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3041  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 10, 2022, 08:53:52 PM
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In a capitalist system, man exploits man, whereas in a communist system, its the other way around.

Comrade, I will have to report this post to the authorities.

We got black death plague pandemic, that started the World War more in the open, then we got the real war. There is much more stuff to talk about, even if it is propaganda. 

2023 be like:

3042  Economy / Economics / Re: Anonymous hacker's group fight against Russia on: March 10, 2022, 05:59:01 PM
Must Russia (Putin) remain adamant in proving to the world its ability and last resort?

The army is the modern way of selling your soul. At least in theory, one has to obey superiors' orders no matter how wrong they are.
Of course, Russians were (and are) lied, brainwashed, and if that doesn't wok, they are beaten and locked up.
Russian soldiers, even worse: they don't get information, they get only propaganda and orders.

Still, Russian people are still our best chance to (stand up and) end this stupid war. Russia is not Putin, but they may have to prove that, for themselves and for the entire world. Else both their economy (Russia) and ours (most of the rest of the world) goes into trouble, at least for short-medium term.

This goes for pretty much any and every army in the world. Except perhaps for a select few countries where soldiers do not have to abide by orders if they believe them to be against their morals. However wartime is a different breed of time. Any soldier, whether russian or american must absolutely abide by his given orders and it is not up to him to decide wrong from right. Its only up to him to obey.

So russian soldiers obeying orders is no surprise. Doesn't make them any evil/good
3043  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Service Discussion (Altcoins) / Re: Best casinos that gives dividends to token holders? on: March 10, 2022, 11:36:53 AM
As far as I know, and as far as my knowledge on stocks and regulations is concerned, giving away dividends to token holders would be considered a security. So the online casino would have to register with the SEC in order to be allowed to offer something like that. And not only do they have to register with the SEC, there is a cornucopia of massive regulatory laws that would need to be considered. Its a lot of work, and to be honest, it probably would get rejected in the end due to not fullfilling certain requirements.

It would be easier to register a security for an IPO.

Your assumption is that the casino is operating/based out of the US, which is rarely the case given the strict regulations that you mentioned.

I do think that casino dividends are probably a pain in the ass legal wise, but that doesn't mean that people/projects don't actively pursue it.

BetFury is actually quite large as well and they have a very similar system, it's not really equity but it's almost like that.

Well no, I was not assuming that the online casino was based in the USA. Although I see how that misunderstanding happened since I said SEC but should have said register with your own government's process and the governments of the countries you wish to offer the security to. If you for example wish to offer securities to the USA, then you will need to file with the SEC in order to do that.

But if you say the security offer is only for citizens of your own country, then you only need to register with your own government, based on their individual registration process.

I have doubts here, I understand that the SEC acts when it is under the jurisdiction of the USA, but if it is elsewhere, for example, the United Kingdom also covers it? If so, what impact would the licenses that are purchased in a casino have, if they would practically be prohibiting a large number of countries, and taking into account that the majority of countries that prohibit casinos are the ones that they mostly like the most? and they consume everything that has to do with casinos and betting platforms, example: In Venezuela at one time casinos and betting were prohibited, currently the government lifted that restriction and now allows casinos, and they are not doing badly, if the things are like that, what is the point of applying these regulations, if what is sought is to earn money with the games and somehow the players win.


Well, the thing is that pretty much almost every country if not EVERY country has an own version of the SEC or some other regulatory body which is responsible for overseeing securities as well as security offerings. The thing is, without a lawyer who knows the ins and outs and the details of registrations and requirements, having a dividend system for a gambling casino is a one way road to disaster. There's a reason why, for example, ICOs tread very carefully about which countries they sell their tokens to, just in case the tokens are classified as securities. And dividends are 100% a characteristic of securities.
3044  Economy / Gambling / Re: What's the new big Cryptocasino to use for a UK player on: March 09, 2022, 03:47:09 PM
Hi Guys,
I used to use Stake.com Allot, but this a while ago, wonder if there's any good competitors for a UK player using a VPN. Haven't gambled in a while and want to use a new site!
Any new good competitors? I also have a swedish passport so i managed to do one of the KYC's for Stake and it was never an issue.
Thanks!!!


