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2201  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Recommendations on Cryptocurrency Courses? on: February 09, 2022, 08:45:59 AM
Introduction to Bitcoin: what is bitcoin and why does it matter?
[GUIDES] on Bitcointalk. Index thread (until there is a dedicated subforum?). A lot of resources to learn from that one.
atimov's Forum Guides, Tutorials & Lists. It is not all about courses but I am sure it is helpful.
[LIST] Institutions offering blockchain courses and programs in the world.
2202  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is it involve risk connect metamask to opensea? on: February 09, 2022, 08:36:31 AM
There are risk when you do some activities
- Connecting your wallet to a third party website
- Giving them rights to approve your transactions
- Password of your wallet does not make sense because it is only helpful to protect your wallet on the browser in your computer. If you lose your mnemonic seed to others, they can access your wallet, without password.

You can try by importing a same wallet, with mnemonic seed, you can create multiple one with different password.
Check this site https://app.unrekt.net/
2203  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: February 09, 2022, 08:29:22 AM
Look, I get that Benzema is a great player and all, but Real offered 180+ million euro for Mbappe last summer. Not saying that they WILL get mbappe, maybe they will or maybe they won't but that is the amount of money that was offered. This means that Real has enough money to spend on a brilliant new striker, maybe Haaland, maybe Mbappe, maybe get them both? I do not know but they are definitely capable of doing it.
Benzema has a successful career in Real Madrid but he only got a striker position after many years had to play as forward to support Ronaldo in Bernabeu. He has his best seasons in personal aspect in past few seasons but it won't be a long happy time for Benzema. Real Madrid don't have good history to resign new long contract with old players. They also have abundant transfer budget to replace old players with younger ones.

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Plus, Benzema is no longer a young player, he is getting to his old age and that is totally understandable that no matter how great he is, it is time to look for his replacement as well. Do you really think that Bayern doesn't consider what they will do after Lewa leaves? Every team checks and tries to see what they can do after their good player is gone, and that is the same with Real. They like Benzema, but they will have to look for a younger version.
Additionally, Haaland is just 21 years old and Real Madrid will have his contribution more than 10 years. It's a very good choice for them. I believe that Haaland won't stay in Germany/ Bundesliga and will find new challenge in another league. Premier League, La Liga will be most promising destination for Haaland.
2204  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: February 09, 2022, 08:22:58 AM
Basically it's natural for a team to lose several times but the great thing about Bayern Munich is that they can fix it very quickly and then come back consistently getting full points in every match. This is what makes it difficult for Bayern Munich to be eliminated from the title track, because with high consistency it makes Bayern Munich will continue to be strong from time to time. Also, I really can't admit there is a team that can shake off Bayern Munich's dominance in the Bundesliga for the next one to two seasons or maybe longer, they have good management that keeps them on track.
They can rebuild their team very quickly because of their healthy finance and their domination, reputation in Germany. It's hard for star players in Germany to reject offers from Bayern. Only loyal players who want to become legendary in clubs they are grown up, will reject offers from Bayern. Others will easily to agree Bayern's offers. Join them, win trophies, get higher salary, more successful career. Who won't join them?

In history, it is very rare to see Bayern lost titles in Bundesliga for more than 3 years.
2205  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin book as surprising gift on: February 08, 2022, 02:39:08 AM
Not all people are ready to read books.
Not all people are open-minded to adopt new concept, new technology.
Not all people are easily to accept Bitcoin as a game changer in this world.

Sooner or later, they will accept it and use Bitcoin very often. If they won't accept Bitcoin, they will be killed by inflated fiat currencies.

Purchasing power of the US. dollar over time. Send them this article and enlighten them about fiat currencies as well as how easily they can be printed more.
2206  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: February 08, 2022, 02:11:37 AM
I have observed that Messi hardly score goal ever since he got to PSG, he was lucky enough to secure a goal today. While, PSG has created a huge points gap from Marseille, who are currently at the 2nd position. They are definitely winning the Ligue 1 title this season.
Messi has a great match and has his second goal in Ligue 1. Congrats to Messi for his second goal there because it's better than no goal. However, it sucks in my opinion to see such legendary player like Messi only has 2 goals in Ligue 1 so far, after more than half of a season. There is rumour that he is not happy in PSG and might consider to leave Paris and return to Barcelona in summer.

