I wouldn't expect much noise from the miners. They are having the time of their life right now. At least those who weren't around during Bitcoin's last great bull run in 2017/2018.
To be completely fair, is the network not working as advertised? Yes, it is.
Do we like the current state of it? No, we don't.
Would it be pro-censorship to censor and restrict what we don't like? Yes, it would.

This is actually a good real-life example that Bitcoin's 1st layer in its current form isn't nearly ready to be a day-to-day payment method. Just imagine if there were no Ordinals and you substitute those transactions for normal BTC transactions of millions of new people who have started using BTC for everyday payments. That's how it would look on the mainnet. Half a million of unconfirmed transactions.

panjul07 didn't share anything new. We were already aware of that notification before. Considering that nothing seems has changed since August, I will remove them from my table.

The current market conditions aren't normal, and I expect that many casinos will have to temporarily adjust their fee rates to account for the current state. Because of that, I will not make any adjustments right now, as we don't know how long this will last. If the Ordinals craziness drops off soon, I am sure the casinos will switch back to normal fee rates. If it remains like this, it will be time for another update of the fees. 

It's really not difficult to check the current state of the mempool yourself, instead of relying on a bot that does it for you. Plus, you learn something. Just open Jochen Hoenicke's mempool and check the 2h or 8h table. Put the cursor all the way to the right on the top of the colored lines. You will see the mempool data Jochen's node has acquired. Each new block removes 1 - 1.5 MB of transactions. If you want a fast confirmation, you will have to pay a high enough fee for your transaction to be in that 1 - 1.5 MB from the top.

LoyceV is talking about custodial services where it's possible to use the channels those wallets created, instead of creating and operating your own. I think he used Blue Wallet which had a custodial LN service in the past. But that's no longer the case, and if you want to continue using Blue Wallet, you'll have to run your own node now. The custodial service is or has already shut down.

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Looking at the mempool as we speak. This is awful. 400.000 unconfirmed transactions, and you need to pay around 200 sat/vByte to get into the next block.   

It's a bit different from the other discussions in this collection. But gambling addiction and problem gambling are important topics, and this thread deserves to be seen by more people. I have added it to the table. 

Generally, if the topic of discussion is Bitcoin or crypto-related, you won't have issues commenting in other people's threads or creating your own. Make sure you post your discussions in the correct subs to avoid unnecessary deletions or making the mods move them to the appropriate section. There are explanations under each board for what kind of discussions they are meant for on the landing page.

The restrictions you have, like posting in the Ivory Tower or Serious Discussion, isn't important. No one uses or hides important Bitcoin topics there anyway. You are probably going to avoid those subs if you reach a higher rank that makes you eligible to post there in the future, so I wouldn't worry about it.

A software wallet is only safe if it runs in an offline environment. Bitcoin Core and Electrum aren't that safe if they are used on internet-connected computers that are used for all sorts of activities. If you want better security but can't keep your keys offline, better use a hardware wallet.

It goes without saying. Exchanges (CEXs) don't give you control over your private keys. Hence, they are custodial, not non-custodial services. 

Those two suggestions shouldn't be in the same sentence as they aren't even equally as good. I would never use mobile wallets for any serious money, especially not as a long-term holding. 

You don't have to use a CEX to sell your crypto. You can buy and sell on a DEX like Bisq or do face-to-face deals if you live somewhere where bitcoin is traded a lot.

It can happen, but it wouldn't affect as many people as a CEX hack would. Take Bisq as an example. Your Bisq wallet is completely different from mine. If mine gets hacked because of a mistake I made, it has no consequences on your holdings. Bisq being decentralized and non-custodial means there is no central infrastructure to attack to steal coins. That's completely different to how a CEX operates. A CEX like Binance has hot and cold wallets where they pool the funds from everyone. Attack and steal from there and millions of people lose their crypto.

I came across it when I was looking for topics to add to this collection. Slots 103 didn't seem to gather as much attention by the community as his first two threads, and the OP is less interesting in my opinion. But it makes sense to add it since 101 and 102 are also there.

I added this one as well, and it gave me an idea of a similar thread I could create in the future. Thank you.

Interesting information.
I have never thought about the wagering requirements that way because I mostly gamble on sports. I have never experienced issues withdrawing my winnings, even after a 1x playthrough. Anything more than that is just malicious in my opinion, no matter what casino does it. Unless, of course, they suspect the player of some wrongdoings.

FunClub casino is just awful in that regard. So is Thor casino or Trustdice with their 5x wagering requirements.
I have bet on sports on FortuneJack many times, and I have never had to wager my deposits 2x before withdrawing them. Are the numbers only for casino games? In that case, I think you should mention that in the OP because the rules might be different for sports betting.

I also want to suggest something else for the table.
For several casinos you wrote, "wagering requirement of at least 5 times the deposit amount when player is suspected." I think you should add to that sentence and say what they can be suspected of. ... when they are suspected of coin mixing or using the casino as a coin mixer. Otherwise, it just looks incomplete.

I think you posted this in the wrong sub-board. Some users who might know how to help you don't use this part of the forum.
If you want to get the best eyes on this, I suggest moving the topic to Bitcoin Technical Support or Development & Technical Discussion.

