Bitcoins and Other Crypto-currencies

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by coldspice » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:37 am

@ knoyleo's post

That kind of gooseberry fool is exactly why I don't see crypto moving beyond a store of value role for years yet. The fees are crazy and the infrastructure is just not scalable.

The technology is more interesting than the currencies in most cases. Take NFTs; snake oil trash as a way of selling art, interesting technology for ie digital paperwork, proof of identity

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by Fuzzy Dunlop » Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:25 pm

There are other cryptocurrencies which are a lot better suited for everyday payments, XRP, Cardano, Litecoin etc.

Bitcoin is more store of value, digital gold.

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by OrangeRKN » Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:35 pm

When climate change is by far the biggest issue of the era cryptomining is just depressing.

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by coldspice » Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:30 pm

Yes sadly I don't see Bitcoin moving to a proof-of-stake model any time soon, and that's the currency which has by far the biggest carbon footprint.

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by Curls » Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:31 am

Ok crypto.com coin has me hooked. I've been looking for a cashback card for so long. Time to finally cancel my shitey 1 % amex that i have to pay £25 a year for.

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by Hulohot » Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:33 am

I've been staking various assets on the KAVA defi platform (BNB, XRP and the KAVA token) and am getting roughly £4 every day in rewards. It's addictive I tells you.

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by Drumstick » Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:24 am

Is one able to move money from a pension pot to crypto or stocks?

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by Grumpy David » Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:25 am

Drumstick wrote:Is one able to move money from a pension pot to crypto or stocks?


Transferring the workplace pension pot to a SIPP (so can choose index funds or individual shares) is easy.

No option to hold crypto coins in ISAs or Pensions.

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by Cyburn2 » Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:55 pm

Dogecoin is at 9/10p (13 cents) , people hoping for it to reach $1

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by Oblomov Boblomov » Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:25 pm

Cyburn2 wrote:Dogecoin is at 9/10p (13 cents) , people hoping for it to reach $1

I'd definitely have bought some if it was on Coinbase.

Another great week for Ether.

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by Errkal » Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:30 pm

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:
Cyburn2 wrote:Dogecoin is at 9/10p (13 cents) , people hoping for it to reach $1

I'd definitely have bought some if it was on Coinbase.

Another great week for Ether.


I probably would, I'm tempted to swap to their Folding@Home team and get Doge as reward for folding.

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by poshrule_uk » Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:01 pm

My £25 Cardano is now worth £30 :datass:

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by Dual » Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:03 pm

I've moved my portfolio over to coinbase pro but I don't actually know how to use it.

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by poshrule_uk » Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:10 pm

Dual wrote:I've moved my portfolio over to coinbase pro but I don't actually know how to use it.


I have no clue to, my money is in the same place.

I literally don't get it hence why I would never invest stupid money

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by Lex-Man » Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:01 pm

What apps are people using to buy these days? I'm going to buy some crypto soon and see if I do even worse than last time.

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by Drumstick » Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:38 am

What ID did people use when signing up to Coinbase?

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by Errkal » Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:21 am

Dual wrote:I've moved my portfolio over to coinbase pro but I don't actually know how to use it.


I've done the same, it will be when I come to sell I'll need to work out how to do it etc.

Interface really is quite intimidating.

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by Oblomov Boblomov » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:11 am

Ether reached just over £1,850 during the night :shock: can't believe how quickly it's moved to tickling the £2k mark. Looks like a widespread transaction (withdrawals only) fault in Coinbase has caused a dip though and we're back down to £1,780 at the time of writing.

I actually can't remember the process when I signed up to Coinbase but it was incredibly quick. I'm guessing I would have used my driving licence. I was verified in a couple of minutes. However, one of my friends then did the same thing a few weeks later and it took over a week for his account to be verified...

I'm a bit surprised some of you are confused by the Pro UI. It's not a pleasing aesthetic, but if you're looking to withdraw your balance you literally just tap on the balance icon, then the 'Withdraw' option and it's very straightforward from there.

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by Errkal » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:19 am

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:Ether reached just over £1,850 during the night :shock: can't believe how quickly it's moved to tickling the £2k mark. Looks like a widespread transaction (withdrawals only) fault in Coinbase has caused a dip though and we're back down to £1,780 at the time of writing.

I actually can't remember the process when I signed up to Coinbase but it was incredibly quick. I'm guessing I would have used my driving licence. I was verified in a couple of minutes. However, one of my friends then did the same thing a few weeks later and it took over a week for his account to be verified...

I'm a bit surprised some of you are confused by the Pro UI. It's not a pleasing aesthetic, but if you're looking to withdraw your balance you literally just tap on the balance icon, then the 'Withdraw' option and it's very straightforward from there.


Yeah it seems easy enough to withdraw its just the rest of it, I guess if I'm just holding some for a bit them selling when I want to it is all overkill.

I think what I'm going to do is hold it in Coinbase "normal" as the interface is nicer for seeing how my few pots are doing and when I want to sell then transfer for coinbase pro as it is instant and free, then sell there to reduce on fees.

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PostRe: Bitcoins and Other Crypto-currencies
by Curls » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:23 pm

Lex-Man wrote:What apps are people using to buy these days? I'm going to buy some crypto soon and see if I do even worse than last time.


I'm really enjoying the crypto.com app.

I just chucked £300 at Dogecoin when it was on 20p. Now its on 23p. It's amazing how you can make quick cash, but also lose quick cash. I don't want to lose this £300 so i'll withdraw quickly if it hits 25. Should be an extra £30-40


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