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    Cryptocurrency Daily Discussion - November 5, 2021 (GMT+0)


    Daily Discussion - November 5, 2021 (GMT+0)

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 05:00 PM PDT

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    Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read on this thread with known sources. Any trade information posted in this open thread may be highly misleading, and could be an attempt to manipulate new readers by known "pump and dump (PnD) groups" for their own profit. BEWARE of such practices and exercise utmost caution before acting on any trade tip mentioned here.

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    This isn’t the space for your libertarian rants about how the government isn’t allowed to tax you.

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 12:06 PM PDT

    You make money, you pay into the pot. The number of posts/comments I see in the vein of "taxation is theft" and just general entitlement about every cent we make is ridiculous. You are not exempt, none of us are.

    You are not a sovereign citizen. Your internet money does not excuse you from your respective tax laws. Telling people online how you are dodging taxes is also fucking stupid.

    Track your shit, pay your taxes, and move on. If you get cute you're going to get caught. Crypto isn't worth paying fines - or worse, going to jail - over.

    Edit: i've been called a lot of things on this thread, but I think my favorite act by the libertarian dude bros was someone reporting me to Reddit for suicidal thoughts/needing help lol

    Edit: thanks for the moons! A few kind people sent me some. Much obliged.

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    I took out a 40k loan just over a month ago to buy bitcoin here is how it’s going:

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 02:44 PM PDT

    So I made a post a bit over a month ago it was about taking out a 40k AUD loan to buy more bitcoin which I withdrew off the equity on my mortgage at 2% interest if anyone was wondering how I kept the interest rate so low.

    So how is it travelling? I pay an extra $150 a month on the repayments which I have managed to pay without working more. How? A simple combination of buying less alcohol and bringing my lunch to work 1 more day a week instead which has actually cut down more spending and helping me lose a bit of weight which has been a really positive outcome.

    The price of bitcoin? I bought my 40k worth at around 59k AUD which with this purchase pushed me over the 1 BTC mark which I was rapt with. The price today is around 82k AUD so I'm around 38% AUD up on my investment. In addition to this I have staked my BTC at around 4% so I am making passive income on my investment.

    My plan? Whenever I feel we are starting to get to the FOMO stage I will sell 40k worth of BTC and pay back the amount that I borrowed. Even if it only goes to 108k AUD (which we all believe it will go a lot higher) I would of doubled my money.

    If it goes to a bear market? I have been easily been able to service the extra repayments by just making a couple of small sacrifices and I am happy to wait a couple of years if need be.

    I understand this is not for everyone however would just like to share my experience so far. Cheers legends !! 👊

    (Not financial advice)

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    If you invested $1000 into SGT a week ago it would be worth $52 today *the other side to these million dollar equations*

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 04:59 AM PDT

    We've all see the headlines about SHIB and others, $1000 a year ago would be millions today, but at the point when you would have needed to invest to have those gains today — they weren't different than most of the hype coins that landed people in the red.

    Shib took off yes, don't misunderstand me — I'm perfectly happy with that. But the gamble those holders took then is way underestimated today now that everyone knows of it.

    The dozens of other coins that fucked people hard — don't make for as good of a one year equation. I took the liberty of going through the most popular moonshots posts from a year ago.. to bring you some examples:

    • BEYOND PROTOCOL - "bigger than Bitcoin and ETH combined" is the slogan and it was the most popular post in the last year, $1000 a year ago would be worth $647 today

    • BabyKrypto - only 47 days old but if you bought $1000 worth when they started advertising it on Moonshots, you'd have $125 today

    • $1000 in SHIBAFEVER would have gotten you 77 million coins just a week ago, worth $153 today

    After this we started getting into rebase tokens where the "price" doesn't move they just "adjust" the tokens that you hold, but you can't sell either so I'd say $1000 into those burned up pretty quickly.

    • There's also Floki Jr, Floki New York, Micro Shiba and Chopper Inu, Catch Doge, Doge back, and Robo Doge that I can't even find accurate information on.. but I'm guessing those didn't make many crypto millionaires.

    Anyway, I'm seeing a lot of posts asking how to jump on a newly listed coin first and where to find them, and I just wanted to say .. I don't even think those that have held SHIB for a year give themselves enough credit for how big a leap they took. This style of investing breeds a lot more losers than winners, and winners rarely stop there and cash out — they're on the hunt for the next opportunity to lose money.

    Do whatever makes you happy — but I think we need to see more of the whole picture

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    What is your #1 cryptocurrency market rule that you will never break?

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 02:17 PM PDT

    As we see many newcomers enter the market, they don't have a sense for the market like those who have had long term experience.

    A lot of easy to avoid mistakes are made. People lose a ton of money.

    Those who have weathered the 2018 crash have some tough skin and rigid rules they will never break in the crypto market. Tons of this insight comes from past mistakes we have all made.

    A rule I've learned not to break is to never sell 100% of a crypto to buy a new one. Always save around 10% or more. If I had done this with ETH over the last 5 years my ETH bag would be substantial.

    What is your #1 crypto rule that you don't ever break?

    Edit: Welcome and good luck to all the newcomers the crypto community is happy to have you!

