The truth is that Proof of Work is the true consensus mechanism/method for a trustless decentralized Blockchain Network. The moment you start deviating from this fact the more complicated and confusing things become.
It's simply a consensus method for proving to a trustless Network that a work has been properly done before it's approved, possibly with reward. Any Consensus method you develop should be based on this(PoW), maybe slightly or completely different from Bitcoin PoW type.
Proof of Stake should never even exist in the first place as the name and idea is fundamentally flawed. Consensus or agreememt only happens once a work is done with proof that it has been done, which is why a true consensus must always have the word Work rather than Stake attached to Proof..
So your own consensus method must be Work Based Proof and nothing else.


You could say "Issues with Bitcoin Proof-of-Work"  rather than "Issues with Proof-of-Work". Proof of Work has no issue as it's perfect consensus method for a trustless network or world.
By the way, Bitcoin PoW remains the best consensus mechanism for a decentralized & trustless network as far as I can tell. It doesn't violate the other Bitcoin principles. But I know of alternative PoW that will prove very useful for any truely decentralized and trustless network. And it maybe compatible with the current Bitcoin.  I just prefer it tested on another network. Notwithstanding, the current Bitcoin consensus is still very much useful and it's the right method for any true cryptocurrency.

Well, the irony here (assuming you are saving longterm) is that fiat is inflationary (meaning the banks print more than should be printed making it lose value) & it loses value overtime hence not a good Store of Value or it's not a good means to save/store money long-term  unlike Bitcoin which is better for long-term savings as it's deflationary(less & less are printed overtime) making it worth more long-term.
I think the risk  is higher with fiat currencies when it comes to longterm saving as your money will most likely be worth less long-term. If for example you invested $100 in your bank savings account when a bag of rice was worth $100, and the bag of rice becomes $150 in two year time while your $100 savings probably only increased slightly by 20% to worth $120, you will need extra $30 to be able to buy the bag of rice... That is a lost for you as your purchasing power has decreased and you can't afford a bag of rice due to the fiat saving becoming worth-less.
This is usually not the case saving longterm with Bitcoin as the $100 will likely worth more and possibly afford you 2 bags of rice.

Well, being selfless & considering others more could make you understand people more and possibly become more sympathic. But I think it's not something you train yourself to become. There need to liberation first then gift of Light.
I remember when I understood who people really are and where they were ignorantly heading to . I felt extremely deep and overwhelming sympathy for them that I couldn't resist tears. It was so powerful experience that it made me become more caring. The feeling was like discovering that a large ship you thought was taking you and others to a nice beautiful place was instead sailing to a dark evil place full of cannibals, evil creatures, suffering etc. And you notice how everyone in the ship was very determined, working everyday, organizing seminars, coming in groups to discuss world issues, making laws, making discoveries, celebrating their achievements, receiving awards, marrying... and all to make sure that the ship continues to sail to the  "nice beautiful place" while they live comfortably in it.
This feeling actually was transfered/revealed to me by my CREATOR without speaking about it, to let me know the condition of humanity.

How about we zoom past 30 in a short time, will that make you feel better?


It could still reach 30 in a short time with the participation of only one or few users. This should prove that Bitcoin currently doesn't depend on users buying more to become more valuable.  The one who currently supports the price is trying to help everyone benefit from the price increase.  
Bitcoin is currently refreshing as with each massive price increase there may be a short pause for a rest.


There is actually an ongoing sanitization of the entire Bitcoin/crypto space. I expect the intelligent ones to adapt by using better models/platforms that can stand the test of time.
Our forum will likely be open up soon for such cleanup... all for the good of the Bitcoin/crypto space.

