Lol this is highly doubtful. Now don’t get me wrong, Luka is a phenomenal player and his upside is immense but it is clear that he simply doesn’t have the build or athleticism to become the greatest player of all time. He’s not even the best player in the NBA right now. He is no michael jordan or Lebron James. Great player but the next goat, no chance. I do think it is possible that he becomes the best player in the NBA at some point, I just can't see him every becoming the greatest of all time.

What are you even taking about? What you wrote really doesn’t make any sense. It’s not excuses, it’s the truth. The vast majority of the United States best players aren’t playing, that’s not an excuse, it’s a fact. It seems to me that you don’t know the players or situation very well. And yes, some American “B-Teams” will and have blown out opponents by 30 pts or more, but what does that have to do with anything we are talking about here ? 

There is no one forcing anyone to box. It is completely up to the boxers themselves whether or not they want to take on the risks that come with boxing. Back in the day we didn’t know exactly all of the health issues that were involved but today with modern medicine we do, so again, the boxers have full knowledge of the risks being taken. Same goes for sports like NFL football.

I am a big fan of collecting bank notes.  There are so many cool notes from around the world.  Are you looking for more current world notes or are you interested in notes from all different eras?  I've got a handful of older United States notes ranging from Confederate notes to Colonial notes.  Both of those are really cool pieces of history in my opinion and if you're interested I may have a few available.

As far as I know and have read, air-gapped computers are about as safe as it gets when it comes to how you store your cryptocurrency funds. Personally I think it is best to spread your coins out across a multitude of wallets.  I of course am excluding wallets such as on an exchange or hot wallets.  For me utilizing a Trezor and paper wallets tends to make me feel most comfortable.

I looked in to this and it seems like it is legitimate news.  They may not be ready to accept bitcoin and or other types of cryptocurrencies by the end of the year but it doesn't mean they won't accept it at some point after that. When I read the amazon report the other day they quoted a spokesperson for amazon saying they are indeed hiring a blockchain/programming expert for potential future use..so there is still plenty of hope for this.

How is he related to cold storage coins? I know there are photos of the owner on instagram, but currently I'm locked out of my accounts (long story but if anyone know a way to get my accounts back, plz lemme know!)

At the very least this company is completely full of shit, lies about things constantly, and simply practices many unethical and manipulative practices.  Just look at how they sell the Roman Booteen coins.. when first listed they pronounced themselves as "Roman Booteens official replica coin dealer for all coins".  First off that's a lie.  Roman does not have an official replica dealer, as the owner of whomever buys the coin has full rights, but he has no deal in place to sell all of his coins to them.  As I mentioned before they used to have a lot of info about the coin, and most importantly they listed a mintage limit.  Now they have removed the mintage limit from their site, which means they are likely producing more coins, which I believe would be considered some sort of fraud ( any legal eagles could speak to this better than I).  Imagine paying that much for a replica, under the pretense that there was a limited number of coins, and then the company decides to continue to make more. 

At the very least they are an unethical company that provides horrible service and practices many shady business tactics.  I mean just look at what I wrote up, this all makes no sense the way they are operating.  Why was Coin Empire created?!  Why would they not just use one of their other owned sites, cold storage coins or heads or tails?!  Then lying saying they were the first to make coins at a higher scale, and claiming their tiered referral program is going to make many people millionaires.  That is not something a legit company would do or say.  I will be reaching out Coin Empire for an explanation and report back.

I know this market very well, I know how companies set up to exit scam etc..and they are showing every sign of it. If you have any coins loaded on their coins... peel them for the love of god!  You would be absolutely insane to have these coins funded after knowing all of this.  It is not worth the risk!   

Sucks seeing them lose but it's not shocking.  There are only two super stars on the team as most US super stars decided not to play this time around ( Lebron, Leonard, Curry, Thompson, George, Irving, Davis, Zion, Westbrook, Paul, Harden) and I'm probably forgetting one or two others.  So while it was certainly an impressive win, they were playing a USA "B-Team".  Obviously if the US had all it's stars playing they would destroy everyone like they normally do with ease.  Still hope for Gold though of course.

