Manchester United have two very important games coming up that'll decide if they still have a chance of chasing down City, first is today against Chelsea and next weekend against City who are currently running away with the title, after the derby on March 7th, United's hopes of winning the EPL after quite a long time will either be over or rekindled.
I think they'd have learned their lesson from last season, they were in the CL spot from the beginning and lost out on the last day of the season, this time around will be different imo, the team looks to have improved the more and they are even playing somewhat better, I'd not be surprised if Leicester finishes in second place ahead of United and the rest of the others chasing for top four spots.

I think the Nigerian government is simply undecided on what step it should take as regards crypto usage in Nigeria, first the CBN/government imposed a ban on crypto in Nigeria, next the SEC recommends that crypto shouldn't be banned but regulated in Nigeria and now it's the vice president Yemi concurring with what the SEC had initially said about cryptocurrencies and it's ban in Nigeria. All of this put together could prolly mean that the ban will sooner or later be lifted in Nigeria, with a shift to regulation of some sort.
The Nigerian government should concentrate on reviving their economy and their fiat currency value, the Nigerian economy has seen better days for sure, and the government should be looking at measures to bounce back from the negative effects of the pandemic that they are currently facing, Bitcoin is fast growing in Nigeria, and quite a lot of Nigerians are benefiting from the network, it should thus be allowed to thrive.

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While it's true that quite a lot of people are in the network to make ROI from it's spontaneous appreciation in price, that in itself is productive for the network, I think some of the newcomers like myself who now believe in Bitcoin as a currency that gives freedom, control and eliminates manipulation, started of with a wrong perception of the network as a 'get rich quick scheme', what I'm saying is that with time, many people who are Investing in Bitcoin just for ROI would little by little start appreciating the network, cause to use Bitcoin, you definitely have to understand a bit of it, the more that understanding grows, the more that misconception is corrected. I for one believe that people should use the network for whichever reason possible, that appreciates adoption, and the network benefits massively from that as it moves towards mainstream adoption.
I second this, I think part of the problem is the 'complicated' nature of 'being your own bank' with Bitcoin, most people find the risk concern to do that quite overwhelming and thus desist from the network, it's basically clear to majority of people that Fiat and it's inflation is a problem now and in the future, but they wouldn't use Bitcoin cause the media have 'heightened' the risk in it, without highlighting the basic security protocols to protect ones funds, that's why Bitcointalk as a forum is so important for every Bitcoiner.

I can't see as well, City are definitely so much stronger than the rest of the 19 teams in the league, and surely they'll be champions when the curtain is drawn, another hard fought and convincing victory, I must say West Ham really made City work so hard for that victory. David Moyes' side are certainly establishing their claim to finish in the top four this season, they are pretty decent and even if they'll not make it into the CL next season, a Europa league spot finish would make it a perfect season for them.
I'm pretty sure Spurs fans will be disappointed with their team and Mourinho, I thought they had a real chance to win the league, they looked really 'spured' on to beat anybody at the start of the season, but all that form has gone to waste and now it looks like it's going to be another disappointing season for Tottenham.

Messi could prolly not be having the best of seasons, but I'm pretty sure he has got dignity and is definitely not still a Barcelona player cause of the money he earns. Messi's wages are enormous, but the thing is that he can earn around that amount and prolly even slightly higher if he moves to a different team. Lionel has given his best to Barcelona, so have the club done the same for him, he was in the past expected to finish his career at the camp nou, but it's only due to hierarchical decay that he reconsidered that decision, and not cause he's having a bad season.

From the OP, it's going to last for a month from the date the thread was created, the date being 6th of February, that means it's going to run till the 6th of March (correct me if I'm wrong Hhampuz). Thus, you still have more than one week from today to send your videos in, btw, goodluck with your exams.

Of course it's scam, it's prolly only people looking for 'expert' traders and investors to guide them in their trade and give them trading signals that will be victims of this, it's very easy for one to pose as an expert, or for a chain of scammers to recommend some fake experts to you, all just to convince and in the end rip your money from you.

People who are desperate to get rich quick will also be allured by fake conversations such as this too, I think the panacea to most of this petty scams is for people to first of all correct the misconception they have that Bitcoin is a "get rich quick thing".

This is something that new Investors, especially those investing on events or when the price is appreciating/just recently appreciated should know, cause the price could start spiralling downward as soon as they invest, thus op your friend should be in the know that he could invest his $500 in BTC and the price starts to fall immediately, it doesn't mean he won't still make profits in the long run, but can he be able to handle the pressure of spontaneous price corrections such as that, if he can, then he could go ahead and join the network.

Of course quite a lot of people will hear about BTC through the media or from discussions of others, but I think the number of people who actually understand, let alone believe in the network are not as high as you think op, I've had interactions with a number of people and they basically just know Bitcoin as a coin that was pretty low in times past and had appreciated in price as the years went by, many of this people see Bitcoin just as a get rich quick system and to them, any individual who owns Bitcoin is rich, I've had to correct this impression and misconception in quite a number of my friends, those people can't be said to have joined the btc network.

