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481  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Will Bitcoin be accepted as a dominant currency in the future? on: October 02, 2023, 07:57:06 AM
Well, everyone wants bitcoin  to be accepted as a global means of payment for several  reasons best known to them but the truth is that, it wouldn't be atleaat for now since most countries haven't gotten the right means to regulate and tax cryptocurrency yet.
Well until cryptocurrency is full accepted, you can still make  your payments between the seller and you the buyer by simply  asking the seller if they accept bitcoin as you never can tell because there are several bitcoin  enthusiasts and holders who do so on a very low key and wouldn't mind accepting it if they trust you.

I believe bitcoin  with time maybe in 10 years might be accepted as a global means  of payment and I'm also looking forward to that.

The government's inability to control it is one of the biggest reasons why they refuse to accept bitcoin as a currency. But I also think that its volatility may also contribute to the barrier that makes it difficult for bitcoin to become a world currency. A currency becomes too volatile compared to other currencies, which makes it very difficult for us to use it for everyday payments. If bitcoin suddenly drops in price, we will have to spend more btc to pay for goods, I think no one will want to do that.

I'd also like to see every store accept bitcoin payments but I doubt that will happen. Bitcoin's volatility is also a limitation when it becomes a currency.
482  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Gives the poor an Opportunity. on: October 02, 2023, 07:46:48 AM
Some people frown at the fact that Bitcoin is being termed an investment because Bitcoin was created to be a currency. They feel Bitcoin might lose its nature as a currency if it continues being an investment. I don't agree with that, but I respect their opinions.
Bitcoin can be both a currency and an investment

Just because something is labelled as a currency doesn't mean it's not an investment. As soon as you buy a currency that is not the FIAT money from the country where you live in, where you pay your bills and receive your salary, it becomes an investment. Because all currencies fluctuate to each other we are going to make a profit or loss over time holding different currencies. Buying USD today for example for most people in the world is going to increase or decrease your value in the future. In that regard crypto currencies and Bitcoin are the exact same, every day the price changes to the Euro, Dollar or other major currencies. Bitcoin only stops to become an investment if we would deal our whole life only in Bitcoin, which is not really realistic at the moment. In the future this might change, but until then we should look at Bitcoins also as a currency and an investment. My main focus would still be to treat it as a currency, because it doesn't generate any income and any profit only comes from price increases. 


All assets have volatility, including national currencies. But their volatility is not as great as bitcoin, they are not so volatile while bitcoin volatility can even go up to 10-20% in an hour. Therefore, it cannot be said that all volatile assets are the same, we cannot equate bitcoin with fiat currency. But bitcoin can still be used as currency if there is an agreement between two parties despite its volatility, but for it to become a currency that is popular and widely accepted as fiat, I do not think that will happen. It cannot be denied that extreme volatility is also what prevents bitcoin from becoming a currency.
483  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 01, 2023, 08:18:29 PM
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The match has commenced and am betting on Athletico Madrid to win following their recent wins and the fact that they have more injury concerns with less bench options as compared to Cardiz.
Griezeman is in form and has recorded some needed goals in this season already. All eyes will be on him to replicate his brilliance.
An above 2.5goal margin is what I can predict because am certain both teams would score after first half.
Well so far not so good for your stake mate. Atletico Madrid is losing by one goal to nil, and with the way the match is going I believe it would be like this through out the first half.
Atletico Madrid hasn't started strongly like they usually do in the previous game they have played especially in the Madrid Derby where they were practically on fire. But hopefully during the half time team talk Diego can make some tactical improvement.

Atletico Madrid has been able to level the score. After being behind by two goals, they were able to score 2 by themselves and right now the score is 2–2. Looks like Atletico Madrid has a good chance of winning this match, this should definitely be a win for Atletico Madrid in my opinion.

After all, they were the better team on paper going into this match. The majority of the people thought they were going to win. But that opinion definitely changed after they ended up conceding two goals. But right now Atletico Madrid is playing well. They are trying to form attack with coordination. Let's see if they can win the match or not. I think it is very much possible for Atletico Madrid to get three points from this match.
484  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: October 01, 2023, 07:37:37 PM
many Bundesliga fans actually want that to happen. are they starting to hate Munich?
I know what they want is better competition. stiffer competition will have fans cheering. Even though in the end it was Munich who won the season, but when you look at the competition it was better. they will applaud the progress shown by other teams as they attempt to win the title from the very strong dominance of Munich.

