First Lebanon now Srilanka declared themself bankruptcy. After the covid-19 break out some countries(especially those whose source of income was from tourism) face severe consequences. Another source of income was exporting quality tea which was also reduced significantly. Srilankan tea brand is infamous in the world. Besides that, some bad decisions from the govt like forbidding tp importation of fertilizer to produce organic foods create food shortages in the country. Mostly covid and govt is to blame for this current situation in Sri Lanka.
Note: Neputism is very common in srilanka and most of the important ministry is occupied by brother and relatives of current PM.
It is a shame that the world is ruled by a rich elite class who consolidate power and play citizens against each other. It is incredibly easy for democracy to be undermined and looted for the benefit of the few - instead of them allowing many people to live comfortably, some hoard enough wealth to live a thousand lifetimes in extravagance. As you said, often instead of deserving it through hard work or intelligence, it is simply because you were born into a specific family. We put a lot of trust into politicians at the top and have to be on guard constantly, they only have to make a few tweaks in the right conditions before independent institutions which can take them down are gone. It's a sad state of affairs, hopefully Sri Lanka can rid themselves of the scourge of nepotism. |
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To what extent is the online slot game machine RTP reliable based on it's technology?
As words in the street has it that it has gained so much popularity than other casino games due to it's simplicity nature.
Let's discuss, what's your view.
Reliability? It is exceptional. When it comes to making mass amounts of money - like online casinos do, you can bet your ass that a lot more effort is putting into engineering and calculating the odds as accurately as possible. That being said, standalone slot machine units will be pretty rugged and heavily tested as well, because they might be disconnected from the internet which means updates could be impossible at a later date, with any exploits creating great reputation damage to the provider. The hardest thing about creating these, as you say super simple games, is probably the random number generation mechanism behind them. As it is incredibly hard to create truly random numbers, effort likely gets put into this the most so the house can accurately gauge it's edge advantage. |
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Quite surprised to see consecutive high roller of above 20 BTC on a single wager. Have any of you come across such big wagers in real-time. Came across this while spending time watching the high rollers on the bets tab. Have anyone came across such big bets, and I don't whether this player have managed to make a win or not.  I've seen many crazy stories out there where people are so swimming in money that they take such risks and will rarely give it a second thought, however it is extremely wasteful and selfish. That's enough money to support several hundred people for their whole lifetime in some poorer countries, just frittered away. I suspect some of these players likely bought Bitcoin a long time ago, or may have even hacked those funds and are trying to clean the money by cycling it through a casino. Alternatively it could be a glitch in the site or maybe even a ploy to draw in unsuspecting players who hope to be on the receiving end of some payouts after the casino made such a big score. |
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So what is this ? Coinbase ? And btw who even use coinbase ? If we have binance i dont even see why coinbase ? If binance falls im out of crypto and btc
So it goes to btc and crypto simple.
It definitely falls in line with the more authoritarian and less democratic style of government that currently exists in India. It seems that the politicians in power there are showing that they would rather rule by decree instead of by census, especially when they're choosing to ally with somebody like Russia in return for cheap oil. It's been known that prohibition has failed countless times through the centuries, just look back at when they tried to ban alcohol in America and the war on drugs that has done nothing for the last two decades except fuel many murders. This is very similar, because crypto is so decentralized it's like trying to stop breathing or the human need for water, it's better to accept the reality and put effort into regulating it. Bans are the tools of weak politicians. |
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Quoted from bbc.com news https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60994728What impact will be received by gambling companies, both fiat and crypto, because we know that gambling companies use celebrities to boost the popularity of these gambling sites? In terms of promotion, the gambling company may change its strategy in using these celebrities or use an age limit for those allowed to see these advertisements. But from another perspective, it doesn't seem easy to do because children under 18 years old may already know how to see the ad. But indeed, the problem of gambling addiction is a very serious problem that needs everyone's attention. They can play gambling but with strict terms and conditions. It seems to me this was a small step towards banning gambling adverts in the biggest sports in the UK, I saw an article recently that suggested something like 60%+ of Premier League clubs have a crypto casino partner and they will be contributing huge amounts towards these clubs. This new law gives them a little bit of a warning and that the government might take firmer action at a higher level soon. If you think that alcohol and smoking related products are banned from advertising in this sector, it seems inevitable that gambling sites will eventually be banned too. It's more surprising that it has taken so long for action but then again, these companies pour in such big amounts it'll be a big financial upset - I'm not sure the public will care too much if these overpaid players have to take a smaller salary. |
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Right now there is war china cant build nothing
They wait when war over then they start china road to netherland the road will go trhough greece to ukraine to moscow so its better way to move goods to russia and europe from china.