Alternatively, you can report it to the mods and ask them to move the thread where they think is appropriate. 

GMG stands for Graphene Manufacturing Group according to the screenshots in OP. I don't know if some Nigerian scammer created a lookalike or fake website with the same name. From the little research I did, the real Graphene Manufacturing Group is headquartered in Australia. It's also a publicly listed company whose shares you can trade on the stock market. It's a bit difficult to understand OP with the way he is expressing himself.

It's a good animation and easy to understand. I like how they never show the face of the character playing satoshi, adding to the mystery surrounding him/her/them.
I will show it to some of the younger people I know to see what they think about it.

The genesis block contains a message explaining how the government is about to bailout banks a second time. At the same time, ordinary people were losing their homes, pensions, and bank savings. Bitcoin is meant as an alternative to fraudulent banks and their government bailout buddies who will help them in times of crisis, but wouldn't mind seeing you and your family become homeless in the process.   

Personally, I wouldn't rely on any automated trading tool to perform trades instead of me. Even if it does 50 good trades, there is always the chance something horrible can happen at the 51st trade. You might say, the same thing can happen if you make those trades yourself. True, but at least that's my mistake and proof I shouldn't be trading if I don't know what I am doing.

There is too much focus on trading here by people who have no skills to do it at all. Buy the coin you want and hold it. If it reaches a prize point you are happy with, sell it. 

You are wrong about two things.

1. Jawhead999 isn't the OP. This is between Xiestar and bitbollo. Unless you have some reasons to believe that Jawhead999 is Xiestar. In that case, Jawhead999's reply would make no sense because he doesn't agree with the OP.
2. The signature campaign in question is not ForjuneJack, it's Blackjack.fun.

Well it is weird that you would wake up all of a sudden after 3 years of inactivity to make some suggestions regarding how a signature campaign should proceed in the future. If you don't have an alt account in the campaign, why would you care? And why would that topic be the reason you wake up and not something else that's been happening on Bitcointalk? If you do have an alt account in the signature campaign, why not post from it instead and share your ideas?

Having said that, I neither agree with your opinion nor the feedback you posted.
 
Merits collected in the Gambling board alone can't be a measure of someone's post quality. There are several reasons for that. The gambling boards are filled with spammers, and quality posts get mixed up in the mixture of spam and low-quality posting. Many merit sources never even go there and have the section on ignore, which means less merit rewards for those posting there. Because many gambling posters are spammers, they don't earn any merits themselves and have no sMerits to give to others. Therefore, someone's post quality shouldn't be evaluated based on the success rate in one of the worst sub-boards on the forum.

Regarding the neutral feedback, it's not a negative rating. You were king of arrogant, and the offensive remark is surely because you called him a clown. Personally, I wouldn't have given it to you, but I share bitbollo's astonishment regarding why someone who has been away from the forum for so long has such an interest in how a signature campaign should work from a dummy account of his.   

Holy crap! I have been reading and posting in some other boards in the last couple of days and completely missed the most recent jerry0 tsunami. So he has awaken after his winter sleep.

Let me guess. I am not home now. I am in Mexico but my Ledger is in the USA. I won't have it in the next weeks and now I am wondering if a fake update can steal my coins. How does everyone update their Ledger nowadays, do you just click on the 'update now' button? What if it downloads a virus?
Is it better to use a longer or shorter USB cable with Ledger Nano?
If I uninstall an app on my Ledger, will hackers see it and take all my bitcoin?   

Technically, it's a trick that land-based casinos use and they aren't lying. The trick is saying "play on our slot machines with RTP rates of up to 99%." They don't claim all machines have RTP returns of 99%, just that some or one of them has. It's not lying, it's playing a game with words that many players overlook. They only see the 99% statement and miserably fail to read the important words that precede it.

I haven't spent too much time in physical casinos, but I doubt they would point to the exact machine that has the highest RTPs. That's simply not good business, as players would be rushing to play on it. Ultimately, it would cause somewhat more frequent payouts.

It's neither the first nor the second. The scammers are pretending that Ledger has started selling their stock to the general public. An IPO is an Initial Public Offering. It's when a stock gets listed on the stock market and investors get a chance to purchase it. The idea is to trick people into sending them money in exchange for the ownership of Ledger stocks. Obviously, there are no Ledger stocks, and investors would just be filling some scammer's pockets.

That's the normal and safe way of handling it anyway. Everything else is just risky and asking for trouble. If someone PMs you on Telegram and says, it's me Pmalek, and offers you some kind of deal, a conscious individual would want to confirm who that person is. If we have never spoken before and there is no history of previous conversations between the two of us, the standard routine would be for you to PM me here and ask if that is me who make contact with you over Telegram. If not, you only have yourself to blame for whatever happens because you believed an impersonator.   

I am not surprised to see such impersonators to be honest. You have a very recognizable name, plus the merit cycler avatar. Not to mention that you are positively rated member and trusted in the community. You also escrow funds for other people. All those are reasons why someone would try to take advantage of the situation to steal and profit.