This is very disappointing and not only because Spence vs. Crawford will not happen. It is very disappointing that Crawford is not fighting someone who is ranked higher than Avanesyan like Boots Ennis or Vergil Ortiz. This is only another boxing event that is promoted very much similar to ICO scamcoins.
Haha, you really compared this to scamcoins? Well, I understand the disappointment mate, but we have no choice, at least we have one that no fight at all this year. I'm expecting an easy win by Crawford here, hopefully another KO so it will be entertaining to watch. Paying to watch this fight will certainly be a waste of money.
We can always find a way to watch this fight without paying, so don't bother.  Yes, the way they will promote this, it will certainly be similar to those ICO scamcoins. The part of this where it becomes very head shaking is many people will pay for this low quality boxing. I will certainly not bother watching this even if this is free hhehehehe. Also, I understand your argument, however, my argument is why did he not choose Boots Ennis, Vergil Ortiz or Keith Thurman? What is the purpose of fighting Avanesyan? |
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With all this in mind, what do you think will be the future of PoW and Bitcoin mining?
1. Do you think it will be banned entirely after scaring people with climate change concerns?
2. Will they find ways to make it harder to mine Bitcoin? More regulation, bigger taxes, regular inspections, overly complicated paperwork, and heavy fines for not complying with CO2 emissions are some of the ways they could penalize entities involved with PoW mining.
3. Do you think the world governments could incentivize those still mining with fossil fuels to transition to clean energy?
4. Or will all this calm down one day, Bitcoin and its POW will be left alone, and world leaders will focus on other, more important things?
Please vote in the poll and share your thoughts and ideas below.
1. They might begin to try doing it more quickly not because of climate change, it might be because of concerns on energy shortages. 2. Yes and it will be through higher taxes and government makes it harder to apply for permits. 3. In Europe and in America, no hehehe. Why would they waste taxpayer's money? But they might do it in El Salvador. What are the updates on the bitcoin volcano?4. This might be possible if costs on energy become low again. |
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This is very disappointing and not only because Spence vs. Crawford will not happen. It is very disappointing that Crawford is not fighting someone who is ranked higher than Avanesyan like Boots Ennis or Vergil Ortiz. This is only another boxing event that is promoted very much similar to ICO scamcoins. Paying to watch this fight will certainly be a waste of money.
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Christian McCaffrey traded to 49ers in blockbuster deal
I heard a rumor that this might happen, and totally blew it off as nothing but yet another pipedream for Niners fans. Another thing that really surprised me was his contract, 4 years $68m... That seems like a real bargain for the Niners, even with the three draft picks they traded. Will he be on the Niners' roster this weekend? The article didn't say. Regardless, I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl. LOL just my luck... anyone wants a very good but now slightly useless niners RB? Who may or may not play by week 11 and may or may not get dumped into some other team.
Once Elijah Mitchel is back, the Niners will be back to their normal routine of Running Back Committee. Obviously CMC will make a huge impact, but I wouldn't expect him to put up fantasy numbers like he did in Carolina. The first rumors were the Bills were asking for him. The next rumors a few hours later were confirmed that the Rams and the 49ers were serious for a trade. But it appears 49ers offered something more for the Panthers to accept it. There are some people who say he might play, others speculate no. I might put him on the bench for this week. Also, I agree with the argument that he might get fewer touches, however, he might also have greater touchdown potential with the new team. Christian McCaffrey traded to 49ers in blockbuster deal
LOL just my luck... anyone wants a very good but now slightly useless niners RB? Who may or may not play by week 11 and may or may not get dumped into some other team. Lol “slightly useless” might be a bit of of an understatement. I own McCaffrey in two of my three leagues, and I’m happy and all about the trade, but I was really hoping he was going to be picked up by the Buffalo Bills. Can you guys imagine if the Bills added CMC to their roster. It would have easily put them over the top. Niners are definitely a solid landing spot for CMC owners however. Honestly that is probably one of the best case scenarios for cmc owners. Niners are known to like to jam the ball. Cmc will get a ton of touches and opportunities especially with Jimmy behind center. If Lance was still qb I'd be weary. I have eli on IR I guess he will be useless once he comes back I am going to the waiver wire to find another running back. The chance that he might be in IR has increased hehehehe. |
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@inthelongrun. Tyson Fury is only creating media hype for himself to promote his next fight hehe. If there is more hype, there will be more money for him and his team. The fans are many times tricked and manipulated that what is being published and shown in sports news media is real. This is very much similar to altcoin ICOs. The promoters pump then dump on you hehehehehe.
