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I wish they spent money on something more meaningful, not on ads against PoW. Some are fast to attack Bitcoin because they don't like it much, don't understand it, and think they can succeed if they go against it. That's not possible, the consensus to move from PoW to PoS won't be reached.
Climate change is real, but fighting Bitcoin won't stop it or even meaningfully make the problem smaller. There are plenty of other areas where meaningful change is possible and where advocating for change would make more sense.
Also, it would be nice if they did their research to prove that if they succeed, things will actually get better and it won't be that the dirty energy Bitcoin used would immediately get used up by other players, so it won't even make that tiny difference it's supposed to make. And, on the contrary, I've heard interesting arguments that Bitcoin can actually stimulate switch to green energy because it can be what creates demand for it.

Water can be life-saving for many things. If there's a drought, it's a catastrophe for crops, and it can lead to hunger. But if there's too much water, it can also kill crops, as well as force communities to relocate if the flood is bad enough that it directly affects houses. Many people think that climate change is a very abstract thing. I it used to be 22 degrees and will now be 23-24, it's fine, right? So what that it'll get a bit hotter. But no, that's not how this works. Devastating effects of climate change are already here, just not everyone is experiencing them. Floods are among them. And, among other things, this will be a huge financial toll on global economy because people in many countries didn't feel like investing in preventive measures and cutting back on what makes it worse, not thinking that then they'll be forced to spend much more later.

I tried working in the office, and it's not my thing. If a job is such that really requires doing something that can't be done from hope with as much quality, then I'm alright going there. But if it's all on the laptop and thus can totally be done wherever a person is, as long as there's a laptop and Internet connection there, it's unreasonable to require this person to waste time on going to an office, limiting the time that could be spent at home. Of course, it also depends on the home and how quiet it is, which can be different for different people. So I think it's more reasonable to allow a person to choose. Some might prefer the office atmosphere, while others find it unbearable. I've never had a problem with my time-management and organizing myself, and I've never really had a strict boundary between work and home, so I prefer to do what I can from home.

I think the situation is different depending on a country. What may be shocking for developed countries can be something typical for people from developing countries. I'm no stranger to high inflation rate. In my experience, making lists of things to buy, paying attention to discounts and planning meals in advance are all good things. But it's also important to stay open-minded. Maybe the product you used to buy very often is now much more expensive. You should look around the shops and see if there's something cheap that you haven't tried before. Do your research on that, and which meals can be cooked with something you haven't tried before. Also, don't be afraid to look at what used to be those very expensive things you normally didn't buy: there's a good chance some of that out-of-reach stuff isn't that expensive anymore, considering how much the prices changed for other things.
And yes, you'll spend more money that you used to, so you should think about where you can earn more money or where you can reasonably cut down spending. But it won't be as devastating as you initially assumed. Especially with such a low increase as 13.5%.

An economic zone would be on a limited territory, right? And it's just considerations for now, they might not even go forward with it. Even judging merely from the threads I've seen on this forum about Nigeria, it seems clear to me that there are many small businesses and initiatives which aren't limited to big cities, even, and which focus on Bitcoin-friendly approaches. Nigerians are very cool people who are clearly doing a lot in trying to make their country a better place via crypto entrepreneurship. The government should just follow what people are doing and create a friendly environment for businesses to flourish. It should be all over the country, not in some special economic zone, and not just with Binance.

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I didn't have any particularly bad experiences with Bitcoin. But the worst time was that long bear market of 2018-2020. I had a couple of big lows there. One is that I had what was around $1k in BTC at the end of 2017, but I didn't sell. Given how long the bear market lasted, I needed the money and had to sell at $10k, some at $8k. It wasn't panic selling, I just needed fiat for stuff, and I tried waiting it out as long as I could, but the market stayed low just way too long. And then I recall this moment when the price has been very low ($7k-$8k) for months, and then, when I thought it couldn't get lower than that, it went to around $3500. And it wasn't at such a low point for a brief period of time. In fact, the price remained below $4k for 4 months!
Overall, it took almost 3 years for the price to recover, so it was generally a bad period, but that time below $4k was particularly sad.

From the article the op linked, it seems to me that they're not referring to any specific Blockchain and certainly aren't talking about Bitcoin blockchain specifically. They are talking about the technology itself and its potential flaws that could manifest itself had decentralized Internet been built on blockchain. The 51% attack is a well-known thing, and yes, it's a vulnerability. But the bigger the network, the more people are involved and the more funds are required to even attempt it, the less likely it is to happen. And if decentralized Internet becomes the new standard, it's unlikely that it will be small enough to be vulnerable like that.

While I generally agree with the op, there are certain nuances to it. Firstly, how and where a person is storing BTC matters. If it's a non-custodial wallet, that's fantastic, and there's indeed no authority or company that can demand anything from you when you want to access your funds. But if it's a centralized service, your funds can also be frozen, access can be restricted, demands can be put forth. Secondly, as long as you're storing your own BTC, it's all good and you're enjoying access to your coins. But there aren't many places in the world where you'd be able to use these coins directly. This woman wanted the money for her sister's cancer treatment, and I bet the clinic doesn't accept Bitcoin. In that case, a person still needs to get fiat, and that's likely to involve banks, centralized crypto exchanges, and/or ATM which might also ask for documents and get a hefty fee.
So, unfortunately, keeping the money in Bitcoin for emergencies also have its downsides. Not to mention that the price can just fall by a lot, and suddenly you have way less money for the emergency than you used to have.

