Crypto enthusiasts with political leanings or friends in high places can certainly help, though I'm not sure whether establishing a political party based on cryptocurrencies is necessary. Centralized control is what bitcoin and crypto were supposed to combat, and having a political party based off crypto joining the fray doesn't sound right. We can have lobbyists, politicians, lawmakers, and big names as crypto enthusiasts, and I think the power they wield is enough for our voices to be heard in the political stage.

I have faith in numbers and math but not so much with lottery numbers. The dude deserves winning that prize, and it certainly paid off. Although I must say if he didn't, betting on the lottery alone for 20 years every week will certainly set him back a couple thousand dollars. Still, congrats to the guy for sticking with the numbers that he picked. Not everyone has the capacity nor the willpower to stay true to their numbers for that long. At some point, I'm sure he thought to himself that he's just wasting money and time for doing the same thing over and over again.

You'd probably have a very hard time pulling in traders and peers on your website given the number of established CSGO trading websites already in existence. But if you already have some talent in developing websites, why not search for freelancing jobs on different freelancing websites and in this forum as well? You would land a gig or two just by searching on the Services section of this forum if you are skilled enough to handle website development tasks for other people. Plus it's very rewarding too, as you are practicing your skills aside from earning from the job.

I'm still into NFTs, although I have to admit that the fees are rather infuriating at times and is definitely not helping NFT sales at all. Been collecting for a few months now and I can say that I got in after the hype kind of went down and prices somehow normalized. There are awesome NFT projects out there that provide value that is not like the other, and all you have to do is to find what matches your taste and what suits your budget. I'm into gaming NFTs and looking seriously on art NFTs, though the latter I'm still undecided about given the amount of art NFTs flooding the scene and the hype around them is still kinda high.

The P2E scene is still very young, with only a few notable games that really stand out and define what play to earn really means. I wouldn't recommend it for serious investors right now who want to start small, but it's still worth looking albeit the current shape of the said industry. It would appeal much to gamers who are competitive in nature (Axie Infinity specifically) since it helps them practice their skills all the while earning on the side. Unless you have a knack for gaming and you have some money to spare, I wouldn't recommend getting into this space very early on, but that's just me.

Pacquiao winning this supposed rematch means there should be a 3rd bout. He's aiming to get a seat in the national government, and if he wins that seat, he will be forced to retire from boxing and just focus on his politics. I'm not feeling quite sure about the rematch, though I must agree that he wasn't able to bring his 100% in the fight due to his out-of-sync footwork and movements around the ring. We all saw that, though I don't think there is much for him to prove after that match. Goes to show that even gods bleed and that even the best fighters falter sometimes. Still, 8-division title holder is still 8-division title holder, and it's time to leave the gloves hanging and focus on something else. 2 decades being at the top is, IMO, extremely impressive for a sport like boxing.

The course outline is good, although you would have to ask yourself the question of whether you really like this or not. Getting a Master’s degree isn’t tough, but you have to have $$$ to spare as it will cost you a lot. If you’re sure that you’re going to stay in cryptocurrencies and see yourself as a professional on the field in the future, go for it. Otherwise, there are tons of career paths you can take from your degree, and you just have to build your network, skills, and experiences from there.

NFT artworks are like your physical artworks IMO. The difference is one can be damaged due to mishandling since it can be physically held, while the other cannot be tampered with, nor damaged, in any way since it exists in the blockchain. Plus, people found out that you can make money in NFT artworks very easily compared to physical artworks—and it's easy to get in on the market, too. Lastly, some are just really avid collectors of artworks thus they buy NFTs aside from buying physical artworks, too.

P2P is good, though you can't really be sure that the person you're dealing with is trusted. The first sign of scamming is if the rates are too good to be true, and far more generous compared to those established accounts who have been in the platform for quite some time now. Your friend should have known this, and you should have warned him of the possible effects of choosing the said buyer that offers such rates.

Or you should have helped him with just a small fee since you know your way around this. In any case, what's done is done, and that you guys learned your lessons. Even in transactions involving banks, scammers can still do their schemes—and it's easier for them, too—and you will even land in legal trouble if you don't know what to say in such circumstances.

There are still tons of them out and about in the Google Playstore. These apps are getting approved without a tough screening on what the app does and whether or not there are potential security risks with the app. Google just cares about the metrics and the numbers that they are getting on their marketplace, and that is something that is bad with their Playstore. Either way, I'm not surprised that a lot of apps are being published albeit them being useless or have something suspicious in them. Google Ads allow obvious scam ads, what more on apps that are not properly screened and filtered.

Never chase your losses.

This has stuck on me ever since, and I have been following it religiously for the last few years and it saved me a lot of money and a lot of stress. Since then, I only play for fun and for the thrill, and not really for the monetary gain/profits that I may have on gambling. That's why all losses that I have on gambling, I can forego freely and without a heavy heart. Plus, those losses are already factored in my expenses, and so losing $80 - $100 a month for entertainment purposes, IMO, is forgivable. I won't chase any losses as it's just a small sum that I can easily regain in a week's time.