Ukraine will be one of the most important location to connect new silk road with moscow.
The plan is financed and everybody waiting once putin done then china start build.
Its good news for europe economy better relationships with china
The silk road goes two ways. China is acting pretty disgracefully in supporting Russia's actions in Ukraine and it will not be thought of as a friendly trading partner if it continues. There is no excuse for Russia's war against a country that simply wants to decide it's own destiny and China is showing that it is only interested in propping up other dictatorships. Europe does get a lot of cheaper, mass produced goods from China, but China also relies heavily on the trade because domestic consumption is still growing and there is still extreme poverty in some parts of China. The silk road both new and old has always bypassed Russia, so this war isn't exactly stopping anything right now. |
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I am not sure that this is not a fake news, because it is in several digital media but not in any of the big ones. In any case, there is inflation all over Europe, and there will continue to be, but such a rise in supermarkets, if it materializes, should make the ECB think about what to do, since its main mission is to control inflation, and lately it had been a bit lenient with it. '.. .the German trade association said that before the Ukrainian war, prices had already risen by 5% in Germany "for the entire product line" because of rising energy costs. Moreover, "the second wave of price hikes is coming, definitely by double-digit percentages." Aldi also expects German food prices to rise by 20% to 50% in the next few weeks. According to a survey recently published by the Ifo Institute, almost all German food retail companies plan to increase prices. "Germany's food supply is guaranteed for the foreseeable next year," said the German Agricultural Organization. "But beyond that time frame, it is difficult to make predictions. "' Source: German food prices will rise sharply, Germans have to face a more impoverished life.The problem with inflation is that there is no short-term solution to it. You have to have at least a medium-term vision to fight it and it cannot be based only on withdrawing liquidity from the market as the ECB plans to do. Energy policy also plays an important role, and the solution proposed to stop depending on Russian gas is more expensive. With respect to the ECB, another problem that may be encountered is that of a catch-22 situation. After many years of giving massive amounts of drugs to the junkie, you cannot withdraw all the drugs at once, or the junkie will go cold turkey. Let's see how they do it without a major crisis. It's not only Germany affected by this massive increase, every country in Europe will have a similar issue. Not only that, richer countries tend to suffer the least in these massive inflationary spirals, which have been made even worse by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That means that poorer or less developed countries are going to see much larger increases in their food costs. This seems like an inevitable outcome after the disruption of Covid, because money has been so cheap for such a long time, when supply chains struggled and people were coming out of the pandemic with extra savings, it was almost the "perfect storm" of bad outcomes. Unfortunately lots of political moves, like trying to prop up housing markets when they were already skyrocketing, end up in much worse outcomes later on. |
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Yup. Just like what the title says. I have recently been recommended or referred (since it was a referral link that got me to register) by a friend of a friend into an online sports betting site. Being new to such things, I thought I should ask opinions from veterans here whether such things do exist or not. Although that friend claims that he had already made huge amount of cash from this site, I am still pretty skeptical and haven't topped up yet. But I gotta admit it is pretty fun and appealing to me, just wanna make sure before I put some money into it. I would really appreciate some online gambling veteran insight  ) Either you are a scammer, your friend is a scammer, or that site is going trying to sucker in as many depositors as possible before running with everyones money. The very fact that you are even suggesting that a sportsbook returns your money on losses and presumably returns your money plus extra if you win, makes me think you are in on this whole scheme. Simple logic will tell you that sportsbooks are not a charity, they are around to make money and how exactly are they making any money if they just give back bets if people lose? The very basis for placing a bet is the element of risk, the sportsbook accepts the bet because they find an acceptable price for taking on the risk that they will win instead of you. You really deserve full red trust for pedaling such ideas. |
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Many financial advisors suggest gold , silver and cryptocurrencies as the best investment for this decade! what do you think?
