After the halving it should not be all that easy, because right afterwards it is going to take a while, and people think that it will somehow be easy to go up but it will probably months before it happens. I am expecting the start of bull run to be around November, which is still months and months away so it is not going to be an easy thing at all. Do not expect it to have good results that easily, make sure that you are doing the right thing and you are investing into something that will make you some decent money.

If you are in a rush then investing into bitcoin is not the smart way to go, it's like buying lottery tickets when you want short term gain from bitcoin. Only invest and expect profit if you think that you could wait for long term.

As gamblers, we love more action, so we tend to make more bets on a regular basis. However, experts say that when we make too many picks regularly, our chances of winning decrease. This is due to the fact that we won't be able to analyze all the games carefully that are in our ticket and won't have the advantage needed to win. So instead, it's recommended that we should value quality over quantity if we want to succeed in sports betting.

Share your opinion regarding this matter.

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Edit : I see that some replies are talking about parlay. FYI, this is not about parlay, it's about making many single picks on a regular basis. Please avoid using parlay when sharing your opinion.

Not surprising news, but thought oil and other resources "transferring economy", would start exchanging for food later. I guess the collapse of the Russian economy is accelerating

Russia's economy grew 3.6 percent last year thanks to a boost in military spending because of the offensive in Ukraine although long-term economic challenges remain, official data showed on Wednesday.

The 2023 result shows the economy has largely absorbed the effect of the sanctions, finding ways around them by changes in supply lines and trade partners and through government intervention.

Economic activity was supported by favourable energy prices, easy credit conditions and strong domestic demand because of the defence sector, as well as rising salaries to attract workers in sectors experiencing labour shortfalls.

Another boost for the Russian government has been its ability to reduce its budget dependency on oil and gas revenues.

The sector represented around half of federal revenues in 2022. That proportion dropped to just one third last year.

While Western powers are trying to come up with new sanctions to hamper the economy, particularly the arms industry, the process has been slowed down by divisions within the United States and the EU.

Russian authorities are expecting economic activity to slow down in 2024 but continue to grow.

PS have you laughed already ?  

- almost 100 million population

According to current reports from Rosstat, the population of Russia as of January 1, 2023 was approximately 146,400,000 people.[10] On December 10, 2023 was approximately 146,115,376 people.

- For 80 years the USSR military-industrial complex worked, and the RSFSR collected the largest warehouses "for the war against world imperialism".
- The Russia had a production base of some kind left from the USSR.

The defense industry of Russia is a strategically important sector and a large employer in Russia.[1] Combined, the Russian Federation accounts for 21% of global weapons exports.[2]

The New York Times newspaper reported in an article on 13 September 2023, citing US and European officials, that Russia overcomes the Western sanctions and its missile production now exceeded pre-war levels. It was also reported that Russia now produces more ammunitions than the United States and Europe combined and it can manufacture 200 tanks and two million units of ammunition in a year according to Western sources.

But let's get back to gas, it's even more fun here

Russian gas exports have collapsed to 1985 levels.  Having lost its largest foreign market, which before the war provided 80% of exports and two thirds of Gazprom's revenues, the Russian gas monopoly has rolled back almost four decades into the past. At the end of 2023, Gazprom sold about 69 billion cubic meters of gas for export, the lowest volume since 1985, Reuters calculated. Compared to 2022 (100.9 billion cubic meters), which has already become the worst for the company in its history, the volume of gas pumped abroad fell by another third. And if compared to pre-war levels (185 billion cubic meters in 2021), Gazprom's exports have tripled.

MOSCOW. Feb 6 (Interfax) - The Russian government has updated and raised estimates of Russian gas exports in 2023 via pipelines and in liquefied form , with new figures presented by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak in the Federation Council.

According to Novak's presentation, pipeline gas exports in 2023 amounted to 99.6 billion cubic meters. Two weeks ago, Novak's article in the journal Energy Policy (EP) cited a figure of 91.4 billion cubic meters. The revised figure surpassed the estimate of the medium-term Russian macro forecast - 97 bcm.

Quarter finals are set for the Open 13, Marseille and there are no straight forward betting
opportunities IMO.

Humbert v Davidovich Fokina - seeds 4 and 5 play off, I have an itch to back Humbert
again but IDK, he is favourite @ 1.59 and is playing at home...

Hurkacz v Machac - is there an upset coming here? can the french player beat the no.1 seed?
The odds are 1.49 v 2.90, I'm not going to do it but i give Machac a closer chance.

Zhang v Khachanov - I'm surprised to see Zhang big outsider here @ 3.20. He played
great today to beat Felix AA.

Rinderknech v Dimitrov - Dimitrov the second seed is going great in this tournament,
he might even win it outright.

