It's unlikely for them to declare world war three -- that's just absurd. You know how crazy it would be for you to declare world war at this age? There won't be any survivors if a war ensues due to all the nuclear weapons now. I'm betting the world would be just a bunch of craters once this happens. It won't be just guns and soldiers now. Right now, nuclear technology and weaponry is pretty much advanced.

Funny thing about Brexit is not every one is aware of it happening or the effects of it. The UK probably just wanted to isolate themselves. Then again, it could be a mistake on their part. There were some saying that the citizens had some regrets after voting out of the EU.

I'm betting they'll be putting up some safeguards for ICO projects along with these regulations. Many are victims of ICOs because of how vulnerable they are. The government is obligated to protect its citizens and should be concerned by how rampant ICO scams are. Along with the regulation should come protection. They should probably implement a licensing system for the exchanges and ICO projects. This way, they are able to monitor and enforce these entities.

Don't you have any friends who first started out gambling with video games then ended up having some serious gambling problems. When you play video games with your friends, don't you sometimes place bets on who would win? Even when you're not playing yourself and you're just hanging with your friends who are playing, its fun to make bets out of the game. It's start out as simple and harmless, a small bet or two.

In my humble opinion, there's no harm to making bets whilst playing video games however this may sometimes form into a bad habit for others. There are some who get addicted to the thrill of gambling and would seek for more and thus would seek for casinos.

So to speak, governments have been tolerating them. I think governments don't like banks very much because of how they don't have complete control or authority among them. In retrospect, they are able to circumvent the government's clutches in some ways. Also, the government has no choice but to rely on banks.

With regards to regulating crypto, I believe that governments have no choice but to tolerate them as well since they cannot eliminate its presence in the country. Some have chosen to completely ban it to avoid complications of regulating or compliance but others have chosen to impose their own regulations for bitcoin so that they may have some control over its adoption.

When I was in elementary school, we were taught how to use a computer so I agree with you. Back during my pre-school years, we had a class where we were able to use computers but only for fun. It was one of my favorite classes then because we would just play games in the computer for the whole period. I remember dreading having computer lessons once I've reached elementary and mournfully longed for the time when we were just playing games.

At that time and age, kids would want to play because they don't have a care in the world yet. Try to teach them about money, finance or crypto technology and they'll just mournfully long for play time just as I did once. There's a time and age for lessons such as those should be taught and the primary years is not an appropriate period. OP must have had a miserable childhood to suggest such a thing.

I think in some countries, there are stores readily available to accept crypto as payment. Most are online retailers. There's already a variety to choose from: from VPN services, to pizza or even home goods. If you're really into those kind of services, then I suggest you check out this list.

It's most probable that in the near future, more retail merchant stores will be able to provide crypto as a payment method. They can now take up a terminal to cater to such transactions such as the use of cash app since they've begun the integration of Bitcoin in the early 2018.

IMO, more stores should already start adopting crypto since there will soon be a demand for it. We may not be feeling it now but its only because those who are interested to purchase with bitcoins don't have that much option where to buy.

Sounds like a made up story, yes, but did you know that most lottery winners are one day millionares? Many are overwhelmed to handle such a huge amount of money, so they end up mishandling it. For those who are deprived of their wants in life and then suddenly given the access to it one day, they’d choose to fully utilize it the moment they have it in their hands. All senses and need for future investment goes out if the window. As they say, rather than needs being on the top of maslow’s pyramid, it is pleasure which a human would put first.

Even while the value of bets are the same, I think it would still have some effect.

When you play with fiat and the exchange rate for the particular currency you've been using suddenly increases, wouldn't that have an effect on you? For someone who has unlimited disposable money, it may have no difference for them but for someone who knows the effects of price increases then it could probably affect one's gambling habits.

Also, when bitcoin price increases the transaction fee and time is also affected. When this happens, gamblers may get affected as well. Due to high transaction fees or long confirmation time, they may have a hard time playing or betting unless they resort to the use of other currencies.

Others have Reddit and blogs/Youtube in their bounties as well.

IMO, I think that bounty projects should be more mindful on how to campaign is managed, rather than just adding more categories. What I don't like about some bounty campaigns is how it just generates a lot of noise. Its annoying and the project doesn't get properly promoted anyway. Most become spam because of how bounty hunters are trying to maximize their profit.


I think it's within their right to be able to change the rules however its unfair when they sometimes abuse it.

