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Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by QAPereo on Sunday November 26, 2017 @04:24PM (#15783072)
I can’t see how... the bubble’s skin is already pretty taut IMO
Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by r3bl on Sunday November 26, 2017 @04:42PM (#15783175)
Approaching the final limit -> so many Bitcoins lost -> so many Bitcoins confiscated -> the amount of Bitcoins goes down -> the demand increases -> price for one Bitcoin goes through the roof.

At least that's how I see it. Don't know jack shit about cryptocurrencies, but this seems like basic economy.

Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by cc81 on Sunday November 26, 2017 @05:57PM (#15783576)
In a way yes but who is actually using bitcoins to buy things? This seems to be 80% speculation and 20% illegal stuff (drugs, money laundering etc.)
Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by baddox on Sunday November 26, 2017 @05:13PM (#15783356)
For how long have you been saying or thinking that? Since 3 months ago when it was at half the price it’s at now?
Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by QAPereo on Sunday November 26, 2017 @05:29PM (#15783449)
About that, and I stand by it. Of course if I were some kind of psychic and could precisely predict the burst I’d be fuck-you rich. Seeing that I can’t, I’m not going to risk it all on tulips.

Especially tulips that burn through soooo much electricity.

Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by baddox on Sunday November 26, 2017 @06:40PM (#15783737)
So when you say that the bubbles skin is already taut, how many more times can the price double before you concede that perhaps it wasn’t so taut after all?
Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by QAPereo on Sunday November 26, 2017 @07:05PM (#15783835)
If it doubles again I’d be shocked at least, and certainly admit that I was laughably off about timing. That is possible, and betting against human stupidity/cupidity does have risks.
Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by cloakandswagger on Sunday November 26, 2017 @07:42PM (#15783992)
All those lost profits are the price of hubris my friend. I was wary of Bitcoin until it hit $4k, when I put aside my ego and reassessed its value, realized I was wrong and bought in.

The longer you go on trying to call peaks and slandering crypto as "human stupidity", the more cognitive dissonance will form, followed quickly by the rationalizations needed to dispel it.

Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by priitmaxx on Sunday November 26, 2017 @08:24PM (#15784144)
This bubble has to bust. One bad news and everyone is going to rush to sell.
Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by hndamien on Sunday November 26, 2017 @05:51PM (#15783551)
Perhaps it is equity based money rather than debt based money and it would be wise to have a non-zero multiplier.
Re:Bitcoin Blows Past $9,000 by Obi_Juan_Kenobi on Sunday November 26, 2017 @11:03PM (#15784729)
Compare the current price action to that of November 2013 and try to say 'bubble' with a straight face.

Everyone in hysterics about a bubble is every bit as foolish as those shouting about going to the moon. We've had over a year of steady growth punctuated with regular corrections.

Will there be a bear market at some point? Certainly. But the proof of bubbles is in the popping; major price action down to a tenth of the peak or so. That doesn't just happen because of a bull market, it happens in the wake of a major speculative wave or something that fundamentally compromises value.