A significant part of the European Recovery Funds will be channelled towards reducing the carbon emissions. This will include solar energy investments, other renewables but also public investments in car makerīs factories to prepare the massive introduction of the electric cars. One of the key selling points of Tesla stocks is the fact that it was born electric and does not have to spend money transitioning as opposed to all major car makerīs. The fact that Europe will publicly subsidize these changes means that Tesla will no longer have that competitive advantage and that one of itīs moats will be gone in 5 years.
Hi Elon: "Say Dooooge"
Tesla has made many innovations, but at the end of the day the car manufacturing business is one of the most highly competitive and cutthroat industries in existence. It was inevitable that the other major players, upon seeing Tesla's success and the way many governments were leaning towards a greener future, that they would eventually all go for the electric vehicle market. It seems like every other week a new car manufacturer is claiming that their latest vehicle is the last combustion engine they will be producing - even more so since many countries are pledging to ban new models completely by 2030/2050. Tesla got away with selling "carbon credits" to other manufacturers so they could offset their emissions and this was their most profitable part for a long time, but many big players will stop buying those credits in future so Tesla cars better get profitable real quick. |
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British police seize record $408 million haul of cryptocurrencyIt's big news a 39 year old woman was arrested in connection with money laundering in excess of Ģ114 million cryptocurrency. The same woman's being questioned by British police after more than Ģ180 million of cryptocurrency was discovered later. They've linked over Ģ294 million of cryptocurrency directly to her, that's $408 million. Maybe they'll find more. The first name in my head was Ruscha Ignatowa she's a Bulgarian fraudster. She was a founder of the One Coin ponzi but wiki shows her age at 41 not 39. She's been sentenced by US authorities for wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. British police didn't name the woman they'd arrested or name the cryptocurrencies they seized but if it's her it's certain she'll get extradited to the US where she'll face up to 90 years jail for the ponzi. If she was devious enough to accrue that much, I have a feeling she may be hiding a lot more cryptocurrency in other locations. For all the talk about people using Bitcoin to commit crimes, when you see cases like this you cannot help but wonder what sort of resources that government agencies are now working with in order to trace the money - after all it can get funneled very transparently into rather few wallets at the point of consolidation. I wonder if they hacked the wallets (or the devices they were on) first before arresting her, or she ended up giving away the wallet access in some other way. It would also be interesting to know at what point she bought into Bitcoin because the original owners could ironically be sitting on a huge windfall of cash if it was purchased before the most recent price hikes, even if they weren't cashing out at the all time high. |
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Crypto currency is one of the best investment platform in whole world. Where bitcoin is more profitable and secure investment which we have already proven. So in this pendamic situation those who wants to hold an asset that's resistant to inflation may find investing in bitcoin will be a good idea. Because Where the central banks of any country have the permission to print infinite amount of fiat currencies on the other hand the quantity of bitcoin is fixed in number and limited by its supply capped at 21 million. I think demand is more than supply is applies for bitcoin so in this pendamic situation bitcoin will be a good investment.
I have a feeling that the limited supply of Bitcoin will ultimately in the long run be a bad thing for Bitcoin. 21 million might sound like a lot but it that has to be shared by the desires of over 7.8 billion people and is badly suited to conduct regular transactions that would make it a useful trading asset. At present most of the Bitcoin in circulation is being held for speculative purposes, hoping that someone else will come along and buy it for a higher price than you paid. An effective currency needs mass adoption beyond such a limited purpose, it is nice to have a decentralized banking system but the current banking system currently allows for pretty low friction transactions already. |
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I am sure most of you have played videogames of one short or another and many have noticed that may offer gambling in-game options - I am thinking mostly of Role Games and MMPORGs - like implementing a casino or some short of fortune game. As an old example, Fallout New Vegas has an in-built game called Caravans, but you can play blackjack, roulette, etc... Newer games that are free to play or cheap to play offer lotteries that award prices such as unique or rare in-game items...
There is currently quite an effort on using these techniques in games that should not be about gambling or chances playing and some people may find undesirable. Is this going too far? What type of effect may this game on underaged players?
There is a line that you missed which has been integrated more and more in recent times, as payment abilities have caught up - microtransactions. Personally I find basic card games or virtual slots to be extremely unappealing, the only thrill you could possibly get from them is if they rewarded you with money after a bet. Modern videogames are hyper immersive environments however, even tricking the mind into hardcore adrenaline pumping because the graphics become so realistic. Microtransactions are the real hazard to young people as it can introduce them to paying for virtual trash, numbers in a database connected with some fancy artwork that will vanish as the game ages. |
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The fight of a small team against the big and brazen can be equal if the public makes the case public. There are already many examples of how strong a community can be, especially in the fight against giants. Let's support Bank of Memories in its desire to provide the world with a corporate-independent service. This is our ultimatum to corporate insolence and lawlessness. Tell your friends, download the app, use independent services.
