As others have said, no, it won't.  You could switch to Ethereum Classic mining, or you could buy a chunk of ETH and stake it.  With ETH going from PoW to PoS, the only way to make a profit is to trade it, or stake it.  Both options will depend on how much money you have as the deciding factor for how much money you make.  It's pretty similar to the traditional finance system, which should be of no surprise when you dig in to who was behind it's creation.  Worse yet, now that it is PoS instead of PoW, blocks are being censored per regulators meaning that Ethereum is no longer an immutable blockchain.

For what it's worth, I switched some of my GPUs over to mining ETC yesterday.  It is finally cool enough where I live that I don't need to air condition my home to stay cool, I can just open a window.  That, along with lower seasonal electricity rates are once again making some of my newer GPUs profitable when mining ETC.  Pretty amazing that we're smack in the middle of the bear market and it's still possible to make money just by running your computer.  While profitability is nowhere near what it was at the top, it's not too far off from when I was mining back in 2011.  I think back then a new video card was making about $1/day (which was about 0.5 BTC) and now one is making about $0.50 profit (much less than 0.5 BTC).  I think this shows that from here on out, the bear markets won't be as horrifying and the bull markets will probably not be so moon-worthy.  For those looking to tip toe into crypto, now is a good time in my opinion.  Especially if you have a newer GPU and live somewhere cold.

Not surprising to me at all.  I am a bit surprised that Apple was ever willing to display gambling ads.  When I was running a small little gambling site, Apple discontinued one of my unrelated apps from being listed in the app store within a period of about two weeks.  I think the gambling site had maybe 20 bets at that point, but Apple had already identified that I was running it and had an app in their app store (most likely some troll reported me and probably stretched the truth a bit to say they were somehow connected).  Anyway, I learned very quickly that Apple hates gambling and will overreact to complaints in order to appear to be regulating their users.

He called out Nate Diaz (calling him a bitch and plenty more) right after his fight.  He also said Canelo could get it too...  I think either would be good opponents, or Andrew Tate, but it seems like Logan Paul is the one going after Andrew Tate after his appearance on the Suga Show podcast.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, look up Logan Paul's appearance on Sean O'Malley's podcast that was posted yesterday.  Logan goes after Andrew Tate hard.  If Tate doesn't step up and accept a fight with Logan after this, similarly to if Nate Diaz doesn't accept a fight with Jake, their reputations are definitely going to take a hit.  Although I understand they're all different types of fighters, except for Canelo and Jake... 

I have to say that my experience on Twitter has already gotten so much better since the Elon Musk takeover.  I'm not seeing the bots posts after every tweet (they're still there apparently but hidden) and stupid comments by liberals that have been considered facts are now being fact checked.  Biden, Clinton, Obama...  It will be nice seeing corrections of facts on their ridiculous posts instead of having the truth questioned by the far left.  It's like the beginning of a new world where you aren't discriminated against for saying that all lives matter or that there are 2 genders...  You know, simple things that most people who "trust the science" learn before entering first grade...  I love it!

Ya, another rough night for Klay Thompson as the Warriors lost to the Charlotte Hornets who didn’t have LaMelo Ball or Terry Rozier (their starting backcourt). I think the Warriors just had a bad three point shooting night. Live by the 3 die by the 3. I’m sure they’ll bounce back.

As for the Hornets, I’ve heard rumors of them looking at a trade with Gordon Hayward and some others for Russell Westbrook and some picks.

About what I expected. Jake Paul looked good and so did Silva. I’m the end though it was the 8th round knockdown that won the fight for him. If it wasn’t for that momentary lapse then I think people would be debating who won the fight. I don’t think Silva was hurt at all, which is great, but he did take a good shot and lost his balance tumbling backwards. Everyone with money on Paul is happy. He said he wanted Nate Diaz or Canelo next.

This is a good sign that we're nearing the bottom of the mining drought.  When the largest players in the space go down, it usually is a boon to the rest of the marketplace.  I don't think this will be any different.  Core Scientific also isn't currently holding much in the way of BTC so it isn't like they're going to sell a lot of coins and tank the market.  Instead, we'll probably see some good deals on miners next summer and a lowered difficulty level (or at least lower than it would have been).  I don't think this is a reason to be fearful, but instead hopeful that if you're still at it and stacking sats, you're doing better than some of the larger players in the space.

It indeed still is my friend.

I think the DOGE market is mostly people buying low, pumping, and then selling.  That's why you're seeing lower highs with each pump attempt.  While this latest pump is impressive and I'm sure a lot of people made a lot of money this week holding DOGE, but I wouldn't recommend buying here.  As strange as it sounds, I think I wouldn't be able to take any rally serious until it gets over $0.20 which was the high of the last pump I believe.  If Twitter does manage to pump DOGE to new all time highs though, things could get crazy.  All eyes on Elon to see what exactly he has in store for crypto payments with Twitter.

