Recently I have had numerous reunions with Uncles from my extended family. Some of them are successful businessmen for decades. They built their business from nothing and are living quite a comfortable life now. We had long conversations about life in general, including their key to success. I knew very well that they have been hard workers ever since I had a memory so I would contribute their success to endless efforts. However, one thing they had mentioned in common was luck. They believe pure luck made them meet and grasp those opportunities and become successful rather than their smartness and efforts. I've thought about this before and couldn't agree with this more. They've set very good examples to me, including my father, and now I tend to focus more on work itself consistently and let luck or fate takes the rest.
Yes, I generally agree to that statement. You can be a bright student or even a genius, handsome, hardworking, determined and what not but if you're out of luck you are never going to become rich and successful. This is partly true for myself - I've always been fighting against the odds, swimming against the tide. I did have some success but with some luck I'd probably become a billionaire. The same is true regarding my entire family, also in sports and all other endeavors. Peeps who are lucky are just blessed.  |
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There ia the big evolution that allow live play roullete and black jack and more.
I consider bw the first one to open live casino street games.
The one that simple players play like 24 (alternatove to roullete)
Coin flip and more all broadcast from thr streets
What you think?
Edit; i dont think all understand here what live casino games means.
If you dont understand what is live gamre watch endoephina is mean the bets ard played live by real person every few seconds. (Real blackjack dealer,real roulletr dealer etc)
So if you think it can be rigged it doesnt make sense. Live casino providers dont gain anything from rigging a game t
For example if lose win 5k hand live black in stake.com by evolultion provider. Evoulution gain about 0.5%.
Stake.com gain the most.
Livecasino providers dont gain shit fron rigging games this why they are much better option than playing on a regular self made casino games. Is more trusty way to gamble.
Frankly, this idea sounds a little bit crazy to me. But, after all, weren't all great ideas and inventions called nuts when they started? I can mention some pros and cons of this concept: + original idea, nobody has this kind of "street games" in his casino + very close to real life, authentic - "street games" are associated with scam and scammers for many so hardly any casino is going to accept your live stream - it's going to be player v. player or player v. casino? either way, not very profitable for a casino? just my 2c |
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Let's say you have 3 drives X Y Z
X has 100 GB of free space you would be ok using for the blockchain
Y has 300 GB
Z has 100 GB
Would it be possible to tell the client, "allocate 100GB to X, 300GB to Y, 100GB to Z" and have the files downloaded and verified in the right order?
And you could just keep adding further drives in case you ran out of space. Right now if you run out of space you have to buy a bigger device that allows at least 500GB at least once in case you used pruned mode, but for someone that wants to keep the entire blockchain this would be good. It would also give some usage for smaller drives you don't use much.
Yes, you can theoretically use LVM or some other type of distributed filesystem but that'd be too complicated, especially if you'd like to keep other data on the same drives. I'd recommend to use a bigger single drive. 1TB drives (even SSD) don't cost a fortune nowadays (and don't require any advanced sysadmin skills). Besides, it'll most probably be a more reliable solution (less points of failure). |
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As many think “crypto will make me rich” it’s definitely not going to be Bitcoin. Even if it hits a new ATH and you buy here at $24K, you will maybe make 3x. Unless you buy millions you won’t get rich this way.
Bitcoin and ETH would of made you rich back in 2015 or so. You could of invested $10K in both and would of made great sums of money as long as you held. Gone are those days.
I'm afraid you're operating with incorrect numbers. $24k x3 = $72k that will be the previous cycle's ATH (roughly). Don't forget we're in a new cycle and ATH of this cycle can easily reach $240k which is x10. But I won't be surprised if we'll reach $400-500k this cycle. And that's a whopping x20 profit! So, even today (and especially today with these low BTC prices) we can get rich by investing in King Daddy. Shitcoins promise you crazy gains, but most probably will leave you penniless. |
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Is it safe to say that casino platforms is running their business with users find only? I read somewhere that they pay winners with losers money, I couldn't ask him or her if a casino can start business with zero fund at hand, I know that most of them wired their system to favour them more ( lose more and win less ) , if not they will run out of business fast I belief, what do you think about this? Was I wrong about this? Come to think of this, there is no prove that they have some money to pay winners.
