FB

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

DontLookAtTheM00N

About 10% of my FB marketplace sales are done with various cryptos. Also we have have better pool for sports and we use crypto for that. I was also able to facilitate a boat purchase for a coworker so they could transfer the full amount in a day to another province, because the bank transfer would take too long and e transfers don't let you send enough. Was a bit sketchy, but turned out fine.

TigerTom31

You said nothing wrong. In fact, what you wrote is spot on, and any adult knows what you meant. Reddit is worse than FB. On a different subReddit (law), I commented, as a retired lawyer, why the NY prosecution of Trump was full of reversible error, including constitutional defects, and that any conviction would be reversed on appeal. My reward? I was banned from that page for life.

FkinRich

More discussions on this on FB [https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=linus%20coin](https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=linus%20coin)

leotechno51

There are too many distractions. People, not just young people, get interested in sports,gambling, partying……I really like to discuss how our money system works, nutrition, healthcare and of course bitcoin. Friends and family tell me they aren’t interested , it’s too complicated, then return to their sports show, video games, social media or some type of screen. We’re heading towards a dictatorship then a dystopian future if people don’t get involved. Our politicians are out of control, but we the people take sides like it’s a sporting event instead of taking to the streets to demand better candidates. Neither candidate running for president is a good candidate, but this is what a two party system forces us to accept then we call it a democracy. Stop whining on social media and take the initiative to do something. I no longer use FB or watch the news. I hope things turn around, but it’s not likely that most people have the will to move away from their distractions.

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

gordonmeyerjr

Hi Mike, what do you see as the most significant regulatory challenges facing the crypto market today, and how is Figure Markets preparing to navigate these challenges to maintain its competitive edge? 0xD890Bfa7F145981a261fC8FB6836F507a676b52B

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

southwestern_swamp

1000 times better than being on FB or Instagram or TikTok 

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

3sides2everyStory

Apple v. Orange. This is not about swapping coins on an L2 DEX. This about peer-to-peer commerce at mass scale. Individuals selling products or services, or accepting donations directly on chain without a 3rd parties, from a simple URL or QR code. This is potential disruption to eBay, PayPal, FB Marketplace, Vimeo, Patreon, not to mention Merchant Banks and Credit Cards. Will it have legs? We'll see... but this kind of useful, real world blockchain application is another path to mass adoption. Hate Solana if you want. But it is fast becoming the consumer chain and will be the consensus trade of this bull cycle. ETFs will soon follow. In Fact, [Vaneck just applied for one](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028541/000162828024030249/vanecksolanatrusts-1.htm).

MatteBlackBjorn

Politicians don't even know how FB works smh

bleuflamenc0

>Ex. If eggs are close to $4, they’re currently around 6,472 sats according to krakens converter. As time moves on, if we ever fully convert to BTC (which we may not), would they be closer to 4 sats? 0.5 sats? Hopefully one or the other, for sure. I tried to post some prices for stuff on FB Marketplace in sats and the numbers are awkward.

uncapchad

There are gazillion bots on social media relentlessly advertising 24/7 under the guise of "ethical hacking" and "track record of recovery" . When you see the same wording coming up by thousands of "companies" especially where the Name and the @ field bear no relation to each other. Many have posh names but look at the owner/address. Very often its saulspornshack9876543 or something equally daft. Bots are everywhere, even in Reddit. They are watching and listening all the time. A few key words and amazingly all these helpful people appear. Can be on FB, Insta, Teleg, X, Discord(bots and robbers heaven), here in Reddit or even Whatsapp, email. Very often the same enterprise which robbed you, will rob you again by offering to help. Usually within seconds of you posting about your loss. That's not a coincidence. There's no such thing as repairing a wallet. There is no such thing as "reverse hacking" the wallet your stolen funds went to If you're in a panic count to 20. That 20 seconds could save you from a foolish act. Robbers are counting on hyping up your fear and getting you to do stuff you know you really shouldn't. **Cryptocurrency transactions are irreversible**. FBI and similar agencies around the world are only going to look at your case if the loss is around $75 000 > (amounts can vary per country). Cryptocurrency exchanges can only freeze funds on instruction from law enforcement and in most cases they would need a court order.

Thespiceman328

My experience had been who you trade through us critical. Never get hooked up on line through FB or so call experts. They find a way to “steal your money?” It happened to me, why because Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto, picked up “suspicious” activity and the banks and FBi got involved. Filled out 1C3 internet Criminal CRIME FOTMS. Also, if you get a 5-7 digit number number validate it with customer service Talk to customer service about balances. Aask about 10% money Laundering fees prior to withdrawal? Then beware you could be hit with a 15% “miners fee or more BS from hacked accounts? All toll I post $y FIGURES. I have all paper works, copies of all screen shots, and transactions. System is not safe and we’ll lose??

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

Jwelz90

I got 10 BTC as collateral from a friend on a 2k bail bond from jail... I didn't care about the BTC. I had no idea what it really was. I just wanted to help a friend. He showed up to court, I got my 2k fiat back, and I got to keep the 10 BTC that was worth around $400 per coin at the time. Long story short. Best bond I ever wrote. The friend now lives in Central America like a king from what I see on FB.