May the force be with you!
As many people have already said here, unfortunately this is just how Russia is and will continue to be under Putin. There was a chance near the beginning of his reign that looked as if he was open to the idea of slowly opening up, however he quickly reverted towards authoritarian government when he saw the absolute power and riches it could bestow upon him. It sounds like Sberbank is one of many business - big and small - that have been plundered by the incompetent and terribly corrupt government currently in place. Unfortunately little is able to change while Putin is still alive as he will long be the puppet master even after stepping back from the charade he has built. |
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https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/12485/nigeria-federal-government-to-repeal-lottery-and-gaming-acts If you are from Nigeria, you need to be up-to-date with the following article. The government recognized a huge potential in the lottery which can change the whole system. So what the government is going to do : 1. Make sure revenues are in order 2. Monitor the lottery system 3. Spread it all across 4. Better management The reason why the government is doing this is because they want to look for a revenue source which is not only sustainable but unexplored in Nigeria. There still will be laws and risk factors which the businesses have to adhere to in the upcoming days. Therefore it's not only going to be a profitable business but at the same time it's also going to give government huge revenue from the same. Let's monitor what happens in Nigeria and let us hope that the revenue, taxation, rules, regulations won't be that harsh. A "national" lottery can actually be an all-round good idea if it is properly set up and run for the benefit of the country. The UK did something rather good - until some silly politicians sold it off cheap for a short term gain to make themselves look good. However, it still continues to make good tax money and is legally required to spend a certain amount of it's profits on charitable good causes. It needs to have a lot of trust though and should be run in the most transparent way possible. It helps if it is a reasonable price so the average person can buy it and allows people to gamble in a small scale way that is unlikely to cause irrational addiction issues like some games, if run weekly. |
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It is often said that the biggest difference between the rich and the poor has it origin from the mindset.
One major question that always borders me is "are we created with different mindset at birth and what role does environmental factors have to place on mindset of an individual".
Ubong King said "what you see determine the level of your achievement. The rich man orientation differs from the poor man orientation because While the rich man is thinking about wealth creation and self dependence, the poor is busy thinking how evil money is with the notion that money is the root of all evil hence they prefer to be poor than miss the Kingdom of God forgetting that our heavenly father who is rich expect us to take after him. Consider this,
"IS MONEY THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL?"
Money is a means of trading goods. Instead of bartering your skills or products, you store the "value" within a coin or note format. It is not evil at all, however some people have been able to accrue much more than they will ever need and hoard it greedily. Capitalism is the best of all systems, but it needs solid regulations in order to work correctly and all too often the financial incentives to law makers are overriding the wider public good. That is how resentment builds up because the system starts to appear unfair. Education related to finance is also woefully inadequate in most young peoples lives, which can lead them to fall into all sorts of traps and make the process of building wealth much harder. |
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There are a lot of people posting here. In most of threads related to sportsbetting, most user just discuss about the match, how player performed, how they could perform etc but very few person discuss about odds, chances of winning a team and other factors related to bet.
Is it possible that most people only discuss here to fulfill their signature requirement? In my case, I dont play games at casino. I used to play back in the day but not anymore while I'm still having sportsbet on most of the matches.
Be honest and share about you whether you post only for your signature requirement or you post because you are involved in gambling & you want to know or share knowledge.
