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A bunch of MIT students got $100 of free bitcoin in 2014 – some got rich, some wasted it on sushi
CNBC ^ | 14 Aug 2021 | MacKenzie Sigalos

Posted on 08/14/2021 4:16:37 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

In 2014, MIT computer science student Jeremy Rubin offered all undergraduate students on campus $100 worth of bitcoin. Seventy percent of the student body participated in the free bitcoin giveaway. Some ended up wasting their coin at a sushi restaurant that took bitcoin. Others launched side hustles helping classmates set up crypto wallets.

“One of the worst things and one of the best things at MIT is this restaurant called Thelonious Monkfish,” said Phu. “I spent a lot of my crypto buying sushi.” rabucco now runs Alameda Research, which manages over $1 billion in digital assets and trades up to $10 billion per day across thousands of products, including all major coins and altcoins, as well as their derivatives.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Education
KEYWORDS: bitcoin; btc; sushi
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A nice run-up.
1 posted on 08/14/2021 4:16:37 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The first bitcoin used in commerce bought one pizza.

Now many pizzas today?


2 posted on 08/14/2021 4:18:44 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Just in time to make an alumni donation.


3 posted on 08/14/2021 4:18:44 PM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Travis McGee

How much fossil or nuclear or solar energy is needed to pay for that pizza?


4 posted on 08/14/2021 4:19:40 PM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Smart Japanese. Big markup on the meals, so speculating made sense.


5 posted on 08/14/2021 4:19:43 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Crypto currencies may end up being another great way for globalists to divide people.


6 posted on 08/14/2021 4:21:53 PM PDT by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Banks are monuments to delayed gratification.


7 posted on 08/14/2021 4:23:08 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

—”How much fossil or nuclear or solar energy is needed to pay for that pizza?”

At that very little.
As the system progresses the required computations become more complex.


8 posted on 08/14/2021 4:23:36 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: Susquehanna Patriot

I don’t know, but I wish I had that original bitcoin instead of the lone-ago-digested pizza.


9 posted on 08/14/2021 4:24:18 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Today block chain currencies are optional.

Tomorrow block chain currencies will be mandatory.

10 posted on 08/14/2021 4:25:36 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Are you saying ... more complex computations require less energy?


11 posted on 08/14/2021 4:25:54 PM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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—”Are you saying ... more complex computations require less energy?”

NO!
The computers need to work harder/longer to earn a coin.


12 posted on 08/14/2021 4:29:20 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: toddausauras

Bitcoin will be banned the moment it becomes a nuisance to the Great Reset shot-callers.

Propaganda ads: “Only terrorists, gangsters and drug dealers use crypto-currency in secrecy. Honest citizens only use government-approved digital currencies!”

It will be a felony crime in every bank-connected nation to buy or sell bitcoin and other crypto without govt. approval and full tax reporting etc.

Because electronic financial transactions involve multiple parties, you will never be sure how the other sides are reporting the transaction to the govt “according to the law.”

Stings will be widespread. A few examples of “crypto criminals” being given prison terms, and bitcoin will be as dead as the dodo bird.

“But if I have my secret coded key, maybe if I fly to Paraguay I can access my account in secret!”

Good luck with that.


13 posted on 08/14/2021 4:29:49 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: CodeToad

Thoughts on above?


14 posted on 08/14/2021 4:30:22 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Everyone is a genius in hindsight but we don’t live that way. How many people cashed out when their bitcoin value doubled or tripled? 10x? 100x? When it hit over $20,000 and then sank to less than $3,000 how many people bailed halfway down or near the bottom? The right bet was to see it as a bond and not cash in until retirement provided you don’t get ripped off by the exchange that is expected to fork over the $44 million. Do you trust them? Does your husband or wife? How much is enough for the average person? What’s your number?

Its another example of the old “marshmallow” psychology experiment. I’ll give you a marshmallow now and come back in 15 minutes. If you don’t eat the marshmallow I’ll give you two more. Most kids ate the first marshmallow. Its human nature to not delay gratification. People like Warren Buffett were able to wait for the second marshmallow.


15 posted on 08/14/2021 4:33:57 PM PDT by Dave Wright
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To: DUMBGRUNT

nothing new...

a lot of men throughout history have spent money trying to acquire a certain something that smells like sushi...


16 posted on 08/14/2021 4:44:33 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: Travis McGee

Well, their $100 bitcoin in 2014 is now worth $14,000.


17 posted on 08/14/2021 4:58:29 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: DUMBGRUNT

How much is the 100 worth now?


18 posted on 08/14/2021 5:00:16 PM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

How much is the 100 worth now?


19 posted on 08/14/2021 5:00:17 PM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: Dave Wright

I did that after the three disastrous CEOs failed at Apple after Jobs left (and before he returned).
John Sculley, 1983 – 1993
Michael Spindler, 1993 – 1996
Gil Amelio, 1996 – 1997

We had lost about 90% of the peak value of our holdings and I bailed out in the Amelio era. The company was headed toward bankruptcy and liquidation.

As they say, “too soon old, too late smart.”


20 posted on 08/14/2021 5:06:14 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?”)
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