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  • in reply to: Password Manager #3880
    tccadmin
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    I use Bitwarden because we can self-host the repository behind our corporate VPN.

    in reply to: I used to be a Bitcoin Maxi… #3821
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    Well the ETFs are here (in the US anyway, we’ve had them in Canada for years) and so far sideways chop in the price action but some decent inflows into the ETFs.

    in reply to: How or where to report a suspected fraud exchange? #3820
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    I’m defanging those URLs as I don’t want anybody to click on those.

    Alas, it looks like a 100% scam site, a total phish of coinjar {.} com, the real exchange.

    I’m very sorry but your funds will be unrecoverable – as soon as I read that they wanted you to deposit more money to get your other money out I knew it was a fraud.

    You could make a report to your local fraud squad. Unfortunately it’s hard to get local law enforcement interested these matters. Maybe they can connect you with a national fraud squad.

    Where are you located?

    in reply to: Coinbase Exposure to Regulation #3694
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    I think Coinbase is the safest exchange in the US from a regulatory standpoint.

    They are proactively advocating on behalf of the entire crypto industry, Paul Grewel (the Chief Legal Officer) routinely takes the SEC to task (and wins!)

    All the huge institutions including the US government itself use Coinbase for custody, they are going to be the custodian on all eight spot ETFs when they finally launch – they’ve already baked themselves in.

    No matter what happens on the regulatory front, you can count on Coinbase to spearhead the crypto community’s response, while at the same time being the preeminent institutional and governmental custodian and partner.

    In other words, these guys are already part of the plumbing. They’re not going anywhere.

    in reply to: Best exchanges in Singapore/Malaysia #3693
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    Hi Yat

    Try Interactive Brokers, they have a very wide spectrum of international markets:

    https://www.interactivebrokers.com.sg/

    in reply to: Why not Ripple? #3627
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    I just never thought of it as a crypto, it’s not on a blockchain, there’s no scarcity, no hard cap – it may as well be fiat.

    Then there was all the regulatory headwinds. I guess there still is, given the SEC may appeal the latest decision.

    Finally, given that Ripple is overtly positioning themselves to be a base layer for CBDCs, I just want to keep my crypto investing to anti-CBDC instruments.

    If we want to monetize the picks and shovels of the coming CBDC system I figure the best place to so it is via the banks and the exchanges.

    in reply to: WALLETS: ColdCard vs Ledger Nano #3625
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    I was given a Coldcard at the Canadian Bitcoiners meet-up and started to set it up but realized I did it improperly, so I need to wipe it and start over again.

    Haven’t had a chance to do that yet.

    The Coldcard is a lot more technically involved to set up and maintain than the Ledger.

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    in reply to: Coinbase #3543
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    It’s possible COIN could take some steam away from them for sure. The L2 competition is fierce.

    But in general, cryptos will all move in the same direction. If we’re in a new cycle (and we are), then MATIC will too.

    The only exception that I would avoid in general, on principle, because it just seems to be plagued with difficulties and foibles is Solana (SOL). Total shitshow.

    in reply to: Crypto Debit and Credits Cards #3540
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    If you sell crypto for fiat on a hardware wallet, it won’t be cash, it’ll be a stablecoin, like USDC, USDT or DAI.

    If you want to spend that “cash” you’ll still have to enter the legacy banking system to do it.

    (Unless you transact with somebody who is willing to accept the stablecoin, that is becoming more commonplace now, especially in Africa, Asia, etc).

    • This reply was modified 1 year ago by tccadmin.
    in reply to: Privacy-Coins on woocommerce? #3539
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    It hasn’t been updated in two years, but there is a Monero extension plugin for Woocommerce

    Monero WooCommerce Extension

    There is also this

    LITEPAY Crypto Payments plugin for WordPress WooCommerce (NO KYC)

    Which is more recent and does BTC and LTC non-KYC payments.

    in reply to: If I had to choose 1 investment… #3453
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    Done. Many thx Mark!
    P.

    in reply to: If I had to choose 1 investment… #3269
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    Normally I’d say Galaxy. But COIN is compelling at these prices.
    So for $1000, I’d go 50% GLXY, 50% COIN.

    in reply to: Entry Prices & Dates Available? #3268
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    It’s difficult to do this in a way that’s meaningful across the membership base. We have our original recos when we entered the majority of the positions, and keep the entry date for when we first reco a position.

    However because of our three-tranche method and people coming in at different times, it’s hard to render a return on where we are as a portfolio (suffice it say, we’re down a lot unless you entered with your first tranche this past December).

    Look to the mid-month updates for some tables with the P&Ls from the entry dates.

    If you see the “Portfolio” pulldown, that’s where this is being built out here on the website. Was working with the data provider on some issues that were holding things up but those have been resolved.

    – mark

    in reply to: StakeCube Falling #3267
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    Damn. I remember experimenting with some staking there a couple years back, thought they did a good job on the interface etc.

    The deficit ratio of assets vs. liabilities is high, with BTC and DOGE at 95%, LTC at 60%, and DASH at 10%. Most of the other coins are fully backed, actually overcollateralized.

    WTF. More players re-discovering fractionally reserved “bitcoin” in the digital era.

    in reply to: WALLETS: ColdCard vs Ledger Nano #3209
    tccadmin
    Keymaster

    I’ve never used a Coldcard, but I met Rudolfo many years ago when Coinkite was just starting out.

    They are highly respected and have had no known issues (that I’m aware of).

    If you don’t plan to spend anything and just want to store it offline they sound like a good solution. I should pick one up and test it out.

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