Hello,I check your faucets and both are on the list.Regarding rewards on BTC faucet,with all that pop ads/new windows opening+short link with more pops I think there is just a few users who will go to all this for 10-12 satoshi.And what I have from referrals commision of 8%,it is hard to calculate...less then 1 satoshi

Hi Lucius, I use Malwarebytes premium edition and in my last scan shortly after discovering that the coins had gone missing it showed that there was no threat/virus/malware? Like I mentioned, I kept my wallet on a pen drive/usb. I am at a loss as to what happened?
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Do you have antivirus and firewall on your PC or just MB Premium?is it possible that someone else has access to your pen drive/usb, maybe some friend or family member?It is also possible that you exposed some of your private keys or seed,only one private key can be used to generate seed for wallet.

Unfortunately as I said chance to get back your BTC is almost 0.You should format your hard disk/install fresh copy of windows and if you plan to use BTC in future get hardware wallet like Trezor or Ledger.

If his PC was infected with some malware/keylogger then there is no differences where he store his coins,desktop or online wallet is exposed to the same risk as hacker need his password or log in data to to get access to the desktop or online wallet.There is a big problem with online security these days,some users not use any protection and they click on everything.Good antivirus+firewall and Malwarebytes Premium + updates of OS is something every user needs,especially if kept such value on PC.

luigi2169 there is almost no chance to get back your coins-but maybe you can help others with some additional information,do you use any security software on your PC/do you download some program/file from internet in the last few days?

It is not too hard to get referrals for faucets these days,many new users are attracted to crypto world because of high BTC price.But like you say problem is that most of that refs will become inactive after some time,some lose interest-others forget their logging details.

I have nice number of refs on freebitco but most of them are not active as I can see,but there is a few hundreds free tickets for me every week and hope to one can be lucky to win something on lottery.I use this faucet just few times per week,remember times I use it at least 10-15 times every day

This is in any case a very different attitude to cryptocurrencies than we can see it recently from many governments around the world.I like their thinking
and the direction in which they go,let people use it and observe situation so at any time they can react appropriately.It's interesting to see that eastern cultures have greater understanding and tolerance to cryptocurrency if we exclude China from that.But even they return to the game with opening of their exchanges again.I hope the western world can draw some lessons from Japan,Singapore and others to create a better environment for cryptocoins.

For some good, for other bad news, but there was news that something like this is happen sooner or later.Chinese authorities have obviously done they work in the area of regulation exchanges and now the Chinese will slowly return to the game.Some will say it would be better without them and I can agree with that,they created many problems for BTC in past and it is very possible that this will be the case in the future.

I do not think there was any question at all that the Chinese completely retreat from BTC,money is still in the first place for every government.Will the return of the Chinese exchanges affect the price?The answer is probably yes,after fork we should have crazy driving up.

Like many others I can say it is good just to get some free coins and sell for quick profit,but many users will not do even that because it is not simple process.Bad side of this is one more "New" BTC which creates unnecessary confusion among users and also second big problem is hackers who create false wallets and in that way steal BTC from users.It happened with BCH and I think some will lose their coins this time also.

Unfortunately this forks/new BTC have no end in sight,sometimes I wish Satoshi is protected name "Bitcoin" and make hard fork possible every 4 years like halving.

Thanks for the detailed explanation,there is a saying that there are two things in life of which there is no escape-death and tax.It is better to pay the tax immediately,in case tax office discover us after few years we pay taxes and interest.

I know about the EU decision for card limits, it would make sense for unverified cards to have limit 200€ per month,but for lifitime really does not make any sense.In this way EU simply wants all users of such services to be verified.

Congratulations on a nice winnings,almost 2BTC win is something that does not happen every day.

As for your concerns what and how to cash out your money,I would recommend to you that you cash part of money in cash/fiat and and to leave something in BTC.In this way you will definitely profit short term,and very possible long-term if BTC price go up.Of course it's your decision and your money,BTC is always risk investment but for now looks very promising for the future.

Trading with cryptocoins is very risky business,but sometimes very profitable and people are very easy to get hooked on it,especially if they have success in the initial stages of trading.But as you say it is not easy to find altcoin which has the potential for growth,many come quickly and even faster disappear.If you want to be successful in trading you have to be in that one hundred percent,check altcoins section daily,read and learn how to recognize right opportunity.

