Oui ils se développent mais ça reste encore beaucoup trop embryonnaire pour expliquer un tel prix. On nous dit que plus de 60% des locuteurs francophones vivent en Afrique et qu'ils sont même 3 fois plus nombreux que les francais, on devrait donc les voir ici, non? Personnellement je reste toujours très circonspect sur le mirage de l'adoption de Bitcoin par les pays pauvres. Un maximaliste m'a d'ailleurs affirmé l'autre jour qu'aider les non-bancarisés n'avait jamais été le but de Bitcoin contrairement à ce que certains prétendent, le système originel on-chain n'étant pas fait pour supporter le nombre aussi important de transactions que cela représenterait. Bref, en tous les cas d'après Google Trends le nombre de recherches concernant Bitcoin ou Buy Bitcoin au Nigeria n'a pas augmenté sur les 12 derniers mois. Donc je reste méfiant vis-à-vis d'un prétendu engouement populaire vendus par certains médias.

I'm not sure I understood exactly what you were looking for, but BX a command-line tool can generate different Electrum seeds. https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/bx-electrum-new
So you can maybe call it from your Java program and take what it can return.
Otherwise you can use its C++ libraries, but afaik it's not easy at all in Java (with JNI).
At least you can maybe try to convert/adapt the C++ code in Java, https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/blob/master/src/wallet/mnemonics/electrum.cpp

No this instruction appends characters if they are not a whitespace between 2 CJK characters "CJK CJK" In other words this instruction trims single whitespaces between CJK characters.
But if you don't use seeds in CJK characters you don't care of that.

You're right it implies to take care of your script or at least to be able to write it back again, even in several years from now, if you lose it.  
So it's maybe safer to use Bitcoin eXplorer and "your hands" instead.

As it is explained here in the BX manual, you can encrypt a fresh generated entropy, or your own 256bits one, with the BIP38 encryption algorithm by using this command :

$ bx seed -b 256|bx ec-to-ek "my passphrase"
> 6PYN8wh8nNr18UvTf78s95cwNAgdd3zBsiB1b1H3vdn7A5SHmUb7XnHjqd


So now, you need to transform this string into a phrase with BIP39 words, you can do that this way :
First, thanks to bx base58check-decode you can get the hexadecimal value of this string.

Now you will "just" need to convert this hexadecimal number into a binary one, and with your hands, to split it into groups of 11 bits, each encoding a number from 0-2047, serving as an index into a wordlist as BIP39 does and to find the word corresponding to the index(+1) into the BIP39 dictionary of the language of your choice.


For decyphering your seed you'll consecutively take the index(-1) from the dictionary of each word of your phrase, convert each decimal index into its 11bits binary value (with enough 0 for padding) , group de 11bits words into a whole binary number that will be converted into its hexadecimal value, apply bx base58check-encode to this value and finally decrypt it with your passphrase thanks to bx ek-to-ec "my passphrase".

From the entropy, you just need to use bx mnemonic-new to get the bip39 mnemonic seed.

Effectivement Binance "va" suspendre ces transferts puisque le 8 février n'est que demain donc je comprends mal les hypothèses avancées par ces 2 journalistes? Si c'était un bug technique ou un hack, Binance n'aurait pas annoncé cette suspension 2 jours à l'avance, les transferts auraient été stoppés immédiatement. Ca ressemble donc plutôt à un souci avec leur(s) banque(s) américaine(s) ou peut-être même à un problème avec des autorités américaines qui pourraient leur reprocher par exemple de servir leurs ressortissants. L'article indique que Binance.us n'est pas concerné, or Binance.us dispose de plus de 40 licences¹ dans des états américains à l'inverse de Binance.com qui n'en dispose d'aucune² aux Etats-Unis et qui interdit aux américains d'utiliser ses services dans ses CGU.  