HSuke

Same thing happens on FB, Reddit, Twitter, and every social media site. Jus gotta keeps your guards up and know how to navigate around scam messages and ads.

tgibby1021

I urge you to read to the end, but first things first. "DISCLAIMER: I'm not a financial advisor, I'm not giving financial advise, I'm not qualified or licensed to give financial advice, any information provided is for informational and entertainment purposes only. If you decide to become a member using my invitation link, I may be compensated by the company, at no expense to you." With that said and out of the way, Stable Swap is a private group and membership is by invitation only. Stable Swap allows the opportunity for it's private members to supply liquidity using USDT or USDC (or both, separately, at the required minimums) into a 300 day (10 month) stake/liquidity provision - hereforth ("PROVISION") that earns 0.35% daily, which is paid daily to your Stable Swap account. You have the choice to withdrawl your daily earnings from your Stable Swap account (50 USDT or USDC minimum required for withdrawals) to your Metamask wallet, Trust wallet, etc. or compound your interest by re-staking your earnings (25 USDT or USDC minimum required for a 300 day provision). On day 301 of each 300 day provisions you initiate, the amount of the initial provision gets deposited back into your Stable Swap account, where again you can choose to withdrawal (50 minimum) to your Metamask wallet, Trust wallet, etc. or re-stake it into a new 300 day provision. (25 minimum). I started with Stable Swap on May 12, 2024 and staked a total of 10,000 USDT so far (1000 May-12, 1000 May-13, 1000 May-16, 1000 May-19, 6000 May-22) and I've earned over 1200 USDT in the past 34 days. On May-23 I reached the point where my daily earnings exceeded the 25 USDT minimun required to initiate a new 300 day provision, so I've been able to initiate a new 300 provision every day since then, currently over 50 USDT daily at the time of this writing, and that daily amount will continue to grow every day because now I'm making interest on my interest (compound interest) daily for the next 300 days and beyond, since May-23. I'm able to do this daily! What happens on the last day of my 300 day provision. Well, on day 301 of each provision (which I start a new provision daily so starting April 23 I'll have a provision maturing daily), the initial (Day 1) amount of each matured 300 day provision is returned/deposited into my Stable Swap account, in which I plan to re-stake into a new 300 day provision, which will continue on a daily basis as each daily provision I'm initiating every day matures on their respective "day 301", now add each of those amounts to the daily earnings from all the other provisions that haven't matured yet, while older ones will be maturing daily at that point. Is the light bulb coming on yet?? Compound interest is the most powerful force in the financial arena, and I prefer to have it work to my advantage instead of to the advantage of banks and credit card companies where they use compound interest against me. I made a Facebook page for the purpose of sharing this opportunity with a wider audience that's also a more time efficient way of sharing it. Stable Swap is a private group and membership is by invitation only. I welcome everyone to visit my FB page and watch the 2 min video. If Stable Sawp is something you're interested in after watching the video, contact me for complete details, then after (and only after) you fully and completely understand how Stable Swap works, which I'll explain, then you can decide for yourself if you want to get in involved. If so, then at that point I will supply you with your private invitation code that you'll need to create your Stable Swap account. Everything involving the operations of Stable Swap is completely legitimate and verifyable so you can easily conduct your own research and due diligence, which I recommend you do, even after I explain it and you fully understand how it works. For trust and transperancy my phone number and personal Stable Swap invitation link is on the FB page. Either contact me by phone or on through messenger from the FB page. Please also note that I will not answer or return phone calls received from outside the United States. If you're outside the United States, contact me through messenger from the FB page. I wish the best of success to all the crypto enthusiasts out there regardless of the path you choose to travel in crypto! Thanks for reading my post and here's the link to my FB page regarding Stable Swap. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560585813479&mibextid=ZbWKwL

tgibby1021

Supply liquidity with USDT or USDC (or any combination of both) into a locked 300 day (10 month) stake that pays 0.35% daily. On day 301 you also get your initial stake back. Compound the interest by staking your daily returns into a new 300 day stake. I started with this on May 12, 2024 staked 10,000 total (1000, 1000, 1000, 6000, 1000) and I've earned 1100 so far and now I'm at the point I'm making about $54 per day so every day in staking a new 300 day liquidity provision Earning 0.35% daily on every stake contract. Compounding my interest daily. I made a Facebook page so I could share it with a wider audience. Company is called Stable Swap. It's a private group and membership is by invitation only. Contact me on my FB page after you watch the 2 min video if anyone is interested in getting more details. Everything is legit and completely verifyable. My number and invite link is also on the FB page, transparent & legit. Here's the link https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560585813479&mibextid=ZbWKwL

GOR098

It will require some govt or bug company to take interest in using crypto based tech like Apple & Google did with smartphanoes and thier OSs. Other way woud be  a startup to become big and really normalize crypto like MySpace & FB did for social network.

