Since when was Segwit for micro transactions? LN is for micro transactions, not segwit itself. Also, to take advantage of segwit's faster speed, the wallet should be using a segwit address. Whereas the sender wallet is using a non-segwit address as seen on the transaction link.

Welp. Just take note that that's a huge downside on using exchanges. Most of the time you really can't choose your withdrawal fees on exchanges. So unfortunately that's something you just have to deal with.   At least you already have your BTC though.

OP I think you misunderstood and over-exaggerating what the Ripple CEO said.

Brad Garlinghouse just said that cryptocurrency prices will be independent from bitcoin's price in the future. As you may know, the crypto markets rise and fall together, following BTC's price. Because again, as you may know, most cryptocurrencies mostly trade against BTC(BTC:coin/token trading pairs); and I think that's true. As we're seeing more ETH, BCH, and USDT trading pairs being added.

And there's definitely nothing wrong with that, in my opinion.

You obviously don't know whats happening here. The transaction is already on the blockchain, just as OP said as he/she provided a transaction ID link. It's just not confirmed yet.

Oh. Yikes. There's pretty much nothing you can do about it then. Anyway, your transaction now has 2 confirmations.

It depends. You want it asap? Pay higher fees. You don't mind waiting longer? Pay lower fees.

You used a transaction fee that's pretty low, but that transaction would still get through. It's just that we currently have unconfirmed transactions on the blockchain that's higher than normal (currently at 9433 Unconfirmed Transactions as we speak). Make it a habit of how congested the blockchain is before deciding on your transaction fee; as times like this, you definitely would want to use higher fees.

https://www.blockchain.com/en/btc/unconfirmed-transactions

After being in the cryptocurrency world for 2 years, you simply just get numb even though your investment crashes as low as 80%. Huge drops in investments is just a normal day for me now.

There are definitely lots of emotional traders in the market. Since pretty much almost anyone can invest in cryptocurrencies, even the people who don't have an idea on what they're doing are joining in. Their coin/token loses 50%? "oh my god it's crashing to the ground!". Boom. SELL. I'm not going to pretend that I didn't do this in the past though. I've definitely learned the hard way.

Though it would be great, running a full node(through bitcoin core) isn't necessary to use and store bitcoin.

For a list of wallets: https://cryptosec.info/resources/#resources_wallets

Definitely most likely that it isn't the real Satoshi. If he/she/they really wanted the people to believe that it's indeed Satoshi, then he/she/they could've just went with showing proof immediately to prevent doubts. I just really don't know what the owner of that site's intentions are.

I knew EOS was centralized as hell, but banning addresses? Now that's next level LOL. EOS has so many red flags to begin with that I really don't know why people invest in it.

Also..

I've only heard of this just now. Taking a quick look, it looks like a decent crypto charity donation site. Have I used it? Nope, probably in the future when I'm more "financially secure". Would I trust it? Since Brian Armstrong(Coinbase CEO) is the founder of this site, I would say it's pretty reputable.

Overall a good concept. If only I was an earlier adopter(probably pre 2015?) with a huge stack of bitcoin then I definitely would donate.

Why? Couldn't you continue to study if people ignore your posts? But yea, like Jet Cash said, your posts are quite generic. Pretty much bitcoin-related information that probably almost everyone knows.

Also, I suggest that you don't do your research on bitcointalk alone. Look for some outside sources too. If you haven't read these yet, I suggest that you do so: https://www.coindesk.com/information/

As I really can't explain much about EOS(as I feel like I don't know that much about it), I suggest watching Ivan on Tech's YouTube video about this topic instead:

What is the difference between EOS and Ethereum? Programmer explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxKqKVsLYLA

It completely depends on what country you're in. First world countries like the US has Coinbase, the Philippines has Coins.ph, etc. In general though, I would suggest using LocalBitcoins[1].

You can purchase BTC mostly using debit cards, but most likely not with credit cards.

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[1] https://localbitcoins.com/

Your question has been answered, but I'd just like to add:

If you have a question(like the question in this topic), make it a habit of doing a quick Google search first, before asking. Go ask here or on other forums just if you couldn't find an answer to your question. This question of yours can easily be answered by a single Google search:

https://masterthecrypto.com/differences-between-cryptocurrency-coins-and-tokens/
https://www.blockchain-council.org/blockchain/coins-tokens-altcoins-whats-the-difference/

Will bitcoin go up at the EOY? Is this the best time to buy BTC? Maybe, maybe not. The answer to almost every single question regarding prices:

When people would actually focus on adoption and the technology instead of the freaking price every single time.

I experience FOMO usually on some new coins/tokens that I learn about. Unfortunately I always learn about them just after they pumped in price. I've definitely learned my lesson. So right now, due to lots of lost money due to FOMO, I stay patient. Always waiting for a correction if ever the coin/token has already increased in price significantly. Patience is key.

Welp. Sometimes we just buy at the wrong time. You probably buy coins that has increased significantly a few days or weeks ago, hence you experienced a correction on the coin/token you bought. If it makes you feel better, this definitely isn't rare. It happens to a lot of people(think of the people who bought at the peak on December).