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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"bitcoin",<br>"author":"zinzen",<br>"permlink":"night-before-christmas-bitcoin-version",<br>"title":"Night Before Christmas - BITCOIN VERSION",<br>"body":"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/12\/download%20%2819%29.png\n\n\u2019Twas the night before Christmas,<br> and all through the house\nEvery person was trading,<br> including my spouse;\nThe mining rigs hummed in the cellar with care,<br>\nIn hopes that some new bitcoins soon would be there;\n\nThe children were buying tokens from their beds,<br>\nWhile visions of Porsche Turbos danced in their heads;\nAnd Mama on her laptop,<br> and I on PC\nSearched for the next big buying opportunity\n\nBut then from my desk there arose such a clatter,<br>\nI answered the phone to see what was the matter.\nI squinted to see by the light of the taper,<br>\nAs a teenager walked me through his white paper.\n\nWhen,<br> what to my wondering eyes should appear\nBut a bearded millennial drinking craft beer\nHe pulled out his phone,<br> checked his what-do-you-call-it\nWhere one keeps one\u2019s tokens- his digital wallet.\n\nMore rapid than lightning,<br> the rallies they came\nAnd he whistled,<br> and shouted,<br> and called them by name:\n\"Now Bitcoin! Now Litecoin! Now Ether and Ripple!\nIf Monero can double,<br> then you can all triple!\n\nTo the top of the chart! Break the resistance wall!\nNow dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!\"\nAnd then with a wink,<br> to my office he flew\nWhile lugging a case and swigging his brew\n\nAs he prepped his ICO pitch to help me gain,<br>\nI confirmed a few transactions on the blockchain.\nHis slide deck was thick; his paper,<br> full of detail\nAbout how he\u2019d attract bids from Asian retail.\n\nHis eyes--how they twinkled! So this was no hobby\nHe clearly knew how to pitch the Watanabes\nWhen I asked if he\u2019d come from the North he said \"No.\nThe coin-mining rigs have all melted the snow.\n\nI leave for the coast on my sleigh in an hour.\nMy wind-farm provides me with super-cheap power.\"\nWhat about the Fed? Do you see any trouble?\nHe laughed,<br> \"You know central banks can\u2019t spot a bubble.\n\nThe worst they can do is say \u2019buyer beware.\u2019\nIt\u2019s like the Wild West... pretty much laissez-faire.\"\nIs there intrinsic value? I mean,<br> what can I buy?\nHe looked at me sadly and let out a sigh.\n\nThen shaking his head,<br> tapped the side of his nose.\n\"You mean that you can\u2019t see the Emperor\u2019s new clothes?\nYou\u2019re not a believer,<br> I can feel in my loins.\nC\u2019mon! A chap once bought some pizza with coins.\n\nYou know that the ledger,<br> it needs proof of work.\nYou\u2019re not only a doubter,<br> you\u2019re some kind of jerk.\nYour insistence on value is pretty quaint,<br> Gramps.\nStick to trading stocks or maybe collect stamps.\n\nMy coin\u2019s not for you,<br> I\u2019ve seen more than enough.\"\nThen he packed up his things and he left in a huff.\nBut I heard him exclaim as he left,<br> sight unseen:\nHappy holidays all,<br> and good luck in \u201918!\n\n(From Cameron Crise,<br> a former hedge fund trader and current macro commentator and strategist who writes for Bloomberg.)",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"humor\",<br>\"bitcoin\",<br>\"christmas\",<br>\"cryptocurrency\",<br>\"poetry\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/2017\/12\/download%20%2819%29.png\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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