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141  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Did you start investing in bitcoin because of some celebrity ? on: May 30, 2024, 04:56:16 PM
I got to know Bitcoin from someone with a less reputation on the internet. It was a good friend in the university, - ma his soul rest in peace. I can remember vividly we would always go there cybercafe and mine bitcoin using a website he shared to me. That was the first time i learned about it and started understanding the technology. Although i did not started investing in it because i have no money as a student but i always wished. When i left the university i got a job and though about investing in Bitcoin when i knew i can afford putting in some money other places.

So, i would say i started investing in Bitcoin because i was convinced by myself and saw the need to start investing as a man. Meanwhile i have already learnt about Bitcoin investment a long time ago.
142  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Question to hodlers:How will you spend the money? on: May 27, 2024, 11:51:07 AM
There are many ways you can earn passive income, one of the simplest ways you can do is sell Bitcoin when the price is high and buy again in large quantities when the price is cheap. Buying Real Estate or land is not a bad idea, you can collect profits from Bitcoin investments to increase your source of income in the future. People here who have built a very emotional relationship with bitcoin always think Bitcoin investment is the best for now, they can do it easily without having to spend maintenance money and avoid fraud.

This not a profitable idea. There are times we may sell our bitcoin high and wait for the price to do down so we can buy at a lower price that the price would choose to remain so high and in most cases after we have sell the price would go way higher and never come down again. I wouldn't advice anyone to adopt this method because the chances of making passive income is low.

People that should develop this pattern should be investors who have enough bitcoin that they are holding for long and then they choose to play around with some amount of money using this strategy to see if they can increase such money, but their main investment still remains intact for long term purposes.
143  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 25, 2024, 05:56:35 PM

Manchester City vs Manchester United FA Cup single league match will be held, and today we will pick Manchester City as strong. And if we look at the performance of the opponent team, Manchester United in today's match, then we can confirm that we can definitely win with them. Manchester City is much more exciting this season than Manchester United, and they have enough good stars. Moreover, they have been champion in the Premier League with great performances and have been successful in winning trophies, so we can see Manchester City aiming to win today. But if Manchester United try their best then maybe the game will be tighter and if they can attack well then it is possible to win against Manchester City. And if Manchester City sees Manchester United as a normal team, then of course it will not be good for them. However, I am really shocked to see the betting odds in today's match so much difference between two teams, accordingly we can confirm 75% Manchester city will win today's match.
I think the opposite is happening from what I can see on the screens now, Manchester united came to win by fire and thunder. They're leading with two comfortable goals and city is yet to respond. This trend of favorite teams receiving shocks of their lives in finals is propagating to everywhere. Few days ago it was Atlanta shocking Leverkusen with their victory,  now, its Manchester united which were barely in form this season that are now dealing with city today.  I'm still skeptical of what we might see in the champions league final very soon.

The match is still very much young and we hope to see lots of early or late drama in this match, but for now its Manchester united with the upper hand and a possible FA cup final clean sheet for the team. I wish them the very best, at least laying their hands on a trophy this season is not a bad idea at all and would excite their angry moods after a bad season.

We're in the 62nd minute and Manchester city is yet to respond. We wait till 90 mins to cerebrate with the victorious team.
I guess we are on the same page. When i saw the score line at the final i was shocked because I wasn't expecting Manchester United to score more than a goal in the first half and it should be a goal. It is truth that in the finals tables are turning. And many gamblers have lost in the recent games they bet. I knew a lot of persons who lost their bet last weekend because of Bayern Leverkusen losing to Atalanta and today we see Manchester City losing to Manchester United.

During the match it's like they have hid Foden out of the game, there were no chances for him to shoot into the goal net from his usual distance. Haaland as well made so much struggle in the game yet nothing to show forth.
144  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏆 The Emirates FA Cup - Season 2023/2024 on: May 25, 2024, 05:48:22 PM
I have to say that I really did not expect this Grin
City looked like they were on holiday - a really bad individual performances from a lot of their players.

Guardiola with only 1 trophy at the end of the season - tells you all you need to know about the competitiveness of the Premier League.

