Big finance noob here but what happens when there is a 15 usd gap between buyers and sellers. No volume is made ? Or most people buy instantly and it doesn't show up in the order book ? (talking about BTC-24 btw)

nope

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No sale is made until a buyer and a seller reach an agreement.

When it was at 90-something I mentioned in an email to a friend that it'd be interesting to see if it sat at 100 for a long time or anything, and then I got sidetracked for a bit, by the time I actually sent the email, it was 107 or something.

The fee structure will be fixed soon. Core developer Jgarzik had this to say about it:
Do not use bitcoin-24 to buy in USD. That exchange has the deepest EUR market, but the USD market is non-existent. Only ~100 bitcoins get traded on that USD market every day. Use bitstamp for USD trading. Bitcoinwatch has a list of all the exchanges and what volume they are doing. Notice how far down the list btc24usd is. If you hold a currency other than EUR or USD, use Currencyfair or Transferwise to wire to Bitstamp at super cheap currency exchange rates so you can trade on the USD market

To recap:
How to buy bitcoin: Wire money to bitstamp for USD or bitcoin-24 for EUR. Use Coinbase for US accounts buying under 1k per day. For amounts over 100k use localbitcoins, TC, the currency exchange forum, or mtgox. If you need bitcoins fast, use bitfloor and make a cash deposit to their BofA account like this poster. If you only have skrill, 2p2ers will do it for <5%. If you hold a currency other than EUR or USD, use Currencyfair or Transferwise to wire to Bitstamp at super cheap currency exchange rates. If you are new to bitcoin, make sure you have read the Bitcoin FAQ and Bitcoin Myths.

does anyone else have preev.com up all day?

also, i hate the new mtgox chart appearance.

i prefer bitcoinity

Ditto

best way to convert skrill to btc?

The last few days have been pretty interesting. It seemed like the highs of last month were to due Cyprus. It seemed like the new highs after that were from the media attention of Bitcoin being at record highs of $30 or w/e. Then it was flat at $100. Later it was at $140. Now $196.

Idk if its a bubble or finally getting the enough attention and its value is accurate. Either way pretty exciting stuff, even if you aren't holding any. But it does help to have enjoyed the ride.

cool. hadnt heard of that one. i do like their graphs.

god damn i put in a deposit for bitfloor but didnt get to the bank, knew a dip was coming and planned on buying it. fk

Is actually nobody sceptical about bitcoin-24.com ?
I've traded 5-figures there fwiw, but doing so as a calculated risk against not paying any fees. Everything went down fine and i have nothing to complain.

Just wondering how much capital the guy/owner has to keep the place secure. If it gets hacked or "hacked" i know how the spin will be in the media about "free markets not working" rather than people being naive and stupid. Just seems rather weird since he could be making lots of money charging reasonable fees.

Yes it can happen at any place but this seems more likely to happen there (imo).

Want to buy $5k-50k worth of bitcoins with skrill or stars or any poker site. 5% vig. This is for friends who I will vouch for.

By having no fees, bitcoin-24 has displaced MTgox as the deepest EUR market. Who knows how popular the exchange can get if he keeps the fees low. Capturing market share from gox is worth a lot. So many coins have been hacked now that every large exchange operator or business that transacts a lot of bitcoins (like sealswithclubs) knows to store the vast majority of the coins in wallets that are offline so that they are unhackable. They just keep a tiny amount of coins in a "hot wallet" that could potentially be hacked, but easily replaced.
Bitcoin FAQ
Bitcoin Myths

The best part is when bitcoinity has pictures in the background. When BTC hit $100 there was a shot of the joker lighting a pile of money on fire.

Thanks SethSeth, I opened an account at BitStamp.

Another question, BitStamp has the BTC going at 188.x while Mtgox has it at 183. What's to prevent me to book a riskfree profit buying it at 183@mtgox and selling it at 188@BS ?

fml if this is considered spam but we have bitcoin charts on gold.net that you might like (just search "bitcoin") so i dont have to link it and look more spammy.

I asked for feedback earlier in the thread and am in the process of implementing some of it.

I was watching the graph live at the time it broke $100, and little hundred dollar bills started raining down.

you might be able to get money onto mtgox in 5 business days if you're lucky

If you want a good laugh, go ahead and read page 1 of his thread.

Lots of interesting stuff going on now.

http://www.naturalnews.com/039830_bi...ble_crash.html

haters are wanting so bad. pretty grate.

lol

who doesn't like a good gamble? the same **** was said at $12 and i was like fk it ill pass

i did it in 3 days from llyods bank for anyone from UK wondering, worked out great - low fees