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1681  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Chris Larsen, Chair Of Ripple, Argues China Can Reverse Bitcoin Transactions on: August 27, 2020, 09:01:41 PM
Dude, he's acting like China is some sort of single entity... There are hundreds of different mining entities in China... Potentially even thousands.

That's like saying "The whole Bitcoin mining network.... if they worked together... they could reverse transactions..." DUH!

I don't know why people make these sensationalist headlines, is he trying to damage Bitcoin's rep or what?

Absolute idiot.
1682  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Poker Gameplays and Strategies on: August 27, 2020, 08:30:15 PM
I think the best way to learn Poker is through doing—that's what I did at least.

Before I started playing at a casino or online, I first played at home games: at first for nothing, but then later on for small stakes. Once I could comfortably turn a profit from home games, I then starting playing low stakes tables.

Now I play at medium stakes most of the time.

I recommend the book "Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition: Fundamental No-Limit Hold'em Mathematics You Need" <- good for learn which hands to play and calculating your outs.

You can also study how some of the greats play by watching WSOP on Youtube, look out for Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan etc, and see how they act in tough spots.
1683  Economy / Gambling / Re: ⭐ Crypto.Games ⭐ 0.8% House Edge on Dice ⭐ Largest wagering contest...ever ⭐ on: August 27, 2020, 05:40:46 PM
Almost a clean streak of greens on the high roller board today...



Of course, one user had to go and ruin it Angry

Particular congrats to Roadcrypto with a stunning 2500 to 87,500 DOGE win!
1684  Economy / Gambling / Re: ✅Rounder Casino Poker Room 🏇$1,250 Weekly Race 💵55% Rakeback 🃏PLO5 on: August 27, 2020, 04:11:04 PM
When I visit the website, it gives me a loading screen. Like those old flash games, can someone verify if these are actually flash games? And if so is this site safe? Since Flash is considered unsafe through standard practices?

Pretty sure that most casinos now go with javascript to keep game sizes down so they're mobile compatible.

Glad to see more poker games appearing on the forum lately though, but some of us like to play on mobile while we're on the move *ahem—me* : Grin
1685  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Service Discussion (Altcoins) / Re: Casinos that accept ERC20s on: August 26, 2020, 10:55:10 PM
The only ERC20 token worth adding to a casino is USDT or any other ERC20 stablecoin with good volume. Something like BUSD. I remember reading that Bitpay partnered with Binance to allow merchants all around the world to start accepting crypto payments in BUSD. Once that model becomes popular you can see more casinos adopting similar stances.

I don't think there are any that accept random altcoins, because there simply isn't a big enough market to justify the integration costs.

Crypto.games allows users to convert between assets on the platform so that might be a good workaround for now.
1686  Other / Archival / Re: Utreexo demonstration release on: August 26, 2020, 10:34:42 PM
How does Utreexo compare with the Coda project (https://codaprotocol.com, white paper at https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/352.pdf)?

Is it a similar idea?

I tried to find discussion of this elsewhere, but didn't come up with anything.

I think the biggest attraction for Coda is its lightweight attribute. Supposedly Coda's staking nodes are round about 1953025% lighter than BTC nodes. (1gb compared to 2tb+) - the plus side for Coda being that it is built from the ground up.

For Utreexo, from what I understand, is trying to fit one way of writing a code into another. Its basically trying to create a Merkle forest where a set of characters in a hash can be substituted for something else, and be done so in a way that can be proved faster than it can be hashed. Essentially its a very complicated game of substituting for x in algebra.

Both are completely different and I need to personally look more into Utreexo to understand it further.
1687  Economy / Gambling / Re: Trustworthy Asian crypto sportsbooks? on: August 26, 2020, 08:53:27 PM
From what I know, Vietbet is the leader. Other popular names are bodog88, 22bet, interlops, betonline.ag - known for their massive welcome bonuses, pinnacle which is famous for high betting limits.

Unfortunately, none of these are particularly high in trustworthiness due to the language barier between the populace that use these sites versus us or rest of the world. You just have to be a little savvy and street smart when dealing with them.

I'd also recommend checking out Nitrogen if you're looking for e-sports, I've used them a few times and never had an issue.
1688  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Los Alamos National Laboratory is building an anti crypto mining AI on: August 26, 2020, 06:38:05 PM
I agree with @hatshepsut93 here! You do not need an advanced AI to tell you that your computer is being overworked. Even a novice with three fingers can fire up task manager on windows and find out which processes are eating up your pc resources and your electricity.

The real application for tech like this is in perhaps where a large number of slave computers are connected to a single network. Maybe in a company building or a site or even a large cafe (which is pretty small scale). Where maybe running a single app that can check hundreds of connected computers together can be an efficient tool to have. But then you will have to worry about the cost and if it is really worth it.

