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1081  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Algorithm for selecting a low-fee transaction from the mempool on: May 19, 2023, 03:12:08 PM
My question is what is the algorithm that a miner picks a transaction from the mempool to include it to a block?
Miners prioritize transactions based on their fee rate. The more fee rate you use for your transaction, the faster it can be included in the blockchain.
@OP, if you are in a hurry to make a transaction, increasing the fee rate will ensure that you are given priority and you will not have to wait so much. In the mempool every transaction has a priority depending on the fee used if you check, there is a low priority fee for people not in a hurry, medium priority and high priority depending on how quickly you want your transaction. Miners respond to a transaction depending on the fee.
1082  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are there play and pay later casinos? on: May 19, 2023, 01:35:32 PM
Primedice and stake has a forum and long time ago there is a section for loans where gamblers can borrow money. Cool isn't it?
I am not in support of the his play now and pay later feature or Casino's that offer loans to gamblers. Apart from the risk that the casino is undertaking, it is also of a huge disadvantage to the gambler who is picking up another habit of gambling when they do not have the money to, which is gambling on credit. Gamblers should be able to accept their situation whenever they do not have money to gamble or the money that they have budgeted to gamble with becomes exhausted. It is always dangerous to already spend or use money that you are expecting, getting used to the habit will become a big challenge to you financial life. Play now and pay later options if it exists with any casino should be discouraged.
1083  Economy / Gambling / Re: NEW Flush.com Crypto Casino - ♠️ $BTC ♦️ $ETH ♣️ $DOGE ♥️ $LTC on: May 19, 2023, 12:37:32 PM
I think it is not that surprising, based on what we can see here in this thread especially related to their development, they seems to be slow. I guess they have many things to work including in developing their own original game which I think that it should be their main priority to do. Although in fact their original games were playable when they came to this forum months ago, but it seems that it takes longer for them to relaunch it. On March, they also said sportsbook is coming soon but I think will take longer time as well to launch it.
With a new development team, they have to ensure that whatever is being put out by them even if they were not in charge of it before needs to be properly vetted and tested to make sure that it is okay for the public, and not something that will bring blames to them tomorrow and by extension bad reviews to the casino. It is why they may be a little slow with implementing some new things. Also trying to become a very reputable casino, they have to get a lot of things right, so sometimes there is no need to be too much in a hurry. The goal is to be a sustainable and reputable casino.
1084  Economy / Economics / Re: 199,983 companies went bankrupt in Europe because of the energy crisis in 2022 on: May 19, 2023, 11:22:59 AM
Guys, why are you so hard on OP?

He also stated this :

The reasons stated for the huge increase in number of bankruptcies in the study are:
1. "Lack" of energy (or energy deficiency as I pointed out nearly a year ago)
2. High inflation
3. "Massive" rise in price of raw materials
4. "Massive" rise in price of energy
5. Significantly higher financing costs due to the turnaround in interest rates
6. Weakened economy

The fact of the matter is that the energy crisis are a contributing factor to a high number of bankruptcies in Europe. We know some businesses adapt and other simply go bankrupt. I live in a country where we have huge challenges with "electricity" ...but we adapt.... and if we do not adapt, we will die.  Roll Eyes
There will always be challenges to business. Any company that starts up and fails to be able to calculate and practically prepare for any situation that can take them out of business will easily be put of business when things get tougher. A pandemic was not expected by many companies and even individuals, but it happened and some businesses survived because they have a good team and management that could make strategies to bypass this challenges, so also with the energy crisis, Companies with good management found a way to strategically adjust and survive the challenge to remain in business, because they are determined to remain. Most of the affected companies are victims because they never expected it, and never made any plan for it.
1085  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Getting around KYC on: May 19, 2023, 11:02:39 AM
A friend was telling me about: "The mycelium app
has a marketplace section where you type your zip code and you can meet up with local buyer/sellers of BTC to
do a cash transaction in person.
This is both unsafe and can be stressful meeting up with local buyer's and sellers around you for transactions that can easily be carried out safely with the help of third party apps that function like escrow services.

what were your experiences? I do worry about possibly you making a transfer and the
buyer, for example doesn't fulfill their agreement? Its not as if you could reverse the transfer.
It is possible to always meet people that want to defraud you, that is receive your bitcoins without paying you for it when you use some applications, but good applications that offer P2P services always try to ensure that the occurrence of this is reduced. They hold the coins after you have sent it to a buyer, until you receive payment for it and then they release it to the buyer.