It seems like Kyrie Irving has found a new source of drama for himself.  Critics have labeled him as a promoter of anti-semitic media after his latest comments in support of a film that has met the same label.  He's responded on twitter saying that he respects all religions and that he meant to disrespect, but I'm sure after Kanye the cancel culture vultures are circling.  Even the Nets owner Joe Tsai came out and condemned Kyrie's comments.  This is probably another example why the Nets didn't want to keep Kyrie on the team longer than they have to.  I've never seen a player go out of their way to damage their value like Kyrie before.  Always fun to watch what he's got going on.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/kyrie-irving-anti-semitic-label-not-justified-meant-no-disrespect-to-anyone-s-religious-beliefs/ar-AA13wrgK

I made a thread some time ago with what I felt were 10 of the most classic Bitcointalk posts.  I'll link to it below.  It's not a bad place to start if you're wanting to learn more about what has gone on here over the years, especially the highlights.  Throughout the thread you'll find that other people have also listed some threads that they feel were important.  Feel free to add to their suggestions if you think there's been a thread that hasn't been represented.  Happy reading.  Enjoy!

TEN CLASSIC Bitcointalk posts:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2822621.0

I think it depends if you're gambling on a mobile screen or on a PC.  I for one appreciate the App experience when I'm using my phone because most websites are not designed especially for small screens.  Sure, they have decent browser detection code now that you can display a mobile website for users with a streamlined experience, but apps are made specifically for phones most of the time and have larger text and buttons so that people using them from their phones don't have to squint and worry about hitting the right button.  So for me that's what it boils down to.  I definitely appreciate services that go through the effort to build an app.  With how much people love their phones, it's almost a requirement these days.

If you don't want to use TOR either because of it not always working with the site or for your own personal reasons, there are cheap VPNs that are compatible with most browsers and will allow you to connect to Stake.  One such example is Browsec, which is free and will allow you to connect from a country of your choosing.  It's a browser add-on, so it's rather simple to install and use.  I think besides it being slow, it is a very nice option for searching the internet with some privacy.  Give it a try if you've been having frustrations using TOR with Stake.  You might find that it's the solution you've been looking for.

I received some good feedback about these coin sets and the buyer was a bit surprised that these were still available so cheap.  I'll admit that promotion and advertising has never been my strong suit, but if you haven't checked this set out, it might be worth your time.  I don't think many people would be able to produce 1oz 0.9999 silver coins along with colorized and gold highlighted variants, all engraved with vanity addresses and secured with tamper proof holograms for anywhere near the price point of this set.  At $165 for the 3-coin set, I think that this is probably one of the biggest steals available for physical crypto coins at the moment...


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The rise in market exchange rate price for DOGE since Elon bought Twitter has been astounding.  I'm sure he's already made a small fortune off accepting DOGE for his "Burnt Hair" cologne earlier in the month.  It's up over 50% just in the last 24 hours.  There always seems to be something hyping DOGE, but as far as I can tell it's still seeing lower highs.  I question if this latest pump isn't just more of the same.  If the price doesn't break over $0.20, then I think we're still just seeing pump and dumps.  If it does get significantly over $0.20 and stays there, I could see it making a run for a new ATH on the news that Twitter will be implementing DOGE payments.

Not going to lie to you, that is a pretty high cost for electricity to try and be competitive mining. You could still mine if you needed the heat, and I would probably recommend mining “Etchash” on nicehash in order to earn some Bitcoin with your GPUs.

Whattomine.com is a good site to give you an idea what to expect from your miners, but you’re probably better off purchasing crypto instead of mining unless you need the heat.

I personally think you would be better off using an exchange to sell your crypto and purchase whatever stones you're looking for locally from a reputable dealer.  That would likely be the cheaper route than having to pay someone on the internet to send you a stone.  That will leave you paying escrow fees, shipping fees, a fee to whoever is willing to do this for you, and then you're also taking a great deal of added risk as the person sending you the stone will likely not be as knowledgeable as you or they could be outright scammers that will waste your time, escrow fees and leave you wishing you had never been involved.

I think diversification is important, so maybe selecting a few of the top 10 coins to add to your portfolio isn't a bad idea.  I personally own 4 of the current top 10 and have owned 6 of them at different points in time.  I also wouldn't restrict yourself to just the top 10 coins.  I would select 1 low market cap coin at least and maybe a couple in the ~20 range.  For example, Namecoin and MATIC are a couple of coins I've selected to hold in my crypto portfolio and while their performance hasn't inspired much as of late, I still believe that you can be pro-Bitcoin and still want crypto diversification.  That being said, an overwhelming majority of my crypto portfolio is BTC.

The Cavs are definitely making some noise out in Cleveland.  Mitchell is doing his part and getting them wins, Love looks rejuvenated and ready to make a strong effort out there (I believe he's in a contract year and trying to score a new deal) and the other guys are all coming along.  I think they've got the chance to win against anyone every night due to their size and now with Mitchell, scoring capability.  I doubt anyone expected them to start off 4-1 though.  They're outperforming and for gamblers, that's great to see.    I'm not sure how long they'll be able to keep up this momentum though.  I believe they're just catching people off guard because it's a new look team with a lot of talent and size.  At some point the league will figure out how to beat them.