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3181  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What is your plan with Bitcoin? on: September 12, 2022, 12:39:12 PM
As we all know, the price of BTC is down, which is the right time to buy and hold. I am currently buying little by little every weekend till I  achieve my goal and target of holding more bitcoin. My prayer is that the market should be in my favour as I buy more and hold before the next bull run. I think bitcoin still has a long way to go as it is in its early stage. So, therefore, huge profit is possible.
3182  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How Bitcoin changed my life on: September 12, 2022, 08:49:45 AM
I was a graduate, looking for something reasonable to do that will make me a great man in the society. I got a delivery Job were I was receiving $300 per month just to keep myself busy until a bigger job will come. On a faithful day I received a call from my childhood friend in school those days that told me to quit the delivery job i was doing, that the money is too small for me to plan well for my future which I did by resigned from the company. And he introduced me to online business which is Bitcoin investment because he knew that I study business administration in school those days and he thought me everything about Bitcoin investment include buy Bitcoin when the price is low in the market and hold until the price increase higher to my satisfaction before I can sell to make something good from the market. I started developing more interest on Bitcoin investment, because the way he impacted the knowledge to me how someone can become a rich man through Bitcoin investment that made me to do everything possible within my power to aquire the knowledge at the moment. And I started Bitcoin investment in the month of October 2017 when the price of Bitcoin was $6,468, were I invested $10,000 all the money I saved from my delivery job in Bitcoin investment and hold for like 3 years before I released my bitcoins to the market in the month of  December 2020 during the Christmas period when the price of Bitcoin increased to $23,400 that helped me to achieved massive incomes from my Bitcoin investment that changed my life in the society.


HERE'S HOW BITCOIN CHANGED ME AND CAN CHANGED YOU TOO:

1) my relationship with people: Try to have a strong relationship with people who can impact positive things in your life that will make your future colorful, like what my school childhood friend did to me that changed my life in the society.

2) Opportunity: Try to embrace genuine opportunity that will change your life in future, like what I did to eliminated poverty in my family by embraced Bitcoin investment to quit my delivery job that changed me in the society.

All my years on crypto i have come to realize that all it takes to succeed is patience. Like the popular sayings that says " Patience is a Virtue" indeed it takes patience to succeed.  Being patient tells who you are and your approach to business. Not everyone can be that patient enough to hold for a very long time irrespective of the up and down in the system. Taking risk is another thing to note. When you have the confidence and trust in someone or something to deliver you don't mind taking the risk as you've done, not everyone would dear take such step when they've have not seen any result yet. You trusted your childhood friend to deliver and it paid at the end. This builds trust amongst peers. This story is worth sharing to encourage more people out there to giving it a try.
3183  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / WHEN WAS YOUR WORST MOMENT AND CHALLENGE WITH BITCOIN ? on: September 12, 2022, 07:44:47 AM
I believe everyone here onboard this platform once had a very  though and challenging moment with bitcoin at the initial start. At first it seems unrealistic then looks like a scam but at last it was a real deal. sharing our experiences and worst moment might just help others build on and also bring us back to the very first beginning of our journey into bitcoin then. This would also help us evaluate how far we have gone and also creates room for more on-boarding of more adopters. Sharing our experiences on how we started would also encourage more to be steadfast  in the system. This would go a long way in helping others at the verge of giving up on bitcoin.

How was your worst moment and experience like and how were you able to handle it then ?
3184  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Are new bitcoin users early or late to the party? on: September 12, 2022, 07:29:08 AM
If you think you regret joining the bitcoin train late then i think you  are not really ready to adopt it. Bitcoin is still at the early stage of adoption and not upto 2% of the world population have adopted it. joining now is not a thing of reject. You should be happy you met it at this stage. Remember that bitcoin is a store of value. so it has a long way to go compared to it current position. You are on the right track.
3185  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I have started teaching Bitcoin to my Neighbors on: September 10, 2022, 04:03:00 PM
Hello everyone here in this forum, If you remember I made a topic here about the plan to teach Bitcoin in my Subdivision area. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5404886.0

It took quite a few weeks before I was able to give you updates, and finally some of my neighbors who told me and showed interest in what Bitcoin is all about and how it can help them, they agreed to arrange their schedule so that I could teach them and here it is and it happened and it was held in my own little home. And the funny thing here is that they are all young people, and currently studying, they showed interest in what I am doing with bitcoin, what it really is. These are just some of the pictures that I will show you that I myself was really happy with them that's why I didn't regret to give them time and even it was conducted in my house in this regard.