There is no need to hate Bayern Munich just because they have been becoming the champions for 10+ years. This just shows that there haven't been any better playing team to break their record. Dortmund got too close to the league title last season. I even saw it guaranteed for Dortmund but you remember what we watched on the final week of the season.  Sad

Rather than hating Bayern Munich I have always wanted to see a team that can compete with Bayern Munich at the same level. Finally we have such team this season which is Leverkusen. They even got a point in Allianz Arena by performing really impressively. I would like to believe in Leverkusen's fighting for the title till the end also.

Personally, I will say that it is not any kind of hate towards Bayern Munich. It is actually an urge to see the other teams performing better. Nobody likes to see a one-sided league competition. It is definitely going to be better if other clubs can actually show good competition against Bayern Munich.

Personally, I will not say it is hate. Because if I actually hated Bayern Munich, I wouldn't have wanted them to perform well in any competition. But I actually want them to perform well in the Champions League. It's just La Liga in which I want other teams to perform well and maybe win the league also. And another reason for which, I think people actually cannot hate Bayern Munich is because the other clubs are just not good enough. Last season there was a real good chance for Dortmund to win the title. But they failed miserably.
485  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 01, 2023, 01:29:58 PM
I personally think that Frenkie de Jong is a very important player for Barcelona. And he needs to stay in Barcelona if Barcelona actually wants to perform well. Right now the squad of Barcelona is not the best. And Barcelona cannot afford to let these kind of players go. he is definitely one of the players who are actually holding the midfield of Barcelona in place. Raphinha just got injured. Even though I am not sure how serious the injury is, it was certainly something that Barcelona didn’t wish for. So right now, Barcelona will need the other players to step up.

Anyway, I think Barcelona should actually think about giving the players a little less money. That is definitely going to be helpful for them when it comes to the finances.
No doubt with Frenkie de Jong loyal for Barcelona, last several years have rumored link with Manchester United but fail although he will get higher payment salary than Barcelona. Nice decision from Barcelona management for extending Frenkie de Jong contract and he will be longer there. Last several days, Barcelona announced they have success make profitable 300 million in this year and seems why management brave for extending Frenkie de Jong contract. Could make all players more motivate if Barcelona financial will be better in the future and there are not any new issues about payment salary cut off, depend with negotiation have reduce payment salary or not for Frenkie de Jong contract extending.

Of course, it is going to make players that are already playing in Barcelona a lot more loyal and also confident in staying in Barcelona. Because almost every player has a worry about staying in Barcelona. Which is not getting paid on time from Barcelona I believe. But looking at what they are doing with Frankie Dejong, I think the other players are going to be happy. I also believe that players are going to be happy to see Barcelona evaluating a loyal player properly. But Barcelona definitely have to be very careful. Because I think Barcelona offers a little too much money to their players. They should be careful and give a little less money in salary In my opinion.
486  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin and gambling which one has done you more harm on: October 01, 2023, 12:40:19 PM
I don't see any connection between gambling and Bitcoin here especially because they serve different purposes...for example you can use Bitcoin to play on your favourite gambling platform by using BTC as your currency and not the other way round.

As far as am concerned this comparison is as good as comparing a vehicle and fuel,one of them can be used by the other and not vice versa which makes this a bad comparison.

For some reason I feel this was a trading vs gambling comparison not until the last second you changed the wording  Roll Eyes

Agree with you, this is a really bad comparison. Bitcoin is a currency, a decentralized asset that brings us useful utilities and use cases in life. Meanwhile, gambling largely created homeless people because of gambling addiction. That's a huge difference that makes this comparison ugly and meaningless.

Even with trading, I think we should not compare because trading requires knowledge, skills, experience and a person with all those factors can also make money from trading. But with gambling, luck is still what they rely mainly on to win.
487  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin vs the government on: October 01, 2023, 12:29:36 PM
Some governments and those who are getting most of the benefits of the status quo, who are threatened by the rise of Bitcoin, are looking for ways to discredit Bitcoin in some ways not because they're afraid that if they ban Bitcoin the masses will rise up against them, but because they cannot ban Bitcoin. That's the real reason. They're not afraid of the backlash of banning Bitcoin. Theirs is the money. Theirs is the power. Their real problem actually is that they cannot ban Bitcoin. Whatever they do or whatever policy they implement, they know that they cannot prevent Bitcoin from growing or their people from acquiring Bitcoin.