Doing a physical buying or selling of bitcoin is not advisable with strangers, that is people you just meet. If you must transact physically, it has to be with someone that you are familiar with and can trust.

If the transaction of bitcoins was mainly physical, we will record a very high number of theft.
1086  Economy / Speculation / Re: Know your time to HOLD on: May 18, 2023, 06:55:48 PM
I have waited for the price to reach $25k for me to start pumping my money, it never reach there. I grows impatient daily, I won't wait more than 1st of July, allny price I see it is what I buy.
I assume that you are not well informed and you are without any form of guidance. If you were acting under guidance, the person would have told you that it is not a good plan to want to invest at once, and waiting is a dangerous game if you want to buy bitcoins. Buy bitcoins when you can as you can and do not just buy based on the price it is.

My take on bitcoin in 2023 by the way it bought and was pumping pumping and pumping was like it will never stop. I thought it was my year to make my money and keep much of Bitcoin in my wallet. But the dullness of over 2 months has changed my mind. The scenario poured coldness in my mind but again let me know that bitcoin behaves like an asset and asset has the time to buy and sell not the way I thought it will always be be buying.
Don't get discouraged because things have not gone the way you expected it to go. Buy bitcoins today and keep buying, have faith about the price that although it does not look good, it will get better for investors.
1087  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: THE CONTROVERSIAL INCIDENT BETWEEN SEUN KUTI AND POLICE OFFICER on: May 18, 2023, 04:57:26 PM
In some places and If Seun was not well known or say na just common man pikin, dem fit just shoot the person on sight, cun talk say the person tried to attack them, and from there the case dun close. Normally na only person wey e morale high and who know how e leg long reach nai dey run this kind thing. I dey see am say the matter go end soon even though say im dey inside police custody, he will still come out maybe paying a huge sum as bail with conditions, but jail time is very unlikely.
1088  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Buying stocks on Bamboo app versus buying Bitcoin to save as a beginner. on: May 18, 2023, 03:23:25 PM
una go fit advice me which between buying stocks and shares on bamboo app versus buying BTC and holding it fit make me richer in 2year time frame?
There is no complete certainty with any investment, but if you start investing today, in two years time it is possible that you will happy you made the early choice to start investing. Before people start to dey invest in bitcoins, people been dey invest in stocks before, stocks from better companies. Na because say bitcoin dey very volatile and person fit make high profit na part of the reason why dey make people dey gather here now. You still invest in stock if you like after better research, but on your own side try make sure say you still get investment in bitcoins because to an extent na In sure pas.
1089  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Some Oldest Casinos in the World on: May 18, 2023, 03:03:03 PM
It will surely be of benefit to you, maybe not today but someday.
It will be of benefit more to casino owners and people here who plan to establish casino's in the near future. Extra research and studying of these casino's and how they sustained and kept their casino's running for so long can give great strategy, tips and ideas on how to run a long-term business in the casino industry because for them to have survived the business world for years even with the challenges that they must have faced means they had a way and formulated solutions to navigate all the problems they faced.
1090  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Confusion about sweepstakes and gambling on: May 17, 2023, 11:06:39 PM
The majority of people misinterpret lottery and sweepstakes as one
They are closely related, sweepstakes is a type of lottery, and lottery if you check the meaning is also a kind of gambling. So to answer this question
2. Is Sweepstakes gambling or not?
Sweepstakes is a kind of gambling I would say although it does not involve you using your money just like Superpicks on DSTV discussion I brought up before where people are expected to predict the outcome of games to win a prize money even without putting their own money. Without using your own money, some things still qualify as a kind of gambling.
1091  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Some people started their BTC journey when things were more hopeless on: May 17, 2023, 10:44:24 AM
Yet some beginners still doubts, when I see beginners acting weak on Bitcoin, doubting its survival,
There will be doubt always, doubts about bitcoin's credibility, doubts about investing in it, doubts about it's survival and it is normal that there will be more doubts existing with beginners.