No one doubts that PSG will become champions - bookmakers do not accept bets on this outcome.
Become champions in Ligue 1 is easy for PSG. They only lost one season (last one) in last 10 years and in this season, they are going to take it again. It is not their most desiring title which is Champions League, but Ligue 1 is a default and normal title which they must win in every season. If fail, they are loser in Ligue 1 and don't satisfy with themselves.

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The only thing that will determine for PSG the success or failure of the season is the performance in the Champions League. If they do not reach at least the final, then this will be regarded as a failure. Indeed, in this case, it turns out that PSG lost 200 million euros (which Real offered for the transfer of Mbappe) because they did not receive either them or the Champions League title.
Champions League is very hard to win and in history so far, only Real Madrid can protect their title in 3 seasons in a row. None of other clubs can protect their title in 2 consecutive seasons. Barcelona even in their golden time, were not able to do it. So winning Champions League is a great success, not win it is not a failure. However, with PSG, if getting out of Champions League too early will be serious failure.
2207  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: February 07, 2022, 08:04:51 AM
Xavi was very happy with the good performance shown by the Barcelona players. In this match there were 2 players who were the key to Barcelona victory.
-Adama Traore marked his debut with Barcelona with sweetness. It took him just 21 minutes to prove to Xavi that he deserves to be part of the Barcelona squad. Adama created one assist by sending a cross into the middle of the penalty box which Gavi finished for the goal.
-Dani Alves is doing quite well as a Barcelona right fullback. He managed to score an assist and a goal in this Big Match even though in the 69th minute he got a red card.
Adama Traore brings more strength to their defense after many years playing in Premier League. Alves on the other hands, shows that he is still very useful for Barcelona even at his nearly fourty. He is now can not playing simply based on his pace at swing but he is using more experience while playing. His style is different than other swing backs of Barcelona. He does not simply bond with swing but usually moves toward central area and connect with other attacking players to create more pressure on

Although Real Madrid beat Granada 1-0, they had a hard time scoring goals. Granada is one of the weakest defense teams in La Liga. If it is difficult to score against them, it is easy to assume that the Real Madrid forward was not strong in this match. Real Madrid has made a total of 24 shots. Even after making so many shots, they managed to score only one goal. So I would say Isco, Rodrygo and Asensio are not experienced enough yet. After Benzema's retirement, Real Madrid will need an experienced striker.
Even it is  a win and three points for Real Madrid, this match reveals a hidden problem of Real Madrid. They don't have good alternative for Benzema and in most of matches when Benzema is out, they get issues with goal scoring. Ansensio helped them to win this time but it is a very difficult win for them.

It might not be a big issue this season but soon Benzema will lose his performance when he gets older and this time is not too far. Haaland or Mbappe will be most wanted target of Real Madrid as part of mandatory plan to replace Benzema.
2208  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: February 07, 2022, 03:48:55 AM
Man United did lose against Middlesbrough but Man United's performance at that time was quite good and they dominated the game, they are just unlucky enough to take advantage of opportunities.
Lose is a lose and if a big club have to satisfy with a lose in which they have good ball possession and domination, it is a more serious failure. It means they have a decreasing quality and performance with which they have to reduce their indicator for success. That is painful decreasing satisfactory in my opinion.

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So against Burnley, Man United will still be the favorite and I think Man United certainly doesn't want to repeat the same mistake of wasting so many chances that could have been goals. I predict Man United will win by a difference of 2 goals.
Problems with Manchester United are unstable performance of a whole team from defense to attacking systems. In matches when their attacking players work fine and score goals, their defense players can not protect their goal and end with a draw. In opposite, when their defense system can protect their goal, their attacking players are unable to score winning goal. A combination of such, makes the club is very unstable in performance and unpredictable with whatever opponents.
2209  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: February 07, 2022, 03:27:25 AM
Yes, Barcelona's performance is much better now, at least they've been able to overcome their slump. Barcelona is currently 15 points behind Real Madrid and 9 points behind Sevilla but they have 1 game less than Real Madrid and Sevilla. Catching up with Real Madrid will be tough but at least they still have a chance to snatch 2nd place from Sevilla. All they need to do is continue to play consistently and maintain their current form.
Unexpected to see Barcelona have a higher rank on the table than Athletico Madrid. This temporary result means something is very wrong in Athletico Madrid. People discussed too much about Barcelona crisis but they are doing even better than Athletico. I know it is just a temporary result and Barcelona have huge works to complete and improve their quality as well as resolve their finance crisis.

