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cazalla: nfi, i'm
a dimwit and just lurk
duduqa: But would it be able to deter widespread adoption in
a matter of generations?
duduqa: basically what would be your expectations of the consequences of
a formal US government (declaraton of) ban of bitcoin. Even as noob as I was, I do not fear stuff as ~bitcoin will die~
duduqa: It seems here's
a better place to do so rather than reddit or bitcointalk
duduqa: may I ask
a few questions?
duduqa: first of all, I'd like to excuse myself for some dumb stuff I might say...I have no tech nor economics formal background, interested in austrian economics as
a hobbist
mircea_popescu: i can't really comfortably read serbian fast enough to watch
a movie
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform yeah, i'd say it's
a good predictor of sovereignity really.
ozbot: Grafia istorica
a limbii romane pe Trilema - Un blog de Mircea Popescu.
mircea_popescu: bee's knees is also onomatopaeic so there's
a thick line of that.
kakobrekla: not just
a tourist trap, some people are real belivers
mircea_popescu: they think black people are
a sort of us gypsies, but heh.
MisterE: thought we were going to have
a lot more volatility yesterday than we did
mircea_popescu: Yet the speaking public imagines #Bitcoin gives
a shit @Recode
A Long Tail of Whales: Half of Mobile Games Money Comes From 0.15% of Players
mircea_popescu: ThickAsThieves i did, on something awful. they had
a series of aneurisms,
mircea_popescu: "Did you ever fuck
a woman hard enough to end up past her cervix"
ThickAsThieves: "Sure. Just outlining that @twobitidiot is
a friend of #bitcoin. His leak seems no more self-serving than @BTCFoundation"
mircea_popescu: the great clobbering looks great especially from the us. otherwise, they have
a bombed building downtown which they're pretty much preserving as is
mircea_popescu: im putting the link here because something tells me im gonna need it
a lot on twitter
TomServo: asciilifeform: The episode was adapted from
a short story written by Marilyn Venable
TomServo: asciilifeform: wasn't that
a twilight zone episode?
nubbins`: i have
a few friends who tried lasik
nubbins`: they go to the tomb, and
a young man -- not an angel -- says:
nubbins`: not only does it make no mention of
a virgin birth -- in fact, jesus is referred to as
a son of mary -- but it ends when jesus dies.
Vexual: wanna hear confusing, i woke up with
a ticket to macau
nubbins`: "...Cypriots will be in
a position to use Euros solely to pay government institutions"
ThickAsThieves: it's
a twisty sentence that's supposed to say he thinks bitcoin can be the main means of commerce
mircea_popescu: don't tell me somebody took
a text with "euro" in it and tried to s/euro/bitcoin by hand
mircea_popescu: "The variety of these businesses is excellent, and
a future where Cypriots will be in
a position to use Euros only to pay government institutions is within sight."
nubbins`: voting in usa seems like
a mess
nubbins`: "
A database query error has occurred. This may indicate
a bug in the software."
nubbins`: mike_c: FYI, i get
a "Database error" page every time i commit an update -- doesn't seem to affect anything tho
nubbins`: "the key to
a woman's puss is through her guts", i said
☟︎ nubbins`: i'm investing in
a cut of listing fees ;p
nubbins`: i had
a mid-december sell order get filled overnight
mircea_popescu:
A. James Manchin either delighted or appalled the West Virginia voters. Many people, especially senior citizens, loved the attention he bestowed upon them later as Secretary of State. He would produce
a certificate with
a gold star and make quite
a production of just about anyone's service to "Mother West Virginia." Giving away his trademark white or black fedora to young teenage boys along the campaign trail, Manch
ThickAsThieves: is there
a place i can easily see who funded the most recent campaigns of
a senator?
mircea_popescu: so this presentation overtstates losses to make
a better story.
azi`: they were stealing large sums of money but everything was fine until the FBI closed them down which caused
a panic of withdrawals after reopening
azi`: are we actually sure it was
a hack?
nubbins`: in other news, you can buy
a fucking glass hockey skate filled with whisky now
nubbins`: prob needs some editing, i'll take another look over it later. this is my first time writing
a wiki article
mircea_popescu: my armchair generals are qualified to discuss anything because they once finished
a game of starcraft
mircea_popescu: when i get back
a "well he makes websites" im like o great
mircea_popescu: midnightmagic no but w/e, he was talking at me on twitter. so i respond. and when i respond to people i don't know it highligths them to research team too, so they give me
a "who's this guy".
mircea_popescu: i guess protecting the term is impossible, actual people doing strategy will have to find
a new word
mircea_popescu: midnightmagic cause i'm
a fucking verbose idiot basically.
Duffer1: not like the premine was
a lot of coins just
a mere 50%
ThickAsThieves: i wonder, is there
a legal ground for disallowing the USG to ban it on grounds that it would destroy huge amounts of wealth for US citizens already invested?
ThickAsThieves: "Bitcoin has also become
a haven for individuals to buy black market items. " shit it's harder to get stuff with bitcoin than dollars now
mike_c: "I am most concerned that as Bitcoin is inevitably banned in other countries, Americans will be left holding the bag on
a valueless currency"
mircea_popescu: not
a matter of bots, just, all interaction is split up in n atomic bits
the20year2: Then, depending on accreditation you then are limited to
a number of investors
the20year2: To issue bonds in the US, up to $50m all that is required is to issue
a PPM and file with the SEC in the respective investor's state
the20year2: There's
a medium sized REIT i ran into out of texas that issued bonds here pretty recently in the same way I would like to do ours
the20year2: With the number of companies that have outright scammed people i'd kind of expect it to at least play
a partial role in future issuer plans.
mircea_popescu:
a possibility it is, of course, but transparency is hardly much of
a qualification.
the20year2: I'd like to think i've been more transparent with rentalstarter than most other issuers have been with their respective listings. Of course, i'm still asking if this is
a possibility at any rate
mike_c: there's already
a btc hedge on mpex in x.eur. i'm not sure how much appetite you'll find for
a bond that will decrease in NAV and interest rate as btc rises.
the20year2: The two questions are : Would
a USD bond (to short BTC:USD) be useful on somewhere like mpex, and if so, what would the cost be to do such
a venture from the issuer standpoint
the20year2: Then of course, depending on the cost, issuing bonds in the US may be preferential to pursuing issuance on
a bitcoin based exchange
the20year2: Well , if it works as
a BTC short, then the interest being paid would be tied to USD rather than BTC, but still paid via btc as the medium
the20year2: We should hit $500k in total NAV by June, which is good, but i don't know if it's enough still in order to get
a portfolio lender to consider us
the20year2: I guess I'm trying to determine if there'd be use in whether there would be
a use for
a USD rentalstarter bond on mpex
mircea_popescu: in some cases obviously the asset is owned by an actual investment bank which already has
a seat. this is by no means common or the rule. esp as things mature.
mircea_popescu: if every ipo also bought
a pit spot it'd be the fucking end of the world over at nyse.
mircea_popescu: mpex works exactly like
a stock exchange is supposed to work, the asset should ideally take an underwriter