It could be considered a religion to people who see it as a god that should be served or worship. It's not a religion to people who see it as currency/system created to serve and obey people, which it is happy to do. I'm among the latter group and believe it can serve you more if you understand it really well and make sure it's developed/used in a way that is according to its principles or good for the people it serves.  If for example you say let's strickly follow this building code/standard when building a house for a human, it doesn't mean you are serving or seeing the building as a God that should be believed in and trusted, but you are strickly following a standard that helps keep the building safe for humans to live in. Same as Bitcoin. Sometimes when you insist that people adhere to the principles it's built on they tend to see it that as a religion or think you serving it.   
 It's mostly about the humans/participants which Bitcoin is happy & designed to serve. And that's why it obeys simple task like send/recieve money.
By the way, freedom to practice your true religion within the Bitcoin space doesn't make Bitcoin a religion or religious group.

Ofcourse. But I think it's be better to involve those who know how to invest rather than those who can afford to invest so that there won't be much regrets. And that will mean learning/education first, like you suggested, or they could get qualified people (who would never have access to investors private/secret keys) to manage their funds. . There are very few people who could help in this regards.

Ofcourse it's actually possible for members of such countries to earn reasonable amount of income from their Bitcoin investments and use that to take care of their basic needs,but only if they know how to go about it.
Bitcoin economic model is actually sustainable especially now it's in good hands. It can comfortably accommodate everyone in the world without issues, as long as it remains in good hands.

Actually, the right science and technology has to be considered not really what we currently have.
Humans were actually wiser and better creators in the past when they were under the rule of the CREATOR of Heaven & Earth and taught directly by HIM to produce good/right things. The only thing you need to do to be taught by our CREATOR is to know and obey his Words. And you become HIS child and HE Spirit teaches and guide you to be fruitful or produce all good things. Those who are inspired by our CREATOR can then teach and guide others below them.


Don't always believe what you read in the media of the world. An ancient society under the CREATOR was far better than what we currently have. Such society likely had much better lighting, communication, agricultural, educational,governmental system. Do not imagine them as some goat skin-wearing culture that lived in poorly built huts. It's likely very beautiful, orderly and clean society which functioned & was built in harmony with nature. In such society people will hardly get sick because they were surrounded by healing atmosphere and consumed very healthy foods/things. They will hardly lack in solution to any problem they face because the CREATOR already supplied solutions to all their problems. The solutions could come inform of ideas, via dream vision etc.
The modern world is actually advancing/developing with inferior science and technology like cancer is advancing on a body, mainly because things are done contrary to the Law/Will of the CREATOR.
Their Science/Knowledge is a distortion of the real science which was either stolen or given to them. The products of the science are bad for people as they lead to their destruction

The current price movement was actually predicted on this forum. It's the only place where it's predicted so accurately.

It's actually a Miracle, from our CREATOR rather than price manipulation. And this will continue to happen until the end.
If a news a million times worse than the current fundamental appears it will still move up. If $100billion is remove from the market it will still move up.
The price movement is nolonger in the hands of the so called Whales. It's in the hands of the one whom Bitcoin serves and obey.
 The truth is that If you break free from the Matrix you become the richest and have the ability to influence things including the price of Bitcoin.
I hope this truth isn't too much for you to handle. I expect intelligent and open minded people to see this as a possibility. Afterall many believe human could live forever, something that seem very impossible.

They are simply cloud without water... Or popular people with little to zero influence on things.
 To predict with 100% accuracy, you need to see clearly to judge right. And your truthfulness/honesty and wisdom alone are enough to influence the price of Bitcoin and other things.
In evil and deceptive system the honest and influential ones are hidden while the fools & non-influential ones are popular.
There is actually a true Bitcoin Master. He is humble and unpopular and can actually control the price from wherever he wants.  The popular ones are fakes.

It's unfortunate that those whose this thread(which I first posted in Off topic section) are meant for aren't actually here except mockers, false witnesses, thread derailers etc.


One thing is certain, every lie, false witness, mockery and other form of lawlessness are punished.

Well, the issues listed by Op could easily be resolved if the topics are moved to where they belong. And i created those sections after considering where most and mine will fit perfectly.

