VirtualBlake

Cryptocurrency is cool #Bitcoin

I write stuff and make youtube videos.
https://linktr.ee/virtualblake

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virtualblake@iris.to

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precisecooking59@walletofsatoshi.com

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2023-11-18 04:36:49

https://open.substack.com/pub/virtualblake/p/boomers-vs-zoomers-who-really-had?r=1ratds&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

2023-11-06 07:01:22

https://void.cat/d/7hs7gaFcLTmzfisBk4RPt5.webp
https://open.substack.com/pub/virtualblake/p/youre-about-to-lose-your-job-probably?r=1ratds&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

2023-10-23 22:50:15

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Okay... maybe I was wrong.

2023-10-23 20:45:44

I want to believe the bull run is starting, I really do. But I've been burned too many times in the last few years. So, I'm just going to pretend Bitcoin is about to giga nuke to $20k

2023-07-22 16:11:25

We always think about what the price of Bitcoin might be in a decade, but imagine how ridiculously high the hash rate is going to be.

2023-07-20 00:25:24

How are there still people out there that think cryptocurrencies are stocks.

2023-07-16 09:41:06

When do you think Bitcoin will hit a new all-time high?

2023-07-16 09:40:40

How does everyone think the next bull run will look?
A slow and gradual pump up to all-time highs
or
A quick giga pump from somewhere like $35k back to all-time highs

2023-07-16 07:29:58

The lowest price someone ever paid for #bitcoin was $0.00099.
Back in October 2009, Bitcoin Forum user NewLibertyStandard wanted to start the first-ever Bitcoin exchange.
So, he bought 5,050 Bitcoin for $5.02. This was enough to help him get the exchange started.
https://cdn.nostr.build/i/46eaf73f288e75df964540911ee9a26526459a6bd0c022a38546e9fcae79821e.png

2023-07-14 00:47:52

https://youtu.be/Crz0DlVOkk4

2023-07-08 08:58:17

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Totally forgot about that. That's a good one!

2023-07-08 08:43:58

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Of course you can't forget a classic like the Bitcoin Pizza. Where in 2010 a guy paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas.
https://youtube.com/shorts/4TdOSerWeCM?feature=share

2023-07-08 08:43:16

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How about this StarCraft tournament from 2011 where 5th through 8th place got 25 Bitcoins. While first place got $500.
https://nostr.build/i/da599b5c8123a56efe74ec59514293a602baedcc9dd8664b1f4263b90d10bfb2.jpg

2023-07-08 08:42:44

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The guy who was donated 92 Bitcoin for standing on a busy street with a hat and a sign that read "Stop The Fed! Use Bitcoins!!!"
https://nostr.build/i/02f1152fcc36c3ce849a81678866ee5ef9b08fbd7fd89011f45518e0ac55108e.jpg

2023-07-08 08:42:03

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The sad story of a man who accidentally threw away an old hard drive that contained 8,000 Bitcoin (valued at over $240,000,000 today).
https://youtu.be/zW4zok-MzbU

2023-07-08 08:41:11

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That time a guy streamed a massive rugpull live on Twitch to thousands of viewers.
https://youtu.be/CpR2kMxy7O8

2023-07-08 08:40:23

What are the craziest stories from the crypto space? Here are a few I can think of. 🧵

2023-07-05 18:53:14

https://youtu.be/nXxDp3pDwqk

2023-07-03 22:40:48

I want to describe what Paper Bitcoin is for a video and article, but I'm struggling with the best way to define it concisely. I want to be able to describe it in just a sentence or two. Can anyone help me out?

2023-07-03 19:42:10

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Fiat price doesn't correlate to the strength of the Bitcoin Network. It's definitely stronger now than it was at last ATH.
That being said a higher fiat price is good. Most of us heard about Bitcoin because it had a huge rip in price. That's how I got into It I'm 2017 and that's how a lot of people got into it in 2021. If we start going back to ATH it will get a ton of press coverage and lots of new people will learn about why Bitcoin exists.

2023-07-03 19:31:41

$31,000 Bitcoin. Nice

2023-07-02 03:45:29

Is there any genuine estimate on how many Paper Bitcoins were floating around during the last bull run?
I know it's a hard thing to calculate but there must be some general idea.

