To be honest, Bitcoin never needed him, just like other similar people who are very rich, narcissistic and think the world revolves around them. The "problem" is that a lot of people have a very high opinion of such people just because they are rich, and few will dare to ask whether their wealth is fully or partially the result of the exploitation of other people around the world who work very hard in impossible conditions to such people would be billionaires.

Does anyone sane want Bitcoin to be promoted in any way by a man who just laughs and waves his hands at a picture like this?

I think you gave him the best possible answer, now the only question is whether he will understand and listen to your advice. If we exclude some problematic hardware wallets, then in general we can say that the weakest links in the security chain are still people who do not understand that the most common attack vector is their backup, not the device itself.

No matter what HW he buys, the same thing will happen to him if he doesn't keep a backup, PIN or any other important information in a safe way - which means completely offline and away from other people's eyes, including those he trusts.

@derBowler, Thanks for the detailed answer

Honestly, I didn't even think that such a vehicle with all the equipment could be cheap, but what is cheap nowadays, right? However, considering the size of the European Union, it seems to me that there is probably a certain amount of ambulances that could perhaps even be donated (which is probably happening).

Regarding the transport of vehicles, have you perhaps thought about sending them in another way, perhaps by transport train or transport trucks? Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that it would be cheaper.

@derBowler, if it's not a secret, how much does a fully equipped ambulance actually cost? I'm asking purely out of curiosity, of course

I don't know if you are familiar with the documentary series about the world's most famous airports and their controls, I think it was broadcast by the NG channel - but there I saw some really strange cases that are quite difficult to explain. Of course, drugs are always in focus, but what goes that way is a drop in the ocean compared to what is smuggled in bulk in ocean-going ships.


Unfortunately, the wrong people in positions of power can be really problematic because they take out their personal frustrations on people who don't deserve it. Police beating random passers-by during a protest or destroying the property of people whose premises they are searching are something that happens all the time.

That's why it's better not to provoke them in any way, and that means that when you travel to countries like the US, Canada or Australia, it's better to find out what you can have in your luggage, and it's even better to bring a new smartphone and then let them examine it as much as they want.

I looked at the sky around midnight, but unfortunately I didn't see anything, luckily the weather is good and there are almost no clouds, so maybe I'll have more luck tonight. In any case, very nice photos

This account you are using was registered in 2018, so I wonder how it is possible that you have a problem finding the right board for what you want to post? The forum may look complicated, but there aren't that many main boards that you need to click on to see what's behind them.

It seems to me at this point that some authorities would be content only to introduce absolute control over Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency in such a way that every transaction must be identified in such a way that the sender and receiver are known. If control over users were to be established in this way, and if the authorities in "cooperation" with miners could censor transactions that are suspicious to them, then Bitcoin would no longer be what it is now.

In addition, if people were to be identified in this way and a database of people who own cryptocurrencies would be created, isn't it realistic to expect that sooner or later someone would hack such a database and put all those in such a database at risk?

I will just say that there are probably altcoins that have grown by more than 600-700% in the past 6-9 months, but investing in such a project is a far greater risk than investing in Bitcoin. Those who are only looking for profit will probably look for ways to make more profit, for me personally Bitcoin is the first choice not only as a long-term investment but also as a currency.

In addition, it is said that FTX has billions in various altcoins, one of which is the one mentioned in the OP - I wonder what will happen when one day (and it could be anytime) when they are dumped on the market?

@xhomerx10, thanks for the info, I honestly had no idea that something similar had happened, or even that there was a possibility that the aurora borealis might be seen where it is otherwise not possible. However, as far as I can see, this news mainly refers to the US, and it seems that we will not be so lucky in Europe (at least not the southern parts).

I assume your antivirus warned you not to download some file, but you disabled it to do so and now you see how bad a move that was. Although AVs can sometimes have false detection, in most cases they protect you from malicious programs, which means that in the future do not disable your AV.

First you have to learn what risks are threatening you from the internet, and only then invest in Bitcoin again - otherwise, a cold or hardware wallet will not help you to prevent something similar from happening to you.

