Sorry for interfering with your topic even I'm not a merit source, allow me to share my idea.

If you want to hear my opinion, this would be my reason.
I will not choose who the users are, (if I'm a merit source) I will give merit those post that something contributed to the community and help a lot of people IF they deserve to have. I'm usually more interested in an open topic post that gives technical and fundamental advice related to crypto stuff. And, I will not merit old topics, more likely fresh topics much better.

Since they aren't merit source, probably they had a high standard of giving merit. If they got this merit because of worth it post, there's no problem. But it would be better if no one will not hoard merit(s). It's different with me, I usually spent out when I got merit. We have nothing to do about this, their merit, their right how to spend with it.

This is how the crypto exchange will work and how they will earn and make millions of dollars from this business. Binance and Coinbase pro has a different fee and also has different features of services offered.

Each exchange has a different strategy you can able to use to lessen the fee. I think in Binance you will use BNB coin in every trading pair for the less transaction and for the Coinsbase you may watch this YouTube video tutorial.

I disagree with Segwit's low adoption, I can show proof from blockchair.com chart Segwit address usage.

It shows in the chart that from the beginning until now there was an improvement of usage. There is also 66% after BitMEX embraces upgrade.

About the Lightning Network or LN, I think the adoption are very slow because this might very hard to imply and for the non techy people usually don't try with this rather than they might get sucks their Bitcoin. All I can say, it needs more time to understand this LN to the crypto enthusiasts.

I assumed that you aren't using the official website of blockchain.com. Why?
Because upon creating your wallet it should directly send a verification mail in your email address to verify your wallet. Try to look at the previous email of blockchain in your inbox to confirm this matter.

@bL4nkcode was right, this wallet has been a ton of issue here, technical and error problem. There might thousands of submitted tickets for their issues on their support and might response have been delayed.

That's why I avoid searching on google if because there might ads that lead you from harmful links that or phishing links.

Just wonder tho if how many reports we can make before google considers the site as phishing or when they will remove?

We need to help each other by reporting the site if there is a phishing site to eliminate quickly. And might this article is worth it to read, Proven Ways To Stop AdWords Click Fraud.

That's right, swapping is very easy but there is too much fee you might experience. If that is a small amount you want to exchange and don't bother the fee, probably immediate swapping is the best for you.

Coinbase Pro is the answer to less your fee and there are also 0% fee for the maker than a taker.

Here is there chart of fees.

source

Almost all centralized exchanges are now implementing this KYC/AML, it's an international practice to all and this also might help to combat the money laundering. If you ready for that, Bitcoin purchasing is very fast and reliable. Just try to visit my signature if you want to buy/purchase Bitcoin using your fiat through a bank account or any ATM bank account.

On the other hand, if you really don't want KYC and if you're concerned is your privacy. Choose the ATM machine but I can't guarantee lower fees because AFAIK purchasing Bitcoin through ATM is quite high. There is also called decentralized exchange like Binance DEX. Or followed as suggested above for the list of P2P exchange.

The post above was right, Electrum wallet can't be able to restore in any wallet. Because it is incompatible with other BIP39 wallets.
So, both or each wallet has unique in generating seed phrases and this Electrum wallet uses HMAC for the authentication.

Yes, of course! any form of wallet should have this seed way. They used both hot wallet and cold wallet. Hot wallet for the frequently using and the cold wallet for storing offline, which impossible to hack. Unlike if the hacker will be able to steal the physical wallet which is most likely will not happen.

If you're concerned is all about privacy just simple as that, use DEX, and avoid CEX which is required KYC/AML in each costumer.

Don't blame the cryptocurrency itself because there are too many alternative ways to hide your privacy if you're protecting it. Besides, it will not directly be linked to your personal identity, so there's nothing to worry about if this cryptocurrency will be traceable especially Bitcoin.

Time to time this will be the fact, the crypto market exchanges will be regulated by the government but not directly to the cryptocurrencies. Which impossible to regulate due to the it's decentralized kind.

As posted above, most stock exchanges are regulated with the SEC, and let's assume that is heavily required KYC even you are an investor you need to disclose your identity to them. But if the privacy is you're concerned here using Bitcoin and make this as your investment is the best for you. The fact that you can't easily buy stocks in centralized exchange nowadays.

Speaking of investment using your Bitcoin. Have you tried investing using your Bitcoin in a gambling platform? I have heard that they are profitable and most commonly, you can completely hide you real identity if this is what you're concerned.

That's right and it seems all concerned are in poor service and huge fees which is you can read on their FAQ.

I tend to agree, this is what I noticed in the gambling board, I saw gambling list websites and it's the corresponding review for each site. It might the best site to earn from referrals are on gambling websites than the crypto exchange. But making a website isn't quite easy, you need to put a lot of effort on this before making a profit and the last one is how to have audiences.

Probaby there is, but it seems a micro earning and I think it's just wasting your time. Probably there is also a minimum amount before you can withdraw.