I would agree with you. Some may measure a person's financial standing based on the amount of money they have or the properties they own but personally, the basis is on the privilege a person has. In this society, even while you have enough money but don't have the privilege to spend it on luxuries because of your financial obligations, then you may be labeled as 'poor'. The rich have the privilege of not having to strive day by day to get by, while the poor practically has no choice but to work otherwise they won't have anything to eat. Give a rich person $100 and they could maybe spend it on a meal or fashionable piece of clothing but give that $100 to a 'poor' person and they would probably use it to pay their debt or other financial obligation.

How are poor people able to buy cars? How will they have the capacity to do so? I think that your logic is kind of twisted. I don't understand how a poor person will be able to engage in cryptocurrency -- how do they have access to the internet?

Obviously, a service like this will be availed by the rich. This will be an additional option for them should they want to choose convenience.

Having this available for the purchase of car parts will be more convenient and I think more people would be interested in this. Should a service center for cars be put with the option of bitcoin or crypto as payment then many crypto users would be more enthusiastic with this. I think that car industries that cater to the upper class should look into this because it's likely that they'll be the ones who would make these kinds of purchases.

Didn't Charlie Sheen's reputation get ruined after having addiction problems and then getting sacked from the TV series 'Two and a Half Men'? Whether he's able to make money from gambling, that I'm not so sure of.

It's no surprise to see him among the list of celebrities who's into gambling, or any of the other celebrity for that matter. They do have the capacity to be able to bet and play. What else can you do with all that dough? They're pretty much financially stable enough to be able to spend on useless and unnecessary things. Most celebrities do have ridiculously large houses to spend their money on.

Honestly the market isn't friendly when it comes to altcoins. This is why many have been doubtful of investing in altcoins, but there are good coins nonetheless. I think rather than finding ways or loopholes for the coin to be accepted by the market, ICO developers should now come up with a way of being different from other coins. I think this is why the altcoin market has become so saturated now -- almost every coin has almost the same characteristics and purposes. There's hardly any new or unique projects anymore, so why would one be interested in a project which is almost the same as the others?

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Well, that's why traders are able to gauge the market and make speculations. People try to learn about bubbles because history just repeats itself. This is also why Bitcoin is continuously being compared to past bubbles such as the tulip bubble etc. because some believe that the same thing will happen all over again.

Instead of being negative, people should just take advantage like how traders are able to. Yes, it may not turn out to be the best thing ever, but you'd still be able to profit from it if you knew how to play your cards right. People give up easily just because the market went bear after the 2017 hype. They become too impatient to profit and quickly lost interest once the price have declined. Those who remained are truly the elite, as OP have said.

I'd have to agree with you mate. Just check out what has been said in the article:


With how messy the regulations are in relation to crypto, banks have decided to steer clear from the hassle of compliance that comes with crypto. Since that crypto is not yet fully supported by the government, they may encounter problems with authorities. A bank would of course go with wherever there is money and profit. Even while crypto has been gaining revenue, they won't take that risk.

No, I think his question is whether the service itself is legal if it's done thru a third party.

Technically it is legal for the service provider to give you the said located product or bitcoin. I believe there are already platforms that provide the same service. There's no harm in that. But, from what I see, the question lies on whether Bitcoin is legal at your jurisdiction. To answer OP's question, even if you were to pay the service and not the bitcoin in question, it won't justify the transaction if bitcoin were illegal. If you were to buy drugs from a third party, wouldn't it be the same thing? Even while you pay a person for the buying (the service), the drugs itself makes it an illegal transaction.

Even while they have to deal with compliance, I still leaning towards them being scared of crypto thus their negative reaction to it. They may be corporate giants but crypto may still be a threat to them. Surely they're not stupid and can see the potential of crypto technology. That is why they have created their own coin despite being against crypto.

As said in the article:


Looks like they've been trying to divert attention by espousing negativity on crypto so they may redirect the blame.

I think phones of today will be able to withstand it. Some people are able to leave their phones on for most of the day (e.g. grab drivers who are reliant on waze hence they keep their phone charged while using it)... but I'm not so sure if it's possible to be used 24/7 and for all models of phones. Samsung and Apple may have batteries that overheat. Samsung has a mechanism which does not allow you to use your phone once it overheats (probably due to the galaxy note 7 incident).

I'd say this has been a great step towards technology, one that many have been anticipating to be possible. Back in the day, mining can be done with a singular device but now you'd need a number of GPUs. Perhaps further enhancement will enhance this.

Yes, well if you're pretty familiar with how the game works and how good the players are then there's a pretty good chance for you to win. You can have some confidence with the team you bet on if you know them to be good. A number of factors can contribute to a win - the game strategy, good players, good coach etc. Whereas in gambling it's all based on luck. No familiarity on the machine or the game will benefit you whatsoever. Obviously, you'd put more dough where you have a higher chance of winning among the two -- which is sports. (I'm not saying it's a guarantee)