pandamonki

Nice to hear an outsider perspective, in response to your points: 1. BTC belief growth loop - Yes as more people utilise Bitcoin as a savings mechanism the more valuable it becomes, this is called the network effect and has been seen with other tools such as facebook and Instagram. FB if it only has 10 users to connect with isn't very valuable, but as your friends and other people you know join there is a greater incentive for you to use it to stay connected. 10 users able to connect with the other 10 users = 100 different connections, if you have 100 users suddenly there are 10,000 potential connections between users (100x100). Bitcoin is the same, as adoption increases the benefits of using it increase as you have a larger base to users you're able to interact with (buying BTC from or selling when wanting to purchase something). Even if the user base didn't grow, with the current BTC audience as long as they continue save in and utilise BTC it will continue to increase over time as inflation grows, so it doesn't need 100% of people to believe it or it fails, it will continue to grow over the long term regardless improving peoples trust and perception of it. 2. Inflationary currency having value - You're concern for the economy will weaken is misplaced. Currently prices have risen significantly across the globe in housing, food and essentials whilst wages have largely stagnated. This is due to the additional supply of $ printed and also debt artificially generated by the banks with Fractional Reserve Banking (basically unlimited money they can lend out). You could work for four years 'saving' in your local currency only to find house prices have increased by an additional $100k in that time, the same amount you've saved. This makes it harder for people to get into the market whilst benefiting the richer hands who are in. You stated that people can invest in the SP500 and you're right, they can and need to as a means to keep up with inflation, anyone who doesn't is losing outright. But this investment isn't contributing to the economy in anyway, the money you invest isn't going into the businesses to help them develop some new technology or expand their operations, you are buying shares off someone else who is selling those shares. This is no different to buying bitcoin off someone else who held bitcoin. Both shares and Bitcoin are just a means for you to be able to park your money, only the value of BTC isn't dependant upon the success of an individual company or a collection of them in SP500 case.

0ne_too

They use Move which was what was developed by the highly paid devs at Facebook when FB was flirting w crypto. That project was shut down and the devs have turned it into Aptos, Sui and Movement Labs among others. I'm rooting for movement due to the rollup modular nature of the project. As for is it a good investment, no idea.

Heyitsme_1010

Ah I get that! Facebook is fine even with ppl screaming they hate Zuck. There are still ppl who post rants on FB when their local diner stops taking cash & switches to a POS.

Mediocritologist

I love how in 2016 I had a ton of FB friends in construction saying “the wall will be great for the trades, it will put millions to work.” Then Trump did nothing. Biden then passed the Infrastructure Act which actually put people to work and those same FB friends complained about overspending. Basically people will spin anything to fit their reality they’ve crafted for themselves.

Hitchie_Rawtin

>I'm not saying it's impossible for ICP to be a legit project, just highly unlikely. I mean, they have the chain up and running and projects like Dmail, OpenChat and DSCVR running on it, Vitalik thinks very highly of the team and their contributions to the industry and most of their devs & researchers are ex-IBM, Google, MSFT, FB, the L from BLS signatures and the CTO is a prize winning cryptographer held in very high esteem. It's bizarre the hoops people here will jump through to shit on something because they refuse to do any research.

Ikkedacht

True, we all do. But buying or investing in BTC (or stocks for that matter) is not for everyone. If you have money to invest, at least research and THINK. Do not blindly follow X, FB or even reddit (sorry).

coojw

Watch this video which addresses some of your concerns with how bitcoin affects the environment, and see if it doesn't improve your understanding and views on it. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2I0FB2Wn50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2I0FB2Wn50)

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

AcrobaticBeyond8171

Hi, if You want, try call me. I have telephone on Google, or FB. Jiri.

crypto_dood

I was one of the earliest BTC owners. A random guy on the internet transferred 1 BTC to my wallet in I thin before 2013. It was the time when Google tried to become the new Facebook (left FB in 2013). However I had to reset m phone because it froze and then I lost the keys and/or address. Then in 2021 I went back got my first finance account but stopped early because I wanted to the the first crash and deleted my account. Instead I was trading Forex with very small positions to test my strategy. It worked without leverage. So in August 2022 I got a new finance account, transferred like 100€ tested the exchange and added 100-300€ each month and was lucky that I chose CHZ for trading which was pumping at the time and made some profits, same with FTM. I spent hours a day watching making 0.03€ for one trade, and I was so happy when my positions grew and I would made my first 0,15€ per trade, but I calculated if this works in both directions it would be a sustainable source of income to grow and I'd be a billionaire and would own 99% of the entire crypto market before I die. Now I am spending much less time watching the charts, maybe for a few minutes every now and then.sometimes I adjust the positions, but mostly follow the same strategy. My positions are now between 300€ - 5000€, and if I am lucky this month just a little bit, I could live off the profits or at least a good chunk of expenses were covered. However ithe profits aren't not yet big enough to live and grow.

IronChai

Depends on the project but pretty much everything the guy above said that you couldn’t use. I’d probably replace FB with the project’s website but those are pretty much the best places. Check to see what socials they are on from the website

Blooberino

You will never find good information on any social media platform. Not discord, telegram, X, FB, or even r/cc. Social media is engineered and full of actors attempting to push their agenda. Fake likes, fake followers, fake replies, fake shares. The only way to research is to painstakingly crawl. There is no site that will tell you the next 10000x.

