Oh, you're even shilling for Profit exchange and I just responded to another thread of yours thinking I was advising a neutral user of that exchange to be careful using their services. If you want to shill for a project, come out in the open and own it with you full chest. Don't hide beneath a mask.

You can open an announcement thread like jossiel advised... 👇

Probit isn't an exchange I would advise anyone to place their funds in. Its trust rating isn't good at 6 over 10. I feel I should just let you know, in case you're keeping your funds there.

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Trading isn't gambling. Only those who treat trading as a mere guess work without guaging it with trading tools and analysis such as indicators will be liking it to gambling. Again, in gambling what's traded? Nothing! In trading, there are instruments and assets traded and exchanged for another.

I know we're dealing with a hypothetical scenario here, but I still want to maintain that the possibility of such happening is highly unlikely. Anything that can offer us that abysmal price level for Bitcoin at $1000 must kill the entire market as most alts take direction from Bitcoin.

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That's exactly my position too. It's easy for people to mouth how huge they would buy in if Bitcoin dipped but when that happens we don't see them buy. Many would've wished for a crash from its last time ATH of $64k+ to $40k, Anyway, I won't be shocked if those who wished that it plummeted to that level didn't buy when it got there. They may not even be buying at its current price of $21k+ too.

Not all "earliest investors" get lucky and profitable. Some of them don't even truly understand what the project they're buying into is all about and that tends to make them sell off in panic once price dips. We saw that with Bitcoin as many early adopters still rue their panic sales till date. You can verify this with any early Bitcoin adopter you know. As for your analysis of Shiba Inu, I believe it still has enough room to breathe and move upward in price.

For starters, we aren't yet in a bull market. The entire market is still in a bearish mood. Nobody needs to be told once Bitcoin turns bullish. The sign is an obvious one when it happens as price easily spikes. I call what we've now a range as price has continued to trade within a certain range. As for the question in the title, yes Bitcoin will definitely rise again. It will surpass its last time ATH in this upcoming bull rally when that happens. I talk from experience.

Even if it gets to that $1 level, I bet you those ones won't still buy. They will think it's its death price. When price dips like that, it's a better entry for me. Sadly it gets people scared of buying in and they will turn their attention to Bitcoin to see if it will crumble further. Bitcoin has given its discount already but scary investors are still expecting more. If anyone trusts in the utility of whatever crypto (Bitcoin or alts) they want to buy, they should take the chance and buy once it affords them that opportunity. Nobody truly knows where the bottom is while price in active.

It's needless to further denigrate the office of the president of the USA by writing Biden's name as the president of the USA in small cap even if you truly don't like him. To borrow your word, I'm "uncompfortable" with that.

To the topic, if people disagree with your point of view it doesn't mean they're wrong. Sometimes, the person thinking they're the one in the right may end up being the one wrong. However, what's even this truth you're referring to here that the community doesn't what to admit?

Thanks for stepping in and sharing your perspective with me (and others). I guess most of those members who couldn't tolerate such attitudes/posts that caused frictions in the past are now more tolerant. As we grow and age, our sense of judgment gets tempered by real life experience and we tend to be more subtle and soft to issues. Little wonder grannies are lenient with their grandkids and annoyingly indulge them. I may be missing the mild drama you said still goes on at the Reputation section as I'm not a regular there. On the whole, I think life should be better without nagging confrontations. A little disagreement to agree is cool; it helps to straighten things up. Anything above that isn't healthy.

Again, maybe those who left are the real troublemakers 🤔

I'm trying to imagine what the atmosphere was like then here in 2014 and few years after that. Was there so much drama or no sparks as encouragement that made you leave? If you don't mind, I would like your response on this.

In 2017 when I came in, I observed there was so much drama and in-house fights. The forum was often tensed. Those who had confrontations, fought like it were physical exchange of blows they had as one could feel it in the harsh words used. I couldn't help but wondered what was going on. Most times I was lost in the terminologies used and couldn't make out anything that was the reason for such fights. It's good to know that it's different now. The forum is friendlier this day.

Na true you talk sey dis place come be like wetin persin japa leave. No worries I dey kampe. Make I congratulate you for your senior man rank. Na small time e remain make e become official. You be correct my broda.

Edit your post. Your comment dey inside person post wey you quote and e nor set like dat.

Who decides what is constructive or not? I keep saying it that meriting a post is a subjective decision of the person who splashes their merit on anyone's post(s). It's a different strokes for different folks kind of thing for me. I've seen posters who obviously aren't in any way close to being constructive by my judgment, yet they've loads of merit. If you asked those who merit them they definitely will tell you they find their posts educative. Such is life. Some stumble on favour, others work and slave for it to come to them.