I'm so pissed we lost to this United - we should have won it before extra time. I wanted one last final under Klopp.
The team gave their best performances. But the thing was that Manchester United started their goal scoring from the first half of the game. At least they ended the season with a trophy not like other teams like Arsenal and Liverpool that struggle so hard in the season yet left without a trophy. It's a shame you know.

I wonder how London has more football clubs that every other city in England but for past five seasons they had gone without any trophies. This season the breakdown is.

Manchester 2
Liverpool 1
London 0
and others 0
145  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Converting bitcoin to fiat without problems on: May 25, 2024, 12:37:35 PM
You can easily convert your Bitcoin to fiat using your calculator and after then the best way is to sell your coins on an exchange that is available in your country. There are different exchanges like coinbase, Binance, kucoin that offers these services. Don't get it all wrong these exchanges do not directly buy your Bitcoin or USDT they will match you with a buyer in the exchange through the P2P area there you will see merchants and their prices.  Although the amount of taxes depends on your country of origin.

146  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How to maximize winning potential and control excessive gambling habits on: May 24, 2024, 11:29:15 PM
Keep reading the advice and the experiences of other gamblers. This surely helps in correcting yourself. Gambling is all about self-control. If you're good enough to have control over your gambling activities, then you can maximize your winning potential. Most of the time, gamblers used to win well, but they don't know when to make an exit or comeback. When you're good at it, you can avoid huge losses, and taking advice will help you overcome stress when you're at a huge loss.
Everybody will have their own new experiences in gambling which they will find their way out of it if it is a bad experience. The experience of other is only as a guide to people h=who may encounter similar experiences in gambling but if they ignore, he advice then surely, they will fall for it. There is a saying that you can take the horse to the river, but you can't force it to drink water. No matter how hard to convince people on their gambling addiction it is difficult for them to correct it. It takes a long time and luck for someone to get out of gambling addiction. 

I think the control would help avoid the risk but to maximize winning it's not going to be possible. Self-control only limits the level of losses we would make but can't maximize our profits.
147  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Undergoing of wider Crypto adoptors in our society. on: May 24, 2024, 11:06:27 PM
Though it wouldn't bother me if they do because I myself is keeping anonymous with my crypto investment.

Actually, the government chase after p2p platforms in the country brought more awareness about cryptocurrency. You may ask how, but it's very simple because most Nigerians, use these micro finance banks like opay an the rest for their day to day life transaction. And upon sending so many warning to these banks, a lot of users who might not be even aware of the existence of cryptocurrency knew for the first time that it existed. I'm happy that In our country, no matter how the government try to pull out our strings, we still manage to survive.

Cryptocurrency is the future and soon, every young Nigerian would be into the business and the government won't be able to do anything but to allow it use. The recent bull run has brought to awareness so many cryptocurrency even though its not as easy as it looks through those airdrops that were given out, it still showed us that we are heading somewhere with adoption.
Any day anytime cryptocurrency will stand. The Nigerian government has not authority over what will be the future of cryptocurrency in Nigeria. Of course, they would try to bring any platform supporting the progress down which they have tried in recent times, yet those platforms are still prospering. Apart from affecting the business of the digital banks in Nigerian, the government still understand that they are benefitting from those banks and that is the main reason they would only give restrictions to some certain extend and not shut down the business. At last, with time everything will settle down and the exchanges would be back.
148  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Aggressive Bitcoin investment. on: May 24, 2024, 10:54:00 PM
Aggressive investment is not a bad idea. There is various reason why people aggressively buy bitcoin and they have reasoned the consequences of it before they decide to go aggressively. Now let me out it this way for clarification. When we have calculated our disposable income and found out that there are less expenses for the new month and more money would be left to cover up for emergency funds and savings then the rest money can be used to aggressively buy bitcoin.

