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Also interested in what the new AMD RX Vega cards will bring to the mining arena.

I was searching for information about the ZAR X Stock Exchange. Found incredible useful information on this forum besides the initial ZAR X thread that I found in Google.

For ripple you will need to follow this guide that ranger made, I can't seem to find a reliable ripple wallet other than the one that comes with that platform they used in the tutorial. https://platinumwealth.co.za/forum/showthread.php?tid=365

@leetpro do you only use nicehash or does your rigs run proprietary software as well like eOS0 etc? I've heard you guys run a little more rigs than the average guy, what do you use to monitor each one or do you have a screen connected to each?

Getting started is easy, making it work consistently takes time. There is a lot of small things that is different on each computer. To get started download the miner -> https://www.nicehash.com/index.jsp?p=nhmintro Then extract that file to your desktop. Then click on the nicehash exe inside and let the program run, follow the steps and then enter your bitcoin address. After that you are mining.

Did any of you ran into this issue yet? After about 10 hours I get this: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 127.0.0.1:4006 Here is my log output: [2017-05-12 11:22:11] [iNFO] [NICEHASH] SMA get [2017-05-12 11:22:43] [iNFO] [NICEHASH] Balance get [2017-05-12 11:23:52] [iNFO] [MiningSession] Current Global profit: 18.25122547 USD/Day [2017-05-12 11:23:52] [iNFO] [MiningSession] Current Global profit: IS PROFITABLE MinProfit mine always regardless of profit [2017-05-12 11:23:52] [iNFO] [MiningSession] PrevStateProfit 0.0101735947275296, CurrentProfit 0.0101735947275296 [2017-05-12 11:23:52] [iNFO] [MiningSession] Will not switch profit diff is 0, current threshold 0.05 [2017-05-12 11:24:11] [iNFO] [NICEHASH] SMA get [2017-05-12 11:25:16] [iNFO] [excavator-MINER_ID(7)-DEVICE_IDs(0,1,2,3,4,5)] [pid(5996)|bin(bin\excavator\excavator.exe)] Miner_Exited Will restart in 5000 ms [2017-05-12 11:25:18] [iNFO] [excavator-MINER_ID(7)-DEVICE_IDs(0,1,2,3,4,5)] [pid(5996)|bin(bin\excavator\excavator.exe)] Restarting miner.. [2017-05-12 11:25:18] [iNFO] [excavator-MINER_ID(7)-DEVICE_IDs(0,1,2,3,4,5)] [pid(5996)|bin(bin\excavator\excavator.exe)] Shutting down miner [2017-05-12 11:25:18] [iNFO] [excavator-MINER_ID(7)-DEVICE_IDs(0,1,2,3,4,5)] Starting miner [pid(8684)|bin(bin\excavator\excavator.exe)] -cd 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 -a equihash -p 4006 -s equihash.eu.nicehash.com:3357 -u mybicoinaddresstookitouthere.SCearth:x [2017-05-12 11:25:18] [iNFO] [excavator-MINER_ID(7)-DEVICE_IDs(0,1,2,3,4,5)] [pid(8684)|bin(bin\excavator\excavator.exe)] Starting cooldown checker [2017-05-12 11:25:20] [iNFO] [excavator-MINER_ID(7)-DEVICE_IDs(0,1,2,3,4,5)] [pid(8684)|bin(bin\excavator\excavator.exe)] Miner_Exited Will restart in 5000 ms [2017-05-12 11:25:23] [iNFO] [excavator-MINER_ID(7)-DEVICE_IDs(0,1,2,3,4,5)] [pid(8684)|bin(bin\excavator\excavator.exe)] Restarting miner..

I can comment on the second bit of your post. The profitability aspect. You can make money with just one rig as well. Each rig must pay for itself. So if you buy one rig, depending on graphics cards will cost you between R29K and R59k. Assuming you go Radeon 470/580s (the more affordable cards) the 29K - 39K rig, you should still net at least 2K in profit after costs and paying off the rig (Assuming you leverage the bank.). The rig should pay itself within 7 months so after that clean profit and if you keep the bulk in the crypto currency you will net that growth as well.

For these who are not aware, what Ranger is referring to is Microsoft's new venture called Blockchain as a Service (BaaS). While Microsoft's BaaS is designed to work with a range of protocols, it has shown a preference for the ethereum blockchain. They are collaborating with JP Morgan Chase and Intel to bring the Ethereum platform into American homes by enabling their subscription services to be bought via the Ethereum smart contracts using Ether. It is therefore possible to believe that they will put further development and resources into creating Ethereum specific exchanges and wallets with ease of use in mind.

That $3000 price mark prediction for bitcoin seems very plausable now.

What does your recording setup look like?