Every few years I get the urge to try my skills at online poker, it usually starts off well with a small deposit - sometimes getting it to 5-10x after many hours of grinding. At that point I feel burned out and usually give back a few big pots, cash out and accept that eventually the sharks out there who have statistically mastered the game will eventually get the better of you. Besides that I have done some "matched betting" which involved risk free bets to unlock cash from welcome bonuses, made a few hundred from that. Now I just stick to the free bets weekly and some daily games that offer small wins - sometimes dropping tiny bets on long shots if I think the odds are decent. |
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Better than "GOLD" for criminals, BTC is easier to steal; Easier to scam; PPL lock their gold up, keep their mouth shut, gold lasts forever; PPL who play BTC, trade it on the exchanges, are just targets, and hardly whales or rich; Bury a LB of gold in the Ground, and 1BTC private-key scratched glass; bury them together come back in 20 years, I can tell u which one exactly will have value, because its a historical fact. In 20 years from now this generation BTC will be a pet-rock artifact. BTC is based on SHA-256 an NSA tech with at best a 10-20 year shelf-life, ergo hashes will have been long de-hashed into public-keys easily solved by discrete-log supercomputers. The Secp256k1 algo to make the key into public ( also NSA ) will have long been hacked&cracked making all 2010 era Btc's worthless in the coming years. Now if u had today a Secp2048k1 elliptic-curve and key 512bit say 10^88 ( atoms in universe ) then I would say maybe that super-btc would be around 20+ years form now; but in the next 2-3 all of BTC will be common place crackable. The problem today is that the entire BTC narrative is ran by bullshitters and promoters to keep the ponzi alive, like 99% of the paid comments & posts on this forum by to 'influencers' by scammers; Very few, perhaps 1 in 10k people even have a clue about bitcoin vulnerability, IMHO its all a joke, created by the NSA (satoshi) to see how long as a puzzle before their algo's got cracked&hacked; The fact that the joke went viral, but have them at the puzzle-palace all in a hysterical laughter, remember these people don't care about MONEY$$ then can print it to free to infinity, they don't need to make crypto to have wealth, they own the printing-press. The NSA already had the power to create infinite USD fiat; Lastly, they can pull the plug on BTC anytime they wish, which is why bitcoin is kept around a crippled old "Your Grandfathers Crypo". In the future people will be saying, why did everybody just sit on their ass and not move their wealth into a longer term, safer crypto than first generation bitcoin sha256/secp256k1?  ? I think you raise a good point about how vulnerable Bitcoin will be to future cracking attempts and people are generally terrible at estimating how easily it will all fall apart once that happens. The second the first wallet is hacked using a new method and the news is released, the whole market cap of Bitcoin will effectively drop to zero and this is likely for other cryptocurrencies too. We have made leaps and bounds when it comes to tech, usually driven by a desire to make money, what easier way to take money than to crack a trillion dollar market? One thing that you might be overlooking is the liquidity factor which is both a positive and a curse. Gold has some drawbacks, for instance I wanted to free some cash up at the start of Covid but all the gold shops were shut (locked down) and I am definitely not sending it away via the postal service - so basically I was unable to sell the gold I wanted during this unprecedented crisis, that was a major downside which Bitcoin does not have. |
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It is sad but this is the way it is, it was impossible to expect that this vaccine was going to be developed for 5 years before it was released to the population, this is why if some people oppose to get the vaccine I do not criticize them as the risks are real, this is why we hear stories of people dropping dead a few minutes after they got the vaccine as the vaccine has a higher risk than usual, but that being said as soon as I get the opportunity to get the vaccine I will get it.
I have not read news of people dropping dead after they got a vaccine do you have an article for this, this is scary if this true, some people react negatively to a particular vaccine but not to the point that they are dropping dead, and if this is true the percentage is very low based on their study, so far the vaccination is a huge success even if the virus is mutating. People are dropping dead all around the world every day after taking all kinds of medicines, it really needs to be put into perspective. In general, would you prefer to risk a medium chance of getting life changing injuries (such as major lung damage) or even death after catching a highly contagious virus that has killed tens of thousands around the world in a short space of time, or would you prefer a super tiny chance of dying by taking some preventative medicine that will stop such damage in its tracks and lower the chance you infect others? As we have seen from heavily vaccinated countries that used even the astrazeneca jab for large amounts of people, there were very few deaths and it was generally given to elderly people who have a tougher time dealing with any potentially bad side effects. |
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Just think about it a little.  You know that whatever happens with your government controlled investment, you will have a safety net from that government. History has shown us how governments have bailed out Banks and/or injected millions or even Billions of tax payers money into economies to protect it. You sound very naive and under-informed on how the world works. Governments should just be the centralized workings that keep a country running - making laws, organizing taxes to support vital services, maintaining emergency services, etc. They use a centrally pooled group of funds from various taxes to achieve those aims and should be able to do it much more efficiently (because of the larger scale) than smaller regional equivalents could provide. Money is just a store of value that can be traded for goods and services in countries that accept that currency. I don't know why you think Bitcoin, which has no government centralized support, would ever be eligible to receive any funds from any government. Would you suggest that people who invest in gold are somehow compensated when the price drops? The whole idea is absurd. |
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The government always go against things when they are not fully in charge and having control over it. Government can partially or not at all accept cryptocurrency because cryptocurrency is a threat to the government. Already many people knows about the benefits of cryptocurrency and if it's not challenged by the government many people won't be willing to do their savings or business with the central bank ,instead they would prefer to invest their money into cryptocurrency because of it interest they will gain and other benefits.
