May I know the statistic for this? As far as I can tell, according to Bitnodes the last few years never surpass the current number of nodes. Well, technically the highest is around 17k according to them. I can't find the data for the last decade (back to 2013, for example)[1]. Other sources also seem to give the same picture[2]. CMIIW.

[1] https://bitnodes.io/dashboard/7y/
[2] https://coin.dance/nodes

Kalau boleh tahu jasa yang dipakai waktu itu apa om? Apa ada di TOSnya kalau data bakal hilang begitu saja tanpa ada waktu untuk backup oleh user sama sekali? Di sisi lain agak teledor juga kalau cloud backup dijadikan satu-satunya solusi untuk backup sih. Kebanyakan yang ane tahu biasanya cloud hanya dipakai untuk shared storage, sementara backup sepenuhnya offline dengan NAS dan sejenisnya.

Rata" cloud yang gratis biasanya menyediakan space di atas 1 GB. Cukup banyak kalau tujuannya hanya untuk nyimpan notepad dst. Walau tentu saja harusnya tidak digunakan untuk jadi tempat backup seed dsj.

Wise ini yang dulunya Transferwise ya om? Ane sering pake ini selama beberapa tahun ketika jadi freelance di salah satu perusahaan. Exchange rate dan feenya memang lebih murah dibanding pembayaran lain waktu itu, entah karena dalam masa promosi untuk nyari user atau tidak. Tapi saat itupun masih jauh lebih mahal dibandingkan transfer pake BTC atau altcoin.

Beberapa merchant yang sering ane pakai saat ini juga banyak yang nerima kripto dibandingkan beberapa tahun lalu. Kebanyakan luar negeri sih memang, tapi di SEA khususnya Singapore juga banyak yang nerima keripto saat ini. Ane pribadi sebagai pembeli sih sangat dimudahkan karena ini berarti memangkas fee untuk membeli layanan yang sering ane pakai.

Baru tahu ane ada model airdrop dengan loyalty point seperti di atas. Sepertinya developer memang mengharapkan interaksi yang lebih banyak dibandingkan beberapa tahun lalu untuk meningkatkan nilai jaringan mereka ke market. Ane juga memfollow twitternya Miles Deutscher untuk cari apakah ada berita terkait altcoin atau airdrop yang potensial. Kebanyakan yang dia list juga serupa dengan yang agan panjay tuliskan di atas. Perlu interaksi seperti test network, transaksi atau menggunakan beta platform, etc. Perlu diingat kalau kebanyakan juga hanya spekulasi, jangan dianggap semua proyek yang ada di list potensi airdrop bakal mengadakan airdrop.

Ane gak susah melihat ini sebagai jual beli data nasabah. Pihak bank tetap mendapatkan keuntungan meskipun yang bertransaksi orang lain bukan? Baik dari fee atau dari potongan lainnya. Bahkan kalau ane denger rekening bodong (dibuat dengan identitas palsu atau dibeli dari orang lain) juga banyak. Kalau bank serius memfilter harusnya ga bakal terjadi. Balik lagi risiko dan kerugian paling gedhe ya ada di tangan pembeli atau orang yang datanya dipakai untuk membuat rekening. Heran juga gimana bisa tren kaya gini jadi populer.

Khusus untuk masalah ini mungkin agan bisa cek beberapa thread mengenai time-locked transaction di board luar juga. Solusi ini sering diajukan kalau agan ingin mewariskan Bitcoin ke orang lain atau keluarga, dengan asumsi agan sudah mengedukasi mereka sebelumnya seperti yang dibilang di atas.

Sebenarnya ada banyak model penanganan masalah kok kalau agan mau mencarinya, tinggal disesuaikan dengan konteks agan sendiri. Misalnya kalau agan tidak punya suami/istri, tapi ingin mewariskan ke ponakan, edukasi saja ponakan agan dan suruh buat wallet dengan address tertentu. Kalau dia punya kecenderungan teledor usahakan untuk diedukasi juga masalah risiko"nya dst. Prinsipnya selama orang lain tahu bagaimana cara mengamankan aset mereka pasti risiko kehilangan/lupa dst bisa dikurangi. Kalau edukasi saja dianggap memberatkan ya agak susah juga kalau mau mencari solusi.

Seharusnya kita tidak menggantungkan diri ke orang lain untuk mengamankan private key kita. Malah menambah risiko plus bertentangan dengan prinsip self-custody imo.

You can search a similar list with terms like "Bitcoin adoption by country", "Bitcoin legality by country", "Bitcoin development by country" and so on. I've seen a few threads that list the rank of Bitcoin interest by countries just recently, I think you can search it here easily. For example, one of the thread that I've read use this list[1]. The problem is most of the time they never go in-depth and just claim one thing or another from some unverifiable data. If you want to find a detailed report there is none that I know of. CMIIW.