However, it also reflects that Simeone will have to work very hard to keep his position as well as boost his players to do their works better. It is a serious failure for them if they end this season beyond top 4. Will this season be the first one they are out of Champions League range after a decade?
2210  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 07, 2022, 03:23:05 AM
It is too early to say that the problem of Juventus is resolved with the coming of Dusan Vlahovic. He made a great debut, as well as Dennis Zakaria, no doubt that they showed their class on their first match. 1 match is not enough to prove, still long way to go for them to prove that they worth what Juventus spent for them.
Without Vlahovic, Juventus already have solid improvement and move very closely to top 4. They have more stable performance than many competitors for top 4 but the injury of Chiesa brings some worry. However, they decided to participate in a winter transfer season and on the paper, they have a good one. Let's see how their new players especially Vlahovic will adapt to a new team and contribute to help Juventus complete the season in top 4. It is a mandatory aim for Juventus because without top 4, they will have a very tough transfer season in the summer.

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Honestly, I like the new strategy where there are 3 forward (Morata-Vlahovic-Dybala). Thumbs up for Morata who can play as a left forward while he used to be Center Forward. Next match against Atalanta would be a big challenge for Vlahovic and Zakaria, lets see if they can continue their nice debut.
Vlahovic is more likely a traditional striker and he is a better striker than Morata. Dybala will play as a play-maker or a forward and Morata will play as a forward. I am doubtful that Max will let Juventus begin matches with all three of these players.

Almost how busy Juventus with UEFA Champion League match next week I think still have chance to defat Atlanta next match because all Juventus team already what ever match face. Dusan and Denis Zakaria effect have give good touch for Juventus where both new player success give one each goal on the first match with Juventus. I think most applause for Juventus with transfer and very effective which one player how to bring on Juventus Arena. Before match with Atlanta Juventus will play on quarter final Copa Italia face with Sassuolo and I think is not really heavy for Juventus.
Yeah, Juventus will not sacrifice Champions League easily but their chance is not high in that tournament. They will try to go as farthest as possible but main aim will be Serie A with whatever position in top 4, of course in second or third position will be the best for them.

Atalanta are not a weak and easy opponent to beat for any club in Serie A. They are very energetic and if you give them space to run and make deadly counter attack, they will punish you with so many goals.
2211  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: CBDC will make Bitcoin MORE valuable on: February 06, 2022, 08:29:41 AM
So what happens when CBDC's are adopted, and everyone is then dependent on the government to monitor digital pixels that appear on their banking portals, and Bitcoin is then banned by these governments?
Fiat currencies are adopted globally but they help people to realize the hyper inflation and recognize value of Bitcoin. CBDCs are better than Fiat currencies because it is more convenience for people to use. However, it is worse than fiat currencies in another aspect because it will result in worse inflation. Government will have more powerful tools to trigger more inflation with CBDCs.

Fortunately, think of Bitcoin and worse inflation by CBDCs, people will more realize the value of Bitcoin.
2212  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is NFT real store of value on: February 06, 2022, 03:14:16 AM
Do you call altcoins as store of value?

Most of altcoins are not means for store of value. Most of altcoins even fail to survive after a few months, few years. Most of them are clone projects and fail to develop from clone source codes. NFT projects are more risky because they are on a super hype trend which need time to be tested and verified. I don't negatively say all of NFT projects will fail and die in the end. It is a good trend and good technology but recent months, many newbies in crypto market just think NFT technology only relates to NFT Metaverse games that is not accurate. There are more use cases of NFT technology which can be much broader than GameFi.
2213  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Crypto-Currency in Africa on: February 06, 2022, 02:56:57 AM
According to 2021 Global crypto adoption index from Chainalysis and Usefultulips.org data, the adoption and trading volume of cryptocurrency in Africa continent has been increasing very dramatically last couple of years.

