One important fact about bitcoin that many people overlook is the fact that it is an asset. By understanding the asset's functionality prior to investing, you can make a decision that is justified and aware of the risk involved. You can also be certain that when the time is right, you will make a profit because your decision has already been made, as opposed to those who don't even understand the value of bitcoin and simply buy when the price is in their low and end up selling everything eventually and if you study the price chart of bitcoin from 2013 till 2021 you will know that investing in bitcoin is one of the coolest idea when bull run starts.
No, we are all looking at bitcoin as an investment asset, and we have overlooked the important fact that bitcoin was originally created as a currency, not an asset for speculation. I believe many later participants do not know the real purpose of bitcoin because now when mentioning bitcoin, people will immediately think of investment. But whether you consider it a currency or an asset, all is true, as long as it brings value and benefits to you, bitcoin is helping us in one way or another.
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Even though bitcoin looks rising this month but we have to be prepared if bad things happen, the opportunity to crash to $10k is of course easy to happen, and this has often happened when the price looks skyrocketing but when a storm comes the price can dip again.
I don’t agree with you mate. The price doesn’t crashes randomly. When there is some bad news in the crypto industry (like previously FTX news), then only the market crashes. The reason for the price fall is very simple. Hearing the bad news, people start to fear and hence they panic sell their coins for which the price goes down. But currently there is no situation like this, so definitely Bitcoins will rise only. If you are waiting for Bitcoins to fall more and then buy the coins, then I guess you might have missed the right price to buy the coin. Don’t greed for more and buy the coins at the current price. I agree with you not to wait for lower levels to buy because there is no guarantee bitcoin will plummet again. But I will disagree with you that bitcoin will definitely increase, there will be no decrease. We don't have any evidence to back that up either. Currently, there is no bad news in the crypto industry but tomorrow, next month… no one knows what will happen. Likewise, the collapse of FTX was a surprise to all of us, no one could have foreseen it until it caused damage to us.
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I have spent many bitcoins a few years ago (ca 2012-2013) in local shops and still think that it was very good for the Bitcoin ecosystem. It is bad for me though obviously but also I could have bought more Bitcoin then so actually I do not regret it. I hope people will also spend more bitcoins in the future, since Bitcoin is a currency and not an asset.
Although bitcoin is being seen as an investment instrument rather than a means of payment, if in the future it becomes more popular and accepted by businesses, its use as a means of payment will also become popular. People don't want to spend their bitcoin right now because everyone has the desire to get rich, so there's no blame on them. But when they make a profit or bitcoin reaches a stable price, people will also spend their bitcoin. Bitcoin will remain a currency in the future.
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Bitcoin is basically the only cryptocurrency that is not a scam. Every other currency has some persons behind it that try to get rich in one way or another. With Bitcoin however nobody knew that it would be a huge success so the early inventors did not hoard coins to cash out later, since they did not have a clue that big oh would take of.
In other words, bitcoin was created with the intention of becoming a currency, an alternative payment method to the fiat system. What is happening is not Satoshi's original purpose. For altcoin projects created for the purpose of speculation, selling tokens, and creating a financial market where we take each other's money. To me, altcoins are gambling and offer no real value, all projects aim to generate tokens, then manipulate and inflate them for us to rob each other.
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Bangladesh needs to face a reality check very soon. At least in test format. Otherwise, they are not going to perform better in the test format. Bangladesh seriously needs to face some serious threat from the ICC that the test status is going to be taken away. Probably after that Bangladesh will concentrate on the test format.
Test team like Bangladesh and Srilanka woul continue to play like they have been in the present without any issue. ICC won't do anything as they already have very less test playing nation. Any action against these two teams will result in the decline of viewership from the respective countries and also will not help ICC to revive this format. I would like to see new countries getting added to the list but it seems most of them are more interested in playing the shorter format of the game as it brings more revenue to the board. Which countries would actually get added to the test lineup? I don't think any country is worthy of that. And I personally don't think it is going to be a good idea. I will actually be very happy if ICC absolutely forgets about the test format. They should concentrate on the T20 format more because that is the future of cricket. -snip @Iranus while it’s easy to say that it was easy to defeat Bangladesh and West Indies, but I feel that Srilanka yet deserves credit for beating them because it’s a clear sign that they’re evolving and getting better.
