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2501  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I now accept bitcoin payments in my Beauty shop on: December 31, 2022, 03:24:05 PM
For sure their husbands know about bitcoin if not then I think they already researching about it online. Whats the best with having bitcoin as a payment method is it will attract other people like I will try to go to this beauty shop and have my nails done and then ill ask about bitcoin. So what I suggest is that don't get stressed with the people who don't know it since I am sure one of your customer know it also your existing customer will really try to learn about it since it has a discount lol
2502  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Those who survived previous winter, please share some courage! on: December 31, 2022, 01:05:19 PM
Just keep holding and controlling your emotions; that's why they've been holding until now. Your emotions will really trigger you to panic sell. That is why if you can control your emotions by not constantly looking at the price or just staying away from the news of bitcoin (not altcoins, only bitcoin), you will not keep thinking about it as it can trigger you. It is like how you really survive in winter by trying to hibernate, learn, or divert your attention to others.
2503  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling For Fun - What Does This Mean To You? on: December 31, 2022, 11:38:18 AM
I personally think that the phrase "gambling for fun" is widely misunderstood by many gamblers.
They think gambling for fun means gambling without any interest or hunger for profit, no body enjoys loosing money, and this in the other way simply means, loosing money is never fun, but how we choose to react is what makes the difference...
I wil tell you all what gambling for fun means to me personally..

Here Is What Gambling For Fun Mean To Me
To me, gambling for fun simply means - gambling, with hopes of making profit, but with the consciousness that if the profit does not come, I choose not to react negatively to the loss, or allow the loss way me down or make me feel bad, I just focus/put/fix my mind on the fun I had playing the game rather than focus or fix my mind on the money I lost.

If gambling for fun means gambling without any need or hope of making profit, why throw away or waste my money then? I would just put the game in a demo mood and play - I believe a lot of casinos have this feature.
But like I explained above, gambling for fun for me is not gambling with no interest in making profit, in gambling for fun, I hope to make profit, but I just consciously don't make the profit a priority, this means that if at the end of the game, I make a profit, i am happy, because I hoped for it, but if I don't make profit, I am not sad, I am not unhappy, because it wasn't a priority, and for me not to feel sad, I get my mind off the money lost and focus on the fun I had playing the game - Being happy is a choice, I hope we all know this.

So over to you now, what does gambling for fun mean to you as a gambler,? As I know that this phrase might mean different things for different people, would like to know what your understanding is on this.

I always play for fun. I actually love gambling, but of course that the ulterior purpose of gambling is always to win and earn some profits as this is the best part of gambling. I'm sure no one gambles just for the sake of fun and not having the urge to win in the back of their mind. So, to me, gambling for fun always comes with the final purpose of winning.

I think you haven't experienced the happiness that brought to you while you are playing , like both of your opponents are laughing because of the cards or the gameplay even you will lose you will still be happy. This is the kind of happiness that it brought to us even losses but when we are really serious towards playing it will be leading to sad or anger if we lose. That is why play with your friends because even if you lose you still having fun playing games
2504  Economy / Economics / Re: Passive Income? New Start-Up Would Pay you to Share Personal Data on: December 31, 2022, 10:17:38 AM
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The startup, Caden Inc., operates an app by the same name that helps users download their data from apps and services—whether that’s Amazon.com Inc. or Airbnb Inc. —into a personal “vault.” Users who consent to share that data for advertising purposes can earn a cut of the revenue that the app generates from it. They also can access personal analytics based on that data. The idea of giving consumers a cut of whatever brands might pay to reach them isn’t new, but it has been reinvigorated as outside companies have found it harder to harvest and share so-called third-party data. The digital ad industry has been seeking new sources of the consumer data that guides online marketing efforts as traditional tracking techniques have come under pressure. A new Apple policy last year requires apps to ask permission to track users, for example, permission that many people have declined to give.

Would you share personal your data to an ad company for a pay? The data will be used for advertising purposes where you can earn a cut of the revenue that the app generates from it. This data would include- what you buy or watch on your mobile device. For instance, a user could consent to sharing his ride-share history so advertisers could create segments of people who ride a certain amount. That would eventually pay consumers up to $50 a month. Can you do it? Could this be considered as a passive income?

