I like the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Brooklyn Nets and the Utah Jazz over the Washington Wizards tonight. Probably not the greatest odds but those should be fairly easy games. I’m tempted to pick the Boston Celtics over the Miami Heat too but Miami seems to always surprise me so maybe I’ll sit that one out today.

I don’t think I’d trust a web3 casino, not necessarily because the casino did anything wrong but because it is so easy to make a mistake in web3 and grant a permission that could result in losing everything in your wallet. If you know what you’re doing it’s fine, but for casuals I think web3 is a recipe for absolute disaster of your wallet funds.

I don’t understand why that guy isn’t in jail for his part of the Gemini Earn program collapse. I guess nobody cares about that for some reason. It gets swept under the rug quite a bit. As the battle for 40K rages on I think it’s only a matter of time before the market goes crazy. We just need to work through GBTC and mtgox. Soon…

Going back to the Dallas and Phoenix game, Luka was noticeably frustrated. This was evident on the court when he had a fan kicked out for telling him to get on a treadmill, but also after the game when being asked about it by the media. It’s nice to see Booker get a win over him. Luka has had his number the last few years.

I can honestly say that I’ve never had a dream where gambling was involved. At least as far as I can remember. I typically don’t dream at all, but on the odd occasion that I do it is usually a dream about surviving in a post apocalyptic hellscape or playing sports. I guess if a bet came to me in a dream I’d give it a shot though.

They’re pulling out all the stops in order to try and keep Giannis around. I think more people think he’s going to leave when his contract is up than those who think he’ll stay. The Bucks have to do something. They got Dame and now a new coach… They got his brother on the team… They’d probably sign his Mom to the cheerleading staff if he asked.

I didn’t have anything to do with the threshold so nonnakip would have to answer questions about that but it looks to be 0.001 based on the held BTC in the below json file. I don’t have anything to do with the distributions or holding the funds either. I only hold the funds for NastyMining. Any funds held on behalf of NastyFans seats, minted or otherwise are held by nonnakip.

You can also check the amounts held for minted seats here: https://nastyfans.org/mint.json

It is a nice way to augment your dollar cost averaging into the market. A few hundred dollars a week for posting on the internet never did anyone any harm. With Bitcoin’s extreme value increases over the years, something as small as internet advertising can make a big difference over enough time.

How about this one for a parlay victory?  Had to do something to make up for missed money last week.  Sorry I couldn't post it.  Imagine the Suns being underdogs in that game.  



I like the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Milwaukee Bucks to both win tonight.  They're both dominant teams.  I'm staying away from the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns game though.  For whatever reason Luka Doncic seems to have the Suns' number.  I would never bet against him, but I'm not sure I can bet against KD the way he's playing either.  That'll be a good one to watch tonight though.

I believe we were talking about Giannis, not LeBron.  At least I was.  I think Giannis is the most dominant player in the key that today's NBA has and if he were paired with the best shooter the league has ever seen I think they would be nearly unstoppable.  They'd just need a couple other shooters who can play defense to spread the floor and another big man willing to bang with the opposing team's center every night and they'd be a lock for a couple titles in my opinion.

If you're looking at things financially speaking only, of course you could say you regret selling your BTC.  Who knows what would have happened though.  If I didn't pay off my house and held my BTC instead, what other things would have happened in my life to potentially destroy my BTC holdings?  It's easy to look back and say you'd have more money now if you did this, but you never know the butterfly effect of some things.  Sure, I wish I hadn't spent thousands of BTC on retail purchases and bills back in 2011-2013, but who is to say if Bitcoin would have been a success without early spending, or what the effects of not making those purchases would be.

I see them as mostly good long term, but in the short term there has always been potential for bad.  For example, it was always going to be a buy the rumor sell the news moment, and that's exactly what we've seen.  However, they are sucking up BTC at a pretty huge rate and when the halving occurs and BTC is distributed from hacks and everything else, the amount of buying power being thrown at a limited asset will be more than the market can take.  I did a little number crunching myself last night and came up with a $600,000 BTC price in 20 months.  Higher than any prediction I've ever made, but my ultimate prediction of a $200,000 BTC in the future feels like it is a matter of months away now (maybe 20).

It's definitely just a rumor at this point and I'm sure it'll happen.  I don't think it has yet though or it would be all over social media as they try to pump their investment.  I think it is likely that the Saudis are sitting on billions and waiting for the right moment to pounce.  If I were advising them, I would tell them to wait for the mtgox distribution and see what 200K BTC hitting the market does to the price.  Then I would scoop up all the BTC I can at the bottom, right up to the price they don't want to buy anymore.  I think this moment is coming in the next 8 months almost for sure.  Possibly even in the next 4.

This is a good question.  I always tell people when making speculative investments that they need to have a number that they will cash out at.  What are they predicting will happen, what is the result, and when that happens what price will you be selling at...  All good questions to have.  As a gambler, I could see why having a profit number would be a good idea and keep you from putting all your winnings right back in.  If you're gambling for profit, it seems like this would be a must have.  I gamble for fun, so it's pretty common for me to put winnings all back in.  My cash out number is probably in the high 6 figures.

When placing a bet I always consider risk and reward.  If I lose, how will this effect me?  If I win, how will this effect me?  Is it worth taking the risk of losing and facing the consequences of my actions for the glory of the potential win?  Will I have fun either way or will I ruin my night if my bet doesn't land?  These are all things people should look at before risking their money on anything really.  If you ever find yourself in a position where a loss would effect your life or lower your mood, you're better off spending you money on something else.  Even hookers and blow will put a smile on your face...

I would caution anyone from using things like this to try and fake it til they make it.  The problems with viewbots can be many and can actually keep you from reaching partner if it is detected that this is how you did it.  Not to mention you won't learn how to get real viewers, won't get your chat talking, won't get donations or subscribers...  People will be able to see that you have tons of viewers and no supporters.  That isn't always the best look and I question if anyone has ever reached partner that way.  Still, I think streaming is a growing industry and it's worth getting into if you enjoy it.  If having fake views motivates you, this might be what you need.  Good luck.

Congratulations on the win!  I haven't seen one of these hit the auction block in some time.  It might also be worth mentioning for anyone who missed out on this auction that they can buy these coins brand new and have them engraved for you after purchasing on the website at https://nastyfans.org/mint with a current price of 0.0216 BTC, which is roughly what this one sold for.  There are also only a handful of these coins remaining so if you're on the fence, one day they will be impossible to get your hands on.  Is this still the largest .999 fine silver coin ever offered here?

I would think he'd get more than 0.69 BTC and would be surprised if he didn't.  The last brass 0.5 BTC Casascius coin I sold was for 0.76 BTC in a private sale with someone on these forums and they were glad to pay it in order to get a coin from someone they trust.  If someone trusts Chi and has been looking for one of these coins, I could see it getting a premium.  Maybe even in the 0.8 BTC range, but it all depends on finding the right buyer.  Some people still mention things like spot silver price when negotiation over these coins.  Good luck!

You aren't giving people anything to go on.  I'll repeat my original question...  How much are you wanting to pay?  Everyone on these forums wants to buy every Casascius coin ever made at some price, so you saying that you are a part of this club that includes literally everyone isn't going to exactly bring sellers out of the woodwork.  You have to give some sort of idea what you want to pay, otherwise we've all reached out and had conversations with lowballers who end up wasting everyone's time.  I don't say this to be rude, but educational.  I want to buy all those Casascius coins too.  The question is if you're willing to pay more than everyone else.

Your wife found a husband.  Anything is possible.