I am not taking anything from the Chiefs' victory, however, of course I will be biased because my bet was on Philadelphia hehehe. Everything I saw occur that went against them would be on Philadelphia. There was also the late holding penalty Philadelphia that has certainly affected the game's ending.

In any case, I am very much excited for our next fantasy league. Can we begin the draft order earlier? Also, let us begin collecting payment while bitcoin is priced low hehehehe.

@mindrust. I disagree. Higher expenses on mining bitcoin will not cause the price of bitcoin to pump. What it will certainly do is cause the miners in Kazakhstan is sell their bitcoin now to pay for the expenses to transfer their mining equipment somewhere else, very much similar to the cryptomining ban in China.

However, this will be bullish for the other miners outside of Kazakhstan because mining difficulty will fall and this will give them a good chance to increase their share of the total hashrate.

I thought momentum was beginning to go on the Chiefs until thr Eagles get this touchdown and 2 point conversion to make the game tied with both teams have 35 points each and there is only 5 more minutes. My only wish for the game is an overtime hehehehe.

In any case, Chiefs was also lucky. If Jalen Hurts did not fumble the ball during the 2nd quarter the Eagles should be leading with the score 35-28.

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@wheelz1200. I disagree because if everyone or much of the bettors and gamblers on the superbowl are laying on the Eagles, they would have adjusted the spread to -3.5 or more on Las Vegas already. The spread is only on -1.5 or -2. This implies that it might be a competitive game with gamblers divided on both of these teams. However, which secondary is better? Is it the 49ers or the Chiefs? I speculate that the Eagles secondary might make it very difficult for the Chiefs but the Eagles offensive team will make it easy to score against the Chiefs secondary.

Dagestani wrestling is also very much different from American wrestling. We will certainly witness Alexander the great have a very hard time on the ground with Islam. This might become a new experience for the Australian, however, not a very welcome experience hehehe.

Also, what is this pound for pound best UFC fighter in the world? This is nothing. The UFC only created this for hype and promotion for another type of storyline.

Agreed. Also, there are other peer to peer marketplaces with more traders that began offering better conversion prices than Locabitcoins in Paxful, Binance and Kucoin. I have only learned about Binance and Kucoin peer to peer marketplaces last year. I was shocked that they have become very popular.

@pawel7777. I am quite certain that centralized exchanges are only the beginning. The crackdown on Defi protocols that have lending pools, give staking rewards or anything that offers yield for your tokens locked might be uncle Gary's real target.


Brian Armstrong might be naive to think that reduced carbon footprints were a real concern for the American government. It is only about politics. I speculate that people in government who really care about the environment might only be less than 10% of them.

I disagree that the box office should determine if a movie is the best or not. Much of the Marvel movies are box office hits, does this imply that they are the best movies? Should we ignore other movies that show us good film making and replace them with films created for financial gain? If this was true for you then Titanic and Avatar are the best work of film making in the world? This is will be very headshaking hehehe.

In any case, Coda won best picture on 2022. This might be because the Academy of motion picture arts and sciences members wanted to vote on something light hearted after what the world has gone through with the coronavirus pandemic. The voters are following on what they want the storylines and the narratives for the present time. This is why I speculate All Quiet on the Western Front might have better expectations to win best picture because of the antiwar agenda on Ukraine.

@Rikafip. Is there a Ukranian candidate for Eurovision?

I very much agree. Also, everyone should remember that gambling should not be a way to make money. Gambling is only for entertainment similar to watching a movie. In watching a movie you spend your money on the movie ticket, your drink, your snack and sit for 2 hours being entertained. In gambling, you also spend your money, also watch the cards, the dice or the ball give you what you need to win and also sit there being entertained. The excitement and the anxiety should be considered part of the entertainment hehehehe.

@pawel7777. I was mentioning this in another thread. Yes, Gary Gensler has begun his crackdown on illegal securities in the cryptospace and it appears that he will use forceful action without giving warnings. This will not be similar to what the SEC has done before where they issued warnings before enforcement. This time it might be enforcement first before discussions. I speculate that exchanges' staking programs will be stopped in America and market capitalization of tokens issued by Defi projects of American developers will be dumped. This will be the crypto storyline of 2023.

I voted yes on the poll when this thread was created, however, there are very concerning reports that SEC comissioner Gary might become more aggressive in enforcement of regulations on exchanges, Defi projects and banks that are cooperating in the cryptospace to put them under the control of the government. The fear this might create on investors might cause bitcoin and all of the cryptospace to another big dump again.



SCOOP:@GaryGensler
 is embarking on a "midnight massacre" in an attempt to bring all of #crypto under his control. In the coming weeks, the @SECGov, @NYDFS and the @USOCC will be bringing a myriad of enforcement actions against exchanges, banks and entities that mint tokens in an attempt to label the majority of them as securities. I'm told Gensler's strategy is to bring as many enforcement actions as possible while the 118th Congress is still getting its bearings.