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In addition, the Commission will also cooperate internationally and build on the technical expertise of standardisation bodies to develop an energy-efficiency label for blockchains.
I have some long-term concern about this label, there's possiblty it'll hinder PoW cryptocurrency to remain listed on exchange or can be used as donation option. Agreed. I have bookmarked your post as a reference on where I have heard this speculation first hehehe. In any case, creating a department where they can standardise an industry is giving them the power to control a whole industry. They will certainly make it sure that bitcoin will not pass their energy efficiency label. This will be dangerous for users because the proof of work cryptcoins that might pass will be having the risk of 51% attacks. I will be with the maximalists for this argument hehe. |
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Took Arizona at home to cover -2.5 tomorrow... Deandre Hopkins is back for the Cardinals, although they are out Marquise Brown... after placing the bet I saw most of the pros were actually picking Saints to win... "pros"... what do they know. Literally half my team has a bye week this week, and for some reason Yahoo won't let me push the little "+" symbols to add new players. Even if I can make the changes its looking grim. Guess I'm resigned to taking the L. Wow, they're hideous, thanks. I get it that some people think on-chain generative pixel stuff is pretty cool, but to me its all aesthetically unpleasant to the point I would never buy them... everything from CryptoPunks to Dooggies... if anyone knows those references. Even I as Shitcoin Captain have to draw the line somewhere. I have observed that many of the most successful NFT projects were not about their artwork. They were about community and the shared storylines or shared narratives behind the projects. They were also about identity and addressing how people express identity. An example of this is a project called Cryptodickbutts with pictures of pixelated worms and dicks on their butts. Their shared narrative is have fun and do not take anything seriously. It appears many people agree with this and identify themselves in this narrative. |
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@bittraffic. What some of the more venturous miners will certainly do is mine illegally using stolen electricity hehe. I agree that this is a crime, however, I would argue that for those miners who are prepared to do this is good for bitcoin and the decentralization of bitcoin.
I speculate that it might have started in China already after their ban on cryptomining.
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We cannot tell everyone that El Salvador has failed yet in their plans for bitcoin's adoption in their country. However, what we are witnessing is that it is very difficult to adopt as a medium of exchange because of volatility.
I am aware that it is arguable. But Bukele's excuse of not losing $50 million because he did not sell is a funny one because it appears he did with where the market price presently is. This is also the same excuse we say when we hold an asset below the purchase price. He has become one of us heheheheh.
Bukele's government has been buying Bitcoin regardless of its price in Fiat terms. Not a single coin has been sold so far, so El Salvador hasn't lost anything yet. I'd say this is a good strategy, because it could make the Latin-American country one of the richest (if not the richest) ones in the world after the crypto market turns bullish again. Bitcoin has been shown to reach a new All-time-high in price after every halving event, so it's likely the same will happen by 2024. If Bitcoin becomes a huge success in El Salvador, then other countries won't think twice by making Bitcoin legal tender. Who knows if there's a very bright future ahead for long-time Bitcoin "hodlers" like us? Just my thoughts  My reply was supossed to be a joke if anyone did not get it. I was only laughing at Bukele's reasoning on why he did not lose money because it is very much a similar reaction to those retail investors who are losing money in their investments when the market is dumping hehehehe. |
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This is quite certain to become a reality everywhere including those countries where miners go for cheap electrcity. I have argued about a European ban on mining before and the reaction towards me was not very good as usual hehe. I am also quite certain that much of those people would also say that they expected this news development and it did not need to be said hehehehe.
