Is anyone else starting to become a bit excited?

Dohnjoe · 17-02-2020 08:41PM

That was around a 10% to 15% drop for alts on average

amacca · 17-02-2020 11:11PM

grindle wrote: »

Smart spot by this guy: https://www.trustnodes.com/2020/02/15/hacker-makes-360000-eth-from-a-flash-loan-single-transaction-involving-fulcrum-compound-dydx-and-uniswap

Wow .... wish I'd thought of that. Instead of trying to figure out how to place arbitrage bets on betting exchanges/online and make it profitable without a large bankroll or being banned.

grindle · 18-02-2020 08:49AM

amacca wrote: »

Wow .... wish I'd thought of that. Instead of trying to figure out how to place arbitrage bets on betting exchanges/online and make it profitable without a large bankroll or being banned.

These guys are having a baaaaaaad time.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/amp/post/56207/bzx-attacked-again-645k-in-eth-estimated-to-be-lost

q85dw7osi4lebg · 18-02-2020 09:50AM

50/200 DMA Golden Cross just occurred. Has always lead to fun times in the past.

JohnnyFlash · 18-02-2020 10:41AM

grindle wrote: »

These guys are having a baaaaaaad time.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/amp/post/56207/bzx-attacked-again-645k-in-eth-estimated-to-be-lost

Those DeFi services aren’t decentralised at all. They were able to turn the thing off. Same as with that Iota fiasco/hilarity.

grindle · 18-02-2020 11:12AM

Not fully decentralised, no. The majority of these projects are quite open about how decentralised they are or aren't, it depends as a user of the service what it is about the service you wish to be decentralised.

Most important thing here is that new best-practice emerges - whatever loophole they closed two days ago still left something very open. Makes for every interesting reading.

Lex Luthor · 18-02-2020 11:18AM

Addison Fancy Macrame wrote: »

50/200 DMA Golden Cross just occurred. Has always lead to fun times in the past.

generally these have been followed by a dump then a rally, I wouldnt be surprised if we got a dump down to fill this CME gap @ $8500 and then rally after that

makeorbrake · 18-02-2020 01:03PM

grindle wrote: »

Not fully decentralised, no. The majority of these projects are quite open about how decentralised they are or aren't.

What has been hilarious over the last week has been the faux outrage from some quarters about certain projects not being fully decentralised. One in particular whose work has been (and is) all about a project to bring about full decentralisation.

grindle wrote: »

Most important thing here is that new best-practice emerges

Agreed.

JohnnyFlash · 18-02-2020 06:25PM

I see Binance are about to offer a create your own exchange product.

Now I’ve always been at the forefront of crypto opinion and expertise in Ireland, so I’ll be offering you all a €50 sign-up bonus for flashi.ng - my new exchange.

I’ll also be offering 250x margin trading on Tron, Nano, and Verge, as well as an eclectic collection of complete and utter shïtcoins that no other exchange will even consider.

Might do some of that DeFi stuff as well if there’s an appetite for it.

themossinator · 18-02-2020 06:55PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I see Binance are about to offer a create your own exchange product.

Now I’ve always been at the forefront of crypto opinion and expertise in Ireland, so I’ll be offering you all a €50 sign-up bonus for flashi.ng - my new exchange.

I’ll also be offering 250x margin trading on Tron, Nano, and Verge, as well as an eclectic collection of complete and utter shïtcoins that no other exchange will even consider.

Might do some of that DeFi stuff as well if there’s an appetite for it.

that DeFi stuff seems secure, count me in!!

JohnnyFlash · 18-02-2020 07:10PM

themossinator wrote: »

that DeFi stuff seems secure, count me in!!

Can you wire me the money? Having a small bit of trouble with the traditional banking system at the moment - pretty standard with crypto exchanges. Nothing to worry about. Our offices will initially be based in Tuvulu before we buy the entire IFSC.

I’ll put you down for 6 DeFi smart contracts, 100 billion NanoTrons, and into a draw for a Tesla.

How does that sound?

Lex Luthor · 18-02-2020 08:26PM

Litecoin revving up again

Are we about to see another front run before the bitcoin run?

Dohnjoe · 18-02-2020 08:51PM

Eth being an absolute unit again, 73% in a month, mental stuff.

Grumpypants · 18-02-2020 08:54PM

I think we are in the if it hit it before it will break it soon territory like in 2017. All those lovely dips bouncing back and beating previous ATH a week later.

Lex Luthor · 18-02-2020 09:23PM

Dohnjoe wrote: »

Eth being an absolute unit again, 73% in a month, mental stuff.

