Well done, GG!

Donated £25 to Jo Walters Trust https://imgur.com/a/uRGuX

Can you PM me your bank details and will send over tonight.

Mined bitcoins are also rewarded on a logarithmic so the early miners got more reward than the miners today. This will continue to be less until all bitcoins are rewarded and then I can't recall what the plan is.

It's actually kind of funny that the price has risen so much despite holders being diluted every time any amount changes hands. Can you imagine a company that issued more equity every time they sold something (it's bad for shareholders).

So Sarah (sweets), Elizabeth (flowers), Joanna (clothes) all presented commodity businesses. One commodity business is always in the final so Alan can give his whole "but I'm a product man" shit. If someone comes up with an original product then even better, they get in by default if they aren't a complete tool. Clothes was obviously never going to make it especially as the business plan was horrific - who wants to invest in a reseller. I thought could make a good case for flowers or sweets to make it and was a bit gutted Elizabeth didn't beat Sarah.

In terms of the services I thought it was pretty absurd to take James over Michaela. The website Michaela was proposing will crush it if executed well.

After seeing the business plans I would have loved an Elizabeth vs Michaela final but now we have two shit business plans by two boring but smart people. I think he ends up with Sarah FWIW, she's just easier to work with and has a lot of stuff in place already so his £250k isn't a complete write off.

Bitcoin is becoming so valuable and volatile that it's not possible to use it to actually sell things, according to one prominent online shop.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/bitcoin-price-surge-value-latest-updates-steam-live-payment-post-announcement-a8097321.html

Ha for a lefty paper those are some pretty cynical comments. My pub landlord bought some BTC a couple of weeks ago and a friends taxi driver mentioned it too. Just waiting for my shoe shine boy to chime in with an alt-coin recommendation and then we are all set to pop.

I think Joanna has to be favourite.

Won 10/12 tasks
2/2 as PM (convincingly both times)
Smashed the task that was in her industry

She was up against two complete idiots. The 2 tasks she didn't win she was in the boardroom for. I'm not convinced she can come up with a good business plan or get it past the interviews. Jade won every task before being fired.

Definite to make the final:
Elizabeth, Sarah, James, Michaela

Definite to not make the final:
Joanna, Jade, Harrison

GG Dave, can almost get your flights + meal to Edin on the bet

Final 2 is really hard to predict as we don't have much info on their business plan... I think Sarah will win but not too confident. I'll go with Sarah and Elizabeth as final 2. James close third, Michaela fourth, Joanna fifth and no chance.

Cool I'm up for 50% or 100% don't mind. Don't mind on average or total either, let Dan decide! GL

Would also add that I completely hate the way this week was judged. It essentially boiled down to a) who had the better cook on their team b) popularity contest. The branding of the name, box, recipe etc was all completely irrelevant, it was entirely down to who can cook and who can pitch. I'd have had no idea that the word crusade is somehow offensive; personally I found Natrofuel completely bewildering - sounds like some shit protein shake. Should have just had the 4 experts have a vote each and let the audience take the decider.

Bushra had to go the way it played out, she was really insufferable. All talk no doing.

Definite to make the final:
Elizabeth, Sarah

Definite to not make the final:
Bushra, Joanna, Jade

Undecided:
James, Harrison, Michaela (although she definitely won't win)

Definite to make the final:
Elizabeth, Sarah, James, Michaela

Definite to not make the final:
Joanna, Jade, Harrison

Anyone wanna give me 2/1 on Joanna to be the next fired?

I'll bet on the first 130 games only if you want?

Haha with any luck! No doubt BTC will be at £10m by then and I'll still be a bear so it'll all be ok

Definite to make the final:
Elizabeth, Sarah

Definite to not make the final:
Bushra, Joanna, Jade

Undecided:
James, Harrison, Michaela (although she definitely won't win)

I still owe you £100 from last yr!

Jade vs Elizabeth last longer wash if 5th/4th/3rd?

Booked for £100 I have Elizabeth!

Definite to make the final:
Elizabeth, Sarah

Definite to not make the final:
Bushra, Joanna, Jade

Undecided:
James, Harrison, Michaela (although she definitely won't win)

I'm sure someone will tell me I'm talking out of my arse, but since crypto is a currency, not a stock, if you just hold it then sell it months later (rather than trade it daily for e.g.) then surely you aren't subject to CGT?

Nah you'd be liable for CGT. It's treated exactly the same as a stock (most stocks are bought and held for a couple of years).

You'd also be a complete idiot not to pay your taxes due. Just to be clear: this is tax evasion.

How Charles didn't get fired there I have no idea