You're absolutely right on the timing for bull rally. I witnessed the 2017 and 2021 ATHs and how they played out and later went into bear rally a year after ATH. I've come to conclude (as it were now) that the bullish run begins to manifest a year before Bitcoin halving and then gets to its crescendo a year after halving. We're in 2023 (pre-halving year) and Bitcoin isn't showing any sign of weakness. It goes to show how prepared investors are gearing towards getting in before the halving year itself. Of course, the expected rally that will take Bitcoin to an unprecedented height in 2025 will be without comparison. I want to believe that newbies to this industry are already preparing themselves for 2025 to enjoy the momentum by making investment a priority.

It's neither of the two illustrations above or any other elsewhere. I'm one of the very few who have continued to insist that meriting posts is a subjective matter. It's the same way we say generally that, "beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder." Anyone meriting any post(s) does that from the angle that they like what's written which may not be seen or perceived by others as such. Going forward, OP should know that the number of merits a user has doesn't equate quality posting from the said user. If you look closely, you can see several profiles with good post quality but they hardly get merited or merited enough.

Definitely, that's what's happening. Your neighbour isn't the sociable type, otherwise he would've known there were some of his colleagues who were into Bitcoin investment. I've a friend who works for a multinational company, he said whenever the issue of Bitcoin or cryptocurrency bashing came up in the office he would act like he hadn't any idea of what it was. He said he didn't have the strength of convincing those who had already made up their minds what not to reason. They were only two of them who were into it in that office. My friend has been investing in lunchpads and making extra bucks behind the scene. It's the same thing I would do in such an environment. For privacy sakes, I don't let those around know me know this day that I'm into Bitcoin stuff. I did the "telling everyone" thing when I started way back 2017 –2018. I can easily teach people online but not those around who aren't in my circle of friends.

Don't see it that way. Nothing makes him "whole". Some of those well placed individuals are ignorant of certain little things. I got the shock of my life when I asked a banker neighbour of mine a few years ago if he was into Forex trading only for him to get lost. Dude started asking me what Forex trading was. I thought he was joking until we started talking and I realized he wasn't joking. A banker, not knowing what Forex trading was the height of entitlement. It's the same thing with a CBN staff not having an iota of idea what Bitcoin is.

I don't believe those who spread FUD around halving time forget anything. It's a strategy to cause panic and dump so they can get in at lower prices. It's whales doings and every close watcher shouldn't get distracted by that. I first experienced this scenario in 2017. After that I made up my mind not to be shaken by anything negative on Bitcoin anymore. I encourage everyone to be resolute hodling Bitcoin till next bull rally and expected ATH in 2025 before taking profit.

If a single indicator can make you profit from your trading every time you trigger a trade I don't see why you should complicate it by introducing more indicators. Simplicity is best at a situation like that. Having fancy indicators crisscrossing one's charts isn't the best, especially when their signals conflict and throw one into losses. For me, I rely mainly on leading indicators of Lines like pivots, S&R, trendlines, PA and then I've it at the back of my mind that there's no holy grail. In trading, everything is speculative and no certitude it can't go otherwise.

That's the way I see it too. You too sabi wetin dey. Yes, I agree that each local board has its own rule and if it's strictly stated what medium/media of exchange is (are) allowed, it shouldn't be an issue writing in another language other than the country's local language. Like you stated, communicating in one's local language acts does have it advantages as a unifying factor and drives the message home faster than when English is used. Also, writing in English language in local exposes the board to spam posting from those (lurkers) who aren't completely in the know of the main gist at hand but would want to contribute to complete weekly quota. I would prefer code-mixing to outright writing/speaking in English.

Sometimes I wonder why Bitcoin fans allow the dumbass SEC manipulate them into dumping. Why any negative news from SEC even make any hodler and adherent flinch is what I don't understand. In my few years in this industry I've come to realize the place of time and season to the point that I always know it's just a matter of time for every dip to act as price correction. Again, I think these SEC dudes know how to shake the market so they can get in cheap. I'm sure some of them hodl and trade these cryptocurrencies they antagonize in the open. It's a mind game.

Dem dey whine. Leave dem. Even those wey dey defend dis APC government go soon begin hide dem faces like fans of Davido are doing now as dem King Kong go chop abroad nor clean mouth. Wait make the election money wey dem collect finish first, every eye go clear. Owa greatest problem for dis naija na selfishness.

OP, you aren't alone in that conception. I think it was a scriptural teaching that was loud in our country while we were teenagers. It's the ecumenical movement. Notably, such teaching has been overtaken by the lure of modern material appeals that no one seems to care anymore what happens next. People are getting less godly and to the point they're less concerned about rightful living.

Well, to tell you the truth that the "one-currency" spoken off (if it ever gets to that point) won't be Bitcoin. I say that with confidence because Bitcoin depends on the internet for its workability. Sadly, there are nations of the world that don't have steady electricity supply let alone internet facilities. How are those nations going to assess the "one-currency" then? So, obviously it's not Bitcoin.

