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2521  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Errol Spence Jr vs. Yordenis Ugas 3-Belt Welterweight Unification Match on: April 18, 2022, 10:46:29 PM

Now that both Spence and Crawford have spoken about their most awaited fight, it will just be a matter of weeks before there will be some news that both camps are on a discussion now.
Hoping for the positive news to come up soon, it will be great seeing both champions fighting each other again, this time, it will be 50/50 per bookies odds and that will divide the bettors risking their money in this fight. After a big win by Spence against Ugas, he should have the confidence to beat Crawford, but let's see if he can do that to a faster Crawford and definitely a moving target.

I think bookies will slightly favor Errol here as he is holding more belts than Crawford. All are talking about Errol's next fight but was just wondering what will happen to Ugas now? It seems that people are forgetting his existence after this fight.  Grin But in fairness to Ugas, he put up a good fight with Spence Jr.
Yeah, for sure, the way he dominated Ugas here, he should be the slight favorite against Crawford if ever they decided to fight it.

Ugas can still go and fight in this division and he can beat anyone not name Spence or Crawford. I will even give some advantage on him if he is going to face Thurman next. It's that  Spence is the best fighter in this division so it's hard to beat him at this point.
2522  Economy / Speculation / Re: Why the price of Bitcoin still in such a state? on: April 16, 2022, 09:45:17 PM
Why is the price of Bitcoin going downhill? I kept saying for two or three months that the marketplace will be better by this time and the price of bitcoin will move forward. But my idea is wrong. Experienced people will share your opinion on why the price of Bitcoin is in such a state.
Not sure where you get the idea that bitcoin will be better? I mean we have reach an all time high last November and after that, we retraced to lows of $30k'ish. If you haven't know by now, bitcoin works on cycle and it seems that we have entered a bearish trend since the start of the year. So it's better to really not to expect something big otherwise you might get frustrated. The best thing to do is to take advantage of the dip and accumulate.
You got a point here. Another thing to consider here is to consider such events, especially the Bitcoin block halvings, which is always showing that not the exact day Bitcoin will do a pump, but most of the time is months before, you can always check that on the past price of Bitcoin during bitcoin block halving.
Overall, pullbacks or correction is what we are experiencing right now.
Yes, every now and then we will see the price going down or what we call pullbacks.
This is necessary so that the market can move on the next phase. Because the price can't go on parabolic rise. Talking about block halving, this is one catalyst for the next bull run, but the next one is going to happen in 2024 so that is a long way to go.
2523  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: April 16, 2022, 03:28:25 AM
Wow! Cleveland vs Atlanta odds changed as I expected. Yesterday it was Atlanta -2.5 at at just 1.85. Now I got it at -2.5 at 2.01. We will see if the Hawks can continue their momentum with their hot shooting. There's also the question on Jarrett Allen playing but most likely he will since this game will decide Cavs fate this season.   
The current point spread now is already -2, meaning money is going to the Cavaliers a bit that's why there's a little change. But it's still up to you to choose the team you like to bet on, if you got the Hawks to win, then that -2.5 with 2.01 is good for you.

The last game they showed complete dominance, let's see if they can do the same against the Cavaliers which has a bigger lineup.
I'm pretty much rooting for Hawks in this but if they are gonna head-on with a much updated Cavs lineup comparing to the last seasons, I think they're more likely a dark horse in this matchup. So the Hawks need to be stay alert on defense mode from here on out, Love, Garland, LeVert and so does Mobley. It may be an underrated team but it's kinda dangerous.

The Hawks beat the Charlotte with a huge margin, that for me is enough to trust them to beat the home team in a doe or die game. Trae Young have proven himself on the last playoffs, we are underestimating the Hawks but they beat the Sixers who are the favorite during the semi Finals. And in the ECF, Hawks did pretty well giving the Bucks a tough series despite the fact that Trae Young did not play on some games due to injury problem.

Hawks with a great coaching staff and well experience player, IMO, they still have the edge even on the road.
And this what really happened tonight, Hawks beat the Cavs on the road.  And who else provided the spark but Trae Young himself.

Just sad to see how the Cavs turns out in this season, they are one of the surprises early in the East, having a good record and in the top bracket, but suddenly they fell on the radar with injuries and inconsistencies and now in play-in, but lost both of them from the Nets (away from home ) and the Hawks (in their homecourt).
2524  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: I smell inside job on: April 15, 2022, 06:06:43 PM
It looks like Shiba inu is the biggest Ponzi scheme of them all, if not why look like it? Whales kept buying billions and billions of Shiba inu tokens since last week like they heard a rumour or something and now Shiba listed on the Robinhood exchange then the price starts going down, tell me this is not an inside job.
You mean insider trader? Yeah, it's possible but it's hard to proved in crypto space.
And what do you expect from a meme coin? or coins whales are going to buy in volume because it is very cheap and it's just a matter of time before it explodes and then they get out with X amount of profits.

