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381  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: A victory for Bitcoin on: March 30, 2023, 08:33:29 PM
When Bitcoin was created, it's already a victory for us because we're have a choice to not trust government due to it's centralization and corruption, instead we can be own bank with Bitcoin. The victory of Bitcoin is because of the purpose and value, not only about the price. If price is the reason why Bitcoin is a victory, someone can create a new coin where the price is more expensive than Bitcoin.
If I remember there is a coin last time whose value is more than 1 Bitcoin but I don't have any update with that coin anymore but I am sure that BTC overtakes it now. Even the value of that coin is higher than in Bitcoin last time, Bitcoin is still on the first rank. That is how strong Bitcoin is.

I guess it's enough to say that Bitcoin is already victorious among other cryptos. Bitcoin is created to be decentralized but many governments are seem to disagree with it and that is why they are trying to create regulations. It may not be directly in Bitcoin but we are still feeling it. Anyway, Bitcoin is still Bitcoin and it was still different compared to the fiats.
382  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Early Profit can be misleading. on: March 30, 2023, 07:46:53 PM
they are at a position of becoming much better traders than those that enjoyed easy profit at the beginning which can be misleading. What do you think, let us discuss?
trading is not gambling done in a casino. given an initial win to keep the gambler happy and then will continue the game until finally losing all their money.
no profits at the beginning with luck for trading. if they are profitable, it means because they do have the ability to trade. if they are just reckless in doing so, more beginner trades are a loss.
It is possible for trading to become like a gambling if a trader is blindly doing his trades. They don't use indicators, they don't analyze the charts, and others because they don't know how to do it and they don't bother learning it because they are too excited on doing the actual trading. Not all beginners can win a casino but if they win, they are free to withdraw and run.

Same goes with trading but it's already the nature of the humans to be greedy and try to come back to possibly earn more. They can do this better in trading than in gambling. If they fail in trading, they can learn from it and correct their mistake but this is not possible in gambling because gambling works randomly.
383  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Will Ripple ever reach $5 ? on: March 30, 2023, 07:16:15 PM
anything can happen because in crypto anything is possible. Possible XRP will have its chance to prove haters wrong when they success in defending their rights against the SEC lawsuit. There are news that XRP has big change to win the case and that's why XRP is going strong despite the market downtrend due to binance's FUD. So possibility it will reach towards the upcoming halving within 2025 and it will be a great day for XRP holders.
With the price of XRP now, it has to multiply by ten. $0.55 as its price. It's true that anything can happen to crypto and we all know about that. And XRP reached $3 during the 2017 bull run, and it has passed to another one but little movement and then we're approaching the next one, maybe by next year or two. If no motion even reaches $1 then there's already a problem, I think with SEC or none, if it won't move a lot then it won't really move a lot. So, best of luck to those that have been holding it and still waiting for the right time to sell.
Anything can happen in crypto. A coin can pump, dump, or totally collapse but there are exceptions like for example, it's not possible for Bitcoin to dump hard and collapse. It's only possible for BTC to pump hard. As for the altcoins, most of them are prone to dumps and collapses and it's not possible for them to reach a really high level like BTC.

When it comes to XRP I think it's still possible for its value to reach 5 dollars because number one is its ATH is 3 dollars (that's only 2 dollars away from the target of 5 USD.) Number two is XRP is backed by banks and its use case is kind a great. If XRP didn't reached 1 dollar during the bull run or in the future, maybe it needs to solve its issue with the SEC first.
384  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 30, 2023, 02:38:04 PM
Pochettino and Nagelsmann are the best young coaches, but I don't think they made the decision to join Spurs if they want their reputation to grow. Because I believe Spurs are very difficult to compete in the Premier League and Champions League. For Pochettino he has worked with The Liliwhtes, his best achievement is reaching the Champions League final. He had better seek new fortune in Italy or Spain.
Yeah I agree, with limited resources and mediocre mindset it's never been easy to win trophies specially in English Premier League and Champions League because here we need something special which is now important for having better results in big leagues and Tottenham is surely never been ideal club for this all because in last few years we have no revolutionary changes which helps them for having good fight for the title in English Premier League in presence of clubs like Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal which are doing amazing job and taking good advantage of their mindset which is helping them for having better results and trophies as well.