The Electrum Client (Downloadable at https://www.dash.org/downloads/) focuses on speed, with low resource usage and simplifying Dash usage. Startup times are instant because it operates in conjunction with high-performance servers that handle the most complicated parts of the Dash system. The Electrum is a lightweight Wallet, you do NOT need to download or Sync the Blockchain (so the Wallet is lighter and faster) But it is missing Dash "Features" as PrivacyProtect InstantX Mastered Connection Voting but it is much easier, faster and lighter to handle. How to install Mac Installation: PC Installation: Download and run the one labelled “Windows Installer”. Linux Installation: Using the Terminal application, run the following commands: $sudo apt-get install python-qt4 python-pip python-slowaes $sudo pip install https://www.dash.org/binaries/Electrum-DASH-2.4.1_Linux_x86_64-Installer.bin $electrum Download Electrum-DASH-2.4.1_Linux_x86_64-Installer.bin from here https://www.dash.org/downloads/ Open terminal, CD to location of file download. 'LS' command, make sure Electrum-DASH-2.4.1_Linux_x86_64-Installer.bin is listed. chmod +x Electrum-DASH-2.4.1_Linux_x86_64-Installer.bin paste the following code into terminal ./Electrum-DASH-2.4.1_Linux_x86_64-Installer.bin These commands will change when a new version of electrum is released because the file name will also be changed. So I wouldn't go pasting this anywhere, if you do remove the 2.4.1_linux_x86 and note that the exact name needs to be used. Since Ubuntu 14.04 they made it possible to install Electrum through the Software Center. Click the briefcase icon to the left of the Ubuntu desktop. Then enter “electrum” into the search box of the Software Center window.

Welcome!

Any specific reason why you guys are not using https://changelly.com/ ?

Pay Fast is a South African Payment Gateway - They enable merchants like Takealot to accept Mastercard/VISA as well as Bitcoin, so technically you should be able to buy with bitcoin from any store that uses PayFast. Assuming this is up to date: https://www.payfast.co.za/online-merchants-who-use-payfast/

Trump, Brexit - common sense says Macron will win, poll vote goes to Le Pen

The more compitition and pressure within the ANC the better. Most importantly now is the vote of no confidence, hoping it will be allowed to take place within an anonymous environment.

You must be jumping in your seat. Have you seen the price?

[video=youtube] Quants - The Alchemists of Wall Street Quants are the math wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial products that almost crashed Wall street. The credit crunch has shown how the global financial system has become increasingly dependent on mathematical models trying to quantify human (economic) behaviour. Now the quants are at the heart of yet another technological revolution in finance: trading at the speed of light. What are the risks of treating the economy and its markets as a complex machine? Will we be able to keep control of this model-based financial system, or have we created a monster? A story about greed, fear and randomness from the insides of Wall Street.

Incredible thread Thanks

https://platinumwealth.co.za/insights/markets/bullish-force-oil/ I will be buying some dbxWD ETFs

Welcome to the forum Nicot

I do not think that amount of money will make a major difference to your bond assuming 20 year bond. Keep the stocks, we are in a terrible time now, but in the greater scheme of things this 5 - 7 year period will be a blimp when you retire, the time in the market assuming you continue buying as per usual should reward you in the longer time. If you have a shorter term goal then yes the rules of the game has been significantly changed. Bitcoin and or Ethereum is always a option... Do not sell the TFSA stocks.

When it comes to stocks I am one of those tried and tested guys. The Sasol analysis was very nice. Appreciated. A few submissions to add: Naspers, Capitec and Shoprite.

[video=youtube]https://youtu.be/-J1qZPD4RD4 Paul Sykes: At Large Paul Sykes was a heavyweight boxer and weightlifter from Wakefield in England, he had ten professional fights but his entire adult life was marred by alcohol abuse and both petty and violent crimes. All ten of his fights came during a period of rehabilitation and relative sobriety between 1978 to 1980, in his sixth fight he knocked American David Wilson out cold and continued to punch him. The American was put on a life support machine and spent a month in hospital. Sykes spent 21 out of 26 years incarcerated in 18 different prisons – mostly for violent crimes – in a period spanning the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, and was considered one of the countries most difficult prisoners. Upon his release from Hull prison in 1990 producer Roger Greenwood followed him in order to make this documentary, Paul Sykes: At Large. The film reveals Sykes to be a very intelligent but clearly unhinged individual. In the years which followed this documentary Sykes failed to control his drinking and his physical and mental health further declined, he was given an ASBO by Wakefield council at the turn of the century after a string of incidents of disorder whilst drunk. He died in 2007 from alcohol related liver disease. He was survived by two sons, both of whom are now serving life sentences for two separate murders.

Sasol for me please. I guess we can let it spill over then you guys have a collection of stocks to analyse?