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161  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: June 22, 2024, 01:32:19 PM
In financial conditions like this, it will be much more difficult to compete with Real Madrid and even Barcelona will also have a little difficulty facing next season because they have to prepare many things after replacing a new coach. Girona and several other teams have also made enough progress so that competition in La Liga will become more competitive and interesting and of course Barcelona must be able to solve this problem so that it does not have a big impact in the seasons to come.
From the condition of the team and also from what everyone can see for the three teams you mentioned (Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona). Of course, Real Madrid may still be the favorite next season, because Barcelona and Girona are still unable to overcome the ability and strength that Real Madrid has next season. But both teams are still in the top four zone like last season if they don't lose too many matches in each match, because recovering from adversity due to several problems like those experienced by Barcelona last season is definitely not easy.
The new striker Mbappe will want to have his monet in the club next season by scoring as many goals as he can to create history for himself and also prove to the club that he is worth the amount that he is being paid.

This will make it more difficult for any club to be seeing as their rival, because Real Madrid for more stronger than last season that they won three trophies. Meaning next season will be something else.
162  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling/betting shops vs Investment banks - Do you believe this guy's opinion? on: June 22, 2024, 12:37:28 PM
From that guy speech he is only critizing gambling, and nothing more. Betshops are everywhere both in rich and poor environments. Banks will definitely be located in the city where there will be more population and enough security and not in a ghetto.

He should also understand that gambling is for fun and these days people no longer gamble that much in casinos but online in this generation, so his conclusion on gambling is wrong. I think he is saying that to his followers and who cares about what he says.
163  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 22, 2024, 11:53:14 AM
I'm certainly not underestimating the success of Bayer Leverkusen. 51 game unbeaten streak and undefeated championship title are not easy achievements. But if we consider that their toughest and most serious opponent this season is Bayern Munich and Bayern's poor form this season, Leverkusen's success does not seem like a dream achievement. Because Bayern Munich were really bad this season. They even finished third in the league behind Stuttgart.

Would you say Bayern was bad last season when they won the Bundesliga? I'm guessing your answer would probably be no, but the fact is, this season they've scored 1 point more than in the last one. They also got through to the Champion's League semi-final and fought a good fight against the winner, Real Madrid.
They failed to achieve their goal in the league, but calling that a "really bad" season is a bit ignorant.

Bayer Leverkusen has won the league undefeated, established a new record of games without a loss, and were very close to setting a new record of most points in the league.

There's just no pleasing you, it seems.
I guess you don't fully understand what he meant when he said Bayern Munich had a very bad season but I'll throw a little more light on that phrase. Bayern Munich as we all know has is unarguably the strongest club in Germany and that's because they have a better number of quality and world class players than any other club in the German Bundesliga so for them to finish third behind Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart, it's assumed by many football folks that it wss a bad season for Bayern Munich.
Bayer Leverkusen in the other hand won the German Bundesliga in the most successful style ever known in the history of the league because they finished an entire season without conceding a defeat. Next season, it's also impossible for them to achieve everything they achieved this season because of how careful the teams that'll face them will be.
If Leverkusen can keep up to their game pattern and improve their performance, it is still possible for them to defend the title. One thing I know is that they cannot be unbeaten next season because alot of clubs are planning and preparing for them right now for next season.

It is really a bad season for Bayern Munich last season based on who they are. It has been long that Bayern Munich missed the title and this should the a warning for them that other clubs are building their team to be very strong in order to win the title because they are not the only club in Germany.
164  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Betting on political events on: June 22, 2024, 10:56:11 AM
There are a lot of things that one can use to bet, and political events is cool and not something new to gambling. The only problem that I have is not about the date of a certain political event but it is if I am to bet on who will be the president of that country. I don't know about other countries, but in my country, politics is the opposite and elections are being rigged. So betting on such will be a waste of time and funds because it is like match fixing. The election is just a camouflage , because the winner has already being arranged by bribing the Electoral body.

Since elections happens once in every four years, I don't think that this thread is needful because a new thread on an upcoming election can be created. It seems that after some days this thread will be in the 10th page.  Cheesy
165  Economy / Exchanges / Re: What if Most Centralized Exchanges are Banned? on: June 22, 2024, 07:33:38 AM
If centralized exchanges are banned, it will be a big problem for traders and those who are keeping their coins in CEx. However, it will be the best thing that will happen to bitcoin because automatically, the government have helped to promote self custody and the use of bitcoin in a decentralized way.

