I like to read the benefits attached to Bitcoin as you have elaborately stated them, it often reminds me of the old times when nothing could be transacted financial without governments and other third parties' involvement (banks, employees and others). That said, the most frustrating part is that in those years, I solely depended on bank wire transfers for my international transactions because debit cards were not working in my country then. Frequently, I painstakingly parted ways with between $25-39 for a single transaction that would be received between 2-5 days. But now, Bitcoin has put a stop to that, such transactions could now be completed in a few minutes with just $0.15. Awesome!

There is no way bullish and bearish times would cease from the market, you have to know that, and also know that opportunities are present in the two. I emphasised on that because you seem sentimental here, you claim that one should buy the dip, but you didn't add the opportunity in the bullish market where one could sell the peak.

Both buy and sell buttons are there for reasons, and any true market would have their both buy and sell moments for profit earning.

Nice expression! But strangely, this doesn't come to me as a surprise though it is a welcome development. I don't know why it took the actors and deciders of the Guinness world records this long to bestow the award on Bitcoin. It is what I see as long overdue, there is no controversy here, it's much deserving. However, it is to the shame of the anti-Bitcoin people and countries, it is a matter of time before they would be forced to adopt it to the fullest. Else, they will miss out.

Of course, it's your idea, and I'm telling you now that it's the right idea. It is good for every investor to diversify their portfolio, unlike some that are extremists about Bitcoin. It's all about making money, and Bitcoin and Altcoins have their peculiarities and seasons, one should learn how to outsmart them and maximize their earning potential rather than sticking to one alone.

Having about 50% investment in Bitcoin and the rest of about 50% in Altcoins is a very good plan.

As much as I love to do my KYC to avoid problems, I still avoid the casinos that would allow me to deposit without it so that they could disturb me later. Such practice annoys me sincerely, and I want you to know that many of them are under jurisdictions where gambling regulations are weak, they only use KYC to cover up. And some only registered without a regulator but still ask for your KYC because they are looking for accounts to block and money to steal, not that they care about any law.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, I thought it was only me that was concerned about the unfair treatment meted to C.Ronaldo in Man U. He is seriously underutilized this season and this has not happened since the start of his career, so it is hurting to experience this when he is almost about to say goodbyes to football.

As if you read my mind, I equally blame Erik ten Hag as C. Ronaldo is a quality player that needs to be appreciated. He wanted to leave earlier, but the guy blocked it and persuaded him to stay for the season to the detriment of what he is doing to him now, trying to build a squad without Ronaldo.

I must say that my answers to the above poll are two, but the OP does not allow that. I would have loved to choose both "Complete KYC during the registration and leave the possibility of being asked for KYC when requesting withdrawals or after big wins" because some casinos are tricky and annoying, thinking they are smart. Some would tell you from the beginning to complete your KYC, which is more proper, but most would lure you into gambling without a KYC but forced it on you after a small or big win. Can you decode the psychology behind that? If you can't provide it, you lose your money, while some will reject the KYC many times to frustrate you of not getting your winning or delay it. But they can receive your big deposit without KYC.

I hardly believe that there are major vulnerabilities in gambling sites if not for hacking, and this occurs once in a while. With good security features and precautions, the risk is lowered to some reasonable extent though still susceptible, no doubt. But reading here that many vulnerabilities exist in gambling is strange to me. Maybe what you are referring to as vulnerability is a mere approach to gambling that is a weakness of the house. I don't think this would cause an account blockage without payment if the casino is fair. Only that many of them will give silly excuses not to give you your money on detecting you outsmarted them which I don't think is legal on their path too. We often don't know our rights or have the money to fight for it.

No be only you d mata taya, I think say na me alone read dat news with meaning, EFCC nonsense no go kill person. Dem no get high profile case do again, na yahoo yahoo boys dem dey pursue now. Politician don wise up, na d pressure cause am make dem block bank to dey deal with crypto as dey frustrate reach. EFCC wey corrupt pass corruption itself, dem be instrument against opposition, and if u don go APC or be their persin, u don clean be dat.

I no support fraud oo, but make dem stop harassing our people wey no fraud Nigerians as dem dey leave politicians wey fraud Nigerians, na frustration make many dey do yahoo.

Make EFCC go probe Tinubu if dem won make I take dem serious!

Don't sell? What if the market continues to fall? I guess we should be careful with the advice we give, we should rather encourage people to speculate for proper guidance on what they have to do. Some people had mistaken others this way when the market was still higher, yet it sold heavily. Regular speculation is the key, BTC could surprise anyone, though I'm beginning to be bullish.

Well said! I'm not a fan of some practices by many BTT members, which includes some of what you explained, yet I agree that it is time that it started moving higher. The crypto has probably bottomed already for 2022 according to my long-term analysis having sold from the 2021 high of approximately $69,000. This might be a preparatory ground for 2023 in which I suspect a bullish focus by investors and traders since the inflation that mostly caused the fall has been priced in already, it has done its worst in 2022.

