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2001  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will Bitcoin do $19k again before a bull market? on: September 27, 2022, 09:15:32 PM
Now the BTC price is $20,125.73 It is not impossible that Bitcoin could drop below $18,000 or $19,000 again at some point this week. But it looks like Bitcoin is following a classic technical pattern, labeled the “Ascending Triangle,” which could signal a larger uptrend in the longer term. Even if that doesn't happen, a rebound from this level seems likely especially if you look at other major assets. With that in mind, don't panic if the recent crash caused Bitcoin to drop below $18,000 support.
Don't be very confident though, yes, it's good to see that the price is above $20k, and as we have said, this is the biggest support that we have and we are glad that we go back again. But it doesn't mean that we won't fall around $18k-$19k. Of course, just by looking at the historical price movement, it could be in a massive bull run in a long term. But it will take years as I think that we will still be seeing a bearish sentiment till next year. And so I'm expecting the worst still going to come. And it's better this way, at least not expecting something big to happen at the end of the year.
2002  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Dmitry Bivol vs Zurdo Ramirez on: September 27, 2022, 09:00:11 PM
Well, it's not new anymore that people wanted some spices before the actual fight to somehow make the fight more interesting. I know Zurdo is one of a kind but he needs to prove himself first against Bivol before starts boasting and saying lines like that.

If that is what he believes, then we just have to let it that way. Zurdo might be boasting but actually, he won't have the guts to say things like that if he's not sure about it. Might be because of his perfect record, he thinks achieving it is really difficult although he's correct on that regardless of the level of popularity of those he fought before.

Against Bivol, this might be the biggest fight of his career that's why he is pumped up. Let's wait if his talks is not just about talk.

Well, if Bivol hasn't fought Canelo earlier then this will be a normal fight for Zurdo. Golden Boy Promotions would be the sole promoter and there is a possibility that they will rob Bivol of a victory if there are rounds that are a little close.

Back to reality, I hope both fighters are in their best condition. I love the neutral venue which is beneficial to the defending champion. I know Bivol is in love with boxing technique but I would love to see knockdowns and knockouts.  
I think he will try to go for a knockout here, but i guess Ramirez being the bigger fighter, Bivol might have a difficulty achieving it. In any case, we have seen that he can bang and the uses his technical skills, just like what he did against Canelo.

So if he dominates Ramirez, then I guess it will be the same as win though and then fans are going to pumped again because he will be having a rematch with another Mexican.
2003  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: September 27, 2022, 10:36:02 AM
I have read news that the Celtics players were caught off guard about Ime Udoka's case. Majority of them found the news in twitter like Jayson Tatum and so they are confused.

And then they are talking about how excited they are to come back this new season to do it all over again and duplicate what they have accomplished - go to the finals. But it seems that the players are affected by it and they are taking about the 'process', as they will be coach by Joe Mazzulla.
2004  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: About Casino Licenses on: September 27, 2022, 10:12:19 AM
Hello,

Is it possible and legal to open an online casino without a license?
I have heard that a license only allows to put users in confidence
What do you think about this?
Yeah, part of it I will say is that if you have a license, most likely you are not going to scam and run away with the gamblers money so it is very important. So it's a protection for us gamblers, you just have to ask yourself, are you willing to gamble on a fly by night casinos?

Even in offline casinos, were here are lot of under ground gambling, you can play but what if the casino raided that? So you are not protected, similar to any services like crypto exchanges, they need to get a license before than can operate and service traders all over the world.
2005  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Twitch To Ban Gambling Streaming By October 18th. on: September 24, 2022, 10:11:51 AM
What do you guys think of this development?
According to the published article, the reason for the ban is due to backlash they(Twitch) received from influencers.

Do you think backlash received from influencers is enough reason for Twitch to ban gambling streaming on their platform?



Mmm, in my opinion, the reason shared is rubbish. It's useless to impose such a ban as this may affect the user experience badly.
Many people are making good earnings by twitch, and setting such a ban may affect its users, and they would switch to other platforms.

And that is obvious, maybe twitch gambler influencers will lost this job. They are raking like millions as paid sponsorship, not much for the famous casinos, their players will continue and might experience some growth as online gambling is taking a huge slice of the pie already.

Nevertheless, switching to other platforms is the only way for them. And it will be interesting how Twitch revenue will be after this ban.
2006  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Coins that fell below negative 100% this bear market on: September 24, 2022, 09:50:04 AM
As for that project, yeah, maybe they created it during the hype of realistic games and metaverse. And maybe could have bite that hype from crypto influencers and they but it pushed the price to that huge numbers. But I'm shaking my heads on how much people lose here and on the other hand, those who took advantage of it, bank it early and never look back. And probably laughing when they profited from those noobs.
2007  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao - Sept 23 on: September 24, 2022, 09:33:45 AM
As expected Shakur dominate the whole fight for a unanimous decision win
SCORES: 117-109, 117-109, 118-108 for Shakur Stevenson, Shakur is ready to move up in the lightweight division but I doubt he will have the same success as he did in this division, Haney, Garcia, and Loma are just too good, and he cannot match up the power and speed of these three, but anyway congratulation to Shakur.
Basing from the scores, (I haven't seen the match yet), it seems that Robson was really outclassed by Shakur in this fight although there is no knockout win for him.