Decentralized exchanges are there for people to use to trade their bitcoin to fiat. Physical p2p will also be used. I have a mall where trade my BTC to the manager.
166  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers👉Group Stage on: June 21, 2024, 11:24:56 PM
Really looking forward to Netherlands vs France, let’s see what France have without Mbappe. I expect there to be more than a goal or two in this game, it could be game of the tournament so far.

Obviously I have a vested interest in watching VVD and Gakpo.
Indeed it a game of tournament because France really tried their best to take a lead but Netherland really pushed harder to make it unbearable for France, Mbappe is really a great play which I respected so much with the way he plays, I will say is absent really affected the team victory even though they are others to replace him but his present will also make the opponent scared and uncomfortable. Netherland has have it to the pick to  end the France victories against them, I was impressed with the Netherland to share the points together with France, now the are equal in point, their next match will be tough one.
Mbappe absent must affect any team that he is in, and this was why France was finding it difficult to find the back of the net. Also Mbappe presence will be a threat to some players especially Netherlands defense.

Netherland is not a weak country in football and I don't expect France to win them easily. Netherland almost took the lead but it was ruled out by VAR due to offside. It will be a big disappointment and disgrace, if France is kicked out of this competition in the group stage,because so far their game results are not encouraging.
167  Economy / Speculation / Re: Buy Bitcoin, and HODL! on: June 21, 2024, 10:51:23 PM
Trading can be tempting with the promise of quick gains but the volatile nature of bitcoin often leads to significant losses for many investors.

It is not that we are not expected to have raised expectations over making profits from bitcoin, but we only have to know the certain conditions involved in making bitcoin investment and we wont be disappointed with our investment.

You're right that some make losses and it can still be said that many are making profits also in bitcoin, it is expected of every investor to measures on what they can afford to loose, also, we cannot take bitcoin for a get rich quick scheme like the way other investments and ponzi appears, there are procedures and requirements need to go through in knowing the expected decision we must take before investing in bitcoin.
there is question that I want to ask why is it that we always emphasize on making a profit in Bitcoin investment but we don't like to discuss of losing for bitcoin investment, I want to use this opportunity to inform us that let us know to be a curious always for profiting in Bitcoin we should think about the disadvantages of it not always the advantage because I've seen that in this thread everybody always emphasize for accumulation of Bitcoin and they also a profit making in Bitcoin we should they realize that without someone losing in Bitcoin we will not make a profit and existence of Bitcoin works through profit making and also experiencing a lot and that is why the price of Bitcoin always want to be in a constant in the market.
Yea, there is no investment that is not risky and this is why one needs to understand the in and out of that investment in order for you to take proper caution on how to prevent running at loss. This is why this thread is always helpful to new beginners who want to start their bitcoin investment to guide and direct them on how to go about it so that they can limit the risk of running at loss. You are an old member in this forum and you have the experience that if you only buy bitcoin and hodli over time  you will not run at loss.

This is why newbies are always encouraged to invest in a long term and hodli. DCA helps those new beginners to be able to accumulate more bitcoin if they do it constantly every week or month, so that they can grow their invest since they are late to bitcoin. Losses is for short term and that is why it is like gambling because the price of bitcoin in short term is not favorable.
168  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Remember on: June 21, 2024, 12:02:26 PM
People that are buying bitcoin now are after using it as an investment and they don't care about using bitcoin the way it was designed, what they care about is profit and that is why majority of them are keeping their bitcoin in centralized exchanges and ETFs.

Bitcoin should be used in a decentralized way but the government is killing that gradually by shutting down any service that is helping to promote privacy. If only people understands the freedom that bitcoin is giving out, they will love to maintain it like that but it is sad that nobody cares.
169  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Avoid Miscalculated Risks In Gambling. on: June 21, 2024, 11:00:17 AM
I like the way that you put it "all your profit", since it is profit then that is not a problem as long as it is not your capital or money for other important purposes. Responsible gambling is very important because you will be cautious of how much you are staking with.