I wanted to finally discuss this company here as I have felt for a couple years now that there is something very fishy/odd going on with them.  As many of you know I am pretty nerdy when it comes to these collectibles as well as have exposed/helped expose quite a few scam companies over the years and this company has followed many patters I have seen before from those types of companies. Yesterday I was doing a search for coins on facebook, because I'm a nerd, and I ran in to this scammy feeling advertisement from "Coin Empire" that is as you can see spewing lies and offering the always legitimate "referral program" where you can make money by helping them sell their coins.. https://fb.watch/6Zhxvr1_wo/   "The first physical bitcoin for the masses, practically guaranteed to make millionaires from home".  Wait, didn't you guys create cold storage coins about 3-4 years ago?!

So here is their "main" website .. https://coldstoragecoins.com/index.html .   They also own and run this site where they sell them there as well.. https://hotco.co/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage&q=bitcoin  ( so now that's 3 sites/companies ) .  Notice they are also the reseller of Roman Booteens replicas.  Why do I bring this up? When they first listed his replica coins for sale they provided a good bit of detail, and mintage numbers..you'll notice now there are no mintage numbers listed anymore.  Even more, the last time I was on the website it showed that all the replicas were sold out and now they aren't?     Then I ask myself why are they using a multitude of sites/companies to sell their products?  On some of the sites coins are "sold out" and others they aren't.  I had wondered why aren't they producing more of the sold out coins like Potcoin when it sold out relatively quickly AND they told me a year or maybe even two ago that they would be restocking them very soon.  Then I saw the "Coin Empire" advertisement, where they state you will be able to buy them there.

I have contacted this company a multitude of times and never once received anything but very odd/shady service. They posted on their Instagram account about two years ago a new bitcoin coin and said it could be purchased at the Heads or Tails website. I told them I searched the entire site and couldn't find it, their response was "I'm currently flying, but when I land I'll send you the link for it".  So if they are communicating with me via instagram messenger while flying, then why on earth couldn't they take two seconds to go on their own website and grab the link for a potential customer.  It sure didn't shock me that they never got back to me, as they had done so at least 3-4 times in the past with other questions I had.  

They also told me once that they are the original company who designed the MJB coins (does anyone know if they ever had a website where they sold those 1 gram silver coins and the ugly circuit board coins?).  So if that is true, they obviously know this space well, so why are they saying that their cold storage coins are the first of their kind on the Coin Empire site, when they've sold these coins on at least 5 other sites for several years...of course as you can see, more lies.  

Edit: They stole the famous circuit board design from Mick/MJB Momentary Metals, claim that it is their design, and have been profiting off of it ever since.  Mick hasn't made a dime off of the design.  Very unfortunate for MJB.  - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=23256.240

Another website they utilized to sell their coins- https://www.jmbullion.com/search/?q=cold ... I understand using them to help sell their coins, but why not have these in stock on their own sites at all?  None of this makes any sense.  I also know I've seen them offer these coins on one or two other sites but I can't seem to find them at the moment.

I just wanted to get this all off my chest so that others can become aware of their actions and know that if they do buy these coins, please for the love of god never fund them.   I also wanted to ask if anyone else had ever had any odd or shady dealings with them as well?  Clearly something is not adding up here, I just cant fully put my finger on what their angel is exactly quite yet.  Maybe some Mr Robot could do some website research and perhaps there is pattern to spread their potential risk across multiple countries/companies.  If I was a betting man I would put a good chunk of coin down on the likelihood that they will try and exit scam eventually.  Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd bet against that. I'd also rather be wrong and no one ever gets scammed, but just in case I'm right, maybe I can save a couple people from a potential scam.  

Would love to hear anyone's thoughts/experiences..

Edit: I have just discovered that their main site  https://coldstoragecoins.com/index.html seems to have disabled the pages where you can see product reviews.  I remember reading a couple reviews a month or two ago where some people had pretty serious issues with the coins but I can't remember exactly what they were, I know one had something to do with the hologram being breached or something to that extent. just to add yet another sign of what I believe to be a scam operation of sorts in it's entirety.

In case anyone needs a stream - https://stream.nbcolympics.com/basketball-mens-prelim-game-4-france-usa

Edit: durant w/3 fouls already is not good at all. The US lacking size is hurting them quite a bit right now too.  This US team is not even close to as good as it could be, but they still should without question win this game.  Prop to France coming out to play today, making it a fun game so far.

The face painted lady playing cards, which one is that? If you are still looking for it I’m pretty sure I own it and would be willing to part with it.

