preview.redd.it/gn61nqlzk9v71.png?width=3004&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fe244755ba952887a9d1a4c4fd0421a64a523ba5 ​ https://preview.redd.it/q2mep7f2l9v71.png?width=1766&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=d46a83aea8cbbed149afe405922e8dde64e65d28 If I was wrong I figure someone would at least talk to me about it. but when i add this server denail access stuff on top of little nuansces like them removing the liquidation price on margin to increase customer risk I got more concerned. ​ Their servers are going down way too often as well [https://downdetector.com/status/kucoin/archive/](https://downdetector.com/status/kucoin/archive/) Essentially by not spending more on IT they make more money. When the servers go down they are still processing institutional orders via the OTC desk The link below is not spam its to the Cloudflare's website ( kucoins vendor) [https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/what-is-cloudflare/](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/what-is-cloudflare/) They are treating their own customer base as a threatening attack like DDOS Kucoin is assigned a Cloudflare Ray ID, an identifier like a phone #. Kucoin ray id 69fc3e2db9e762eB Kucoin uses Amazon Data centers or AWS, they could recitify this whole issue by using geo load balancers aka a gateway load balancer [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-gateway-load-balancer-is-now-available-in-additional-9-regions/](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-gateway-load-balancer-is-now-available-in-additional-9-regions/) Instead they let the servers go down and get laggie to make extra money. They save money on IT and make money off liquidations Roughly 5% of their revenue comes from liquidations. Helpdesk wont even acknowledge this; I designed data centers, I know how this works for anyone who has questions I posted this on the Kucoin subreddit and ""no surprise"" I was banned. It legitimizes what I am saying as if I was wrong their help desk could have asked me for my support ticket ​ Edit update\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I went and grabbed the following off their moderator list This is thier executive team and one developer [u/kentli35](https://www.reddit.com/u/kentli35/) [u/purekid](https://www.reddit.com/u/purekid/)[u/Johnny\_KuCoin](https://www.reddit.com/u/Johnny_KuCoin/)[u/Edith\_KCFuture](https://www.reddit.com/u/Edith_KCFuture/) after tagging these guys on my Kucoin post they changed the moderator list to private ​ \*\*\*\*\*\*EDIT UPDATE I was in error, the mod list goes private when you are banned. I feel its important for me to correct inaccuracies For this, I would like to apologize to Kucoin as I wasn't aware mod lists went auto-hidden when you are banned. I have never been banned before. Secondly apologies to the Crypto community for the same reason. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ​ https://preview.redd.it/rzs1og0cq9v71.png?width=2736&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=eb6aa84b5aea8d42eb24f086e2efc8277ce97398 The moderator list wasnt private until my post. The one where they banned me. ​ HMMMMMMMMMMMM thats a bit SUS ​ \*\*\*\*\*edit update\* I am getting alot of questions and a TON mof messages with horror stories and people asking for help The big question is do they know about this I personally PM'd the CEO u/johnny_kucoin and he responded ​ https://preview.redd.it/15078yhmv9v71.png?width=1341&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=19e0ebd6a4a750bb9f760ce6e8693cbe9d5dfdc5 ​ https://preview.redd.it/uti2xancv9v71.png?width=1619&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=787e44a403570c2f37525d10f74e1f2e7351cb6c ​ https://preview.redd.it/nw5noo5kqav71.jpg?width=3121&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2860327cb0e777475721b391f7bf00673d932f46 ​ https://preview.redd.it/g1umcp0nqav71.jpg?width=2601&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c68d0f1d6a4d5f02d09326b899847b87be6fd103 How else do they know ( they are knowingly doing this) ​ How this works is Amazon data centers charges you by the cumulative resources you consume. ( cpu, gpu, data storage, ram etc) In these settings you can throttle the virtual machine/ cloud servers resources forcing it to go down. I am not implying that they are doing this. I am saying they are knowingly using settings that let the server go down repeatedly. There are formulas to calculate loads on concurrent users. They are clearly not using settings or intentionally using settings that trip the server to go down. If you dig through this archive you can see when outages are being reported. They get a system notice that they hit a threshold of resource utilization. [https://downdetector.com/status/kucoin/archive/](https://downdetector.com/status/kucoin/archive/) Now in the event, you have a crazy anomaly Cloudflare and Amazon have the ability to redirect to a redundant location with a technology called geo load balancing [https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-gateway-load-balancer-is-now-available-in-additional-9-regions/](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-gateway-load-balancer-is-now-available-in-additional-9-regions/) Notice in my screenshot that it says there is a gateway issue that link talks about load balancing the gateway ( offloading the processing power) They VERY MUCH KNOW THEY ARE DOING THIS ​ Infact I let the CEO know via PM ​ https://preview.redd.it/8myd59tpoav71.jpg?width=3307&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=808039013f5b4f1a32363c7bfe6970f1954fa523 the date on that PM is Sept 29th They had another outage this past weekend and even today ​ ​ https://preview.redd.it/gtenjo5zoav71.jpg?width=2873&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=01de3b2803facea6596a0c4568eaf6d4cdc618e3 and email ​ https://preview.redd.it/h8ibbasepav71.jpg?width=3375&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=e794ba6217a5901a6010442756fe039bc18f93c6 https://preview.redd.it/2kywbo6wpav71.jpg?width=3338&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=e64437e1cf0a9bdb95039f062d74a201e721b558 ​ ​ Essentially thier help desk team does nothing and they keep passing you back and forth until you give up. In professional management the term for this is ""being managed out"" ​ \*\*I share these communications just to show THEY DAMN WELL KNOW AND NEVER DISPUTE WHAT I SAY\*\*\*\* They are getting system notices via email from amazon (e.g. You are at 89% cpu utilization you need to scale or you may face faliure) Their Amazon (AWS) sales guy is calling them every day trying to sell them more services. ​ e.g. Hey i am your hypothetical Amazon Sales Guy "" I noticed you guys are throttling cpu load on webservers, can I offer you a bigger package and maybe we should tal;k about fail over locations incase your server goes down under load. ​ frankly, I would bet my life on it that they know this is an issue and why ​ There isnt a data center architect (what I did) on the planet that couldn't answer why their servers are going down. This is 101 level stuff ​ They also have the ability to kill the back end server ( where trades happen) this is done on all major exchanges like the HK ex [https://www.hkex.com.hk/News/Market-Communications/2016/160425news?sc\_lang=en](https://www.hkex.com.hk/News/Market-Communications/2016/160425news?sc_lang=en) [https://fxnewsgroup.com/forex-news/exchanges/hkex-to-introduce-kill-switch-on-hk-securities-market/](https://fxnewsgroup.com/forex-news/exchanges/hkex-to-introduce-kill-switch-on-hk-securities-market/) ​ and Chicago CME [https://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/webhelp/globex-credit-controls/Content/Kill-Switch.html](https://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/webhelp/globex-credit-controls/Content/Kill-Switch.html) ​ Essentially the webserver sends a hearth beat signal ( its literally called that) if the heartbeat is not heard all trades pause ( a kill switch) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbeat\_(computing)#:\~:text=In%20computer%20science%2C%20a%20heartbeat,parts%20of%20a%20computer%20system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbeat_(computing)#:~:text=In%20computer%20science%2C%20a%20heartbeat,parts%20of%20a%20computer%20system). ​ ​ This is VERY common design work, like windows to a house level ... for lack of better comparrison In Kucoins instance they let the webserver go down but the back end server was still moving. All the whales use OTC desks and have dedicated access. So they processed the whale orders and let all of us burn alive and took our money Its safe to say they have ZERO plausible deniability ​ I can share screen shots with thier help desk if its hellp ful ​ I went so far as to volunteer to fix the issue for free, ​ ​ https://preview.redd.it/8txyhgqux9v71.png?width=2133&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=adbd253c80874bbae14981ae8b553facec4adf45 The CEO went so far as to acknowledge the outage happened and they would do the right thing but it was all BULL SH!t IT was a PR stunt and no one go money anywhere close to thier losses. Here is his reddit post [https://www.reddit.com/r/kucoin/comments/pk7bjm/to\_those\_affected\_by\_kucoin\_access\_issue\_on\_sep\_7/](https://www.reddit.com/r/kucoin/comments/pk7bjm/to_those_affected_by_kucoin_access_issue_on_sep_7/) \*\*\*\*Edit\*\*\*\*\* I want to bring attention to [Omgno001](https://www.reddit.com/user/Omgno001/) who inspired me to speak up. He has a video you all need to check out here is the kucoin thread [https://www.reddit.com/r/kucoin/comments/qcy28h/update\_kucoin\_futures\_bug\_cost\_me\_6\_figures\_once/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/kucoin/comments/qcy28h/update_kucoin_futures_bug_cost_me_6_figures_once/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) here is a direct link to the video for those who dont want to read the thread [https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipObxH6a7HEx2uePBoyl6rmSwi5TDoVCaKISIunvzwzaagPvnSM6RDpvau6dTa30JA?key=UXZkZEZmOG9zcERTVU5iMGtJZzBSSHgxMjYyUFd3](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipObxH6a7HEx2uePBoyl6rmSwi5TDoVCaKISIunvzwzaagPvnSM6RDpvau6dTa30JA?key=UXZkZEZmOG9zcERTVU5iMGtJZzBSSHgxMjYyUFd3) ​ ​ Most of us are doing crypto to better our lives, it's a little hopium in a dark f\*\*king world. We all need to stand together and speak up \*\*\*edit\*\*\* We tagged their executive team in the comments I want to give them the benefit of the doubt even now. So far thier only response was to ban me from kucoin and hide the moderator list after i tagged them on the kucoin subreddit. Should they not comment or address the issue, I will have all the answers I need. If they do show up we have a chance to ask questions. If they have nothing to hide, they won't be hiding. ​ If they do show up, I implore all of you to come forward on this very thread and step up to the mic and ask them about your issues. ​ ​ Thank you for all the love guys. I am mostly a lurker ​ ​ \*\*\*\*edit\* There are people asking if this is possible an honest IT mistake. Like they messed up and don't know any better Well I hope not Would you run a business solely on the web that handles over $1 billion dollars of transactions daily without a single redundancy fail-over site for high availability which is a ubiquitous industry standard? If you had issues with web server outages more than all of your competitors and relied on transaction fees for income... there would be an obvious question of ""doesn't downtime hurt your income from transaction fees if your customer cant process transactions? If they are honest... they are so grossly incompetent they are still just as big of a threat. Occam's razor is **a principle of theory construction or evaluation** according to which, other things equal, explanations that posit fewer entities, or fewer kinds of entities, are to be preferred to explanations that posit more. So what is more plausible is"" a company rose to #3 by market cap and is processing over 1 billion a day in transactions but yet never heard of the industry-standard redundancies. They cant figure out how to stop the loss of income from amissing transaction fees They also never address that they have more outages during periods of high liquidity transfer ( not volume) than all of their competitors. ​ ​ Yet still, appease their institutional customers moving $35 million in assets or more? or ​ That they are pulling an industry-standard broker tactic of pulling out the proverbial buy/ sell button of securities when they may have a liquidity crisis. \* Like Robinhood did with GMC, AMC, and Dogecoin. While still catering to whales ​ I hope they show up to answer these questions. Because of the derivative funding fees, the constant issues with withdrawals (often you can't withdraw), deleting stop losses, not triggering stop losses and removing the liquidation price on margin contracts increasing the risk of liquidation makes me want to ask a lot of questions ​ When I started to ask these questions I got instantly banned. ​ When I looked up there moderators and saw they were teh executives of the comapny and tagged them, they made the mod list private. ​ Through this all, I am still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, but your don't get to lock me out of my house and then burn it to the ground.. subsequently blame me for it. They tried to silence me when I asked questions. There is something off here! ​ ​ ​",2021-10-23 21:05:36 680,"Ethereum Reaches New ATH at $4,700 With Market Cap of ~$555 Billions Dollar",4888,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qp2k5f/ethereum_reaches_new_ath_at_4700_with_market_cap/,972," The last time ETH reached ATH was just less than a week ago and now we are back to the sky! Congratulation to all ETH holders who have held it through the consolidation of long and hurtful months. It sucks when you see other coins pumping but ETH stays where it is, but nothing hurts more than selling the coins you believe in to chase the coins that are pumping just to miss the pump of the coins you believe in. (been there done that) Let's celebrate today and hope ETH can find footing above the previous ATH. To infinity and beyond!!",2021-11-08 01:09:17 681,"Today 11 years ago, a Bitcoin developer decided to visit the CIA after that Satoshi Nakamoto was never seen again.",4880,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/udcwu9/today_11_years_ago_a_bitcoin_developer_decided_to/,983,"Gavin Adresen posted that he's going to visit CIA to give a presentation at an Emerging conference for the US intelligence community. Remember that he was invited by the CIA for this conference. That means CIA I knew about Bitcoin. This is what he posted >I want to get this out in the open because it is the kind of thing that will generate conspiracy theories: I'm going to give a presentation about Bitcoin at CIA Headquarters in June at an emerging technologies conference for the US intelligence community. > > > >I accepted the invitation to speak because the act that I was invited means Bitcoin is already on their radar, and I think it might be a good chance to talk about why I think Bitcoin will make the world a better place. I think the goals of this project are to create better currency, create a more competitive and efficient international payment incompatible with goals of government. > > > >I'm only very slightly worried that talking about Bitcoin at the CIA will increase the chances that they'll try to do something we don't want them to do. I think accepting their invitation and being open about exactly what bitcoin is will make it less likely they will see it as a threat. > > > >PS: Full Disclosure: I'll be paid a one-time fee of $3K to cover expenses and pay me for my time. I don't want any ""Gavin is on the CIA's payroll"" rumors to get started, either > > > >as always, comments and questions and discussion welcome. I'd really rather not hear any conspiracy theories about how they will secretly implant a mind-control chip in my head while I'm there, though. ​ https://preview.redd.it/kg6ngk6hr4w81.jpg?width=1199&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=548d67b796570c45dc903d41de99a3874860c590 After that Mr. Satoshi never made any post again. Source: [https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=6652.0](https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=6652.0)",2022-04-27 20:23:16 682,Cryptocurrencies would NOT have saved the people of Afghanistan......,4874,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p5b4rs/cryptocurrencies_would_not_have_saved_the_people/,1132,"I am a person who fled from Afghanistan in the year 2000......back when the Taliban was in charge as well. It is horrible for me to see them rise to power again today. My family is still in Kabul. I can tell you that cryptocurrencies would not have saved them. As soon as other countries heard of the Taliban rising, they closed all embassies so nobody could get a visa. It used to be easy to get out of the country to atleast Pakistan, India or China but they too closed their borders when the Taliban march became too 'real'. With no passports, no visums and no money for 90% of the Afghan people, where would they go? As more and more provinces were being taken, more and more people were forced to go to Kabul. Most of these fugitives had fought against the taliban in their own province and were now forced to sleep in the parks, on the ground and in the parkings lots. The locals of Kabul spared them whatever food they could....... When the Taliban circled Kabul, hyperinflation occured. Prices of all foods skyrocketed out of fear of dying of starvation. Do you really believe cryptocurrencies could have changed this? **I think not.** Also what many people don't realise is that many in Afghanistan are UNBANKED. They only hold some cash and use it to buy stuff. Cash would be more useful in this scenario than having cryptocurrencies on some exchange or even in your wallet. What if they turn off the internet? They will surely censor a large part of the internet if not compeletly turn it off. I remember back in 2000, you weren't even allowed to listen to music, hold a wedding etc. I fear for my family but all I can do is pray. ​ EDIT: 1. Some people are asking 'who said this' => This post was mostly a reaction to the **comments** in this [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p50c9y/people_flocking_to_empty_banks_and_atms_in/) (not to OP!). Also, if you read through the comments in this post, you will find people with similar ideas here. 2. I am grateful to all those who are writing kind words to me and my family. Your warm words have a profound effect on the heart. Ideally, I would like to thank every one of you personally, but this post has grown much larger than I expected and I am no longer at capacity to do so. However, I will read through every comment and upvote you when I find you.",2021-08-16 07:17:48 683,Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) claims he “misaccounted” about $8 Billion in FTX Funds,4875,https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/sam-bankman-fried-claims-he-misaccounted-8-billion-in-ftx-funds/,1272,,2022-12-03 03:47:20 684,"Twitter rolls out tipping with bitcoin, explores verifying NFT profile pics",4876,https://mashable.com/article/twitter-bitcoin-tips-nfts-profile-pics?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29,884,,2021-09-23 17:19:56 685,"A record 55,000 Bitcoin, or over $1.1 billion, was just withdrawn from Binance",4860,https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-record-55-000-bitcoin-or-over-1-1-billion-was-just-withdrawn-from-binance,872,,2022-10-27 14:29:10 686,"When I copy and paste my wallet address from Kraken, the pasted address is not the same. Is this normal or a virus?",4864,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oavzsp/when_i_copy_and_paste_my_wallet_address_from/,1109,"I think this might be a virus, I don't think I've downloaded anything suspicious but maybe I did. I copy and pasted and address from Kraken into the Monero GUI wallet. The addresses do not match.I copied it again and posted it in a word document, it's the same address from before, but does not match the wallet address on Kraken. I just tried the same thing again on a different computer and now the addresses match. I'm thinking I have a virus for sure now but I have no idea where it came from our how to find it. Edit: Ok there were a few viruses, I'm not sure which one was which or where it came from. This is what malwarebyte shows me Hijack.ShellA.Gen Trojan.Crypt.MSIL.Generic Malware.AI.4251292410 Edit 2: I will never use this PC for crypto related stuff in the future. ",2021-06-30 12:10:32 687,I gave each of my dogs $100 to invest in crypto. I will give them the rewards when they turn 18 (~3 dog years),4842,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pn32al/i_gave_each_of_my_dogs_100_to_invest_in_crypto_i/,595,"Being a man of science who also loves his dogs and crypto, this was an opportunity I could not pass on. Like the title says, I ""gave"" each of my dogs $100 to invest in crypto and plan on giving them the rewards (probably in the form of special treats, food, toys) when they reach the appropriate age. For practical reasons I did not create accounts for them in an exchange, we will be using my account instead and I will be managing their funds for the time being. Just imagining how long the verification (kyc) process would take for them gave me a headache. Moreover, my dogs are still not very good using the keyboard or touchscreens, so it made more sense for me to do it. Even though I am technically managing the funds for them, they were actually the ones who decided which projects were worth investing in. In order to save time I decided it would be best to show them the logo of each crypto and read them the name, if they barked, that meant they wanted me to buy some. I decided to allocate their $100 in three equal parts among the first 3 projects they barked at. This way they would have a diverse portfolio. The results were the following: * Gandalf the Beagle (DOGE, CAKE, SHIBA) * Attila the Pug (DOGE, BAT, ADA) Like I said, the decision was theirs, I have to respect it. Gandalf was probably just hungry at the moment and thought I was offering him cake and the sight of a doge and shiba dogs made him happy. Attila probably chose doge for the same reason, and I guess he reacted at the word ""bat"" because he hates bats. At first I was surprised when he chose ADA. I thought he had probably been reading up on the project and read about the smart contracts being implemented today. Now I just thing he though I said ""ADA BOYYY"". I will let you know how these investments turn out, remember it's important to think about your pets' financial future as well. ​ EDIT: Wow thanks everyone I1m glad you were entertained, btw these are some of the funniest comments I have ever seen!",2021-09-12 22:53:52 688,Just paid off my mortgage 20 years early and placed an order for my dream car. Thank you Ethereum!,4839,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lbj8qh/just_paid_off_my_mortgage_20_years_early_and/,617,"Long time lurker here. I've been in crypto for the last 4 years. In 2017 I held all the way through the bull market and then sat and watched my portfolio shrink to nothing as I was convinced the bull run had not finished. Fortunately I was patient enough and endured the whole bear market and yesterday with the new ATH of ETH I was able to sell enough to pay off my mortgage and place an order for my dream sports car. I havent spoke on here much but I have lurked in the shadows from the start. Your posts and memes have got me through the bad times and helped me keep hold of my portfolio. Thank you to you all and I hope you are all in a similar situation!",2021-02-03 08:37:52 689,We can finally put the Tether FUD to rest,4837,https://i.redd.it/9510omxlknd01.png,365,,2018-02-01 19:30:26 690,Rep. Brad Sherman sends a Twitter DM begging @TheCryptoDog to stop telling everyone about his biggest campaign donor being fined $13.3M for illegal gambling,4836,https://twitter.com/csuwildcat/status/1019748831116681216,250,,2018-07-19 13:56:43 691,"Bitcoin drops to $35.5K as 1,000 point Dow correction marks the worst trading day since 2020",4829,https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-drops-to-35-5k-as-1-000-point-dow-correction-marks-the-worst-trading-day-since-2020/amp,940,,2022-05-06 07:03:53 692,Binance.US Is Stealing People's Money Quietly During Market Moves,4823,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/obxe7y/binanceus_is_stealing_peoples_money_quietly/,967,"I'm making this post to help US citizens who have their money on [Binance.US](https://Binance.US). Recently, I made a trade and sold off some crypto to keep some funds in USD for a move down I anticipated happening. Everything was going according to plan and the next morning I got up to make my trade, only to find more than $1000 was missing from my USD funds. ​ [The $11 buy was with separate money](https://preview.redd.it/ikvei79uho871.png?width=1044&format=png&auto=webp&s=cdb7a73aebf9c8f9d99d08c7ee3eb8b3a0d2f495) ​ [This is the amount I woke up to](https://preview.redd.it/o9qb57q2io871.png?width=1044&format=png&auto=webp&s=f5dbc5c56de1c1a24a54598b6d3e6167b46d21fb) Confused, I tried to reach out to [Binance.US](https://Binance.US) to no avail. I did some research and found out people have been waiting months for tickets to be resolved. That was unacceptable to me, so I filed formal complaints with the BBB and the SEC, of which both cases are still open at the time of this writing. Today, [Binance.US](https://Binance.US) emailed me back and notified me they removed $1000 from my trade because ""their records"" show a deposit I made on the 25th of June never went through. ​ [This is the first indication I got of where the money went](https://preview.redd.it/x4y4wdp8jo871.png?width=701&format=png&auto=webp&s=4f94935728d624b64c5456677d638fdcfe13320b) Confused, I logged into my bank account to check my account and sure enough, there was a transaction for $1000 on June 25th. [Bank Statement](https://preview.redd.it/b7r6h0fkjo871.png?width=1028&format=png&auto=webp&s=e3c42ed146079c84c70640419107325757db1a1d) The most alarming thing about this is that [Binance.US](https://Binance.US) gave me ZERO indication that they were doing this, and if I wasn't the type of person who pays very close attention to his account, that money would have been gone forever with me being none the wiser. There were no emails, no alerts, nothing on my account, zilch, to indicate what they did. And to top it all off, it was done in the middle of the night, somewhere between 3-4am PST, as the market was falling. So when I woke up, the PNL looked as if it was a normal red day. To top it all off, they took MORE than $1000 when they removed the money from my account. If you guys are using [Binance.US](https://Binance.US), get your money off of that exchange ASAP and watch your funds like a hawk. There will likely be a lawsuit that stems from these types of practices, and it shows that [Binance.US](https://Binance.US) is being grossly incompetent with people's money to the point of negligence. Please do not use them and use this message to protect yourself. UPDATE: Binance.US is doubling down and saying they never received the funds. I called my bank and they confirmed the transaction did go through in a timely manner. I traced out my bank statement with my USD deposits on Binance.US and they match up perfectly, minus the $1000 + a few extra they took without telling me.",2021-07-01 22:57:28 693,This is crazy. Some guy in China made a soup so bad that it collapsed the global economy.,4823,https://i.redd.it/lk6wxeatknl41.png,512,,2020-03-09 13:59:04 694,Baby Musk Meme Coin Drops 100% After Rug Pull,4825,https://beincrypto.com/baby-musk-meme-coin-drops-100-rug-pull/,943,,2022-02-11 11:26:53 695,Where lambo,4819,https://i.redd.it/1d8tcno0t5h61.jpg,106,,2021-02-13 02:52:46 696,"Senate Update: Sen. Warner has introduced ANOTHER amendment at the last minute, now removing ""proof of work"" from the validator exception text. Our voices are being heard",4805,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ozw7al/senate_update_sen_warner_has_introduced_another/,798,"Sen Warner who was behind the WH supported amendment has introduced a last minute amanedment This removes ""proof of work"" from the validations exception. This means proof of stake validators are also exempted, if this passes. But it still does not contain the exception for protocol and wallet developers. This is the important aspect that needs to be included as an exception, as it is impossible for protocol developers/wallet developers etc to KYC their users. Keep calling and asking your Senators to do the right thing. Watch the Senate proceedings here: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm Follow the Senators votes here: https://didtheyvoteagainst.me/ Update: Senator Steve Daines, from Montana has tweeted in favor of the Wyden-Lummis-Toomey Amendment! Jeff Stein (Washington Post) says additional changes are still expected before the vote. Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Marsha Blackburn are committed to Wyden/Lummis/Toomey Amendment **UPDATE**: The latest amended text specifically carves out exceptions for both proof of work, and proof of stake. By name, it mentions these 2 consensus as mining and staking. Other consensus mechanisms aren't mentioned. Still no exception for developers - which is still KEY. **Senate breaks filibuster to advance $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.** **UPDATES:** WaPo reporter claiming further amendments are due! Wtf?! They are really legislating about things they have no clue about. Apart from PoW and PoS, there is proof of history, proof of capacity, proof of storage.. so many new technologies that are being built. How does Sen Warner and his staff even know about any of this, do they have crypto experts on their team? This is just a farce!",2021-08-07 16:17:02 697,BitConnect is shutting down its lending and exchange platform.,4800,https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2018/01/16/bitconnect-shut-down-closed/,1512,,2018-01-16 23:10:54 698,RaiBlocks rebrand to Nano,4799,https://medium.com/@nanocurrency/nano-rebrand-announcement-9101528a7b76,840,,2018-01-31 15:04:56 699,"Twitch, an Amazon company, now takes btc and coinbase payments.",4791,https://twitter.com/Twitch/status/951612212363264000,379,,2018-01-12 15:58:02 700,The internet is heading towards rewarding the user instead of just exploiting them,4793,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mos1yw/the_internet_is_heading_towards_rewarding_the/,847,"After signing up to reddit and becoming a part of this beautiful sub I have learned an insane amount of information and this is my take on a small portion of it. Let’s start with reddit and MOONS. I know at the moment even though the amount of moons per karma has decreased incredibly it’s still such an amazing concept to get your head around. Rewarding the user with tokens that could potentially earn the users money just for providing good content is extraordinary. This seems like a good step in the right direction instead of things like likes on Instagram where their only value is self esteem. In addition, it’s not focused on appearance so it’s a lot less biased; anyone with a good thing to say will be upvoted no matter what they look like. Next is brave and BATS. I understand that if brave went mainstream then they would earn a ridiculous amount of money through advertisement but this would also then be split with the person that’s getting the advertisement shoved down their throat. I know I would personally prefer to get payed for being manipulated by ads then just be manipulated for free. Not to mention the other benefits brave has to offer. I think that this is just the start and I’m extremely excited to see where this concept of rewarding the user can go!",2021-04-11 14:51:16 701,"Don't check your portfolio the moment you wake up, it's not worth your peace of mind.",4795,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/llqfv7/dont_check_your_portfolio_the_moment_you_wake_up/,756,"When you wake up, the probability a significant move which requires your attention is going to take place in the next the next hour or so is very low. Start your morning routine, do all the tits and bits you have to. Make some coffee or tea. And only then, check what happened on the markets the past couple of hours. In any case, you're going to react less emotional than you would have had you checked your portfolio the moment you woke up. Ofcourse there is always a small chance you should have made a move an hour ago. But how many times would you have made bad-barely-half-awake decision? Peace of mind doesn't have a price tag. *Thank you for coming to my ted talk*",2021-02-17 09:17:04 702,Loopring: What Is LRC and How Does It Make Ethereum Gas Fees Cheaper?,4794,https://www.makeuseof.com/loopring-what-is-lrc/,909,,2021-12-31 02:04:59 703,"Please for the love of God, there no need to tell people about missed opportunities. Everyone is completely aware that if they'd have invested X amount into X coin - they'd be rich....",4787,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m9kfkf/please_for_the_love_of_god_there_no_need_to_tell/,466,"I understand that smart investment decisions are gold mines, and timing the market correctly is golden. That being said, reminding people about how much they would've made if they invested X amount of dollars in a certain project **then**, only leads to people making poor financial decisions **now**. Believe me, I would've loved to keep my stacks of 0.08 cents ENJ that I bought back in 2018, and I'm fully aware of what they'd be worth now.... I know my opportunity may come again - but for newcomers they may feel pressured into making poor decisions by ""chasing the Crypto dragon"". Remember, time in the market is better than timing in the market. There's no need to feel like you missed out because you didn't invest at the right time. Stick to the fundamentals, and you'll be just fine.... Don't be made to feel bad or feel as if you missed out because an opportunity slips through your fingers.",2021-03-21 00:45:49 704,ETH breaks ATH of $1440!,4784,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/l4bo67/eth_breaks_ath_of_1440/,556,"Congratulations to all that have held since the beginning, congratulations to all that have accumulated since 2017, congratulations to all the ones that just bought last night. You all have helped ETH reach a new all time high. This is a great moment in crypto. Congratulations 🍾",2021-01-25 00:30:24 705,Apple's Steve Wozniak Dumps Facebook And Thinks Ethereum Could Be The New Apple,4786,https://www.forbes.com/sites/montymunford/2018/05/18/apples-steve-wozniak-dumps-facebook-and-thinks-ethereum-could-be-the-new-apple/#4fb4834b3de5,381,,2018-05-18 12:06:24 706,Crypto Nears $1.5 trillion As Bitcoin Surpasses World’s Biggest Banks,4783,https://decrypt.co/57534/crypto-nears-1-5-trillion-as-bitcoin-surpasses-worlds-biggest-banks,394,,2021-02-12 11:41:06 707,"Did Fortune Favor The Brave? If You Invested $1,000 In Crypto When Matt Damon Said, You'd Have Half Now",4773,https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/08/28457076/did-fortune-favor-the-brave-if-you-invested-1-000-in-bitcoin-when-matt-damon-told-you-to-h,733,,2022-08-11 18:48:42 708,I'm into Crypto for hookers and cocaine. Happy New Year,4763,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rucrcr/im_into_crypto_for_hookers_and_cocaine_happy_new/,2190,"We're all here in this community of crypto for different reasons mine just happens to be the pleasures of hookers and cocaine. This world is rough we all know it and I am genuinely into crypto for hookers and cocaine like the title says. Maybe dinner bills too. We only have one life to live we must enjoy it. Also commenting about hookers and cocaine is hilarious and I often cry from laughing about it. We laugh at what's true. We must not forget to laugh in this crypto community. Thanks for those laughs. May all of your bags lighten, may your pocketbooks get heavy and please don't forget to of course enjoy some hookers and cocaine on the side. Happy new crypto year Edit: Hookers and cocaine",2022-01-02 16:09:21 709,Do you guys realize how HUGE is it that we're almost back at 60k again?,4771,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q8m671/do_you_guys_realize_how_huge_is_it_that_were/,1272,"The ATH back in April was just 4k more, but this trend up has been a lot more healthy than the last time, the fear & greed index is all green and there's not much FUD going around. And the best part is that the Bull will only become stronger when we breach the ATH, that's gonna generate a lot of hype and FOMO again that it might even get us close to 100k, and don't get me started on what would happen if we managed to break the 100k barrier 🤯 Sorry guys, I'm just like reaaaally hyped right now and had to vent, this are just my thoughts not financial advice.",2021-10-15 11:08:40 710,Ethereum CEO has immediately accepted President Biden's request to bring down gas price and has reduced it to 4 gwei! Rejoice everyone,4761,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/vqfa5e/ethereum_ceo_has_immediately_accepted_president/,509,"US President Joe Biden yesterday requested companies running gas stations to bring down the price as we are in a time of war and global peril. [Joe Biden: Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now.](https://preview.redd.it/o2lqv62t4c991.jpg?width=2818&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f47b9a08c4e06e09eb787be36c9d149d38f26f95) Accepting