The gap continues to widen, and anytime City are in this sort of mood, they are absolutely unstoppable, I'm afraid the league could be wrapped up pretty early, personally City are the best team in the world, and all they need to do now is go all out and win the Champions League this season, this remains the trophy that has continually eluded them, and victory in this seasons CL would cement their position as the current best team in the world.

Even if Liverpool don't drop points before Mane and Salah returns, it still wouldn't change anything, City would basically just continue going about their business without worrying about Liverpool or the teams around them, and that's one thing I give them credit for, after making Chelsea look so ordinary today, I'm pretty sure that have sent a strong message to the rest of the chasing pack that they aren't letting this one slip, not at all.

It's very possible that Juve are going to have another trophyless season, I know we're not used to seeing that, but I'm afraid, it looks more like things have actually changed and Juve no longer possess that fear factor they used to have some seasons ago, it's going to be really disappointing for their fans if they fail to get their hands on a trophy yet again, they have been accustomed to winning the seria A title and were only targeting a champions league trophy, but at the moment I'm pretty sure Juve will be very happy to regain just their scudetto title. Having said that, I also think they have to do good business in the transfer market, they need a lot of quality in their team, and currently their quality of players isn't at the very top.

Of course you did, Bitcointalk houses so much crypto knowledge in it, and all you need do is request for such knowledge and you would get it, even without making this thread you can use the search button and search for security protocols in the Bitcoin network and you'll be offered a lot of threads on the issue to enlighten you. As you can see, quite a lot of users have already given you valuable tips, but that just goes to show that there are many of them, and it's somewhat impossible to master all as soon as possible, just start with that which concerns the direct protection of your assets, choose a safe, non-custodial wallet, do not share your seed phrase to anyone and don't invest more than you can afford to lose.

Basically, the main purpose of hodling a coin is to make profit/ROI, except of course if you want to use the coin as a currency, and at the moment, Bitcoin is more or less the only digital coin whose demand as a currency continues to grow fast and is definitely headed for mainstream usage. Having said that, as far as Tether is concerned, there are a few other things to use it for than to consider hodling, I wouldn't hold it for no reason, as a matter of fact, I wouldn't hold a lot of coins, I keep it at Bitcoin and a few other projects that look bright and sustainable for the long period.

I don't believe in Dogecoin, neither do I hodl any of it, but to be honest, this really looks like a big news for Dogecoin, I have been expecting Elon to make this move, in the past months he has made some negative comments against Bitcoin, so there was no way Tesla would go back to accepting Bitcoin. Having said that, Dogecoin seems to be Elon Musks favorite for now, thus I think Dogecoin hodlers can expect the current pump in the coin to continue and be sustained for some time, on the general point of view, and as far as crypto is concerned, it's a good news, even though it's not Bitcoin in this news this very time.

Messi was a great player for Barcelona, prolly the best to ever come out of camp nou, but I'd not say that he singlehandedly carried Barcelona to glory, I know he was their most important and influential player, But Barcelona is a great club and they had a lot of quality players, Messi made them absolutely complete, but he wasn't everything, he also needed other players to function as well, what I mean is, Barca and Messi had a seamless relationship. Just take a look at how things are panning out in PSG for Messi, he isn't at his best cause he does not seem to have the sort of connection he had at Barcelona. Having said that, I still don't think PSG are somewhat ready to win the CL, they have the individual talents, but as a team, they are not the best and it could still take them a while before they are CL champions.

Who else watched the Zimbabwe vs Malawi game, it was a pretty entertaining encounter to say the least, the Malawians were pretty decent on the ball, Mhago was the star man for the Malawians today and he got himself two goals for his troubles, after Zimbabwe scored, they somewhat took their foot off the gas, and that allowed Malawi to not just get back into the game, but also complete the turn around by going on the win the game, personally I was impressed by what I saw, and I'd love to see Malawi go far in the tournament as I'd like to also see more of Mhango.

Newcastle is one of the richest clubs in the world, if not the richest, but for now they can only attract average players, of course, no quality player would want to risk playing in the championship, and it's a possibility that Newcastle is going to get relegated, so what they have to do is try their best to get some players that are a little bit decent and try and avoid relegation, I mean, it's better than doing nothing, at least with such players, even if they eventually get relegated, they won't immediately push for an exit out of the club, they would stay and try and bring them back to EPL as soon as possible.
He is a decent coach, definitely not the best looking at the circumstances, but I think I appreciated his pattern of football when he was head coach at Bournemouth, they didn't win too many games, but he was indeed brave considering the quality they had then, with Newcastle, all he can do now is try, he isn't under too much pressure, cause the club already knew the situation before signing him, I'm afraid, all he can do it try.

That is not really unusual when it comes to the African cup of Nations, I don't know if it's due to the poor quality of the players in the respective teams, but the Afcon always produces low-scoring games, and I think that's what we'll see till the end of the tournament. If you have the intention of placing Afcon related bets, you'll have to bet on very little goals being scored, that has always been the case, and until their quality of football improves, it'll remain that way.

I don't really care about who's promotion what, new projects will definitely continue to come out, some of them could be legitimate, some scams, others shitcoins/pump and dump etc, but the thing is that they must find a way to promote their project, some use celebrities and other popular individuals, but crypto users should know better by now, they ought to know the risk involved when investing in a new project, and that should be enough to dissuade them and for them to choose established projects, crypto users should always do their own research, cause there is of course quite a lot of scams in the network.

Yes, I made it known in the OP, it's still a proposal for now, nothing concrete, and no decision has been made as for now
It's basically just about control, the government of course control their fiat currencies, thus there is no way to they will want to see anything wrong with it, but as for decentralized digital currencies like Bitcoin that offers users control, the government will come up with crazy lies just to discredit it, they just want control, and that's just it.

