If you put trust in shitcoins, you will learn the hard way. I have invested in a coin I thought had everything it takes to vomit free money. The use case was superb, team were popular faces with track records ìn the industry, their marketing was perfect and they ended up collecting millions through their ICO. At the end, the project died and my coins became worthless... this is what shitcoins is all about, heartbreaks, anxiety, FOMO and every other thing you need to avoid as an investor.

If you already know that Bitcoin is father and you have seen how well it has performed as an investment option, why not channel your energy, time and resources on how to buy as much Bitcoin as you can instead of allowing distractions from shitcoins? Bitcoin have all you need and they are safer because no founder will hand you over a bag of worthless coins, you are totally in control of your coins especially when you buy and store in a self custodian wallet and your only job will be to protect your coins and then watch it grow in value as time passes.

I will encourage you to avoid making the same mistake I made, focus on building a Bitcoin portfolio and see how happy you will be 5-10 years from today.

I have never used AI before and I do not plan to do that soon even in my academic work (when I start my post graduate programs) as I find it a little lazy. With this result, I completely doubt the authenticity of those AI detectors and it simply means that anything written in fine and error-free English will be flagged as AI generated. I think we have to come to a consensus before a bad AI detecting tool causes chaos in the forum.

I tried checking how reliable the referenced AI detecting tool is with the following steps.
1. I posted my above comment in the took and got below results

https://sapling.ai/ai-content-detector/6fac85451e64588e260f1d647c36b87e

When I adjusted the statement by simply removing the word in the bracket  I got the result below:

https://sapling.ai/ai-content-detector/6fd3520673d3f484186519cf068065bb

I do not trust an AI detecting like this and it does not look good drawing conclusion from such a tool.

Below is the gptzero result of the same post flagged as AI- generated by sapling

I'm using the DCA method in collecting Bitcoin and I sincerely love the dip we are experience now prior to the halving because it will give me ample time to collect more Bitcoin at discounted prices. However, I don't thing we will see as much as 30% drop in price considering that halving is just days away.

Anyone who is doing nothing at this point is probably not interesting in buying Bitcoin. From January till now, Bitcoin have enjoy positive news following the ETF approval and many critics have even embraced reality. Consequently, there have been injection of fresh capital that have lead to the sustained growth we have experienced. Like I said before, those still sitting on the fence till this time are not ready to be invested in Bitcoin.

Like @BitMaxz rightly posited, I wouldn't call this a crash but normal retracement. There is no way it is right to call about 9% drop in Bitcoin price a crash. Assuming it retraces up to one of the Fibonacci numbers like 50% or 61.8% and lower, then it would have been appropriate to use the term crash.

As for the cause of the major retracement, since we cannot place it on any major news that might have a such negative impact, I think it is logical to assume that Iran sending missiles to Isreal is what triggered it. This is because it does not just make so much sense that Bitcoin halving, an event that is expected to be a positive news, is around the corner yet price of Bitcoin is dropping. Well, we cannot rule out market manipulations.

Those of us using the DCA method are not disturbed about the correction, in fact, it is even to our advantage as we will now have to collect more Bitcoin for the same dollar value. I was somehow happy at the drop because it is like a final opportunity the market offer us before the halving which we don't know what will be the immediate effect on the market even though we know it will eventually lead to higher prices.

Yes the drop is also a good opportunity for those who employs buying the dip, their only challenge would be decided if a drop from $71k to $67k is something they might consider a dip to buy. This is where the advantage of the DCA method is evident, no stress about the dip, no worries about entry point and no single panic about volatility.

Is this a joke or something? Gambling does not work this way and there is hardly anyone that will quit gambling if he is able to find a strategy that enable him double his money. Most gamblers are not in profit and anyone who manages to be in profit will not consider quiting rather will be busy perfecting the strategy that made it possible. If it is not easy to quit gambling even in loss, imagine how it will be for a gambler who just made additional $1,000 from his $1,000 deposit. The feasible thing he can do is to withdraw at least $1,800 and continue gambling with the balance for more profits.

It is really surprising seeing that we have come to a point where we will have a second thought deciding who will win between Machester United and Bournemouth. It simply means that the former have done terribly bad this season and the fault is evenly shared between the coach and the players.
For the sake of my money I will simply consider both teams score that will give me a better odd than any double chance since straight win is a so risky base on the H2H record of both teams. Even if Bournemouth will win Manchester United,  they will have to conceded at least one goal. If they fail to get a goal today, the call for the sack of their coach Teng Haag will intensify and I doubt he will be able to survive it this time.

It is wrong to use the word force for it and I somehow disagree with you on this. The right way to put it is that Bitcoin was designed in a way that the supply will continue to decrease even in the face of increasing demand thereby creating a kind of imbalance that will spur an increase in price. This is not the same as forcing people to buy Bitcoin but a simple economics.
 Furthermore, the price of Bitcoin have not continued to go up, we have experienced several bullish and bearish seasons just like we have in every other market. Bitcoin have enjoyed overall growth not because people were compelled to buy it but because of the values it has continued to provide and the potential people see in it, hence the reason they chose to hold it.

Many people expected PSG to win yesterday. They were the favourite and even had lower odds, since they were playing at home. They played well but their performance was not enough to give them the result. I don't know if they will be able to undo the loss when they visit Camp Nou. Well they have to give it their best because the worst that can happen is they failure to qualify for the semi final, although this will be a huge disappointment for the team and their key player Kylian Mbappe who might leave the club at the end of the season. He needed to leave a good legacy in the club besides the series of the French league titles.