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This is the first step topic that I taught them first, it's really basic and I explained to them slowly and properly in our language, the funny thing is that they came to my house with a small notebook and a ballpen to jot down the important points I will make.

According to the image you see above, these young people told me that they got interested because it was their parents who encouraged them to come for me to teach them about what I was doing with bitcoins and their parents said that even though I am not employed or unemployed, I can still pay my monthly billings, rental house, internet bill, electricity, and water bill within 6 years. And the rest of them are already 27yrs old, 22, 18, and 17 years old. And they are all inspired by what I do. after the first session, they had questions about what I taught them about bitcoin, and they were completely satisfied with the answer they like to hear from me.

The beauty of it is that before the end of our bitcoin session, the five of them agreed that every twice a month there will be a small home party session here at my house. I said no problem and I will give it to them for free. One of the young people even said that he gradually understood bitcoin and plans to make it a secondary payment option in their small sari-sari store here in our subdivision. But for now, he will study for now. That's why the basic usages and benefits was the one I tackled in the first place.

So my only request to the other members here in this forum is to teach me what can be taught to them that I may not know at the moment, although I am not an expert here but only basic thing about bitcoin that I share with my acquaintances here in the community I'm in. So you are free to provide additional knowledge on this matter and I am willing to accept it because I am also one of those who are still learning about bitcoin.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this topic I made, and I will continue to give you updates on my next teaching to these young people. God bless you all Smiley

You have done well. Atleast to your own start levels you have been able to put people through acquiring digital knowledge about Crypto currency and Bitcoin in particular. Atleast this should be applaudable for a start as you have given them the basic foundation of Bitcoin as they are beginners.if every one blockchain Enthusiast or Bitcoin holder on this platform does this onece every week there would be rapid adoption globally and it would speed up massive acceptance of Bitcoin globally. The issue why Bitcoin has not been accepted as a means of payment globally is because there not many people ready to introduce it to people in there region this is just the only challenge hindering the wife spread and adoption of Bitcoin.
3186  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Super Rich people have nothing to worry about Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology on: September 10, 2022, 03:51:19 PM
The super rich  are so much worried about the revolutionary financial technology Bitcoin and the Blockchain. They need complete understanding to not to fear of the future. First, they did not earn their riches by hard labour, second they must know that they will never use their mountain height of wealth in one life time.

Their wealth will be inherited by their children, they must teach their children to make money and enjoy their own labour and they must setup charities to help the humanity.

Also they can buy Bitcoin and protect their wealth from invisible theives. If the fiat currency system collapse then their paper money will become ZimbabuIwan  Dollars.

The solution is transferring their wealth into digital asset.


The issues of converting paper money to digital assets is not an issue neither is it a challenge to the rich but do you think they have such money lying dormant in their Bank account? Most or majority of the rich are dangerous investors. They don't mind investing the little profit they get as they know the value of investment and would want to accumulate more wealth for themselves. The only advice you can proffer to them is if they would look into accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment which they would want to put factors into consideration before giving it a try. As we all know the rich business men always look for a means to acquire more profit and that would be a nice idea to them considering the fact that Crypto currency and the market is volatile. I think they accepting Bitcoin would rather be as a means of payment because they converting their whole assets into Bitcoin is near impossible as they know what is obtainable in the system.
3187  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Having losses? Or people are not going the right way on: August 26, 2022, 10:02:10 PM
Having losses is also part of the game as long as Crypto is concerned but it is likely those that do not have idea how the system works that have such experience. Sometimes, not going the right way affects as well as not doing the right thing. In most cases, people fail to properly watch out for red flags before going in and it however results to their woes as a result of their negligence. For instance if a person is new to trading and wants to trade should know when the market is favourable to trade is buying and selling and not just to rush into it. This however leads to had I known which is not good for an experience.
3188  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Crypto Currency acceptance Everywhere on: August 26, 2022, 02:16:36 AM
Amidst the heavy taxation on cryptocurrency, the acceptance of cryptocurrencies have been increasing all around. A fine example for the same is the acceptance of cryptocurrencies by this street chai (tea) Shop accepting cryptocurrency. This is located in Bangalore which is one among the IT City of India. Hope this creates awareness and increase of usage among Indians.