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Google is already tracking all the personal data and file manager if we have Google photos and they are making money by selling it to advertising companies but we in general trust the Google and feel we are in safer hands but the same kind of trust may not be expected in a start-up company so even for the pay it will take lot of time to get their customers and build the database required.

We have no idea what will happen to that start-up company because, if they are giving $50 per month, how are they going to profit from one of us? It is some sort of passive income, and it is also kind of fishy since they can't pay all the users since I am sure there are a lot of people globally signed up on that platform. In terms of Google, we can be sure that it is really in good hands, and their data protection is good, but if we are really into our privacy, aside from Google, let's just keep our privacy to ourselves.
2505  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do you have 1 bitcoin? on: December 31, 2022, 08:07:43 AM
Hello friends
Do you currently have at least 1 bitcoin?
Many people sold their bitcoins after quite a big drop,but i am sure there are people who still hodl a large amount of bitcoins
And i always wonder what motivates those people
Faith,hope,unemotional analytics or the ability to see the future? Cheesy
Please,answer only those who really own at least 1 bitcoin
Thank you

When the price of bitcoin falls, not everyone loses. Consider the holders since 2016. there are still continue to hold right now. I believe you are just thinking of new holders because I am sure some of them are newbies, and those are the ones who have already sold their bitcoins, but those who have remained holding are still hoping or trusting that bitcoin will break its ATH, which all of us wanted, and they have just been holding it because they knew they would be making a profit soon and also because they are able to control their emotions even if they are losing. 
2506  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: What happened with crypto? on: December 31, 2022, 06:55:32 AM
We are in a bear market and apart from that the current downturn is also due to some global factors like inflation which is on the rise so it is natural to see that the bitcoin price is now trading below $20k isn't this also what happened in the past when the bitcoin price managed to reach ATH and after that the market will undergo a correction that will take a little time to recover. I think if you've known bitcoin for a long time then you also know what's going on in the market right now.
We will always have cycles in crypoto where the price would go down and we would not be able to actually see it going up if we just sell it, we need to hold it so we could face the period when it goes up as well. I personally hold it right now as much as I can and I believe that it will keep on going higher and higher, no matter how low it goes, I just tell myself to wait longer and it will get higher.

This is why it's quite important to never lose hope in bitcoin. If you lose your hope, then bitcoin will not care about it, but you will lose when it goes up. I will never lose hope, and I will always trust that it will go up a lot when the time comes.

Trust and patience are the key since we already know that bitcoin has its own comeback, and when it does, I am sure multiple ATHs will again be achieved. Only newbies and the inexperienced are the only ones who lose hope in bitcoin, since others who were already in crypto a couple of years ago are either immune to this, or they just aren't scared of this kind of market since they already know that bitcoin will be up soon. As most other says those who will stay will be getting a  lot of profit those who left will be coming back again to buy bitcoin.
2507  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling For Fun - What Does This Mean To You? on: December 31, 2022, 05:48:38 AM
it means enjoying the act of gambling. what I meant by it, is, not worrying too much about the profit or the losses, the main focus is to enjoy gambling. sure I'd love to end the gambling session with a profit but it won't bother me if I don't. I guess the amount of money that I gamble(which is small) is the reason why it doesn't really bother me when I lose.

But, it's not gonna be fun when your start lossing right?
Gambling was only fun, when you're competitively winning. Lossing will give you frustrations most of the time.
We can't deny the fact that, we're also aiming for the profit and that's the part of "having fun" in gambling.
Though, there are instances where a person consider gambling as pure fun and doesn't care much about the money, but those people are crazy rich individuals.

If we are honest about this then it is obvious that even those that gamble for fun still care about whether they are making profits or not when they gamble, as otherwise then there could be many other hobbies they could practice that do not require the active use of our money to get some fun, still I think the majority of the gamblers have learned to get over their losses without too much of a problem and in this way they avoid becoming addicted to gambling.

