It's the public ledger, the investigation probably is keeping an eye on the movements of the bitcoins from a different wallet which would then make it difficult for the thief to do anything since their move is basically noted and observed, it just so happens that we need money to survive and Jimmy here is in a pinch on what to do with the money and where to get so he ends up having to use a part of that bitcoin, could've waited a little while and let the heat die down but no, greed got to him.

I know he wants to sound quirky but that's the right thing for US to do, bitcoin and the US SEC don't see eye to eye yet even though they're doing this purchase right now. They're testing the waters for the nth time, give the US the time they need to ease in lol.

The current movement of bitcoin isn't that wild in my opinion, bitcoin went to much lower price than that in the past, the recent all-time high gap from the current price right now is so wide and didn't the drop last time when it reached that all-time high, the drop was much faster and more wild than many expected, I've seen some thinking that the drops were a way for the price to pump again but it didn't so yes, it's not that wild. And if you're not panicking then it shouldn't surprise you how "wild" the current price movement is right? But I guess, you can be chill and be surprised on the unexpected at the same time so carry on.

I want to disagree but this is totally true, past records isn't a good way to predict the future but my mind keeps telling me that bitcoin has a pattern and that it's not going to be deviating from that pattern and it just going to happen the same way again but at a much higher level. I disagree that the illegal stuff has gone down, maybe in bitcoin but there's definitely more people that's using crypto for really nefarious stuff. I don't think stability will ever be a thing for bitcoin though, I still believe it's going to be volatile as ever, that's one thing I believe will never change.

This is probably the sign to check out punk rock, I recommend Dead Kennedys, Rage Against the Machine and Sex Pistols, no way you can go wrong with those, I'm not sure about RATM if they're punk though but they're pretty political in their lyricism so they count in my opinion. The reason that they're changing how they see bitcoin is because they don't know much about it yet and at that time there's not a lot of information and data that can help them decide whether bitcoin's for the good or the bad of the people, sure some of them have selfish interests but they're definitely trying to be least considerate even just a liittle.

Wow, Blackrock's on the list? That's got to be the weirdest thing that I've ever seen, didn't they have a phobia of bitcoin? Didn't they famously said that bitcoin is a tool only useful for money laundering?  You really can't trust a businessman, not in your lifetime, they just really have a way with their words.

Thank you for the opportunity, so nice to be working with you again after a long time. I guess I'll wear my signature for a while to show my gratitude.

Emotional management a different ballpark, that's not something you can easily resolve when you're gambling because that's your entire personality that needs to be changed and not just something that can be turned on and off like a switch. Wouldn't agree that it's mismanagement of their bankroll, some players just suck at gambling especially in a skill-based one, that stings that you suck at that kind of games when you have a chance to win when you're good.

I do believe in them and I don't think that they matter whether we think they exist or not because the point of the enhanced RTP is to attract players to play more slots so they can make more money out of the gamblers, that's the point of the enhanced RTP or any kind of improvement in gambling, to make players spend more to get the bonuses and certain rewards for the day, there's a reason some give a daily free spins on their slots right? And we all know it's not out of the goodness of their hearts that they do it.

Definitely a big concern given that a possibility like that can happen more than ever given the fact that casinos can be used for that illegal scheme but I think that they have some cover against people that will plan to do this, they probably have some internal alarm that will notify someone if they're doing something suspicious when it comes to their deposits and withdrawals. Also, wouldn't this kind of system of making money launderers relax so they can do their thing without knowing that someone is watching their every move is a better way to fight them because they have no clue that someone's watching them.

Great initiative and hopefully you see people that have gambling problems flock your website to get your help or get help for someone, gambling problem and gambling addiction is often overlooked by some as not that bad kind of addiction but let me tell you that it's as bad as those other ones when it's ignored and not treated.
I can attest to the inhibitions part, that's what one of my Science teacher told us back then about alcohol, that it relaxes or weakens our inhibitions and another thing that we should also remember is that alcohol doesn't change someone, it just releases the repressed personality that they've got behind their sober persona so if you have a loud personality but you're generally, you'll be a loud one when you're drunk and you're aware of it most of the time. Me supporting the claim with my experience isn't a thing that's going to make this the absolute truth though as there's no study presented and only personal account that's similar to what happened to you.
The first one is what's likely to happen and it's a smart thing that an individual is like that but the second situation, it's a problem both for the casino and the individual, the reason for that is that a casino should be taking care of their players so they shouldn't allow them to get to the point of blacking out because of drunkenness and with the individual, you should've been street smart about the fact that someone's going to steal money from you if they can so it's your responsibility that you're not going to let your guard down and that you're safe with your gambling experience.

