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2581  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 10, 2022, 08:15:55 AM

I really don't know who is going to win the next match between Hertha and Stuttgart. Both teams have been really inconsistent this season but if we just look at the stats I think you will find that Hertha has certainly been a little better compared to Stuttgart. So I am not sure and it is really hard to predict anything.

The painful thing about the two team is that they haven't been playing any important league since January, it has been all about Bundesliga but sadly that they couldn't make it to even ordinary Europa League.
Dortmund will surely finish Heartha with cool goals, but I'm not sure if that will demote them to relegation zone where Stuttgart is already since they are already having 3 points ahead and if Stuttgart manage to win cologne, they will still be having the same points but Heartha will be ahead of them on the table due to their goal difference.

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RB Leipzig should win their next match really easily because it is against a team that is in the relegation zone and will be relegated this season.

Don't think about it, didn't you see what Brighton did to Manchester united? Because a team isn't in the top four shouldn't be taken for granted.
2582  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: A time people have been waiting for bitcoin to drop on: May 09, 2022, 03:20:50 PM
_snip_

You see, the people that were crying out loud and regretting that they didn't but when the price was down, it same peers of people will be the one shouting that the market is about to collapse, check them on any crypto talk platforms, they will be so blindly happy.
Instead of them to take the discount price and buy the amount they can, they will come back next bull cycle with another story on how they didn't take the advantage of this.

There is no perfect price to buy bitcoin, if there were, Elon would have waited for this moment before buying his bitcoins but instead they bought around 38k dollars. The goal is to buy and hold and wait for some times, that's the only way you can enjoy bitcoin, always aim for the long time and you will be willing t continue to hold.

I believe bitcoin would drop further to 30k or 29k dollars and maybe there we can decide whether it is the right time to buy.

You should have an evidence to backup you statement, you believe or you feel the price will crash more.
2583  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Nigeria (Naija) on: May 07, 2022, 09:23:27 PM
Topic: Old Nigeria Currencies Till date


INTRO
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How well do you know the of history Nigerian currency and which of the currency was the lowest denomination in your eye when you been begin know difference between stick candy and cabin biscuit? I know say old people they here and young lad also they here, so make we share some knowledge on how the country currency take reach where we dey today.
Nigeria's currency don changed and transitioned over some time due independency, civil war, changes in government, CBN policy to battle inflation, redesigning of the texture to battle money laundering and the quest to build one of the standard currencies around the world.
If I could remember very well, I once had an opportunity to go through my grandma's old stuff before she been kick bucket, they are so good at keeping old stuff even the ones they don't need again and guess what I found, I saw some shillings notes and coins in metal box that are no longer in circulation, it was small when compare with the current ones (that was round 2006) and the colour was so gleemed and smell like of old mint money but little did I know about our currency until I recently started doing some research on old Nigerian currencies and their date issued and year they were discarded.
How many old britished currencies did we used and the year they where created, what are the current ones use that are in circulation and which materials was that used and later been replaced are discussed.



THE BRITISH OLD COINS
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Right before we became an independent nation, Nigeria was using the cowries and beads to they exchange good and services but as colonial people carry their wahala come shows us say them sabi way of life and them better pass us, different ethnicity were forced to form as one and we begin the use of the british coins, thats was how the used of penny, pence and shillings begin, the date they were created and issued are all in the tale below.
After a few years, the materials used to make some of the coins was changed. In 1908, the material used to make the ½(Half) penny was changed from Aluminum to Cupro-Nickel, and in 1920, the penny and shillings coins were changed to Brazz.

Name of Coins|Date issued|Date Witdrawn|Material Used|
_________________|_________________|_________________|_________________|
1/10 penny| 1907 |1973|cupro-nickel |
_________________|_________________|_________________|_________________|
½(Half) penny| 1911 |1973|Aluminium|
_________________|_________________|_________________|_________________|
1 penny| 1907 |1973|cupro-nickel|
_________________|_________________|_________________|_________________|
3 pence| 1913 |1973|Silver|
_________________|_________________|_________________|_________________|
6 Pence| 1913 |1973|Silver|
_________________|_________________|_________________|_________________|
1 Shillings| 1913 |1973|Silver|
_________________|_________________|_________________|_________________|
6 Shillings| 1913 |1973|Silver|

Nb: The coins are listed in order of their Magnitude(value) and not their issued date in order to make it neat and readable


Some photos of British coins, some of which are presently up for auction and for sale on eBay.