As long as you gamble within your capacity and budget you'll get used to it when losing. I am not really doing gambling on a daily basis but my friends has really budgets daily or sometimes weekly that they can spend on , meaning if they lose that is only what they need to spend . They mostly say that if they lost it on that day it is okay to them since they are used to it and they had lost more before/ It really depends on the mindset of the gambler, fun is always there, have you tried played that even if you lose there are tone of laughter in the game? that is the true fun!
2508  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: If your friend would tell you this... on: December 31, 2022, 04:56:59 AM
~snip~
That's too risky and for sure that there is no guarantee that you will win, and it is a bit of luck if you ever won. The question is if you are really an experienced gambler and have tactics for winning the game. Also, what if you lose the money? What would be your excuse?

Eventually the person will lose the money, and the friend.

It's a no win situation, I wouldn't do that at all.

Everyone should gamble whatever they want, without involving other people, that's just asking for trouble.
Gambling is all about losing, so we should not expect for our capital to double or triple even if we have the skills in gambling. Gambling offers no guarantee for money making, because it’s always designed for an entertainment, and not the other way around. So if that friend insists to gamble that huge amount, I will always do my best to win but he should also be aware that in gambling there’s always inevitable losses especially if the games are giving high edge to the house.
Just dont make out some assurances into your friend about on being successful with those targets because nothing could really be assured off if we do talk about gambling.
there's no way that we could really be able to be sure  that we would win on a particular situation even if your friend does tell you on spending that amount then
for sure you would really be having questions in mind on how the heck he would be allowing me to bet if he could do it on his own? Is this type of believe
that he had in mind that it might turn out to be a lucky if you do able to make others bets for you? Just make no sense.

There is a possibility that you can win it, but it is only 49% likely since the chance of losing is 51%. In gambling, you are lucky if you win, but if you lose, that is really your destiny since gambling is for fun and not for profit. Unless both of you are just planning to spend that huge amount of money just for fun, The only speculation that I can think of about why he is allowing someone to play with those big amounts of money is that either he trusts his friend and wants to serve as a lucky charm, or he is just a rich guy that wants to sort of give away those funds.
2509  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: when did you receive your first bitcoin? on: December 31, 2022, 01:21:31 AM
I can't really remember when I purchased bitcoin, but I am sure I used it to buy altcoins. Mostly, I only earn bitcoin from here and trading then mostly store it in my wallet or try to buy promising altcoins, but since the bear market, I've usually cashed it out as foods are very expensive. I joined bitcoin in 2016, which is the time that ICOs were very well known, so that was also my first purchase of bitcoin to invest in it.
2510  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: We have been told: Invest only Extra money in bitcoin on: December 30, 2022, 04:37:15 PM
We have been told many times to invest only funds which you can afford to lose in bitcoins. But the question is that most of us do not have that extra funds to invest. So, what we do is we buy bitcoins from our savings, and from whatever money we get, we try to buy bitcoins. Middle class people do not have that EXTRA money WHICH THEY CAN"T AFFORD TO LOSE.

Yes, i invest in bitcoins but it is not EXTRA money and I am afraid I can't afford to lose. Do you have that EXTRA money that you can afford to lose  Huh




I follow that only when it comes to gambling. Gamble an amount only which you can afford to lose.
When it comes to investments, I make sure to diversify the amount in such a way that the risk decreases.
In fact, most of my income goes to investments, and then rest is divided into savings and expenses.
So I guess in today's date the phrase invest only which you can afford to lose doesn't hold true because the more we invest in the right assets the more we profits we get.

Diversification is essential if you intend to invest in a coin for which you intend to spend a big amount of money. I am glad that you can still save and, at the same time, have investments. I'm sure you're earning a lot because you can do it all, but because my current source of income is that I can only save (albeit with difficulty), I don't have spare money to invest in something, so whenever I earn bitcoin, that's when I'll invest (reinvest or hold). 

