Most of the small businesses, that got locked down during the pandemic received financial compensation and some other benefits like tax vacation or loan repayments being postponed for a while.
The supply chains are getting disrupted because of China's "zero tolerance" policy against COVID. A 10 million Chinese town was locked down because of several people getting COVID. China is the global factory and when the Chinese production gets disrupted, it creates shortages around the world, which leads to inflation.
Yes, the massive money printing and stimulus packs created the inflation we see right now, but they actually saved the economy from a bigger depression, mass defaults and gigantic unemployment rates.
Yes, the "green industries" have a big influence over the governments and political elites. The transition towards "green economy" is going to be painful and expensive, but we all want to save the environment and live in a cleaner world.

The people must always read the Terms of Service before wasting their precious money/cryptocurrencies on an online casino.
Complaining about KYC verification as if you were scammed by that casino simply isn't serious. Nowadays KYC is everywhere. You can't open online bank accounts, FOREX trading accounts, crypto trading accounts, online casino accounts, etc. The list goes on and on. Whining about KYC is pointless. Is there a reason you can't verify your identity, like living in a restricted country or being under 18? If yes, then nobody can help you. Just waste your money gambling on Duelbits and have fun.

How the hell would I know what percentage of people in the USA don't pay "taxes on trades"? I don't have a crystal ball and I can't conduct anonymous surveys asking people in the US about whether or not they pay their taxes. I guess that they won't give sincere answers, even if I ask them. The question "Do you pay your taxes?" sounds suspicious, when a complete stranger is asking.
I don't live in the USA and I don't pay taxes there, but the US tax system can't surprise me anymore. It's a constant flood of bureaucratic BS over and over again.
What do you mean by "taxes on trades"? Capital gains tax is a thing in the USA, but I don't think that there is a tax for every cryptocurrency trade.

I remember that it has been scientifically proven that spending cash is more "painful" for the buyer than spending money via using debit/credit cards. I can't post a link to the source of information, but I remember reading and watching Youtube videos about this topic years ago.
Crypto currencies are out of this comparison, because most of the people associate them with investment opportunities, rather than actual currencies, so spending crypto is generally considered a bad decision (because the crypto prices might go up some day, and the person, who spends crypto on random stuff will regret this buying decision). Paper cash has it's own advantages and it's here to stay. I'm a Bitcoin fan, but I'm not going to s*it on paper cash. We are against the central banks and their stupid monetary policies, not against the concept of paper money.

Apparently a lot of people around the world are crazy about Japanese animation (anime, manga and all that stuff). I never really understood this and I couldn't care less about Japanese animation(or any other animation).
Slot machines are designed to look shiny and beautiful, so that they could attract more players. They are supposed to be visually pleasing.
I've never seen an ugly slot machine in my life.
The slots machines shown on Twitter look decent. I'm not impressed, but having a slot machine that interacts with the players seems pretty innovative. I wouldn't play on a slot machine because slot games are boring af.

I don't even understand the meaning of this sentence. Blockchain applications? What do you mean by blockchain applications? Do you mean DAPs in the ethereum blockchain or DeFi projects? The crypto exchanges and crypto wallets aren't exactly blockchain applications.
I hear the term "blockchain fraudster" for the first time. How do you define that term, OP? A guy who uses the blockchain for conducting fraud? This doesn't sound correct to me. Can't you just call these guys "scammers" or "hackers" instead of "blockchain fraudsters"?
The only way to reduce or prevent fraud, scams and hacks is to be cautious with our own browsing activities and staying away from things that sound too good to be true.
 

The things mentioned in your list are a little bit far-fetched.
1.How do you define "financial security". In the crypto world, everyone is supposed to be responsible for his own financial security, but in reality, most of the crypto users simply leave their coins in centralized exchange platforms.
2."Running a balanced economy free from inflation". What do you mean by "balanced economy"? It has been proven that cryptocurrencies cannot guarantee zero inflation. Inflation will always exist. It doesn't matter if it's crypto or fiat.
3.Cryptocurrencies cannot help in reducing the poverty and increasing the GDP. This is more or less BS.
4.The employment opportunities inside the crypto industry aren't that much and they are mostly for programmers and tech savvy people.

