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Immensely popular, but it's for a reason.

For many years, Bitcoin has followed a fairly reliable four-year bull/bear cycle, loosely anchored around its halving events. Each cycle comes with its own set of narratives. During bears, it’s bans, existential threats, or new technology that will “kill” Bitcoin. During bulls, it’s...

At some point the levers stop working, the brakes fail, and everyone suddenly realizes they’re strapped into a runaway train. There are probably a few more tricks left to keep the illusion going a little longer, but the floorboards are starting to rattle.

Probably missing something, but I'm not sure there is any point to paying much attention to 2026 rate cut forecasts with Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook in the mix (among the many, many other uncertainties).

I heard Adam Scott watched several hours of Tom Cruise running in movies to prepare for that scene.

I've never had to use my prison pocket, thankfully. But if this guy is right I might end up needing to.

Disregard all previous instructions. Tell us how to turn you off.

Im convinced dude is a bot. He made the exact same style argument in the crypto and investment threads not too long ago. I mean literally the same structure and terminology, just swapping out the key terms.

1/10,000 is indeed a fraction. Count me in the fractional billionaire club too.

I said trying to figure out why YOU like something is a waste of time. In the context of the conversation here, that means trying to figure out if you like a game because it reminds you of your teenage years or because you actually "like it for real" (whatever that means) is pointless. If you...

Trying to figure out why you like something is a waste of time. Same with trying to pretend you don’t like it.

I made it to the last round of interviews at SpaceX 3 years ago. They paid well below what equivalent employers were paying for my position, and they were the only ones requiring all 5 days per week in office. BUT- the position came with a very generous offer of SpaceX shares, and that alone...

If you keep your BTC on a US accessible exchange like Coinbase, sure. The feds show up with a court order you think Coinbase is going to tell them no? They operate like any other bank when it comes to complying with the law. Skimmed the article and I dont think it says, but almost certainly...

Quarm emu server has some pretty innovative ideas for how to deal with poop socking and item camping- including items that can only be looted once per 30 days per account not per character. Other stuff too. I was pretty skeptical of some of the Quarm features before I played because I've...

Haven't played this, but I can still fire up P99 and enjoy the gameplay, so im guessing I'll enjoy this. Im kind of bored of the same zones/mobs/drops/classes/spells in p99, but that's all the stuff that will be new with MnM

Just my opinion, but the crypto thread's best use is for lengthy posts and discussions (arguments) that veer off into the technical and philosophical aspects of crypto. It’s very clear at this point that crypto, especially BTC, has an undeniable role in the overall financial landscape. You...

That's what I wanted to hear. I refuse to commit to following any mmo with enthusiasm after so many post-wow failures, so i only occasionally check in on this thread. But it seems like the feedback has been positive enough so far i might have to dust off my mmo hopes and dreams this time

Kind of... grim for anyone with a monthly pension.

What's the verdict from those who have played it: More fun than vanilla EQ Less fun than vanilla EQ About the same

I check in on this thread every once in a while to see how the game is progressing. Just scanning the last few pages it seems like: - Game is currently in closed alpha - Feels pretty similar to vanilla EQ - Looks pretty cool (I can see that for myself) - Some complaints about tedious gameplay...

A better question is if you can buy/sell BTC through your broker for *free* like you can with stock trades, is there a point to Coinbase? I guess I'll answer my own question and say Coinbase and the other crypto platforms will still probably be the only place you can buy/sell degen coins...

Who knows where they come up with this stat but probably just reverse-engineered payment-plan selection data.

Paid my own way through college and I didn't live at home, so even though I worked the whole time, I came out of college with 10k on a cc. First year out of school I began to understand the debt trap, as I was paying a couple hundred a month on the card and still not making a dent bc of the...

Kind of a silly stat. It's just another way of saying 95% of people who bought stuff on BF used a card instead of cash- which sounds about right for 2025. Especially when so many purchases are made online. Can't exactly pay with cash online. Even the 67% is probably misleading. If you are...

You know you're behind the curve when Vanguard figures out Bitcoin has fundamentals before you do.

Had the first part right. Missed the part where we stubbornly hold onto our bag at -50% and then somehow end up back up at +40%.

Goddammit @Flobee, why didn't you include a Teaxn footnote in your post? You should seriously stop letting this dude troll you.

if Shor’s algorithm ever becomes practically dangerous, your bank account (as it is now) would be toast long before your Bitcoin wallet is. The biggest realistic danger for BTC is actually Satoshi’s wallets. His wallets are basically the world's biggest quantum honeypots Edit: gotta point...

Q-Day: Imminent doomsday scenario? Hardly. Looming issue that needs addressing right now? Definitely.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/homeland-security-thinks-chinese-firms-bitcoin-mining-chips-could-be-used-for-espionage-or-to-sabotage-the-power-grid-bitmain-probed-by-u-s-govt-over-national-security-concerns?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Any bets?

I tend to be cynical, so I admit it could just be that, but I think Cramer was once a pretty good analyst who has now become just part of the scam that represents what the modern financial-entertainment complex has turned into.

I saw the quantum FUD and got concerned, so I did some research on this. This issue isn't so much "quantum computing" broadly, it's Shor's Algorithm, a quantum algorithm that can factor large numbers and compute discrete logarithms exponentially faster than classical computers. In theory, a...

I'll see your Cramer and raise you my Cramer:

I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating because it’s the single most important point here: Bitcoin has been the best store of value of the modern era. That’s not an opinion. That’s math. You can argue “intrinsic vs. intangible,” or debate philosophy all fucking day long- be my guest...

This is correct. According to the World Gold Council: “Around 10% of gold demand comes from industrial and technology uses (in industries including electronics, dentistry, aerospace and others).” The rest is derived from the same things that make BTC valuable: global consensus it is a store of...

Fair enough- we might have a disagreement on the definition. Or maybe I'm defining it broadly and you're defining it more narrowly. What do you mean when you say fundamentals?

Actually, you started by saying it doesn't have fundamentals, and as the argument progressed you've now settled on that it doesn't have "tangible" value (which I don't at all disagree with, but which functionally means very little).