I noticed today that the CF check appears and that it is impossible to access the forum through Tor standard settings. Otherwise, I haven't had any problems with CF for a long time, and I can't say whether the admin changed something or CF has some internal problem - as far as I can see, today they have regular maintenance in the Singapore data center.

https://www.cloudflarestatus.com

Not so long ago, GG had some much worse statements about Bitcoin, and this one about decentralization doesn't really make much sense if we know that decentralization is actually about something else, and not about who and where keeps someone's private keys. Perhaps it is a much bigger problem for us that miners from China (and other parts of the world) have moved to the US, and we can never know what the politicians in that country may come up with literally overnight. If Mr. T becomes president again, who knows what crazy ideas he might come up with.

As for who buys or sells BTC, it's a free market and no one can do anything there, and no matter how you turn it, someone won't like it. Let's remember what the reactions are when a bank refuses to process crypto transactions, or when a well-known banker says something negative about Bitcoin - and now that they have begun to speak and act positively, we again wonder where this is going.

Fortunately, not everyone sells, and it remains to be seen what will happen when (if) supply becomes greater than demand.

Me too, because I'm not MS and every received merit means a lot to me because I'll be able to reward someone for a good post, so I try to always have a few sMerits. I hope that your merit band will report a lot of good news in the future

Are you sorry that someone discovered him or that he is still doing the same things regardless of knowing that it is wrong? I'm just sorry that very few people on this forum have a moral compass that points in the right direction, and that it's much easier for most to turn their heads to the other side and pretend they don't see anything

I have already mentioned the case of the Centra scam and the person who was behind everything, so although it is mentioned that about 100 000 ETH were returned (unofficially), the man completely avoided prison for a fraud of tens of millions of dollars only because he cooperated (put the blame on the associates). Immediately after the verdict, he buys a luxury house, drives luxury cars, and no one asks him where he got the money for all that.

Don't be fooled that the laws apply the same to everyone, because it is more than obvious that everything is a matter of agreement, the ability of lawyers and the lobbying of influential people.

It seems that this also had to happen once, and now at least you know how those who mostly get nothing in merit rains like this feel. I got 1, just enough to avoid category zero - but obviously we will have to try much harder in the future

As the great Torrente would say ¡A trabajar, vagos!

Thanks for the answer, it really wouldn't make sense for someone to enter the data from the card manually when we already have technology that makes it possible to pay with virtual cards in a safe and simple way.

As for the amount on the card, I don't know if it depends on you or the card provider, but I personally would like to see €300 and €750 cards. Of course, it is possible to buy 2x150 or 500+250 card, but that means paying cryptocurrency fees twice.

@StealthsNet, when it comes to your VISA International Prepaid Card, I did a little research and although it seems to me that the matter is quite clear, can you confirm that this card cannot be used to pay in physical stores when it is added to Google/Apple Pay?

Your provider states the following in its FAQ :

Exactly, that's why the poll makes no sense and aims at something completely different from the question it asks. In addition WO should be some campaign or OP means Wall Observer where signatures are not displayed anyway

My vote definitely goes to YoShitBit (regardless of the fact that it ended a long time ago) - those who remember well know what it looked like.

If your computer/smartphone is infected with some malware/virus, sometimes there are signs that can point to it, such as increased consumption of RAM or processor, opening of programs that you did not start, redirection to random pages in the browser...

However, the only way to be sure that you really have a problem is the hard way, which means that you create a wallet, send some BTC to it and you are left without everything. However, there is a difference in whether the malware is programmed to automatically steal every small amount that appears in your wallet, or whether the hacker will monitor your balance and empty your wallet only when a larger value is stored in it.


HWs are definitely a higher level of protection, although we can discuss their security protocols and shortcomings here - but also emphasize that even such devices are not immune to human carelessness and stupidity. The most common way for people to be "hacked" while using HW is to be fooled by clipboard malware or to fall for the cheap trick of fake support that asks them to enter their seed in something that looks like the original interface.