THE BRITISH WEST AFRICA OLD NOTES
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With some developments, 4 countries been joined body as one and formed the West African Currency Board (WACB) to create their own first bank note, with this notes, you can used it as an exchange to settle goods and service between Ghana, Gambia, Sierra lone and Nigeria. They introduce about 5 notes and which were unique in designed and were regulated under the british supervision.

Name of Note|Date issued|Date Witdrawn|
_________________|_________________|_________________|
1 Shillings| 1918 |1963|
2 Shillings| 1916 |1963|
10 Shillings| 1916 |1963|
20 Shillings| 1916 |1963|
5 Pounds| 1958 |1963|




After our Independency, the west Africa old notes were removed form circulation and our first coins and bank notes were created , much didn't change till now except for the coins that were withdrawn from circulation and changes  in some of Nigeria Bank notes from paper to polymer(#5,#10, #20 and #50). I didn't include the New notes because everyone here should be familiar with the polymer currencies and there is much difference between the old and the New, its just the texture designed and size. The Nigeria coins were discarded and withdrwans because they lack value, they couldn't buy anything in the society due to inflation just like the way #5 is no longer doing anything good in circulation.

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2584  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: May 07, 2022, 07:22:41 PM
It was a total destruction for Manchester United today. Brighton completely destroyed them 4-0. It was a lot worse than I expected for this game. I expected to see a proper resistance by Manchester United at least. But their serious defensive problems continued to be seen in this game also. Brighton scored three goals in only eleven minutes in the first moments of the second half. It must have been so horrible to watch that for their fans for sure.  Manchester United are just begging this season to end now.

When you think Manchester United are done with disappointing the fans, thats when they serve them another heart break, I wonder what they have to excite their fans next season without getting a ticket for next Champions League.
I was expecting them to flog Brighton but they ended up Brightening goals for opponent, what a terrible day for them, but the Europa League isn't a horrible place to be, and it's not really guaranteed that West Ham United will come near to where they are now, they could beat Norwich, but they can't beat Manchester City and Brighton, so Manchester United is safe in the Europa League next season.
2585  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Crypto moving into world. Algo sponsor FIFA on: May 06, 2022, 10:18:11 PM
this is great news, the FIFA world cup is the biggest football event in the world with billions of spectators waiting for their favorite country to compete, this is the perfect step to encourage mass adoption of crypto, congratulations algorand on your successful collaboration with FIFA.

It is a good sign that Altcoins are beginning to make progress with adoption through sponsorship and partnership but I prefer if it is Bitcoin, If they don't tell through a short description that Algo is an altcoin, many shouldn't know that it is an Altcoin but once they hear bitcoin, it will send the right message to viewers.  Grin
Anything that will foster the use of cryptocurrency is a green light for all, we will be delighted one day if all continue to follow the same steps as Algo, we will go far just like the way Fanntom did with Fomula.
2586  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 06, 2022, 09:55:23 PM
What a rare league this year.
Inter almost let the title slip away in a home match against a team that is not doing well at all. Luckily for them they were able to react in time and turn it around without major shocks.
I imagine the anger in the people of AC Milan that when they saw 2 to 0 they thought they already had the title in hand.

