The government seems to have a hidden mission regarding its efforts to hold thousands to hundreds of thousands of bitcoin. Of course, that much bitcoin could have a negative impact if it were sold simultaneously and as a result the price of bitcoin would actually fall. Governments can test market forces when they have hundreds of thousands of bitcoins in their hands, so perhaps that's their goal for bitcoin users to lose confidence in bitcoin over time. The government has legalized bitcoin meaning they support people to use bitcoin, why are they trying to make people lose confidence in bitcoin? That doesn't bring them any benefits, especially they will lose a huge tax source. The fact that governments want to keep the majority of bitcoin is because they are realizing its potential and they are starting to compete with us. I have seen how the German government is completely unconcerned with the impact of their massive sales of confiscated bitcoins. That could happen again in the future if there are a lot of bitcoins held by any government. Other centralized entities could also have a negative impact on the market if they have a lot of bitcoin, but might some limits be in place?
This is a free financial market that still does not have many regulations and no one wants too many regulations, so it is not surprising if there are people selling bitcoin massively and not caring about the impact on the market. That will continue to happen in the future and that is also one of the reasons why many people do not like organizations and governments holding too much bitcoin. And we have no way to prevent these things, and for this reason, the cryptocurrency market is considered much harsher than other markets. |
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I do hope that we can use Bitcoin for p2p microtransactions where we can buy coffee with BTC without worrying much that the transaction is much higher than the cost of goods.
I also hope to see something like that. I know it's possible to see something like that happening in near future but none of us knows when that will happen exactly. I heard that in some places people can still pay for coffee with Bitcoin but that feature isn't yet available everywhere yet. I hope that one day we may see Bitcoin as an acceptable method of payment for physical goods at most countries. I would then consider using Bitcoin for payment of goods instead of fiat because for me it's way better than fiat currencies. All bitcoin investors expect it to come true, but if we're being realistic I don't think it will. First, governments will never legalize bitcoin as a currency because they will not allow any currency that threatens fiat. Second, bitcoin's transaction fees are an issue, and I don't think it will be resolved anytime soon as bitcoin's popularity continues to grow. I don't think anyone is generous enough to buy a $1 cup of coffee and pay an extra $1 per transaction, whereas with fiat we wouldn't have to pay anything extra. No matter what we say, fiat money will still be the primary payment method and we will still rely on and use it. The scenario where bitcoin will replace fiat money is unlikely, IMO. |
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I never knew the real money was in altcoins and shitcoins. Bitcoin is simply for rich investors. If you're just starting out in cryptocurrency investing, it's best to ignore Bitcoin and the hype it receives on this forum. The secret to making any money from crypto is NOT bitcoin. Research, test, and see for yourself.
In general, you can invest anywhere because it's your money and as long as you know what you're doing with your money. If you want fast, high profits then altcoins will obviously suit your taste better, but don't forget that high profits come with high risks. Most people here will choose bitcoin although the profits will sometimes not be as big as alts bring but one thing is for sure it is much safer. It depends on each person's preferences because I believe people here are also investing in altcoins but it won't take up too much of their portfolio . By the way, bitcoin is for everyone, even the poor because you can invest in it with any amount of money you have. But if you are looking to get rich quickly with little capital, it is true that bitcoin cannot give you that. |
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Basically when everyone look at the T20I series abd the performance of Srilanka team so think that India is stronger. But if we will see the stats of the last T20I match of that series so we will see that Srilanka made a great comeback. And they continues their performance in the ODI match too. Where they made 230 runs but they made a tough target for Indian team by their excellent bowling. And now Srilanka has shown that if they can tie a match so they can win a match too from Indian team. This is a one-off occurrence. I honestly don't expect Sri Lanka to perform well in the remaining matches in the series. The gap between India and Sri Lanka is too huge at the moment. On top of that, the Indian selectors sent a full-strength side for the ODI series. Honestly, I don't think that in the remaining matches the Lankan bowlers will be able to contain heavyweights such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Indian bowling looks relatively weak when compared to their batting. But then, Sri Lanka could make only 230 against this weak bowling in the first match. Considering the pitch, the Sri Lankan team managed to provide a big target. It was difficult to bat well in the second innings on this pitch. So even though the Indian squad was strong, it was difficult for India to win by batting at a target of 231 runs. Even so, India's two openers got off to a good start. Rohit Sharma's innings in particular was very important. If the subsequent batsmen were able to maintain some consistency then it would not have been a difficult task for India to win this match. The bowling of the Sri Lankan bowlers was good in this match. Especially Asalanka, Wellalage and Hasaranga bowled very controlled. After losing the wicket of Shubman Gill for 75 runs, India quickly lost two crucial wickets of Rohit and Washington Sundar. And even then no other batsman in the Indian squad could stay at the crease for long. Even if India doesn't win the first match, I think we will see India win this series. Indian players will definitely learn from the performance of the first match. And India will try to perform better in the next matches. |
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I think you are right to question Inter Milan recent wins. They played against weaker teams so it is not that impressive. Friendly matches can be tricky and do not always show team true abilities. Also bookies can affect outcome making it hard to predict. They might change the result based on how people are betting as you mentioned. So we should be careful when looking at friendly match results. Let's wait and see how Inter Milan does in more important matches before deciding how good they really are.