Having said that, adoption is no doubt increasing, with institutional Investors coming in and more fate bestowed on the network, but it'll still take quite a lot of time for mainstream adoption to be possible on the network.

Quite a lot of things are happening on the Bitcoin network, the influx of institutional Investors, only but little price corrections as well as the Bitcoin community hoping that sudden significant plunges/'bubble burst in Bitcoin price is all but over, I think all this creates a change in the network and makes it somewhat difficult for alts to follow the BTC trend and establish a price movement that traders could easily follow.

Having said that, it wouldn't be a bad idea to just pick a couple of good altcoins, ethereum for example and hodl for the meantime, while still studying the trends to see if you could establish an acceptable/working strategy, following the trend at this time could incur losses for you. Ethereum is doing quite well in the market, it has broken it's previously held ath, and it's community is ever growing, it's a very good option amongst alts to hodl for the long term.

I think the best thing for any user to do when they prolly get busier IRL and can't make posts on the forum should be to willingly leave their signature campaign, explain to the CM their present situation, so that in the future they could still be accepted by the said manager, and then face squarely whatever is keeping them busy IRL. Periods of inactivity isn't bad, one can always make a return to the forum whenever things clear up, but deleting, and recycling previously paid posts to be paid for it over and again is plain avarice, cheating the campaign/company, playing on the campaign manager as well as everything dishonest.

A draw between United and Chelsea will fall in favor of Manchester City, City are up against a very strong West Ham side this season, but I have no doubts that they'll be put aside by Pep's side, City are absolutely so strong for the rest of the teams in the league, I think City's next loss could even come when the league is already wrapped up and it's no longer possible for anyone to finish above them, it's going to be a top four race for the rest of the top teams soon.

Having said that, Liverpool face Sheffield United, and after a good performance in the CL in mid-week, they'll have to win this game against relegated threatened Sheffield if they are to have any chance of finishing in any of the top four positions.

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Of course quite a lot of countries and Central Banks will launch their own CBDC's, but the misconception there is that it's going to hamper Bitcoin usage, initially people had that thought when talks on CBDC's become popular, but it's obvious clear now that CBDC's are simply going to be digital Fiat, that'll be centralized and controlled by the central banks.

Having said that, the Bitcoin community will no doubt continue to grow, it already is, institutional Investors now believe in the network, so people and more people will continue to use Bitcoin, it guarantees control, freedom, it's a hedge, a currency and other whatnots, Bitcoin will only continue to get more popular and not the other way round.

If MicroStrategy and other institutional Investors continue to buy Bitcoin in thousands like they are doing atm, prolly the price as things stand at the moment could be considered 'cheap' in relation to what the price could be in as many months. I think that's the very reason why MSG and other investors are harnessing every little opportunity that presents itself via corrections in price to acquire more Bitcoins and add to their stash, we could have a somewhat unbelievable BTC price come the end of the year, I think hodl and accumulating more during a correction is absolutely worth it.

You're predicting an upset in both games then, cause on paper City and Real should get easy victories tonight, well I know it's football and anything is possible, but I can't give Mochengladbach a chance in today's game, I think City will be too strong for them, and they could end up conceding two or more goals.

Real Madrid on the other hand aren't having the best of seasons, neither did they perform well in the group stages, I think Atalanta are a decent side and could prolly cause Real some problems today, a win for them looks too much if you ask me though, I think this game is going to end in a 2-2 draw.

Scammers have now shifted to Dogecoin as well to perpetrate their giveaway scam, I think this is cause of the endorsement by Elon Musk, it created a certain amount of hype and demand around Dogecoin, which caused Doge to appreciate in price, and thus making it's holders a target. It's a good warning OP, I think people are already quite familiar with BTC fake giveaway, but maybe not so with Dogecoin, so it's good to preempt them about it.

I haven't checked the scammers address yet, has any funds been sent to the address as of yet (any victims?).

This is not possible, if you have any problem with your coinbase account, you have to first contact their support team for assistance, tell them your problem and see how they react to it, in any case they don't address the problem suitably, or they do not reply to your messages, you can drag them on their social handles and create attention to your issue.
How sure you are it was perpetrated by a coinbase employee, are you sure you've not been hacked, prolly your account details fell to the hands of scammers, who thus imported your funds into their own wallet.

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Having said that, it's pertinent to follow the scam report format, and add more information and details about your case.

I second that as well, I think this current Barcelona can easily concede four goals and even more against a couple of teams in the UCL, City, Bayern (as they did last season), and as we saw last week, PSG, Barcelona are in a pretty bad state, the fault starting from those at the top of their club hierarchy down to the players, if some things aren't fixed in the club, I think we could see the complete fall of the great Barcelona.
I also think a draw is possible in this game, it's either a win for Athletico Madrid or the game ends in a draw, I think Chelsea would try to be (too) careful and not play their usual flowing game, and it could lead to a somewhat boring and tight match, but we'll have to wait and see after 90 minutes what kind of match we get.