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1961  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: About the need to end anonymity in cryptocurrencies due to the scams. Coinbase. on: April 14, 2022, 11:25:50 AM
Your online security is your own responsibility.
Nobody can come and save you,if you are dumb enough to get scammed online.
There's no anonymity in the fiat financial system and yet millions of people get scammed every day,their credit card data gets stolen and their fiat bank accounts get milked.The fiat financial system is even more regulated than the crypto industry and the amount of fiat scams is bigger than the crypto scams.
You can connect other applications to your Coinbase wallet AT YOUR OWN RISK.
The Coinbase team can do some monitoring on all applications that can be connected to Coinbase wallets,but they cannot act as your babysitter.
More regulations over the crypto industry won't reduce the number of scams.The main problem is the huge amount of gullible and naive people online,not the quality of the current crypto regulations.
1962  Economy / Economics / Re: The main harm of existing “Stablecoins” is not controlled emission on: April 14, 2022, 11:04:38 AM
The main harm of existing “Stablecoins” is not controlled emission, but, accordingly, inflation.
Today, anyone can create a demon of control-print their “Stablecoins” thereby increasing the total issue of the financial bubble, what do you think?

Inflation is mostly caused by the controlled emission,so your statement seems kinda meaningless to me.
I agree that the main problem of the stablecoins is the "fractional reserve banking",which can potentially create value out of thin air.Nobody knows how big the Tether reserve actually is.This applies to all the other stablecoins as well.
The main purpose of stablecoins is not to act like a store of value,but to make cryptocurrency trading easier and more convenient.The stablecoins aren't competitors of Bitcoin and the big altcoins.They are supposed to be a supplement of the cryptocurrency trading ecosystem.
1963  Economy / Gambling / Re: Watching Our Kids From Something That Could Dangerous To Them on: April 14, 2022, 06:06:02 AM
Are you talking about freemium games of actual gambling games?
Unfortunately all mobile and computer games are designed to be addictive.
I've heard many horror stories of children getting addicted to freemium games and using their mom's credit card to buy lots of in-game items.
There's no easy solution to this problem.I guess that the only solution would be not buying a smartphone for your children.You simply can't control what they are downloading and installing on their phone.
If you forbid them to install certain games,that might actually have the opposite effect.
"The forbidden fruit is the sweetest."
1964  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Will Bitcoin continue to have the same effect on alts? on: April 14, 2022, 05:47:07 AM
Why do you have to compare Bitcoin to all altcoins?Bitcoin should be compared to every altcoin in particular,not all altcoins simultaneously.
An altcoin will become "independent" from Bitcoin when it gets enough trust and authority and there are enough people,who are willing to HODL this altcoin in times of a bear market.
For instance,when the market does down,a hardcore Bitcoiner says to himself "I'm just gonna HODL my Bitcoins,the price will eventually hit another ATH".
But when the market goes down,an altcoin trader says to himself "Things are going bad,so I have to sell my altcoins ASAP,because their price might hit the absolute bottom"
That's why the altcoins don't carry the same weight as Bitcoin Core.
1965  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Suggest A Good Affiliate Program To Monetize This Site on: April 13, 2022, 11:11:40 AM
AFAIK,eToro has an affiliate program and the eToro trading platform supports copy trading and crypto trading.
The first deposit comissions are of this program are really good.You could get between 50 and 250 USD per converting customer.
Is this the affiliate program you had in mind?
Many CPA networks support multiple crypto trading and FOREX trading offers with very high commissions.
I'm not sure how legit those offers actually are,there are lots of scams being promoted on the big CPA networks.
You could check for crypto/FOREX CPA offers on platforms like affpaying.com.
1966  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: online escrow scams? on: April 13, 2022, 10:51:03 AM
You are describing a bunch of online scam methods.Those scams have nothing to do with legit escrow services.
I human escrow/middleman must be really trusted and reputable.He must provide valid proof about his positive online reputation.You can't just hire some random guy to be your escrow.You and the guy on the other side of the transaction might get scammed by such middleman.
I thought that you are talking about websites providing escrow service.
I've been using Localbitcoins for around 5-6 years and I've never had any problem with their escrow service.

 
1967  Economy / Economics / Re: U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row on: April 13, 2022, 06:31:29 AM
The Americans eat lots of junk food and don't they don't have a healthy lifestyle.
USA has the most obese nation in the world.
The US healthcare system is shit.Many poor people don't have any access to healthcare in the USA.
Many people in the USA refused to get vaccinated and to wear masks during the pandemic.
What else would you expect from all these factors?
Bitcoin/crypto has nothing to do with the US healthcare system and the people's lifestyle.
There's no way Bitcoin could help for increasing the life expectancy in the USA or anywhere else in the world.
1968  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Round of 16! on: April 13, 2022, 06:10:41 AM
I really hope that Chelsea would get a new owner ASAP and they don't get into administration/bankruptcy.
They played really well against Real Madrid and only the genius of Benzema stopped them from kicking out Real.
Bayern totally dominated the game against Villarreal,but the Spanish team scored one goal after only one counter attack and one shot at the target.That's why football is a great sport.
Villarreal cannot be underestimated,when it comes to European tournament games.
I don't think that Man City and Liverpool will have any problems eliminating their opponents this evening.
1969  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why no simple service for HODLing Bitcoin? on: April 13, 2022, 05:44:46 AM
Hi exhodlers,