Next season I still have no doubt that Inter Milan are a team that can defend their title and compete for the title again next season because there are many teams that did not show their true strength in this friendlies so we can't judge a team's good or bad just from pre-season games like that. The competition in Serie A next season can still be more exciting than last season and make Serie A fans can enjoy a more interesting spectacle and everyone will see how Inter Milan put up a fight next season against rivals who are also building their strength at this time. The Inter Milan team will be considered the most favorite and worthy team for the title of Serie A next season. Inter Milan's main rivals in Serie A could be AC Milan, Juventus and Napoli. But the squad of Juventus and Napoli is still unstbale. I would not be surprised if the performances of these two teams deteriorate further next season. Juventus lost 3-0 in their last friendly match against Nurnberg. Last season we saw Juventus' poor attacking performance. Juventus management is yet to take proper steps to strengthen the attack. However, the AC Milan team is now in a somewhat stable position. But I have considerable doubt that Milan have the squad to win the title. On the other hand, Inter Milan's squad is very strong. Inter Milan have talented players like Martinez, Correa and Thuram in attack. Milan's defense and midfield are also very strong. More importantly, Inzaghi is an excellent coach. |
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Predicting preseason matches is actually very funny. Because everyone knows that this match cannot be predicted and can only be used to gain momentary benefits. But for me, Bayern Munich and this popular team from the EPL should be able to score more than 1 in the first half. The reason is quite clear because both teams have good reputations in their respective leagues and of course this preseason match is not something serious but just wants to see their respective strengths to perform optimally.
Judging from the appearance of both teams in previous preseason matches, it is not too bad, because Bayern Munich has never lost in a preseason match and Spurs have never lost in a preseason match. Well, hopefully I will be lucky with my predictions.
Betting on pre-season or friendly matches is very risky. It is not possible to make predictions about these matches. In these matches we often see big teams losing against weaker teams. They even lost against teams we had never heard of before. So I stay away from betting on those matches. Most experienced coaches do not use their main squad in pre-season matches. Again, using the main squad, their objective is not to win. The coach experimented with this squad in various ways. This is why it becomes challenging to win even against these smaller teams. The match between Tottenham vs Bayern Munich is now at the top of the discussion. One reason for this is that these two teams are quite strong. Anf another reasons is that Bayern Munich's main striker Harry Kane has played with Tottenham for a long time. I would say Harry Kane is the main reason this match is at the top of the discussion right now. |
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Its crazy offer giving Barcelona for signing Dani Olmo trough installments payment because Leipzig won't sell his players without getting cash once time.
Dani Olmo have impressive performance for Leipzig last season and success keep his consistency performance in Euro 2024 with Spain, currently not only with Barcelona but also Manchester City have interested for signing Dani Olmo and give more excited offering than Barcelona.
Barcelona need to sell their players and get fund for signing Dani Olmo with full payment without installments, based on market values of Dani Olmo around 64 million euro Barcelona need that amount if want sign Olmo or waiting until his contract expiring around several years later with RB Leipzig. Barcelona is trying to force it and in my opinion this is because of panic in preparing strength for next season. Buying Dani Olmo in installments will force their finances to be unstable and on another occasion they also want young player Nico Williams so that it will increase the financial burden at the same time. The club where they play will definitely let go when they get an offer like what they want, but I doubt Barcelona can buy them both at the same time. What Barcelona needs to do is to make the club's finances more stable and buying players in the hope of competing with other clubs will be very difficult in the midst of poor financial conditions. The strength they have now is quite good although it will take time for them to develop very well.  Source: https://tribuna.com/en/news/fcbarcelona-2024-07-04-ansu-fati-to-replace-joao-felix-at-barca-next-seasonDon't get me wrong i don't say Fati is not good but he might play half of the season & injured the rest of the season Actually, right now Barcelona is obviously in a poor financial situation. Taking these decisions definitely does not look very good for the future of Barcelona. But at the same time, not bringing in any players that the new coach wants will also not be good for the financial situation of Barcelona. That's why I think it was a big mistake for Barcelona to actually bring in a new coach in this situation. Now that they have brought in new coach, they will have to spend more money than they needed to if they had Xavi. But Barcelona have to spend right now, right? that's why they are trying to do almost anything to bring in the players that they want. Installments plans are not good for both parties in my opinion. And especially for the party that is selling the player. so it is understandable why many clubs or the clubs that Barcelona has approached for the players are not that interested in the team. |
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The Sri Lankan team has so far collected 45 runs for the loss of one wicket in 12 overs with wicket control. Today's match is likely to be won by Sri Lankan team but they need to perform well. Indian team proved to be very strong in cricket game especially in T20 matches, Sri Lanka team did not win a match in T20.