So regardless if there is an inside job or not, it's pretty obvious that it will be used for pump and dump scheme by whales and manipulators in crypto space.
2525  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: April 15, 2022, 05:33:52 PM
ML for both teams is also good enough if you are unsure, do or die and both teams are hoping to take the

last ticket to the playoffs, for sure both will do everything that they've got to win and make a playoff appearance. Though with
that handicap for Hawks, a small spread and you'll win much better may attract most Hawks fans.

We can't say if who can win both teams have their own rally and they can win, the one that played as a team will have a
better opportunities to take the last spot.
I'll just go ML. It can be a close game and a point might make the difference. Also, I am placing a little amount for an overtime. Who knows, I may hit a jackpot.  Grin Cavaliers and Hawks are almost identical if you look at the match up. Garland vs Trae, Mobley vs Capella, Love vs Huerter in shooting range and Markkanen vs Bogdan. Without Collins for the Hawks and Allen for Cavs. This may be one of the greatest games in the tournament if ever they could bring it at a close range game. I will not miss this one. Rooting for Cavs ML.
I'm also seeing a very close game here, for the the X factor is still Trae Young. Not even Garland can stop him, and for sure they will employ making them switch those big guys for him for iso plays, maybe we can see his infamous shimmy again that will make the Cavs fans hate him more.  Hawks ML for me. Hawks own the Cavs this season with 3 wins.
2526  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: What is going on ? In crypto ? on: April 15, 2022, 12:40:25 PM
there is no coin whose value always goes up, uptrend and downtrend will happen every day. if you are a day trader you have to collect days for 3 or 5 days to take profit. You have to be patient and don't be afraid when the price drops, the market will take a support point and create a new resistance point again. You should sell it when you have made a profit
volatility was created by supply and demand in market, equilibirum will not happen if there is significant difference between supply and demand, and this is why we always look price goes up and go down only in second or hour. when we understand this concept , i am believe on daily or hourly time frame could identified which one seller or buyer that dominate in market.patience will help us to save our assets when looking price collapse.

And it is more pronounced in bitcoin market, it is very volatile and unstable, just look at how the price moved in the last 24 hours. But everything is based on supply and demand, the basic economic law and yet most of the time turns are very complicated and hard to understand and that's why most newbies are lost in this market. For long term holder, doesn't make sense to look at the hourly chart as they are not going to sell. For traders though, every analysis is very important but it's not an assurance that they can make money as again it boils down to the volatility of the market.
2527  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: SOLANA GO TO...? on: April 15, 2022, 11:53:22 AM
For sure as SOL grows, the developers behind are looking for ways to expand and improved the project specially with how the network has been crowded as you describe it. And hopefully they've learned from ETH itself, their supposedly competitor in the market right now.

But one thing that SOL advantage is that they are fairly young in the market so there are a lot that can be done to improved and make it even better in the next couple of years and resolved the clogging of the network.
2528  Economy / Speculation / Re: Crypto prices crash as threat of war looms on: April 14, 2022, 11:45:51 PM
^^ Regardless of FUD though, it seems that the market  is somewhat on the gloomy side, which means that there could be more incoming dumps as we are in a bear market.

But this is a good opportunity for long term holders, as they will continue to accumulate when the price dumps and goes below $40k or even lows of $30k. So don't take the market negatively if the price goes downward spiral, used it to buy more.
2529  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: April 14, 2022, 10:50:10 PM
Boston Vs. Brooklyn in East.
Do you think it's wise to take the Nets to win the series against the Boston?
They are now 2.09 at my bookie.

It is, If you didn't notice, Kyrie has been very efficient with his game nowadays.
A healthy Nets would destroy the Celtics and won't reach game 7.
However, nothing is guaranteed though, no matter how strong a team on the paper. Team work and team chemistry wins the game.
But you should take the Nets to win the series though lol.
Whoever is the better team when it comes to defense will win the series and I think that's the Celtics. It's quite easy to pick the Nets because of the two superstars KD and Kyrie but I don't think the Celtics are that far behind.
Problem with Nets is that they are not that deep as compare to the Celtics. And thats' why they have a poor defense while Boston has a lot of players that they can rotate and guard KD and Kyrie to somewhat limit their scoring.

