I'll like to say tbank you to Sportsbet.io for sponsorship, Trofo for making it happen and congratulations to the winners of the fantasy world Cup tournament competition. You guys are amazing and very much teaching the rest of us how we compete good and play the game as well. Despite being new to this although, not to the world of football, I did managed it to some 20 positions behind the required. So not where i had hoped myself to be but, that's what my strategies towards the game got me. Perhaps would have lived to go again with the experiences have gotten thus far but, that would be in another 4years, lol...

Congrats once again to the winners, you guys are definitely making the rest of us better.

I haven't really come to terms with any particular reason tht my necessitate me selling most or all of my bitcoin hodling. I don't see bitcoin for a failing network and as such, it remains unimaginable still especially, with the network still at an uprise.
I do sell bitcoin alright, even at the present time but its definitely just what I need and when it seems to be just the only option to getting what I need done, done.
Other than that, hodlibg still remains the language and I speak/understand it good too.

Most of us might think it's not easy to hodl and it just might be that if you sole believe but, having a job or some other investments is one way to take your mind off your hodlings.

Taking all your salary in bitcoin is something but, it would be better should you not leave all of them in bitcoin. Perhaps some quick exchange of a portion of that go its fiat equivalent would mitigate for some regrets if it does come to that. The idea has always been, been invest only what you can afford to lose and clearly, your entire salary isn't that.

A possible likely scenario for a boss that have got time or people with time to do this on a purpose I don't know why should be but won't like. Its definitely a disadvantage to cryptocurrency but not so much an advantage when the government comes looking at some fiat local bank account.

Before I start, I would like to leave you a word of advice. "BE TEACHABLE". What you think you know now, might just be garbage. Just don't be too hesitant to thrash it if need be.

I've tried to pitch my tent on your wall of text but, its not making an all round sense expecally at the last line with the smart guys and you being the judge.

About being an escrow, it seems you just know the word and perhaps have an idea of it but not certainly how it works. You don't just come up and want to be an escrow. The cryptocurrency is a field that functions based on trusts and blockchain verifications. Escorts must of all comes into play when a buyer and seller don't have trust in themselves hence, they sort out some trusted party to act in that regard and clearly, you don't just fit the bill.

The first part of being an escrow is being trusted yourself. Find your path to being trusted and then, you could hope for escrow services.

Can't say am familiar with the cards in reference. I guess its not a thing yet in my part of the world but one thing i know for sure is that, the closest you could go with cryptocurrency without Internet is having a cold wallet for storing your bitcoin. Other than that, it was meant to be a digital currency and so, its expected to function in an electronic media or device. Anything other than that and the whole idea would be shattered.

Bitcoin was not to come in notes and shouldn't come in notes. The rest of the world and most of its population is net to be Internet savvy or empowered so, the needs for notes is inevitable and that's why we've got fiats to assist. This is why it's always arguable that, the cryptocurrency innovation isn't one that comes to replace fiat. They are meant to operate separately and efficiently in fitting in certain financial ends of the other.

I think you know what your doing @OP and that you itself is good news. It means, you understand that, there could be compromises along the way and sees the need to fix things before it gets out of hand. Although, for this undermined but serious concern, I think it's as easy as already stated in the quote below.
Without any hypothetical thinking or taking any serious risk, make the first move by downloading a fresh wallet and move all your hodlings unto the new wallet. That way, you don't get to bother about compromise as, you might not know to what level of exposure the computer repair guy have got. Zero him out with an entirely new wallet besides, it doesn't cost nothing.

Speaking of popular opinion and jurisdiction,
Is cryptocurrency or projects anything close to having those?
For the most we know, the population that aren't hooked up with the cryptocurrency or its derivative projects are far less compared to the few of us that have anonymously adopted the system today. How does that go for popular opinion and the government as we all know a several miles away from anything cryptocurrency or its related projects adoption.

The most we've seen is there development of the CBDC as a way to combat cryptocurrency which isn't going so well with them as we know it.