Life-Duty-965

Bitcoin is only reliable until it isn't. My teenage kids already call it the "boomer" coin. They perceive it as being owned by us millennials and boomers and they want their own coins. My concern is that we won't even see it coming because they and their gen z friends aren't even into Reddit, FB, or other boomer social media that we use. We sit here on the bitcoin sub and tell each other it's all great and definitely on its way up to $150k (or whatever) post halving. Any day now. That's how it works. We can't lose. But in the end we want to stop working and sell $3000 a month. That's a lot of work gen z are going to have to do to keep us living comfortably. And they aren't obliged to participate in our coin. The majority of my wealth is in bitcoin, don't get me wrong, but I keep a healthy amount diversified across other coins. It seems very arrogant to think any of us know that another coin won't eventually overtake bitcoin. It's all about reputation and gen z just don't see bitcoin through the same lens as us. It already existed. It's the coin "dad" buys. Rich people already own almost all of it. Why should they fund our retirements when they can't even pay rent. We can't ignore this.

LacCoupeOnZees

That puts that smoked meats FB live session in a whole new light

Due-Construction3375

Facebook already tried to create their own coin called Libra/Diem and it was very quickly given the axe by both regulatory and commercial interests -- plus bitcoin is already far, far superior to anything that a private company could try to create. Imagine giving control of your savings and spending habits to fucking facebook, a privately controlled network/company, lol. No thanks. What you're trying to describe is the network effect where people transact directly in the new currency without swapping in/out of fiat... when actual goods and services are priced in BITCOIN (like some already are) and not dollars.. or worse, fucking facebook-coin. Bitcoin is toast when zuck gives everyone 1,000 FB coin?? Are you confused? If you do no work to originally get your money, how is that money then worth anything? It's not. If FB gave you 1000 FBcoin, what could you buy with it? Nothing. It'd be a worthless shitcoin like so many others already are. It's not worth jack shit unless there's actual money backing it, and unless zuck is gonna allow you to directly trade out FBcoin for the dollars in its corporate treasury (which is never gonna happen) then FBcoin quickly becomes useless and worthless

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

Smashball96

I made a time series analysis of the top 10 biggest Cryptos with FB Prophet that identifies trends given a range of closing price data --> [https://ibb.co/syqq0Mw](https://ibb.co/syqq0Mw) This is the yearly trend graph for the past 5 years, meaning all the combined data with all its up and downs gets fitted into one graph Crypto is known for having a really good rally from September/October to March/April and then it flattens out and shrinks in the summer The majority of the crypto communities will tell you that summer was always hard

Fun-Reflection5013

Agree - but ---what you and I agree to as a mediium of exchange for our sweat or goods, remains between us. Its why I point to the META Facebook ecosystem to support my thesis ---in that ecosystem, where to some extent , there is a shared trust....they can produce a medium of exchange that requires NO FIAT. They could very well trade FIAT to purchase more coins from META.....but they will use that in the ecosystem freely. We see that in the new arcades ---kids will freely - and by extension , their parents --- trade FIAT for playing a game that rewards them with tickets. The tickets in themselves have no value ---except - what is created when you trade them in for a toy or a sweet. I calculated I was paying 4 bucks for a 25 cent rubber ducky. I did it freely and the kid was happy. Another example is McConalds in Russia - Rubles were worthless - what they did was they purchased local russian made hockey sticks - shipped them back to NorthAmerica and sold the for 2 bucks a piece. Bitcoin ---its been going on for centuries in one way or another.....but its always FIAT that gives it some value......FB coins would be a pureplay never seen before.

Fun-Reflection5013

I agree with what you are saying. At one time - they gave you a slip of paper saying your deposites a ton of gold ---that slip of paper is now the value of gold ---replace that with the value of a country. Same shit. You get paper for a perceived measurable value Its not like this is the first time its been done ----its a database lol. To prove it they use a "rock" to prove it. Tie that rock to a dollar...and it is no longer a rock ----its a dollar......no different than gold. The worth comes from what you tie it to. BITCOIN is toast once Zukerberg or Elon floods the market with their respective coins.....META in particular.......META can grant 1000 FB to each of their users, and tell them....trade amongst yourselves....set the value amongst yourselves.......it'll be the biggest bank on the planet. And it won't be tied to any FIAT ---it will be tied to the ecosystem where folk happily trace goods and services within that excosystem.....itsw close to 2 Billion people....