Yes, this division is weak I might say, but the next one, it will be a very competitive weight class for him. As you have said, it's loaded with the likes of Haney, Davis, Loma, Garcia and George Kambosos. And I think if ever he fought any one of them, Shakur might experience his first lost.
2008  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Fernando Martinez vs Jerwin Ancajas rematch - Oct.8 on: September 24, 2022, 08:40:40 AM

Both will sure make adjustments on the fight. And even a weight drain Ancajas can absorb Martinez best punch, what's more if Jerwin is in his best shape and no issues with weight? It could be a different outcome. And so this is what we are expecting from him in this fight. Bring the fight to Martinez and be a banger, the style that he is known for.

Let's see if he can prove to the world that he is the better fighter, it's hard to just speculate, we should give respect to the winner, yes, Ancajas may have struggle maintaining the weight but there's nothing to be blame of, but himself and it's not a valid excuse.

Yes, if he losses again then we can say that Martinez is the better fighter and has every right to end Ancajas reign as of the longest super-flyweight. But if he win by a dominating fashion, then he is back and the first win by Martinez could be considered as a fluke. And the best thing for Jerwin is maybe go up, nothing for him to proved because he has been a champion in this division for many years already.

He is actually the better fighter already because he is the champion, Ancajas is just trying again hoping he can beat a stronger Martinez, and though I'm optimistic that Ancajas will win, but I believe it's going to be very difficult for him beating Martinez. Well, it's time for him to prove that his excuse is valid, and that is by winning here.
He still has a chance to win though if we are going to factor that he is weight drain in their first fight and if he just healthy, he could have secure a unanimous decision.

Now, barring all excuses, and assuming that Jerwin will come in healthy 100%, no problem with the weight whatsoever, then maybe he will going to beat Martinez as expected by the majority here.
2009  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Go home with a profit and come back to end up losing a lot. on: September 24, 2022, 07:09:42 AM
A friend of mine works in a casino (land-based) and he told me yesterday that there was a client who with a stroke of luck won a good amount, about $8k. He exchanged the chips for cash and went home. After about half an hour, my friend sees him walk back in the door and went on a gambling binge all the night, only to end up losing his winnings and more.

At the end of the session he signed the self-exclusion.

If it weren't for the fact that this person is going through a drama, the story would make you want to laugh.

Has this ever happened to you or do you know of cases like this?
Not the "signed the self-exclusion" in the end though. But I know a taxi driver, who win big in our country, like $2k or more. So that's enough for him to put food in the table for his family and maybe not work as a cab driver for weeks. But he chooses to go back and you know what's going to happen to those who wanted to stretch their luck. So he lost everything and now back to being a driver, ouch.
2010  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Ripple (XRP) goes up, Bitcoin stays flat or even lose value on: September 23, 2022, 10:46:10 AM
We better wait for the outcome itself and see how it will go. If it favors XRP then good for them and it's holders, for sure they could be like x50 or even higher returns.

But with today's run, I don't think it's going to be sustainable, the news has sell already, we might be seeing some incoming dumps in the next couple of days.

So the best time to invest is what for the price to go down again and wait till the final decision comes out.
2011  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin is dead! on: September 23, 2022, 10:24:03 AM
Those who bought bitcoin earlier at a cheaper price, of course, made a profit and perhaps even now with a profit, there are those who bought bitcoin when it was close to its ATH and now they are at a loss. If the financial situation allows, then just need to hold and the situation will be corrected, can also buy more now, to average the price. But the most important thing in this situation is not to sell at a loss, because when bitcoin rises in price again, the situation cannot be corrected...

According to some analysts, the current decline in bitcoin is normal things and need to be like this, because bear market actually good for the long-term price of bitcoin itself in the future. I also believe in that. Because, no business is 100% profitable, buying stocks and gold which is said to be lower risk, also experiences a bear market. Of course this is only a predictions, but the cycle and history maybe have similar pattern. Just wait and see, bitcoin rises again.
And this is how the market is built from the beginning, as for us, this is normal. Of course, we wanted to experience a bear market, but that process will make you touch in the future. So everyone here should undergo a bear market, survived and adjust. And when the price rises again, at least you will learn that there is something good afterall in a bearish market, you can accumulate because the price of bitcoin is at a huge discount.
2012  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Haney vs Kambosos II (Undisputed) on: September 23, 2022, 09:30:01 AM
^^ Right, so even if Lopez moves up to 140 already, we have someone trying to get into the picture and put his name around those established boxers in the lightweight.

