Bitcoin Discussion
Bitcoin price, network, wallets and news.
Today’s a big deal, it's Bitcoin Pizza Day! 16 years ago, this dude Laszlo Hanyecz spent 10,000 BTC on two pizzas from Papa John's. Crazy, right? So…
Started by wallet07 · Jun 20, 2023, 08:27 AM · 1 / 1841184by mr_bearJun 20, 2023, 08:59 AMRay Dalio is onto something, but I think he might be missing the mark now. Bitcoin is becoming more mainstream and honestly, kids growing up will…
Started by chris2020 · Jun 8, 2023, 12:17 PM · 11 / 671167by chris2020Jun 13, 2023, 05:16 AMDaveF started a thread that’s kinda misleading and he’s deleting my replies like crazy. Here’s what he said: I don’t do Reddit so I guess I’ll take…
Started by tom51 · Jun 7, 2023, 12:26 PM · 14 / 43014430by tom51Jun 11, 2023, 09:53 PMPeople have been calling Bitcoin a risky store of value since it has only been around for a short time compared to gold, especially during conflicts.
Started by john100 · Jun 2, 2023, 09:46 AM · 21 / 30321303by ben.matrixJun 11, 2023, 11:32 AMHey guys! Just came across this document about Project Cronos. It’s an AI-driven analysis of Bitcoin's future. Seems to focus on its scarcity and…
Started by nocoiner · Jun 2, 2023, 11:09 PM · 3 / 3943394by nocoinerJun 3, 2023, 08:18 AMSo many folks laughably claim Bitcoin is a scam just to get attention. They make wild predictions and fear monger without ever backing it up.
Started by 5tacks4ts · Apr 30, 2023, 02:05 PM · 21 / 24021240by ben.matrixMay 7, 2023, 01:13 AMSo, we had our first auto-adjustment of proof-of-work difficulty on Dec 30, 2009. Minimum difficulty is 32 zero bits, so it ain't getting easier than…
Started by atomiccoin · Mar 22, 2023, 05:48 AM · 22 / 45422454by ben.matrixApr 6, 2023, 01:15 AMIs getting paid in Bitcoin like DCA? A lot of folks here say receiving weekly payments from signature campaigns is DCA. But is it really? I mean, no…
Started by nova_atlas · Mar 7, 2023, 01:34 AM · 19 / 14019140by chri551Mar 16, 2023, 12:16 AMDon't let the noise distract you. Focus on learning about Bitcoin instead of random opinions online. The internet spreads info fast, but not all of…
Started by Cyb3rOracle · Mar 7, 2023, 05:02 PM · 20 / 14520145by ben.matrixMar 13, 2023, 07:45 AMHey folks, For the past couple of months, me and a few researchers have been diving into stuff from back in 2000 to try and figure out who Satoshi…
Started by topblast · Mar 2, 2023, 02:04 AM · 10 / 28110281by ben.matrixMar 7, 2023, 06:24 AMI need a better quality image of The Times from Jan 3, 2009. The one I found looks decent: https://talkimg.com/images/2024/01/15/3fefd.png. Anyone…
Started by dave.fork · Feb 28, 2023, 01:09 AM · 19 / 22419224by ben.matrixMar 6, 2023, 08:43 AMFor crypto to go mainstream, it really needs to be user-friendly. But is that convenience worth the trade-off in security?
Started by just_stack · Feb 22, 2023, 10:11 PM · 20 / 39820398by ben.matrixMar 3, 2023, 01:21 PMWhat’s one thing Bitcoin has given you besides cash? I’ll kick it off with Privacy. I keep my account low until I need cash, swap some BTC for fiat,…
Started by rogueboss · Feb 28, 2023, 12:34 AM · 20 / 49720497by ben.matrixMar 2, 2023, 10:30 AMHere's the full article I found online. Seriously, read it! We need to wake up to the potential quantum threat coming at us faster than we’d like to…
Started by k1ng_block · Jan 3, 2023, 07:27 AM · 22 / 492249by ben.matrixJan 10, 2023, 01:49 AMSeems like a lot has changed in Core lately, right? I mean, most of the original developers got replaced by younger ones who are not as experienced.…
Started by tom51 · Dec 14, 2022, 07:26 AM · 21 / 33121331by ben.matrixDec 23, 2022, 12:26 AMGovernments have been pushing people down for ages. The Romans did it 2000 years ago, and look at us now. They’ve got all sorts of tricks: taxes,…
Started by laser2013 · Dec 8, 2022, 08:43 AM · 21 / 19721197by ben.matrixDec 12, 2022, 03:38 AMGot some questions about Bitcoin today. Keeping it short and sweet. 1. Is Bitcoin mining centralized or decentralized? 2. If I use a centralized…
Started by vault_whale · Oct 30, 2022, 11:22 PM · 16 / 22616226by ben.matrixNov 7, 2022, 06:29 PMJust heard Google claims their quantum computer can crack the bitcoin Blockchain in just 9 minutes! And they say it could happen by 2029. How do we…
Started by 0xBull · Oct 27, 2022, 12:42 PM · 8 / 1808180by tom100Oct 29, 2022, 12:25 PMThere’s been chatter that Hal Finney might be Satoshi Nakamoto. I stumbled upon one of his last posts, and this bit caught my attention: "My bitcoins…
Started by raven777 · Oct 10, 2022, 07:01 PM · 19 / 34619346by quantumhashOct 27, 2022, 11:38 AMCrypto payments still kinda suck, right? I mean, you’d think we’d be past that by now with all the tech we have. But nope, it's like all these…
Started by diamondhands · Sep 18, 2022, 08:09 AM · 20 / 19720197by ben.matrixSep 25, 2022, 05:49 PMOssification is when Bitcoin's core protocol becomes super hard to change. Like, if we reach a point where changing anything needs a huge consensus,…
Started by m1kes4t · Aug 20, 2022, 01:45 PM · 19 / 311931by 0xNodeAug 30, 2022, 10:27 PMGovernments will definitely try to take Bitcoin down... they're just waiting for the right moment.
Started by SwiftOmega · Aug 13, 2022, 06:44 PM · 20 / 14920149by ben.matrixAug 21, 2022, 04:10 PMSo Switzerland tried to get Bitcoin as a reserve asset and basically flopped. They wanted to diversify away from euros and dollars since 2021, but…
Started by HumbleChain · Aug 16, 2022, 01:39 PM · 21 / 45121451by ben.matrixAug 21, 2022, 08:55 AMPeople often blame Bitcoin for their own errors... Like buying at the peak due to hype. They skip research, leave coins on unknown exchanges, or fall…
Started by 0xOracle · Aug 8, 2022, 07:36 PM · 21 / 362136by ben.matrixAug 19, 2022, 10:08 AMThe internet changed how we share everything, right? Info, files, images, music... all of it could be copied endlessly. But now with Bitcoin, we’re…
Started by greg1337 · Aug 8, 2022, 06:04 AM · 3 / 4683468by greg_vaultAug 11, 2022, 08:48 PM