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1241  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 18, 2022, 09:16:35 PM
Messi and Mbappe shone in this match, even though in the end it was Messi who won the title, but we cannot forget to appreciate Mbappe who played very well during this World Cup. Messi won his first title and this was a very valuable trophy before he decided to retire later. In total there were 7 goals scored by Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, a very great battle.
Congratulations to Argentina for completing the World Cup perfectly.

Mbappe basically carried the French team. I dare to say they wouldn't be able to even get to overtime without him, not to mention penalties. It wouid've ended in 90 minutes and Argentina would've been the champions with ease. Nobody else in French team would be able to get the team to 3 goals. Best case scenario for France Argentina would win in normal time 3-1.

That said it was a very emotional match. Now I read that France blames the referee for their loss. They're sore losers. The referee gave them 2 penalty kicks after fouls and only one to Argentina so he actually helped them more than he did the other side and they still couldn't win. Congratulations to Argentina! Sad Macron goes home.
1242  Economy / Economics / Re: Bodyguards and security service Will be booming soon for sure on: December 16, 2022, 08:07:23 PM
OP is full of shit again making bold statements with nothing to back them. Why would binance be a scam? Binance was big before FTX and helped to finance FTX which happened to be a mistake, but Sam fooled more people than CZ. FTX was a scam but Binance is still here and so are other exchanges like Coinbase, Bitstamp and others.

What are you trying to say OP? That all exchanges are scams? If it is so, why do many of them operate for more than 5 years without the need for fractional reserve banking?
Exchanges and businesses that go fractional are sooner or later going to make a mistake and die because unlike in traditional banking nobody is going to come and bail them out.
If CZ is being honest and Binance isn't going this way, it won't collapse.

It's really easy to run an exchange and there's only 3 things that I can think of that can lead to a collapse.
1. Hack (Mt.Gox)
2. Fractional reserve (FTX)
3. Scam (Btc-e)
1243  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: is that guy still rummaging the dump? on: December 16, 2022, 07:29:41 PM
It looks like this is him https://twitter.com/howelzy

I remember reading about him in 2016 and at the time he was already looking for the hard drive. Imagine if he were to take a loan back then and start buying BTC for $300, or sold his car and whatever unwanted stuff he had and converted all that into bitcoin. At the time it was pretty easy to get 100 BTC which would be enough to live happily ever after and forget about that buried treasure.

I hope he finds it though. The city should strike a deal with him that he does some recycling or segregates whatever he digs through. This would be a win - win scenario.
1244  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Post Your Favorite Trump Memes Here on: December 16, 2022, 06:42:49 PM
First there was no climate change no reason to worry about emissions and the only real currency was the dollar. Good old days when he called cryptocurrencies dangerous.




Now that he's launching NFTs he wants you to pay with ether because bitcoin is bad for the environment. (He literally called Ether chain carbon-neutral).
To buy his NFTs you need to install a crypto wallet! For his sake let's all hope the dollar doesn't collapse from all this dangerous actions.
1245  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Playbetr.com steals even the deposit. on: December 16, 2022, 06:21:04 PM
Firstly, I find it hard to believe that Russians are so oblivious to why they've been banned from most sites in 2022. If I were a Russian citizen I'd feel like I have 2 choices.
1. Use VPN and never admit that I'm Russian, play dumb if they catch me, hope that they'll let me off with a warning.
2. Not use any financial service that blocks Russian citizens.

If the casino made it clear that Russians are banned and the use of VPN is also not allowed and you broke both these rules, you can't blame them.

If I were the owner of the casino I'd resolve this but counting up all your deposits, subtract withdrawals and again subtract the remaining number from your current account balance. Therefore, the casino should send you back your deposits and keep all your wins, because you had no right to play in the first place. This is my opinion, you shouldn't be surprised if they take everything from you.
1246  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: turned gambler after investing in BTC or investor turned gambler? on: December 15, 2022, 06:24:18 PM
Don't worry OP, there's so many things you can do on your computer that it's improbable her son ends up gambling. More likely he's playing games all day or chatting with people. I used to game a lot in my 20s and never even thought of gambling at that time, even though me and my friends could spend 8 hours straight playing CS and dota. Gambling isn't the worst thing he could be doing online, so if she wants to control him, she's going to fail one way or another. 

To answer the question, I started gambling once I was getting free money from signature campaigns. I haven't thought of it earlier but it's easy to spend money when you have plenty.
1247  Economy / Gambling / Re: Kryptosino Avoid!!! on: December 15, 2022, 05:35:12 PM
I've never seen this site. We'll of course take the warning into consideration, but I don't feel like this casino poses a big threat to the community with so many reputable ones advertising on this forum and Kryptosino not being one of them. People here have so many good sites to choose that it would be a miracle if a frequent bitcointalk user went to play there.

Keep us informed if you find anything to support the claim about the investigation.
1248  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: SBF, arrested! on: December 15, 2022, 04:33:48 PM
According to O'Leary Binance is responsible for FTX collapse and Sam was doing good. Sam wasn't stealing money, Sam wasn't in debt. They were trying to make deals and get permits but Binance was working against them all the time to undermine their efforts and without CZ dumping FTT there wouldn't be any bankruptcy. He also thinks that Binance should be regulated in the US because it's running wild without any supervision.