Indeed, I think bitcoin has grown beyond the control of governments, they had no chance of stopping its growth or preventing people from using it. Although the majority of governments have gradually accepted it, there are still some governments that are still stubborn in preventing their people from using bitcoin. This only brings more damage to the government than the people because people still silently use bitcoin without having to pay any taxes to the government. Governments that ban bitcoin should realize that and put in place appropriate regulations instead of continuing to stubbornly ban bitcoin out of desperation.
488  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 30, 2023, 06:03:55 PM
Frenkie de Jong stays! Barcelona set to offer a new contract for Dutch midfielder:[1]
Frenkie de Jong, who was targeted by Manchester United in several transfer windows, is now close to renewing his contract with Barcelona. Barcelona are set to extend Frenkie De Jong's contract by two more years, as he is being considered the 'cornerstone' of Xavi's project. Sporting director Deco has reportedly initiated talks with De Jong to extend his contract to 2028.
Now the Dutch midfielder has become one of the highest paid in the team. Moreover, this is a very good act from Barcelona to secure Frenki De Jong's future by renewing his contract because he is one of the key players for their new boss, Xavi.
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I personally think that Frenkie de Jong is a very important player for Barcelona. And he needs to stay in Barcelona if Barcelona actually wants to perform well. Right now the squad of Barcelona is not the best. And Barcelona cannot afford to let these kind of players go. he is definitely one of the players who are actually holding the midfield of Barcelona in place. Raphinha just got injured. Even though I am not sure how serious the injury is, it was certainly something that Barcelona didn’t wish for. So right now, Barcelona will need the other players to step up.

Anyway, I think Barcelona should actually think about giving the players a little less money. That is definitely going to be helpful for them when it comes to the finances.
489  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will ETFs pump BTC to $100k soon? on: September 30, 2023, 12:45:38 PM
If we talk about market centralization, I think it is inevitable because most altcoin projects are centralized and have a leader. So, the government, SEC or any agency can easily regulate and control all of them. But I just hope, we will always be able to keep bitcoin as decentralized as possible and we only need bitcoin, we don't need other altcoins. As long as people never store their bitcoins on centralized platforms, no one can make bitcoin centralized.

As for bitcoin hitting $100k, I'm pretty confident that we're closer than ever. I mean, with or without an ETF, btc will still hit a new ATH in the next bull season.

Altcoin projects have a leader because they want to look as legitimate as possible under the eyes of mainstream investors and traders alike. A coin with unknown developers and founder would be flagged by said entities as a "scam". The only exception is Bitcoin because it was the first cryptocurrency that started this craze.

Staying on topic, I believe it'll be easy enough for BTC to reach $100k after the halving. Especially when many large investment companies are buying Bitcoin like crazy (particularly MicroStrategy). Even El Salvador is filling its bags with BTC. All of this shows us that demand is rising at a very fast pace. The SEC would have no choice but to approve the Bitcoin spot ETF in the long run. Such a move would attract serious investors into the crypto market. No one knows when this will happen, so lets hope for the best. Just my opinion Smiley

Speaking a bit about ETFs, did you follow Gary's recent hearing before the US House of Representatives? In the hearing was a congressman named Tom Emmer, who told Gary that the SEC had no power to block financial innovation and a lot of congressional pressure questions for Gary. So, as I also said before, SEC approval will only be a matter of time, they have no other choice. But honestly, I don't think any ETFs will get approved this year, I predict it will coincide with bull season. And that will be another catalyst for us to have a super bullish cycle.

I haven't watched it yet but I am quite confident that the US representative has urged Gary Gensler for openness several times for their openness of crypto currency, but still Gary is stubborn with his stance to bother Bitcoin, for this year there will be no Bitcoin ETF that is approved, seen From the maintenance time for ETF Bitcoin until at the end of Q1 2024, so we will see these decisions until that time and I am quite confident that Bitcoin ETF will be approved, if Gary still holds this, I just believe that she will be fired forced From its position in SEC.

Regarding the price, I do not have price expectations when the approval is completed to reach 100K is most likely above $ 50K and below $ 100K for Bitcoin prices when everything happens.

