Part of me thinks that he'll never see the inside of a jail cell.  More likely he'll get some sort of deal and have to stay in his penthouse in the Bahamas on house arrest while his 6 buddies diddle around with him.  At least that's how it would go in the US since he's greased all the right wheels.  However, FTX screwed a lot of people in a lot of different countries.  I assume one of them isn't corrupt and will go after him.  Not sure how much protection from every country the Bahamas offers, but I guess we'll soon find out.  Him not being arrested yet is a bit shocking.  I get that police are looking the other way on theft these days, but billions?

I hope it isn't true.  It may start with China, but their influence on the rest of the world is growing.  They're the template for how the WEF wants other countries to be.  If their citizens don't push back and start causing real problems, this might be the future for all of us.  Anyone seeing the videos coming out of China should be terrified.  Drones everywhere, police everywhere, people running to escape public venues when a single individual turns up a positive covid test.  We're watching the Chinese fight for the future freedom of mankind in my opinion.  I hope they continue to lead the fight and stand up against these odds.

The first thing I would do is not blame my friend for my actions.  I don't believe any major casino would allow someone else to move your bet without your approval.  If they did, I would probably complain and try to get the money I was owed.  If I gave the OK to my friend to move the bet, then it's on me.  It could have just as easily gone the other way and then you'd be thanking your friend for the move.  I don't think I would let the chance of a game determine whether or not I was angry with my friend.  That doesn't seem logical.

A lot of upsets seemingly in this year's World Cup.  I'm not sure the smart gamblers have been performing too well.  Those betting on their underdog teams are probably happy though.  I think a more level global playing field is responsible as soccer is played pretty internationally these days and children have a chance to grow up playing it.  I think soccer will see more of this going forward, similar to basketball on the international scene, which could lead to some good long shot bets being realized.  Good luck all!

Jake Paul has seemingly doubled down on this bet and has offered to send Paddie a private jet to fly him to Puerto Rico for their spar.  A bit unfortunate that they are both playing this, "come to me" game.  That's what makes me think this will never happen, but Paddie certainly could use the million dollars so I will never say never.  It might even be fun to see Paddie put on a ton of weight for a fight instead of the other way around.  Not sure this would be great for his future fighting in the UFC, but a million dollars is a lot of UFC fights...

It sounds like your method of gambling that you're using with your friend has resulted in some genuine fun.  That's the best you can hope for when gambling.  Whether you win or lose, you have gotten some good memories and built a stronger relationship with someone you know.  That's great.  I figured your strategy would be something else entirely, but it seems like you've found the essence of what gambling entertainment is about.  I hope you and your friend can keep this going and no falling out ever happens over petty gambling issues.  Remember what it's really about and enjoy!

Paddie the Baddie has accepted Jake Paul’s terms for a fight. This will be interesting. I don’t think there’s any way this fight actually happens but the videos are hilarious to watch.

https://twitter.com/happypunchpromo/status/1597749499098976261

If this fight does actually happen then it will be a pretty good test for the both of them. Jake is quite a bit larger though and boxing is his sport, so I think Paddie would be the underdog.

The price is drifting upward now and the reality is setting in what just happened to FTX users. For some reason looking at the market now makes me feel like we’ve seen the bottom for the year. I’m feeling a bit regretful that I didn’t scoop up any BTC when it was in the $15Ks but still think this is a great entry price. With each passing day it feels like the worst is behind us and the start of a new cycle is here.

Woodley seems to be trying to get Jake Paul to enter into an MMA fight for a third matchup between them now. Jake has moved on, but it’s crazy that he’s getting called out by fighters now. Jake looks like he’ll be staying with boxing though and apparently has fight offers out to Tommy Fury, Nate Diaz, & Andrew Tate. I personally don’t care about Tommy Fury but the other two would probably be fun to watch.

Julius Randle is having himself quite a night as the Knicks beat down the Pistons. Looking like he might go for 50 if they leave him in, which they probably won’t since they’re currently up by 32 in the 3rd quarter.

On the TNT doubleheader things are looking pretty even so far between the Mavs and Warriors at halftime. Klay hasn’t made a shot yet which I think is why the Warriors aren’t winning. I think he’ll find his rhythm in the second half and help the Warriors get the W.