OP, in my own understanding of aggressiveness is when you put an extra funds into your investment and these funds may come from tips in the workplace, additional income in our salary, or money that was giving to house by family relative or friends. Such money can be used to buy bitcoin aggressively and there are no consequences attached to it.
149  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you ever done something crazy to bet? on: May 24, 2024, 10:41:19 PM
Yes, I do understand that everyone have done different kinds of memories in betting. I do love when I am taking multiple games but not putting much amount on it just something I can afford and at last I do finally win even more better than when I stay higher. Sometimes I do love taking the games because I feel like taking the way you win more and when ever you stay higher, you always have a higher chance of losing, sometimes it really gets me  confused l

Guy, you don't have to get confuse. Gambling has a high chance of losses than the wining you can get. Whether you stake a big or small amount, the losses you will get is always high. It's not a lie that the casino is more favorable for the owners than gamblers.
The chances are equal. Just like there are chances of winning there are so many chances of losing as well. There is no research that has proven that people do have loss than winnings. When some gamblers win, they most time win very Big which is quite impressive because if you compare the wins to their losses, you found out that their wins are greater than their losses.

Well, it is also good to do some crazy things about betting, but well I would do advice student to do so because you will definitely be spending the money to give to you for something important in school doing Betty and thinking you’re doing something good for yourself you are definitely a child and not understand much about it. Yes, this is a past story and it is good Experience but it’s not something you should repeat again what I really mean is not something a child or a student should do again because it is actually a big risk
The crazy things are to take more risk when betting. It could be staking with a large amount or including games with high odd that can be a crazy way to win. Most gamblers are lucky to win when they stake high while some still end up losing. Although that's why they call it crazy chances it could be a win or loss.
150  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: When you are confident with your picks, do you win most of the time? on: May 24, 2024, 07:47:50 PM
Unfortunately no. I had a lot of picks in my life where I was pretty confident and they turned out to be disappointing.

A great example was world cup 2018 where everybody was betting for the Germans (former champions) to get at the very least to semifinals and they ended on 20th something place. I had so many bets where I felt strong over the years. Especially in UFC you can never be sure, like in that last fight where Gaethje was knocked out in the last minute of the last round.
Guess this things happen most in soccer betting. I have made a lot of bets which i knew was a.clear stand for me but unfortunately i lost. Football betting is unpredictable and i understand. There is no match that is 100% accurate and it one cannot be confident that the game will play. In most cases when we are confident is when we need the bet to win so badly funny enough when we dont need it so badly that is when we would win in the game.
151  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 23, 2024, 10:20:25 PM
Leverkusen had an amazing performance during this season no matter if they lost the final match against Atalanta with a 3-0 result but they had god enough performance to make Bayern Munich change their coach and lose the Bundesliga title after ears of winning it.
Leverkusen didn't lose any game after 51 games of playing in different tournaments and this is amazing for any team at this level.
Checking the game between Leverkusen and Atalnata, Xabi Alonso was shocked when he saw this situation in this game.
However, I think Leverkusen is going to keep having this good performance in the next season they are going to still keep tracing at the top side of the Bundesliga table.


The truth is the main season target and goal of Bayern Leverkusen has been achieved which is to win the Bundesliga. Any other trophies were just a an extra to the team. But it wouldn't be bad if they have maintained unbeaten in the Bundesliga and also if they had won the Europa cup. These things are worth fighting for because they have moved to the final i don't know why they have to keep some players on reserve without starting them.

Next season Bayern Leverkusen will be going to the UCL. I believe they will perform awesome there as well. If they maintain this type of performance, we might likely see them going far in the UCL.
152  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Are signature campaigns still a thing in bitcointalk.org? on: May 23, 2024, 10:06:38 PM
As long as there is traffic on the site then there would be lots of companies who would want to advertise their services here. Although it been a while there was a new signature campaign. Perhaps if you wish to advertise your services here you can possibly reach out to some signature campaign managers you can find in the service announcement board.

The pay rate is good in all signature campaign because that is what they wish to pay but currently i think blackjack has the highest pay rate.
153  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe in match fixing? on: May 23, 2024, 10:01:08 PM
I rarely hear people say some matches are fixed. The truth is there is nothing like a fixed match unless the team decides to lose for a specific reason. Every team wants to win a trophy this is why they fight so bad to win all their matches. Unless in some cases where they knew they are on low points away from the first position and they have also seen that the possibility of winning is low then they can jeopardize their winning for their personal benefits.

And it is not new that the Tottenham and the Manchester city incident there are lots of incidents where players are hired for doing match-fixing and these are also backed by those big mafia gamblers. And I am also sure that it is still exist.
Here are some records of players who did match fixing and get banned from the sports.

