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1161  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 13, 2023, 03:33:57 AM
I don't see anyone rumoured to be Milan's new centre-forward these days. Lukaku was rumoured for a short time but it went away. Because Lukaku was prioritizing to join Inter instead. Now Milan don't seem to be in a rush to finish a striker signing. But they had better work on this situation as they are in need of one.
Origi and Giroud can't be reliable anymore. As long as they have big goals in the Serie A they have no other sensible choice other than signing a much more credible striker. A young and talented or a credible experienced striker can be a great use for them. There is already Leao's great contribution and together with it they can be much more productive.
I read about AC Milan trying to find a good substitute for Giroud since he is getting old and they are trying to pick Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid or else Mehdi Taremi from Porto. I don't know at which step they are now but it is fondamental to bring a player that like the club and want to see it improving

Usually we don't see AC Milan management spending huge amount of money to build the squad. But Serie A's big teams are spending big to strengthen squads. AC Milan management will definitely need to spend money and strengthen the squad if they want to stay in the competition. Giroud is now about 37 years old. The Milan management will have to find a suitable replacement for Giroud this season as well. If not, Milan's performance will deteriorate further next season. Morata could be a good option to replace Giroud.
1162  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 13, 2023, 03:24:56 AM
I don't know what is the point in having these sort of test matches. In all probability, West Indies is going to lose this match by an innings and ~300 runs. West Indies is a team that failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in 2023, after losing to both Scotland and Netherlands. Their performance in test format is even worse than that in limited overs. What was the need for India to tour them and play so many matches against them (well, I know that the calendar from ICC mandates such matches). In the end the WICB don't care and they will be happy as long as they gets money from media rights deals.

West Indies might be having a bad time right now. But a renowned team in cricket history is West Indies. This group was quite strong a few days ago. But now they are a very weak team. They could not qualify for the ODI World Cup. Such a poor performance in the Test series against India was not expected. The team lost all the wickets to collect only 150 runs. Aswin took 5 wickets and Jadeja 3 wickets. I wouldn't even say the pitch is completely bowling-friendly. Because India scored 80 runs without losing any wickets.
1163  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: July 11, 2023, 11:04:34 PM
When you successfully restrict your opponent to a mediocre total then you should win the match and Bangladesh Women missed a good opportunity here, it was a bowling deck but still.

It's fair to say the gap between these 2 teams is big and home advantage won't work most of the time.

Unfortunately for the Bangladesh women's team, they could not win this match. At the same time I would say that it is the success of the Bangladesh women's bowlers that they managed to restrict India to just 95 runs. This is a big success for Bangladeshi bowlers. Indian team is very strong. Bangladeshi bowlers Sultana Khatun and Fahima Khatun bowled well. However, expect the Bangladesh Women's team to perform better gradually. So far this team is pretty weak. Yet often they perform well.
Poor batting performance from both teams suggests that the pitch was really tough to bat on, that's why we had a low scoring match.

They might produce some upset here n there but the gap is way too big IMO, it won't be an easy task.

Bowling-friendly pitches were made intentionally. Bangladesh knows very well that it is impossible to win on a batting-friendly pitch with this Indian squad. India's Women's squad has several excellent batsmen. And so Bangladesh has made a bowling-friendly pitch. As a result, even if Bangladesh does not win, the match will become somewhat exciting.

