Hello, is it HN? What's problem with just "<a href="http://bitcoinity.org/markets/mtgox/USD"" rel="nofollow">http://bitcoinity.org/markets/mtgox/USD"</a>?<p>Or even better <a href="http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD#rg2zig15-minztgOzm1g10zm2g25zv" rel="nofollow">http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD#rg2zig15-minztgOzm1...</a>
The first mention of bitcoin on HN was 4 and a half years ago. You could have bought them at about $0.05 back then. I wish I'd been paying more attention.
As someone not invested in Bitcoin I'm just curiously waiting for the day when someone discovers a serious cryptographical weakness which makes all Bitcoins suddenly worthless. Has there been any advance in finding flaws in Bitcoin already?
This is not a surprise.<p>The bitcoin mining difficulty has ~doubled since October, when the price was ~$200. The price is currently pegged to the minimum profitable price for mining.
Anyone have recommendations for books about financial bubbles?<p>I have a few bitcoin and I believe it is a legitimate currency, but I'm feeling uneasy with the 'this time it's different' reasoning which is supposed to justify its current runup.<p>Amazon reviews aren't being particularly helpful; there isn't a book that stands out in my searches so far. I'll probably order 'Manias, Panics and Crashes' by Kindleberger & Aliber ( <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Manias-Panics-Crashes-History-Financial-ebook/dp/B007OSIOWM/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Manias-Panics-Crashes-History-Financia...</a> )<p>EDIT: Thank you all for your excellent suggestions!
I've read a handful of reports here in the past week about several site that got hacked and millions of dollars in bitcoins stolen. For the life of me I can't understand why someone would pay so much for something that can be taken away from him/her. Perhaps someone here can explain and enlighten me. Please.