I don't think the Tottenham and Manchester City incident was a fixed match. Although Tottenham lost so many chances and it start to look so intentional that they wanted Manchester City to win them. Bit i won't agree here. Tottenham played well and could not get a chance to win that is what happened.
154  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Never borrow money to be able to gamble on: May 23, 2024, 09:53:51 PM
We can borrow money for our own business or we can borrow money to meet our needs but for gambling or trading related activities we certainly cannot borrow money. You gambled by borrowing money and you now realize that decision was definitely the wrong decision for you. After your experience this decision seems wrong to you but now newbies especially those who decide to gamble with loan money should be careful in advance so that they don't gamble with loan money. You may be able to solve the financial problems you had after gambling with loan money but there are many people who may still gamble with loan money but when they gamble with loan money they will suffer but they are financially very  will be in trouble. A gambler should always gamble with the amount of money he has no problem losing.
Money borrowed for gambling can be successful or unsuccessful depending on the amount borrow and he nature of the gambler. There are people who can possibly have two to three wins in a week out of 4 or 5 betting days. And if you check out most of those persons are in profits in gambling. They are specializing in reducing the risk by choosing some few games with less odd and then stake it with a large sum of money. What am saying here is that anyone using this strategy of gambling then it is possible that if the person borrows some good amount of money there is an assurance that he would make good profit and pay back the loan on time.
155  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin supply shock will come, price will make new ATH on: May 23, 2024, 09:27:59 AM
Many individuals are investing more into Bitcoin through the Bitcoin ETFs and it is not a surprise because Bitcoin rose above 70k in the past few days and had shown that the green candle is back which we may see more of that in the coming weeks. Whats shocking or surprising is that who would these new investors and old investors choose to buy now when the market has already risen above 70k. I was expecting this market flow during the little dip that Bitcoin did. Perhaps during the dip many were looking for sellers to sell but everybody held to their coins and it green to choose to sell to the hungry buyers.
156  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 22, 2024, 11:22:53 AM
Florian Wirtz has been given the Player of the Season award in the Bundesliga. I'm really happy for him because it is a fully deserved one.  Smiley

He completed the season with 11 goals and 11 assists and played a huge role in winning the title. He is only 21 years old you know and his market value is already over 100 million euros. Leverkusen chairman once said that Wirtz would stay for at least another season. However there are already rumours like Real Madrid is preparing to sign him for 2025 summer. They are really not satisfied with transfers.  Grin  They want to bring every talent to the team.
Such talented player at that age coming to Real Madrid is a big deal. He has a high market value and if Madrid really wants him, they can afford to buy him in the summer. However, if i would suggest i would love that Florian remains in Bayern Leverkusen for at least two seasons there are more the club can win and going to the UCL with this strong team i believe they will do great in the UCL next season.

Anything that would make Real Madrid retain their UCL champ and also in their title in the LaLiga is what they won't hesitate to do. From buying young talented players and managers.
157  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 22, 2024, 11:00:59 AM
Toni Kroos has been an important player in the Real Madrid project for a very long time, and he has helped the club lift so many trophies. The reason for Toni Kroos to retire from football is best known to him, and we should respect that. Real Madrid is a club that always knows how to find a perfect replacement for their players so that their squad will maintain the same performance. I know that Real Madrid has been preparing for life without Toni Kroos someday in their squad, and I believe Kroos's absence from Real Madrid's squad will not have any negative effect.
It seems that Real Madrid has to prepare more funds to find several new players for its squad next season in the transfer market. Because even though it won't be easy to get a player who is equal to Toni Kroos' talent, at least Real Madrid can have a replacement who is slightly comparable to Toni Kroos in terms of the way he plays. Because Real Madrid needs to recruit younger players to fill the lines of players needed by Real Madrid so that next season Real Madrid can remain a strong team in La Liga.
This will not be a problem for Real Madrid. The manager is fond of scouting for good players for the team at least a player that has Champions league experience to manage his midfield. We all know that in football having a quality defensive midfielder is very crucial because he needs to be strong and has technical ability to create attacking chances as well as intercept counter attacks from their opposition. Right now, what Tony needs is a big farewell after winning the UCL title on the first of June. He will be so happy because it has been another successful season for him and his team players.
158  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: My model of an ideal investment portfolio on: May 22, 2024, 10:41:47 AM
So here's my Ideal investment portfolio
1 To invest in my craft: I believe this should be the most important investment I should make and it involves ensuring that I'm updated in my skillset and that I get the relevant certification that will keep me relevant in my carrier.
Of course, your skill should be the number one thing to do because that is the main source of income which will help you maintain a good portfolio. However, it is a onetime investment something (getting you complete tools, setting up your workspace to mention a few). It's very important because once you start earning well from it you will invest in other asset without tapping into other funds kept for other purposes.

