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2321  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: September 21, 2022, 12:31:16 AM
Lance and Shanahan want to play a very physical form of football and the fact he got injured so soon after a play which looks like the hundreds we see every week should be a cause of concern, maybe the kid was unlucky but I do not like what it could mean for the long term prospects of Lance's carrer.

Niners will trade Lance to Atlanta for a high draft pick, and draft a new QB.

Just throwing it out there for a chance to say "I told you so" if any of this happens.

I agree with this. We cannot be certain where he might be traded, however. Who would be willing to trade for an overhyped, unimpressive rookie and now a presently broken quarterback?

In any case, when do we know if the players we picked from the waiver wire are approved or disapproved? Does the commissioner have control on who gets the player if more than one fantasy player picked the same player?
2322  Economy / Speculation / Re: Terra cofounder Do Kwon is the one who is pumping Bitcoin on: September 20, 2022, 02:40:24 AM
@Daltonik. Agreed and it appears that Do Kwon is on the run according to South Korea's prosecutors. He will become the honorary third arrow in 3 Arrows Capital hehehe. The founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies are also on the run hehehe.



South Korean prosecutors have refuted Do Kwon's claim from over the weekend that he is not on the run and asked Interpol to issue a red notice against the Terraform Labs' co-founder, escalating the public drama playing following the $40 billion wipeout on his cryptocurrency startup in May this year.

Source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-korean-prosecutors-kwon-obviously-081340428.html



This is Do Kwon's tweet before he accused of being on the run.



I am not “on the run” or anything similar - for any government agency that has shown interest to communicate, we are in full cooperation and we don’t have anything to hide

Source https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1571197156907679745
2323  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2022-09-15] In the US conservationists want BTC to switch to PoS too on: September 20, 2022, 01:53:41 AM
In addtion to my argument on mining cryptocoins illegally. This will only increase if cryptomining regulations everywhere begins to be strictly enforced. I also speculate that much of illegal cryptomining will occur in third world countries where it would be easier to tap electric lines and steal electricity.



Three crypto miner sites in Argentina were caught last week by the country's tax and customs policy agency, the Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP).

Upon investigation, authorities identified a taxpayer that had imported mining equipment using a company of which he was partner. That person initially told inspectors that he had sold equipment, but eventually showed them where the machines were operating.


Source https://www.theblock.co/post/169345/clandestine-crypto-miners-in-argentina-caught-by-authorities
2324  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Regulations on proof of work might be coming on: September 20, 2022, 01:21:33 AM
Green Peace that are also beginning to use Ethereum's transfer to proof of stake as an attack on bitcoin.
You mean the organization that was paid $5 million by Ripple to spread FUD about bitcoin.

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Elon Musk will buy Ethereum on 2023 or 2024.
It depends on whether in the weeks during 2023 or 2024 that ETH is pumping or has any pumping potential or not. Otherwise Elon doesn't give a shit.

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The long-awaited #EthereumMerge is here: the world’s 2nd largest cryptocurrency now uses 99.95% less energy, dramatically cutting its climate pollution!
The shitcoin with biggest market cap was using 99.97% less energy before ETH was created and replaced it as the biggest centralized shitcoin with highest fake market cap Wink

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Now it’s time for @Bitcoin to change.[/i]
LOL

Agreed and I have a similar attitude on this. It is a comedy show. However, the argument is Ethereum's transfer to proof of stake might be used as an attack against Bitcoin to create fud and pressure the government to create very strict regulations on mining which can also be used to attack any proof of work coin.
2325  Economy / Exchanges / UK Regulator Warns Exchange FTX Is Providing Services Without Authorization on: September 20, 2022, 12:51:41 AM
This is head shaking. If FTX, only one of the very few exchanges that is working closely with regulators is being targetted as providing services in the United Kingdom without authoritization, what does this imply with those other exchanges that avoid working with regulators?

Is this another government extortion scheme again? This would not be shocking hehehe.



The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a warning on its website Friday regarding crypto exchange FTX. The regulator detailed:

We believe this firm may be providing financial services or products in the U.K. without our authorization.