[1] https://www.bworldonline.com/infographics/2022/10/24/482406/philippines-places-2nd-in-the-global-crypto-adoption-index/

Upload your screenshot on a website like Imgur, and then use the img code to post your image, or just share the link here since you're a newbie. Make sure you blackout any sensitive information (or never include it) before you upload your image, such as your address if privacy is an issue, and so on.

What are the reasons? Are you worried about the potential bugs or abuse by others who develop the script? As far as I can understand from the article, the tool is basically targeted at developers who use AI to lower the cost to launch/maintaining their apps. For end users who don't plan to use it, I don't think anything is going to change that much. Is there a new attack vector from this tool that you know of?

Unfortunately, I don't think that will ever happen. The government will always try to control every mixing service for their own purpose, so unless the mixer works together with them I doubt they'll be free from scrutiny.

That's true, which is why I doubt it will be effective to begin with. I'm not even sure it will give them enough legal loopholes if they don't filter funds on their own, which brings another issue with potential users leaving them if they do that. There's no perfect solution for this IMO. Worst comes to worst, some mixers can stop their service and relaunch with another name (as long as they don't use the same addresses, etc).

What they mean by web3 is basically exchange/broker service. The headline is probably using the web3 terms to attract more visits, but most of the discussion revolves around exchanges getting their licenses. The goal is obviously to retain users in HK so that they can keep making profits. Asia is a huge market, it is easy to understand why they want to spend money if it means keeping or increasing their profits for the foreseeable future. CMIIW.

Out of curiosity, why did you decide to register and use it in the first place? As you mentioned in your article, even the UI looks ugly and far from promising. Did you see their ads on Google or something? I suggest you improve your security practices and install an adblocker since Google is notorious for its terrible ads filter. Most of the time they suggest malware instead of a legit software, or a phishing site instead of a legitimate service.

Also, following the report format might be better. Especially if the website in question has a profile here. A quick search shows they have no presence on this forum though.

I'm not sure what does "regulated" mean here. If you're referring to how government regulate ads and provide sanction for scammers, I don't think that's the case here. Forum members can give negative feedback and so on, but I'd not call it a regulated environment. At least that's my understanding of the moderation policy.[1] CMIIW.

I do agree that you need to follow the forum rules to maintain a decent brand image here. Spamming your service on your post would likely make you end up on ignore list or even a ban.

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.msg7955645

What kind of friendliness are you talking about? A business that focuses on privacy is not going to be popular if they explicitly share data with the government. Maybe they'll do it behind the scene, though I've yet to see one that is safe from a government investigation. Another option is probably explicitly banning money laundering activities on their ToS. Not sure how effective that will be since it doesn't guarantee any immunity, not to mention their potential customer might not use them because of that too.

I can see your point, but isn't that the goal of this study? I doubt they'd go all-in and ignore the risk when volatility hit their assets. They are probably going to measure how much volatility they can take. After that, they can discuss and calculate how much holding can they take assuming the volatility will hit them again. You can also assume the opposite, if they manage to time their exit properly then the holdings might result in a net positive.

Yeah, I can see that. I'm not sure how the study will affect the perception of crypto if some of the government bodies don't really want to learn something new though. Hopefully, they are not as old-fashioned as some government bodies out there.

I'm not sure if that's how most people see the comparison. As far as I can tell, people believe Bitcoin is digital gold because it can serve as a store of wealth quite well, not because of its technicalities.

It is a bit surprising to see new threads talking more or less about the same issue. Is there a new narrative on social media that discuss it? I wonder why though. Most people already know that losing your coins means a dead end most of the time, which is why self-custody is important. Other than breaking the trust people have in the network, I don't see how a new "recovery" mode will be accepted by the network. Maybe you can fork the chain and see if there is interest in your solution.

I would not be surprised if some part of this hack is due to Twitter being dogshit after their recent shenanigans (rate limiting unverified users, etc). A few days ago I saw so many blue verified accounts posting phishing links with a ton of likes and retweets. Not sure if the account was hacked or if it was a bot account that managed to pass through Twitter filters. I'd never click links from Twitter if security is my main concern from now on.

Updated.

I mean, they do spend way more than individual miners, that's just the nature of how the market works. It happens in PoS blockchain, masternodes, and so on. It is inevitable that those with a lot of money can spend and earn more than retail users. If big spending doesn't equal more profit, I don't think mining would be as interesting for them. CMIIW.

Fortunately, there is a solution as mentioned above.

That's interesting news. It seems like they are trying to find out how reliable Bitcoin is compared to gold and other alternatives as a store of wealth against inflation. I hope the result is not skewed or judged by some biases though. It is not that difficult to see that Bitcoin is not the best choice when a bear market happens, so the best-case scenario would be to hold a little bit of their wealth on Bitcoin. I doubt they would take a higher risk regardless of how the result of the study since stability is probably their main consideration to hedge against inflation. At least no in the short term. CMIIW.