Knowledge in analyzing stuff and knowing where to get the right information before a bet is a skill in itself. You can always utilize this knowledge to help you gain an advantage over the bookies no matter how small that advantage is. If you can continuously use this to win games, it means that it's a skill since it's not just luck that helps you win games, it's also your ability to use information to your advantage to choose the right team to bet on.

Though that is the case, it's still not a 100% guarantee that you'll win games due to your next-level analyses. It's still gambling at the end of the day, and accidents, injuries, or such can cause a sure-win game to be lost in just a couple of moments.

This also happens even in well-established casinos. There are people dedicated to buy other people's items in the casino with cash with a huge price cut. Most of the time, those who still want to play will sell their belongings to these certain people and will lose everything at that night. It's nothing new, really, though I guess in this instance the man could have sold his bike before he bet anything - at least he wouldn't have this problem

But seriously speaking, I don't understand why some people would go through such lengths to satisfy their gambling itch. I get that you will possibly win something from it, then again that possibility is very low to say the least.

You have answered your question in your post:


This is minimizing the loss on the bookie's side. If they were able to see that you are able to hit 80%-90% of your picks in the bet builder, why would they want to risk paying you 100% when they can pay you right now? Imagine the last legs of that bet builder further multiplying your wins, I would rather offer to pay you for your winnings now than to let my losses further increase.

Bookies and other such platforms are not generous or anything like that when they offer to pay your winnings now. They would take all of your money in a heartbeat if they could.

Forum Rank: Legendary
Bech32 address: bc1q2e9twmpft44cylacrp6v743xey7v02ks93jfn5

Figma is a lot better in terms of creating UI/UX as it offers more functionality and tools that helps in building websites or apps that simply work. Canva is a bit more beginner-friendly, although since most of its tools are 'simplified' to the core, it doesn't allow advanced users to get what they always wanted design-wise.

I have used Figma and Canva and overall, and being somewhat an intermediate user myself, Figma is more usable and a lot more 'available' for my needs.

You may want to check out Webflow as well. It's mainly on creating web apps due to its more advanced tools, but it can still be utilized as a UI/UX design environment.

It's a good idea to improve adoption rates in bitcoin however, I think that in this kind of model, someone has to take the hit for bitcoin's volatility. These merchants will not always acquire their goods in a flat rate, and surely will not operate at a loss if they're not millionaires to begin with. This will improve bitcoin's visibility on other people's radar but is not feasible on these merchants in the long run.

If the majority of the world remains dependent on fiat for a huge volume of their transactions, I don't think a circular bitcoin community will survive for long. That cycle will always have a weak link that will cause a domino effect, eventually affecting everyone else around them.

Though at the least, they are spreading the word by just existing. It helps establish confidence to those who are hesitant, and instill inspiration to those who also wants to take that giant step into cryptocurrencies.

This was actually the first thing that comes into mind when you read artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons in the same sentence.

Integrating AIs to weapons of mass destruction is just wrong. These can possibly malfunction at any time and may trigger these weapons to wherever it is pointed at, causing unspeakable destruction and loss of lives when in fact it can be prevented if the old methods are instilled in place. I believe that the discussions started by NATO is relevant, considering that a lot of autonomous weapons nowadays are controlled by AI.

Going back to the topic though, nuclear weapons are a lot more concerning in present times than AI. As of the moment, the AIs we're seeing are only limit to their intended capabilities, kind of like having macros but a rather more sophisticated and advanced version. We're far from actual artificial intelligence, but the different conflicts around the world is very near and is happening on a daily basis, which could spark an all-out war any time soon.

It's obvious that a lot of people are looking into bitcoin as their express ticket to riches, hence why a lot are still unhappy with bitcoin's price performance despite holding on to $60k for a long time. These same people are irrationaly thinking that we can easily breach several milestones in a short span of time without taking into account the overall amount of money that needs to be pumped into bitcoin for that to happen.

The fact that this price range used to just be an ATH a few months ago and right now we're maintaining it is something even better than any inconsistent and extremely fragile bull run. I'd take the current stagnation over short-term extreme increase in price any day.

Well, I can attest to this. I don't know shit about investing in anything when bitcoin came out, and it's the first thing I placed my money on as an investment. For someone who was earning minimum wage for the longest time, shelling out some percentage of that towards something that has a high possibility of not giving back anything is a huge risk. Good thing the gamble worked, and whenever I have the extra money, I buy bitcoin and keep it as is.

It allowed me to aim for the job that I really want since I was able to improve my skills full time and get my bills paid for by my bitcoin profits. In just a few years, I was able to earn an amount that will enable me to stop working if I want to and be able to live comfortably for the next decade (also partly thanks to the low cost of living here). I'm still looking for other potential passive income strategies around but so far, bitcoin outperformed everything that I'm eyeing currently.