Thanks for sharing the calendar, op. I looked through all the events, and while some are famous and familiar to me (Mt Gox, Pizza Day, Lightning Pizza), there were also many I've never heard of. On the calendar, it also seems like July is the most uneventful month, with only Shitcoin day being there, which isn't even a Bitcoin thing. What I think could make this calendar better is more events. If they have Mt Gox, they could do dates related to some top exchanges or a date the firt exchange was opened if it's known. Also, days when major Bitcoin wallets became available (if such dates can be traced) would be nice. Finally, if there's a day when Bitcoin reached 4 figures, why not add the day with 5 figures as well? A Bitcointalk date should also be there, as Maus0728 pointed out.
And given that there are only two countries where Bitcoin is legal tender, the second one (Central African Republic) can be added to the calendar as well since El Salvador is already there.

Not quite like Metamask because it's not a browser extension wallet, but there is a very famous online Bitcoin wallet which you'd normally use in a browser. It is Blockchain digital wallet. Many don't trust it, many don't like it. I used to store my BTC there, and even though I had no issues and I don't think it's a scam or that they actually have access to private keys of their users or anything, Electrum isn't that hard to use and it's way more trusted, so I eventually switched to it. If you're already using Electrum, I suggest you stick to it.

POS is basically this terminal thingy that's often available at the supermarket if a person wants to pay by card, right? In my experience, it's something that it just available for payment by card wherever card payments are accepted. I assume it's different in Nigeria, as the op mentions people crowding around ATMs to get cash?
It's hard for me to understand what the POS business is normally about because to me POS is just a piece of hardware to which you can bring your card or smartphone to complete a transaction to pay for goods. Is it selling POS devices? Is it renting devices to merchants for a fee? Is it something else entirely?
Also, can a POS accept Bitcoin? Or is it accepting Bitcoin for the terminals themselves? I read the post, but it's difficult for me to make out the details because of how differently I probably perceive a POS.

I used to have one, and I tried that thing about not putting all eggs into one basket because it sounded like it made sense. After a few not-that-great altcoin investments, I decided it's not for me. As for markets beyond cryptos, they were never of interest to me, so it would take a lot of time and effort to even explore them and how the work before choosing what to invest in. I am fine with Bitcoin. Yes, it goes down often, sometimes even by quite a lot. But I have enough confidence that it will rise again and that it will recover no matter what, so I can just wait it out. I don't think I'd be as confident in metals or something else. So my pie chart would have one colour because it's all Bitcoin (aside from some fiat savings I sometimes have, but this isn't an investment, so I don't count it).

Game 1:  8'  2-3 Southampton
Game 2:  8'  2-1 Brentford
Game 3:  8'  3-1 São Paulo FC

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14. Sodiq Yusuff
13. Chidi Njokuani
12. Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira
11. Aspen Ladd
10. Bill Algeo
9. Daniel Zellhuber
8. Nikolas Motta
7. Trevin Giles
6. Damon Jackson
5. Anthony Hernandez
4. Joe Pyfer
3. Gillian Robertson
2. Tony Gravely
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Match 15 Total Strikes: 87

1) KC
2) KC
3) Yes
4) Over
5) 2nd
6) Odd
7) Odd
8 ) KC
9) LA
10) LA

Final Score prediction  33-23

It's great when people who are into innovations join civil service and spread awareness about things there. Even if you're doing it during free time, it's still something new that people are learning and perhaps one day they'll figure out how to implement it in your country. That, of course, depends on the department you're in and the kind of projects you and your colleagues are actually working on, but people switch departments sometimes, so even if your civil service is far from whatever sector can help with Bitcoin adoption, it's still nice you're spreading info about it.

I'm happy the op had such a positive experience. However, there are risky and negative things as well. For instance, some people quit jobs and go investing in Bitcoin, ending up losing a lot of money if not even owing others. Moreover, a job is something that certainly gives you money (at least, if you're working officially and in a fairly stable environment where an employer can't just refuse to pay the salary), whereas with investments, you can win and can also lose. Investments should be made more reasonably, when there's still a source of income in case things don't work out.

It would be nice if you could quote or elaborate on how a real asset is defined in the book. Some people here speculate that a real asset is anything that generates profit, while others say it must be tangible to be real. I believe different definitions can be made, so knowing what the original source was referring to could be productive.
Bitcoin isn't tangible, but neither are many things we get heavily affected by in contemporary world. During the pandemic, most schools and universities went into online learning, where people meet and do stuff digitally without physical meetings, boards and other things. But you wouldn't say that such education wasn't real, right? Similarly, Bitcoin is digital, but it doesn't make it any worse because tangibility itself is of questionable value.