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1921  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: I want to convert my money to bitcoin because of our current banking system in m on: March 03, 2023, 12:27:12 PM
This does not solve your issue in anyway: what you lack is physical cash as it has become difficult to withdraw cash from the bank due to the recent CBN policies on the naira, thus even if you convert all your naira for Bitcoins, you still do not have physical cash, but Bitcoins in your wallet. It even becomes worse in this case because you can hardly find any merchant accepting Bitcoins for payment in the country.
I don't fully know how bitcoin works. Is it the same way with the banking system? Will I get more value or less value in future times?
Since you don't know how Bitcoin works, i'd advice you hodl your money in the bank until you understand what you are doing to avoid loss.
1922  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Why recommend when they don't understand the risks? on: March 03, 2023, 12:17:02 PM
The thing is, don't tell people that any crypto (including Bitcoin) can change their lives and make them wealthy, doing so can put them into very grave risks, it is better to be open about it all by explaining to them what crypto is all about, and make sure to aptly differentiate between Bitcoin and Altcoins so whoever it is would understand that they do not function in the same way.

Having said that, there is a difference between talking about Bitcoin/crypto to people and giving them financial advice or recommending crypto to them for investment purposes, you can do the former, educating people on how Bitcoin guarantees financial freedom and other whatnots, but the latter puts you in a very precarious position should the investment go south.
1923  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 03, 2023, 11:51:39 AM
Arsenal will welcome Bournemouth to the Emirates tomorrow afternoon hoping to make it four Premier League victories on the bounce. I think Arsenal are the favorite in this fixture.
Arsenal are the absolute favorites in this game without a doubt, in the EPL they have been unplayable at the Emirates this season, losing only one game, and it was to the champions City, Bournemouth are going to be up against it tomorrow, and with how they have performed this season, i don't quite think they stand any chance of causing an upset tomorrow. Arsenal might even go eight points clear at the summit of the table by the end of the weekend, City have a very tough game against Newcastle, it is a game City can lose if they are not at their best, and if ever Arsenal go 8 points above City at this stage of the season, it is safe to say they would have one hand on the trophy already.
1924  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 02, 2023, 07:22:49 PM
I understand If Chelsea's authority thinks that the results will get better in the future. Because sometimes the coaches do take time to bring in good results. But I highly doubt that this coach will actually be able to bring in good results. Because he already has good players on the team. So of course he should be bringing in good results. I am certain that the fans are already quite frustrated. My personal opinion is that if they are sure about something, they should probably give him chance till the end of this season. But if the results are still not coming, he should be sacked.
I think Todd Boehly doesn't want to sack Potter yet because he believes people who blame him for getting things completely wrong by sacking Tuchel and hiring Potter even when there was no concrete reason as to why he fired Tuchel, so he just wants to let things be for now and hope that Potter gets it right, because it does not sound right that he just bought Chelsea a couple of months ago (less than a year) and he has already fired and hired two managers.

Having said that, i think sooner or later Todd Boehly would have to sack Potter because i don't think the team can move forward with him, he is the kind of coach that performs well in a small team, but cannot handle the pressure of managing a big club, Chelsea are on the verge of being eliminated from the CL and also missing out on top four, definitely if all of that happens Potter would be shown the door.
1925  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 02, 2023, 02:43:47 PM
Thus, they increased their point difference with City to 5.
Now the title race can begin in earnest, both teams have played equal number of games, and Arsenal sit at the top of the summit 5 points above Manchester City, who themselves have to be very careful as Manchester United are just lurking right behind them, if City slip up again, they could find themselves in third place in the blink of an eye. 13 games to go and Arteta and his boys are pushing hard to be EPL champions, i guess everyone now believes that they were not just a fluke, but they meant business. Arsenal have a much easier game this weekend than City, another twist? Just maybe, City play Newcastle, whilst Arsenal are at home to Bournemouth and i can't see them dropping points, City are more likely to drop points this weekend.
1926  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 02, 2023, 02:34:27 PM
Jude bellingham targeted by so many teams. that makes manchester city has zero chance to get him from dortmund as bellingham may be joining real madrid. Kovacic was the best answer as a solution for jude bellingham that can't be gotten by manchester city.
Manchester City has equal chances (if not more) with the other teams vying to sign Jude Bellingham from Dortmund, i don't really know why you think City have zero chance of signing the English international, but i think you aren't correct. City have got the money, the trophies, the manager, the consistency and every other thing needed to sign Jude from Dortmund.

