Possible that Stake paid Drake in order to post the slip on Twitter, but knowing Drake's gambling habits, it's not entirely unbelievable for him to place such a huge bet amount using bitcoin. Then again, what's suspicious about this is that most of his bets were on Stake, not only on the sports category but also on other games hosted by the platform. It's sneaky and also deceptive if ever, but legally there's nothing wrong if he didn't disclose it as an ad (I stand corrected on the legal part.)

That was an extremely value pick. Gabbi showed how he was very comfortable with the plays around him by his supports, especially at game 3. Nice showing as a stand-in and if 21 Savage loan terms isn't over yet, Gabbi is a good addition to the teams fast tempo games. But props to Boom for still putting up a fight, though.

Most of these 'critiques' are not really helping the average Joe to check the other side of the fence honestly. The critiques are not adding substance to the matter, and are purely attacks angled on topics that have long been discussed on most channels yet still surface from time to time—sometimes, with added twists on the story to make bitcoin look even bad. Trust me, bitcoin will always be attacked on its shortcomings and attackers would greatly exaggerate those, than they will credit the good in bitcoin and the things bitcoin innovated and helped in the financial industry.

I agree. Axie Infinity, over time, became somewhat of a job rather than a game, as everyone treats it as something that will always net them profit, and the enjoyment part is already taken away by the stress of grinding SLP, or to be part of the leaderboards to grind for more profit. Due to people's initial investment on Axie Infinity, they are obligated to play the game even though they are not into it, and most jobs feel like the same way, right?

They're just buying a piece of their enemy's company to make an influence in some decision-making. That $200 million is certainly worth it if the goal is to mask negative press, or to make Binance look good in the eyes of common people and lots of investors. They can even up the number if Forbes prove to be beneficial to what they want to achieve, that's for sure.

You may have spent more in terms of bitcoin, but you were still able to utilize your coins as is and had the perfect opportunity to do so. Personally, I wouldn't have done what you did as I am skimping on spending my bitcoin, and I perfectly understand how you feel when you realize that bitcoin went down before you purchase, and immediately went back up once the purchase was complete.

You being able to buy the latest phone model using bitcoins in a country where it is illegal goes to show how individual citizens can still have the power to choose how they can be paid for their goods/items/services.

Team Tickles is really a good team with great rotations from their mid lane, and their reliance on a strong carry that can stand its ground against high tempo, high-pressure offlane - pos 4 combo. I was dumb to hesitate on betting them on their previous DPC run, even when they beat Tier 1 and Tier 2 teams in a convincing fashion. But I think I'll watch them closely for upsets after the patch is out and the season starts.

Not really that unpredictable given that Kuku has some great history with Gabbi in TNC. But Kuku teasing us that it was ana really placed my hopes for him to play again so bad. I just had to assume it was ana because he was recently very active on pubs, and had been spamming offlane/carry roles in SEA server. Anyways, Gabbi will be a good addition with Xepher's early aggressive rotation given how aggressive Gabbi plays in the early stage too.

Not a total fan of NFTs, but I must admit that NFT games (some of them) offer a great opportunity for people to earn on the side. Other things such as digital paintings, pictures, and digital lands, I'm not a fan of. We can already do that quite easily, and it's as if everything is being converted to NFT just to sell something in a fast manner.

Most NFT projects have no real value, and does not add anything to the crypto space save for sales and other metrics that doesn't define crypto in general.

This is not a case of a lack of government regulation but rather an insecure site with vulnerabilities that can be exploited. IMO, the recovered funds will not affect the price of bitcoin in a huge way. Maybe once the funds were given back as compensation, people will immediately sell, but seeing that bitcoin is performing positively as of late, I doubt that's something people would do. The government will probably hold on to those coins just like they do on previous seized coins, and auction them off to not affect the market directly.

I remember this. This was in 2015 or 2016 IIRC. The exploit only lasted for a couple of days before they patched it up. I didn't have the energy to create multiple accounts back then in order to take advantage of this bug in their system. Good thing they patched it quickly right before anyone else can abuse it hard.