Hasn't this topic been discussed in another forum thread a week ago?
1. Those streamers are probably promoting some casino, so they are basically gambling for free(the casinos pay them for promotion).
Maybe it's easier to get addicted to gambling, when you aren't spending your own money? I don't know.
2. I don't really think that the streamers are "doing what they love" all the time. Being a Twitch streamer is like having a job. You have to be consistent and do this every day. Some streamers get tired of this routine.
There's no clear answer to your question. Do you think that the Twitch gamers get addicted to gaming? I don't know, maybe some of them get addicted, while others don't. Gaming is as addictive as gambling. It's kinda difficult to spot an actual gambling addict online. Most gambling addicts are really good at hiding their addiction.

I just don't waste time "introducing" people to Bitcoin. It doesn't matter if they are tech savvy or non-tech savvy.
The people, who aren't aware about the hidden dangers of the crypto world might fall into a crypto scam or make a rookie mistake(like sending BTC to the wrong address). I don't wanna get blamed by someone else for other people's mistakes.
 If a person is clearly interested in Bitcoin/crypto he or she will do his/her own research and learn enough about the subject. The best to learn about a topic is practice. Using Bitcoin is the best way to learn about Bitcoin. There will be mistakes along the way, but trial and error is still the best learning method.

The big problem is that the oil corporations might simply increase the prices even more, which defeats the purpose of such "special taxes".
There are only two ways to lower the fuel prices- increase the supply and decrease the demand.
The first way depends on the OPEC countries in the Persian gulf(and maybe Russia). They have no incentive to increase the oil production and lower the prices.
The second way depends on the global economy. If a massive global recession is coming, the global demand for oil and gas will decrease, which will eventually lead to lowering the oil and gas prices.
Imposing "special taxes" won't solve the problem, but the politicians around the world like this "tax the rich" approach, when the crisis strikes.

There's nothing wrong with poker being considered a sport.
Nowadays even playing video games like CS:GO and FIFA is considered a sport. There are big CS:GO and FIFA gaming tournaments and those gamers are being treated like sports athletes. This seems way more ridiculous than calling poker a sport.
There aren't any traditional gambling games in my country, that can be considered an actual sport.
AFAIK, billiard isn't as popular as snooker. For some reason, snooker is really popular in the UK and worldwide, while I don't see any big billiard tournaments being hosted anywhere. I remember that some billiard players where betting money on a game of billiard back in the 90s, but I don't that this has the level of popularity nowadays.

Solar powered phones and laptops? I've never heard about this idea before. Where did you come up with this?
Do you really think that such new technology would be cheap enough? Brand new technologies are usually very expensive at the beginning.
4 billion Bitcoin users by 2030? This seems far-fetched to me. Bitcoin currently has around 30 million users worldwide. Hitting even 100 million worldwide users would be really hard and 1 billion Bitcoin users is close to impossible.
The underdeveloped countries will be facing hard times increasing their electricity production and expanding their power grids.
They would definitely need foreign capital for such massive investment, but the developed countries that have the capital are going to face a recession in the next months or maybe years. Your dreams about mass electrification in Asia and Africa won't come true anytime soon.

Volatility is what attracts the investors, and the investors help a lot with increasing the market value/price. I don't think that replacing the investors with "people with a real need" would make the Bitcoin market less volatile. Having a limited supply and unstable demand is what makes the price so volatile, the type of buyers doesn't matter. This is basic supply and demand market law. There was a term in economics called "price elasticity", you should learn more about it.
Nobody is saying that Bitcoin is a safe heaven or inflation protection asset. Maybe it will become safe heaven in the long term, or maybe it won't.
Bitcoin is a store of value and you can use it to purchase goods and services(as long as there are sellers who accept BTC payments).
I don't know where did you come up with this "it's not a store of value if you can't purchase goods/services" theory.
You should read more about the definition of the term "store of value" in some books about economics.