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    The crypto community used to be rooted in libertarian ideals, now it's all people trying to make a buck

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 08:27 PM PDT

    I almost feel like an old man harkening back to "the good ole days" but for the ones that have been around since the early days (Before $1k+++ BTC) know how deeply rooted the crypto community was in libertarian ideals toward the start. For the most part, no one knew how big bitcoin and the crypto space would really be, and most didn't support bitcoin and the concept of cryptocurrency for price gains (Since there wasn't much) but for ideological reasons of freedom from the excessive power that the government holds over us and the monetary system. It nearly breaks my heart that the community has gone so far from the ideals it was based on and has turned more into a circlejerk of people trying to become millionaires rather than on the incredible freeing power that bitcoin and other cryptos can have for the regular, common person. I'm sure this will get lost to the other SHIB X10000 and gov loving posts but I hope some will step back from the intoxicating ideas of getting big gains and focus more on the freedom of decentralized currency and the ideals the crypto community is based on. Also taxation is theft

    The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks

    (What crypto is really about)

    Edit: I love the downvotes! It only further solidifies how far this community has strayed from it's original ideals

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    Crypto.com just overtook Tiktok in the google play store - Why is it so populara?

    Posted: 05 Nov 2021 01:06 AM PDT

    Hello guys,

    im a big fan of crypto.com. I use Kraken as my main exchange because they are secure and i trust them. I like the way the app is designed and the support is amazing aswell.

    However they lack the stacking opportunities CDC has. The main reason is im using it as a second exchange is the Debit Card.

    In germany gaining 2% cashback is actually quite a lot. For example AMEX offers 0,5%, Amazon aswell (more if you order on amazon). Those deals literally just suck.

    With the ruby card (350 Euro Stake) i get 2% Cashback and Spotify cashback worth 10,63 every month.

    That alone is like 36% Return a year (!).

    With recent events (coinbase listing) Crypto.com overpassed Tiktok in the play store. They really stepping up the marketing game with formula 1, UFC partnerships and a lot coming up. Q4 is about to be wild and they promised us.

    I bought in at 9cents and was like, Damn im late. However i tripled my money within 8 months and the card works flawless. I just buy groceries and fuel with it.

    If you have any more questions im happy to answer them. My honest opinion is that this card is a no brainer for EU (cuz we somehow arent involved with great cashback deals like the US)

    Cheers, David

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    Yes, you should rant about the government taxing you. It is one of the reasons crypto exists in the first place.

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 06:43 PM PDT

    I feel like u/Yeetasaurus1979 meant well but missed an important point with his popular This isn't the space for your libertarian rants about how the government isn't allowed to tax you.

    The very first block mined by Satoshi back in 2009 had the following heading:

    "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks."

    In the wake of the 2008 financial, the message that the government was doing the people dirty was somewhat clear. Banks responsible for selling subprime mortgages, sold the risk to Wall Street who, in turn, dumped the risk back on the people through shit Mortgage backed securities. When things went south, people with adjustable rate mortgages lost their homes, pension funds lost money because they used to buy "low risk" MBS sold by wall street and the economy tanked, along with millions of blue-collar jobs. Meanwhile, the government injected huge amounts of money to save the very institutions that caused the entire debacle, and it did so with money of the average taxpayer; the very people that suffered the most.

    Though, contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin was not a response to the financial 2008 crisis (Satoshi had been working on it before the crash), it is pretty much well accepted that it the crisis helped to drive the point home, and the header on BTC's genesis block illustrates just that.

    It is also telling that, during BTC's early days, that strange new technology was a hot topic among two main communities: the cryptography community and the libertarian community. Libertarians were some of those who saw the potential of having a currency that could escape mismanagement by politicians and central banks and, yes, evade the IRS. I was a libertarian back then (my views have changed since) and I remember vividly the discussions about bitcoin as early as 2010 (unfortunately, I didn't buy any). It was adoption by libertarians ranting about how taxes are theft that helped give BTC its very first baby steps.

    The point is. I agree with u/Yeetasaurus1979: pay your taxes, keep track of your transactions and don't risk going to jail because of it and all of that. But don't forget that the government often takes your hard-earned money and spends in ways that are completely against your interests and well-being. So rant about it, pressure your representatives about it and always involve yourself in the fight against abusive and immoral government practices. Remember that this is one of the reasons crypto exists in the first place.

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    You're kidding yourself if you think Millennials and Gen Z will inherit anything from the boomers. If you want wealth, create it for yourself.

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 10:26 AM PDT

    This is in response to another post where OP talks about $30T of wealth from boomers eventually being transferred to the next generation. OP tells us to be patient with our crypto investing and wait until the boomers give us money.

    Get out of here with that trickle-down nonsense. Given everything we know about the boomer generation, do you honestly expect to get anything? The boomer generation is all about hoarding resources. They see the younger generations struggling with multiple jobs. What about owning a house or having enough extra money to raise family? Total fantasies.

    Boomers. Don't. Care. They insult us for our participation trophies. They mock us for being "woke." They tell us to stop eating avocado toast.

    In fact, this whole narrative of, "just be patient, you'll get your opportunity someday," sounds exactly like something a boomer would say. Translated, it means, "Don't upset the status quo. That might threaten our power and wealth." OP links to two articles articles about how millenials and gen z should be excited about receiving crumbs in the future. Unsurprisingly, the sources are from wealth services catered for boomers.

    For the rest of us: If you want wealth, create your own wealth. If you think crypto is the way forward, then good luck. It might save us from the boomers.

    Lastly, let's not be like the boomers when we get old. Should any of us acquire wealth beyond our means, please share with the next generation that comes after us. I like that one dad who created crypto wallets for his kids. They shouldn't have to suffer the way we did.

