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Cryptocurrency

Kandi1977 said:
Both. The ones you refer to have large amounts individually, but the majority is controlled by criminals, mostly connected to Russian mafia. We have traced massive amounts, and it mostly ends up in the same place as money from stolen credit card information.
So in reality you'd do less harm trading directly with ISIS.
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They also have a shed load of dollars but it doesn't stop me using it legitimatly.

According to this its just under half are linked to crime https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...ryptocurrency-zcash-monero-dash-a8174716.html as crypto (not necessarily Bitcoin ) becomes more mainstream and used by businesses this percentage will fall.
 
Kandi1977 said:
I've been working in cyber security and fraud prevention for 15 years.
People are not rational. The number of CEO phishing, spear phishing and other scams are sky rocketing! If people just used their brain, no one would be fooled.
And crypto currency is another "scam". It's not sustainable, it doesn't create Any value. It's just a way for criminals to get their hands on easy money from idiots investing in nothing.
The wannacry virus was created by Russian mafia to inflate the price of bitcoin.
I'm Just waiting for the next event of that type.
But people won't admit it, as everyone wants to rationalize and defend their investments.
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With respect, I appreciate that ransomware using Bitcoin must be problematic in fraud prevention etc, however what you say here isn't true.

There is $8 billion+ a day traded in Bitcoin alone. A group collated a database of all the wallet addresses Wanncry had used and the total amount they had received worldwide was less than $1m. This would have no effect on the price of Bitcoin.

Crypto Currencies are the first time in human history that a fair and trustless method of exchange has ever existed -- the world would be a much better place with a financial system that doesn't allow governments to protein money from nothing. People use it every second to send money overseas or across borders that would be very difficult to do so otherwise.

(Sorry if I went overboard. I've spent 2 years+ researching crypto almost every day)
 
Kandi1977 said:
Both. The ones you refer to have large amounts individually, but the majority is controlled by criminals, mostly connected to Russian mafia. We have traced massive amounts, and it mostly ends up in the same place as money from stolen credit card information.
So in reality you'd do less harm trading directly with ISIS.
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The largest wallets can be found here: https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html
Most have been identified: https://www.walletexplorer.com

I'm sure *some* bitcoin ends up in wallets linked to DNMs etc. but the actual % of the total supply is not controlled by criminals. Bitmain, Bitfinex & Huobi probably account for a greater % just by themselves.
 
elyid said:
The largest wallets can be found here: https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-bitcoin-addresses.html
Most have been identified: https://www.walletexplorer.com

I'm sure *some* bitcoin ends up in wallets linked to DNMs etc. but the actual % of the total supply is not controlled by criminals. Bitmain, Bitfinex & Huobi probably account for a greater % just by themselves.
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There are ongoing investigations. Many of the owners of large amounts, even "respectable" investors, are suspected mules.
 
r-u-s-x said:
No BAA anymore its Heathrow Airport Holdings which have no shares so you could either buy the debt issued or invest in one of its owners but the share price will be made up of a lot more than Heathrow alone.


https://www.heathrow.com/company/company-news-and-information/company-information

"Our company, Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited (formerly BAA) owns and runs London Heathrow Airport, Britain's aviation hub.

Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited is in turn owned by FGP Topco Limited, a consortium owned and led by the infrastructure specialist Ferrovial S.A. (25.00%), Qatar Investment Authority (20.00%), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) (12.62%), GIC (11.20%), Alinda Capital Partners of the United States (11.18%), China Investment Corporation (10.00%) and Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) (10.00%).

The company is subject to financial regulation by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In matters of safety and security we are regulated by the Government and CAA."
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I work with LHA and I can tell you they are about to become a lot, lot bigger in terms of staff, revenue, market value and spend in civvy street. You heard it here first.
 
https://ethereumworldnews.com/slam-dunks-on-the-blockchain-but-will-it-be-on-ethereum/

Dapper Labs and the National Basketball Association have teamed up to launch the first-ever slam dunks on the blockchain game. NBA Top Shot is set to be the to-go-to platform for digitally collectible in-season moves.

In the late 80s and early 90s, fans had to purchase a Michael Jordan trading card, for instance, to stake some connection to the favorite NBA player. The brilliant minds at Dapper Labs are going to use Top Shot to accomplish that same mission, digitally.

NBA fans can consequently own their favorite action moments from the league’s history. In a statement, senior NBA executive Adrienne O’Keeffe said:

Top Shot will allow players to own a video clip converted into a digital token. Inscribed on a blockchain, the token will be unique, and there will be limited quantities for sale. All tokens on the same batch will have a distinct digital marker to differentiate them.

A fan with a Top Shot token will have access to an upcoming fantasy league that pits their collection of players against those of other teams. This is not Dapper Labs first foray into the field of digital collectibles. The blockchain-based company is the brain behind CryptoKitties, the digital cat exchange game, whose popularity brought the Ethereum blockchain to its knees. In CryptoKitties, unique felines would sell for values beyond $100,000 at its 2018 peak.
 
Believe.

I have topped up on xrp.

I like the space, interesting coming to the end of the year and seeing how my investments did over the previous 12 months.

Been a bloody good year, gold oil and bitcoin all made me money and laying the 0-0 inplay football went well. Hope the next 12 months is as good. Will be in China in a couple of weeks for 6 weeks so wont bother doing much trading as i doubt i will feel strong enough.

Anyway as i tell anyone who will listen believe in crypto.
 
markysimmo said:
They are letting you into China ??
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The amount im paying i reckon they will be glad to see me.

Funny enough i did google to see if they sell custard locally. The hospital said i probably wont feel like eating much. I stay in hospital 3 nights at a time then the rest of the time im in a hotel round the corner.

I actually hate Chinese food but maybe it will be better out there.
 
Danishfurniturelover said:
The amount im paying i reckon they will be glad to see me.

Funny enough i did google to see if they sell custard locally. The hospital said i probably wont feel like eating much. I stay in hospital 3 nights at a time then the rest of the time im in a hotel round the corner.

I actually hate Chinese food but maybe it will be better out there.
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We spent 3 weeks travelling in China and the food was way, way better than any Chinese meal we’d ever had over here. Not surprising really I suppose.
Don’t recall any custard though.
 
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