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Re:MoneyGram Signs Deal to Work with Currency Startup Ripple by ben_jones on Thursday January 11, 2018 @11:00AM (#16124926)
Same, pretty sure the whole team is buying (small) amounts of bitcoin. Reminds me of the story of the guy who dodged the great depression because he pulled his stocks when his taxi driver starting giving him tips.
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Re:MoneyGram Signs Deal to Work with Currency Startup Ripple by TearsInTheRain on Thursday January 11, 2018 @01:44PM (#16126530)
That was Joe Kennedy. JFK's father
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Re:MoneyGram Signs Deal to Work with Currency Startup Ripple by joeax on Thursday January 11, 2018 @05:37PM (#16128730)
Not only did he pull out of stocks but he was shorting the market.
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Re:MoneyGram Signs Deal to Work with Currency Startup Ripple by davidkuhta on Thursday January 11, 2018 @03:11PM (#16127355)
and the tips came from a shoeshine boy.
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Re:MoneyGram Signs Deal to Work with Currency Startup Ripple by gotrecruit on Friday January 12, 2018 @02:38PM (#16135623)
don't pay too much attention to stories like that, there are easily countless stories that serve as counterpoint. example, warren buffett mentioned several times in his writings that very often, it's the regular folks who are more capable of spotting potential new investments rather than institutional investors, because they can see businesses succeeding in the real world much sooner than institutional investors spot them on balance sheets.
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Re:MoneyGram Signs Deal to Work with Currency Startup Ripple by locusm on Friday January 12, 2018 @12:02AM (#16130527)
I heard recently of form workers/construction workers giving a friend crypto tips. Its everywhere.
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