2023-07-01 18:59:40

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Same. I've been ready to fully delete Twitter for months now. Still, a lot of people I follow only use it.

2023-07-01 18:57:29

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600 to 800 lol. Does he not see that limiting Twitter at all is the problem?

2023-07-01 18:45:04

This is why decentralized social media is better.

2023-06-10 22:14:27

Bitcoin still at $25k after everything that's happened over the last year should make you super bullish.

2023-05-19 11:32:29

Saying that remote work is "morally wrong" might be the dumbest thing I've heard in a while.

2023-04-14 17:52:56

I'm now on Substack writing about #Bitcoin. Check me out there!
https://virtualblake.substack.com/p/bitcoin-was-made-for-this-moment-84841f221468

2023-04-14 09:15:39

Is this really the end of the dollar?
https://link.medium.com/wX1vUgohZyb

2023-04-13 16:32:23

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I always feel like JRPGs are obsessed with making the main cast high school to early college age to relate to that younger demographic. So they age all the old people down as well.
I always felt like the cast of FF7 could have aged up a bit. Barret is in his 30s though and that always seemed like a good fit to me.

2023-04-13 16:20:14

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Yeah, it looks like it's a gif. Is that what you meant?

2023-04-13 16:17:44

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It's moving for me.

2023-04-13 16:14:57

#Bitcoin above $30,000. #Ethereum at $2,000.
What a time to be alive.

2023-04-11 08:11:09

It's wild to think that #Bitcoin has been under $30,000 since June of 2022.
If you're still here you're a real one.

2023-04-08 11:10:25

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Sounds promising! It might just disrupt the entire financial system one day.

2023-04-03 21:39:57

Bitcoin was made for exactly what is going on in our economy today. Check out my video on it here.
https://youtu.be/0dV63gZJyRI
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_d0dc24139f68557a7f65b5563a82834fb7744263f82b070ac1209833ae4493ba.png

2023-03-25 13:24:16

#Bitcoin was literally made for moments like THIS.
Regardless of how bad this banking crisis gets it is helping to bring awareness to the many flaws in our current system.
When people look for a solution Bitcoin will be the first thing they see.

2023-03-18 08:55:00

Might be time to send this to your friends who still think #Bitcoin is a scam.
https://medium.com/@thevirtualblake/bitcoin-is-not-a-scam-b13748489b7d

2023-03-14 13:06:59

It's amazing to see #Bitcoin ripping. It has been way too long.

2023-03-10 12:41:32

😬😬😬 Can't say that this makes me feel particularly good about the state of things.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_23fcae6a104612453bd98c1d0760c9e127ac1c71fd37e2acaad52c8f9fc8a263.png

2023-03-06 05:55:20

I have never learned new information about Bitcoin and thought "I'm not as bullish on this as I was before."
Every little thing I learn about Bitcoin makes me more sure that, not only is it something the world needs but that its likelihood of success is much higher than most people can really fathom.

2023-03-04 18:32:37

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If you want to read something Bitcoin related i would recommend Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper.
If you want something historical Eisenhower in war and peace by Jean Edward Smith is good
If you want fiction the book scythe by neal shusterman is great. Its a good series.

