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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1418
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Hey, I’m thinking about investing in Bitcoins, as well as their counterpart, Litecoins. If anyone reads this, is there any advice you’d like to give me, such as picking the right websites and stuff?
Just to let you know, I have already downloaded my wallets for both currencies.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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Wait. I wouldn't go into it at all right now. It's WAY too volatile to be any sort of safe investment, and so many things are up in the air about it that I wouldn't touch it. Maybe throw some money in and play around a little bit, but I'd wait a while (maybe a year) before doing any serious investing.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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I love that people are getting so upset over the existence of Dogecoin (a variant of Litecoin). There is literally nothing special about it as a cryptocurrency except for the name.
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
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LOL, I was going to suggest investing in Dogecoin, partly as a joke, and partly because of how cheap it is right now. There might be some actual potential for a nice return with it.
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Vaenamoenen
Joined: Mar 18 2010
Location: Tuonela
Posts: 299
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| UsaSatsui wrote: |
| Wait. I wouldn't go into it at all right now. It's WAY too volatile to be any sort of safe investment, and so many things are up in the air about it that I wouldn't touch it. Maybe throw some money in and play around a little bit, but I'd wait a while (maybe a year) before doing any serious investing. |
Depends on what kind of investor you are. In essence, it's a gamble, like all the other financial instruments out there. A gamble of the sort, where possible gain & loss are big. For safe & long terms investment for your retirement days, probably not. For quick and dirty gain, maybe. If you're up for a gamble, why not.
Do you have a great graphics card in your computer and cheap electricity? Try coin mining. In the process you gain insight into the whole coin game, which will help if you decide to invest.
I read the other day, thay they're actually now selling more AMD grapics cards to mine Litecoins, than to play games. (Maybe invest in AMD, then. Hehe)
Despite all the things the US banks and the stock market have done to your economy, and I do get the charm of cryptocurrencies in general, more traditional instruments are probably still a better bet for serious investing.
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
Joined: Jan 11 2010
Location: Accounting Dept.
Posts: 1686
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As others mentioned, it sounds as though Bitcoin (and possibly other such currencies) are quite volatile at the moment. I would consider the following elements if you are considering anything significant/long-term:
-The United States government has been slow to react, but may impose regulations, restrictions or taxes.
- Online retailers are much more likely to accept these currencies than physical stores.
- More and more variants seem to be added to the mix. Is this outlet going to be over-saturated?
- Wikipedia briefly mentioned the risk of theft, so you would need to research and implement any necessary security measures. I imagine this may not be overly complicated, but you have to be safe.
Overall, this mining craze seems pretty silly to me. Though I will admit that I'm typically risk-averse, will enough people find value in these coins to sustain their worth?
On a more humorous note, as Vaenamoenen brought up, specific AMD graphics cards have been selling like mad thanks to the mining surge. This guy apparently bought 108 R9 290Xs at $400 a pop, or $43,200 - shenanigans!
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1418
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Thanks for the warnings, guys. I'll wait until it becomes much safer and less volatile before investing. 
On the other hand, I was going to wait, or even avoid, investing in Bitcoins, anyway, as last time I checked, they're over $700 a pop. However, Lite coins were only about $22 a pop.
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| iPhone games are what you play when you can't get at actual games. You know, like how sometimes alcoholics drink mouthwash. |
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LeshLush
Joined: Oct 19 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
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I'd just like to add that anyone who finds the idea of crytocurrencies intriguing should read the Neal Stephenson novel Cryptonomicon. Two thirds of it take place during World War 2 and involve the allied effort to crack the axis enigma code, and one third is set in the present day and involves attempts to set up a data haven and a cryptocurrency. It's also a really great book by any worthy literary standard.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
Posts: 3495
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I just started mining Dogecoin on my puny little GeForce GT 630 while it idles. If I make even like $10, I'll consider it a worthwhile investment.
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Vaenamoenen
Joined: Mar 18 2010
Location: Tuonela
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Vaenamoenen
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
Posts: 1179
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I just don't understand how it translates to real dollars and cents. Like, the five W's.
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Vaenamoenen
Joined: Mar 18 2010
Location: Tuonela
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| I just don't understand how it translates to real dollars and cents. Like, the five W's. |
The same way pesos translate as dollars and cents.
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
Joined: Jan 11 2010
Location: Accounting Dept.
Posts: 1686
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Coinye West! 
It only gets better from here on out.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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A lot of Dogecoin owners are thinking of migrating to Coinye once that gets started.
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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| A lot of Dogecoin owners are thinking of migrating to Coinye once that gets started. |
The same ones who had their accounts stolen from on Christmas Day?
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
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Their accounts weren't stolen, just that a bunch of transactions were hijacked. I think only a few thousand dollars worth of Dogecoins were taken.
In other news, I finally got 1200 Dogecoins, which is like about a dollar last I checked. Totally worth all those kilowatt-hours.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Invest in gold, steel jacketing, and rye. Just my two cents.
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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I love this girl:
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"Life is a waste of time. Time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you'll have the time of your life!" |
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1418
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I'm glad I waited out on Bitcoin investment. I've read that Bitcoins are rapidly decreasing in price after Mt. Gox disappeared with over 740,000 of them.
I'm going to wait to see how low they will go, as well as build a desktop suitable for trading them. Meanwhile, I might look into Litecoins and Peercoins.
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| iPhone games are what you play when you can't get at actual games. You know, like how sometimes alcoholics drink mouthwash. |
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| Your love life will be happy and harmonious if you stick to masturbating. |
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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Update: I now have $2 worth of Dogecoin.
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Preng
Title: All right, that's cool!
Joined: Jan 11 2010
Location: Accounting Dept.
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A $1 increase in two months, Excel? That's tough.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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I'd like to legitimately question your sanity if you found anything remotely enjoyable about that. I was so embarrassed after watching I had to take a shower.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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| Preng wrote: |
| A $1 increase in two months, Excel? That's tough. |
Difficulty skyrocketed since then. Also I've only been digging on and off since the computer that does it isn't on very often these days.
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