If you are planning on to use a VPN to use a gambling site then be prepares to get your funds frozen on the gambling site.
Make sure you read the terms and conditions of the site before you register on it and find out if the site asks for KYC.
At some point of time if they started asking KYC then you will either have to complete KYC or your funds might be as well be frozen.
Even then if you want to go ahead then gamble with only an amount that you can afford to lose.

I am afraid I am going to have to agree with the VPN warning here. Although personally, I have yet to hear of a VPN banned individual who was caught using VPN services or an online gambling casino which explicitely bans the use of VPN services, I would probably still play it safe and not use any kind of VPN.

These online casinos do sometimes seem to endorse and enforce arbitrary rules on what they deem suspicious activity. And once they freeze your account and your funds, you will find it a hard time to restore them. Especially with, as you said, your somewhat questionable swedish KYC documents. I am not familiar with Swedens laws on online gambling.

Best to leave the risky VPN stuff aside.

Well there are many online gambling sites which do give a trigger warning about VPN services but most users tend to ignore the warning.
They still choose to continue using VPN thinking they can get around the restrictions only until they do something suspicious get their funds frozen.
The issues just begin by that time. Also, there are times when gambling sites use this to their benefits as well.
If they find out an user is using VPN they can simply freeze their funds and claim that the user was using VPN despite the warning on their site.


That seems like a strange thing to ignore. Why, if a website already tells you what will happen if you access the site with VPN services, would you still risk it? I wonder if that is somehow a part of a gamblers character... As far as I know there are certain VPN services which cannot be that easily detected as they keep changing IPs of their servers or something similiar.

Do the frozen funds ever have a chance of getting unfrozen? Who do those funds belong to, legally?
3045  Economy / Gambling / Re: Would you support a collective boycott of all Russian gambling platforms? on: March 09, 2022, 02:25:18 PM
So it seems that businesses are themselves closing their terms with the Russians. Restaurants, Visa/Mastercard, Swift and lot of other companies are quitting their services in Russia. I wonder if there is any announcement by the gambling sites to stop there services for Russians. If the war continues and is prolonged, we may see gambling sites updating their term of services and adding Russia in their prohibited countries list.
If it were a gambling site in Russia, maybe they would move their hosting from Russia to another country that wasn't involved in the war. But since the gambling sites are on the internet and are not located somewhere in Russia, they will be easier to move. Yes, it could be that the terms changed on that site because they didn't want to get into trouble.

But even though many businesses are shutting down in Russia, it looks like Russia can still survive because they still have resources at their disposal. Maybe this will create disturbances in other things that can happen considering that Russia has some resources sent to other countries such as oil and so on.

Exactly my sentiment. If you wanted to really sanction online gambling platforms everywhere on the internet, you would need to sanction all online gambling coming out of countries where the russians could possibly relocate all their servers. And even then whats to say there arent more ways to relocate? What if they just used a third party for their relocation of servers or a third party to act as heads of gambling companies... What does this mean? It means sanctioning oil or gas coming out of Russia is possible, as it is something physical. But its not possible for online services.

People are getting too crazy about sanctioning. Its all a hype now.
3046  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Police can confiscate refugees' valuables. bitcoin not affected... on: March 09, 2022, 09:23:25 AM
That is quite messed up. Why would you deprive a people running from war from their valuables? I understand if they have coffers with millions of dollars with them, but a few measly thousand and a some nice jewelry? Thats disgusting. Shame on whichever countries do this. Another excellent reason why the people should move all their money into Bitcoin. Get your money out of the hands of the governments and never worry about having it confiscated.

What is wrong with people nowadays....
3047  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 08, 2022, 08:20:34 PM
Does anyone have experience with smuggling ppl out of Russia during wartime? I have a friend and an uncle (and his family) who are Russian, living in Russia now.
They want to gtfo asap and don't know of any possibilities. Because the world is currently unfairly biased against all Russians, I doubt they will get refugee status in nearby countries and they might get arrested if found trying to cross the border. I wouldn't put it past Putler to put them all in Siberian Gulags for life...

Not possible to just go "on holiday" to china, flying out from there?