[1] https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/articles/360050532193-Licenses
[2] https://www.binance.com/en/legal/licenses

I don't understand why it would be "superior" as you say. When you are you using a passphrase you have 2 things to take care of : the seed and the passphrase, because if you lose one of them you can't access your funds anymore. It means you have 2 times more risk to lock your funds, than with a single seed. It's just like using this XOR function at the end, except you can choose your passphrase. If you use a split seed with a 2 of 3 scheme, you have 2 times less risk to lock your funds than with a single seed because you need to lose at least 2 seeds instead of one to lose access to your funds. It means you have 4 times less risk to lock your funds with a 2 of 3 split seed than with a seed and a passphrase. Without increasing the exposure of your real seed on top of that.
It allows you, for example to split a seed in a 2 of 4 shares scheme, in order to safely being able to store one seed at home, one seed online, one seed at a relative's home, and another one in a hole in the middle of a forest or wherever you want on earth(you will need to lose 3 seeds at the same time to lock your funds in this case).

Moi ce qui m'a un peu choqué ce sont les vidéos de ces jeunes filles "à poil"? Comment se fait-il qu'elles n'en aient pas? Est-ce un choix délibéré de ligne éditoriale ou est-ce que toutes les filles qui font des stripteases sur les RS sont intégralement rasées? Sans vouloir employer de grands mots je trouve ça malsain. Ca serait d'ailleurs intéressant de savoir le nombre d'entre elles qui ont été abusées avant leur adolescence, parce que s'exhiber de cette façon n'est pas innocent.  

Well, if you are not aware of that, SLIP39 is precisely a standard implementation of SSS in fact.
https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0039.md

Your article is a little bit outdated but it refers to it actually :
As Jameson Lopp said above several implementations in several languages already exist. And FYI Electrum already supports it.



A multisig wallet has nothing to do with splitting a seed in reality. Daily users of Bitcoin can't use several wallets on several devices each time they(we) need to send a transaction, moreover I'm curious to know how you are making a LN transaction with a multisig wallet? In addition a split seed can be used to store different cryptocurrencies, not a multisig wallet.

I disagree with you, hiding efficiently your seed is the most important thing in cryptocurrency security. And hiding your seed in several places isn't riskless, since the more places you use, the more likely your seed can be found by someone else. So you can't say being able to split your seed in several parts doesn't bring any security. Unfortunately this XOR method is not the best one since you need to take care of all the seed parts "(not M of N, always N of N)".
But other methods like the Shamir Secret Sharing Scheme or SLIP39 allow to get back your seed with only a subset of the shares. It is not meant to replace a multisig wallet since all seeds need to be reassembled by someone but it can be useful if you want to hide safely your seed in several places. For example, you can leave one share at a friend or parent home, he won't be able to do anything with it and if he loses it you will still be able to retrieve your seed thanks to the other shares (if you used a M of N scheme).

https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0039.md
https://github.com/trezor/python-shamir-mnemonic
https://iancoleman.io/slip39/

I agree with you there is no universal answer to that question but for beginners in gambling it's strongly recommended to favour games with low volatility, and low house edge too. And to start with a small bank roll and small stakes (or even fun money) to learn how to play and to test the games.

If you want to win prizes from tournaments, interesting bonuses and to rank up, in order to get a positive EV unfortunately you need to wager a lot sometimes.

No it's not a matter of privacy or of datas shown in the BOLT11 invoice. I don't want to accomplish anything special actually, I just want to be able to do that because I have different channels using different trampoline nodes, and I want to be able to decide which trampoline node I want to use because some of them seem to work more efficiently than other. In addition I also want to do that to be able to manage the receiving/sending capacity of my different channels. If I need to increase the receiving capacity of one channel, I want to be able to select it to send my next payment, same thing for a channel with a low sending capacity.

Does anyone know if there is currently a convenient way to choose which channel you want to be used to send a LN transaction, when you have several channels opened, without having to freeze all the other channels during the transaction please? Same question when you need to receive a payment through a generated invoice : is there a way to receive the payment on a specific channel without freezing all the other channels till you receive the transaction?

