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Yeah I do not trust Belgium today, and from what I did see of Canada will not be surprised if they win even if my monry would be on Croatia. Feel a lot better about Japan after their first game, and expect Spain yo KO Germany today.

Good luck to Cro2 boys today, depending on whether Spain take me home, I might scratch my itch on Croatia over 1.5 goals.

I remember when being new in the space, how there would be no shortage of people who say the likelihood of Bitcoin going to the moon is about as likely as it is to go to zero.

Of course, that moon figure then was anything from 100k to a million dollars, and we went close enough to the former that even the most bitter pessimist would begrudgingly admit Bitcoin is more likely to recover its losses this year than to go to zero.

For all the reasons you state and much more. The power of the collective retail, for instance, shouldn't be overlooked.

You're not a trader, so you don't really get FTX then =)

And you're not a regular joe who probably doesn't know enough about Bitcoin, or don't trust yourself enough to be the sole custodian of your money. My grandmother kept cash under her bed... but she lived through the second world war, an occupation, and saw what could happen to money (invader chucks one out, in with another, savings gone).

I guess this generation (and mine of the 1990s) needs a lesson...

Funny how every CEX is now doing Spiderman pointing.


Yeah, I think this was brought up many months back too, I could be owing 100 guys BTC and how all of them the same proof of reserve (very common tactic by regular scammers anyway, to show the same proof of bank statement to multiple creditors and the very same way banks borrow money from each other using the same depositors' funds).

Not possible for now unless it's all smart contract tied but at least a third-party has to audit.

Betting value definite on the underdogs now. Think even handicaps are the way to go if not MLs. No one daring enough to go full upsets in pool though? As it would have been disastrous today.

Climbed 6 positions but "only" 7 points from the top. Viperious from ClubTalk flexing...

Missed first games but should still be a fun Argentina one to watch, no?

What makes a good observer, though? Anyone can be taught to read a chart. Anyone can be taught to read the news and make conclusions. Trading schools are a dime a dozen (and cost many dimes to learn) but why is it that even the best eventually fail in a bear market?

One might argue the best speculator doesn't allow to be made into an observer... Especially in an age where you are given the news you want to read.

I think proactive insight seeking is rare, and even that doesn't make you a good speculator.

I can confirm Trofo and cryptofrka are very busy with work behind the scenes, think it is what one might say a natural fit with the way Steve and SB guys work. Really fun, really creative and pushing boundaries.

Personally like the way this format is working out, especially with a sort of static forum coding, I think best of all for me is seeing new blood.

@slackovic pool! Next season!

Yeah, I. Definitely going to enjoy this one as betting and fantasy have gone out the window early. I might rebuyin during KO but for now, might just look at pure total fantasy with entire team decked out attack. And super cheap midfield to compensate.

FIFA. Fixing things that ain't broke.

Manually is best and safest, exposing your funds to exchange vulnerability and out of your custody for asnlittle time as possible.

It does not even have to be fixed amount or time. For me every 2 weeks is really good. Or a scheduled amount (every time you save 100$ for example).

You also save on fees for exchanges with less frequency but obviously the more frequent, the better your averaging.

Also explore p2p platforms like bisq. Safer, once you get the hang of it.

Slackovic, for sure have to hand it to you... but I feel all right in second place, and surprisingly, the tables almost look "real" from what I'd expect.

MD2 quiz seems trickier, but let's see! I entered all picks without research as it was quite tight for me yesterday

Senegal was a sure thing, but in a day with many more surer things, England and Netherlands managed to miss expectations. Didn't get to see very much of the games, or watch them properly, but 0-0 and 1-1 probably just about tells the story of what the matches were.

He appears to have had a minor resurgence, watched last few Palace games and he has really looked dangerous and proactive.

Anyway, at least we had two goals now from Africa. And against Portugal no less. To be fair, I thought the game only opened after the crappy penalty (was correct but so soft). Almost got a hand to it too.

No worry. Only makes odds better for all teams left in remaining games. I will be keeping an eye on odds.

And I think it will come close to such a time. There are already some banks that have more or less become crypto custodians. Bank Frick in Lichtenstein, an example I can think of but that is a small bank, old money, old family, high gdp country.