There were rumors that Simmons could return for the first round. He's good at defense but I don't know about chemistry. It's probably a bad idea to let him join the team at this stage.
It's best not to insert Ben as of this time. This is playoff games already and for sure teams are going to foul him if the score are close to force him shot free throws and hopefully he can missed both. He will be a liability.
2530  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [BOXING] George Kambosos vs Devin Haney - Undisputed Lightweight Title - June 5 on: April 14, 2022, 10:27:18 PM
Well this one is going to be one of the biggest fights this year, because it will determine who the Undisputed Lightweight Champion of the World will be.  Grin
Kambosos rekon he is more than ready for the fight and he will ruin his opponents career with this fight.  Roll Eyes

He is mocking with Haney’s stuttering ..as if that has anything to do with his fighting skills.... so I hope Devin Haney kicks Kambosos's ass in this fight, because it is not cool to make fun of someone else's speech impediment.  Angry
Kambosos has learned to fuel and motivate him if he is being trash talk and Haney is not short of it. So he fires back mocking Haney's stuttering, so it's good to hear them talking trash because it will generate hype around this fight.

Kambosos again is the underdog here, but we will see if he can make it 2-0 and win against a technical boxer in Haney.

And as I have said before, the odds can still change and Kambosos might close that huge odd once we are days from the fight.
2531  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Casimero vs Butler ordered by WBO on: April 14, 2022, 09:56:43 PM
I don't want to miss this fight so I am putting the actual schedule here since the OP forgot to add it in the Title.



I hope this fight will gonna be his ticket to getting an opportunity to fight Inoue because that would be a great experience in his boxing career and as boxing fans, we are glad to watch the live telecast on T.V and other sources. so this fight will be next week, I hope they are ready to give us boxing entertainment like we never had before, not just some chicken dude who keeps running to avoid power punches until the last round.
Obviously it will be Donaire will be getting the ticket again for Inoue.

But Casimero can't take Butler lightly, if he wanted to increased his chances of fighting Inoue next then he would have to win in stellar fashion and knockout Butler so that the hype will still be on.

Casimero is ready for a war, it will be on Butler side whether he wants to engage or not specially if he taste Casimero's power early.
2532  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: Virgil Griffith sentenced to 63 months for helping DPKR avoid sanctions on: April 14, 2022, 09:37:21 PM
I've read history about other countries doing the same thing as Griffith did in helping and evading sanctions in the same way clandestinely, strangely very few Americans are involved and do it in cases like this, I also wonder why Griffith dares to help North Korea which is clearly against international law.

It doesn't seem like he had to gain much in terms of money so it seems a bit like a case of misled idealism. Especially since he was fully aware of the the legal implications of his actions and that the FBI had already gained interest in his person. But who knows? Maybe he expected to get away with a mere slap on the wrist but that seems rather naive.
Yeah, I believed that he and others knows the consequences of their actions. They know that N. Korea is an enemy of the state and they still proceed with it? but why? for me there could be some monetary gains, but who knows?

Maybe their ideology that crypto is for everyone, yes, even the enemy of the state, and that they can teach them for whatever purpose it may serve them.
2533  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: [DEBATE] Are meme coins ruining cryptocurrencies? on: April 13, 2022, 11:13:56 PM
Yes, they have negatively impacted the blockchain industry. Now there so many and useless projects calling themselves doggy, mojjy etc and have no use whatsoever. But i think with time they would be filtered out. Some people are going to loose investments in them and then learn it the hard way but most intelligent users would stay away from such projects.


Meme coins are not ruining the cryptocurrencies but they are certainly ruining the people's money. People invest in meme coins to make money quickly but most of the time we see that people are stuck in such coins.

Perhaps those who invested in meme coins are noobs in crypto market trying to think that they can make a quick and fast and easy money thru meme coins but then they got stuck inside and can't get out because they tend to be greedy and looking for more.

But I do agree that it is not ruining the crypto, but rather it open doors for many investors to join, but it is not as easy as it looks like. Earning money with this meme coins requires a lot of patience, luck and timing, and then rinse and repeat the process after you make money and look for the next meme coins.

