There are a lot of so-called experts who either have some personal agendas or work for someone whose goal is to create public change about someone or something. Such people can only be fought with hard facts, but not in a way that we think that they will change their minds, but that others see how wrong they are, and if we succeed, then no one will take such people seriously.


You can try to report his posts as content that is inaccurate/misleading, and as far as I can see Quora has a report system. I'm not familiar with how their system works, but if you're going to do something about it, then you better try to go in the direction of making it impossible for him to do what he's doing.

You can buy it even cheaper if you look at the Goods board on this forum, noting that you should be careful because there are a lot of scammers who are willing to do anything for a couple of $ profits. But the question arises as to why people even pay for Windows if we know that at least version 10 was free to upgrade, and almost fully functional even without a license.

People have to completely forget pirated software if they do not want to infect their computers, and this is especially true for those who have crypto wallets on those same computers. A possible savings of a few dollars can mean a lot more loss if you download some malware that can empty your wallet.

@noorman0, you're welcome

Flags are something that can be of help to those who browse the forum as guests, although some will still ignore any possible warning. I would personally go a little further and prevent at least Newbies from opening topics in the Goods board, but maybe even that would not be enough considering how easy it is to get 1 merit and become Jr. Member.

I would agree that your statement is correct, because I think that Ledger as a company has long lost credibility, and after this latest "achievement" anyone who still uses any of their models should ask themselves how much risk they are actually exposed to. On the other hand, Electrum is open source, and if it is properly verified and installed, and if we have a computer that is not exposed to the risks of malicious downloads, then there is no doubt that Electrum is a better option.

@bitmover is one of the members who could help you with this since he has already created some useful tools that you can check out on his website -> https://bitcoindata.science/

Although many dreams of Bitcoin being "legalized" in their country, thinking that it would mean that everyone (or most) would start using it, I will just say that legalization in any sense does not necessarily mean that people will start using Bitcoin as a currency.

Just look at the example of El Salvador, where Bitcoin is legally regulated as legal tender, and data shows that even less than 20% of people in that country have used it or are using it. There are also many countries in the world where there is no obstacle to use Bitcoin as a means of payment, but few people will decide to pay for pizza or coffee with it.

If the OP got the chance to open a pizzeria in his city and put up a big sign "Bitcoin accepted here", and after a month nobody would pay with BTC, would he continue to believe in his dream or would he give up?

That's why there are flags, because guests really can't see Trust feedbacks, but any flag that has enough support from DT members is visible to everyone who visits the forum as a guest. If you log out and visit the link from the OP, you will see that the scammer has a very clear warning above his topic.

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There are those who don't read the rules, but there are also naive ones who really don't think for themselves. A few months ago, an old-time Legendary member sent me a PM thinking that I had contacted him via Telegram and wanted to buy his account, which of course was a complete lie. Being a veteran on the forum does not necessarily mean anything special, because there are many Legendary/Hero members from the old era who still act like beginners.

I read that news in WO yesterday and I have to admit that it could be considered a positive sign, because today it was confirmed that an application has been submitted for a spot ETF, and we know that such an ETF has not yet been approved in the US. However, as I already wrote in the WO post, the SEC can extend the decision up to 240 days (if something has not changed in this regard), but if BlackRock succeeds, then it would be great news, after which the halving would follow.

It seems to me that it would be an explosive combination, which means a more than clear sign for a new big BTC pump.

It seems that the guys from BlackRock have decided to raise the game to a new level, and considering that it is, as Wiki says, "the world's largest asset manager, with US$8.59 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022." maybe this time the SEC won't be able to just sweep the whole thing under the carpet.

However, they still have the possibility to prolong the entire procedure for a maximum of 240 days, which means that we will know whether they succeeded or not by the end of the year at the latest.

@RickDeckard, regarding the video that caught your attention, I posted it on page 9 and had a little discussion with @Synchronice about it. I don't want to repeat myself, but I'll just say that Pascal's performance in that video reflects quite well the way Ledger as a company treats its users.

I also did a little research into your problem and from what I found, the Ledger seems to claim that the problem is not with them, but that the problem is in third-party wallets like Electrum. Personally, I'm not technically advanced to understand why this is happening to you in the Ledger HW+Electrum combination, but I can say that I had a problem with these new versions of Electrum on Android also when it came to signing transactions.