Well, you need some initial investment (decent one) so your statement is not 100% correct. Other than that, you're almost right - online casino is a piece of software programmed in a way to bring profit to it's developer/owner. There's a certain % of funds which can be won, the rest stays at the casino "the house always wins" they say. |
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Some facts I'd like to remind you guys about: - during previous cycles price before the halving was already high enough (although not really close to ATH). Last cycle it was around $10k (and I guess there was a short-lived pump to as high as $14k?). For this cycle it would mean we'll reach at least $35-40k. - halving had already been priced in, before the actual halving happened - previous cycle was somewhat shorter than the previous ones (you can forecast the trend?) So I guess you have guessed already - I'm quite bullish atm and for the short-middle term. This is not a financial advise. DYOR. |
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The demography of bitcoin holders has been changing for some years now and that would definitely reflect in how the market reacts to major drops or pumps, and would also affect how the "4 year cycle" sequence works.
• When you have more weak hands with little understanding of what they are holding, you get quick dumps when the price drops and lots of FOMO when it pumps.
• When you have more holders who understand how it works and has had the liberty to understudy previous cycles and recoveries, you have more people who are confident in the network and are aware that short term price action is not relevant to long term investors.
I believe this would also change how the current cycle works and create a resistance to how low the bear market can go overtime.
This is so 2017... just to remind you retail investors' behavior can't affect anything in modern Bitcoin. Not even a single corporation or a billionaire (kh kh Elon kh kh..) can do it anymore! |
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The kind of people we have in government are people who always want to fight for their selfish interests, anything that will surely benefit them. If it's something good that has to with better development for humanity as far as it won't benefit them they will surely go against it.
The reason government won't accept bitcoin is not because it is a decentralized currency, it is because they won't be able to print it like they print fiat to steal as much as they can .
If bitcoin is something the government can manipulate to steal public fund they would accept it even before now without any delay.
Well, I think the main reason is fear. They can't control Bitcoin and that's why they're afraid. It can't be confiscated or held. Also the fact Bitcoin is actually doing better than any FIAT currency: it's free from inflation as it has limited supply etc |
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Correct, but you forget that governments are good at adjusting the laws to fit their needs. So, something which is perfectly legal today may become illegal in a blink of an eye. Then you're going to jail.  Too many people are using Cryptocurrencies today to get the general public to accept jail time for developers. I think and hope at least. If they get jail time, we are about to live a very dystopian world soon. So either everyone revolts or we get to live the worst lives we could be living. Our freedoms would be over with. I really want to hope it is not as simple as 'they make it illegal and we go to jail'. And I really hope you are not accepting this idea so easily that a change of law can retroactively turn you into a criminal. - Regards, PrivacyG Well, there were Covid restrictions, now the war is going on - they didn't ask anyone if we would accept that. Democracy is a dream, it's a ghost - it doesn't exist. Hehe, now the most interesting part... certainly, they can't send every crypto user to jail but... they can do what they did to Assange, Snowden, Weinstein, Tate etc they'll dig up some unpleasant fact from your life, expose it, build their accusations based on that and then you're going to jail anyway.  |
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I saw this news and it got me thinking if the growth of Bitcoin in the United States is gonna be hindered since the government plans on introducing the digital dollar. Though I've no idea how it's gonna work. Quote from: copied from https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/president-biden-gives-crypto-a-bitter-taste-of-what-lies-ahead/ar-AA1207rpThe White House is urging the Federal Reserve to explore the launch of a digital dollar, or Central Bank Digital Currency, which would be controlled by the Fed. This identical digital twin of the dollar would be entirely regulated. A U.S. digital dollar "facilitates faster cross-border transactions and is environmentally endurable," the Biden government explained. "It could facilitate financial inclusion and equity by enabling access for a broad set of consumers." It could also "protect against cyberbullying and operational risks, safeguard the privacy of sensitive data, and minimize risks of illicit financial transactions." In addition, the White House believes a U.S. digital dollar "could also help preserve U.S. global financial leadership, and support the effectiveness of embargoes." I don't think this will be that much of an issue since the so-called "Digital Dollar" is still gonna be governed by the Federal Government which makes it not decentralized, unlike Bitcoin. But what do you guess? Let's put it this way: digital FIAT is threatened by Bitcoin. They should be afraid and they ARE afraid. Digital money is the future, of course it is, but with a complete migration to digital FIAT, Bitcoin will take the role of cash as we know it now. Digital FIAT means total control: you won't be anonymous anymore. Every transaction could be tracked/reversed/stopped etc. Everything will stay the same: inflation, banks in full control, debt, government supervising the process etc.. additionally, most currencies are digital already - that's just a number in your bank account, not real money backed by something. |