The problem is that some gamblers wants to double their money and that is why they take high risk to see if they will be lucky. One tho g about gambling is that when it is your lucky day if you bet with a huge amount of money, you will still win your bet, but who knows when is their lucky day and that is why you should only gamble with little amount to control your emotions.
170  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The real winning of gambling is withdrawals on: June 21, 2024, 10:19:33 AM
We just need to remember that the numbers on the balance of any casino or betting platform are absolutely real money. Each of us knows how hard it is to earn money and therefore we should appreciate it and not treat it disdainfully. In general, the scariest thing in gambling and betting is the moment when a player devalues the meaning of money. When earnings are no longer important to him, but only the expectation of a new rate is important. At this point, the gambler does not need either positive emotions or victory, but only being in the game itself.
And as the player accumulates debts, he wants to escape from reality more and more. And this should not be the case, you should always understand that gambling is the first Game. It can't change their lives for the better if they don't have self-control.
That makes sense, indeed with many gamblers they usually don't care about the value of money anymore when they focus only on their expectations about the big win they can get. Considering that gambling will not be easy to win or make money, gamblers should be aware of this not to over-expect, because when they focus on their expectations, it can make them fall deeper into gambling and that of course can drain their finances. because what they do is only based on expectations, which can be said to be expectations that are unlikely to come true.
That's true, gambling is not something that is guaranteed to change your life for sure. because this is a game that involves profits and losses, but for players it is the losses that will dominate more than the profits. with the occurrence of many bad effects, it is because they do not have good self-control with the gambling they do, so it is not surprising that when they gamble, they feel or want to complete their experience.

No guarantee at all, and if you don't play wisely then expect that instead of making money you'll just continue losing a lot, it's very important that you know how to control both your finances and emotions, especially if luck already backing you up, know when to stop while you still have that chance to earn money, as most of the time, the gamblers who's in the winning streaks thinks that they will continue to have same outcome to the point that instead of quitting they will push and aim for more, it's a wise decision to quit while you are still in green instead of regretting that you missed your chance taking your profits.
This happened to me recently, but I was lucky that I was gambling with a little amount of money. I won a decent amount without stress and that made me feel that I am a genius and I am in myucky moment. I did not withdraw and continue playing after a while I started losing my bets. Did stop there because my instinct told me that it is my wins that I am still gambling with an not my personal money. Before you know it I blew up my wins.

I didn't know how it happened, but I had fun and didn't regret it because I never thought of winning. If I had just cash out, I would have use my wins for something else instead of gambling it back to the casino. This is why it is good to withdraw when you are in profit.
171  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: unconfirmed transaction over 1 day on: June 21, 2024, 08:23:42 AM
The tx link you shared is not opening from public view, at least from my end. I copied the tx harsh and searched through Blockchair to confirm if it’s correct from the link:

https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/transaction/8f7d7adab11e645569dcab8c8cd137654b035692d3151ac455f1f4fcc1cbfcf5.
 
What you did there was use a low fee to send out your transaction, which is the reason why it’s delayed. You should try bumping the fee a little more to at least 30 to 40 sats/B.
I don't think that ledger supports RBF.. He should use CPFP, by spending the same amount but using a higher transaction fee.

Edit: I just checked the transaction from the link and it is supports RBF. You should increase your transaction fee from 21sat/vbyte and above, it will be confirmed but for faster confirmation if you can pay more 40sat/vbyte and above will do that.
172  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers👉Group Stage on: June 20, 2024, 08:36:36 PM
It was a goalless first half between Spain vs Italy. The two teams are of the same strength and none of them wants to allow their opponents to take advantage of them. Spain had good clear chance which was to be a goal. One was a good header chance by Williams, which went to the left side of the goal post.

The second half should be more exciting than this because I expect goals to come in from any of the teams. I can't really tell who will score first in this match because Scammacca also missed a good scoring opportunity.
The first half there were no goals and both played perfectly and I think both were quite difficult, Spain attacked more than Italy in the first half which remained with a draw.

The second half started with Spain being more aggressive in their attacks, they had far more possession of the ball, in view of this situation it looks like Spain will get a goal faster than Italy if the situation continues like this, Italy is quite exhausted in this second half they continue to be attacked and there is no resistance that has a far greater chance of scoring a goal, almost fully running half the field.

