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Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:24 AM UTC

blhack wrote: post #39

What on earth are people spending this much bitcoin on? I see a multiple $100000 transaction on my screen.

Reaping mining rewards? Cashing out on Bitcoin which they bought when it was cheap?

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:24 AM UTC

futhey wrote: post #31

Are the pitches based on something? They appear to be totally random.

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Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by kintamanimatt » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:34 AM UTC

futhey wrote: post #31

Are the pitches based on something? They appear to be totally random.

There are two kinds of sounds, "celesta" for transactions and trades (e.g. http://www.listentobitcoin.com/sounds/celesta/c003.ogg) and string swells for blocks (e.g. http://www.listentobitcoin.com/sounds/swells/swell2.ogg).

Looking at the source, you are, however, correct, that the pitches are selected at random.

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by kintamanimatt » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:36 AM UTC

waterlesscloud wrote: post #3

I wish I could turn off the bubble sounds and just get sound for the blocks. I'd leave that on all day.

Here ya go:

http://www.listentobitcoin.com/sounds/swells/swell1.ogg

http://www.listentobitcoin.com/sounds/swells/swell2.ogg

http://www.listentobitcoin.com/sounds/swells/swell3.ogg

You could write a script to play these randomly!

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by hayksaakian » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:39 AM UTC

I wish I could pop these bubbles.

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by clarkm » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:41 AM UTC

w-ll wrote: post #48

clarkm wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most of it seems to be just trade volume on MtGox, not actual transactions recorded in the blockchain.

Deposits and withdraws of Bitcoin will show, but all trades within MtGox are not recorded in the blockchain. It's just Gox moving balances between accounts.

That was exactly my point. Most of the bubbles on the screen on MtGox trades, not blockchain transactions.

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by 27182818284 » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 1:58 AM UTC

iframe wrote: post #22

I wish I could pay my meal with bitcoins :)

You can, depending on your location. http://pizzaforcoins.com/

I know you were really trying to be snarky about Bitcoin, but in case you hadn't heard, you can actually do things with them. Also notable are https://wrapbootstrap.com/ and Reddit

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by sliverstorm » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 2:10 AM UTC

AlpineWolf wrote: post #23

sliverstorm wrote: post #17

Is this actually representative of all bitcoin transactions?

Original creator here, it plots all the transactions it receives from Blockchain.info. It's more or less pulling from the same recent transaction feed that you get if you go to Blockchain.info's homepage. I'd like to think this includes all transactions on the network :)

I'm surprised, the volume is much lower than I expected.

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by pjbrunet » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 2:41 AM UTC

@Maximillian Try a smaller font for smaller transactions.

Re: Listen to Bitcoin

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Post by riderofrinos » Mon, Apr 01, 2013, 3:37 AM UTC

You can see what are currency trades vs. transactions on: http://www.bitcoinmonitor.com/