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    Coinbase has given the middle finger to SEC threats over launching their lending service, as users can now borrow up to 1 Million!

    Posted: 05 Nov 2021 01:25 AM PDT

    In mid September, the SEC threatened to sue Coinbase if it launches its then planned lending product. Even though there were similar services already available, the SEC targeted Coinbase due to its size and profile to send a message.

    Cut to today and coinbase has got a hell of a message for the SEC! Come borrow a million bucks! This has made my day!

    This is the way the SEC should be treated, with the same amount of respect it shows crypto. Keep doing your thing Coinbase, you scored another fan today.

    Sources: https://blockchain.news/news/coinbase-exchange-users-can-borrow-up-to-1m-loan-bitcoin-collateral

    https://www.thebanker.com/Banking-Regulation-Risk/Regulation/SEC-warns-Coinbase-over-proposed-yield-product?ct=true

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    I’ve been dealing with the IRS for 3 years. It’s not what you think.

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 02:57 PM PDT

    This is not a post about whether you should or should not pay taxes. I don't care. This is also not a post on HOW to pay taxes. I don't know.

    This is a post on my experience with having tax problems, in case it sheds light for someone else. I have been dealing with an ongoing tax matter for several years and thought my experience may help clear up some misconceptions. Obviously, all of this is my experience only and not meant as any kind of general legal advice.

    Background: Several years ago, I got into a business problem that was very bad from a tax standpoint. This was not related to crypto. I won't go into the details of what happened, but suffice it to say it was not an innocent mistake, nor was it based on lack of knowledge. Instead, it was the least bad choice of several bad options at the time, because sometimes life just happens. If I had it to do over again today, I'd do things 90% the same way.

    I was waiting for the IRS call and it did eventually come. And for 3 years now, I have been straightening everything out with them tax-wise. Here are some things I've realized that may help you if ever end up tangled with the IRS.

    The IRS is just a big bureaucracy like any other bureaucracy. That means your biggest fight will be against the system itself, not against anyone within it. Dealing with tax problems mostly means being drowned in paperwork. You'll get letters non-stop. First they will send you a letter letting you know you're about to receive a letter. Then you'll receive a letter. Then a letter confirming that you were sent a letter. Every step of the grueling process will require filing forms you've already filed, submitting paperwork you've already submitted and having to explain your situation to yet another government bureaucrat. There is a common misconception that once you get tracked by the IRS, someone will be on your case obsessively. Not true. Your biggest challenge will be holding someone's attention long enough to actually get something done.

    You will not go to jail. Ok, maybe you are some kind of big-time drug trafficker. Or perhaps you are committing tax fraud at a Wesley Snipes level. In that case, all bets are off. But for everyone else, relax. No form of incarceration is going to be on the table for you for any run-of-the-mill tax bullshit you've pulled. Putting you in jail does not get them what they want, which is the money you owe them. That's all.

    The IRS is not a James Bond agency. When you think of IRS agents, you might be picturing the cast of CSI: Miami or something similar. That's wrong. Have you ever been to the DMV or the unemployment office or someplace like that? You know those ladies that work there? That's who you should be picturing. Tonya and Miss Keisha. And they are not tracking you down with binoculars. They are not staking out your home or tapping your phone. They are paid to send you letters. And then another letter stating that they've sent you a letter. That's all. They're more Parks and Recreation than CSI: Miami.

    We live in a democracy; their powers are limited. They do do things like send letters threatening wage garnishment and so forth. But at almost every step, there are chances for appeal and about a half-dozen ways to stop bad things from happening. They work more by attrition than by force. They annoy you to the point where it's easier to comply than to keep putting up with all their letters. But at least in my experience, they will rarely take any dramatic measures like pulling money out of your bank account. Even though they claim they will.

    Inconclusiveness will not get you off the hook. I've seen people here assert that since the IRS can't prove where XYZ came from or can't prove that you made such-and-such income, that means you're off the hook for it. No. They don't have to prove anything, they just have to ask you about it. And unless you're prepared to lie (in which case, you're on your own), you will have to tell them how much money you made, where it came from, etc.

    Having said that, they will take your word for things. I was surprised how often they simply relied on my self-reporting to determine what to do with my situation. They rely on records that you yourself provide. If you say you don't have something, they take your word for it. They double-check very little. Personally, I didn't lie about anything because why risk that? But I could have if I wanted to. Could you lie about your crypto holdings? Sure. Would you get away with it? I don't know, probably? But then don't get mad when Janet Yellen pushes laws designed to combat precisely that behavior.

    Tax agents are humans and they can be sweet-talked within limits. There is some discretion in an agent's job. At least the ones I've encountered. They can make choices as to whether to have you fill out that form for the 9th time or not. They can decide that a bank statement from 32 days ago (not 30) is recent enough. Be nice to them. Treat them the way you'd treat a post office clerk or a flight attendant. They're just doing a job and are in a position to help you out if you don't treat them like the enemy.

    Always file the paperwork. So remember how I said I'd do things 90% the same way if I had it to do over? The 10% I would change is that I would have taken the forms and the paperwork much more seriously, much sooner. Even if you aren't going to pay any money, still go ahead and file whatever paperwork they ask from you. Just put $0 in the blank for payment. They HATE it when they don't get their paperwork. They hate that more than not getting their money. I can't overstate how much the hassling was reduced after I filed all the overdue paperwork, even without paying them a nickel.

