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2761  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [ BOXING POLL ADDED ] The Unification Fight: FURY vs USYK on: August 22, 2022, 10:58:29 AM
I was hoping for more votes by now but there are 12 votes in the poll:

Fury to win: 11
Usyk to win:  1


At the moment it is clear who the forum members think will win the fight. 91% of the voters are going for a Fury win and that view is probably shared by most people associated with the sport of boxing as well as commentators and fans.
2762  Economy / Reputation / Re: Dead member account suddenly active? on: August 22, 2022, 10:48:35 AM
Which is happening, especially with branded accounts which are representing a company, basically employees are using it, rather than a central figure. However, I guess that could be argued to be different, since its representing the brand, and not the person behind the account.
I may have this wrong but I see absolutely no problem with a branded account being used by multiple people. If for example the Cloudbet account was initially being used by their representative before another called "Ronnie" took over duties and later another employee is using it, that is not forwned upon and rightfully so.

Really though, I don't think too many users here are sharing their account with someone else, seems like you wouldn't gain much, other than potential privacy by reducing stylometry. Other than that, I would think the cons outweigh the pros.
There might be some cases where multiple users are using the same (non-branded) account and it make sense for them to do so according to their own specific set of circumstances. I think most members here would automatically connect multiple users operating a single non-branded account with nefarious purposes but it is not always the case.
2763  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Cryptopia Cryptocurrency Platform Services and Development on: August 22, 2022, 10:40:37 AM
There were so many users that did not want to give KYC to Grant Thornton therefore their funds will never be returned to them. Having said that they would prefer if those funds were recovered to be distributed between the victims but there are no assurances anything like that will ever happen.

Does anybody know approximately how much of the recovered funds have been taken by Grant Thornton as payments for their services and to cover their expenses while they investigate?

Yes, it seems to me that this will continue for a very long period, users waiting for the return of their crypto assets have nothing left but to go through all the stages step by step and formally until the moment of the agreement, it may take forever, but the reports of the liquidators look beautiful, in five months it will be four years since the hack of the exchange.
2764  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ English Premier League Season: 2022/2023 on: August 22, 2022, 10:35:07 AM
Manchester City will probably win the league as Arsenal fade away but will Liverpool start winning game to close the gap?

I think it will be a more balanced competition this season and we are already seeing it unfold:

  • Brighton travelled to Manchester United and then to West Ham to win both games
  • Leeds beat Chelsea comprehensively with a 3-0 win
  • Arsenal are sitting on top of the table with three wins from their three games
  • Manchester City draw 3-3 away at Newcastle United
  • Liverpool remain without a win from their two games

Here is the Premier League table as it currently stands:




This start to the season has been quite strange in the Premier League.

So Chelsea lose 3-0 to Leeds? A result that many were not expecting, for sure.
And Newcastle managed to draw 3 goals with Man City. It's not that it's such a surprising result, but more was expected from Man City.

Will we have a more balanced competition this season?
2765  Other / Meta / Re: How to promote BTCTalk on YouTube? on: August 22, 2022, 10:22:31 AM
Thank you for clearing up the issue. It means if these types of links are available and can be posted then maybe what is happening with the Youtube algorithm is related to the keyword "bitcointalk" otherwise how is it possible Kucoin and Blockchain links are not removed?

I am sure I have seen Youtube links left in the comments section referencing to a different URL but I cannot recall seeing external URLs.
Yes, it's still possible. I checked crypto related vids on youtube and i can only seen external URLs in the comment are those exchange related like this two.



I tried to search bitcointalk related vids and checked every comments made but unfortunately there is no bitcointalk URL posted even those old YT vids like 4-6 yrs ago.

Maybe bitcointalk is labeled as suspicious or whatever it is just like what wikipedia describes this forum.
2766  Economy / Economics / Re: Why aren't people utilising cryptocurrency payment methods? on: August 22, 2022, 10:18:24 AM
If the price is fixed to Bitcoin and not to fiat then it changes the equation a little bit but there will always be volatility in crypto and you are right these things matter to those using crypto or newbies that are considering using crypto.

I think the OP was interested in knowing about using it as  a method of payment rather than use it as a tool for holding or investing.

Having volatility issues is one thing that doubt others to use bitcoin as a payment method because it’s price keeps on changing and is never fixed. And to think that bitcoin is much better when used as an investment rather than spending it like fiat, then it’s not surprising that most traders would want to hold and trade it later since they will surely benefit huge profits from it.
2767  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Mixabit Bitcoin mixer having issues? on: August 22, 2022, 10:12:21 AM
Hi, Folks, I guess I got scammed too?
I am sorry to read about what happened to you.

It has been said many times and should be reiterated here, you really have to carry out due-dilligence whenever sending funds to any website (exchange, mixer, online shop, etc) because they might be using their services as a front in order to scam others.

You should have tried Wasabi Wallet

I would not trust any bitcoin mixer site other than chipmixer which i know because it has a good reputation of this forum.