what about those who invested in Bitcoin years ago when everything was so cold and hopeless? What gave people like that some courage at the time?
People who invested years ago had no idea how that time was or was going to turn out. They merely invested because they heard about it then, had doubts that they could overcome and had the means to finance it comfortably to be able to keep their bitcoin investment longer.

Many invested with doubts in their hearts, but not many people can do such maybe because they are not financially strong enough to take such risk or they have more doubts and they are the kind that do not take action with doubts in their hearts, or for other reasons.
1092  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Don't gamble if you don't have patience on: May 17, 2023, 10:04:47 AM
Due to my winning streak while still waiting for many hours, I decided to just play slowly using a 1$ bet. This 1$ bet grows to all-in because I just keep losing for an insane lose streak just because I can't withdraw my funds.
If you had been able to withdraw your money instantly, you would not have gambled it away, that is a good and reasonable excuse to give to blame the system, but in truth, if you have been a disciplined and completely responsible gambler, you would have a time for gambling and would have been able to exercise patience better.

 If you have also been a responsible gambler, you would have been able to stop yourself from your loosing streak while waiting to withdraw your funds.

The problem is more with you than the system, saying you gambled away what was not planned due to delayed withdrawals is shifting blames and not taking responsibility. You are more responsible for your losses than the casino or betting platform you played on.
1093  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: The World's First Kids Cartoon about Bitcoin on: May 16, 2023, 01:00:47 PM
knowing that there is a high number of cartoons these days without meaning that children focus all their attention on when watching, and even other  cartoons that introduce certain ideas and things not suitable for kids but still do, It is good that there is an informative cartoon about bitcoin like this. Children due to high interest in cartoons can learn something useful from this instead of wasting time on other less educative cartoons. The future of any child that this cartoon becomes a favourite to them will be very bright.

For parents here who have been looking for a way to introduce bitcoins to your children in a friendly manner, this cartoon is a great option.
1094  Economy / Gambling / Re: Is this considered a safe practice on: May 16, 2023, 11:22:13 AM
Is it safe or dumb to use your Credit card for online gambling because of free bonus rewards on signup and initial 3 months purchase?
Is it not good to make these kind of decisions simply because you are in search of bonus, you can easily put yourself in a problem if you loose your sense of reasoning whenever a bonus if offered. You will be victim to a lot of dubious casinos and sportsbet platforms that use bonuses to lure unsuspecting users to making regrettable decisions.

Will you take such risks with your card for such rewards?
I will not take such risk because bonus is not the only thing I consider before I gamble on a platform.
1095  Economy / Gambling / Re: Gambling is a choice. on: May 16, 2023, 09:37:29 AM
So, just last week, this lady fell a victim and she was shouting and crying, the had obviously emptied her pocket and even gotten her phone from her in the process of the gambling.
Although this is an organised crime, Her greed made her be a victim. If she was a gambler who could control herself, she would have ignored these set of people when she saw them knowing that was not a good place to gamble.