Where have you seen that bro? It's just a copy-paste BS IMO because as ralle14 said, nobody has ever seen that. I often play there like many people here and I have never seen a dealer saying thank you for the tip. In addition when people ask if it's possible to tip them they reply no it's not possible, so it doesn't depend on the casino you are using obviously, Evolution just doesn't allow that to anyone. I'm surprised you didn't bother to check that yourself before posting it, I thought you were gambling at online casinos actually.

No it's not hidden, or only available at some tables, it just doesn't exist at Evolution unlike few other providers allowing it.

AFAIK the first one who has implemented this technology in its current form is Espringe in his famous crash game(the first one too) MoneyPot which became Bustabit later. Rhavar bought it and improved it. I may be wrong but I don't know older games using this feature as it is today.

All casinos/sportsbooks offer markets on Oscars (Academy awards) every year including the one you're promoting so it wouldn't be surprising you've seen it there. Freebitcoin usually offers markets on this event too, but I don't remember they've done it last year to be honest, so I hope they will do it this year but it's already in very few weeks (12th march) so if they don't open bets in the very next few days, it would mean they don't want to offer bets on this event anymore.

I understand what you mean, but when you place a bet on a parimutuel sportsbook like what you can do for horse or dog races, you don't just bet on an outcome at given odds, you bet on an outcome at what you think will be its final odds(ie the odds of your expected payout). So it's not the same job as a bookmaker, people don't try to just assess the likelihood of an outcome, they try to guess how will be the pool at the end, and they only bet if they think the final odds will be interesting. Hence temporary odds, are not just a live evaluation of the likelihood to happen of outcomes by the overall pool, it's more complicated than that. In brief, bettors bet against the other bettors, they don't just buy odds offered by the sportsbook, you have to take that into account.

Yes it was a very nice thread, one of the most interesting one IMO, why you don't update it anymore?

I'm not sure trying to get the highest TMW, is an interesting strategy because one week or more before you have absolutely no idea of what will be the final odds. You don't know what will happen and you don't know what will do the pool so it's a little bit like playing roulette IMO. It's better to wait several days IMO because the more the pool is filled, the less it is likely to change. A high TMW is just a counterpart of a high uncertainty finally.

Have you already been able to claim one free chips set at least by the way? I think you can get them right after wagering the amount required because it looks like a common reward bonus once activated. How are you playing them? Because if you bet on Banker or Player you have only one half chance to win while only winnings are credited. That means you have only 50% to win the $5 reward on average(or $2.5) if you play like that.

You should read the scam accusation threads and the ratings on the review platforms before saying that IMO. Stake is currently rated 5.13/10 on Askgamblers and 3.7/5 on Gambling Bro for example. So I really don't think they deserve a A rate, I think a C or C- would be way more suited if you ask me. Don't listen all these shills wearing referral links in their signatures and trying to make good comments to get bonuses from their BM.

I agree with you, in land based casinos, they won't let you play if they see you're too much drunk, they could lose their license if they are doing that but online casinos don't check that and allow anybody in any condition playing large amounts of money. If they really care about that they could make few tests and ask few questions before each gambling session.

I don't understand why it's logical according to you and why they are unable to assess gambling addiction of their customers.

I don't think stealing private keys is so easy because usually serious wallets take care about that. They encrypt private keys/seeds and only decrypt them once the user opens the wallet after typing a pin code generally, and they never display them if the user hasn't required it. While copy-pasted adresses are commonly used when you want to send funds to an online platform. It's recommended to always check the end of the address pasted, as it is harder to forge a similar end than a similar beginning, because of the checksum, btw.

It's surprising, because usually wallets are able to generate the QR-codes of receiving addresses. I wonder if some wallets don't generate QR-code in special formats only readable by the same software wallets though.  

If you are scared about this kind of thing why don't you only use your smartphone as a watch only wallet? You wouldn't have to take care of those issues. Another way to circumvent potential flaws is to use it as multisig wallet along with another device(computer, tablet, other smartphone,...) as it has been suggested. But if you have a critical amount of funds it's not recommended to use a smartphone as your main wallet because besides IT security, your smartphone can be stolen or you can get extorted in the street by nasty people knowing it.