Government will always be against it, but it can't stop the existence of the cryto world
It is worth distinguishing that there are generally two different types of government - those that are authoritarian who want control at all costs and governments that are generally benevolent with a light touch. Depending on where you are brought up you might not be able to consider that a government can work with somewhat low levels of corruption and is able to function for the benefit of citizens most of the time. An authoritarian government is the most dangerous type and what every leader with psychopathic tendencies would love to rule over - however history has proven that they all tend to fail over a large enough time period. Sadly this type also ruin the trust between the average person in a country and prevent competent institutions from functioning properly, which makes it very hard to fix when they go. A general free society should allow cryptocurrency, but because it can be abused by criminal means it should be closely watched and some actions against it might be perceived as banning (e.g preventing leverage trading) - when it is just intended to protect the least educated from scams. |
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Gamblers don't realize they are addicted to gambling until it's worse which they've done unthinkable already like breaking the piggybank of his kid just so he could gamble again. But you as a gambler can also notice it to yourself before you get to the worse situation like selling valuables like jewelry so you could play again.
Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?
There are quite a few signs and they can differ by person, most have been covered already but in the simplest forms: Not having proper control over when you gamble, you wake up and that is what you want to do. You are at work and daydream about rushing home to gamble. This is a sure sign it has taken over your mind. It's no longer fun, you do it simply because that is what you did yesterday and every day before that. All the money you have goes into this activity and you prioritize it above even some essential needs. On this basis you might also stop maintaining yourself properly and letting standards drop all over is common. If you start to feel like this it is a bad sign and you really need to step away from it for a while. Quitting completely has to be done, as playing just small amounts will sucker you back in and mess with your healing mindset. |
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Maximalism: The opposite of minimalism; a tendency toward excess.
Bitcoin Maximalism has always been a contentious subject for many. Especially myself. The idea that one, and ONLY ONE cryptocurrency can succeed is something that has been met with both acceptance and complete disbelief.
Some believe that we will see an unimaginably complex crypto ecosystem that is built on a plethora of algorithmic protocols. All working together to build a more cohesive, efficient, and safe society. However, there is no place for something like bitcoin. These people tend to view bitcoin as "outdated technology", "slow", and will compare it to the likes of Windows '95 while other "faster" cryptocurrencies will make bitcoin obsolete.
I think it is rather naive to suggest that Bitcoin is "the one and only" that people should stand by, it is almost as bad as people saying you should stick with fiat currency. The only reason that someone would stick with this idea is greed, driven by the personal holdings of the individual who is not open to improvements. Bitcoin laid some solid foundations that were grounded in the blockchain, however even the pioneer behind it would likely see great new innovations in some of the alternative cryptocurrencies that have materialized since it was created. The big limiting factor of Bitcoin would be the rather small amount of tokens in circulation, which shrink from the fixed cap every day and make it less desirable as a useful trading asset. |
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Now that bitcoin price has fallen and around $30000, though it is currently at $32800, I am thinking it is right time to invest, I want to divide my bitcoin investments into 5, this means if the price of bitcoin decrease after I invest, I can still invest further. My first investment was at $31000, if the price of bitcoin decrease to $30000, I will invest again which will be the second investment. If the price decrease to $28000, I will invest again. If the price got to price decrease to $25000, this will be my fourth investment because I will invest at the price. The last investment will be at $20000.
The reason i am doing this is because bitcoin will still increase over $60000 again. Is this a good investment plan?
Similar to a stock market investment, you need to be thinking about a 5 year minimum long term plan for your money. There is too much super-fast technology that is focused on squeezing and draining every bit of money from short term traders, they rely on strategies and data analysis that can provide up to date evaluations of the current trends that you are very unlikely to beat. At a minimum you need to perceive where the price will be in 3 months time if you wish to trade it, however if you want to invest because you think it has foolproof long term potential then dollar-cost averaging might be the way to go - put a fixed amount in each month so you benefit from peaks & troughs in the price over time. |
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At present, many countries and regions are embracing Bitcoin with open arms, and some companies are encouraged to use Bitcoin for payments and transactions at the national level (such as Japan and South Korea).
Citizens of some countries simply use Bitcoin instead of local currencies to avoid bad things. Inflation risk, these examples let the world see new hope for Bitcoin's development in the world's financial field.
For example, El Salvador, I personally think that the President of El Salvador is still very charismatic. The original intention of Bitcoin is to resist the inflation brought about by the economic crisis and re-establish a new global economic order and system.