this request, one of the largest companies running gas stations Ethereum's CEO has directed all gas stations to bring down the price at the pump with immediate effect. As a result, gas prices at the pumps have dropped to as low as 4 gwei! [Gas prices reach lows.](https://preview.redd.it/s7ks3mgc5c991.png?width=717&format=png&auto=webp&s=200c535dcb493095037847078a6f96f511bd59cf) [Cost for an NFT sale on OpenSea has fallen to $1.78 from several hundreds of dollars at the peak!](https://preview.redd.it/ojuzm4376c991.jpg?width=1336&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b35e92ad93950fca8d2a8aced7737d090f373add) Crypto users and degens thank the joint effort of President Biden and Ethereum's CEO in making gas affordable for citizens again.",2022-07-03 11:12:09 711,President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky just signed the law on legalization of crypto!,4760,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfllkq/president_of_ukraine_volodymyr_zelensky_just/,548,"President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on virtual assets, which refers this market to the regulation of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission and the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). According to the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, with the start of this law, the following changes will be introduced in Ukraine: \- foreign and Ukrainian crypto exchanges will work legally; \- banks will open accounts for crypto companies; \- Ukrainians will be able to protect their savings in virtual assets; \- the state will guarantee judicial protection of rights to virtual assets. In addition, the National Securities and Stock Market Commission will formulate and implement a policy in the field of virtual assets; determine the procedure for the turnover of virtual assets; issue authorizations to VA service providers; exercise supervision and financial monitoring in this area.",2022-03-16 16:10:54 712,r/CryptoCurrency Predictions Tournament ,4762,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-23b24e7d-30de-4196-80e9-6a32831137a3,58,,2022-07-29 07:34:55 713,Logan Paul threatens to sue Coffeezilla over CryptoZoo scam accusations,4761,https://cryptoslate.com/logan-paul-threatens-to-sue-coffeezilla-over-cryptozoo-scam-accusations/,841,,2023-01-04 17:52:18 714,"I made $458,000 in a flash crash buying XRP at 0.00004USDT each, then the exchange reversed the trades and took my profits",4754,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tcht0f/i_made_458000_in_a_flash_crash_buying_xrp_at/,993,"The story goes like this… If you go onto the XRP/USDT pairing on LAToken and scroll back to the 23rd February you can see the price dropped to 0.00004USDT per XRP. I had placed very low limit orders prior to this that have since been filled. When I logged into my account after placing these low bids on the market a while back, I was amazed to see I had amassed 632,151 XRP tokens. Here’s the heart-breaking bit. I naturally was mind-blown, so I tried to sell some of the XRP in the account then withdraw my profits from the exchange elsewhere, only to have the withdrawal declined and my account temporarily closed for 1 day siting a ‘violation of our terms of use’. I have done nothing wrong and simply set low limit orders that were filled. I contacted support asking why this has happened, they didn’t tell me why my account was restricted or what terms of use I had broken. After the 24 hours my account is back up, all the XRP is gone and I’m left with the cryptocurrency I had originally. I contact support again asking for my coins back, I get vague responses not related to the issue. For proof of this happening: [https://imgur.com/a/NSYsvqn](https://imgur.com/a/NSYsvqn)",2022-03-12 14:43:31 715,How to become a millionaire you may ask? Doing the exact opposite of what this sub says is a good start!,4755,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r5y6lb/how_to_become_a_millionaire_you_may_ask_doing_the/,1312,"I've been doing this strategy for a few months now and so far and man...it's working like a swiss watch. Remember the hard ADA shill when it was closing on $3? Mega shills all around, ADA is best, ADA is life, buy before it goes to $5. Then it was LINK mega shill when it reached 30$. Link linking everything together and stuff like that. I still believe in LINK but with way less bullishness.Then VET, the beloved unofficial coin of this sub. It moved but mostly to the right. Or LTO which has been nose diving for a while. ERGO too. All these are super popular here and one mention against them can send you to downvote hell in a few moments. If you think fanboyism is real in gaming subs, prepare to witness the knowledge of r/cc Seriously, I started working exactly the opposite as the sub is saying. Shilling LTO, SELL. Shilling ADA, SELL. FUD on Solana? Buy as much as possible at $60. FUD on LRC at 1$? Take this sub with a big pinch of salt when you come looking for advice. It's a big circlejerk and an echochamber where you really need to filter the comments out a lot in order to find good advice.",2021-11-30 21:39:55 716,Don't buy the dip.,4756,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/unx4a2/dont_buy_the_dip/,1115,"*(This was my post 110 days ago which never got approved)* Dip is 10-20% down. Don't buy it. When it happens, Redditors will jump on you screaming *BUY THE DIP* directly to your ear. Don't buy it. You're calm, your mind is clear, you aren't fueled by emotions. Soon it will dip 20-30%. You will notice frequent memes like >What I thought was the dip. The dip. The actual dip. The actual dips dip. Logically, you still don't take the bait. You play the waiting game. You are in charge here. Next leg is minus 30-40%. Some people are borrowing money to buy here, since they spent all of their money on previous dips. Some people start questioning is this just a correction or bearmarket. You will notice posts like >When Bitcoin was 60k you wished you bought it at 40k. Now it's below 40k buy now as you promissed! You just smirk reading this post, take a sip of your tea, scroll down, turn on radio or something. Next leg is minus 40-60% from ATH. Alts are massacred. You will notice that no one will even mention buying the dip, even as a joke. Even people who bought the dips are now down so much, that their stress is somehow even as the literal top buyers. People are now posting predictions of low will it go. At this point, you start stretching. Counting your money. Calculating how much can you afford to spend on crypto. Getting prepared for the last stage. **60-80% correction, bearmarket acceptance and capitulation phase** Suicide hotline number is posted, and pinned by moderators. Divorce rates increase. People are selling for a loss, because they are emotionally damaged and don't want to play this game anymore. Others are just deleting apps related to crypto on their phones. Moonboys are out. Newbies are out. Sub is pretty much dead, low number of comments and posts. There isn't hope on a horizon. This is where you start buying. You also accumulate every now or then when you can afford. You do this for next two years or whenever next rally starts. Here's how to recognize when to exit, also know as top signals: ​ >Matt Damon calls you a (curse word) for not owning a Bitcoin ​ >Athletes shilling you coins or NFTs ​ >Talk show hosts changing Twitter avatars to cartoon monkeys ​ >Katty Perry having shitcoins on her nails ​ >Miley Cyrus giving you financial advices ​ >Increasing numbers of Tiktok investing gurus ​ >Onlyfans girls giving you investing tips ​ >Youtubers giving round number predictions like 100k 500k 1mm price eoy ​ >Talking hat showing you meme lines where number only go up till infinity ​ >Third world countries gambling with tax payers money on crypto ​ >Michael Saylor buying Bitcoin ​ >Anyone telling you this time will be different ​ >Anyone telling you there are no bubbles in new financial paradigm ​ Take profits here and repeat the process. Thank me later.",2022-05-12 09:25:09 717,Solana is being wiped out. TVL has crashed to $280m and out of top 10 after losing 67% this month alone. It was close to $1bn at the start of the month. Down 97% from peak,4760,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/yzl251/solana_is_being_wiped_out_tvl_has_crashed_to_280m/,1463,"DeFi on Solana is being wiped out, so to speak. At the start of the month, TVL on the chain was close to $1bn. Now it has crashed to $280m and is out of top 10. [Top chains by TVL](https://preview.redd.it/0raskafxsy0a1.jpg?width=2756&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4235463e8efe06b0c462e4fbd50f509e492694e3) ​ [The crash has been nothing short of spectacular](https://preview.redd.it/hyzlggc1ty0a1.jpg?width=2084&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ac157bef58f15ccf398a70033032d7fcfddc33d5) At the peak of the bull run, Solana boasted close to $10 BN in TVL. Now it down to 2.8% of that. Absolute carnage. Solana has been plagued with one disaster after another - first the numerous chain halts, then the revelation that one team was responsible for most of TVL by creating double entries, now the final nail in the coffin has been the implosion of Sam, brining with it the downfall of the chain he shilled so much. Many exchanges are cutting down on exposure to Solana, Even stablecoins are migrating liquidity to other chains Do you think this chain can pull itself together after all the fiascos?",2022-11-19 20:18:55 718,"This is how one bad line of code locked away 11,539 ETH [$34 Million] forever. Now no one can access it, not even Devs Team.",4750,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uacuzf/this_is_how_one_bad_line_of_code_locked_away/,846,"Yes, this is what decentralization looks like a single mistake in line of code from the devs team is going to cost people $34 Million. >Bid count tracker calculated incorrectly. This caused downstream validation to fail permanently; preventing withdrawal of mint funds. Here's the whole thread if you want to know how it happened. [https://twitter.com/dapperSBD/status/1517766010442375168](https://twitter.com/dapperSBD/status/1517766010442375168) ​ [Here another twitter user explaining the whole situation.](https://preview.redd.it/j1nbze6pxbv81.jpg?width=701&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b23bc0d732071cce1b777e9033461bb761528d70) ​ ​ https://preview.redd.it/nozyumqrxbv81.jpg?width=697&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c70f64aeff721f408b2d1f5171632c2631c2d550 ​ https://preview.redd.it/ht3rw7qtxbv81.jpg?width=697&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a71acd32bf4be47070068d2affb1f2704946bc12 Source for this thread: [https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1517680400142716929](https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1517680400142716929) RIP 11,539 ETH we will never see them again. ​ Edit: > Arrogant team deliberately ignored people warning them of a poorly designed contract, all funds could've been locked forever, but exploiter acted in good faith so it seems all money will end up where it should. Thanks for reading! https://twitter.com/0xfoobar/status/1517662985690484736?s=20&t=Y5HJkTxMJ0btvki2601maQ ",2022-04-23 19:27:33 719,Just got rugged. Half my 'folio gone.,4753,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/swz40j/just_got_rugged_half_my_folio_gone/,1992,"Just woke up in the morning, found out my coin exit-scammed. I believed in the project, it wasn't a shitty dog-coin, it was a decentralized casino, which I thought was a novel idea. Today, the team announced they're ceasing operations, price's dropped 95%, can't even withdraw coins from the staking contract from the site, and I don't wanna even bother with it, cause it'd be a tiny amount. Apparently the devs didn't sell any coins, which I don't really believe. What's worse, I could've sold for a nice 2x profit, but I believed in the project and bought the dip. The warning signs were kind of there, the audit had some things that in hindsight, were kind of dodgy. Don't even know why I'm writing this, I can survive without the money, but it is a real freacking kick in the gut... Lesson 1. Don't go all in on microcaps (really shouldn't have done that). Lesson 2. Don't be an idiot. RIP my folio, won't have money to invest in crypto for a while.",2022-02-20 11:16:01 720,"We all know ETH fees are high. Here's why it's happening, how to save money, and what is being done about it going forward.",4744,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lcshic/we_all_know_eth_fees_are_high_heres_why_its/,619,"Full disclaimer: I own some ETH. I've seen a lot of posts here and in /r/ethereum talking about high fees. I've also seen a lot of extremely misleading statements here and there about how high fees are right now and will try and simplify things a bit. I'll do my best to remain impartial, and feel free to correct me and I'll edit my post. All plans are subject to change, the following is based on my current understanding and recollection of developer statements. >What is happening? * ETH fees are high right now. The best place to see gas costs (how much you'll need to pay for a transaction vs how quickly you want it) is here: https://ethgasstation.info/ * Smart contracts and ERC-20 tokens consume much more gas than a basic transfer. While a typical transfer might be $3 a poorly written smart contract could consume $100 in gas. This variation leads to lots of confusion on various forums. An absolute metric crap ton of tokens run on ETH, so ETH being congested causes lots of downstream effects, tokens that consume lots of gas are disproportionately effected. >Why is this happening? * [Utilization is through the roof right now](https://txstreet.com/v/eth-btc). At post time ETH is achieving 16.14 TPS vs BTC's 4.00. Despite being 4 times faster the demand for on-chain (L1) transactions is overwhelming. At the bottom of [this page, make sure to scroll down](https://ethgasstation.info/index.php) you can see that blocks are at 100% right now. That means people are constantly outbidding each other to make it in. * At post time [Uniswap](https://ethgasstation.info/gasguzzlers.php) is the biggest gas guzzler. People are using Decentralized Exchanges (dex'es) a ton and its consuming a huge chunk of block space and people are paying a premium for it. >How can I save money? * ETH demand fluctuates heavily throughout the day, it's not uncommon for fees to drop 10x in an hour. If you are not in a hurry waiting a bit for a slow period and broadcasting a median gas transaction can save you a TON of money * Some wallets/apps are designed to be super user friendly, and unfortunately they hardcode the fastest possible gas costs for a good user experience (UX). Unfortunately that's a very bad idea when gas is high and only causes rates to climb even more. EIP-1559 will fix this, more on that later * Don't interact with smart contracts if you don't have to. It sucks, I know. But the fact is that using a smart contract is way more expensive than normal transactions. When gas is a fraction of a penny nobody cares, but its not right now and this is where we are. Last I checked, L1 [ETH](https://ycharts.com/indicators/ethereum_average_transaction_fee) transfers are still cheaper than [BTC](https://ycharts.com/indicators/bitcoin_average_transaction_fee). Not much of a consolation, but it's not a *total* disaster yet. EDIT: It appears the last 2 days ETH has flipped BTC on transaction costs. $17 USD still seems really really high, as of post-time a $5 transaction would go through within a few minutes) >What is being done about this? (sorted by est delivery date) * Berlin upgrade: Est 1-2 months, will adjust gas costs of various transactions for certain core operations. Should help fees overall on many contracts. * EIP-1559: Est ""this summer, but maybe Q3"": A huge overhaul to the fee system. Block sizes are FLEXIBLE, targeting 50% full. When a block exceeds 50% full the base fee increases. When it drops below 50% the base fee decreases. Fees are burned (nice deflationary side effect). This means a few things: A) Spikes in transactions can make the next block instead of clogging the mem pool B) costs are MUCH more easy to calculate, and block include time estimation is much easier. C) The improved predictability/include time means shitty apps won't have a reason to set absurd fees for a good UX, driving ""gas inflation"" like we see now. There's a lot more to EIP-1559, but that's the gist of how it should impact transactions * 2.0 Phase 0: Already live, but the beacon chain won't impact 1.0 until ""the merge"". Baseline TPS should be higher than 1.0, and its also environmentally friendly :) * 2.0 Phase 1: Est end of 2021, Sharding will first scale to 64 shards (eventually 1024) for a 64x scaling effect on the beacon chain. * The Merge: Some call this Phase 1.5, but it is planned for 2022. This will move ETH 1.0 as a shard on to 2.0, and all finality will occur on the beacon chain. At this point ETH's core TPS should be 64-100x faster than what we have today * 2.0 Phase 2: Est end of 2022/2023, Execution Environments aka sharded smart contracts allow for smart contracts to share data across shards so that DeFi/Dex'es etc benefit from 2.0's massive scalability >What other out-of-order improvements are coming? * Various L2 technologies are already live, and several smart contracts are upgrading to them now. This will let you pay on L1 to ""get in"", then perform a lot of cheap transactions on L2. Right now every trade on uniswap clogs L1. When it runs on L2 all those trades are off-chain and gas fees are only driven up by deposits/withdrawals. This should have a massive impact on overall gas costs. The good news is the insane fees on some contracts act as an INCENTIVE to get L2 up and running faster. I know a lot of people are unhappy with the current situation, but a lot of progress has been made and a lot of exciting progress is on the horizon! I hope this post helps :)",2021-02-04 22:47:15 721,Binance BTC withdrawal fees reduced 50% to 0.0005 BTC,4738,https://twitter.com/binance_2017/status/969271254959222784,320,,2018-03-02 07:23:00 722,These are the 6 U.S. Senators at fault for killing the crypto industry in the U.S. Vote them out!,4725,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p1njuf/these_are_the_6_us_senators_at_fault_for_killing/,1065,"You've probably heard by now that, despite our best efforts, the U.S. Senate *failed to even vote* on any alternative to the horrible cryptocurrency provision that may kill the crypto industry in the U.S. This means that wallet producers, miners, Dapp creators, and basically everyone else will now require KYC of their customers/users or face harsh penalties from the IRS (the U.S. tax collector). These are the 6 Senators (listed in no particular order) who are responsible for the cryptocurrency disaster in the Infrastructure Bill. We will remember their actions and vote them out! **Rob Portman (R-OH)** – drafted the disastrous, original cryptocurrency provision. When Toomey, Wyden, and Lummis introduced an amendment to fix the provision, Rob Portman publicly supported their amendment before blindsiding everyone with his own, worse amendment. Portman has proved himself to be a puppet for Janet Yellen and Wall Street. **Mark Warner (D-VA)** – wrote the worse crypto amendment with Rob Portman, creating chaos in the Senate and causing Portman to recant his previous support of the Toomey/Wyden/Lummis amendment. Because the Toomey/Wyden/Lummis was bipartisan and already widely expected to pass, Mark Warner’s co-authorship of the Portman amendment gave the Portman/Warner/Sinema amendment bipartisan sponsorship, giving it legitimacy to contend the Toomey/Wyden/Lummis amendment. **Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)** – did not write the worse crypto amendment with Portman and Warner, but signed onto the amendment later to give it legitimacy. Kyrsten Sinema was one of the two leaders of the Senate Infrastructure Bill negotiations, along with Rob Portman. Once Sinema signed onto the Portman/Warner amendment, it became extremely difficult for other senators to publicly oppose the Portman/Warner/Sinema amendment, because it became a symbolic rejection of the Infrastructure Bill as a whole. This is why we only saw Republicans who already indicated they would vote against the Infrastructure Bill publicly commit to the better, Toomey/Wyden/Lummis amendment. **Bill Hagerty (R-TN)** – 99 out of 100 Senators voted to expedite the Infrastructure Bill, which would have led to an opportunity for proper consideration, debate, and voting on the cryptocurrency amendments. Bill Hagerty was the ONLY Senator to vote against expedition. This forced the Senate to either take a vote to end debate and force a vote on the *whole* Infrastructure Bill within 30 hours, or to take a recess until September 13, 2021. Once the Senate voted to end debate, it meant that the cryptocurrency amendments would not even be voted on without unanimous consent of all 100 Senators. Hagerty effectively increased the number of Senators who needed to support a crypto amendment from 60 to 100. **Richard Shelby (R-AL)** – 99 out of 100 Senators consented to vote on the mega-compromise Toomey/Lummis/Warner/Portman/Sinema amendment which was substantially similar to the good Toomey/Wyden/Lummis amendment. It was widely expected to pass, and we would have seen a resounding success. However, Richard Shelby was the ONLY Senator to refuse to consent, because he conditioned his consent on the Senate also approving $50 billion in military spending. When this idiotic ultimatum was rejected, Richard Shelby objected to the cryptocurrency amendment, leaving Portman’s disastrous, original cryptocurrency provision intact. **John Thune (R-SD)** – the Senate Minority Whip. His ONE job is to make sure that the Republican senators vote with party leadership. He failed this TWICE by allowing Bill Hagerty and Richard Shelby to block the crypto amendments. How hard could it be to get corrupt politicians to vote with a corrupt party? Just promise to give the Republicans candy if they vote with the party. I used that strategy to win my middle school student government election in a landslide. Also, fuck **Janet Yellen**. The unelected, 74-year-old Secretary of the Treasury was the person behind the cryptocurrency provision in the first place, as well as the Portman/Warner/Sinema amendment. It’s no surprise that the woman who took $7.2 million in speaking fees over the last two years (almost entirely from banks) was behind this attempt, at every step of the way, to systematically destroy cryptocurrency and DeFi. And of course, because she was unelected, we have no way to vote her out.",2021-08-10 11:46:56 723,"Kraken has shown multiple times how an exchange should operate, yet it is one of the less popular big exchanges",4715,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tbml73/kraken_has_shown_multiple_times_how_an_exchange/,1188," * Since Kraken is operating (since 2011) they have never been hacked * They have a live customer support 24/7, with real humans who will help to solve your issue within minutes * SEC and other authorities are trying to force Kraken to shut down certain products and they put a fight to still list coins like Monero * In the Ukraine-Russia conflict, they didn't ban Russian users. They donated to Ukrainian government, gave all Russian transaction fees to Ukraine and gave Ukrainian citizens all 1k of BTC * They implemented a Poof of Reserves technology, which enables the users to verify the coins actually exist on the exchange * Kraken founder and CEO Jesse Powell warned and advised users to get their funds off exchanges, even though it might hurt their own company",2022-03-11 09:40:32 724,Here it is. The subs most despised coins combined into a single awful folio. This is the folio of hate. How much do you want it to fail? Does it make you angry?,4718,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rng996/here_it_is_the_subs_most_despised_coins_combined/,1891," Well after a long and exhaustive battle of coins being shilled in just a couple of hours, I have found the list of the subs most hated coins. There was definitely a lot of hate out there. I put $100 into each and stored it on a seperate group of wallets to my real bags. To make it easier to track, I create the folio of hate using coinmarketcap to track them more easily. I'll post the updates every month and hope to see some big gains going against us all (even my most hated coin is in this group). There was a lot of hate from users, towards some coins more so than others. The two most hated were the most hated by a very long way. Merry Christmas everyone! The final list in order of most votes and comments is listed in the comment below because the filter won't let me create a post with that many coin names in it. EDIT: Oh my God. You Loopers are the worst. For like the 50th time, the reason it was voted in is because of you and the constant shilling. Almost no one in the sub actually hates the coin. [The Folio of Hate](https://preview.redd.it/f8qk6b7urf781.png?width=873&format=png&auto=webp&s=2a0c982ec7c5e72119b0f61252fbb9b23b2823a9)",2021-12-24 06:40:30 725,Bitcoin Sets Fresh Record Above $50K Pushing Yearly Gains to 69%,4718,https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-price-record-high,524,,2021-02-16 12:33:54 726,Crypto games aren't passive income if they require 6 hours of my times a day. That's called a job,4714,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/u7s1vv/crypto_games_arent_passive_income_if_they_require/,944,"When I open my Twitter and scroll around the new tweets from people, I keep seeing all those passive ways of earning crypto with some play to earn cryptocurrency games. And in the comments you see someone explaining how they amassed a grand with just 6 hours of hard farming a day in the game and spending a lot on the release to get ahead of the other players. If you play 6 hours a day just to get some profit, that's not a passive income. That's called a real ass job. Now I'm not throwing everyone in the same basket, surely some people from developing countries really thrive off these games but for most people in developed countries it's not a passive income at all.",2022-04-20 08:52:57 727,"I recently shared with you a bot I coded that buys Bitcoin when Elon Musk tweets about it, and your response got it featured on Decrypt. You guys made me want to release an official application for it",4703,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mh3wn8/i_recently_shared_with_you_a_bot_i_coded_that/,450,"Firstly I want to thank you all for the overwhelmingly positive response for my project, I am really humbled and grateful to be part of this community, you guys are awesome! I am happy that the project inspired some of you to look for new and creative ways to make use of all the technologies available to us today and to improve of existing strategies. Many of you suggested some really good improvements to the bot and I am currently writing all the suggestions down in a plan to potentially release this as an application. Here is a quick breakdown of what the bot does: * It buys bitcoin if Elon talks positively about bitcoin on twitter * It stops the loss at 5% and takes profit at 10% And here are potential improvements based on your feedback: * The bot should be able to work with multiple coins and keywords * The bot should be able to follow multiple Twitter handles and ideally other websites too * The bot should tweet the rocket emoji whenever it places a trade 🚀 * It should be user-configurable and ideally come with an easy to navigate user interface. * The bot ideally analyses the weight of the influence on the crypto market for each influencer chosen Your input made motivated me to release an official application for this project, and if you're comfortable with coding and would like to contribute drop me a message if you would like to collaborate on it! If you have ideas on how the bot can improved leave them in the comments! Here is the decrypt link: [https://decrypt.co/63380/bot-buys-btc-elon-musk-tweets-bitcoin](https://decrypt.co/63380/bot-buys-btc-elon-musk-tweets-bitcoin) The link to the official guide: [https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/03/21/program-a-trading-bot-to-buy-bitcoin-when-musk-tweets-about-it/](https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/03/21/program-a-trading-bot-to-buy-bitcoin-when-musk-tweets-about-it/) The GitHub Repo: [https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/bitcoin-bot-buy-if-elon-tweets](https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/bitcoin-bot-buy-if-elon-tweets) ​",2021-03-31 11:18:37 728,This is how I feel after spending most of my money on Crypto.,4697,https://i.redd.it/uzo1p435fhzz.jpg,238,,2017-11-22 07:48:56 729,"People who want a bear market and crash to ""accumulate more coins"" have no idea what they are talking about. Its not a call to be taken lightly.",4698,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ra3mi2/people_who_want_a_bear_market_and_crash_to/,1482,"No, really, are they out of their mind? Do they have any idea how long a bear can last and how many coins can be lost and eaten up forever. The bear market knew to “eat” the coins that were in the top10 so we only have BTC, ~~ETH~~ LTC and XRP out there that survived it from 2013. Dip is one thing, crash and bear is another. And it can last for a long period of time. What bear brings to us: \- General distrust in cryptocurrency \- Investors are losing confidence in the market \- Prices are decreasing for possibly longer period of time \- Negative talk of cryptocurrency in news, social media, mainstream media and so on And no, I don't wish for a bear market so I could accumulate more coins. Some dips are totally fine. For me DCA is also a good strategy for a long term investor. Why the hell would I want bear market? It is not that fun at all!",2021-12-06 09:46:27 730,"One month ago, I invested NZD $10,000 in 50 of the top cryptos. Here's how it's going.",4690,https://i.redd.it/v7syij3cyx011.png,806,,2018-05-30 08:04:34 731,Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin donates $5 million in ETH to aid Ukraine,4686,https://finbold.com/ethereum-creator-vitalik-buterin-donates-5-million-in-eth-to-aid-ukraine/,315,,2022-04-07 09:37:32 732,The Evergrande Crisis isn’t FUD; Get ready for big dips in the next week,4689,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/psoty7/the_evergrande_crisis_isnt_fud_get_ready_for_big/,2081,"The Evergrande crash has so far caused a decline of 10-15% in the cryptocurrency market, and while many might buy the dip right now I’d suggest waiting for tomorrow’s even bigger crash Why crypto (and other markets) will crash tomorrow - 1) The Chinese stock market will open after 2 days of holiday. Everyone is expecting a major crash here 2) Evergrande is expected to default on its loan payment, the same debt which Blackrock owns quite a big bag of, sending out a potential ripple effect 3) Sources out of Beijing say that the CCP are unlikely to bail Evergrande out (this point is just speculation) So in conclusion, there are bigger dips coming.(I’m not suggesting to anyone to sell, just to be prepared for bigger dips) Edit: When I wrote this, BTC was at $42k and ETH was at $3k, they’ve now dipped to 40K and 2.7K. Edit 2: Seems like Evergrande is working on bond payments for Chinese banks and the CCP injected cash into the banking system. We are safe for now, but unless Evergrande comes up with a payment plan for international institutions I’d say this isn’t completely over. Edit 3: Crypto market is up, has been for a few hours now. Evergrande has made their loan payment. The only uncertainty left is their international payments. Edit 4: Evergrande defaulted on its international debt :)",2021-09-21 18:30:03 733,Any other HODL'ers just not give a damn about the market at the moment..and barely even look at how things are doing?,4689,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/859d75/any_other_hodlers_just_not_give_a_damn_about_the/,857,"I've noticed how disinterested I've been in my crypto holdings for the last couple of weeks because of how the market has been behaving. I feel confident in the coins I own and intend to just hold them, and will check my overall account balance 1x / day..see it's -$300 and close it and move on. But I used to check this sub and my crypto stuff multiple times a day..and the passion has just left me because everything seems 'meh' right now. I can't be the only one.",2018-03-18 05:07:46 734,There isn't DOGE adoption. The opposite is happening. Daily transaction count (15k) is the lowest since 2017.,4676,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pt3dl0/there_isnt_doge_adoption_the_opposite_is/,1607,"[https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/dogecoin-transactions.html#alltime](https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/dogecoin-transactions.html#alltime) This is why DOGE was nothing else than FOMO and viral investing. This is why DOGE will fall from the Top10. Will it come back? Sure, after crashing to 1 cent, the viral cycle can start again. And it will be temporal again. 15474 transactions. The lowest in almost 4 years, in the middle of a bull run. We had 20-30k transactions in 2018-2020, during the crypto winter. How many transactions other chain process? * Cardano 80k * Bitcoin Cash 100k * Litcoin 150k * Avalancha 170k * Bitcoin 250k * Tezos 300k * Ethereum 1.2M * Algorand 1.3M * Fantom 1.5M * Polygon MATIC 5.5M * Binance Smart Chain 9M * Solana 15M (not counting votes) Most of these chains are doing transactions not far away from their ATH. DOGE ATH happened in 2013. 8 years ago!! after that, it had 8 Pumps and 7 dumps. The 8th dump is happening right now. The code is a fork of a fork of Litecoin done in 2013, and it hasnt improved sifnicantly since then. It doesnt have the throughput to be a global payment system. Elon just loves the attention and the marketing points. After being in the media so long time, adoption decreased. Investors multiplied by 10, by almost none of you are actually using it, just investing for the profits. Invest as you will, just be aware, that those funds could be lost. Don't invest more you can afford to lose. PS: Why do I attack DOGE? Because I think it's a distraction for Crypto and damage its credibility. Hundreds of thousands of people will be burnt in this FOMO, and will distrust crypto in the future. It has provided ammo to skepticals, and the reputation damage will take time to repair. Shiba, RocketCum, and many other shitcoins, are the worst of this space.",2021-09-22 08:52:16 735,"Kim Kardashian is recklessly pumping ""Ethereum MAX"" scam to her 250M followers on Instagram. This is the kind of scam the SEC must put a stop to, not prevent people from earning interest on their stablecoins. There are securities fraud laws against celeb pumping scamcoins",4671,https://nitter.net/MyCrypto/status/1436395490388557826,840,,2021-09-10 18:40:15 736,ADA breaks the $3 barrier!!,4667,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pg8dsc/ada_breaks_the_3_barrier/,1517,"Since a few days it seemed that ADA was going for the $3 barrier, the recent pump let the price oscilating around $2.8 and just now the price went above $3!!! Without a doubt all the announcements prepares for September, the long awaited Smart contracts on the blockchain that are currently being tested is making the price pump. Congrats to all the ADA Holders and believers in the project! We still have to wait for the rest of the announcements later this month, and see how the test of smrt contracts goes, but definetly seems like people are really bullish on Cardano.",2021-09-02 02:06:33 737,"FTX isn't collapsing because of ""bad"" business or CZ. It's because they committed crimes",4662,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/yqikm9/ftx_isnt_collapsing_because_of_bad_business_or_cz/,1066,"1) They can't pay back customers This means they stole customers funds! FTX isn't a fucking bank. They aren't supposed to have fractional reserves. They arn't allowed to lend out your assets. They are an Exchange. They are supposed to have all customers funds covered 1:1. Anything apart from this means they were committing fraud 2) They inflated thier Balance sheets This is simple enough. If 1) is true then it means FTX is insolvent. They can't pay back their creditors. Namely customers who they lied to that the funds were available Alameda also inflated its Blc Sheet by increasing the value of its own assets. Thus pretending they are Solvent. A little company called ENRON did this too. They used this inflated Blc to get credit to gamble on crypto 3) They traded against their customers They were using the data from FTX buy and Sell orders plus your own money they took! To move the market against you. They used your own money to fuck you FTX was going to collapse regardless",2022-11-09 13:09:45 738,Crypto.com becomes official sponsor of 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,4654,https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-com-becomes-official-sponsor-of-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar,763,,2022-03-22 19:34:28 739,I worked for a crypto start-up for two months. It was horrible.,4649,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/teq4rx/i_worked_for_a_crypto_startup_for_two_months_it/,1094,"A few months ago, I wrote on this sub that my objective for 2022 was getting a job in crypto. It worked : I got hired for a start-up in December, and started to work for them in January. I resigned a few weeks ago, and now I want to share my (not so good) story with you. (I won't name the company in question, because I have signed a NDA. But rest assured : you never heard of it before, and it's not a major player in the ecosystem - it's not even a minor player.) First of all, **the level of disorganisation and chaos was absolute madness**. Each morning we had a different objective, based on the most recent trend in the market. NFTs are becoming popular? Let's do NFTs! This particular token is performing well? Let's buy it, even if it's at ATH! One of our product doesn't work anymore because we rushed a bug-fixing patch? Let's pretend that never happened and let's keep pushing rosy marketing articles! I know that start-ups are notoriously disorganised. I get it. But you can't expect to be a profitable company, or even be a productive member of the crypto ecosystem, if you can't even define your objectives and stick to it. Secondly, **we cheated.