Forum rank: Legendary
Bech32 address: bc1q2e9twmpft44cylacrp6v743xey7v02ks93jfn5

Now in an area with good internet connectivity so I am always online.

You can always ride these coins for a short while and cash in whatever there is to cash in from them. You don't necessarily need to be there for the entire course of its lifetime. Personally, I think altcoins like these are created for the sole purpose of getting more money to the devs and their team's pockets in order to invest into other things. It's like a stepping stone, we don't really need thousands of altcoins to help us achieve anything significant or ease our daily lives.

If I were you, I'd still trade some of these 'beautified' coins to make money and not get too attached to what they can offer. I van always use the profits to invest more in bitcoins or create more money using the same method anyways.

Forum Rank: Legendary
Bech32 address: bc1q2e9twmpft44cylacrp6v743xey7v02ks93jfn5

But in this case, the two parties did it with a third party involved instead of them two agreeing on their terms and exchanging bitcoins directly. IMO it kind of defeats the purpose of being able to pay directly with bitcoins because you still need a centralized exchange in 'facilitating' the whole thing. I think that this is just a ploy to promote the crypto exchange platform and not really about a person renting an apartment with bitcoin. They just used this story to highlight how could they be used as a facilitator when in fact, the landlord and the tenant could just straight up do the whole thing with themselves.


Apparently, this does not make bitcoin what it should be. You can always send and receive bitcoins without the need for a third-party facilitator.

Never really trusted anyone to trade on my behalf for any amount, regardless if they're a close friend, trusted associate, or even a relative. There is always that possibility wherein they will turn their back against me the moment they see that I have that kind of money and they think that I can easily accept the loss. I can trust people in other things but not money, because I have been betrayed by some close friends in the past even with small amounts.

Also, it will be foolish to give out login information to anyone except yourself. They can easily say that the account has been hacked, or that they didn't use the account when funds are lost or the password has changed. There's just a lot of things that could possibly happen that it's best to trade for yourself and never trust anyone with it.

Trying my luck in joining this campaign.

Forum Rank: Legendary
Bech32 address: bc1q2e9twmpft44cylacrp6v743xey7v02ks93jfn5

Username: dothebeats
Post count: 16883
BTC address (SegWit): bc1q2e9twmpft44cylacrp6v743xey7v02ks93jfn5
Livecasino.io username: dothebeats

I had this same experience with friends, workmates, and relatives. They borrow these small amounts on different occasions and tend to 'forget' that they borrowed something. They even go so far as to gaslighting me stating that I should just let it go since it's just a small amount that won't hurt the bank. I let it pass sometimes, but seeing that these same people post their wins from the casino or sometimes even live stream how they play is just really something that icks me.

Since then, I avoided lending money to everyone including my relatives. My line of reasoning is you wouldn't get into that situation if you had sorted your finances. I understand that there are people out there who are really borrowing because they genuinely need it, but my experience on these people who just gambled what they borrowed and forgot what they owed pushed me to become heartless when it comes to such situations.

It's best to not show wealth to everyone and keep a low profile in order to not get bugged by these people borrowing money. I'm better off looking like a broke man in their eyes rather than someone who has the money that they can constantly ask to borrow from when they don't have anything in their pockets.

Moot point, then again those contests in the website and the app already include bitcointalk users, so IMO it wouldn't be necessary to add more contests for the sake of getting the forum involved. After all, the signature campaign is, IMO, a good start when it comes to making the name known in the forum.

I guess these forum-exclusive promotions can come after the name is already established here. Or better, do it in slow and gradual progressions rather than do it all in one go. I'm pretty sure CoinPoker is also working on a budget for advertisements and promotions, and even though this forum is one good source of potential players, there are other channels out there wherein they could also funnel more diverse players.

It's within their discretion on where to use these funds. Technically, these aren't free because those who participated in the airdrop campaigns actually did something for the coin i.e. marketing it somewhere or completing menial tasks. Then again, your friends might see it as 'free' because of how it was labeled, "Airdrop."

IMO it's much better for them to have this mindset rather than use their 'hard-earned' funds from their salaries to gamble. In a way, it's easier to let go of funds that they gained from doing easy tasks rather than the funds they gained from their full-time job.

Your point is valid however, you can't really control the minds of these people to do what seems to be the 'right thing' after all.

If I believe that my business idea and foundations are rock-solid, I would go the route of asking for a loan to fund my business and try to work out my interest rates/payment plan that will benefit me in the long run. I would gather investors later when I have established my business since my credentials are already established, and I have a working business where my investors can base their decisions on. The more figures I make, the more investors will come in to support my business and its expansion.

While it's not wrong to ask for investors early on, it's hard to really get them to agree into putting funds when they are not seeing any numbers. It's 100% risk on them and lessens the risk on you, hence it will be difficult to get them jump into a boat without knowing its foundations and whether it's going to sail far or sink fast.