    NB: Obviously, this is about the IRS and therefore is about the US. I'm not trying to be exclusionary here, but I can't say how things work in Germany or Lebanon or Australia because I don't pay taxes in those countries. I pay taxes in the US.

    EDIT TO ADD TL;DR: The IRS is not a super spy agency determined to throw you in jail. It's a big bureaucracy full of working schlubs who seem more interested in annoying you with paperwork than in wringing money out of you.

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    Cryptocurrency Sub-Reddit is #1 growing communities today! BULLISH!

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 08:39 PM PDT

    From unpopular opinions that are actually popular, to 10,000 comment coin shilling threads, this sub has it all -- and I'm so damn proud to be a part of it.

    You guys have taught me so much about the world of cryptocurrencies, taught me how to do my own research, made me laugh....and most importantly made me a shit-tonne of money!

    Even when this sub was a little more rampant (pre-cap), a 50,000+ comment post would still be full of happy, helpful people. Everyone I've dealt with so far has been respectful and willing to help the newbies out, which is something I can't say for a lot of other subs I browse on my alternate account.

    Keep doing what you're doing guys. The fact so many people want to join speaks volumes about the community y'all have created. Moons has most definitely been a reason behind a lot of people joining, which is awesome because when you check out ccmoons.com -- you can see how generous everyone here is. We are literally giving money away....and we don't care!

    Oh and we love Sneks!

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    More smoke in the LRC GME saga as New code leaks

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 08:55 AM PDT

    More smoke in the LRC GME saga as New code leaks

    Link: https://etherscan.io/address/0xb170dd1352b9928bd1dd1f11d25f5a1d617baeb2#code

    Information to who linked it: https://github.com/Loopring/protocols/commit/b65c9a17c87880417acf5205ff118c02b6410737

    Here is a picture of more GME evidence in the Code:

    https://preview.redd.it/z1tevulhqlx71.png?width=810&format=png&auto=webp&s=bdcdb87a3e36951622661eb1eca4daa61dfea09c

    Twitter GME also hinting at the "relationship": https://mobile.twitter.com/GameStop/status/1455993619299684357

    Not sure if this information has found it's way over here yet, but this is even more smoke indicating the fire that would be a GME partnership.

    I am very hopeful that this will be a very lucrative buy the rumor sell the news event. However, I believe this is a great short term AND longterm play

    I posted this last night and it gained a lot of traction but there were too many LRC posts and it got removed. Still this is new code from a more credible source, as well as a mention from Gamestop themselves and deserves to be known by this sub.

    Edit: Looks like the top 2 links are no longer working. This in my eyes is extremely good news as it looks like some1 let the cat out of the bag too soon.

    The picture came from the code in the top link that has now been removed from a person inside Loopring. I posted the full text from just one of the many pages published from the original leak in the comments. This most certainly means they changed the repo to private

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    Day 4 - Is Polygon (MATIC) overpriced?

    Posted: 05 Nov 2021 03:10 AM PDT

    \Today is Day 4 of me doing full-time in cryptocurrency as a reddit publisher. Hope I can get support from the community. 6 months of reserve left for my family and I. A moon tip is greatly appreciated**

    I'm a rather new publisher learning about crypto and I hope you can join in this adventure with me and understand my efforts. I appreciate if there is minimal hate and more on guidance :)

    Who/What is Polygon?

    Based on their website, Polygon is a protocol and framework for creating and linking Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. Aggregating scalable Ethereum solutions to support a multi-chain Ethereum environment.

    Polygon addresses Blockchain-related issues such as expensive gas fees and poor performance without losing security. This multi-chain method is similar to others such as Polkadot, Cosmos, and Avalanche, but with at least three main advantages:

    1. It can reap the full benefits of Ethereum's network effects.
    2. It is more secure
    3. It is more accessible and powerful.

    However base on their website, there are potential challenges that may arise as well:

    1. Low throughput
    2. Poor gas, delayed PoW finality
    3. No sovereignty

    Even though there were challenges faced, their solution are unique:

    1. Adaptor modules for enabling interoperability for existing blockchain networks
    2. Growing set of modules for developing customer networks
    3. 1 click deployment of preset blockchain networks.

    Let's look at the fundamentals of it

    It is not as easy to create fundamental basis in cryptocurrency but there are a few metrics we can use. Polygon's token, MATIC, is the basic resource that powers the Polygon ecosystem. In addition to being an asset, it is primarily utilized for staking tokens (proof-of-stake algorithm) to protect the Polygon network.

    The MATIC token has a maximum quantity of 10 billion, more than 67% of which is now in circulation. It is now ranked among the top 25 cryptocurrencies in the world.

    Collaborations

    Polygon established a collaboration with Infosys Ltd's consulting division. M-Setu is the name of this partnership. It intends to empower Infosys to give its clients with disruptive technology. M-Setu will serve as an open-source bridge that will allow businesses to collaborate utilizing the Ethereum blockchain.

    Another significant Polygon collaboration is the Trace Network. Trace is now employing it for NFT and DeFi, with the goal of becoming a go-to for shops to introduce NFTs to the public. For example, if a luxury business wanted to do NFTs on their items, the combination between trace and polygon would provide them with liquidity aggregation, comprehensive transparency, and supply chain traceability.

