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Yes, the current sale is a token sale that runs for close to a year. Once that is over, holders must claims their tokens by assigning a key. Those claim addresses will then form the genesis block of the new blockchain when it is launched next year. There will be no mining or supply after that...

I have bought some in the crowd sale, but not as big a position as I would like because it was overpriced IMO for the stage it was at. I should have bought a lot more when it dropped to the 70 cent range.

Ripple has a huge supply. It is a debt-based instrument, based on IOUs. Plus, you can use Ripple without needing the Ripple tokens. Disclosure: I hold some Ripple from 4 years ago (some from when they were giving it away early on, plus some extra I bought). I haven't been bothered working out...

Theoretically, it shouldn't matter either way, because if the futures trade at a significant premium to actual bitcoin on exchanges, people could arbitrage by buying on an exchange and shorting the future, and vice versa when the future settles. The problem I see is potential for manipulation...

From what I've read, it is not really a futures market so much as a CFD. Settlements are all in fiat. I think the effect would be different if the futures contracts actually involved crypto delivery.

Going the long way of peer to peer is always going to get your a better price, but I think that is a reasonable spread for the service, given they are available at any time to buy your crypto off you. It also depends on circumstances. The ATO has a ruling that says that if you buy bitcoin for...

I never got the fascination with tether. If you want a crypto that is pegged to the USD, check out bitUSD on the bitshares platform. Your counterparty risk is not a company, but the entire bitshares blockchain. There is not much trade volume in it yet (chicken and egg problem), but I'm using it...

Is it just FOMO that keeps its price up? And maybe a bit of FOSO (fear of selling out) from holders at the fork? I know I have FOSO about BCH, even though I don't hold hopes for it gaining traction. I just think though, there is a lot of potential sellers that could dump on any price rise.

I have used LROS to pay rego and credit card bills. Can recommend them.

This isn't the first time SC, so probably won't be the last. It was only a few months ago as I recall. I think it coincides with general alt coin mania. People randomly buying without investigating. During Steem bear markets, SBD tends to trade below $1.

Down to $1.70 already according to http://www.steemdollar.com/

Thanks for the heads up.

If you bought BTC to buy pizza, and you spend the bitcoin for personal goods or services, and you bought less than $10,000 worth, you could be exempt from capital gains tax. See...

I would second localbitcoins.com. Lots of options: f2f cash, bank transfers, cardless cash. If you find a trader you trust, you can then use them for follow up deals. I have a guy who has come back to me three times with larger transactions each time f2f for cash or bank transfer. We deal direct...