Indian team will definitely try hard enough to take their team to the top of the win, because if Sri Lankans start batting like this in this match then they can collect 230 plus runs. But it will never be possible to stop the Indian team with such a small target, so the Sri Lankan team must have a better performance and a reliable batting performance to win.
After winning the toss, the Sri Lankan team decided to bat after taking into account the pitch statistics of Colombo today. But Sri Lanka is not batting well. A total of 164 ODI matches have been held at this ground. Out of these 88 matches were won by the team batting first. Perhaps this is why the Sri Lankan captain won the toss and decided to bat. I would not call this pitch bowling friendly. The average score of this pitch in the first innings is 231 runs. It cannot be called a bad score. But Sri Lankan batsmen are batting very slow today. At the end of 20 overs, Sri Lanka managed to collect only 68 runs. Sri Lankan batsmen are collecting an average of 3.4 runs per over. And Sri Lanka have already lost three wickets. Pathum Nissanka remained unbeaten on 38 off 59 balls. Mohammad Siraj and Axar Patel are bowling well today. Siraj took one wicket conceding just 11 runs in 4 overs. And Axar Patel conceded just 13 runs and took one wicket in 6 overs. |
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What could he have done to prevent this?
Criminals won't be trying to get your bitcoin off you if they didn't know you have bitcoin in the first place. Be private with your bitcoin/crypto holdings because no one really has to know. It’s the mistake some people make, undermining the importance of privacy or seeing privacy and security to apply to just how they keep or store their private keys. I get it that some investors haven’t got much choice in this as, some go about evangelizing for Bitcoin in seminars and stuff and what better way would it be to encourage the audience than to tell a little tale in how you’ve been able to successfully hold a worthy some using some strategy. Not saying that’s his predicament but, when you go about putting yourself out as a hodler, you should understand the risk that could accompany your actions. Bitcoin need no evangelism and your better off keeping your investment private and secure. But just because you spread bitcoin in public places or give investment advice to others doesn't mean you have to provide accurate information about your portfolio . I also don't hesitate when someone asks me about bitcoin or shares knowledge about bitcoin with everyone because I think that's also a way to help bitcoin become more popular , but no one can know how many bitcoins I own so far. Spreading Bitcoin isn't a bad thing if you live in a country where bitcoin is legal and have good national security, as long as you don't reveal how much bitcoin you have . In this story, I believe this guy bragged about his bitcoins or bragged about his bitcoin investment achievements to everyone . So he accidentally became the target of robbers and suffered such a tragic outcome . |
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You are both underestimating the crypto crowd.
Believe in our power, together we can make a change.
Let’s change it in November, end the establishment,
Vote TRUMP
It cannot be denied that cryptocurrency is not a big factor, a key factor in this election. We have bigger issues that deserve more attention like climate change, world peace, immigration, taxes...But there is no denying the role and influence of cryptocurrency, if it really had no impact, I don't think Trump's campaign team would spend much time on it and attracting voters from crypto. We should not underestimate ourselves too much, even though our contribution is very small, at least we are contributing to bringing victory to one of them. So let's vote for someone who will create and give us opportunities to develop more instead of the current government that is oppressing us. |
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Yes investing in Bitcoin is good idea because it can earn money without needing too much attention. Regular jobs that require sitting at computer all day but cryptocurrency investments can make money without watching all time. But thing is that it needs some experience some knowledge there are many ways to invest like DCA trading mining and diversification which can lead to big returns but you must have knowledge about and without learning you can lose your money.