Who are these magical advisers? Because there are a million others probably saying that stocks and bonds might be better. Or platinum, or palladium, or fine wine, or artwork. Diversification is the best thing for anybodies financial health and you should definitely not limit yourself to only the original 3 options. For starters, gold and silver are usually roughly correlated, so if there was a collapse in price tomorrow they will likely both fall and that's not a very helpful investment. People generally stick with the stock market, if only through pensions, because it is driven forward by productive companies generating cash and that cash is either reinvested or distributed to shareholders, it has been returning something like 7-8%|+ per year on average for the last couple decades. |
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One of the casinos where I gamble have gone totally overboard with their marketing campaigns. They are spending millions of dollars on marketing and to fund this, they introduced several projects to increase traffic to their site. Now, I am not going to say which site it is.... but I guess a lot of people play there.  The site is great ....but the gambling experience has deteriorated... because the RTP has been nerf'ed to hell and gone to pay for these projects. Now my question is this... do you prefer that a casino offer loads of promotions and campaigns and sponsorships and sacrifice RTP in favor of that.... or will you rather have a decent gambling experience with a better RTP? Let's discuss...  It's worth considering that promotions are not always a good thing to use. I've seen the odd story and anecdotal evidence in the past that some gambling companies have even created long term penalties against user accounts who signed up and took advantage of welcome bonuses. Obviously this would not be publicized, but these casino companies are black box operations most of the time so they can do whatever tweaking them want in the background and it makes sense if they want to recoup losses on these expensive customer acquisitions. Besides using free bet offers, it might be better - if you intend to stick with a gambling company for a while - to just skip any relatively small sign up bonuses for this reason. |
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Ever since the US and its allies imposed economic sanctions on Russia, the country's been going downhill at a fast pace. Putin will have no choice but to look for other ways to help sustain the economy. He can either seek the help of China, back the Ruble with the value of a Bitcoin, or simply order Russia's Central Bank to create the new "digital Ruble". I think Putin will take the latter option in order to become impervious from sanctions in the long term. A digital Ruble living on its own blockchain network would be truly unstoppable. If other countries wanted to bring down Russia's economy, they would need to shut down the entire Internet to become successful (something that's largely impossible). Imagine if the new digital Ruble is launched as a sidechain to the main Bitcoin blockchain. It'll be as secure and censorship-resistant as Bitcoin is, greatly undermining the US Dollar's influence in the mainstream world. Do you think economic sanctions will force Russia to create a CBDC of its own? If not, why? How do you think Russia's economy will fare in the next 5-10 years? Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. They may as well, as the Russian economy is at junk status right now they don't have much to lose. However, because it is the sensible option for them to be doing, it would potentially make them pioneers in the field, it is likely that the government will do exactly the opposite and not launch it. They're looking for ways around sanctions, but it might only be a useful currency for internal citizens of Russia, as few people would be willing to trust the Russia government to have control over a digital coin, especially when it looks like the country is heading towards a default right now. Currency does strongly rely on trust and it simply is not there any more, if it ever was. |
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Rich in usa not positioned good position.
As food shortages many people will go and take it from others and to keep law and order the govermemt and super elite should for their own good create system when even the hard times people who could be violant to others dont need to if you lock them up in prison then its even more expensive and need a lot resources.