Poshettino and Nagelsmann may be still can take chances, but they have to do completely change of this all and having something extraordinary which will help them even this will take time like we have Klopp done at Liverpool.
385  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: March 29, 2023, 09:19:34 AM
I think maybe PSG underestimated Rennes too much so when they surprised PSG with 2 goals it made PSG even more frustrated playing so they couldn't make a comeback. yesterday's defeat was a mistake that might be corrected for the next match considering that PSG, who did not qualify in the UCL, should be able to focus more on Ligue 1 and pursue the Ligue 1 championship this season.
That's it. The underestimating the opponent is a fault, they will not know what exactly the opponent has been preparing. Even having more players who are greater, will not be enough if not playing optimally. Well, that loss was hurt and add really bad experiences again to PSG, moreover after the loss in UCL. They have failed several times in UCL, even with big players inside. Although they always have trophy in French League, but tis is not enough.
There are two points here it's a underestimating or wake-up call for the PSG because still we have nearly 10 rounds left in this season and difference is just 7 points which is reachable for Marseille because in soccer near end of season anything is possible and situation in PSG is also not good because too many rumors about few things are also creating mess-up here specially players are not able to give their best after exit from Champions League and future of club is also looking not good, but we can expect better performance from them in coming rounds otherwise things can change, and they could be on back foot.

Now winning only Ligue 1 is not ideal after investing huge funds, but they have to stay with this because they are having not alternative for win in Champions League after many exits.
386  Economy / Economics / Re: Binance CZ sued on: March 28, 2023, 09:20:09 PM
Somehow they didn't want to let CZ rest. they keep trying to corner the owner of the biggest crypto exchange. fud-fud continues to be spread and makes market conditions unstable and has higher volatility. I don't know what game is behind it all. but I think something like this always influences market conditions with a very strong influence. but CZ seemed to be responding quite casually.

even though this year the Binance fud that led to Binance has happened twice.
First, we must remember that the SEC sued Paxos, which is the issuer of the Binance stablecoin, namely BUSD.
and the second is that currently the CFTC will sue exchange binance regarding the alleged numerous regulatory violations that CZ has been accused of.
I hope this problem can be resolved properly without having to continue at the court of law. because obviously this will have a big impact on the crypto industry.
After reading CZ's response to the case, there's nothing to worry about because their lawsuit is incomplete and not a single lawsuit fulfills the criteria, so we don't need to worry about market conditions because even without that news the market also has the potential for resistance after a significant recovery. we hope the case gets resolved soon as many people are attributing from the effects of the current correction and but actually no FUD news of any kind can bring the market down.
What if CZ counter these false allegations by filing them a lawsuit? Because these are damaging the reputation of their company. Many unknowledgeable people can instantly believe and worry about this. Doing this will end the FUDs that they are getting in the future and the market can run in a normal condition at all times.

Yes, the market can also go down without these type of news but it is annoying if the decline that we experience is consistent and it can also make the existing decline worse. There is nothing to be resolved here because you said their complaint is not accurate but like I said earlier CZ shouldn't let them get away just like that because they will have the courage to repeat this thing later on.
387  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can a casino ever run without the government's awareness? on: March 28, 2023, 08:20:51 PM
it very likely could run without government knowledge. after all it's decentralized casino that usually preferred by users who are not happy with KYC, to me both are the same whether it's a decentralized casino or a casino that is officially associated with the government. although the regulations are stricter but as long as it can be trusted I have no problem, I've only seen decentralized casinos very rarely last a long time usually they go bankrupt faster and disappear.
Governments are aware with crypto and so with the decentralized casinos but they are only good at staring it. They can't do any actions to regulate or shut it down because that is already away of their reach. Long time ago, KYC is not a thing in all types of crypto casino but unfortunately the scene is slowly changing but I think there's still a few centralized casinos who doesn't ask a KYC especially if you are only playing with minimal amounts.

I still prefer them over their decentralized counter part, the same goes when using a crypto exchanger. I feel safe here and the convenience is also there (excluding KYC of course because this one is hassle).
388  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake.com - The Leading Crypto Casino - 🦉 Drake, UFC, Everton Main Partner ⚽ 🥊 on: March 28, 2023, 05:59:32 PM
Without having to wait for bankruptcy and having no money at all, a person can actually stop gambling, but not stop completely, but slowly.
Everything depends on intention and effort, when a gambler who is already addicted and has a strong will to stop then he slowly reduces his gambling activities and prefers to look for other, more positive activities such as work so he can forget about gambling little by little.
Nothing is impossible if there is a strong intention and determination accompanied by an effort.
I talked with a psychologist before and the best way to replace and addiction is with another harmless addiction most of the time. All kinds of addictions have a trouble, but for example if you are a gambler, the closest would be doing card tricks, doesn't need to be related to gambling and you could just pick up reading which is awesome and you would read hours per day instead of gambling, but since most gamblers love cards, you could do card tricks and that way you would be still doing something that is also in the gambling world, and you would be losing no money. You could play games, watch shows, do whatever, just replace that hour with something else that is fun.
Harmless addiction really? Are we sure that he is a real psychologist? Or maybe what he mean to say is hobby because you are right, that there is no such thing as harmless addiction. If you are once a gambler, it does not always mean that you will pick up a hobby which was related to gambling. Doing so will only trigger your brain to play gambling again.