MountainManic186

Unlikely to have any significant effect on adoption, price volatility and overal market performance unless it's a coordinated global effort on the tax front. When one country raises taxes to a point where they're punitive the capital simply moves to a friendly jurisdiction. Other jurisdictions are incentivized to reduce taxes to draw in the capital from the unfriendly jurisdictions. Many places already have no capital gains tax on bitcoin gains, affected individuals with large holdings will simply move. TLDR: Why are American insurance co's headquartered in Bermuda, why do the British Virgin Island's have so much finance business and why is FB's global HQ in Ireland? Answer to all: capital flows to friendly jurisdictions from unfriendly jurisdictions.

wayneco

Where’s the laugh react button, like on FB. I’d be all over that here now.

neen209

Quick question fellas… Ty FB

BarryTheBaptistAU

For those that don't use FB or know who you are, can you explain in detail here and now. If not, you are definitely offering financial advice (in broken English).

myc4L

Take that Suckerbergh! ( I have no idea of FB's value tbh , Just wanted to say Suckerbergh )

dkk19507

Because I've been stupid. Had the chance to buy $1500 in FB while it was still a bedroom activity - and I was like 'fuck that'. Same with crypto - I considered it 'monopoly money'. For all others, too late, too slow...

niraeth

Everybody willingly gives their data to FB, TikTok, Amazon, Google and whatnot, but privacy is the issue. Nah. It’s a concern, and Web3 can solve it, but most just don’t care. User experience is the limiting factor. Tell my parents to get a meta mask, a seed phrase and go to pancakeswap and they’re shitting their pants. Even with account abstraction and social logons, which are becoming more the norm, it’s just too confusing and scary for most.

Damondemo

Establish a stop-loss and take-profit ratio. As a newcomer, I advise downloading this application and reviewing its tutorials. Additionally, watch YouTube videos, exercise prudent financial management, and prioritize learning the fundamentals. Avoid succumbing to greed. Furthermore, developing a robust psychological mindset is essential. https://pro.goforex.app/28FB/meopj3zn Check out "TradingView" when you're ready. You could also use Coinmarketcap or CoinGecko, which is friendly. Do paper trading, which is fake money trading in real-time. That's it. If I missed anything, I hope the seniors could enlighten me.

Great_Can3252

Why on earth would you post something like this? Use FB or something.

Daddy_Magnus4

Can we delete these posts? This isn't fucking FB.

Brilliant_Location15

Trading is not for the weak, I tried trading and also tried copy trading but I lost funds, until I met Mrs Melissa valdez, when it comes to trading, the way she analyses the market and best part she still gives a good result even with the fluctuations of the market .I started with the least and now I earn $30k to $50k weekly without stress.. message her on FB melissa valdez fx

Lt_CryptoSxm

Good day. My name is Lex. I'd like to see who wants to help me on a random quest. I want to see if it's possible to raise enough money to open my own professional car wash business. There MILLIONS of crypto users.. imagine I can get enough people to send me anything they can, I believe I can reach my dream. The goal is $80K. So either 80.000 people send me $1 or 8000 people send me 10$ or 800 people send me $100. I truly believe this will make history and we can get this done together. So please help where you can. It can be $1, $20, $50, $100. Whatever you can. Thank you in advance 💙🙏 if this happens. I will be fully transparent and document the whole thing on TikTok or FB This is the SOL address: 8zxFfGFrCmWyU3eoQQHPDdVY5TRxHbrXdkPps2KHw6KU This is the Eth address: 0xE176cfCCC409cee4Ab32A539effaF3aa233dC0e0 This is the Matic address: 0xE176cfCCC409cee4Ab32A539effaF3aa233dC0e0

Aidsfordayz

Saw an article about it on FB while playing COD In 2010. Nearly clicked it but the enemy was disarming our bomb 😢

ConnorCink

For buying stuff: BitPay has a list of merchants that accept BTC as payment BitPay.com/directory. For selling stuff: Craigslist/FB Marketplace and offer a discount for bitcoin.

Patient_Delivery_376

Just enjoy your bag for the moment. However, don't be a bag holder. Don't be afraid to take profits when the time comes. As for the question, whether SOL is a long-term hold and an "Ethereum killer". I am 1000% sure that the question is no! For the simple fact that SOL is literally not a blockchain, as it doesn't even achieve consensus. Don't trust my word for it, read for yourself these peer-reviewed academic papers by a prominent cryptographer Shoup and other established researchers: [https://www.shoup.net/papers/poh.pdf](https://www.shoup.net/papers/poh.pdf) [https://tik-old.ee.ethz.ch/file/9d40dad802dd12d9ba1f1b7c1759920c/Solana\_\_\_ICDCN\_24.pdf](https://tik-old.ee.ethz.ch/file/9d40dad802dd12d9ba1f1b7c1759920c/Solana___ICDCN_24.pdf) What you need to understand is that blockchains are highly complex technologies that require highly skilled people with deep expertise, at the very least a Phd in either Cryptography, Distributed Systems, Mechanism Design, Computational Complexity or closely related area. SOL's founder, Toly, has none of those. But Toly is very good at blablah. And the vast majority of crypto investors are non-sophisticated investors. Furthermore, Toly does not even try to address the very issues of SOL. At least, Ethereum knows its limitations and fund research to mitigate these limitations. SOL is closer to FB and Google than a blockchain. But at least, FB and Google don't try to pretend to be a blockchain and offer infinitely better quality and more secure services. SOL is the very definition of a product with nothing underneath, but lies and deceptions and using the technical ignorance of retail investors to promote its "product". This is not so surprising, since the VC behind it, a16z, is the same VC behind most shenanigans in Silicon Valley, such as Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Newmann, and others.

