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1901  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: January 19, 2023, 04:50:13 AM
Finally, the last obstruction to make this happen is cleared as Dela Hoya posted on social media the contract of the Ryan - Davis fight, so glad that they did not make this another Spence - Crawford scenario, this is the biggest fight coming in April I'm eager to see their press conference and their face off and what they are going to say to each other.

Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia deal appears done, De La Hoya shows off contract



I am very skeptical hehe. I speculate that Oscar dela Hoya knew already that the contract will be signed he and only created some headlines to give the fight more attention from the sportsnews media. It worked, I reckon. Everyone started to talk about Tank, King Ry and similar to me, people were creating storylines of which boxer really does not want to fight on May hehehehe.

In any case, is the fight on April or May? I have read a few articles where it was mentioned to be on May. Newer articles mention it will be on April.
1902  Economy / Speculation / Re: [Speculated] Barry Silbert dump on: January 19, 2023, 03:26:43 AM
Head shaking because Barry's best investment decision would have been to hold Bitcoin, Ethereum and he should have avoided being involved around Ethereum Classic. This is very much similar to these other hedge funds and financial experts in the cryptospace similar to 3 Arrows Capital and Alameda Research. I really thought they were experts. I am presently becoming more skeptical on the people who run the cryptospace.



Cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital is planning to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the situation.

Source https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-firm-genesis-preparing-file-bankruptcy-bloomberg-news-2023-01-18/
1903  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: More platforms will bite the dust? on: January 19, 2023, 02:40:51 AM
@o_e_l_e_o. I am talking about whale traders, not the whales who belong to the banking insitution category. Institutions want their own trading desk with their own orderbook or a trading desk of another institution that they trust.

Also, should the community be more concerned on Binance or is it still considered reasonably safe from being the next exchange to bite the dust?



Mid-day Wednesday, federal prosecutors proudly announced criminal charges against Bitzlato, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange. The exchange’s founder, Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, apparently known by the nickname “Gandalf,” was arrested last night in Miami.

Source https://decrypt.co/119494/crypto-panics-then-jeers-at-doj-announcement-of-major-action-against-tiny-chinese-exchange-bitzlato



This is where the news on Bitzlato becomes more concerning for Binance.



Approximately two-thirds of Bitzlato’s top receiving and sending counterparties are associated with darknet markets or scams. For example, Bitzlato’s top three receiving counterparties, by total amount of BTC received between May 2018 and September 2022 were: (1) Binance, a VASP; (2) the Russia-connected darknet market Hydra; and (3) the alleged Russia-based Ponzi scheme “TheFiniko.”

Source https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/Order_Bitzlato_FINAL%20508.pdf



The big outflows, the mass liquidations, the undercollateralization on BUSD and presently this news on Bitzlato should make the community more concerned, I reckon.
1904  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: January 18, 2023, 03:37:55 AM
He also cannot retire. He has to make $650 million he lost in Sam Bankrupt-Fried's blackhole hehehe.

Damn was it really that much??


Yes.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen put their $650 million fortune into maximizing their stake in FTX cryptocurrency

Brady has a net worth of $250 million net worth.

Gisele Bündchen’s net worth is $400 million. Together, Brady and Gisele have a massive net worth of $650 million.


Source https://thesportsrush.com/nfl-news-tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-put-thier-650-million-fortune-into-maximizing-their-stake-in-ftx-cryptocurrency/



After the divorce, Gisele immediately went to find work and posed topless.
1905  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: [POLL] Will BNB crash? Will Binance go bankrupt? on: January 18, 2023, 02:11:04 AM
Currently I don't think Binance would passed through these process as FTX does, the exchange is known to be a global leading exchange and for that is a strong and solid trading platform.
I can't even imagine seeing bnb going that low to an extent of being just $100, but have you also forgotten that they have their own blockchain where lots of funds are being generated via transaction fees and many more?
I really understand that CZ is indeed rumored to be the mastermind behind the collapse of FTX, and of course it will make Binance also be affected,
but I think CZ has gone beyond this news and until now CZ is really working fully and brushing aside the nonsense from the news,
I myself am not worried about BNB going bankrupt, because that's impossible if you look at the current performance of CZ now.

It was not a rumor. CZ was the one who triggered the collapse of FTX by dumping FTT. Sam was using FTT as collateral in much of their loans and the dump on FTT's price caused liquidations on those loans.

On CZ, it is becoming more concerning. There is a rumor saying that an insolvent platform is manipulating this pump before conducting of an audit. However, no one is sure if the insolvent platform is Binance, Digital Currency Group or another platform. What we can be quite certain of is a pump was what also what FTX orchestrated before their audit. Someone might be doing the same tactic hehe.
1906  Economy / Speculation / Re: Countertrading Jim Cramer on Bitcoin on: January 18, 2023, 01:12:51 AM
@STT. Jim Cramer makes predictions in the stock market and the cryptospace market. He is also know for his bad timing. The market pumps when he is bearish and dumps when he is bullish. The stock market and the cryptospace market are also correlated in some ways and for this reason when uncle Jim predicts something, prepare for an inverse occurence in stocks and the cryptospace hehehhehe.