First off I asked what oppressive country you live in that would do that.. I never said I didn’t believe it, did I? I just reconfirmed with myself as I typed that I shouldn’t doubt it, not saying I ever did. Also I agreed that the traffic would likely slow here in the event of a massive crash, can you point out where I said something to the contrary? I also am well aware it’s all hypothetical at this point. Do you just like to create arguments or   

Imagine how many more people they’d have if they didn’t lock so many up in prison camps for communist type reasons. Yeah I’m not a fan of that country, obviously. Also, the US tends to win the most medals. Here’s last Olympic results from 2016

I just got done watching some Simone Biles highlights and HOLY SHIT, that woman is freaking unbelievable.  To be honest this was my first time watching her period. Not sure how or why I didn't back in 2016.  I can't wait to see her go out and dominate the world once again.  I can now see what she is considered the GOAT/Greatest of All Time.  Just watching her makes my old man back hurt 

I dont know Greece's team at all. If they had had Giannis, I imagine it would be inevitable that they would  have made the cut?  Sucks but I'm sure the country will take that NBA championship win all day.

What sick and twisted country do you live in that would punish someone to death for using bitcoin? I guess I shouldnt doubt that there are a few countries out there that would, which makes me sad that people have to live under such bullshit oppression.  I guess the same goes for jail time.  Hell China sends you to a "reform camp" cough prison camp cough if you don't simply conform to their religious ideals or god forbid two people of the same sex act upon their interest in one another.  Fucked up world that still needs a whole lot of work thats for sure.

I do agree though that it's likely that we see a fall off of activity if bitcoin drastically crashed.  But who knows.


Many countries have been welcoming of bitcoin as well. The US has been, but has stressed increased regulatory oversight, which I am all for.  However I disagree, if they wanted to "ban" bitcoin, they could to a very large extent.  They would disallow exchanges to operate or be accessible inside the country, which would make it so the majority of bitcoin owners would likely sell out of their positions.  As a financial advisor by trade, one thing I know to never underestimate is the overall panic just a little thing can cause, let alone something major like that.  Hell the stock market falls 500 pts and I've got clients calling me telling me the world is over.  

Free will is important despite the potential repercussions of it.  My state just allowed legalized gambling and every commercial or advertisement has to come with a warning, just like cigarettes do.  However if you want to smoke yourself to death or blow all of your money, then that should be your right.  Sure there will always be innocent bystanders but to try and prevent free will is just often very wrong.  So with free will can come repercussions but the companies that provide the service aren't forcing anyone to use them.  It's your choice and if you can't handle it then don't start or get help..but don't blame the hand that you loved feeding you until you went beyond your means. 

Yes and no.  Growing up in my hometown we had more HS players/larger pool to pull from than the small towns outside my city. I went to a good sports school but those small town teams had been playing together literally their entire lives. If they had some talented ballers it was hard to beat them and my school often lost to those teams with such chemistry.  However top talent reigns supreme.  A rival HS of mine, Lanphier, featured future Big 10 / Univ of Illinois player Richard McBride and a future NBA star player/Olympian/Finals MVP Andre Iquodala.  Despite having the chemistry. they were absolutely no match for Lanphier.  They ended up losing the in state finals game but it was vs a powerhouse (chicago westinghouse).  Proof that elite talent most often tends to prevail.


Oh Durant is on a mission.  Durant has felt underappreciated his whole career and I know the only reason he's playing on this team is because he knew he'd be the best player in the world to compete in the Olympics and he wants that glory.  Will be fun to see him try and get that gold.  Going to be hard to stop him and Lillard that's for sure.


Actually it's far from.  Lebron, Harden, Curry, Thompson, Kawhi and others are all better than every player besides Lillard and Durant.  This is actually a weak team compared to what it could be.

So you bought a cheap used car without test driving it and you believe the police are in the wrong for not correcting your mistake? Interesting.

I think teegumes was at one point, and if memory serves me Ive also seen one or two others in the last year or two. They sure won’t come cheap as they are either a set of 8 or stand alone silvers (but I think some silvers were sold in pairs, could be wrong about this and will fact check later on). The set of 8 coins are very limited, I’m again guessing but think there were less than 20 8 coin sets produced. I know the stand alone silver versions didn’t have a high Mintage either. I’ve offered my spare kidney for a set but no takers as of yet.

Other underrated coins imo - Silver Wallets and Nola Coins. Especially the funded Nola .5BTC coin and self funded coins which have a unique scratch off hologram..all of which are white whales. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one being sold or put up for sale once since I’ve been on the forum.