Bitcoin and cryptocurrency

[Biopyro]

Does anyone else follow these? I've been interested in the development of it for a while now but only recently actually got some to use for sending small payments to friends while avoiding paypal. To me the concept is awesome but I am concerned that if I put anything more than a few hundred in then I'am at risk of loosing it.

I've also been thinking about getting some hardware to "mine" them but I'm concerned that there aren't good returns for doing so anymore.

[mark.f]

Heh.

I've seen this exact same question pop up on /g/ since (as far as I can tell) late 2011/early 2012... at a certain point, you just have to make an investment.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-sout ... s-25134289 !

[POLAND_SPUD]

To me the concept is awesome but I am concerned that if I put anything more than a few hundred in then I'am at risk of loosing it.

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But this week, a single bitcoin's value hit $1,000 (£613) for the first time.

Damn had like a couple of bitcoins back when it all begun. In the past there was a bitcoin tap where users got 0.5 bitcoin so that they can experiment with it. No idea if it's still on my hdd
edit
Found one wallet from 2011. Though this isn't the one that had a couple bitcoins but merely 0.001 lol
Supposedly there's software that can scan even formatted partitions and recover it

Can't even say how stupid I feel - back when I first discovered bitcoins I knew it would be big. Planned to buy some but then totally forgot about it.

EDIT
my advice the governments are likely to take some actions against it. (When (not if) it happens you're going to see a sudden drop in value at first but they'll be able to keep it running anyway. ) When it drops in value just buy buy buy. Don't repeat my mistake I totally knew it made sense and could be trusted - somehow I forgot to but more of them

[SpudBlaster15]

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[POLAND_SPUD]

lol you regret, I was there almost from the very beginning back then it was at ~ 0.50$ for 1 bitcoin. Planned to spend like 100 PLN on it so close to 33$ - but I didn't.

Don't sell it. It seems that it will eventually replace other currencies. Just think of things such as Cyprus Banking Crisis and the fact US $ will probably collapse in the nearest future. Assuming its supply is finite your 2 bitcoins might be worth millions in 2020.

Also since when you're polish ??

[SpudBlaster15]

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[POLAND_SPUD]

I have a question for you - I've been thinking about it for the past 24hrs or so. I think I kind of know what Walter White felt about that company he started I would be like ##### rich if I had bought them back then as planned. Still though I am going to try to retrieve the original wallet - I am like almost sure I had a backup somewhere or it can be found on the hdd, but it was like 3 or 4 yrs ago and I can't even recall all the details now. Obviously not planning to exchange it but keep for the future.

Anyway... as I said been thinking about it a lot and I am asking this as a kind of sanity test. Do you guys think that Bitcoins will replace normal currencies in the future?

[Labtecpower]

Certainly seems a good option, altough the price will need to stabilize.

I like the idea of a currency not controlled by the government.

[advancedspuds]

I kick myself. A few months ago I could have got a bitcoin for $120, thought about getting a couple to have. Now they are $1000+ that would have been some quikc money.

I don't see them replacing normal currency, I see them more of something like gold, an inflation proof currency eventually after the wild swings stop.

[Biopyro]

Well they just absolutely bottomed out so if you wanted to get some then now would be a good time to do so!

It's the bubble popping after the chinese government said they could only be traded as a commodity, not as a currency and it's popped bigtime.

[mark.f]

Oh, the joys of downloading gigabytes of data to be written on a mechanical hard drive.

On the other hand, it should be done by the time I get my coins.

[jimmy101]

I don't see them replacing normal currency, I see them more of something like gold, an inflation proof currency eventually after the wild swings stop.

Neither is "inflation proof". And, both currency are subject to wild, unpredictable and basically random fluctuations. Gold ran up what 300% but it will fall back to previous levels. Bitcoin is unregulated and has been grossly inflated. It isn't gov't regulated but, as the Chinese have just proven, can be easily manipulated by a gov't.

Eventually, rich people will begin to manipulate bitcoin. They already manipulate gold and diamonds.

Gold at least has the advantage over bitcoin in that it has intrinsic value (which currently is much lower than its market value).

[Biopyro]

Well, I'm in the black after they crashed and happy to have some millibitcoins handy. Glad I didn't panic sell now too!