The Sri Lanka women's team and New Zealand women's team are going to meet in the last match of the series today. Sri Lanka lost the first two matches. I hope to see the same result in this match. Sri Lanka women's team is quite weak both in batting and bowling. It is almost impossible for Sri Lanka to win against an experienced team like New Zealand.
1164  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 11, 2023, 06:34:38 PM
I hope Osimhen doesn’t go to Chelsea. They have spent a lot of money on really average players but Osimhen is the real deal imo. He’s the classic number 9, he’d really suit the Premier League. He’s got physicality, pace, a great shot. So yeah, I really hope Chelsea don’t manage to sign him.
I also agree that Osimhen is suitable for the Premier League, but as you might think, he is not suitable for Chelsea. I tend to hope he will become one of Liverpool's strikers rather than choosing to join Chelsea who want him. Osimhen is also good for Arsenal, but I don't think Arsenal will try to sign him with very high price.
Meanwhile I don't think Napoli really want to sell him to another team before they find a replacement striker who is as good or better than Osimhen. Napoli still hope that Osimhen can help them secure the title next season, but as long as the transfer market hasn't closed, there's always a possibility that something could happen with Osimhen.
If Osimhen is to play in the Premier League by the next season, he should join teams that have already qualified for the Champions League rather than joining teams like Chelsea or Liverpool that didn't qualify. 
The possibility of Osimhen joining the premier league this season will not be realistic because the top premier league clubs who qualify for the champions league do not intend to sign him. Perhaps he ought to think about joining PSG, where he might play as the number 9 player in place of Mbappe.
That is what he should do at first glance, but there is also some potential for him in joining clubs like Chelsea or Liverpool even when they didn't qualify for the Champions League. In that case I would prefer Liverpool over Chelsea I guess because having Jurgen Klopp as the coach can get him to the next level and Liverpool is setting their own goals high and that perfectly aligns with what Osimhen wants to achieve. He also has the advantage that he is still young. A season without playing Champions League doesn't hurt as much as if he was already close to the age of 30.

You are right. It would be better for Osimhen to choose Liverpool over Chelsea. Chelsea are now a team in complete disarray. Their performance in the last season was very poor. They can't even come in the top 10 of the points table. Mauricio Pochettino has just become the manager of Chelsea. There is no guarantee that he will be able to stabilize the party. And so Liverpool would be the better option for OSimhen. Having Osimhen will make Liverpool's attack stronger. At the same time, Osimhen can score a lot of goals if he is with the same experienced squad.
1165  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: July 11, 2023, 04:45:41 PM
We are talin about Real Madrid losing some players and hiring some other players to make the team stronger but the fact about Real Madrid is they're changing the team a lot this can make unknown results, while Manchester City didn't lose many players except for one or two players and they tried to keep the team in shape for the next season.
They got a strong squad and already have the players they need, that's why there is no need for Guardiola to change the team a lot for the next season expect selling some old players.
Benzema departure has left a big hole in Real Madrid front line, until now Real Madrid has not been able to solve problems on the front lines which should be their main priority in the transfer market. Their main target has yet to be brought in, Mbappe transfer process is very complicated making Real Madrid still looking for a solution to bring in Mbappe from PSG.
Real Madrid needs a stronger squad to compete with Manchester City, which has just won the UCL trophy. Guardiola has managed to build the squad perfectly, losing some important players has been successfully replaced with other quality players. The most terrifying area that Manchester City has is on the front line, Real Madrid has experienced how ferocious Manchester City front line is when they met in the semifinals last season.

Benzema's departure has created a huge void in Madrid's attack. And it is not easy to fulfill. However, Madrid boss Ancelotti continued his efforts. Madrid's main strength is their stable squad. They have experienced players in their midfield. For this reason, even if Benzema is not in the squad, Madrid's performance will not be too unstable.

Ancelotti has added Joselu to the squad from Espanyol to strengthen his attack. He is quite talented. Despite not being able to contribute as much as Benzema to Madrid's performance, Madrid can expect better performances from Joselu. At the same time, the Madrid management continues to try to get Mbappe into the team.
1166  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: July 11, 2023, 02:02:07 PM
When you successfully restrict your opponent to a mediocre total then you should win the match and Bangladesh Women missed a good opportunity here, it was a bowling deck but still.

It's fair to say the gap between these 2 teams is big and home advantage won't work most of the time.