I think sports betting should be the favorite for many people considering the popularity and wide engagement of football. But there are still many other interesting casinos that are popular with large participants. Gambles such as slots and poker have become so popular now and many people are going that direction because sports betting seems too difficult to make big wins.
I love sports betting with football and basketball as my favourite but gradually I'm drifting towards slots as well.

Perhaps the information provided in the previous thread was not as comprehensive as he wanted. I was in similar situation that he is in right now when I joined, it was really difficult processing the information and putting them together in a way that it becomes easy to follow. I can assure you that many newbies face this challenge. Maybe someday someone will be able to produce a step by step thread on how a novice can navigate through this forum and become knowledgeable in Bitcoin and the underlying technology. 

The is like "medicine after death". Many people have this regrets with some able to speak up and more to come. You missed Bitcoin when it was few cents, you missed it when it was a few hundreds, you missed it when it got to $750. Even when it got to $1,000 you still believe it was a ponzi. What about after several bull runs? At what point did you believe that Bitcoin was not a ponzi and what have you done so far from that point onward?

If you knew about Bitcoin as early as 2010 and failed to invest in it yet you have a friend who did and held till date, it simply means you are a Bitcoin critics, those that hate the idea of Bitcoin and have concluded it was a scam or outright bubble. I have seen your type, many of them and till date some are still hoping that Bitcoin fails. 

I have noticed an increased in the number of newbies using AI to make their posts, maybe they think that is the way to impress the older members of the forum. It is rather unfortunate that many of them are too lazy to at least read the forum rules that forbids such actions, hence the corresponding increase in newbie accounts being banned. I do not know what will be the solution but I think that any new member who cannot read the rules of the forum and who is not ready to learn and contribute to discussion base on his knowledge but resort to copying and pasting garbage from AI do not deserve to be here.

I have not read anywhere about anyone claiming that gold is of limited supply and anyone with such argument is either ignorant of just playing to the gallery. Gold is still being mined in West Africa and several other locations in the world and the supply is never limited. Australia have an estimated reserve of 12,000 metric tons of gold, so where is the statement of gold having limited supply coming from?

By putting a limit on the supply of Bitcoin, I think it was designed to increase in price as the supply will never exceed demand on the long run, simple economics. Those who know this will naturally see why Bitcoin should be considered an option for the long term. Investment in Bitcoin is truly the best anyone can think of as it will keep getting better with time.

I think what they are saying is that if your mind is so fixated on making money through gambling, you might act irrationally and this will likely make you lose money instead of making profits. I tend to agree with the statement that focusing so much on the money is not the best way even though we know that money is the motivation. I have this personal experience that whenever I want to make money so urgently, I lose instead but when I just gamble casually, I end up winning. This means that being too focused on making money rarely give me the results I want, hence the reason I'm beginning to think in the direction of those who say gambling should not be all about making money.

There is nothing like home and away for the clubs playing now; they can beat you comfortably in your home and that is one thing to put into consideration when making predictions now. That Manchester City was unable to beat Real Madrid was not because of home advantage, the match was played fairly and in high spirit for both teams. The suspense was unique, just few minutes into the match Manchester City was in the lead but within 10 minutes further everything changed and Real Madrid took over. Arsenal and Bayern Munic match also followed the same suspense and I find it very difficult knowing teams to qualify as home advantage is definitely not what to use as basis. Remember that the away goals rule have been abolished so both matches will be played on equal terms.

What an early goal from Bernardo Silva! I think the keeper would have saved this because the distance is just too much to score a first team keeper from there. Now Real Madrid have to fight to make the goal even with Manchester City who are currently on the lead even when the match is played at Santiago Bernabue. Oops, just while I'm typing, Real Madrid has equalized the match and it stand at 1:1 as at 12th minutes. What? Rodrigo scored again to make the match 2:1 in favor of Real Madrid. 2 goals in 3 minutes, that is Real Madrid for you. This is indeed the match of the tournament.

Judging by Arsenal's records, you are very correct but we cannot assume it will always be like that forever because things do change. Therefore,  I will write Arsenal off given their new found determination and consistency. They are at the top of the table now against popular opinion,  they were able to hold Manchester City to a draw which rarely happen at this stage of the competition I previous years. So, I am thinking they are ready to put up a strong fight this season and I will not be surprised if they end up winning the league title after so many years of trying to no avail.

quitting gambling is does not require patience so I doubt it is what the post wants to address. Also patience does not prevent big losses because it is not part of risk management. What I think the post is addressing is a situation where some gamblers expect to win all the money in the world in single day or even single round. This eagerness to win is what lead to different kinds of bad gambling habits and mistakes. When a gambler is willing to commit to time, Following the gambling process slowly and not rush things, it is likely that he will succeed. Some people even quit gambling after few losses when their time have not come; this is something that patience can also address.

The OP is new to the forum and instead of reading the forum rules and familiarising himself with the forum, he is already making posts and sounding all smart. Well, the moderators can be of help. The gambling board have lately become a victim of off-topics and thankfully, it's interesting that the forum mods are paying keen attention there and moving most of the topics to where they rightly belong. If the OP continue in that direction, it is a matter of time before that account get wrecked.