The State of Cryptocurrency

[dorsetknob]

ps.. the defender exclusion setting got things going again.. i made a folder called exclude on my desktop just to test things.. put the zip file in there and unzipped it.. defender left it alone.. i then made my mining folder "excludable" and copied the claymore mining executable back to where it belongs.. my eth miner is now working again..

Glad the Suggestion ( Made by some Here ) gave you a Solution and thanks for the update Hope it is also of use to Others

 

[trog100]

Glad the Suggestion ( Made by some Here ) gave you a Solution and thanks for the update Hope it is also of use to Others

windows dosnt make this kind of thing obvious.. the most helpful suggestion was by HTC.. a link to the ms instructions of how to actually do the exclusion stuff.. like all these things.. easy when you know how but not so easy finding out how. he he..

let me just say i had looked at defender closely but without the link by HTC a few posts back was not able to figure out how to set exclusions.. as i say windows dosnt make it easy..

trog

 

[dorsetknob]

windows dosnt make this kind of thing obvious..

Thats Microsoft knowing/thinking they know better that the pleb's

and to top it all off defender now thinks its a bloody virus and has deleted the claymore executable.. its just done this on both my mining machines.. they have been running for six months this has to be a defender update..

something has happened and i think its to do with windows defender.

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I have Downloaded Software in the past and it pass'es the Anti virus /malware software as OK/Clean
Couple of Months/years later and Same Software ( updated ) FLAG's it as Virus/Trojen/malware
Often it will
ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO DELETE THE SUSPECT FILE
OR QUARANTINE FILE ( OFTEN WITH THE OPTION TO UPLOAD TO CHECK TO SEE IF ITS A FALSE POSITIVE
OR DO YOU WISH TO EXCLUDE FILE FROM FURTHER SCANS/ACTION

defender suddenly came up with a threat warning and zapped the claymore executable.

See Above ^^^^^

 

[lexluthermiester]

as i say windows dosnt make it easy..

They aren't trying to. They don't want everyone and their dog making exclusions for everything under the Sun.

 

[trog100]

They aren't trying to. They don't want everyone and their dog making exclusions for everything under the Sun.

true but but i dont see everyone and his dog feeling the need to exclude everything that windows wants to shut down.. quite clearly windows wants to shut down more things than it used to do.. i hope the trend dosnt go too far.. he he

i think a warning before shut down would be more appropriate.. i would guess this little trick has cost lots of folks quite bit of dosh while they figure out the whys wherefores of why their mining hardware has just stopped working and of course how to fix it..

lets not forget defender has been quite happy letting this same software run for many months.. the shut down is not because because people have done anything recently.. its just because ms have changed the f-cking rules regarding what defender lets run and what without warning it shuts down..

i noticed it on my desktop but it aint that common for folks to watch mining rigs that closely.. in fact it took me several hours before i discovered my main mining rig had shut down as well as my desktop.. and a fair time to figure out why and fix it..

trog

 

[dorsetknob]

i would guess this little trick has cost lots of folks quite bit of dosh while they figure out the whys wherefores of why their mining hardware has just stopped working and of course how to fix it..

Send Bill the Bill

 

[trog100]

Send Bill the Bill

if you count peoples time as money the Bill would be pretty large.. but who gives a sh-t i have said my bit and life goes on..

trog

 

[verycharbroiled]

re: windows defender on win10. may be i have all updates disabled so defender (and windows) never updates. theres a couple places you have to do it but since then, no updates, no problems.

every couple months i will do an image backup (in case i dont like what the update does i can restore it) and then enable it to let it do its thing. if i like it, it stays. if not the pre update image goes back on. then updates go back to disabled.

 

[trog100]

re: windows defender on win10. may be i have all updates disabled so defender (and windows) never updates. theres a couple places you have to do it but since then, no updates, no problems.

every couple months i will do an image backup (in case i dont like what the update does i can restore it) and then enable it to let it do its thing. if i like it, it stays. if not the pre update image goes back on. then updates go back to disabled.

i run macreum reflect.. its set to do daily back ups so technically i can roll back a day or more any time i like.. i find it easier than trying to win the battle with unwanted windows updates..

my daily back ups have come in useful on a few occasions.. i have the paid for version but there is a free version.. its also good for cloning a drive..

i only do this with my C drive which i keep small to enable the easy daily back ups..

trog

 

[verycharbroiled]

i run macreum reflect.. its set to do daily back ups so technically i can roll back a day or more any time i like.. i find it easier than trying to win the battle with unwanted windows updates..

my daily back ups have come in useful on a few occasions.. i have the paid for version but there is a free version.. its also good for cloning a drive..

i only do this with my C drive which i keep small to enable the easy daily back ups..

trog

macruium reflect here too, just the free version. been using it for years. its a lifesaver on occasion.

probably go with the paid version soon but honestly the free version has more than enough features for me. but its so good i want to support it, so i will grab the paid eventually.

for purely file based backups i use syncback free nightly to raid 5 nas (freenas box i built), and weekly hook up another network drive and backup the nas to that and keep that drive disconnected otherwise so its off line. i rotate 2 drives every week or two, one to the bank deposit box, the other in a safe. others backups exist too also but they are squirreled away here and there.