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@PrimeNumber7. The developer of Tornado Cash is the person being held in a prison for charges the government are not quite certain what. This might end in something similar to Ross Ulbricht where it was possible that the judge, the jury and everyone working in the court knew already what type of sentence was going to be given. In any case, have these type of sanctions gone to the extreme? Clearly yes. It also appears that Ethereum users will need an application to know if certain coins came from Tornado Cash hehehehe. On Wednesday, David Hoffman, a crypto evangelist and host of the popular industry podcast Bankless, filed suit against the Treasury Department over sanctions it issued earlier this year against Tornado Cash, a tool that anonymizes cryptocurrency transactions. (Coin Center, a think tank for the industry, joined him in the suit.) According to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the department’s sanctioning arm, the blacklisting is a response to the Lazarus Group, the North Korean hacking army it claims has stolen and laundered some $500 million. The problem, though, is that Tornado Cash isn’t a company or a person — it’s code that lives on the ethereum blockchain, and there’s no way for anyone to control or destroy the protocol. Since Tornado Cash isn’t an entity, it can’t appeal. It’s up to people like Hoffman, who claims he may be forced to affirm every year that he’s not a criminal — not because he has used it or has some connection to North Korea, but because he once had someone send him money using Tornado Cash.Source https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/have-u-s-crypto-sanctions-gone-too-far.htmlIf sanctions are being placed on an entity that does not exist, it is a statutory defect. There are many cases in which the outcome is clear to most involved in the case because the evidence is clear. The evidence against Ulbright was strong, and there is additionally evidence that Ulbright knew what he was doing was going to result in a long prison sentence if he was caught. I think the law is less clear in the case of Tornado Cash. My argument was more about the treatment of the government on the defendant. I would speculate that if a mixing protocol developer would become very popular the treatment would be something similar to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In any case, what is the government of Netherlands demanding from the Tornado Cash developer? Do they want him to publish a statement and condemn his own project? There was a mixer before that did this hehehehe. |
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@Yaunfitda. According to the article, the president of the WBC said that the winner of Wilder versus Ruiz will fight Tyson Fury. I reckon because Fury is WBC heavyweight champion and Usyk the WBA, WBO and IBF champion, he cannot speak for those other organizations because it is out of his control hehe.
It might be much better for the winner of Wilder vs. Ruiz to challenge Usyk before challenging Fury for the unification. This will certainly make the fans watch Fury-Wilder 4 if Wilder becomes a champion of the other organizations hehehehe.
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~snip~
This is far different from the case of Ross Ulbricht. Ross created and operated a marketplace where illegal stuff are sold. He may not be the one selling, but it's his website, his store. And he's very much aware of the illicit deals there. He, therefore, facilitated these transactions. He could have regulated it so that only legal goods and services are allowed. In the case of Tornado Cash, it's just a code that is open and available to everybody. The authorities are, therefore, in a quandary as to how to deal with the developer. He didn't facilitate money laundering. It's very possible he was never even aware of it. So how should he be blamed for it. But I guess the authorities just want heads to roll, whoever they may be. It can't be left unattended. Somebody has to fall and suffer to instill fear. The problem, however, is that unlike the Silk Road, the code can't actually be shut down. Agreed that they are very different cases, howver, I was only implying that the government, the court, the judge might treat this similar to Ross Ulbricht's case. This case will only be a show to try and make everyone afraid. They will take this case and make it an example of what might happen to someone if they develop mixing protocols. But also similar to the darknet's large growth since the imprisonment of Ross, it will show everyone that the government's tactics will not work hehehe. |
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Bantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley
That’s the only fight I really care about or will watch. I’m really curious how it’s going to go. Yan looks like the better and stronger fighter, but when you watch his fights he doesn’t seem to have real knock out power when he lands good shots. Sean is the opposite. He doesn’t look like he could punch his way out of a wet paper bag, but when you watch him fight he knocks people out clean regularly. This is probably why they say Yan has fought much better opponents. I’m very curious how this is going to go.
How this will go? I am quite certain that in this fight we will witness many leg kicks from Petr Yan on Sean O'Malley's chicken legs hehe! There will also be Petr Yan's takedowns. I am a fan of O'Malley similar to that I am also a fan of Paddy the Baddy, however, do not be hyped by the UFC's marketing team hehehehe. |
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Does anyone need a competent wide receiver in their team as a flex option or a WR2? I want to trade Tyler Lockett for another wide receiver with similar points projections. I was looking at the waiver wire, however, it appears not one wide receiver is available who is in his level.