** What I mean is that we bought bots for our TG channels, we faked users in our Discord, and we partenered with dubious ""influencers"" to make it look like our products were far more popular than they really were. This kind of stuff is what gives crypto it's bad reputation to the outside world, and I deeply regret having been a part of this for a short time. And finally, and I think this is the most important part : **the founders didn't care about the crypto ecosystem at all**. Their main objective was making as much money as quickly as possible. We were acting like an evil hedge fund, precisely the type of institution crypto is supposed to fight. I felt sad. I felt like a scammer. So I quitted. And, keeping in line with everything I wrote before, **they didn't pay me for my last week of work**. They just ghosted me. So... yeah. I don't want to discourage people from getting a job in crypto. I still believe in the future of this industry. **But I would advise to stick with the well-known companies of our ecosystem**, and not waste your time in little-known start-ups that have big dreams, but can't deliver. We have a long, very long way to go before we become a respectable industry.",2022-03-15 14:22:31 740,Shiba inu coin soars 22% to another new record after crypto whale buys 277 billion tokens,4646,https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/shiba-inu-coin-price-crypto-whale-buys-277-billion-tokens-2021-10,1888,,2021-10-26 18:55:45 741,Rapper Lil Uzi exposed for Promoting Rug Pull Scam: Now He is Quietly Deleting his Tweets about It,4641,https://cryptobriefing.com/solana-nft-project-accused-of-rug-pull-after-lil-uzi-deletes-tweets/,829,,2021-09-29 12:36:25 742,Can we stop with the fucking rate my portfolios?,4638,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7ovwwi/can_we_stop_with_the_fucking_rate_my_portfolios/,431,"Seriously what reassurance do you want? People who own the same coins are gonna circle jerk your portfolio or tell you to add some more X because they are holding X. You wanna know if your portfolio is decent? Read the white paper for every coin you're invested in, think about what real world problem or issue it's going to solve or make easier. I am about to just unsubscribe from this subreddit because there is nothing but fud, shilling, and stupid ass moon predictions/posts because some small irrelevant fact was announced. I seriously miss what this subreddit used to be about. Done using this for any information anymore. Shit is annoying and is just making people invest in shitcoins. Fucking verge still has a market cap over 2 billion. Rant over. Fuck this subreddit. Edit: Now that I'm on front page can you guys rate my portfolio? https://t5.rbxcdn.com/3ec65288167d11dafe3f2dd674add32f",2018-01-08 03:57:53 743,"6 months ago I quit my job... 100,000 lines of code, 2 apps (native iOS & Android) and 1 product later, I'm eager to share with you my dream, Cryptonomy",4638,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYdyEsT7CMg,708,,2018-02-01 02:18:08 744,Why regret doesn't make sense and how I spent 10 BTC on minecraft diamonds,4631,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mcvppo/why_regret_doesnt_make_sense_and_how_i_spent_10/,646,"Backstory: I bought ten bitcoin when they were $3 each. I spent them about a week later for diamonds in a minecraft server. Now, you might be wondering why I wouldn't regret spending what is now worth half a million dollars on fake rocks in a videogame, but the more I've thought about the more I've realized: - At $3 bitcoin still felt like a fun experiment. I had NO idea what I had. - More importantly, let's say I kept those coins. When Bitcoin hit $20 I would have been tempted to sell. When it hit $100 I would have been verrry tempted to sell. $1,000? I'd cash out for sure. There are so many milestones where I and many of us thought it was topping out where I without question would have so;d, especially in the early years. The likelihood of me keeping those coins for a decade with the assumption that today's prices were even possible at all is extremely unlikely. So ultimately don't beat yourself up if you sold some coins for lower prices than we see today. You made a decision that was probably right for whenever you made it.",2021-03-25 11:07:58 745,"Cardano network clogged, Avalanche congested a while ago, Polygon almost stopped completely due to some flower picking game. Are these really going to work as an alternative to Ethereum with its high gas fees?",4628,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/se1ytq/cardano_network_clogged_avalanche_congested_a/,2974," Before anyone goes nuclear I will say that ETH is too damn expensive. But are the alternatives really so much better? Recent news about Cardano congestion shooting up around 90% and more, Polygon being borderline unresponsive during Sunflower popularity/incident, and AVAX fees getting sky high while network suffered congestion a few months ago. If these networks had the Ethereum levels of activitynon them, they wouldnt hold for long. Cardano has a handful of dapps and its already clogged? Same with Polygon. 1 dapp putting whole network on stop is really not what people would expect of the so called ""next gen eth competitors."" While I 100% agree that gas fees on Ethereum are absurd, I wonder if the alternatives that we have at the moment in top10 are going to solve that. All claim insane TPS and finality times, but when the shit gets real, the fees and network congestion go up to the sky.",2022-01-27 16:14:15 746,Stay the fuck out of Moonshot subreddits,4611,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/n2dvm5/stay_the_fuck_out_of_moonshot_subreddits/,951,"Take r/CryptoMoonShots for example. This one of the Top-Posts. I censorded the coins so ppl don't get sucked in. https://preview.redd.it/ovpfg9o1tgw61.png?width=1116&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=944c6011c309950aa6f7b9beedef8cb074034580 950 Upvotes and a shitload of awards. Was on the frontpage. The comments? Literally everyone is saying it's a shitcoin. So why is it awarded that much? **Bots.** There is so much to make in this market if you are a scammer, that buying bots and letting them guild and upvote your post is worth it. Also the flair: Everyone can post that ""solid fundamentals"" flair. Even better: There are only 4 flairs of which 2 are ""solid fundamentals"" so if you don't tag your coin yourself as shitcoin it's basically automatically a coin with ""solid fundamentals"". The sub is inherrent trash. **Stay the fuckt out of Moonshot subreddits/Discordservers. Don't believe a word you read there. You WILL get scammed otherwise.**",2021-05-01 07:58:01 747,The government should not tax and profit from Crypto while claiming it is worthless.,4613,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r6f9qh/the_government_should_not_tax_and_profit_from/,1389,"Not whining, just an honest question since I live in a country with no Crypto taxes. Considering what the Politicians, the SEC and the bankers say about Cryptocurrencies, it should be pretty clear that Cryptocurrencies hold NO value whatsoever. They consider it to be a worthless and useless asset. If that's true, then why do people have to pay taxes on Crypto? People should not be paying any taxes for holding a useless asset. The same politicians and government bankers who call Crypto worthless receive a part of their paycheck from taxes collected from Crypto. It is clearly hypocritical to tax Cryptocurrencies and profit from it while calling it worthless at the same time.",2021-12-01 13:54:54 748,Satoshi Day anyone?,4601,https://i.redd.it/2sxqsgk3p9v01.jpg,268,,2018-05-01 16:02:47 749,"We are often frustrated at non-crypto people seem to hate crypto, but let's be real: we are in crypto and we can barely stand each others.",4592,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pxyrv7/we_are_often_frustrated_at_noncrypto_people_seem/,886,"70% of this sub thinks Safemoon and cryptomoonshot members are annoying little kids with $100 to their names hoping to be the next Barren Wuffett. 70% of the Safemoon sub thinks this r/cc is full of boomers that love 0.5% APR. 70% of the ADA sub thinks Chuck Hoskinson is Jesus Christ incarnated. 99.9% of the Ethereum sub thinks Chuck Hoskinson is a snake oil salesman. 70% of ERG holders think they're holding ""the next ETH"". 99% of all bitcoin sub thinks non-bitcoin crypto are all scamcoins. 70% of new crypto holders don't even have any bitcoin because they got turned off by the annoying boomer btc maximalism attitude. 80% of xrp hodlers think it's a real decentralized crypto. 70% of r/cc thinks xrp is a centralized banking Trojan horse. And so on and so forth.... **Also don't forget:** 80% of all statistics are made up and pulled straight out of somebody's asshole. 99% of all posts on these subs are moon farming attempts by desperate sad fucks. 70% of all posts with numbers and ""percents"" are flat out wrong.",2021-09-29 16:16:09 750,El Salvador effect: Spain considers allowing mortgage payments in crypto,4594,https://cryptoslate.com/el-salvador-effect-spain-considers-allowing-mortgage-payments-in-crypto/,422,,2021-08-03 22:03:41 751,"Solana, XRP, Cardano lead losses as 91% of all crypto ‘longs’ liquidated - The market saw a sudden drop this morning leading to 620 millions of dollars in ‘liquidations.’",4584,https://cryptoslate.com/solana-xrp-cardano-lead-losses-as-91-of-all-crypto-longs-liquidated/,1324,,2021-09-20 07:20:57 752,"VechainThor Rebrand Event: BMW, Oxford University, DApps, BitOcean ICO & More",4585,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/80dvky/vechainthor_rebrand_event_bmw_oxford_university/,1,"**TL;DR:** * Officially announced a partnership with BMW Group * Officially announced a partnership with the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford * Officially announced the first ICO with BitOcean ATM Exchanges * Officially working on a Carbon Bank solution to improve carbon reduction alongside DNV GL, Universities, and Governments * DNV GL’s CEO of Business Assurance to announce a food sourcing solution next week at conference in Tokyo * Introduced three DApps - VeVID, VeVOT, VeSCC * 80+ employees over four locations and growing: Shanghai, Singapore, Paris, Tokyo * New website www.vechain.org **Full event video:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfAEir7uT_g **Timecodes:** * 09:43 - 11:08 - VeChain Thor Intro video. * 11:43 - 13:29 - History of VeChain and the rebranding process * 13:30 - 14:13 - Community related growth * 14:14 - 16:48 - Blockchain history * 16:48 - 17:20 - Core beliefs of VeChain * 17:35 - 25:45 - Governance model & Economic model * 25:04 - 25:45 - VeVID VeVOT VeSCC * 25:45 - 26:19 - Bitocean ICO * 26:20 - 27:44 - Carbon Bank alongside DNV GL, Tsinghua University, and government agencies * 27:45 - 28:52 - Introducing Oxford Mathematical Institute as a partner * 28:53 - 34:37 - DNV GL Business Assurance, CEO Luca Crisciotti * 34:38 - 36:30 - Elton Huang, leading partner of PwC and the uplifting of the THOR hammer. New website vechain.org. * 36:31 - 37:25 - BMW Group announcement + End * Today, VeChain Foundation hosted the rebrand event showcasing the consortium chain VeChain to the public blockchain VeChainThor. This event was an invite-only occasion for media and partners with a live stream to YouTube. During the event, Sunny Lu and Luca Crisciotti of DNV GL talked about the past, present, and future of VeChain. Sunny clarified that VeChain's uniqueness is not only technical but also its understanding of ecosystems. He pointed to the governance and economic models as examples. This sentiment was echoed by Luca as he assured everyone that after meeting with countless blockchain solution representatives he chose VeChain as the partner for DNV GL because of their understanding and dedication to the customer. This mindset has lead to over 180 opportunities for VeChain in 2018. Many of these opportunities are left unannounced, but in the course of the event, VeChain announced several new partners and opportunities including the University of Oxford Mathematical Institute, Carbon Bank solutions, BitOcean ICO, food sourcing, and BMW Group. Also in this event, Sunny Lu showcased three decentralized applications (DApps) that are being built to cater towards the mainnet launch. Those DApps include: * VeVID - KYC and digital ID maintenance solution that can be native to all VeChain applications or partners. [You can read the official announcement here.](https://medium.com/@vechainofficial/vechains-first-official-public-infrastructural-decentralized-application-vevid-cd97bdf98670) * VeVOT - A voting service that will be initially used by the VeChain governance model. This solution will be available for other general voting events to be logged on the blockchain such as government voting and board votes. Voting results will be audited by independent partners and certified on the blockchain. * VeSCC - Smart contracts on the VeChainThor mainnet can be categorized into certified and uncertified, which can be checked in the explorer. The certification of smart contracts covers various aspects including the identity of the owner, the legality of the purpose, and the security of the source code. At the event, the carbon bank solution was made public to raise awareness that VeChain is building solutions alongside DNV GL that will monitor, analyze, and reduce the carbon footprint. This solution is being used and researched by universities (Tsinghua University), businesses, and government bodies. In this event Sunny Lu took the time to introduce the University of Oxford (Mathematical Institute) as a partner in the VeChain ecosystem and will be working on assuring the economic model is working as intended for VET holders, VeThor users, and new customers. It was also mentioned that Japanese FSA certified partner BitOcean would be the first ICO on VeChainThor. Luca Crisciotti left with words of encouragement of VeChain “We are not talking about pilot projects, we are talking about solutions that are working for real cases.” Luca went on to say:“DNV GL is a company with over 150 years of history. And unfortunately, this is something we can not share, because you [VeChain] were only born a few months ago. But we do have something in common, and it's a bright future. So thank you Sunny for the partnership and this amazing event.” ",2018-02-26 15:39:25 753,"Suppoman talking to lead dev of Monero, without realizing who he is. Stop giving your money to this guy.",4582,https://i.imgur.com/kJu4Pqr.png,505,,2018-03-21 20:08:40 754,$24K Stolen by Kraken.com,4578,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7zdwol/24k_stolen_by_krakencom/,507,"Over a month and $24K is in limbo, can't trade, can't withdraw. Their system just gives some stupid error, like ""null"" and a red line, without any other details. Multiple tickets, opened, escalated, tried to write everywhere to them on social media, no response. Anyone else experience a similar issue? Is there any chance to get the money back? Do they just ignore all tickets and try to pocket all the money before they close shop for good? *Edit: thanks reddit, we did it! Got my ticket resolved and the account fixed, and immediately exchanged all in ether/BTC and withdrew to a hardware wallet.*",2018-02-22 10:16:08 755,"Potentially one of the biggest news stories in crypto history, Andrew Yang rumored to be named secretary of commerce",4570,https://www.commerce.gov/images/andrew-yang,464,,2020-11-23 02:03:06 756,"ETH crosses 3000$ once again, last time we've seen 3000$ was on May 19th 2021, 3 months ago!",4572,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ozq8zv/eth_crosses_3000_once_again_last_time_weve_seen/,1152,"ETH price now: 3011$ ETH price on May 19th 2021: 3127$ ETH price on this date 1 year ago: 379$ ​ I hope you guys haven't forgotten that ETH has seen 1700$ during these months before coming back up to 3k. If you weren't scared of buying, you could have made a +82% if you bought the bottom. If you haven't sold your ETH since May 19th, you are now on break-even. If you had, I am sorry for you. Even people who bought ETH at 4k are now at only a -20% loss! If you are staking it and DCA-ing, that loss is even lower everyday! Congratulations to all ETH hodlers for this milestone! See you on 4k soon!",2021-08-07 09:31:35 757,"I don't have an exit strategy. When the price goes down I just stand by, check the price from time to time and literally do nothing.",4557,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/stthta/i_dont_have_an_exit_strategy_when_the_price_goes/,1157,"First of all, don't be like me. You should always have an exit strategy. But I don't. I also actually never sold for any profit. I came to the point where I would check prices of the coins I hold once in a week. And I would be like ""*aaahh, it is going down, I am already at loss...well guess I will have to wait*"". And then I just wait and HODL. It happened so many times to me that I lost that feeling of adrenaline when the price goes up or down. I missed some good profits that way, but I don't have a crystal ball where I would see the future. Still, I see my mistakes and will try to learn on them.",2022-02-16 11:17:05 758,"Well, Merry Christmas! Here’s A Christmas Gift!",4556,https://i.imgur.com/cef5CYj.jpg,535,,2017-12-24 11:44:17 759,"FTX Collapse Is 'Not a Crypto Failure,' Says Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer — ""It's a failure of centralized finance and a failure of Sam Bankman-Fried.""",4557,https://decrypt.co/115402/minnesota-rep-tom-emmer-ftx-collapse-is-not-a-crypto-failure,655,,2022-11-23 05:41:48 760,Shoutout to the person who bought 1 Ripple today,4549,https://i.redd.it/t8hzhx4fy0401.png,353,,2017-12-15 05:47:56 761,"Bittrex stolen my money too!!! It's far worse, 333230 XRPs!!!!",4547,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7lfhfu/bittrex_stolen_my_money_too_its_far_worse_333230/,511,"I saw a text of Bittrex user who suffering missing deposit on BITTREX. My case is more delayed and severe. Nine days ago, i made a transaction from Coinone to Bittrex Exchange. But there is no deposit in my Bittrex wallet and no pending deposit. Bittrex Exchange do not solve my problem for 9 days. They do not properly respond to me on twitter, facebook messenger, and support tickets. They replied only automated texts. The account explorer shows its perfectly correct. But i cant find my 333230 XRPs, worth more than 300000 USD. What can I do? For 9 days, I just click and click refresh button every seconds. It's all about my money. Why this terrible situation happen in my life. It's a nightmare. Someone cheers me XRP price elevating. But i dont have that XRP, now. Frankly speaking, I feel some psychotic problem. When i see price up, i feel manic. But when i see my empty wallet, i feel depressed. It has repeated 9 days. I lost my weight 4kgs for 9days. My mental health is extremely worsening. https://imgur.com/a/Qf2rd The transaction was successful, and validated in ledger 34982284 on December 13, 2017 12:05 AM. TXID D85B54E292EE6B01673DE5A18D15B771D6611E39B64B772003B29B8F66899CF9 Address : rPsmHDMkheWZvbAkTA8A9bVnUdadPn7XBK to rPVMhWBsfF9iMXYj3aAzJVkPDTFNSyWdKy. Destination tag: 668272229 Support ticket #694753 UPDATE: 2017-12-22 They responded to me, my issue was escalated. Still, my wallet is empty. Thank you for your upvotes and sympathy. Many redditors worried about my health, thank you. You make me more strong and stable. These days i could not have enough sleep, i waked up 2 or 3 times in a night to click refresh button of my wallet. Today, i may sleep well. I hope i can update with solved problem, tomorrow. 2017-12-23 My wallet is still empty. Is the employee in USA work on saturday? Probably not. I wish they go happy X-mas vacation, after credit my deposit. I'm worried that already they have gone and my concern continuing to X-mas. 2017-12-24. NOT YET. Someone replied they would be idiots if that money back. I dont think so, they are not idiots and my money will be back. 2017-12-27. No. Not yet. 2017-12-28. At last. My problem was corrected. Thank you redditors!! : ) ",2017-12-22 05:46:25 762,"Indian pay $3.5 Billion to banks every year as ""foreign exchange fees"". This is just banks ripping people off to send money across border. Crypto will destroy this income stream, thats why Indian banks are trying their best to limit people from accessing crypto",4541,https://np.reddit.com/r/india/comments/qi2rrj/indians_sending_money_to_other_countries_have/,641,,2021-10-29 12:09:40 763,Bitcoin became legal tender in El Salvador a month ago. It is not going well.,4543,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q3o83x/bitcoin_became_legal_tender_in_el_salvador_a/,2527,"This is a post about the cryptocurrency situation in El Salvador. I am posting this again because the previous one was removed by a bot. It is not about price, it should not be marked as such. Twitter post as proof of living in El Salvador: https://nitter.net/samsungsv19/status/1446177713413308428# A month ago, Bitcoin became another Salvadoran currency. I understand that my previous posts looked like complete FUD, but that's not my intention. I wanted to share how all of this affected Salvadorans, specially for those who barely have money to get a ""decent"" mobile device. Adoption is going pretty bad, specially because of identity theft. There have been hundreds of reports about people using the Chivo Wallet to steal money. The government is being quiet about it, and no one is offering a solution to the problem: >https://diario.elmundo.sv/denuncian-robo-de-datos-personales-para-uso-no-autorizado-de-chequera-chivo/ That is not a case of phishing or people authorizing full access to the Chivo Wallet, this is way worst. The Chivo Wallet ""has facial recognition"", or so they said however it is just storing a picture, any picture. There is no validation whatsoever, and because of that people are no longer using/trusting Bitcoin: >https://imgur.com/a/7vRTft8 And yes, I know you are going to say that this does not have anything to do with Bitcoin, but you gotta understand the Salvadoran culture: Once something fails, everything associated to it becomes bad. It doesn't make sense, I know, but that's how things really are here, and it is affecting adoption. Businesses are reporting low adoption. 93.1% of small/medium business are reporting ZERO Cryptocurrency transactions. The free bitcoin bonus was either converted to FIAT or spent in groceries, after that usage crashed. What about the protests? Did people finally accept the Bitcoin Law passed by the Salvadoran congress? Not quite. There were two protests: - September 15th - September 30th Both protests were massive, huge turnout. People are angry, and mad. Salvadorans do not want The Bitcoin Law: September 30th Protest against the Bitcoin Law >https://imgur.com/gallery/izClFXl A protestor in front of Congress throwing spaguetti. The government has been giving people bags of spaghetti and tuna for months. >https://imgur.com/gallery/vcSpiOw More photos of the protests: >https://imgur.com/gallery/oTBmKXL >https://imgur.com/gallery/Yflx5gi >http://imgur.com/gallery/NRUp3yx >http://imgur.com/gallery/wveAR41 >http://imgur.com/gallery/IaP1YGR >http://imgur.com/gallery/ysl1jvC >http://imgur.com/gallery/3HEf4z7 >http://imgur.com/gallery/hO23Vil >http://imgur.com/gallery/zu263IQ >http://imgur.com/gallery/61W1rmh What was President Bukele's response? Just like Donald Trump, he chose to mock the protests via Twitter: >http://imgur.com/gallery/NhAqko0 Three protests, and instead of listening to the people, he decide to just ignore them, and make fun of them. Are Salvadorans protesting because they dont understand technology? Are they afraid of changes? Why they don't want free money? Well, salvadorans are protesting because this whole Bitcoin Law thing has been shady. First of all, remember the ""Not your keys, not your money"" thing that you see pretty often here? We don't know where the 700 bitcoins that the President Bukele bought are. Who is our broker? How much did we pay for those bitcoins? What about the free 30 dollar bonus? How much did it cost? All information regarding the purchase of Bitcoin is classified. What about the ATMs? We only know that a known Bitcoin ATM company provided them, but the cost of those 200 ATMs is classified information because of ""National Security"" (whatever that is). But hey! El Salvador is mining Bitcoin with vulcanoes! Yeaaaaaaaaah, about that.... It is true, but it is not a new well, nor new infraestructure. The mining farm is located in a poor town called Berlin, Usulutan. LaGeo is the name of the state-owned company that produces geothermal electricity for the Oriental Region (Usulutan and San Miguel), however due to the mining farm, we are starting to burn more coal to provide enough energy to the region. Electricity costs are rising up, but our President puts profits over people. Profits over people you say? Covid cases/cases are going up, but Bukele is not restricting movement because that would be a fatal blow to the Chivo Wallet adoption. You see, if people cant go outside they cant go to the Chivo Offices to set up the wallet and learn how to use it. Bukele cares more about profits, and spends his days tweeting about bitcoin prices (Trump would be so proud): >http://imgur.com/gallery/ma4IgAY What is next? Another protest is scheduled for October 17th, and rumor has it that it will be bigger than the previous one. Will Congress concede and roll back the Law? We dont know.",2021-10-08 02:16:36 764,If you use TikTok and crypto I recommend you change all your wallets immediately,4532,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/w2nopr/if_you_use_tiktok_and_crypto_i_recommend_you/,1106,"After todays FCC announcement of TikTok and their recommendations of banning it from stores, a lot of information regarding what they collect from users came to surface. It’s even worse than I imagined. **TikTok is said to collect “everything”, from search and browsing histories; keystroke patterns; biometric identifiers—including faceprints, something that might be used in “unrelated facial recognition technology”, and voiceprints—location data; draft messages; metadata; and data stored on the clipboard, including text, images, and videos.** Im way too old and unattractive to be fiddling with TikTok but if any of you is using it, I highly recommend that you move your assets to new wallet(s) as the possibility of TikTok acquiring your seed-phrase and a ton of other personal data is very high. Be safe guys and girls.",2022-07-19 08:35:42 765,"I was feeling down about the markets today, then my wife send me this:",4526,https://i.imgur.com/tndUFVF.jpg,102,,2018-12-06 21:44:20 766,"The mass adoption won't happen until ""Apple"" of crypto comes along.",4525,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s2eh5i/the_mass_adoption_wont_happen_until_apple_of/,3684,"It's pretty simple really. To get mass adoption to the levels we want, we need an iPhone style event into the market, by some massive and already well-established company. Sure LG and other companies made touch screen phones before Apple did, but Apple did it better and they made it much more simple to use. They've dumbed down the whole thing, so even half-trained monkey could do it. This is what we need in crypto. Right now all we have is a crap-ton of different chains, bridges, multiple ecosystems, multiple wallets etc. it's just too much for the average Joe. Heck, even for myself it was truly difficult to sell one coin the other day (not gonna shill here any names). It took me around 12 different steps, moving between bridges, converters and so on etc. before I was finally able to cash it out to FIAT without destroying myself with high fees to make it worthwhile. Sure, I could just cash out via traditional methods, but I'd lose like 15% of my coins doing that. This stuff should be automated a long time ago. But this will take time, a lot of time. The true adoption will start when we are allowed to just add crypto to our Google Pay or Apple Pay by scanning a quick QR code from our crypto wallet, without thinking two secs or giving a single fuck if our coins are going to disappear because we've mistyped one or two letters in the wallet. Or because your wallet supports coins X, Y, Z but not coins A, B, C. Until then ""mass adoption"" is just an empty slogan that won't happen for another 10 years or more. Edit: Reddit gold?! Thank you kind stranger!",2022-01-12 19:20:58 767,Shib hit a new ATH 99.9% of holders are in profit,4527,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qemtla/shib_hit_a_new_ath_999_of_holders_are_in_profit/,2076,"So with the latest pump in shib it hit a new ath just now. How far is this meme coin going to go? Do you think it has the potential to surpass dogecoin? It is currently up roughly 40% today as dogecoin still has not moved at all in months as most coins have recovered and reached new ath. I don't hold any shib but I can't say I'm not interested to see where this goes and I'm interested to see if a crazy pump like dogecoin did earlier this year will happen again which would make it take the #1 memecoin spot Congrats to anyone who took a gamble with shib EDIT: As expected the downvotes come in when you mention shib and don't say something negative about it",2021-10-24 06:50:52 768,"Kraken Gives $1,000 in Bitcoin to Every Ukrainian User | CoinMarketCap",4528,https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/kraken-gives-1-000-in-bitcoin-to-every-ukrainian-user,666,,2022-03-10 17:24:36 769,"The $320m Wormhole hack was ""replenished"" by Jump Capital, an institutional trading desk/market maker (similar to Citadel) without any questions. This shows the entire Solana ecosystem is just a sham propped up by institutional entities",4517,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sk2rg0/the_320m_wormhole_hack_was_replenished_by_jump/,1362,"Yesterday, the Wormhole bridge one of Solana's biggest bridges lost $320m in a hack. Within hours, a trading desk Jump Capital agreed to replenish the entire amount so that the liquidations calamity is avoided. The loss of the peg due to the hack could have sent the network into cascading liquidations arising out of leveraged positions. In stepped a VC to save the day. [Lost $320m? Thats fine.. we got you covered. ](https://preview.redd.it/adhsxhuefqf81.jpg?width=1172&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ed759f03c763a7cfd07d8bb35a03cff7aa3921d) The fact that VCs are ready to cover these kind of losses shows that the entire Solana ""ecosystem"" is just one big sham propped up by these same VCs. They dont want their baby to die just yet. Apparently Jump Capital owns a significant stake in Wormhole and is ready to sink such a huge amount to cover losses. In Solana, the top 1.34% of addresses owns 99% of the circulating supply. Most of the supply was sold to early VCs and insiders at a massive discount to retail. Insiders and bad actors like Chamath have publicly joked about using Solana as a vehicle to play their pumps and dumps out, leaving retail to hold the bags when the sham unfolds. VCs dont just sink in $300m to save the day, unless they have already taken out 50x that amount - that is what Solana has enabled them to do already. So a buncha SOL Shills be like hurr durr even ehtirium had hacks and was saved by fork. Well the DAO hack was solved by cryptography solutions (forking), not by VCs stepping into save the day. If you think both are the same, you clearly understand NOTHING about crypto whatsoever. The DAO hack and the hard fork took over a month to assess, propose solutions and resolve. It wasnt an overnight fix, like what solana is known for. When Solana goes down - over night fix. When bridge hacked? - overnight fix. How long will Solana depend on overnight fixes to bail the network out? Edit: The mental gymnastics of SOlshills is just incredible. They have clearly consumed all the kool aid in the world to be supportive of this kind of institution manipulation. Yes, other projects also have VCs, and Eth projects have also been hacked. Yet none of the ETH projects have been bailed out in this manner by VCs and institutions. I have been extremely critical of ETH too. There is virtually a hack a day on Eth due to poor code or implementation or bugs, but none of the ETH project hacks have been ""replenished"" by institutions. If an ETH projects gets hacked and people lose money, well you are shit out of luck. As evidenced by hundreds of hacks and scams before. The first major Solana hack, and less than 24 hours later the institutions propping up solana claim they are bailing everyone out. If this is not the least bit suspicious to you, then you are just being slow boiled alive. Solana itself is a long term pump and dump that is devoid of any decentralisation and fundamentals except a bunch of whales propping it up. The tokenomics of every single Solana ""ecosystem"" project is puke worthy - from Serum to Raydium, Bonfida, Saber etc all have massive supply in the hands of a few, an incredibly high FDV and a low float and funny unlock mechanisms - perfect conditions for institutions to keep dumping on hapless retail investors like the ones supporting Solana in the comments here who dont understand anything about crypto or finance.",2022-02-04 03:17:30 770,What happens during a Bull run (Remastered),4503,https://v.redd.it/nexxongo1ji61,412,,2021-02-20 00:32:18 771,Forget about China... There are 100m people in India who hold crypto compared to 27m in the states. They are buying up crypto and their government has a favorable stance on crypto as an asset class.,4495,https://triple-a.io/crypto-ownership/,557,,2021-09-24 16:36:10 772,Elon Musk wanted to charge 0.1 DOGE to tweet,4488,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xrrl0k/elon_musk_wanted_to_charge_01_doge_to_tweet/,1444,"A large amount of Elon Musk’s phone [records were released](https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/29/elon-musk-texts-discovery-twitter/amp/) for the upcoming Twitter trial. It turns out he had a plan that was later deemed not feasible to put Twitter on the blockchain, ban all bots, and charge 0.1 DOGE to tweet or retweet. > “I have an idea for a blockchain social media system that does both payments and short text messages/links like twitter. You have to pay a tiny amount to register your message on the chain, which will cut out the vast majority of spam and bots. There is no throat to choke, so free speech is guaranteed.” > “My Plan B is a blockchain-based version of twitter, where the ‘tweets’ are embedded in the transaction of comments.” > “So you’d have to pay maybe 0.1 Doge per comment or repost of that comment.”",2022-09-30 03:55:53 773,Politicians probably aren't fond of crypto because we could track where our taxes go.,4491,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oii8mb/politicians_probably_arent_fond_of_crypto_because/,670,"This is just a thought, I'm not saying I am correct at all. But politicians probably aren't (or won't be) keen on adopting crypto because all transactions can be tracked. If we pay taxes in crypto, we can see exactly where it goes. And the government (referring to American) obviously isn't very transparent nor do they want to be. Seeing where our taxes go exactly will be liberating. But, obviously, there are some issues. Like lobbying, donations to politicians, etc. But who knows, maybe it will be a step in the right direction. Edit: yes, I know you can look up the breakdown online. But let's be honest, do you really think they are honest and won't hide where some 'dark money' goes? And yes, there's privacy coins. It's just a thought of a better political climate.",2021-07-12 02:36:20 774,Idgaf... I'm leaving my coins on an exchange where it is insured... Too many scams out there that even crypto vets are falling for.,4485,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tvmtda/idgaf_im_leaving_my_coins_on_an_exchange_where_it/,1866,"Last night several threads warned about Trezor phishing scam and almost on cue, today I read a post by 7 year crypto veteran that he fell for it and lost everything, about $72,000 in Bitcoin. It can happen to anyone. You're tired, arguing with your gf, distracted, etc... nobody is perfect. He lost everything. I can't afford that. Shit gives me nightmares. I've been intending to buy a Trezor for some time now, but I keep hesitating. I've been so nervous about the whole thing. What if I lose my seed phrase? I live n NYC, someone breaks into my apartment, a fire, collapse, etc.. call me paranoid. Now that Coinbase One offers insurance, I'm not even going to worry about cold storage. I sleep better this way. I don't care about all the ""not your keys not your coins"" arguments. I have a legally enforceable contract with Coinbase now that I pay for. True, it's price is kinda steep at $30 a month, but to me it's worth it. It comes with no trading fees which sweetens the pie. Also comes with ""priority"" customer support, which I tested and only had to wait 2 minutes before I was speaking to a live agent. So yeah, fuck that. I'm just too paranoid. If US gov ever looks like it's on the verge of collapse, then yeah, I might put it in cold storage before I bounce out of the country. Until them I rest easy with my coins insured on an exchange. Let the hate begin... ​ ​ Edit 3: For those of you who calling me a shill, here is a link to the review I wrote a week ago about CB One. It's a fair review. Just my expereince. I don't sugarcoat anything. [https://np.](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tsi85k/is_coinbase_one_worth_it_1_week_review/)[www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tsi85k/is\_coinbase\_one\_worth\_it\_1\_week\_review/](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tsi85k/is_coinbase_one_worth_it_1_week_review/) EDIT 2: As mentioned, I live in NY. Only CB and Gemini are available here. Kraken and CDC and Binance are not available in NY. I know that CDC also offers insurance up to $250K and they don't charge for it so long as you use 2FA and whitelisting. EDIT 1: Here is a link to the Coinbase Insurance T&C for those who have been asking for it. [https://www.coinbase.com/legal/user\_agreement/united\_states#coinbase-one](https://www.coinbase.com/legal/user_agreement/united_states#coinbase-one) ​",2022-04-03 23:09:58 775,CEO of Epic Games welcomes blockchain games after Valve removes them from Steam,4485,https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/10/epic-games-blockchain-valve-steam,785,,2021-10-16 13:15:44 776,Bear market wipes 25 cryptocurrency exchanges in 30 days,4487,https://finbold.com/bear-market-wipes-25-cryptocurrency-exchanges-in-30-days/,778,,2022-07-06 11:17:09 777,"So... are we going to ignore that TRON (TRX), with 7.5 BILLION market cap, is pretty much following LUNA's footsteps?",4470,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/v1mrz5/so_are_we_going_to_ignore_that_tron_trx_with_75/,1007,"[TRON (TRX) is currently the #14 coin by market cap](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/tron/). The coin has seen an insane increase over the past couple months. TRON has recently launched its algorithmic stablecoin [USDD](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/usdd/). The algorithm governing the stablecoin’s dollar-peg is an arbitrage trade between USDD and TRX, Tron's network’s native token. *Hmm... this reminds me of something but I can't put my finger on it....