@CalabrianQueen said:

This would have been a good episode to find out Stuart secretly had millions worth of Bitcoin just lying around in cyberspace, then through the next few seasons we seem him become a mogul and starting a massive comic book chain. Can people suspend disbelief enough for that or is it too farfetched?

I'm not too familiar with how Bitcoin conversion works, only that one is "worth" roughly 10,000 dollars, some sort of "Crash" is inevitable and economists with any cache think it's a waste of time dealing in it. And I vaguely remember my Undergrad having a Bitcoin atm that hasn't been touched since it was installed.

Neways how do I recover old Bitcoin?

There's some lovely organs I'd like to purchase on deep web Walgreens(sarcasm).

Not too late. He said that he was going to erase it; but didn't see him do it. He could still have it; tucked away somewhere and forgotten. So, if the conversation about how Sheldon "lost" the guys' Bitcoins ever comes up in his presence he could suddenly remember.

Although, wouldn't it still belong to the guys? Also, we know Kripke has no qualms about stealing from the guys; but, wouldn't Stuart (if it is stealing?).

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@CalabrianQueen said:

This would have been a good episode to find out Stuart secretly had millions worth of Bitcoin just lying around in cyberspace, then through the next few seasons we seem him become a mogul and starting a massive comic book chain. Can people suspend disbelief enough for that or is it too farfetched?

I'm not too familiar with how Bitcoin conversion works, only that one is "worth" roughly 10,000 dollars, some sort of "Crash" is inevitable and economists with any cache think it's a waste of time dealing in it. And I vaguely remember my Undergrad having a Bitcoin atm that hasn't been touched since it was installed.

Neways how do I recover old Bitcoin?

There's some lovely organs I'd like to purchase on deep web Walgreens(sarcasm).

Not too late. He said that he was going to erase it; but didn't see him do it. He could still have it; tucked away somewhere and forgotten. So, if the conversation about how Sheldon "lost" the guys' Bitcoins ever comes up in his presence he could suddenly remember.

Although, wouldn't it still belong to the guys? Also, we know Kripke has no qualms about stealing from the guys; but, wouldn't Stuart (if it is stealing?).

I think he knows if he suddenly came into money the guys would put two and two together and realize he found the flash drive and cashed in on their take. That would bring conflict Stuart doesn't want.

But one thing I don't get is if Bitcoin has any tangible value outside of cryptocurrency-enabled purchases.

I say Stuart forgets to erase the flash drive, then sells it to Captain Sweatpants on a discount because it wasn't erased. Next scene Captain Sweatpants comes into the store with a supermodel on his arm.

@znexyish said:

I say Stuart forgets to erase the flash drive, then sells it to Captain Sweatpants on a discount because it wasn't erased. Next scene Captain Sweatpants comes into the store with a supermodel on his arm.

Captain Sweatpants should ALWAYS have a supermodel on his arm!

This is not a isolated incident. A man in Wales threw out a hard drive with millions worth of bitcoins in it.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site

Was that just recently, when bitcoins are supposed to be worth a thousand or thousandS of dollars each? Or a few years ago when they were worth $3 or so?

And who do you get to accept it, anyway?

@Knixon said:

Was that just recently, when bitcoins are supposed to be worth a thousand or thousandS of dollars each? Or a few years ago when they were worth $3 or so?

And who do you get to accept it, anyway?

I just checked the article and that happened in 2013. No sign of the bitcoins yet I believe. One other thing about them, one can get a value placed on them but how do you get physical cash for them ?

As far as I know, all you can do is use them as money for other people willing to accept them - people who tend to be on the shady side, to say the least - or sell them for real money to someone who wants to buy them, probably assuming that they'll go up in price. Considering they were supposed to be worth $3 each a few years ago, and $1,000 or more now, how likely is it that someone will believe they'll go up even more, versus going down?

Or you just hold onto them as investments hoping the whole thing doesn't collapse eventually.

1 btc is worth over $11,500.00 as of this writing, there are btc ATMs in various places around the world you can withdraw more traditional currency using btc, and businesses around the world will accept btc debit cards for anything from a cup of coffee to a house

one of the reasons they are getting so high is because they are being traded, people are buying them with more traditional currency and people are getting rich over it, not wise imo ,,, you do not buy when the price is high, though it may not be as high as it will go or even near it

bitcoin ATMs can only exist because someone else is willing to buy them at some price, and if that stops or if the price drops way down again, well.... that changes things.

There are also many types of crypto-currency besides bitcoins. Altcoins or alternative bitcoins. Since this is all relatively new it will take some time to develop.

@znexyish said:

There are also many types of crypto-currency besides bitcoins. Altcoins or alternative bitcoins. Since this is all relatively new it will take some time to develop.

As long as it remains free from Bank regulation it will remain the De Jour currency.

The "I was spending Bitcoin before it was cool" crowd are dreading the overexposure.

@CalabrianQueen said:

@znexyish said:

There are also many types of crypto-currency besides bitcoins. Altcoins or alternative bitcoins. Since this is all relatively new it will take some time to develop.

As long as it remains free from Bank regulation it will remain the De Jour currency.

The "I was spending Bitcoin before it was cool" crowd are dreading the overexposure.

Then there is the "I was exploring digital currency before there was bitcoin" crowd to deal with. Did a search on "before bitcoin" this is just one of a few articles...

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/quick-history-cryptocurrencies-bbtc-bitcoin-1397682630/