Because the economic situation in some regions of the world continue to worsen, politicians are using newly invented economic terms like "Shrinkflation" to to blame the companies as being too greedy, and to "rationalize" the effects of printing too much money and having too much debt - that the government may never repay.

I believe as Bitcoin HODLers, we should welcome more money-printing because Bitcoin will absorb some of that excess liquidity, and make the price surge. But it should also make us more distrustful of the policy makers because they know there's no "Shrinkflation", only inflation and the negative effects of money-printing.

I first came to know about cryptocurrency in 2019. Back then some of my friends were discussing Bitcoin but I didn't understand much. After that, they were not even researched. Then in 2022, when I passed college and entered university, I heard new friends discussing Bitcoin investment again. They have benefited from this. Then thinking about making profit in bitcoin investment I want to invest in bitcoin. I also want to know how it works. Currently I am a part time teacher in a private college along with my studies, I work very hard to support my university life and my own expenses. I deposit some money at the end of the month. Now having interest to invest in this bitcoin I want to invest here. Should I invest my savings in Bitcoin?

To begin with, Russia, until the last day before the full-scale invasion of Ukrainian territory in February 2022, also denied that they were going to attack Ukraine. At the same time, top Russian officials, including Putin, have repeatedly denied the existence of invasion plans and even ridiculed such Western fears. But they deceived and attacked.

I give examples.
The American newspaper The Washington Post was the first to publicly report the suspicious gathering of Russian troops to the border with Ukraine on October 30, 2021, and on November 1, this information with published satellite images was confirmed by Politico. The first reaction from the Russian side came on November 3, when the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called these messages an “information salvo” and a “fake campaign.”

On November 12, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov also joined in the denials. "Headlines like this are nothing more than empty, baseless escalation of tension. Russia poses no threat to anyone," he said. Later, Peskov tried to present this information as “camouflage to cover up the aggressive thoughts” not of Moscow, but of Kyiv, which allegedly wanted to “solve the problem of the southeast by force.”

On December 26, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation answered Vladimir Solovyov’s question whether Russia would attack first: “Russia has never attacked anyone first.” On February 20, Peskov expanded on this idea: “Russia, which has experienced so many wars, is the last country in Europe that even wants to utter the word “war.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also actively tried to convince the world community that Russia would not start a war. Speaking on January 21 at a press conference in Geneva after a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, he said, answering a question from an American journalist: “You are claiming that we are going to attack Ukraine, although we have already explained many times that this is not so. that this will happen, you immediately ask: “Why now?” And when should we not attack?” It seems that on February 24, a serious answer appeared to Lavrov’s humorous question.

On February 15, nine days before the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry called statements about an impending attack by Russia “information terrorism” and laughed at a Polish journalist who, at a press conference between Lavrov and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, asked: “That is, invasion will not be?". The head of Russian diplomacy called the media employee “unintelligible.”

Personally, Russian President Putin has also repeatedly denied plans to attack Ukraine. At the “Russia Calling” investment forum on November 30, 2021, he answered a direct question from one of the businessmen: “Should investors be wary of the possible deployment of Russian troops to Ukraine?” Putin reassured him: “Look, they talked about the possible entry of Russian troops into Ukraine at the beginning of the year - we conducted the Zapad-2021 exercises - but, as we see, this did not happen.”

After negotiations with French leader Emmanuel Macron on February 8, the Russian President again emphasized that the fears are unfounded: “The movement of our troops on our own, I want to emphasize, territory is presented as a threat of Russian invasion - in this case to Ukraine. The Baltic countries allegedly also feel in danger, and other states are our neighbors. On what basis is not very clear."

Even on February 22, having announced the recognition of the self-proclaimed “DPR” and “LPR” within the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, Putin argued that this did not mean war: “We expect, and I want to emphasize this, that all controversial issues will be resolved during negotiations between the current Kyiv authorities and the leadership of these republics."

Moreover, de facto declaring the start of war with Ukraine, the Russian President continued to contradict himself: “At the same time, our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything on anyone by force.”

  At various times in recent years, the Kremlin has expressed threats of attack against Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Moldova, Poland, Kazakhstan and even Germany. What, are they also lying?

Regarding why Russia attacked Ukraine, the reasons and goals of this attack are still periodically changed there. From the “demilitarization” and “denazification” of Ukraine in the early days of the attack, to the statement by the governor of St. Petersburg that the motivation for such an attack was the fight against the mythical gender-neutral toilets in Ukraine.
https://24tv.ua/ru/rossijskaja-propaganda-gubernator-peterburga-zajavil-chto-rossija_n2472841

I just want to share this with my fellow bettors.
Have you ever taken such a huge risk on gambling before?
Yesterday I experienced what I have never experienced before but I am very much happier because my risk wasn't in vain.