* Now here's this week's best offer! [You can earn up to 57% through sun.io's LP!](https://imgur.com/a/JoFQgSH) What a great deal. According to [Defillama](https://defillama.com/peggedassets/stablecoins) USDD is #10 stablecoin by market cap, with a 20% increase over the past week, this figure is up from $90 million recorded during its day of launch on **May 5, 2022**. *Hmm... I have a vouge memory of something that happened in early May 2022...* Oh and we haven't even checked the **project's founder, Justin Sun.** Let's get started: Justin Sun launched TRON's whitepaper during the ICO craze in 2017, days before China's ban on ICO's. He raised $70 million and left the country. Sun had been **tipped off by Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance.** Does this also sound familiar....? On top of that. [it's been also reported that he copy pasted the project's whitepaper from another coin](https://coincentral.com/community-accuses-tron-plagiarizing-whitepaper/). This only adds to the pile of cards that his so called ""algorithmic stablecoin"" is a scam waiting to collapse. It is no coincidence that Justin also left China, days after the ICO ban was announced. On top of all that, it's been reported that: * He hosted a ton of fake giveaways in 2019 announcing fake winners and retracting prizes. * He announced fake partnerships with big organizations such as Liverpool F.C., who have denied connections. * It's been reported that Justin has sold most of his TRON coins after the ICO and bought a large chunk of ETH. Some say he owns more ETH than the projects' Co-Founder Vitalik. [You can read more here](https://www.theverge.com/c/22947663/justin-sun-tron-cryptocurrency-poloniex) So, what do we make of all these? Justin Sun, the creator of TRX and USDD, not only literally copy pasted everything, he has also been involved in a huge amount of sketchy dealings and scams. My hope is that people like Justin and projects like LUNA and TRX are wiped off entirely from the market, for this is the only way to move forward and build something meaningful. Edit: [So I guess news sites are now copy pasting our posts?](https://news.coincu.com/94161-tron-trx-with-7-5-billion-market-cap-is-pretty-much-following-lunas-footsteps/)",2022-05-31 10:01:22 778,"Coinbase Reveals Reserves of 2,000,000 BTC Worth Over $33,000,000,000 - The Daily Hodl",4475,https://dailyhodl.com/2022/11/24/coinbase-reveals-reserves-of-2000000-btc-worth-over-33000000000/,1423,,2022-11-24 20:00:14 779,DOUBLE WARNING. The person warning you of whale manipulation is actually a whale trying to manipulate you. Here's the truth.,4472,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/opxkqv/double_warning_the_person_warning_you_of_whale/,685,"I just came across [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/opv7xz/warning_whales_are_manipulating_us_all_yesterdays/) warning people of whale manipulation, but this person is not showing you the full picture. The [original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/op6xvs/bitcoin_will_reach_75k_in_september_heres_how/) provided an excellent stegosauric analysis and predicted a price of $75k in September, as shown below: [Stegosaurus Under a Rainbow \(SUR\) pattern](https://preview.redd.it/ttphvgobcxc71.png?width=2709&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=bb3fcff90c95f17f1e3b7ab68adeb56f6ec7175a) Then a user by the name of Chance Underscore Waters (is that even your real name?) came along and made a post about how the SUR pattern is BS, instead opting for the Bart Simpson skateboard market pattern: [False skateboard market \\""prediction\\"" pushed by a blue whale](https://preview.redd.it/dm5ux1jdcxc71.png?width=703&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b0e5a44330d38298516386f526cee7ec2d2858ce) They equated this to the tulip mania, but forgot one important thing: Bart Simpson's initials spell out BS. You see, the whale showed you a zoomed in chart so you would dump your coins, leaving them cheap for whales to swoop in and take. **THIS** is the market manipulation they ""warned"" you about. What they didn't tell you about is the tried-and-true Half-Pipe Valuation strategy or HPV. Gross. Anyone that played even a minute of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater knows that the real money is in the half-pipes. I've rewired my GPUs to calculate the direction of the market and it produced the following chart: [Half-Pipe Valuation \(HPV\) strategy](https://preview.redd.it/axf9tyhfcxc71.png?width=1356&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=73f8689144aa44799dd91124c9eec52df507c7f5) In conclusion, the SUR pattern still holds and is even conservative by some estimates (my estimate). The original poster was not a whale at all but a dolphin trying to help. We owe them an apology. Edit: the gigawhale has [responded](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/opxkqv/double_warning_the_person_warning_you_of_whale/h6995od?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) without denying he is jeff bezos",2021-07-23 07:45:56 780,"A Cache of Ancient Bitcoin, Possibly Mined by Satoshi, Just Awakened",4465,https://futurism.com/the-byte/ancient-bitcoin-awakened,1206,,2021-07-15 14:15:45 781,"Pornhub adds XRP, BNB, USDC, and DOGE to its payment options",4461,https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/91817/pornhub-adds-xrp-bnb-usdc-doge-crypto-payment-options,531,,2021-01-20 12:58:53 782,Bitcoin Overtakes Russian Ruble to Rank 14 Largest Currency,4459,https://thecryptobasic.com/2022/02/28/bitcoin-overtakes-russian-ruble-to-rank-14-largest-currency-amid-ongoing-ukraine-invasion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bitcoin-overtakes-russian-ruble-to-rank-14-largest-currency-amid-ongoing-ukraine-invasion,378,,2022-02-28 17:54:57 783,"r/CryptoCurrency Predictions Tournament - 2,000 Moons + Avatars + Premium Prizes",4457,https://reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/predictions?tournament=tnmt-d427a95c-b253-497a-bd4f-f54f041eca7d,59,,2023-01-13 06:03:06 784,Crypto scammer got in touch with me. He didn't know I used to be a scambaiter. It didn't end well for him.,4448,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pobe0r/crypto_scammer_got_in_touch_with_me_he_didnt_know/,832,"I had often heard that if you mention you are new to crypto, lots of scammers will DM you and offer to trade for you. But the thing is, I hadn't received any of those DMs so far, and I was looking forward to, because I was once a scambaiter and I missed the good old days. Well, this ""crypto trader"" contacted me out of the blue three weeks ago, and I happened to have some free time in my hands. He stole the pictures of some real guy who works with blockchain technologies. He really wanted to talk about crypto, but I tried to deviate from this topic and tried to flirt with him instead. I provided some fake info about myself, and acted like I was very lonely and very happy to finally talk to someone. I wanted to waste his time, but he kept asking about crypto. Day by day, I tried to gain his trust. I acted very naive and grateful for his advice. I even told him someone had DM'ed me to discuss crypto, and that I suspected it could be a scam. He instructed me to block those people as soon as possible. One day, I asked to do a voice call, but he couldn't because apparently that would disrupt his crypto signals, whatever that means. He claimed to be from the US, which I'm sure he wasn't, judging by the way he expressed himself. He wanted my crypto asap. He was going to trade it for free because he loves me so much. I told him I was going to receive an inheritance in crypto, but that my attorney was the one managing it. I asked whether I should tell the attorney about our ""relationship"" and how he was going to trade for me. He ordered me not to tell anyone about ""us"". Unfortunately for the scammer, the ""attorney"" would be back around the second week of September. This bought me some extra time to keep wasting his. I never thought I would end up pulling this off, but what I did has all the characteristics of an advance-fee scam: 1. The ""attorney"", who was the custodian of my crypto inheritance, told me he was holding 2.74 BTC on my behalf. 2. I went to see the attorney and signed some documents, where I gave him permission to transfer all my crypto to the scammer. I gave scammer a made-up case id and asked him to contact the attorney. 3. Scammer contacted the attorney but didn't provide the id. This delayed things (also because I was busy in real life). Id was requested again. 4. Scammer provided the id and his address for the transfer to take place. 5. Attoney informed scammer that, to avoid scams, and to pay for administration costs, he would have to transfer 0.05% fee in advance (0.00137 BTC). 6. I woke up to a formerly empty wallet that now contains the 0.00137 BTC, I couldn't believe it! This is [the transaction](https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/d5a2c2c2802c9e2d630c51cbf62450155cf6263067f586a96650777910b8a3a4). Now, I have this weird feeling, because I hold BTC that might have been stolen from someone else. I might hold it for a few months and then donate it to the food bank or something, I don't know. At least I hope he learned a lesson and will devote his time to something other than scamming people. Here are some images with the highlights of our 3 weeks of interaction: [https://imgur.com/a/mnFJhj1](https://imgur.com/a/mnFJhj1) By the way, Reddit does not allow you to report a profile, all I could do was report the pictures he stole from someone else, and I also warned that someone else. Edit: After getting the fees, the attorney told him that his activity was suspicious so the fees had been frozen and he was going to be investigated for fraud and impersonation. Hours later, I messaged him as myself telling him the attorney had called me and that he had found out he was a scammer. I said I couldn't believe he had betrayed me like that! The last thing he said was that he loved me. Edit2: Thanks everyone for all the love! I don't think I am able to answer to every single message individually at this point, but thanks so much again! ",2021-09-14 20:52:44 785,The Bullrun is going to continue into 2022. Here's my flawless Technical Analysis:,4446,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p6pbvg/the_bullrun_is_going_to_continue_into_2022_heres/,1394,"Edit: I just want to say a HUGE thanks to everyone who gave me an award... there's a lot of them! Love you all so much **😎** \------------- Hi everyone, Nutty Joe here with another epic post. ​ None of us know how much longer the bull market is going to last, nor if we will reach the previous All Time Highs seen in May. However, having completed extensive research in the last few days, I can tell you with complete confidence that **the bull market will continue through to New Years, and beyond!** ​ I present to you three points that confirm my theory: ​ 1. Bitcoin will hit $100k in 2021 2. Bullish investors outnumber Bears 3. Warren Buffet told me ***personally*** that the Bullrun will go through to 2022. ​ **----- 1. Bitcoin will hit $100k -----** Figure 1 indicates BTC’s path from August 2020 to August 2021 (present), represented by the Blue Line. The Red Line indicates Bitcoin’s path to $100k for the rest of the year. This has been determined based on ***weeks*** of research I have performed (which I will not bother to explain as I am too tired; just take my word for it). ​ [Figure 1. The Red Line indicates Bitcoin's price change from August 2021 to New Year's. As you can see, we will easily hit $100k by then!](https://preview.redd.it/fkw7kqclq3i71.png?width=490&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=82cc40567932ee15fb8e306919f8546cecd90b68) ​ This is irrefutable evidence isn’t it! What a great analyser I am. Bitcoin to $100k by the end of the year is a certainty, and therefore indicates the Bullrun will continue on strongly. ​ ​ **----- 2. Bullish investors outnumber Bears -----** This part requires very complex calculations. I have mathematically determined that there are more Bullish investors than Bearish, through an extensive algorithm. This sub has 3.3 million members; all of these people are hopeful that the Bull Market will continue on to 2022. Dividing this number by the current population of Earth, 7.9 billion, gives us Figure 2: ​ [Figure 2. Don't worry if these calculations are too confusing. Maths can be hard!](https://preview.redd.it/oyi2v7lyq3i71.png?width=508&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=fc13e6b8f6bf6bbd30ff9eba9cdbdfe61f6155d6) ​ From this, we can see that 42% of people in the world are bullish on crypto. That’s nearly half of ***everyone alive***! Therefore, we can safely guarantee that there are more Bulls than Bears currently. ​ ​ **----- 3. Warren Buffet confirms the Bullrun will last until 2022 -----** I managed to get a hold of Mr Buffet, a famed investor and long-term supporter of money. I sent him the following message: ​ [Figure 3. Thank you Mr Buffet for contributing to my epic research!](https://preview.redd.it/ggltrxcbr3i71.png?width=602&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=7054b97f298bc3f53302fdce15c6a007b4e83f5f) ​ Astonishing! Warren Buffet believes the Bullrun is going into next year. He is one of the richest people alive: therefore we must take his word for it! ​ **----- Summary -----** Thanks to my excellent research, I have determined with 99.7% accuracy that **the Bullrun will continue into 2022.** Please trust me on this: would I ever lie to you good people? ​ Thanks for reading. Nutty Joe over and out **😎**",2021-08-18 11:34:22 786,"People don't have to actually understand the Blockchain technology for it's adoption. Most people still don't know how a computer , internet or even Bluetooth works. People need utility not an explanation.",4438,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tt416f/people_dont_have_to_actually_understand_the/,670,"Let's be honest as revolutionary as the blockchain is , it is hard to get your mind around it for most people. But if you think of it most people still have no idea how a computer works, I don't mean they don't know how to operate one , I mean they don't know what makes up a computer and how it actually works. It's the same with Bluetooth or most of technology itself. Consumers stop caring or trying to figure out how most things work once it starts working for then or provide utility. Crypto has hopes of solving many problems but people aren't able to wrap their minds around it (Nfts made it even harder). On top of that most of crypto is hard. Part of the reason most people are still using exchanges to store crypto. Of course none of it would matter if it is possible for it to be conveniently part of peoples life and is solving problems. We should stop explaining how things work to the average Joe and force him to into investing instead we need utility for the world to see. Once utility comes in , we wouldn't have any other option other than adopt crypto.",2022-03-31 16:47:21 787,Been buying bitcoin every month for almost 4.5 years,4435,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tdthqw/been_buying_bitcoin_every_month_for_almost_45/,1003,"Started in October 2017. Thought I was late, everybody does. Decided to buy as much bitcoin as possible. Basically this means buying from every paycheck as much as possible. It's the FIRE type of investing but replace S&P500 with bitcoin. It's been going pretty well, a couple of crashes here and there. If you manage to keep your emotions at bay, there's no better way of accumulating capital (and freedom in your life). I started to document my journey in this blog. Hopefully it gives you motivation to do something similar! Enjoy: [https://er-bybitcoin.com/stacking-em-volume-20-march-2022/](https://er-bybitcoin.com/stacking-em-volume-20-march-2022/)",2022-03-14 09:28:14 788,"You think you know how to copy/paste, until you have to bet thousands on it.",4431,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qg2dd4/you_think_you_know_how_to_copypaste_until_you/,803,"Just transferred some ADA to Celsius, and while the process is beyond simple (copy paste address, confirm correct network), as soon as my entire stack of coins is on the line, I suddenly become my own grandma - What the hell is keyboard shortcuts, I prefer a right click > copy > right click paste, son. Trying to confirm I pasted it correctly, I suddenly need glasses and the latin alphabet turn into hieroglyphs, apparently. And once it's sent I _immediately_ panic and wonder if I did this or that wrong, like a perpetual second guessing of ""did I turn off the stove??!"" while boarding a flight. The best way to compare it is I know I can balance on a 3 feet wide plank, but raise it 100 feet above the ground and suddenly I cant even walk. With mornings like these, who needs coffee. Still havent recieved my ADA though, maybe 35 is a good age to start smoking? Edit: Update since so many are worried, it's in!",2021-10-26 09:08:12 789,"Speculation on why the dump (and rebound) happened today, and what's to come.",4426,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ngf3u0/speculation_on_why_the_dump_and_rebound_happened/,1138," This is purely speculation. Some of this will be talking about the world outside of cryptos - specifically other markets, equities, and a bigger picture. If that's not allowed on this subreddit, totally understood, but I thought I'd bring an outsiders perspective to this, since I am utterly unsurprised by the events of the day and have been expecting this (or something like it) for some time. This is not meant as financial advice. Do your own research. Make your own decisions. If you think I’m right, great! Act on it. If you think I’m wrong, great! Act on it. Do your own thing. I'm just some guy on the internet, and my opinions are about as valuable as a guy spinning a sign on a street corner. Finally, this is not intended as a FUD post - if you come to the same conclusions I have, there will certainly be fear involved, but hopefully no uncertainty or doubt, and you can make decisions that lead to healthy financial outcomes for yourselves and loved ones. I’d like to post a TLDR that everything is going to be okay at the end, but I don’t necessarily think that’s going to be the case. I think scary and volatile times lay in our immediate future. I have no crystal ball, and whether that's tomorrow or 3 months from now I don't know, but I think we're facing choppy seas. I believe we're about to see a major market correction, and the volatility in cryptocurrencies is just the beginning. I believe this will hit every sector of the economy, from housing prices to the value of the USD. I believe cryptocurrencies in particular will see extreme volatility, both in a downward trajectory and later, an upward trajectory. Here are some core premises this speculation will be based on. 1. Cryptocurrencies have not yet found a price equilibrium that reflects their ultimate value. Currently, they are a speculative asset. 2. Despite not having to file their positions on their 13F forms, hedge funds and investment banks are very much involved in cryptos. 3. Cryptos are a relatively unregulated market, which makes pump and dumps a much easier prospect. 4. In their current form, cryptos have not achieved any real detachment from the US dollar. Meaning, that when the market goes up, cryptos go up, and when the market goes down, so do cryptos. Their promise of breaking from the USD an becoming an intrinsically stable currency appears to not have matured for the moment. Here are some ancillary premises. 1. In order to shore up the economy during covid, the government did a few things: it started loaning money at 0% interest like crazy, and it reduced collateral requirements to increase liquidity in the marketplace. 2. Collateral is heavily rehypothicated right now. An example of this goes as follows: company A has a 20 year treasury bond. It’s keeping it on its books as collateral to meet its margin requirements so that a lender will give it money to invest on margin. Company A then proceeds to lend that treasury bond to company B. Company A keeps it on its books though, because they can recall it as collateral any time they need to in order to meet their own collateral requirements. B now goes to a lender and says “hey, I have this treasury bond as collateral, will you lend me some money?” This process is repeated several times, until you eventually have an absolutely massive amount of margin being lent out on a single treasury bond serving as collateral. Go take a peak at the repo market. People are literally paying borrow US Treasuries to hold as collateral because collateral has been so overleveraged. 3. During Covid, the economy has suffered. unemployment is up, supply chains have been stressed, companies have been going out of business, and savings have actually gone up for the lucky people who have been able to hang on to their jobs, and they're not out spending money. This has lead to an abnormal situation in which the stock market, which is typically (at least loosely) tied to the economy and goes up or down in tandem with the economy as a whole disconnecting - meaning that while the economy is doing poorly, the stock market has boomed to a new ATH at an unprecedented rate. 4. Margin debt in the financial markets has seen an enormous spike in the last year. The market as a whole is extremely leveraged - which means that small events can have enormous impacts, and wider market implications. And finally, here are some more speculative premises. These concern what I believe is, and will be the catalyst, and the hope for crypto in the future, but they're not essential for the argument that the market correction is imminent. 1. Naked short selling is an enormous problem facing the US financial markets. To understand why, it's important to understand the difference between short selling (locating and borrowing a share, selling it, and promising to buy it back later on the hopes of a lower price), and naked short selling (creating a synthetic share that was never issued by the original company and selling it). 2. Naked short selling has long seen lax oversight by the regulatory agencies. Through a series of revolving doors and allowing the markets to run their own regulatory agencies, this enormously profitable business gets a blind eye from the regulators tasked with stopping it, because those same regulators are ultimately also the ones who profit from it when they move back into the private industry. 3. Naked short selling is the financial equivalent of creating a counterfeit share, selling it for profit at the cost to the shareholders and company, and having 0 intention of paying it back. This tanks company value, and effectively steals value from actual shareholders. It has been used for decades to drive companies out of business. Occasionally, you get a company like Overstock that beats the odds and sees a short squeeze followed by a share price resurgence, but it frequently results in a company going out of business. 4. Naked short selling can be hidden in a variety of ways. While people frequently turn to the short interest as a way to examine how shorted a company is, there are a variety of methods that market makers can employ using options chains to create FTD's (shares that are a failure to deliver because they never had them in the first place, and never intended to find) and then recycling those FTD's ad-infinitum until the targeted company goes bust. 5. When Covid hit, several hedge funds, banks, and market makers decided which companies they were going to short into oblivion, and profit off of their demise. They picked companies that would in theory be particularly hard hit by a reduction in customers that were used to entering a physical location. 6. For many companies, those efforts failed. The companies did not go out of business, and these Hedge funds and market makers find themselves in a position where they cannot close their positions, they are losing money every day. The two most well known companies in this position are AMC and GME. 7. Shorting a company exposes the short position to infinite loss. 8. There has never been a perfect storm of a short squeeze as GME. AMC may squeeze to a lesser extent - but it has no where near the amount of shorts that GME does. 9. There are a variety of catalysts that can cause GME and AMC to squeeze. Contrary to common opinion, the surge in share price in January and February was due to what's called a gamma squeeze, not a short squeeze, and the shorts have not covered. Which brings us up to today. I believe that multiple hedge funds and market makers are in very deep on their short positions, and that they are fighting on a day by day basis at this point to stay solvent. I believe that if the US financial market is the overloaded and unstable Jenga tower, these companies are the live hand grenade placed on top of the tower, and have had the pin pulled. However, whether or not they're the catalyst is relatively unimportant in the overall picture - the markets are over leveraged on crazy high margin right now either way. There was a liquidity test last week, and the results were not published, but the markets have been...sketchy at best since then. Because of how over leveraged the market is, I believe that virtually any hedge fund that gets margin called is too big too fail, because it's walking on that much of a knifes edge. And when it comes down, it's going to take everything down with it, from the real estate market (both commercial and residential). I believe that speculative assets in tech and crypto are going to be particularly hard hit. The house of cards is staggering like a drunk man that just got hit in the head, and doesn't know that he's bleeding internally and about to die of an aneurysm. So why did Crypto across the board see such a huge (and similar across different currencies) dip followed by a massive rebound? Because as a largely unregulated asset, it's extremely ripe for pump and dumps. Hedge funds can use it to inflate their assets on paper and get access to margin. And I believe that yesterday they got margin called. GME has been sitting above what the speculated margin call price should be for a day or two now (although nobody is certain what the exact price is at the moment, the speculation is between 170-180) and their lenders were demanding better collateral than the crypto they had on their books. When you get margin called, you have some time to come up with the required collateral before it's considered a default and your broker starts liquidating your positions. I believe they met their margin requirements this morning, managed to hold off default for another day, and immediately started pumping crypto again. They simultaneously shorted GME down and dropped the price from $180 to $165, thus probably lowering their margin requirements as well. Again, I can't stress this enough: while I believe that GME and the hedge funds and market makers massive short position is involved, the argument that a bunch of hedge funds got margin called yesterday is not dependent on that - the market has been dipping the past few days, and it could simply be a matter of being over leveraged and seeing a few red days in the market that caused a margin call. All of the people all over the world that have been buying GME at unprecedented rates for the past 4 months could be totally wrong. But even if they are, this crypto dump still has the looks of a margin call. Both BTC and ETH have dropped over 50% from their ATH this morning before the rebound. The timing of hitting their low points 3 minutes before OCC-007 (which raises collateral requirements for the month) came into effect seems telling to me that somebody was really close to going under. And I believe that this is the first of many margin calls, and eventually, somebody is going to default, and the dominos will begin to fall, leading to a massive market correction (or collapse, depending on how you want to look at it) that leaves everybody hurting bad. What happens next, and how I personally plan to respond is more up in the air. The Fed can respond to this in a variety of ways. They can opt to fire up the printer and start devaluing our currency to try and buy our way out of debt with a worthless USD, or they can opt to embrace the pain and raise interest rates and create a few decades of pain and stagnation while we dig our way out of a deep depression through long term austerity. Whether or not I (and everybody else betting on the GME thesis) are right will also play a big role in what happens next. If we are correct, it's going to create what is essentially a black hole for liquidity in the markets, as money flows out of the hands of the wealthy and leaves big reliable blue chip companies, and moves into the hands of GME holders. If that's the case, money is going to be flowing into the hands of people who have a deep, deep distrust of the US financial system and the regulatory agencies, and I anticipate a massive boom in crypto's as people look for places to store their money outside of US financial market control. If my speculation is correct, we'll see bitcoin hit the teens (or maybe even single digits) before they begin to climb back up, and we'll eventually see surging and setting new ATH's in the near future afterwards, and a similar story for ETH. I'm less certain about the less well known coins - my assumption is that they will not see nearly as much of a rebound as BTC and ETH, but who knows. If the GME thesis is not correct, but the economy does crash and the fed Fed fires up the printer, I still anticipate a huge rebound in crypto - it is, afterall, still ripe for pump and dumps, and at the end of the day, it is in theory a pretty good place to store value in an inflation resistant location. If the Fed opts to raise interest rates and embrace deflation over at the opposite end of the spectrum though, than cash will be king and crypto will be utterly screwed for the next 5-10 years I'd bet. If hyper inflation is a great way of turning a Weimar Republic into a Nazi Germany, deflation and austerity are a great way of turning into Greece. Neither are great options though. Hopefully some smarter people can come up with something better. TLDR: If the market crashes, which is very likely, Crypto is set to take an enormous dip with it. Every hedge fund that's dipped its toes in is going to dump it like a hot potato, and if you thought it dipped fast this morning when it dropped over 20% in an hour, what comes next will make your head spin. But for now, they met their margin call and live to fight another day. Eventually though, somebody is going to trip and the economy is going down with them. And when that happens the Fed will be forced to embrace either inflation or deflation, and I expect Crypto to rebound if they choose inflation. Additionally, if the theory of GME turns out to be correct, there's going to be quite a few new millionaires with money burning a hole in their pocket to be spent, and they'll be looking for speculative inflation resistant assets that are not subject to corrupt US regulatory agencies. There's always the possibility that over the next few months, companies slowly manage to deleverage and increase their collateral without causing a market wide panic for the exits, and simultaneously the GME theory of everything is wrong, and the markets continue largely as they have been now. Whatever the case, I believe it's going to be a bumpy ride with more volatility in the near future, and I wish all of you the best. Good luck to everybody.",2021-05-19 19:44:49 790,"If you're still thinking about cryptocurrency as being only about currency, you haven't had the ""aha"" moment that's coming. It's like thinking of cellphones as being purely about phone calls (circa 2004) and not understanding the potential of smart phones.",4430,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/od51r8/if_youre_still_thinking_about_cryptocurrency_as/,716,"You hear a lot of a certain breed of maxi being very dismissive of smart contracts. It's the 2004 equivalent of saying, ""okay, but so what? I can play a glorified version of 'snake' on an iPhone. Nokia still has market dominance."" The full picture of what it means to make a blockchain a turing-complete computer is beyond all our imaginations. It's not a single feature. It's the millions of yet-to-be-invented applications that will change the world. When smart phones first came around, there wasn't all that much to ""do"" with them either. The first real ""killer app"" of the smart phone market was email. The idea of combining it with our phone was so handy it couldn't be denied. And we already have our first killer app of smart contract platforms: DeFi. The benefit of getting yield on your crypto is undeniable. It's also clunky still, but that'll change. The interfaces will get smoother, simpler, and less confusing. And after DeFi, it'll be the next thing then the next, then the next. Metaverse? Decentralized Web? Who knows. But the point is it's coming. You hear people argue, ""but that isn't the *point* of cryptocurrency. The *point* is to be a currency."" Technology doesn't care what things started as. Is there anyone left whose primary use of their cellphone is to make phone calls?",2021-07-03 19:50:38 791,The market needs to rebound before Christmas or I will have to endure “I told you so” all day.,4416,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rkvphr/the_market_needs_to_rebound_before_christmas_or_i/,1622,"Everything was going so well, green dildos everywhere for a while there. Life was good. Then, over the last month the market has taken a dive and the portfolio doesn’t look as strong. FUD and media coverage about crypto tanking are dominating the news cycle. And of course, all of this just had to hit right before Christmas. Now, I must go sit at Christmas dinner and listen to Aunt Teri talk about how much BTC has tanked recently and I should have never invested in that scam. Brother-in-law Charles will be pointing out how stocks have always been the only proper investment. Dad will just be shaking his head in disgust. It will be a collective circle jerk of “I told you so” all pointed at me. I for one am hoping for a nice run over the next few days so I don’t have to listen to all the crypto ""experts"" on Christmas day. Happy Holidays to all!",2021-12-20 19:59:17 792,"I made a bare-bones cheat sheet for beginners who, if they are anything like I was, felt overwhelmed the first time landing at CoinMarketCap.",4426,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mk6vk7/i_made_a_barebones_cheat_sheet_for_beginners_who/,261,"https://i.imgur.com/BY9PPkq.jpg Anything that I didnt highlight and explain I considered relatively self-explanatory. My main goal was un-cluttering the information presented and breaking down the main fundamental aspects as simply as possible so the website doesnt feel as intimidating or confusing initially. (I only mentioned Safepal wallet specifically as I made this for a friend who Im helping to get familiar with the space, and I set him up with that wallet) Feel free to