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tegretol wrote:

Really? Your insult belies your ignorance of my knowledge base!!!

I think your level of knowledge on the matter has been made quite apparent, but each to their own, i'll leave you to your bliss...

king1 - 2021-01-10 18:52:00
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tygertung wrote:

Yes, but you compared CryptoCurrency to the Share or Stock Market.

well if there was a comparison made @ #40 it was a comparison of market forces, as against the type of asset it is. Sorry if that wasn't clear enough...

Edited by king1 at 7:10 pm, Sun 10 Jan

king1 - 2021-01-10 19:03:00
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tegretol wrote:

What goes up must come down and in the case of pretend money, it's really only legitimised wealth redistribution. If someone gains then someone looses.


Its not "pretend" money! How are those printed pieces of plastic or paper worth anything? What exactly are they backed by?

BTW, watch this, its 4 years old and needs updating, but you should get the message!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hlN2nel5HI

Edited by nzoomed at 12:19 pm, Mon 11 Jan

nzoomed - 2021-01-11 12:15:00
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Its all pretend money whether its Bitcoin, USD or NZD

loud_37 - 2021-01-11 18:46:00
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loud_37 wrote:

Its all pretend money whether its Bitcoin, USD or NZD

Pretend as opposed to...?

tygertung - 2021-01-11 18:53:00
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tygertung wrote:

Pretend as opposed to...?

Real money is backed by something tangible and of value – generally a precious metal such as gold or silver. When money is tied to a tangible asset, it becomes much more difficult for governments to manipulate it or debase its value.

loud_37 - 2021-01-11 19:12:00
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So there is no real money any more, seeing as gold isn't legal tender.

tygertung - 2021-01-12 08:46:00
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tygertung wrote:

So there is no real money any more, seeing as gold isn't legal tender.

Now your starting to understand.

loud_37 - 2021-01-12 19:08:00
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No, I don't agree, I am just trying to understand your point of view. I'll just continue using normal money as I can actually buy things with it, something I can't really do with golden nuggets or crypto dollars.

tygertung - 2021-01-12 21:44:00
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nzoomed wrote:


Its not "pretend" money! How are those printed pieces of plastic or paper worth anything? What exactly are they backed by?

BTW, watch this, its 4 years old and needs updating, but you should get the message!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hlN2nel5HI

You can keep it. I'll stick to real cash and real assets without pretence!

tegretol - 2021-01-12 21:51:00
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tygertung wrote:

No, I don't agree, I am just trying to understand your point of view. I'll just continue using normal money as I can actually buy things with it, something I can't really do with golden nuggets or crypto dollars.

All I'm saying is the medium of exchange we currently use is only back by faith in the system, if the faith in it fails there's nothing of value there.

loud_37 - 2021-01-12 21:56:00
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That's fair enough, but it might not fail.

tygertung - 2021-01-13 07:36:00
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people have to have faith in the system otherwise the system along with government collapses. money goes up and down in value and thats the way it is. by the way i would love a couple of the $1000 1890 Grand Watermelon Banknotes. thats real paper money value but i wouldn't keep them under the bed.

ascotbks - 2021-01-15 10:58:00
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nzoomed wrote:


Its not "pretend" money! How are those printed pieces of plastic or paper worth anything? What exactly are they backed by?

BTW, watch this, its 4 years old and needs updating, but you should get the message!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hlN2nel5HI

We'll have to agree to differ - you to your pretend money and me to legal tender. Pointless trying to convince each other any other way!!

tegretol - 2021-01-15 15:07:00
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Heard this discussed on RNZ yesterday morning..
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.9news.com.au/article/fa9c5c
1b-23bc-4107-a6f1-a3e288747027

Two attempts left on his lost password. $245m at stake. Gulp

Edited by cookee_nz at 11:54 am, Sat 16 Jan

cookee_nz - 2021-01-16 11:52:00
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You would think there would be some way to get your password but then you have to wonder how many billion is lost to forgotten passwords

andrewcg53 - 2021-01-16 12:02:00
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andrewcg53 wrote:

You would think there would be some way to get your password but then you have to wonder how many billion is lost to forgotten passwords

not with a bank of course

ascotbks - 2021-01-16 13:10:00
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cookee_nz wrote:

Heard this discussed on RNZ yesterday morning..
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.9news.com.au/article/fa9c5c
1b-23bc-4107-a6f1-a3e288747027

Two attempts left on his lost password. $245m at stake. Gulp

Thats pretty dumb, he should have written it down!

nzoomed - 2021-01-19 21:30:00
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There is a lot of unaccessible CryptoCurrency going around which can't be accessed anymore as noone knows the password.

tygertung - 2021-01-20 07:51:00
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