Areas where is a lot gangs when things get bad its a matter of time when they hit to the so called " neigbhoods safe neighbourhoods"
It's hard to comprehend when you don't have access to that level of money, but the richest among us are making big money through good or bad times. In fact they have to be overspenders or follow extremely bad advice to have their wealth threatened at any time. Once you get to the level of let's say $10 million, probably less, provided you live a lifestyle within your means - it's extremely possible to never have to work a day in your life and you'll have a steady income even through the roughest recessions. People with the level of wealth have large chunks invested in the stock market, yes it goes down during bad times but there are still companies making money and paying it out to shareholders, if you're well diversified that income is enough to sustain you. |
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Bitcoin has achieved a lot nearly 13 years since its inception. Ever since mainstream adoption skyrocketed like crazy, prices have never been the same as they were before. As it's been proven over time, Bitcoin outperforms Gold, Silver, and nearly every other asset on Earth. Despite widespread adoption of Bitcoin by mainstream businesses, companies, and governments alike, prices relative to Fiat haven't stabilized yet. It's something that I find odd, since institutional investors are already in the game. Not only that but some ETFs have been approved by the SEC. If Gold's price is relatively stable, why can't Bitcoin be the same? Why do you think Bitcoin's price hasn't stabilized yet? Is there a possibility they will stabilize in the future? Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. I think the longer Bitcoin is around and the more people who own a piece of it, the greater the stability will be within it. Also, you just know there are billionaires out there who are pouring a lot of their ever increasing funds into this sort of asset, who are so swimming in cash that they are unlikely to ever need to sell - this will again reduce the available currency in circulation and create a calming affect on the remaining amount. I think we're already seeing it more and more, where Bitcoin is now starting to reside in a certain range ($30-60k) and the swings are becoming less pronounced, however it still has a lot of retail investors who are very sensitive to price moves and a lot of private equity investors who are enjoying the swing trading environment. |
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Paul Tang, a member of the E.U. Parliament, believes that transferring cryptocurrencies should require information about the sender and the receiver, just like bank transfers.Paul Tang, a member of the E.U. Parliament, believes that transferring cryptocurrencies should require information about the sender and the receiver, just like bank transfers. Tang, who heads the E.U. Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters, called the pushback against the upcoming crypto AML regulation “another social media storm by crypto bros.” The crypto industry in Europe is set to fight yet another battle in its war against stifling regulation. This time, the fight is aimed against the European Commission and its latest proposal to extend AML requirements for cryptocurrency wallets. The revision of the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), first proposed in July 2021, will extend the obligation of financial institutions in the E.U. to accompany transfers of funds with information about who is sending and who is receiving the transaction. The proposal itself represents the practical implementation of the existing FATF travel rule that requires crypto service providers to KYC their customers and is set to be amended in a vote on Thursday, March 31st. As the bill provides no guidance as to how a crypto service should verify unhosted wallets, this will mean that many will decide to forego transacting with them altogether. Those that continue transacting with unhosted wallets will be required to report all transactions over €1,000. This caused a stir in the crypto community, with many calling this a blatant violation of privacy. Those backing the bill, however, seem undeterred by this. Paul Tang, a member of the E.U. Parliament serving as the chair of its Subcommittee on Tax Matters, called the public outcry “another social media storm by crypto bros.” “Just like bank transfers, transferring crypto like Bitcoin should be accompanied with information about the person sending and receiving the funds,” he wrote on Twitter earlier today. Tang compared holding cryptocurrencies to holding cash, saying they’re both stored without the involvement and knowledge of anyone else—including the government. But, unlike cash, cryptocurrencies are extremely mobile and operate in a borderless world, which increases the likelihood they’ll end up “in the wrong place,” he explained. “So the identity of unhosted wallet-holders needs identification—just like you need to identify yourself when you deposit money at the bank. And we want authorities to be notified in case any one person receives a total of €1,000 from unhosted wallets. That is a red flag.” He said that the threshold of €1,000 in total is an attempt to disable “smurfing” when tracking crypto transactions. Smurfing refers to the act of sending transfers smaller than the limit required by AML regulation, which usually stands at around $10,000. The varying price of cryptocurrencies means that thresholds like these are hard to enforce, which is why the E.U. believes it would be more productive to cover basically