This is well said and something that I echo every day due to working in finance, more specifically being a financial advisor who quite simply advises people on their finances every day, all day long.

When I get asked about Bitcoin, which happens often, I always start with .."Let's talk about your job, your income, what investments you have that may or may not have you on track for retirement etc, then we will talk about bitcoin (and likely other shitcoins they bought because some Joe Blow told them it was "going to the moon").

Yeah but you're missing my point.  They had been in rebuild mode, but aren't any longer.  Now unless they are thinking about going back in to re-build mode, it might not make any sense to move on from Lavine.  Also Lavine might have some power when it comes to trade Vetos to certain places (I'm not real sure), but he doesn't hold the cards, the Bulls own him and will make whatever decision they think is best, not what he wants.




Yeah the Bulls couldn't help the fact that Lavine got hurt, and maybe got a player who's career is over, but still..DeRozan and Lavine aren't getting any younger, they've had time to gel, it's shit or get off the pot at this point.


I also don't see there being even a tiny change that Lillard comes to the Bulls.  Neither him nor Harden make any sense.  I think it's simply rebuild mode, once again.

Coinomi is probably my favorite.  Ballet is also a solid wallet (it's both a hardware/hotwallet blend sort of). Electrum of course.

When it comes to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, there really isn't any.. Bitcoin is very uniquely one of a kind.  That being said, there's a reason there's countless cryptocurrencies out there, and that's because it's very easy to copy a blockchain...they are open source (at least some of them) so it's easy to get the code. 

Litecoin is the one I like in terms of "bitcoin like".  Charlie Lee I know and admire, and I think he works hard to make it "bitcoin lite", and isn't ever trying to replace bitcoin, but simply complement it. 

( I like Monero and ETH for very different reasons).

You are comparing apples and oranges here.  Bitcoin is a digital decentralized cryptocurrency which utilizes the blockchain to process it's transactions, gambling is...not that.  Sure buying bitcoin could be considered "gambling", but no different in the sense that buying a companies stock on the Nasdaq is gambling. 

It also seems governments are more comfortable with people blowing their money with them via gambling, then by "investing" it in a decentralized currency that could/might revolutionize the way money works.

If you consider investing gambling, which really are often one in the same thing, that I would say my biggest gambling mistake is not investing more money in bitcoin when I first found it.

If you're not including "investments' in this question, then no doubt it's been for several high stakes sports bets.  There's been one Super Bowl that I went heavy on, but didnt go with my gut feeling and ended up losing by a point.  The mistake was not listening to my own self/knowledge/research, and going with sports "talking heads".  I learned from that bet though.

"AI" is the most overhyped thing.  I mean I know it's making waves/progress in it's own right, but it's not like it AGI, which will be an actual massive game changer.

I know Microsoft is investing big in OpenAI the company, so indirectly that's a way to invest in AI.  I believe Amazon is heavy in the space as well.  Cathie Wood's ARKK Fund might.  I certainly wouldn't be surprised as it's a "progressive" tech fund, though it hasn't fared very well of late- https://ark-funds.com/funds/arkk/

If this is a for real, legitimate post, then I would do one thing and that's find a financial adivsor and or healthcare workers to help you with this situation.  If you don't trust those in China, then you should look elsewhere (perhaps somewhere in Europe)..but the very last thing you should be doing is trying to gamble away money on a singular bet, whether that's bitcoin or Tesla stock.  It's not a wise decision what so ever. 

Honestly it all comes down to parenting.  Here in the United States if you've got strict parents that heavily monitor your online activity, then it's highly unlikely that children are going to be able to make it possible for themselves to gamble online.  I know when I was a kid my parents would have never let me, they guarded the PC well.

That said if kids have parents that don't care, it's probably going to be pretty easy to get online and gamble.  Parents are the key.

Lol I mean do people really contemplate this saying as having some sort of deep meaning in their "gambling space"? I mean I could walk in to a Casino tomorrow with $10,000 dollars and play a few slots, maybe some blackjack, or some roulette, maybe bet a few sports games and then walk out of the casino with $110,000 and decide to quit gambling forever.  Well then technically I'm still up.

I kind of joke and understand what you mean, but as always, just only ever gamble with funds you're willing to lose.

I have always had a passion for finance, especially since my father started teaching my about finance from a very young age (probably around 8 or 9 years old).  It since lead me to my career, which I'm very passionate about.  My main passion is helping others, and by doing a good job by helping others, remaining ethical while doing so, my job titles have grown and grown over time.

The fact that I am passionate about what I do for a living shows, and has helped lead me up the "corporate ladder".