But it doesn't seems like the margin is that large between Inter Milan and AC Milan, just a point difference and it is even a favour for Ac Milan since they are yet to play their 36th match against Verona, beside it will be a sure win for them which will help them sit above Inter Milan. I'm not sure if am the only one who notice that Ac Milan and Inter Milan are so tight with a point difference and Napoli and Juventus has a point different. The remain 2 weeks will surely be in favour of Ac milan based on their recent performance.
2587  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: May 06, 2022, 09:20:46 PM
Real Sociedad should be able to win 3 points from weak team Levante. this is an opportunity for Real Sociedad to be able to get a ticket to the Europa League. because Betis who have a difference of 2 points will now face Barcelona. Of course, it will not be easy for Betis to get the win.
if they manage to win, at least Real Sociedad will be 1 point ahead of Betis. they just need to maintain his appearance in the remaining games this season.

Football is good at shocking someone right? I bet you underestimated that the teams pin down in relegation zone were there not because they want to be there just that they are not privileged like other teams, now Real Sociedad failed to beat the weak team as you claimed. Levante has not been in relegation zone for the past 3 seasons if not for now. If luckily Villarreal win their next match against Sevila, they may have their way closer to Europa league because Vallecano wouldn't be too hard for them to conquer.
2588  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: May 06, 2022, 08:46:47 PM
Liverpool v Tottenham match is going to be the most attracting match to me. In this match, Liverpool would aim nothing less than a victory obviously. But their job is going to be really difficult against Tottenham I think. Because Tottenham are one of the strongest teams of the league these days. They have been showing an impressive performance for weeks and they are a dangerous team now. Maybe Liverpool would take control of the match from the beginning but it wouldn't matter for Tottenham. Liverpool must be very aware against counter-attacks.

You mean the same Tottenham that couldn't beat any of the top four teams in any of their home and away April matches, they are only good in bullying teams that are under the top four in the table, they couldn't deal with Manchester united the last time they played and you expect them to give Liverpool some tough time, I think opposite will happen. I was thinking that since Liverpoll already qualified for UCL they wouldn't bother about Premier League but seeing that they just need win Tottenham to become top, they will certainly want to eat them and discard their plate on the dustbin.
2589  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Where does your country stand ? on: May 06, 2022, 08:10:21 PM
I am really surprised that my country isnt even on the list,i think on every step on the street you can see a sportsbook or a casino. There is so much gamblers that i think over 50% of the country is betting honestly. Also didnt expect some countries at the top of the list.

I'm more surprised that my country is not on the list but on what assumptions and data did they come to the conclusion that these are the countries with the highest number of gambling. They should have broken it down into various forms of gambling as my country doesn't really bet on lotteries but if it is about Sportsbet, I'm very confident that my country will be on that list, it is very hard that you see an average guy who doesn't do sports betting, you often see sportsbook bets adverts everywhere just to encourage youths to gamble responsibly.
2590  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Fake USDT mint and trading scams on: May 06, 2022, 04:21:50 PM
What is this key and what is unique about it? Is your private key or password or what? Huh

Generally it is a stupid scam by giving you a number in their databases, they can make this number 100 thousand dollars or even Bitcoin and thus they are lazy scammers.

I thought that you would be able to withdraw these FAKE USDT to your wallet, but you will not be able to sell them except on their platform or after implementing a certain condition, or you can sell them on another platform that is scamming you.

You know some scammers are so foolish in thinking, there thinking could be they want potential scammers to be flabbergasted with the balance on their dashboard.
Seems like they have generated plenty of login details for anyone they sent messages, that's the login that was sent to me on whatsapp.

Thier designed looks like the old tricks used in cloning of banks websites, they will make you believe you in the right bank and when you login and want to withdraw, they request for a key with a bar indicating the progress of your withdrawal. The progress bar is just like inbuilt Javascript that read something like 10% 25% 50% 75% and in every %, you will be  asked to provide key(you will he asked to pay/deposit in exchange for the key), that's how they keep billing you until 98% probably tell you that transaction failed and may asked you to start again. So #pathetic
2591  Economy / Scam Accusations / Fake USDT mint and trading scams on: May 05, 2022, 11:16:37 AM
What Happened: Fake USDT Mint and trading platform

I have been hearing from a group of discussions about fake USDT mint and trading platforms until I came across one. What they do best is to PM you on Telegram/Wechat/Whatsapp with a message that includes a username and password, the balance to that account( ofcourse it's too fake to be true) and the link to the website. They give you a virtual large balance of USDT on the dashboard and ask you to withdraw.

