> Every single Bitcoin news thread here at Hacker News is hijacked by some for of another of negativity.
Pointing out the reality that investors have likely valued Bitcoin-related startups at a not insignificant percentage of the total value of Bitcoin in circulation, and that the combined valuations given to Bitcoin startups could conceivably exceed the total value of Bitcoin in circulation if Bitcoin's slide continues, is not in and of itself negative.
Obviously, you perceived it as negative because you logically considered the implications of this observation.
> Blockchain.info is a remarkably well designed and implemented site...
I did not comment on the Blockchain website design. I assume you're referring to my comment ("From a technical perspective, the current Bitcoin chart[4] doesn't look good..."). "Technical perspective" refers to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_analysis.
Pointing out the reality that investors have likely valued Bitcoin-related startups at a not insignificant percentage of the total value of Bitcoin in circulation, and that the combined valuations given to Bitcoin startups could conceivably exceed the total value of Bitcoin in circulation if Bitcoin's slide continues, is not in and of itself negative.
Obviously, you perceived it as negative because you logically considered the implications of this observation.
> Blockchain.info is a remarkably well designed and implemented site...
I did not comment on the Blockchain website design. I assume you're referring to my comment ("From a technical perspective, the current Bitcoin chart[4] doesn't look good..."). "Technical perspective" refers to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_analysis.