    Polygon made a tremendous announcement on May 29th, in addition to several other significant achievements. It announced the completion of a project to integrate the Polygon elements into Google Cloud's BigQuery. This connection allows BigQuery users to connect to Polygon, boosting its usability and positioning. Polygon has been added to Google Cloud's BigQuery's 1TB offering. This means that BigQuery users can utilize Polygon to execute queries and access various blockchain-related data sets on its network.

    Billionaire Mark Cuban backs Polygon

    On May 25, Mark Cuban threw his support behind this Indian Blockchain business. He disclosed that he has made an investment in Polygon, which can be seen in his company's portfolio on their website. Cuban is well-known for his support for cryptocurrency. Despite Elon Musk's temporary suspension of taking Bitcoin payments for Tesla, Cuban declared that the Mavericks (his basketball outfit brand) would continue to accept cryptos.

    He noted that having a high Transaction Per Second (TPS) as Polygon offers is critical to lowering consumers' use costs. Furthermore, Polygon already has many blockchain initiatives, which adds to his motives for investing.

    Polygon's flawless growth has been aided by Cuban's funding. Polygon should expect higher adoption in the future as a cryptocurrency backed by the billionaire investor who backed Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other other cryptocurrencies.

    Major Announcement

    Another significant announcement that is going to be made is the launch of Indian Premier League fan tokens backed by Polygon. The IPL is by far the most popular sporting league, with millions of supporters not only in India but all around the world. The League's active embrace of these currencies would draw in a large number of fans to the network, as well as aid to bring crypto into the mainstream. This would be big for the Indian crypto business, but it remains to be seen how this would be structured, as crypto is not yet legal in India.

    TLDR;

    MATIC still has a done of potential to moon!

    Source:

    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/heres-how-india-based-polygonmatic-outperformed-other-major-cryptos/articleshow/83329658.cms

    https://polygon.technology/

    https://financefeeds.com/polygon-matic-exciting-developments-planned-sports/

    https://help.coinbase.com/en/coinbase/getting-started/crypto-education/polygon#:~:text=Polygon%20(MATIC)%20is%20an%20Ethereum,and%20new%20classes%20of%20assets.%E2%80%9D%20is%20an%20Ethereum,and%20new%20classes%20of%20assets.%E2%80%9D)

    https://www.blockchain-council.org/ethereum/what-is-polygon-matic-how-does-polygon-work/

    https://marketrealist.com/p/matic-price-prediction-good-investment/

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    Crypto is not a means to avoid taxes but a way to return accountability to an reckless government.

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 11:51 PM PDT

    Government spending is out of control in the USA. Trillions on wars no one wants. Trillions in debt from wars no one wants. Congress always gets raises. Minimum wage hasn't changed in forty years. Big banks get bailouts while Americans get homelessness. And yet there's not enough money to provide healthcare to the people.

    We are run by a club of individuals who pass laws from which they're exempt and spend money that does not exist. They do not care about what is actually good for their constituents. But rather who can better fill their personal piggy banks which they call "campaign funds" used for flying in chartered jets and underage prostitutes.

    The USA needs to face the facts: Americans, you are not being governed—you're being ruled over. I don't care what trendy "eat the rich" crap your favorite congressman's social media manager posts on Twitter—congress is the problem. Try government is the problem.

    Being able to selectively pay taxes is a way to sit Uncle Sam in the corner for being a naughty boy and tell him he won't get dessert until he starts behaving properly.

    Crypto brings financial power back to the people. If you don't see that then go take your fiat and leave.

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    I thought I knew what hopium was until the WSB crowd started shilling LRC

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 09:31 PM PDT

    This is nothing against WSB. I mean, if you have those sunglasses, a vault that isn't open, and the Wall Street bets flair it's unlikely I'm giving much weight to what you're saying. I do appreciate the effort and dedication

    This isn't anything against LRC either. I picked up a small bag. But HOLY SHIT you guys dish out hopium in next level ways. It's unabashed. It's fervent. It's enough to feel an actual wave of people behind it. It's really something. Relentless.

    If /r/cc's level of hopium a carousel, WSB is bungee jumping on cocaine

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    Comment the coin you hold and we roast it

    Posted: 05 Nov 2021 03:56 AM PDT

    So, for the past few days different coin have been pumping left and right and as such hopium seems to be at an all time high in this sub. Because of this i feel like a lot of newbie have entered crypto and it feels like a lot of the are not aware or informed of the risk associated with the coins they hold so, today whether you are a newbie or a veteran lets all roast each other coin just for today

     Today in order to make sure that you dont get too high on hopium comment down the coin you hold and we shall roast it. We shall list out all the fud your coin hold so that you can be aware of the risk associated with the coins you hold 

    Lets all try our very best to list out all the fud associated with the coins that other people are holding.

    Tldr: comment your coin and we fud on it.

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    SCAM ALERT: 92.21% of AUDIUS tokens are owned by just 10 addresses…

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 10:43 AM PDT

    I keep seeing people blindly investing in projects. Unfortunately, in some cases even celebrities are endorsing scams now, causing confusion at best and huge investment risk at worst.

    One in particular that just simply blows my mind is AUDIUS, and it's traded coin AUDIO. The premise of which is to be a "competitor of Spotify".

    Simply put, DO NOT INVEST IN THIS COIN!

    How do I know that Audius is a scam…?