But there are also negative factors here. The main reason why Bitcoin has become popular around the world is its decentralization and anonymity. The early application of Bitcoin was payment circulation in the underground black market. It evaded national government supervision and was quickly taken to all parts of the world.
Therefore, they need to be more tolerant towards Bitcoin. They use Bitcoin to do evil. It does not mean that Bitcoin does evil. Fiat currency is an important part of the social and economic system. If decentralized Bitcoin is used to replace legal currency, it will inevitably affect a country. Economic order and sovereignty.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency can now exist without the support of sovereign states, that is the greatest part of it's beauty. As long as you have an internet connection you have access to the trading possibility that it possesses. It is the virtual equivalent of cash that can operate without any banking system active. As Covid has shown, the ability to continue transacting with minimal contact (of coins and notes) is extremely helpful. It could also continue the ability of the less fortunate in society to have access to spendable resources that are not controlled by centralized entities who put up barriers to entry - like banks that require identification documents that a homeless person may not have any ability to get. |
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Thank you all for being willing to answer my question about gambling strategies based on your experience. To be honest I have no particular reason to adopt more of a gambling strategy which is basically often used to recover losses. But I just wanted to get a little comparison with a strategy I've also used on many occasion.
I, you and most of the gamblers out there will probably admit that no gambling strategy will work in their favor in the long run. But it looks natural when we are very curious about strategies that can increase our chances of winning. I totally understand why you guys don't recommend many strategies to me and that's because no single strategy can guarantee a win for gamblers unless they are lucky enough.
I mentioned poker previously as the only game where it is possible to use a long term strategy, but there must be other games out there which can create a long term winning strategy around. Blackjack is often beaten by using some simple rules and counting cards where possible, but again you are fighting the house in order to earn the small edge where profits come from. If you're able to count cards then you can time your bets to where it can be profitable (over many tens of thousands of plays), however it is fairly easy to identify this strategy by the casino and many "professionals" end up getting blacklisted because they use these strategies. So even if you find a winning idea that is totally legal, if it is easily detectable then the other party seeking profit will not allow it. |
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Important Note : If you're jobless don't get into gambling, I'm an example. I don't have a job, and that's the reason I wasn't able to keep me deviated from gambling. Hope this helps someone.
This is starting at one end of the spectrum - the real successful gamblers are people who do it very occasionally and keep it a fun activity with small amounts of money that is insignificant if they lose. The people who will suffer the most from this activity are those who have the least money but expect miracles to happen. Unfortunately miracles are extremely rare but casinos taking your money is almost guaranteed if you stick around long enough. Often times the biggest losers have a poor grasp of mathematics or somehow think that bets are linked - that five losing bets must have a winner on the 6th, when in actual fact every bet is independent of all others. |
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A few days ago, it was learned that El Salvador has set Bitcoin as legal tender, China has banned mining, and India has also stated that it has banned cryptocurrency by legislation. Recently, the German Fund Positioning Act allows investment in cryptocurrency, but in the past few days, I have seen a lot of discussions about whether Bitcoin is legal. What should I do if Bitcoin is prohibited in my country/region? If mining is prohibited, do I need to switch to a place that recognizes Bitcoin to continue mining?
What usually happens when you decide to break the law in your country? Will the police come to arrest you, confiscate your stuff and have the courts sentence you jail? Or will they knock on your door and demand a bribe or just straight up steal your stuff to give to their friends? It seems foolish to continue mining it any jurisdiction where the government has clearly banned it and the consequences should be obvious. The world has existed long before cryptocurrency came along, so it is not exactly required to function in daily life, you may simply need to move into a different profession if you want to stay in countries where it is no longer allowed - these are things that only you can decide. |
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I know that strategy will only help us have a better chance of winning something from gambling. But in the end I dare say that no strategy will benefit us in the long term.
Of the many strategies I have used, I have never managed to win more than $200 during a playing session. I'm sure you all have different experiences with me because maybe you have a different gambling style than me. In the short term, can you tell me what strategy managed to make you win over $200 over the course of the game?
Outside of poker I don't think there is a way to make consistent money while gambling and even with poker you have to be extremely good - like in the top 0.01% of players worldwide. At the end of the day any "profitable" strategy requires that there be a losing counter party somewhere else, casinos and sportbooks would not be able to survive in business unless they know that they can make a consistent profit (when actually they make huge profits with minimal expenses, especially online). If you do come across a winning strategy in any game, it is likely to get shut down or other people will figure it out over time, eventually reducing it to break even at best. You are best just sticking to gambling for fun, unless you're willing to spend years of research and practice in poker games - even then you simply might not be good enough. |
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