Unfortunately for the Bangladesh women's team, they could not win this match. At the same time I would say that it is the success of the Bangladesh women's bowlers that they managed to restrict India to just 95 runs. This is a big success for Bangladeshi bowlers. Indian team is very strong. Bangladeshi bowlers Sultana Khatun and Fahima Khatun bowled well. However, expect the Bangladesh Women's team to perform better gradually. So far this team is pretty weak. Yet often they perform well.
1167  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 11, 2023, 01:52:50 PM
Why couldn't Bangladesh play the same kind of performance in the previous match. Today the team came up with the winning spirit and achieved in a much easier way. Shoriful had good bowling spell and supported the team taking four wickets with an economy less than 3rpo. After much difficulty Afghanistan were able to score just 126 runs losing every wickets. Bangladesh have reached the target in 23.3 overs losing just 3 wickets. This match is a big learning for Afghanistan, because winning the series had made them not consider the match seriously. Litton Das scored a half century and the same helped them with the comfortable winning.

After batting 45 overs, Afghanistan collected only 126 runs. Afghanistan's batting was very good in the first two matches. Never thought that they would face such a bad batting disaster in the third match. The match was completely one-sided. Shoriful managed to pick up 4 wickets. Sakib took 1 wicket giving away 13 runs in 10 overs. Even then, Bangladesh lost 3 wickets to bat for the target of 127 runs. We saw bad batting as usual from Shanto and Naim. But Liton has probably returned to form. He was unbeaten on 53 runs. Sakib's innings of 39 runs was also necessary.
1168  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 10, 2023, 09:45:12 AM
You are right, As there is still a lot of time before the transfer period ends. Hence, several more changes can be seen within Chelsea's squad. However, the main weakness of Chelsea's squad was not their players last season. Their match strategy was not good. If coach Poch's match strategy is good then maybe better performance can be expected from Chelsea. Another important point is that Chelsea will not play in the Champions League or Europa League. So they can fully focus on the Premier League. I would say everything will depend on coach Pochettino.
Pochettino had to build this team from scratch again after they overhauled many players and even many of Chelsea's main players left so in my opinion this team needs time to process longer to get to top performance again.
Pochettino may have a lot of experience in the Premier League but what you have to know is that the competition in the Premier League is very fierce and it is very difficult to be in the top ranks, so far I have seen the changes made by the Chelsea team and I am very pessimistic that they can do better at Next season.
I agree with you. The Premier League is a very competitive league. Here many teams compete for the title. And there are about 5/6 teams whose squads are very strong. And so it is much more difficult to survive in the competition here. It is not easy to compete with big teams like Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. So even though Pochettino is experienced enough, Pochettino needs time to stabilize a team as close to collapse as Chelsea. Pochettino will build a strong Chelsea squad next season, and it is highly unlikely that they will challenge for the title.
Also, we cannot ignore the teams that have medium quality as well which certainly cannot be underestimated at all. Just say it like for example Brighton, Brentford and many more who really cannot be considered crumbs at all. Therefore, to have strong dominance in the English Premier League will never be easy of course. But yes, if there are teams that are able to have very good dominance in the English Premier League, then at least their performance will also have a very good chance in the Champion League. So, if Pochettino thinks Chelsea will easily compete in the top four again, then it seems to be just a way to boost his own confidence and also the squad he has.

Brighton, Aston Villa, Brentford, and Newcastle teams are also not weak. Brighton and Aston Villa were sixth and seventh in the points table last season as well. They played very well. These teams also often perform well against bigger teams and earn points. And so even if Chelsea builds a strong squad, there is no guarantee that their performances will be consistent. Consistent performances are much more difficult in the Premier League. Personally I don't think Chelsea will do very well next season. The team is unlikely to even finish in the top four of the table.
1169  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin: A safe haven in times of economic recession? on: July 10, 2023, 02:12:13 AM


- There is no doubt doubts that during a recession that is fueled by inflation, Bitcoin's value will grow exponentially.


And we are in crisis, the highest inflation in 40 years, have you seen bitcoin exponential growth? Or is it still 50% lower than ATH? Like what Wend mentioned, how can an asset with so much volatility become a safe haven for our assets? And do you have any solid evidence about the future of bitcoin? Bitcoin is still being considered a risk asset "invest what we can lose", I hope you haven't forgotten the mantra.