I’ve a feeling ETH could outperform BTC in the next 18 months

Grumpypants · 18-02-2020 10:16PM

NEO has been tipping away in recent days too. At €14.42 now.

Dohnjoe · 18-02-2020 11:20PM

Lex Luthor wrote: »

I’ve a feeling ETH could outperform BTC in the next 18 months

Possibly. I think this is the main Eth 2.0 run now. Quite a few investors are also likely to want to get to the minimum staking amount of Eth. That dip and fast recovery was pretty cool too; $280 to $240 to $280 - some confidence coming back in to the market perhaps

maninasia · 19-02-2020 02:17AM

Lex Luthor wrote: »

I’ve a feeling ETH could outperform BTC in the next 18 months

If we include the last few months...definitely. With 2.0 and massive dapp and defi growth. Good times .

maninasia · 19-02-2020 02:21AM

maninasia wrote: »

If we include the last few months...definitely. With 2.0 and massive dapp and defi growth. Good times .

Another one I have interest in is Kyber network. And LINK just seems unstoppable right now. Big names in their space.
Also Neo holder, but small amount these days.
Even REQ is showing signs of life. Of course I checked their blog and nothing since Dec ?!?
Iota wallet hack was disappointing but you got to zoom out and see how the coordicide stuff works out. I've a solid hold in it.

I did clear my borrowing on a defi platform but will dip my toes in again later.

maninasia · 19-02-2020 02:25AM

Lex Luthor wrote: »

Litecoin revving up again

Are we about to see another front run before the bitcoin run?

I've never invested in litecoin but it has a great community and solid in my book.
Serious question , what is the use case of litecoin? ðŸ˜

q85dw7osi4lebg · 19-02-2020 10:51AM

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/drug-dealer-loses-52m-in-bitcoin-after-cab-seizure-38970283.html

Lex Luthor · 19-02-2020 01:04PM

Link & Tezos

cnocbui · 19-02-2020 01:09PM

Addison Fancy Macrame wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/drug-dealer-loses-52m-in-bitcoin-after-cab-seizure-38970283.html

I am wondering why he would give them the password to his wallet. Perhaps they don't have it and it's a wallet like mine where you don't need a password to open it but you'll find you need one to spend from it.

Lex Luthor · 19-02-2020 01:24PM

can they actually freeze the assets in a wallet?

cnocbui · 19-02-2020 01:43PM

Lex Luthor wrote: »

can they actually freeze the assets in a wallet?

Not without the password/phrase and moving the contents to their own wallet. That's one of the beauties of Bitcoin. Someone in Australia who had the pass phrase could hose the wallet before the Guards knew what hit them. An asset that is truly out of reach of everyone but the owner, (if the owner is careful) is a thing to value.

Lex Luthor · 19-02-2020 01:52PM

cnocbui wrote: »

Not without the password/phrase and moving the contents to their own wallet. That's one of the beauties of Bitcoin. Someone in Australia who had the pass phrase could hose the wallet before the Guards knew what hit them. An asset that is truly out of reach of everyone but the owner, (if the owner is careful) is a thing to value.

thats exactly what I was thinking and I'm fairly sure the passphrase & password is kept fairly secure but with somebody else having the facility to access it and empty it out fairly quickly

CAB can take the wallet all day long and think they have they crypto, but thats the beauty of them, they are not actually stored on the wallet, its just a mechanism for accessing them

AFAIK, nobody can seize it

grindle · 19-02-2020 02:49PM

He had €52m yet kept growing and dealing drugs

What an absolute spanner, peak idiocy.

makeorbrake · 19-02-2020 03:01PM

grindle wrote: »

He had €52m yet kept growing and dealing drugs

What an absolute spanner, peak idiocy.

In fairness, he had 6,000 BTC in August 2017 when CAB investigated. That would have been worth about $3.6 million. He had been rumbled in Feb. 2017 when his holding would have been worth just over $2 million.

Not a bad sum either but not as clearcut a decision to retire from the drug dealing business at that point.

Had me managed to keep his head down until Christmas 2017, that stash would have been worth $120,000,000 :eek:

Lex Luthor · 19-02-2020 03:05PM

they probably only got a fraction of what he had

there was a transaction from Bittrex exchange yesterday of approx 48,000 BTC to an unknown wallet. This was then moved to another wallet beofre being put back on Bittrex

you never know

Thargor · 19-02-2020 07:32PM

Any clue what the staking returns on ETH are supposed to be like?

Is anyone else starting to become a bit excited?

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