This is good though. I'm just wondering how the people would do about it when the India government has a strong and stringent policy on Crypto currency adoption. Come to talk of it, the market is not as favourable in terms of volatility how does he expects investors to transact. I believe most people bought high and do you think it would be possible using an investment to do such at bear market while you have a bull market in mind and lastly, I think this is a problem of enlightenment which should be given a proper review.
3189  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: We are all Hodlonaut on: August 23, 2022, 08:04:35 PM
So I just stumbled across this post from Greg Maxwell on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/ws8wfd/starting_september_12th_in_oslo_norway_hodlonaut/ikxqxoo/. Everyone with even a passing interest in bitcoin (which includes you, if you are reading this forum) should read this post. In fact, I would read the whole thread, because Greg has made a number of excellent posts.

Next month a pseudonymous individual by the handle of Hodlonaut will go to court in Norway to defend himself against known fraudster CSW. For anyone out of the loop, here is an update on the case: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/timeline-of-hodlonaut-craig-wright-case. The very abridged version is that Holdonaut posted on Twitter what everyone knows - that CSW is not Satoshi - and now there is a court case to determine whether these tweets are lawful and whether Hodlonaut has to pay damages to CSW.

This case doesn't just affect Hodlonaut; it affects all of us. Hodlonaut is not just defending himself; he is defending us all, as explained in Greg's post I linked to above.

So what can we do to help? Well, CSW is being bankrolled by Calvin Ayre and CoinGeek. Hodlonaut, on the other hand, is being bankrolled by nobody. Got some spare sats kicking around? I can think of no worthier cause than the defense of bitcoin itself.

https://www.defendingbtc.com/
https://nitter.it/defendingBTC

#WeAreAllHodlonaut


Hodling is part of the game. You want more profit you need to hodle. The more you hodle the more valuable it becomes. Hodlers are  high earners.
3190  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Started accepting Bitcoin as a 4th means of payment in my noddles DEPOT on: August 23, 2022, 07:32:38 PM
After started my noddles DEPOT on January 2021, I started by accepting cash payment, mobile banking transfer and a POS marching so that customers could make payments just with their debit/credit card without having to carry cash about.

my customers seem not to be satisfied with these Three payment method, they always have few complain like;
  1: oh! I forgot my debit card at home
  2: oops!! I don't have enough cash to make full payment
  3: ah!! my bank network is not connecting, I can't make transfer.

the problems I have had with this payment method are:
1: receiving late payment as a result of banking network.
2: when customers pay with their Debit card using my POS marching, they get debited and I end up not receiving credit alart unless I go and lounge a complain in the bank for reversal.
 3: some times I mistakenly take counterfeit cash
 4: I got harassed by some street thief's  

 following the ideaology of a Nigerian brother in this forum, I have made up my mind to be more practical as a Bitcoin believer. I decided to accept crypto as another means of payment in my noddles DEPOT.
  According to WINA (World Instant Noodles Association), Nigeria is ranked 12th largest consumer of instant noodles in the world with estimated annual demand of 1.79billion packets of noodles. Reports also put the number of Nigerians that consume noodles at 14million which is nearly 10% of population of Nigeria.
I placed a Notice outside my shop front stating "We are now accepting Bitcoin for payment".  
first week of placing this notice was like no result achieved, most customers keep asking how I think this kind of idea would work and I said to them, nothing is impossible. lot of customers were also curious 🤨🧐 to pay in Bitcoin/crypto currency instead of carrying cash about.
3 weeks later, I received the first payment from 5 customers in Bitcoin, BUSD, USDT and BNB, transaction was fast and secure and my customers were happy 😁 as I was too.
 Those who wants to buy noodles and pay in Bitcoin, BUSD, USDT or BNB are welcome, transaction is so fast and secure with only little transaction fee.
  I am open 24/7 to receive your order, you can send DM and your order will be delivered.
I hope this is a good step I took?