I actually bet and predict things but never used money to do them and I wonder If any could show me where I have been wrong in my predictions. So the risk for me and others like me is actually very low due to the fact I don't stake money or bet carelessly. So no one has the right to call me a gambler even though I predict/bet on things.

The Gambling Section makes things clear for you:

Gambling
Gambling and all "investments" that are so risky they might as well be gambling (HYIPs, pyramid schemes, etc.

The whole Gambling Section should be a child Board of Betting & Prediction.

It should flow in the manner below:

                            * Low-risk Betting > Event
                                   betting,  Sport betting, etc
                            * Betting discussion

Betting & Prediction >
                                  
                             * High-risk Betting (Gambling)
                             > Event  gambling, Sport gambling,
                                etc
                              * Gambling discussion

Better to ask or search to see if there are trustworthy services that can safely automate everything for you till you receive your private/secret keys... and then decide whether to write them on fire/corrosion-resistant metals and bury/store them in safe places where you can easily remember you store them, and where you alone can access them.
Good services will gurantee you control of your funds/assets/values  before, during or after using their services . That means they will allow only you access to your keys which you alone can use to access your assets from any safe wallet that operates according to the Bitcoin principles of decentralization, transparency, censorship resistant, immutablity, privacy-friendly/anonymity-friendly, good rules, Community-driven consensus, etc. Good wallets will also gurantee you access to their services to safely carry out your lawful/good transactions. And they will adhere to the good Bitcoin Principles, as violating any of the principle weakens the security of the entire network and your assets.

Well, if you want your prediction to come to pass make sure your judgment/analysis is true. And you have to be a clean enough to see clearly to make that kind of true judgment... otherwise, you depend on luck or probability to win. And that would mean inconsistent achievements/wins.

*Bet but don't gamble

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Post edited on Jan 21 , 2023 - 06:03am GMT
Post before the edit can be found here: https://archive.fo/Ai1lh

No need to be surprised. It actually makes sense only that you were probably not following the prediction I made after late last year dump. You can find it here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5420066.msg61262772#msg61262772
Then when the time was right early this month, I signal here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5433102.msg61552353#msg61552353
I expected everyone to believe and follow the signal but not everyone was interested. When things started moving against people's expectations they were shocked or surprised.

If You have been following my prediction(which are unconventional) , you will understand that my yesterday post/view wasn't very positive. And the market responded accordingly.  The market actually reacts to people's emotions. If you are more influential you will have more effect on the price.
Note that being influential is not equal to your forum ranks or number of merit you have. Even a very honest newbie with zero merit who understands Bitcoin properly and hold strongly to its principles can have strong effect on the price when he says something concerning Bitcoin/crypto.

I predict that the price will continue to move up until what is predicted in the first link above is fulfilled, and then Bitcoin temporarily won't be supported emotionally. Do not doubt this. You may verify before you believe.

I hope you do not derail this thread with that post/truth  which has nothing to do with the thread.

I wanted to ask the person who first quoted it if he/she will be willing to tell me what price precisely he wants Bitcoin to move to and if it does move exactly to the price, he/she will have to publicly apologize to me. But I left that part in order not to derail this thread. Anyone who is ready for a challenge can create another topic and invite me over.

Interesting.
I just noticed the merit topic was moved here. I wonder when and why . Well, I'm not too interested in the merit system, I only became more interested after reading a little bit about it. So I thought maybe I was a little stingy with mine and I need to giveaway the few I have for quite something now to newbies who I usually see and interact with in the section I enjoy posting in(that's off topic section) .
In regards to reciprocation of the kind gesture, the ones who reciprocate could do exactly what I do for them, which is meriting any good quality post of mine (or even others) they can find and that in my opinion is a sustainable way to give them out as we will continue to have more merit to giveaway.


I guess I will have to totally abandon earning any reward on this forum so that I can do my job in peace.



What trust list? Can I see it?
What range of quality are you looking for, high/good or low/bad? And what do you define as spam? Post you don't like, or what exactly?