One thing unique about this scam is that they wouldn't just scam you straight away, they will request a key/pin in an exchange for you to pay a small fee to facilitate the withdrawal and this is not a one time request, they will continue to ask you for this key/pin until they finish milking you without any successful withdrawal.



Details sent to me:
Anyone can login to see the contents of the scam website
Username: Jack11
Password: jk1101
Link to the website: https://usdtlonim.com


Domain Information
Domain:usdtlonim.com
Registrar:Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Registered On:2022-04-20
Expires On:2023-04-20
Updated On:2022-04-20
Status:clientTransferProhibited
Name Servers:blakely.ns.cloudflare.com
keaton.ns.cloudflare.com

2592  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why node operators are not given free bitcoins for hosting blockchain ? on: May 05, 2022, 10:19:22 AM
I know satoshi intended for miners to get the moolah for the handwork but aren't we node operators part of the bitcoin operational community? As time goes by there will be less node operators due to blockchain size. Coundn't the software be updated to reward node operators for x amount of uptime will lead to x amount to free btc? We are also putting our electricity and hardware to use for the greater good.

I hope someone does a BIP for that

Also i did not want to make a new topic but can node operators vote in BIP? and how do miners vote in BIP?


Being a Full Node comes with great merit for yourself, you have the full option of privacy protected literally while also protecting the bitcoin network as well. There is no form of reward attached been a node like the way miners do. Besides, Bitcoin is a proof of work which means a lot of work has to be done to include transactions into a block, nodes don't do that, they relay transactions and propagate them to other nodes until it reaches the final nodes where they wait for the miners to do the work and include the transactions into the block and accept the block of transactions into the blockchain ledger if valid.
Nodes are increasing day by day, check Bitnode[1], there are currently about 15k nodes today and it is possible that some are offline, they come online when necessary, you should also know that some miners are also running Full nodes, so your assumption is invalid.



[1] https://bitnodes.io/
2593  Economy / Economics / Re: Binance blocks crypto accounts of relatives tied to the Russian government on: May 05, 2022, 10:04:26 AM
I'm not a political person, and I dislike having political arguments but I feel exchanges are going the extra mile to harm people with the lock of accounts, it is not anyone's fault the governments in power are fighting themselves. I have seen a couple of complaints from Bitsamp exchange users that their account has been locked too with the deposit and withdraw option being disabled, that's so uncalled for but by the way, this is what you get in return when they tell you to stop using centralized exchanges but no one wants to listen.
2594  Economy / Economics / Re: Making use of Bitcoin as payment in our business. on: May 05, 2022, 09:47:41 AM
  Making use of "Bitcoin" as another means of exchange In our daily business is my own opinion to improve our business strategy, if customer doesn't have money to pay after purchasing goods and any other business transaction, we should try and implement the means of Bitcoin payment and through this our business will improve in market and it will promote our business both in local and international way because the present century we are now is century of cryptocurrency...so my fans what do you suggest on my opinion!!!!

The first question I want to ask you, is bitcoin legal in your country, are you allowed to use bitcoin as a legal tender for daily activities? If the answer is yes then you are free as a bird to integrate bitcoin as a means of payment in sales, El-Salvador is currently doing it and some few other countries that allow the use of bitcoin for business but if your country prohibits the use of bitcoin, it will only put you in trouble when you want people to use something that is considered as a crime in your location.
One interesting aspect of bitcoin as a payment method is the Lightning Network, it is extremely quick in resolving trades and simple to use but requires a channel between buyer and seller.
2595  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Seed Phrases and Private Keys on: May 05, 2022, 09:02:14 AM
_snip_

Using a single private key is not really safe and not good health for your privacy. How about you do it this way.