2511  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Holding could be better on: December 30, 2022, 03:14:58 PM
My advice to traders that are losing is to still continue to trade, but using just 20% while 80% should go into holding. What do you people think about this? Out of 100% fund, what percentage can you advice a trader to use?
I can say that holding is more profitable than any other method, and now is still a good time to keep adding bitcoins to our bag. Any percentage 20% 80% or 100% if it is applied to Bitcoin then holding it longer will give more profit and safer, and I feel long term holders have peace of mind compared to day trades

Trading is the most profitable; let's just say you will win 1% per day and it will accumulate, but again, the cons are that it is not safer than holding a bitcoin and is not stress-free (unless you keep checking the price). This really depends on the person since some prefer trading and some want to hold. I do most of my trading when I have free time, and I also have bitcoin in my wallet to hold since I treat holding it as a savings in case I need it in the future.
2512  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Another opportunity is coming, a time to hold on: December 30, 2022, 02:25:44 PM
Of course another opportunity is coming ans sooner we are going to get launched into it, a time whereby we will have to sell and make more profits, this bear season is just a period to gather all the required potentials for making the expected profits after gruesome acrued, by then we will understand the releva to why it's good to hold bitcoin, buying it at dip and storing it in the appropriate wallet with your keys in your capacity, if you still have your foins with you then hodl, if you don't then buy and hodl, either of the two just ensure you're holding bitcoin.


If a holder wants to buy, there are always opportunities, whether in a bear or a green market. Some people treat bear market days like mall sales, buying small amounts of bitcoin just to add to their wallets so that when the price rises, they can profit from the bear market. Though it is easy to say to buy on a dip, it is difficult to predict when to buy, so as most others have said, just buy it anytime, as anytime is a good time to buy bitcoin.
2513  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What are the motives that drive you to gamble? on: December 30, 2022, 01:31:24 PM
and sometimes It is My Wife that motivates me when she is giving me extra funds to risk in gamble as she Knew that sometimes I have this luck and may bring us both Winning  Grin

Lol, assuming what you say is true, your case is exceptional.

Yes, it's usually the other way around.  Cheesy

As they say, behind every successful man is a woman - and in my case, that woman is my better half who I believe brings me luck when gambling. I've tried to convince her to come to the casino with me on numerous occasions, but she tends to be a bit more practical when it comes to spending money. I guess that's just one of the many differences between the sexes - men are typically more willing to take risks, while women tend to be more pragmatic.


It was opposite of us, lol. Well, I am the only one working, and she is caring for our child, but I always give her money on a monthly basis so that she can gamble (she has other budgets for her needs, so gambling is separate). Well, she only won once this year, and it was not that big, but she is happy whether she loses or wins. But I am a practical person at times, I would suggest to her sometimes that she should use her gambling budget this month to buy clothes; but mostly she doesn't do it. On the other hand I do have a really strict gambling budget, and I also rarely play—mostly once every two months if I have funds, and sometimes I skip to spend it on others. 
2514  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: We have been told: Invest only Extra money in bitcoin on: December 30, 2022, 12:03:15 PM
This is really debatable because you know that for most poor or middle-class people, their income is just enough to cover their basic needs, so they either need to save or take out a loan to invest, and regardless of which of those two options they choose, the outcome is the same: you can't afford to lose it because you worked hard to get it. But if we say, "Are you willing to take the risk even if you will lose it?" is another big topic since the poor, on the other hand, will not achieve what they want now (to be rich) if they do not take risks, unlike the rich, who have extra money that they can afford to lose. 
2515  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Tutored or you learned how to trade? on: December 30, 2022, 09:28:47 AM
Whether you are tutored or self-taught, you will lose in your first trade, if not in the subsequent trades, because trading isn't trading if you aren't losing. I think we started mostly by self-learning, like the basics, but before that, there was really someone who guided us on where to start our trading journey. I learned the basics of trading on my own, but when I already started to formulate my strategy, I mostly sought help from others or saw their strategy so that I could tweak it.
2516  Economy / Economics / Re: Passive Income? New Start-Up Would Pay you to Share Personal Data on: December 30, 2022, 08:46:09 AM
So they are really doing this just to gather your data. $50 per month to remove your privacy; I'm sure many people will agree to this because they don't realize how dangerous and not good it is to be without privacy. I won't say yes or no with this since $50 per month is already huge to us and we are in need of money, but at the same time we need privacy. That is why we really won't be very vocal on social media because we want privacy.
2517  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: My dream has become a reality on: December 30, 2022, 06:02:16 AM
When I feel anxious, insecure, or tense from the thought of making a bet or during gambling, the ego is likely guiding me and I might likely lose.
Also, if am feeling uplifted and also feel like the idea is coming from a loving, authentic place, it’s probably my intuition making the call, and during this moment I make great predictions and attract good luck in the form of winnings.


