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Are there any exchanges that *DON'T* require you to link your bank account?

VirWox and, if you count it, Localbitcoins, I suppose. You might also be able to use one of the alternative payment methods at BTC-e.

Are there any exchanges that *DON'T* require you to link your bank account?

The short answer is No.
Honestly though, what's the big idea with bank account linkage anyways? One links a credit card to a bank account...if anything, using the credit is putting you at an extra step, and therefore causing more fees to pile on.

Why do I have to use bitcoins in first place? They're a doomed currency and I'd feel far more safe if I could simply use my PayPal account directly.

Why do I have to use bitcoins in first place?

http://ehwiki.org/wiki/Donation#Alternatives

They're a doomed currency

The jury is still out on this one. Doesn't look all that doomed beyond regular levels of doom to me.

http://ehwiki.org/wiki/Donation#Alternatives
The jury is still out on this one. Doesn't look all that doomed beyond regular levels of doom to me.

If Hentai Key/Zone Archive can use direct payment, I don't see the problem.

If Hentai Key/Zone Archive can use direct payment, I don't see the problem.

I will resist berating you. Hentai Key is a registered business, its far more difficult to have the same credit card processing for a non-corporate entity that wants to accept donations and hosts material that is an IP grey-zone at best. Credit cards are also more prone to scamming. Without a incorporation, Tenboro would be solely liable for a range of different things which only someone stupid would suggest. There is are more auditing requirements for merchant accounts though I have known a few people that have run dummy corporations.

This post has been edited by EsotericSatire: Apr 29 2014, 11:21

Good luck, hope there won't be another bubble.

Oh my god, took me like 5 hours to buy some bitcoins. God bless VirWox. Shouldn't even have bothered with the other shitty exchanges and their verification crap. The first transaction seems to take a while (up to 2 days).
Can't wait for the bitcoins to arrive on my wallet (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

This post has been edited by bilabong99: May 17 2014, 23:29

I have a question about the wallet address on "my home" > "donations" page. If we were to use paypal and then virwox to transfer the funds to a bitcoin wallet, do we send the bitcoins to the wallet on the donations page (thus not even needing something like coinbase) or do we send bitcoins to our own wallet?

Also is there any way to chance to change the wallet address on the donations page or is that automatically given to us?

You don't need to use your own wallet, you can "withdraw" coins directly to the one on the donation page.

Why do I have to use bitcoins in first place? They're a doomed currency and I'd feel far more safe if I could simply use my PayPal account directly.

There's basically no risk in using Bitcoins to transfer money. No one holds onto bitcoins for any long period of time. You convert your local currency into bitcoins and immediately send it, and the recipient immediately converts it to their currency. There are third party services for receivers that convert Bitcoins and guarantee exchange rates.

The only risk of Bitcoin is if its value suddenly decreases, but that's been fairly stable now. The security aspects of it are extremely strong, and it is a trusted way of transferring money.

hello everyone

I don't suppose there is a way to remove the leftover BTC on the Donation Wallet page back to my own BTC wallet?

I don't suppose there is a way to remove the leftover BTC on the Donation Wallet page back to my own BTC wallet?

No.

You cannot.

I don't suppose there is a way to remove the leftover BTC on the Donation Wallet page back to my own BTC wallet?

Why would you want to though? It's just as safe in your wallet here, and moving Bitcoins around can potentially cause you to get hit with more mining fees. Might as well leave it where it is. Another plus by leaving it here is that, if the value suddenly rises, you can make another donation without having to wait or pay more money.

I thought I would give this mining thing a try, but it immediately became apparent that it's a waste of time unless you have some high-end ASIC miners (TH/s range.) Even then, it looks like it would take you 6 months or more to recoup the cost of the hardware and electricity.

Waste of time and power (as in electricity) unless you buy one of those epic mining rigs that already net you two Catgirls level 8 anyway indeed. ROI takes a long ass time unless you are your own power plant or you work for a power company. That one 12-15 grand superminer is a beast but it'll take you quite a while before you can get your monies back, even with infinite power.

If you plan to donate via magic money, double-check miner fees, use the cheapest and least vulnerable wallet available, or use the direct transfer option since Tenboro added a feature to make up for the bank exchange fee.

Just FYI, buying an ASIC bitcoin miner is unlikely to ever pay off, unless you have free electricity. The difficulty increase is rather steep, so any estimates you make about yield are likely to be way off in a few months.

Just FYI, buying an ASIC bitcoin miner is unlikely to ever pay off, unless you have free electricity. The difficulty increase is rather steep, so any estimates you make about yield are likely to be way off in a few months.

I suppose the rates where you live factor in pretty heavily. So basically mining isn't profitable anymore due to too much competition and the "difficulty" increase as your hardware improves? Unless maybe you run a pool and skim a little...

Have you tried ASIC mining?

This post has been edited by hitokiri84: Aug 11 2014, 18:43

[en.bitcoin.it] Look at numbers, shit bricks.

Some Many of them are potential or outright obvious scams. I haven't tried any myself, so can't confirm, but I don't think difficulty is an issue - rather the overall pool of BTC running out. You can directly use the EH wallet when receiving magic money, right? Those miner fees are a PITA on shitty wallets and I'm aware it's deposit-only - not an issue.

This post has been edited by Mika Kurogane: Aug 11 2014, 18:58