I've to admit I was wrong about this coin. Not wrong about how shady I think it was and still is - that view will never change especially after all the irrefutable evidence on how it was launched and the distasteful way they collected funds for their ICO.

Wrong about how long I thought it would last. All this news and listings still managed to happen. All these pumps are still ensuring people have believe in it. Just goes to show I keep underestimating how powerful hype and centralized management can do.

So this is how a billion dollar project works. Product is finally live. Maybe it will move on past its dark past like ETH did.

Check out some crypto debit cards offered by several companies now. It will depend a lot on which country you are from and these debit cards are always facing some issues whenever Visa changes their mind as they are the main facilitators of this card, but we are looking at quite a few projects trying to make this debit card with crypto support a seamless process. Monaco is one project but it looks to have problems. My idea is to look at challenger banks in UK after they get their banking licenses. Crypto friendly they usually are.

It's really simple. You want a coin that trades with good volume so your buy/sell orders don't just break the walls. You also want it to be paired against BTC so it is liquid across many exchanges.

Some people believe that even a coin like Dogecoin is good because it is heavily traded every day, even 1 or 2 satoshi swings can get you a lot. Others go for bigger alts like LTC and ETH because these are used everywhere almost, where people accept alts.


yeah but at the same time, swings can catch you out. Big risk, big reward.

I think there are no good bonuses, in my opinion Yes you get all the 100% and even 400% but add in all the wager requirements as mentioned and most of the time you will crash out before you cash out.

What I do find good is loyalty programs that online casinos seem better at doing (or should I say online crypto) than offline. I mean, where else do you get cash back or increased free money (faucet)?

I think these differences are not so much differences as features. I only have tried online gambling and can never say about real life casinos since I've never really been in one to gamble (been inside and with friends but not on my own for proper gambling). Convenience like you said is the primary reason we're all here online chatting about gambling


I like the social aspect of gambling online too. This is why I never stay in an online casino that has no chatty players. I know it's silly but I like chatting while rolling dice.

A lot of conflict goes on within us when we gamble. I know myself too well what happens when I have a lot of money, so I always try to set aside everything I need for bills expenses and savings, before depositing the amount to gamble because I know I eventually lose it all. This is easier said then done of course. I remember depositing extra after losing. Taking risks just to win back small amount and losing everything and more.

It is very difficult to help someone... but they will appreciate it. Thank you for the reminder.

So GDPR is looming and exchanges based in the EU have to take note. I agree, all for speeding up decentralized exchanges. I like LBC and we have to note the huge role they have played and continue to play in the space of Bitcoin, allowing so many people to trade in Bitcoin even in places like Iran where it has been banned. It's a shame this had to happen, but at least there is more clarity on personal data among exchanges. Please let's all start using Dexs!

I sort of see what you're saying, but this is nothing new... of course they will give priority to those they know and have worked with for a long time. This isn't really being dishonest, as they're not cheating you of anything. This is just called cronyism, where they award participation to those they favor. Again, this is not really proof. Unless they come forth and tell you why you were declined, we cannot say for sure.

P.S. Not defending anyone here at all.

Even with the best managers, what can they do if the project decides to scam and run? I have seen one of my favorite bounty managers recently experienced their first scam after almost a year in operation, in fact 2 projects scammed them in the same day! Terrible blow to them, and of course all the bounty participants generally see whose fault it was and aren't blaming the managers, but you still get a handful of participants screaming for blood and saying that the manager owes them money for their "work".

You guys do know that McAfee takes money to shill a coin, right? You only need to pay $100k starting price, and then his team looks at your project and if they feel it is validated, then they go ahead and approve the shilling. Remember also McAfee shilled Verge as the top privacy coin, and not this weird coin I've never heard of before. Too many links, too many shills. Go ahead and drink the hype, but don't be crying when it all falls apart.

OK, I'm not sure why you downloaded a file. You don't have to download anything to send use MEW offline. You simply need to go here to do it: https://www.myetherwallet.com/#offline-transaction

I think the one you just visited is also legit, and that is for running offline wallet (sure you want to do this)? your source looks ok, but no clue what's inside that html. Should be safe to view it, what's the content inside?

If I'm not mistaken, the same argument was used to urge citizens in the past to back government backed bonds, or even war bonds in the times of conflict. But a lot of people ended up losing on those bonds, simply by playing responsible roles.

I think it is irresponsible to be telling people what to do. I never tell friends to invest in Bitcoin even if I believe in it. Shouldn't play on this FOMO front.

Lots have been said about Bitcoin mining... it's profitable, yes, can't argue against that, if managed well. But what's definitely obscure for me is the profitability of cloud mining sites. Almost everyone would agree from this forum that these are scams and I tend to agree.

If you want to mine, there's no choice. you've got to do it yourself. Cloud miners, legitimate or not, never show you what's actually going on with the hashpower you bought. And if you understand mining properly, there's no way you can earn fixed daily income as part of a pool. Which is what cloud mining offers. Just stay away, for the sake of your investment.

Helpful, nice to see someone do something like this. Merited your post. Unfortunately, all these examples won't stop the scams, and people still need to learn to practice good behavior online and understand first how to even prevent themselves from ever facing a situation where they have to check website names and identify scams.

Add the tip for Website scams to bookmark sites often used after verifying they are correct. And only access from bookmarks. Google search is such a dangerous thing I never use it for going to websites.

That's all it is out there, isn't it? Exaggeration from all the experts on both sides of the divide. We've got on the bulls side people like McAfee giving crazy predictions of millions, and on the other side of the bears we've got dinosaurs like Warren Buffet who insists that Bitcoin will burst and become zero.

Everyone exaggerates, so they can make a headline and gain fame. What else is new? Ethereum of course will gain more prominence and you'll see the same experts all lay claim to crazy prices.

So strange to see so many people call Dogecoin as a shitcoin. We all knew from the start what it was, what it was meant to be, and the fact that it has done so much and still doing so well means they have a strange community willing to still invest attentions into it. That's good by any rate, better than all these other scamcoins out there asking for money to build castles in the sky.

I learnt a lot from Dogecoin, so I still find it difficult to see people thrash it.

Wow, I don't remember the last time I saw something this big. And yes, I definitely realize this is a niche sport but this is exactly the sort of community update I look forward to each time with coins like Gulden. Small steps, one at a time, and my small stash of Gulden will look like a hill soon. Good work guys, wish I knew more about footgolf but it looks a bit of fun!

Not just NEO, even Waves introduced its own smart contract functionality very recently. So we have several platforms now with smart contracts and token enabled functions, and among them ETH is the slowest and most expensive. People will want to build dapps and tokens that are quick. Imagine playing games and doing the functions of all your ERC20 tokens now let's say they all become in demand. How will the blockchain handle the network? I paid 4 gwei gas and it took me 8 hours last week, 12 cents for a simple transaction. What if I played a game that needs hundreds of txs?

Any exchange will do this to you at times of spikes in demand. Which is why you should learn to trade with limit order. Set your entry prices, set your exit prices, and leave the system to auto trigger your orders when/if the market reaches the desired ranges. In fact, this also saves you on fees if you trade a lot, it all adds up in the end. And less worry and headache for you like you just experienced.

You can guess that there really is only one answer from most responses here. Only you are responsible for your own money (that's the whole idea of Bitcoin and crypto anyway). Just I would like to add here, that simply holding your keys isn't enough. Practice responsible security online at all times. Practice careful methods, not convenient ones. Change passwords, do regular cleaning and checking up on your devices. This is money we're talking about, not just some key to an email.