The Bitcoin Tracking Thread

[Son-of-Liberty]

Do any of you guys know how to deposit USD into BTC-e? I'm trying to figure out how.

It is convoluted as hell. I have been trying to figure it out for the last hour and a half myself. Best I can figure I will have to deposit funds to Mt.Gox get a voucher to send to btc-e through bitinstant. However when I go to bitinstant they seem to have the option to take btc-e vouchers to send to MT.gox but they don't have the option to send them the other way it is fucked.

Only other way I can think of is if you have bitcoins already fund it that way. But I don't so I am screwed and litecoins will likely be $10 before I can fund the fucking account.

[Son-of-Liberty]

I think the best way (after research) is to literally buy them with Bitcoins. So buy some Bitcoins and sell them for Litecoins.

Is their any safe way to get bitcoins without having to download the whole blockchain? That could take awhile.

[Shami-Amourae]

It is convoluted as hell. I have been trying to figure it out for the last hour and a half myself. Best I can figure I will have to deposit funds to Mt.Gox get a voucher to send to btc-e through bitinstant. However when I go to bitinstant they seem to have the option to take btc-e vouchers to send to MT.gox but they don't have the option to send them the other way it is fucked.

Only other way I can think of is if you have bitcoins already fund it that way. But I don't so I am screwed and litecoins will likely be $10 before I can fund the fucking account.

I don't think that will happen now unless it becomes easier to buy Bitcoins. People will, and are looking for an alternative since the $100 price mark seems to high for most people. If Mt Gox starts doing Litecoin that's when you want to buy like crazy.

[Shami-Amourae]

Is their any safe way to get bitcoins without having to download the whole blockchain? That could take awhile.

The only safe way is let the client download the blockchain itself. Yes I know, it could take days/weeks. You can't really trust any blockchain torrents out there. It takes a long time, I know. This is the #1 flaw with Bitcoin. I've been saying this for a while.

[Son-of-Liberty]

Started downloading the blockchain for bitcoin and it is going retardedly fast. I don't get it? 20% in a few minutes. that doesn't seem right

[Son-of-Liberty]

how many blocks are their supposed to be? I have 229256 that was less then litecoin @ 325454

[Neuro]

Just got an idea, how about giving bitcoins silver backing? Mint 1 oz silver rounds with 1 bitcoins value on them, and let them be exchangeable...

[joboo]

how many blocks are their supposed to be? I have 229256 that was less then litecoin @ 325454

I dunno, but Bitcoin took a couple days for me to download. Litecoin was only a couple hours.

[EE_]

Some questions I have...
Bitcoins are now worth over a billion dollars...how much labor and energy did it take to create this billion dollars?
The Fed did not allow Norfed dollars...why does the fed allow you to trade this alternate currency?
Do you think transactions with bitcoins are anonomous when you make purchases or turn them into cash?
Currently you are required to pay tax on capitol gains in gold and silver...why not bitcoins?
Do you think the NWO wants a purely digital currency?
Do you think greed plays a large part in every bubble in history?
Is it possible the Money Changers, or Google are involved in bitcoin?

[joboo]

Some questions I have...
Bitcoins are now worth over a billion dollars...how much labor and energy did it take to create this billion dollars?
The Fed did not allow Norfed dollars...why does the fed allow you to trade this alternate currency?
Do you think transactions with bitcoins are anonomous when you make purchases or turn them into cash?
Currently you are required to pay tax on capitol gains in gold and silver...why not bitcoins?
Do you think the NWO wants a purely digital currency?
Do you think greed plays a large part in every bubble in history?
Is it possible the Money Changers, or Google are involved in bitcoin?

See: bit torrent

What tptb desires more or less becomes irrelevant.