Lots of esports teams and organizations have already been promoting cryptocurrencies by accepting some of the services tied to crypto as their sponsors. It's being picked up by their radar for sure, and most esports events are now even available on crypto bookies too. It's popular even 3 years back, as I remember betting on OG on their first TI win @ a crypto sports betting site (NitrogenSports). There's a lot of money to be made on esports betting for cryptocurrencies, so why would providers and teams sleep on it?

There will obviously be some transfers or exchange to fiat that will happen along the way if one decides to live by only using cryptocurrencies. They will be forced by situations to use fiat even if they don't want to, as that's what their current situation requires. Personally, I don't think someone could live off of crypto alone in our current times, even if crypto has already received a lot of recognition from big names in the world's stage. It will take some more time before anyone can live off crypto alone. There are some places in the world wherein crypto is widely accepted, but the stores and all those stuff are offering products and services that are pretty niche and, most of the time, not really part of one's basic necessities in order to survive.

Pakistan harbored some terrorists (ehem) in the past, and with this link that they had with terrorist groups, a lot of huge names in the world economy are wary of placing some investments on the country. Add to that the lack of raw materials, manpower, and other resources on the country which further rubs salt to Pakistan’s economic wounds. The Taliban’s rise to power is perhaps one of those things that sealed Pakistan’s economic fate. We would see a continuous decline from here, and it will not be a pretty sight that’s for sure.

The main reason why I hold bitcoins is to have some form of 'guarantee' that my money today will still be worth something in the next few years. Inflation bites us in the ass so bad without us realizing it early. We just wake up one day that all prices on what we used to bought increased for a dollar or two. With bitcoin, at least that inflation is kept on par with what I had a few years back, as bitcoin keeps the value intact and still increases for the most part.

Not only that, but I believe bitcoin will be an integral part of the economy in the coming decades. A lot of people are already recognizing bitcoin, and it's just a matter of time before these same people do the switch and demand things to be priced in crypto, or at least have an option to buy things with it.

I can only handle 3 or 4 and I'll just stop trading for a few weeks before I resume again. Most of the trades I do and positions that I take are meant for the long-term, and I do this in order to avoid losing too much money by doing impulsive decisions based on others' analyses or my own emotions. Luckily I have never experienced such a streak, as I learned to never sell at a loss and just hold the coins that I have even if it means seeing red for a few weeks straight. Right now, I'm just buying and holding, and it's way easier than to force myself to trade directly.

Boxers that have incredible pain tolerance and endurance at their 'old age' are still terrifying fighters in the ring. Ugas, at 35 years old, is still tough as nails and can possibly catch a flurry of punches from Pacquiao and survive. I'm not discounting Pacquiao's power punches. He's still one of the hardest hitters out there, but I believe it would still take a lot of work from the Pacman in order to take down the Cuban fighter.

This may be the last fight of the aging boxer from the Philippines, too. I don't think there's left for him to prove to the world in terms of boxing. He probably should retire too, if he's really serious into pursuing public service that he's doing right now.

That's a bummer. It's almost impossible to recover those if he would not seek help from data recovery experts in the field. Not just your random tech who recovers files on traditional hard drives, but someone with professional-grade equipment and skills that are specialized on data recovery. $900k is a huge sum, though data recovery is a tedious and delicate process that there is always a chance that the files may never be recovered, but you still have to pay for the work and time of those you hired.

Or if the man is anxious enough or doubtful that these guys will return what they recovered, then perhaps just accept that he did this mistake on himself and that there's no one else to blame but him.


No.

This occurred to me as well. A local exchange that I was using for quite some time temporarily blocked my account for some reason as I cannot justify the source of my bitcoins. Mind you, I stay in a country wherein bitcoin or any crypto-related laws aren't even drafted or being thought into consideration in 2017. I was able to regain control of my account by explaining and showing proofs that I buy cryptocurrency on another exchange and just transferring some to that account. It was a hassle as I also needed to provide my proof of income before they release my account. Had those funds reached a considerable sum on that account, I'll have a hard time explaining why I got those and how I got those.

To date, I still have no legal knowledge on how to deal with such, and I'm still looking for something that can at least help me explain things on the gains that I have on bitcoin and crypto that I transfer over to that exchange. Or I could just go the traditional route: P2P trades whenever I need some cash and that's it.

I wouldn't say that they miss it, but rather didn't believe in it enough to ride all the waves that bitcoin went through all this time. It is understandable, given that even the most experienced, tech savvy guys who first got in to bitcoin and understood what things are on the get go bailed out at some point in time. What more for those people who barely understood why bitcoin works that way, and only flocked into the scene because it is worth something?

Not a lot of people took bitcoin seriously from the start, thinking that it's only a ponzi money-grab that will never take off given how absurd and disruptive its model is.