It is very opposit to me. When I feel strong and think that I could win today, it turns out that I am losing a lot. There are also times when I feel confident about choosing to bet but then later realize that it was the wrong move. I mostly tend to get lucky and be able to think more if my ego strikes (mostly when someone is watching me) since I can analyze more. I can compare this when I am teaching something to people who have no knowledge at all, since it makes me wonder if my lesson is correct or not.
2518  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: It Is Possible To Invest In Crypto Currency Without Buying Any Coins. on: December 30, 2022, 02:19:54 AM
Is it sort of like with shares? As if you were purchasing a stock from a corporation? If so, it is not possible in crypto currency, and if you find one, I think it is risky because someone will be holding your coin. I'm not sure why you're comparing bitcoin to the stock market, but the answer is that you must buy and hold the coin you want to buy; crypto currency does not work like the stock market. 
2519  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: What you really think about trading bots? on: December 29, 2022, 05:05:18 PM
I am not used to trading by trading bots but I have heard that trading bots are able to complete an accurate trade. And a bot can work several times faster than humans so it protects a trader from big losses . Now various exchanges are also launching their own trading bots.  For example kucoin has trading bots on their exchange by which a user can trade with the help of that bot . But I personally am not used to trading by trading bots and I don't have much experience in it
Trading bots served important purpose for traders in the space. Trading bots are accurate but they come with fees, they're not free. Sometimes they failed to take profits when the TP is triggered in a trading position. Bots don't fixed the error they omit and they're program machine which served the purpose of the moderators of  trading exchange. Kucoin trading bots is accessible and easy to place trades, they have their certain targets for the day and also make fewer losses over the week. Although ivet not try trading with bots but with the proper knowledge, it's simple to grab profits.
Trading bots must be paid to use.  There are no free bots available.  And if free trading bot is available somewhere then it will not work accurately.  So using it is not believed to be very useful for prediction . So trading bots are mostly used by those who have the most funds to trade and buy bot subscriptions. But on the other hand many people don't use bots despite having enough funds.  They prefer to trade manually with trading signals from paid channels

Those experienced traders won't really use bots, but those newbies who are just starting their trading journey are more likely to try this since they want to take a shortcut to earn immediately, but again, the results are not good. As far as I can tell, there are only free trials for bots so that the buyer can see if it works, and if it does,they will then need to pay for a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase.

There are only a few people using trading signals who are experts; mostly, they will be checking the analysis of other traders and trying to confirm it with their own ideas, but most of my friends only rely on themselves when they trade, and I too am influenced by the predictions of my friends.
2520  Economy / Economics / Re: What was your lowest point financially? How did you go through it ? on: December 29, 2022, 02:51:47 PM

We all have ups and downs in life. If you are old enough, there must be some painful period that you thought you'd never get over but actually you did. What was your lowest point in life ? Especially when it comes to finanical difficulties ? How did you survive ?

My lowest point was back to study overseas in XXX country decades ago. At the time, my moeny was robbed and the school kicked me of dormitory due to the overdue fees. I was reluctant to ask money from my parents and I was collecting garbage food for nearly two months to survive. Luckily one of my friends at church helped me find a part-time job and I lived on that little money for a long time. That was really an aweful experience but I am glad I made it through. What is your story ?
In my case this happened more than a decade ago when out of nowhere the company at which I was working went bankrupt and I lost my job, I had some savings however the economy was not doing well at the time and it took me six months to get a new job, so for all of that time I had to be very careful with my spending and I was very close to go in the red, and while those were difficult times at the same time they taught me a lot and allowed me to put myself in the economic position I enjoy now.

Everything really has a reason; this was also experienced by a lot of people when COVID hit since most businesses and companies were firing people just to cut their expenses, and I was one of them who got lost my job. But again, you'll learn valuable lessons when you are in a very difficult situation, and that is really the time when you can see who your true friends are. But, as they say, if one door closes, another will open, and I'm glad that when the other door opened, I was able to find a better job than my previous one. So I am happy about it, and I've also learned a lot.
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