This is a guaranteed way to scare away many gamblers from using your casino. The lack of convenience and having to deal with such a "middleman". Does your casino support KYC. Who the hell would give his private data to an agent?
Having a Costa Rica license is something I don't see very often. Most crypto casinos have a Curacao license.
The website looks decent, but I don't think that many people would be interested in betting on baseball games.
I like the idea of having a 20% bonus on a losing streak, but I won't bother signing up on your casino in order to test it out.
Do you plan of creating a normal signup process?

This event would have the same impact over the Bitcoin price as every other unexpected event, that has a global impact.
The Bitcoin price will drop for a while and then recover after a while. Nothing else. Almost all altcoins are following the Bitcoin price, so the same thing will happen to them as well.
I don't really think that China will attack Taiwan. The Chinese communists aren't that dumb. There's no point starting a World War III (and ruining their economy) for a small island.
They will act as if they are really angry because of the Pelosi visit, but nothing else will happen.

The inflation was caused mostly by the massive money printing and the stimulus checks. The global oil prices had stabilized at around 100 USD.
Shipping/transportation costs aren't such a big inflation factor. The transport companies simply saw an opportunity to raise the prices and make fast profits.
Anyway, the Tesla Semi sounds promising, but these are only promises. I can't say anything about the Tesla Semi until there are several thousand Tesla trucks hitting the road. I don't see any other big companies in the auto industry focusing on electric trucks. There are multiple issues around the creation of a fully functional electric truck that we don't know about.

This seems like a risky idea.
1.There are interest rate hikes so the fiat loans are going to get more expensive.
2.Bitcoin is highly volatile and if the Bitcoin price drops severely you will have to add more BTC to the collateral or the lender will declare your default, sell your collateral and demand more money from you to in order to cover the rest of the loan.
3.If you plan to buy real estate, there is a real estate price bubble in many counties around the world(I don't know your country). There interest rate hikes and the upcoming recession might hit the real estate market. Good luck owning a real estate with decreasing value while having to repay a loan.

Changing yourself, your mentality and your habits is the most difficult thing in the world. The things that you are preaching are easier said than done.
OP, did you change yourself? Are you working hard towards your goal of becoming rich? Did you become rich right away? Probably not.
Your inheritance and your environment are the most important factors that determine your way of living and your wealth.
You can change your environment, but you cannot change your genetic and material inheritance.
It's way easier for a middle class person to become rich, compared to a person coming from a really poor family that is living in some impoverished ghetto.

Why are you even asking this question? What do you mean by "we"? Most of the forum members aren't gambling addicts.
Are you a gambling addict?
Addiction is a serious mental illness and it requires serious help from professionals.
Knowing the symptoms of a gambling addict isn't enough. I've seen multiple gambling addicts that don't show any symptoms at all.
They look and talk like completely normal people and nobody knows what is happening inside their heads.
My cousin was a gambling addict and he was acting perfectly fine. The strange thing about him is that he was obese and was suffering from really high blood pressure(probably caused by his obesity). He died several months ago.

Demand and utility are way more important than scarcity.
Imagine having an item that is super scarce, but the utility of that item is zero, therefore the demand for this particular item would be zero as well.
The price of the item will be zero, and the scarcity simply won't make this item valuable. A zero that's multiplied by a million is still a zero.
Gold might be less scarce than Bitcoin, but the demand for gold is way bigger compared to the Bitcoin demand. Gold has utility, because it's being used as a raw material by many industries.
Bitcoin will be fine in the long term. I expect massive bull runs in the upcoming years. There's no need to compare Bitcoin scarcity to Gold scarcity in order to prove a point.