Source https://mobile.twitter.com/eleanorterrett/status/1623796900586573826?s=12&t=Y8PGZiPJkfD7x2wbVVy53g



I reckon they have began on Coinbase and Kraken already.

That is a very good suggestion. We can also play the other league with a different format like superflex or one of those 2QB type leagues. There are other scoring formats also like PPR or half PPR. I am not certain what kind of scoring format we used. Was it PPR or standard?

In any case, who does everyone have on Sunday? Are you team Jalen or team Mahomes? I have always ignored the Eagle's performance because they had an unchallenging schedule. However, their win vs. the Niners has convinced me. I am team Jalen.

It appears that Tommy Fury is learning the tricks to win before the fight begins from his brother Tyson hehehe. I am only speculating about this, however, not appearing for a press conference to cause an opponent to be angry might be something Tyson Fury might do. Jake Paul might have forgotten that the Gypsy King is always with the family first.



Jake Paul wasn’t happy to learn that his upcoming boxing adversary Tommy Fury skipped out on their first pre-fight press conference.

During a recent press conference, Paul unloaded on Fury for no-showing to promote the fight.

“He’s a flake,” Paul said of Fury. “He’s not a serious businessman, he’s not a serious fighter. I’m gonna prove that. That’s why this fight is called ‘The Truth’, because the truth’s gonna come out and he’s gonna have to pay for all the times he’s pulled out…

“It’s disrespectful. There’s some of the biggest names in boxing, some of the biggest promoters in the world, some of the most influential people in the world, one of the greatest countries in the world…and he doesn’t show up because of a private matter… it shows me he’s scared. He said he didn’t need to train for this fight, but meanwhile his excuse first was that he needed to train extra for this fight…it’s typical Fury stuff… I like Tyson, but the dad and Tommy, it’s typical from them.”

Source https://www.mmanews.com/2023/02/jake-paul-rips-tommy-fury-presser/

It appears that you did not understand. There is very much of a chance that this news about Saudi Arabia is nothing but to hype Sandbox and cause a pump on Sand tokens before the vesting unlock on February 14. It might only be an exit pump for those new tokens taken into circulation to dump. The other projects with token unlocks might also start doing something similar to this hehehe.

Okay this is not a small drop on a wide ocean, however, this is still very very very very very much a small fraction of $4.3 billion and those hustlers in Celsius know that they are certainly going to get away with this.

I am not certain if these articles saying that Celsius has been insolvent from the beginning but appears the truth is coming out.



A new report by Jenner & Block attorney Shoba Pillay, the bankruptcy court-appointed Examiner of Celsius, claims that Celsius “on a stand-alone basis has been insolvent since inception.” The report, which centers around Celsius’s native token, argues that the crypto lender used CEL as the centerpiece of a scheme to enrich executives at customers’ cost.

Source https://tokenist.com/celsius-network-was-selling-its-users-btc-and-eth-to-prop-up-cel-token-report/


It was a ponzi scheme from the beginning.

Agreed!

@NFLexperts. Should we have 2 leagues for the next season? League 1 will be opened earlier, drafted earlier and the fee will be 50% cheaper. League 2 will be our regular league similar to what we are doing already.

Also according to some people in social media, Sand will have a big vesting unlock on February 14. I am quite certain there is more chance of this to be dumped after that date. However, traders can join the pump before the vesting unlock and dump hours before this hehehe. There will certainly be good announcements that will be published to hype this project, pump the token and make it ready for an exit dump.

This is one of these types announcements. They will be vague without real details shared. If you are a trader, it might be profitable to have an unlock calendar on projects and trade the unlock exit pumps hehehehee.



Metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox and Saudi Arabia have come to an understanding of some sort. Details were not provided.

Sandbox co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget took to LinkedIn to announce the news. “It was a true honor to sign our [memorandum of understanding] partnership … between The Sandbox and the Saudi Arabia Digital Government Authority,” he wrote. “We look forward to exploring, advising and supporting mutually each other in activations of the Metaverse!”

Source https://www.theblock.co/post/209458/saudi-arabia-the-sandbox-agree-to-collaborate-on-metaverse-projects

Agreed. Another pump and dump scheme from one of our favorite hustlers in the cryptospace, Justin Sun. I speculate that he needs a new Lamborgini hehehe.

He is the owner of exchanges Huobi and Poloniex but he promotes a clear scam. This is an example and this shows that the cryptospace is run by comedians, hustlers and scammers.

Calling it a small fraction if compared to the total money they stole is downplaying it from what they really owe hehehe. It is not a fraction. It is a small drop of water in a wide ocean. According the court filings, Celsius owes $4.3 billion to customers.

$11 million is only .26% of $4.3 billion.

In any case, I am quite certain Swiss bankers are very happy accepting Alex Mashinsky's deposits.



Celsius ended November with $9 billion of liabilities, including more than $4.3 billion owed to customers, a court filing shows.

Source https://www.reuters.com/technology/new-york-sues-celsius-network-founder-mashinsky-alleges-fraud-2023-01-05/