Tycus-54

The network effect and the security is what makes it attractive and that will only increase as more people start to use it. The network effect is extremely important, that is for example why FB has been undefeated king at social media platforms for so long.

Puzzleheaded_Popup

Coin bureau on youtube has a decent starting area that goes over various topics to help guide and educate, not push you into certain areas. Be careful and avoid DM’s, FB and Nigerian Princes and their collaborators still not accepting fault for “crypto zoo”.

lamp-town-guy

Sir I worked in IT for a fintech so bank like environment. We provided credit for people. Both sides of your ID is not enough. There were people submitting IDs of their partners and stuff. When we added selfies with ID shortly after we started, we received photos of sleeping people with their passports. Before I encountered this I had similar view to yours. But there's basically no other way to do it right now. Unless you have other entity which can prove your identity. In Czechia we have bankID. Which means bank did all the KYC so you just need to login with them and that's all. FB login style.

Patient_Delivery_376

"Solana has the best tech" Clearly you don't know what you talking about. Solana is not a blockchain. It doesnt' meet the criteria, since it doesn't even achieve consensus. It is very similar to Google or Facebook in architecture, but at least Google and FB are way way better engineered.

HSuke

Unless you're in crypto, in which case no one uses FB, Tiktok, IG, Snap. And everyone is using Twitter and Farcaster/Warpcaster

privacyguyincognito

John doe doens't care about decentralised social media when all his friends are using FB, Tiktok, IG, Snap and nobody using Farcaster. Also most people don't care about privacy at all.

Beneficial-Field9672

Flipped a bunch of cars from FB marketplace for cash and sent the cash via mail to someone via Bisq for sats. Sell scrap metal on the regular and do the same thing. Done electrical work for sats plenty of times. Blue collar bitcoin baby.

Blooberino

RDDT will crater on market debut. Most big tech stocks do. Look at Twitter and FB when they hit the market. Took ages to make it back up. Might be something to hold and slurp the bottom.

ARoundForEveryone

I don't know this guy from a hole in the wall. And everyone - even investors or influencers or bitcoin gurus - has to start somewhere. Even if that's a FB group. But it's extremely unlikely that some guy on Facebook has something figured out that "big money" hasn't. The Fidelities and Schwabs and Vanguards and Blackrocks and all the rest....they...can't? won't? do what this guy is doing? I mean, it's a "guaranteed" 30%, right? Why the hell wouldn't they hire this guy, listen to his recommendations, invest billions of their own dollars, and pay this guy to keep making predictions? I mean, posting on Facebook could be lucrative I guess, but it doesn't come with medical or dental insurance. Listen, if you're worried that this guy might be a scam artist (and you should be), and you have money to burn (you obviously do), and you trust Reddit's opinion (you posted here, right?)...then why don't you just ship me some of your money. Tell you what, as a gesture of good faith, why don't we each invest some of our own money in our own portfolios, and if mine outperforms yours over the next 30 days, you just hand over the keys to your portfolio. Your login credentials, your wallet key, all of it. I'll take good care of it. If your investment outperforms mine, then you don't owe me anything. We shake hands and go our separate ways. Whattaya say? Can't lose, right?!

Patient_Delivery_376

Solana is centralised because it does not satisfy the properties of a blockchain, plain and simple. It does not achieve consensus -- see peer-reviewed academic paper here by established cryptographers [https://tik-old.ee.ethz.ch/file/9d40dad802dd12d9ba1f1b7c1759920c/Solana\_\_\_ICDCN\_24.pdf](https://tik-old.ee.ethz.ch/file/9d40dad802dd12d9ba1f1b7c1759920c/Solana___ICDCN_24.pdf) In this regard, Solana is more like an extremely poor quality Google or FB's connected servers. Second, claims and unfounded claims and lies by its founder Toly, some either debunked or questioned by renowned computer sciencist and cryptographer Victor Shoup in [https://www.shoup.net/papers/poh.pdf](https://www.shoup.net/papers/poh.pdf) For instance, in that paper, Toly makes multiple false claims such as SOL is a VDF, but it does even satisfy the property of a VDF. States security statements with no clear security assumptions formulated, etc. SOL is the perfect definition of deception. And it won't get caught unfortunately until the space is regulated. But by that time, it will cause terrible harm, if its mcap gets large enough. Toly and all VCs behind this shenanigan wont get hurt, since they will exit ontime, as they have insider knowledge advantage. But everyone that is left behind will lose their life savings.

asd198631

780,999 0x3001A2ce497f0FB22fec67E11a0CDf3361103A0c

mi_xo

1. 77777 2. 0xC7620c61e6D0af1972ef8e7433bF4FB94b0263Ec

Timespacecomplex

1. 333,333 2. 0x21297D01e142FB421B72BB263FBa3d5670356487

Sadistica6

275,000. It took awhile to get to this point,got blindsided by reddit cause of their precious IPO but they filed to understand that the participants on this site are what make reddit reddit almost 8 million strong we are and that can make some noise so let that Mfer get listed on the Nyse and let's short it to the ground.....Only thing good that came out of there actions are the m farmers have moved on,now let's get the weak hands out next if there are any and let's ride this Mfer to the MOON!!!!!!! 0x962b273Ff682A430ea82b9788E1855FB2e5a54Bb

