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41  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin now in use Football Sports on: September 02, 2018, 03:50:27 PM
Athletes maybe will confused when accepting Bitcoin, it would be wise if the athlete or even other players given an explanation of how to exchange or use it. That way, what is done by eToro will be more optimal.
I hope this will have a good impact on Bitcoin.


They're not just going to give the players something they don't even understand and hope they work it out. Besides, this is about sponsorship for teams not individual athletes.

I wonder how much it actually costs to sponsor a premier league team? I'm sure it's not that much for one of the newly promoted teams to the league or one further down the league table. The community could actually pool together to get bitcoin to be their sponsor. Would be really cool to see the BTC logo on their shirts and would be great for adoption.

Something like this on the front of their shirts would be sweet:

42  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is cryptocurrency so difficult to understand on: September 02, 2018, 03:41:24 PM
It's not difficult if you explain it in simple terms. Can they use online banking or paypal? If they can then bitcoin isn't much more complicated than that. Just show them how easy it is to use. Whip out your wallet on your phone and send them a bit of bitcoin and maybe even get them to send you it back and that will show them how fast and easy it is to use.
43  Other / Off-topic / Re: Any good horror movies recently ? on: September 02, 2018, 03:40:39 PM
have you tried conjuring. Part  and 2. Very interesting. based on a tru live story. i see another person has sugguested it.

The Conjuring films are just your average run of the mill jump scare horrors to me. Nothing that sets them apart from all the other similar supernatural horrors. And when horror films say they are 'based on a true story' they're usually stretching what that actually means and there's very little that is actually based on any truth. Usually just rumors and urban legends because obviously demons and ghosts don't exist.
44  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin or Property? What might be the best investment? on: September 01, 2018, 05:31:42 PM
What property? Soon everything will collapse - there will be only a bit

Property as in housing. Everything can collapse, including the housing market, but property still has intrinsic value and you can make money from rental income if you don't live in it. People always need houses and in my country the population is growing so fast that they can't meet the demand of new housing, so this gives those with spare properties an opportunity to flourish or at least having a regular passive income (the best type of income in my opinion).
45  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2018-06-20] Will bitcoin recover? Will BTC go back to $10,000? on: September 01, 2018, 05:23:24 PM
I'm sure it will get back there eventually. I wouldn't rule it out for this year but I personally don't expect it to, but you never know. We could have something unforeseen happen. Nothing much really happened late last year to send it skyrocketing and seemed to be driven more by FOMO than anything else, so no reason why we couldn't see that happen again. If the ETF ever gets approved I'm sure that will do wonders for adoption and introduce bitcoin to whole new audience again, but there's no guarantees it will ever happen. I'd be more concerned about bitcoin's value long-term though, so I don't really concern myself with any short term price predictions or whether it will go up to x amount by this year or the one after.
46  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin or Property? What might be the best investment? on: August 31, 2018, 12:41:48 PM
Depends how you look at it. For medium or quick gains I'd say bitcoin. You could even invest in bitcoin now to buy a house with the profits later down the line. As for more secure and stable gains long term, property is probably your better bet if you rent the house out, but it will take a very long time before you see a return on your investment. However, the house will always have intrinsic value and once you have got your money back via rent then it's all profit from there on. You could even take early retirement if you have enough income from rental fees to pay for your own living expenses as well so that is something to consider. With that being said, maybe five to ten years down the line bitcoin might be giving you the same gains just by merely holding or even be worth 10 to 100 times what it is now so who knows. One thing I will say is don't put all your eggs in one basket and try diversify a bit. If you can invest and hold bitcoin and also own a property or two then that is certainly recommended and at least if bitcoin goes up in smoke you still have the house to fall back on.
47  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2018-08-31] ICO Advisor Satis Claims $96K Bitcoin Price Possible in 5 Years on: August 31, 2018, 12:32:37 PM
this news will generate a lot of noise in the cryptos forum. Let's look in parts:

Really? Why? It just seems like even more largely baseless speculation based on theories and guesswork to me from a relative nobody in the crypto land. Anybody can pull a figure out of their ass and say I think bitcoin will go to this amount because x,y and z. Sure, bitcoin can go to around $100k within five years. It can go to next to zero as well. We might not ever reach $20k again. Who knows. Only time will tell. For the record, I do think there is a possibility bitcoin could go around $100k withing that time frame, but not without a hell of a lot of mainstream adoption and institutional investment. There's also the very real threat of something else coming along that takes over bitcoins dominance. What then?
48  Other / Off-topic / Re: Any good horror movies recently ? on: August 31, 2018, 12:27:39 PM
Two horror movies I watched recently that were really great were Hereditary and A Quiet Place. Hereditary was far superior though and genuinely had a few great thrills in it and not just cheap jump scares. I recommend it for even those who don't like horrors, especially as it's not just another dime a dozen, run of the mill fright fest.

