You got a strong point there! There are still some days left to August 1st and FUD is still much in the air, suggestng further bearish pressure cannot be ruled out. Nevertheless Bitcoin have thrown up good enough weight and $2000 can rightly be said to be a psychological level where we can start to see some support reaction. In the light of that, position sizing would be a perfect approach here, buying only after every $250 or so further drop in price.

Apparently the average bank is a business set up to make profits and they ordinarily would not mind turning 180 degrees to throw their weight behind Bitcoin since that's the future, but they fear sanctions and eviction by their landlords/masters, So the banks are really not against Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general, but almost all the central banks are and the reason for that is right in front of all of us.

Did you ever get to ponder if the so called million dollar investments was for the love of Bitcoin or it was all about the next viable business venture? Make no mistake of the fact that Bitcoin was made not for miners, but for users, miners are simply to facilitate that. As is, UASF is the voice of users and all the noise about 101% miners support for segwit2x is nothing but castles in the air. Much more important is where the support of users/businesses/investors lies and miners cannot afford to allow their million dollar investments rot in desolation.

Not a chance! Although drop in price of Bitcoin is imminient given the FUD in the air, however the situation is a whole lot different from 2013. Presently Bitcoin is having lot more stakeholders and investors that a dump to $150 - $200 is not feasible or imaginable. This is Bitcoin and not fiats or worthless altcoins in the hands of some opportunists, it takes demand and supply to move the price.

They already lost the battle because have fully played the revolutionary role it was meant to play. We know now that we can be our own banks and don't have to bid anyone's approval to spend our hard earned miney. In the event they succeed in derailing Bitcoin, they had better be ready for a million and one, highly sophisticated offsprings of Bitcoin

Perhaps I should say welcome back to planet earth, because you seem oblivious of how Bitcoin  have pioneered a revolution in the financial sector that ICOs could now so easily raise hundreds of millions of dollars all too soon they're up for grabs regardless they're springing up like mushroom everyday.
                                                                       
Now a landmark event is in view for Bitcoin and evidently the steam is turned down as most bitcoiners are marking time and evidently you can see the spiral effect on the altcoins. If Bitcoin were half as useless as you hinted, one would have expected money to flow into altcoins from Bitcoin, but what do we have - common heritage. Whatever affects Bitcoin goes to affect all.

Looks to me you're mixing it up, banks are businesses,  profiteers to be precise, but the central banks which're governments mouth piece got the whip. As we know it, governments  across the globe would have wished Bitcoin was still birth, because it embodies a huge threat to their local currencies. The central bank of Albania are certainly not going to be the last to whimper over Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies., but fact on ground is  that the governments that have dared to stand in the way of Bitcoin ended up as chief promoters of Bitcoin.   

It is especially so for people with some background in maths and statistics as most games are applied mathematics. Most mathematicians I know, will keep coming back to whatever problem that differs solution until they find a way out and often times they do. What can be an issue in the case is how they get to fund their pet project until the lee way is found.

Well he did and actually netted 6.32570673 BTC, almost $15,000 for standing out for Bitcoin.
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-sign-guy-nets-almost-15000-fed-chair-appearance-goes-viral/

It goes to point out how far reaching Bitcoin have already traversed. Quite interesting to know Yellen admitted they do not have authority to supervise or regulate Bitcoin and already remarked early this year, her belief that blockchain is an important technology.

I think the right reference point to know how profitable coins you bought years back still is, should be the spread between recent ATH and current price, because if you sell right away to buy back, you're going to pay the current market price and not what you paid years back for same quantity, otherwise you won't be able to replace your coins. This is though for the people that worry about fluctuations in price, perhaps for having very few coins.

I agree with all your inputs except that everything is 100% luck. With games like slot, it can be said to be entirely based on luck, because nothing any player does brings him any advantage, but with certain games - dice inclusive, if truly provably fair, it is possible to create some advantage and that is not the same thing as trying to beat the house.

Yes, it's quite easily said than done. Bringing balance to 2x already is too much greed and once there, the spirit of "I've been invisible" takes over and holds sway until the last option (0.00 balance) inevitably ends up as the choice even without a gambler saying so. It helps if a casino site supposts tipping of small amounts to different account or a special purse to hold off funds not intend for use in playing.

Segwit2x is not for 1st August, ordinary segwit is! Bitcoin rush would ensue afterwards and the present price of Bitcoin would be far behind. I think 1st August is simply another opportunity for many that missed out in 2009 and 2014. Fear always stand in the way of progress and I think people should know better by now that Bitcoin is a survivor and all the altcoins out there look unto it for direction and survival.

By the time we get to segwit2x bridge, we'll cross it!

That is truly misleading! No one becomes a technocrat to be able to use Bitcoin. All that's needed is some basic knowledge of what Bitcoin stands for and anyone able to operate a smartphone or computer can find their way! One only delves into the core technicalities surrounding Bitcoin if only they're interested in it, no compulsion whatsoever.

I noticed similar situation with EMC2/BTC at Bittrex and Poloniex yesterday. The gap looked too good to be true, so I hard to first confirm why Poloniex end was very high only to discover the coin have been temporarily disabled. Other opportunities I came across happened in the passing as such use of a bot becomes highly essential to be able to catch any opportunity.

As a way to stay safe regardless the way things turn out after August 1st, but should the price of Bitcoin plummets soon afterwards, I'm afraid the selling price of any of those would not be able to buy back the original amount of Bitcoin. Better way to stay safer, must be not to liquidate all.

That's a confirmed vicious circle and there doesn't seem to be any easier way to accumulate much just from faucet and cash out except to attempt multiplying it and then the obnoxious high odds, simply sees to it that every Satoshi given out and if there be more, is retrived. That is the business strategy at work here - the faucet earnings hardly leave the site, unless one's willing to waste tons of hours and days in gathering something to even meet the network fees and that's much I do about nothing, because there are more profitable use of one's time!

Autobet means one hands over control of game to a mindless machine and there have been many sad stories. From my personal experience, manual betting is safer and it is not just about this site. Some of the site I suppose deliberately omitted the feature to stop betting after losing a certain amount and that puts all one's balance at higher risk. If a site provides a stop-loss feature, don't leave autobet running without the option to disengage at critical times.

You're right, money is leaving the market for fear of what August 1st would bring and that is expected. Now until the day comes by, we're in for more "red candles" and the money is headed straight to the fiats, because some people are sensing a threat to Bitcoin, is a threat to all cryptocurrencies. Some of us however, are going to be right here waiting to board the lunar flight!

That payment must have come from Bitsend Airdrop, I received same amount too and that's the one that pays weekly. It is entire different from the signature and avatar campaign, which is what this is all about.