Poor Sam, he was a good guy after all. All those properties he bought for himself and his parents, all the donations, 15m given to Kevin for his support, 1B USD given as a loan to his friend... Such a noble man and such a great CEO!
1249  Economy / Speculation / Re: ELON sold his TSLA stock for $3.5billion. Will he re-buy BTC soon? on: December 15, 2022, 04:15:28 PM
If the recession is really coming he's going to need some money to keep the factories running.
Maybe he's expecting his car sales to go down? Maybe he wants to invest more in his social media empire because I heard many people are leaving twitter because they don't want to work under Musk.
Musk was supposed to start a green bitcoin mining business but since BTC went into bear market we don't hear much about this idea anymore.

As for his dogecoin investment, I couldn't care less.
1250  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In The Bahamas, Set For 'Prompt' Extradition After US on: December 14, 2022, 09:58:47 PM
Imagine if the guy gets 10 years. It's going to be hard going from eating shrimps, being interviewed as the most generous CEO in the world and fucking your roommates into a reality where you eat "mack" and ramen noodles, and being interviewed by a warden. Well, at least he'll still be able to fuck his roomcellmates.
If he gets lucky he won't need any reconstructive surgery when he gets out and has a a small fortune in FTT tokens stashed somewhere. Oh, wait...
1251  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [Updated] FTX on: December 14, 2022, 09:42:00 PM
I'm sure you've watched some of the hearings, so I'll share my thoughts because a lot of new and interesting things were said.
One interesting part is how dumb Sam and his friends really were. They weren't managing books for the company, had no board, most communication was done on slack, they had no control over money, they were giving loans to one another and to get money for something you just had to ask for it on chat... I don't get how a child of a pair of lawyers can be so oblivious to laws and regulations. On one hand he was trying to cover his tracks by offering Bahamian authorities to allow their citizens to withdraw their money if they'd take over the case, on the other he had no documentation that would cover his own ass from the prosecutors, like documents with signatures of all the FTX debtors. Now he can't even prove who in his company had access to what and who knew about what because what position you had was based on what role you got assigned by SBF via chat.

Another interesting part is that FTX was estimated to be missing 10B USD. It was said during the hearing that the liquidators had found and secured 1B and are looking for more because there are wallets on exchanges that they haven't checked yet but they know FTX had money there. They also suspect there are wallets they don't know about, probably implying that people behind FTX have hidden crypto.

1252  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tipping during live slot, or casino games. on: December 14, 2022, 09:10:15 PM
Though tipping is being done voluntarily and cultural, I usually do it when I get lucky and have good winnings. I believe that we're not forced to tip them but we can do it out of love. I once tipped a machine attendant before and he was really happy and wasn't able to hide his emotions knowing that his son is sick and he could use the tipped money for his medication. Sometimes, our simple act of kindness could mean a lot to others.

I have a similar opinion. I sometimes tip when I win, but it's not a rule that I follow or anything.
Tipping should always be a personal choice, not forced like it is sometimes in the US where a tip is added to your bill whether you like it or not.

I don't tip in online games, even with a live dealer. I don't really feel a connection with other people through an app. I come from a culture where 20 years ago most people did not hear about tipping, so I try to do it but I don't do it very often.
1253  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why every casino got bad habits? on: December 13, 2022, 10:46:08 PM
I feel like many people have already mentioned the important part which is the difference between accusations and real fault. Anybody can accuse a casino of doing something bad for no reason, that's why the section is called scam accusations but not scams. To be a scam the accusation has to be proven.

Of course there are real scams in the space not every casino is clean but we have this forum so that we can share our stories and know who to stick with and which sites to avoid.
1254  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In The Bahamas, Set For 'Prompt' Extradition After US on: December 13, 2022, 10:33:48 PM
Well, I'm glad I was wrong. I didn't think he would face any criminal charges.

Read the charges briefly, he's facing up to life in prison but no one is ever sentenced at the top of sentence recommendations. If he is in fact guilty after proper due process, throw the book at him.

Elizabeth Holmes frauded about 700M USD, she got 13 years in prison.

Bernard Lawrence Madoff frauded 65B USD, he got 150 years.

If convicted, what could SBF get for vaporizing 10B USD? Perhaps the rest of his life?

Maybe this was all a charade to appease the public. People would be furious if they let him of the hook but now they'll make all the hearings, committees, maybe a trial... and then let him go. He'll get a long list of sentences but if you sum them all up it's going to be like a million dollar fine, 2 years of house arrest and a lifetime ban on running companies.

