The best name for any invention, product, or services is the name the inventor/ producer gave to it. The game is called "Football" by the English who are the originators.  That's the correct name. Whatever the rest of us decided to call it is our own business.

Design looks clean and smooth but what does the 4444 in your name stands for? There's going to be much confusions with the name. A lot of typographic errors from people typing 444 instead of 4444 and typing Sports in place of Sport. Did you give thoughts to all that before choosing your name?

I'm asking because traffic leakages is a big deal in any online business, that's why people invest a lot of money to acquire fine names that has little or no ambiguities.

BNB is a coin I need to pay much attention to. From the way it's going, it may probably take over from ETH very soon as the number two coin. Right now, I don't have any BNB but I'm thinking seriously about buying some as soon as money comes into my hands. You've made a great choice with the coins.

The event was so memorable that there's nowhere I could forget some of the details. Probably because I'll never know if I made the right or wrong decision.

The damage is really extensive and heartbreaking. I'd suggest you pay close attention to the electrical wiring next time. Most fires like this usually comes from Electrical Resistance within the wires, resulting to excessive heat and fire outbreaks. From the look, this seems to be the direct result of inefficient wires. Did you use some old wire and extensions cords? Sometimes, "Do it Yourself" is not recommended in rig wiring.

Sorry for your loss and hopefully you bounce back soon, replace the damaged hardware and continue your project. And the leaking roof is another thing you need to pay attention to.

Crypto is here to stay, and no amount of regulation will stop the anonymity. Those regulations you're talking about are mostly geared towards Exchanges and trading platforms. Even if custodial wallets are regulated, you still have the option to create your own wallet in different forms.

Having your monetary assets stored and secured in a harddrive is such an interesting reality that crypto has come to offer. I don't think any government would regulate your harddrive.

That's a responsible way to handle a responsibility. I'm really impressed at how things is done in this forum. I'm observing carefully and trying to adapt to the rules of engagement, both written and unwritten.

Someone made an interesting post in my thread.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5369496.0

I wanted to give him my first merit but decided to hold back. The reason is because he is a newbie and I'm also a newbie. A newbie of less than a week giving his first merit to another newbie of less than a week doesn't look good to me. So, I decided not to give, hoping someone alse would see the post and appreciate it with a merit. To my surprise, you showed up and gave him/her 2 merits. It truly shows you're meticulous with your responsibility.

That was how I found this thread through the link on your profile. I wish I could give you but you already have enough  

Kudos!

Wow! You even had deep knowledge about Bitcoin and mining right from the early days. But don't worry, better days is still ahead. That's what I always tell myself.


He did indeed tried to explain everything to me. The technology, how everything works, and the business model. But I wasn't getting it. At that point, the whole thing were sounding like online banking and payment system, especially his use of Digital Currency instead of Cryptocurrency. That was even the reason I had the little interest in it. But wasn't enough to convince me.

1. I had no knowledge about how the whole thing worked. Wanted to learn it but didn't even know where to start from.

2. I didn't want to appear as stealing his business secret. At that time, it was to me as if the Investment plan was his exclusive right.

The day Trump was removed was the day America lost. From that moment, America back pedaled from winning to losing. America was moving in the right direction until Biden happened and we probably don't know yet how bad it will get before the next 3 years. That's if it'll ever going to get better again even after the next 3 years.

The power that be has taken over the soul of America and may never let go - ever again. Hillary said it was not just enough to remove Trump, that they're going to dismantle the system that made possible his rise to power. I'm sure they're hard at work doing the dismantling as we speak. Of course, you know what that means.

China will continue to hold the supply chains hostage and America will continue to decline. That's the game plan. Inflation will continue to rise while CNN keeps reporting new findings on how Trump tried to overturn the election and destroy democracy.

Trump was the last man standing. Now, he's gone. What else should new parents expect?

There's is big difference between Government owned Crypto to truly decentralized token like Bitcoin. People are looking for ways to take their money off government stranglehold. E-CYN or whatever it is called is just like another government issued security bill. No privacy, no true ownership, and too many regulations. It's not a credible opinion to Bitcoin.

Crypto adoption is slowly picking up and may probably become the world's major currency in the next 10 years. Every Government issued Crypto is bound to fail because at the end of the day, they're just another fiat in disguise.

I don't have any regrets about it. It could have been a scam as many people have pointed out. I was just sharing the encounter, and imagining what would have become if it were to become a reality.

That's another good point. Who on earth would have held Bitcoin from then till now? Maybe the agreement not to sell till 10yrs would be the hedge.

Thank you guys for the kind words and encouragement. My aim is to contribute to the healthy conversations going on here. And thanks to LoyceV and everyone for the kind words, the Merits, and the recommendations.

Quite understandable, and as someone who is running content platforms, I quite agree with you. 90% of blog post we moderate every day are spams or outside scam attempts. And 99% are always from brand new accounts.
I'm flattered really. When I created this thread, the only thing on my mind was to say hello to the community. Little did I know it would be well received.

I'm already addicted 

Since Bitcoin is controlled by supply and demand, I don't think increase inflation will result to the increase in the Bitcoin price. On the contrary, It should be the other way round because people will general be weary of the new increase in the price of living and may be forced to sell of their Bitcoin saving just to meet up with the cost of living. When that happens, the price of bitcoin may likely trend downward in the coming 2-6 month.