You can see many nations in this continent mentioned in the report, as top nations in terms of crypto adoption. From usefultulips' data, trading volume there on Peer to peer marketplaces has been climbing considerably since 2020.
2214  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: February 06, 2022, 02:53:09 AM
It is a must, Xavi must focus on rebuilding the defense line of Barcelona. They only have 3 experienced defenders now; Pique, Alba, and Umtiti. Sadly, these defenders cannot show good performance anymore. It may be caused by the age factor, they are no longer at prime age. Pique is already 35 years old, Alba is already 32 years old. They need a strong defender at a prime age, but not like Umtiti. So, Xavi must think about the idea of buying experienced defenders if they still have any funds. In addition, there are many defenders who are injured right now, so it is urgent to have more defenders.
Xavi is a core player of Barcelona's golden era with tiki-taka so I strongly believe that his core approach will be focusing on ball possession which will help defense system. I mean he might not simply or mainly focus on defense system itself but will try to increase ball possession that indirectly reduce risks on defense system. Less risk, less pressure on defense system which will help Barcelona to have less conceded goals.

Alba can contribute more for Barcelona but Pique will not be able to do so with considerable contribution for them. He is old and his performance has been declining in recent seasons. Soon we will not see Pique in Barcelona, next 2 or 3 seasons I believe.
2215  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: February 03, 2022, 11:13:46 AM
Now that Barcelona have finished the deal with Aubameyang successfully, the exciting process has started for Barcelona. They would probably hope him to get accustomed to the team as quick as possible. Aubameyang can be a big goal source for them. Barcelona have had really serious problems about scoring so far. They have scored only 32 goals in 21 matches. This is not even equal to two goals per match. They need to make this statistics better to be able to fight for the upper positions in the standings easier. And I hope they can with the help of Aubameyang.
Aubameyang has good instinct of a scorer but the biggest problem is whether he can adapt to Barcelona style. Many star players failed in Barcelona because their tactics here is unique and a challenge for all new players to adapt to. Coutinho, Dembele, Griezman, Depay are all great players in their clubs but all failed in Barcelona.

Are their failures mainly because of themselves and their adaptation ability or are there other reasons from Barcelona? I believe in those players ability so that I also believe there are some serious issues in Barcelona which are harmful for their growth. Aubameyang will never be a solution for them to end their crisis. Messi could not carry them so don't hope too much on Aubameyang.
2216  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 03, 2022, 11:08:29 AM
The fourth team in the points table is now Atlanta. And even if they play one match less than Roma, they are 5 points ahead of Roma. Filling this gap of 5 points will not be easy. Because maybe Roma is in form now. However, Atlanta and Juventus are quite consistent teams. They will also fight to the maximum to qualify for the Champions League. This makes it even more challenging for Roma to be in the top 4 of the table.
5 points is not small but not too big difference. I know Atalanta has 1 more match but if they lost in 2 matches and Roma win 2 ones, the gate will open for Roma again. However, there are two conditions, Atalanta lose points and Roma win. Roma can not hope for Atalanta to have too many lost games but they can try their best efforts to win as many matches as possible. At least they can know with current condition, the gate to top 4 has yet closed for them.

Additionally, why do we only discuss about Roma and Atalanta regarding to top 4? Do you forget about Juventus? They are in this competition as well and Roma will have to beat both Atalanta and Juventus to join top 4.
2217  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 03, 2022, 07:58:18 AM
The meeting of these two city rivals, in Week 23 will be a very dramatic match and certainly eagerly awaited by the fans, AC Milan has played 23 matches by collecting 49 points, while Inter have only played 22 matches and collected 53 points, according to Inter statistics more winning, many predict Inter's chance to win 53%, while AC Milan only has a 23% chance of winning, while the prediction for a draw is 24%, but according to my personal prediction, I really believe AC Milan is able to secure 3 points, and can compete again for the opportunity to lift the League trophy, it's just a matter of waiting if AC Milan is able to get 3 points.
AC Milan must win this match to keep up their hope for Scudetto. Even if they win, Inter Milan still have one more match to play but it's terrible if AC Milan lose it and Inter Milan win one reserved match. They will have 6 more additional points than AC Milan than current difference. It would be the end for AC Milan in Scudetto competition.

Even a draw will be a very bad result for AC Milan because if they fail to reduce point difference in direct match against Inter Milan, they can not hope other clubs can do this for them.