This one I don't think any service or platform still implements nowadays. The minimum that gambling platforms require before the balance appears on the account is one confirmation, and is enough to protect them from double-spending accounts for the mean time.

There is also a certain casino (betcoin.tm, now down due to scams) wherein their slots have this predictable pattern that you can exploit and make lost of money with. It may not be a vulnerability but it's something people at the time can certainly exploit. Won around 1 btc because of that game with a starting capital of 0.01BTC

I am inclined to think that they are just part of the hacking group, perhaps scapegoats or those who collect initial info but not mainly the brains behind the actual hack. They are so fond of social media, and they have done things that could obviously put their identities in peril, and normally those who do some hacking do not engage in these kinds of activities.

The true hackers are still yet to be jailed, I believe. These two doesn't seem to be the masterminds of the heist from their most recent activities.

Bitcoin will never free us from governments, or even help alleviate poverty anywhere. It is supposed to be used as a supplement to existing financial framework that we have, which is fiat. It was never meant to topple fiat anyways, and those who think otherwise are completely delusional and straight up tripping. Also, in the aspect of 'control,' it simply means that we have the freedom to keep our assets somewhere without financial institutions and governments trying to influence it.

Individuals can protect themselves from inflation by buying some investments such as bitcoin and gold, and other such assets that are somewhat protected to it. We, as individuals, cannot stop inflation, and the governments are the ones who can change it. Then again, they most probably wouldn't do it as they can lose profit by not printing more money. It's a double-edged sword that, if left unchecked, is very dangerous to a country's economy, as we can see in Venezuela right now.

This is very usual considering that most teams are trying to gauge whichever team composition fits with the current meta before a tournament starts. Also, a new patch is also coming by next month, which means that whatever practice and strategies teams come up with right now will be useless once the patch comes. As for the current switch of positions, Jackky is not a bad position 4. I've played with him for a couple of times and the rotations he makes are on point and consistent in keeping the pressure up on the mid lane.

It looks like a lot of gambling platforms are incurring fines and violations in terms of advertising. I have unsubscribed to lots of advertisements from online casinos and some still went through, and end up in my spam folder. As someone who tries to limit their gambling habits on a select few platforms, and have purposely blocked all promotions and newsletters from other platforms, this is simply unacceptable since they are trying to entice me and tempt me to come and play to them once more. What if I'm a problematic gambler who wishes to change my ways? I'll be back at square 1 and it's all going to be downhill from there, again.

Would be nice if they can integrate it on Apple watch, too. I know they will since that watch is great on payments on the go, especially on public transportation. This is an okay news for people who are already accustomed to tap-to-pay features, and at the same time engaged in cryptocurrencies. The scene is developing day by day, and I think we're not far from a reality wherein phone manufacturers have this feature on their phones by default.

Personally I don't think taking drugs immediately without visiting a physician, or getting some professional intervention would do your friend any good. Recreational drugs are one thing, and may keep your friend off gambling for some time, but then he'll eventually develop an addiction to another thing.

Tell your friend to speak with a psychologist, or a professional dedicated to such care. It helps if he is consistent with the appointments and also make efforts to stay away from gambling.

KYC is like the antithesis to bitcoin on the aspect of privacy. It defeats the purpose of being pseudoanonymous, although of course it's a compromise we 'had' to accept if we want bitcoin to get legitimate in the eyes of the government. We can still support and promote decentralized exchanges, although it will need a lot more volume and attention, plus more beneficial features that can be better than on centralized exchanges.

Kazakhstan doesn't have a shortage on power as far as I can remember, so this increase in rates and taxes is absurd, and is another way of telling miners to pack their bags and go somewhere else. This proposition may be an influence of external power, but I'm not so certain because Kazakhstan tried to remain neutral for so long for its own economic advantage.

Countries imposing sudden increase in power rates for crypto miners is directly refusing to take money from an industry trying to be legitimate and clean as possible. It's been like this for years, and I think miners from China that relocated to Kazakhstan may need to seek refuge somewhere else.