 
Try to watch the Ghost Stories movie. The film tells the story of a professor and investigator of things that smelled of paranormal who had the dedication to deny stories of supernatural smells.

This one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Stories_(film) Huh

I saw that advertised recently but it doesn't seem to match up to your description.

49  Other / Off-topic / Re: X-Factor judge takes legal action against Bitcoin Scammers: on: August 31, 2018, 12:22:25 PM
X-Factor judge takes legal action against Bitcoin Scammers: https://cryptocoin.news/news/scams/x-factor-judge-takes-legal-action-against-bitcoin-scammers-19492/

Nobody likes to have their image used without receiving some $$ Shocked

This really doesn't seem to be about money for him. This is likely just fraudsters using someone elses image and brand to scam by luring others into a false sense of security, which anyone wouldn't like, not to mention it tarnishes their name/brand/image so that's why they'll sue. It seems these sorts of scammers have been using quite a lot of famous faces to try sucker people into scams. I remember them using another celebrity to do so a few months ago: https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2018/03/martin-lewis-spread-word-dont-believe-scam-bitcoin-code-bitcoin-trading-ads/
50  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin now in use Football Sports on: August 30, 2018, 03:51:15 PM
I think their wont be much impact on the cryptocurrency price as this news are very common until their is any big league are working on crytocurrency usage for full league , like prize in bitcoin, expenses and income in bitcoin, tickets selling in bitcoin. This will make a huge impact in bitcoin price and if it got success then more league will start to use cryptocurrency usage in their league.

Not everything revolves around the 'price' of bitcoin. Some people care more about adoption so bitcoin can become more of a viable currency that you can use everywhere, but more adoption will also mean more demand in the long run which will only push the value of bitcoin up and up so you should care about news like this even if it's just small in the grand scheme of things.
51  Other / Off-topic / Re: Your favorite newly discovered music group / singer / producer? on: August 30, 2018, 03:48:31 PM
I just discovered this band with a female singer called Rolo Tomassi. They're quite 'heavy' rock but also have more accessible songs. Check these two out for both sides of them:

Mellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSQYs8KancA
Heavy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhcF-3wBlEw

Their new album is really good and is a mixture of styles and very diverse.

Michael Jackson is a legend for me with the best talent and inspire everyone

You just discovered Michael Jackson? This isn't your favorite artist but one you've just discovered.
52  Other / Off-topic / Re: What is Your Favorite YouTube Channel? on: August 30, 2018, 03:42:36 PM
I don't know if I'd call it my favorite channel but one I've been watching a lot recently is the Hot Ones show by First We Feast: https://www.youtube.com/user/FirstWeFeast

They get celebrity guests on and eat hot wings that get increasingly more spicy as they go along. It's a new twist on interviewing celsbs which can often be boring and tedious for both the interviewer, interviewee and viewer.

My favorite channel would be that of Ronaldol.

Who is Ronaldol?  Cheesy

53  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Who will benefit the most from bitcoin/cryptocurrency? on: August 30, 2018, 03:41:09 PM
Humanity.

It's about time we got away from state-issued currency and one that frees us from their control. I don't think bitcoin is perfect as it is currently but I believe it can adapt to become a better one, or at the very least will be the catalyst or influence for a new type of currency in the future that will hopefully become dominant or at least widespread across the world. 
54  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Will bitcoin ever stop depending on fiat currency? on: August 30, 2018, 03:35:04 PM
If all workers were paid in bitcoin instead there would be too many complaints by the people in countries with a strong currency. It would be great in venezuela where money is worthless anyway, but not everywhere in the world. That means they will always need fiat to bitcoin conversions

But what if bitcoin becomes a 'strong' currency? There's no reason why bitcoin couldn't stabilize at some point in the future.

BTC and fiats are always interrelated to one another. There will be countries that will not be in favour of crypto and there will be people who will be deprived of having the privilege of using this currency doesn't matter how bitter it sounds. So, fiat will stick around in the market.