But don't get me wrong, a lot of solid project are still in the altcoin market, offering new tech and solutions.
2534  Economy / Speculation / Re: Is Bitcoin bounce back to 60k in this year? on: April 13, 2022, 10:15:47 PM
After long time of suspension of BTC price between 32k to 40k is we think it's bounce backed to 60k this year?
It is really hard to predict in our time now mate, imagine we almost broken 50k last week but once again fails to take even 49000 so 60k? with all the means now, it seems to be possible but at least bitcoin must first take that 50,000 to continue leveling that 60k.
so i will try not to expect much but of course i love if it happen.
Maybe we should look at the range or $30k-$50k just to be on the safe side as far as market prediction goes. This price range is good, not very high estimates but and doable the way the price moves. As you have said, we almost broke $50k, but it didn't happen. But it seems the bulls are back now, as the price falls to $39k but gaining strength in the last 4 hours or so to push it to around $42k again, 3%-4% increased in the last 24 hours.
2535  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Casimero vs Butler ordered by WBO on: April 13, 2022, 09:51:15 PM
Earlier when I was scrolling on the internet, I saw a video and I found out that Casimero was already replaced by Jonas Sultan because his UK Visa was revoked or not granted but there's no concrete statement yet regarding if it was true or not. The video was hosted by Casimero's friend through a livestream 8 hours ago, you can search the video through Casimero's official YouTube channel or in this link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZMBOnoR3FU

I hope this is not the final because it could really mean that Casimero will be stripped of his belts and he needs to restart his career again, his trainings and efforts could go to waste if it will go that way just because he was not granted a UK Visa. I'm surfing through the internet but haven't bumped to any article stating that the fight won't be happening anymore aside from this link you've posted, let's wait for some final statement but as I said, I'm still hopeful and optimistic that this will proceed as scheduled.


Basing on his Youtube channel you could really see that he's already prepared for that upcoming fight and yes i've also trying out to research about this rumor about revoked Visa but i do see that its impossible that

they havent made out any arrangements earlier and they've waited for this long and ended up on getting revoked which would really be sacrificing his career on this case which i dont really believe
that much but if this one turns out to be true then there's someone should be blamed for such carelessness.
If they revoked Casimero's visa then it's not his fault anymore, I understand that is a big possibility, but for sure his management knows that they have to submit everything and authorities will find that he has been traveling around so I doubt that they won't give him any visa to travel to fight.

Just funny how this fight turns out to be, I mean to many controversies popping around and you don't know who the source of this allegations and rumors and you might want to think that someone from behind is playing with the fighters and obviously doesn't want this fight to happen.
2536  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: April 13, 2022, 02:42:25 PM
Does anyone here take the Clippers ML live?
KAT already has 5 fouls, and he might sit for a while as they want to preserve him in the 4th quarter, LA Clippers can take advantage of this situation.

What do you think?


I think Clippers got this despite 4pts deficit with 4mins in the clock. Paul George is very good on crucial match like this. I already place a +4.5 for the Clippers just to be on the safe bet. KAT is already tired and cautious on his defense so his effect will not gonna be the same as the earlier quarter. I hope Clippers really got this.  Cheesy

Turns out the decision was wrong, Clippers were already at a very comfortable lead, and KAT was already fouled out but Timberwolve made a huge run and beat the Clippers. PG was hitting 3 point shots, but I think it was a wrong play for the Clippers to rely on PG, they did not share the ball well compared to what the Timberwolves are doing.
It was really another sad lost for the Clippers and it seems that Paul George can't really get over during play-in or play-off. He has a good performance tonight, but it wasn't enough for the tough Wolves at home.

And most of us thinks that a +3.5 for the Clippers is a good bet and not a trap, but majority of us are wrong. The Clippers have the experienced but the Wolves has more heart in the game.
2537  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: April 13, 2022, 02:12:37 PM
I was expecting tha the Clippers will win the game after seeing them having a comfortable lead when KAT was fouled out. But, the young roster of the Timberwolves did not gave up, Edwards was so big in this game as he leads the team for this victory.

Congratulations to the Timberwolves, they are now officially in the playoffs.
Can they beat the red hot Memphis?
I also predicted on the Clippers on winning on this one but I was wrong. Well, the Clippers still has another chance to maintain the 8th seed if they will win against the winner of the 9th-10th match-up.

Now with regards to TWolves beating Memphis, they simply can't. Just look at how the Grizzlies played this season. From being 9th only last season to now the top 2. That is a huge jump of the standings and with their young and talented roster, I believe that they can be a playoff team for at least 3 years. There is no chance for the Timberwolves to beat the Grizzlies. I'll go with Memphis in 5 games here.

Wow, that is a bold prediction.

Well, we all know that Memphis has had a great season so far, they even win many games without Morant, but we cannot underestimate the Timberwolves, they are also a balanced team and they are hungry for a win. They are now back in the playoffs after missing many playoffs, so I believe that they'll give the Memphis a good fight.
True, I'm sure this is controversial, but for me it has something to do with Pat Beverly.