What you could theoretically do is enter the seed generated with Ledger into Electrum (as wallet recovery) and then try to make a transaction to a new address. Then however you have to assume that this seed is no longer safe, so before that procedure you should move all other coins (if you have them) to the safety of the new wallet. It could theoretically be a new wallet on Ledger that you'll make by adding a passphrase and a secondary PIN.

According to what can be read on the official site TOR can be used in China, but requires some additional actions by users. It would be interesting to know how many people in China use TOR or VPN, or how many dare to go against the regime, given the penalties in that country. I assume that every ISP can see what the user is doing, and therefore I do not doubt that the Chinese ISPs in its fanatical surveillance monitors these activities as well.

What definitely catches the eye is the following text :


In other words, if it's another futures ETF, I don't see it making any significant difference considering all those who already do business in the U.S. Besides, the SEC is on the war foot and somehow it doesn't seem to me that they would approve the first spot ETF BTC, although maybe it's a matter of timing considering that the deadline in which the SEC gives its finally thought is even 240 days from filling.

I wasn't upset about the fact that the eggs have gone up in price, since everything else has become more expensive and whichever egg producer you ask why the eggs are more expensive today than two years ago, he will probably give you similar reasons.

What many cite as the reason is that the prices of poultry feed have increased, and of course fuel, electricity, water and veterinary services have gone up - and accordingly, the end product must be more expensive. Of course, there is also the situation with bird flu, which has been ongoing for years, and in some periods it intensifies in some areas, which leads to the fact that entire farms of laying hens have to be euthanized.

In addition, eggs are not what they used to be, not only because of the way poultry is kept, but also because of the quality of the food they feed on, and accordingly the nutritional value of such eggs is decreasing, and I believe that many eggs barely show the minimum limit of health safety.

Congratulations on your first 1.5 years in the world of cryptocurrencies, and I hope next years will be at least a little less stressful for you. Since I know your story well, I hope you're a little less exposed to altcoins, and a little more in BTC and maybe some other alternatives.


From your perspective, the year may look bad, but just remember the last few months of last year, and compare it to this year and you will see that the price of BTC has significantly recovered, and that means that all those who invested in it do not have too much to worry about. If you're into altcoins then it's definitely a different story given what's going on right now, but that was a risk you had to take from the beginning.

The question of how low the price will go this year is something that is difficult to answer, but obviously a lot depends on what happens in the US in the coming months. However, even if nothing were happening I wouldn't be surprised that the price is going down, because the moment we are in is still very unfavorable for any pumps that are speculated about.

I have to admit that this is the first time I've heard of this expression, so although it makes sense it sounds a bit strange and creepy, because it's associated with butcher's and sharp knives.

When I read the article posted by OP, I immediately remembered one case that still seems quite amazing to me today, it is about an Italian volleyball player who for 15 years believed that he was in a relationship with a Brazilian supermodel, and it cost him an incredible $800 000. I think that in the context of "pig butchering" he is the best example of a very well-fed pig, although I believe that there are quite a number of those who have had similar experiences, but are ashamed to admit it publicly.

Unfortunately, we increasingly see that people spend more time online without socialization as it once existed, and then in search of friends or partners they become victims of an increasing number of scammers who unfortunately make the most of it. I think that one of the ways to prevent this is to educate children in families, but also in elementary school because then they best acquire knowledge and could protect themselves from such threats.

I checked Cloudflare Status and from what can be seen they seem to be doing quite a bit of scheduled maintenance these days, but there have also been some incidents that could have caused the problem that happened yesterday.

In any case, I think 59 minutes is something we can all endure, although no one likes when the forum is offline.

Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of the campaign, and I hope to contribute in the best possible way. I'm also glad to be back in the same campaign with some members I've been in the CM campaign with for many years.

Good luck to everyone in the new week

You're welcome, I hope you find useful information, and it turned out that this time the media was right about line-ups.


My bet went through, both teams scoring a goal and 3+ goals in the game seemed like a gift.


I honestly thought that this time it would not be extra time and in fact it should not have happened that the football referee extended the match max 4 minutes and not even 6. Of course, this is not an excuse for the complete confusion that prevailed in those minutes when it came to Croatia, but they obviously cannot do without real drama.

However, the redemption came in extra time when Croatia played great and when head coach Dalic introduced Bruno Petkovic who scored a great goal, and for those who do not remember something similar he did in the match against Brazil in Qatar.

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No matter how the game ends tonight, we're expecting a great game of the finals on Sunday. I'm hoping that Croatia will come out of this game as a winner, because these guys definitely deserve it. And as for the bookmakers, let them just underestimate Croatia again, I don't mind the high odds

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