Dude, wake up. Tinubu is known for his taxes. He did it in Lagos as governor and people suffered under dat law. Na d same thing im go wan do as president. Make everibodi brace up for d Renewed Shege warning up for Rumuokoro 😆. By the way, you dey see N1k as nothing. Na until you do calculation on top am you go know sey nor be small cash. Just do 10 million vehicles X N1k first and tell us the scores. Again, d money for really nor be issue if dem go use am do something. You and I sabi sey na embezzlement dey load for dat money head so. Thieves in government everywhere. Tinubu's government will be worse than Buhari own.

If those are the major reason you're here for, no doubt you will succeed at it. However, you also need to put in the work and not expect anyone to babysit you or continually nudge you on what to do every now and then. Read and search the forum for anything you find perplexing. It could be that such topics had already been covered before you asked. I've seen users come here and after a while dump their accounts and scamper off. I hope you won't join in their inglorious number.

This forum is rich in relevant Bitcoin related materials and knowledge. All you've to do is patience at learning.

If you're given lists of centralized exchanges that are KYC free now but you don't ever intend to go through any type of KYC in future, I will advise you don't even start with any of them. At some point in future, these KYC-free exchanges now will ask for KYC. If Binance which was KYC free when it debuted in 2017 could later mandate its subscribers to go through KYC, I don't want to trust that any other KYC free exchanges now won't toe that line later. Wait till these exchanges have grown their subscriber base and see them change like the chameleon. OP, your best bet should be to go to Dexs which are absolutely KYC free.

I strongly believe that nothing of such which you alluded to in your post happened to you. You merely put up that story line just to solicit funds, as exemplified in the bolded, nothing more. You've to remember that begging of any kind, whether cash or merit, is against the forum rules and regulation.

Oh, no! You just opened up yourself for evil ones to come up with claims they're the one. I hope you've a way to sieve that, anyway. Do let the forum know once those who will masquerade themselves as the right person come up (they will come) so we can take appropriate sanctions on them.

By the way, has the thought of the person you're looking for passing on occurred to you? It's a possibility too. We're in a perilous time and news of death aren't scarce any more.

In LoyceV's case, I believe the user talked about people not contacting them on the moniker that's strictly for when they're on the move because it's not as secured as the main account. We aren't taking about security of account here but privacy.

I ain't against opening this site when in public space. I use the phone version of this site. I access it on the go all the time but it's no big deal for me hiding it. In fact, no one would even know I'm accessing it while I'm in their midst. I open the site and scroll up or zoom in immediately to hide the "Hello Mpamaegbu" part if I'm in a crowded space. Otherwise, I just do my stuff unnoticed. Except you draw attention, most people would think you're just on any regular site and not one dedicated to cryptos.

It hurts the eyes. I wonder why they do it without resizing the frames. They could simply look at how those with smaller frames did theirs and learn from them. This issue is same with those who make posts in capital letters all through. Though this has been reduced drastically now unlike what it was in the past here.

I admit, yes, that I also felt the excitement of receiving merits before my legendary rank. What that meant to me was that some members already recognized me and were benefiting from my posts. I always went back to study any post I got as much as three merits on to identify what "sense" I made in there that warranted such merit. It's a good feeling OP, nothing to be ashamed of there. Every veteran here felt that way, I can assure you of that.

I wonder why he would understand it awhile and then forget it. Is it that your teaching methodology isn't simplified for his age? The first time my less than 10-year old son asked me what Bitcoin was. I took out just give minutes to tell him it's money just like the fiat he's used to but that Bit (computer language) is computer Coin. It's money accessible on the Internet. He understood it and hasn't asked again in perplexity. I left it that simple without compounding it with the asset side of it. Yes, I believe Bitcoin is both coin and asset.

Tell your nephew to assess his teacher by what he (your nephew) knows and is sure of to judge the level of knowledge his teacher has 😆. Not everyone is that intelligible, whether they're teachers or not. My son's teacher once told him and his classmates that there was nothing like a Flying fish. I showed my son videos of flying fish on YouTube to dispel his teacher's opinion.

Which one be Bitcoin hen, again kwanu 🤔?

Anyway, I'm sure this same line of questioning also emanated a few years ago when the early adopters never thought Bitcoin could get to even $1k and they felt those who were supposedly buying high at $50, $100 before it dipped couldn't make back their money, let alone profiting from it. Fast forward to the present, every keen watcher of Bitcoin will tell you that the next bull rally will spike Bitcoin to above $120k. Historical data gives us that assurance. We judge the future by assessing the past. That's what data does.

If the only need for such "turning off" is just to hide one's username on top but it doesn't cut across previous posts made, I don't see its usefulness. If anyone doesn't feel comfortable people peeping into their devices while they open them in open space, then it's only reasonable not to open it at all when in such place(s). Sometimes, we throw ourselves into unnecessary secrecy by hiding things that aren't even relevant hiding. That's the way I see this approach.

I ain't sure he's going to be open as to gift you a response to that, and rightly so. Privacy issues.

I don't have an idea what Fillippone's age is but I know theymos is a very young dude. He should be in his late 30s, not anywhere close to OP.

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Happy Close to a Century Celebration, Jetcash. Those of us coming up the ladder appreciate your strength of character and vibrancy.