Reading is much better than doing a card trick but you should also limit your self and don't just read for hours and hours because you are still considered as an addict that way. I wouldn't recommend playing games and watching some shows because I think they are close to gambling. They are highly addictive.
389  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 28, 2023, 06:49:08 AM
The hunt for the league title this season, of course, Bayern Munich wants to take over the top of the standings even though it's not a problem but this match really shouldn't be underestimated because of course it will be an interesting match for all its supporters, the focus on the UCL is also the main highlight because against Manchester city is not an easy opponent. Bayern Munich has to prepare a lot to be on the winning path.
Considering that Thomas Tuchel is the new coach for Bayern Munich, he will definitely want to show his skills in the Bundesliga and especially in the Champions League. It will be a good first impression for him if he can win matches in the Champions League and also give him the title in the Bundesliga. Not going to be a game to be underestimated for now, Thomas Tuchel will have to prove that his appointment as coach has not been a wrong move by Bayern Munich.
Currently as situation is going into Bayern Munich things looking Thomas Tuchel will be having some good advantages as Julian Nagelsmann already work on this squad, and they are well settled for the big games, but now he needs to carry on with same strategy because he has no enough time to bring changes and try to change formation which is already having enough success for this club but still Thomas Tuchel is amazing coach with having good success in his credit in different clubs he will be done good things for having good end of this season and having long term contract with this club because this is dream job for every coach.

Bayern Munich is currently in solid position for the two titles they are one point behind Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga with crucial match is going to play on 1st April and after this they have quarter-final against Manchester City which is also not easy game.
390  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: why people are always interested in altcoins on: March 27, 2023, 07:48:02 PM
When it comes to investing, there is no better investment than Bitcoin. But despite knowing this, the main reason we have an attraction towards altcoins because there is an attempt to earn large amounts with relatively little investment. But the risk is very high. Investing in bitcoins can lead to losses but after a certain period of time they definitely will get all time high but in alt coins there is no such possibility. However, even if the top coins are highly trusted, there is a risk of being scammed. An investor has to decide what he wants to do.
If you invest small the risk will also be small but if you keep on doing the same thing and all you will get are mostly failures, the losses can still add up and looks huge if you total them all. If only those money are being put in Bitcoin that should already gave us a good income. Those altcoin risk takers needs to realize this and they must switch on Bitcoin now if they don't want to waste time and money.

A Bitcoin investor can only lose if they don't equipped their selves with knowledge. All time high doesn't only happen in Bitcoin but it's also possible in altcoin, most especially if that altcoin is legit. Top alts can collapse and some turned into a scam but I think the probability is low. This is still part of the risk when investing.
391  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin can't become world currency (at least now). on: March 27, 2023, 07:08:38 PM
I don't want Bitcoin to be like USD that the world will be using everywhere, I want Bitcoin to be people's currency that can never be friendly to any government currency like Central Bank Digital Currency, Bitcoin is decentralized, and only through decentralization will people keep using and accepting Bitcoin, I believe this is why the make Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, to rescue the people from the government rulings and power.
Bitcoin and USD have a similarity and that is both are currencies. They also have differences and that is Bitcoin is decentralized while USD is created by the banks. I think that it will be beneficial for Bitcoin if it has a good relationship with the banks because they can support Bitcoin in any of their services.

This makes Bitcoin adoption grow faster and bigger but don't worry, they still can't control Bitcoin and make it centralized. They only make the people's life easier by connecting the two currencies. Banks already made their own crypto which they can fully control and it was called CBDC. It still runs in the blockchain but it is only centralized.
392  Economy / Economics / Re: Its not human vs machine its human vs human on: March 26, 2023, 09:24:40 PM
During the industrial revolution back in the 18th and 19th centuries, many people were afraid that the industrialization and the massive implementation of machines would cause extremely high levels of unemployment. That didn't happen.
Nowadays, we are witnessing that same fears about AI. I don't believe that AI would cause big unemployment. Perhaps implementing AI could cause a boost in efficiency and cutting all the "bullshit jobs", that are a problem right now inside the big bureaucratic structures of the multi-national corporations. Most of the people will have to adapt and survive(by learning new skills).
The "average Joe" won't lose his working class social status because of AI. Grin
I also have the same thought as you, AI and ML will not create widespread unemployment, but they will bring greater efficiency in production as well as support people in heavy jobs to help people reduce accidents at work. Everything has pros and cons, but evolving technology offers more benefits than people worry about. For those who fear machines will take their jobs, they will work harder, and so we will soon remove lazy members from society.
For now yes they can't reduce much people. That's because they are not that intelligent but I think their knowledge are improving from time to time. It was being injected to them by their developers. Along with this is many people are slowly getting removed from their work because the AI and ML can now do that job much better than them and they can also operate longer with a much lesser cost when it comes to maintenance than paying a worker and it's overtime fees.