And as I type this Riccardo has scored for Spain, it's very good and the score is 1-0 in favor of Spain, I think I'm going to get a win tonight from my bet on Spain, looking back at the match starting to heat up a bit maybe Italy's players are a bit provoked to take revenge.
It was an own goal by R.Calafiori after Williams took a cross which hit Calafiori's leg and went into the goal post. Spain is still dominating the game and I don't think that Italy will be able to withstand Spain pressure. I will say that goal was a lucky goal and Spain have not scored any goal of their own.

Italy on the other hand is somehow allowing Williams to feel free forgetting that he is a dangerous player. It is not yet over until the final whistle and we might still see some surprises in the last 25 minutes of thr match.
173  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Assist for BTC wallet at Coinbase and BTCPay server on: June 20, 2024, 06:41:48 PM
Watch only wallet cannot send bitcoin by itself to any wallet if it is not signed from the hardware airgapped wallet. It is called watch only because you use it to track your transaction, broadcast it and also sign your transaction but without the cold storage wallet nothing can be done.

This is because you need to sign the transaction from your hardware wallet first and save it in your USB drive before you can go and sign it from your hotline wallet.
174  Bitcoin / Electrum / Re: Why Can't I Bump A Transaction? on: June 20, 2024, 05:57:04 PM
I sent a transaction on the Electrum wallet using the ETA option and receive this warning(?):

"The fee for this transaction seems unusually high. (15.61% of amount)
Make sure you pay enough mining fees; you will not be able to bump the fee later."

Why?
I believe that the coins that you want to transfer is from many small output and that is why the fee is as high as that because of the size of your transaction and the space it occurs in the blockchain. Like Charles-Tim said, you should wait till when the blockchain is not that congested before you make your transaction if it is not urgent, or you pay the fee.

However, I don't know why it says that you will not be able to bump the transaction fee later, because electrum has RBF, maybe you are sending all your coins in that wallet and there is no balance left if you broadcast the transaction.
175  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers👉Group Stage on: June 20, 2024, 05:23:08 PM
My choices are Spain and England anyway though. But I don't expect any of them to win by at least a 2-goal difference. I think both of them will have a competitive ending.  Smiley

Dermank has a relatively small chance of winning, but they have the opportunity to surprise England in the sense that Denmark will not give up and will not make it easy for England.
Two goals might be scored. It could also be more than 2 goals if Denmark and England play openly throughout the match.
One half in and it's 1-1, still pretty good for both sides, and both are pushing hard for a win tonight, so far in the first half I've noticed they've been pretty even in terms of possession and play, although Demark have been a bit more dominant than England but I see it as a fair draw.

Hjulman and Kane have been the key to both teams getting goals for the time being, something interesting might happen in the second half now, they have read and seen how their opponents attack and defend, there should be some evaluation going on to get more goals.
Kane goal motivated Denmark players and it made them more aggressive on the pitch with the ball. It was like Denmark was defending initially in the beginning of the match which gave England an advantage dominate the match and score one go. But after Denmark came out to attack, they saw that they can withstand England and outsmart them if they tried hard. That confidence gave Denmark the chance to equalize the goal.

The second half is not easy for both teams, because Foden is taking the match so personal that he wants to score a goal by all means but all his attempts were in vain, he almost find the back of the net but the ball hit the bar.
176  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 20, 2024, 04:39:39 PM
Pep Guardiola has kept a good record in Manchester City, and even though he has left the club as a coach, he has achieved what he is looking for. If Guardiola leaves the club next season, I don't think Manchester City will get a better coach like Guardiola anymore. If not, they will get Xabi Alonso, and I don't think Xabi Alonso for Bayern Levenkusen will like to coach Manchester City, but it is possible that Pep will change his mind and renew his contract with Manchester City again if the club still in love with him after is contract expired next season.and guarduola will like to get the league for the third time and I believe with Pep he can still do it because he is very talented and knows how to deal with many clubs in the competition, let see how he will perform next season and see how many titles they can win next time since real madrid stopped them last season without winning the champions league and I am sure he will be hard for them next time because madrid has got mbappe and even walker can't even catch him when moving.