Amusingly enough I've cut 3 of the 4 Wideouts directly under Lockets expected season totals and the one I didn't cut hasn't played a game yet!  So you have a pretty good field to choose from if you want to drop him. Above him I would not target Thomas or Cooks but the rest seem like an upgrade...Hmmm actually I think I would want Cooks over Locket. https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/1195465/players?&sort=AR&sdir=1&status=ALL&pos=WR&stat1=S_PSR_2022&jsenabled=1Anyone want Gordon??? He's a gamble right now so I'm selling low. Running back Gordon III of the Denver Broncos? I would trade him if I still have Cam Akers heheheeh. He is clearly much better choice. I speculate that Akers might never play for the Rams again. It also appears that the Rams are asking the Panthers about McCaffrey. The 49ers are also asking about him. Between those teams I want him to go to the 49ers hehe. It might be their pass to the playoffs. @nutildah. This is worthless, however, you might like this if only to look at it hehe. https://opensea.io/collection/non-fungible-league |
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Deonatay Wilder and Andy Ruiz appears to have rescued their own careers and will be given another chance to fight the champion Tyson Fury if one of them wins in this final eliminator hehehe. WBC Confirm Wilder-Ruiz As Final Eliminator For Shot At Tyson Fury
President of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaimán, has announced that a fight between Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr will be ordered as a title eliminator, following Wilder’s demolition of Robert Helenius on Saturday night.
Wilder announced his comeback on Saturday night, with a brutal stoppage win over Robert Helenius. It took the 36-year-old just three punches to dispose of his opponent and in doing so has brought a newfound buzz back to the heavyweight division.Source https://boxing-social.com/news/wbc-confirm-wilder-ruiz-final-eliminator/In any case, should Tyson Fury also have a fight versus Usyk for the unification of all the heavyweight championships? |
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Does anyone need a competent wide receiver in their team as a flex option or a WR2? I want to trade Tyler Lockett for another wide receiver with similar points projections. I was looking at the waiver wire, however, it appears not one wide receiver is available who is in his level.
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According to the Block cryptonews website, revenue for bitcoin miners fell down by 16.2% for the month September based on monthly revenue from August. It has also been falling for 5 months this year since November 2021 since Block Research began compiling mining revenue data. However, there is also another news that reports that a cryptomining hardware maker has raised $13 million in seed funding to create liquid cooled bitcoin miners. Do the venture capitalists that invested in this company speculate that we might be on the bottom of this bear market? Why risk $13 million in an industry with declining revenues? Bitcoin mining revenue fell 16.2% in September to about $550.5 million, marking its fifth decline in the last six months and the lowest total since November 2020, according to data compiled by The Block Research.Source https://www.theblock.co/post/174445/bitcoin-mining-revenues-down-16-2-in-septemberCrypto hardware technology startup Fabric Systems has raised $13 million in seed equity funding, with the capital to be used to build two products – a liquid-cooled bitcoin miner and a computer processor for advanced cryptographic algorithms such as zero-knowledge proofs.
“Most of the funding is going to be used on the Bitcoin side,” Fabric co-founder Michael Gao told CoinDesk. “Some of the funding will be used for pilot experiments in the zero-knowledge-proof side.”Source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/13/crypto-startup-fabric-systems-raises-13m-seed-round-to-provide-blockchain-hardware/ |
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@cr1776. However, I reckon it is easy enough. Much of the people in the cryptospace have it stored personally in the custody of their own and have stored their seed words and private keys safely. The hacks and thefts that were being reported were mostly from exploits and bugs that were taken advantage by hackers in the code of Defi protocols and centralized exchanges.
If we are talking about personal wallets containing more than 1 bitcoin, how much of them were hacked? It might not be more than 5% of them.
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News update. There another securities regulator that is going to investigate FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried and it will be the a Texas securities regulator. There was not much details that were shared, however, it implied that it might be something with Voyager. FTX and Alameda Research was reported to have made loans from Voyager that remain unpaid. FTX US and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried are under investigation by Texas’ securities regulator, marking yet another expansion of enforcement agencies’ probes into the crypto industry’s activities.
The investigation was detailed in a late Friday filing by Texas State Securities Board enforcement director Joe Rotunda in the bankruptcy case of Voyager Digital VYGVQ –18.29% “The Enforcement Division is now investigating FTX Trading, FTX US, and their principals, including Sam Bankman-Fried,” Rotunda said in the filing.Source https://www.barrons.com/articles/ftx-us-sam-bankman-fried-probe-securities-regulator-51666020282Will this cause another panic in the cryptospace similar to Luna panic and 3 Arrows Capital panic? |
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