My thoughts, is this how we often feel when we lose out on a bet??
Do you wish the site can refund your money??
If you lose out on a bet and think that the casino or sportsbet site should refund your money, it means that you are not a responsible and mature gambler and should not even be gambling in the first place due to your immaturity. What if you had won and the casino or sportsbet site refuse to pay you, you will definitely not be happy.
1096  Economy / Gambling / Re: What all are your considerations before picking your go to sportsbook? on: May 16, 2023, 09:14:10 AM
Personally, I would suggest updating the existing list and removing any casinos that don't have an active presence in the Bitcointalk community. There's no point in promoting bookmakers that aren't active or don't have a representative here to address user questions and provide support when needed.
This makes sense. Since the existing list will be for members of this forum, it will be good to update the list in line with those that have a presence here.

it's good that the sportsbooks offer good bonuses and must be with a better condition.
I like bonuses, but that is not what I first consider because following bonuses can make one make a wrong decision about a casino or sportsbook to gamble on.

The site must not have any security flaws or too much bad reviews online.
The reviews must also sound genuine.

The deposit and withdrawal must be instant and the fees associated with them must be ridiculously low.
They must also have options for deposit and withdrawal.

In addition, they must have a good customer service team that have a good response time. It can be irritating to lay complaints and have to wait for days to get a response. Good customer service is important.
1097  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Some needed features of an online casino. on: May 15, 2023, 01:53:50 PM
1. They can use more secured ways to identify the real identity of their customer, the best thing to do here, aside from valid ID is they should add "take a selfie" on identity process.
Gambling sites are already doing this. KYC.
OP is not saying that Casino's and gambling sites are not doing KYC, he is suggesting that they make the process more difficult for underage gamblers or other people to cheat. Selfie in addition to submission of Valid ID is not very common, although it can be scary having to submit a selfie before you gamble as a responsible gambler of age, it can actually solve the case for underage gamblers who use the identity of their parents and others that they have access to, to bet KYC and gamble.

I don't how this is going to prevent a gambler from becoming addicted to gambling,
That one does not really concern stopping gamblers from being addicted, it is more about reducing and stopping the number of underaged gamblers on their platform.
1098  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin IS an asset. Do you think it's bad? on: May 15, 2023, 01:26:13 PM
What do you guys think about that? Do you think it's okay that we as a community treat Bitcoin as an asset and not as a technology that should be used to give people freedom from the banks?
How people consider and treat bitcoin is always on a personal level. There are personal reasons why everyone has an attraction to bitcoins. This is why it is important to always touch and explain all the benefits and advantage of bitcoins to someone you are talking to about bitcoins and not just the potential for it to yield profit when invested in.

 Truth is some people already have some kind of investment and not interested in any other kind of investment other than what they know, to these people, if you talk to them about bitcoins and you only mention the potential bitcoins have to give you profit when invested in only, they may not be interested. In stating and explaining all the benefits of bitcoin, talk about everything because you never know the one that will interest and get the attention of your listener.

Imagine meeting someone who you never had an idea that had a problem with transactions and was looking for alternatives, and then why you are engaged in a discussion with them you begin to tell him about the benefits that the bitcoins have in terms of transactions. That will definitely be of interest to him, even much better than for investment.

In conclusion, always try to be elaborate when discussing the benefits and advantages of bitcoins.
1099  Economy / Gambling / Re: Slot Educational Parade on: May 15, 2023, 12:54:22 PM
do you think, a parade like this will be effective in reducing the level of gambling addiction?
It was difficult to understand what was going on, the message intended to be passed by the parade is not clear enough and the details can easily be misunderstood by the audience. This is not an effective parade that will have the effect of reducing gambling addiction.

Although the idea behind the parade is good, they have not done a good job in executing it. It now looks more entertaining than educative. An effective parade to reduce gambling addiction will be more focused on passing a clear message to gamblers about the dangers. It may not be fun, but it will be educative.
1100  Economy / Gambling / Re: MegaPari is nominated for the BSG Awards 2023 on: May 15, 2023, 12:10:39 PM
Recognition and awards are a good way to motivate and inspire healthy competition between Betting operators in a region. With recognition and awards becoming a norm/regular practice,  betting operators will want such recognition and awards that they can point to in claims of being better than other betting operators there. This can force operators to improve their services.

Congratulations @MegaPari team, this will bring recognition for you more and attract new bettors to your platform.
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