>the usual rule is that if your cabbie starts talking about it, it's time to get out of the market.
>If your cabbie understands BTC you might have a point. We aren't even close to there yet
The point is that the cabbie likely doesn't understand BTC. When an asset class becomes so popular that people who have no idea how it works are putting money into it and loudly campaigning for others to do the same that is a sign that you are in a bubble.
It doesn't necessarily mean that the bubble is about to pop. Some bubbles can last decades. See real estate in a variety of locations around the world as an example. However lot of dumb money (people who don't understand what they're buying) flowing into a thing because of fomo can be a predictor that prices are unsustainable.
Have you participated in any bug bounty, responsible disclosure type stuff?
>a gift card phone bot that calls gift card phone lines, bypasses captcha, and transcribes balance.
It probably doesn't but does that company have a mechanism for people to report security problems?
This is partly about what you do with what you find out or build. If you discover some loop hole or vulnerability report it to the company then publicly publish your code etc once the security problem is fixed that is very different to finding a problem and directly using it to acquire money.
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