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So I discovered a bug affecting a mode of play at OwlGames casinos that results in certain games rewarding more money than they should. I tried to report it to OwlGames but was told that they have no bug bounty program and to "enjoy the bug" (not kidding). (of course their docs say that any "exploit" can result in not being paid out, but it's not an exploit if it's simply how things run under the given conditions - not that that would stop them from screwing someone over I'm sure) Their poor attitude certainly doesn't do much to make me want to help them out anymore although that was my intent. But since it is only certain games, from 1 provider, should I try to contact that provider instead? It's possible I imagine that it's not just OwlGames that might possibly lose money to the issue, though I really don't know. I guess since these are casinos, losing a couple hundred to a few players every few days that would otherwise not have won anything maybe is just a drop in the bucket. But I found it so strange that they immediately just alerted me that they have no bounty program. Aren't casinos supposed to be pretty protective of their money even if they have a ton of it?  Anyone else have any experiences of trying to report issues like this? I want to be rewarded for my time verifying the issue without taking advantage of it and alerting someone about it, too, so I'm also just worried about giving the info out and having them come up with some excuse like "oh it just needed a restart it's fine now, that's not a bug." Dude, you created this forum user "owlbugreporter" with the only purpose of opening this thread? Just wow. Anyway, if you have reported this bug and their support said you're free to exploit it, so where is the issue? Just do what they said, that's not your problem anymore. It's a bit weird that they're letting you win more than you would normally without the bug. Perhaps they thought you're one of those scammers demanding bounty for fake exploit reports. |
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Maybe you think I'm promoting my new campaign but it's not like that, I learned about this service and I want to talk about it. It is an exchange with the sale of files with payment in Bitcoin, so far nothing striking but in a nutshell the service is an escrow for files in various ways whether they are text or image. Let's say you wrote a text for a newspaper or a publisher or you have an image that a customer wants to buy, well 3 steps: upload the file, share the link and sell the file. Simple, clean, fast. I just uploaded the first original format but in a special format for printing 50X70 the Bitcoin whitepaper that you can hang and display at your home, so you can buy it for a minimum amount of about 10 dollars and so we will test the service together. Good fun. File https://selldefi.com//1gO3GWpmbk0EdzJn4KRj/buy Interesting concept. The only possible issue you're going to face is that the escrow has to be reputable. Nobody is going to provide their hard-earned funds to an unknown company (are you even a real company? It's not mentioned on your website...) Perhaps you could start this as a free service with no fees and customer should pay directly to the seller's address? After your website/brand gains more trust you could introduce the fee eventually. Just my 2c. |
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btc i had in the couple adresses are gone, because in my country it was still illegal, no matter we're in EU, they do sent em for government use or lets say, they stealed from me for their personal good.
Also trust me i spend years trying to remember parts of them even, but its hard, i mean im smart, but my memory isn't this good. And when they rushed my apartment like im damn criminal smashing all 20 cpus i lost around 1 to 3k btc back then, the rest are in 2 adresses, idk how they missed them, one have 75btc,the other some dust
Something fishy here. You claim the police rushed into your apartment and smashed all 20 pcs? It's very hard to smash a pc in a way to destroy HDD/SSD completely. And so they smashed 20 PCs but that wallet containing 75BTC was on one of those? So they didn't break one of those PCs? If they smashed all your pcs, how in the world did they grab your coins? Even if they didn't break the computers, how did they transfer all those 3k BTC away? And you spent 6 years in jail for mining? Perhaps someone from Bulgaria can confirm it? Doesn't seem credible to me... |
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I can speak for myself, I'm not sure if my pov is common or not. I feel more safe when a gambling website is registered with a gambling authority (no matter where in the world). Just gives me that extra feeling of security. I'm not really interested who runs/maintains the casino and their identity. But that's just me of course.