I don't know about him being able to do the same thing because I'm sure that people will notice, that kind of posting style wouldn't be unnoticeable right? The way he starts paragraphs and the frequency of his post right. That seems to be the sentiment of everyone about Ratimov abandoning the account, kind of like a spit in everyone's face here that he can forsake that account no matter how much reputation it has on it in terms of merits. Definitely not gone for good but it's not really a good thing for us to speculate that and continue to be haunted by him, doing that creates a feeling that he's living rent free in our heads.

This is just going to be difficult for everyone now, with no base for which mixer you can trust to use, it's going to be a difficult and hard time for a lot of us to use mixers anymore, I feel bad about this kind of stuff but this has to happen or this forum will be infested by narcs trying to catch a case.

That's a flimsy way to use social engineering, you don't use social engineering to make them think certain things, you use that to get something out of them, you know like asking a simple question of when's your day off or when's the busiest time of the day for your work. It's more of a inquiry rather than implanting them with thoughts maybe you're talking about psy ops or something like that, I might be wrong on that part though but hey I want to learn something everyday.

Definitely rushing as Bitcointalk is nearing the deadline for mixers to be advertised here so they want to make that lasting impression kind of thing so they're the last one we will remember when we feel like we need to use a mixer service. I guess they got caught red-handed by @LoyceV. Hopefully this stuff not being advertised here won't start a chain reaction that's going to make scammers use the fact that mixers aren't allowed here to scam people of their bitcoins, I have the same fear/concern as @dkbit98.

And you forgot the part that OP is likely a newbie so what OP is asking is definitely one where he/she is looking for the perfect advise and I don't think that there's ever something like that to ever happen, unless OP invests in a lot of new crypto that's got the potential to grow exponentially then OP might get that goal but that's difficult because altcoin market is full of shitcoins. Maybe if OP considers trading or using copytrading then he/she will likely will reach that goal in that timespan.

Totally agree, learned that lesson a long time ago and I'm grateful that I have learned it early on. Stubbornness will only lead to you missing out on the opportunities to get the profits when a certain crypto passes a really good price maybe even with bitcoin it's bad to just hodl and not take any profit. Never hold on to the bag for too long especially if it's not bitcoin, you might never see another price peak on that crypto again so you've lost your chances.
Same thing happened to me but thankfully I was able to sell it because it got a second wind of some sort. I guess we have to learn about this stuff the hard way along the way.

Dude, you've got a phone or a computer right? There's tons of online jobs out there that you can probably do at the comfort of your own home so I don't think that you're going to have an excuse to not have any means of work, sure I might sound arrogant and a bit asshole in that advice but think about it, you've got the access to the Internet already so it's up to you to utilize that access and then you can be an active participant here in the forum and grow your account and get a good reputation so you can join signature campaigns and then you will be able to fund your investment slowly with those signature campaign payments.

Don't tease us as to who's the next scam exchange, tell us so we have to know. You're only making it weird for everyone and yourself that you're doing this mystery evil corporation thingies, if you really wanted people to save themselves from all of this crazy happenings then shouldn't you be telling it to us already?
I don't think that relaunch is even a good idea for them because they're definitely going to be criticized and a lot of people are going to be skeptical of how they do things when it comes to being an exchange. No one's going to trust a thief the second time because no matter how much we say they've changed, there's still that feeling that they're going to do it again which is the most logical thing to do in the case of relaunch of FTX, don't use it anymore or it's now your fault when they inevitably scammed people again.

I'm more excited with the advancements in trading bots as AI gets more progressively smarter and more efficient and human with how they make trading decisions, you'll be stupid to not use them for your trading because even if there's a saturation of AI in trading, the market is still moving independently from those trading bots and no way it can be influenced by trading bots, maybe we will see more winners at trades and the quality of life improves because less time spent mulling over patterns when the AI does the trade for you.

Not a fan of tokenization, definitely a breeding ground for scammers trying to make a quick buck out of the AI trend, that's what I'm seeing in that tokenization potential of AI.

Knowing how the CIA, NSA and all the other 3 letter agencies all over the world work, I don't think that it's a far-fetched idea that this website is really a honeypot by the government to do some watchlist on a lot of bitcoin addresses and it's actually a likely thing that they can do because it's easier for them to filter out who's got some suspicious activity if they log their addresses there. I don't think VPN or Tor will be of help in this one.