2023-03-04 17:49:52

ChatGPT is Incredible and it could completely revolutionize our lives in only a few years. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be for the better.
For decades people have been talking about how AI could change our everyday lives, but it’s always seemed like the distant future, until recently.
Overnight, ChatGPT has made it clear that the future is already here. AI isn’t just an idea, it’s something you can use to improve your life today. And people are taking notice. Within a week of its release, ChatGPT gained one million users, and in just two months, it had 100 million users, making it the fastest-growing application of all time. And while that is an incredible achievement, it really isn’t shocking to anyone who has actually used ChatGPT.
The versatility of ChatGPT enables it to offer effective solutions for a diverse range of tasks, making it a valuable asset for anyone. It’s a conversational bot that is trained on a massive amount of data. It is similar to texting someone who has the answer to every question you could ever have. And people use it for everything. I know people who use it on their schoolwork, and I personally use it to help with making Youtube videos. But it can even do some more advanced things like writing code.
ChatGPT is the kind of thing that when you use it, your jaw drops to the floor. In an instant, it feels like we advanced 20 years in our technological capabilities. This is a feeling that has not been experienced since the early days of the internet. But even for those of you watching who know how insane this technology is, it goes so much deeper.
Already, ChatGPT is having a major effect on every industry. From the lowest worker to the CEO, almost everyone in a company can use ChatGPT to make their work easier.
Some large companies like JPMorgan Chase have even restricted their employees’ access to ChatGPT while at work. And while they stated that this sort of restriction is normal for third-party software, it was likely implemented due to a large number of employees using ChatGPT for work-related tasks.
Schools have also started banning the software due to how easily it can disrupt traditional learning. But regardless of how restrictive each school is on campus, a student can access ChatGPT anytime at home. Which could mean the end of homework. You can just ask ChatGPT to solve a math problem or write an entire essay. Then all of a sudden, that 2-hour homework assignment only takes 10 minutes.
There is also always the concern that ChatGPT won’t just make your job easier, but that it could render it entirely irrelevant. If an AI can provide customer service or write code, why would anyone pay someone to do that task? It would be way more cost-effective to get rid of those employees for something that requires no pay at all.
This is something that has been a concern for a long time now. We have already seen robots automate away millions of factory jobs, and they will continue to do so in the years to come. But now, those white-collar workers who felt they had secure jobs see an uncertain future.
Even creative professions are even at risk. It really isn’t hard to imagine a future where most aspects of a YouTube video can be all done with minimal human interaction. ChatGPT can already write passable scripts, AI voices are getting better, and it’s only a matter of time before AI can generate a perfect thumbnail in seconds.
Take a look at “Nothing Forever,” an infinitely generated Seinfeld parody that creates entire scenes, including laugh tracks, visuals, and dialogue with AI. Although not particularly great, it does demonstrate the potential of AI in creative ventures. It’s not difficult to imagine how advanced these technologies will become in the next five to ten years.
“Nothing Forever” Best Moments
However, the impact of AI on the job market and the global economy is a source of concern. Technologies like ChatGPT, which can remember entire conversations, could disrupt one of the most important technologies of our generation: the search engine. Google, which has dominated the search engine space for decades, may face stiff competition from ChatGPT, which builds on Google’s efficiency and personalizes the search experience.
Many people are already turning to ChatGPT for things they would have normally used Google for, and Microsoft has invested $10 Billion in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. As a result, Microsoft plans to bring OpenAI’s technology into many of their existing products, including the Edge browser and their not-very-popular search engine Bing. A new product called New Bing, which integrates the chat feature directly into Bing, is already in the works.
Google has taken note of Microsoft’s attempt to become the more useful search engine and is working on its own AI, LaMDA, to create its chatbot, Google Bard. Bard should be rolling out fairly soon to some users, although an early demo showed it making factual errors. This AI arms race between major tech companies is likely to spawn a lot of innovation in the space as they compete for users and improve their AI’s capabilities.
While ChatGPT is the star right now, it’s still very much a work in progress. OpenAI opened it up to the public to get feedback to help improve what they had already created, and in the short time that ChatGPT has been out, they have already made plenty of improvements. OpenAI has also delved into the world of AI-generated images with DALL-E, a program that can produce almost any image in a matter of minutes.
OpenAI has only been around since late 2015, but with the success of ChatGPT, they are now receiving billions of dollars from some of the largest companies in the world. With these kinds of resources, the sky is essentially the limit, and OpenAI is on track to become as well-known as companies like Microsoft and Google.
The impact of AI on our world is a mixed bag. ChatGPT is already making many people’s lives easier, but it could also make many jobs obsolete, leaving people who once had secure jobs making over $100,000 a year struggling to find work. As this technology improves, it will get harder to tell if something was created by an AI or a real person, and we may need to redefine what it means to be human in a world where AI can do many of the profound things that we have always argued made us humans so special.
AI isn’t inherently good or bad; it’s all about how we use it. ChatGPT and other AI technologies have the potential to make our world a better place, but we need to use them wisely.

2023-03-01 11:43:53

Twitter is down. If only ther was a social media that didn't go down. 🤔

2023-02-28 03:14:07

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A classic

2023-02-28 03:04:02

It won't be long before your family and friends are asking how to buy Bitcoin again. Enjoy the quiet while you can.

