Exactly why I think this fight is a coin flip and think there's value in betting on Lesnar.  The guy is not only huge and aggressive, but he's also a freak of nature.  It takes that kind of athleticism to be able to fight and win in the UFC despite a lacking training camp.

Edit:  Does anyone think Cain vs Browne will be the upset card?  I'm itching to put money on Browne.

I was about to post the same thing.  Wow this is totally BS from Jones.  How can he let everyone down?

Anyway, is it confirmed that he took performance enhancing drugs?  Or is it cocaine?   

I was just wondering if some of you might want to play some daily fantasy sports.  We could create a contest which is open only to the regulars of this thread for .001 BTC to join.  We can use http://ggfantasy.com

What do you guys think?

I have never played any daily fantasy sports before.  I just want to ask if it's possible to create your own contest and play with the other bitcoiners who hang out at the Premier League prediction thread.  I think that would be fun.

It's confirmed.  Mkhitaryan to Man United.  I hope he does really well in the EPL and doesn't become another Kagawa.

Pogba next...?

Ok cool.  I will start doing some small trades and will look into it when I'm ready.  Thanks for all of the advice everyone.

What kind of trades do people usually want here?  BTC to Neteller/Paypal?  Altcoin trades?


How small is 'small' in escrows exactly?  And how much in fees do escrows usually get per trade?

Yup.  Definitely a must for this forum.  But it would also help to talk about stuff in real life that you're into.  Like sports, politics, economics...  Anything under the sun really.  I have recently discovered that all the stuff I'm into, like football, F1 and MMA are talked about mostly in the gambling section (of all places).  It's surprising because I expected them to be found in the off-topic section.

Hi guys. 

I want start another adventure here at Bitcointalk.  If you don't know, the first one was asking how to get in a good signature campaign as I posted here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1498626.0

It wasn't easy at first, and I had to prove to the managers that I am worthy enough to get in.  And thankfully, I got in very good signature campaign.  Ros of Betcoin is really great.  Props to him.

Now I am seeking advice on how I can become an escrower.  Where do I start and how do I gain the people's trust? 

I'm also hoping this thread will be helpful not just to me, but for the other readers as well.  Thanks.

I don't think it was ring rust that made Jones not perform to 100% of his potential.  I think it was his cardio.  If you notice during the fight vs OSP, he was already getting tired starting the 4th round.  But as far as his tools are concerned, they looked ok.  Although not as sharp as his previous fights, but still good overall.

Also, this could be a strategic move by Jones.  By not showing 100% of what he's capable of, maybe he could get Cormier off guard during the fight.  Remember Jones has been doing some heavy lifting lately. I wouldn't be surprised if played Cormier in his own game and started throwing and slamming him down the mat.

Personally I prefer Poloniex as there's more volume and some of the 'hotter' or 'in' altcoins are being traded there or want to be listed there.


This is what I think.  Some projects at the start, mean well and really want to create something innovative and ground breaking.  But something happens along the way that maybe what they're trying to achieve is technically impossible, and the fact that most of them hide this from the public make them labeled as scams.  And rightly so, as this could be considered something like false advertising of a broken product.

While others are outright scams from the start you just know it, no joke.  


Don't store you coins in an exchange.  Download the wallet of your respective coin and store it there.


I personally don't like buying into ICO's.  I wait for the coins to get listed, observe how well they do, then make a trade if they breakout.


High volume and liquidity.


Google is your friend.  There are lots of trading articles online.


Nope.  Poloniex is at the moment.  But this changes from time to time.  The altcoin scene is very dynamic.

With today's standards, sure, it's justified only because those are the prices for them in the market.  But do you think the Bales and the Neymars of 20 years ago would cost 80M - 100M British Pounds?  No right?  20 years ago people wouldn't think transfer fees would reach these crazy levels.

They inflated the market and people are making money out of this.  Namely the agents.


That's a prime example of inflating the price. Then when he performs well, sell him for a much bigger price.  

The players have somewhat become a commodity.

Yup, United and City are the favored to win the league.  City has a slight edge over United though.  3rd and 4th would be Arsenal then Chelsea respectively but it's really close.  In the fringes of top 4 would be Tottenham and Liverpool.  Don't count those two out to get into top 4.

Thinking back about it, yeah you're right.  But I would like to point out Memphis Depay's transfer fee is also too expensive considering the quality they got.  How much did United spend total under LVG?


Add Real and Barca to that list.  I know there'll be more future Bales and the Neymars with crazy transfer fees coming.  The price of football is getting crazier and higher.  Sure they got the quality they paid for.  But the prices are way inflated compared to 20 years ago.

Blame the money clubs, namely Barca, Real, United, etc...  and lately Man City.  They have been the inflating price of the transfers.

Frank Mir will disagree.  



Watch the fight here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TubJH4IMl54


Lesnar is a freak of nature.  He's athleticism surpasses most fighters in the UFC heavy weight division.  So I won't take Lesnar lightly.  But that said, Lesnar's weakness is his cardio.  If he doesn't KO Hunt on the 1st or 2nd round, he's chances of winning goes down as the fight moves to the 3rd - 5th rounds.

Anyway, watch the weigh ins this weekend and see how Lesnar will tower over Hunt.  People don't realize this, but this fight might be a coin flip.  So go bet on the underdog.

New manager, new squad.  There will always be a transition happening especially when you have someone like Mourinho coming in.  Imagine if Pep went to Man United, I think the club will have to endure a bigger transition moving forward if it was him.  One big reason why people think Mourinho could cause 'chaos' within the club is because he's arrogant and brash.  And that he's like a ticking time bomb.  But really he's one of the best football minds of the modern game.

Yeah.  There were speculations that this could be Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid.  I don't know what kind of relationship he has with Mourinho as that would matter a lot in my opinion given their history.  But I would like to see that happen.

I think Cormier should be studying his own weakness in order to have a chance to win because let's face it, Jones is younger, faster, more athletic and the better fighter overall.  So instead of looking for a weakness playing an exploitative game, why not discover the holes in his own game, plug and close them then play a game theory optimal game vs Jones?  It will be a boring fight sure but Cormier is the champion, if Jones wants the belt make him work for it.

I know Pogba's price tag is steep but you're joking right?  You're comparing apples and oranges here.  Man United needs a good holding midfielder in Pogba.  Both Payet and Griezman play as attackers.  

And you haven't seen Pogba contribute anything meaningful?  Are you even watching the games?  His influence in the midfield is really great.  Imagine if he wasn't playing...  Other teams would dominate them in the midfield.