Evolving technology is beneficial but it can also cost a harm if one over use them or use them in a non proper way. I am mostly referring to the gadgets that we have today such as mobile phones and computers.
393  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Chasing looses Vs Finding closure: Any difference? on: March 26, 2023, 08:58:22 PM
If it matters to you that you win before you stop for the day then might really spend more in order to win back the loss. But that is if the luck changes.

To me it doesn't matter whatever is the difference between the two. If it meant losing, I would just find closure to drink a bottle of beer and call it a day. There is more day ahead and more important things to do than chasing a loss.
If we lose then we should accept that it was a loss. There is still tomorrow or other days to try again. If you win then you must also stop as that alone can give you contentment already. No need to think about our losses from yesterday. Past is past as they say. There are people who are successful of recovering their losses.

It becomes easy if one is only getting started in the world of gambling so don't say or think yet that recovering a loss is only about losing because what if you got lucky? But if you have a big doubt then much better if you don't try it. Just continue doing the alternative that you can think of because for you, they are less risky.
394  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do you feel bad while paying with BTC? on: March 26, 2023, 07:20:44 PM
That’s because most people in the bitcoin community see bitcoin as a store value and do not like to use bitcoin as a currency. Spending bitcoins on stuff like groceries and gadgets feels like a waste of investment to many bitcoiners, which is kind of strange to admit considering that we like to talk about how bitcoin is going to replace fiat. I believe the story you’re referring to is Laszlo pizza story. FYI that will forever be remembered in bitcoin history.
They invest in Bitcoin because of the profit and they will still use the profit to buy or pay something. This isn't different than using Bitcoin directly. They can in fact save time and fees if they do it than converting their Bitcoins first. When they convert or sell their Bitcoins, the same doubt can still be experienced if one is overthinking that what if it became really expensive one day?

If BTC became a replacement to fiat, these people won't have a choice anymore to use their Bitcoin but I doubt it will happen. BTC isn't that good in the eyes of the government/banks and there are many things that could go wrong if there are no more local currencies.
395  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: March 26, 2023, 10:16:32 AM
It has been a wonderful and nice season for Xabi Alonso
With how close to the final they have reached it will be nice if they get to reach the Europa league final
It won't be easy but still they have to beat Roma or Feyeenord to get to the finals
Xabi Alonso influence working amazingly at Bayer Leverkusen, and they are having one of the best comeback in Bundesliga with coming out of relegation zone and now having 9th spot and beating Bayern Munich at home mean things are having good chance, and they can bring better results in this season as well now they are going to play quarter-final which is looking easy on papers, but real fight will be on ground which is not easy but if they will be able to beat teams like Roma or Feyenoord this is going to be big for them and their bright future.

Having better results in Europa Cup and then beating big teams in Bundesliga is giving them good support for the better future in coming season and with this now Alonso is also under radar of Real Madrid for the next coach which is also impressive because this young dude can bring good changes in big teams.
396  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: March 25, 2023, 08:39:32 AM
I think Barcelona planned this very well. Barcelona understood that it is not going to be a realistic idea to go for the other cups or trophies. Actually, unless it is the Champions League trophy, it is not going to matter that much anyway.