Like you say trading is not for everyone and your plan is actually very good and can make you very nice profit.In addition to BTC which is the most promising coin it is hard to say which coin is suitable for longer investment,maybe ETH or LTC.

I think this is in any case a risky move,but which at this moment certainly paid off.What would be wise to do and someone has already advice you,at least cash out your initial investment so you will have your money and BTC to wait your expected price.

Compared to the family who sold the house and everything else and invest all in BTC this is a little less drastic example,but I agree that this was still gambling.What is the risk here we are talking about it is unknown to us because we do not know amount OP is invest.

I think the big majority of users knows what it is about this BTG and most of them will sell the first time it is possible.It is hard to believe that BTG may be something more or less then BCH,just one more altcoin for quick profit.So we can expect that users will dump BTG and buy BTC or maybe some altcoins and this means that new money will couse price increase of BTC.Also there is another fork and another opportunity for extra earnings very soon,so in general free coins are coming and how much you will be profit depends on how much BTC you have at moment of forks.

It's never too late to buy some BTC if you believe the price will go up in future.I know everyone has a goal to possess at least 1 BTC,but for most people this is currently something that can not happen because of the price.You have to change the way you think and instead of thinking about buying 1 BTC make a plan and buy a certain amount every month.Some will need one year, some two or more but in the end you can have your 1 BTC.

I am using SteadyTurtle for years and and I'm very pleased with the service,if there are some small problems they are quickly resolved.Prices are very favorable and you can pay with BTC using CoinPayments which makes the service really quick and easy.I'm currently using Ultimate plan which fully meets my needs and if I need more resources I will definitely try VPS.

I have a question about possible tax payment when I use your service in EU countries.When I order Bitwala Prepaid Debit Card(physical) and use that card for ATMs withdraw or payment via POS is that visibly to every tax office in EU?

Second question is regarding card verification as I see you have level 2 user which have unlimited lifitime card,is there option to use card without verification and what limits are in that case?For verification you ask passport,can it be ID card which is used to travel between all the EU countries?

It may be worth mentioning that from that 20% which remained to be mined today only 1% or little more will remain around year 2032 and with 4 halving
until that time things will become very interesting.I agree that BTC actually in its early stages,as a child of 7-8 years old who is still learning and developing,much remains ahead of him to become strong and successful.Just like every child needs direction and attention,BTC also need support from developers and community.This 250k $ goal is likely to be achieved in next 7-15 years.

Thank you for this info,I just check on Trezor site and it is true that they have free shipping to EU,but promo code is working just for next purchase.In total price for Trezor is 107.69 EUR including VAT 21%.

On the other side Ledger Nano S is in total with shipping and tax 84.18 EUR.There is a difference in VAT(Value Added Tax) between EU countries and between certain types of products.In this case Trezor is sending from Czech Republic and Ledger from France.

I do not know where you found that information,but BTC has never reached the price of 8000$ and then drop to 1000$.The highest price was achieved a few days when BTC crossed mark of 6000$.

Price correction is something quite normal in the world of cryptocurrency and happens constantly,in that way the market works.Is it possible that some big crash happens in future?It should always be taken into consideration that invest in BTC is very risky,but it can also be very profitable.If you have some money on the side and you can afford a long-term investment BTC is definitely worth the invest.

It would be really wonderful that something like this happens because there would be a lot of people who will become rich if they have 1 BTC or even less depending in which part of world they live.Considering nature of BTC I would never say that even this prediction is impossible by 2020,but I would be more moderate in such prediction.Can price of BTC go up around 80k $ per year to achieve such a prognosis?It is very difficult in the opinion of many users surely.If demand stay high and we see positive movements in next years,maybe after seven years and two more halving we can expect something close to this price.

I'm thinking of buying hardware wallet and the choice is naturally between Trezor and Ledger Nano S.How much I can see the difference is in design and price.As far as designs are concerned, both of them are quite okay for me and the only thing that makes me the difference is price which is on the side of Ledger.I see there is option for promo code in Ledger page for a discount,was there anything like that lately?