I will admit that I suspect there is some truth to what you are saying, but that's all I have is a suspicion.  Most DT member won't do anything about it unless you can provide evidence.  As has been demonstrated already in this thread, a newbie showing up and making accusations isn't going convince anyone.

I'm not much of a gambler, so I don't have a lot of accounts on gambling sites.  The first thing I noticed about 1xBit.com's site is that they don't ask for any personal information when registering a new account, they don't even require an email address.  I like that, actually, but it does make me a bit suspicious.  More on that later.

The site it's self seems easy enough to navigate, has a lot of popular sports to bet on, and plenty of casino games to play.  To me, the site is kind of busy with all the bells and whistles that can be fit onto a single web page.  It's somewhat distracting, but maybe that's the goal.

Would I use 1xbit?  The answer is no.  The existence of a site that works isn't enough, I would need to trust the site and the operators.  In this particular case, I don't.  There have been too many scam accusations against 1xbit to ignore.  The fact they allow users to register without so much as an email address sparks my skeptical suspicions.  They can use this feature to lure in clients who are concerned about their anonymity, then block large withdrawals using AML as their excuse.  This is a common tactic employed by unscrupulous on-line casinos to bilk their customers, and freeze their funds.  There's is a significant amount of evidence that 1xbit.com and affiliated casinos have used this tactic to steal customer's money.

Conclusion: I don't recommend 1xbit.com.

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If you buy bitcoin on an exchange, it doesn't move from their wallet.   The exchange just creates an internal database entry to grant you ownership of the bitcoin.  So, you are correct that there is no "on-chain" transaction in that scenario, there is only the exchange's db entry.  Not until you withdraw the coins will there be an on-chain transaction. 

The exchange itself had to obtain the coins through an on-chain transaction; either the exchange bought the coins, another customer deposited the coins into his account (on-chain transaction to the exchange's wallet,) or the exchange mined the coins.  There is no difference about the coins themselves, they just exist in a wallet that's controlled by the exchange.  

^This.
Last night I was trying to compile Pasta.alla.Ragu and realized that my working directory was fucked.  I was unable to find pot.lid.asy in the default location, I could only find lid.nopot, which would not suffice.  I had noticed in the past that you can get by with pot.nolid, although it's less efficient.   Sometimes it can be found in /home/kitchen/stove/top, but it was missing from that location as well.  I decided to try executing sudo find /home/kitchen -n pot.  

The results were troubling:
/home/kitchen/sink/bottom/fishy_smell/pot.stink

So now the real work began:
sudo roll-up -sleeves
mv /home/kitchen/sink/dirty.dishes /home/kitchen/dishwasher/rinsed.dishes
cd /home/kitchen/dishwasher
make clean
cd /home/kitchen/sink
make clean
sudo ls -la /home/kitchen/sink/drain-trap
sudo touch /home/kitchen/sink/drain-trap/yuck 2> /dev/null

It's a wonder I ever get out of bed!  So yeah, make clean first.  

There are some excellent teams in Brazil, but I don't get a lot of coverage of South American soccer in the US.  I'm sure there are subscription services available, but I already have more than I have time for.  Concacaf has a few entertaining competitions going.  The Concacaf Champions League has been fun the last few years since MLS teams have been preforming better.

If your friend's goal is privacy (from an ex or something along those lines,) she can merely send the funds to an exchange that allows HD addresses, like Coinbase.  Then she can reset her Ledger with a new seed (optional) and send the funds back.  They'll be nearly impossible to trace without a warrant. 

If she needs more privacy than that, then a mixer might be a good choice.  See this post by theymos that has some excellent advice:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5146241.0

I'm bummed that Arsenal didn't get that 7th spot, so close.  They did what they had to, but the Leicester didn't help them out.  Over all it was an exciting finish to the season with all the European league implications.  I didn't watch the Chelsea game live, so I was surprised when checking the scores.   I expected them to try harder for the third spot.

One more big game for City and Chelsea, and that's all until August.  At least I have Major League Soccer to keep me occupied until then.

Coinbase pro doesn't have an "instant-buy" feature like Coinbase does.  There's a big "Deposit" button on the main console on the right.  You have to deposit money from your bank account, then you can trade that for LTC.

Great point and excellent example.