This is a piece of good advice for long-term investors, but 4 years is too long for regular traders, it is the holders that could be that patient. When I consider the things of BTC, I consider it in both HODL and futures trading. For HODL, you have advised well, but for futures trading, I will advise swing trading, for now, good support and resistance strategy that detects early swing patterns should be able to guide any trader as the year runs to an end.

I must say that I was surprised by this question, Elon Musk and Twitter's deal does not have a direct link with Bitcoin. What must have been confusing you is the reaction of the crypto when he (Elon Musk) tweets, but this deal in question has nothing to do with Bitcoin for now. More reaction could be triggered only if Elon Musk links the deal with BTC as a future plan in such a way that could either affect the coin negatively or positively.

A neutral takeover of a microblogging company can't hurt or help Bitcoin.

The question of the OP is straightforward enough, he needs an answer on "an exchange with unlimited withdrawals via SWIFT bank transfer." I believe P2P is not the right answer because apart from the fact that it is not a Swift Bank transfer, how many of them engaging in it would be able to complete a transaction of $20M for example? So, the OP knows why we made it unlimited, but I don't think such exists as of today. I have even helped the OP to search the internet and also asked questions from the crypto guru I know to avoid mistakes, but to no avail.

Bitcoin has come to help and stop most of the overbearing and controlling attitudes of banks and governments to bring more equity to investments and payments. But I don't agree with most of what you have expressed above, while some are just being over-emphasised by you as the world's financial activities have been working well even without BTC. What BTC does mainly without overstressing things as you did are two and are as follows;

1. It helps against the centralization of its financial activities thereby giving more privacy and higher authority over your money/assets.
2. It lowers transactional fees to a bearest minimum.

Anything aside these will only give room for debates.

I don't expect controversy on the Ballon d'Or award bestowed on Benzema, the guy truly deserves it. This is unlike the last one that was given to Messi that's plainly underserving by many people including me. Lewandowski missed the chance last year, that's his luck, and Benzema/Real Madrid outshines him and his present club, which is part of the points they would have used in choosing him. Next year is there, the guy as a new transfer to Barca, still has a chance to win the award with his present performance. He should try on the Polish side too as this is the year of the world cup.

I think it's high time we differentiated between a celebrity and a role model. As for me, there is nothing a celebrity would do that would entice me, 'I am just me.' But for a role model, you might be caught unaware if they are engaging in gambling and you care to watch their lifestyles more often. One day you might want to give it a try.

Regardless of what influences you, one should be careful of influencers, 'don't smell what you don't want to eat.' If you do, you might not know the time what you dislike will be your usual habit.

I guess your reply was borne out of the subject because I never said I needed someone to train me about Option trading. I only need people to suggest alternative exchanges to Binance that offers a quality Option trading service for me.

If people could engage in real gambling, why should I and those cashing out from Option trading steer clear? I believe that some advice is not necessary, Option trading is about the person in question. I that is yearning for a good exchange that offers Option trading must have been earning from traditional Option trading.

Once you have a good strategy that works well for a specific time expiration, stick to it. Also, it is the responsibility of anyone to manage their money and the risk they take, which is equally important for any leveraged trading.

Thank you for this reply, I myself have noticed this after no satisfactory reply from anyone for about a month now. I believe that crypto is still young and the competition by exchanges will later force them into offering Option trading, though might take time. Mind you, option trading is reasonable gambling if you are a good speculator unlike real gambling (gaming, dice rolling and others).

You have observed well about the Brazilian team, they are indeed ready for the world cup based on what I have seen in their last matches. But I like to let you know that Neymar will not do more than himself, and I don't even like singling out star players only, it is all about the collective contributions of the team in question. He will do his best as their captain, it is left to their fate on the pitch as no club would deliberately want to lose. His motivation will not kill the morale of other teams like Germany, England and Spain which I will choose multiple times over Brazil.

It's strange for me to read the term "martingale" from you, I thought it is a term reserved for trading only. Nevertheless, it is a risky approach that might make one win so much but a little bad luck might cause the whole capital to be lost. This is senseless, dice rolling and gambling at large should not be done without adequate calculations and plans that will limit the risk exposure. The approach is motivated by greed and greed always puts gamblers in trouble.

Only a novice person would choose a bullish run forever, this does not reflect the dynamism of the market itself. Bullish and Bearish moments make any market interesting and there can't be a perfect slope in the market so that the buyers and sellers could always have their fair share at their different seasons irrespective of the side that owns the sentiment at that time. Specifically, Bitcoin will always be bullish or bearish at times, and traders/holders could make their money on both sides. They could hold it while it is rising and use spot trading to sell it while it is bearish in trend.

I'm one of the people that regret not buying Bitcoin at lower levels around 2014, but not in 2009. No one should blame themselves for not dealing with Bitcoin in the first 2 years, after all the coin was nothing to appreciate by then. But after some years while it has been gaining recognition, I believe the risk is worth it. It is those that knew it between 2012-2014 and have the money to buy some of the coins but did not that will regret it the most.

I have dusted this off myself as life goes on. It is never too late if you are a good daily and long-term speculator. I make my regular money through BTC now.