If Pep Guardiola really leaves Manchester City, I think Manchester City will definitely experience changes, but these changes will either be positive or negative. because according to the news I read a few weeks ago, when Pep Guardiola left, Haaland would also leave Manchester City and of course that would cause Manchester City to experience a decline in performance. but if on the other hand, Pep Guardiola would stay at Manchester City, I think Manchester City would be able to dominate again.

who knows what will happen but what is certain is that no coach will last forever, so like it or not, be ready or not be ready. Manchester City must be able to accept reality and deal with the problems that occur in order to remain consistent with their performance even though there are opportunities that might make them experience decreased performance.
I am only saying from my own thoughts and based on what have happened to other clubs in the past if City fails to get coach that is up to the club standard, that will be their downfall. Manchester City will not stay strong for long as it is gojng to affect the performance of the club with time and some players will leave the club when things are not working out as expected anymore.

Maybe that is when City will face big challenges. It is football and when you don't have the best all the time, you will not be able to withstand the best clubs in any competition, and the club performance will not be consistent.
177  Economy / Economics / Re: Is the only aim of devaluation, to help stimulate a countries economy? on: June 20, 2024, 03:45:57 PM
*What other ways can a country stimulate her economy without devaluing its currency?

Let's discuss!
Good government is what a country needs to stimulate her economy. The country should increase their productivity because that will boost employment rate and income level. Skill acquisition and youth empowerment should be carried out by the government, so that citizens can be self employed in order for them to have employees.

If the government is corrupt, it will be very hard for such country to achieve a stimulated economy, and that is why the country currency will be devalued due to inflation and printing a higher denomination of currency so that they can easily siphon huge amount of money.
178  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling therapy on: June 20, 2024, 02:57:13 PM
We go for monthly or quarterly health routine checkups not only because we're sick but to  reduce any risk of getting sick before knowing. Right? same behavior can be applied to gambling , do you agree or it's not necessary until you start getting a gambling problem .
It is only people that are sick that needs the doctor and not healthy people. Addicted gamblers needs gambling therapy and not responsible gamblers because they are not behaving under the influence of gambling addiction.

I will be lovely if all addicted gamblers can go for gambling therapy to help them out of their addiction, especially those that don't have anyone to care for them in their addicted state. The truth is that most of these addicted gamblers might not care about their addiction because they still believe that they can make it in life through gambling. Some addicted gamblers will not accept that they are addicted, how will these set of gambling go for gambling therapy.
179  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Did gambling losses are traps to new game on: June 20, 2024, 02:21:05 PM
Yes, you are right, you cannot deny that many gamblers want to get a lot of money by playing gambling, even if someone already has an addiction, they do not hesitate to bet a lot of money there, even though they will lose later, but that is not enough to deter them.
You are right, it is better to stay away from such behavior because such behavior will make our lives very miserable and painful
Those gamblers must knows that getting a lot of money from gambling is not easy. They must knows that it is not worth to risks much money just to try to wins the gambling games.
They must realizes that playing gambling is just for fun so they don't have to use much money. They can lose much money if they don't knows how to limits themselves and that can makes their life miserable.
If they lose some money, they don't have to continue playing gambling instead stops gambling. That will be better for them because they can keeps their money for the other days so they don't have to allocate more money to playing gambling.
Of course all gamblers must know that it is not easy to get money in gambling activities because all they have is that they will feel happy running it and they will be willing to lose money when they have experienced defeat.
Yes, when gamblers have often lost in playing, they should start to realize and should stop right away because if they continue to run it, they will lose a lot of money and be far from victory.
If you ha e tried your luck and you keep on losing it is better to quite the game instead of chasing your losses thinking that they can be recovered. The fact is gambling is that they more you gamble, the more chances of losing. To avoid all these it is good for one to be a discipline gambler so that he will quit the game at the right time.

No matter how skillful we are in the game that we are gambling with, the house hedge will always win because that is how the alogarithm software is designed and who ever always put this into consideration before gambling will not be emotional when he loses his bet, because he understands that the odds of him losing is lower than winning.


180  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Recording gambling activities on: June 20, 2024, 11:35:50 AM
I don't do that because it is not important to me. This is because I gamble for fun and I don't regret my losses since I have being entertained already. It is just as if you are asking me to take record of the money that I give to people for charity which does not affect me financially.

However, I always set a gamble budget when I get paid for my gambling activities, so I already know how much it will be in 12 months time. Money used in gambling should not be counted as loss because it is an amount that you even if it get missing you don't care. There is no gambler that will use only $100 to gamble throughout the year, even if he is winning, a time will come that he will lose all of it.
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