I remember seeing a similar thread in 2017, but that time it was BTC and BCH which got stolen. One of the users had installed the Electrum wallet after the BCH fork, and after a few minuets all of his BTC/BCH was gone. It was later found that he had visited a phishing site and had downloaded a compromised version of the wallet. I think the same could have happened in this case as well.

New Zealand is overdependent on a few players. A Kiwi side without players such as Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Neil Wagner is not even good enough to defeat an associate side such as the Netherlands or Scotland. If their players are fit enough, then they will be able to perform well in the world cup. Else, I don't expect them to progress much.

As expected, the match has ended in another boring draw. The Zimbabwean bowlers had 90 plus overs with them, but they failed to bowl out the Sri Lankans. Rain also played a major role in this test match, and this is another example of the climate change affecting cricket schedule. Those who are proposing the 4-day test format needs to explain how they are going to take this factor in to account.

When I made the post, it looked as if West Indies would win easily. And it looks like they got choked during the final overs. At one point, New Zealand were struggling at 8/153. They needed another 86 runs to win. Who would have thought that West Indies would lose from this point? The partnership between Joey Field and Kristian Clarke took the Kiwis to the semi-finals (where they will face a weak Bangladesh) and now West Indies can blame themselves for the missed opportunity.

I would say that Zimbabwe has wasted a golden chance to get a test victory to their name. They should have scored runs quickly and declared the innings by the end of second session. There is nothing wrong in taking risks. Zimbabwe has lost too many matches and another loss would have made hardly any difference. But there was also a rare chance of a win. They didn't took that risk, and went for the draw. I am fed up with their attitude.

Now the Indian management has no reason to keep players such as Sanju Samson on the bench. India has already won the series, with 2 matches remaining. At least now, they should rest some of their star players and give one or two matches to the youngsters. The argument that "winning combination should never be changed" makes no sense here.

I am someone who first collected cryptocurrencies more than 3 years ago. I have seen the ups and downs of crypto, and based on that I would say that the situation is not as simple as you may claim it to be. No one want to sell their BTC or other crypto holdings at relatively low prices. But then, it depends on the individual. What if the prices fall by another 50% and stays there for 2-3 years (similar to what happened in 2014-15)?. What will be the case, if an user is having household expenses and utility bills to take care of, and he doesn't have any savings other than crypto?

There is going to be a result in this match, as we have two full days remaining. As of now, Zimbabwe is leading by 175 runs, with 9 of their wickets intact. If they could add another 200 runs to the scorecard, then they can have a good shot at victory. But I wouldn't assume too much, since Zimbabwe is one of the most inconsistent teams in the international cricket arena right now. Their bowlers are very inexperienced and I don't trust them much.

I agree. Southee is not known for his change of pace or accuracy. But I wouldn't blame the decision to give him the opportunity to bowl, because he was the most experienced bowler out there. Most of the teams outside the big 3 are facing issues due to limited player pool, and in case of New Zealand this has reached a stage of high severity. Despite additions from countries such as South Africa (Neil Wagner, Colin de Grandhomme.etc), they are still unable to reduce the over-dependence on some of their bowlers.

I made some investment in BCH before the current bull run. I purchased BCH, when the exchange rate was hovering between BTC0.030 and BTC0.030. Now the prices are around BTC0.042 and I am up by around 20%. And remember that this increase has occurred despite Bitcoin maintaining its market share (the Bitcoin dominance is stable at around 66%).

Unlike India, New Zealand doesn't have any world class spinners in their playing XI. Mitchell Santner have been taking wickets regularly, but he is very inconsistent and he concedes a lot of runs in crucial situations. Also, the Indian batsmen are very comfortable against spinners (especially against those who don't turn the ball much, such as Santner). James Neesham would have been a good choice.... But I haven't seen in action for many months now.

I don't necessarily agree with these arguments, which claim that Bitcoin mining is harmful to the environment. But at the same time, we may need to seriously think about shifting from a PoW mining algorothm to a PoS algo. Even now, a lot of money is being spent on expensive chips and graphic cards, on top of huge amounts of electricity. Why should we continue with this system, when we have a better alternative (PoS)?

Well..well.. I would consider New Zealand as the real winners of the world cup. England won as a result of the wrong decisions by the umpire (Kumar Dharmasena). So you can't really say that they lost the close match then. But losing a super over, that too after scoring 17 runs is a bit difficult to digest. They were without their best bowlers. But all they had to do was to restrict India to less than 10 runs from 2 balls.

For my part, I have added Craig Wright to the long list of cryptocurrency spammers. John McAfee tops the list and when compared to him, Craig Wright looks like an angel. They can shout as much as they want, but we need to ignore them. But at the same time, it is a free world and anyone is free to voice their opinion. We can't force them to shut their mouth.

Binance coin was one of the successful listings. But there are hundreds of failed listings out there. Theoretically, you can say that investments should be made after proper research. But from what I have seen during my association with cryptocurrency, there is no guarantee of success even if the team is good and the project is 100% perfect. The cryptocurrency market is extremely unpredictable. Shitcoins may get huge spikes, and good ones may fail to get any investment or interest from the whales. 

Right now, it looks as if West Indies is the strongest team among all the 16 teams participating in the 2020 U19 World Cup. As of now, they are about to win their super league quarter final match against New Zealand. They have performed well so far, and their pace bowlers have been phenomenal. If they win today's match, then they will be facing the winner of the match between Bangladesh and South Africa.

It is difficult to give the reasons in one or two bullet points. These are the reasons that come to my mind right now:

1. There was no pre-mine for Bitcoin
2. It is the original cryptocurrency
3. The inventor (Satoshi Nakamoto) has never tried to profit out of BTC
4. None of the coins come close in adoption and acceptability when compared to BTC
5. BTC can be traded with a large number of options (fiats & other coins).

Some crazy shit going on in the test match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The Lankans were bowled out for just 293 (trailing by 113, with more than two days to go). If that was not crazy enough, Sikandar Raza picked up 7 wickets for 113 for Zimbabwe. Can you believe it? A part-time bowler destroying the Sri Lankan batsmen? I am waiting for more twists and turns from this match.

Well.. have you checked the charts for BNB lately? A few months back, it was trading at $35 per coin. And now the exchange rate is about 50% lower than that level. From what I have seen so far, you can never trust an exchange. No one knows when it will get hacked. Exchanges such as Cryptopia had millions of users and it was trusted by a lot of the users. But we all know what happened to that exchange last year. 

ATK got three points from their match against the NorthEast United FC, while FC Goa defeated Kerala Blasters during their last match. And tomorrow we have the match between Bengaluru FC and the bottom ranked Hyderabad FC. BFC needs to win this match, else they will be out of contention for the top slot. There is a very significant gap between the top 3 sides (ATK, FCG and BFC) and the rest of the teams.