Speaking of firings, I remember during the House hearing, House Financial Services Committee Chairman: Patrick Mchenry also warned Gary that if he did not comply with congressional oversight, he would become chairman the SEC first received a subpoena from Congress. Or Congressman Davidson's statement that if the bill to stabilize the SEC is passed, he will soon be fired. Overall, there are many people in Congress who disagree with Gary's decisions regarding the cryptocurrency market. His dismissal could become a reality if he continues to stubbornly disobey parliament.

Regarding the impact of the ETF on bitcoin, as I said, I think it will be passed to coincide with bull season so it will also be a strong catalyst for bitcoin. We will see bitcoin price skyrocket even to $200k, IMO.
490  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How to keep safe the mnemonic phrase - Whats Your method? on: September 30, 2023, 12:31:27 PM
I don't want to make things difficult for myself, I save my seeds in 1 flash disk and 1 special book because I'm the type of person who is forgetful so I think a flash disk in a book is the right place to store my seeds.
I don't trust flash drives, hard drives, or any external storage device of that nature because they can get damaged and the files inside will corrupt, including your seed phrase and other valuable documents you saved in there, but saving in a flash will be a bit better than leaving it online in an email or so because anything connected to the internet is very risky and can easily get hacked.

Writing your seed phrase down in a special book is more secure and preferable than using an external flash drive because it will be there and will not corrupt, but if someone has access to it, your coin is gone, because unlike flash drives, you cannot put a password in a book unless you use some encrypted words that only you can interpret, and you can also duplicate the papers because of natural disasters like fire outbreaks, water, and so on.

If you write the seed phrase in a special book and are afraid other people can access it, you can use tricks like changing 1 or 2 positions of the words. That way, even if someone steals your phrase, they can't access your wallet. (You just need to change the position of the two words, no need to change too much to confuse yourself).

Also, I think we should have a better storage device than paper because paper is very perishable, as you said. Small sized steel plates as mentioned by Crypt0Gore are a better solution than paper.
Maybe if you have a risk that the seed phrase written on a special book might be stolen, then you should lead ill-wishers down the wrong path? Create a fake phrase and leave it where thieves can easily see or find it.

I would not store the real seed phrase where it could be easily found by people, outsiders and strangers alike. I mean, there is no need to keep seed phrase on the coffee table or under the computer mouse pad.

You're right, maybe I was too nervous thinking that someone might find my seed phrase while I had it stored in what I thought was the safest place. So changing the position of some words is redundant and will cause more trouble for me than for the thief.

Regarding changing the position of some words in a phrase, the main thing is not to forget where and how the phrases will be replaced. Therefore, it is better to leave some keys for yourself so that you can decipher this trick. Memory is not a permanent thing and can distort data. It's foolish to rely on that only when your savings are at stake.

The choice of paper or metal as a method of storing phrases has already been discussed many times. Anyone can carve a seed phrase even on wood or plastic, this is an individual choice and risks.
I remember there was a thread about memorizing the seed phrase by reading it every day instead of storing it by other methods, and I was a strong opponent of that idea. So when I change the position of those words, of course, I have my own tricks to suggest, I don't completely rely on my memory to do it. If I just rely on my memory, it's no different than memorizing the seed phrase. But I will reconsider my method because you are right, I kept it in a safe place where no one can find it but me.
491  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will ETFs pump BTC to $100k soon? on: September 29, 2023, 01:34:39 PM
If we talk about market centralization, I think it is inevitable because most altcoin projects are centralized and have a leader. So, the government, SEC or any agency can easily regulate and control all of them. But I just hope, we will always be able to keep bitcoin as decentralized as possible and we only need bitcoin, we don't need other altcoins. As long as people never store their bitcoins on centralized platforms, no one can make bitcoin centralized.

As for bitcoin hitting $100k, I'm pretty confident that we're closer than ever. I mean, with or without an ETF, btc will still hit a new ATH in the next bull season.

Altcoin projects have a leader because they want to look as legitimate as possible under the eyes of mainstream investors and traders alike. A coin with unknown developers and founder would be flagged by said entities as a "scam". The only exception is Bitcoin because it was the first cryptocurrency that started this craze.