I agree with Phil. If the government wasn’t planning to backpunish people for breaking laws then why on earth is the NSA building massive datacenters and collecting unbelievable amounts of data on everyone to store forever? You really think at some point they won’t have AI going through that to try and bleed people dry in order to push their agenda?

The blockchain can be good or it can be used for evil. Chipmixer won’t save you from it being used for evil.
https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1597605409883566080

That 4th quarter for the Lakers was brutal last night. Adding insult to injury, the rookie that said he thought he was better than LeBron before the game ended up hitting a game winner in his eye as the buzzer expired… Not a good look for the King.

Tonight we get a couple televised games on TNT. Warriors vs Mavericks and then game 2 of the doubleheader is the Clippers vs Trailblazers. Both should be fun to watch. I think the winners will likely be the Warriors and Clippers but we’ll see.

*Pats self on back for hitting the parlay.

Bol Bol tonight was something else…

I’m aware. Who do you think the $400m belonged to? I’ll answer, it was user funds. Why do you think they used Chipmixer if everything was on the up and up? Seems like an unnecessary waste of money. If Chipmixer was so flawless, how did people know those funds were sent there anyway? Do you really think the blockchain can’t be assessed to see where those funds ended up?

I don’t agree with your line of thought that those $400m weren’t owed to customers and I still say if you lost funds on FTX, you should thank Chipmixer advertisers for supporting the theft and attempted laundering of funds owed to you.

Disclaimer: I’ve never used FTX or Chipmixer.

^ Yes, a lot of games going on today. Some liaised matchups as well. Could be a good parlay opportunity. I personally like the Denver Nuggets over the Houston Rockets, the Brooklyn Nets over the Orland Magic, & the Boston Celtics over the Charlotte Hornets. Those all seem like “safe” bets although the winnings for a 3x game bet are probably lackluster. I feel like those 3 games should be prettt clear cut on who should win. Let us hope for no surprises.

It implies that privacy for Bitcoin should be done without the need for a third party. If your option for privacy involves a third party, that’s money laundering, not privacy. Real privacy would be done at the protocol level for the benefit of everyone. Trustless privacy is the only privacy.

I also wouldn’t be the first to “break” Chipmixer. Read up on it. It’s not my duty to educate you and worse, you’re too stuck in defending your paycheck to see the truth.

The Golden State Warriors are smashing the Minnesota Timberwolves right now. Anthony Edwards currently has a +/- of -30. Clips of him standing in the corner doing nothing on offense are becoming more and more common. It’s pretty clear he’s unhappy in Minnesota and the Timberwolves better be careful or they’re going to lose their best prospect since Kevin Garnett. Edwards hasn’t been happy at all since the Gobert trade.

I don't hate privacy.  I hate fake privacy that gives people the feeling like they're being private when they aren't, to enrich a centralized service run on behalf of criminals to the detriment of Bitcoin's future regulatory actions.  If you think that's a bad analogy, you don't understand the blockchain.  I have signatures turned off, but clicked your profile to confirm what was already obvious...  You're on their payroll and think this is an attack against you.  It isn't.  It's me showing those unwilling to do the research just how ridiculous it is that people think mixers will somehow provide them with privacy.  It won't and worse, it puts a target on the backs of Bitcoiners by regulators and gives them a talking point.  If others are stupid enough to believe using mixers provides real privacy, regulators will as well and crack down hard on all Bitcoiners as a result.



I'm all in for not having sex with sheep either, regardless of how much cheaper or effective it may be compared to humans.  How do you like that analogy?  

I'll admit that I don't know who Alperen Sengun is (sad for a big NBA fan) but I'll be doing my research as that is a hell of a statline.  When I first read this I thought to myself, ya, but the Rockets suck so it's not like he's got competition for shots.  Then I remembered what the 2005 Cavs looked like and I guess you could make that same statement about them.  Maybe it was a fluke game, maybe Sengun is the next big thing.  What I can say for certain is that anytime your name is mentioned along LeBron's in a basketball sense, it's a good thing for you.

I especially wouldn't think there would be a need to download Afterburner from anywhere but their main site, but I guess people get directed in crazy ways these days.  At first I thought it was probably dumb to target Afterburner, since miners would certainly notice if their rig was mining and reducing their hashrate, but then it dawned on me that they probably don't care how many people catch it, so long as the people who miss it have good GPUs, which is likely why they'd target Afterburner.  Be safe out there.  Bad folks are out there trying to steal whatever they can from you.