The FCA explained that FTX is not authorized but is targeting investors in the U.K. Firms carrying out specific crypto asset activities in the U.K. must comply with the amended “Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations,” and register with the FCA.


Source https://news.bitcoin.com/uk-regulator-warns-crypto-exchange-ftx-is-providing-services-without-authorization/
2326  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: September 19, 2022, 02:41:43 AM
It appears presently we have found out why San Francisco should always keep Jimmy Garoppolo hehehe. They should pay him more money. It was a mistake for Jimmy G to accept the pay reduction. Trey Lance might not be the franchise quarterback they want him to become. Justin Fields might have been the better pick for them.

Not sure if you've heard the news, Lance's ankle is broken, he'll be going in for surgery tomorrow, and will miss the remainder of the season.

This is exactly why I don't like it when coaches priorities running ability when evaluating QBs.  I understand that Shanahan has a lot of tricky ticks he wants to run (literally) with a quarterback, but if any risk a broken ankle, they should be thrown out.

Anyway, Jimmy G will make out just fine with his current contract.  The ~$7M was for warming the bench, any playing time comes with incentives.  I can't remember the exact details, but he'll be making significantly more now that he'll likely start the remainder of the season.

I hate to say it, but all of the sudden I'm way more confident about our chances of making the playoffs.

I saw him being carried out on the cart, however, I did not know he will be out for the rest of this season. My apologies to 49ers fans for laughing.

I like Jimmy G. The 49ers are very lucky that they did not trade him or let him go as a free agent. What if the Seahawks got him. This recent game would have been an action, drama and comedy show hehehe.
2327  Economy / Gambling / Re: Livecasino.io - 🔥 up to 20% cashback🔥up to 20% rakeback 🚨 instant withdrawals on: September 19, 2022, 02:17:27 AM
Haha ok that's good mate Grin about 10 years ago I was just like you prefer to bet on sports and the only table game I know of is poker
Honestly, I know slot games since sportsbet.io give us free spins when betting on sports yes it was around 2016 when the sportsbet was first launched
And now slot games are my main game in every gambling session, I guess in the near future you will also like it  Cheesy

10 years ago I was just betting cash or free meals/drinks with friends or maximum playing local card games (not even poker or blackjack just variants). And then I started playing online bookies but most started blocking me, and the only ones I could play were shady ones.

Sportsbet is was the only bookie with crypto I ever used now and since starting I never needed to look for another bookie.

Slots hehe, I have seen them for years and never fell in love lol

I do like live games though, card dealers with attitude are very fun, so maybe it will be one day Livecasino means I never need to look for another live game casino Wink

What sports were you betting when those sportsbooks blocked you and when was this?

In any case, yes sportsbet.io is one of the biggest sportsbooks in the cryptospace that has made its brand known the market for mainstream sportsbettors. It might be a chance for Sportsbet to make the cryptospace more known to them through NFT promos hehe.

The best games in a live casino for me is roulette and baccarat. If you like slot machines, you should try roulette. If you like live card games, play baccarat. This is much less boring than blackjack, I reckon.
2328  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: September 19, 2022, 01:20:00 AM
This was night of horror cuts in UFC!
Well done Sandhagen for deserved win, but Song's face was messed up in this fight, and Gregory Rodrigues face was much worse from fight with Chidi Njokuani.
Dana White shared before and after operation photos and I think you can see Rodrigues bones and brains, but he won this fight  Cheesy
Better watch full main card again if you want to see how this happened.




Hehe those are not brains, that might be a vein or an artery. If his brains were exposed during a fight, it would be stopped and the fighter would be taken quickly to the hospital.

I did not watch this event because I thought it would be quite boring hehe. I was waiting for Canelo vs. GGG 3, however, it appears in that picture that Canelo vs. GGG was the boring event hehehe.
2329  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: September 19, 2022, 12:46:18 AM
It appears presently we have found out why San Francisco should always keep Jimmy Garoppolo hehehe. They should pay him more money. It was a mistake for Jimmy G to accept the pay reduction. Trey Lance might not be the franchise quarterback they want him to become. Justin Fields might have been the better pick for them.