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://businessday.ng/amp/retail/article/income-time-drive-consumption-instant-noodles/&ved=2ahUKEwj_3YzQod35AhW6X_EDHY8jCNcQFnoECAQQBQ&usg=AOvVaw2jrFWG6zRhfM6Cr8Z33mbu


This is a welcome development. As you can see, it all takes a bold step to actualizing this goal. If we have a thousand of your kind taking this step towards making or accepting Bitcoin as a legal tender then there would be a fast and rapid adoption of Bitcoin in the society and world at large.
3191  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 12 years ago mined 50 Bitcoin just moved on: August 23, 2022, 07:03:45 AM
12 years ago mined 50 Bitcoin just moved from address 18eXJskHRVvKrqmxD9T6K6UQ6GBC6ya2WS to 1Jr5UBqpQL63BwMgChK653q6pCrwrKVkzg (49.49999994 BTC) and 35tostxpUGa3NAzuuWMUjPF7jJacZ2FzGS (0.5 BTC) and used 0.000011 BTC fees. The transaction includes 2 dust inputs (0.00000547 BTC each, sent in 2020 and 2021), whoever sent them to this address and maybe thought that they won't move  Smiley


Bitcoin address: 18eXJskHRVvKrqmxD9T6K6UQ6GBC6ya2WS

mined: Jul 12, 2010 5:15 PM UTC - Coinbase Block id 65,974
txid: e791dd210ff6cfff912d6b1c6f4194df6ef79485580a01335b8e4840a5cf1940

moved after 12 years: Aug 22, 2022 1:31 PM UTC
txid: 4b18f0224cf7607d962e6b1e40b07128c8aca0daa7ede146787a1aca9cdac4bd


Valued 0.50 USD at the time of mining, more than 3 million USD last year and ~1 million USD now ... congratulations to the owner!


btw. it wasn't me  Smiley

Sleeping wallets now beginning to activate. This goes to show how patient one could be to get more value to an asset. The owner of that wallet did just well. Congratulations to whom ever own that wallet.
Patience is a virtue.
3192  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Pay Utility Bills With Bitcoin In Nigeria on: August 12, 2022, 03:42:38 PM
As the gap for Bitcoin adoption in the African Largest country Nigeria 🇳🇬 and also referred to as, Giant of Africa Nigeria get widening.
 Nigeria is among highest country in cryptocurrency trading volume, Next to countries like the United States 🇺🇸. Even though the government have not made a public announcement of cryptocurrency adoption.
A large number of Nigeria 🇳🇬 citizens are now aware of the fact that Bitcoin proffered best solution as an alternative currency. PHCN the body responsible for energy control and collection of power revenue Bills and Pre-paid customers, have adopted Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for payment of energy consumption in Nigeria.

More reading and source: https://thecryptobasic.com/2022/08/10/nigerians-can-now-pay-their-utility-bills-with-bitcoin/

If this you have said is genuine to go by then that's a welcomed development as others would follow suit. Though Nigerian government I have heard of has not really made any comment in respect to sanctioning Crypto currency but rather kept mute over it for long now but however, I heard the Nigerian national assembly I on the verge of passing a bill in respect to that and I pray it scales through for them. Though there are many Nigerians in the blockchain industry and are really ready to take this course serious in sensitizing their fellow Nigerians and mostly the government and law makers on the benefits of blockchain adoption and integration into the system. I pray this works out fast and good for Nigerians.
3193  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can Stolen Bitcoin Be Recovered on: July 30, 2022, 05:51:30 PM
I was reading a post where financial professionals discussed their views on bitcoin. how it influences both people and the government's desire to impose regulations on them. Some people, however, supported its existence and the issue it resolves, while others continue to believe there are reasons why it is not advisable to invest in cryptocurrencies as a whole. Such criticism has always existed as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to expand, among others.

