In that case, you didn't do it for quite a long time, because in that regard, things improved to the point where it became a very quick and painless process. I say this as someone who, like many, had a very bad experience with it in the past.

As for scam e-mails, I stopped paying attention to them a long time ago, and I marked even legal e-mails from Ledger as spam, so I got rid of that hassle.

It's not that I don't care that people lose their money because they very easily fall under the influence of celebrities, but obviously for the majority of those who want to invest their money, it is very important that someone else be the one to decide for them, because in case of failure, they will blame someone else more than themselves.

It's all a bit funny to me sometimes, because it seems to me that just one announcement from a famous person can convince thousands or maybe even millions to do something that has no logic at all. But in the market there have always been those who act like wolves, and those who act like sheep - and we all know how the latter end up when they play with wolves.

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Are you sure you understand what this is about? KR did not mention Bitcoin or blockchain, and all this other talk has nothing to do with decentralization, and it is even less "amazing" considering that at least 9 out of 10 of these projects will end badly for investors.

Why would that idea be bad if it allows people to buy or sell Bitcoin in a very simple and familiar way? Although regardless of the fact that the idea itself is good, some things that are included in that idea are not very good, and I mean mostly very high fees and possible violation of privacy. Each service therefore has its own advantages and disadvantages, it is a matter of personal choice what one chooses, or whether one has a choice at all.

There is logic in what you say, especially if interest rates on time deposits in banks are between 0.5 and 1%, so that 3% (or even a little more) does not look so bad. However, when you look at the minimum investment which is 500 EUR, and after 2 years you will get about 530 EUR + if you need the money before the bond's maturity, there is a high probability that you will get less money than you invested.

It is far from the fact that I will advise someone what to do with their money, but I know that I would rather invest in something else that can very likely bring me a profit of at least x2 or x5 in the same period, regardless of the risk that always exists.

Too much noise for nothing, as if changing the name is something that happens rarely, regardless of whether it is a Newbie or any other rank. The only thing that plays the biggest role in whether someone's request will be approved is whether someone is asking for it to protect their privacy or if they just want a new nickname because they don't like the old one.

Some members have been approved for a name change more than once and I don't think it was ever a problem as long as the reason for the change was justified.

Who says we all have the same goal? I'm not saying that I wasn't once in your shoes, but the whole point is not that you only care about profit, but that you sometimes try to use Bitcoin as a currency - there are certainly some things that you could buy/pay for online.

If you only want to make a profit then try to play it safe, buy during a bear market, start selling when we are in the middle of a big bull run and keep doing it as the price rises. There is no other great wisdom in all this, because it all boils down to how consistent you are and how well you know how to judge the moment, and of course whether you can control your greed.

I agree with some of the members who pointed out that we already have topics like this and that everyone should use the forum search option more - but for me, the fact that someone wants to give something to someone as a gift is not a very important issue here - I would first ask myself how to do it on a safe and appropriate way so that everything is not in vain.

In my opinion, it would be appropriate to first gift a hardware wallet to a friend or teach him how to use a non-custodial wallet, and only then consider a gift in the form of BTC. Of course, all this in order to prevent the surprise from turning into an unpleasant surprise in the future.

I used to laugh at such posts, but when you read at least a dozen of them every day, you realize that you only have two options - ignore or report to moderator button. In any case, I hope you find what you are looking for

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I don't know where you see someone trying to expose someone? All the information in this thread has been publicly available for years, and anyone who knows how to use the forum search engine or any public search engine can find this information. This nonsense about someone deleting every post or thread in which someone's name is mentioned is pure nonsense, because the thread I quoted has existed since 2011 and do you really think that the admin would not have removed it by now if he considered it necessary?

In addition, he shares his first and last name with dozens of other people, and most people who would like to investigate further would get stuck at that step.

Of course it is possible, to the same extent as it would be possible if Mr. Mars contacted me and offered me a golden ticket for a trip to his dearest planet

Joking aside, we shouldn't be fooled by the fact that anything other than fully centralized crypto projects can get global political support - and the average person already today has a hard time understanding the difference between Bitcoin or CBDC and will always choose something backed by the state rather than something like Bitcoin.

Here, as an example, I will state that for the first time in history, my country is issuing state bonds, the purchase of which ordinary citizens will be able to participate, and the interest rate is about 3% with a maturity of 2 years. I don't have to tell you that the interest is significant and that it might not be enough for everyone, but to people it seems like a smart investment.

Russia has been talking about digital currency for a long time, but I don't think it will be some kind of payment method that will help them trade with other countries - because realistically, despite all the sanctions, they manage to trade with countries like China, India or Iran.


It's no secret that CBDC only means more control over finances and the loss of all privacy for ordinary people, so I think that's the main goal. Ordinary people will have the least benefit from it, but as you say, in that country, ordinary people are not asked for their opinion, similarly to China.