I can't say they are actually getting better when they are just beating teams that are not actually really good. If Sri Lanka was able to beat New Zealand, I would have certainly said that New Zealand is improving. But right now it is hard to say.
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Perhaps the Bayern players will show us a very good game, since they often had conflicts with Negelsmann, they can be positive about his dismissal. Moreover, they are always very strong at the Allianz Arena. I would look at the Bayern over 2 goals bet, I have not yet looked at what the odds will be for this bet, but I think that Bayern will show productive football. I'm sure they will quickly regain the first place.
Yes, especially after Negelsmann was replaced by Thomas Tuchel as the new manager of Bayern Munich and this will be his debut match against Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena, it will be the assessment of all supporters playing as hosts later and this match will also have a big impact on the standings. Dortmund, who are at the top of the standings, are only one point ahead of Munich. I think munich have to win this match to overtake Dortmund at the top of the standings. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) This match is very important for both Bayern Munich and Tuchel. I don't know why Bayern Munich fired Negelsmann. I don't think Bayern Munich's performance was poor. However, Tuchel will definitely have to prove his mettle. And if Bayern Munich loses now against Dortmund, they will drop back quite a bit in the title race. Bayern Munich must get full points from this match if they want to go to the top of the table. However, I don't think Thomas Tuchel will be able to adapt to the team's players so quickly. Munich is likely to drop points against Dortmund.
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Back to the Marseille vs Montpellier match, with the advantages I mentioned above, of course Marseille will not waste this opportunity to add 3 points to the standings and continue to stick to PSG's position at the top. The opportunity for Marseille to win Ligue 1 this season is still open and PSG should be more careful so that Marseille does not shift its position.
Although Marseille is a strong team, I don't think it will be easy to get 3 points against Montpellier. I know Montpellier is way behind in the points table. The 11th team in the points table is Montpellier. On the other hand, Marseille is second on the table. However, Montpellier is in good form. The Montpellier team is unbeaten in the last 6 matches. They have won 5 of these 6 matches. In such a form, they will definitely not want to lose. I have seen their performance in a few matches. The performance of this team is quite good. Their overall performance is stable now, especially as their attacking players have improved in performance. So against Marseille, the Montpellier team will definitely play with the aim of winning.
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USA : UAE
After a good performance in the first match, UAE is playing against the USA today. If UAE manages to win today's match, they have a chance to go to the top of the table. UAE won the toss and elected to bat. At the end of 40 overs, UAE collected 207 runs. Looks like good enough batting. On the other hand, after seeing the performance of the USA in the last two matches, I feel that although their bowling is good enough, the batting line-up of the USA is a bit weak. Even if UAE gives a target of 280-300, the USA's chances of victory are very low.
Namibia : Jersey
Jersey is playing against Namibia. The Jersey team is very weak. And Namibia's batsmen are in very good form now. Namibia scored 381 runs against PNG in the last match. Jersey collected only 173 runs in 44 overs. A win against Namibia is not possible with such a low score.
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Bangladesh is even weaker than Afghanistan in test format. So getting a win against Bangladesh is supposed to be very easy for a team like Sri Lanka. It can be considered an achievement when Sri Lanka can win against bigger opponents like India, Pakistan, or anyone from the top four. Afghanistan hasn't played enough test matches, so that we can measure their performance. Although I would consider teams such as Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh as lower tier test nations, that doesn't mean that they can't win against teams like Afghanistan. The Afghans are very good in limited overs cricket, but they don't have much experience with the longer format. But the positive thing is that they have a well established 4-day domestic cricket tournament. The future is uncertain though, since the ICC is unable to transfer funds to them. I understand that Afghanistan has not played cricket regularly for a long time. But I don't think that is going to matter too much when playing against Bangladesh or West Indies or Zimbabwe. Of course, we cannot give any security about the performance of Afghanistan now. But I think we need to remember that Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in their debut test match. LOL! ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) your statement is way beyond the understanding of many here. BTW, for those who will read and glance away from my reply the Pakistan T20 team just lost the series against Afghanistan! Once these two countries were known as East Pakistan (Bangladesh) and West Pakistan (current Pakistan). They both got separated and started their respective team and eventually in 2023 they both are struggling in test cricket. Jokes apart! Bangladesh is very bad in tests and so in ODI but they are good in the T20 format. What Bangladesh needs to do is to get those domestic players who are good with tests. The problem here is that they do not have those kinds of players are their talent pool is mostly based to attract their Bangladesh league. This team needs to be chucked out of test cricket but it will not happen anytime soon. Bangladesh needs to face a reality check very soon. At least in test format. Otherwise, they are not going to perform better in the test format. Bangladesh seriously needs to face some serious threat from the ICC that the test status is going to be taken away. Probably after that Bangladesh will concentrate on the test format.
