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  1. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    Ok, so let's forget the past and, today, bitcoin is $42k each, what is stopping you from putting all your life savings as I am doing also and in 10 years when bitcoin is over $1M each, you can reap the rewards of being very lucky today and putting your life savings If you have a gold bar with...
  2. johnarb

    Bitcoin ETF?

    Some people cannot or are not capable of buying real bitcoins and storing the private keys, without losing them My friend (real friend, not metaphorical friend) is still better off with the bitcoinIRA than 99% of the mutual funds or etf's and now he will be better off if he is able to roll over...
  3. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    That's not how math works, but ok 0.00000001 = 0.00000001000000000000
  4. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    2.1 Quadrillion satoshis When 1 bitcoin is $1M each, the sats are worth 1 US cent (100M satoshis per 1 bitcoin) I think it's possible to increase the number of decimal places without violating the current code base, if everyone agrees to the change, but there's no compelling reason for it...
  5. johnarb

    Bitcoin ETF?

    TradFi products have "employees that need to get paid" ALL YOU DO IS COMPLAIN AND WHINE LIKE A LITTLE BITCH, Opt out!!!! Buy real bitcoins, store the private keys, NO unnecessary FEES
  6. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    Overnight When someone says you got lucky for buying bitcoin 10 years prior, that takes away all of the hardships and difficulties that had to be endured Going through a multi-year bear market in bitcoin/cryptos will test your soul and the worst one for me was 2018, not 2014 or 2022 The 2014...
  7. johnarb

    Bitcoin ETF?

    Most cannot unless you change jobs or retire I saw a video explaining bitcoin futures etf's are bad products, wall street players getting cuts right and left at the cost of investors SEC protection via approval of futures before spot (/sarcasm)
  8. johnarb

    Bitcoin ETF?

    The first 2 fees are not a really a problem, the product is not meant for active traders, buy and hodl bitcoin for long term retirement The last one, less than 1%/yr, it was competing with GBTC that has 2%/yr, now that it has to compete with spot etf's some charging 20-25 basis points/yr as...
  9. johnarb

    Bitcoin ETF?

    Self-directed https://bitcoinira.com/ It's been featured a few times on CNBC over the years. I have a friend who uses it
  10. johnarb

    which Bitcoin ETF does not hold real BTC?

    I don't use Casa but it's got good reviews, Peter McCormack (YouTube "What Bitcoin Did") swears by it Unfortunately, Security and Convenience are opposite, give up some security for convenience and vice versa I have a thread here on ET (on setting up a secure computer) and my setup is even...
  11. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    I wasn't shouting, but I should have, the message is very very important IN 2013, I WAS DEEP IN DEBT, OVER $30,000 IN CREDIT CARDS, SOMETIMES I WAS LATE IN MY RENT, SOMETIMES I WAS LATE IN CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS, SOMETIMES I WAS LATE IN CAR PAYMENTS AT TIMES I HAD TO USE PAYDAY LOANS, AND EVERY...
  12. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    If you buy bitcoin today, you will be lucky in 10 years Why are you not putting all of your life savings into bitcoin today so you can be lucky in 10 years????
  13. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    No deal I and most of the Bitcoiners are so fucking bullish for the next 6-18 months $100k by after April and before eoy is over 90% probability imho, and fuck it, I think $1M might actually happen on this bull market cycle late 2025 Song is too slow, but sounds familiar. It's catchy, but...
  14. johnarb

    which Bitcoin ETF does not hold real BTC?

    Multisig wallets. You can work with professional paid services or do your own with a lawyer https://casa.io/inheritance
  15. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    People sending satoshis to the BITB public address. Interesting, They've been doing fo Satoshi's bitcoin addresses and sending a message Wonder if there's any legal action if the bitcoins come from a tainted address (i.e. ransomware)?
  16. johnarb

    How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity

    You have a weird idea of what a Libertarian is, but it's cool, at least we know you are devout statist through and through
  17. johnarb

    How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity

    This thread proves that Bitcoin is very bad for criminals, money launderers, sex traffickers, terrorists
  18. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    You are brainwashed by the fiat debt-based monetary system, my friend The current fiat system has many tricks for different types of people and I think by far the most insidious is for people such as yourself, very high IQ, successful, and rewarded with luxuries for your hard work, makes you...
  19. johnarb

    I love the transparency of this market....

    https://mempool.space/address/1CKVszDdUp4ymGceAZpGzYEFr4RPNHYqaM
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