@serjent05, you are right, bitcoin is not a panacea for our world, many people are too crazy about bitcoin and too delusional about it.
1170  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 09, 2023, 05:46:15 PM
You are right, As there is still a lot of time before the transfer period ends. Hence, several more changes can be seen within Chelsea's squad. However, the main weakness of Chelsea's squad was not their players last season. Their match strategy was not good. If coach Poch's match strategy is good then maybe better performance can be expected from Chelsea. Another important point is that Chelsea will not play in the Champions League or Europa League. So they can fully focus on the Premier League. I would say everything will depend on coach Pochettino.
Pochettino had to build this team from scratch again after they overhauled many players and even many of Chelsea's main players left so in my opinion this team needs time to process longer to get to top performance again.
Pochettino may have a lot of experience in the Premier League but what you have to know is that the competition in the Premier League is very fierce and it is very difficult to be in the top ranks, so far I have seen the changes made by the Chelsea team and I am very pessimistic that they can do better at Next season.

I agree with you. The Premier League is a very competitive league. Here many teams compete for the title. And there are about 5/6 teams whose squads are very strong. And so it is much more difficult to survive in the competition here. It is not easy to compete with big teams like Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. So even though Pochettino is experienced enough, Pochettino needs time to stabilize a team as close to collapse as Chelsea. Pochettino will build a strong Chelsea squad next season, and it is highly unlikely that they will challenge for the title.
1171  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 09, 2023, 10:26:50 AM
I don't think Pochettino will be able to build a title-worthy team in such a short time. Chelsea were not in the top 10 of the points table last season. Their performance was poor. The state of the party was shaky. Such a team needs time to strengthen and bring stability in performance. Next season Chelsea will be aiming to possibly qualify for the Champions League. And qualifying for the Champions League will also be challenging for Chelsea. Because there are several teams better than Chelsea in the Premier League right now.
Qualifying for Champions league is already impossible for Chelsea because Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle United are active in the transfer window, unlike Chelsea where they let their good players joining other clubs. Chelsea performance in this season might be similar like the previous season where all of the players don't have connections. Chelsea's owner need to keep Pochettino for the next season, changing a new manager might affect the current players' chemistry.
I wouldn't say that qualifying for the Champions League is impossible for Chelsea. But it will be much more difficult for Chelsea. Chelsea is a Renowned team in the Premier League. And they have the potential to be in the top four of the points table if coach Poch is able to stabilize the team. But so far it looks like we won't see Chelsea in the top 5 of the table. Because Manchester City, United, Liverpool Arsenal and Newcastle are all stronger teams than Chelsea.
Everything and everyone starts from scratch this season. Some things could be an advantage for Chelsea. Not playing any European competition means they can focus 100% of their resources on the Premier League and the FA Cup and maybe the League Cup. I know they would have preferred their situation to be differently, but they have to make the best out of it and having less games could be used as an advantage. Since the transfer period is going on for so much longer, I wouldn't dare giving a prediction of how they will be doing in the coming season. There could still be several transfers.

You are right, As there is still a lot of time before the transfer period ends. Hence, several more changes can be seen within Chelsea's squad. However, the main weakness of Chelsea's squad was not their players last season. Their match strategy was not good. If coach Poch's match strategy is good then maybe better performance can be expected from Chelsea. Another important point is that Chelsea will not play in the Champions League or Europa League. So they can fully focus on the Premier League. I would say everything will depend on coach Pochettino.
1172  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: July 09, 2023, 10:04:23 AM
India Women: Bangladesh Women

The first T20 match between Bangladesh Women's team vs India Women's team is going to be played today. Bangladesh's team is quite weak compared to India's women's team. However, they batted first and managed to set a target of 115 runs. Against India's Women's team, it is much more difficult to win against such a low target.
Even so, the Bangladeshi bowlers have made a good start. India lost two of their key batsmen for 21 runs in 4 overs. Even though India lost two wickets very quickly, India will not have too much trouble to win this match if Harmanpreet Kaur can stay at the crease. But if India loses the wicket of Harmanpreet Kaur quickly, the match might become a competitive one.
1173  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think at some point government will change its stand and adopt Bitcoin? on: July 09, 2023, 03:16:26 AM


Let's have a general discussion, what is your standpoint?


