Who here is into crypto?

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    The heck is raptoreum...?
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    edited November 2021
    Crypto mining is actually pretty good at this point in time.

    My Nvidia 3090 gets about $250/month.

    I built a rig that can handle 3 of them.

    If you think about it, cost wise, you actually have a very good ROI.

    Cost of mining rig without cards: $600
    Cards: $2,000 in grey market for a 3090.

    6 cards split into 2 rigs.

    12,000$ + $600x2
    $12,000 + $1,200
    $13,200 all in.

    $1,500/month

    Can pay your mortgage.

    Basically if you were bullish, you could technically run a rig and pay off your mortgage or rent... or lease an awesome car or two for the cost of $13,200.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Where are you finding 3090's for $2k
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Where are you finding 3090's for $2k

    Local. Use fb marketplace. Or connect with some people who have more money than time and they will sell it to you for near retail.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,534
    Ya know, I've been hearing about crypto for years, and still have no damn clue what it actually is. Coming from the software industry, sounds a lot like vaporware. Guess I should get my read on.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Checked local, all $3k+

    https://denver.craigslist.org/sop/d/castle-rock-new-nvidia-aorus-gigabyte/7407366541.html
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Checked local, all $3k+

    https://denver.craigslist.org/sop/d/castle-rock-new-nvidia-aorus-gigabyte/7407366541.html

    Yeah, that’s not worth it. Especially with ether 2 coming
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    edited November 2021
    I saw a crypto vending machine in a gas station today....strange.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,299
    I had to wait 9 months for my I9 skylake with RTX 3080 laptop and it cost me a 34% premium from my laptop 2 yrs ago....it suuucked
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Checked local, all $3k+

    https://denver.craigslist.org/sop/d/castle-rock-new-nvidia-aorus-gigabyte/7407366541.html

    Yeah, that’s not worth it. Especially with ether 2 coming

    Find me a 3080 from one of these rich people you know at or near MSRP and I'll give you a 2060 for a scalp, I mean finders fee.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    For those thinking crypto is a fad, Blockfi by Visa gives 1.5% back in BTC and El Salvador uses BTC as national currency alongside the USD.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,549
    Personally I think that pointing to a dictatorship/authoritarian country like El Salvador is not the way to entice folks. You just keep proving that form of payment is only used by drug dealers and officially corrupt countries.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    Drug dealers all over the world use your green .... Bet you still use it
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,549
    edited November 2021
    Willow wrote: »
    Drug dealers all over the world use your green .... Bet you still use it

    poor choice of words on my part. Yes I do.

    A vast majority of the folks in El Salvador are WAY below the poverty line and could never afford BTC.

    Maybe I should have used the dark web instead of drug dealers.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    Could be my mistake, the gov is giving anyone 30$ BTC if they open a digital wallet.
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,148
    I’ve had a couple friends talking crypto for awhile. I find ETH more interesting than BTC. I haven’t really jumped in yet, but when I saw that some of our wedding vendors would accept BTC at a discount compared to cash, and they charged a fee to pay with card… we’ll that’s the first time I personally experienced real world adoption. That turned my head.

    Had I just been familiar enough with crypto to convert the fee for the band from cash to BTC, that would have saved a few hundred bucks. Not to mention it’s a decent size payment for a legitimate business to accept in crypto. They may be ahead of the curve right now, but if more small businesses move that way it might really help to legitimize certain coins.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    Things dipped today

    Maybe I can go shopping
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Things dipped today

    Maybe I can go shopping

    I was thinking the same. Time to drop more into them.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    edited November 2021
    Willow wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Things dipped today

    Maybe I can go shopping

    I was thinking the same. Time to drop more into them.

    Loaded into solana and cardano. There goes my disposable savings for the month. No audio gear for this guy.

    Missed mana. Went up too quick before I could get to it.

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    Dropped mine in Solana.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    Willow wrote: »
    Dropped mine in Solana.

    You did better than me, I put a limit order but I bet you got it at a better price. Good job man.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    Heard this morning that the Staples Center in LA is being renamed the Crypto.com Arena to the tune of $700m
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    They also sponsor the 76ers, crypto also sponsors F1 and UFC.
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,148
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Heard this morning that the Staples Center in LA is being renamed the Crypto.com Arena to the tune of $700m

    Funny how this all works out. Crypto.com has their own coin. It's up 60% this week, with a nice little jump in 24 hours. Nothing amazing in the crypto world and it may be short lived, but marketing seems to have a real impact on some of the values.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    Crypto is down and dipping. Always a pain, best to tune it out.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    Just when it was peaking it drops hard
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    Willow wrote: »
    Just when it was peaking it drops hard

    I wish I had more money to buy the second dip, but I don’t my wife yelling it at me haha
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,038
    I hear you. I think I might buy some Axie Infinity. They too have a very interesting platform.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,729
    Best investing advice you will ever receive.

    Mainstream media says crypto going to 300k! Sell!

    Mainstream media says China banning it and not going anywhere! Buy it!

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,948
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