share this with somebody you think may benefit from it.",2021-04-04 22:51:08 793,Close to 1/3rd of the entire crypto market has been wiped off in the past 24h.,4422,https://i.redd.it/ro9zls1sd8m41.png,838,,2020-03-12 11:57:03 794,Coinbase fined $6.5 Million over trading irregularities,4413,https://decrypt.co/62155/coinbase-fined-6-5-million-over-trading-irregularities,479,,2021-03-19 23:39:56 795,"No one seems to actually know what a smart contract is, yet are trying to explain them. Here's the actual explanation of what they are.",4396,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/oe790p/no_one_seems_to_actually_know_what_a_smart/,657,"Smart contracts do not ensure payments went through, and they do not create decentralized casinos or banks. In fact, they offer no guarantees about decentralization whatsoever. They CAN be used for these things, but what they really are is much simpler. Smart contracts are immutable scripts that exist on the blockchain. They maintain a state (i.e. they store data) and they have functions that can be called. That's it. The only way to interact with a smart contract is to call one of its functions. There are read-only functions that can be called on any Ethereum node to read some data out of the contract, and then there are functions you can call that modify data in some way, but those require sending a transaction and paying gas. You can use this functionality to do many things, but it is important to note that they do NOT ensure anything. You can write backdoors into smart contracts. Smart contracts can have admins that have the ability to yoink all the funds out of it. There are categories of bugs that allow a malicious smart contract to attack other smart contracts if they can get that contract to call one of their functions. Like all code, smart contracts can be written poorly or well. The guarantees come from the implementation, not the nature of smart contracts themselves. The same is true for banking software or other non-blockchain apps. The key difference is that the code for smart contracts is (mostly) immutable. Once they are deployed, the code cannot be changed. However, there are some exceptions to note: * Smart contracts can be written so that they are destroyed by calling a destructor function. After that, the contract becomes invalid and can't be interacted with * A smart contract can be modular and call other smart contracts. You can ""upgrade"" one smart contract by deploying a new modular component and pointing the old contract to the new one with updated functionality. Don't get caught up thinking that smart contracts are some amazing thing that solves all of our problems when it comes to creating safe, verified transactions. They are just code, that's it. People can still write shitty code. EDIT: As others have pointed out, I'm speaking specifically about Ethereum smart contracts. Other blockchains could have smart contracts with different properties, but I imagine they would be mostly similar.",2021-07-05 13:20:36 796,Coinbase is now being Downloaded More Frequently than Instagram and Tiktok on U.S. Apple iPhones,4401,https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/10/23730612/coinbase-regains-top-spot-as-most-downloaded-app-on-iphone-ahead-of-tiktok-crypto-com-at-n,687,,2021-10-31 01:05:07 797,PSA: This dip was most likely caused by a 3600+ BTC outflow by the mining pool F2Pool. Always research the data before panicking about dips.,4382,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/lq32rh/psa_this_dip_was_most_likely_caused_by_a_3600_btc/,719,"If you take a look at crypto quant you will see a massive outflow of BTC from F2Pool. They have done this in the past and some allege they are attempting to manipulate the market. Regardless of the intent, this just shows us we should always keep an eye on the data and metrics so we are not caught off guard with where the market heads. Crypto quant, Glassnode, Whale Alert, Willy Woo and Plan B are all great sources to give you ideas on future market moves. There's no reason to be emotional and in shock when these things happen. The beauty of having a public ledger is we can all track these transactions. Please just keep this in mind going forward. We have the tools to see what's going on ""behind the scenes"". Let's use them so we have better peace of mind in the future. Edit: Thank you for the awards! Edit 2: PLEASE read the body and not just the headline. This isn't about blaming F2Pool, it's about letting people know we have tools to track transactions on the block chain so that we're not surprised by large market moves.",2021-02-22 23:22:14 798,"Crypto isn't the only thing that is down these last months, r/cryptocurrency has seen a drop of 36.6% participation",4382,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/stlxai/crypto_isnt_the_only_thing_that_is_down_these/,1512,"In the last three months we have seen bitcoin and other crypto's take a huge drop in value but at the same time r/CryptoCurrency has dropped by 36.6% in participation. I know the big joke on the sub used to be that we had so many unnecessary post and moon farmers posting comments like ""ALGO"" and ""WE ARE EARLY"", but these last couple of months have felt slower on the sub. I compared the stats from 11-21-2021 to 02-15-2022 (21-11-21 to 15-02-22 for the Europeans) see images below to compare for yourself. ​ * post per day dropped from 893 to 677 * comments per day dropped from 21,723 to 13,775 * peak comments were August 10-2021 ​ [11\/21\/2021](https://preview.redd.it/zclqhe2344i81.png?width=933&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2e64794e3ee18f32d3f18c821ca68aa8ed6e9a7c) ​ [02\/15\/2022](https://preview.redd.it/s8uj6d4444i81.png?width=905&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=810e21bed16ec2120161231dc738c8a0234723e9) ​ [post per day 02\/15\/2022](https://preview.redd.it/gj5gbaa544i81.png?width=893&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f5f7702907772df984736e074222116eb52436d4) ​ [comments per day 02\/15\/2022](https://preview.redd.it/qxrtcnd644i81.png?width=893&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=66e3bb9068c4f2f9f34f6c63d6a33b18f65556fe) ^(I used the date of 11-21-2021 because that is the only screen shot I had from the website) [^(subredditstats.com)](https://subredditstats.com) ^(that I used for the screen shots and info.)",2022-02-16 03:38:13 799,Investing in Luna 2.0 is like sending a scammer money so he can send you your previously stolen money back,4387,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/v378h0/investing_in_luna_20_is_like_sending_a_scammer/,586,"You know that classic attempt from a scammer to grab more money by asking their victims to send him more money, so he can send them their previously stolen money back? This is exactly what the whole Luna 2.0 situation feels like. People lost millions and now they are investing in a shitcoin in the hope to get that millions back. *But there was an airdrop!? So they don't invest?!* Yea, but in order for the coin to be worth something, other people will have to invest and put money into it, and there are people that are actively doing so. These are most likely the same people that already were invested in Luna before and want to make more gains to cover their losses. But they are gonna lose all of it. And there are already people celebrating the new blockchain by making claims like *biggest airdrop ever* or *most decentralized blockchain* etc. People will never learn...",2022-06-02 12:00:22 800,"For newcomers: Bill, we don't forget...",4379,https://i.redd.it/bif03wocikb51.jpg,182,,2020-07-18 07:27:34 801,"Proof that Bitboy Crypto Pumps and Dumps on his subscribers. So yeah, once again, fuck you Bitboy Crypto and other Youtubers.",4365,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mct868/proof_that_bitboy_crypto_pumps_and_dumps_on_his/,960,"There was a great post on this subreddit yesterday, talking about Youtubers destroying beginners in the crypto space, and I couldn't agree more with that post. ([Link to that post](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mc60c0/to_bitboy_crypto_and_related_youtube_clickbaiters/)) I get constant recommendations in my Youtube of this clickbaity fuckers, even though I have selected ""Don't show anymore"" on Youtube, but I guess it doesn't care. And lucky me...because Bitboy has released a video titled: ""My $10 Million Crypto Portfolio REVEALED (Shocking Holdings)"". First of all, there is nothing shocking in your holdings, besides the amount of coins that you have already accepted a sponsor of and didn't disclose it, which is illegal. And this got me thinking of some coins that he has proclaimed that have a ""100x"" potential, so I decided to watch the video, and see if he puts his money where is mouth is. (I only know where he puts his mouth in for those thumbnails) Well Lo and Behold...that must be one of the biggest self exposes I have seen in a while. He has SEVERAL videos titled something similar to: ""BEST Low Cap Crypto Gem of 2021"", and GUESS WHAT!! He doesn't hold 2/10 coins that he pumps in those videos. But he does hold 300k USD...hmmm, where has that come from? I know that one of his sponsored videos was about SOUL, where he named it the BEST LOW CAP GEM, and HE DOESN'T OWN IT. This is more than proof that he dumps soon after his video airs. Frontier...same thing...naming it the coin with the best potential he has seen, and it is only 0.4% of his portfolio??? Yeah right. See it for yourself if you are interested... Just wanted to leave this information here. THIS IS PROOF THAT WHOEVER LISTENS TO BITBOY CRYPTO IS BEING SCAMMED. And if he was investigated...oh boy...oh boy, he would certainly use that 😱😮 face quite a bit in jail.",2021-03-25 08:13:53 802,Alameda's ex-CEO tells judge she hid billions in loans to FTX execs,4359,https://www.reuters.com/article/fintech-crypto-ftx-alameda-idUSL1N33D17O,883,,2022-12-23 19:23:04 803,"Andrew Yang wants to Employ Blockchain in voting. ""It’s ridiculous that in 2020 we are still standing in line for hours to vote in antiquated voting booths. It is 100% technically possible to have fraud-proof voting on our mobile phone""",4355,https://www.yang2020.com/policies/modernize-voting/,575,,2019-08-20 20:23:04 804,FTX is the biggest collapse of a corporation since 2008 and the CEO responds with a 1 word tweet stating “what.”,4354,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/yuorb4/ftx_is_the_biggest_collapse_of_a_corporation/,1049,"FTX is the biggest collapse of a corporation since 2008 and [the CEO responds with a 1 word tweet stating “what.”](https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1591989554881658880) This comes after $10 billion+ in lost funds, [a suspicious hack on a Friday night](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/12/business/ftx-hack/index.html) and [reports of SBF attempting to flee](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/former-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-planning-escape-to-dubai-report/articleshow/95489919.cms). It was also revealed that [”FTX had a secret “backdoor” built into its accounting software by SBF.”](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/12/1-billion-to-2-billion-of-ftx-customer-funds-missing-report.html) This route was used to move assets in the billions of dollars without triggering alerts to staff and external auditors. Crypto markets will never be the same as the fallout of FTX is rising worries among legislators",2022-11-14 04:25:57 805,SEC Charges Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Asset Trading Platform FTX,4351,https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-234,917,,2022-12-22 02:06:59 806,The inevitable,4343,https://i.redd.it/esrv3ul7wd531.jpg,350,,2019-06-19 21:48:56 807,‘Jack Dorsey's First Tweet' NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280,4337,https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/13/jack-dorseys-first-tweet-nft-went-on-sale-for-48m-it-ended-with-a-top-bid-of-just-280/,765,,2022-04-13 19:03:00 808,I analysed the historical performance of every crypto in Coin Bureau's 'Top crypto picks' videos,4316,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rrvowj/i_analysed_the_historical_performance_of_every/,1208,"# Introduction and Methodology Since Coin Bureau has a pretty good reputation in this sub, I decided to look at the past performance of every crypto that he has recommended in his 'Top crypto picks' videos to see whether his recommendations are worth listening to. To do this, I compared the price of the cryptos he recommended at the time the video was released to their ATH, and to their current prices. I also compared the returns from these recommendations to the returns of BTC and ETH, 2 of the least risky picks in this asset class. All price data was sourced from Coinmarketcap. \*If true ATH was before video release, I used the ATH after video release. # Results # 16 Aug 2020 - TOP Defi Picks & 100x MOONSHOT Coin!!🚀 ​ |Cryptocurrency|Price at video release / $|ATH / $|Date of ATH|Returns if you sold at ATH |Current price / $|Returns if you sell now| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |1. Ren|0.40|1.83|Feb 20, 2021|4.58x|0.54|1.35x| |2. Kava|5.09|9.19|Sep 9, 2021|1.81x|3.56|0.70x| |3. Melon Protocol (rebranded to Enzyme)|37.14|168.15|Jun 6, 2021|4.53x|94.11|2.53x| |4. Defi Money Market|1.41|1.41 (RIP)|Aug 16, 2020|1x|0.04|0.03x| |Comparison to BTC|11,892|68,789|Nov 10, 2021|5.78x|46,723|3.93x| |Comparison to ETH|433.79|4891.70|Nov 16, 2021|11.3x|3663.23|8.44x| None of these recommendations outperformed BTC or ETH. # 13 Sep 2020 - BUY THE DIP With These Altcoin Picks!! 🏆 ​ |Cryptocurrency|Price at video release / $|ATH / $|Date of ATH|Returns if you sold at ATH |Current price / $|Returns if you sell now| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |1. Yearn Finance|36,748|93,435|May 12, 2021|2.54x|28,750|0.78x| |2. Nexus Mutual|49.08|187.16|Nov 16, 2021|3.81x|122.51|2.50x| |3. mStable|3.72|4.63|Feb 5, 2021|1.24x|0.661|0.178x| |4. 0chain|0.247|2.68|Apr 21, 2021|10.9x|0.414|1.68x| |Comparison to BTC|10,323|68,789|Nov 10, 2021|6.66x|46,723|4.53x| |Comparison to ETH|365.57|4891.70|Nov 16, 2021|13.4x|3663.23|10.0x| 0chain outperformed BTC if you sold at ATH, but overall you would be much better off buying BTC and ETH than buying these recommendations. ​ # 14 Dec 2020 - TOP Crypto Picks For 2021: MASSIVE Potential!! 🚀 ​ |Cryptocurrency|Price at video release / $|ATH / $|Date of ATH|Returns if you sold at ATH |Current price / $|Returns if you sell now| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |1. Monero|152.68|483.58|May 9, 2021|3.17x|217.34|1.42x| |2. Algorand|0.313|2.38|Sep 12, 2021|7.60x|1.60|5.11x| |3. Theta|0.75|15.90|Apr 16, 2021|21.2x|4.76|6.35x| |4. Injective Protocol|2.83|25.01|Apr 30, 2021|8.84x|8.54|3.02x| |5. BarnBridge|27.89|88.16|Mar 14, 2021|3.16x|16.44|0.59x| |Comparison to BTC|19,246|68,789|Nov 10, 2021|3.57x|46,723|2.43x| |Comparison to ETH|586.01|4891.70|Nov 16, 2021|8.35x|3663.23|6.25x| This is the first time we see some of Coin Bureau's recommendations perform very well (Algorand, Theta, Injective). If you invested in all his recommendations equally, and you managed to sell near ATH, you would have outperformed the market. ​ # 8 Feb 2021 - These Altcoins Have INSANE Potential!! 📈 ​ |Cryptocurrency|Price at video release / $|ATH / $|Date of ATH|Returns if you sold at ATH |Current price / $|Returns if you sell now| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |1. Kusama|134.71|623.75|May 18, 2021|4.63x|280.46|2.08x| |2. Thorchain|4.59|21.26|May 19, 2021|4.63x|6.80|1.48x| |Comparison to BTC|46,196|68,789|Nov 10, 2021|1.49x|46,723|1.01x| |Comparison to ETH|1746.62|4891.70|Nov 16, 2021|2.77x|3663.23|2.10x| Both of Coin Bureau's picks outperform BTC and ETH in terms of returns if you sold at or near ATH. ​ # 23 Feb 2021 - Privacy Coins: The HOTTEST Projects for 2021!! 🔍 ​ |Cryptocurrency|Price at video release / $|ATH / $|Date of ATH|Returns if you sold at ATH |Current price / $|Returns if you sell now| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |1. Secret Network|3.63|10.64|Oct 28, 2021|2.93x|4.93|1.36x| |2. Tornado Cash|355.84|382.66|Feb 23, 2021|1.08x|38.66|0.109x| |Comparison to BTC|48,824|68,789|Nov 10, 2021|1.41x|46,723|0.96x| |Comparison to ETH|1570.20|4891.70|Nov 16, 2021|3.12x|3663.23|2.33x| Secret managed to significantly outperform BTC on both timeframes and outperform ETH when comparing to ATH. Tornado cash pretty much just bled. ​ # 8 May 2021 - TOP Staking Coins With Most Potential in 2021!! 💰 ​ |Cryptocurrency|Price at video release / $|ATH / $|Date of ATH|Returns if you sold at ATH |Current price / $|Returns if you sell now| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |1. Polygon|0.848|2.92|Dec 27, 2021|3.44x|2.48|2.92x| |2. Terra|16.98|103.33|Dec 27, 2021|6.09x|83.72|4.93x| |3. Polkadot|39.83|55.00|Nov 4, 2021|1.38x|27.05|0.679x| |4. Binance Coin|646.10|690.03|May 10, 2021|1.07x|516.77|0.801x| |5. Ethereum|3902.65|4891.70|Nov 16, 2021|1.25x|3663.23|0.939x| |Comparison to BTC|58,803|68,789|Nov 10, 2021|1.17x|46,723|0.795x| This video came out at a very unfortunate time. The whole market had a big correction, and alts were hit very hard. However, all the alts Coin Bureau recommended have either been comparable to or outperformed BTC so far. ​ # 10 Aug 2021 - TOP Altcoin Picks 2021 Q3: SOLID Potential!! 💯 ​ |Cryptocurrency|Price at video release / $|ATH / $|Date of ATH|Returns if you sold at ATH |Current price / $|Returns if you sell now| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |1. Ethereum|3141.69|4891.70|Nov 16, 2021|1.56x|3663.23|1.17x| |2. Cardano|1.67|3.10|Sep 2, 2021|1.86x|1.34|0.802x| |3. Solana|40.64|260.06|Nov 6, 2021|6.40x|173.86|4.28x| |4. Polygon|1.16|2.92|Dec 27, 2021|2.52x|2.48|2.14x| |5. Terra|16.75|103.33|Dec 27, 2021|6.17x|84.34|5.04x| |Comparison to BTC|45,585|68,789|Nov 10, 2021|1.51x|46,723|1.02x| Coin Bureau's recommendations performed extremely well, with all of them except Cardano outperforming BTC regardless of when you sold. ​ # Conclusion The majority of Coin Bureau's recommendations that came out in 2021 performed well in comparison to BTC and ETH. From the data we have, many of his recommendations are profitable in the short term (usually a couple of months). However, Coin Bureau hasn't been around for long enough to prove that he can pick out good long term projects (at least a few years). Overall, I think the data shows that if you want to diversify into alts, Coin Bureau's recommendations are generally a decent choice if you're too lazy or don't have the time to DYOR. ​ # TLDR Coin Bureau's recommendations are generally profitable in the short term (usually a couple of months). However, one year's worth of data really isn't that much, and I think you should always have more in BTC and ETH than in any of these recommendations combined. Edit: I wrongly stated that Secret Network did not outperform BTC or ETH. Thanks to u/jimmycryptso for pointing out the mistake.",2021-12-30 07:23:40 809,"Lot of attention for Squid Game that stole $2million, but 3 days ago AnubisDao stole $60million and no one cared.",4312,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qkt6y6/lot_of_attention_for_squid_game_that_stole/,825,"I don't understand the phycology of people, yesterday and today we had countless posts about squid game, everyone super worried with good reason because a scam is a scam and those responsable should me pointed out. But after the Shiba frenzy there has been this project called AnubisDao on ETH, it was a cute dog page that they promised it would have the mechanics of OlympusDAO. It had several famous devs involved and they managed to collect 13000 ETH or $60million aprox, they rugged everyone taking all the funds out of the contract. And now inside that team they are pointing fingers between each other and no one knows where the funds are. This happened 3-2 days ago. What surprises me is that this was a rug where famous devs have been involved and no one is talking about. ""DYOR"" ""you should put your money on people that has been proved right before"" ""trust on respetable people, not on randoms"" etc etc...in this case it has also been proven wrong, and 30 times the amount of SquidDao have been stolen. Crypto is a dangerous space, random projects that tells you in your face that you cannot sell your funds (basically telling you I'm gonna steal from you), or others that seem like a good bet but they fk you up anyways. Stay safu.",2021-11-02 01:32:28 810,Altcoins are fun,4310,https://i.redd.it/lwmi6k4i27h61.jpg,404,,2021-02-13 07:07:39 811,Anyone Relate?,4314,https://i.redd.it/kyndtn8193301.jpg,230,,2017-12-10 12:26:41 812,The new project from Do Kwon just dropped and it's already down 70% and counting,4309,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/uzld6k/the_new_project_from_do_kwon_just_dropped_and_its/,1106,"So the new LUNA just dropped and surprisingly price is already crashing, as we speak LUNA v2 is trading at $6.10 from a high of $17. This was kind of expected as people who lost money on the previous LUNA are trying to recoup some of their losses through the airdrop, so expect more volatility in the coming hours. Do Kwon is already celebrating the launch of his new project on Twitter but who knows how long this one will take to collapse like the previous two. What i can tell you is to avoid FOMOing into his new scam project and let the market decide his fate again, this guy deserves to be humiliated again for his excessive hubris.",2022-05-28 11:27:25 813,"Canada's Trudeau Enacts Emergencies Act, and Crypto Is Included",4300,https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/15/canadas-trudeau-enacts-emergencies-act-and-crypto-is-included/?outputType=amp,2161,,2022-02-15 03:04:18 814,Brave Browser: 1M trackers/ads blocked + $165 just from browsing,4305,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/may5fp/brave_browser_1m_trackersads_blocked_165_just/,952,"Around a year ago, I started using Brave as my primary browser. And today I noticed on the homepage that I reached 1 million trackers and ads blocked, which is pretty shocking. Additionally, I was essentially PAID to browse as I normally would -- with the recent run up in the price of BAT this amounts to \~$165. Obviously not a significant amount of money, but I think the concept is awesome regardless. The browser itself works well, and the only issues I have with it are: * You can only ""cash out"" via an Uphold wallet, which is KYC and has high fees. * Some issues with receiving BAT payments on time. * Can't enable BAT rewards on my iPhone, due to Apple's policy. To those of you on the fence, I would suggest at least trying Brave. You can enable / disable BAT rewards (to earn BAT there are some pop-up ads that appear) as you please, so there's really no downside to giving it a shot. I think there are decent arguments on both sides about the value of the BAT token, so you can determine for yourself if enabling BAT ads are ""worth it"" for you. [Brave\/BAT Summary](https://preview.redd.it/p9owsa5d9no61.png?width=2082&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=eca5295815c8b6231ed30190cd9c980bf55f5967)",2021-03-22 21:13:26 815,"Sam Bankman-Fried's net worth fell 93% in 1 day, loses Billionaire status",4296,https://cryptoslate.com/sam-bankman-frieds-net-worth-fell-93-in-1-day-loses-billionaire-status/,976,,2022-11-09 00:06:15 816,Elon Musk Posts a Meme About Hitler: 'Hitler Inu' token up 5500%,4296,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sgvote/elon_musk_posts_a_meme_about_hitler_hitler_inu/,1772,"[Elon Musk recently made a (fairly average) meme](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1487861173626101760?cxt=HHwWgICjkdf2-KUpAAAA) about how people say that anyone who disagrees with them politically is Hitler. Since then, a new token 'Hitler Inu', is up over 5000%. ​ [Hitler Inu is up over 5500%](https://preview.redd.it/uwnlb1tl9ze81.jpg?width=632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6632856126f01f4b922a7f44eea0d2d2658b15f2) Jokes aside, I think this is terrible for crypto. Firstly, one man can indirectly control the markets without even meaning to (at least, he didn't mean to in this case). Secondly, it is projects like this that makes the average retail investor think that crypto is a pyramid scheme/scam. As an asset class, crypto needs to move away from these sort of projects and focus on fundamentals etc. Tl;dr Hitler Inu token is up over 5500% based off an average meme.",2022-01-31 07:46:00 817,WOW. I just posted asking for help. In 5 minutes 5 different users tried to scam me.,4288,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qiv96o/wow_i_just_posted_asking_for_help_in_5_minutes_5/,811,"Wow. I just did a post asking if I had lost 20$ on a small transaction... 30 seconds later I got a message offering help and saying I could ""re-validate the transaction with the idapps interface"". Quick google showed scam but I let him go on. Sent me a link and instructions that I should link my wallet inserting the seed phrase. A minute later another, then another, than another. There were 3 when I began writing and now there are 5. Some say I have to input my phrase to get a QR code or even a ""bar code""! I'm missing 20 bucks here, guys. I can imagine what happens to people who announce problems with bigger amounts... A word of advice: If someone has something good to say, they will do it in the open, using the comments. Don't trust people who are trying to help you on the side. Not here. Should I edit and add their usernames on this post or is it against the community rules? Edit: I have reported all of them. Unfortunately reddit doesn't have a ""scam"" option to report and the closest one i found was ""impersonation"". Now reddit just answered all of them saying ""the content doesn't violate reddit's content policy"". hmmm",2021-10-30 06:02:20 818,"Global markets sliding on COVID news, get your dip buying chips ready!",4290,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r2ig2x/global_markets_sliding_on_covid_news_get_your_dip/,1903,"On the back of fresh fears over this new COVID variant the markets are getting spooked. Asia had biggest slip in 2 months. UK has just opened and FTSE 100 is down 3%, lots of blue chips down a reasonable amount and the media is all over it. US market obviously not open at the moment but the global sentiment seems quite consistent. With so much institutional investment in crypto this could be an interesting few days/weeks for stocks and very likely crypto if large sums are pulled out. Just remember, if you believe in the project and there is no news to the negative against it then why sell. If you are over exposed consider sensible stop losses. Personally I'm in for the ride and have some FIAT ready to go if need be! Best wishes all, and remember I have no idea what I'm saying...",2021-11-26 08:18:00 819,"Ok, what the hell did you guys do?",4294,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qr5bio/ok_what_the_hell_did_you_guys_do/,1266,"So I'm gone for a couple of hours and now almost everything is down?! This is an outrage! You'd have to go back in time a week to see these prices! A WEEK! Do you have any idea how long it is going to take to regain this lost ground?! I can't believe this - I actually can't believe this. Crypto dropping inexplicably?! What's next?! Bald billionaires going to space for no reason?! Yeah right! How will we ever recover? We might have to wait another week for a new ATH! What the hell is happening to the world!?",2021-11-10 21:58:49 820,DeFi is the way,4274,https://i.redd.it/c2llyr0gmfe61.jpg,214,,2021-01-30 08:41:17 821,You're gonna hate this,4274,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sb5avd/youre_gonna_hate_this/,1999,"I'm seeing a lot of posts today about buying the dip and how today is different than 2018 because of increased adoption and more advanced tech, mainly in L1s. I hate to break it to you, but none of that matters. Have a look at this: https://preview.redd.it/y9221orvlhd81.jpg?width=2786&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=330cc89c03aad64fb383b18f6adb5559bcd3637c **EDIT: The chart cuts off at 2016...which is apparently making some people think there was a bear market sometime after 2016. Let's have a look:** https://preview.redd.it/0us34zsk3jd81.png?width=2108&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=1dc74739e55bf6b7d86dd56ea6798fa0163c4719 **There was no bear market. There was a relatively small crash in 2020 as everyone panicked over Covid. That's not a bear market. This picture also shows you that it's even worse, the market has been absolutely parabolic for almost 2 years.** That's the S&P 500 index. Notice something? Every ten years or so there's a severe downward correction which lasts 1-2 years. In the early 2000s it was the tech bubble, in 2008/9 it was the mortgage crisis. As you can see here, we've been in a sharp uptrend for over 10 years now. This uptrend has been fueled not in small part by record low interest rates. This is turn has resulted in parts of the market being hopelessly overvalued, a prime example being Tesla. Now look at the crypto charts, specifically the top 50 alts. Most of them have had absolutely face melting pumps over the last 18 months. Do you think that's just going to keep going up? Their valuations are now so ridiculous that 'crypto market caps' are basically a meme, completely detached from reality. Of course market caps are hardly ever a true reflection of what company is worth, but they are a reflection of the amount of speculation in the current market. Just to look at a few: Cardano MC $36 billion, doesn't have fully functional smart contracts, lots of promises while continually underdelivering, if at all. Solana: MC $30 billion, has been unusable for the last 48 hours, has suffered multiple outages over the last 6 months which lasted up to 17 hours. Dogecoin: $18 billion MC....don't think I need to go into more detail on this one. Ethereum: $288 billion market cap, supposed to disrupt the global banking industry (along with everything else), meanwhile it costs $200 for a simple ERC20 token swap. BTC: $665 billion market cap, supposed to be the future of digital store of value, meanwhile, has lost more than 50% in value over the course of 2.5 months. etc.... The point is that these market caps aren't a reflection of the current states of those projects, but rather their promised states at some future point in time. Unless that point in time is very close as in a few months away, that's not sustainable. I personally don't think that point in time is very close, as almost nothing in crypto currency works as advertised. **What would a multi year global bear market mean for crypto?** \- BTC bleeds more than stock market \- ETH bleeds more than BTC \- Alts will bleed even heavier than ETH and a good number will never recover. You have to remember something very basic here: if an alt your holding loses 90% of its value in the bear market, it has to pull a 10X just to get back to its previous price. **Further complication:** DCAing into projects is obviously the way to go in a bear market, but it becomes more difficult to predict what projects will have merit the longer the bear market continues. Will your favourite project still be relevant in 2024 or will it be replaced by something that hasn't even launched and won't until 2023? The longer the bear market lasts, the more likely that outcome becomes. Do lots of research, try to keep up with the tech developments in crypto. The next Solana or Luna is probably being planned as I write this. Try to find it.",2022-01-23 22:06:12 822,'The Goal Of Crypto Is Not To Play Games With Million Dollar Pictures Of Monkeys': Ethereum Founder Takes Shot At Bored Ape Yacht Club,4273,https://www.benzinga.com/amp/content/26212053,557,,2022-03-20 18:17:06 823,"And... The Solana network has been halted yet again. Devs preparing for ""restart""",4264,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/v2moky/and_the_solana_network_has_been_halted_yet_again/,1014,"Solana network is currently down yet again and is not producing blocks. According to Solscan, the last block was produced 5 hours ago. This is the 4th or 5th time the network is going down in recent months. [Solscan - 5 hours ago](https://preview.redd.it/txhcxhyfq1391.jpg?width=2606&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=77e11dd4f3201a6e206b9de86f68c0d43f9b32e2) According to Solana users, there were 5 NFT drops on Solana today which is being blamed for crashing the network. Solana have officially confirmed its down yet again, and that all operators should prepare for a restart. According to them assets are ""safe"" though they cannot be accessed. [Restart plz](https://preview.redd.it/61puj3poq1391.jpg?width=1272&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=00ba73f9cb4c013f0bf5d4ba23a4efdc57c85756) As usual, the Solana devs are online more than the network itself.",2022-06-01 17:42:26 824,Robinhood launching cryptocurrency wallets: why you should avoid at all costs.,4273,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rugdyg/robinhood_launching_cryptocurrency_wallets_why/,1691,"As many of you know, Robinhood is launching [cryptocurrency wallets](https://news.bitcoin.com/trading-platform-robinhood-launch-cryptocurrency-wallets/) soon. You also may be familiar with the fact that on January 28, 2021, Robinhood infamously [restricted the trading of various stocks](https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/investing/robinhood-backlash-what-you-should-know-about-the-gamestop-stock-controversy/), making positions close-only. Lastly, anyone who has used the platform for trading cryptocurrency is likely familiar with the ""scheduled maintenance"" that conveniently obstructs you from making trades at times when the market is making a significant movement. Still, I know that many people are too complacent for their own good; they will be fully aware of Robinhood's corruption, but they will use the platform anyways for the commission-free trading. This brings us to our next point... # Are there actually no fees on Robinhood trades? Short answer: no. When you buy cryptocurrency, Robinhood makes money on the artificially wide bid-ask spread. What this means for you is that Robinhood will try to make you pay more when you buy crypto, and try to offer you less when you go to sell your crypto. Just for demonstrative purposes: lets say you are trying to buy 1 BTC. Robinhood might tell you that the price is $50,000. Then, they will pair you up with someone who is selling 1 BTC for $49,990, and pocket the $10 difference. Still confused? This analogy may help: >Intentionally quoting a trader a higher price so you can make money on a greater bid-ask spread is akin to shopping mall outlets raising their prices before running a steep “discount” to lure customers.  [\[source\]](https://coincentral.com/zero-fee-crypto-trading/) So please, even if you aren't concerned about Robinhood's trading restrictions and shady management, you should be aware of the way that they profit off of your cryptocurrency trades. **They still charge you a fee, it is just hidden. Since you know that fees are inevitable, you should choose a more reputable and reliable cryptocurrency broker to do business with.