70% bet leaning towards to Roma, no doubt about it. Jose Mourinho and squad can easily beat Genoa at home. Lorenzo Pellegrini has recovered and so do the others, seems AS Roma is in the full squad. The good news, is Diawara also stayed in Roma until this session. But, AS Roma are easily satisfied, after 1 goal the possibility Mourinho will change formation to defend. and hold it after the finish.
Pellegrini is best transfer of Roma recent years. He is not only a good player but he is a Rome player and is continuing the tradition of the club. After Totti, De Rossi, Florenzi, Roma now have Pellegrini who is a captain and key player for them.

I am happy to see Roma have some good Italian players: besides Pellegrini, they have Zaniolo, Cristante and Spinazzola. They have some good players for Italian national team.
2218  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: February 03, 2022, 07:38:02 AM
Aubameyang arrival to Barcelona is considered very appropriate, because Barcelona will have a big match Vs Atletico Madrid. Xavi can immediately play Aubameyang because Aubameyang's condition is very good. As a new player, of course  have to adapt to the team that just defended. Barcelona Style of play suits Aubameyang very well, moreover he has a very good goal-scored instinct.
Aubameyang can be another bad transfer for Barcelona. He is old and will they get benefit from him? Aubameyang only has good speed and he does not match with tiki taka which is bringing back by Xavi. Depay is likely failed in Barcelona. Dembele will almost leave the club in the summer. I know Barcelona will have to find some replacement to strengthen their attacking system but there are risks with Aubameyang. Little chance to see he comes back to best form after 2 bad seasons in Arsenal. For old players, 2 or 3 failed seasons might cause them to end their career sooner than expected or they might not return to best performance.
2219  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: February 02, 2022, 10:36:14 AM
What is more important and Liverpool's focus for the game against Leicester I believe is not the number of goals. but winning points. because the difference in points between Liverpool and City is still quite far. Of course, attaching importance to victory to keep getting closer to City would make a lot of sense. they don't want to lose important points in a game like this. whatever the result, the victory must belong to Liverpool.
Winning and get 3 points are important. Most important task is achieving as many points in total as possible. You can not win a title by winning a match at tennis result like 6-0, 6-1, whatever, but if you manage to win 30 matches for example, you will have very good net result to win a league title.

Do you know that AC Milan won a Scudetto based on their outstanding defense system even their attacking players did not manage to score many goals? They just win 1-0 in bunches of matches and went ahead to take Scudetto in Serie A 1993 - 1994. They scored 39 goals in 34 matches but only got 15 conceded goals and managed to win 19 matches.

Liverpool must aim at near future result by building up a solid 2nd position, then they can see what's next with chance to beat Manchester City in the end.
2220  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: February 02, 2022, 10:22:16 AM
Of course Dortmund will want to keep Haaland in the team, but will Haaland want that? That's the real question to ask. Haaland's release clause is low. You can find dozens of clubs willing to pay him this money. If Haaland doesn't want to leave then we can talk about different possibilities. However, in my opinion, he must feel closer to Real Madrid in Haaland. For some reason I feel like Real Madrid will sign him.
Haaland does not only need money but also hunt for titles. He will find a club which can help him having good opportunities to achieve such things simultaneously. Real Madrid are always such a perfect club. PSG, Manchester City are at next a little bit lower level. They are good now but does not have too big traditional history especially in Champions League. Barcelona are in bad period in last 20 years. Bayern might be another good choice for Haaland but I would prefer to bet that Haaland will move to another league so Bayern might not be his next destination.

Haaland would be making a good choice if he left Dortmund, let's look at Dortmund, they have little chance of being champions because we all know he became the champion that doesn't let anyone else be champion and that becomes complicated and frustrating for other teams and players , would not have much motivation for him to stay in the Bundesliga. The best option for him in my opinion would be if he went to Premier or Serie A or La Liga, but I hope he doesn't go to any club other than Real Madrid or Barcelona if he goes to Spain
Haaland seems to be one of biggest star or even super star players in an upcoming decade. He might have good ability to adapt to new club and to different tactics. I think he will get success in other clubs if he leaves Dortmund.

Because of this expected result, he might have good decision to leave Dortmund. In my opinion, he is different than other young players at his age. He has already been matured enough and does not need to grow up his skills to get a solid position in a team he is playing for. His skills are at world-class level already.
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