While you were all focused on BTC

a reply to: projectvxn

can't believe you guys are convinced that the people of the world will be going around using the word "Ripple" as a term used for money in every day life..

if it's supposedly targeted for the world reserve currency, then that's a word you're going to have used more than all the times people say the term for their own currencies every day.

it will pretty much be the most commonly used noun on the planet in day to day speech...

and it's not gonna be the word "Ripple"...

"yeah, i just need to borrow a couple Ripples, dad."

"hey how much for a date?" .."50 nipples i mean ripples"

You too can own this do nothing waste of space for only 5 low payments of 9 Ripples"


sounds like something from a game for kids, like the currency for in game credits...
"Unlock this extra power with 50 Ripples! .. make sure to get your parents permission!"

it's NOT being adopted now and it wont be in the future because it has super crappy branding.


i guess the word Ruble is used and that's not far from it, still sounds dumb.
and a short versoin? "Rip"?
... "yeah that guy was killed for ripping that other guy off for 80 Rips.... so R.I.P buddy"...

a reply to: prevenge

i guess the word Ruble is used and that's not far from it, still sounds dumb. and a short versoin? "Rip"? ... "yeah that guy was killed for ripping that other guy off for 80 Rips.... so R.I.P buddy"...

That was gold.

it's NOT being adopted now and it wont be in the future because it has super crappy branding.

This was more like mold. And here's why:

Banco Santander prepares for Q1 roll out of personal payments via Ripple

Who is Banco Santander?

en.wikipedia.org...

Also, MoneyGram
NEWSMoneyGram CEO Plans Waves With Ripple

But Holmes made it clear that’s the speculative part of the crypto world – and not where MoneyGram sees the value or value proposition.

Within the ledger technology – the actual underpinnings of cryptocurrencies – is where Holmes said there’s potential. With a nod to Ripple and the nascent partnership with MoneyGram, Holmes focused on two areas as a near-term roadmap for using alternative currencies and DLT to solve MoneyGram’s real business problems.

Ripple’s xRapid is a foreign exchange investment vehicle that allows companies to take their U.S. dollars, convert them to XRP and, within seconds, convert them to another fiat currency.

Rather than MoneyGram putting millions in cash into a country and then exposing that cash to price volatility, Holmes said, they would be able to exchange money in real time and on the fly.

SBI Virtual Currencies to Exclusively List XRP at Launch

They have quite a few institutions, large, medium, and small taking advantage of their tech right now and trial running it.

February is when many of these trial runs are supposed to end and full burn implementation is supposed to begin. That's why there's so much news around Ripple these days.

The fact that you think there's no adoption when it is quite clear there is, shows you haven't actually paid attention.

a reply to: projectvxn

Now they're saying this.

Bitcoin sell-off marks buying opportunity: Trader Bitcoin sell-off marks buying opportunity: Trader 33 Mins Ago | 01:26 The old saying goes, "buy when there's blood in the streets," and that's what I'm doing with the recent bitcoin price action.

www.cnbc.com...

I'm covered either way.

a reply to: neo96

"Buy when there's blood in the streets"

-Baron Rothschild.

I intend to follow their investment advice. It may seem crass, but they've managed to stay rich and prosperous despite global upheavals.

That's pretty much the level of financial security I'm looking for.

a reply to: projectvxn

I'm pretty sure he's right.

BTC stayed in the single red digits today.

$GBTC did too.

originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: neo96

"Buy when there's blood in the streets"

-Baron Rothschild.

I intend to follow their investment advice. It may seem crass, but they've managed to stay rich and prosperous despite global upheavals.

That's pretty much the level of financial security I'm looking for.

Nothin wrong with a small population of mini-Rothschilds running round.

a reply to: projectvxn

...but meh tho...

It's about cultural adoption.

I'm down with Electroneum. For the long hodl.

a reply to: prevenge

Never said I inteded to follow their moral example.

Nice increase in position today!

Load up boys.

a reply to: JinMI

jeez, Ripple is down to 76 cents...

a reply to: Gazrok

It could go down more. We'll see. XRP is moving for sure, but institutional demand is going up.

When the smoke clears well start to see more realistic valuations for a while before we see another serious bull market,

a reply to: projectvxn

Have you had a look at Genesis Vision?

Made a quick peruse and it's an interesting project.

a reply to: JinMI

Have not. I'll look it up.

We should start dumping info on good tech projects into a thread. Maybe in the sci and tech forum and take some of the investor talk out of it.

My Crypto portfolio is kicking it today.

Got rid of DCR.

Picked up Gas and Steem.

Going to pick up some NEO sometime.

The green screen.

I went in to January +$500.

I left January -$506.

Brokerage/Crypto/Silver Bullion.

I hope February is nicer.

a reply to: neo96

Late last night I made a move and picked up some ADA for .38

Maybe I should have bought a few more. I almost picked up some XLM at .39

a reply to: liejunkie01

I'd love to increase my stakes in both.

ADA/XLM.

I'd like to quintuple what I already have and branch out to another 25 different ones.

Stupid video card.

I'm still fishing for one.

a reply to: neo96

I probably will pick some more up when the market goes back down.

I still have some money saved up for a video card. The old computer I got from my brother in law didn't have a graphics card. It powers up but I do not know if it works or not. I dont really want to buy an expensive card if the computer won't work.

a reply to: liejunkie01

Better make sure the power supply can handle it.

AND has the proper connections.

If not going to have to up grade the PSU too.

a reply to: neo96

It has two pcie inputs.

I am going to have to upgrade the psu. It is only 250 watts.

I'm not in a hurry with it.