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Arsenal to me are title winner already, Manchester city still has tough opponents to play, which they might drop point in these games. But Arsenal has no much opponents compare to Manchester city. if Arsenal maintain this performance and keep playing every games as final they will succeed, i don't see any team stopping team this season to clinch the title.
This season Arsenal really deserve to win the EPL. Arsenal, consistent with young players who are energetic and talented. The main key is the coach who is smart in managing his young players so they can compete with other strong teams and be able to top the standings this season. In the remaining matches, I believe Arsenal are EPL champions. because Arsenal doesn't have many different schedules than Man City, concentration must be divided with other matches besides EPL. I agree with you. Arsenal is a team that deserves to win the Premier League. They have the potential to be champions of the Premier League. Because the Arsenal team is strong as a team. Every player in the team performs well so their performance is stable. The team is not dependent on the performance of any particular player. This is why Arsenal has had the most consistent performances in the Premier League this season. Arsenal has also been eliminated from the Europa League. Now they can only focus on Premier League matches. So they are more likely to perform well. Hopefully, the Arsenal team will not disappoint us. Arsenal will win the title this season.
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Bangladesh vs Ireland
Today's match of Bangladesh vs Ireland is being played very hard. Bangladesh set a target of 202 runs to Ireland as Ireland took the field and lost two wickets in two overs. In terms of losing Ireland's wickets today, it will be very difficult for Ireland to win as Shakib Al Hasan and Taskin Ahmed both took two wickets in their overs. Taskin Ahmed showed very good performance in the last match too, Taskin Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan will definitely play a role in today's match. Today my bet is for Bangladesh, of course I hope Bangladesh wins. Liton Das' batting impressed me today. And Shakib's bowling is also surprising me. But I thought Liton Das would score a century today. But he returned to the dressing room with a 41-ball 83. Liton Das might have been able to score a century today if he batted with some patience. On the other hand, Shakib was unbeaten on 38 runs off 24 balls. And he bowled 4 overs for 22 runs. The important thing is that Shakib managed to pick up 5 wickets. He bowled well. Ireland collected 60 runs after losing 6 wickets at the end of 8 overs. Ireland needs 143 runs from 54 balls to win. It is impossible for Ireland to collect it.
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If you look at their performance during the last 3 years, you can witness a clear pattern. They have performed well at times. Back in 2021, Sri Lanka whitewashed West Indies 2-0 in a test series that was hosted by them. But then, the next series was held in India against Indians, and the outcome was predictable. To their credit, after that they had an away victory against Bangladesh. But in terms of capability, Bangladesh is considered as one of the weaker teams. Their best win in this season came against Australia at Galle, when they defeated the visitors by an innings and 39 runs in 2022.
Bangladesh is even weaker than Afghanistan in test format. So getting a win against Bangladesh is supposed to be very easy for a team like Sri Lanka. It can be considered an achievement when Sri Lanka can win against bigger opponents like India, Pakistan, or anyone from the top four. -Sri Lanka ranks 5th in the 2021-2023 WTC table ahead of New Zealand and Pakistan. -They have drawn the home series against Australia, Pakistan and whitewashed the Windies 2-0 - Almost won the first test match against Kiwis. - They are defending champion of the Asia cup.
But Sri Lanka still lost very badly against New Zealand in the test format. They still lost the first match even though it was close. Whitewashing West Indies is not a very huge thing. At least should not be a huge thing for a good team like Sri Lanka.
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You are right. After players like Kumar Sangakkara, Lasith Malinga and Sanath Jayasuriya went on retreatment I have not seen any world-class players in the Sri Lankan squad. The Sri Lankan board has completely failed to find suitable replacements for their star players. Mathews is a very talented player. But he cannot help the team responsibly and at the moment when the team needs it. Also, Sri Lanka's bowling line-up is quite weak now. Spin and pace are not doing well anywhere. A good performance is not expected from the Sri Lankan team in the upcoming ODI World Cup.