3rd party review sites are hard to trust as they sometimes give good reviews to a bad project by taking bribe. Sad  Its our money, so we should not deposit in any site unless we are 100% sure of its authenticity.
Chipmixer might have a reputation for being reputable but if their website was down from 6th-10th August this year without them even making an announcement to reassure their users, then I think that was a public relations failure on their part.

Making a post 4-5 days after their website was offline to say they were back up and running probably would not exactly give confidence to all their users and I would advise those thinking of using Chipmixer to consider alternatives.
2768  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: The Rock Trading Scam www.therocktrading.com Exchange Review fraud truffa on: August 22, 2022, 10:00:52 AM
Now I understand why you always seemed to comment on the scam allegation here with much surety and confidence.

As you are an Italian resident that knows various aspects of law, what is the best advice you would give to both the OP and Rock Trading to settle this issue as soon as possible?

I live in Italy (Toscana and Sicily) and Malta since I was in the 4th grade (more than 12 years) and I have my master degree in economist which is more like an accountant.

Now I do only AML on crypto basis and situations like the OP's, you find at any corner.
2769  Economy / Collectibles / Re: [FREE RAFFLE] 2018 BTC To The Future! v1.0 Limited Edition #065 on: August 22, 2022, 09:54:03 AM
Thank you ZipReg... It was a brilliant free raffle  Grin

It was a great way to get various members of the community to select a number and then wait in anticipation for the outcome. Unfortunately (for the majority) there was only going to be one winner therefore our congratulations go to xLays


Block 750500

000000000000000000009fca77a17c50f2537209eba5aec045e5fe1c64978408

WINNER!! 08 - xLays  Cheesy



Congrats buddy!! Smiley Will reach out via PM shortly!  Cheesy
2770  Economy / Gambling / Re: 1XBIT.COM ᐉ 7 BTC WB ᐉ Altcoin Betting ᐉ no KYC ᕗ Instant payouts on: August 22, 2022, 09:50:44 AM
If those people had carried out due-diligence beforehand they probably would have found many links related to "1xbit or 1xbit1.com = scam" and they could have avoided becoming victims in the first place. Maybe when they stumble across the 1xbit1.com website they see various offers and sign up deals therefore they can get distracted and fall victim.

It is unfortunate that many victims only find this forum after they realise they have been scammed.

That's because many people don't know that this forum exists or don't know that on a bitcoin forum there's a section dedicated to gambling. When people feel the need to gamble they google "online casino". When they have cryptocurrencies they google crypto casino or the name of the coin that they have +casino. They don't google that with "reviews". Why? Because they act on an impulse. Sometimes they're drunk, sometimes they're down and feel like a win could make them fill better. They don't think that such casino could be a scam and take their money saying they broke TOS.
When their money is gone they have more time to look for help because they aren't able to play anyway.
2771  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Pretending Binanace to Scam People! on: August 22, 2022, 09:46:50 AM
What sort of emails do you receive from Bybit, are they just standard newsletter updates and how often do you receive them? Why did you decide to open an account with them and not say for example Binance or any other exchange?

Did you collect your free gift, if you did what was it?
No Bybit exchange isn't as generous as Binance, they only send advertising e-mail's (we added a new futures contract)
2772  Economy / Reputation / Re: I'm leaving here, goodbye friends! on: August 21, 2022, 11:07:00 PM
I think there is much more to the OP than seems  Grin

Regarding the rules, the OP really should have taken some time out to understand the etiquettes as well as general posting rules. If he had done that he would most probably not find himself in the situation he currently is in.

Are the rules strict? Heh. And what did you want? 
At first, you did not open your personal account. And they used someone else. 
After that, you wrote word for word a welcome post, with your admission that this is not your account in two topics. This was written both on the topic of bitcoins and of altcoins. 
I reported a duplicate post. Nothing more. Nobody tried to bite you, girl. You came to the forum, but he did not come to you, so you should read the simple rules, no more.


2773  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: The Rock Trading Scam www.therocktrading.com Exchange Review fraud truffa on: August 21, 2022, 11:03:38 PM
Thank you for the comments. How are you familiar with Italian law to the degree you post very confidently about the subject?

Can you post any links that can be read (even with translation) that can be provided as references for what you said?

And @jollygood ; it is impossible not to recover the money from an exchange in Italy in more than 6 months, which leads me to consider that Coinfan also is doing something illegal; even tho, the attitude of the rock trading is more than shady.
2774  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Pretending Binanace to Scam People! on: August 21, 2022, 11:00:41 PM
However they can just "confuse" people by sending email with such strange url domain. People can make errors and maybe trust the wrong message Sad
It would useful if they will add some sensitive information (like Name or Surname) of account owner or/and clear instructions to login directly in OFFICIAL URL! without using these secondary urls... there are pixels that can track emails, I don't think they need even special URLs....
Well if the email sender is using a different domain or suspicious looking subdomain then it raises questions  Grin

About pixels and tracking, this technique is used widely by businesses but many people are not even aware such a tracking mechanism even exists. The amount of data being generated then sent to the tracker whenever the email is opened must be important to them otherwise they would not bother.

