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Venture Capital Bets Big on Bitcoin

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Re: Venture Capital Bets Big on Bitcoin

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So why doesn't this news produce a spike in the price?

Just like any other market when you read about it in the news, it has already been factored/baked into the price most likely.

Don't present this as a fact please. EM hypothesis is still a hypothesis.

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Next stage Moody and the like will grant an "AAA" on everything related to bitcoin and the final stage is a worldwide financial disaster.

For one thing, blockchain will never need any bailout, unlike many other ledgers out there.

What is expected to happen when the money supply becomes fixed?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just like any other market when you read about it in the news, it has already been factored/baked into the price most likely.

Don't present this as a fact please. EM hypothesis is still a hypothesis.

I don't think it relies on any strong version of EM, just about comparative speeds of different information channels. The market's reaction could be wrong, but anyone likely to make big moves likely knew before you.

Re: Venture Capital Bets Big on Bitcoin

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This isn't so much a bet on bitcoin as it is a bet on virtual currency. If another currency trumps bitcoin, Coinbase will become the wallet for that. So as a VC, if you buy the digital currency story, this seems like an intuitive investment.

virtual currency ? money as we know it is already a virtual currency made by institution you can sue. Bitcoin is a virtual currency made by a virtual institution no one knows. The only reason you'd like to switch for a new currency is because it is a more trustworthy currency i.e one that reflect more the real economy not one based on some crypto algorithm

>> made by institution you can sue

You're prefectly right. Last time I sued HSBC for money laundering and Goldman Sachs for maket manipulation I got a ton of cash and they learnt their lesson. Bringing the FED down to its knees was even easier.

Re: Venture Capital Bets Big on Bitcoin

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

For one thing, blockchain will never need any bailout, unlike many other ledgers out there.

What is expected to happen when the money supply becomes fixed?

It's already fixed. All the future coins are accounted for in current business calculations.
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