Congratulations!!!! It has been five years of impact and accomplishment. I know of many people that have wasted many years on social media without any meaningful outcome but you have maximized this five years. This post has encouraged me to do my best, keep learning and contribute to the forum. 5000 merits from 7000 posts is proof that your posts were impactful. I also pray that the next 5years will be more fruitful and impactful. My journey is just starting, I wish mine will be half as impactful as yours.

One cardinal feature of Bitcoin is that it is non-discriminatory because it allows everybody to invest in the sector. $30 for a start is not a bad idea but he shouldn't expect much from this small investment. I don't know how long it took him to save these funds but with determination, he can do more. I encourage him to keep saving and increase his Bitcoin holding. If he keeps saving and investing, he will be surprised that his investment has grown to a high level. If he shouldn't thinks that his $30 will make him rich overnight because the more you invest the greater the chances of making more profit if the market is favorable.

I don't think the hacker or intruder wants the account because the password would have been changed to ensure that Scott doesn't have access to it. Maybe they want to use his account to spread malware.

I have just encountered one of the reasons to be a good and respectable member of the forum. In cases like this people will come all out to vouch for you and protect your interest. Scott has been defended by almost half of the members that responded to this thread. It reminds me of a verse in a religious book that states that a good name is better than riches. I also hope the moderator investigates this case and hopefully Scott gets his account back to continue his good service to the community.

Building a solid structure that helps to protect cryptocurrency investors from fraudulent exchanges and business will be viable for the growth of the sector. But if the UK government insists on strict regulation of the crypto space, then investors will move to other countries that a welcoming. The fall of exchanges should not be the reason for this unfriendly posture of these governments because you cannot generalize that all of them have fraudulent intentions. Africa would have been a viable crypto investment hub but most of them still take orders from their anti-bitcoin former colonial masters.

Saudi Arabia league history will be incomplete without the name Cristiano Ronaldo. Within a short period, he had made the league very popular.  Al Nassr tried all they could to catch up with Al Hilal but it seems the latter has a more formidable team than Ronaldo's club. Bringing Messi to the Saudi league will be another turning point for the football league of that country. It will even add quality to the national team of Saudi Arabia. The presence of two of the world's best players of all time in a league will attract more quality players, fans, and investments. Messi has won almost every trophy in his career and for now, I think it is time to make more money and the Saudi League is the ideal location.

From little experience in this forum, I have discovered that there is always a reason for the actions of the moderator. Your post may have violated some rules of the forum which might be the reason for the lock. I have also seen threads like this in which the moderator suddenly comes online and gives answers to questions. So you might fortunate to attract the attention of a moderator because I am sure they visit Meta often. Or you can use the personal message option like LoyceV suggested.

That is why it is advisable to use the search option before creating a new thread to avoid duplication. But we are just speculating there might be other reasons why such action was taken regarding the thread.

Jimmy, I am really impressed with the arrangement of your post and your ability to reference the source. It seems you are skillful in writing and you are knowledgeable about Bitcoin. Every point you raised in this post is valid and they have the potential of helping newbies.
You are just a few weeks old in the forum, and you are creating a thread to lecture in the forum. You might be more knowledgeable than most of us but it might not be ideal, to begin with, a lecture thread. Some of the reasons are
1. Many members will not take it seriously because it will be assumed that you are new and inexperienced
2. It shows that you might not be willing to learn because you need to stay in the forum for some time so that you can learn before teaching.
3. How will you feel when a 10year old steps into a Ph.D. class and introduces himself as your lecturer?  The child might be knowledgeable but he might not get the right attention.
I think you should spend more time and study the forum before creating threads that have been repeated again and again.

People have different reasons for joining the Bitcoin industry. Some intend to use it as a currency to promote their privacy while others see it as an investment platform. Sometimes the transaction fees of using bitcoins as a currency might discourage people from using it for paying for goods and services. And people prefer to use fiat to buy mostly petty goods.

The rate of inflation and constant loss of value of the currency of most countries have made many people use Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and devaluation. Many countries restrict the use of Bitcoin as a means of payment thereby forcing citizens to embrace Bitcoin only as an investment opportunity.

NB: Using headings for large posts like this will make it easier and faster to read. But I commend your effort Op.

Your services will be good for content creators that need these videos to generate revenue from various social media. I don't know how you intend to handle the copyright issue and I am wondering if your country is a wartorn and natural disaster-prone nation. I just wonder how you can get videos of harassment and battles because it will be very risky. But it also seems that OP has been working on this project for a long time which is why he could boast of having these videos. Anyway, I wish you all the best in your business.

I read a story of how some immigrants from some North and South American countries embark on very risky journeys to get to the US in search of better opportunities. One of these illegal immigrant that was interviewed by CNN was a Venezuelan professor. I was surprised when she told the press that her salary as a professor at a university was $16 per month. Immediately I began to appreciate what we earn from campaign. What I earn from my current campaign will be enough for me to take off a family of four comfortably. All I have to do is to ensure that I focus on basic needs and shun spending on luxury.

You can read the story about the Venezuelan professor using the link:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/15/americas/darien-gap-migrants-colombia-panama-whole-story-cmd-intl/index.html

Nobody wants to be addicted to gambling. Gambling addiction is triggered by some factors which include greed and lack of planning. Some gamblers are so greedy that because they want to win big they would stake more than their capacity. Some of them are not content with their win which will make them restake what they have won for higher wins. Lack of proper financial planning will also lead to addiction. Having a budget and time frame for your gambling life could help to reduce the tendency to become addicted to gambling. If you know that you don't have control over your spending, it is advisable to stay away from gambling.