But what do you think is more important in your life, a full-time job or investing in bitcoin? If you don't have a job or any source of income, how can you have money to invest in bitcoin because it's not free? How can you hold bitcoin until it makes a profit if you don't have a job and an outside source of income? So don't compare bitcoin with a full-time job, as Findingnemo said above, don't compare oranges with apples because that's a meaningless comparison . No matter how difficult a full-time job is , we will still need it and it is an important part of our lives. If someone has no job or no source of income, I also believe that they will not be able to invest in bitcoin or will never invest successfully if they only borrow to invest and do not work . |
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Even if you withdraw your winnings to buy something, that doesn't mean you don't have any other money left in your bank account . That's why I emphasize that we should still have a plan when gambling so we can stop in time before things get worse. Gambling is very addictive whether you win or lose, winners want to win more, losers want to get back the money they lost. Therefore, once we get in, it is very difficult to get out, so always have a good plan before playing to avoid unfortunate things happening and regretting later . By the way, I am not against the idea of withdrawing part of the profits after winning because that may be in many people's plans but as I said, we need a bigger plan than just withdrawing money after winning. |
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If Rabiot leaves Juventus, it will be a big loss for Juventus. Also, you are right that Pogba cannot be relied upon right now. Pogba is a very talented player. However, due to injuries in the last season, he played only 2 matches in the jersey of Juventus. So we don't know yet if Pogba can perform well this season. So Pogba cannot be relied upon. But if Pogba and Luiz play well, Juventus' midfield will be strong.
Last season we saw Juventus' main weakness was the erratic performance of their attacking players. The team scored only 54 goals in 38 matches. So if Juventus want to fight for the title next season then Juventus will definitely need to strengthen their attack. More talented and experienced players need to be added to the attack.
Rabiot officially leaves Juventus due to salary disagreement and now Juventus already has Douglas Luiz who was brought in from Aston Villa for a fee of 51 million even Juventus brought in 2 players at once in the Central Midfield position so Rabiot's departure doesn't have much impact because they already have a replacement. So far Juventus have spent almost 90 million in this transfer window but none of them are strikers, even though as you said Juventus need a new striker or maybe they are looking for another player in the attack line? On the other hand I also saw Juventus releasing 8 of its young players and raised 91 million, I really don't understand what Juventus plan. I don't think Rabiot's departure will have much of an impact on Juventus' squad. Rabiot is a talented midfielder. And he would help stabilize Juventus' overall performance. So if Rabiot is not at Juventus, its bad effects will definitely be seen. But if Pogba and Luiz are able to perform well then maybe Juventus' midfield will be strong next season. But whether Pogba will perform well is not certain. Pogba's fitness is not good. Moreover, Luiz definitely needs time to adapt to the new squad. Adrien Rabiot statement puts Manchester United on red alert after transfer boost
Manchester United management are keen to add 29-year-old Rabiot to the squad. And I have seen this news in several media. And I think Rabiot would probably be interested in joining Manchester United's squad. |
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The German government has sold off all their bitcoins, Mt.gox is still continuing to distribute bitcoins to creditors but it seems that the market is no longer interested in this news, so it can be said that scary things are almost over. And the notable news is that it is almost certain that the Fed will lower interest rates in September even though they have not confirmed it today. Therefore, I guess and expect that in August the market will have more positive developments. But I will have high hopes for BTC to make a new ATH, what I expect is that it can surpass $70k and can stay at that level until the Fed announces an interest rate cut.
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I'm still very much positive though that this August, we might finally see $70k and sustain it's run. I don't know, but I have a gut feeling that investors and the bulls are already preparing big for this month and we may very well on the way to have a good bounce back and this could be the start of something big until the end of the year.
I would like to say frankly that it is not your feeling but your expectation as well as all of ours. It can be said that up to now, there are not too many people who want bitcoin to decrease further, most want bitcoin to increase and want a crazy bull season to come. Because everyone has been waiting for this for so long, there is nothing wrong with us starting to get optimistic once the halving is complete. But we also need to be realistic that everything is unpredictable in the short term. Historically, August or September are not good months for the market so anything can happen. Therefore, we should not be disappointed if things do not turn out as we expected.  |
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What do you guys think about trading/scalping using liquidation heatmaps
TA, indicator, heatmaps or fire chart...are all tools for reference only and you need to combine them with your knowledge and experience to make your own predictions about Bitcoin's next trend. You are not the only one who can use heatmaps, everyone is using them like you and do you think that just by using them everyone will earn money easily? Trading is not simple no matter what method or tool you use and will largely depend on your knowledge and experience rather than just relying on tools that anyone can use, not just you. So, use what you think will benefit you, instead of asking others for their opinion. |
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Btc is for rich and solana is for everybody still price low and solana fees are cheap so Even poor people have opportunity to make it.
