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Old 08-04-2013, 11:03 PM
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So what is everyones take on bitcoin then?

I am working with a guy who has 'invested' $1000 in them, when they were at $70. Within two weeks that are at around $170.

I was interested in the BBS view and could not find a thread on this already

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Old 09-04-2013, 08:36 AM
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Looks like a way clever people can make money and stupid people can easily lose it.

I would probably put myself in the latter category so best I stay well away!
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Returns can be massive but the market for them is incredibly volatile. The major market exchanges were hit with DDoS attacks last week and it instantly shaved 30% of the price until they rebounded.

The only way I would invest is very short term and get ready to dump as soon as you have made the returns you want.
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Avoid like the absolute plague.

I have no doubt within a few years (at most) they will be worthless but haven't a clue how many mugs will pile in first to drive the price higher.
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You needed to buy when they were $27 last year and dumped at $170.

They will get higher but as Justin says, a lot of people will end up losing a fortune.
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Huh, they just dropped
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Old 09-04-2013, 11:24 AM
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I think it is important to understand what it is. Courtesy of Wikipedia:-


Bitcoin (sign: BTC) is a decentralized digital currency[9][10] based on an open-source,[11] peer-to-peer internet protocol. It was introduced by a pseudonymous developer named Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009.[12]

Bitcoins can be exchanged through a computer or smartphone locally or internationally without an intermediate financial institution.[13] In trade, one bitcoin is subdivided into 100 million smaller units called satoshis, defined by eight decimal points.[4]

Bitcoin is not managed like typical currencies: it has no central bank or central organization. Instead, it relies on an internet-based peer-to-peer network. The money supply is automated and given to servers or "bitcoin miners" that confirm bitcoin transactions as they add them to a decentralized and archived transaction log approximately every 10 minutes.

The transaction log is authenticated by end-users through hashed ECDSA digital signatures (similar to a username and password) and added to through calculations of varying difficulty, performed by dedicated servers called bitcoin miners. Each 10-minute portion or "block" of the transaction log has an assigned amount of bitcoins that is awarded to miners (who can then sell them at their discretion) once it is added to the log and confirmed by other miners. The amount of bitcoins per addition depends on how long the network has been running and how much in transaction fees has been paid. Currently, 25 new bitcoins are generated with every 10-minute block. This will be halved to 12.5 BTC during the year 2017 and halved continuously every 4 years after until a hard limit of 21 million bitcoins is reached during the year 2140.[1][12]

Bitcoin is the most widely used alternative currency[3][14] and accepted by various merchants and services internationally. As of March 2013, the monetary base of bitcoin is valued at over $1 billion USD.[15][16][17] The large fluctuations in the dollar value of bitcoin has evoked criticism of bitcoin's economic suitability and legitimacy as a currency.[18][19]


So that is all clear now...........
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I might buy £50 worth for a bit of a laugh.
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I will dismiss it as a daft thing to do if you like. Then when you are a billionaire in 30 years time you can add in your autobiography that everyone said you were mad etc etc.
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It is a bit of pocket money from my impending redundancy. I am just interested to see what the market is like in a bit more detail. I will not be putting 1000's or even 100's of pounds into it.
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I have no doubt within a few years (at most) they will be worthless but haven't a clue how many mugs will pile in first to drive the price higher.
I'd say the the exact opposite!

Bitcoins will continue to get bigger and bigger, Even buying at $200/BTC is a worthwhile investment! There gonna hit EASILY $400+ at some point his year, probably MUCH more.

I no longer have the funds to do any major investing in crypto currencies but I still dabble a little. Litecoin (LTE) Will be the next big one IMHO - I've already doubled my money in the space on a week with these

If you get he chance to buy even a single Bitcoin I say buy, buy, buy! If you've got a half a brain there's no way you'll lose money.
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Russ which site are you trading on? I have heard good things about Litecoins too.
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Litecoins more of a long term thing, where as Bitcoin is for a quick-ish buck, that'll be my (simplified) advice anyway
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