    1) When it was released, they never even bothered to announced their tokenomics and subsequent initial token distribution. That's right…they asked people to blindly invest in their platform without a formal economic structure in place…the sad part is, people STILL invested…

    2) later…AUDIUS did (finally) announce how the coins were distributed. But, not by posting it easily on their website, and making sure it's accessible….it was buried and hidden from the community. They announced the tokenomics by way of (a very professional s/) paid medium article….no I'm not kidding…

    Which, describes that the vast majority of the coins would/are owned by Audius. They did however take the time to call themselves 3 different names, to make it a little more confusing.

    Here, is a summary:

    • 40.6% went to "team" (aka - audius team)
    • 36% went to "investors" (aka - audius team)
    • 17.8% went to "Treasury" (aka - audius team)

    in total that = 94.4% of distribution went to AUDIUS team

    Okay okay, I know what you're thinking…but is that REALLY true?! How could the company be convincing major celebrities (like Zedd) to participate in this scam? It's simple…paid adoption. They pay these celebrities (that know nothing of tokenomics) to list on their platform. It's an easy $25k for them, and they barely think about it again. All the while, Audius gets falsely portrayed as a legitimate investment, backed by celebrities.

    Proof: - Top 10 Audius wallets hold 92.21% of total supply - Top 50 Audius wallets hold 96.29% of total supply - 96.9% of the total supply of Audius Is owned by the top 100 wallets ONLY

    source: here

    Also, if any of this is discussed over on their subreddit it will be censored/deleted by the mods. They are doing ANYTHING they can to hide this info.

    WARNING (Edit 1)

    Heads up everyone, this post is getting brigaded by a coin called "RHYTHM", which also seems to be a scam. I commented below, but here's some data on this (other) scam coin to watch out for:

    RYTHM = SCAM

    At a quick first glance….DEFINITELY bullshit.

    The top 100 addresses hold 81.87% of the total market cap

    In addition to the horrible tokenomics…it's a Binance Chain Token, which should create HUGE red flags in and of itself.

    Not to mention the coordinated brigading on this post is an obvious sign of a PnD scam.

    HARD pass from me. source here

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    Facebook's metaverse plans labelled as 'dystopian' and 'a bad idea'

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 11:06 PM PDT

    Five Underrated Metrics for Picking Altcoins

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 03:46 PM PDT

    Five Underrated Metrics for Picking Altcoins

    "Without data you're just another person with an opinion." - W. Edwards Deming

    I write about high-potential altcoins for a living, and as I see more and more new investors come to the space, I see more and more misconceptions about how altcoins work, grow, and behave.

    To help educate newer members of the community and refresh experienced ones on the fundamentals, today I'm going to discuss five metrics that are absolutely necessary to understand if you want to make informed investments into altcoins.

    What these metrics all have in common is the fact that they're objective and indisputable; the reality can be interpreted in different ways, but these metrics are unarguable. Due to this certainty, they represent a foundation on which we can come to more reasoned and (hopefully) profitable conclusions.

    Not only can these stats help us find hidden altcoin gems, they can also help us avoid red flags. The concepts are in no particular order.

    1. Market Cap

    Where It's Found: CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, TradingView

    Definition: Market Cap is a measure of the total size of a cryptocurrency. It's the price of a single token multiplied by the total amount of tokens in circulation. Diluted market cap reflects the price of a single token multiplied by the total amount of tokens that will ever be created.

    https://preview.redd.it/43pz8m6bnnx71.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=a814c441c55dd41a8920be03533c8445c7f3223e

    Interpreting Market Cap:

    Market cap is meaningful because the size of a crypto helps us understand how much growth is possible or reasonable. For a given cryptocurrency to double in price, it requires an exponential increase in the input of capital. Check out the graph below:

    https://preview.redd.it/13p41odcnnx71.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=6807cc707d3f659055401dae62389736e9cfb96c

    For a real-life example, Bitcoin experienced a 1000x that took only 30 months (Sep 2010 - Mar 2013) when price went from $0.06 to $60. The next 1000x took 96 months. Another 1000x from today would value Bitcoin at 1.14 quadrillion dollars, over 12 times the size of the entire world economy. It probably just won't happen.

    And for Bitcoin to double from today's price, it would require an injection of over $1 trillion of capital. It's possible, but no small feat. But a $1 million altcoin could absolutely experience a 1000x. It would require less than $1 billion of new capital, which wouldn't even put it in the top 100 cryptos by market cap. This is also the reason Shiba Inu won't go to a dollar.

    Why It's Important: The previous graph shows us that the majority of an altcoin's gains happen early in its life cycle. So although smaller cryptos are a lot riskier, they have a lot more upside because less capital can move the price.

    2. Total Value Locked

    Where It's Found: CoinGecko

    Definition: The sum of all assets deposited (or locked) in a given protocol. Assets are locked up to provide collateral for loans, generate interest, or be staked for more coins.

    Interpreting Total Value Locked:

    Cryptocurrencies are valuable for all kinds of reasons—Bitcoin is valuable because it's a decentralized, transferrable store of value. Monero is valuable because it's a private currency. Ethereum is valuable because it creates smart contracts, decentralized agreements to store and transfer value between network users across time.

    Total Value Locked (TVL) is based on that third type of value, the idea that value can be stored within a crypto by being deposited, used as collateral, used as liquidity, or staked for interest. The dollar value locked within a protocol is one way to estimate the intrinisic, fundamental value of that asset.