I wasn't aware there were already BIPs covering segwit message signatures.  I suppose it would have been more accurate to say "there isn't a specific, established standard."  The fact that two BIPs exist might be the reason for delayed implementation.  I suspect you're right about most developers wanting to just copy and paste code from Core, that would make sense.  I can also understand the hesitancy to implement one, only to have Bitcoin Core implement the other at some later time, effectively making that the "standard."

I knew it.  All you're trying to do is extend your political debate into Meta.  It's not going to work, but I will say that if you're afraid of memes then your argument is shit.


Those are specific rule violations that exist because this is a Bitcoin forum.  If you want to discuss Israeli politics with those kinds of restrictions find yourself an Israel forum.

It's not any more difficult to sign a message with a segwit address, but it can be difficult to verify the signature.  There is no standard for segwit signatures, so software clients that allow you sign a message with a segwit address have implemented their own.  It's been my experience that a message signed in Electrum with a segwit address can only be verified by Electrum.

Bitcoin core allows messages to be signed only with a legacy address, or at least that's how V0.21.0 worked.  I haven't tried to sign a message with a segwit address using V0.21.1, but there's nothing in the change log that suggest this has been changed.  

I'm starting to suspect that the OP is confusing some terminology.

The term "wallet" is a general term, and it really consists of two parts; the public address and the private key.  If you have a paper wallet that looks similar to the photo posted by LoyceV, you should have both the public address and the private key on that piece of paper.  Since Blockchain.com told you that you need the private key to spend the bitcoin, I'm assuming you never actually imported the private key to Blockchain.com.  Blockchain and Multibit will allow to import the public address, which will allow you to view the transactions, but will not allow you spend the bitcoin.  That makes it a "watch-only" wallet.

My suspicion is that you imported the public address to these wallets, which allowed you to view the coins therein, but since you never imported the private key, you are unable to spend the coins.

The paper wallet should have two QR codes with text underneath them.  The public address will start with "1," and the private key will start with either "5", "L", or "K".  If you're phone will not recognize the QR code, you'll have to type out the private key manually.

Freedom, or no freedom?  There's no grey area here.  Should people be able to say what they want on this forum, or should all posts be reviewed against QS's definition of propaganda?  Who gets to review the "Authoritative Sources" to determine whether they are valid, or if they are just spreading more propaganda?  Who gets to review the reviewers for bias?

My suggestion is that you engage in calm, rational discussions, provide references that support you position, recognize that your opinions are just as biased as your opponents, and allow others the same freedom.  You won't convince everyone.  You may not convince anyone.  Just don't take it personally.

I don't think he does either, I was being facetious.  I'm sure QS is smarter than that, hell PN7 is probably smarter than that, lol. 

But I wasn't asking just to be a smart-ass; this is Meta.  If he is not asking for censorship, then what's the point of bringing up the issue in this section?  The only other reason I can see for it is to spread his political debates into a board were they're off topic.

It'll take some time for Marquez to return to top form, and there's plenty of season left.  It's unlikely he'll recover all of his speed, I've seen it too many times: Young buck with little regard for life and limb, takes a bad spill and loses a large part of his nerve.  It's only natural, but this is Marquez we're talking about.  I'm not a fan of Marc's.  In fact I've had a grudge against him since he cost Rossi the championship in 2015.  Nonetheless, I wouldn't count him out just yet.

Game 1:  12'  2-0 Arsenal
Game 2:  12'  1-1

Security is, of course the most important factor to consider when choosing a hardware wallet.  That's the point of a hardware wallet in the first place; to keep your private keys off-line, and prevent them from being exposed.  Without that you may as well just use a PC to access all your coins.

Ease of use should be the second consideration.  A wallet that's difficult to use could cause the owner to make mistakes.  The number coins that a wallet supports is up to the individual, but the two major brands support a boat-load of coins.

Anything can be called "propaganda," even sentiments that support your point of view.  You wouldn't propose censoring opposing arguments, would you?  Something tells me that you shouldn't hold your breath if that's what you expect.

If you see something that's in violation of the forum rules, report it.  Global mods are still monitoring reports from P&S.

I kind of get it; people want a Windows-like experience from a free OS.  But, nothing worth having is "free," and a Windows-like experience would require and OS that... well, works.

Ditch that shitty fucking excuse for an OS.  If you want a Windowesque OS on a Linux distro, and have it actually work use Xubuntu Desktop.  Don't get me wrong; Xubuntu is still shit, but since it's essentially Ubuntu with the Xfce Desktop it works.  

Everybody knows it's Elon's fault.


I think I saw it facing Mecca and doing Raka3ats.