The thing about working as a trader for someone else is… If you are a good trader then you wouldn’t need to work for someone else. That’s a bit of a red flag in itself. Most of the time what people offering trading services mean is that they want to take massive risks with someone else’s money and take a cut if it goes well and say sorry if it goes badly.

To answer the question of if there will be another pandemic you have to look at the power and money dynamic of what happened with the last pandemic. Did the companies involved make money? Did the politicians get more power? If the answer to those 2 questions is yes, the behavior will repeat. This also goes for wars, printing money, and basically all the shady shit that shouldn’t happen but does.

Given the statistical nature of slots, I think it’s safe to say that everyone who plays slots loses. However, there are those moments when you get lucky and win more than you have played with. This is the concept behind gambling so while everyone loses, occasionally someone will win. Instead of asking if anyone loses on slots, ask if anyone has ever won.

A lot of the market price is going to depend on whether or not there are buyers to scoop up the mtgox coins that are likely to hit the market. If Bitcoin has a positive sentiment around it and investors are accumulating, the mtgox distribution could be a non-event. However, if the mempool is still clogged, banks are still failing, and Bitcoin isn’t holding up as a safe haven, I could see the mtgox coins flooding the market and holding the price down.

I feel like the bet to make tonight is the Boston Celtics beating the Philadelphia 76ers to go along with the Denver Nuggets beating the Phoenix Suns. The short version, betting on the home teams. Longer version, Philadelphia has been playing too erratic and I don’t think they’ll be able to consistently win again, especially in Boston. As for the Suns, they seem to have pissed Denver off last game and I expect Denver to respond. I do hope the Suns win though.

I would be surprised if there were still pool owners keeping the block fees but I guess it is possible. I know before pools got super competitive it was a thing.

I agree that these are clearly valid transactions and the free market fee structure is working as intended. I wonder if your opinion on future “trash” would also include the Lightning network when looking backward. I think either developers want to allow for things like Ordinals and the Lightning network or they don’t. They shouldn’t get to pick and choose who utilizes the blockchain for what.

That was a nice back and forth game between the Lakers and the Warriors but in the end Los Angeles came out on top. With the Warriors down 3-1 now it looks like LeBron is going to get to the Western Conference Finals. I hope he is playing the Suns but we’ll see. I think the key to this game was Lonnie Walker. He came in and made some big buckets to put the Lakers back in it.

I’ve been reading about this and it’s more of a possibility than people think. I know I will personally freak out if I’m unable to access my own money. This will probably get people to dump funds into real estate or stacks in an attempt to maintain ownership of their funds in some form. Leave it to the government to force people to do the worst thing at the worst time.

Curry is still sort of the new kid on the block in my opinion. I think a matchup of LeBron James and Kevin Durant would be legendary. Plus, I’ve never had the opportunity to see LeBron play in person and I feel like the chance to do so is much more limited than the chances I’ll have to see Curry in the future. Not to mention I like LeBron more than Steph.

It looks like the recent full mempool has led to a buying opportunity if you are the kind of guy that thinks this too shall pass. I personally don’t think the fee cost has gotten so high that it will have a major effect but it could make some people think twice and explore other options. Probably good for altcoins no matter what but I’m sure this will turn out good for BTC as well.

Looking forward to this Lakers game. Now that the Suns are making their matchup a series I’m hopeful I might get to see a LeBron James vs Kevin Durant matchup. Tonight the Lakers could put the Warriors backs to the wall so it’s a somewhat important game for them to win. I’ll be watching and hoping the champs lose.

I was surprised that the Sixers were able to pull out a win tonight. James Harden had himself his second great game of the series. Looks like that’s what is necessary for them to get the win. I don’t know if you can bet on them given how inconsistent he has been but I’m glad he’s keeping the series interesting.

The price continues to hold up well considering the current issues with the mempool. Looks like it costs around $12 to make a Bitcoin transaction right now. Not too bad. If it continues to ride though I could see it starting to have a major effect on price when transaction cost gets to be above $50. It remains to be seen if it will get that high during this spike.

That Suns game was crazy. Jokic put up 53 points on 66% shooting from the field and they lost! Booker’s efficient night on 14-18 shooting along with Durant making a ton of free throws gave them the tiniest edge to tie up the series. Gives me hope that I might see a LeBron vs Durant series in the next round which would be awesome.

That push by Jokic going to get him suspended?

Tell me you don’t actually use Bitcoin without telling me you don’t actually use Bitcoin.

This is such a stupid take. No currency is going to change the world if nobody spends it and if you do actually spend it then it is blatantly obvious that one Bitcoin throughout time doesn’t have the same purchasing power of another. Won’t even go into blacklisting coins or inscriptions that completely destroy the 1 BTC = 1 BTC statement.

I like the Celtics and the Suns tonight but I am a little worried about the Suns. DeAndre Ayton doesn’t seem happy and it seems like he’s getting a lot of harassment on social media and the news that could be affecting him mentally. Not what you want in the guy going up against the Joker. Boston I’m more confident about as they look ready to put the Sixers away.

Here’s a conspiracy theory for you… What if Pepecoin was a way to raise a ton of money to fund an attack against Bitcoin while simultaneously attempting to replace it with a rising memecoin? Possible? Probably not, but for conspiracy theorists it might be fun to think about. Funding attacks with the promise of shared riches could lead to interesting consequences.

I would say the thing to do right now is to wait if possible to make your transaction. With nearly 400K transactions sitting in the mempool it is probably not worth the cost of a quick transaction for most scenarios. Who or whatever is causing this is spending a great deal on fees though so I would imagine they can’t continue doing this forever. If you can wait for the craziness to end things should return to normal.

I’ve heard that this can happen but I figure it is most likely the result of children or cost of living being much easier to handle as a couple. The old saying is that a relit cigarette never tastes as good. I’m sure there are examples of divorce making a relationship stronger, but I would be worried about the longer effects of mistrust.

I’m a bit surprised we aren’t seeing more of a selloff considering how full the mempool is. Maybe the high fees are keeping people from moving their coins to exchanges to sell? I’d be a bit hesitant in the short term here until this market disruption is figured out. It does seem a little bit like the network is under attack.