So here's my Ideal investment portfolio
3. To Invest in Bitcoin   : I'm cureent DCAing to stack up a good chunk of Bitcoin which will help achieve part of my tech academy project and also serve as part of my diversified investment option.
This is another investment that requires full attention and focus. I will recommend that at least 50% of your disposable funds for investment should be allocated into Bitcoin investment because there is high assurance for ROI in decades to come.

So here's my Ideal investment portfolio
4: invest in people    : this obviously is one area I can't ignore seeing that I'm a beneficiary of the investment someone made in me that has built me this far. I believe that investing in people can give greater returns than most of the investment option we have here and there and that's what my proposed tech academy for the kids and teenagers hopes to do.
This is so much interesting to read. Investing on people on people with big dreams, vision or idea is a good idea. Sometimes these people do not have the funds to bring these ideas to life but if you invest in them, they will surely make it a reality and also be a part of the idea. Thereby you might own a share in the business at the end you will be successful.
159  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why is Bitcoin the Dubmest Thing Ever Invented on: May 22, 2024, 10:13:31 AM
Hahaha, this is crazy. So, you order and pay for an iPhone from Amazon, but receive an empty package. When you complain the sender replies that the package is not actually empty. Your payment act "assigned" iPhone to it. They also tell you that you should go and learn how crypto-delivery service works. Hahaha. I think you should seek professional help for mental health.
That's not crazy, but rather funny because I myself have never made a comparison between physical assets and crypto assets, nor the way of sending physical objects or goods with sending assets in crypto. Because these two things are definitely different, although sometimes there are people who make examples of physical goods when they want to give a few examples to people who are learning about crypto. So the funny thing is when someone makes a comparison between digital transactions and goods transactions that have a physical element.
You don't get it do you? When you just say "asset" you're saying nothing. Asset is generic term. You must name what actual resource is held by a unit. For instance: unit of gold, unit of debt(fiat money), unit of a company (share), units of oil, wheat, etc. If I were to ask you: "unit of WHAT is BTC", you wouldn't be able to provide an answer because BTC is an empty unit. It's literally like taking a piece of paper and write down that: "Alice owns 5 units of ABC". Then I ask: what exactly is ABC, and you say "an asset" or "a commodity", or money. You're forced to use generic terms because ABC is mere declaration. No actual asset, commodity or money exists under the name ABC. The number 5 represents empty units. Units that hold nothing. That's Bitcoin in a nutshell. It's basically like play money for kids, or monopoly money. You have monetary units that are exchanged for playing purposes but they are empty. They hold no resource or asset.
There is no point in having this long argument. Bitcoin is an asset because it was given value to it. Although it is not a physical asset because it cannot be measured. Yet, it doesn't mean that is not a good asset since it is not physical. I do understand that many people only refer something to be an asset and worth invested in if its value can be measured physically. But let me clear the air here. The gold, land and other precious stone, where considered because we feel they are unique from the regular stone on earth, we gave them high value and that is why they worth much that is the same thing that goes with digital currencies like Bitcoin. Bitcoin gained value because it is a different form of monetary system that provide the same value as the physical money and even more. Just like Gold the supply its limited which is why having a fraction of it would give you a hope of big profits in the future.
160  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: [Merit] Share your best local board posts/topics on: May 22, 2024, 09:59:39 AM
Nigerian Local Board.

This is the list of links:

Link 1: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;msg=64071241

Link 2: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480728.msg64020929#msg64020929

Link 3: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5494643.msg64012817#msg64012817

Link 4: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5494925.msg64020882#msg64020882

Link 5: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5494743.msg64012897#msg64012897
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