The idea of rich people panicking is a fallacy. Money stops nonsense, and rich people knows how do diversify in time of increased volatility.

As at that time, Bitcoin was trading at $1 per BTC and the total mined 2,981,300 BTC. I don't know how many of it were available then. Didn't even know what that meant. Was just listening and reading from the proposal.

Well, I won't say you're 100% right because the guy did believe it will continue to rise and created a model to back his claims. But beside him and probably few others like him, no one else, including me, believed such would ever be possible.

@Coupable, As at that time, I knew very little or nothing about Bitcoin. Perhaps his intention was to scam me. I can't say for sure but his presentation was quite convincing.

I think the plan was to buy over times, maybe throughout the first 1,2,3 years but he just needed an Investment capital for it.

While the presentation was interesting, the whole thing seemed vague to me, hence the reason i pulled out. 

You've heard of people who had early opportunity with the Bitcoin but missed it? Well, I'm probably one of them.

It was early 2011 on a Wednesday morning that someone called me on the phone to inquire if I was in the office, that he'd be heading to my office in few hours to discuss an important business proposal. I wanted to ignore, but decided to allow him come over, since it was a business discussion. So I obliged to the request and asked him to make in the next one hour, that I might be having another meeting in two hours.

47 minutes later, the guy was in my office fully prepared and radiating with confidence. After we exchanged greetings and brief instructions, he presented me with the papers full of charts and models, explaining how Bitcoin was going to rise from  $1 to $100,000.00 in the next 10 years. I didn't know whether to laugh, be angry, dismiss him, or to take him serious. I asked him what he was doing for a living, he said Bitcoin. Nothing else but Bitcoin. That he buy and sell and sometimes, hold for a while before selling. He explained to me how Bitcoin ruse from $0.001 to $1, and how much he made. Showed me some evidence, and how Bitcoin will continue to rise over the next 10years.

I was slightly convinced and somehow developing interest. But the whole idea of investing in an unknown virtual asset on the premise that it will gain 10,000% increase over the 10 years was completely a bad joke for me. I wanted to risk $1,500 but he was looking for $50,000 or nothing. The share formula was 30/70 and the agreement would be that there'll be no selling off, no matter the reason, until 10 years. Even if Bitcoin moved to $100k before the time, or trended backward to zero, that nothing would make us sell until the agreed time. That was what scared me off completely and made me to turn him down.

If I had accepted that offer, the $50,000.00 would have acquired 50,000 units of Bitcoin.

At the current rate, my 70% share would have worth:

BTC50,000 x $62,000
= $3,100,000,000.00.

    3,100,000,000.00 ÷ 100
    = $31,000,000.00

         31,000,000 × 70
         = $2,170,000,000.00.

The 10 year plan ended in February 2020 and Bitcoin was $10k at that time. The prediction was off by wide margin but still good. I never imagined in 2011 that Bitcoin would to that high,and now we're at $62,000 and still going.

I currently have some crypto (BTC, ETH, LTC, etc) but nothing compares to what I'd have got from the Investment plan, or even remotely close. I lost an opportunity to become a Bitcoin billionaire!

That's by the way though, but one thing I learned from the proposal (which is the reason I decided to share it ) is that it's important to always have target and set time for your Crypto Investment. If you continue to Hodl without set time and target, you'll either Hodl forever because there'll be no end to your expectations, or you sell at the wrong time.

Right now, I'm holding till the next 5 years. I'll continue to scrape for a living till then. Hopefully it works in my favor.

I'm new here but not new with Crypto. As time goes on, I'll be sharing some of the ideas and personal experiences I've had over the years as time permits.


What's your current plan?

Thank you mate for the compliment. I've been on here since morning reading as much as I could. So much great information loaded in here.
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I understand the importance of good Reputation in an community, both offline and online. I'm putting all the advice and recommendations to work.

Dripstoil.

This is a very good long term investment strategy and I can say for  a certain that you're in the right direction. I'm planning to do something similar with Eth, BNC or LTC.

How long do you plan to go before stopping to take profits?

I haven't read through the entire thread to know if my question has been answered. Forgive me if I have but I'm very excited with this Investment plan.

Wow! I never expected this kind gesture to be honest. I just created this thread especially to appreciate LoyceV, and then use the opportunity to introduce myself and say hi to the community. The least on my mind was a Merit. I got to fully know about it when everyone started talking about it.

Thanks so much lovesmayfamilis. I promise to always be a good guy and never disappoint you.

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I'm very emotional right now. Thank you Cryptoaddictchie. You guys are amazing and I will always remember this. I'll start by spending more time on this forum and trying to understand how things is done here. And go through all the sections you recommended.

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Gender Equality is as stupìd as the people pushing it. You can't achieve equality through agitation and intimidation. Throughout history, people strive hard, through hard work, to become equal with whom they want. It is never handed down through legislations.

Not sure why you created this thread, probably you just feel the need and desire to bash America. But what I know is that America has been the pillar of this world, at least since 200 years ago. Before you embark on the project of building the hell fire, just remember that over half of the world's technological inventions comes from America, including the improved fire extinguisher.