I remember years ago, most countries banned and had a negative view of bitcoin but years have passed, and now we can see they are slowly opening up to bitcoin and accepting it to a certain extent. Today, not too many countries ban bitcoin, but for bitcoin to become a replacement currency or payment method for fiat is highly unlikely. The government will not accept it because bitcoin will reduce their power because they have no control over bitcoin. The government will only accept anything as long as they can control it and benefit them.
1174  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin as an opportunity for the unbanked. on: July 09, 2023, 03:06:42 AM
I wonder, for the poor/third world, why don't they have access to the banking system? Is it because they are too poor to have a bank deposit? If so, how can they get access to bitcoin? Because to use bitcoin, we need to have a bank account to buy and sell, without a bank, we will not be able to buy bitcoins, which is not an advantage or opportunity of bitcoin. One thing we must remember is that bitcoin is not free, and anyone who wants to get it has to buy it, so banking and fiat will always be necessary for those who want to own bitcoin.
Besides reasons like they are poor and can not have enough money to use bank accounts like annual fee for a bank card and fee for bank transfer, they will have more problems with Bitcoin and Bitcoin transactions.

Transaction fee on chain is sometimes very expensive and it is more expensive if they don't use non custodial wallet and don't use times when fee is cheap to consolidate small inputs. Like if they make a Bitcoin transaction with fee like $1 or $2, it is very costly in their nation and especially with their bad finance condition. With bank transfer, they will have less bank transfer fee compares to Bitcoin transaction fee.

Bitcoin blockchain does not care what nation you are from, what is average income in your nation, Bitcoin transaction fee must be paid in bitcoin and the cost will depend on price of Bitcoin at time of transaction.

If they have such problems, use cash is best, no bank transfer fee, no Bitcoin transaction fee.

Many people always say that bank cards have an annual or fee for bank transfer, that's why many people can't use the bank. Is that the cause? I don't know how the banks are in your country and other countries but the banks in my country. It'll only cost you $2 for the annual fee, and it's entirely free to transfer money between banks in the country. How can many people say that bank fees are a barrier to people not using the bank? Meanwhile, in times like these, completing a bitcoin transaction can cost $2 to $3 per transaction. Bitcoin transaction fees will only really outperform fiat when it comes to cross-border transactions, it couldn't be cheaper to use for domestic day-to-day transactions.
1175  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 08, 2023, 03:53:38 PM
I don't think Pochettino will be able to build a title-worthy team in such a short time. Chelsea were not in the top 10 of the points table last season. Their performance was poor. The state of the party was shaky. Such a team needs time to strengthen and bring stability in performance. Next season Chelsea will be aiming to possibly qualify for the Champions League. And qualifying for the Champions League will also be challenging for Chelsea. Because there are several teams better than Chelsea in the Premier League right now.
Qualifying for Champions league is already impossible for Chelsea because Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle United are active in the transfer window, unlike Chelsea where they let their good players joining other clubs. Chelsea performance in this season might be similar like the previous season where all of the players don't have connections. Chelsea's owner need to keep Pochettino for the next season, changing a new manager might affect the current players' chemistry.