So they made the right decision to go for the La Liga title. It's not like they couldn't care less about any other trophies. But the main priority was the la Liga title. And we can see what a beautiful job they have done. They are also playing well in the Copa del Rey. Let's see if they can actually go ahead in the competition. They do have the setup for it.
Accidents with leaving in the Champions League group phase at this time made them more focused on looking for opportunities in the struggle for trophies in the domestic league.
It is now certain that La Liga will also be theirs after the Supercopa trophy. In addition, at this time the Copa del Rey also they have a big chance there. What's more important than this is that Xavi is really successful for his second season this time around.
This was a poor performance from them in Champions League as their main focus was to build a good winning unit which give them good results in long run, so they have successful in their strategy with now title in their pocket Super Cup is also won in Saudi Arab and Copa del Roy is also now having no problem for the joining to Barcelona as winner Xavi is doing things for the long run which is surely going to help them in coming years many exciting players are in squad and things looking bright with this all now we can expect good results in Champions League for the next season because they need more trophies for settling their debit which need good income which is possible just with the wins.
397  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 24, 2023, 12:24:19 PM
I think Arsenal's focus is only on hunting for the English league title this season, if they want to get that they have to be consistent on a winning streak in the few games they have left, if they can take advantage of that and not drop points of course they will win the English league this season , as we know Manchester City still has a chance to overtake Arsenal so of course playing as the host later Arsenal is certain to get full points against Leeds.
Currently, Arsenal is leading by eight points with ten matches left for them and 11 matches left for the Manchester City and from these 10 Arsenal having three tough matches against top ranked teams which can create problems for them because if they lost two matches then surely things could be out of their hands, and they can lose title in last few matches after having impressive run in this season but here we can expect something from Manchester City as they are currently in three competitions and have tough schedule which is not easy to manage specially while you are playing against top ranked teams.

After this week's International break we have Manchester City vs Liverpool which is surely going to be important for the both teams as Liverpool is also fighting hard for the fourth spot, so this could be a key match for the title race.
398  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 24, 2023, 10:01:04 AM
Some defeats are never accepted. As the Netherlands lost against Zimbabwe yesterday. A one run loss is really painful.  But the result of the game could not be like this. Because the middle order to lower order batsmen were not able to sustain the game in the way that the Dutch first row batsmen were starting. Tom Cooper's run out knocked the Netherlands out of the match. But before he was out, the Netherlands had a very good score. Had the middle-order batsmen provided a bit of support after his dismissal, the match would have gone in the Netherlands' favour.

Zimbabwe came back strongly into the game when two consecutive Dutch batsmen made their way to the pavilion for golden ducks. Congratulations Zimbabwe.
Cricket is a game of surprises and shocking results same happened in this match as first Netherlands were at the top and this was looking another easy win for them but in dead overs Sikandar Raza and Wessly Madhevere done impressive job for their team and won this match by just one run which is surely amazing win for them after losing first match narrowly.

But here Netherlands doing good job against team like Zimbabwe which is having many ups and downs and their recent performance is also not good because look like now they are having no chance for improving their quality and performance with this current system which is having many issues but still they are doing good in shorter formats and can stay in touch for the better results.
399  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: March 24, 2023, 08:53:25 AM
I don't think if that's right to compare Arsenal and Juventus and say if Sporting will have a harder game against Juventus than Arsenal or not. It is not the same story for Juventus I think Juventus will try to avoid making the same mistakes as Arsenal in order to avoid giving Sporting a chance to win the game because both teams will use different systems. Arsenal lost the game because Sporting knew their weaknesses and how to overcome them. While Juventus will try not to do the same mistake as Arsenal in order to give Sporting a chance to win the game.
Juventus will look forward to playing defensively, Alegre often does this, and Arsenal tried to solve everything in attack. I'm not sure if Juventus are stronger than Arsenal, rather the opposite, but you're right that the teams will have different strategies and that will determine the outcome. It is very difficult for me to determine a favorite for myself in this confrontation, the teams have equal chances, probably Juventus is more sympathetic to me, but this in no way means that they are stronger than Sporting.
After beating Arsenal now Sporting is good contender for the title because this was good game and with this win things completely change in this event Juventus is also good side right now even after losing 15 points they are doing good job in Serie A which is surely impressive with this most chances home advantage could be vital in this round for the both teams because if Juventus will be able to have better home result in first leg then surely things could be not easy for the Sporting with Juventus is mostly love to play defensively and this is working for them with too many clean sheets already under their belt but Sporting which is currently at their best will also try their best for the another exciting win and place into next round.
400  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Which Game do you think is a Game of Chance or a Game of Skill? on: March 23, 2023, 09:24:02 PM
Did you see this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5445679.0 and it leaves you more questions so you research the entire web to look for further answers? If not, you can still check that out as the topic is also about "why crypto gambling is addictive".

Moving on, to answer your own question, I think the game of skill are blackjack, baccarat and poker but poker should be the purest one since it involves more cards and strategies. Blackjack would be the second and baccarat is last. Slot is the only game of chance there because the game is too basic. All you need to do is to push that spin button. You can not invent a strategy with it and if ever some insist, I still don't think that it will work.
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