A friend of mine sold her bet to me 20k Nigerian naira and I bought it because there was a cash-out on the bet, and the cash out was 20k Nigerian naira.
Besides, the games are 21 in total and 19 out of the games have entered so the games was remaining just 2 and that was why I bought the bet with a whole 20k Nigerian naira.

This is the highest risk I have ever taken on gamble.  :)Why I called this the highest risk was because if the remaining 2 games lose I will be the loser and not my friend, so that risk was very terrible but I just have to take the risk because I already have in mind that you can not win if you do not risk. But to cut long story short, I win the bet, this was like sharing the money equally with my friend.
So have you ever taken such a risk on gambe before?

Weaponizing currencies was never a good idea. It adds more "fuel" to rising geopolitical tensions. Countries must work together to make our world a better place. I'm afraid the COVID-19 pandemic and wars have damaged the mainstream economy to a point beyond repair. The US has its days numbered due to ever-increasing national debt. With more countries abandoning the USD, it should only be a matter of time before American hegomony becomes history.

Instead of BRICS having its own currency, why not adopt Bitcoin instead? With some countries already adopting it as legal tender, there's a possibility Bitcoin will become the reserve currency of the world. That's assuming scaling and volatility issues are put down to rest. It's an uncertain future, so we can only hope for the best. 

Heather Watson had a bad start to the season but found her groove here and recovered mentally to beat Kenin and Kudermetova. Bucsa also managed to beat Wang in three sets. Obviously, we are facing an even match. It should be an enjoyable match.
Rybakina is back on court for the first time since the Australian Open. Danielle Collins, who seems to have recovered from injuries, looked in fine form against Osaka, winning her last three matches without a set. Rybakina is the favorite for victory, but Collins will not give up with her good serve.

I don't know why the new coach was not suitable for him to be honest. but I think his recent performance has played a part in it. there might be something personal as well I don't know. what I know is that he was clearly in a lot of pain in the last match of the semi finals.  he was actually playing well even with the forearm injury.  I believe he could have gone to the finals of the tournament if he did not have any injury and he was 100% okay

 Anyway let's talk about the coach, I think he will be able to find a new one quickly.  That should not be a big problem for a player like him. Undoubtedly, numerous personnel will express interest in the position.

To begin with, Russia, until the last day before the full-scale invasion of Ukrainian territory in February 2022, also denied that they were going to attack Ukraine. At the same time, top Russian officials, including Putin, have repeatedly denied the existence of invasion plans and even ridiculed such Western fears. But they deceived and attacked.

I give examples.
The American newspaper The Washington Post was the first to publicly report the suspicious gathering of Russian troops to the border with Ukraine on October 30, 2021, and on November 1, this information with published satellite images was confirmed by Politico. The first reaction from the Russian side came on November 3, when the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called these messages an “information salvo” and a “fake campaign.”

On November 12, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov also joined in the denials. "Headlines like this are nothing more than empty, baseless escalation of tension. Russia poses no threat to anyone," he said. Later, Peskov tried to present this information as “camouflage to cover up the aggressive thoughts” not of Moscow, but of Kyiv, which allegedly wanted to “solve the problem of the southeast by force.”

On December 26, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation answered Vladimir Solovyov’s question whether Russia would attack first: “Russia has never attacked anyone first.” On February 20, Peskov expanded on this idea: “Russia, which has experienced so many wars, is the last country in Europe that even wants to utter the word “war.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also actively tried to convince the world community that Russia would not start a war. Speaking on January 21 at a press conference in Geneva after a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, he said, answering a question from an American journalist: “You are claiming that we are going to attack Ukraine, although we have already explained many times that this is not so. that this will happen, you immediately ask: “Why now?” And when should we not attack?” It seems that on February 24, a serious answer appeared to Lavrov’s humorous question.

On February 15, nine days before the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry called statements about an impending attack by Russia “information terrorism” and laughed at a Polish journalist who, at a press conference between Lavrov and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, asked: “That is, invasion will not be?". The head of Russian diplomacy called the media employee “unintelligible.”

Personally, Russian President Putin has also repeatedly denied plans to attack Ukraine. At the “Russia Calling” investment forum on November 30, 2021, he answered a direct question from one of the businessmen: “Should investors be wary of the possible deployment of Russian troops to Ukraine?” Putin reassured him: “Look, they talked about the possible entry of Russian troops into Ukraine at the beginning of the year - we conducted the Zapad-2021 exercises - but, as we see, this did not happen.”

After negotiations with French leader Emmanuel Macron on February 8, the Russian President again emphasized that the fears are unfounded: “The movement of our troops on our own, I want to emphasize, territory is presented as a threat of Russian invasion - in this case to Ukraine. The Baltic countries allegedly also feel in danger, and other states are our neighbors. On what basis is not very clear."

Even on February 22, having announced the recognition of the self-proclaimed “DPR” and “LPR” within the borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, Putin argued that this did not mean war: “We expect, and I want to emphasize this, that all controversial issues will be resolved during negotiations between the current Kyiv authorities and the leadership of these republics."