Having said that, there are many teams vying to sign Jude, but he can only go to one of them. Real Madrid looks like a possible destination, Liverpool too, as well as the Etihad of course, Jude just has to make his mind up because all the teams coming for him have the money to pay the asking price from Dortmund.
1927  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Nigerians Aren't Turning to the eNaira Despite Crippling Cash Shortages, WHY? on: March 02, 2023, 07:11:11 AM
Enaira no go fit solve this issue of cash shortage for Nigeria, the last time wey i check i no sure say CBN don mint pass 5 billion naira worth of Enaira, but that one no be the major issue, wetin they affect the Enaira use na adoption, many people no even know about am and they no they use am, thus if merchants and businesses never onboard themselves via the Enaira how people wan take use am right now wey cash they scarce.

Having said that, if CBN wan promote the Enaira, i feel say now na the best time, Nigerians they find cash like mad, so if CBN feel say them go fit mint sufficient Enaira to solve a little of the problem, then make them go on a thorough program to educate people about the Enaira, wetin people no understand, them no go fit use. I feel say another reason why people no they put eye for Enaira na because cryptocurrencies don already they very popular for Naija, thus people no wan use CBDC's at all because them no go fit make any ROI from am, and because e they centralized.
1928  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 01, 2023, 08:37:00 PM
PSG can also win there with 0-3, that would not surprise me either. But that only works if Mbappe is fit, and he seems to be quite fit anyway. Bayern are also not in the very best phase at the moment and are certainly vulnerable.
It is very unlikely that PSG can go to the Allianz Arena and beat Bayern Munich 3-0, Bayern would have to be at their worst to lose by such a high margin at home, Bayern Munich didn't start the year well but they are beginning to garner some momentum, PSG too have struggled for quite sometime now, they are either dropping points or winning games by the skin of their teeth, so the two teams aren't at their absolute best, so talking about vulnerabilty i'd say it is pretty even.

Having said that, i think it is Bayern Munich that are going to advance, they are't the team under immense pressure, it is PSG, last season when PSG were eliminated in this same stage (RO16), they faced a lot of backlash from their fans which even resulted in some players being booed at home, they would have that at the back of their mind in this second leg game, and it could increase the pressure and make them less composed. It is Bayern Munich that's going to progress imo.
1929  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 01, 2023, 06:33:09 PM
I haven't checked that, but if Mbappe's statements are true then I'm honestly shocked to hear that. I agree with you that it will be very difficult for AC milan to sign this player of his current form and for a very high price. Moreover, many other teams also want this player, which financially I think they are more prepared than AC Milan. But if AC Milan can really get his signature, it will be a big transfer and also I think he will contribute a lot to one of the big teams in Serie A.
I think quite a lot of people are taking Mbappe's comments out of context, Mbappe never said he wants to join AC Milan, neither is AC Milan looking to sign Mbappe, not that they wouldn't love it if Mbappe is their player, but they can't pay his salary/wages and transfer fee. What Mbappe said was that he likes AC Milan, and if he ever moved to the Seria A he would sign for AC Milan, i guess he might never move to the Seria A after all, lol. In football quite a lot of things can change, there have been coaches who said they would never manage a particular team, or players who said they would never play for a particular team, but in the end they did; thus i wouldn't be surprised if Mbappe ever moves to the Seria A in the future and signs for a club that's not AC Milan, that is just how the game works.
1930  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 01, 2023, 05:34:40 PM
But I personally think Arteta is going to beat Everton today.
I personally think the same thing too, i mean, Arsenal can see themselves go five points ahead of Manchester City at the summit of the EPL table with a win tonight, that is an advantage too alluring for them to miss, i know Everton were able to win the first leg tie at Goodison Park, but i expect a completely different game tonight at the Emirates. Arsenal have only lost once at the Emirates in the EPL this season, and it was to Manchester City, i cannot see Everton becoming the second side to defeat them there, it does not look like something that can happen.