In any case, @Southpark, it was a good weekend for the 2 of us. However, I was very lucky that Lamar had a very good game for fantasy hehe. Mike Evans would have destroyed my week 2.

@wheelz1200. The new head coach might be very good? I am presently looking at their team for some gems eheheh.
2330  Economy / Speculation / Re: BCT's drop and CPI Report on: September 18, 2022, 04:46:36 AM
What we have witnessed to be very funny is those maximalists who try to convince everyone that bitcoin is a hedge for inflation. However, it was certainly made clear to everyone that this time of high inflation, bitcoin performed unsuccessfully and only during the time of low inflation where it performed like an inflation hedge hehe.
Well if bitcoin price remains close to $20k while other fiat currencies continue dumping in value that means it is a hedge against inflation because it doesn't need to soar to be a hedge. But it's too soon to say.

Additionally we are not just in an inflation alone these days. We have had inflation alone over the past couple of years and during that time bitcoin went from $3k to $70k.

Currently we are in a recession with inflation which is entirely different. Meaning people can not earn enough money anymore (hence the recession) while price of everything keeps going up (hence the inflation).
That's not to mention the two ongoing wars on food and energy.

However, what if the dollar becomes stronger in demand while bitcoin dumps below $20k? DXY is an index of the dollar versus a basket of currencies. It has been going higher since more than 1 year.

Inflation has always been present, however, it is low inflation. Before 2022 inflation was lower than 3% in America and the effects of this was not a problem.

It is weak during recession and inflation, what is reality showing us? Also, if we do not know the amount of leverage that pumped bitcoin from $3k to $70k, we do not know what we are investing in.
2331  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: September 17, 2022, 03:28:40 AM
@morvillz7z. What is the reference about the Chargers doctors? Hehehe, was it about puncturing the left lung of Tyrod Taylor?

Also, yes, a fracture anywhere essential to play is never good for the team. We have seen some players play with a toe injury, but somewhere around the rib area might need some rest from full contact and high impact.

Does anyone have betting suggestions for week 2? Thursday night football has not been very good hehehe.
2332  Economy / Speculation / Re: BCT's drop and CPI Report 😧 on: September 17, 2022, 02:51:18 AM
What we have witnessed to be very funny is those maximalists who try to convince everyone that bitcoin is a hedge for inflation. However, it was certainly made clear to everyone that this time of high inflation, bitcoin performed unsuccessfully and only during the time of low inflation where it performed like an inflation hedge hehe.
2333  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2022-09-15] In the US conservationists want BTC to switch to PoS too on: September 17, 2022, 02:22:59 AM
If they're happy to waste their money on advertising that won't have any impact, we're happy to watch 'em do it.  Utterly futile endeavour.  And since when does the US give a shit about the environment anyway?  These groups would be better served trying to influence their own government who are fucking up the planet way faster than Bitcoin ever could.

I am afraid that this might only be the beginning. They might only be starting to create a storyline and use this to manipulate the public. Once manipulated into thinking with a storyline that proof of work is bad for the environment, they begin funding their lobbyists to call on lawmakers and politicians to create an argument and campaigns to regulate cryptocoin mining or ban it similar to China.

This is the article published in greenpeace.org's website.

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/climate-groups-to-bitcoin-cut-the-pollution-and-the-b-s/

Also, if strict regulations everywhere have taken place in bitcoin and cryptocoin mining, I would argue that illegal cryptomining will be good for any proof of work coin's decentralization and also good for the security and authenticity of their blockchains. There should be a group of miners who mine outside of regulations, government control and do their jobs under a real type of decentralization. It would be head shaking to witness bitcoin become a decentralized coin under the control of a centralized government hehehehe.
2334  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Crawford vs Spence on: September 17, 2022, 01:10:01 AM


I'm not sure if this is the latest update though, we have heard this if I'm not mistaken, that these 2 have agreed already verbally when they won their respective bout. And that was months ago that's why the target date is November 19.