all crypto transfers. Tang says that despite what members of the crypto industry say, these are important tools to fight money laundering and terrorist financing. However, the future of the crypto industry in the E.U. might not become as bleak as Tang wants it to. Previous attempts to introduce regulation as stifling as this one was rejected by the E.U. parliament and there’s a high likelihood we could see this happening again. Source: https://www.coinshots.com/news/member-of-the-e-u-parliament-says-crypto-transactions-shouldnt-be-anonymous This seems to be the end result of what we see with Bitcoin: Do people prefer having a global digital currency which potentially cuts out any middlemen taking a slice of the action or do they want an anonymous form of currency (which will often be portrayed as a means to evade paying their fair share in society)? You can praise all the benefits of Bitcoin while leaving anonymity aside - it's fast, decentralized, allows cross border payments with minimal costs and does not have an individual point of weakness. Ultimately the world is run by governments and those governments want to know generally what money is doing within their borders, so this is a problem that will never go away and needs to be faced. |
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] Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine’s security council, said 'eight Russian commanders have been fired since the start of the conflict amid heavy losses on the battlefield'. one of which is General Roman Gavrilov, 45, the Duputy head of National Guard Unit who has suffered major losses in Ukraine is canned amid claims he 'leaked information that led to loss of life's and 'squandered fuel'. I think this is the first of many unpatriotic acts that we will expect from Putin's own generals because frankly, this war is costing them a lot of money and the average Russian soldier doesn’t believe they are on some weird quest for the Holy Grail in Ukraine. what are your thoughts on this? Due to the way Putin has isolated himself and is likely protected by a very select security team, while being kept in physically secure locations, it is unlikely that external visitors would have the ability to get close enough to take him out. There is no way anyone could arrest him, so that would be the only action available. He is at Hitler levels of paranoia and that probably plays a large part in why his advisors have been able to deceive him about how "successful" the war was during the first few weeks where the Russian army was being destroyed all over. His personal protection is likely quite effective and he has a huge entourage inspecting his safety on the very sporadic cases he is seen in public now, so it's unlikely any weapons can get close to him - it'd require one of those close protection officers, who have huge loyalty, to turn on him. These disgruntled staff members probably have little to back them up after they fall foul of the Kremlin. |
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Which would be better for gambling casinos or sports games?I've seen both but sports seem a lot easier to me and casinos are hard for me. - What do I need to know to play casino?
- Which is a more profitable casino or sports game?
- And Which Platform should take as a newbie gambler, casino or sports?
It depends what you're after really, if you simply want a quick buzz and thrill of seeing some games with flashing graphics and whirring sounds, then dive straight in to enjoy the atmosphere. Otherwise you should probably try to learn where you will make optimum profits against the house or other players. Some games in a casino, usually against other players, might allow you to crank out a margin if you are skillful enough and with a lot of practice. Sports betting is a pretty tight game, the bookmakers rely on sophisticated number crunching with millions of data points to statistically analyze outcomes - which are updating all the time, so again you need to figure out if you can make a profit. The best thing to do, unless you're in a purely skill based game, is forget about a long term profit making career because the odds are stacked against you. |
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The invasion of Russia in Ukraine has highlights different repercussions be it positive or negative.The war going on presently is not only between Russia and Ukraine but between Russia and the world at large.the Russian government has every country on its toes now.
Russia may be going through economic decline presently cause by the war.buy I am certain before starting the war,they have projected the long run advantage of the war.
Political war is not a problem to Russia but ecomical war which is presently going on with most of the countries of the world
Why are there so many confused new posters parroting blind Russian propaganda? Is the troll army now in overdrive considering the dismal performance of the Russian army and how the last 20 years of strategic manipulation by Putin was thrown away within the space of a few weeks? The Russian economy is going to sink and since this war seems to be dragging on, it looks like they may end up sitting in stagnation and isolation for many decades into the future due to this massive miscalculation and incompetence of leadership from the very top downwards. Every day we see new sanctions applied and eventually Europe will aim to wean itself off Russian oil and gas which is the last big remaining source of income for this country - because they produce so little else. |
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You should have self-control while playing gambling.
