Nice video. I like how you took a shot at Silicon Valley Bank there in the beginning.
The animation with the guy standing at the edge of the cliff looks great. Did your team create that or is it from a video game and you just added the Passport in the guy's hand? It looks really well made.

The idea to test hardware wallets for durability isn't bad in itself. But I don't agree with the notion that a hardware wallet is supposed to be designed to survive fires, water, crashing buildings, and the like. I don't expect that of my laptops, my phones, or my hardware wallets.

I wouldn't buy a hardware wallet for $800 because it can survive being thrown down the stairs. If you asked 1000 people, very few would think that's a good idea and something they expect.

The other thing is, this is completely subjective to the kind of person you are generally and how you take care of your belongings. You posted a picture of a Nano S with a cracked case. That could mean the device uses low quality materials in the building process and/or that you are clumsy and can't keep your stuff in order. That's your HW, do you want to see mine? You can check it in my Show off your hardware wallet thread. It still looks new after several years of usage. My Trezor One is a few months old but in a few years from now, it's still going to look brand-new. Because that's the type of person I am. I don't drop my stuff or hit it with a hammer.

Maybe an electronic component will break in one of them despite me being careful (that's out of my control) but It's not going to have a cracked case like yours. Stop breaking your shit, and the shit will last.

In that case, it's ok. The two of you have a private deal where you pay with crypto and receive your groceries. I had something completely different in mind the first time I read your post. I thought It's one of those shops that accepts crypto payments on the counter, where they provide you with the address to pay. In most cases, such shops use a payment processor that converts the crypto assets into fiat upon receipt. Since you are sending to the owner from your private wallet to his, there is no fear of anyone asking any questions.

The only danger is if the coins go directly from you into a centralized exchange that might not like your use of Wasabi. But that's also not happening, so you are fine.

Jedna stvar mi se mota po glavi od kako sam čuo za tih famoznik 7 TB podataka koje su istražitelji pronašli. Uopšte ne bi bio iznenađen da vlasnici usluga koje se koriste za prikrivanje ilegalnih radnji, za što je ChipMixer nekima dobro služio, čuvaju određene podatke koji bi mogli poslužiti agencijama u otkrivanju određenih aktera. Nešto poput aduta za pregovaranje da bi se dobila manja kazna zbog suradnje i pomaganja inspektorima u istrazi.   

It would be interesting to know what kind of payment processor that store you shop at uses? I doubt they keep the crypto or self-host the service through BTCPay Server. Maybe one day those less trustworthy payment processors might consider employing a blockchain analysis company to inform them what coins are "dirty" and "tainted". It would be unfortunate if your BTC was confiscated and you had to do KYC for something like that because they decided that Wasabi is for criminals.     

Because they have given themselves the right to investigate everything and ask questions of everyone that's different. You know, to protect the people. If you disapprove, you are an enemy of the State that needs to be prosecuted. Or perhaps you are a terrorist, criminal, or child molester trying to hide his nasty habits. This is not me speaking, btw. 

You could try to submit a ticket to their support team and ask them why you are seeing the update notification in your wallet despite using the newest release.
Someone mentioned it could be because they increased the maximum TRX transaction fees associated with the sending of Tron-based tokens. Maybe it's that. Another issue they had which was resolved at the end of February according to their Twitter feed is the failure to sign Litecoin transactions.

Some users experienced the same thing while others didn't. Maybe it depends on the assets you have in your wallet? If Trust Wallet fixes an issue for a coin and notices you have it in your portfolio, maybe you will get the notification.

Is Litecoin and/or Tron (or any of its tokens) in your portfolio?
For those who didn't get a notification, do you have LTC or TRX (and/or its tokens) in your wallet?

Because we are now in a place where if we want privacy, we are surely trying to hide something. That's how the ruling classes look at those seeking privacy. Why can't you be more like the rest of the 99% of population that doesn't mind that we (your government) looks into everything you do? Since you are trying to break the history of your coins, we (the caring government) must keep an eye on you. We only do that as a fight against terrorism, money laundering, and because it's a national security issue, obviously.

That's right. You can find the same things in the terms of centralized exchanges. They use a few different ways for how they call it. For example, "unforeseen circumstances" or "extraordinary situations". Getting your wallet/account hacked is considered an extraordinary situation because the service provider can't do anything about the way you handle your security.

Electrum's cold wallet feature is a good solution. Using Electrum as a hot wallet isn't such a security upgrade if you don't know what you are doing. We don't know how OP lost his coins. Whatever he did with Coinomi, he could have in theory also done with Electrum with the same outcome.

I am not a regular in the Scam Accusation board. I come here occasionally. If you want my attention with any future developments of this case, the best way is to mention my name or quote a previous post of mine. That way my bot will notify me and I will eventually check it out.

Understood, however, other online casinos also follow money laundering rules and their playthrough requirements are between 1-2x. What makes your site unique to require a 5x wagering requirement?

Maybe what you are saying is true and maybe that's how the casino will do it, but your T&C say that the casino reserves the right to apply a rollover requirement of AT LEAST 5x. The terms nullify anything you, me, or anyone else says that might be interpreted differently. The T&C have priority.

No casino will give you a no-wagering bonus that you can simply withdraw and put in your pockets. They would go bankrupt in a week. You have to wager your deposits, so it's normal. No-wagering and no-deposit bonuses are usually small, up to a few dollars, like $10 on signup. With bonuses that aren't wager-free, you also have to wager your winnings. That's not the case here. I am still concerned with the overall wagering requirements though because according to their rules it's 1x, but it can also be 5x or higher if the casino deems it fit.   