Don't let anyone pressure you into anything, whether here or elsewhere. Determine your pace by yourself. Life isn't a competition and you should also remember that we all measure success differently. Don't engage anyone in an argument just so you can prove to them your level of success. Avoid those who seek to drag you into such.

In biblical terms, it's called "being anxious for nothing" Getting unnecessarily anxious over something has never solved a problem. Instead, it makes one look desperate.

That you don't see any problem with that is just your perception but I think the community frowns at that. Once there's an announcement of such, trust me that account will get fresh red paintings. Many users are of the opinion that it's identity theft and can't be blamed if they see it that way. Like you rightly stated below: 👇

...that your writing styles aren't likely to be the same, it should be sensible for your wife or whoever inherits your accounts to cut a niche for themselves. This is to not deceive and misappropriate unmerited reputation or trust to someone who may not be worthy of it. Different writing patterns and obviously different posting styles should be enough indications not to continue with your account.

OP's grouse with the smerit that can't be sent out because an account is banned should equally be against accounts that are inactive. An inactive account as a result of death isn't likely to come back online but that shouldn't stop anyone meriting constructive posts from  deceased members. I tend to see posts merited by reputable members in this forum as simply saying thumbs up. This is why these members won't dare merit posts they feel are substandard because they're to protect their reputation.

In a related development, do we also say posts from banned members should be deleted? That would seem the same argument with stopping merits sent to banned accounts.

Wow! Kogi of all places. I feel very elated whenever I read any news about the spread of Bitcoin awareness in Nigeria. The simple reason it gladdens my heart is because it speaks to power that the Nigerian political leadership can't stop Nigerians from indulging in cryptos. Despite the strangulation and account closures of crypto hodlers in Nigeria, we've continued to wax stronger as a top crypto trading nation in the world. Kudos to my Naija peeps! We will not relent till more rural areas get engrossed in cryptos.

I understand your line of argument from that perspective I quoted as it seems you're using the notion of Bitcoin's exchange into fiat first to counter it being money. Don't forget that there are several instances where there aren't any swap to fiat for Bitcoin transactions, especially in countries where it's accepted as legal tender. Goods and services are bought directly in Bitcoin without going through fiat in such countries. Come to think of it, isn't money anything that's generally accepted for the exchange of goods and services? Does Bitcoin not meet that criterion? Of course, it does.

Meta is a place for all to post, irrespective of ranks provided one knows what input to make. What makes Meta look restrictive could be the nature of the big boys who play there and so many users may not like crossing paths with the big boys. That can be applicable to those who don't like putting their accounts under searchlight because once you start posting there some of these knowledgeable members would likely peruse your account. Again, any thread that can open up for you it means you can post there. If it doesn't then it means you're restricted posting there (I don't really know for sure as I never encountered such even as a noob member).

OP, I saw through your good intention of wanting to help those around you know about Bitcoin and at the same time also achieve financial independence. However, let me give you heads on on this so you won't be taken aback. I suffered rejection from those I thought I was bringing the Bitcoin news to five years ago. In my excitement of the discovery of what Bitcoin was from my little knowledge, I approached those friends of mine to spread the good news. They wanted an instant show of result from my engagement in Bitcoin in terms of what I achieved financially since I was already in it. They didn't see any flashy stuff around me and so they didn't get interested because it wouldn't make them instant money. Fast forward, a few of those friends who rejected me are now coming back to it. I'm insisting on charging them a fee now if I must teach it to them. They lost it the first time when it was freely given, now they've to pay for it.

I've wondered this myself too why we don't have it here. As big as BTT is I believe it should have it. I was crestfallen when I read theymos' stand on it as being unnecessarily time consuming. Oh menh!

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Don't take for granted that not everyone here knows how to decode such thing as a signed message, let alone ask for it.

I don't believe it's overrated. Though users need to have the 2FA tool on a different device from the one they're assessing the site. If possible have both GA and SMS authenticator. In this case, too many broil won't spoil the cook.

You're right. At some point I have just two or three different passwords for all my online stuff. It was either this or that and I made sure they were easy words to remember. I knew it wasn't a right thing to do but I lingered on it. A day came when I took a decisive decision and added more passwords; wrote them all down.

How easy and safe can that be? I've read people talk about that here but then I believe the print on the metal can wear out with time. Again, if anyone also lays hands on the metal (I believe it won't be a tiny piece), the password could be exposed. To be frank with you, no method is fool proof. They all have their bad side.