We get the same error and it seems that all freebitcoin users also experience it and not just us, only this time the error lasts quite a long time because usually some time the website can be accessed immediately without problems, I tried checking on the freebitcoin twitter page and there was an announcement that they are doing maintenance https://twitter.com/freebitco/status/1610587269764911104 so we have to patiently wait for it to finish

@freebitco
Maintenance🛠️

Please be advised that due to data center maintenance activity, #FreeBitcoin might be unavailable for a few hours on the 4th and 5th Jan.

De plus, il ne faut pas oublier que les banques de dépôt émettent des crédits avec le principe de réserve fractionnaire qui leur permet d’accorder plus de crédit que de dépôts. Habituellement ce ratio est de 8 %, ce qui signifie que si 8 % des prêts ne sont pas remboursés alors les clients de la banque perdent tous leurs dépôts.

Enfin pour ceux qui ont entendu parler d’une garantie de 100 000 euros par établissement bancaire, sachez que le fonds de garantie est doté de 6 milliards d’euros soit 90 euros par Français.

I wouldn't say no big issues. There have been facial scanners which have been fooled by a simple photo of the subject. Someone was able to bypass an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner simply by taking a photo of the necessary fingerprint with his phone and then 3D printing a replica, in a process that took him under 3 minutes - https://imgur.io/gallery/8aGqsSu. Biometrics are not secure.

Hi everyone,

I have a question related to building a private key based on biometric data.

Is it possible to build a reproducible ID, or string of characters, from a bunch of biometric measurements?
Given the fact that biological systems (humans in that case), evolve, get damaged, etc..

In the end, is it possible to make a reproducible private key from biometric data?
Because, a private key needs to be unique and constant, as far as i know.

Thanks!

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Thank you for the answers, but I have neither mentionned bitcoin, fingerprints, nor the intended application, so please do not over interpret my question.

Any biological system is evolving over time, getting damaged, etc... One might be tempted to say that it is impossible to produce a constant string of caracters from such an evolving system. However, because producing the string is an immesse reduction of information, I think it is theoretically possible to create a string that would be constant despite the evolving system.

If you would know of any papers on the subject, I would gladly read them, thanks!

Weekly tournament that involves winning rate percentage or wager volume with multiple winners is what I really like to see on the casino promotion in weekly basis. My current casino offers this kind of tournament that rewards to 100 user a USDT in exchange for a certain amount of wagering requirements.

A special promotion too on Blackjack tables and free spin is what I like too as special promotion in addition to the weekly tournament. I believe that I already browse Punt last time but I failed to pursue playing because bonus code that you offer is only limited to few user.

I wouldnt say that exactly but sometimes there will be better periods of luck, I'm still waiting for my 10x 5000 win day on just a normal set of rolls.  Earlier I used 40 rolls and got no good results especially, all base rewards which cant be called bad just normal luck and nothing specially better unfortunately that is normal.   But Im patient and I have won several Golden tickets in a row previously so cant complain as thats fairly exceptional.   So I've noticed any exceptional difference recently but congrats to those that have been lucky.

I won the FUN price bet, simple enough and the BTC price also ended flat looks like too simple I skipped that one this time.   For Jan I have to wait and see, normal trading begins this week and gives a fair better indictor but Jan can often be a stormy month we'll see.

True, but that being said, every (or almost every) casino goer or other gambler is at least aware that odds are not in their favour and that's not the reason they engage in gambling.

The major appeal of casinos, be it physical or online ones, is probably the entertainment and the dopamine rush, while nation-wide lotteries with huge winnings sell people hope and possibility (statistically impossible but still) of changing their lives in an instant without any effort.

Wow nice mate, glad to see this extraordinary achievement  766590 poins if 1 point is 1 EUR then I can't imagine how much your total wager
I am curious about what games you play, is slots game or live game? I'm sure it's not the dice game we used to play for wagering   Really this is one of my targets that have not been achieved here.

How are level points calculated?
Every time you bet the equivalent of €1, you get 5 points. Example: If your bet is worth €3, you get 15 points.
When you reach a level of higher multipliers, your points will accumulate faster.

Generally, it would not be good to post from the account of a deceased person; however, it seems that this situation may well be an exception to such rule based on what Hal's wife Fran had said her intentions were to make sure that Hal's account was not deleted due to lack of activity due to some recent policies and/or algorithms that Elon seems to have been implementing at Twitter.  So, therefore Fran had said that the reason that she was posting through Hal's account was to attempt to lessen the chances that Hal's Twitter account would be deleted. I cannot remember where I had heard that information, perhaps on a bitcoin-related podcast in which the topic of Hal's Twitter account was being discussed?

halfin @halfin
Replying to @lopp

This is @franfinney. I am tweeting for Hal (as @pavlenex thought) to avoid his account being purged by Elon.

a lot have betted on the 15001-17500 range. put some money into the 17501-20000 range as the odds is at 2.58. now, i'll be watching what price will it cross at the last day of this year.   only betting with btc/eth/fun token price for now. wonder what sports are they putting next for betting lines?
btw, the 2x reward points is currently running, good for those who want to earn more RPs to exchange something in their list.

Congratulation on being in the top 20 I bet you wagered a lots in last week's tournament.  It is sad that you did not manage to get a profit from the Fireworks of Fortune promotion  but at least you are qualified to get several.  I did not manage to get even a single firework even though I wagered more than 3k last week because it was spread out in several days.  Anywho  I am still glad that I am able to get a good win and got a higher ranking than the previous week.

I'm satisfied with the results so far. I think +10% interest in less than 180 days is a good deal for a passive income investment. My only regret is to have gambled to earn cashback, imagining that would be profitable and ROI could be hit faster that way. I lost money doing that, so I gave up the cashback feature.

Blackrock prête 17 millions à Core Scientific :

https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1608908375407861760
https://archive.ph/mnG7g

Pas fous, c'était déja les principaux 'actionnaires' de Core (37M$ déja dedans)  

Crypto lender Celsius, which filed for bankruptcy protection in July, was a Core customer. When Celsius’ debts were wiped out during its bankruptcy proceedings, that put a strain on Core’s balance sheet, in yet another example of the contagion effect rippling across the crypto sector this year.

I just browse your website after reading your OP. The website is lack of clear explanation about the mechanics for this kind of auction game. The minimum bid increments should be determined to know what’s a valid bid or not. Also this additional rule on sniping is very important because this an auction.

I find the extra 144 blocks again as additional block each bid is too long. So an intense battle of bids will take this game forever. Why not set a target block number for the auction date and just set a smart contract that adds few blocks when bid is made 1 to 10 blocks before the deadline.

Just an update for those interested. I knew there must've been some formula for determining bet size and I wasn't wrong. The good old Kelly Criterion could be helpful here (something I completely forgot about) and the formula goes:

f = p-(q/b)

f - is the fraction of the current bankroll to wager.
p - is the probability of a win.
q - is the probability of a loss (q=1-p).
b - is the proportion of the bet gained with a win

So in this case:

f = 0.17 - (0.83/11) = 9.5% of the bankroll

That's much lower than I expected. And of course, applying Kelly Strategy is not a guarantee of making a profit, and the strategy is designed to do better than other strategies in the long run, so not necessarily the best way of determining a single, non-occurring bet.

That is a good thing to offer but I will speak for myself,any information I want for a specific event I like to bet I can find the historical information without much of a headache.There are a lot of free sites that offers such opportunities and I personally would only pay the subscription if you offer something more beside the historical data which is most of the time for soccer which I play readily available with just a bit of research in google.There are also apps like Flashscore which give you a lot of such information free of charge also,so you need to offer something better than these.