Official Cryptocurrency Thread: Skepticism to Speculation to FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

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  1. Penguin The Duck

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    Isn't there a bunch of copypasta of ETH or BTC, too? Alts, shitcoins, etc, What's the difference? There's obviously a market for it on both sides, just as there are a ton of risks.
     
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  2. jorge

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    Conversely NYS made it so electric companies can charge miners more.
     
  3. user15000

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    Ha ya between that and the bitlicense, they’re not gonna have a good time.
     
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  4. jorge

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    I honestly don't really mind the bitlicense as much, although its a bit wide sweeping. It's nice to have regulated exchanges. I really don't know why they did the power thing though. At $0.02 kWh upstate, it was one of the only places that could compete with the big ops in China.
     
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  5. Arrec Bardwin

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    Yeah pretty dumb, we should have just renamed Niagara Falls to PoW falls and gone for it.
     
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  6. jorge

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    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Wee Bey

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    Bitcoin is a shit show and it will ruin everything we know to be good including the climate.

     
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  8. jorge

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    While I think the claims that Bitcoin uses all or mostly uses wasted power are laughable. Lets be real, the PoW problem is not exclusively a Crypto problem. Anyone who knows how computer and technology works knew that power demands would increase over time. Do people think data centers aren't consuming massive amounts of power too? Netflix streaming uses a ton of power to deliver to your TV screen. Thats why things like sci-fi have concepts like Dyson Spheres. The root of the problem is the entire world ignoring climate change and the transition to renewable energy, and the PoW problem is that tech debt coming to a head.
     
  9. Harrison Beck

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    Shut down all computers. Save Mother Earth
     
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  10. Arrec Bardwin

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    Would love to know how much energy AWS uses
     
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  11. Wee Bey

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    Which is why I made the example of dbl slurping his shoes. It's simply all the same. If it requires energy it's coming from somewhere.
     
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  12. Tug

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    Do not worry Elon has a plan
     
  13. construxboy

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    We can ruin outer space as well? Awesome!!
     
  14. Harrison Beck

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    Lol. Said this in March. Didn’t think we see a country in 2 months but again it was inevitable.
     
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  15. Wee Bey

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    Ruin it for whom?
     
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  16. Arrec Bardwin

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    Probably any native species we encounter tbh
     
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  17. Wee Bey

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    This is very much a Lyrtch level reach. Let's keep tabs.
     
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  18. Arrec Bardwin

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    I mean we killed all the natives of our own species, why wouldn't we go fuck up some aliens?
     
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  19. Lyrtch

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    it amuses me how deep i am in your brain
     
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  20. jorge

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    NO drilling on Zerus! SAVE the Zerg!
     
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  21. Wee Bey

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    Once again, to be on the other side of Lyrtch + dblplay1212 is not a bad thing. NGMI, and really and truly, HFSP.
     
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  22. Harrison Beck

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  23. Wee Bey

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    My man, get off the internet.
     
  24. Arrec Bardwin

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    Would just like to point out that Bukele has blue laser eyes on his twitter...
     
  25. Arrec Bardwin

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    Not sure if this is how it will really be handled, but it certainly could be.

     
  26. Lyrtch

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    the in group tribalism of the bitcoin folks is fascinating
     
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  27. Whammy

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    Oranjello thoughts?
     
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  28. Wee Bey

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    The outgroup fascination of the boomers surrounding themselves with NYT articles is so quant, precious, and cute
     
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  29. jorge

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    What are the implications of this?
     
  30. Lyrtch

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    cool
     
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  31. Arrec Bardwin

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    Idk bruh
     
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  32. Harrison Beck

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    You’d like to think this spurs the US to get a little more serious about some meaningful regulation around crypto. It’s 1000% necessary. That said I’m not holding my breath. Love to hear Oranjello thoughts
     
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  33. Truman

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    This seems like it's in reference to the El Salvador stuff, but the USD is still the official currency there. I think this dude has no clue what he's talking about
     
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  34. kennypowers

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    This doesn’t seem accurate
     
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  35. brolift

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    :comicbookguy:
     
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  36. Oranjello

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    IRS/Treasury has not changed its position, so virtual currencies are still "property" for U.S. tax purposes.

    Regardless of the tax treatment, I think increased information reporting is almost certainly going to happen. Biden called for in his announcement a few weeks ago. I can't find it online, but this document was recently released by Treasury and provides an idea of what they are currently thinking about

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  37. Andy Reocho

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    Fuck you, pal, I’m a millennial!

    :welpseeyalater:
     
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  38. Truman

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    *Geriatric Millennial
     
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  39. Wee Bey

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    In age only
     
  40. Harrison Beck

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    Ok, I’m out
     
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  41. Wee Bey

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    How can they be so flippant?

     
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  42. PaulKemp

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    I've been off Twitter for a bit, what's going on with the blue laser eyes? Is this like an ice dragon thing calling for crypto winter or something else? TIA
     
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  43. Tug

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    Google Paris Hilton laser eyes
     
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  44. jorge

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    These assholes do the same thing about encryption. They don't understand it and bad people use it sometimes so it should be banned.
     
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  45. Wee Bey

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    Anyone else think Lyrtch is Liz Warren? They are the same speaking robot.
     
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  46. AptosDuck

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    Liz has much better syntax
     
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  47. Harrison Beck

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