That said, everybody claims to be able to build an AI that can do X or Z... And yet I don't think I've seen an AI project truly deliver on its promises.
1689  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Mind Blown Gambling Facts on: August 26, 2020, 05:06:39 PM
lot of things are prohibited by the catholic church but they are doing it. priest even violating laws like raping the nuns, some gotten pregnant but it seems fine to their archdiocese.

if members are not allowed to gamble, they'd find out the whole city wouldn't go in the church anymore and they will not collect fundings from its members. catholic church is the most hypocrite church in the world.

If this thread is going to devolve into what the church can and can't or shouldn't do, then let me chip in by telling you what they should do. They should pay taxes! Do you know that churches in US could reduce the average american taxpayer's burden by nearly $90 billion us dollars?

At the beginning of the pandemic they tried to claim they should be allowed to stay open because they are an 'essential business.' But they don't want to pay taxes like an essential business. Doesn't seem right to me.

The fact is, most religions frown upon gambling, and yet nearly everybody has gambled at some point. There's almost no point even mentioning it to followers anymore.
1690  Economy / Gambling / Re: best crypto dice site for reward systems? on: August 26, 2020, 02:58:08 PM
hi, I am looking for the best crypto site with dice for high rollers. sites with high maximum bets and the best reward programs. so far this looks like it is stake, but are there any better than that? i also like using seuntjie dicebot but it is not necessarily required.

Not sure when it comes to maximum bets and rewards program but you can check it out for yourself.

Primedice.com
Crypto.games
Wolf.bet
Bitsler
Roobet
Bustadice
Yolodice
Windice

etc...

Just mentioned the popular gambling sites atm.

Couldn't agree with this list any more than I already do. Though I'd put crypto.games at the top of the list of course—has one of the most lucrative referral schemes around.

Just one question, why not include or mention DuckDice? I think for high rollers it's one of the more trustworthy sites.. Let's not forget that simplistic UI—easy to get to grips with.

Another name that rings a bell (and google search page ranks) is Luckygames... a very modern-looking site as well. Plenty of reviews stating it's safe too.
1691  Economy / Exchanges / Re: The best way to convert Bitcoin into real money on: August 26, 2020, 01:37:21 PM
The post is misleading because it assumes that Bitcoin in itself is not real money.

I think a better title would be 'how to convert bitcoin into fiat'.

With that said, I see that you have mentioned LocalBitcoins here. Which is not really that safe as they employ a hundred verification levels these days. Making them a high-risk target, if they go down, then your data would be with the malingerers. And if they decided to share your data with the authorities, you could attract the ire of the taxman.

People should note that Bitcoin is currently the sixth largest world currency by circulating supply.... If you don't think Bitcoin is real money, then neither are the 175 other fiat currencies Bitcoin is bigger than.
1692  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Blockonomics. Is it trustworthy? on: August 25, 2020, 10:00:31 PM
From what I know, there is really nothing to "trust" here since you are not staking your money with them. They are providing a similar service to what Blockchain.info did years ago but they are doing it in a much better way with way better visual interfaces for the end-users. Even non-tech people will find Blockonomics interesting to look through as opposed to reading through a bunch of dry data.

So long as you're not either handing of control of your wallet, or providing access to your private keys/mnemonic phrase, you can be pretty sure that a platform is safe.

No access to funds = safe.
1693  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: US Presidential Election 2020 on: August 25, 2020, 09:20:21 PM
According to a recent CNN poll (as we know not really a Trump friendly news channel), Trump is catching up fast. The number of voters who would vote for him and Pence rose from 41% to 46%. For Biden and Harris would vote 50%. And the television duels have not even started yet. Trump could play out his strength in direct duels and gain further ground. It remains exciting.
Honestly I don't trust any mainstream or other public polls very much.
We all know who pays for this research and polls, results are often distorted, and all they can show is some trend maybe.
Just look what happened before in history with similar examples.
I can't see Biden winning this election, and maybe it's time for younger presidential candidates next time.


This is what I thought too! I was exactly of the same opinion! Especially when I saw that Trump was actually leading and trending according to so some polls back during his campaign. I was so sure that the election polls that these news channels were showing must have been rigged. There was absolutely no other way for the great and enlightened American people to be leaning towards such an asshole of a guy! But nope! I was wrong, turns out that the americans somehow chose Trump over Hilary or even Bernie! So by the end of it all, I concluded that even if the actual election is rigged, the polls are probably not rigged at all!

I highly doubt Trump will win against after his botched handling of the coronavirus and clear intend to manipulate the election by preventing mail-in voting. He's out, that's for sure.
1694  Economy / Gambling / Re: FrostBets.com launching soon on: August 25, 2020, 08:58:42 PM
Damnit! I remember when Stake first posted their seeding event. And look at them now? Such a big name in the crypto gambling industry. I just hope you guys get to become something impactful and carve out a niche for yourselves as well.
I just have one trouble understanding something... what makes you all unique?