**",2022-01-02 18:52:30 825,"This Week in Crypto: Top Cryptocurrency Headlines for the Week of February 11, 2018",4266,https://i.redd.it/njc93mh64nf01.jpg,358,,2018-02-11 20:04:27 826,Coinbase created a page that automatically generates an email to send to your senator to vote YES on the Wyden-Lummis-Toomey amendment and NO on the Warner-Portman amendment,4249,https://p2a.co/y19AJ6V,525,,2021-08-07 03:33:43 827,"Quantum computer solves Bitcoin's algorithm for the first time in history, BTC drops 20% in minutes",4246,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ttzm52/quantum_computer_solves_bitcoins_algorithm_for/,754,"New research team has built a quantum machine with 13 million qubits that cracked Bitcoin encryption. Scientists from the University of Sussex in the UK have built quantum systems with 13 million qubits, which was sufficient enough to break the cryptographic algorithm (SHA-256) that secures the Bitcoin blockchain within the space of 24 hours. The ability to break the encryption protecting the Bitcoin network allows researchers to catch transactions and reroute coins into their own wallet. [SOURCE1](https://www.techradar.com/news/quantum-computers-may-be-able-to-break-bitcoin-sooner-than-you-think) [SOURCE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ) As noted by Mark Webber, lead researcher on the project, advances in quantum computing are inevitably rendering modern encryption redundant, it was a mistake to assume that information encrypted today would remain secure tomorrow.",2022-04-01 19:43:42 828,"Reminder: Today, US Congressman Rep Brad Sherman who is trying to ‘Shut Down’ Crypto and gets his largest accumulative donations from big banks, is having a town hall on July 21st, 7pm. Might be a good time to call in and remind him who he's supposed to be working for",4249,https://www.publish0x.com/the-modern-bitcoin-maximalist/reminder-today-us-congressman-rep-brad-sherman-who-is-trying-xwwqjyo,314,,2021-07-21 17:41:47 829,Crypto Exchange Binance is More Profitable than Germany’s Biggest Bank Deutsche,4246,https://www.ccn.com/binance-surpassed-germanys-biggest-bank-deutsche-in-profitability/,365,,2018-04-26 13:21:09 830,"Over last 3 years, Wells Fargo bank got caught. Paid gov’t $2.7 billion in total fines, penalties for ripoffs. Yet bank’s profit over same 3 years = $ 60 billion. Total fines, penalties = 4.7% of profits. Trivial. No wonder banks keep ripping us off.",4237,https://twitter.com/profwolff/status/1079806643720736768,211,,2019-01-01 15:15:08 831,Friendly reminder that the fiat money in your bank account doesn't exist.,4234,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r78dk0/friendly_reminder_that_the_fiat_money_in_your/,1847,"It seems like everyday, there's a media talking head laughing at cryptocurrencies by saying it's ""magic internet money"" that doesn't really exist in the real world. They are telling us that BTC, ETH and such are basically worthless because it doesn't have a physical existence and are not backed by a government. Well, those people conveniently forget that fiat money doesn't exist, either. Well, most of it. You see, banks are allowed to leverage their holdings in what is called the fractional reserve banking system. If you deposit 100$, for example, they only keep a fraction of that money in cash (let's say 20$), and they use the remaining 80$ to generate yield, generally by lending. What that means is, if every customers of the bank tries to cash out in a short amount of time, **the money won't be there, because it's been lent and doesn't exist anymore**. When you deposit cash in a bank, what you get in return is basically a glorified IOU. Should the bank get into trouble, your cash could very well disappear. Now, of course, the governement can intervene to prevent such bank runs. But it's always in the favor of the rich. That's what happened in 2008-2009 : the fat cats got bailed out, while the ordinary citizens went into bankruptcy. And it only works in stable countries ; when you live in a failed state, the government won't help you in such a crisis. Compare that with crypto. If you are in control of your keys, and assuming their are not compromised, **nobody** can access your funds without your permission. Not the wallet devs, not the government, not the DEX. Nobody. **You are in full control, and you will still be in control even if the governement of your country collapse**. In that sense, I think that cryptocurrencies are actually more real then fiat money. Decentralised networks are much more resilient then centralised authorities, and therefore are more likely to survive in the long-term. I think we still got a few years ahead of us before the mainstream media catches up with this revolution. Until then, I will accumulate as much as I can.",2021-12-02 14:14:37 832,...and just like that Gilfoyle is right,4238,https://i.imgur.com/mMkpRBp.jpg,379,,2018-06-16 03:46:55 833,15 Year Old Kid Hacks John McAfee's 'Unhackable' Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet! Plays DOOM on The Device,4230,https://www.bitguru.co.uk/crypto-news/15-year-old-kid-hacks-john-mcafees-unhackable-cryptocurrency-hardware-wallet/,411,,2018-08-09 13:46:46 834,Finally did it: I made a crypto trading bot that automatically places orders on new listings before they get added on Binance,4234,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qc9zoe/finally_did_it_i_made_a_crypto_trading_bot_that/,1031,"So I've been working on this project for about 2 months now, and I've learned quite a bit about how new listings behave, and how important the Binance Annoucement page is. My inital idea was to create a crypto trading bot in Python, that constantly checks if a new listing is added on Binance, essentially by checking the total number of coins at any given time. I tried out different variations on this, end even increased the speed to buy within 0.1 seconds on a new coin being listed. After looking at the results, and talking to some of you on here, it turns out that the spike in the price upon listing the coin is actually the peak of the iceberg. The real activity seems to happen once Binance Announces that they will list the coin, and not upon the listing itself. Have a look at the chart for FIDA/USDT below, and the time Binance made the announcement: [FIDAUSDT](https://preview.redd.it/q6bnt5noynu71.png?width=1536&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=35ab7423f89f9c162619f36459f9cf36d1e13072) https://preview.redd.it/689yka0rynu71.png?width=677&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c6d9d916a52c6b3a4530cd51cb5b2c7255474e7d ​ Looks like people are fomoing hard into new coins on different exchanges in anticipation of a Binance pump, ironically creating the pump themselves. So with that in mind, I built a crypto trading algorithm that listens to the Binance announcement page, and once there is an announcement for a new coin listing, the bot extracts the symbol of that coin and places a Buy order on Gate .io. The tool will automatically place buy and sell orders and it has a trailing stop loss feature, meaning that it should sell at the optimum time, in theory. I chose gate .io because according to what I've seen and what some of you have said, this exchange seem to list many of the coins that later make it on Binance or other bigger exchanges. The tool is free to use for everyone, but I suggest running it in Test mode at first, as I still need to confirm that everything runs fine. Annoyingly, gate .io doesn't have a testnet which means I had to test the buy/sell logic by placing real trades - not ideal. But I've included a test mode for the tool itself, so it won't actually call the gate .io API, it will just simulate the trades locally. I'm currently waiting for new annoucements to test out the profitability and will report back. For anyone interested in the project or who may want to test this out themselves: **Here's a video overview of the tool and why it evolved to this:** [**https://youtu.be/SsSgD0v16Kg**](https://youtu.be/SsSgD0v16Kg) **A guide on how to install and run this on your machine:** [**https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/10/17/a-binance-and-gate-io-crypto-trading-bot-for-new-coin-announcements/**](https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/10/17/a-binance-and-gate-io-crypto-trading-bot-for-new-coin-announcements/) **And of course, the source code on GitHub:** [**https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/gateio-crypto-trading-bot-binance-announcements-new-coins**](https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/gateio-crypto-trading-bot-binance-announcements-new-coins) ​ **If you wish to talk trading bots, join me here:** [https://discord.gg/Ga56KXUUNn](https://discord.gg/Ga56KXUUNn) ​ PS: congrats on your gains to all hodlers today :)",2021-10-20 20:20:47 835,Tai Lopez is selling NFTs to his 3M Instagram Followers and 700K Twitter followers. In one of his NFTs you can have a chance to win $10K in a 1v1 Basketball match against him just by paying $45K. He also does fake Giveaways.,4231,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/t7vl92/tai_lopez_is_selling_nfts_to_his_3m_instagram/,663,"Even if you win in a 50/50 match you still will lose $35K. I just wonder who is stupid enough to do this. You think this is the end? ​ [Pretty awesome deal huh? It will be worthless after playing Basketball game keep this in mind](https://preview.redd.it/r070po96iql81.jpg?width=837&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=8ae9f22d295018994c2d398304942ea94b99b8cc) Wait this is not the end, in another NFT you can also watch a movie with him just by paying $35K. ​ [$35K for a goddamn movie?](https://preview.redd.it/zivr7abiiql81.jpg?width=445&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=e464dbf713752169fd3636dddb0236232b6f23a6) You can also have Balls shaving experience with him, Price? Well only for $100K. ​ [I have no idea who in the hell would do this.](https://preview.redd.it/1izcqozpiql81.jpg?width=1121&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6e85c39eef393b66fba1a14c8c391344bbd4d155) [Here are rest of the deals.](https://preview.redd.it/rj7ak420jql81.jpg?width=1753&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a76ca72fcafff71f45552cd6996c49e10071eddc) Please stay away from these so called celebrities they are not your friends. They are scamming their own fanbase. They are nothing but bunch of scammers. He's also involved in fake giveaways which were never given to his followers. ​ [One of the examples.](https://preview.redd.it/c1vb6inkjql81.jpg?width=1283&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=96eef27bc12bb897cbca099e83b10fe65eb81ed5) [He never replied.](https://preview.redd.it/2hro9r1qjql81.jpg?width=485&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=cea64b98ba660d317f1f0b8fd7702b475ec5bfc6) [his BTC address shows he has 0 transactions.](https://preview.redd.it/ctk0v2dujql81.jpg?width=1283&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=d4bbf0f3b361d2f76f77e0706187deb4c8dba125) Source: [https://twitter.com/coffeebreak\_YT/status/1500213278609481729](https://twitter.com/coffeebreak_YT/status/1500213278609481729)",2022-03-06 09:53:22 836,How to get a refund please?,4228,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/vff177/how_to_get_a_refund_please/,769,"Hi yall, I bought some bitcoin a few months back because my friend told me how it was the future and I needed to buy them. It’s not working out how I thought it would at all. How do I go about getting a refund. It was quiet an expensive purchase so I’d like to get my money back. I have a few other coins I would like to get refunds on, the one with the dogs on them doggy coin and shib in you coin. I have asked all around the local shops in town but no one seems to know anything about them. I have tried phoning my friend that told me to buy them but his phone must be broken because when he answers he can’t hear me. Thanks in advance",2022-06-18 20:50:02 837,"Its not a Moon-Lambo, but thank you /r/Cryptocurrency!",4221,https://i.redd.it/c0hy5n49k0d01.jpg,946,,2018-01-29 14:05:10 838,"Coinbase/GDAX lost many people’s coins and their support is unresponsive, please upvote to get attention and help",4232,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7n8fmx/coinbasegdax_lost_many_peoples_coins_and_their/,413,"I know this isn’t the right subreddit for this, and that a lot of people are just gonna say that we should’ve never used Coinbase or GDAX, but this problem goes far beyond the normal issues. A transfer from an external wallet/platform to GDAX appeared in all of our Coinbase accounts, and then said that it transferred successfully to our GDAX accounts, but then never showed up in our GDAX accounts. So it would appear our money is gone, because our balances are zero. We’ve all opened tickets with support with absolutely no responses, posted on their subreddit, and called to only be on hold for hours without any help. I really don’t know what else to do except try to get us on the front page of a bigger crypto community. More details about this issue are here https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinBase/comments/7mx88o/urgent_coinbase_to_gdax_transfer_disappeared/?st=JBUBPP35&sh=a19f1463 Thank you so much for your help to anybody who can spare an upvote to bring some attention to this. If anybody from Coinbase finally wants to help, my support ticket number is 3221822 UPDATE: there’s a comment response from the Coinbase CEO, saying they’ll get to our tickets. Since I doubt they’ll respond again to me (and my balance is still 0 on GDAX so basically this whole issue was still not enough to fix our problem) - here’s my response: What proof do I have that my coins are not lost? My balance on GDAX is 0, and my LTC balance on Coinbase is 0. This kind of thing should be a priority issue if people are getting balances of 0 on GDAX with an automatic send to their wallet transfer from Coinbase to GDAX like this. I’m even more frustrated that with 3.5k upvotes and a response, my LTC balance is still 0 from an error on their side. One last clarification: I do not have any pending transfer issues (these I’m familiar with an have learned to wait). The transaction on the blockchain finished, the funds even appeared in my Coinbase account. The automatic transfer from Coinbase to GDAX (which has happened at least 5-10 times with no issues for me) this time withdrew the money from my Coinbase account and said the deposit to GDAX was completed. But my balance is 0 for LTC on Coinbase and 0 on GDAX, so this last move to GDAX (which is supposed to be instant, and says completed) zeroed my LTC balance. My balance has been 0 LTC for over 3 days now. This has nothing to do with their wire transfers, although I really feel for everyone still waiting on their withdrawals and hope they resolve that soon. UPDATE: it’s been 4 days and still missing all of my LTC UPDATE: 5 days now. No more holidays. I have no faith in crypto exchanges anymore. 6 days now. What a joke. I’ll post the next update in 6 months when my support ticket gets addressed and if I’m lucky they’ll fix our problem. FINAL UPDATE: Fixed finally after 6 and a half days. My account has been transferred the litecoin that were missing, thank you so much everyone on reddit for bringing attention to this. I really owe everyone because I had no power at all over this situation and I like to think this post helped get Coinbase to at least address this issue. It would appear others are still having problems with this Coinbase to GDAX transfer, or at least haven’t had their missing coins returned yet, just as an FYI. Thank you so much again everybody!!!!",2017-12-31 13:20:49 839,US Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Require Members of Congress To Disclose Crypto Holdings.,4219,https://dailyhodl.com/2022/06/04/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-require-members-of-congress-to-disclose-crypto-holdings/,216,,2022-06-05 08:05:44 840,"Hackers Gained Access to HP 9000 Servers and Mined Crypto Worth $110,000",4213,https://recentlyheard.com/2021/12/26/hackers-gained-access-to-hp-9000-servers-and-mined-crypto-worth-110000/,1426,,2021-12-26 08:20:39 841,Introducing USDTea - Stablecoin backed by a can of Arizona Ice Tea that's been $1 for the past 30 years (Joke),4217,https://usdtea.io/,339,,2022-05-20 17:39:07 842,"Top El Salvador post is by a butt coiner who wants Bitcoin to crash to 1K. He is not offering any ""unbiased perspective"" nor does he want crypto to succeed.",4210,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/q3yh1b/top_el_salvador_post_is_by_a_butt_coiner_who/,898,"The controversial top post about El Salvador's OP claims that he wants crypto to succeed, But if you go into his profile linked in that post, you can see that he is wishing for Bitcoin to go to 1K. Lmao https://nitter.net/samsungsv19/status/1446184849971236876?s=20 This guy literally wants crypto to burn, but yall are celebrating him because he is putting out ""unbiased perspectives"". Lmao https://nitter.net/samsungsv19/status/1446144675736399881#m Nobody who wants crypto to succeed will wish for 1K BTC and RT known fudsters. Its hilarious people even fall for this. The OP follows and RTs stuff like this https://nitter.net/Quinnvestments/status/1446262224520105987?s=20 This quinn investment guy is a known fraudster who cooks up conspiracy theories, just have a look at his profile lol. Bullshit that has already been denied, like Tether holding Evergrande.. Infact this nonsense claims 78% of Tether reserves are Evergrande, which is total lies. And that OP RT's nonsense like this, wishing for crypto to burn, but you all are assuming he is posting his ""unbiased opinion"" on bitcoin law. Lol Edit: Some comments are pointing out that I havent deboonked what that OP has said. I did actualyl debunk him last month, but then realised he isnt having honest debates but is just putting out propaganda. Given that he isnt acting in good faith, and is a buttcoiner, kinda pointless for me to debunk moreover, he is clearly lying that he wants to see crypto succeed, and instead has a very biased agenda. He is not debating in good faith. If you check his profile, he had posted that BTC would be a failure even before the roll out. Literally, before the plan was implemented and went live, he claimed it would be a failure. Anyone really expect this guy to be unbaised at this point? Coming to the protests, yes there are protests, but the protests are to do with politics rather than bitcoin. You will find one or two guys carrying an anti-bitcoin banner in the entire protest. Most of the protests are purely due to political reasons, that have nothing to do with Bitcoin. All those pictures he has posted as proof are all from protests shared on twitter, they have nothing to do with bitcoin except that fact that Bitcoin is implemented by the president, against whom all the protests are targeted. That guy claims Bitcoin rollout is ""not going well"". Stats from Google app store and IOS app store prove him wrong. The Chivo wallet is still #2 on ios app store, ahead of most viral apps like FB/ Whatsapp/Twitter/TikTok etc https://www.similarweb.com/apps/top/apple/store-rank/sv/all/ And on Android play store, the wallet is the #1 app too.. https://www.similarweb.com/apps/top/google/store-rank/sv/all The Chivo app is pretty much TOP on both app stores. Quite some failure huh! Definitely not doing well... Just because there have been some issues during rollout doesnt mean its a failure or its not going well. Many mass implementation programs have problems initially, infact even the US covid stimmy checks took a while to arrive and there was implementation delays. Later, [WaPo reported that over 1 M checks went out to dead people](https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/06/25/irs-stimulus-checks-dead-people-gao/). Was that a failure too? Now lets look at some real stories that are success: Over 3 million users have downloaded the wallet. [More users in El Salvador are now using Chivo / have a bitcoin wallet than they have traditional bank accounts.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2021/10/07/in-el-salvador-more-people-have-bitcoin-wallets-than-traditional-bank-accounts/?sh=7ac1bb5020b5) - This alone is a massive win, in a country where huge amounts of people are unbanked, they have now instantly been given access to the world's most open and fair financial network. Already, Brazil is considering following El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as well. A country implementing BTC is not a race to the finish, it is a long term program. OP knows that too, but since he is a biased propagandist, he wants to put out hit pieces on a monthly basis That guy is just grinding his grudge against the president who he clearly hates, and using this sub as an outlet to air his political hit posts.",2021-10-08 14:07:14 843,"I started investing my dad’s money while he knows nothing about crypto, here’s a funny thing that happened.",4210,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pnlb29/i_started_investing_my_dads_money_while_he_knows/,1120,"First of all, My dad asked me to invest some of his money into crypto, as I know a bit about it and I’m doing relatively well. He knows nothing about crypto, but trusts me and acknowledges the volatility. I, in no way, persuaded him to invest in crypto. Having said that, here’s what happened; I downloaded a portfolio app on his phone so that he can track the crypto I bought and also so he keeps up with what I’m doing with his money. Naturally, I keep plenty of funds in a stablecoin (in this case usdt) so that I can buy potential dips. One afternoon I kept getting calls from him on my workphone (he never calls me on my workphone). Flustered, I picked up the phone during an important meeting, fearing something bad had happened. When I picked up he said the most boomer thing I ever heard him say ‘Hey, I have been tracking this coin usdt you bought, and it is not doing much, it’s not fluctuating at all, but I’m really, really expecting a rise soon, what do you think?!’ I found it absolutely adorable and dumb at the same time. I explained everything to him and we had a good laugh about it. Anyway, I just wanted to share this giggle I had. Hope it also brings you some joy in these trying times. EDIT: Wow, this post really exploded. Thanks for all the awards and love kind strangers. I see there is some controversy about the whole 'Tether' thing. I appreciate you guys looking out for me and my father. I truly do. Having said that, I don't feel the need to fuel this discussion. I think everyone is entitled to his own crypto choices and my dad trusts me enough to make those choices for him. It was not the intention of this post to start a tether-riot. It was simply meant to share a funny crypto-related story. Oh, and for the people saying this is a repost. I did try to post this about a month ago I think, but it got instantly deleted by the mods because I didn't have the required Comment Karma to post on this subreddit. I just thought I'd try to share my story again now having the required Karma. Anyway, I hope all of you have a wonderful crypto-journey. I'm still reading all the comments. It truly makes my day! Much love.",2021-09-13 18:26:57 844,"Crypto.com introduces Worldwide Account Protection Programme, protects victims of unauthorised transactions of up to USD$250,000",4199,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s8eaoz/cryptocom_introduces_worldwide_account_protection/,1763,"Just read the security report from Crypto.com in an official press release issued barely 3 days after the recent hacking. I think this is impressive not just for CDC but for the crypto market in general, in building confidence in cryptocurrency. This is so vital considering how crypto is still held in suspicion by many. To quote them: >Crypto.com is introducing the Worldwide Account Protection Program (WAPP). WAPP offers additional protection and security for user funds held in the Crypto.com App and the Crypto.com Exchange. > >WAPP is designed to protect user funds in cases where a third party gains unauthorized access to their account and withdraws funds without the user’s permission. WAPP restores funds up to USD$250,000 for qualified users; terms & conditions apply. Some noteworthy things you must do to qualify for the WAPP: * Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on all transaction types where MFA is currently available,  * Set up an anti-phishing code at least 21 days prior to the reported unauthorized transaction, * Not be using jailbroken devices,  * File a police report and provide a copy of it to Crypto.com; and  * Complete a questionnaire to support a forensic investigation. The WAPP will begin rolling out in select markets starting 1 February 2022.  CDC has also : 1. migrated to a new 2FA infrastructure, with a longer term plan to migrate to true Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). 2. Introduced an additional layer of security on 18 Jan to add a mandatory 24-hour delay between registration of a new whitelisted withdrawal address, and first withdrawal. 3. Full audit of the entire infrastructure 4. Engaged with third-party security firms to perform additional security checks + threat intelligence 5. And of course, all affected customers have been fully reimbursed. [Here's the link to the report.](https://crypto.com/product-news/crypto-com-security-report-next-steps) EDIT: Sincere thanks for the awards! EDIT2: I really didn't expect this to blow up. Thank you all for the awards! I just want to add that, yes I am a CDC customer, but I also hold many other tokens and coins, and I'm well aware of the amount of suspicion and misunderstanding many people have regarding crypto. It's really important that, as time passes, the crypto world shows that it cares, it is relatable and it adds value. That's why I decided to share about this. I am also learning that other exchanges offer similar - but maybe it's not marketed as well. Marketing is awareness. And it's true that the way a service provider reacts to a crisis is key to its public perception. thanks for reading!",2022-01-20 08:32:39 845,"Bitcoin tops $50,000 for first time since early May",4195,https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-tops-50-000-for-first-time-since-early-may-11629687328,640,,2021-08-23 02:59:19 846,"""Bitcoin is a fraud and a scam""",4181,https://i.imgur.com/uAISQ9c.jpg,287,,2018-04-03 10:50:21 847,Two grand huh? I know a guy who can turn that into 800 dollars. Me.,4187,https://i.redd.it/rahprv6szqf61.jpg,337,,2021-02-06 00:00:38 848,South Korean politician calls for Do Kwon to attend hearing on TerraUSD's collapse.,4182,https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/147269/south-korean-politician-calls-for-hearing-terra-do-kwon,771,,2022-05-17 09:49:08 849,"$12,000",4179,https://i.redd.it/ztqojdfucm631.jpg,631,,2019-06-26 03:20:22 850,"No one was complaining about ""manipulation"" when it was going up from 2500 to 20,000 in less than 6 months.",4179,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/87fvo2/no_one_was_complaining_about_manipulation_when_it/,530,"Suddenly we have a lot of people on here screaming ""manipulation"" ... ""we need regulation"" like it was all natural when it ran up to 20k. If we had a regulated market bitcoin would still be under $1,000. This is a unregulated market, either accept the highs and lows or go invest in gov't bonds.",2018-03-27 05:14:10 851,I spent 5 hours researching what a DAO is so you didn’t have to.,4173,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ragxwq/i_spent_5_hours_researching_what_a_dao_is_so_you/,867,"**What is a DAO?** Standing for Decentralized Autonomous Organization, a DAO is an internet-native blockchain-derived investor-directed venture capital fund organization managed by all members. At its core they have an objective to provide a decentralized business model for all future enterprises. Mark Cuban called them “the ultimate combination of capitalism and progressivism.” One important aspect is that all code is open-source. This is done with the aim to eliminate human error, manipulation, and third parties, by having an automated crowdsourced process of decision-making. Unlike a company, DAOs have democratized organizations allowing all members to vote for any implemented change. The DA organization is represented by transparent computational rules, secured on the digital ledger across the internet, hardened against forgery by timestamping, and disseminated as a distributed database. The DAO is controlled by the members; no managers or basses are needed. >Bitcoin in essence is the first fully functional DAO with programmed rules and functional autonomy through consensual protocol; the miners and nodes signal voting through support. **DAOs need four things really;** * A set of rules, * A funding token, * Voting right provisions, * A clear structure & roadmap |**DAOs**|**A traditional corporation**| |:-|:-| |Flat hierarchy.|Hierarchical.| |Voting required for any changes.|Changes demanded from sole party, voting may be offered.| |Voting outcome implemented automatically.|Tallied internally and outcome handled manually.| |Services handled automatically in a decentralized manner.|Human handling, centrally controlled automation, prone to error and manipulation.| |All activity transparent and public.|Activity private.| **Creation of a DAO:** * Step one; create a smart contract that once launched the rules can only be changed by coded governance system. * Step two; sources of funding must be determined and governance must be engaged, typically funded via token sale that come with voting rights. * Step three; deploy smart contract on the blockchain from which point onward stallholders will decide future organization. The dev(s) have no more influence than any other stakeholder. ​ **How can I join a DAO?:** Just invest in their token, and boom, you’ve joined. The smart contract token you just bought establishes the DAO’s rules, most likely you have to stake the token or another in the DAO to get voting rights and influence operations. This is typically done by deciding on and creating governance proposals. The fact that you need to stake to create proposals is to prevent spam proposals, and only (typically) proposals will pass if a majority of stakeholders approve (different percentage majority per DAO; specified in the smart contract). **What’s the point? Where is the need?** Are we all not internet native, or soon will be? DAOs are internet-native organizations with technological advantages compared to traditional companies. They have and establish a higher level of trust then say, the classical corporate hierarchy. Only the open source code needs to be trusted which is transparent thus auditable and verifiable at any time. This solves the economic principle-agent-dilemma where there may be a conflict of priorities between a group and those making the decisions for the group. The answer is community governance where incentives are aligned. There are charity DAOs, ones for NFT investments, for funding projects by Black women and non-binary artists, for funding women and non-binary crypto founders, some are exclusive social clubs, and others are for-profit business applications. I’ve even seen freelance DAO networks of contractor. >**Examples of DAOs:** Aragon, MakerDAO (MKR), DAOstack, DASH, JennyDAO, Jelurida, SharkDAO, DAOhaus, RaidGuild, Proof Of Humanity, Opolis, BanklessDAO, MolochDAO, **Downsides of DAOs:** No organization is perfect, decentralized or autonomous or not. This is extremely new technology that continues to attract criticisms over legality, security, and structural issues. As a DAO can be distributed across multiple jurisdictions, there is no legal framework. One may have heard about ‘The DAO’ crashing, as back in 2016. ‘The DAO’ was launched on Ethereum and raised $150 million in ETH (largest crowdfunding effort at the time) but a few days later developers expressed concern about a bug that would allow malicious actors to drain funds, and while a proposal was set forth to fix it an attacker took $60 million worth of ETH. At the time, 14% of all circulating ETH was invested in ‘The DAO’. Chaos ensued and a hardfork was implemented on ETH. Those who disagreed moved to support an earlier version of the ETH network, which became known as Ethereum Classic, or ETC. Point being if any gaps in the contract framework aren’t closed before launch, it can lead to potential theft and money loss. *There is no such thing as a fully D & A organization.* Depending on governance, there are only various levels of decentralization. While the network may have independent but equal network actors, the smart contract rules themselves will always be a centralized loss of direct autonomy; architecturally and geographically decentralized yes but logically centralized on the protocol. Upgrading of code is often delegated to experts who understand techno-legal intricacies of code and are therefore a point of centralization. **Future of DAOs:** Despite the potential for DAOs to revolutionize the industry, and be a disruptive force to corporate structuring as a whole, they face security and legality issues. As we all know the SEC claims some blockchain based companies might have made illegal offers of unregistered securities. There is also a lack of understanding about cryptocurrencies from new investors, not to mention the technical competence one needs to understand the computational infrastructure and consensus mechanisms within the smart contract to feel good about investing in it. It’s not all bad though, Wyoming just became the first state to recognize DAOs as legal entities. DeepDAO says there are about 181 DAOs, with an ecosystem’s total assets under management (AUM) of $13.4 billion. Somewhere, in some business boardroom, people are trying to figure out how to integrate self-driving cars into DAOs of autonomous taxi drivers. You order an Uber and it comes, no company, just code.",2021-12-06 20:31:53 852,R.I.P Ripple,4169,https://i.redd.it/po7h1xthaf761.jpg,595,,2020-12-26 00:05:22 853,Someone stole a Bitcoin ATM and tried to get the coins out.,4173,https://i.redd.it/1wfxk3f8qy351.jpg,254,,2020-06-09 22:42:07 854,Breakthrough: South Korea Will Officially Legalize Cryptocurrency and Blockchain-Based Industries,4171,https://dailyhodl.com/2018/07/05/breakthrough-south-korea-will-officially-legalize-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-based-industries/,171,,2018-07-05 23:06:41 855,Want a real unpopular opinion? ADA is over-hyped,4163,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/m2eg95/want_a_real_unpopular_opinion_ada_is_overhyped/,1580,"I strongly believe ADA is over-hyped. Over the many years there were many ""Ethereum-killers"" that came out from NEO to EOS to Tezos. Each time people were saying the same things like ""Yes, now this is definitely the one that will replace Ethereum and I haven't missed the boat on it"" and guess what they never did. This is the boat I believe ADA is in. It isn't all just about the tech. Smart contracts are currently not as big in the world to the point where superior tech makes that big of a difference (hence why all the other ""Ethereum killers failed"" even with better tech). Ethereum has such a huge network effect as well as first-mover advantage where I can't see it getting flipped any time soon, especially with EIP 1559 coming out in July and ETH 2.0 being fully released (within a year?). At this point, most people/whales that are buying ETH are not in it for the tech but for what it is - the second most valued crypto (and generally more stable than the altcoins). Do I see ADA raising in value in the short-term or mid-term? Probably (assuming they deliver on what they say). Do I see it ever competing with ETH in the long term? Definitely not. Let the downvotes and hate comments commence, but hey you guys wanted a real unpopular opinion lol.",2021-03-11 01:20:21 856,Google Trends: “Bitcoin” is Now Searched Twice as Much as “Covid-19” - The Tokenist,4152,https://tokenist.com/google-trends-bitcoin-is-now-searched-twice-as-much-as-covid-19/,195,,2021-03-13 04:25:40 857,Who needs real Sushi when you got 🍣 coin,4140,https://i.redd.it/hse6ybexmsf61.jpg,162,,2021-02-06 05:31:17 858,"Donald Trump's NFT Collection Sold Out, Rakes In $4.45M In Just 12 Hours - Ethereum (ETH/USD)",4140,https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/12/30105301/donald-trumps-nft-collection-sold-out-rakes-in-4-45m-in-just-12-hours,1348,,2022-12-16 17:09:06 859,Crypto is a insane thing for places where the dollar is high.,4138,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mq0ja5/crypto_is_a_insane_thing_for_places_where_the/,665,"i'm new into investing in crypto but i'm already seeing some gains ( Still learning, bound to do some mistakes) , its just insane to me that some little gains have so much value here. I live in Brazil, things are REALLY rough here right now, alot of close people dying to covid, got a pay cut because of the quarantine ( Still, following it is the best course ) and the economy is getting worse everyday. Investing in crypto is the thing keeping me afloat, i had some gains ( 35 dollars ) from the BnB rise and it was already enough for my food supply of the month!! It felt so good to know that i can have this support. Thank you all that paved the way for this, and all that keep the market moving.",2021-04-13 11:44:17 860,Grandad was watching the news and hit me with this today,4143,https://i.redd.it/se1c6a9n3af11.jpg,201,,2018-08-10 14:47:01 861,Facebook is reversing its ban on cryptocurrency ads,4136,https://www.recode.net/2018/6/26/17505876/facebook-cryptocurrency-ads-bitcoin-ico-ban-reversed,260,,2018-06-26 18:10:32 862,Charles from cardano was right. You need ripple to win or this lawsuit. The SEC is going to open up CoinMarketCap and start litigating down the list. Do not let tribalism get in the way of this.,4134,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mfcerz/charles_from_cardano_was_right_you_need_ripple_to/,1073,"By winning the suit against ripple and the execs (for anyone who’s been following the suit ripple are absolutely smashing it) there will be case precedent. They will have the big fish and case law. This means any ico or sale of crypto from the inventors of said crypto will be targeted. There’s one thing the SEC likes and that is money. They can see an untapped wealth of fines and settlements here and they want to be the regulator who controls crypto in the USA. You might hate Xrp, but right now ripple and their lawyers are preventing the SEC from getting their hands on the crypto market. I have been following this case very very closely, the BtC Is The BesT tHe ResT aRe ShiTcOinS mentality is fcking stupid. If you cannot see what the SEC is trying to do here then good luck. Legit good fcking luck. EVERYONE should be paying very close attention to their strategy I KNOW those who are launching ICO's and have done in the past are and are seeking legal advice. The SEC is going for the keys to the kingdom via ripple. Fortunately Ripple, Brad and Chris went and hired a whole bunch of ex sec lawyers, including commissioners to represent them and they are doing an exceptional job.",2021-03-28 23:10:55 863,"I experienced my first rug pull today, please be careful. Invest wisely",4116,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qnmqzs/i_experienced_my_first_rug_pull_today_please_be/,2195,"Last night I heard about a launch on a new coin, “crypto hippies”. A lot of tiktokers were promoting it, it had a really well made website, all social media platform, telegram etc.. so it seemed promising to me. I decided to set an alarm for 9:00 AM which was the launch time. And I decided to invest a little over $3,000 into it. My hope was if I get in early I can possibly 5-10x my money and get out. Purchased the coin and watched the buy and sell orders fly in. Then, a massive amount of buys and ZERO sells. I didn’t think much of it but I go and shower for work and I come out and it goes from .07 to .0001. They dumped everything, no one was able to sell. The developers cashed out and I lost everything. I honestly am at a point in my life where my job is making me so depressed so like a lot of people I’m looking for a get rich quick method, and meme coins seem to be what the hype is all about now. But because of my irrational decisions and not enough research I am now down $3,000. Which isn’t a lot to most people but this was pretty much all of my savings. I know that’s a stupid decision to make but it made sense to me and I’m just doing my part and warning people to always do research and be cautious and never invest money you can’t loose. I am loosing my mind over this honestly, I can’t focus at work I can’t eat, and I probably won’t sleep. But lessons aren’t free in life. And I hope this can help someone out there before they make the same mistake I did. Take care!",2021-11-05 22:51:07 864,Anyone else think the idea of the Metaverse sucks?,4114,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qyicgx/anyone_else_think_the_idea_of_the_metaverse_sucks/,2015,"Is it just me who thinks the Metaverse can flop? Don't get it it twisted, I love games but I think the Metaverse can and most likely will flop. Virtual worlds do not appeal to me, especially to the extent that it sounds like it is going to. Some people are referring it to the ""new reality"" and the ""next internet"" but I just see it as a go at a overpriced VR game that nobody will pay for. The amount of money that will have to come out of this will have to be insane. With the amount of money put into this they would end up having to resort to selling thousand dollar gear and equipment used just to play in the Metaverse. And most likely along with a chunk of Crypto needed to start. The lack of need for a Metaverse will prove in people not paying the thousands of dollars to play this. I can also see a hard sell/dump in the 'Metaverse Cryptocurrencies' as the majority have been going up with hype, and I feel the Metaverse will be a lengthier process than the average holder thinks, which will possibly result in them becoming inpatient and maybe selling. And if it does succeed, fair enough. I guess I'm just a normal guy and not a multi billionaire and may not see the potential of this project.",2021-11-21 00:05:31 865,Celsius informs state regulators that it's filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy,4119,https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/13/embattled-crypto-lender-celsius-informs-state-regulators-that-its-filing-for-bankruptcy-imminently-source-says-.html?