Kind of like jumping out of the pan into the fire, isn't it? They even send North Korean refugees back to face their deaths in NK. Not a good bet to take.

Get passports and fly to Armenia or some other country that doesn't require visas. Some allow staying up to 6-12 months, some (Georgia IIRC) will reset the counter if you leave just for a day, so basically indefinitely.

Kazakhstan (no visa up to 90 days) might be cheaper to travel to if flight tickets to other countries are sold out, which they most likely are.

Don't try smuggling, that won't end well.

Quite informational, thank you. Do you know if there is there a possibility of getting a citizenship long term?



Russians pack trains into Finland as sanctions bite.

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It's one of the few remaining routes from Russia to the EU: trains to Finland are packed with Russians fearful that now is their last chance to escape the impact of Western sanctions.

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The Allegro express train linking St Petersburg to the Finnish capital is currently the only open rail route between Russia and the EU.

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The Allegro train to Helsinki is, however, only open to a select few.

Russia stipulates that passengers must be Russian or Finnish citizens, a visa is required, and passengers must prove they have an EU-recognised Covid vaccination, not the Sputnik dose which is most commonly given in Russia.

Doubt that will work, they have the Sputnik crap and no visa. It takes ages to confirm for visa in Russia, and even then it probably won't happen. Ive been trying to get a workers Visa for my friend since January 2021. First attempt failed. For some reason which they refuse to say, they did not grant it. Second application still processing since 4 months or so. I see no hope with getting visas.

And Russia is about to shoot down US marked planes. Who would've ever thought American MIG-29s. Whoever thought of this should get a Darwin award

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The authorities of the Republic of Poland, after consultations between the President and the Goverment, are ready to deploy – immediately and free of charge – all their MIG-29 jets to the Ramstein Air Base and place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America.
https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/statement-of-the-minister-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-republic-of-poland-in-connection-with-the-statement-by-the-us-secretary-of-state-on-providing-airplanes-to-ukraine

So the Polish chickened out and passed the hot potato to sleepy Joe? Lets see if the US has the balls to actually deliver to Ukraine.
3048  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 08, 2022, 07:16:50 PM
Does anyone have experience with smuggling ppl out of Russia during wartime? I have a friend and an uncle (and his family) who are Russian, living in Russia now.
They want to gtfo asap and don't know of any possibilities. Because the world is currently unfairly biased against all Russians, I doubt they will get refugee status in nearby countries and they might get arrested if found trying to cross the border. I wouldn't put it past Putler to put them all in Siberian Gulags for life...
3049  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What will happen to the Bitcoin network if Russia blocks access to the internet? on: March 08, 2022, 12:17:58 PM
As much as I understand the Bitcoin network, it would basically just adjust the difficulty appropriately and it would become easier to mine the rest of the Bitcoin. As far as price goes, I think, unless demand for Bitcoin goes up, we will see more supply with a stable demand. So this and we would also definitely see a lot of FUD and that would scare the price down. But there is no point in speculating just yet. Bitcoin is, was and always will be a safe bet as an investment option. Even if WW3 were to break out.

So, no worries just yet.
3050  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling Disorder ? on: March 08, 2022, 08:48:19 AM
I was going through my feed when I saw this article :
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/heartbroken-parents-say-hull-teacher-6755181.amp

According to the article the parents of the 24 Year old teacher blamed inadequate Gambling treatment and medicines available right now, also improper assesment of Gambling disorder. Their son became an addict by using fixed odds at the age of 16-17 and ultimately his addiction spiralled out of control.

This made me go further in the article to find more about Gambling disorder, according to the current education, it's categorized under impulsive disorder, in the US they are actually treated with medicine like : Mood stabilizers, Opioids, antidepressants and antipsychotic pills.

Is your country doing enough to inform people about the disorder? It's does require medical treatment first and foremost therefore I do think I would suggest anyone banning their accounts and asking help from social platforms to go to a certified therapist. It's not a joke and should not be taken lightly.

Do you think the laws needs improvement?
Do you think as the parents mentioned that Gambling industry has a *predatory* stance, is true?