I wouldn't say that qualifying for the Champions League is impossible for Chelsea. But it will be much more difficult for Chelsea. Chelsea is a Renowned team in the Premier League. And they have the potential to be in the top four of the points table if coach Poch is able to stabilize the team. But so far it looks like we won't see Chelsea in the top 5 of the table. Because Manchester City, United, Liverpool Arsenal and Newcastle are all stronger teams than Chelsea.
1176  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 08, 2023, 12:52:33 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI match Afghanistan is doing great batting performance. The way Afghanistan batted today was really great. Bangladesh are not performing very well today due to which they have managed to take only one wicket so far. Afghanistan have done a good enough batting performance today with the way their run rate has increased, they are sure to win today. Already Afghanistan batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz who has to be praised has collected 145 runs off 125 balls today. Big collection for Afghanistan if Bangladesh can't give good bowling performance then today Afghanistan will bat well in last minute. Another great batsman Ibrahim Zadran has done an amazing batting performance to score a century with 80 runs from 97 balls. Afghanistan's total score at the moment is 259 runs in 37.2 overs with 2 wickets.
Bangladesh played very badly in the first ODI against Afghanistan which was not expected. In the second match today, Afghanistan batted first and crossed 300 runs in 46 overs.  And they still have 4 overs to play and they have only lost 5 wickets so far so they still have a chance to collect more runs.  So Bangladesh is under much more pressure today. I expected Bangladesh to win the first match but they lost very badly and since Afghanistan are going to target Hughes runs in today's match, I don't think Bangladesh will win today's match.
Afghanistan performed very well and collected 331 runs. But opening batsmen Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zardan contributed the most among the 331 runs collected. Because the rest of the wickets were given away in a short period of time, Bangladesh should have kept Afghanistan under pressure by bowling first. Afghanistan and Bangladesh will be a very competitive match as Bangladesh will have to perform well to win this match. Bangladesh batsmen have to score good runs from the opening and be careful in protecting the wickets only then Bangladesh can win.
Afghanistan set a target of 331 for 9 to Bangladesh and it was really a great performance for Afghanistan. We believe that Bangladesh is a good team and expect much better from Bangladesh.  But Bangladesh's performance sometimes disappoints us which we have seen in the first matches so in today's match also I feel a lot of confusion that Bangladesh will be able to beat the target of 331 runs and present themselves as a strong team. Bangladesh start the game and they can take one run in the first 1 over lol

Bangladesh is batting with a huge target of 332 runs. Bangladesh's team has won very few matches by batting for such a big target. But since this is Bangladesh's home match, nothing is impossible for Bangladesh. Bangladesh's win is definitely possible if the top order is able to bat responsibly. Mohammad Naim and Liton Das are opening. Bangladesh fans will have more expectations from these two players today. Also experienced batsmen like Shakib and Mushfiqur must play well today.
1177  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 08, 2023, 11:01:07 AM
Pochettino will definitely need to develop a better match strategy, as well as strengthen the bond between the players. Then maybe Chelsea's performance will be somewhat stable. But I don't think Chelsea will fight for the title next season. A longer period of time is needed to build a squad capable of fighting for the title.
If Pochettino succeeds in making every Chelsea bond well with one another in the field of play and giving them the mentality that they can beat any club(big or small), the Chelsea team will be fighting for the premier league title next season. because by right, they have the caliber of players that suppose to take them to the top of the PL table every season, lifting about one or two trophies at the end of each season.

I don't think Pochettino will be able to build a title-worthy team in such a short time. Chelsea were not in the top 10 of the points table last season. Their performance was poor. The state of the party was shaky. Such a team needs time to strengthen and bring stability in performance. Next season Chelsea will be aiming to possibly qualify for the Champions League. And qualifying for the Champions League will also be challenging for Chelsea. Because there are several teams better than Chelsea in the Premier League right now.
1178  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin as an opportunity for the unbanked. on: July 08, 2023, 04:41:15 AM
Yeah, bitcoin is an opportunity for the unbanked people. There are lots of people from the 3rd world/poor country where they don't have access to the banking system. But the problem is, is bitcoin the best option for the unfortunate people? Can you afford to lose their money due to volatility? How many merchants or people are willing to accept bitcoin as a payment. How safely do you think they can keep their money? Bitcoin does allow people to be their own bank, but it is not the perfect solution for those people. Maybe there are other altcoins out there that are more stable, cheaper and faster to use, they can try those. But yeah, those aren't bitcoin, so the risk is equally high here.