CointestMod

#Web3 Pro-Arguments Below is an argument written by excalilbug which won 3rd place in the Web3 Pro-Arguments topic for a prior [Cointest](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_policy) round. > Let me first explain what is the difference between Web 3.0 and previous versions of the web > > Today Web 1.0 is generally defined as a time when internet was in a read only mode. People were supposed to consume the content and not much else > > Then Web 2.0 came and internet became interactive. People became creators of content and not only consumers > > But the problem is that during Web 2.0 people became products for big companies. Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on started collecting massive amounts of data about their users > > And this is where Web 3.0 comes into action. **It is supposed to free us from the claws of tech giants**. Thanks to Web 3.0 we should become not only creators but also **owners of things we create and our personal data** > > I will use Facebook as an example. If you create a fan page on Facebook, you might think that you're the owner of that fan page. But in reality you aren't. It's Mark Zuckerberg and his minions who own that fan page. They can suspend it, delete it whenever they wish (of course they usually do it when there is justified reason but still it doesn't change the fact they're the real owners). They can also make changes to terms and services or services themselves (for example they can demand that you pay for using their services - see what happened on Twitter when certain individual took over) > > And now lets see what a Web 3.0 version of Facebook would look like: > > The Web 3.0 Facebook **does not belong to any centralized company**. It is **owned by everyone who uses it** (currently it would probably require you to own native crypto coin/token for such "FB" but in the future it's possible it won't even require that) and everyone can vote on different decisions. Now, when you create a fan page on Web 3.0 Facebook, you really own it. No single person or company can delete your fan page. It will take the majority of **independent** people to take your fan page down if there is something wrong with it (or it will even be impossible, depending on how this "FB" is programmed). > > This makes internet more democratic and takes away a lot of power from big companies. > > ​ > > **TL;DR:** more freedom, less censorship, more privacy, users aren't product anymore but own their internet creations > > ​ > > Sources: > > [https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/](https://supraoracles.com/academy/the-pros-and-cons-of-web3/) > > [https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/](https://www.naukri.com/learning/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-web-3-0/) > > [https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00](https://towardsdev.com/web3-js-how-it-works-pros-cons-and-alternatives-17ab8e803c00) ***** Would you like to learn more? [Click here](/r/CointestOfficial/comments/z9o1s3/general_concepts_web3_proarguments_december_2022/) to be taken to the original topic-thread for this argument or you can scan through the [Cointest Archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive##wiki_web3) to find arguments on this topic in other rounds.

ipetgoat1984

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Ross_Brave

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StartThings

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Father_Earth

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Deeyennay

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simplicity92

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seazboy

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joshdrumsforfun

Comparing btc to Facebook or twitter is ignoring the fact that those companies provide a service. Btc’s value is 99% from its speculative value and not from its actual use. A company like FB’s value comes from its business model and its service provided to users. It’s comparing apples to oranges.

Aerocryptic

My first btc buy was destined for a darknet experience but the site rugged before i could try it. So i forgot about it for a few years until i saw people on FB talking about btc mid 2017. That’s when i remembered having some stored on a hot wallet on my PC

Luvblizzards

I see BTC as a store of value… ish. (Volatile, and increases in value) I used to call it a digital currency. But unless you’re swimming in excess Bitcoin, it is best to not sell/spend your btc. Bitcoin is young compared to the gold market or TradFi markets. It’s really could be a multigenerational wealth building asset. That is what I look at. Only 21M BTC ever to be mined. You gotta get yours and HODL. Well really your parents should do that. But they wouldn’t HODL… Tell your parents to ask their financial advisor, why he’s still working. If he’s so clever , in the last 10-15 years he could have bought countless tech stocks or tech index funds such as Amazon, Apple, Alpha, Nvidia, Palo Alto, FB, Tesla, Intel, etc… and that’s just the tech sector. With that being said, your parents probably should stay clear of something like Bitcoin. Reason is, when it tanks and they sell for a loss, they will BLAME YOU!

Intrepid-Split4477

If you really have a lot of butcoin on hand and want to avoid the capital tax, move to Singapore like FB founder did.

