Myths: Revision history

24 August 2018

• curprev 17:2117:21, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,339 bytes +1‎ fix grammar
• curprev 17:1517:15, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,338 bytes 0‎ fix capitalization of "Ponzi scheme"
• curprev 17:1217:12, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,338 bytes +2‎ fix spelling of "SHA-256" (same as on Wikipedia)
• curprev 17:1017:10, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,336 bytes +43‎ fix internal link (avoid redirect)
• curprev 17:0917:09, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,293 bytes 0‎ fix internal link (avoid redirect + fix capitalization)
• curprev 17:0817:08, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,293 bytes +1‎ fix internal link (avoid redirect)
• curprev 17:0517:05, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,292 bytes +3‎ update external link
• curprev 16:5716:57, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,289 bytes +10‎ use HTTPS for links to en.wikipedia.org
• curprev 16:5316:53, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,279 bytes +1‎ use HTTPS for links to nakamotoinstitute.org
• curprev 16:4716:47, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,278 bytes −9‎ fix internal link (avoid redirect)
• curprev 16:4616:46, 24 August 2018‎ Fturco talk contribs‎ m 34,287 bytes +8‎ update external link

15 April 2018

• curprev 19:4219:42, 15 April 2018‎ Kallerosenbaum talk contribs‎ 34,279 bytes +513‎ →‎Bitcoin mining is a waste of energy and harmful for ecology

9 November 2017

• curprev 19:4119:41, 9 November 2017‎ Geremia talk contribs‎ 33,766 bytes +126‎ →‎Quantum computers would break Bitcoin's security: added ref to https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.10377 arXiv:1710.10377 [quant-ph]

21 September 2017

• curprev 18:5018:50, 21 September 2017‎ JonathanCross talk contribs‎ m 33,640 bytes +228‎ →‎Bitcoin will only enable tax evaders which will lead to the eventual downfall of civilization: Improvements: cash is still more "anonymous".

7 September 2017

• curprev 11:1311:13, 7 September 2017‎ OrangeBitcoin talk contribs‎ m 33,412 bytes +2‎ No edit summary

8 August 2017

• curprev 11:5411:54, 8 August 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ m 33,410 bytes −8‎ →‎Miners, developers or some other entity could change Bitcoin's properties to benefit themselves: removed word 'secure' because its too abstract

11 July 2017

• curprev 14:1414:14, 11 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 33,418 bytes +171‎ →‎Bitcoin has no built-in chargeback mechanism, and this is bad: removed oxford comma and added link to irreversible transactions page
• curprev 14:1014:10, 11 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 33,247 bytes +93‎ →‎Bitcoin has no built-in chargeback mechanism, and this isn't good: reworded and emphasized multisig escrow

5 July 2017

• curprev 17:5017:50, 5 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 33,154 bytes +14‎ →‎Miners, developers or some other entity could change Bitcoin's properties to benefit themselves: added note about uncensorable transactions as long as <50% hashpower
• curprev 00:0700:07, 5 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 33,140 bytes +61‎ →‎Miners, developers or some other entity could change Bitcoin's properties to benefit themselves: tweaked a bit

4 July 2017

• curprev 16:2016:20, 4 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 33,079 bytes +108‎ →‎Miners, developers or some other entity could change Bitcoin's properties to benefit themselves
• curprev 15:0815:08, 4 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ m 32,971 bytes +1‎ →‎Miners, developers or some other entity could change Bitcoin's properties to benefit themselves: typo
• curprev 15:0715:07, 4 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 32,970 bytes +147‎ →‎Miners, developers or some other entity could change Bitcoin's properties to benefit themselves
• curprev 15:0415:04, 4 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ m 32,823 bytes 0‎ →‎Miners, developers or some other entity could change Bitcoin's properties to benefit themselves: moved sentences around
• curprev 15:0315:03, 4 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 32,823 bytes +3,212‎ added section on entities changing bitcoin's properties to suit themselves
• curprev 14:2414:24, 4 July 2017‎ Belcher talk contribs‎ 29,611 bytes −193‎ →‎Bitcoin has no built-in chargeback mechanism, and this isn't good: completely rewrote this section

18 June 2017

• curprev 00:4000:40, 18 June 2017‎ Gleango talk contribs‎ 29,804 bytes +164‎ →‎Lost coins can't be replaced and this is bad
• curprev 00:3600:36, 18 June 2017‎ Gleango talk contribs‎ 29,640 bytes −5‎ →‎Bitcoins are illegal because they're not legal tender: -> Bitcoin is ....
• curprev 00:3500:35, 18 June 2017‎ Gleango talk contribs‎ 29,645 bytes −2‎ →‎Bitcoins have no intrinsic value (unlike some other things): changed to "bitcoin has"

6 July 2016

• curprev 09:1509:15, 6 July 2016‎ Victorsueca talk contribs‎ 29,647 bytes +1‎ Changed the bitcoin nodes map as the old google maps custom map seems to not be available anymore.