The Pakistani government is the latest country to propose a ban on crypto, I know it's a possible ban that will affect crypto in general, but to be honest I'm pretty sure Bitcoin is definitely their main target in all of this as it's the crypto that most governments see as a "threat" to their complete dominance over their citizens financial activities, see this excerpt below:
I know there's prolly no way Bitcoin can become the most used currency in the world in place of Fiat, and I know quite a lot of people are of the view that the government do not actually feel threatened by Bitcoin, but personally I think they are, they are mostly worried by the "be your bank" option Bitcoin offers its users, and it's something quite a lot of people are starting to understand its importance, and I also believe CBDC's were launched in reaction to the growth of Bitcoin, to convince people that it's a digital currency like Bitcoin, which it's not. They also plan to impose sanctions on crypto exchanges, see this excerpt below:
I believe all of this is just a calculated attempt to forestall Bitcoins growth and development, but just as has been the case in previous scenarios of Bitcoin ban, it would prolly only have an ephemeral effect on the price of Bitcoin, but in the long run would be inconsequential. What do you think would come out of this?

Full news: https://cointelegraph.com/news/pakistan-s-central-bank-reportedly-wants-to-ban-crypto

Yes of course, one can make good returns when they invest in Bitcoin, so it's really profitable, but quite a lot of people have mistaken this profitability for a "get rich quick" network which the Bitcoin network actually isn't, and as such many people have become anti Bitcoin, cause they didn't have the patience to hold their coins as all they wanted was fast money. What I'm saying here is that, in as much as Bitcoin is somewhat profitable, it could be counterproductive for people who rest solely on that mindset and want to make money out of the network as soon as possible, there is still patience that one is expected to have, as well as believe in the network, so when there is a correction/plunge, you'll not run into panic selling.

You're correct, but the fact that they are offering either Bitcoin and Fiat just goes to show that Bitcoin is actually being seen as a good alternative to fiat, which it actually is, and thus I think it's actually somewhat of a good news, not a really big one by the way, but something to take note of as Bitcoiners look forward to mass adoption. Having said that, it'll honestly be interesting to see if people would take this offer and relocate over there, the money doesn't look too big to be a convincing factor, but maybe that and a couple of other reasons could convince people to try it out.

I really doubt Norwich's chances of not getting relegated at the end of this season, they are currently the worst team in the premier league at the moment and I am not giving them too much chances to escape relegation yet again except they have an outstanding second half of the season, though it's unlikely. West Ham I'm sure do not have any plans of making it into any of the champions league spots, their aim should just be to finish as high as possible in the league and going by their current form, I don't expect them to finish in any position lower than 7th, West Ham are really pretty good, and going by the quality they have in their squad, which is far from excellent, the players and manager deserve all the credit in the world.

After signing Steven Gerrard as manager I think Aston Villa have been doing pretty well on the pitch, they have picked up very important points, and even in games that they were beaten, they played really well and gave their opponents a very good run for their money, now they have signed Coutinho and Digne, that can only mean things will get better for the club, I believe they are doing good business and it's going to pay off by the end of the season, though they actually need a bit of consistency and they'll climb up to the top half of the table, but I'm really optimistic with what I'm seeing.

Of course, Salah is a very brilliant player when he plays for Liverpool, he stands out as one of the best players in the world in that respect, but the same cannot be said of him when he plays for Egypt, and one can easily understand why, the quality in the Liverpool side is by far better than that of the Egyptian national side, and thus there's always bound to be disparity in his respective performances for the two sides.

Having said that, I believe the Nigerian national team has a better collective squad than the Egyptian team, they have more players in top teams in Europe than players of the Egyptian team, thus I wasn't surprised they got the victory, they were the better team overall in yesterday's encounter and are now in pole position to qualify from that group.

I knew Ronaldo wasn't going to find things easy in Manchester United, I mean, even prior to his move back to Old Trafford, United was a club struggling with quite a lot of issues, they were also uncertain whether to retain their manager then (ole), or do away with him, they have finally fired Ole, but honestly, I knew Solskjaer wasn't the sole problem, they have enough quality players to challenge for trophies, but it's more like they are just a mediocre club at the moment. Ronaldo as well wasn't going to change all that, I really do not know what he was thinking when he made that move, it's crazy if he is trying to push himself out of the team, he signed a contract with them, and he should stay with the club both in good and bad times.

This derby has always promised to be an entertaining encounter with both teams giving it their all to maintain bragging rights for their respective fans, this particular derby promises to even be more interesting as both Arsenal and Spurs have somewhat thread on the same path this season, what I mean is both Arsenal and Spurs started poorly, but in the past couple of weeks they have been in really good form which has seen them climb up the table and looking to cement their position there. Arsenal played a very good game against Manchester City the last time out, thus if they play with that same spirit, I think they'll put Spurs away pretty easily, I'll be rooting for Arsenal in this one by the way as I expect them to win.

I expect inflation levels to continue to rise all around the world, most of this stems from the negative effects of the pandemic, as a result of lockdowns and printing quite a lot of money it was always expected that the level of inflation was going to gradually go up and that's what we're experiencing currently. It's not just in the Euro zone, even in my country, inflation level is skyrocketing and cost of living is rising daily, cost of commodities and amenities continues to go up and for now we can't see any respite in sight. In my opinion, with more strains of the virus rearing its head, there could still be more lockdowns and money printing coming ahead, thus I don't think we've seen all of this inflation, I expect it to be with us for quite a long time, and like I've always said, the developing countries are definitely going to be hit harder than the developed ones.