He showed great leadership with the young Wolves this season and it's good to see how vindicated himself winning agains the team that traded him. So can see how emotional he is after the game even going on the stand of the Wolves fans. However, I don't think that they can beat the Memphis team, it could be a close series but I see the Memphis with Ja Morant leading them against the Wolves.
2538  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: No condition is permanent in crypto on: April 12, 2022, 10:13:16 PM
Take advantage of the moment, the price of crypto if permanent will not be as popular as now. Not only that even the stock market or other is also not permanent, and nothing is permanent in this world. Both sides are mutually beneficial but sometimes a prolonged bear market makes us hold for a long terms.
There are always bear and bull season of the market, and that is inevitable. Newbies should understand that the market is very volatile and that makes the market prone to changes. If we are in bear season at the moment, expect that in the next couple of months the market will turn into bullish. This is why we should always take advantage in every market's condition because we don't know what will be the behavior of the market the following day. Seize every moment so you can gain maximum profits in the end.
Crypto market is more volatile that traditional and that is because in crypto, there is no central authority to overlook everything.

And it's more prominent specially every 4 years of bulls and bear season, so far it holds true and yeah, it's going to happen and no one can stop it. Newbies should understand this before they join crypto world because it is going to be very hard for beginners. But once they learn the behavior of the market, and when to take advantage of it, maybe they will earn money even if we are in the worst bear cycle.
2539  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin Breakout on: April 12, 2022, 09:41:27 PM

 Looking at how its not doing so well right now, I could say that there is a good chance it may not do so well later on either. We just need to realize that breakout "could" happen, but there is a big possibility that it may not happen neither. So all we can do right now is that wait for it, but also make sure that you have some DCA or stop loss in place so that you wouldn't be hurt if the price goes down. We moved between 38k-42k prices for a month before the last good increase, we are down to those levels now meaning we could see 38k all over again, and we should be prepared for that AND the 50k+ possibility all at the same time.
$39k today, so the avalanche or sell-off continue as to this hour. So to much for the pump to $48k as the market reacts negatively to so much news, specially the Feds raising up the interest rate, and the inflation rate of US is in highest in 40 years and of course the war itself. I guess we need to go down to even lower to be able to see $50k in the future. Maybe around $30k before we can go up and rise to $50k or more before the end of the year.
2540  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Inoue vs Donaire II discussion on: April 12, 2022, 01:54:25 PM
Here comes with the age issue again, why is it that you're so certain that age is an important factor? I'm not a fan of Donaire but I disagree about it, age will only become a factor if the fighter or boxer isn't active for years or not getting a fight for two years or more.

In the case of Donaire, he already fought twice last year and ended it with a KO and now he's fighting against the Japan's monster Inoue with just 6 months of rest period.

Those people who treat age as a factor for Nonito Donaire are not doing their respective homework and just relying everything on the "name impact" and "age". They are not aware that Donaire even much older compared to Inoue, still has that speed, quickness, and Knock Out power.

The reason is, that Donaire is always active doing his routine operation and always has a match, therefore, training is almost part of his entire life and never stopped. That results in his body not adopting the aging effect.

If Donaire will lose for the 2nd time, it's 100% not because of his age but for other reasons.
What other reasons? Can you elaborate on what would be the other reasons?

Age would really make some toll and its a major factor that could effect overall performance of a fight/athlete which is something inevitable.Its not really a shame if he would really be accepting that reality but as long his

passion and interest on fighting on his career doesnt goes off then lets just respect and its true that he do still have that good punching power,stamina and other aspects.
Its bit exciting that we are closer day by day for this upcoming rematch fight.

Donaire did said that age is just a number after beating then WBC champion Oubaali. But it is a fact that age is a factor. No matter how much you train yourself, you cannot stop the effects of aging when it comes to reflexes, speed, stamina and strength. They slowly start to diminish at 30s. One can simply watch his previous fights since winning his first world title against Vic Darchinyan at flyweight and then later terrorizing divisions up to featherweight. The thing that keeps Donaire a champion is his power, something the bantamweights cannot take.

We seldom see late 30s becoming world champions. And most of them are technical boxers like Floyd Mayweather and BHop. Brawlers, they rely most on strength like Miguel Cotto and Iron Mike will have difficulty when it comes to career longevity.  
I somewhat agree with you, specially fighters that has a very quick hand speed, has somewhat will see a downturn when they hit age like 36-40 plus, classic example Roy Jones or Manny Pacquiao. Donaire doesn't have a fast hands, but he rely on his reflexes to counter and maybe as you aged, this might affect you as well.

He has a good reason to stay at bantamweight and continue to win because of his power, however, he can't bring it to the next division. So Donaire knows to protect himself and become the fighter that he is even at his age.
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