I could understand his frustration. Brits always claim that they invented this game (which is debatable) and they don't like it when they lose to their former colonies such as India, Pakistan, Australia and West Indies (and that too in the test format). But it is not going to matter much.. the WTC final will be played between India and New Zealand at Lord's. Vaughan and the current England players can reserve their seats at the Grand Stand and get a good view of the match. 

Being a regular visitor to India, I can assure that it is not going to work. There is a large section of the population which supports the ruling party and that is why the government is so confident about these measures. Their supporters will defend them no matter what sort of laws they bring. During the last couple of years, they have introduced many controversial laws, and the opposition can't do anything about it.

And another factor is that 1 or 2 million cryptocurrency users doesn't really matter, out of a population of 1.4 billion. The vast majority of the population lives in rural areas. 95% or more haven't even heard about Bitcoin. If the government claims that Bitcoin is used for terrorism and therefore they need to ban it, then the vast majority of the population will support the government move.

For England, the first immediate target is to keep the margin of defeat below 300 runs. If they keep it below the 200 mark, then it will be a consolation for them before the start of the third match. England has hardly anything to take away from this match so far. So it will be better for them to do what they can tomorrow and then move on. The day/night test match is going to be interesting, because England has more experience in playing such matches.

In the first innings they made just 134 runs. Do you really expect them to score 482 in the second innings? I expect them to go down by 300 plus runs with another 5-wicket haul for Ashwin. This guy is just unstoppable in Indian pitches. And surprising that after all these years, England hasn't mastered to bat against him. England should focus on the next test, which is going to be a day-night match.

It is not a Bamar vs minority fight in Myanmar. Both the Tatmadaw (army) and the NLD are dominated by the Bamar ethnic group (68% of the population). And when you talk about the minorities, they are not a homogenous group. There are 134 recognized ethnic minorities. The largest ethnic minority is the Tai-Shan group, who constitute around 10% of the population. Culturally and religiously, they are very similar to the Bamar. The third largest minority is Karen (7%), who are divided into majority Buddhist and minority Christian factions. The next largest groups are Buddhist Rakhine and ethnic Chinese, who constitute around 3% to 4% each.

Among the minorities, there are groups that are supportive of the army (Shan, Mon, Buddhist Karen.etc). Then there are non-Buddhist groups such as Rohingya, Kachin, Chin and Baptist Karen who have been fighting the army for many decades now. There is a third group, which is comprised of ethnic groups that are controlled by the Chinese government (Wa, Palaung, Kokang, Lahu.etc). These groups control their own territory, and use Chinese Yuan rather than Kyat as the currency in their areas. They are supported by the PLA.

Now a fourth faction has emerged, with the Buddhist Rakhines rebelling against the central government. They used to be pro-army earlier. But now they want more autonomy and are clashing with the Bamar dominated authorities. And finally there are Indians and Nepalis, who comprise around 2% of the population. This marginalized group doesn't have any political power and are being assimilated into the Bamar community.

Why the situation in the developing world is so different from what we have in the US or the EU? The number of deaths from COVID 19 remains at peak levels in countries such as the US, with approximately 3,000 new deaths per day. On the other hand the number of new infections and deaths have gone down by 90% to 95% in countries such as India and Pakistan. China eradicated the pandemic long back and now life is back to normal there. And then there are countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, where there was no serious outbreak from the start. Do these people have some sort of immunity against the Coronavirus? Also, Africa seems to be doing fine with the exception of South Africa. Nigeria has so far reported a total of <2,000 deaths, despite having a population of more than 200 million.

It depends on a lot of factors. In countries such as Indonesia, the divorce laws are more biased towards the men. But in most of the western nations, that it is the other way. Although I don't agree with the OP regarding his advice not to marry, it is true that divorce can financially ruin successful people. The perfect example is that of Jeff Bezos. When he divorced MacKenzie Scott, he had to pay $68 billion (25% of his wealth) towards her (making her the richest female in the world).

Don't want to deviate from the topic too much.. but right now there is no rightful owner for that diamond. It was originally mined from the Kollur Mine around 900 years ago by the Kakatiya dynasty. When Alauddin Khalji defeated the Kakatiyas and looted their treasury, the diamond came under his possession. From Khalji, it ended up with the Mughals. In 1739, the diamond was stolen by Nadir Shah of Persia when he invaded Delhi. Ahmad Shah Durrani received the diamond in 1751 and his descendant gifted it to Ranjit Singh in 1813. Queen Victoria received the diamond in 1849, after the Brits defeated the Sikhs. With so many owners, who is the rightful one?

Now back to the match. Michael Vaughan made such a fuss about the pitch yesterday (and got in to an argument with Shane Warne). And today, the no.8 batsman from India scored a century on the same track. And let's not forget. This is the same Michael Vaughan who predicted 0-4 series whitewash in Australia for the Indian team (India won the series 2-1). 