Having said that, it is always tricky to play teams in the relegation zone fighting for their lives, that is the position Everton find themselves in this season, the relegation battle gives teams an extra spring in their steps to up their game, but i think the best result Everton can get tonight is a draw.
1931  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Abeg all this political Mata for different threads don do. on: March 01, 2023, 02:12:33 PM
Na always quality over quantity and na one value we suppose to dey instill In the minds of people and newbies and we all suppose to dey preach the gospel of quality..
Na wetin many Nigerian users no know, the main thing no be to fill up the board with new posts or to they start new threads, everything suppose happen in an organic way, no need to rush anything, i go they happy even if we still they for the first page of this board, but with only quality threads and posts, and not all these duplicate posts wey i just they see everywhere for this board.

Having said that, my Nigerian brothers make we calm down, we fit lowkey they chase quality users comot from this board, if you just look at the first page of this board you go see plenty threads wey no suppose they here because they are duplicate threads and spam. We don complain tire, but at this point ehn, e be like say the only solution here na for us to get our own Nigerian moderator wey go be Nigerian user.
1932  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Trezor phishing scam is in progress on: March 01, 2023, 12:14:50 PM
Tbh i know that quite a lot of people can fall victim to this kind of scam, that is why anytime i see something like this i don't see the victims as complete dumbasses, because i know how poor (extremely poor) my personal security was before i became a user on Bitcointalk. That's why the first thing i do once i have a friend who uses crypto is to introduce them to this forum, i think it is going to be extremely difficult for a long time user in this forum to fall for something like this.

This kind of scam is quite popular in my country, but their modus operandi is quite different because they use the traditional banking system as bait: you receive a strange call and the person claims to be a worker in your bank telling you that there's some problem with your account that needs to be solved, the scammer goes ahead to request for the sensitive numbers on your ATM card coupled with other details...whenever i get a call like this i usually toy with the scammer by allowing them waste all their time talking, and when he believes he has gotten to me...i end the call with a resounding "fuck you". Grin Grin
1933  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: I have bitcoin, what do you guys recommend I buy as well on: March 01, 2023, 11:42:40 AM
I have a good amount of btc that I'm very pleased with. I love btc. Are there any other coins you guys could recommend I buy next? (none of your comments count as financial advice)
Well i am glad you are pretty much aware of the risks of taking financial advice from others, but since you already asked, i'd answer based on my own knowledge. If you already have a good amount of Bitcoin, then what you should do is to buy other assets that are not cryptocurrencies, diversification is when you buy Bitcoin and other non-crypto assets. OR you could continue to accumulate more Bitcoin into the long term, there are quite a lot of people that have thousands of Bitcoin, but yet still accumulating, it is a long term sustainable coin and has a very secure network so there's nothing wrong in accumulating as much as possible, as long as you can hodl it safely and prevent loss.
1934  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Naija 2023 General Election Updates! (Nigeria_Decides_2023) on: March 01, 2023, 11:35:02 AM
After the winner is announced, there will serious court cases.
INEC don announce Tinubu of the APC winner of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria, me i no go lie you oh, the thing pain me wella, not only because i no believe say the baba get anything to offer us, but also because INEC don work against the will and choice of the people to favor the ruling party wey be APC. Before the election start, INEC promise Nigerians heaven and earth, but the reality no be wetin we see and the matter they very sad, this election will go down as one of the most poorly conducted in our history as a country.

Having said that, definitely most of the other political parties would go to court, but imo na waste of time, our judiciary they useless, and if person fit buy INEC, why him no go buy the deciding members of the judiciary. As e be make we just focus on developing ourselves individually.
1935  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 28, 2023, 01:01:47 PM
Now I'm hearing speculations such as Salah might be likely to leave Liverpool depending on if they qualify for the Champions League at the end of the season. It doesn't seem a far possibility to me truthfully. Because he is a world star right now and I understand if he doesn't want to play in a tournament under the Champions League. Besides things are already going terrible for Liverpool in general so there is no motivation source for him to stay either. I wonder how much Liverpool want to keep him from now on as well.
Well i don't think Mo Salah can leave Liverpool that easily, just because Liverpool couldn't make it to the CL (that's if they eventually don't) next season isn't enough reason for him to decide to leave, if the club miss out on CL football more than once or a couple of times, then he could prolly leave, but just once isn't enough imo.