I know many of you wish not selling early your BTC. This is very common story, I wish I hadn’t sell my bitcoins for cheap X years ago. Now it would be worth Y millions of dollars. I have idea for new coin/token:

We create smart contract for HODLing bitcoin for 5 years (that’s rough number, could be anything). For users who send their BTC to the smart contract, some new token or coin would be given. Tokens have their tokenomics, the whole thing is DAO with voting, stakings, farmings etc. For HODLers NFTs can be generated to create community thing.

Anyone interested in participating the project? Call it HodlCoin

This idea doesn't look very innovative or original.
Your project looks like some "full reserve banking" stablecoin/token.I don't see any point of using a token,that is backed by BTC.
Who is going to have control over the BTC wallet,where all the Bitcoins are received?
Is it going to be a multi-sig wallet,so all the BTC will be released upon the agreement of all participants?
If you want to HODL Bitcoins,just HODL Bitcoins in your cold wallet.There's no point of creating a useless token around the idea of simply hoarding Bitcoins for the long term.
1970  Economy / Speculation / Re: Galaxy CEO analyzes possible behavior of Bitcoin on: April 12, 2022, 11:30:19 AM
His analysis determined that this cryptocurrency would remain between 30,000 and 50,000 dollars
(.....)
Finally, I saw a realistic prediction from a businessman/investor perspective unlike to other people who are just telling random numbers without any basis or explanation which is clearly only telling those numbers just to pump their bags.
I also somehow agree with Mike Novogratz, that we can experience crypto winter during this month, which for me is also good, natural, and could help the market become healthy.

If I remember this correctly,Mike Novogratz made some very bullish predictions,but now the BTC price is currently going back down,so he started making "realistic predictions" again.This is hilarious.
Anyway,a 'crypto winter' doesn't last for one month only.It should last for several months.
I don't believe that a crypto winter(or a stagnant market) is good or healthy for BTC.
It isn't either good or bad.It just is what it is.Bullish markets,FOMO and price bubbles can be both good or bad(if you know when to buy and when to sell),but a stagnant crypto market isn't good for anyone(but it also isn't bad,because this is the best time to buy Bitcoin/altcoins).
The profit seekers want high volatility.
1971  Economy / Economics / Re: How to end dependence on russian gas? Heat pumps, electric heaters, alt fuels? on: April 12, 2022, 06:13:19 AM
There are many suggestions about alternatives to the Russian oil and gas.
The problem is that all of them require lots of time and money.There aren't any short term solutions.
There's no solution that would solve the problem here and now.
I guess that many European countries will just keep buying Russian oil and gas and they would agree to pay with rubles.
By the way,heat pumps are expensive as hell.
Getting rid of the dependency from Russian fossil fuels will definitely impoverish Europe and slowdown the economic growth of the EU.Meanwhile,the USA will be making more money exporting fuels and heat pumps to Europe.What a great plan. Grin
1972  Economy / Gambling / Re: Another New Rule On Gambling Adverts Ban Celebrities and Sports Stars on: April 12, 2022, 05:42:28 AM
This doesn't make sense to me.
So the people at this "Advertising Practices Committee" think that when a kid/teenager sees a gambling ad with Christiano Ronaldo(or some movie star),the teenager will be instantly hooked and will try to signup and gamble on that casino.
But when the kid/teenager sees a gambling ad WITHOUT Christiano Ronaldo(or any celebrities at all),the kid would not be interested at all in gambling and just skip.
It seems to me that the creators of this new rule think that kids/teenagers are just dumb retards.
Why do they have to impose such rule?Aren't kids/teenagers forbidden from joining online casinos,since there are KYC procedures and age verification required?

