Dilbert Bertcoins II -- Buy Bitcoins on the Mean Streets -- Life on Sandwiches begins...
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2013-07-23
·00:03:54
·MadBitcoins
July 23, 2013 -- Paris, France -- I'm using curb trading to aquire an intermarket spread. -- Here are Today's MadBits: A sudden volume surge has launches bitcoin prices above the $95 dollar barrier. Looks like we're going up. With a Last of $96, a High of $97, a low of $90, Volume at 21,635 and ...
Summary
Here's a summary of the 2013 MB episode "Dilbert Bertcoins II -- Buy Bitcoins on the Mean Streets -- Life on Sandwiches begins...":
1. Main Topics Discussed:
- Bitcoin Price Surge: The episode focuses on a sudden rise in Bitcoin's price, exceeding $95.
- Ratbert's Bitcoin Mining: A humorous segment follows Ratbert mining Burtcoins with Bob the Dinosaur, encountering "Somali digital pirates."
- Street Trading & Tax Evasion: Commentary on people trading Bitcoin in public, drawing parallels to historical stock trading and potential tax avoidance.
- "Living on Bitcoin" Experiment: A couple in Provo, Utah, attempts to live for three months solely on Bitcoin-accepting businesses, documented in a film. The host critiques the project's lack of real-time online engagement.
- The Couple's Relationship: The episode humorously speculates on the longevity of the couple's relationship amidst the challenges of their Bitcoin-only lifestyle.
2. Key Quotes:
- "It looks like we're going up." (Referring to the Bitcoin price)
- "Yeah, it's nice that people are trading in the streets, but let's talk about what they're really doing. They're avoiding taxes..."
- "I just find this project old world and boring." (Referring to the "Living on Bitcoin" documentary)
3. People Mentioned:
- Ratbert
- Bob the Dinosaur
- Austin
- BECCY (misspelled as "that's not how you spell Becky")
4. Bitcoin Price:
- The episode mentions a price range of $90-$97. The last recorded price was $96.
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