So we will see how he will adjust to it, maybe he can challenge for the belt because guess what? Shakur is with Top Rank as well so it's a win win situation for him to get into this weight class ASAP because Haney is also on the same stable and so is Loma.
2013  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: September 23, 2022, 08:55:31 AM
I'm sorry for spoiling the Wolves discussion but are users here aware that Ime Udoka has been suspended for the upcoming 2022-2023 NBA season. Just this time, they already given his sanction and that is to suspend him for the whole season.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/celtics-coach-ime-udoka-suspended-2022-23-season-rcna49079
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The Boston Celtics have suspended coach Ime Udoka for the 2022-23 season, effective immediately, and with no guarantee he will be back with the franchise in the future.

In case some don't know, Udoka had "an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff."  that's why he got suspended and he apologized for it. I don't know if this is a big news but I'm pretty sure that the Celtics franchise is heavily affected by this one. He has been a very good coach in his first season, and he led the Celtics to NBA Finals. Their assistant coach, Joe Mazzulla will be their interim head coach. 

Any thoughts with this one? How will the Celtics be affected by this?

It's a little strange to me how professional sports has gotten so anti-workplace relationships.  Cheerleaders are threatened with the loss of their job if they converse with players, even outside of the workplace.  Now coaches can't bang who they want (granted he was married to Nia Long so the guy is an idiot)...  I think maybe it's about time to stop policing relationships between consenting adults.  You know this sort of thing is happening all over the league in every sport.  Seems like the NBA is speeding down a slippery slope with this one.
And it turns out that the NBA is now on a scandalous rampage, from racism to alleged sexual encounters between adults. So there is a domino effect now and it could harm the whole organization.

And we have been talking about female coaches and then we are hit by this case. So what will happen if in the future there will be cases like it? female coaches having sex with her staff or even players? This things are turning ugly for the league.
2014  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao - Sept 23 on: September 23, 2022, 08:17:47 AM
So Shakur Stevenson is stripped of his WBO and WBC belts. If Conceicao somehow manages to pull an upset then he can take the 2 belts. Although even if Shakur is having a hard time making the weight limit, I am still doubtful of an upset. For as long as Conceicao cannot make a clear win per round then he still can't take the judges' nods as Shakur is being built as the next big thing in boxing despite his lack of power.

After this fight, Shakur can take a tune-up at 135, and then he can take the winner of the Loma-Haney/Kambosos fight.

This is unfortunate but Shakur's health is more important than making a cut so he relinquished the title, I also believe that Shakur is far superior to Conceicao, Shakur will win this bout then he will move up a division that is loaded with talents, it's a good match up between any of the two Loma or Haney or even Ryan Garcia, it's good that he chooses to move up so he can test his skill on a division with a lot of skillful boxers and see if he can rule that division, this is a big challenge ahead for Shakur but he must first beat Conceicao decisively which I believe he can.
Yes, no more unification fight for him because his body can't make 130 lbs without problems. So instead of defending his belt and make the weight, he decided to relinquished his 2 titles in this fight. Not sure if Robso though feels disrespected, or maybe there is a clause in this fight about getting over the limit and that the other party will pay. Anyhow, the fight is just 2 days away so we will see Shakur last fight at 130 lbs and then move up next for a more lucrative division.
2015  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 23, 2022, 07:57:16 AM
Kind of crazy that Mayweather is saying him and McGregor are going to rematch and McGregor is saying he’s not interested. Starting to seem like Mayweather is losing his shine a bit if he’s chasing MMA fighters around for fights. I sort of thought he’d be retired by now but he keeps fighting exhibitions. He’s addicted to boxing.
He realized that indeed he was not as phenomenal as he used to be and of course it was a good thing for him at this time to do some exhibition fights because indeed this was something that could be considered as one of the fields of money for him at this time because he realized when this luster is almost gone but when he still wants it like that then indeed money will still be available.
But it's hard now considering McGgragor's current reaction is to say he's not really interested in it.
On the other hand I also read a statement from UFC president Dana White who said McGregor-Mayweather 2 shouldn't have happened. because McGregor has two fights left on his current UFC contract, meaning he will be free to fight Mayweather once his deal expires.
He is addicted to making money, that's for sure. Yes, he knows that Canelo is already the cash cow and all attention has shifted already. So just to remain relevant in the boxing community, he resorted or at least pioneered this exhibitions and make money, easy millions per fight. And in their first fight with Conor, it generated and easily gross as one of the highest PPV numbers, only second to his fight with Manny Pacquiao. But there is some roadblock, it's Dana White, so not sure how they can get away with it since he is against the second fight or even the first fight.
2016  Economy / Speculation / Re: 1 Bitcoin, Not for everyone. on: September 21, 2022, 12:09:26 PM
perhaps Now that the potential of Bitcoin have been globally let out and with regards to more innovation, the price will continue to go that many can not afford 1.