Staying on topic, I believe it'll be easy enough for BTC to reach $100k after the halving. Especially when many large investment companies are buying Bitcoin like crazy (particularly MicroStrategy). Even El Salvador is filling its bags with BTC. All of this shows us that demand is rising at a very fast pace. The SEC would have no choice but to approve the Bitcoin spot ETF in the long run. Such a move would attract serious investors into the crypto market. No one knows when this will happen, so lets hope for the best. Just my opinion Smiley

Speaking a bit about ETFs, did you follow Gary's recent hearing before the US House of Representatives? In the hearing was a congressman named Tom Emmer, who told Gary that the SEC had no power to block financial innovation and a lot of congressional pressure questions for Gary. So, as I also said before, SEC approval will only be a matter of time, they have no other choice. But honestly, I don't think any ETFs will get approved this year, I predict it will coincide with bull season. And that will be another catalyst for us to have a super bullish cycle.
492  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How to keep safe the mnemonic phrase - Whats Your method? on: September 29, 2023, 01:17:50 PM
If you write the seed phrase in a special book and are afraid other people can access it, you can use tricks like changing 1 or 2 positions of the words. That way, even if someone steals your phrase, they can't access your wallet. (You just need to change the position of the two words, no need to change too much to confuse yourself).
Backup your wallet seed as most simplest as possible but make sure you store your backup safely and avoid eyes of other people.

Don't try to trick others and consequently trap yourself with a risky backup method. Changing positions of 1, 2 or 3 words in your wallet seed is a terrible idea. You will need to remember it, need to have a note for these positions but if you lose those position order by a memory loss, note loss, you will need luckiness to recover your wallet seed.

How to back up a seed phrase
Yeah, you can care about it on the long term and if you are careful about it then you are going to end up with something much better. Simple stuff like writing it down to your notebook would be simple but effective for many cases.

People talk about things like "what if there is a big fire, what if there is an earthquake" and so forth, well if you want it so much then put it on an exchange and as long as you memorize the mail and password you use, you can login from anywhere in the world, of course have access to your mail as well. But if you want more security, then ignore the one in a million chance of fire burning down all of your house, and just go write it down to your notebook and be fine.

You're right, everything has pros and cons, nothing is absolutely safe. If we keep making thousands of hypotheses and thousands of reasons, we will never find the final solution for ourselves. Maybe one person's method is not suitable for another, but as long as it brings them safety, there is no reason for them to change or imitate others. My method may have risks that others consider inappropriate but for me it's been fine so far. And there is no guarantee that if we follow their method, our seed phrase will remain safe.
493  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: September 28, 2023, 08:02:36 PM
From the Real Madrid team, I am really surprised by the performance of the Barcelona team. Currently in some matches Barcelona team is behind in the first half and also in the second half but they are able to either draw or win the match in the last minute. This thing will bring great things to the Barcelona team. Coach Xavi really has to be praised for the amazing Barcelona team he has developed.

Xavi is doing a very good job with Barcelona. He has been able to put a very strong fighting spirit in his players. They always want to win no matter how difficult the situation might be. I wonder why some people still look down on the work he has done. They may not play the way peak Barcelona play but they don't play baldy. They're very compact and discipline.

You have to applaud the new management for all they've done. They have very limited funds yet they've managed to bring in very good players in every position of the squad.
I feel Barcelona will win the league this season. Madrid are struggling with injuries and are not really in sync despite winning most games so far.
It's going to be an interesting season ahead.
Let's see how the weekend turn out after Girona plays Madrid and Barcelona take on Sevilla.

Not gonna lie, I am a little surprised to see Barcelona not being able to win the last match against Mallorca. I believe Barcelona was doing very well and they definitely should have been able to win this match. Especially when Barcelona is trying to defend the La Liga title. They do not have a good financial situation and they cannot invest in the team right now as much as they want, I understand that. But that is also the reason why they should be winning these matches. Because it is definitely going to be hard to win matches against the likes of Real Madrid. so Barcelona should not be missing out on any chances of getting three points. Barcelona has definitely been able to do very well. Especially under the current situation which they are in.

But I don't think it is going to be a crime to ask for better performance from them.
494  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How to keep safe the mnemonic phrase - Whats Your method? on: September 28, 2023, 11:11:10 AM
I don't want to make things difficult for myself, I save my seeds in 1 flash disk and 1 special book because I'm the type of person who is forgetful so I think a flash disk in a book is the right place to store my seeds.
I don't trust flash drives, hard drives, or any external storage device of that nature because they can get damaged and the files inside will corrupt, including your seed phrase and other valuable documents you saved in there, but saving in a flash will be a bit better than leaving it online in an email or so because anything connected to the internet is very risky and can easily get hacked.