Jim made another prediction. Why is uncle Jim doing this to the community?



Cramer sees bullish signs starting to emerge in the stock market

Source https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/16/cramer-sees-bullish-signs-in-the-market-just-not-in-the-same-places.html
1907  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [2023-01-12] Binance says it plans to expand hiring by as much as 30% in 2023... on: January 18, 2023, 12:20:17 AM
It might not be as simple as because CZ is very rich, he can do this and this. According to some news articles, Binance has been bleeding assets. $12 billion in less than 60 days according to a video interview in Forbes published on January 10.

Rich people usually do whatever they want, at least that's the impression they leave on the public. The question is how committed CZ is to what it represents, that is, will it protect the liquidity of its business with its own funds? It seems to me that he very skillfully balances on a line that is often in the gray zone as far as his business is concerned, and it seems that he is still a little more intelligent than Bankman.

However, according to the report, there were times when new Binance-Peg BUSD tokens were minted without having locked up the equivalent amount of collateral in the form of BUSD, the report said.[/i]

This does not surprise me in the least, because it is no secret that in the world of so-called stablecoins, many companies issue tokens without being backed by anything - and if you remember that at one point the company behind USDT admitted that only 70% of their tokens is backed by USD. It is precisely because of such things that I have never been a supporter of stablecoins, and I believe that they represent a very serious possible attack vector on Bitcoin if some powerful governments like the US decide to take that step.

Did I read your reply correctly? It appears for the first time we are in agreement in an argument hehehe.

In any case, with losing confidence and mass liquidations happening in Binance and with their stablecoin fractionalizing and becoming something undercollaterized, is this only a matter of time before we witness Binance become something similar to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers?
1908  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: January 17, 2023, 04:36:34 AM
He doesn't have that spark, its like hes just going through the motions.

He had a wide open field right before the half and didn't even try to run for the first.

Disappointing showing by Brady and most of TB. Brady should retire but the thing is next year he can still make a sucky team slightly less sucky, so he probably won't.

Disapponting but not very shocking. Tom Brady has not been playing very well since the regular season. It might be because of the divorce which might also be caused by the bad investment he and his wife made in FTX. He also cannot retire. He has to make $650 million he lost in Sam Bankrupt-Fried's blackhole hehehe.

In any case, this Cowboys' kicker might be in a mafia list of paid players somewhere. Missed 3 extra point field goals? This is very head shaking.
1909  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: January 17, 2023, 03:11:52 AM
It appears that Tank vs. King Ry will end very much similar to Crawford vs. Spence. They avoid each other because they are afraid that losing would affect their attractiveness to promoters and lower their demanding price during contract negotiations. This is very bad for the fans and very bad for the sport of boxing. The best boxers should be fighting against the other best boxers. Boxing's only chance for the greatest superfights on 2023 might only be from Naoya Inoue.

I don't know if both are being really protected by their promoters, or the boxers themselves are afraid to have their 0 gone. We've seen a lot of great boxers, who lost their 0 and yet still the cash cow, for instance Canelo Alvarez or even Manny Pacquaio. I think still boils down to money and the purse split and which network are going to carry this fight.

I agree, however, not all boxers can have similar careers as Canelo and Pacman and look at who Canelo and Pacman fought. Also, whatever happens Canelo and Pacman have become known names already. I reckon Tank and King Ry are not much known outside the world of boxing.

In any case, the skeptical me thinks that this ultimatum is Golden Boy's trick to withdraw from the deal. The reason, yes, I said it already. Golden Boy can make more money from Ryan Garcia with an undefeated record than with a loss in his record.
1910  Economy / Exchanges / Head shaking news. Founders of Coinflex and 3Arrows will start a new exchange! on: January 17, 2023, 02:48:03 AM
They will also call their exchange GTX hehehehehe. The cryptospace is a comedy show that never stops to give us funny jokes and it is being run by the most funny jokers, hustlers, weirdos and criminals. Someone might tell me that I am being antagonistic again and they will say that Wall Street also being run by criminals. Agreed, however, there is a difference. The criminals in Wall Street are those who rule the country, the criminals in the cryptospace are the jokers and the hustlers who founded crypto companies.



Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, the founders of collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), are hoping to raise $25 million to start a new crypto exchange called GTX, according to two separate pitch decks obtained by The Block.

News of the fundraise comes two months after exchange giant FTX imploded, leaving more than a million creditors out of pocket. The new exchange takes advantage of the situation offering depositors the ability to transfer their FTX claims to GTX and receive immediate credit in a token called USDG, the pitch deck said.

