Let me play the devil's advocate here and that's me saying that the double speak of the Nigerian government on the issue you pointed out could be from them not truly having a complete grasp of what cryptocurrency is, and not because they genuinely want to. This present administration run by the APC government of Mohammadu Buhari seems to be the worst of all administrations bereft of knowledge of economics. Those who are supposed to be manning the economy aren't up and doing and as such can't properly advise the president on what to do. Two figure inflation has hit Nigeria and all of them are acting like nothing is amiss because whether they get the country out of it or not, they still get their salaries. It's a shame.

BTW, speaking from both sides of the mouth is what politicians all over the world do. However, it's worse in Africa because citizens aren't holding their leaders accountable to their words and actions.

Before the question...

Let me hastily add here – you should devout more time here if you want to grow your account speedily. Make more posts here aimed at contributing meaningfully to forum discussions and it will amaze you how easily you'll rise through the ranks. There will be users who will splash merits on your posts and then get used to your moniker. That familiarity will make them want to often revisit your profile to read from you. So, get busy.

First for me will be to sanitize the Altcoin Board and put a severe check on how bounties are run there by making sure mods have a meaningful presence there.

Secondly, moderate scam activities. I don't get it when users say scam isn't moderated here while every other thing seems to be.

Thirdly, create a BTT coin that will run alongside Bitcoin as a pair. Make it a stablecoin.

Seriously, I wonder why that still hasn't happened. It's weird for a savvy site like ours not to have it 🙄

That brings me to what I observed with my wallet app early last year or so. It was a Blockchain wallet app I was using then and I needed to receive Bitcoin from a seller. In order to differentiate that transaction I needed to send a fresh address from the same wallet app I had been using. Surprisingly I discovered that the new address was a legacy address turned vanity with the first three letters of my name to it. I didn't do anything to generate that vanity address and it kind of astonished but excited me. However, till date I haven't made use of that address as I couldn't get around how that happened. Is there anything I should be worried of with that?

Perhaps, next time it will be better to add symbols to the cryptos to enable anyone searching to easily identify them if there's no link. From the little search I did now, both projects aren't listed anywhere on coin sites; except I'm wrong?

Yes, small cap tokens will easily give mouth watering ROIs than the top cap but what if these small cap tokens disappear into thin air overnight? It's the "what if" factor that makes shrewd investors stick to already established ones like Bitcoin and Ethereum. For them, playing with others is akin to gambling.

I believe detecting the phishing site thing with hovering of the mouse on a link will work on PCs and desktops, not on phones; at least not on android phones. I noticed the URL. The criminal went a step further by insuring there's an "s" to the URL now. Criminals are always trying to beat the noose tightening in on them.

Those who've neglected doing this wallet address staking thing are really not doing themselves any good at all. Users should stake their address and make sure to keep the passphrase to that wallet secured even if they aren't still using that wallet or have deleted it for want of space. With the passphrase they can restore and sign from it.

Nope, both aren't in the same category. In trading, there are products to be exchanged while in gambling there aren't. There aren't services exchanged but phantom expectations. That will be my simple way of putting it. Trading is engaging in marketing transactions of one cryptos/currency/commodity in exchange for another while gambling is just the indulgent way of "amicably" attempting to rob others of their cash without offering them anything in exchange. It's just an expected shortcut to quick riches. Nothing else.

It's not just some but most. Most of the bounties this day haven't lived up to expectations. In the past (I know of 2017/18) it wasn't so. Now, it doesn't matter who is managing it as even reputable campaign managers have all had their share of failed and scammed projects. So, you may not even get anything better by simply relying on a manager. I tell you, none of the managers can tell you of a bounty that is credible. Even whole managing these bounties, managers aren't too sure. In the past I used to think BMs could be used as yardsticks for picking and enrolling in bounties. Sadly, this day, exposure has taught veteran members otherwise and that's why you hardly see high ranked constructive users in bounties. Enrolling in bounties is more of an unmitigated risk.

Even though we can only make guesses when it comes to this industry because of its speculative nature, I take the liberty of telling you to buy now in response to your question. Bitcoin price has lost around 60% from its last ATH compared to the current price it's trading. It may still go down in price but I don't think it's going to be any horror buying now. Just buy with cash you won't miss. Buy it, then close your app and not constantly check on it like a kid would check in excitement for a newly planted maize seed to sprout.