I envy the way you express your views in a clear but concise form @stompix. But people mostly from non-English speaking nations sometime can't express themselves accurately. So they feel one of the ways to further clarify their point to make the reader understand is to repeat their intentions using other words to avoid misconception. I am guilty of this shortcoming. Some writers want to express themselves comprehensively. They want to write it the way it flows from their mind, which is why their post most times are long. I am also guilty of this offense. I will have to improve my expression in the English language and also consider the length of my post because I will never want to be called a bot.

I am not an agriculturist so I have no business with investing or running a farm unless I decide to study the field. Bitcoin is not for everybody just like some other products. If it was racist some continents would not have access to Bitcoin. The government is the main racist because they discriminate against Bitcoin and limit its operation in most nations. It is the responsibility of any investor to do his homework about a prospective profit-making skill. If you don't have basic knowledge about an investment scheme there is no need to blindly invest in it. Most people that invest in the crypto sector without knowledge were brainwashed to believe that it is an easy medium to get profit in a short period.

I find this tutorial useful because I have been exposed to diverse security tips like using different emails for a different purposes. This is because privacy is key to avoiding scammers and fraud. This might make one have many email accounts that will be very difficult to maintain. Hence, it might not be out of place to keep a record of these emails to facilitate easy access. I have had to go through recovery processes because I usually forget the details of some of he email accounts I had opened all in the bid to pursue privacy.

A bad day for Arsenal and a good day for Manchester United. This draw has put more pressure on the gunners and they might end up having more bad results unless they put their house in order. But I don't blame the Arsenal team so much for the loss because West Ham was also a good side today and also deserve to win. But Arsenal still has their future in their hands if they can win all their subsequent games. But it will be very difficult for them to win all their games because they will be playing against City, Chelsea, Newcastle, and even Brighton and I doubt if they can will all of these games. It will be a great disappointment if Arsenal fails to win the league after so much hard work.

Manchester United is doing everything possible to solidify its hold on the third position. This is a team that had some disappointing experiences before the world cup break but Erik ten Hag has proved critics wrong through his result-oriented strategies.

I don't know why the person concluded that Bitcoin is not a viable long term, but did he give your an alternative investment? But I think everybody is entitled to his own decision or belief. For me, I have not come across any crypto investment that is more genuine, durable, and somehow profitable than Bitcoin.

Decentralized wallets are the best to store your coin but you also have the responsibility to keep your investment safe. There are risks attached to all forms of business so we can not conclude that there is a safe place to invest funds or savings.

Without even looking closely at data or economic analysis Bitcoin has indeed made many people millionaires if not in dollars it could be in their local currency. If one bought 500,000 dollars worth of bitcoin when the price was $15,000, you are already a millionaire because the price is almost double. But it is good to see that people are getting a profit from their investment in Bitcoin. It could also attract more people to the bitcoin sector.

All this analysis is based on projections by different bitcoiner that seems to have understood the market movement of Bitcoin. But from my little observation, the price of Bitcoin is unpredictable so nobody can claim mastery over the sector. It is affected by global economic and political events and these events are unpredictable. So I have decided to accept the movement of the market the way it works out because it can not be perfectly observed.

Of course, it could get to the level of economic and even political intimidation. Every country wants its currency to become dominant in the global banking and trading sectors. The US will not want the Chinese Yaun to overtake the dollar so it will do all within its power to ensure the Dollar remains number one even if it will take diplomacy, threats, intimidation, and to extreme war.

But it will be stupid for any nation to ditch the dollars without necessary preparation and planning. It will be suicidal for any nation that depends solely on imports from the US or rely on income from export from the nation to consider abandoning the dollar. Before such policy will be announced there should be a gradual diversification and restructuring of the nation's economy so that it could be able to withstand any economic sanctions or embargoes that might be placed by the US because of the ditching of the dollars. It has been assumed in some quarters that Russia prepared for this invasion which was why their economy is to a large extent sanction-proof.

The pressure will be the consequence of not maintaining their lead. All the players will want to be cautious and this can less to mistakes. Leicester is heading toward relegation because of the loss today. I was expecting Leicester to put up a good fight but they ended up losing by three goals to one consolation goal scored by Kelechi. Wilfred Ndidi keeps losing important balls which have led to some negative consequences. His mistake has made his club conceive cheap goals. For me, Leister didn't show any sign that they wanted to win the game. Manchester City was just too good for the struggling team and it was wonderful to see Haaland scoring in this game. I wonder what will happen in Leicester if they are finally relegated.

If Arsenal will be able to beat West Ham tomorrow the pressure on them will reduce. West Ham's performance have not been encouraging so Arsenal might win the game but we have to wait till tomorrow because soccer cannot be accurately predicted.

I don't get the reason for his thread but I appreciate your kind gesture. Are you telling us you help somebody with your Bitcoin or what? It's not proper to publicize what you do for people. Kind gestures should be personal. In my religion, if you give your left hand shouldn't know that your right hand is giving. But it is painful to know that people are suffering. And most of these nations suffer because of corruption. This is because most of these nations have natural resources that can fend for all their citizens.