Having said that, Salah could prolly leave Liverpool if he thinks his career can't develop any further there, but he is a club legend who has enjoyed success in Liverpool, so i don't see him running away so easily now things aren't so rosy for the club.
1936  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: February 28, 2023, 12:28:43 PM
Arsenal was defeated 1-0 in the previous match. Arsenal players will have to avenge the previous defeat. I expect Arsenal to win 2-0 or 3-1 today. Looking forward to seeing Arteta's match strategy.
Well the first leg result (which was a defeat for Arsenal) is inconsequential to how this match tomorrow is going to go, nor would it have anything to do with the outcome, this is a different game and we should forget about the first leg whilst talking about this one. Having said that, Arsenal know how important it is for them to be victorious tonight, victory would take them 5 points ahead of City, and that is a great advantage for the Gunners. Arsenal are definitely going to be on the front foot from the beginning of the game, and Everton would defend deep in their own half and box, Everton's best result tonight would be a draw, but for Arsenal, only a win would do.
1937  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: The self-proclaimed leader of ESN Simon Ekpa has been arrested in Finland on: February 27, 2023, 11:13:54 PM
Yes I heard it,and now he has been released and my question is, why did they released him if really he has go against the rules and regulations of our country Nigeria,or does it mean that they cannot withheld him on behalf of the Nigerian s petition to Finland,or does it mean that they interrogated him and find him not guilt,or does it mean that the arrest was not about the petition against him by Nigerian?
Wetin you suppose know be say Finland no they like all these yeye underdeveloped countries wey no they respect rule of law, there is a process to everything, you no go fit just arrest person keep am there till when you like. So from wetin me i understand, them been arrest am for interrogation, and thay gats release am afterwards. Another thing be say Finland no get jurisdiction on this matter, so the only thing wey them fit do na to extradite am back to Nigeria, but that one no be small process because Nigeria go gats prove to Finland say Ekpa's crimes don reach to extradite am back home.
But if he was released because he was found not guilty,
The Finnish government no get jurisdiction to decide that, as the matter be now we just hope say them go fit extradite am come Naija, that is when a legal process would begin based on his offenses.
1938  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Don't consider yourself lucky on: February 27, 2023, 10:10:25 PM
The idea of the scammer here is that the victim is going to be greedy, and once overwhelmed by avarice such victim would think they are just being lucky and are about to profit from another's mistake, but little would the victim know they are the one that's gonna be scammed.

The scam is quite popular and i think anyone who has been in the crypto space for a few years must have heard of it or experienced it, thus i think the perpetrators would be hoping that their scam finds a newbie who is most likely to fall victim. Having said that, if you aren't expecting any PM, treat anyone received as a possible scam except proven otherwise.
1939  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: People mindset in Bitcoin on: February 27, 2023, 05:17:41 AM
Bitcoin is not a certain way to quickly become wealthy or resolve all financial issues. When working with brand-new, erratic assets like Bitcoin, it's crucial to invest responsibly, have financial knowledge, and exercise prudence.
Bitcoin is not a 'brand-new' asset, i know it is not as old as most traditional assets but it is already over 13 years since its inception, and not just that, it has survived quite a lot within that time, including economic crunch which people said would signal the end of Bitcoin if it happened. I wouldn't categorize Bitcoin and its network as erratic because it is very safe, the price might be unpredictable to an extent, but it boasts of a solid network.

Having said that, people who want to invest in Bitcoin still have to follow the rule of thumb of investing only what they can afford to lose because it is not a get rich quick scheme, you are correct about that, but so it is in other traditional investments, one has to always invest responsibly, you can't basically just throw all your have into an investment opportunity no matter how safe you think it is.
1940  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: February 27, 2023, 04:54:55 AM
Arsenal are going to play their missing game in a couple of days. Their opponent is going to be Everton this time and I would like to remind you that they lost to Everton away before.
Yeah, Arsenal would play their outstanding game on Wednesday against Everton, Liverpool would also play theirs on the same night against Wolves. Whilst Arsenal lost to Everton in the first leg game, i am not expecting the same fate to happen this time around, i think Arsenal are going to win this game convincingly and move five points clear of Manchester City at the summit of the EPL table.

Having said that, after 24 games played this season, i can say that Arsenal have played beyong my expectations, nobody gave them a chance this season, even when they started well people said they would fall off sooner rather than later, but they are still there, and whatever happens from now until the end of the season, Arsenal can really be proud of what they did. It is a great step for them to return to the 'elite group' in the EPL.
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