I understand what you are saying, but you are using the example of a hardware wallet brand that we know isn't open-source. Ledger uses closed-source firmware and hardware, which includes the secure element. I didn't see anything in that article which wasn't known before. We also know that the individual crypto apps on Ledger and the native software itself are open-source. Any developer can build open-source code for an asset and submit it to Ledger as part of their development program.

I never gave much thought to the bootloader question. But that part is apparently also open-source in selected HWs.

That article you shared makes a mistake toward the end though, when they discuss open-source alternatives. One of the brands they name is ColdCard. ColdCard does not use an open-source license. Their code is public and verifiable, but it's their properly, and you are not allowed to use it for your own products. That's completely different from open-source wallets like Trezor, where you can (if you know how) use the entre codebase and build a brand new product.

It's not as high as 5x. That makes it sound that the rollover requirements are up to 5x with 5 being the maximum. 5x is the minimum, meaning it's at least five and can be 6, 10, 20, or what the casino deems appropriate.

Here is the thing though. Their main T&C mention that the wagering requirements are 1x.
https://www.royalstarscasino.com/en/info/terms-and-conditions

But a few sentences later, they say the same thing as in their Bonus T&C.

I would like to know why that is and what it depends on? And how can I trust a casino that has a 1x wagering requirement, but has every right to say, sorry Pmalek, you are gonna have to wager your coins 5 more times because we feel like it?

What part of them are not open-source? There are many open-source hardware wallets on the software side. There aren't many on the hardware level, though. I think Foundation's Passport is the only one with open-source hardware, except the secure element. Someone correct me if I am wrong. I am not sure how far Trezor has gone with the development of their almost fully open-source SE. But if the openness of hardware is a problem, we shouldn't use laptops, PCs, or phones for anything related to personal or financial data, but we still do.   

But that was a case of trusting an individual and believing they were honest, which they weren't. Plus, the Coldkey isn't a hardware wallet. It's a card-like paper wallet where someone else generated the keys for you and kept backups of them.

I don't think it's high up on their priority list. Wasabi's resume shows a willingness to cooperate if needed or even voluntarily before it is needed. I am saying that because they claimed no one was putting pressure on them or asking that they introduce restrictive measures. The problem is, the coins their blockchain analysis partner tags as clean, get tagged as dirty on some centralized exchanges who have their own rules what is tainted and what isn't. Your dirt is dirtier than my dirt.   

What does it mean when you say in your Terms & Conditions that the no-wagering welcome bonus is not withdrawable and remains sticky? When the player requests a withdrawal, the bonus will be forfeited. I am talking about point 2.5 of your Bonus T&C.
As an example: I deposit $100, claim the no-wagering bonus and have a total of $475. I wager my deposits 5x (or whatever you deem fit), and then when I want to withdraw, you remove the matched bonus ($375) from my account. Can you explain this in more details?

If I understood correctly, you can apply any wagering requirement you feel like for any deposits to the casino? That seems a bit weird.
https://www.royalstarscasino.com/en/info/bonus-terms

If it's "at least 5 times", then what is the standard norm?

Why would someone need to talk to you privately to see the proof you have? If you have proof you are innocent and the casino is lying, make it public. If you don't want to share it because it contains sensitive information, it doesn't make much sense showing it to an unknown internet person behind a forum username.

Why soon, why don't we see it already?

Updates rarely fix major vulnerabilities that would result in you losing your crypto unless you install the latest version. It's usually cosmetic changes, new features, speed improvements, etc. It's almost always a user mistake that leads to getting your wallet emptied. Whether you have the newest version or one that is a few months old, you are still using a hot wallet and your keys are online. One slip-up might put your coins jeopardy or worse.   

Safe? Do you mean safely as in a safe way? Your keys are online, it's as simple as that. They would be safer if they were never online and always in a secure device and its chip. Even better, if they were created in a fully offline and airgapped environment.

Then take them to court and prove your case if you or anyone else thinks they have one.
Personally, I find it impossible to side with the player in this particular case. It would be sad if he was innocent. He took the case to a mediator that ruled against him. That coupled with a record of previous failed mediation attempts and abuses makes it hard for me to think he is innocent. I am sure you won't agree, but that's your opinion. 

Zapravo, čovjek nije uhvaćen samo je optužen za sad.

Mogao bi uporediti to sa autobusom koji vozi putnike od tačke A do tačke B. Prtljažnik pun kofera sa odjećom i osobnim stvarima. Nema ništa ilegalno. Ali da su kojim slučajem te torbe pune droge, novca, nedozvoljenih predmeta ili imigranata, onda se mijenjaju pravila. Odjednom se taj prevoznik putnika bavi ilegalnim radnjama.

Prljavi novac je sigurno prolazio kroz usluge ChipMixera i to guzonjama smeta. A to što njihova prljavština prolazi kroz njihove partnerske banke to je ok. To je sve "regulisano". Ne sumnjam da će bit još ovakvih akcija rušenja usluga koje nude privatnost. Mada trebamo sačekati koju vrstu privatnosti je ChipMixer nudio ako se otkrije šta je sve u tih 7 TB. Za svaki napad na privatnost će im trebati par godina rada i dokumenotvanja svega.

Baš me zanima šta bi moglo zadesiti kretore BISQa ako jedan dan izraste i postane problem.

Not if the rules and terms and conditions say it's illegal. And point 9.7 in the Playbetr T&C clearly state that arbitrage, together with many other activities, isn't allowed on the casino. You are bound by the rules of the site you use, not what every individual person thinks should be right.

It's true that some fiat sportsbooks don't mind arbitrage betting. You should bet on those that have no problems with it and stay away from sites that do.

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John Abraham reminded you and I ask a second time: what other mediation sites can the player use?