That advice is actually something that I would give as a guideline for people who come from countries that are on the US "suspicious" list, and it seems to me that this is at least 50% of the countries that exist in the world. Let's be clear, border control officers are not looking exclusively cryptocurrencies, but it is just one of the things they check if someone seems suspicious to them. As far as I know, the US pays special attention to what comes out of the country, especially to any confidential information that could pose a threat to national security.

One of the safest moves is certainly to delete any crypto wallets, but you should also not forget the browsing history from the browser of your smartphone/computer, as well as the history of conversations in any app that may refer to anything that they consider illegal. As far as I remember, in one crypto wallet I had on my smartphone, the app icon could be "disguised" to look like another app, although I don't know how much help it is when your devices are taken away and officials start digging through everything.

Most of these officials actually enjoy it, and their job is only done well if they find something, so sometimes they are quite nervous if they don't succeed.

There is a lot of truth in that, especially if we consider that a very large percentage of people who invest in cryptocurrencies do not know any other concept of storing cryptocurrencies other than keeping them where they bought them. In addition, many are discouraged from withdrawing coins to non-custodial wallets and returning them to CEXs due to service fees, and when it comes to Bitcoin, occasional extremely high fees even when transactions are made from non-custodial wallets.

However, if the data is to be believed, more and more people are deciding to use non-custodial wallets, and the last data I saw somewhere says that all centralized exchanges store around 1.8 million BTC.

There used to be many more topics where you could donate to good causes, but it seems to me that members lost confidence in such projects after one member misused part of the collected funds. However, this is not a reason to stop doing good deeds, because if you do something good to others, it will come back to you at some point in your life.

As I promised, a small donation from me as well

If I'm not mistaken, MARA pool is one of those who first decided to censor transactions - but I don't understand why they only accept transactions that pay even 3-4 times more than those currently required for confirmation in the next block? As far as I can see, in the last 7 days they found "only" 36 blocks, while for example Via found as many as 124 blocks. Their business logic makes no sense to me, but I'm obviously missing something.

This is an example of positive criticism, because one of the things that everyone should learn is to use the quote option correctly, that is, to edit the post in such a way as to remove the part that is unnecessary, and at the same time to make it very clear to whom exactly the answer refers.

A topic that can be of help -> [TIPS] to avoid pyramid quotes (for Newbies)

The conclusion is that it is easy to do something that can force the ordinals to find an alternative solution, but that those who should implement such measures (miners) will certainly not give up something that (occasionally) brings them extra income. I am fundamentally against such things happening on the blockchain, but I also understand those who hesitate to take any step that can be interpreted as censorship.

However, we still have the problem of how to explain it to someone who is an average Bitcoin user without too much technical knowledge, and who also uses Bitcoin perhaps on a daily basis for microtransactions. If today he can send his transaction for $1, and tomorrow he has to pay 20 or 50 times more, it looks quite confusing.

To me, it's just an exaggeration and an attempt to present yourself with some relevant factors in the fight against terrorism. On the other hand, all those sanctions imposed on Russia, Iran, and North Korea have a very limited effect - because the war in Ukraine proved that Russia uses weapons that have the most modern components from the West. I doubt that someone bought these components with Bitcoin, which means that the US authorities should focus on who they sell their technology to and how it ends up in the wrong hands.

Bitcoin is only the tip of the iceberg, and even if it didn't exist at all, does anyone think that something would be different? It is more than obvious that when they have no other arguments, they blame Bitcoin for everything, and no one will come forward to say that they are wrong.

Something seems to me that this guy from the video will sell his goggles for a high price one day - it's not exactly a "Buy Bitcoin" sign, but maybe the goggles will become famous

Why risk your name and your bank account when someone else can do it, and in case the business is successful, the one who takes the risk will probably receive instructions to buy some cryptocurrency and thus pay the OP. To me, this seems like looking for digital mules - you know the ones who transport drugs in their bodies, so if they succeed the earnings are great, and if they don't they end up in prison - of course without consequences for the one who recruited them.