The exchange’s name is even a spin on “FTX,” with one of the GTX pitch decks opening with the line "because G comes after F."


Read in full https://www.theblock.co/post/202589/3ac-zhu-davies-new-crypto-exchange
1911  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [2023-01-12] Binance says it plans to expand hiring by as much as 30% in 2023... on: January 17, 2023, 01:55:32 AM
Another question is in what currency will Binance pay their new staff? If this is in BUSD, I would not be shocked if they have began issuing unbacked BUSD and fractionalized this more.

Isn't CZ one of the richest people when it comes to the cryptocurrency world with a fortune measured in billions of $? Besides, with all the income that CEX generates, why would it be a problem to pay new employees, especially if they come from countries where the average wages are very low?

I don't know what CZ has in mind, but somehow it doesn't seem to me that this is the right time for anyone to start playing with such things, unless they want to be the next big scandal in the crypto world. However, anyone who has any sense and understands what is happening should not believe in any stablecoin/token, because for me most of those coins are not backed by anything other than empty promises.

It might not be as simple as because CZ is very rich, he can do this and this. According to some news articles, Binance has been bleeding assets. $12 billion in less than 60 days according to a video interview in Forbes published on January 10.



Binance Is Bleeding Assets, $12 Billion Gone In Less Than 60 Days

Source https://www.forbes.com/video/6318474359112/binance-is-bleeding-assets-12-billion-gone-in-less-than-60-days/

This is mass liquidation, I reckon. Traders might be losing confidence and they are cashing out. Also if an exchange or an investment bank goes through a mass liquidation, it might break unless they find another source of dollars to refill the billions of dollars that those customers have withdrawn. Will CZ use his own personal wealth to refill the billions in outflow? I do not know the answer hehehe.

On BUSD, it has fractionalized and it might presently be fractionalized.



Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Jan. 10) that the Binance-Peg BUSD reserves were at three separate times missing collateral of as much as $1 billion.

The cryptocurrency exchange’s token is meant to have its value backed by reserves of another stablecoin, BUSD, that has the Binance brand but is issued and managed by Paxos Trust and is backed by a reserve of cash and U.S. Treasury bills, according to the report.

However, according to the report, there were times when new Binance-Peg BUSD tokens were minted without having locked up the equivalent amount of collateral in the form of BUSD, the report said.


Source https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2023/binances-stablecoin-was-at-times-undercollateralized-by-up-to-1b/
1912  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: January 16, 2023, 03:07:07 AM
It appears that Tank vs. King Ry will end very much similar to Crawford vs. Spence. They avoid each other because they are afraid that losing would affect their attractiveness to promoters and lower their demanding price during contract negotiations. This is very bad for the fans and very bad for the sport of boxing. The best boxers should be fighting against the other best boxers. Boxing's only chance for the greatest superfights on 2023 might only be from Naoya Inoue.



Oscar De La Hoya publicly issued an ultimatum early Sunday morning.

Ryan Garcia’s promoter stated through his Twitter account that he has not yet received Garcia’s contract for his pay-per-view showdown with Gervonta Davis. According to De La Hoya, if they don’t get a contract from Davis’ handlers by Monday, he will begin looking for another opponent for Garcia’s next fight.

“I have no contract,” De La Hoya wrote. “Deadline for me is Monday or I’m moving on.”


Source https://www.boxingscene.com/de-la-hoya-on-tank-davis-ryan-garcia-i-no-contract-deadline-monday-moving-on--171834
1913  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin developer @lukedashjr's wallet was hacked on: January 16, 2023, 02:38:53 AM
This might be off the topic, however, I reckon it will be very relevant for the people who hold cryptocoins and NFTs. A known whale in the NFTspace has also been hacked and much of his coins and valuable bluechip NFTs were stolen. This person however appears to not have the technical competency of a bitcoin developer hehe.

Last night my entire digital livelihood was violated.

Every account connected to me both personally and professionally was hacked and used to hurt others.

Less importantly, I lost a life changing amount of my net worth


Source https://mobile.twitter.com/nft_god/status/1614442000958324739



We can learn from the mistake of others hehehe.
1914  Economy / Speculation / Re: [Speculated] Barry Silbert dump on: January 16, 2023, 01:55:26 AM
The last articles on Barry Silbert were breaking news about Digital Currency Group exposed of owing $3 billion to creditors. However, the cryptospace market does not show that this news might have a negative effect on the market's present attitude.

Is the news on Barry and DCG irrelevant already or will we witness something similar to what is being shown in this chart?

1915  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: More platforms will bite the dust? on: January 16, 2023, 12:34:38 AM
~snip~
So as always, get your coins in to your own wallets. Who in their right mind is still using centralized exchanges at this point!?