First of all, it needs to be seen whether the Lankans will be able to qualify for the ODI World Cup or not. It is almost certain that they need to play the qualifier tournament (everything will be clear in another 2-3 days). Here we are discussing about the test performance from Sri Lanka. When was the last time they managed to defeat a pig-4 side in test format? During this cycle of the ICC World Test Championship, they had big wins against the weaker teams such as West Indies. Apart from the solitary win against Australia, during the matches against pig-4 they simply got whitewashed. Sri Lanka had a big decline. In recent memory, I can only remember them winning against Bangladesh. And that was also when Bangladesh was not performing well at all. I thought that was going to work like a confidence booster for Sri Lanka. But that certainly did not boost the confidence enough. I am pretty sure that if Sri Lanka plays against Bangladesh in t20 format right now, they are going to lose. Anyway, I am actually doubtful about Sri Lanka being able to qualify for the ODI world cup. At least the performance is not giving confident vibes.
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After the statements that Conte allowed himself after the game with Southampton, the club has no choice whether to sack him or not. In principle, he repeated Ronaldo's trick with an interview with Morgan, only on a smaller scale - now the club is obliged to fire him. So far, it is not completely clear why Conte is doing this - either he is tired of suffering at the club, or he knows that he will be fired at the end of the season and thus wants to at least get money for the premature termination of the contract ... but I think everything will become clear soon.
I think Conte used Ronaldo's trick to try and force a move away from Spurs after growing frustrated with the team's refusal to adapt to change. Tottenham have still not come to a final conclusion but I read talk and negotiations are ongoing and soon a conclusion will be made. now the decision has been made and the club has sacked Antonio Conte. the sporting crisis is one of the main reasons for the separation, which the traditional london club confirmed on sunday evening. AC has left the club 'by mutual agreement' it said in a statement. Julian Nagelsmann (the coach who was sacked by bayern a few days ago) is said to be one of the major candidates for the position of successor... I don't understand why Tottenham management decided to sack Antonio Conte. With the help of Antonio Conte, Tottenham has been able to perform quite well this season. They are now fourth in the points table. Antonio Conte is being sacked despite a good performance. The ill effects of sacking Antonio Conte can be seen in Tottenham's performance. Julian Nagelsmann is quite an experienced coach. If Tottenham gets Julian Nagelsmann as their coach, their performance may improve. However, I have not seen any news regarding Julian Nagelsmann joining Tottenham.
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Reportedly Tuchel already has big plans in the next transfer market and his main target is Kane, I think it's the right decision and Kane will be very lucky if he can be at Bayern.
Even before Tuchel became the new manager, Bayern Munich were already looking at Kane and getting ready to make an offer to Tottenham for the striker, it is not Tuchel's plans, but that of the club. Tuchel will feel the pressure in his first game against his former club Dorrmund and after than they will play City in the champions league in a few days. I do not know why Bayern sacked Nagelsmann, he was doing well, and even if they wanted to sack him, they should have waited for the season to end, i do not know if Tuchel will perform well in these big games because he just recently took over as manager. I wouldn't say that Tuchel is a bad coach. He is quite an experienced coach. But he has taken charge of the team at a time when Bayern Munich has several important matches ahead of them. And Bayern Munich must win every match. They will play against Dortmund in the next match. If you do not win this match, you will not be able to occupy the top spot in the table. Their next match will be against Freiburg in the quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal. Bayern Munich will play an away match in Serie A against Freiburg. And then they will play against Manchester City in the Champions League match. Bayern Munich must win all four matches. And every match opponent is very strong. It will not be easy for Tuchel to win four matches.
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Bangladesh VS Ireland The first T20 match of Ireland vs Bangladesh series will start today. Bangladesh is currently performing well. Bangladesh whitewashed the world champion England team in the last series. If Bangladesh can play with that performance the way they played against England. Ireland is likely to be whitewashed. Bangladesh plays very well at home. Chances of victory of Bangladesh in today's match are very high.