What really impressed me about the post was the comment section, where readers shared their experiences utilizing bitcoin. One of the commenter named Paul Krebs described how he lost his bitcoin to a bogus blockchain.com imposter on Facebook, where they contacted him as blockchain official support. They gained access to his blockchain wallet, and 7.0938 BTC were taken. However, he claimed that the bitcoin was returned after he emailed a recovery expert with contact address - BLACKJOCKER10x @ PROTONMAIL COM. Different professionals who aid in retrieving stolen bitcoin were suggested by other commenters.

This post explains how cryptocurrency newbies like me, who are also interested in learning more about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can receive assistance from professionals who can aid in retrieving monies that have been taken from their wallets. And how to spot bogus blockchain official supporters when they are dressed as one. We have experts in the forum who can shed more light on this as well as how genuine those commenters were and determine if their testimonies were not fake. By contacting such experts, people won't be persuaded to fall victim to another scam.

This is a good topic for discussion. Unlike traditional fiat money which can be tracked, traced and recovered upon report of theft or laundry but I still have to be clear with OP are you sure it isn't an exchange the Bitcoin you are talking about was recovered because I am very much sure that once their is migration or movement of coin from a private wallet out to another private wallet which you have no access to and you do not know the owner of the wallet may be the wallet was hacked, we all know that fund is gone and gone forever unless it is tracked to a third-party wallet eg exchange and immediately reported then the exchange can take it up from there by freezing that account and not allowing any movement on and from that wallet if there is a substantial evidence or proof of theft or hack. I strongly believe OP understand what I am saying.
Due to the sophisticated blockchain technology, it is very hard to be able to trace or track a stolen fund onchain unless if the details of the hacker is exposed or know di as to recover the funds. Now I ask the big hacks that have been going on for long have anyone been apprehended to be a prime suspect with verifiable fact or proof?
3194  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: If Satoshi is not dead, what is he doing? on: July 28, 2022, 07:36:12 AM
After reading so many topics that discuss who satoshi could be and why he would leave bitcoin from one day to another it made me think: What is he doing these days? It is really unlikely that he never ever came back to the forum again, just to read and look at the progress. Also it seems likely that he had at least one alt account that may even be sill active.

Very funny question though but what he might be doing now is not what we should be bothering ourselves for neither should we be curious about it the simple truth is that he has done some of great impact in the world. His innovation has attained a great feat in the world and there is nothing anybody can do about it. His invention can never be surpassed by any technology till this world is over.
To talk of his appearance here, you just can not tell who is who here. His safety is Paramount and second to none so therefore you don't expect him to start showing up for no just reason.
3195  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: There will be 1 billion crypto users by 2030 - research on: July 27, 2022, 08:58:53 AM
One billion people is a lot of users, especially when it comes to digital assets and cryptocurrencies. That's why the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bitget, and Foresight Ventures conducted a study to research the current status of cryptocurrency adoption. They discovered that while crypto adoption is still in its early days, the trend is pointing toward one billion users by 2030.

According to the research, currently, only 0.3% of the total individual wealth is distributed in the form of digital assets.

In comparison, 25% of people’s funds are allocated to equities such as shares of private companies. This stat highlights how undervalued cryptocurrencies still are. With more awareness and education, we believe that the number of cryptocurrency users will only continue to grow in the coming years.

If the current trend of cryptocurrency adoption continues, it is not unreasonable to think that the number of users will indeed reach one billion in the next 10 to 20 years. After all, the total number of users has more than doubled in the first six months of 2021 alone. This is a testament to the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the increasing awareness of their potential.

There are many factors that will contribute to the growth of the cryptocurrency user base in the coming years. For one, more and more businesses are beginning to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. This is making it easier for people to use cryptocurrencies in their everyday lives. In addition, as awareness of cryptocurrencies increases, more people are likely to invest in them.