I believe there are other large entities going the route I mentioned, already crypto custodians either applying for banking license or just buying out a bank. Nexo at least is one such company but they bought a controlling stake in a fdic member so probably does not count.

Again, bears repeating that this only increases safety. Will never come to the level of assurance of owners keeping sole custody.

Newbies should be allowed to do that maybe haha. I can't remember what nonsense I speculated on in 2013 when I wasn't convinced about Bitcoin yet. I do remember in 2016 asking dumb questions and wondering if we would get 1400 again soon. This was maybe around $400? Even if a year later that was coming, even 20k! No one was to know, least of all a noob. Funny that as soon as that was retrieved, the predictions from both noobs and vets added zeroes arbitrarily.

Human nature. Bitcoin brings it all out...

Yeah, yet another reminder of the failings of Argentina... think those who picked England would be kicking themselves but hey, credit to Spain, I did not see that coming. Worse, I didn't even watch that game...


It did ask for our Google accounts though, so they should have been able to tie that to our previous submissions I didn't even realise this but I don't mind sharing my bet in PM again!


100% agreed my man. I had my doubts about Richarlison, but his goal has lit up the tournament. Sure, Spain did their job too but this was how you encapsulated everything about Brasil in one move. The only thing I felt missing was some kind of dance celebration, but I guess we needed Neymar to score to see that!

I hope this isn't unrelated (I almost want to say this could be one reason not to care, if this is a reverse play on the privacy game), but this is something I've been doing for a while. And I'm not sure it helps, I certainly know it makes me feel safer that in a world where I have to identify or verify myself, in some cases, I provide information that actually obscures, rather than exposes me.

e.g. several email identities, several birthdates, usernames, some never important, some location identities, all purposely fed to different browsers, different Google trackers.

And sometimes, it even helps me to see who's tracking what. An ad to my email that came from a VPN I used last week. Spam to my ethereum address that I entered on some list. Phishing taking on the guise of an online service. Even someone wishing me happy birthday on this forum recently (of course it's not the right date, or is it? haha).

Opens my eyes to who tracks me, what they track me for, and perhaps more importantly, multiple reminders of why my privacy is important and what's out there to identify and possibly harm me later.

I do care a lot about my privacy, so even when I'm forced to identify, I do all I can to satisfy the requirement without actually exposing what truly pins me down.

Tend to agree with DaveF. No point going around regulations there, it'll just get you in hot water down the road -- and they will do their best to get you there, trust me. Confiscation is no fun.

Take the hit. Liquidate and close your account. When you get your cash, go get Gemini (and check with support first when you verify you can then take the ETH out into your own wallet). Buy your coin (may I suggest BTC instead, if you're really concerned about long-term value, that's way better than anything else), take it out.

You'll lose maybe 5% in total, but it's worth many good nights' sleep.

You know I did think it was wise to predict draws in the pool... but only Matchday 3 or KO rounds. Seems like teams got so scared after Argentina's loss. 4 scoreless draws, and the latest one 0 shots on goal?

Of course, if I change my picks everyone will start scoring...

Probably a lot more than where you live actually!


I loved them. Here's to more... but you know what? There aren't many more big odds in Matchday 2 now haha... everyone including bookies have lowered their expectations

Right gentlemen, I'm actually getting battered in World Cup so far haha. More winning tickets than losing ones, unfortunately losing the bigger wagers, but hope to find some salvation with the Brazil outright tonight.

Also, who else made it out of the Group Stage for the WC casino tourney? I thought I'd just at least get a ticket for the finals, finished #39 on Group 1, so made it out safely but final 20 hours was pretty intense.

And I will forever regret not betting on Saudi, but yeah, this tournament is already in profit for anyone always betting against the favourites. Ghana actually as high as almost 10/1 and slowly coming down so that's always a good sign for me.

Inaki will want to really really build on his uptake this year, and you never know Ayew, he turns up with a mad run down the flank like he does for Palace and he's gold.


I actually prefer him to please retire so the many talents on his team can finally switch to a formation that suits them, and maximise their rapid play. Jota, Sanchez (I know they're injured but I mean for the future), Felix, Fernandes, and others...

I'm team Ghana today!