Not necessarily. What it bitcoin becomes the 'new normal' and the dominant currency? Fiat currencies can and do fail as well. Sure, less likely for very strong currencies but when you print more constantly it can have a knock on effect very quickly and that's when hyperinflation starts and currencies lose value very fast.
55  Other / Off-topic / Re: First thing that comes on mind when you hear "TRUMP" on: August 30, 2018, 03:28:38 PM
A narcissistic megalomaniacal cheeto.

You're talking about the president of the United States, right, and not a fart?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/fart

Quote
Emit wind from the anus.
56  Other / Off-topic / Re: What's your favourite TV show at the moment? on: August 29, 2018, 04:53:22 PM
Current ones I'm loving are gangster/drug lord shows like Narcos, El Chapo and Cocaine Coast which are all on Netflix. Peaky Blinders is also great. Enjoyed Who is America which is very funny if you like cringe comedy and people making fools of themselves.
57  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Will bitcoin ever stop depending on fiat currency? on: August 29, 2018, 03:32:21 PM
It doesn't depend on fiat at all. In fact it operates independently and completely separate from any fiat currency on its own bespoke network system. We can't help what others exchange it for though, but if fiat ceased to exist then bitcoin would continue on just fine.
58  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2018-08-28] Bitcoin Could Make Credit Cards Obsolete on: August 29, 2018, 01:42:32 PM
Well it could make them obsolete, but I doubt it. People will still need credit, but do you want to know what is going to replace plastic? Apps. More people are already paying with their phones like apple pay etc and a physical plastic card is just outdated now. Everybody has their phone on them usually so it's the logical place to go. People will still need credit, but the physical cards will likely eventually be phased out and people will just use their banking apps instead. Maybe by then people will also be using bitcoin apps which is certainly a possibility.

Just because there are obvious drawbacks with using credit card including the high fees that they mentioned, doesn't mean that bitcoin will be able to replace people's need for credit altogether. That's just not going to happen, imho.


Same with banks really. They can work side by side though. Bitcoin is a decentralized alternative at least.
59  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin now in use Football Sports on: August 29, 2018, 10:50:01 AM
What a news!

UK based trading platform eToro signed an advertising deal with 7 Premiere League Clubs and paid them in #Bitcoin for the first time. So Bitcoin just got the Man Of The Match award.

https://twitter.com/Nebula_Exchange/status/1034722166502174720

What are you thinking?

There have already been a few crypto sponsorship in the English Premier League.

Wolverhampton Wanders are sponsored by Coindeal: https://medium.com/@altcoinbuzz/cryptocurrency-exchange-now-sponsors-a-premier-league-team-502da68d0bc0

The logo is even on their shirt sleeves:



Arsenal were sponsored by CashBet:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/24/arsenal-seals-major-sports-first-cryptocurrency-sponsorship-deal



An ICO even sponsored a few matches: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3117898.0

I'm sure it's only a matter of time before more companies start sponsoring teams. Maybe there will be one that sponsors the front of their shirt eventually. That would be very sweet.
60  Other / Off-topic / Re: Movie Recommendation Station on: August 28, 2018, 04:08:56 PM
I literally just got done watching Game Night. By far the funniest film I've seen in while and I'm hard to please these days, especially with comedies. Laughed out loud throughout it. There were some cool shots and cinematography and it had a pretty decent synthy score as well which was done by Cliff Martinez (who did the Drive score). Unusual for a comedy to have such a score but it worked well. Would recommend it if you want a laugh.

Any good movies anyone would recommend w/ a vibe similar to Shawshank?

Well I think the obvious suggestion would be The Green Mile as it's very similar. It was also written and directed by the same director (Frank Darabont/Steven King). Both are great, but I prefer Shawshank.

I just googled for a list of films similar to Shawshank and this came up: https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Movies-You-Need-To-Watch-If-You-Loved-The-Shawshank-Redemption/#.v1x4081l4

Green Mile is number three on there.

Awesome, thanks! TBH, surprisingly, I haven't seen Green Mile yet, so I'll give it a look

I can't see why you wouldn't like it. It's very similar, but as I said I prefer Shawshank as do most others. I need to watch them both again, though.

I was meaning to see that in theatres but wasn't sure about it. I'll surely take a loot at it!

As for Green Mile: Honestly if it can even come close to Shawshank, I'd be ok. I know that movie is a heavyweight to compete against.


Let me know how you find them both.
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