    So what does this TVL mean for the value of a given cryptocurrency? Some ecosystems generate enormous cash flows and fees on value locked, which are then distributed back to users (Maker Dao and Abracabra Money would be some examples). With protocols like AAVE, the fees generated are used to buy back the token and burn it, creating a deflationary supply. Uniswap doesn't even charge fees for the use of their protocol, but all of the assets locked up inside represent real value.

    https://preview.redd.it/576r885snnx71.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d3f12ccafd3eb072a6b2f1da4a80278f22632e2

    A closely related statistic to TVL is the TVL ratio, which is the ratio of a crypto's market cap to its total value locked. In many cases, investors see a crypto with a TVL ratio of less than one as a signal that it's undervalued, while a TVL ratio of over one means that the asset may be overvalued. That's an oversimplification, and some valuable cryptos (Bitcoin, for one) have no TVL. That doesn't make them valueless by any means.

    Instead of using TVL to value the protocol itself, use it to understand how that value generates wealth for token holders and demand for the cryptocurrency.

    Why It's Important: Total value locked can give you a look at the health of a crypto ecosystem and an idea of the intrinsic value created by the protocol.

    3. Inflation Rate

    Where It's Found: Whitepapers, Official Documentation, Google

    Definition: Inflation rate is the rate at 4 the supply of tokens of a cryptocurrency increases. A supply inflates as coins/tokens are mined or created via staking.

    Interpreting Inflation Rate:

    Inflation represents how tokens are created in a crypto ecosystem, a key aspect of the supply side of a crypto. As tokens are created, they are added to the market and must be offset by more demand for the token. If demand doesn't outpace that new supply, he crypto will go down in price.

    Some cryptos are deflationary. Bitcoin will one day have no inflation, and once Ethereum mines its whole supply, it will be deflationary, with tokens burned in every transaction. You can see the token issuance schedules of those cryptos in the graphs below.

    https://preview.redd.it/sk9uuu1aonx71.png?width=1462&format=png&auto=webp&s=726bce38c1c2d7854f9658c12819b6c5f243fcad

    An inflationary supply isn't necessarily a bad thing, and a deflationary supply isn't always a good thing, but if we understand how the production affects supply and demand, we can better understand the forces causing a crypto to move up or down in price.

    Why It's Important: The inflation rate allows us to understand how the supply of a given cryptocurrency changes. The higher the inflation, the bigger the crypto needs to grow to hold the same token price.

    4. Coin Distribution

    Where It's Found: Official Documentation, White Papers, Blockchain explorers

    Definition: Analyzing coin distribution involves looking at the spread of tokens across the network and seeing if that distribution is overly concentrated.

    Interpreting Coin Distribution:

    Perhaps the most important principle behind cryptocurrency is decentralization: the idea that distributing power over a network gives us freedom and autonomy. When coins are concentrated, the integrity of that network is compromised and the power becomes concentrated. Uneven distribution also creates issues around price manipulation.

    Distributed networks prevent small groups of people from gaining too much control over the protocol or manipulating the price. When a token is launched, a distribution is slayed out for founders and investors. You can see this distribution for some of the biggest cryptos below.

    https://preview.redd.it/wnwv1sxhonx71.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=66280e8187141f0c6cb57e6d473bd81738e1fb74

    But as the crypto grows and matures, that distribution changes. Since most blockchains are public, we can actually use blockchain explorers like etherscan.io to see what percentage of supply the biggest wallets control. Here are the biggest wallets on Shiba Inu, for example:

    https://preview.redd.it/t3k7auk5pnx71.png?width=2454&format=png&auto=webp&s=b4edf3d3ac682b207327dde489899099d0751f68

    Some of the addresses are known, and are labeled. The #1 address is a burn address, meaning SHIB was sent there and can't be recovered (cryptos do use burns as a deflationary tactic). The #4 wallet holds $2 billion in Shiba, over 4%. A sale that big could tank the price.

    Why It's Important: If coins or tokens are unevenly distributed, it means certain groups and individuals have more power over the token and its price. This is bound to happen to some extent, but the bigger the disparity becomes, the bigger the problem becomes.

    5. Volume Traded

    Where It's Found: CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap

    Definition: Volume traded is the amount of value, typically measured in dollars, being traded back and forth over a given time period.

    Interpreting Volume Traded:

    When we enter or exit a trade, we're participating in an open market where we interact with a real person on the other side of the screen. The sum of all the people trading in a given market is the volume, and the more value being traded back and forth, the more efficient and liquid that market typically is.

    Volume is important because it can help us avoid participating in illiquid markets that are likely to be manipulated. Iliquid markets also make it dificult to enter and exit trades. Take a look at the graph below:

    https://preview.redd.it/5w5nu4ukpnx71.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=2722abbd50bb9c8c3c6f9db00dd845a4548341f6

    Each of those flat spots is a time period where there were no trades happening—you couldn't have exited the trade for the market price at that point in time. Services like CoinGecko can show you all the markets and volume metrics for a cryptocurrency in a single place. Large cap cryptos will obviously have more volume, but plenty of small cap cryptos have enough volume to be liquid for small investors.

    https://preview.redd.it/ip04ds3npnx71.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=713887dd3feeaa5319049b7860a71cba599a35e8

    Centralized exchanges (CEXes) can provide valuable signals regarding liquidity and volume. When an altcoin is listed on a CEX, it means the team has deemed the asset liquid enough to have a fair and efficient market, and that there will be enough trading volume around that asset to produce fee revenue for the exchange.

    Why It's Important: Cryptos that don't trade on much volume are more inefficient markets and may result in you getting a raw deal when you enter and exit the trade. More liquid markets with higher volume are less likely to be manipulated.