My advice to anyone is try and work in a field you are passionate about, or at the very least..somewhat enjoy lol. 

This topic has come up several times before and I will share what I have shared on these similar topics... Yes, these types of events can absolutely be beneficial if you utilize them correctly.  What do I mean by this? Go to good event..go to events with reputable speakers (not Craig Wright or Roger Ver type nonsnese).  Listen to what the speakers have to say.  Ask questions. 

Lastly, you'll more than likely make a friend or two, and for a lot of people that makes it worth while in and of it's self.  I've had a lot of friends go to these event's and have a lot of fun.

What do you guys think of all this Zach Lavine rumor stuff going on?  I would say it's nonsense, but I listen to Chicago Sports radio on a daily basis and they are starting to say "where there's smoke, there's often fire".  So I think there's a legit chance he does get traded... but what I can't figure out is why on earth they signed Nikola Vucevic if they plan to trade Lavine?

Bulls basketball starting to look real ugly again. SMH

https://sports.yahoo.com/keep-eye-bulls-zach-lavine-170015705.html

Speaking of hazing, this is a buddy of mine from college.  You may have heard about the Northwestern Football coach being fired due to hazing "rituals"  which were a part of their program, and he was interviewed having played there is freshman year and for having spoken out against it on twitter (he came to Southern IL Univ his Jr and Sr year I believe it was, hence when we met).  Just though you guys might find this interesting..  

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parkins-spiegel-show/id396927404?i=1000620835084

We are only 8 Sundays away from NFL football action.  Training Camp starts up here in like a week I believe.  I can smell the football in the air! lol

You should see where I live.  I live in the United States, more specifically Illinois. The State government here decided to legalize certain aspects of gambling about 3 years ago.  Sports gambling is one thing they legalized (with KYC rules and what not) but the main thing they legalized were gambling "parlors" where just about every strip mall ,gas station and hotel in the state (some cities decided against it, as they have the legal right) has a slot machine "parlor".  You hear about it all over the radio as well.  It's crazy how quickly thing changed, as just a few year ago gambling here as a big "no no".

Thank you very much for sharing this information. I’ve heard of this webinar now from several people. So it’s not like Tim doesn’t want people to know about it, I’m just not sure why he’s not officially announced it.

I want nothing more than for everything to be taken care of and made right. Would be great for all parties involved , of course !




I feel like you’ve not been following this very closely then. What would be the FUD you speak of? Tim has locked up millions of dollars worth of bitcoin for YEARS, refusing to address the issue and make people whole, for years. He in fact pushed for 2FA coins as the “safer” route between them and PK coins, and as far as I know, have made these coins inaccessible for at least 5-6 years.  Countless people have contacted him to no avail. Where is the FUD you speak of??

Tim himself has stopped responding to this thread. He’s moved the 2FA coins and admitted to having access to them. He’s been speaking of this webinar for months, but keeps moving the date back..he’s no where to be seen, outside of a couple text messages/emails to a select few.

Currently the Titan website is not even functional!

Not to mention I’ve had multiple people prove to me that they bought private key coins that were never funded themselves, not 2FA , but Private Key. For whatever reason they wish to deal with this privately and I’m respecting that, but the truth remains.. nonetheless.

Where is the FUD??  And what on earth does ETH have to do with anything we are discussing? Lol .

I have to completely disagree. If you don’t have a good product, at some point in time the love whatever marketing campaign created or “word of mouth “ has caused, will wear off. I college I went for business school and these are the types of topics we focused on. The product is always most important, even for inferior products, sure marketing becomes all the more important but if it’s not a good product, sales and “hype” won’t last forever.

As I’ve discussed before in other threads, I wound prefer bonuses that become available right away. Meaning if I refer a friend to your casino / gambling website, I would like for that money /bonus given to me to be available at least after just betting it one time through. Or, available to withdraw right away. Maybe this isn’t realistic, but it’s what I would prefer.

I have started to notice the same thing. Typically around the Super Bowl (NFL / American Football championship) I normally have buddies asking me how I plan on betting the big game. I typically give them a “referral code “ from 2 or 3 of my favorite betting sites.  However as good as they seem, it’s takes forever to actually be able to claim the money as withdraw-able and I just end up sloppily gambling it away.  So, it would be nice to find a legit sports site that has a legit referral bonus..ie actual money.

I think we will all still be very early for some time to come. There’s still far more people who may have heard or bitcoin but have absolutely no idea what it really is and how it works. I think over the course of time this will change (mainly as older more conservative/set in their way folks die off).

I have felt that I’m early for a long time, and still feel that way. How can you not?