Lorewarn Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Who's into the crypto markets and the NFT spaces? What waves are you riding, what alt and s#!t coins have you lost a ton of money on? I just minted a sneaky squirrel on their whitelisted pre-sale...will probably completely lose out on this investment but surely the next one will hit It hasn't propagated yet but excited to see what features it's got. https://opensea.io/assets/0x5ab3919884531dc742422351dbf9ae19b2b49822/19/ 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I get a lame, boisterous AD on youtube each time I go there. "What if you invested in bitcoin and google back in.. 2009...." b!^@h, our phones weren't even 4G at the time lol GTFO here with that Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 4 hours ago, admo said: I get a lame, boisterous AD on youtube each time I go there. "What if you invested in bitcoin and google back in.. 2009...." b!^@h, our phones weren't even 4G at the time lol GTFO here with that I got offered 1 entire bitcoin in 2014 to design a book cover for a book about Bitcoin. Unfortunately I was incredibly broke at the time, and couldn't afford to take a non-cash paying gig, so I said no. Live and learn. 1 Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I've dabble a little in NFTs. I did well with NBA Top Shots on purely dumb luck by getting in a few months earlier than everyone else did and that was only because I have a friend who has consistently been ahead of the curve with digital assets basically called me a moron for 4 months straight for not getting in on them. I quasi get the appeal on Crypto Punks due to them being the OG NFT and the scarcity of it. All the other deviations like Ape Yacht Club and stuff like that make zero sense to me. Some of the digital art I've seen out there is pretty sweet tho. Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Crypto is fun...until it isn't. Like last week, when I'd held NU coin for like 5 days and it did nothing, so I dumped it and then it proceeded to go up 400% the next day. Or when crypto suddenly decides to go down 30% bc China does China things. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 DOGE has been a fun ride. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 These seem like just the latest collectible fad. Remember the 90s when beanie babies were all the rage? I guess if you're lucky enough to get in ahead of the wave and get out before the crash, you're going to have fun making some money. But NFTs won't hold value. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 3 hours ago, knapplc said: These seem like just the latest collectible fad. Remember the 90s when beanie babies were all the rage? I guess if you're lucky enough to get in ahead of the wave and get out before the crash, you're going to have fun making some money. But NFTs won't hold value. Yes! The Beanie babies! I never had one but that s#!t was nuts. Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 hour ago, teachercd said: Yes! The Beanie babies! I never had one but that s#!t was nuts. We’ve got a big box of them from back in the day….and Pokemon cards. Are they still a thing? Maybe I’m sitting on a gold mine here. I have a very hard time wrapping my mind around cryptos and NFTs. Maybe it’s my age and old fashioned ideas about what is and isn’t valuable but they just aren’t something I’d ever “invest” in. Stocks, bonds, Mutual funds etc. all make sense to me. NFTs, cryptos that can be mined, blockchains..….I just don’t get it. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, JJ Husker said: We’ve got a big box of them from back in the day….and Pokemon cards. Are they still a thing? Maybe I’m sitting on a gold mine here. I have a very hard time wrapping my mind around cryptos and NFTs. Maybe it’s my age and old fashioned ideas about what is and isn’t valuable but they just aren’t something I’d ever “invest” in. Stocks, bonds, Mutual funds etc. all make sense to me. NFTs, cryptos that can be mined, blockchains..….I just don’t get it. Crypto might as well be lotto tickets. Seems like it is all or nothing. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 hours ago, teachercd said: Yes! The Beanie babies! I never had one but that s#!t was nuts. I don't want to brag... but I have FOUR beanie babies. Probably worth half a million NFTs. 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, knapplc said: I don't want to brag... but I have FOUR beanie babies. Probably worth half a million NFTs. No one on this site knew you were sooooo important! Also, I have a Barry Sanders rookie card, so... Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 21 hours ago, knapplc said: These seem like just the latest collectible fad. Remember the 90s when beanie babies were all the rage? I guess if you're lucky enough to get in ahead of the wave and get out before the crash, you're going to have fun making some money. But NFTs won't hold value. The pudgy penguins and sneaky squirrels and the like are 100% a fad, no doubt about it. But the blockchain isn't. We're in the first wave toddler-level experimenting with what is possible but smart contracts and decentralized blockchain will fundamentally shift our world in web 3.0 imo. I'm one foot in each camp - most of my energy is spent speculating trying to make a buck and get ahead as an early adopter (this is mainly the way I survive in the world is being early) but also trying to familiarize myself enough with what's coming to be ready for it. 15 hours ago, knapplc said: I don't want to brag... but I have FOUR beanie babies. Probably worth half a million NFTs. That's....not how NFTs work Quote Link to comment
desertshox Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, Lorewarn said: The pudgy penguins and sneaky squirrels and the like are 100% a fad, no doubt about it. But the blockchain isn't. We're in the first wave toddler-level experimenting with what is possible but smart contracts and decentralized blockchain will fundamentally shift our world in web 3.0 imo. this went way over my head. god i feel so old now. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, desertshox said: this went way over my head. god i feel so old now. Pudgy penguins and sneaky squirrels put the "fun" in non-fungible tokens. Quote Link to comment
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