They already build the hype train, fans are waiting, social media are exploding and having their own predictions as how the fight is going to turn out an who is the winner. They just have to sit down so that we will see this fight really happening this year or the next. And the timing of the release of the statement, this is Canelo and GGG week because they will have the fight.

Yes its the latest update, they agree to the terms

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Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford have agreed to “all material terms” for a Nov. 19 fight, Mike Coppinger reports at ESPN.com, while Coppinger also notes that the deal has not yet been signed, though it’s expected it will be.

Errol Spence Jr vs Terence Crawford deal agreed for Nov. 19

It's almost a done deal Crawford will get less of the revenue split but if he wins and the loser triggers a rematch the winner will get a big share of the split on their next fight, yes, they have a rematch clause on their contract but will still depend on the outcome of the fight, but with these two fighters with a good stoppage record, I doubt it will end in a decision, its good that Crawford to get less in their revenue split just to get this fight going.

However, you also need to consider that both of them have not been stopped or knocked out before in the whole of their professional careers and they are also both undefeated boxers. This might end with a decision and it might be a split decision. If we are lucky, hopefully the odds makers might think this will end with a knockout and make the fight over or under 7.5 rounds, where we will bet on over 7.5 hehehe.

In any case, I am very shocked that the managers and the promoters from both of their teams have found an agreement. But as a fan I am very happy to see this superfight occur between 2 kings of welterweight.
2335  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: September 16, 2022, 07:39:21 AM
Was excited by the prospects of the Chargers beating KC at home, but alas it was not in the cards.

The Chargers still won against the spread, however. It would have been a winning bet with the spread placed on +3.5 during the beginning of the week then a half point move on +4 during the last hours before the game began. There clearly was many unhappy people who bet on the Chiefs hehehe.
2336  Economy / Speculation / Re: Terra cofounder Do Kwon is the one who is pumping Bitcoin on: September 16, 2022, 07:13:51 AM
News update.

It appears that there are 2 government regulators that have an arrest warrant for Do Kwon hehehe. Terra Luna might also be recorded in the crypto history books as the biggest ponzi schemes of the cryptospace. This is much bigger than Bitconnect.

How much was Bitconnect's highest market capitalization? Luna might have been more than 50 times bigger, I reckon.



South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, four months after the collapse of the Terra ecosystem, its native luna token and its TerraUSD algorithmic stablecoin — which together wiped out some $40 billion in value.

Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper, was first to report the news. The warrant was issued by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office's Joint Investigation Team on Financial Securities Crimes (led by director Dan Sung-han) and 2nd Division of Financial Investigation (led by chief prosecutor Chae Hee-man), according to the report.

Kwon is currently believed to reside in Singapore, per the report, which stated that there have also been warrants issued for the arrest of Nicholas Platias, another of Terraform Labs’ founders, and Han Mo, another employee. They are charged with violating the Capital Markets Act.


Source https://www.theblock.co/post/169825/south-korean-court-issues-warrant-for-do-kwons-arrest

I'm very curious how this will turn out.  I'm not sure there's evidence this was an actual Ponzi from the start, but I haven't cared much about the saga other than that I was saying how stupid it was for him to telegraph his buys like that, but now I see that he was doing it on purpose to pump Bitcoin for himself to get rich and then dump on everyone.  I'm not sure that's illegal though, but maybe we'll find out why soon enough.  It looks like they've taken his passport now to try and stop him from fleeing the country.  I'm sort of surprised he isn't already on a beach somewhere getting plastic surgery and a new identity, but maybe he is.  This is the most interesting case since Razzlekhan.  

There might be arguments for both it is a ponzi and it is not a ponzi. If argued as a ponzi, the Lunatics can also argue that much of the coins in the cryptospace is a ponzi because to get value from your coins, you should sell it to someone who is willing to buy it from you with a higher price.