From what I am reading, it would seem that the Healthcare industry has a *predatory* stance. Why on earth would anyone give Opioids or antipsychotics to a gambling addict? Hes not private Ryan with his legs blown off or a schizophrenic. A gambling addiction is just like any other addiction. Fat people are food addicts, perverts are sex addicts, crackheads are drug addicts. There are ways to deal with them and help them out of financial trouble situations or offer medical advice, but an addict is an addict. Its just how their brain is wired. Not much you can do about that.
3051  Economy / Gambling / Re: Join a collective boycott of all Russian gambling platforms on: March 08, 2022, 08:38:04 AM
Not sure exactly what this is supposed to be. Aimless boycotting as a sign of solidarity is just as stupid as sanctioning Russians living in foreign countries as a show of solidarity. Do you really believe boycotting these casinos will in any way hurt Russia? Provide some proof for that theory. I see absolutely no point and all you are doing is jumping on the aimless boycott hype-bandwagen. That being said, there is already another topic in this very same subforum which already deals with the question of whether or not we should boycott Russian gambling platforms.

I suggest not making another of the same threads. Roll Eyes
3052  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 07, 2022, 06:57:43 PM
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....even a stopped clock can be correct from time to time - a couple times a day to be more precise.

Indeed....
However, there is no way for one to determine when it is correct, unless one has a working clock next to it, in which case, surely the stopped clock is not only useless, but also irrelevant....Perhaps?

Time is relative, so every watch is completely irrelative unless measured from a frame of reference.
3053  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 07, 2022, 02:25:05 PM
--snip--
Regards,
PrivacyG

Very beautifully wrote. I completely agree. But I guess its just human nature. We often laugh at the Chinese for being a hiveminded kind of people but we are the same, really. Say or do something which is socially out of bounds at the wrong time and you get sanctioned. They sanction you out of your job, your money, your honor and dignity as a human being. We are all individually sanctioning anyone who steps out of line of the hivethink. Even if you have evidence that the clouds are white and the grass is green. They don't accept evidence. They only accept that which is accepted by the masses. Everything is happening just like Yuri Bezmenov said it would. You can see it quite clearly when you look at those shameless influencers, who change their profile flag pics every two weeks and use tragedies as a way to gain internet fame. Political prostitutes stepping over the corpses of children for clout.

 
3054  Economy / Economics / Re: China's strategy on the Ukraine invasion war on: March 07, 2022, 07:56:05 AM
China is going to watch both sides and take every opportunity to make a profit, no matter how inhumane. China has never done anything out of morality, so I would not expect them to start shedding tears over dead ukrainian children. But then again, these notions of mine come from a historical view of what China has been doing the past years and how opportunistic their actions have been.

In fact, if Russia wins this war, they will be on the Russians side. If they lose, they probably will make it seem like they were against Russia the whole time.

No point in saying I do not trust China.

Hope I am wrong.
3055  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do not show my bitcoin balance on: March 07, 2022, 05:13:49 AM
Hi
My friend sent to me 1 btc and i see my btc on my wallet but my balance is 0 and do not show price.
and i can not transfer my btc.
can u help me please?

Well friendo, sorry to hear about your bitcoin balance troubles. But I think we need a few more details before we can make an assessment of why your Bitcoin balance is not showing up as it should be. The first question that comes to mind would be: which wallet are you using? It might just be an user interface problem, most likely. In the worst case scenario you might have gotten hacked but thats the least likely thing to have happened, if you were careful with your passwords/keys/seed phrases.

Depending on the wallet, you might have to wait a while and refresh.
3056  Economy / Gambling / Re: What's the new big Cryptocasino to use for a UK player on: March 07, 2022, 04:56:21 AM
Hi Guys,
I used to use Stake.com Allot, but this a while ago, wonder if there's any good competitors for a UK player using a VPN. Haven't gambled in a while and want to use a new site!
Any new good competitors? I also have a swedish passport so i managed to do one of the KYC's for Stake and it was never an issue.
Thanks!!!


If you are planning on to use a VPN to use a gambling site then be prepares to get your funds frozen on the gambling site.
Make sure you read the terms and conditions of the site before you register on it and find out if the site asks for KYC.
At some point of time if they started asking KYC then you will either have to complete KYC or your funds might be as well be frozen.
Even then if you want to go ahead then gamble with only an amount that you can afford to lose.