29 May 2015

• curprev 00:4600:46, 29 May 2015‎ Sunnankar talk contribs‎ 29,646 bytes +57‎ →‎The value of bitcoins are based on how much electricity and computing power it takes to mine them: Add reference

12 April 2015

• curprev 05:2905:29, 12 April 2015‎ Geremia talk contribs‎ 29,589 bytes +29‎ →‎Bitcoin is a pyramid scheme: pyramid scheme
• curprev 05:2605:26, 12 April 2015‎ Geremia talk contribs‎ 29,560 bytes +385‎ Jeff Tucker's article refuting Bitcoin is a Ponzi or pyramid scheme

10 February 2015

• curprev 15:3415:34, 10 February 2015‎ Newar talk contribs‎ 29,175 bytes +4‎ →‎Bitcoins are worthless because they're based on unproven cryptography

10 October 2014

• curprev 19:3419:34, 10 October 2014‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ m 29,171 bytes +1‎ →‎It's a giant ponzi scheme
• curprev 19:3219:32, 10 October 2014‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ m 29,170 bytes −17‎ →‎It's a giant ponzi scheme: "Bitcoin has an expected win-win outcome." By whom? This sentence is passive.

20 September 2014

• curprev 13:5413:54, 20 September 2014‎ Taras talk contribs‎ 29,187 bytes +206‎ →‎It's a giant ponzi scheme
• curprev 13:5313:53, 20 September 2014‎ Taras talk contribs‎ 28,981 bytes +15‎ →‎21 million coins isn't enough; doesn't scale
• curprev 13:5113:51, 20 September 2014‎ Taras talk contribs‎ m 28,966 bytes −25‎ →‎Bitcoin was hacked

14 September 2014

• curprev 07:5407:54, 14 September 2014‎ Midnightmagic talk contribs‎ 28,991 bytes +134‎ No edit summary
• curprev 07:4507:45, 14 September 2014‎ Midnightmagic talk contribs‎ m 28,857 bytes +208‎ Reverted edits by Atheros (talk) to last revision by Gmaxwell

12 September 2014

• curprev 22:0022:00, 12 September 2014‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 28,649 bytes +176‎ A myth is defined as "a widely held but false belief or idea." If a belief isn't widely held by some group of otherwise rational people then it doesn't belong here.
• curprev 21:5021:50, 12 September 2014‎ Atheros talk contribs‎ 28,473 bytes −384‎ →‎Bitcoin makes self-sufficient artificial intelligence possible, which will in turn become self-aware and decide to exterminate humanity: That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

2 August 2014

• curprev 04:2604:26, 2 August 2014‎ Gmaxwell talk contribs‎ m 28,857 bytes −25‎ Reverted edits by Superb (talk) to last revision by Espringe

1 August 2014

• curprev 13:1913:19, 1 August 2014‎ Superb talk contribs‎ 28,882 bytes +25‎ No edit summary

30 July 2014

• curprev 02:3402:34, 30 July 2014‎ Espringe talk contribs‎ 28,857 bytes −3,102‎ Removing section on point of sale. Needs to be rewritten as, as it stands now is far too factually incorrect. Ignores the far more obvious possibility of just bribing a miner -- which costs the miner nothing

22 July 2014

• curprev 03:3203:32, 22 July 2014‎ Steventrouble talk contribs‎ 31,959 bytes +195‎ No edit summary

24 March 2014

• curprev 00:5100:51, 24 March 2014‎ Imsaguy talk contribs‎ 31,764 bytes +21‎ →‎Bitcoins are illegal because they're not legal tender
• curprev 00:5100:51, 24 March 2014‎ Imsaguy talk contribs‎ 31,743 bytes +146‎ →‎Bitcoins are illegal because they're not legal tender: Updated to reflect latest Fincen Guidance as of January 30, 2014.

12 March 2014

• curprev 23:2523:25, 12 March 2014‎ Maged talk contribs‎ 31,597 bytes −425‎ →‎Alternative Currencies are useless, Bitcoin is the only important cryptocurrency: This is not the Litecoin Myths page.