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OP didn't really specify particularly rather mentioning Crypto alone wasn't clear but it would have been better OP mentioned Bitcoin to be elaborate. Now looking at the rate of adoption, it can be said that gradually, Crypto and Bitcoin to be precise is gaining adoption globally. People are beginning to by the idea of Crypto. My opinion I that why there is delay in the Crypto adoption is the fact that most nations are anti Bitcoin so therefore most individuals see it as a big risk getting involved in it and if been caught up by their government, they would be made to face the law while some are skeptical of the Bitcoin development and still speculating around and waiting for the time of their assumption to be properly met so as to adopt it. But in all, it strongly believe with the gradual unfolding events going on within and around the blockchain, 2 billion Crypto holders would be achieved before 2030.
3196  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I will Never Fall Again on: July 27, 2022, 07:12:20 AM
Metaphor of Bitcoin: Radio Frequency 93.1 Bitcoin Seminar

July 23, 2022
Ignorant People are still falling for bitcoin seminars in the rural and some major cities in the world. I was listening to 93.1 Radio Station in my locality. And a programme pop up titled, "Metaphor of Bitcoin". Which the presenter and the sponsor of the programme were try to explain the Metaphor of Bitcoin and I was provoked, they provided a phone number for the interested people to send text. What the sponsor said that made me provoked was, he said, Metaphor of Bitcoin is an Investment Platform (wallet) whereby bitcoiners can used to make money. It is a decentralized system in which nobody can control another person coin (s) even the developer of the software. It also uses per to per (p2p) system. And the presenter was asked to explain the p2p system to the listeners and sponsor said, "it is just like meeting whereby members among themselves give money to the person that is due to collect". Later he put it in this way. It is a contribution of money among people. Although to some extend he was correct but I called the number  which was provided and explained p2p to them in detail.
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Peer to peer means, it is the direct exchange of goods and services (asset) among users of digital currencies without the interference of the national authorities.
I recorded part of the programme, I would have uploaded it but this forum doesn't accept audio. So I used another website to upload the audio. See link to the audio http://sndup.net/gchb

Finally. Then I thought to myself. The Knowledge getting from Bitcointalk is enough for me. They can't deceived anymore. I have learned and known. See    
My First Encounter/Experience With Crypto-Currency (Bitcoin) 2015

You did a good job OP. Just imagine how many thousands of listeners have been misinformed and decived by the so called " metaphor of Bitcoin" host and resource person without any prior knowledge of what they want to speak on publicly. As a result of such ignorance, people take advantage of situations and get away with it. I believe OP corrected some errors and blunders already committed by the presenters and also listeners at that moment would be very much enlightened from your explanations. With my level of understanding and experience on blockchain, I don't think I can fall prey to any novice whom does not know their left and right in the system.
3197  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: At what age did you start learning about bitcoin? on: July 26, 2022, 08:50:00 PM
Some weeks ago, I explained in a post how I taught my octogenarian and Septuagenarian parents about Bitcoin. One of the comments that caught my attention was made by Jet Cash.

I'm 80 in June. Why are you guys surprised that older people can embrace the concept of Bitcoin? Many of us have enquiring minds, and are prepared to look at new concepts with an open attitude. This is why many older people have a better understanding of the 'rona scam and vaccination mania, and don't just accept government and pharma' propaganda.

At that point, some of the questions that came to mind were, at what age did he start learning about bitcoin? What role did age and prior experience play in helping him learn about bitcoin and cryptocurrency? With his current knowledge about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, does he wish he started at an earlier age?

I was 29 when I started learning about bitcoin and it has been one hell of a ride.  I know other members of this community also have their unique experiences which I am interested in reading about. So, I may just as well throw these questions open for discussion.

1. At what age did you start learning about bitcoin?
2. What role did age and prior experience play in helping you learn about bitcoin and cryptocurrency?
3. With your current knowledge about bitcoin and cryptocurrency, do wish you started at an earlier age?



Dear Jet Cash, I wish you a very happy birthday in advance. Thank you for all that you do for the community.


