While the distribution chain keeps going the smerits won't be exausted so easily if you understand the whole concept.As above said the merit sources gets smertis each month and with their stacked one's they have more of it and with each 2 smerits they give other member also get one smerit so it keep on going.

If you check out the list on BPIP for top merit senders you will find out how many smeirts they alone have send out within these years so it won't be exhausted ever.

The results for forum search is always messed up and haven't used it from a long time and for most of the newbies would find it confusing to get the desired outputs even if they use the filters to get optimised results.If you are using chrome then you can simply put bitcointalk code at the last to get the related threads according to your search.

But for me ninjastic.space works completely fine as I avoid using chrome for many reasons and can get results from that site easily but if you say about forum search then it has always been same.

The Roobet team has always put forward high rewards system to the players or artists throughout these contests and this time also if we take into consideration the time and categories they are still good for the winners and it should be appreciated as usual.The team is actively conducted these contests which is really good no matter what the rewards are.

I think he's looking for those only who understands Chinese language so no need for native English speakers to have discussion on that job posts according to me.There is specific local board where he can find and list that one to find the right person for the job.

We will surely cross this $30k barrier soon as we are nearing halving season the impact can be seen clearly with more people trying to accumulate more so definitely we can see it pumping even more but at this time we need to hold strong onto our stash.

The transaction speed is dependent on the network congestion and what's the fees going on at that time.So if you set it to priority basis like in Mycelium wallet or any other it will be confirmed fast but you can always check what's the average fees going on to set it according to your fees.Most wallets support RBF so that it doesn't remain in memepool and can make changes in fees to confirm it.But in all cases wallets don't have any role in confirming it fast or slow.

Staking platforms as you expect them are scam just setup with lucrative offers so you should avoid them completely.

You have many choices like Electrum which is good choice and non custodial wallet which keeps your keys safe with you.

Ledger has lost significant share after their announcement after sharing this news.

To steal funds from people you should have technical knowledge and find an innovative way that sounds genuine or they are not even aware about it that it's a pure scam attempt which is what they have been doing it from a long time.We come across many cases where we see new ways of scamming and hacking and they also know how to bypass the tracing like if exchanges also block their address.

So this is why it's always suggested that you also be updated with latest technical knowledge to safeguard your funds from them or even better if you store them on airrgapped devices that are not connected to internet.You can use dummy address on which you can have minimal funds you need in case of usage so if anyone gain access to it they don't steal all from you but your security depends on you as hackers are always smart to come up with better ideas.

So you are talking about scam accusations thread against them? There are many for most of casinos but they are doing business with legit cause and token have on casino utility and extra benefits to players but investors see profits motive also so they invest in it but don't understand on which grounds you are justifying yourself? So what if other token you talking about rug people so will it have any value? Rollbit is also established in market among community which is why we are seeing pumps but at last we have our own opinions.

If you want to make it fast then you also have the option to set the fees to priority which will get it confirmed under few minutes but check out what's the average fees rate going on at that time.Even if the network is congested your transaction with high fees have chance of getting confirmed fast but if you make comparison with ETH then it's not slow and have you bother to look at the gas for confirming transaction? Most of bitcoin transactions with adequate fees get confirmed fast but I don't see any instant one on any network if we see more confirmation to make it valid transactions.

Many participants have the habit of submitting their artworks on the last days so we can see more of them as there are few days left if I remember correctly so just wait for it as we can see more arts in different categories.

If that's the case then @theymos might think about considering new applications as there are many pending and if he finds there's need for another one now with one source being demoted.So best of luck to @icopress with the same from my end also as we might see the list top up with few more sources.

Agree on this part that if people are fool enough governments can't deny the responsibility to shut down scams like if we take normal cases of fiat then some companies setup for investment purposes are pure scam so we can't say people should be careful enough if they have lost money.Same goes with these shitcoin projects who setup with pump dump scheme to fool people so they need to be curb down in any manner.

I think there are still few days left before you can submit your entry but those who want to participate don't waste time and submit it timely in whatever category you like so we see more of creative arts this time again.I also appreciate team for organising them on frequent intervals so will see if I also participate in next one maybe.

Alongside adding utility to their token they are also managing it in various manners which is helping them to grow.The gambling community is buying but there are big whales also who see some high profitability linked to it which we are also seeing with token growth while normal corrections are part of it.

They are just trying to gain some attention with these threads as they have nothing more to achieve through their main accounts so try to make such threads in hope of getting few merits just to rank up.

The legit newbies would explore the forum first of all and search for such threads but as far as I have seen most of them keep repeating the same thing some ask and some tell with low efforts threads.

There are some factors that triggers the market like the latest curb finance hack has again given a minor blow to prices shifting them to $28k range although it has been backed up but chances of going beyond $30k at this time are hard but still hopes high for the same maybe some big investments make it happen.

So here is another record that I have managed to capture this time and now it's for @Rikafip who have managed to reach 5100 merits now so here is the screenshot for the same :



So congratulations to him for the same and his Avatar also indicates more to come 

I wouldn't call it hard but you need to put efforts into your work like with time if you are keen to learn you will gain knowledge on different topics which will be reflected in your post history automatically that will attract merits.So it depends how you oversee things like for you it maybe hard as gaining it through local boards but if your posts are worthy enough then you don't have to worry.Like there are low rank members who have thousands of merits so it's about your knowledge and recognition.

Although you can also post topics in [self-moderated] Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source that will help you a lot if you find your posts are not getting merits.

That's right bitcoin has the ability to surprise all like when we were reaching ATH it was not expected but some major events need to hit that will pump it more so I am also optimistic about the growth but also have some long term goals in mind without seeing short term gains.

They are burning the tokens and reducing the supply to boost the prices depending on how many tokens are staked in the pool but don't have plans to buy back because they are adding more utility to it with time so you can see price pumps but can't say about long term what plans they have in mind.