Yes, I seriously ask him! I also receive letters from the Bybit exchange and that also uses a third -party domain to track and they don't even include HTTPS, use HTTP to track. Why is he afraid to receive this gift, because the letter came from the official Binance domain. It can't be faked in any way means all the links that they sent can't be malicious
Did you collect your free gift, if you did what was it?
2775  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [ BOXING POLL ADDED ] The Unification Fight: FURY vs USYK on: August 21, 2022, 10:54:15 PM
If Joshua managed to have beaten Usyk in the rematch he could have entered the ring to meet Fury in an all British unification fight that would have brought in unbelievable wealth for him but instead it is Usyk that will receive the fee.

You are right upsets can happen in sport but Fury will need to mess up badly in order for Usyk to win and I just do not see it happening. I think Fury will go in to the ring with the intention it will be his swansong therefore he will be confident and he will win.

if they will indeed see huge payout for this match, their promoters will schedule this as soon as possible. remember, many times money matters when it comes to these respective promoters. and of course the purse split among their boxers. voted for fury here as well. and based from the poll, users here are rooting for fury. but we can never be sure as upsets in boxing always happen.
2776  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Web3 Extension Malware on: August 21, 2022, 10:49:35 PM
As far as I know, when adding a chrome extension in most if not all cases you are effectively giving permission several things you would normally never even consider doing such as (depending on what extension you install and for what purpose) allowing access to your data for all the browsing you have done and to read and modify your privacy settings as well as control your browser proxy settings.

When adding any extension you really have to be very careful because you have no idea if it is a front for a fake service created in order to access/steal your data.
2777  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Pretending Binanace to Scam People! on: August 21, 2022, 10:42:58 PM
What happened:: I have received an email which title is "Surprise! We have a gift for you!".
Thank you for posting about this. The only reason the scammers use these types of email scams is because somewhere along the line there are a sizeable number of gullible people who end up clicking the links and enter their credentials. This will inevitably lead to their account getting hacked.

So did you get your gift or not?
Is your question really to be taken seriously?
2778  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: The Rock Trading Scam www.therocktrading.com Exchange Review fraud truffa on: August 21, 2022, 10:33:35 PM
Is there any government department in Italy that Rick Trading and their CFO can reported to for (potential) crimes that are not directly related to your case but in general for other matters such as what seems to have been the manner in which they raised 1.5 million investment rounds?

He managed to bury this thread on google with abusive complains and lies, but I doubt he will be able to make a second round of crowdfunding scam without this coming into light on its own.
2779  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [ BOXING POLL ADDED ] The Unification Fight: FURY vs USYK on: August 21, 2022, 10:23:36 PM
We all know Usyk can take a punch because he withstood what Joshua threw at him and did not panic but I we all also know that Fury is a different fighter altogether and not only will he throw more punches than Joshua, many of those punches will land and cause problems for Usyk.

Without a doubt the Fury jab will play a significant part in the fight simply because that will be his chosen technique to keep Usyk at a distance while he prepares to throw those right hooks and uppercuts. He will definitely land more punches on Usyk than Joshua did.

Although if I may add, this might be the first time that we might see Joshua having his match in terms of movement and with fast hands. But then again, that reach and power belongs to Fury and I think he will still rely on that kind of tactics, maybe testing on how Usyk will respond if he roughs him up, putting all his weight on him in the corner . And then Fury's jab will also play a key role. He has fast hands and for sure he can hit Usyk more than Joshua did on their two fights.
2780  Economy / Economics / Re: Why aren't people utilising cryptocurrency payment methods? on: August 21, 2022, 10:18:32 PM
Many people are using crypto as payment methods and have been doing it for many years. Crypto usage increases year on year with more and more retailers and online shops accepting crypto as an option at the checkout. It is not all about credit cards and associated perks or cash backs, there is more to it but crypto is already widely accepted.

Sooner or later it will begin to become even more mainstream than it already is but unfortunately because of negative media coverage some people have concluded crypto equates to criminal activity therefore they are reluctant to get involved.

Why aren't people utilising cryptocurrency payment methods? Without it, the adoption would never be able to realise its full potential.

The crypto payment industry is continually growing. Nonetheless, recognition is not at the top of the list. As is customary, there are Bitcoin maximalists who refuse to spend their cryptocurrency on things.

Some people, however, are taking advantage of the cashback chances offered by cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency cards. I realise that cryptocurrencies and blockchain are only a small portion of the public, but why are those who are currently interested not using bitcoin for payment?

So, do you use cryptocurrency or crypto cards? What are your thoughts on it if you use it? If not, what's the deal?
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