I doubt he'll get 10 years but given what he did he should at least get that.
1255  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: We No Longer Pay People Directly on: December 13, 2022, 10:13:18 PM
Well versed, OP. That's what Klaus Schwab is working hard on achieving and that is why he praises Trudeau so much, because that guy showed the world what can be done when you have full control of people's money. When you're able to stop the flow of money you're able to force people into submission. They want to gather somewhere and protest? Take their money so they have to walk there and ask others to buy them food. With no money they can't even pay their Internet bill. You take their money you stop the flow of information. They can't send a letter with no money, they can't can't print leaflets, can't buy weapons to protect themselves. Money is power.
1256  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why still keep the money on phone? on: December 13, 2022, 09:42:50 PM
A phone wallet shouldn't be used as your main wallet because it's pretty easy to have your phone stolen or simply lose it.
I bet that having your phone hacked through android vulnerability is going to be 100 times less common than having it stolen.

That said, I wouldn't be worried about having $100 on my phone for unexpected expenses. I usually have a phone bank app there anyway, so wherever I go I have some cash in my wallet, a fiat app on my phone and a crypto wallet. For holding I have my safely stored private keys.
1257  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Qatar Footballl World Cup - People decided not to watch on: December 12, 2022, 10:00:44 PM
It's the same as other countries, they've got to focus to the grandest events that are happening in their countries because it will boost their entire economy.

While not looking at those current situations that the other side of the country is dealing with. People should just forget the World Cup if they want to and ignore it.

But they can't stop the flock and fans from different parts of the world to watch and support it.

It's not the same in other countries. In most countries you are free to drink alcohol if you like and you won't get in trouble for walking around with your shoulders or knees visible Wink
I would probably still watch it if it was only about their restrictions but the most important aspect is Qatar bribed FIFA to get the votes and be chosen as the host for the cup.
FIFA is so dirty and nobody does anything about it as long as the money keeps flowing.
1258  Other / Politics & Society / Re: War expets saying this is the ww3 now in Europe on: December 09, 2022, 09:51:27 PM
Most likely russia will go in next countries:
Ukraine off course then moldova poland greece italy germany. Baltics Will be not touched and northern Europe not interesting for Putin.

Go? meaning what? Throw whatever T90s they have left at them? Moldova is weak and could be taken over, but at the current state of the Russian military, even if Poland wasn't a NATO member, I doubt they'd be able to fight it, while having a large part of their forces tied in Ukraine. Basically, if there was no NATO and Russia attacked Moldova and Poland in 2023, and these countries would only get military aid the way Ukraine is, Russia would lose all of its forces.

It gets even better with Germany in the mix. I really doubt that Russia would be able to defeat Germany 1 on 1 without the use of nuclear weapons simply because of the path its forces would have to take to get there. The first thing Poland would do is blow up bridges and Russians would get stuck without reinforcements. Also, there's no way Finland and Sweden would just watch as Russians attack members of the EU.

In no scenario does Russia win this, even if there was no NATO. Since there is NATO and Russia has lost a third of its ground forces this year, if they move significant forces towards Moldova or Poland, they can expect Ukraine to move towards Crimea.

Even if we did the math in March 2022, Russia would lose vs the rest of Europe, even if the US was not involved. They simply don't have the manpower to overpower and hold so many countries at the same time. Especially countries that have strong air strike capabilities that Ukraine was lacking. They wouldn't be fighting old Mig-29 that Ukrainians have but Eurofighters, Gripens, Rafales and so on...
1259  Economy / Economics / Re: Have Satoshi dream failed? on: December 09, 2022, 09:06:16 PM
Most countries do not tax your holdings. I don't know where it's taxed like that but in the EU your "taxable event" is the moment you exchange bitcoin into fiat money, goods or services. Otherwise you don't have to tell anyone that you own anything.

Bitcoin gives you freedom of choice. If you live in a country that heavily regulates or taxes bitcoin, move somewhere else and have fun with no taxes, like in German

At some point most countries will have taxed bitcoin in some way, most likely in the form of income tax from gains, but that doesn't mean it's a failure. You're your own bank, you can spend at any moment, any day of the week, you don't have to wait, transactions are easy to verify and visible for everyone and you are anonymous, despite what some people are saying.
When I get my coins from a signature campaign on the forum and decide to go to an ATM that allows me to exchange for cash without KYC up to a certain limit - I'm anonymous. It's the same with store purchases. If I decide to spend my coins at a place that accepts bitcoin I'm anonymous. They can see my face, but they don't know my name, DOB or any other thing about me.
1260  Economy / Economics / Re: Coffeezilla Accidentally Got SBF To Admit to Fraud on: December 09, 2022, 08:46:13 PM
That was one of those moments when the bad kid regrets not listening to his parents, especially since in this case both were teaching law at Stanford.
I said were because it seems they were fired, I don't buy the retirement story:
https://decrypt.co/116770/sam-bankman-fried-barbara-parents-stanford-law-teaching-break

They both had scheduled courses with Father cancelling the course that was supposed to start in a few weeks, so the mother said it well, the retirement has nothing to do with it Tongue
Also, she's 2 years younger than her husband and suddenly they both decided to retire in the same month.
Maybe they got so much money and properties that they don't have to work anymore?
I think that the real reason for this is they're too busy making a line of defense for their son and possibly for themselves.

I'd really like to see that sociopath in jail.
 
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