Alimakakos

Yeah and I just saw Fidelity, Goldman, Black Rock, and about 14 to 16 other financial institutions get themselves a BTC ETF no problem... They're greedy enough they want crypto too they follow the money too. But you see what I'm saying where there's arguably two routes we take with crypto: 1. Same we did with the internet- nothing. Wild West so it's all good until you get scammed hacked and fucked over...oh and then eventually you get to deal with 3-4 companies owning everything like we have with FB Google Amazon. For crypto this basically means ETF is as good as it gets for traditional finance to work with coins because they're not securities and so we still have relatively silly laws being applied to every crypto to crypto transaction even though fiat gains aren't realized...etc...think the trump "gee healthcare is more complicated" moment 2. We actively engage in an intelligent manner to appreciate what we have with crypto but appropriately integrate our traditional finance and regulate for market manipulation and bad actors (FTX). Keep the consumers and retail traders safe by requiring certain things of the CEX with custodial ownership etc... I just know somehow in 20 years I'm going to be watching an 80 year old face stretched Joni Ernst asking the same dipshit question to the head of Solana that grassley asked of Facebook, " If you don't charge people for their accounts how do you make any money? " "We sell ads senator" gotta love having what is essentially our regulators being so clueless as to how one of the biggest moneymakers in our country makes said money... But yeah I'm sure Republicans will be great for crypto if only because they won't get anything done. So back to route 1 we go!

ego_tripped

As an old money investor, I get what you're saying. But people said the same thing when Microsoft was around 10 cents a share. They also said an online bookstore would never last, and God forbid there be a way to monetize FB...yet here we are. Now consider the old money now flowing in. People are biweekly payroll investing in a (now) income tax-free way. And since it's a retirement account, it's an automatic hold. This is where you're right, the big chunks of money currently fomo'ing in will eventually taper off...but if old money keeps making money...then *older money* (aka big pension) perhaps creeps in. The payroll dollars+employer contribution money coming in at that point is more than enough to cover any spread. And we haven't even speculated on big business and other countries doing it because why not? In the end...people didn't flock across the country to mine for gold because they knew it would one day be top of the market caps...they did it because it was really valuable then and quick rich scheme.

pullupman

A friend of mine replying to me on FB when I posted that Bitcoin had surpassed Silver. This honestly breaks my heart. I've talked at length the last few years about why Bitcoin is special. At this point all I did was wish him luck. sigh "FOMO is the only reason any of them do well. FOMO is the mother of bitcoin lol. BTC may be a benchmark, but it would never represent the vast majority of digital currency investments. The keyword here being investment over a store of value I agree with you there. The collective of digital currency, in my opinion, will always overshadow BTC despite the inevitable lack in utility. This is the essence of free market capitalism though. There will never be just one. Because of that, bitcoin may never achieve what it was designed to achieve or anywhere near its full potential. It has ultimately created so much more though. It’s brought the world of finance and investments into the light for younger generations like no other tool has ever and the financial gain with it. It also made investing all around much easier but that’s all another conversation. "

xenionx5

I'm from outside the US and the scammers are from Bangladesh. They are working together in a FB Group that buy and sell websites. It has over 100k members, I believe many have been scammed.

poodidle

They can find you, come to your home and who knows?? Kill your family, your pets. I’m not saying it’s common, but what people will do for 100k. Some idiot spent hours getting my FB biz account so they could have 5 minutes of spamming the world with pedo ads. People are weird.

leorolim

Facebook lol. Somebody unplugged the wrong cable and knocked down FB, instagram, threads and messenger. 😆

Leech-64

What the hell is FB?

bananastand512

Actually yeah it logged me out of my FB app when it never has done that before.

AdministrativeSea481

I had someone post on my FB ..bitcoins dumb ur gonna go broke. I’m like I haven’t yet since 2013.

Puzzled-Chip3881

You have more than you will ever need. So now, convert everything and start living. Accumulate all that you can now!! DCA’in is like buying FB in 2010 debating whether you should buy at $10 0r $11?? I didn’t matter, you should have just kept buying. When you realize that it’s not an investment and it is you buying into a new deflationary economy that you can get into right now!!! Don’t trust what I’m saying, verify.

labiibahmad

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MaxSmart1981

oh man...just saw two casual friends that i've never even heard mention crypto post BTC charts on FB i think retail is here

Agile_Plate2810

You have a point there... I could sure go for some FB pizza right about now.

FreshCartographer292

Investing in Crypto is not that hard. All you have to do is watch youtube videos. I can even help you how. There is no “crypto agent” my guy. I suggest join crypto groups on FB. And dont hesitate to ask multiple questions. Thats what I did when I was still learning. If you can still get your funds, get it asap.

Joey32817

There are many scammers on YT, FB, Insta, TikTok, Telegram promoting crypto investment what not. If they are offering service and accepting your $$$, it is likely a scam. Many would direct ppl to a site that only asks your money/crypto to be deposited with them. At the moment, crypto is best purchased on one's own effort, and keepinig anything purchased in one's own cold wallet is the best policy If not familiar with the purchase, could ask a long time/close friend who is familiar to help, but there is certainly risks with this. Banks, do not offer at the moment purchase and safekeeping of cryptos.

True-Idea-1419

No, I will look on FB but thought i could get one from here.

HumidMind

Dive their website for 30 seconds. The flags are red and loud. deeper ya go, the more the claims sound like Chinese translations from AliBaba. Your inner fortune release type stuff. Merkel trees with no Merfle or tree.Then the We are on Sandhill Rd (Palo Alto Google Adobe FB HQ area). THEN, wait for it....Address of company is... Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island MH 96960 Majuro Marshall Islands ​ Good luck with that withdraw...RUN

cwijo

0xBd5E7849196FB0663B6200760F715149EA27d2a9 Ready for the airdrop! Ready for invest!🐉