It's not really necessary to own 1 bitcoin. As long as you accumulate, you will still enjoy some good amount of profit once its value reaches a point where it's price goes above $100k. It would just make us frustrated if we feel jealous to someone who owns 1 or more bitcoin. We should appreciate that we are one of the early adopters of bitcoin that we are able to accumulate while it is not that expensive yet.
At the rate on how the price moves as compare to it's scarcity? definitely hard to get 1 bitcoin in this year. And it might takes years to accumulate and so it will be a big challenge for everyone if we had this kind of dream.

Nevertheless, to not put any pressure upon ourselves, then just save and accumulate as much as you can. Sell if you needed fiat and then go on. Maybe there will be a time that you might reach your goal of 1 bitcoin.
2017  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: September 21, 2022, 11:42:05 AM

Wow, LA Clippers have a huge chance to be a champion this season, as long as John Wall will be healthy and he will still perform the way he used to when he was still with the Wizards, I think LA Clippers can make it to the NBA finals. I know we have the Warriors here, but I'm now rooting for a new team that is a great contender.
Hopefully, they stay healthy. I wonder if they will put John Wall into load management like they are doing with Kawhi. Wall is also prone to injury, so if they load manage him, they can prevent some serious injury. They are great team in paper, hopefully they can convert it in the court.

They can manage him for sure as the Clippers is a good team, and even their 2nd unit is very competitive, remember when Paul George was injured? No PG and Kawhi and yet the Clippers still remained competitive. I like the way they play as a team, to be honest, they are really good, and they'll get better once they are fully healthy.
Yes, they remained competitive and even made the playoff. But it's better if the two superstars are healthy so that we will see the full potential of this team. And now they have John Wall to boot, so it will be exciting how far they can get this year. So might see Kawhi on load management, but as long as they are going to winning and be in the top of the West, then it will do good in the long run and it might prevent him from being injured again.
2018  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Dmitry Bivol vs Zurdo Ramirez on: September 21, 2022, 11:24:23 AM
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I don't think Bivol cares much about the money. Former Soviet fighters are more glory hunters rather than money. Bivol already rejected Canelo's offer for the undisputed titles at super-middleweight. Bivol is a small light-heavyweight and I believe he can make the super-middleweight limit with no difficulty. But he opted to stay at 175 and openly mentioned that he wanted to fight 3-belt champion Beterbiev for the undisputed championships.

No one fights for charity. Bivol is putting so much time and effort in to this, and he deserves a decent payout. If I am not mistaken, he is yet to receive any payment for his win against Canelo. Bivol is a Russian citizen, and there is a blanket ban on wired bank transactions to Russian citizens from the United States. The organizers should have taken care of this, but I guess they never thought that Bivol would win the fight. It is not the question of whether Bivol cares about the money or not. He deserves that amount and it should be credited without much delay.
Yes, we are in the modern era of boxing, every boxer now goes for the money. And it's just just to hear that Bivol hasn't received the money that he deserved after winning against Canelo.

They should have done something by now that they have made the money to Bivol's part. And so the next fight, in cases he won against Ramirez, everything should be settled already.
2019  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Crawford vs Spence on: September 21, 2022, 10:23:28 AM

They have the date of Nov 19 if I'm not mistaken, but it can be taken by anyone if they don't reach an agreement as early as November as there will be no time left to prepare.

I think that was only a tentative date, it's not official yet that's why we are still discussing on when they will make the official announcement. Some are saying this fight will push through this year, but until now there's still no announcement so I think we are losing patience here.
I know that is a tentative date, but they keep on floating that one to the fans and they want us to believed that indeed the fight is going to happen that time. But so far, there is no official announcement from either camp. So yes as a fans, we are all losing patience because we wanted to see who is the best super welterweight right now. They are the only 2 fighters in that division that can claim to that title and we want to see this fight happened and don't keep up hanging around for so long.
2020  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 21, 2022, 09:38:11 AM
2. Manny Pacquiao vs. Jaber Zayani - February 2023 (Saudi Arabia)
So this is Manny's former sparring partner? Just so weird that Manny had to accept this fight, but in any case if this is going to be made in Saudi, then for sure money are going to flow in this one as we all know that this is a rich Arab nation and they are all crazy on boxing in the last couple of years. So it will be good for Manny if he will be exposed in the Middle East, but for sure he has a lot of fans there. So he will be busy after his December fight with a South Korean Youtuber and then Feb with Zayani.

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