OP, put it this way – would you rather draw a straight line handsfree when there's a ruler? I guess you know the answer to my question. Trading without indicators is more or less pure gambling. While I acknowledge that trading is speculative in nature and there's no perfect handle on it, I would rather not trade at all if I'm not going to rely on at least a single indicator to pick my trades. In doing this, I tend to rely heavily on leading indicators as against lagging ones. How do you assess market sentiments and bias if not through the aid of indicators? Anyone who tells you otherwise isn't being honest with you on this one.

Your brother is choosing a great career path and I think you should encourage him.

Trading is highly dignified. In my country Nigeria, there's a sense of respect for those who live on trading and it's little wonder there are high profile traders in the country. Genuine traders, I mean.

Yes, there are a great number of profitable traders who don't do anything else but trade. They make a kill of it. The only problem with trading is that many who go into it don't properly equip themselves with the requisite knowledge and skills for it and they get burnt. They think it's a shortcut to easy wealth but it's not. It requires time, patience and practice to succeed at it. Have a handle on trading, learn it like a professional course by spending time on it; even years like scholars do at college.

One of the positives of trading is that one can trade from anywhere in the world provided there's internet connectivity to one's device. Trading allows one free time and movement while pilling it up with financial freedom.

I believe five years, spanning two strong bull seasons and the "bears" there in, since I got registered here is enough for someone like me to give counsel on this topic. My advice on that will be that those witnessing this market for the first time at this moment with all its brutal bearish movements should just sit on their hands and do nothing if they've reduced price value in their portfolios. If the investments are all in Bitcoin, just grab a pillow and have a sound sleep. Nothing is amiss. Price will bounce back. That I can assure anyone.

Honestly, I don't subscribe to that. It's putting all of one's eggs in a single basket. I like diversification.

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You know, whenever I see and read posts like the OP's; they remind me of a certain line in Kwaku the Traveller, a song done by Black Sherif. Everyone has made one mistake or the other at a certain point in their life. We've messed up in no small way in the past and sometimes when we remember that, we're humbled like Sherif's listeners in that song who couldn't respond to his question of infallibility – Who never fuckd up? Hands in the air, no hands? Expectedly, no one raised their hand because all are guilty. Believe me, those who say they're 100% Bitcoin now definitely weren't so when they started. We learn every day in this industry.

It's really a shame that @tuannguyentn1, an account that has been here since 2017 can only muster just a single merit till date. BTW, what an ugly username that's there. That hack attempt should reinforce anyone's alertness to a given fact that if something smells fishy, crosscheck it. Don't be in a rush to run over it. It was in your ability to check facts that you realized the URL was totally different from this site. It goes to show that once you've your account in "always stay logged in" and you're asked to log in again, be suspicious. I don't know why there's resurgence of this type of attitude now. Sad.

Honestly, I didn't realise you've been here that long. I know I've bumped into this account a few times but didn't know it's nearly as old as mine. I think you should snap out of inactivity and spend some more time here if it won't disrupt your other schedules.

That would even be a very difficult thing to do in real life let alone in a pseudo setting such as this. You better keep your sanity intact by being yourself.

Far from it, ranking up doesn't bestow any reputation on an account. It's what you do in the forum and how credibly or incredibly your interactions are that can do that. Don't blindly trust any high ranking user.

Thanks for your time and analysis. It shows how deep you're into trading. I love that. The crossover and recross of the MAs is the major reason I don't use them as entry or exit signals. They always repaint. I don't rely on indicators that repaint or lag behind. If anything I set the MAs I'm using to a higher figure for judging trend change, but not for taking trades. Relying on MAs to take trades leaves you in confusion because it can seamlessly recross and make your initial position invalid. Of course, I believe there are traders who are profitable using it but certainly not for me.

The first thing I do while looking at chart(s) is to check the timeframe. Once I don't see that, I can't fully grasp what is been said there. The easiest way to cheat with a chart and make it look like price has long gone far is to present a  price action (PA) on 1m/5ms or 15ms TF. It makes it look like there's a nice ride, especially if PA is headed in a particular direction. Anything short of 1hr TF for entry and 4hrs/Daily for guage isn't for me. OP, what's your TF in that chart. Would you mind telling? Again, what MA setting is in orange colour that the candle just crossed?

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Well, I'm one for aesthetics and ease of navigation on sites I visit. May be that's why I found that site not appealing or could it be that it's beautiful but it's just me not seeing that because I'm viewing from an android phone? Yes, I'm conversant with the electrum wallet site and I've to agree with you that its too isn't that fine. Perhaps, it's a thing with such sites as you've mentioned. I think I will leave it at that now.