Do you have the incredible community that crypto-games offers? Or the style of Primedice? Or the game variety of Stake?

Doesn't look like you've got any distinguishing features at the moment, which means nobody will jump onto your platform when the niche is already well-covered by another casino...
1695  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Would you agree to insure your participation in the bounty company? on: August 21, 2020, 11:02:10 PM
Firstly, I don't think any insurance syndicate in their right mind would ever insurance a bounty, unless you're going to pay 99% of the reward ever time.

They don't give the slightest damn about the measly sums handed out in bounty campaigns, nor do they have the time to form a bespoke deal with every campaign manager and bounty clients.

Bear in mind that most bounty hunters aren't even willing to fork over their KYC to register for high-quality bounties, so they're certainly not going to do so to insure their participation.

They also don't understand risk and reward, or they wouldn't be participating in bounties in 2020 to begin with.
1696  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin market cap can exceed Gold's after the next decade on: August 21, 2020, 10:49:23 PM
Lol, I really don't think that Bitcoin is going to exceed the market cap of gold any time soon. Bear in mind that gold has already more than doubled in value in the last decade, so it would probably do so again to achieve a market cap of $16 trillion by 2030.

At its current market cap of over $200 billion, BTC would need to multiply in value by 80x to reach a $16 trillion market cap. At that market cap it would be 10x higher than the M0 supply of the US dollar....

Do you really think Bitcoin is going to be 10x bigger than the US dollar in ten years? Come on now. Let's have reasonable expectations.

5-10x growth is reasonable given its current size, 80x probably isn't.
1697  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: What are the best coin in 2020? on: August 21, 2020, 10:33:36 PM
I just think suggesting you investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum...
DeFi coins are being suggested the most in almost every comment and I don't see that it's good, DeFi coins can be taken into consideration, but the best coins in 2020 are still Bitcoin and Ethereum IMO.

If we are talking about profitability, which I'm sure OP is, then Bitcoin and Ethereum certainly aren't the best picks.

Plenty of DeFi coins have absolutely smashed the gains seen by BTC/ETH, this doesn't necessarily mean they are 'better,' but they're definitely more profitable.

When it comes to investment, it doesn't matter about which is better, it just matters which one brings in the best return on your investment.

Of course, DeFi coins are on the risker side of the scale, but that risk often pays off in droves. If people want to be truly risk free, they'd just invest in margin lending or something like that to turn a profit on their stablecoins.
1698  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Working online for bitcoin - would you give this up? on: August 21, 2020, 09:38:23 PM
I personally wouldn't work for $1/hour, but then again, I reside in one of the most expensive cities in the world.

I think for unskilled workers in the poverty-stricken areas or those in less developed economies might be willing to work for that sort of money.

In some countries, the average monthly salary is around $100. So working 40 hours a week for you with this task could help these guys bring in almost twice the monthly salary—not too bad, particularly when you consider that $1 is listed as the absolute minimum.

You might be able to attract some higher quality candidates if you also specify the upper limit of their earning potential, e.g. $2, $5, $10/hour etc.
1699  Economy / Gambling / Re: ⭐ Crypto.Games ⭐ 0.8% House Edge on Dice ⭐ Largest wagering contest...ever ⭐ on: August 21, 2020, 09:00:33 PM
Bitcoin lottery round 503 in just over 10 hours!



272 tickets have already been sold, putting the 1st prize jackpot at a solid 0.022 BTC.

At just 0.0001 BTC/ticket and no house edge, you'd be crazy to miss out!
1700  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Why You Think That Your Coin/Token Will Grow? on: August 21, 2020, 08:03:29 PM
I'm currently looking to get involved in OpenPredict (OPT).

It has an impressive DeFi use case that essentially allows anybody to make a prediction about anything, quickly launch a smart contract to take on counter bettors, which will automatically pay out the correct share of the pool to the correct predictors. It can also be used to hedge against black swan events, and profit from practically any other event.

Besides potentially disrupting the DeFi space, it just sold out its $250k allocation like it was nothing, and will be launching with a $100k god damn market up. $100k in the DeFi space is just bonkers. even if it does a x50, it would still only have a $5 million market cap.

Bear in mind that many other DeFi projects have market caps in excess of 50 million... Which means a 500x multiplier is well within the realm of possibility. What do you guys think?

Following up on my previous comment here. I was right about OpenPredict, it just launched on Uniswap and is already trading at x50—and it still only has a $5m market cap.

as I predicted before, I believe this project has potential for another 10x at the very least, I would be surprised even if it does another 20-50x, since it would still have a market cap of under $250m.

Taking a look at some of the other DeFi coins, this wouldn't be anything out of place, especially given how stacked the team is.

You guys got any other strong picks to take a look into?
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