I am afraid I am going to have to agree with the VPN warning here. Although personally, I have yet to hear of a VPN banned individual who was caught using VPN services or an online gambling casino which explicitely bans the use of VPN services, I would probably still play it safe and not use any kind of VPN.

These online casinos do sometimes seem to endorse and enforce arbitrary rules on what they deem suspicious activity. And once they freeze your account and your funds, you will find it a hard time to restore them. Especially with, as you said, your somewhat questionable swedish KYC documents. I am not familiar with Swedens laws on online gambling.

Best to leave the risky VPN stuff aside.
3057  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: March 07, 2022, 01:44:25 AM
Russia began active preparations for disconnection from the global Internet

this might affect Bitcoin.

Short term will be affected by FUD.
Long term, mining becomes easier. However the easier mining might drive the price down due to supply going up and demand (from Russia) dropping.
Russian coiners will be forced to hodl their bags maybe indefinitely.

I see good things long term. Short term quite the dippo.
3058  Economy / Gambling / Re: [GUIDE] 10 complete steps for new casino into this forum on: March 06, 2022, 11:32:31 PM
To start a casino first they need good team who can solve any technical issues and make their site complete before starting any promotional works because if there is any glitch the iser or the casino might lose huge money. Be transparent is what the next option I will choose, which will gain trust and attract more investors so the casino can grow bigger since its not really possible to grow with your own money alone.

Then add games which is unique so user can play on your casino, if its just same as others it will take too long to bring the traffic.

I would probably have to disagree with you on the matter of what you need first, in order to start your casino. You need funds to start anything. Without funds, you have no team, no marketing, no anything. So securing people who would invest their time and money on you is hard. Its easier to convince a team of people to join your project if you have seed capital. Nobody is going to convinced by a guy with amazing promises and equity offers.

Thats really the hard part. Getting the first money.
3059  Economy / Gambling / Re: Vulnerabilities in gambling websites in past on: March 06, 2022, 10:20:03 PM
What we need is a gambling site which is as decentralised as possible and which does not store funds.
This idea is only good for the business, yes its somewhat secure the funds, but not a customer-friendly. If this is executed by a smart contract imagine you need to pay fee for transaction or gas everytime you bet from your wallet. This is not reasonable and no users will last not unless the fee is too small that it cannot affect enough your wallet balance.
Since bitcoin doesnt have smart contract that works like that then the gambling site will only work using its token? Nah, I don't think it can gather lots of users here though. You cab call it a revolutionary or secured, but nevermind.

Well, if you consider smart contracts and cryptocurrencies of blockchains like for example, the Binance Smart Chain, then you pay mere cents for each bet. That does not sound like a lot to me? So you pay 14 cents and you bet instead of 1 USD, 86 cents. if you want. Seems fair. Even for the poorest among us, that kind of gambling should be affordable. Most bet at least 10 USD so the 14 cent fee won't even be noticable.

Perhaps there can be some sort of bonus system to even out the fees?
i am in need for such developer that create such, but does it run like the normal non smart contract dice games? are there any examples ?

Thats a question you could ask in the other subforums of Bitcointalk. Project development and services would be good places to start looking for people that may be able to help you with the answers. I myself am no expert on developing smart contracts or even gambling software coding. Services subforum has developer experts looking to get hired for a job and the project development subforum has many people like yourself, working on different areas of diverse projects.

You might get lucky. Definitely luckier than in the gambling discussion subforum.
3060  Other / Politics & Society / Re: FIFA and UEFA has suspended Russian Football teams. on: March 06, 2022, 10:05:57 PM
You can say whatever you want, and I will never be on the side of evil, however this is not the way to go. What is the goal of such sanctions? Will Russia have less tanks now? Less motivation? Less money? What is the point of banning sports teams that have nothing to do with whats going on in the world of geopolitical events?

Are the Russians everywhere in the world supposed to hang their heads in shame and not say a word against their bank accounts being frozen, despite having nothing to do with Russia, while living in a foreign country?

At this point, all the Russian hatred is becoming a popular social fad, and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. The most disgusting examples are celebrities who pretend to care about Ukraine but find a way to make it about themselves.
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