Writing your seed phrase down in a special book is more secure and preferable than using an external flash drive because it will be there and will not corrupt, but if someone has access to it, your coin is gone, because unlike flash drives, you cannot put a password in a book unless you use some encrypted words that only you can interpret, and you can also duplicate the papers because of natural disasters like fire outbreaks, water, and so on.

If you write the seed phrase in a special book and are afraid other people can access it, you can use tricks like changing 1 or 2 positions of the words. That way, even if someone steals your phrase, they can't access your wallet. (You just need to change the position of the two words, no need to change too much to confuse yourself).

Also, I think we should have a better storage device than paper because paper is very perishable, as you said. Small sized steel plates as mentioned by Crypt0Gore are a better solution than paper.
495  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will ETFs pump BTC to $100k soon? on: September 28, 2023, 10:57:28 AM
Exactly, if they accept ETFs, it will add credibility to bitcoin and people will rush to invest and use bitcoin, and will abandon fiat currencies or government bonds. I think that's what the SEC and the government are thinking about so they don't want to accept ETFs too quickly. I guess they will continue to find ridiculous reasons to find ways to delay the ETF as long as possible in order to find a solution to reduce losses on government bonds and fiat currencies once bitcoin ETF is approved.
Many are expecting ETFs to be approved in October but I believe they will all be delayed until next year.

Choosing a decentralized cryptocurrency over Fiat is something no government wants. I think the US government will end up tightening regulations for the crypto industry to prevent such scenario from happening in the future. The spot ETFs will continue to be delayed until the SEC feels "it's safe enough" to give the "green light". By the time a spot Bitcoin ETF is approved, the industry will be regulated "down to the bone". This shouldn't be a major cause of concern, especially if we want Bitcoin (or crypto in general) to be legitimized.

I'm certain market prices will rise to $100k sooner than later. But don't expect things to get better when centralization is still the "driving force" of the market. Who knows what the future holds for the cryptocurrency? Just my opinion Smiley

If we talk about market centralization, I think it is inevitable because most altcoin projects are centralized and have a leader. So, the government, SEC or any agency can easily regulate and control all of them. But I just hope, we will always be able to keep bitcoin as decentralized as possible and we only need bitcoin, we don't need other altcoins. As long as people never store their bitcoins on centralized platforms, no one can make bitcoin centralized.

As for bitcoin hitting $100k, I'm pretty confident that we're closer than ever. I mean, with or without an ETF, btc will still hit a new ATH in the next bull season.
496  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: September 27, 2023, 07:48:19 PM
I'm hunting a penalty for either team in Lazio - Torino as both teams are looking sloppy and the odds where pretty good.

I also had the same bet but for Atalanta game and man , I was close for Verona to get a penalty but the guy didn't fell off and tried to keep the ball so all my hopes are on Lazio or Torino to have a penalty

Halftime break will end soon, the deadlock has not been broken in this match so far. Both of the teams have been performing pretty well and balanced so far in this match. We cannot say that one team is way ahead or has performed better compared to the other clearly in this match. I wonder if the deadlock is actually going to be broken in this match. Both of them have not done very well when it comes to performing in the final third of the pitch. so I am not sure about how this match is going to end. But there is definitely a possibility of a draw.
497  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: September 27, 2023, 04:15:02 PM
I believe hosting some part of T-20 WC in the USA will give some reality check to ICC and broadcasters. ATM they are planning to host the biggest premier match of Ind vs Pak there.

Pro - It'll be a superhit in terms of gate money.

Cons - The Timezone is not suitable for the Indian prime time slot unless they start a match in the morning like 8-10 am. Also, the Stadium is in work in progress.

I believe that they will start the match at around 9am in Florida, which would mean that in India, the matches will start by 7:30pm. Even if they delay it by 1 hour, it will still stay in prime time. So I am not worried by that much about the match timings. AFAIK, the match between India and Pakistan will be played at the Central Broward Park in Lauderhill. On the other hand, if the match is scheduled at the Grand Prairie Stadium, then it is going to be an issue. The third venue (Eisenhower Park Stadium in East Meadow) is also in the same time zone as Florida.

I hope they will be able to manage their time perfectly. Otherwise, the viewership is definitely going to go down a lot.

By the way, what do you guys think about the attendance in the stadium in the USA? Do you guys think that attendance is going to be low just because the World Cup is going to be played in USA? I don’t think that half of the stadium is going to be empty. But there are certainly going to be some empty seats in my opinion.