I wonder, for the poor/third world, why don't they have access to the banking system? Is it because they are too poor to have a bank deposit? If so, how can they get access to bitcoin? Because to use bitcoin, we need to have a bank account to buy and sell, without a bank, we will not be able to buy bitcoins, which is not an advantage or opportunity of bitcoin. One thing we must remember is that bitcoin is not free, and anyone who wants to get it has to buy it, so banking and fiat will always be necessary for those who want to own bitcoin.
1179  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Investing in Bitcoin in Student Life on: July 08, 2023, 04:14:53 AM
Always need to diversify your portfolio

Diversify your portfolio in what way?
To me, at some point, the best thing for one to do is to make the best investment decision, and among other currencies, Bitcoin is still the number one rated and one of the most reliable compared to altcoins. As a student, the OP only has limited capital at hand, which was saved out of his student funds, and in situations like that of the OP calculating either to save or to invest, which investment is the right decision to take rather than giving a bank your funds to use and make profit with why inflation might hold down the economy and currency will be devalued, where the amount deposited might still be the same but the value is lower than what it was at the time of deposit?
 
Investing those funds in Bitcoin alone will give the student better chances, and only one currency risk is to be calculated and managed. To me, buying Bitcoins and holding them alone is better than buying a bunch of Altcoins (Meme and shitcoins) all in the name of diversifying a portfolio. Those tokens might be the ones to even reduce your portfolio to nothing when they will rug pull or will not survive a bearish market because there is no good use case for the token apart from the market hype.

To me, diversification is when we talk about the altcoin market that has nothing to do with bitcoin. And if we have invested in bitcoin, then investing in altcoins cannot be called diversified because it all depends on bitcoin. If bitcoin falls, then none of the altcoins are profitable or reduce our risk; how can that be called diversification? Diversification is when we invest with other assets, such as real estate, gold...but that is beyond the reach of a student like OP. So just focusing on bitcoin is more than enough for a student's life.
1180  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: July 07, 2023, 08:45:59 PM
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Moreover, if Luis Enrique can really make Paris Saint-Germain better in the Champions League, then maybe that factor will make Mbappe to be able to accept a contract extension at Paris Saint-Germain. Because anyway, if Mbappe will still refuse a contract extension, then PSG should sell Mbappe in this transfer window, this situation is very interesting to look forward to.
As I understand it, Mbappe was given an ultimatum: either he extends the contract or they sell him. How can he know if PSG will be successful in the upcoming Champions League season? He has to make a decision now and if it is not a contract extension he will be sold now. And in my opinion, after all these ultimatums and open letters to each other, it is already too late to continue business together. It's time for PSG and Mbappe to part ways.
I agree with you that it looks like Paris SG will have the decision to sell Mbappe because seeing this complicated situation Paris SG has no hope of holding Mbappe.
We can see the look on Mbappe's face as if he doesn't feel comfortable at Paris SG and wants to continue his career at another big club.
I'm a little imagining how the fate of Paris SG without mbappe will be fine or even worse.
Mbappe may likely sign up for Real Madrid from what is going on. He doesn't intend to continue with PSG and he feels Madrid will be a new ground for him. However, the premier league teams have also shown interest in the 24 years old, aiming for his signature. Apart from arsenal, Liverpool is the latest that has pushed money in the table, €200m is what they are ready to pay should he decide to put his signature down with them.

24-year-old Kylian Mbappé will be wanted by any first-class club. But in the last few years, we have heard that Real Madrid are the most interested in Kylian Mbappé. Real Madrid have tried to sign Kylian Mbappé in the last few years. But in the end, they couldn't do it. But this season we are hearing the names of several other clubs besides Madrid who want to get Kylian Mbappé in the team. And every club is very rich. Real Madrid is interested in Kylian Mbappé but we don't know if they are willing to pay a high price. And so I think Kylian Mbappé is most likely to be seen with a Premier League club.
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