It's not easy to say and do it if ytu are addicted to gambling since you don't have self control seeking professional psychiatrist would be a big help in my opinion and I agree with the OP I think all gambling site not just Primedice should strengthen their self-exclusion system since if it is strong enough the OP wouldn't be able to create an account easily and play again in Primedice. ya.ya.yo! That's the problem. Without good self-control, someone will come back and create a new account if he can't log in to the site, deposit more money, and play again. Maybe Primedice can block IP or anything related to @OP so @OP can't create a new account just to gamble. It could be done but without @OP's self-control, it would be pointless. @OP will try again and he will even try on other sites. If this is the case, which is to blame? Even if he's already been IP blocked but if hes that addicted and with the current number of gambling platforms or sites in the market then it is likely still ending up on the same scenario on which he would really be depositing once again the repeat the overall the same problem and blaming time with the site that he would get involved with which is basically and obviously showing that gambling addiction is something that should really took the blame and not the site nor the service that it do gives. While I think every gambling site should have a comprehensive system for self exclusion, someone who has not accepted they have a problem and wants to gamble, will be able to find outlets to take their money. IP bans are not foolproof at all, especially with all the proxies and VPN options out there - unless there is a proper KYC process in place it will be impossible for such a site to enforce this because new accounts can be created almost instantly. Self education can be really important because the odds are so stacked against you in dice type games - there is literally zero skill involved which means you'll never be able to get any advantage over the house that is steadily taking your money and sometimes paying back peanuts. |
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According to the report from Better Business Bureau scams involving cryptocurrency are the most prominent and riskier one after the online purchase scams which accounts 37% of world's total scams. Earlier cryptocurrency was placed at the seventh position on this list, and during the year 2020 it has moved to the second position. Only 2% of the scams around the world account to cryptocurrency scams, but the amount involved seems to be high. On an average it is found to be around $1200. With cryptocurrency Scams/frauds Rug Pulls are very common. What is "Rug Pull"This is a process of creating new cryptocurrency. A person or group create and establishes whole new cryptocurrency or token that investors can put their money into. They garner all the funds they need, and right when the token appears to be reaching a new price peak, the executives run off with all the cash, leaving investors with bruised egos and empty pockets. Crypto Scams now the second Deadliest in the world :BBB It makes sense really, because cryptocurrency offers the ability to reach into someones wallet without ever having to step outside the comfort of your own home. We've also seen the last 14 years of it's existence how easy it is to scam, cheat or just outright hack your way into that situation. Many people seem to take for granted how few major banks or financial institutions in the mainstream have been hit, and for those that were, the government was willing the underwrite the losses up to a certain amount - there is no such protection in the wild west of crypto. It's also incredibly easy to move it around, but cashing out has become increasingly fraught with danger due to increased identity checks at the points of conversion to fiat. Hopefully the amount of criminals being caught will continue to increase to shake this image. |
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Hi guys, I've been working for months to develop an online casino and I'm already in the final stretch, I'm looking for someone interested in buying a part and managing the casino. I am asking for an investment of 0.01 btc. if you are interested in being part of the administration, you are welcome! The website is https://newgames.ccyou can contact me by telegram: @cont_luizxind or twitter @Luizxind This seems like a disaster waiting to happen. If the owner of this site cannot fix basic things like setting a page title from "Undefined" and knowing the the correct spelling for "Roll" is not "Rool" then you should have zero faith in their ability to keep a casino online. Either you're going to end up doing all the hard work to turn this into a prosperous site, at which point it'll be sold or your admin abilities get removed, in the "best" case scenario. What's more likely to happen is a real or staged hack will end up taking place after a small amount of depositors have placed a fair amount of money into the site. Even if it did start to take off, it's going to be the target of relentless campaigns to take the site down and this owner doesn't strike me as having the financial resources to fight back. |
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