__source=androidappshare,1223,,2022-07-13 23:15:22 866,"The Richest Bitcoin Whale in Existence Now Has Over $2,763,000,000 in BTC After Massive Series of Transactions",4109,https://dailyhodl.com/2022/06/25/the-richest-bitcoin-whale-in-existence-now-has-over-2763000000-in-btc-after-massive-series-of-transactions/,788,,2022-06-26 04:12:04 867,Does anyone else shit their pants when they send crypto anywhere?,4104,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pc6t4w/does_anyone_else_shit_their_pants_when_they_send/,1732,"So I happened to get a nice check from some back pay from work and my first reaction to it was to buy more crypto (obviously). So im on the exchange and i go to send it to my hard wallet and instant paranoia and anxiety per usual. Ive been sending crypto to different wallets since mid 2017 and it still makes my heart drop when i think its taking too long (more than 5 seconds). Does anyone actually grow use to the feeling of sending crypto from wallet to wallet and not thinking it’ll all disappear in the blink of an eye? I can’t imagine getting hacked for any amount of my bag, the thought of it gives me anxiety.",2021-08-26 19:37:42 868,Tether has not reported its supply for 3 days now. Its supply has also fell 8B in the 5 days before that.,4107,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/urtbhx/tether_has_not_reported_its_supply_for_3_days_now/,1193,"Tether is usually reports its supply on their official website once every day, at an inconsistent time. That's why you can see stairs like this on a market cap chart: [Tether market cap in the past 7 days - not counting the depeg it's the same as the supply](https://preview.redd.it/dymvdlxi03091.png?width=951&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=7eadfebaa9152b041ab672f80141650c6f572a00) If you go to their website you can see their current circulating supply with the same latency: [The last update date is not true - it's actually May 14 and the supply exactly the same as it was 3 days ago](https://preview.redd.it/1vtvjvqez2091.png?width=1298&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=8f763445a9b7961b31377f00c587402898257753) So they're not only not reporting the supply, but they're also lying about updating it. The only reason why would they do that is because their supply fell significantly in these 3 days and they don't want more people to follow. If they didn't hide the 8B that dropped during 5 days, how much are they hiding from these 3 days? Tether is getting more and more shady with everyday. They will probably try to buy back some of the withdrawn Tether with their reserves, decreasing their actual reserves and shooting themselves in the foot further. Of course Tether collapsing is not a good thing, many people will lose their money and a crypto crash will follow. Under any circumstances, don't hold Tether.",2022-05-17 18:46:26 869,Everyone Here is Seriously Missing Out on The Wonderful World of DeFi and Web3,4095,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/u9qgxv/everyone_here_is_seriously_missing_out_on_the/,1087,"Sometimes I feel that this subreddit is still stuck in 2017 talking about dead coins, whereas there’s this whole wonderful world of defi and web3 filled with life changing gains that I never see talked about here. But I want that to change so I’m putting together this huge list of all the cool things you can do in defi and web3. # Trustless Loans Defi is revolutionary for this. With Maker (or many other protocols), you can deposit collateral & take a loan on your assets to use in the real world wherever. This process involves no bank, no intermediary fees and offers much higher yield than trad finance. In fact, Tesla just did a real estate backed loan with maker dao. ​ https://preview.redd.it/pa8dz8uan5v81.png?width=1650&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=debc7dc20c2b8ad8675409038517b48a8c53aa24 # Lottery Want to join the lottery? Well, PoolTogether isn't just any lottery. It's a DeFi protocol allowing for ""no loss lotteries."" How? Users are able to deposit funds, & yield is given to a verifiably random address in the pool. Losers can then still withdraw their assets. ​ https://preview.redd.it/cxdhkz5vn5v81.jpg?width=1017&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4a9fbb812d55095d4fe19603c69db135a28c15b3 # Aave Flash loans If I told you that you could get millions of dollars in assets in seconds, with no bank, with no collateral, and at no risk to the lender... I'd probably sound crazy, right? Well, flash loans on Aave are built to be repaid in the same tx, otherwise it'll revert and fail. You can do this to perform arbitrage trades and other cool things. ​ https://preview.redd.it/vvo2akyxn5v81.jpg?width=574&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=8c3cb2857224f15e36fd0e7a3498b382dd27f9b5 # Gambling Want to place a bet? There are many options to choose from on Ethereum, the most popular being augur. This is a global, no-limit betting platform where you can bet on sports events, economics, world events, and a whole lot more on a decentralized marketplace. ​ https://preview.redd.it/thvxkqtwn5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f41a4c74c931adba03b33b6c6a81ac37aae7e7c1 # Yield farms Not interested? Do you prefer to just hodl your coins and not think about them? Why not earn some passive interest in the process! Head over to YFI & join the yield farms, with many different options to choose from. The YFI community works hard at developing strategies for their vaults, acting like a high interest savings account. Users can deposit & immediately start earning yield! ​ https://preview.redd.it/yc8bosuyn5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=78ce16812e020ad0f969313f6f943d14085002bd # DEX liquidity providing Speaking of liquidity mining... Do you have assets that you’re bullish on and that you want to put to work? Many DeFi protocols such as Uniswap, Sushiswap, & Curve are in need of liquidity. Deposit tokens of your choice to start earning yield in different tokens, & earn trade fees on swaps! Careful though as this exposes you to impermanent loss. ​ https://preview.redd.it/p4oqabd0o5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5338ff39d9d6de5d6aea6df24d2d336988652e5c # Lido (staked eth) Do you hate having to worry about opportunity cost of locking up your eth? Of course, that's not a problem for DeFi. Simply access liquid staking derivatives in order to unlock liquidity and put it to use. sETH represents staked ETH on Lido. After depositing, these sETH can be used in DeFi. ​ https://preview.redd.it/zldclbe1o5v81.png?width=820&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=96f3f8312c76beefd2ed64c539d54379825417b8 # Curve This protocol is an absolute behemoth with about $20 billion in TVL making it the largest protocol by total value locked. Visit Curve to start earning complex, double digit yields on your holdings. Curve has incentivized stablecoin pools, which people use to trade high volumes with minimal slippage, and even conduct arbitrage for yield. ​ https://preview.redd.it/hk5c8ph2o5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f6a5a50ca7ee20779e9bb3b7e08ca911875d66c8 You can stake your CRV tokens on convex finance to earn yields from curve trading volume and bribes from protocols trying to incentivize liquidity. This is a whole rabbit hole that I will make another post about. ​ # Abracadabra Have some more appetite for risk? Go beyond just yield farming and take on leveraged yield farming! Some protocols allow users to deposit interest-bearing assets, and borrow stablecoins Tokens earning yield on CRV can be used as collateral for Abracadabra, for maximized composability. ​ https://preview.redd.it/1ksh04x3o5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=df9be1a2a64c7d2c3441560035e2ecf86c3d977e # Balancer Want to balance pools?Balancer is a liquidity provision dapp allowing users trade on various tokens. Rather than swapping tokens in several pools, Balancer only ever transfers the net amount of tokens out of a single pool, resulting in significantly cheaper trades. ​ https://preview.redd.it/iyin68z4o5v81.jpg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=904774c3f21fa5becc3ee9666e5f9d84dac54366 # Synthetic stocks/forex Want to trade other real world assets on the blockchain? Synthetix offers a platform for users to swap various synthetic tokens like stocks, forex, or even precious metals! They use oracles which take data off-chain and bring them on-chain to offer tokens which are pegged to real life assets... ​ https://preview.redd.it/7j5swst5o5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5b680e522c09644264c0061b2b6d6f2c83235b3d # Defi pulse index Don’t want to think about it all too much and just wanna passively invest in an index? Of course it's possible. There are a handful of DeFi native indexes that offer exposure to a basket of assets in a single, convenient token. This can be an index of the top tokens in DeFi, a basket of NFTs, or anything else you could imagine. ​ https://preview.redd.it/qa7xiu47o5v81.jpg?width=833&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=29cce00d270caaa9d3f1d5d90c5feacbc50acfca # DYDX Want to trade with leverage? DYDX offers the perfect interface for this! On it, you can trade perpetuals at any time on a variety of different contracts that are supported. It uses StarkWare's layer 2 solution for increased security, fast withdrawals, and cheap trades. ​ https://preview.redd.it/bm39i488o5v81.jpg?width=709&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=672e395a10ab1fdeeb71791a8ca0a706c086a461 # Airswap Want to swap tokens p2p? AirSwap offers a unique P2P DEX: entirely open-source, supporting gas-less swaps. You can set up a trust-less trade with any counter-party, to conduct swaps that will only occur once specified conditions are met. This is perfect for OTC. ​ https://preview.redd.it/uhxd0479o5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=571e508abfb583a583acd3b6539b5904f668b20d # Fixed forex Want to trade various forex currencies? Fixed Forex provides an alternative to USD denominated stable coins. It allows liquidity providers exposure to currencies such as EUR, KRW, GBP, CHF, AUD, and JPY. On the DEX, you can make trades with no slippage & minimal fees. ​ https://preview.redd.it/7r496x2ao5v81.jpg?width=1188&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=688f5966cce3f2230aec597efff07bcbd1823dab # Barnbridge Want to tokenize your risk? Barnbridge is a fluctuations derivatives protocol for hedging yield sensitivity and market price for assets. Using tranched volatility derivatives, Barnbridge lets you clarify the exposure to risk you want to take on a specific token. ​ https://preview.redd.it/7vdxiavao5v81.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=52d5a0d0bcc1b91631928f98f4fdd6286a6bc806 # Gnosis Want a multi sig? Gnosis provides a dApp for easily making multi-signature wallets that require multiple addresses to approve a transaction. This is especially useful for project treasuries, daos, and anything else you could imagine. These are customizable in many unique ways. ​ https://preview.redd.it/sqei6pgdo5v81.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=091b78b778c7d61fef56d5687116031174a8b060",2022-04-22 22:25:30 870,50 crypto terms you should know,4092,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nh6lzx/50_crypto_terms_you_should_know/,427,"If you're just getting started with crypto, or are struggling with all the terms that go around on this subreddit, this list is for you. Behold the top 50 crypto terms you should know! * **51% attack** A 51% attack represents the situation where more than half of the computing power within a given blockchain of one person or one concentrated group. This ensures that this group gains full control over this blockchain. For example, they can stop all mining, stop all transactions or spend every coin of this specific blockchain infinitely often. * **Address** A cryptocoin address is the location where you store your crypto coins and from where you send and receive your coins. You could compare it with your home address. This address usually consists of a whole row of numbers and digits, which looks something like this: 1KXghhUZRVFmfk9Jreo3vvuV3HDoCJyYJZ. This address is the public part of the two encrypted keys (see private and public key) that are required for the holder to verify a transaction. * **Airdrop** This is a kind of giveaway for founders who determine a particular cryptocurrency, giving those coins or coins away. The promotion is for a short period. This is done to publicize the tokens and distribute the tokens. * **Altcoin** This name is used for all crypto coins that are not Bitcoin (alternative coins). * **Altseason** This is the term given when money flows to altcoins faster than Bitcoin. In other words, when investors buy more altcoins than Bitcoin. * **AMA** Ask me anything. A (mostly) new crypto project likes a session for users to ask them questions about the project. Reddit and Discord are often used for this. * **AMM** Automated Market Maker. That is to say, it is a kind of decentralized exchange platform (DEX). A mathematical formula is used to price assets. In a traditional exchange, it works differently, and assets are priced according to a price algorithm. * **Arbitrage** Buying and selling the same asset on two exchanges to take advantage of small price differences. * **ASIC mining / miner** ASIC stands for Application Specific Integrated Circuit. This is, in fact, a chip that is specially designed to perform one specific task. For this reason, thanks to ASIC mining, you can mine coins a lot faster than a regular computer or laptop could. For example, for Bitcoin, there are special ASIC miners who are only concerned with solving the SHA-256 algorithm. There are also crypto coins that are impossible to mine with an ASIC. * **ATH** ATH means All Time High. This is the highest price a cryptocurrency has ever achieved. * **Bag** A bag in the crypto world refers to the coins and tokens that you hold as part of your wallet. Typically, the term is used to describe a significant portion of a particular cryptocurrency. For example, a 'moon bag' is filled with the coins you currently own that you think will make you rich. * **Bear market** A bear knocks everything down with its claws. That is why a market where the trend is in a downward movement is called a bear market. Sentiment is then negative and prices predominantly fall. * **Blockchain** A blockchain is a kind of digital ledger of transactions that works from a decentralized network. Thanks to cryptography, a ledger can be kept by a large number of computers that together create the network. Every time a new transaction is made, it is added by the miners with date, size, etc. to the blockchain as a new block. * **Block** The blocks are the ""pages"" in the digital ledger of the blockchain. These are files with immutable data that are permanently stored on the blockchain. * **Block reward** The block reward is the reward that miners receive for finding a mathematical solution related to that block. With Bitcoin, this reward is 25 Bitcoins per mined block. This halves every 210,000 blocks. * **BTFD** Buy the f \* cking dip! This term is used when the price of a cryptocurrency or the market is in a dip. People are inclined to leave because they are afraid of losing. But a dip offers opportunities to buy a coin or token cheaply before it starts to rise again. * **Buy the Dip** Same as BTFD only without the expletives. * **Bull market** A bull stabs its horns and throws you up. That is why a Bull Market is a market where the trend is in an upward movement. Prices are rising and sentiment is positive. * **Cold storage** Cryptocurrency is stored “offline”. You do this if you want to safely store coins for a longer period of time. A hardware wallet is an example of cold storage. * **Cryptography** Also called secret writing. This focuses on techniques for hiding or encrypting information to be sent so that it is impossible for anyone accessing the channel on which it is sent to find out what information was sent. * **Cryptocurrency** A kind of digital currency based on cryptography. This concerns both Bitcoin and other altcoins. * **DAO** A DAO is a ""decentralized autonomous organization"" and can be described as an open source blockchain protocol governed by a set of rules, created by its elected members, that automatically perform certain actions without the intervention of intermediaries. * **dApps** These are decentralized applications (dApps) are digital applications or programs that exist and run on a blockchain or P2P network of computers rather than a single computer, and are beyond the reach and control of a single authority. * **DeFi - Decentralized Finance** DeFi, or decentralized financing, is a new way to conduct financial transactions through applications. It excludes traditional financial institutions and intermediaries and is run through the blockchain. Think of it as removing brokers, exchanges, banks and other middlemen from the equation. * **DEX** A DEX is a Decentralized Exchange or a decentralized exchange. Decentralized exchanges are a type of cryptocurrency exchange that allows direct peer-to-peer cryptocurrency transactions to take place online securely and without an intermediary. No identification is required at these exchanges. * **Distributed & Central Ledger** A distributed ledger is an agreement of shareable, shared, and synchronized data, which in this case is spread across several networks. These networks are then distributed over many computers. With a central ledger, the synchronized and shareable data is controlled by one network or individual. * **Double Spending** This means that a particular cryptocoin can be spent more than once. This stops the blockchain from working. * **Dust Transaction** A transaction of extremely few coins that represents almost no value, but takes up space on the blockchain. * **ECDSA** Elliptic Curve Digitial Signature Algorithm is a lightweight cryptographic algorithm used to sign transactions on the Bitcoin protocol. * **ERC20 token** An ERC20 token is in some ways comparable to Bitcoin, Litecoin and any other cryptocurrency; these tokens are assets based on blockchain technology. They have value and you can send and receive them. ERC20 tokens are only issued on the Ethereum network. * **Escrow** A concept in which financial assets are held by a third party to protect them during an asynchronous transaction. * **Fiat money** Currencies that were once backed by gold (golden standard). Currently it only has value because people value it. * **FOMO** ""Fear Of Missing Out"". This often occurs when a cryptocurrency increases in value so quickly that people are afraid that they will miss the boat to riches, causing the price per coin to be even higher. * **FUD** ""Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt"". This crypto term is often used to describe the volatility of the crypto market. * **Fork (branch / split)** A fork happens when an alternate operational version of the current blockchain separates permanently. This can be done in three different ways: * By a 51% attack * Because there is a bug in the program * Because new substantial changes have to be made to the current blockchain. * **Genesis block** The block mined first in a blockchain * **Halving** This means that the minable reward (see block reward) is halved. This happens every time with a certain amount of mined blocks. With Bitcoin, for example, this is for every 210,000 blocks. * **Hash** A mathematical process that takes a variable number of data as input and produces a shorter result of a fixed length. * **Hashrate** This is the speed at which the math problems for certain blocks can be solved. In other words, the speed at which a new block can be discovered. ASIC mining, for example, causes the hash rate to go down. * **HODL** Originally 'Hold' was meant, but in a tipsy mood a chat participant kept talking about how he was 'hodling' his coins. This quickly became a meme and now it has become established in the crypto world and means holding onto your crypto coins for the long term. Sometimes it also refers to 'Hold on for dear life'. * **ICO** Stands for Initial Coin Offering. This is a form of crowdfunding, where the public can invest in a blockchain startup in advance. As a thank you for the financial support they are rewarded with a certain amount of coins. * **IEO** This is an Initial exchange offer. It is a variant of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), managed directly by cryptocurrency exchanges. * **KYC** This stands for 'Know Your Customer'. It refers to the verification process that customers must go through to verify their identity and associate it with a cryptocurrency wallet. Crypto exchanges gain a better understanding of the potential client's activities and can determine whether or not they are legal in nature. A legal requirement for many central exchanges (CEX) to admit customers to their fair. * **Mining** Mining is the crypto term used to search for new block rewards. For finding and solving blocks, a reward is given to the miner. * **Moon** When a cryptocurrency ""goes to the moon,"" it means people think its price will rise exponentially. * **Multisig (multiple signatures)** Multisignature is a form of technology that ensures that extra security is added to Bitcoin transactions. Multisiganature addresses require another user to sign the transaction before it can be added to the blockchain. * **NFT** An NFT is a Non-fungible Token. They are unique and cannot be exchanged. They live on the blockchain. * **Node** A node is a computer connected to the crypto network that uses a client tasked with validating and tracing transactions. Each node receives a copy of the current blockchain, which is automatically downloaded when it joins the Bitcoin network. * **P2P** This stands for peer-to-peer. A (crypto) term that refers to computers that directly build a network with each other without a central server in between. * **Privacy coin** These are a class of cryptocurrencies that enable private and anonymous blockchain transactions by obscuring their origin and destination. Some of the techniques used include hiding a user's real wallet balance and address, and combining multiple transactions to circumvent chain analysis. Examples are Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). * **Private key** A string of letters and numbers that is kept secret by the user. It is specially designed to sign a digital transfer using a public key. In the case of Bitcoin, this is a private key that must work with a public key. * **Public key** A string of letters and numbers that is public and can be viewed by anyone. This can be used in combination with a private key to sign a digital transaction. * **Pump and Dump** This is a crypto term used for the unethical process of pumping and dumping a relatively cheap coin. The coin is first obtained in a very cheap way by a certain group of persons who then ""pump"" the coin (make its value rise sharply) by advertising it a lot. When the coin has appreciated enough, they dump their coins with a lot of profit, leaving a large group at a loss. * **PoW** Stands for Proof-of-Work. This is a system that links computing power with mining capacity. The more powerful your computer can mine, the more you will be rewarded for this. * **PoS** Stands for Proof-of-Stake. This is a system that links the interest in a particular crypto coin to the mining capacity. This means that the more tokens you own of a particular crypto coin, the more you can mine this coin. The PoW and the PoS are both consensus algorithms. With this mechanism you can organize as a user, but also machines, in a distributed environment. All agents, the nodes of a blockchain, must agree on a single source of truth. Even if some of the nodes fail. This means that the system must be fault tolerant. * **DPos** Stands for Delegated Proof-of-Stake. This is a variant of Proof of Stake that uses supernodes or masternodes to approve transactions. * **Scam coin** A coin created for the sole purpose of making the creator of this coin rich (usually through pump and dump). Often this is accompanied by a Pyramid scheme. A pyramid scheme is a business model that recruits members through a promise of payments or services to enroll others in the scheme, rather than providing investment or selling products. * **SHA-256** The cryptographic algorithm used for Bitcoin's PoW system. * **Signature** A signature is a mathematical process by which someone can prove that he / she is the owner of his / her wallet. For example, a ""private key"" is used. * **Smart Contract** A two-way smart contract is an immutable agreement that is recorded on the blockchain, containing specific logical actions that are comparable to a ""normal"" contract. Once this contract has been signed, it can never be changed again. A smart contract can be used to set certain benchmarks that must be met in exchange for money. * **Wallet** See ""address"" * **Whale** A whale is someone or a company that owns a large percentage of a particular crypto coin. It is often the case that a whale can also manipulate the price of this crypto coin. * **Whitepaper** A document that describes in detail the protocol of the crypto currency. * **Yield Farming** Yield farming, this is also known as liquidity mining. This allows you to generate a way for rewards with cryptocurrency holdings. In simple terms, this means locking cryptocurrencies and receiving rewards. This happens on DeFi projects. Follow me on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/MosDefi](https://twitter.com/MosDefi) Or follow me on Medium: [https://mosdefi.medium.com/](https://mosdefi.medium.com/)",2021-05-20 17:43:57 871,The trading algorithm I made can now detect a new coin within 0.3 seconds of it being listed on Binance,4093,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/pd9gct/the_trading_algorithm_i_made_can_now_detect_a_new/,935,"It's been about two weeks now since I initially shared with you a tool that I had made in order to quickly buy into a new coin listing to take advantage of the initial surge in the price. I've spent the past two weeks, debugging, fixing and optimising this code to get it to a level where it actually works. It's been a challenge to test since I have to wait for a new coin order and then check if it broke or not, but I think I finally got there. Before I go explaining how the tool works, let me explain why I think that this particular strategy has some potential: As some of you may have noticed, many coins seem to go through to what I would like to call a ""lightning-pump"" during their first few seconds of being listed on an exchange. Have a look at ICP (you may put your pitchfork down, this chart is the perfect example): ​ [chart for ICP](https://preview.redd.it/renmiomwk3k71.png?width=2650&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ce6f2eee0528f183fe4cad407affb02ad356546a) In under a minute, the price of ICP shot up over 10 times, before slowly dipping into the void. Manually trading this 10x would be impossible, due to the speed required to catch this pump. So I started building a bot that would detect new coin listings in about 20 seconds of them being listed on Binance. It soon became quite clear that 20 seconds is way too slow to take advantage of the pump so I had to make it quicker. The second improvement enabled the trading algorithm to find a new coin and place a buy order in about 5 seconds. This was better but not great. Finally, I decided to remove all the breaks and just call the Binance API like crazy. Full steam ahead. The bot is now able to detect a new coin listing in 0.3 seconds and place an order. There haven't been any new coins listed after I made this improvement so I will let it run and share my results once I have them. I've also fixed any bugs that were caught by some of you that decided to test this out so thanks for that! For anyone interested in trying it out, I've included a test mode that will simulate placing orders so there's no risk involved. ​ **Here's a step by step guide on how to build it as well as an in-depth anatomy of the code:** [https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/08/15/coding-a-binance-trading-bot-that-detects-new-coins-the-moment-they-are-listed/](https://www.cryptomaton.org/2021/08/15/coding-a-binance-trading-bot-that-detects-new-coins-the-moment-they-are-listed/) **For the GitHub source code please go here:** [https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/binance-trading-bot-new-coins](https://github.com/CyberPunkMetalHead/binance-trading-bot-new-coins) If you have any ideas on how to improve the stability or the speed of the code, please feel free to submit a PR. ​ **Edit:** **For those of you who asked for a YouTube video before - here you go!** [**https://youtu.be/mIa9eQDhubs**](https://youtu.be/mIa9eQDhubs)",2021-08-28 13:07:19 872,“What’s the difference between a coin and a token?” - a quick primer for beginners!,4088,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mn8662/whats_the_difference_between_a_coin_and_a_token_a/,466,"I wrote [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mmltsq/why_do_we_have_coins_and_tokens_a_quick_primer/) article yesterday, to explain how a coin comes into play on the blockchain. I later realized that a lot of people may not know the differences between a “coin” and a “token”, so I’m going to explain that here! Let’s start off with what a blockchain even is! A blockchain is just software that is open source and distributed across many computers. These computers that run the blockchain software are considered “nodes”, and they keep track of the blockchain ledger, and any coins, tokens, and transactions associated with it. The “coins” on the blockchain are just data (ones and zeroes) that is already written into the software. Using Bitcoin as an example, all 21 million Bitcoins are already in the Bitcoin software, and ownership of these coins is designated through the use of public and private keys, which gives the owners access to their Bitcoin on the blockchain. Also, with each new transaction block that is mined, new Bitcoins are awarded to the miners that processed these blocks. I touched on this whole process in my [previous](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mmltsq/why_do_we_have_coins_and_tokens_a_quick_primer/) post. In other words, “coins” on a blockchain are just part of the software itself, and are there from it’s inception. Tokens work a bit differently, in that they’re smart contracts that are deployed onto a blockchain, and are not innate to the blockchain software itself. Using Ethereum as an example, a token (such as an ERC-20 token), is something that a user creates, and deploys onto the blockchain software via smart contracts. When a token is added to the blockchain, the creator of the token is able to write the rules for how a token will work i.e. the max supply, tokenomics, burn rate, functions, etc. All of this is handled in the smart contract portion of it’s creation. Tokens do not have their own blockchain, so they have to abide by the rules of the governing blockchain i.e. Ethereum. Hopefully this helps to explain the differences between a “coin” and a “token”!",2021-04-09 03:03:37 873,"Tesla posts $1bn profits from Bitcoin, made in just 10 weeks",4084,https://coinmarketcap.com/headlines/news/Tesla-posts-1bn-profits-from-Bitcoin/,412,,2021-04-16 18:58:41 874,New York Stock Exchange to open Bitcoin exchange according to classified documents obtained by the NYT,4086,https://nyti.ms/2FUgbHX,346,,2018-05-08 01:02:31 875,At least he learned 1 lesson,4083,https://i.gyazo.com/0e2f7c385741bf0ea2a0f5e30a7a65d4.png,217,,2018-01-17 13:14:49 876,"FTX owned an $11.5 million stake in a tiny rural bank in Washington state with just 3 employees, bankruptcy hearing shows",4078,https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ftx-owned-an-24115-million-stake-in-a-tiny-rural-bank-in-washington-state-with-just-3-employees-bankruptcy-hearing-shows/ar-AA14uG3x,568,,2022-11-24 12:33:27 877,Taxes,4076,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s6la2c/taxes/,1409,"Taxes suck, we all know that. Here is my pro tip for all of you. I made lots of trades, lots. Not only did I do that, I used mutiple exchanges and even more wallets. So my transaction count is quite high. Here is the real bear though. When you sit here and import everything into your coin tracker of choice (Koinly here), everything may not be there. I spent the last two days trying different platforms and importing API’s. Nothing seemed to work. Thankfully, I keep records of everything and was able link everything up manually over about six hours. Needless to say, dont be me. Being more of a minimalist when it comes to exchanges and wallets is by far the way to go. Lastly, Fuck Uncle Sam and capital gains…",2022-01-18 01:48:37 878,Peter Schiff’s son just bought even more bitcoin,4077,https://i.redd.it/4d6w6vrvnrl51.jpg,317,,2020-09-07 18:10:50 879,"Stop worrying about Shitcoins, Let's talk about how awesome is it that BTC is holding 60k as a support!",4073,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qjnm9t/stop_worrying_about_shitcoins_lets_talk_about_how/,737,"BTC has been constantly over 60k for the last 16 days, back in April it could only hold it for about 4 days! that's pretty insane to me! but some people now are just taking 60k for granted and being disappointed that it is not going up, come on guys let it run it's course, is healthier this way, you can't compare it with all those crazy moonshots going around. Slow and steady wins the race 😎 give it 3 months and see how all those coins are doing, then see how BTC is doing!!! you might still be in time to take profits and put some in BTC!!! ~~not financial advice, just to be sure~~",2021-10-31 11:29:16 880,"Binance's Alleged Crypto Audit Failed, Not Even Its Auditor Would Vouch For It",4068,https://mishtalk.com/economics/binances-alleged-crypto-audit-failed-not-even-its-auditor-would-vouch-for-it,1178,,2022-12-11 22:39:47 881,"India's crypto tax new rule: Losses from one crypto asset cannot be used to offset gains in another. So if you lose some in trading BTC, you cannot offset that vs gains from another asset. Death by over-regulation seems to be the strategy.",4073,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tjaxqd/indias_crypto_tax_new_rule_losses_from_one_crypto/,624,"Adjusting capital losses from one crypto asset against gains from another asset is pretty common.. except according to the Indian government, this is not allowed either. [Answer provided by government](https://preview.redd.it/1t638a1qeqo81.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=0ef62b067f13786b383b04d69aafefef7a3faaf1) Moreover, if you are mining, you cannot treat the mining infrastructure investment as costs. This nonsense is on top of a flat 30% capital gains taxes and 1% TDS. Moreover, as per the full laws, you cannot carry forward losses to another year as well. Now it seems even in the same year, you cannot adjust it with gains from another asset. The government is on a path of de-facto killing crypto by over regulation. If you make the taxes so high and the compliance so expensive, no one will ever invest in crypto - that seems to be the thought process of this utter shit government. # 🖕",2022-03-21 12:42:08 882,The GameStop NFT marketplace is now live!,4070,https://nft.gamestop.com/,1668,,2022-07-11 20:17:03 883,Your daily dose of Crypto,4059,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/p8qn40/your_daily_dose_of_crypto/,943,"#Your daily dose of Crypto - Aug 21 1. The total market cap has risen 2.7% in the last 24 hours and stood at $2.16 trillion. 