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"Can I take a loan to invest in bitcoin" this question was asked by a friend
My reply to her is this:
It is generally not advisable to take out a loan to purchase Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile and the value of a particular coin can fluctuate greatly in a short period of time. This means that the value of the coin you purchase with a loan could drop, making it difficult to repay the loan. It is important to do your own research and make sure you understand the risks before investing in any financial product, including Bitcoin.
What is your advice?
Well, borrowing money to make an investment is really risky. The only type of loan which pays off is a loan to invest in expanding your business. All other loans actually do more harm than good. But... Bitcoin is very special. It's known to follow a 4 year cycles and we're currently very close to the bottom of this cycle. So you have a decent chance Bitcoin will keep going up for the next 2-3 years and you're likely to earn some money. Anyway, it's not a financial advise, everything is up to you. |
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I've always wondered why countries choose to ban gambling instead of taxing it. I'm not sure about Japan, perhaps they have some historical reasons to ban some types of gambling? In many countries (again, I can't comment on Japan in particular) there are some people/groups lobbying certain types of gambling (like horse racing, sports booking, lotteries etc) so maybe that's the case here?
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I would love to know who the new gas supplies to Europe are. I still haven't seen such news, maybe I missed it? As far as I know, Germany is building 4 more LNG import ports and will come into operation to reduce dependence on Russian natural gas. Besides, EU countries will reopen nuclear power plants. While Russia and China are building the gas pipelines will soon be operational, the Asian market will be the new market that Russia targets.
Falling oil prices will affect the entire OPEC+ bloc, not just Russia, so it is too early to say that it is having a negative impact on Russia. Let's wait and see the next move of OPEC+.
I think with Belarus joining Russia - and China too And UK, France, Germany and Poland joining Ukraine - this war will take a different turn - it will surely spread to the other countries and will create more desatster than only the discussed gas and oil issue I don't think so. NATO countries won't wage war against Russia (directly I mean, because they are already at war through proxy Ukraine). That would mean the WW3 will begin and immediately start the global nuclear conflict and that will be the end of the world as we know it. |
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I am strongly in favour of desktop applications or even web based, as I think that phones are usually to small and I do not really trust much the apps, but there seems to be many people who would rather use their phone. Is that because they do not have access to a desktop computer? It may also be a regional issue, the same as people that do not use a browser?
I'm using my mobile for most daily tasks and also gambling. Not sure what exactly do you mean by "people that do not use a browser"? You mean like mobile app users? Not all websites have mobile apps, besides mobile apps consume lots of space on my mobile and I hate those push notifications so I'm trying to use websites instead if possible. |
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Short-term investment can be considered gambling or lottery. You can lose (most probably) or you can win (if you're lucky). If it's time-limited and you need to cash out at some certain time it's always a bad idea. There's a significant chance you'll have to liquidate at a loss. But if you invest in shit coins or meme coins, I agree that it can be said to be gambling. So, gambling or not, it doesn't depend on how long you invest, it depends on what coins you invest in. People who invest in coins with good fundamentals must be based on deep research and analysis. They also use certain strategies to optimize profits. While gambling, mostly depends on luck. Research, analysis, or strategy may have no significant influence. So, basically, investment has a bit different approach. Of course it's not. I was just comparing it to gambling/lottery, because if you're setting a time limit/period for your investment, it means you'll be forced to sell the stocks, crypto etc you have invested in after some period of time. Let's say you bought BTC at $20k and you have set a time limit of 1 month. After that time you' ll have to sell to get your money back (or may be you borrowed this money) and BTC dumps to $16k after this month. That's what I meant by short term investment. Long term investment, on the other hand, is not so time limited and you have more chance to succeed. After 5 years, say, BTC can be $70k or $700k but you'll earn something either way. |
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