Instead of creating a seed phrase as suggested above, why don't you create a single seed ( 64 bytes) using the PBKDF2 function (Password Based Key Derivation Function 2). The advantage is that you wouldn't worry about discarding other generated private keys and addresses, You have an additional option to include a passphrase for the safety of your coins against theft of seed.
The difference between a single seed and your private keys is the byte difference, you don't have to worry about handling 12 or 24 seed words/phrase, you don't have to worry about master keys
2596  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: May 04, 2022, 11:15:27 PM
When it comes to the Villarreal - Sevilla match, I believe Sevilla are closer to becoming victorious in this match even though bookmakers are favouring Villarreal to win this. Sevilla will finish the season in one of the top four places as it seems. And Villarreal are trying to maintain their place and fight for a better one at the same time. I think both teams will score in this above all else. And it wouldn't be surprising to see Sevilla getting at least one point in my opinion.

If you think a team will relent with their spot will surprise you even more than you expect, for example, Sevilla and Villarreal's match is coming up, and you know it's already a pain in Villarreal's ass that they won't be in the Champions League next season, they'll most likely want to suffer other teams who are already at the top, especially those who are struggling to balance points or meet up with another team. Looking at their fixtures, it will be easier for Atletico to take the spot of Sevilla than it will be for Sevilla to take the spot of Barcelona.
2597  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: May 04, 2022, 10:51:21 PM
Liverpool are in good form, and the game will be played at Anfield, so the possibilities of losing are quite minimal. Liverpool will not tolerate any defeat now that they are trailing Manchester City in the title chase, so any defeat will cause them to lose hope. Although Tottenham is also vying for a place in the Champions League, they will do everything in their power to win. As a result, the game will be very difficult, but I believe Liverpool will win.

Do you think Manchester City would want to hand over that place to Liverpool so easy after recently losing one of their best chances in the Champions League? I believe that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, Liverpool will be more focused on getting away with the Champions League than the Premier League, this is not to say that they will not perform admirably. I simply believe that Manchester City will be more aggressive in their remaining EPL matches now that they are enraged by their champions league disappointments.
2598  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Semifinals! on: May 04, 2022, 10:16:59 PM
They can call it magic, but I like to refer to it as "experience with being smart." To be honest, I was concerned at first when neither team scored in the first half, and I lost even more confidence in Real Madrid after Manchester City scored one goal, but I'm not sure how the joy in my heart returned after seeing them perform the tricks they know best. Experience will guide you in difficult times, and that is what helped Real Madrid today. They thrashed PSG, Chelsea, and now Manchester City, indeed Benzema deserves the Ballon d'Or.
2599  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 03, 2022, 09:31:21 PM
Leipzig started to have really bad results for two weeks. They lost to Union Berlin home last week and yesterday they lost to Gladbach that played with ten players for quite a long time. And these results caused them to drop down to the fifth spot and one point behind Freiburg. I wonder whether this has been related to their maintaining their existence in the Europa League now. But they can lose their chance to make it to the Champions League if they go on like this. There are only two weeks left in the Bundesliga now.

It is not over until the period is over, it is 3 weeks and not two as you said. A point difference is not big enough to cause any panic, they have been among top four quite some time now, I believe they can still do it again with the remaining four matches.
They arent really struggling in Europa league, the aggregates in most of their matches proves that they are outstanding and they are doing much better in the two leagues if not for the small difficulties they had in dealing with Union Berlin and Gladbach.
2600  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: May 03, 2022, 09:09:05 PM
Why is it that anytime Manchester United won a game, will  start talking about how the are going for the top four position, yea is possible but the team ahead of them Tottenham Hotspur and arsenal are playing Better than them and are doing well,and they both have a game at hand to play. And you aspect arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur to lose or draw their remaining matches and Manchester United should win all theirs,

You are missing something my friend, you think Tottenham will win Liverpool in their next match because they are closer to the top four? I can even vouch for Arsenal a little bit that they can defeat Leeds United and still maintain their place. Arsenal is lucky to be ahead of Tottenham and its very easy for Manchester united to fight for that place but I don't think they can come close to where arsenal is, even if Manchester United manage to come to draw points with Arsenal, they wouldn't go to champions league because Arsenal has more goal difference than them.
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