For your guide, I found this for the affiliate marketing. How To Make Money With Affiliate Marketing

How to become this coin made valuable in the market if the founder were manipulated the coin, so it means this is like USDT, a stable coin. And only the purpose of using in illegalities or the underground transaction. It's like he only used the Ethereum network for his manipulated coin for probably scamming activities, IMO.

I don't trust this coin, just because of the founder's profile background. The convicted and self-admitted scammers will never be trusted in any aspect, especially this project is the sole purpose is to have illegal transactions.

He also explained about his coin on his Facebook account.
https://web.facebook.com/christianalbertgaza/videos/586930848660728/

No can beat celsius network, they had 1% Loan Program. It might borrowers always refer to the lowest APR  than the highest one. If you will grab high offer it might a big REKT on your side as a borrower. But this a good news if you are in the state, probably if there is no other lending company to barrow, Coinsbase is the best alternate.

Borrow crypto and reinvest to crypto? I don't think it is a good idea unless if you are preferring to stable coin and then reinvest to high volatile coins like Bitcoin or Ethereum and waiting to becomes bullish, sounds like you are wasting money paying the interest per month if there's no bullish trend. Risky tho, IMO.

If you feel better without a stop-loss setting and still you can make a profit that's good for you. I might think that the profit you have earned lately is the coincidence and bit you're lucky enough.

But for me, this is a critical and crucial step. You should have a plan when you are in trading, you will know when you exit when there is a loss scenario because in trading, not all the time you will always win and earn a profit. Considering the stop loss is One of the Best Weapons in Trading.

It's good if you have certainly a better way to risk manage your downside.

You'd copied a wrong code for the image, I think this is the right to show your image as a reference of your prediction.

But since you're newbie there's a restriction upon posting images. You can purchase copper membership to enable this restriction.

So, this is it?

To be honest, I didn't understand your chart but one thing you meant to say in your prediction is we are in bullish trend at anytime. $100K is not possible but I think it's too much early to predict that much. Yes, probably there is new ATH and I'm very optimistic with that prediction but I didn't know when the exact price high we were landed. Juts hold for a long term for a better decision and don't mind predicting, just wait when the market goes up, because the price will goes up by itself.

That's right, I suggest newbie read first forum rules and restriction before they will start posting, it's better to have awareness in any rule than being innocents and might prone to penalize. Most likely pinned post threads are very helpful to read that you will always see on the top of the boards. But if you feel uncomfortable to join in English board, you can stick for a while on your local board. It will help you a lot to understand first the dos and donts on this forum.

Here are the threads that you are looking for,

• [GUIDES] on Bitcointalk. Index thread (until there is a dedicated subforum?)
• List of useful Threads!

I think NO. Even though there are different kinds of Ethereum wallet but it doesn't mean you will know what kind of wallet user's used.

But the name of exchange AFIAK it will appear (I remember before when I was sending my token to a decentralized exchange it shows of my past transaction the Ethereum address of the exchange) on the Etherscan.io when you will track it. But the name of the Ethereum wallet, you can't. Even what kind of wallet it is, the;

• Software wallets
• Hardware wallets
• Paper wallets

If you have been witness the market movement, it shows that all coins are a matter of the movement of Bitcoin. So, if Bitcoin will become in a bullish trend, logically, all altcoins will follow the trend too. I only saw two coins that have a strong potential to invest this year, the Bitcoin and Ethereum. You can split your capital as your investment into two parts. The higher percentage is on Bitcoin and the rest is on Ethereum. Let say, 75% for Bitcoin and 25% for the Ethereum.

Never be fooled to those altcoins have a price of pump and dump, time will come you will be trapped by them once they will dump and you have been stuck upon holding. Your money, your own risk, manage it well.

I think just follow as posted above (@webtricks), as I know, the miners will pick the new transaction if you are in safe low fees before your stuck transaction and it should be marked as a rejected, high fee always varries. Just refer to this link,( https://ethgasstation.info/ ) to know which gas fee is safe before having the transaction to avoid getting stuck.

I always choose the recommend fees to avoid getting stuck, if you are in a hurry it is worth it to pay a high gas fee than you will wait longer time. There are too many factors Eth network becomes congested at this time, the high fee doesn't get hurt if you will choose this for the fastest transaction. If Bitcoin has an unconfirmed site of mempool, Ethereum has also had, you can check before having transactions. https://etherscan.io/txsPending.

If you are not frequently using that custodial wallet you might contact the support, but I never heard about the limitation of inactivity will be expired. This is the reason why I didn't hold my coin for a long time in any custodial wallet, it will take time to contact the support for the reactivation of your account if you are using the email address and phone number verification, make it sure still you can access on it.

They were right, once Bitcoin address was generated upon making a Bitcoin wallet. It will never expire or either vanish. Even the chances of having doublicate address, it wont happen. So, there's no reason your Bitcoin address will be expired, as long as you have keep the private key and password, you can restore it anytime.