Although, government in the ne of jurisdiction shouldn't make slave or inhibits a person's freewill to 8nbest when it doenst hurt nobody. The harms that might follow from cryptocurrency investments are often due to an investors inability to DYOR.

I don't see developers to be at any risk for putting something out there. That's no crime.

In modern times, people dont depend on a sole job to meet there ends needs no more. You don't get to have or work just one job through the whole time as inflation rocks our world and a sole job isn't going to give anyone the life they desire. This creates the need for side hustles and having multiple streams of incomes.

Side hustle becomes, that job that is expendable, that you do in other to support your actual job.
When a side hustle gains more attention than your actual job, it ain't a side hustle no more. Your actual job becomes the side hustle.

Is hard for one to be tech savvy and not have a side hustle these days. I think it's good and helps hence, most individuals should pick interest.

You've picked some great players and am sure the scouts have been watching and at the moment, looking to get some of these players into there squad. Livakovic in particular was one of my personal favourite from this world cup and I was sad to have not seen him win something from the world cup. At least he got his bronze medal with Croatia coming third place in the world cup.

Alexis Mac Allister was also a great player in the Argentine team, Gavi in Spain, Enner Valencia for sure and a few other did leave there mark as its expected in the world cup. I look forward to the teams they would be joining in the January transfer. Hope they make good choices too.

Can't say I haven't missed the EPL with the whole world cup international break. It would be interesting to watch this second phase of the league and what changes that would come to the league following the January transfer window.
As per Arsenal staying consistent, they've been on top of that at the moment than any other team in the EPL. I don't see them slacking even after the international break. They've got there young and healthy squad still and would be looking towards adding more to its teams depth with the transfer window. It would be a destination for some good players with the way things have turned for Arsenal in the EPL and with the Arteta's management. Arsenal might just be able to pull this off.

The finals was one like no other. Particularly for these two PSG players. They've were Particularly competitive and outstanding in that game. K. Mbappe wasn't really motivated in the first half and at the beginning of the second half but soon after they had there first goal, it all turned to the interesting finals we all hoped it to be. Argentina was fully prepared for this, that's one thing I would say.

I do hope to see the same energy these players who distinguished themselves in the world cup to use in the UCL. PSG needs a champions league they've got what it takes to make it happen in Neyamr, Mbappe and Messi.

Invest only what you want afford to loose!
Well, that's one way to go about it but, we must realise that, this what we can't afford to lose at an initial stage often accumulates to what we can't afford to loose. That's the reality of it although, it remains a good strategy towards investing as a whole.

The best strategy towards avoiding loses is to ensure you buy bitcoin or invest in a better/verified crypto project after DYOR, use proper wallet in saving your coins other than using exchanges as a few beginners do. The FTX situation is a good enough lesson for everyone.  Arm yourself with these investing tips and be safe about your investments.

Sub-thread keh, that na pinned post shah and Igehhh don already prepare watin be like that though, e still dey under scrutiny. As you see, e dom make small poll for votes on on goes and what doesn't go and still, e go abi we go like make every person bring suggestions.

On top of that, e dey very necessary say, the local board get structure. This na to narrow down discussions as well make person no dey put eye for everywhere before e go see watin e dey fine. That structure go even help wella as threads created fort increase and no go dey washed up anyhow like when we go just leave the board like that.

I enter forum today, say make i check watin dey happen for the local hangout normally. As I check up for the thread as I sabi say, our high activity rate dey aways keep us afloat of every other hangout, to my surprise, we were no where to be found. Na till I look well I see say, Theymos don move am. Na once my belle sweet me and as I fall back go local board con see Nigeria (Naija), I get the joy way I believe say most of una get too. A very big congratulations to all of una way contribute to this success one way or the other. It takes great determination and corporation to make this thing happen.