I am waiting to see this match. We have seen a great performances from Bangladeshi players in the ODI series. Their top-order performance in particular was impressive. More importantly, Bangladesh won all the matches in the last T20 series against mighty England. And so we will probably see a one-sided match against Ireland. Bangladesh players will dominate and win the match. I am looking forward to seeing Bangladesh's top-order batting in this match. If Bangladesh bats first I think they will score more than 180. Ireland's team won the toss and took the fielding decision. I would say this is a big mistake on their part. Because, in the last matches, we have seen that the batsmen of the Bangladesh team are in very good form. They are batting well. In such a situation, if the Bangladesh team is given the opportunity to bat first, it is more likely that the Bangladesh team will collect a high score. If Bangladesh manages to score more than 160 then Ireland will have no chance of victory. Moreover, I don't think it will be difficult for Bangladesh to collect more than 180 in the form they are in now.
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If we focus on the long term then don't ever check prices on a daily basis, it's better to focus on the goal, namely big profits, I have not checked prices for almost 3 years and was surprised when in 2021 the price of bitcoin skyrocketed, even though when I left the price was only $ 4800 in 2018 then at the start of 2021 the price was over $48k or up 10x in a 3 year time frame.
I doubt what you're saying, if you're determined to hold onto it for the long haul and buy bitcoin 1 time and leave to do other non-crypto related jobs, then I believe you can. But if you focus most of your time on cryptocurrency investing, I don't believe someone will sit in front of a computer every workday without checking the price. It's true that you should focus on the long-term and don't need to check prices every day, but as an investor, you also need to stay up-to-date with news and market fluctuations to act promptly.
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Both teams have equal chances of winning. But personally, I like the performance of the Delhi Capital team. So I will expect Delhi Capitals to win and bet on them to win.
Agreed. Ishaque is the Indian player that I felt was the standout in this tournament and I feel that she could make a big difference in the final too. Kaur vs Lanning! Both are experienced captains though Lanning achieved way more in comparison which is one of the key reasons why I am favoring DC over MI and I am hoping that I win my bet. I feel like both teams are very well-equipped. It has to be a very good solo performance from someone to get her team to the winning margin. Of course, team performance is also going to be needed. But one player has to stand out. The issue with Pakistan is that they have made a stunning decision of sending new team to play T20 series against Afghanistan. The second tier team of Pakistan badly collapsed in front of Afghanistan team. May be this is move to strengthen position of struggling Rizwan and Babar back in team. Nobody is appreciating PCB idea of sending such new and inexperienced team. Even if you trying to test new players test them in a team where majority are experienced players. Now there are chances of losing series 3-0.
I am actually not opposed to this idea. They can of course try to bring the young team and see how they are performing. But the way they performed in the last match was not satisfactory at all. Pakistan will have to improve their performance.
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DC : MI
The final WPL is going to be held today. And as expected, Delhi Capitals Women's team and Mumbai Indians Women's team are going to face off in the final. Both these groups are very strong. So it is difficult to predict which team is going to be the champions. In the match between these two teams, Mumbai won the first match by 8 wickets. And in the second match, Delhi Women won by 9 wickets. Both matches were completely one-sided. So it is not possible to predict which team will win today's match. Both teams have equal chances of winning. But personally, I like the performance of the Delhi Capital team. So I will expect Delhi Capitals to win and bet on them to win.
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Learning from some people I say that it is the smartest thing to include bitcoin in the portfolio funds retire, at a price that gets longer and longer each cycle both the lowest price point and the highest price point. There's so much potential that bitcoin has a very high return for a retirement fund that's more what you put in it today, it would be stupid of me to pass it up if I've watched and know how bitcoin does it for long term holders, Until today I still collecting bitcoin bit by bit for my retirement fund, and thankfully I'm still holding on to it.
It would be a wise decision to add bitcoin to our retirement assets. But don't depend entirely on bitcoin, bitcoin offers high returns but also very high risk, and the future of bitcoin is still a question mark. I mean, nothing is absolutely safe in this world, so we need to have backup plans, we should diversify our retirement assets with assets other than bitcoin. Right now, I don't think about accumulating wealth for old age because I have a lot of things to take care of, and I think it's still relatively early to think about that. But I plan when I start, bitcoin will make up 40% of my retirement savings account, I think that's safe for me.
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