 

[trog100]

bitcoin and the rest of the crypto tribe have just taken a sudden $1000 dollar upwards jump...

as yet reasons unknown but someone has just bought one hell of a lot of bitcoin..

https://coinranking.com/coin/bitcoin-btc

trog

 

[moproblems99]

I am paying attention to this upswing like I paid attention to the last two months...

 

[ZenZimZaliben]

bitcoin and the rest of the crypto tribe have just taken a sudden $1000 dollar upwards jump...

as yet reasons unknown but someone has just bought one hell of a lot of bitcoin..

https://coinranking.com/coin/bitcoin-btc

trog

There was more bitcoin traded today then any other day in bitcoin history...crazy.

Also did you see/read about the new asic cards for ETH?

 

[Space Lynx]

bitcoin and the rest of the crypto tribe have just taken a sudden $1000 dollar upwards jump...

as yet reasons unknown but someone has just bought one hell of a lot of bitcoin..

https://coinranking.com/coin/bitcoin-btc

trog

So monopolies are forming behind the scenes to take advantage of everyone else in the long term, nothing new there.

 

[trog100]

its all strange stuff.. a couple of months in steady decline and then a sudden change.. what happens next.. will it keep going up or drop back down again.. who knows..

is it just a pump and dump or is it for real.. he he

so far after half a day its still up.. which in my eyes is good sign..

trog

 

[Space Lynx]

its all strange stuff.. a couple of months in steady decline and then a sudden change.. what happens next.. will it keep going up or drop back down again.. who knows..

is it just a pump and dump or is it for real.. he he

so far after half a day its still up.. which in my eyes is good sign..

trog

my guess its some big guys with big money. they create hype, buy a ton early to bring up the hype, let 7 billion people spread word of mouth that its rising, pyramid scheme 101. and the SEC is never going to regulate it, unlike stock market. i wouldn't be surprised if it was goldman sachs who bought all of that, lulz.

 

[lexluthermiester]

my guess its some big guys with big money. they create hype, buy a ton early to bring up the hype, let 7 billion people spread word of mouth that its rising, pyramid scheme 101. and the SEC is never going to regulate it, unlike stock market. i wouldn't be surprised if it was goldman sachs who bought all of that, lulz.

Except that it really didn't work. Cryptocurrencies as a whole have tanked in value. Some of them are below the value they had this time last year.

And FYI, GoldmanSachs is a regulated entity, and even though crypto isn't, everything a regulated entity does has to fall under the strict guidelines of the regulations that govern them. They, nor any company like them, would risk having been involved in such a scheme.

 

[Space Lynx]

Except that it really didn't work. Cryptocurrencies as a whole have tanked in value. Some of them are below the value they had this time last year.

And FYI, GoldmanSachs is a regulated entity, and even though crypto isn't, everything a regulated entity does has to fall under the strict guidelines of the regulations that govern them. They, nor any company like them, would risk having been involved in such a scheme.

Even their offshore black accounts wouldn't mind the risk?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Even their offshore black accounts wouldn't mind the risk?

No such thing for a company like that. They would be shut down in a New York minute if they were caught with such accounts. No company would risk it.

 

[Space Lynx]

No such thing for a company like that. They would be shut down in a New York minute if they were caught with such accounts. No company would risk it.

I don't feel like going through 214,000 companies to see if Goldmans is on the list, but I think a slap on the wrist is all they get, because everything is still flowing.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/20...lds-rich-and-famous-hide-their-money-offshore - panama papers

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...pleby-law-firm-offshore-finance-a8039041.html - paradise papers

 

[trog100]

george soros was rumored to be taking an interest in trading crypos..

goldman definitely have they just keep it quiet..

but whatever.. some big money has just been dumped into the bitcoin market and like always everything else seems to follow bitcoin.. its over 8000 now and still holding..

i happen to be one of those people that think after a temporary draw back the crypto scene will take off again.. it did last year and i see no reason it wont do the same this year..

last year when i started mining around the end of august bitcoin was around $4000.. its now at $8000.. a year ago at this time it was less than $2000.. at $8000 its back to where it was in december 2017.. not that long ago..

will it keep trending up or fall back down.. i think up and i also think its being manipulated by "big money".. its been artificially driven down.. now is the time for the people that have driven it down to buy back in and let it all go up again..

but i could be wrong.. he he

 

[r9]

Three More Countries Join Planned Lawsuit Against Internet Giants For Banning Crypto Ads
https://cointelegraph.com/news/thre...gainst-internet-giants-for-banning-crypto-ads

 

[moproblems99]

Frankly, I don't really care who is manipulating the market. It could be the Russians, Chinese, Syrians, Zombies, or Trump himself. My goal is to try and align my strategy with their manipulations.

 

[Space Lynx]

Frankly, I don't really care who is manipulating the market. It could be the Russians, Chinese, Syrians, Zombies, or Trump himself. My goal is to try and align my strategy with their manipulations.

Good luck. You will win some and lose some, hope you win big mate. Personally, I'm keeping my savings nice and safe.

 

[trog100]

Good luck. You will win some and lose some, hope you win big mate. Personally, I'm keeping my savings nice and safe.

you must own some gold and silver then.. tis about the only thing that can be considered safe in todays world.. and only then if you actually own the metal.. he he

trog