If someone cannot afford a hardware wallet or make an airgapped wallet from an old computer, then the best way to avoid exposure to online dangers is to stay away from all those things that are risky, which means no porn sites, downloading torrents and clicking on any suspicious links.

Also, forget about inserting USB sticks and portable HDDs that come from external sources (friends, family members) because they can be infected even without their knowledge. Also, turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it, and protect your wireless home network well and do not connect to any public networks.

I would like to believe that he learned his lesson, but after I opened that topic, he was caught doing the same thing at least 3-4 more times, and I sincerely doubt that he won't do it again. It's a very cheap way to get merits, and when you find a way that works, you stick to it, no matter what someone says you're doing something wrong. What is most important is the fact that he has not (yet) been kicked out of the sig campaign because of such things.

He's a really good example... -> Link

It amazes me every day how some people are not even able to read a post, and the entire link slips past their eyes just because they are not familiar with the basic functions that exist on the forum. It seems that a lot of members don't know what a Hyperlink is and that the links set up like that don't even exist for them.

Regarding the use of AI for educational purposes, I don't really have a positive opinion about it, because it has become abused to an unprecedented extent - children no longer think for themselves, but only ask questions to AI. Although for some AI in the form it appeared a few years ago is a real blessing, to me it is completely unacceptable and extremely harmful for human society, especially in the long term.

The problem is not the name of the new wallet, that was the first thing that came to my mind, and I even thought that there was a limit on the number of wallets, so I deleted some, but that didn't help either.

What else occurred to me was to try to create a new wallet by opening each individual wallet and then after that try to create a new wallet - and then I managed to enable the "next" button, although only when I deleted the offered name wallet_1 and wrote only wallet 1, every other the option with the underscore disables the "next" button.

Strange to say the least, but I'm already used to various surprises when it comes to Electrum Android.

Everyone can make a mistake (be deceived) and give merit to someone who doesn't deserve it, but someone who is a merit source and also offers a service like you is definitely the target of all those abusers who will do everything to rank their alt accounts as soon as possible.


It would not be fair to put all members from a single country on the blacklist just because a part of them decide to do such things, but even if you wanted to, you would have to check every user in a way to check in which local board they write. Perhaps it would be best if the whole thing were not private but public, as is the case with the @fillippone thread.

By the way, what I was mentioning -> Plagiarism vs AI Posting

The OP didn't mention what kind of life he's interested in retirement, but I agree that for any kind of luxury life anywhere in the world, $1 million won't last very long, but for someone who would be happy spending about $5000 a month (about $60k a year) that amount would could take about 15 years.  Of course, with a smaller amount on a monthly basis, the average person could live solidly even for 20+ years in most EU countries.

However, with so much money, I would not just spend without taking advantage of a good opportunity for a new investment.

I know I'm raising an old topic, but I have a problem that I also can't create a new wallet in the latest version of Electrum on Android, which is an upgrade from an older version. I have about a dozen wallets that I can open properly and they all have the same password, but when I try to create a new wallet the "next" button remains gray.

What is actually the easiest solution to this problem - or should I simply switch to another wallet, given that the Electrum team really annoys me with their "upgrades" that hardly make any sense (at least to me personally).

The team from Nigeria (with some exceptions) is increasingly in the Reputation board because of theirs "specific behavior", and that is a very mild expression. Whether it's mass creation of alt accounts, merits abuse, using AI to "beautify posts". But as one of their members says, they use AI tools even at the academic level, so this should not be disputed on the forum

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@The Sceptical Chymist, I think you should be much more careful with who you give merits to, because I think many abuse your "service".

Another one of those threads that were meant to justify some stupid move, and ended up revealing a lot more than the OP could ever hope for. It's incredible how people reveal themselves without anyone asking or accusing them of something

The next real point of resistance is at $100k, anything below that is just preparation for the real thing🚀


That situation when you decide to go back in time and punish yourself for not buying BTC in 2010 - I hope they don't invent a time machine

Maybe 7 BTC will be enough for you to become a millionaire in USD, because for that to happen you need a price of 1 BTC = $140k+. If that $1 million can satisfy you in life, then you can retire early or whatever - of course when you pay the tax