1973  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Without banking bitcoins will be work on: April 12, 2022, 05:21:41 AM
You could buy Bitcoin using gift cards(on Paxful) or by using online payment services like Paypal,Skrill,Neteller,Paxum,Cashapp,Venmo,the list goes on and on.
Is this risky?Of course it is,but at least it's an alternative of buying BTC with money from your bank account.
Like it or not,the banking services are the most convenient and user friendly.I'm talking about the banks in my country.I don't know about the banks in other countries.Perhaps this has something to do with the regulatory frame regarding banking services.
Anyway,OP you should improve your English.I could barely understand what you were trying to say.
1974  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: The legality of the AML and KYC procedures worldwide. on: April 11, 2022, 11:36:41 AM
Why the people obey to imposed rules?Because the vast majority of them don't want the police to knock on their doors. Grin
I agree that there are no "dirty coins" by definition,but the lazy bureaucrats want to find a way to track down all illegal transactions and catch the criminals.
I can't agree that all cryptocurrencies will become "dirty/gray" sooner or later.
Not all cryptocurrency users are involved into illegal activities.The criminals are mostly using privacy coins(monero) and BTC mixers.The "average Joe",who is trading crypto simply doesn't use monero or BTC mixers,because there's no reason for him to do so.He doesn't have anything to hide,so there's no reason for the authorities to confiscate his coins and put him in prison.
1975  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2022-03-08] Number of Cryptocurrency Lobbyists Nearly Tripled Since 2018 and... on: April 11, 2022, 11:09:46 AM
That was pretty much expected.
The big banks and corporations in the fiat world have lobbyists and are spending money to influence the politicians for decades.(Replace the word "influence" with the word "corruption" if you want  Grin)
Many crypto companies became really big during the last few years(Coinbase is the obvious example),so they have a budget for lobbyists and they are going to spend that budget.
The "big business" always had to work with the politicians,in order to survive and thrive.
That's how capitalism works,unfortunately.All the preaching about "the power of the free market" is just BS for the masses.There's nothing shameful in hiring lobbyists.At the end of the day,all those crypto haters and FUDsters in the government and the central bank will have to be stopped by someone. Grin
1976  Economy / Economics / Re: Gold , Silver Or Crypto? on: April 11, 2022, 06:21:45 AM
I would say that you(and everyone else) should pick both precious metals and Bitcoin.
The world of finance isn't some weird game,where you have to pick only one option and completely abandon all the other options.Every financial expert is talking about diversification for a reason.
Bitcoin outperformed precious metals in the last years,but currently,the BTC price isn't going to another ATH(in times of high inflation and insecurity),while many people started buying gold again.
Bitcoin kinda failed as a protection against inflation and a safe heaven asset.Perhaps this might change in the future.

I don’t think gold is a good long term investment. Especially at $2000. Even if you bought it years ago at $1200 you would barely make anything.

From what I read the gold price is highly manipulated and there is more gold traded in the future markets than actually exists so basically there are entities which keep the price at a certain level. Same with silver but to a small degree.

Out of the three crypto obviously seems like the smarter play.

People buy gold to preserve the value of their capital,not to make gigantic profits.
We have to differentiate speculative investments from hedging investments.The first are risk-seeking,while the second want to escape from risk.
1977  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: sports betting sites that return your money when you lose. on: April 11, 2022, 06:01:11 AM
I don't want to click on that link.Seems too suspicious to me.
Sports betting platform refunding your money when you lose?
1.It doesn't make any sense.How are they going to make money,if they refund all lost bets?
2.It sounds too good to be true,which means that it is too good to be true.Which means that this is a just a scam,trying to deceive many gamblers with false promises.
3.I assume that this "friend of a friend" tried to refer you to this website,only for the sake of getting a referral commission or something.
I would stay away from such websites.
1978  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do not trust this devil woman, she wants Bitcoin dead on: April 11, 2022, 05:39:41 AM
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Some proponents speak as if the technology is so radically and beneficially transformative that the government should step back completely and let innovation take its course,” she said.

She doesn't say that crypto is "transformative technology".She says that other people (the hardcore crypto supporters) are saying that crypto is transformative technology.This is a big difference.
I believe that she will always be anti-crypto,just like every central banker around the world.
She's just pretending to be neutral towards it,but that's hypocrisy.

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“On the other hand, skeptics see limited, if any, value in this technology and associated products and advocate that the government take a much more restrictive approach.

She isn't even sharing her opinion about crypto,she's just saying what other people think.
This is just another clickbait news article,telling us nothing specific.
It would be great,if the US crypto regulations remain truly neutral,rather than hostile towards blockchain technology and the cryptocurrency industry in general.
The crypto industry should be treated as equal to the fiat financial industry.There shouldn't be any discrimination in the legislation and regulations.
1979  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: This exchange/trading platform seems like a scam, thoughts? on: April 10, 2022, 11:59:24 AM
If a girl is claiming that she's very successful at crypto trading with her "strategies",this is a scam.
How many successful female crypto traders have you seen in your life?I haven't seen any so far.
Maybe some females are making big money with crypto trading,but they won't reveal their identities and they won't brag about making money and financial success in general(unless they are scammers).
This domain is suspicious af and this "girl" is probably a dude from a third world country,acting as a catfish and searching for victims on dating apps.
1980  Economy / Speculation / Re: A Little Surprised! on: April 10, 2022, 11:37:27 AM
The Bitcoin conference in Miami can't pump the price.It's ridiculous to have such expectations.
There's are no conditions for the formation of a FOMO phase and the Greed&Fear index isn't heading towards the "greed" zone.The buyers will keep feeling insecure about the future Bitcoin,so I don't expect a huge increase in the demand for Bitcoins.
The price going back to 40K USD isn't bad news.Bitcoin dropped below 40K several times during the last two months and it always recovered pretty fast to levels above 40K.This is pretty normal price volatility for Bitcoin.
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