In terms of number of users and volume, it has to be Japan, with China at the no.2 spot. The third position may go to either Hong Kong or South Korea. If you just take the number of users as the parameter, then India may rank at no.3 or no.4. But there the daily volumes are quite low. Taiwan, Singapore, UAE and Malaysia are also some of the major markets in terms of volume. Markets with good future potential include GCC nations, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Turkey.

The pandemic may result in China becoming the largest economy in the world, overtaking the United States. American economy is not looking in good shape, especially with talks of minimum wage being raised to $15 per hour, and stimulus measures amounting to many trillions of dollars. China on the other hand is doing exceptionally well. I can give you a small example.

Here is the list of top-10 highest grossing movies for 2019: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_in_film#Highest-grossing_films

As you can see, almost all the movies are from the US (Hollywood).

Now here is the similar list for 2020: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_film#Highest-grossing_films

A majority of the films are Chinese.

Back in 2017, everyone know what happened. Bitcoin was overhyped and it went up by too much in very little time. Also, there was a lot of FOMO. Those who invested in Bitcoin near to peak prices ($15,000-$20,000) lost most of their capital in a matter of just 12 months. This time, the spike is more gradual. What we are witnessing now is the continuation of the bull run, which started after the block reward halving in 2020. But I have a feeling that many of the alts are still overpriced. Do you really think that coins such as Polkadot and Chainlink deserve valuations in excess of $10 billion?

Ashwin is from the same city and he was probably accustomed to the ground conditions. The England bowlers (especially the spinners) lost it after the first 1-2 hours of play, when Kohli and Ashwin built the partnership. Ideally the England captain could have used the pacers (Olly Stone and Stuart Broad), but for some unknown reason he was reluctant to do so. In the end it was Olly Stone who got Ashwin out.

It will take some time to breach the $50,000 level, because the resistance is too strong. And also, it took almost a month to get past the $20,000 level. After hitting 19.5K, it took around 4 weeks to progress another $500. I assume getting past 50K may take even more time, and that is unless some whale jumps in with a few billion USD of funds. But once the 50K level is breached, it is going to be a smooth ride to 60-70K.

Rather than whining, the noobs should invest in BTC with whatever funds they got right now. Back in 2019, I advised everyone to invest in BTC (you can check my posts from that time). I was telling everyone that it may be the last opportunity to grab some BTC at four digits. Well.. my prediction got delayed by one year or so (even in 2020 it was possible to purchase BTC under $10,000 per coin)... but those who listened to me are celebrating now.

My current advise is also the same. Invest in BTC without wasting any time. Because this may be the last opportunity to get some coins below $50,000 per coin. Once Bitcoin breaches the resistance level at $50K, then it is going to be another bull run.

My advice is based on solid facts. Right now we have only a few tens of millions of BTC users. With the growing adoption and acceptability, this number can increase by many times in the next few years. PayPal, Tesla, Master, Visa, Amazon, Apple.. all are going to jump in. If you wait until then, it is going to be too late.

I am afraid that they won't be able to get away with a 100 Taka fine. That is the penalty for going out without a mask or defying the social distancing norms. These guys were trying to cheat gambling sites and the amounts involved is quite large. I won't be surprised if they get some sort of prison term. And the nationality is going to be another problem. Coming to Bangladesh with a tourist visa, and indulging in this sort of behavior won't be taken lightly by the court.

It is not 50%. It is more like 90%. If England was batting first, then we would have seen them with a similar advantage now. They could have made at least 250-260, if they had won the toss and elected to bat first. But fortunately for India, Kohli won the toss and that helped them a great deal. And the Indian bowlers performed exceptionally well, after the batsmen managed to put such a good total. Nice to see Rohit Sharma back to form in test format, after a rough patch.

Pakistanis were perhaps complacent after the victory in the test series. They needed the shock treatment, which they got during the second T20 match. Now they are back to their regular form. Anyway, David Miller and Dwaine Pretorius are batting right how. Although this is the last recognized batting pair, both the batsmen are regarded as T20 specialists. Pakistan needs to be careful here. One more wicket, and the match will be firmly within their grasp.

BCH had some powerful backers (and still have some), and that's how it was kept floating for so long. But the BSV hard fork weakened BCH by a great deal. Also, some of the promoters have tried to cash out their holdings and make exit. BCH still has a lot of future potential, especially at a time when BTC/ETH users are being forced to pay sky-high transaction fees. But first they need to put their house in order.

Do you expect Joe Biden to make announcement regarding Bitcoin? I am afraid that it is not his job. The treasury secretary (Janet Yellen) on the other hand has issued a series of announcements related to cryptocurrency, and as expected all of them were hostile towards crypto. From what I can see, there will be much more regulations and scrutiny for cryptocurrency and its users in the Biden term when compared to the 4 years of Trump presidency.

Don't listen to the OP.. it's all BS. If his advice really worked, then people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos should not be billionaires. They got married (multiple times) and they always paid their taxes in time. On the other hand, I can show you dozens of people who have not married or paid a penny as taxes in their entire life. But these people are near bankrupt without any cash in their bank account. According to the OP, all these people should be multi-millionaires, right?