Don't you think I could easily earn alot of merit in a short time and participate in Sig Campaign if I send my posts for review or do other things people normally do to earn merit? Unfortunately, that is not my kind of role. I prefer to focus on my role which definitely benefit the community/forum. But if you say you benefit nothing then you benefit nothing from me.





Edit: I saw the Trust list you are talking about. Just noticing that today, and to be very honest with you they mean absolutely nothing if they are not true. Nothing wrong in claiming I can move the price of Bitcoin if I can actually do it, and nothing wrong in asking people to donate if I'm able to do it. And they may donate part of their profits from the price movements.
They are big accusations (especially spam accusation) and need to be proven.

I leave Judgment to my CREATOR anyway. .


By the way, it's not a good idea to judge those above you.
He That judges me is the LORD. Mere mortal with logs in their eyes can't see properly to judge right.

I think the community especially this forum should encourage or incentivize people or things that are trying to make everyone use Bitcoin/crypto properly.A nice way to do this would be with the merit system but it seems those who could change things are finding it hard to benefit from it.
When you see people who are doing their best to help others use Bitcoin/crypto properly they should be encouraged. Let's stop encouraging or incentivizing those doing things wrongly and you will see how quickly things change for good. Imagine having the Legendary ranks filled with just passionate and very principled Bitcoiners. The newbies and young users will be guided properly by them.
It is not easy to resist the temptation of not  following the principles Bitcoin is built on. Not easy for the weak. They would probably think "if I insist that people do the right thing, businesses that don't care will employ them with huge pay if they leave, or they will create their own altcoins/platforms that break the principles, and do things the way they want... And they will become richer than me while I remain poor for trying to do what is right". But they forgot that the ones insisting that the right things be done naturally becomes the defacto leaders as long as they practice what they preach, and they will discover their power/authority no one can disobey (or be punished) when they issue orders . You can do alot of things with that kind of power and authority, even becoming the richest in that your community if you want to... and as long as you remain principled.

It's better we operate in this space like we already have good rules that guide members/participants. Using Bitcoin/crypto properly should be part of the rules. And It is important to encourage those who follow the rules and avoid those who don't. That's how we will help the community remain on the right track and avoid the future consequences or problems you mentioned.

You are quite smart. But "corrections" will only happen when *Bitcoin Master* deliberately stops posting on crypto/Bitcoin related things. So, people don't need to panic and begin to act foolishly. I want things to be fairly predictable to members who have been following my price prediction and trust that I will continue to be consistent and reliable as long as my CREATOR is with me, and I'm sure HE will never leave me.  But such members will likely need very convincing proofs (especially considering we are in trustless environment)... proofs so convincing that no one anywhere in the world can find fault in. I actually want them to take enough time to observe the Predictions of Bitcoin Master and be sure he is telling the truth before they can trust him.
By the way, we will continue to witness the most precised and reliable Bitcoin price Prediction in the world from him.
One of the main reasons for all these is for the World, Bitcointalk forum and cryptocurrency space in general to know I have truely been given the Authority and Power to be a Moses and Elijah to them, and guide those who want to be guided away from the gripe of Pharaoh/satan to the Promiseland/Paradise. The journey has already begun & True Cryptocurrency will be used an alternative financial system. There are people who are trying to draw us back due especially to the fact they consume and believe things from the World. Don't forget that Pharoah/satan will always try to use them as traitors are used to take people back to Egypt/slavery. It's important to note that this one is a journey that encompasses all Nations/tribes/races... That is, both Jews and the Gentile.  The CREATOR is so Merciful, Lovely and Kind. All Glory and Adoration be HIS HOLY NAME.

I need everyone to focus and understand what I'm doing. I notice it's easy to continue to convince people with Miracles. But remember the good works also. The proofs are numerous but we will provide more to ensure that no one is left behind. However, it's written that "many are called but few are chosen". Be sure to be part of the chosen and never miss this.