2023-02-22 07:04:11

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2023-02-22 06:50:38

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We could use Nostr to connect them to well paying jobs all over the world. Then they could easily get paid in sats through Nostr.
Could help people in many developed countries hire some great skilled people. And would help those in less developed countries grow their wealth and build their communities.

2023-02-22 06:42:06

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That's weird. Other people have been able to zap me.

2023-02-22 06:38:43

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2023-02-21 07:18:13

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2023-02-21 05:28:30

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Kentucky is one of the top states for Bitcoin Miners. At least asnof late 2021.
https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article259880855.html

2023-02-18 12:14:44

Twitter forcing users to buy Twitter blue in order to use basic security features is the worst thing i've seen in a while.

2023-02-17 09:22:16

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2023-02-17 09:13:30

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2023-02-17 09:11:26

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2023-02-17 06:43:22

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I really need to read this. I'm a huge fan of both the blade runner movies. How does the book compare?

2023-02-16 23:08:24

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Yes

2023-02-16 22:51:54

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2023-02-16 22:37:57

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Seems a lot better for me too.

2023-02-16 22:36:45

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I don't see it anywhere.

2023-02-16 22:21:51

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Seems like it. Lol

2023-02-16 22:17:22

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I sent a couple. Seems like it worked.

2023-02-16 21:53:43

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It was me lol. Someone sent me 69 so i passed a few along.

2023-02-16 21:36:11

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Most older people also don't realize that Gen Z and millennials are totally different generations.

2023-02-16 21:23:45

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2023-02-16 20:59:51

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Maybe add it as a feature that you can toggle on and off?

2023-02-16 20:58:36

I've been reading Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper.
It's great if you want to get a good idea of what Bitcoin and its community were like in the early days.
A must read in my opinion.
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_f7d25c8e29b6b384824b7c6b12c7b3a6c84afe28b44f1b0dd204dd54ae6e7b2e.webp

2023-02-10 18:06:49

What is something that you wished you would have known when first getting into #Bitcoin ?

2023-02-10 01:55:10

Rumor has it that Twitter is going to limit total daily tweets and DMs unless you buy Twitter Blue.
Thank god we have NOSTR

2023-01-08 19:30:00

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Bitcoin can be sent directly to anyone, anywhere, and in a matter of minutes as long as they have a wallet. With gold you either need to meet in person, send it by mail, or allow a third party to hold it.
Not to mention the fact that Bitcoin is more easily divisible.

2023-01-07 11:14:11

What is more likely to happen:
Governments buy Bitcoin and use it to back their own Fiat currencies
or
Governments fully adopt Bitcoin and use it as their main currency

2023-01-05 08:06:59

Guys, #Bitcoin isn't a scam.

2023-01-04 07:30:11

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2023-01-04 07:22:01

#Bitcoin outperformed several stocks on the S&P500 in 2022. Including one of its largest companies Tesla, which was down nearly 70% for the year.

2023-01-03 12:47:05

#Bitcoin is only 14 and it has already done so much. Imagine what it will do in the next 14 years.

2023-01-02 00:31:33

2022 saw #Bitcoin down 65% for the year. Bitcoin has never gone down two years in a row. So maybe #2023 will be a little bit better.
#NewYear

2022-12-27 00:37:19

I'm going to read at least 52 books by December 31st, 2023. I will use this thread to update every time that I finish a book as well as my thoughts on it.
(1/??)

2022-12-24 21:11:36

2023 will probably be a pretty good year for Bitcoin.

2022-12-21 04:21:19

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hello!

2022-12-21 04:18:02

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Thanks! Honestly, I'm asking because I'm trying to get a bit of a head start.
You still have 11 days left in the year! That means you only need to read about 4 books a day lol.

2022-12-21 04:00:20

I'm going to be reading a book a week in 2023. Mostly non-fiction, but I am interested in reading a few fiction books as well. Please give me your recommendations!!

2022-12-21 03:38:40

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Exactly It's a breath of fresh air, yet nostalgic at the same time—the best of both worlds.

2022-12-21 03:36:19

I'm not really sure why, but nostr feels like the future of social media.