2. The price of BTC breached $49k for the first time since May crash and ETH is testing resistance at $3.3k. 3. Among the altcoins, AVAX is up by over 25% and 150% in the last 24 hours and 7 days respectively. 4. The Swedish government has given back a jailed drug dealer over $1.5 million worth of BTC, after it appreciated in value since his arrest and its seizure. 5. The SEC has drawn a settlement of over $12 million with some of the BitConnect promoters, who were involved in $2 billion Ponzi scam. 6. Luna Yield, a DeFi protocol on Solana has allegedly executed a rug pull of over $8 million after its website and social media accounts goes offline. 7. VanEck and ProShares have pulled back their proposals for Ethereum futures ETFs after filing them last week. 8. Binance has suspended futures contracts trading in Brazil to comply with local regulations. Earlier, similar suspensions came into effect in UK and Australia. 9. Marvel has launched its first NFT digital comic books on VeVe, which includes the first appearances of Loki and The Fantastic Four.",2021-08-21 12:32:33 884,"The second largest DOGE wallet has turned less than $5,000,000 invested into $1,903,899,252.",4062,https://bitinfocharts.com/dogecoin/address/DDTtqnuZ5kfRT5qh2c7sNtqrJmV3iXYdGG,932,,2021-05-04 05:14:37 885,Total Crypto Market Cap EXCEEDS 1 Trillion Dollars ($1.000.000.000.000),4053,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/ks096g/total_crypto_market_cap_exceeds_1_trillion/,538,"Today marks a historic day in Crypto's young history, as its total Market Cap exceeds 1 Trillion Dollars for the first time ever. ($1.000.000.000.000) https://preview.redd.it/rreyvk5iss961.png?width=1240&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=24feffecbf3759d6526a7e5a761b21d7403b240a I wish to use this opportunity to thank you all for contributing to making my experience in this market simply amazing. Good fortune to you all.",2021-01-06 23:37:53 886,DeFi explained: Smart contracts,4063,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/me9p7h/defi_explained_smart_contracts/,603,"What is a smart contract? How do smart contracts work? And what are they good for? I'll try to answer these questions in this post. ## What are smart contracts? A smart contract is an agreement between two or more parties in the form of computer code. The contracts are stored on the blockchain and cannot be changed. Transactions that take place in a smart contract are processed by the blockchain, which means they can be sent automatically without the intervention of a third party. When you enter into an agreement with a smart contract, no confidential advisor is required. The transactions only take place if the conditions in the agreement are met. ## What can smart contracts do? Smart contracts help you exchange money, stock or anything else of value in a transparent, trustless manner, all while avoiding the services of an intermediary and the possibility of conflict. Smart contracts provide you: * Autonomy - You are the one who makes the deal and you don't have to rely on an intermediary to confirm transactions. The execution is automatically managed by a decentralized network, which excludes manipulation of contracts. * Speed ​​- Automated contracts can save you hours on manual paperwork. * Security - Smart contracts are secured with similar cryptography that encrypts websites. In short, it keeps your documents safe. * Savings - Because they disable the presence of an intermediary, smart contracts can save you a lot of money. Where, for example, you would normally have to pay a notary to witness your transaction, this is now regulated by the blockchain. * Backup - Unlike files on your computer, data on the blockchain is duplicated many times over. So you do not have to be afraid of losing something that is registered on the blockchain. Also, there is no way anyone can say they lost the contract or the dog ate it. ## A smart contract in effect As an example; If you were to register cinema tickets on the blockchain using a smart contract, then as a visitor you will receive the tickets in your personal wallet. You only have to show the address to which the tickets were sent upon entry and the cinema can immediately be sure that you do not have any fake tickets and that you have actually paid for your tickets. This gives a better customer experience and the cinema can save a lot of costs in this way because it no longer needs ticket processing services. ## But why is this so safe? Thanks to blockchain technology, we can decentralize smart contracts so that they are fair and trusted. Decentralization means that they are not controlled by one central party, such as a bank or the government. The blockchain is a shared database managed by many different computers (nodes). As a result, not one person or company has control over it. It also means that it is almost impossible to hack it and therefore smart contracts can be executed securely and automatically without anyone being able to change them. ## Best practices for smart contracts In principle, smart contracts can be used for any type of transaction, it does not have to be financial. Here are some industries where smart contracts can be used conveniently. ## Insurances The insurance world could be shaken up considerably by blockchain technology. An example of a smart contract was a project run by a French insurance company called AXA. AXA offered flight insurance that were paid out if the policyholder's flight was delayed by more than two hours. AXA was running a pilot project that payed out insurance via smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. Unfortunately the project has been discontinued. The smart contract worked with an “if / then function”: IF the flight was delayed by more than two hours, THEN the policyholder would be paid. Because the smart contract was connected to a database that keeps track of flight times, the function could be performed automatically and paid for via the Ethereum blockchain. This would have saved a lot of time for AXA, but also for the policyholder. This is just one example of the many options that smart contracts offer. ## Healthcare Within healthcare, smart contracts will be used to record and securely transfer data. We can already see examples of smart contracts used in the medical industry, such as the company Encrypgen, for example. This is an application that uses blockchain to transfer patient data in a secure manner, eliminating the need for third-party access. In this way, the patients are in control of their own data. If researchers want to use patient data, they have to pay for it. The patient also chooses whether the data may be sold or not. ## Governments Governments guarantee that it is extremely difficult to manipulate the voting system, but despite that, smart contracts could alleviate all concerns by providing an infinitely more secure system. Smart contracts could also prevent low voter turnout. Much of the small turnout is due to a clunky system consisting of lining up a queue, showing your identity, and filling out forms. With the use of smart contracts, anyone can transfer their votes securely online, which is expected to generate much more response. ## Business management There is still a lot of room for improvement within business management and smart contracts can help a lot. Why do administration when everything is registered on the blockchain anyway? Right, the blockchain is already doing the work for you. You also do not have to make a pay slip every month. The money automatically goes to your employees as soon as they have fulfilled the agreements. Companies can simply set up a smart contract that states: IF the date is 10/20/2020, THEN $2500 will be sent to employee A. This means that employees will always be paid on time and that they will never be underpaid. The advantage of the company is that it is all automated, saving them a lot of time and money! ## Fundraising (ICOs) In principle, anyone could create their own token and sell it to the general public in order to raise money for a project. In 2017 there was a real ICO craze, where some projects managed to raise tens of millions within hours. There was even an EOS ICO that lasted for a year and racked up more than $ 4 billion in total! If you want to organize an ICO (Initial Coin Offering) you create a token and a contract to sell the token. The function of the smart contract in this case would be: if person A sends an X amount of ETH, person A gets an X amount of tokens. ## Smart contracts in a nutshell The most important features of a smart contract are: * Digital Agreement - A smart contract is an agreement in the form of computer code. * Blockchain - Transactions are processed by a public database, based on blockchain technology. * Confidentiality - A transaction can only take place if the conditions in the agreement are met. ## Conclusion It will be a while before smart contracts are everywhere in everyday life, but we can say with some certainty that the technology has a lot to offer. I hope this post helped you with: * Getting a better understanding of smart contracts * Understanding the significance of smart contracts within the crypto space. ​ * Next post: [NFTs](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mexb51/defi_explained_nfts/) * Wondering which crypto wallet you need? Check my post about wallets [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mdjsrj/defi_explained_defi_wallets/). Follow me on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/MosDefi](https://twitter.com/MosDefi) Or follow me on Medium: [https://mosdefi.medium.com/](https://mosdefi.medium.com/) ",2021-03-27 08:22:19 887,"Chairman Giancarlo needs our Help! He only has 5,294 followers on Twitter. Let's welcome him to the Crypto community and show him some love",4053,https://twitter.com/giancarlocftc?lang=en,275,,2018-02-06 18:22:17 888,Here's how Do Kwon cashed out $2.7 billion using Degenbox to drain liquidity out of the LUNA & UST system and into hard money like USDT.,4044,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/v9ypa6/heres_how_do_kwon_cashed_out_27_billion_using/,688,"Credit: [https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1535623662153437185](https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1535623662153437185) Do kwon was a paper billionaire with no way to cash out without causing a depeg. Heres how he used degenbox to cash out into usdt/usdc Lets start with what degenbox is: a borrowing protocol where people can loop stablecoin buys. You can stake collateral to buy UST, put it into Anchor, then use your aUST to borrow more UST, put it into Anchor again... You get the drill. It's Anchor on steroids. Terra influencers shilled this strategy en masse, and thousands of retail users began flooding into Degenbox to access the high yields. This created incredibly thick, near-immovable liquidity near the top of the peg zone (the $0.98 to $1.00 range). In a nutshell, it would allow for someone to cash out billions of UST for MIM at a 1:1 rate without disturbing the peg - all thanks to inorganic demand. Here's the total amount of MIM Do Kwon was able to cash out through the MIM/UST pool - without even moving the peg! $2,719,132,772.01, to do with what he pleases. No need to dump LUNA or sell UST on exchanges - he drummed up liquidity from all of you. https://preview.redd.it/17acssrn40591.png?width=572&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c39d1c8e03882a24210ee405d9a26e0bb9723184 UST is the future, he said. Decentralized money is sound money, he said. UST won't depeg, he told you. 'Centralized stablecoins will rug you eventually.' So why did he cash out $2.7b from UST into USDT and USDC? Were all those words just lies? (Spoiler: yes.) https://preview.redd.it/lnqogfqt40591.png?width=850&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=865f2719dd9ad68966cf5bb029183ad5297ff36d Here are TFL's outflows. $558m to KuCoin, $1.08b to Binance, $545m to Huobi - you get the gist. Ultimately, all of this money is liquidity being removed from the Terra ecosystem, exacerbating the collapse, bolstering TFL coffers - all while they lied to your face. https://preview.redd.it/zov83ccz40591.png?width=816&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f04a216e8f9830a3410df3815512f8034b9f6f3f https://preview.redd.it/noikmgs050591.png?width=816&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=dec3ca63d8f11e75a1b7c884d83001a4efba22d8 Again credit to [https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1535623662153437185](https://twitter.com/FatManTerra/status/1535623662153437185) and also [https://twitter.com/fozzydiablo/status/1487191909948960776](https://twitter.com/fozzydiablo/status/1487191909948960776)",2022-06-11 14:28:04 889,"Solana went down again on 4th Jan morning (UTC +8) , and was fixed early morning. Now it is back up, but shows how vulnerable this system is. A system that goes down is a death knell for serious traders",4054,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rvnzp3/solana_went_down_again_on_4th_jan_morning_utc_8/,1968,"Another year.. and another episode of Solana going down. Today it went down for a few hours in the early morning Asia time, and it took almost 4 hours to bring it back up. The Solana community blames it on a DDOS attack. Lol [Solana down. ](https://preview.redd.it/5xnds1jz9m981.jpg?width=1292&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98c0a705d5bb19abebf46aeabed847a9d26c206a) As the meme goes, the D in Solana stands for decentralisation. A network that goes down this often will never be able to attract serious traders. Imagine you are trading on margin and get liquidated because the network was down.. this happens in centralised exchanges. Solana now natively brings this kind of user experience to the blockchain where you can experience network failure on the chain. What a wonderful innovation. Blaming it on attackers is just dishonesty. A well designed blockchain is not supposed to have attackers, its supposed to keep producing blocks based on the parameters of the network, not take a break because someone spammed transactions. Edit: So Sol shills have attacked this post, here is some more ""proof"" Coinbase blocked withdrawals as a result of Solana network going down [https://status.coinbase.com/incidents/clt85xbsqc1n](https://status.coinbase.com/incidents/clt85xbsqc1n) status (dot) solana.. LOL at using Solana's own status page to say the network didnt go down. I guess SOL shills love to remain in their centralised fairyland Edit 2: Turns out status dot solana page is lying to its own users. If you go into the Solana official groups, you can see dozens of people complaining about failing transactions, missing balances, transactions not being processed etc. ​ [\\""Cannot harvest anything\\""](https://preview.redd.it/l926nxtz0o981.jpg?width=1310&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=e977f52821e4b9ed8419f7a1ae78900268e7f280) ​ [TPS was low](https://preview.redd.it/qejmp4421o981.jpg?width=1342&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=75b007142e6eed298036ecb2402b550005e7ff3c) ​ [Apparently Solana are censoring this story on their own groups, but people were discussing it to find solutions in validators server](https://preview.redd.it/iiph0k751o981.jpg?width=1264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=3d9e580902ebfeaad7f7f6a3cef2017a7d3df10d) ​ [LOL](https://preview.redd.it/28gtppbs1o981.jpg?width=1212&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=2619e50e60030fb25239960ed38573595935a756) Users are repeatedly questioning the validity of the status dot solana page that shows 100% uptime even when the network was down, and even Coinbase flagged it as down. This is why you dont use a service's own status page to come to conclusions especially if it masquerades as a decentralised blockchain, but in reality is just a glorified database. Edit 3: This post is brigaded from the Solana sub. Hundreds of Sol shills are trying to pretend the network wasnt down. Ironically, on Sol sub itself, someone agrees that not only did the network go down, but had to be rebooted too. This is hilarious lol, the network was rebooted but status dot solana shows 100% uptime. Well played, centralised tricksters. [From Solana's own sub - user there agrees the network went down and had to be rebooted. ](https://preview.redd.it/8437dvtr2o981.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=87e1251df337b67335057c9bc25bbf7c979b8c00) Many more LOLs if you go tough the Solana forums especially the validators groups ​ [\\""the network IS indeed fooked\\""](https://preview.redd.it/4h45qqhb6o981.jpg?width=1312&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=cbb9ba8302b140c52eb7dbb27d88284149b95f4c) [Absolute LOLs. A validator complaining about the utter lack of transparency on whats going on, while the devs pretend everything is great](https://preview.redd.it/4q5lahyl6o981.jpg?width=1842&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=58f78efe864e2d7c446d2d7acd2ce15ee1870fb4) TL,dr? Not only did the network go down, as shown by Coinbase status and many complaints on Solana groups, the Solana devs and community managers also tried to suppress whats going on and the Solana status page flat out lies to users. I would honestly have not bothered going deep into Solana territory, but thanks to the 100 shills who attacked this post, we have all the juicy skeletons coming out of a SOL closet.. what a joke of a database. ",2022-01-04 06:43:59 890,"Brace yourselves: In the coming weeks, crypto markets will explode like you’ve never seen. Here are some essential tips to survive the madness.",4051,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/phxrxy/brace_yourselves_in_the_coming_weeks_crypto/,1729," 1. “Hodl” is a meme for suckers. As prices climb you‘ll start to hear a lot about hodling. [insert 300 and Braveheart meme here]. Just FYI: “Hodl” comes from the early days when folks completely forgot about their Bitcoins until one day they heard on the news that this nerd money passed $1k/coin. They dug out their old wallet (if they were lucky enough to still have access) and thus woke up millionaires. In short: their inadvertent holding made them exceedingly wealthy. The fact is that “hodl” doesn’t mean “never sell” it just means “try not to sell before you’re satisfied.” There’s nothing noble about “never selling” your coins—you tell yourself you’ll hodl through thick and thin—watch the comments like “I’m in cold storage and just grabbing the popcorn” while the market is in free fall.—but that means you have no idea just how cold crypto winter can get. Your “loyalty” will mean jack-all when your portfolio has gone from $300k to $3k. 2. Take the Money and Run: Set a goal and STICK TO IT. If you’ve made life changing money, or just enough for that goal: a new car, a new computer, college loans, etc.—don’t roll the profits over into the next coin poised to explode — just take the money and run. Do what you planned to with it, celebrate, and enjoy your success (no matter what that success looks like). The bear will come and you can buy back in. Greed is a bottomless pit and always chasing “a little bit more” will never make you happy. Remember that meme of the dude at the party standing in the corner while everyone else is having fun: “They dont know i have ETH.” News flash: yes they do. But even so, living is way more important than hodling—and the people dancing, having a genuinely good time living life, are in a way better position than the guy in the corner with his ETH. 3. You don’t start spending the money until you’ve lost the money. I remember the first time I experienced my portfolio climbing $5k/$10k per day. It was insanity. All of a sudden money became cheap. Easy to throw away, easy to take for granted. Amounts of money that I had never dreamed could have become accessible to me had suddenly become nothing more than crumbs. It wasn’t until the proceeding bear market—when it had ‘dip’-by-‘dip’ fizzled to almost nothing did I start to think about what I could have spent all that cash on. I had tried so hard to maximize my gains that I was afraid to sell anything—lest my portfolio grow less exponentially than it otherwise would have. So many moments in the proceeding bear market where I tormented myself with questions: “why didn’t I at least buy a nice car?” Or “I could have sold enough for a house and still have more in my portfolio than I currently have”, or “Man I could have bought so much ETH now if I had sold back then.” A lot of regret made me fall out of love with “hodl”. 4. The bull market does come to an end. Yes yes—institutions, mainstream, celebrities, El Salvador, PayPal, etc. Blah blah blah. Remember: the “institutions” make money when the market goes up and they make more money when the market goes down. Governments are corrupt and will pass and nullify laws for their benefit. The bull run will absolutely come to an an end—and while no one knows when “THE” bull ends, you can very much know when YOUR bull ends: when you’ve hit your goal. Brace yourselves, and God Speed.",2021-09-04 19:16:49 891,"As a Security Analyst here are some tips I’ve learned from my line of work to keep you, your computer, and your crypto safe.",4043,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mv3bqe/as_a_security_analyst_here_are_some_tips_ive/,677,"I currently work within a fortune 100 company’s Computer Security Incident Response Team as a security analyst. As more and more newbies jump in the field, I wanted to share some security tips outside the typical “not your keys, not your wallet” type security as there’s other ways to be hit 1.) [haveibeenpwned.com](https://haveibeenpwned.com/) enter your email and see what data breaches your email(s) have been apart of. I recently helped a fellow reddit user who said his account was hacked, turns out he was part of a breach where a crypto site was hacked and his password was exposed, he reused this password on another crypto site that the attacker crossed referenced with his email / pass from the other site and didn’t have 2FA activated. With that don’t reuse passwords, and use auto generated passwords / store them in a encrypted password manager (I use [KeePass](https://keepass.info/)) 2.) Every single program/software is essentially a attack vector, keep your OS updated, keep your software updated, and uninstall ANY thing you don’t use anymore. Just look up the SolarWinds hack and see how supply chain attacks work. 3.) Don’t download random stuff from this site or any other. If you want to, check the hash of the software. This can be done using “Certutil -hashfile ‘filename’ sha256” in the windows cmd (Linux you can use “sha256sum ‘filename’”) you can then enter the hash into [VirusTotal.com](https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/search) to see if it comes back malicious. 4.) Keeping your seed phrase safe, I personally store it in a KeePass database file (encrypted) then put that file on 2 USB drives and store it in 2 different secure locations. 5.) typical advice: Don’t engage reddit messages, don’t disclose your portfolio, cold wallets, and activate 2FA on your reddit account to keep your moons safe. EDIT: 6.) Don’t trust email links, I’ve actually worked with the owner of haveibeenpwned owned on a “breach” I found where I found over 12K emails that were entered into phishing sites, and reported it to him. Always go to the site directly through the url address (and double check it) 7.) ALSO! Forgot one of the most important ones, chrome extensions, these can have keyloggers, take screenshots, and track you. It might not be malicious when you downloaded it, but attackers generally update them with malicious code with those capabilities or aren’t updated at all which leads to potential unfixed vulnerabilities. Double check the ones you have installed, and remove any you don’t need. 8.) VPN / Browser, use a vpn with a no log policy to encrypt your network traffic. I personally use ProtonVPN and it’s worth the few bucks a month for a paid version, brave also allows you to use TOR in browser. Another option is hardening Firefox to use as a browser if brave doesn’t suite your needs which a guide can be found [here](https://informinc.org/internet/how-to-harden-your-firefox-browser-for-security-and-privacy/) EDIT EDIT: I’ve gotten a lot of messages regarding how to get into the Cybersecurity field and trying my best to respond to them, if there’s interest I could make a post about that at some point. If so please feel free to leave questions below, that you would like answered in case it doesn’t come to mind when writing it / trying my best to respond.",2021-04-20 23:29:23 892,"Well, that's one way of putting it",4041,https://i.redd.it/q2k5cbdzg1c51.jpg,106,,2020-07-20 16:29:07 893,CMC just tumbled the whole market with one move by excluding Korean exchanges from price calculations,4045,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7oxivj/cmc_just_tumbled_the_whole_market_with_one_move/,1059,"Few hours ago Coin Market Cap removed Korean exchanges from their coin price calculations and being that all coins are about 30% pricier over there, it instantly tanked the price on CMC graphs. From what I see this is happening now : 1. CMC removed Korean exchanges 2. Prices/graphs instantly tanked (but in practice not relevant to people outside Korea who dont trade there anyhow) 3. Large number of people did not recognize what actually happened and that there were not moves/selling on their western exchanges 4. Those same people are now dumping large amount of coins trying to ""cut loses"" because of the false impression that coin is crashing. 5. Random stuff happening My opinion is that this should have been handled much better by CMC. At least put a banner saying ""WE HAVE EXCLUDED KOREAN EXCHANGES BECAUSE OF THIS OR THAT AND IT WILL HAVE SUCH INFLUENCE ON CALCULATIONS"". I just hope they do not put back and remove those exchanges at random point in time. Any thoughts?",2018-01-08 09:46:46 894,Why is everyone so sure that crypto will always bounce back strong at some point?,4045,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/s7l623/why_is_everyone_so_sure_that_crypto_will_always/,3590,"This isn't fud or anything. I actually have most of my money in crypto so I make posts like these somewhat in part for my own sanity too and the discussions on these topics. I notice a lot of smart people who analyze the market seem to think there's always a strong likelihood of reaching new highs in the future. IE- the market may go down a lot and reach bear markets but somehow it will bounce back and eventually reach new all time highs at some point for bitcoin, etherium and others. I'm curious to ask here- how confident are you that crypto will continue to do this and why? 👨‍🌾",2022-01-19 08:07:03 895,Coinbase needs competition ASAP,4035,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7kxqlp/coinbase_needs_competition_asap/,910,"One organization should not play such a powerful role in which coins succeed and which don't. A foundational reason why crypto is supposed to be a game changer is decentralization. But somehow what transpires in the cryptosphere is that one centralized organization picks and chooses which coins get added, manipulating the market. Did you notice Bcash going up a lot before it was added? Insider trading. Coinbase is corrupt just like most banks and financial institutions. FUCK COINBASE. Thanks for listening. Edit: I'm not complaining about ""missing out on bcash."" It's bad that one organization has such a powerful role in manipulating the market and I have a hunch [insider trading](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42425857) occurred. With time CB will lose market share and hopefully we'll see more liquidity in the market soon.",2017-12-20 00:52:02 896,Now Crypto Transactions Above €1k In EU Can't Be Done Anonymously,4032,https://bitcoinik.com/now-crypto-transactions-above-e1k-in-eu-cant-be-done-anonymously/,1242,,2022-12-11 14:50:57 897,Stephen Colbert announces that Ripple donated $27 million in XRP to DonorsChoose.org,4031,https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/978842869044690944?s=21,984,,2018-03-28 04:28:59 898,"Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister of digital transformation “the national bank is not fully operating, crypto is helping to perform fast transfers, to make it very quick and get results almost immediately,” “Crypto’s role is essential in this conflict in terms of helping our army.”",4033,https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/technology/bitcoin-ukraine-russia-roose.html?referringSource=articleShare,145,,2022-03-15 01:42:37 899,Reese Witherspoon reveals she's bought into cryptocurrency following $900million sale of her company,4028,https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20210904121010/reese-witherspoon-financial-confession-900million-sale-cryptocurrency-ethereum/,700,,2021-09-04 13:32:12 900,This is why their crypto Libra never took off. Shit privacy and shit security,4025,https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/03/personal-data-from-over-500m-facebook-users-leaked-online/,491,,2021-04-04 16:14:17 901,"What would you rather have? 1 BTC, 13.8 ETH or 31,295 ADA (All worth 1 BTC)",4016,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/qt0x8f/what_would_you_rather_have_1_btc_138_eth_or_31295/,3755,"I was thinking about this the other day and I thought I'll ask you, just interested in your opinions. Post what your choice is in the comments, I will read all of them. Bitcoin is the daddy of crypto and is the most likely to be around in 5-10 years but ETH and ADA have smaller market caps so more room to grow. I would personally choose ETH as it can still 2x or 3x in the next few years whereas BTC may not even 2x. Anyway thanks for reading and I wish you all lot's of success in all your investments.",2021-11-13 13:08:07 902,"I stopped reading whitepapers. Not because I'm a lazy noob, but because I'm humble enough to recognize I won't be able to understand a lot of what they say.",4024,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/mgzdxw/i_stopped_reading_whitepapers_not_because_im_a/,593,"Probably gonna get downvoted to oblivion, so you could consider this reverse moon farming. Anyways, before anybody discredits me, I am studying Computer Science and have been able to land some nice internships, so yes, I admit that I'm not an expert and there are many things I don't know, however I would consider myself someone that has been exposed to basic Computer Science concepts, and more advanced ones in Algorithms, Data Structures and Cryptography. With that out of the way, I just wanted to say that there are a lot of people here giving recommendations to new people (which is great) and there is this specific one that really irks me, ""Read the whitepaper"". Why does it annoy me so much? * Well, for starters I highly doubt that people giving these recommendations even read the whitepapers themselves, I honestly believe that they say this in order to look like ""responsible investors"" or ""being in it for the tech"", whatever their motives are, I believe that 99% are lying. * For the tiny minority that actually reads the whitepapers, I don't mean to sound like an asshole, but I highly doubt you understand the important technical part of the whitepapers completely. I say this because I've taken several high level CS courses in college and I struggle every time to grasp some concepts that describe how a certain project works and what makes it significant. I am certainly no guru, but I believe that I know more CS than the vast majority of people who are trying to get into crypto, and if someone like me can't understand what these whitepapers say, how exactly will a newcomer get any benefit from trying to read these documents? You know, I remember I got into crypto right when I started college, and even now 3 years later, I prefer just watching a simplified video about a project than trying to read the whitepaper, which I know will be a waste of time. There is a reason why most projects upload a simplified version that explains how the project works, and that's so that newcomers can get an idea of what the project is. Odds are that the vast majority of people trying to buy a certain cryptocurrency will be people that just don't have the background required to understand whitepapers, so let's stop recommending them to read whitepapers and instead recommend them something different, like watching videos or reading simplified articles that explain what the cryptocurrency that they want to buy is.",2021-03-31 05:56:30 903,NFT Collector Accidentally Sells $1.2M Rock for $0.0012 | CoinMarketCap,4005,https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/nft-collector-accidentally-sells-1-2m-rock-for-0-0012,659,,2022-03-18 16:05:35 904,This is just priceless!,3990,https://i.redd.it/b7phv2ieoj931.jpg,293,,2019-07-10 21:32:14 905,Just a quick reminder why Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency was invented in the first place.,3988,https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/nlu2fu/just_a_quick_reminder_why_bitcoincryptocurrency/,697," * People used to pay each other in gold and silver. Difficult to transport. Difficult to divide. * Paper money was invented. A claim to gold in a bank vault. Easier to transport and divide. * Banks gave out more paper money than they had gold in the vault. They ran “fractional reserves”. A real money maker. But every now and then, banks collapsed because of runs on the bank. * Central banking was invented. Central banks would be lenders of last resort. Runs on the bank were thus mitigated by banks guaranteeing each other’s deposits through a central bank. The risk of a bank run was not lowered. Its frequency was diminished and its impact was increased. After all, banks remained basically insolvent in this fractional reserve scheme. * Banks would still get in trouble. But now, if one bank got in sufficient trouble, they would all be in trouble at the same time. Governments would have to step in to save them. * All ties between the financial system and gold were severed in 1971 when Nixon decided that the USD would no longer be exchangeable for a fixed amount of gold. This exacerbated the problem, because there was now effectively no limit anymore on the amount of paper money that banks could create. * From this moment on, all money was created as credit. Money ceased to be supported by an asset. When you take out a loan, money is created and lent to you. Banks expect this freshly minted money to be returned to them with interest. Sure, banks need to keep adequate reserves. But these reserves basically consist of the same credit-based money. And reserves are much lower than the loans they make. * This led to an explosion in the money supply. The Federal Reserve stopped reporting M3 in 2006. But the ECB currently reports a yearly increase in the supply of the euro of about 5%. * This leads to a yearly increase in prices. The price increase is somewhat lower than the increase in the money supply. This is because of increased productivity. Society gets better at producing stuff cheaper all the time. So, in absence of money creation you would expect prices to drop every year. That they don’t is the effect of money creation. * What remains is an inflation rate in the 2% range. * Banks have discovered that they can siphon off all the productivity increase + 2% every year, without people complaining too much. They accomplish this currently by increasing the money supply by 5% per year, getting this money returned to them at an interest. * Apart from this insidious tax on society, banks take society hostage every couple of years. In case of a financial crisis, banks need bailouts or the system will collapse. * Apart from these problems, banks and governments are now striving to do away with cash. This would mean that no two free men would be able to exchange money without intermediation by a bank. If you believe that to transact with others is a fundamental right, this should scare you. * The absence of sound money was at the root of the problem. We were force-fed paper money because there were no good alternatives. Gold and silver remain difficult to use. * When it was tried to launch a private currency backed by precious metals (Liberty dollar), this initiative was shut down because it undermined the U.S. currency system. Apparently, a currency alternative could only thrive if “nobody” launched it and if they was no central point of failure. * What was needed was a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. This was what Satoshi Nakamoto described in 2008. It was a response to all the problems described above. That is why he labeled the genesis block with the text: “03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks.”. Bitcoin was meant to be an alternative to our current financial system. So, if you find yourself religiously checking some cryptocurrency’s price, or bogged down in discussions about the “one true bitcoin”, or constantly asking what currency to buy, please at least remember that we have bigger fish to fry. We are here to fix the financial system.",2021-05-26 23:10:03 906,Bitcoin to be accepted by McDonald's and Walmart via Lightning Network |,3975,https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-to-be-accepted-by-mcdonalds-and-walmart-via-lightning-network/,645,,2022-04-08 04:04:57