Not just bitcoin or solana, but the entire crypto market, any coin you can start investing with just the smallest amount of money you have. Therefore, it cannot be said that bitcoin is only for the rich, sol or altcoin will be for everyone. If I guess correctly that you are investing in Sol and thinking it can give you more profit instead of bitcoin, so you are making a biased statement about Sol. These misconceptions mostly come from newbies because they think bitcoin is too expensive and no longer gives them big profits. They think that some altcoins can bring them big profits from a small amount of capital. Bitcoin is for everyone , but many people reject it and look for altcoins because of their greed, it can be said that it is they who reject bitcoin, not bitcoin that rejects them. |
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I don’t want to think that it’s the major reason, but undeniably, that incident creates a significant price increase for bitcoin. But asked if Trump is really into all out support for cryptocurrency particularly bitcoin, maybe for now because he’s still trying to win the hearts of the crypto community, but wait until he wins and sits on his position, then we will find out his real motive on bitcoin.
Nevertheless, it's a good sign, we still rely on the news and so in the next couple of months, if Trump wins that election who knows, maybe we are about in the $80k or even higher that that time as Trump could be the catalyst in this bull run for all we know. It will still be up to Trump because if he breaks his promises and continues to enact market-unfriendly policies, there will be no short-term breakthrough for bitcoin. On the contrary, if he keeps his promise and appears friendly towards bitcoin, there will be strong positive reactions towards bitcoin as well as the market as a whole. It can be said that it is still very early to confirm anything because we all know that politicians are very cunning and ignore every promise they make to us once they have achieved their goal. I won't put all my hopes on what he promises although I will vote for him. |
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Trump got shot in neck or face he seemed okay just a flesh wound.
Was it a real assignation attempt?
Was it faked?
What will world reaction be?
Will btc crash bigly?
Will markets crash bigly?
Bitcoin is far from all this political crisis at least not for now, and whatever happens with Trump, have nothing to do with bitcoin so I don't see any reason why the assassination attempts could result into any market reaction for bitcoin, we have move beyond that stage, bitcoin is not all those shitcoins that their market could be tied to any single individual, bitcoin have outgrown that stage of low level manipulation such as a country elections. The only time anything related to Trump or any other candidates will effect bitcoin is when they eventually win the election and make out a direct policy towards bitcoin. Trump is the first candidate and will be the first US president to publicly support bitcoin if he is elected. If unfortunately he is not elected, it means we will lose a great opportunity to help the market develop more because as you know how the current government is suppressing bitcoin. So in my opinion, the recent assassination has had an impact on the market. If he had not survived the assassination perhaps the market would have been dumped as it would have lost its biggest supporter. But fortunately, he was unharmed and his support also increased, so it is not difficult to understand why the market reacted positively to that news because if he is elected, it is clear that the market will benefit greatly. Bitcoin is still manipulated even by news from an information site like cointelegraph, let alone larger events. I think you should not forget this news: the price of bitcoin suddenly increased and decreased just because of this fake news, and if this is not a manipulation, then what is? https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/2023-10-16-cointelegraph-apologizes-for-misinformation-on-blackrock-bitcoin-etf-approval-launches-internal-investigation-1373261 |
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Real Madrid is really willing to let Lunin go? Why?  I mean in Courtois' absence he did a great work as you can remember. I was even wondering whether Courtois would need some time to take his place back. Lunin is a wonderful goalkeeper so Chelsea should go for him absolutely. Kepa didn't perform consistently during his time at Chelsea. Lunin would easily be the main goalkeeper for Chelsea if this swap deal happens. By the way while saying "swap + money deal", how much are we talking about? Normally there is a gap around 10 million euros between their market values. But after that effort, Real Madrid might want more for Lunin.  Source: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/matteo-moretto-transfer-column-dani-050000320.htmlGoing for Lunin Makes more sense instead of going for Kepa. Lunin is definitely the more reliable one in this comparison. With him you can relax and say that he is going to give you a decent performance. On the other hand with Kepa you get really trashy performance on one day, and on the other day you get some positive and incredible performance. Something I definitely do not like from a goalkeeper. There is a reason why every coach is interested in bringing in goalkeepers who can actually handle the ball well and has good distribution along with good positioning and reflex instead of bringing in a goalkeeper who only has incredible reflex and nothing else. I definitely am not going to blame Real Madrid if they ask for more for Lunin. That is very much understandable in my opinion. |
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