The only thing way tire is small shah na the lack of structure for the local board. E just tire me say, upon all our preparation and persistence, we no been set up a structure for proper categorisation and discussion. Hope say we still get time shah and that suppose to our discussion at the moment. Make we structure the board as e dey hot. E get proposal way been come up before:

Economics
Politics and Society
Others

This na as I remember am but, I for like add,
Crypto Naija (where we fit discuss and suggest cryptocurrency development/projects for we naija)

Once a, a big congratulations to every naija person for the forum.

My thoughts exactly and it makes me wonder what nation is this user from, lol...

What I'll like to say to the OP at this point is that, OP is doing okay. I think the issue here is dwelling on the past, hoping yo recover what was lost sooner than later but, that isn't going to let it go away. You should just start from where you are at the moment, try buying some more bitcoins and this time, try using wallets in place of an exchange.  Exchanges aren't wallets and should be avoided from saving large some. Be the sole admin of your finance and not have a third party in your business, that's the bitter lesson from FTX and I hope you learned it good.

You've got skill and time @OP, use it.

Most of all, I must commend your courage and initiative to have dropped your bank package and look towards some bitcoin investment for an alternative to saving your excesses and it could prove to be a good choice later.

Now, checking your wallet regularly doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. Infact, I might say you could do that but, not so frequent as you are doing at the moment. 10x a day, tthat'sa lot. Perhaps you might limit it to only when you buy some more coins. Possibly to just now how many coins you've got so far, how much one you need to add to your portfolio and if your coin is actually still there and secured.

The charts for price is the other place you shouldn't check. After all, your just buying no matter what and so, looking at the charts for price appreciation or values would only create an adrenalin rush in you and that's something you just might not want. It builds an emotional within you that might lead you to not being rational in decision making and most of your decisions would be moved out of fear.

Let the charts be, view your wallet only after buying some more and be ready to hodl for long.

I wonder what the forum is for. There is is reason why this platform isn't a .com/.io domain site but, a .org for a domain. You might want to check out what it means to means to a forum? @OP. It creates an avenue for discussion and self expression. Sharing of ideas is what is done here and it won't get any better elsewhere.

You might thi think of a group chat as some better place to get closer and share ideas but, comes freedom, comes garbage and not being responsible for actions in which people are being exposed to.
There are more users here than you you have in any group and filtered understanding yo whatever concept there is. Take your chances withwwhat you could find in the forum and you'll be good. Chat group, bad idea!

Bear markets or seasons has been l where the lines are drawn for most scam cryptocurrency projects. This is because, most of the projects that doesn't have proper orientation or something unique to offer the public devalues never to rise again.

The case with FTX is unique and burned out of greed for a man who saw himself as an opportunist, tried to use the resources that was at his disposal to profit himself but, its just so.etujbg he shouldn't have done. Being in custody of people's funds is a great responsibility and letting yourself think the better of yourself of it is just wrong.

I'll like to say another lesson of greed and how it could affect a crypto investor but, its no generalising for the cryptocurrency projects.

Na the one thing way I no understand or like about our Nigeria be that. How this policies are made. One moment, you don hear say, them don ban cryptocurrency, the next thing, you don hear say them wan encourage start ups and see how them fit dey tax am. This time, na how to handle fiats be there wahala. Make them well done shah, them don try wella.

With the interference of the house, that na to agree say, e be as this policy be and one thing thing go hope for be say, this them inviting him to the house so, make e be for the good of everybody and not to find way wey be say, e no go affect them. We don too suffer for this this naija. Make them get conscience small.

At Tim's you wonder how sme of the best players find themselves amongst the wrong squad. A squad that doenat have the same enthusiasm to win just as you and just fail to put in enough as you would and rather approach the game more mild than they ought to or could. That was the energy of the France team in the days match. I found more entertainment in the plays of M. Thuram, Eduardo Camavinga and K. Mbappe more than anyone on the pitch. So many players flopped on the French side and the most disappointing of all was Dembele. He just wasn't failing back enough and as such, Di Maria had full control of his wing and cost the France team more damage than they should have. France just was in no mood to win tonight.