This is quite interesting though. As there's no barrier in learning so there's no barrier in knowledge. Age is not a hindrance in learning new developments and technologies.
I did get to know and learn about Blockchain in early  2009 when the system was just starting though. At first I saw it as a fiction and unrealistic. After some time of observation and graduation assimilation I found it very interesting. I had to start doing my own research and findings in respect to what I just got myself involved then.
I was very fast in getting acquainted to it as I was technological inclined so learning about such innovation was not an issue as I was very interested in learning new things. So therefore age is not a challenge in learning new thing anybody willing to learn and have knowledge of anything will definitely achieve it as long they are willing to learn.
3198  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Finland sold 1,900 BTC, for a good cause on: July 24, 2022, 06:33:07 PM
The government of Finland reportedly sold 1,900 BTC worth $47 million

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Finland has offloaded 1,900 BTC that was seized from drugs-related crimes.

The country had announced the plans earlier this year, and was seeking two crypto brokers to assist with the transaction.

Unfortunately, the delays have caused the value of this Bitcoin to fall rather substantially — with a final selling price of about $47 million.

Finland says that the cash is going to be donated to Ukraine, in what will become the biggest crypto-related contribution that the country has received.

https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/finland-sells-1-900-btc-and-says-47m-will-be-donated-to-ukraine

So this is for a good cause after all, they wanted to help Ukraine in it's war and I think majority of us didn't support the war.

There is also a good thread by @paxmao regarding donations- Donate to Ukraine.

Donation is not a bad idea anyways. I think Finland did a great humanitarian and charity work by making donation of such amount of money by selling of their Crypto assets so as to support Ukraine in their ongoing battle with Russia. I strongly suggest part of the donations be channeled into food provision as it could help sustain the Ukrainians and their soldiers in time of war because one needs  vitality and energy so as to engage in activities so as to be focused.
Now my second thought is this, though this amount traded was huge and I believe would have impact on the market. Currently speaking the market is gradually regaining from being bearish at this point in time trading such amount of coin at the instance don't you think it isn't quite a little bit more panicking.
3199  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Learning about Bitcoin and Crypto on: July 24, 2022, 06:06:24 PM
Hello everyone,

I am trying to learn about Bitcoin and Crypto, so some guidance would be great. Can anyone recommend where I should start or things I should read or watch etc.

Thank you

As we all know that learning is a continuous process as long as humans still exist on earth. No one is above it be it an old man or a youth. It is nice you inquired about what you want to know in this platform and come to talk of it, it seems you are new here so you would need to be guided by those whom have been through the system already.
I would advise that you do a proper research on blockchain so as to gain a clean knowledge on what it is all about then secondly Crypto currency so you could gain a broader understanding on how it works. Knowing the basic fundamentals would guide you through before going into trading and buying of tokens and coin for holding as investment.

You can go online in search for guidelines as there are lots of article and published works in blockchain and Crypto currency. Also, there are lots of YouTube channels and documentaries to watch so as to gain knowledge on the evolution of blockchain and Crypto currency. I think this little piece of information can guide you through.
3200  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: With the hacks and Bitcoin for ransome, who's to be blamed? on: July 23, 2022, 11:29:08 AM
Prevention is better than cure Perhaps it is best to try to reduce your access to the Internet and provide as little data as possible.
We can first blame users for providing their data to neglected third parties, and then to the state for not protecting customer data, and finally to the platforms for being interested in profit in exchange for privacy.
But do not forget that any system can be hacked, so if you want to maintain privacy, do not share your data.

It is rarely impossible to avoid the internet this dispensation. Talking of data access, most people got themselves engaged in activities that requires such steps and process so therefore they would need to undergo the process to have access to their funds. You cannot for the fact about data breach ignore your funds for that matter so you would need to undergo the process so as to have access to it having it in mind that you are not the only one undergoing such process so therefore you would be at ease doing your task fulfilling the requirements. i just think all these data breach is as a result of negligence and carelessness of the organisations entrusted with the data of individuals.
like you have said that any system could be hacked. That is certainly sure because it just can happen t anytime but the custodians of data should be able to protect the data of their clients with utmost care and trust.
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