Moreover, de facto declaring the start of war with Ukraine, the Russian President continued to contradict himself: “At the same time, our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything on anyone by force.”

  At various times in recent years, the Kremlin has expressed threats of attack against Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Moldova, Poland, Kazakhstan and even Germany. What, are they also lying?

Regarding why Russia attacked Ukraine, the reasons and goals of this attack are still periodically changed there. From the “demilitarization” and “denazification” of Ukraine in the early days of the attack, to the statement by the governor of St. Petersburg that the motivation for such an attack was the fight against the mythical gender-neutral toilets in Ukraine.
https://24tv.ua/ru/rossijskaja-propaganda-gubernator-peterburga-zajavil-chto-rossija_n2472841

I lived amongst poor people and tried to employ them. (OK, US)

Failed miserably. Being poor is a mindset, they wanted to be that way.  I would pay them and not see them for days. Most of the time they scored some drugs or it was just enough to get by, but never get ahead. They would score some weed and a new shiny bong but the power would be out and what food they had would spoil.

Put a new tire on the car to get to work or a crappy pawn shop guitar, the guitar.

In the end I had them bring me their bills and I would pay them first, meet me at the gas station before work and I would gas their cars Monday morning. I would pay them what was left over in cash, couldn't hold a bank account. They massively resented this.

Waste of time and money. They will never change.

This is not just about making sense, but also about market conditions in general and also about the time conditions that could allow this to happen. $150K is a very large amount for the next ATH if we compare it with the previous ATH, because if Bitcoin is able to pass the $70K mark it should be considered an ATH. So there is no need to think that it will be easy and can be exactly what you say because it is still possible to miss what you say. This is a prediction and everyone needs to see how the market reacts after the halving within this year.

This is solution, first they need to Understood the system does not serve their needs.
What they could do is start using their own Community money backed by food and fruits.
Becouse If your Community grow food you can never be poor poor people you see your goverment don't care, why you use someones money who don't care about you ?
Leave your goverment currency and issue your own Community money.
And If your poor Community Grow food it means other people out of your Community need your food, so in order to get your Community food they need to obey your Community rules and they need to buy your Community money with rate that's beneficial for you.
Same goes for Europe farmers,stop play around with goverment just issue your own money stronger money and tell them you want our product you buy our currency or you can starve.

If you see someone not good with you then leave their system people only Are poor becouse they go along with the system , nobody not superior of you we all are Humans so If create the our own system then we prosper.

So Communities If you got food everybody out of your Community need food so you issue your own currency and you gain wealth.
And all the Community using this currency nobody poor anymore or problems.

By the time you grow more the less power goverment will have over you.
If you see something not benecifial for you dont use it.

I don't use Banks anymore i told my bank you are scam.
If system does not make you wealthy don't use it.

I Also told my bank you have so much money why don't you share % with me ? Becouse Im share holder of BANK if i invest in bank my money held by bank its Investment.
So they are crooks just becouse the people are use to with something doesnt mean it's honest by nature.

So Communities If you got food you are blessed issue your own money and stop dealing with people who don't benefit you.
If you issue your own money and goverment come to buy with their money you can set your own rate higher so If they don't want then you sell to those who want.
Off course they want becouse everybody need to eat
So you make your own money and your own Community people all live Nice.

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Offhand it sounds like something similar to that Gold tournament that was supposed to
rival the normal competition organisation ^{I know very little about Golf.....}

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I'm still hoping Naomi can get back to winning ways and soon!

Wins for Korda and Lehecka as predicted but all in 3 sets.

I was watching the Gaston v Shapo match earlier and when Shapo broke Gaston in the
third set I switched off but Gaston won by breaking back and winning that set 6-3, that would
have been a perfect time to put a bet on Gaston, I recon he had great odds then....hindsight is great.

They'll get tired of it as soon as the empire of US government falls, that's the only way that it can make the world lose interest in the US dollar, the global market is so tied with the US as it's global currency that it's difficult to say that the world will ever get tired. I don't think that people will get tired of it that easy, maybe a flash crash on the USD and we will see something different and I'm proven wrong that we will quickly get tired and replace US dollar but seeing the influence of USA to other countries, I think that it's going to be difficult to happen.

No loss, I didnt bet on him or on him winning even a set. As I've been saying his is way
too unpredictable. The odds on him winning were appetising and I'm sure some
people made a bet with those odds of 2.75. IMO that result kind of sets a theme for
this year for Murray for any top 50/60 player he meets. He might get lucky and meet a lower
ranked player in a first round.

Just watching Gaston v Shapovalov ATM and some interesting matches coming up

Korda v Grenier
Lehecka v Goffin

Both Korda and Lehecka should won those matches.