    Wrapping Up

    My goal as an independent altcoin researcher is to help crypto investors make thesis-backed, intelligent investing decisions. While these statistics are all-encompassing by no means, they will help you avoid common red flags and aid in your search for undervalued gems. Happy hunting!

    EDIT: Thanks for the upvotes! I know Reddit hates self-promo, but if you liked this, you'll love my email newsletter on altcoin investing and altcoin analysis. Check it out here: CryptoPragmatist.com/sign-up/. If it's not your thing, please ignore. Thanks!

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    If you had invested 1000$ in BIMP 7days ago , your current investment value would be 0$. The dark side of Gambling in Crypto which one talks about

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 07:59 PM PDT

    Every now and then we can see coins going 100-10000% in day which makes many of us wonder why don't we catch that move next time , which make us to search for the next Crypto that moves to moon.

    The amount of posts in this sub asking for the next 100x coin is at a ATH and every now and then people are being attracted into Crypto by the form of FOMO.

    Crypto was introduced to make our lives easy and with calculative bets this is the best store value out there to beat the inflation in the long term but the way it is used now just shows how early we are in the Crypto space.

    Behind every coin going to the moon , there are hundreds of investors losing their money with the same Fomo against another coin. This is why most of the investors stick with the best two - BTC and ETH.

    Now I'm not against people FOMOing with their portfolio , a 5-10% risk is not a problem but when they go all in where the shit happens. Instead of going behind these next 100x , if you had just invested all these days with the top Crypto projects , you'd have made much returns than running behind the next 100X coin.

    Edit :- If people want to go behind the next coin which gives them 100x , it's their wish their money and if they make money I'm happy for them. But this is just to show the downsides of doing that in Crypto.

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    Survey: 1 in 25 Americans quit job due to profits on cryptocurrency

    Posted: 05 Nov 2021 01:21 AM PDT

    Survey: 1 in 25 Americans quit job due to profits on cryptocurrency

    Would you stop working if you could live off the profits of crypto? In a survey of Americans, 4% of those surveyed responded that they stopped working because of profits gained from crypto.

    1 in 25 quit

    Granted this question of the survey was completed by only 6741 respondents, so it is not completely representative. The results of the survey were shared on November 1 and Civic Science asked the questions in October, this month the bitcoin price reached a new all time high.

    https://preview.redd.it/jcqjhfjzkqx71.png?width=806&format=png&auto=webp&s=6a8c103ac43f87a33680dd15a11454ede59ecc28

    Income Disparity

    Billionaire Mark Cuban thinks he can explain why:

    https://preview.redd.it/zrim8r01lqx71.png?width=548&format=png&auto=webp&s=d63e207ff3b10e263036f59e7358cbc16ba6608e

    He says the majority of those 40% earn less than $50,000 a year (€43,000). 'Now we know why so many people are quitting low-paying jobs. And this was BEFORE the current run-up.'

    https://preview.redd.it/kfofhyv4lqx71.png?width=808&format=png&auto=webp&s=1628ceaef1ed000c851abd84f7acb3f704edb363

    Broken down by income, 27% of the "quitters" were found to earn less than $25,000 a year from their regular jobs. But it's not just low-paying jobs where crypto gives financial freedom, as many as 37% of the 'quitters' earned $50,000 per year. Civil Science concludes:

    'These data imply that crypto investing can be life-changing for some income levels, while wealthier crypto owners use it more as another form of asset diversification rather than as a source of income.'

    Link to the full research report

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    A lot of bullish news this week.

    Posted: 05 Nov 2021 03:37 AM PDT

    Here's a brief summary of some of the (very bullish) news headlines from this week. Remember folks, we are still early to the party. Not a bear in sight.

    • The Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez is to take his full salary in Bitcoin this year.

    • Elsalvador to construct over 20 schools using the profits from its Bitcoin. The first stone has been placed for the previously announced veterinary clinic they are building. It's current btc holdings are 1120BTC

    • Australia's largest Commonwealth bank is going to facilitate crypto trading. It will do this through a partnership with Gemini.

    • UFC has partnered with Crypto.com. We will expect to see crypto.com advertisements plastered alongside UFC news shortly. UFC has a predicted fan base of 625million people.

    • Singapore has no plan to ban crypto trading. In fact the government have stated the opposite "embrace crypto or risk being left behind"

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    They Will Take Everything From Us

    Posted: 04 Nov 2021 07:38 AM PDT

    If you had invested $1000 in USDT a year ago , your current value would be $1050 by staking it. The "neutral" side of investing into Crypto which no one talks about.

    Posted: 05 Nov 2021 03:03 AM PDT

    We've all see the headlines about SHIB, DOGE and other coins, "$1000 a year ago would be millions today", but to get those gains you'd need to invest really early.

    Through this sub we now have also seen what would have happened if you had invested your money into coins like Squid, Shibafever or BabyKrypto.

    But what would have happened if you tried to keep your risk low, by investing into stabilized coins? If you would have invested $1000 a year ago into the following coins and staked them with an APY of 5% you would have:

    • Tether - would be worth $1050 today
    • USD Coin - would be worth $1050 today
    • Dai - would be worth $1050 today

    Considering an inflation of 3% you'd still be up 2%. It isn't much but still way better than just letting your money rot at the bank.

    Not an financial advice. Maybe. You can do whatever you want.

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