@tread93, unfortunately, you don't ask questions that have too much to do with reality - because 2-3 days ago you wondered if Satoshi left some kind of hidden entrance, today you think that AI will succeed in somehow harming Bitcoin - even though AI will not be intelligent enough for a long time to even recognize what is in a certain photo, let alone carry out sophisticated attacks on something much more complex.

Here, read something interesting - and solve reCaptcha less because that's how AI becomes smarter

If you can identify what’s in these images, you’re smarter than AI

First, you say that it is impossible to find any information, and then you post a link that leads directly to the identity of the admin? However, I don't think it's such a security problem because @theymos identity has been known for a long time and he never hid it, and long ago he explained his reasons for not wanting to do it.

Nothing has changed in terms of the fact that we still have the absolute dominance of North America (US&Canada) over the rest of the world, so all those stories about some kind of unfriendly attitude of the US towards Bitcoin are not justified at all. Not only do they have the largest number of crypto ATMs, but there are also the most powerful companies in the world of cryptocurrencies, and this includes not only trading, but also mining, which according to some data has over 35% share in the US.

If we take into account the ATM number, the fact that it is mostly the most expensive way to buy/sell BTC - then the conclusion is drawn that Americans show a great interest in exactly this way of trading, and that high fees are not a problem for them.

That's right, AI just has a huge database that is not even up to date and based on that it creates answers like this. Although everyone immediately remembers El Salvador because it is the first country in the world to declare Bitcoin as legal tender, data shows that the rate of real adaptation in that country is even lower than in some other countries that no one else actually mentions.

I don't see any specific country as the "best" in terms of the question posed by the OP, because the whole thing about someone looking at the success and adaptation of Bitcoin in a country through how much a country supports it is not something that should be the most important in the whole approach. Asking permission or legitimacy from politics/state to use Bitcoin is a bit absurd, because not even Satoshi contacted the FED or ECB and asked their opinion - their opinion is known to everyone anyway.

I confirm that on the mobile Chrome the signature is cut off in the ChipMix part (on the right - more precisely in half of the x) and that the last part is missing - and as far as I remember, this was not the case before.

From what I read on the forum from members of the Nigerian community, it seems that their authorities are not quite capable of dealing with problems in an efficient and less destructive way for their citizens, although they are constantly trying something, so someone could perhaps say that with time they might learn something on their mistakes. It is a weak consolation for those who suffer because of it, but if you have a political alternative, then as a people you must show the will for change in the next elections.

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As for barter trading, I can only say that it still exists in countries that are far more developed than Nigeria, and I have personally witnessed it in the rural areas of my country where people who live from agriculture exchange their products. People used to do this on a much larger scale because they were much more focused on production, but the more the human population moved to big cities, the more they became dependent on money and shops.

Unfortunately, this turned out to be a big problem, because if someone closes banks and ATMs, and if the distribution chains are also disrupted, then we have an angry and dangerous mass of people who are ready for anything.

As long as the price of BTC goes up and as long as the price of a few thousand or a few tens of thousands of Sastoshi does not seem like much to the buyer, I don't think the owner will worry too much about the menu - but after the price of BTC is double what it is today, I would seriously consider paying 1 salad $20 or more.

An electronic menu in a visible place that would automatically adjust to the BTC price would definitely make more sense.

The forum administration does not consider it a problem to the extent that it would ban such activity, similar to the position with signature campaigns - therefore banning both is the last option, although I think signature campaigns have a better chance of being banned than bounty. I say this for the reason that signature campaigns have exposure on the entire forum, while bounty campaigns are mostly limited to one board.

Personally, bounty campaigns are more problematic because they enable various scam projects to get a lot of visibility for a very small price, and they often don't pay anything under the pretext that the results didn't satisfy them. Therefore, I would first of all protect beginners who are exposed to what in some cases can be called digital exploitation in such a way that I would prohibit Newbie and Jr.Member ranks from participating in such campaigns at all.

In general, I agree that the administration should not encroach on the freedoms that have existed on this forum since its inception, but it should still adjust them a little.

Maybe they would be interested, but maybe not - because I doubt that people who are mostly deeply immersed in altcoins have the slightest desire to study the history of Bitcoin. If we're going to be honest, for many, the history of Bitcoin only begins at the end of 2017, when Bitcoin actually entered the mainstream.

I can't say for sure, but it seems that I read on the forum a few years ago that someone had a similar idea as the OP, so although I have nothing against people writing books, a good part of the history of Bitcoin is also contained on this forum. In any case, I hope that the book will not promote things that have nothing to do with Bitcoin, as is usually the case nowadays.

I will join those who don't understand why their name should be published in your book even if they donate $2? Would these names be in the sense of something like "special thanks to the members of the bitcointalk forum for their support in writing the book", or in some other context? There were definitely members on the forum who are worth mentioning in the book, and there are also those who are active today, and I hope that they will be mentioned without donating anything.

What I also don't like are the hashtags you use in your post, because what does your Bitcoin book have to do with all those altcoins you're indirectly promoting?