After all, I do not think USA is really interested in cricket, to be honest. I also think that most of the time the stadium is going to be filled with people from the subcontinent and from other countries who are actually interested in cricket.
498  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I learned something new from Bitcoin today on: September 25, 2023, 04:05:07 AM
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I mean you didn't say what you said in the right place if you went to the market place and said the words you would have got what you expected very soon here we are talking about bitcoin not about any project please you understand my point.

There are many spammers on the forum and you cannot stop them from spamming even on your topic. What you should do is ignore the spam and focus on the discussions within your topic. You are new to the forum, you need to get used to this and many things will surprise you even more.

Back to your topic, it's good that you have a good start on easily making profits from bitcoin trading. But things are not always so lucky and easy. To really be able to make a profit and survive in the market, you need to learn and accumulate more experience. Don't rush to be happy and subjective when you make a profit for the first time, there are still many things waiting for you ahead.
499  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will ETFs pump BTC to $100k soon? on: September 25, 2023, 03:43:14 AM
I don't get why the SEC keeps delaying ETFs, when companies are doing everything they can to comply with regulations. There may be hidden intentions behind such a decision. Maybe it's because the SEC hates Bitcoin (and crypto in general) so much? We can see how SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has been treating crypto exchanges with an "iron fist" lately. If he gets replaced, it's likely the US regulatory agency will give the "green light" for a spot ETF. There are so many investors who want to get into the action.

As it's said in the real world, "money talks". I think the SEC will eventually approve spot ETFs for Bitcoin because of its ever-rising popularity. Once that happens, market prices will be a lot higher than what they are right now. $100k may just be the "tip of the iceberg" as the best is yet to come. Who knows how close we are towards a new ATH? Just my thoughts Grin
They probably know ETFs are coming as there is no way this is not going to happen at some point on the future, but they want to delay it as much as possible until they feel they have enough control over this market, this is why they are going so strongly against exchanges now, and why most likely they will go against stable coins with the same intensity soon, also it seems to me they are worried the price of bitcoin may go up at such a fast speed, as bitcoin is considered to be a form of money opposite to fiat currencies, and if bitcoin becomes so expensive so fast this will bring down the image of fiat currencies even further.

Exactly, if they accept ETFs, it will add credibility to bitcoin and people will rush to invest and use bitcoin, and will abandon fiat currencies or government bonds. I think that's what the SEC and the government are thinking about so they don't want to accept ETFs too quickly. I guess they will continue to find ridiculous reasons to find ways to delay the ETF as long as possible in order to find a solution to reduce losses on government bonds and fiat currencies once bitcoin ETF is approved.
Many are expecting ETFs to be approved in October but I believe they will all be delayed until next year.
500  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 25, 2023, 12:27:32 AM

I think in terms of quality, it is going to be a decent trade. Donoma is a great goalkeeper. And I can also say the same about Maignan. It is true that PSG got him for free. But he is definitely a good goalkeeper. I know it might look like Milan is going to be the losing party in this trade, but I don't think it should be a big problem for anyone to pay for a player who is performing well. But of course, they cannot just spend money like there is no tomorrow. But at the same time, I do not think PSG is going to add anything to this trade.
Donnarumma performance was not quite up to PSG's expectations if we compared when he was still playing at AC Milan so that's why this rumour appears because PSG doesn't want to hold him anymore and why PSG want Maignan because before playing at Milan Maignan is from PSG academy so that's why PSG think if they swaped Donnarumma to Maignan is good transfer because just like i said before Maignan is already know the atmosphere of PSG team so he might be will not required long time to adapt but i think most likely this swap won't be happend because AC Milan doesn't interested to Donnarumma anymore and the most important why this transfer have potention to failed is Milan fans were feel dissapoint when Donnarumma decide moved to PSG so that's why the fans considers him as a traitor

Donnarumma has not been performing at his best. Currently, as you said that definitely is going to discourage any club from taking him. There is no way this trade should happen if we think about the current form. The quality of both players can be the same. But the form is definitely different for both of them right now. I do not think Donnarumma has the same kind of capability right now, as a goalkeeper when compared to Maignan. It is definitely going to be a bad trade for Milan. I hope they are not going to do that trade at all. But I believe if PSG actually adds some money, you actually never know. Probably it might end up happening. But so far, I do not see any true interest from Milan, to be honest.
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