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forsaken1111

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Re: Bitcoins, e-currency or just fancy crap?
« Reply #150 on: December 07, 2013, 12:00:12 am »

You mean there might have been some kind of bubble?!
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« Reply #151 on: December 07, 2013, 12:04:35 am »

You mean there might have been some kind of bubble?!
I know, it's super weird. I'm just learning about economics right now but APPARENTLY if a demand is based entirely on speculation it doesn't last that long. Who would of knew?

I mean, awesome for the people who bought bitcoins for cheap and sold them as soon as they started rising in price again, but I bet a majority of the people jumped on the bandwagon far too late and are now sitting on worthless bitcoins. Well, that is until the price jacks up then plummets again.
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« Reply #152 on: December 07, 2013, 12:06:12 am »

Hmm. What I've learned about economics is that people are really bad at it.

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Re: Bitcoins, e-currency or just fancy crap?
« Reply #153 on: December 07, 2013, 08:05:18 am »

You might as well just put your money on the roulette wheel, at least nobody's manipulating that.

e: Also they'll actually give you your money if you win, which isn't a given with BTC exchanges at all.
« Last Edit: December 07, 2013, 08:27:25 am by Leafsnail »
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« Reply #154 on: December 11, 2013, 04:41:41 pm »

So I stumbled on this. Any though?


Warning: This link link to an assassination market. Do not visit if you're afraid of being on a list or something.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2013, 03:10:55 am by Sheb »
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« Reply #155 on: December 11, 2013, 04:45:30 pm »

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Ah, fuck, dude, jesus christ, no, fucking, how many watchlists am I on now?

Assassination market?!

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« Reply #156 on: December 11, 2013, 04:46:47 pm »

Part scam, part joke.
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« Reply #157 on: December 11, 2013, 04:47:40 pm »

I think its funny how Bernanke has the highest pool despite being the reason that bitcoin is even getting any cash from speculative investors.
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« Reply #158 on: December 11, 2013, 04:55:50 pm »

Yeah, probably a scam. This guy must be buying hookers and crack with his bounty money.

But let's imagine for a moment Bashar El-Assad, or another similarly bloody tyrant was on the list. Wouldn't it be tempting? Would you donate, hoping that some of his henchman decide to take the bounty?
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« Reply #159 on: December 11, 2013, 06:07:05 pm »

I'm curious just how they'd verify a claim in the event of a successful assassination.

I mean think of it. You'd have hundreds of people claiming to have done it so you would need to do it in such a way that you have some evidence that you did it without leaving evidence for the authorities to know you did it...
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« Reply #160 on: December 11, 2013, 06:10:50 pm »

You could probably tell them in advance that you're gonna do it, and then make the claim?  Still, I'd suggest not linking to websites that will probably result in every user being arrested.
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« Reply #161 on: December 11, 2013, 06:22:56 pm »

But in that case I could just tell them, using various aliases, that I am going to kill all of the people on the list and hope one of them dies in a suspicious manner at some point and collect.
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« Reply #162 on: December 11, 2013, 06:43:31 pm »

I mean with detail on the method too.
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« Reply #163 on: December 11, 2013, 06:47:29 pm »

I mean with detail on the method too.
Are you saying the assassin pool needs a strong terms of service agreement to regulate how you can claim your rewards?

Because honestly if an assassin wanted my bitcoins I'd just give them to him and not argue.
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« Reply #164 on: December 11, 2013, 06:52:01 pm »

Well it's probably an FBI honeypot anyway.
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