However, the other platform those Luna developers created was the ponzi. It was called Anchor and it offered 20% yield.
2337  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Crypto lender Celsius mulls possible restructuring amid financial woes on: September 16, 2022, 06:27:54 AM
@Pmalek. It was a custodial service and something similar to a bank where depositors store their coins as deposits in exchange for interest. However, the difference is the depositors' coins are being lent out to the corrupt people of the cryptospace or deposited to ponzi scheme platforms like Anchor hehehe.
2338  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Regulations on proof of work might be coming on: September 16, 2022, 05:04:07 AM
I speculate that because of the high cost of energy and the concerns caused by ESG, proof of work mining might be more than regulated. It might be banned in some jurisdictions. We might also begin to witness a more serious argument battle between proof of work vs. proof of stake within the cryptospace. I also predict that Elon Musk and Tesla will buy Ethereum for Tesla's balance sheet.
I'd say almost definitely, which would be a shame when you compare it to the other industries which are plainly being ignored. I don't know how wide scaled this ban would be, but I can see it happening in certain countries. The thing is we've entered an era where energy is on the tip of everyone's tongue, and how that might influence the environment is something that's almost become a marketing scheme. Basically, the more green friendly you're the more business you get.

There was a meme the other day, which I believe was actually true; a supermarket a well known one in the UK, decided to put Vegan friendly on some vegetables. Plus, fast food places are now doing plant based burgers. It's the future, it's exactly how you sell more, and look good in your customers eyes. That you care about the environment, and therefore care about them.

It's not any different with Bitcoin. Bitcoin doesn't look good for those that haven't adopted it, which is the majority of the population of the world, and therefore if the governments were to ban it for the energy concerns, despite how inaccurate they might be, they've achieve mass support.

It also appears that there are some organizations similar to Green Peace that are also beginning to use Ethereum's transfer to proof of stake as an attack on bitcoin. There might be powerful people who hate bitcoin and they will do everything to attack it. This might discourage institutional investors and certainly what would their next choice of coin be if they want to invest in the cryptospace?

Elon Musk will buy Ethereum on 2023 or 2024.



The long-awaited #EthereumMerge is here: the world’s 2nd largest cryptocurrency now uses 99.95% less energy, dramatically cutting its climate pollution!

Now it’s time for @Bitcoin to change.


Source https://twitter.com/greenpeaceusa/status/1570408606180450311
2339  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 15, 2022, 04:46:52 AM

Yordenis Ugas Eyes Ring Return Next Year, Targets Keith Thurman, Jaron Ennis, and Vergil Ortiz

Yordenis Ugas might not have that big hype named until he beats Manny Pacquiao and got his best ever title in his entire boxing career, the WBA SuperWelterWeight title that becomes his ticket to fight in an unification match against Errol Spence Jr. who prior to their fight, holding the IBF and WBC welterweight titles. Unfortunately, he failed to win in that match and the direction of his career becomes unclear.

However, he is looking forward returning to the ring next year and some of his targets are Keith Thurman (who didn't fight have an official fight for 31 months but still managed to win unanimously against Mario Barrios on February this year), Vergil Ortiz and Jarron Enis.

Not expecting much from him but good for him to make some money before retiring.

Ugas does not deserve to fight Boots Ennis or Keith Thurman, I reckon. Boots Ennis will be the next king of welterweight boxing and Keith Thurman has recently won versus Mario Barrios. It might be more deserving for Ennis and Thurman to fight each other and the winner challenges Spence or Crawford for the their championships.
2340  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Crypto lender Celsius mulls possible restructuring amid financial woes on: September 15, 2022, 03:01:10 AM
This will be another one of the biggest comedy shows of the cryptospace if cryptocoin owners deposit and hold their coins in Celsius. It is very head shaking why regulators have not banned them from doing any type of business. However, if the comedy show begins, I wish the pornstar returns as head of lending hehehe.



Celsius Network CEO Plans Revival after Crypto Crash

CEO Alex Mashinsky spoke with the Celsius Network employees in a meeting on Sept. 8. He outlined a plan for the firm’s revival, according to a recording of the event shared with the New York Times. In the meeting, he and Oren Blonstein, another Celsius executive, said they hoped to rebuild the company with a focus on custody — storing people’s cryptocurrencies for them, and then charging fees on certain types of transactions.


Source https://watcher.guru/news/celsius-network-ceo-plans-revival-after-crypto-crash
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