Apparently millions of those who live in the belief that CEX are crypto banks and that there is no reason not to trust them. Even when the famous CZ is included in the whole story with the claim that 99% of users will sooner or later lose everything if they use non-custodial wallets, I'm not at all surprised that almost nothing has changed after FTX.

After all, even some forum members who have access to information see nothing wrong in continuing to believe in various crypto messiahs who promise them that they will never let them down.

Whales use centralized exchanges because the markets in them have more liquidity. Give me an example of a decentralized exchange where a trader who trades millions of dollars per trade can buy or sell everyday without moving the market.

In any case, for ordinary people in the cryptospace similar to many of us, I agree. This is a reason why there is an argument that ordinary people in the community should try Defi. We can trade in Defi without giving up the custody of our coins.
1916  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: January 15, 2023, 04:25:08 AM
From social media hehehe. This idea for a new horror movie. The Chargering.


1917  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 Oscar Awards betting and discussions on: January 15, 2023, 03:45:07 AM
Golden globes are not an indicator for the Oscars. There is a very clear difference between popularity and artistic approach. Like for example the whole thing with the difference is the winner of best actor, Austin Butler looks like 6.00 odds here, third, not even second and yet we still see him be the winner, along with Colin Farrel as well, who is second but no Brandon Fraser anywhere.

All in all, if it is a movie that is based on making the acting shine more than the story, there is a good chance for Oscars, or if there is a good political message that tells a story about a time that was normal back then and seen as such a bad period now, there is a good chance there too.

You are correct, it is not. The Oscar awards and the Golden Globe awards have different groups of artists and workers from the movie industry who vote for their candidates. The politics and the agenda is also different hehehe. However, we should always look for those changes in the odds. Brendan Fraser's odds for best actor has changed to 2.25, Colin Farrell is 2.62 and Austin Butler 2.75.

Also for best picture, the Fabelmans odds has changed to 3.50, Everything Everywhere All At Once changed to 2.75 and The Banshees of Inisherin to 2.50. This might be best picture for Banshees, I reckon. I speculate that when the official nominations are announced, Banshees will be on 1.80 or lower.

Source https://coinplay.com/line/tv-games/2374009-academy-awards-2023-special-bets

1918  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 15, 2023, 02:37:40 AM
Jon Jones might fight Cyril Gane on March for a championship. However, whether this championship will be for the interim championship or the real championship is not confirmed. According to Ariel Helwani, there are also rumors that the UFC will remove Francis Ngannou from the heavyweight championship.



Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane will reportedly clash for the heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 285 on March 4.

Rumors of the contest started swirling earlier this afternoon after a photo of Jones vs Gane was seen advertised at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.


Source https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/report-jon-jones-vs-ciryl-gane-to-fight-for-heavyweight-title-at-ufc-285/

Source https://mobile.twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1614400996834414597



Ariel Helwani also mentioned that the information was released by mistake when an employee of the T-Mobile Arena displayed this very early without the announcement from uncle Dana hehehehe.

1919  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Everything you wanted to know about Grayscale BTC Trust but were afraid to ask! on: January 14, 2023, 01:24:07 AM
a company with any debt is bad.. it shows they are not profitable/self sustainable

I very much disagree. It is normal for companies to have debts as long as the company has the cashflow to pay for the monthly interest payments and have the collateral to back up the loan. What is not good is if the company, very much similar to DCG, has payables that they are not willing to honor and the lender has began accusing the company of public lies, private lies and bad accounting practices.

According to the Financial Times, Genesis Global owes $3billion to creditors.



Crypto broker Genesis owes creditors more than $3bn, prompting its owner Digital Currency Group to explore selling assets in its large venture portfolio to raise money, according to people familiar with the matter.

Source https://www.ft.com/content/eb22bfab-ef05-48ce-83de-ebb904a35dca



Everyone can call me an antagonizer, however, this pump on bitcoin might not keep going. The dump will occur unless Barry's problem is settled.
1920  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [2023-01-12] Binance says it plans to expand hiring by as much as 30% in 2023... on: January 14, 2023, 12:19:36 AM
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, is planning to increase its staff numbers by 15% to 30% in 2023, chief executive officer (CEO) Changpeng Zhao said Wednesday at the Crypto Finance Conference in Switzerland.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/binance-says-plans-expand-hiring-041426149.html

Binance are hiring more people and Coinbase, also one of the biggest Crypto Exchanges are slashing almost a fifth of it's workforce. It just shows you how different markets, influence different exchanges.  Tongue

However, what are the different markets? The whole cryptospace follows the market of only one cryptocoin.

In any case, where does everyone speculate Binance will get the cashflow to expand their staff by 30% when the other exchanges are tightening because of the shortage on cashflow? Another question is in what currency will Binance pay their new staff? If this is in BUSD, I would not be shocked if they have began issuing unbacked BUSD and fractionalized this more.
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