Yes, I follow the same procedure when it comes to new casinos.... because there are a lot of scam sites out there. I will also Google the site name + scam and see if it was reported by someone, before I try the site.

A word of caution though..... some scam casinos will "bait" you with small withdrawals, but the moment when you deposit a big amount and you want to withdraw it, they slam you with withdrawal issues. (claiming money laundering suspicions)

A lot of these smaller casinos will also stall large withdrawals after a big win, because they do not have the cash flow to payout large wins. 

I have to say that it is the first time for me to experience a "parlay" option on games like Crash..... so that is a refreshing.   

I also like that you guys are not beating around the bush about your KYC requirements from the start, because most "new" casinos try the zero KYC route first and then do a 180 switch when they acquired enough gamblers. (Only to lose a lot of them, because they joined the casino for the zero KYC option)

The interface is "clean" without too many bells and whistles and you are not bombarded with advertisements and a wall of text on the first page. 

Do you know why most of these things are being said about Bitcoin?

1. Government controls the money supply and they are also manipulating the value of the currency... so that is why Fiat currencies are so stable.

2. The Bitcoin price are based on real market influences and it is not manipulated by governments. Yes, there might still be some Bitcoin whales that has the ability to influence the price, but they are getting less.

3. The so-called Economists are educated by old schooled professors and outdated academic curriculums, which does not even educate people about Crypto currencies.   

Nobody actually think that Zhao are sqeeky clean, because we all know he allowed anyone to use his exchange, no matter how "dirty" the money was. We also knew that law enforcement were on his case for years and that it was just a matter of time before he would have to face up to that. 

The good thing out of this is that the Exchange is going on... and that it will operate within the requirements of the law. (Even though most of us hate centralized financial entities in this scene..but we also see their advantages) 

Well, the only logical reason might be that he was a victim of a clipboard hack, where people re-directed his coins to another Bitcoin address, if he is saying it went to the wrong address... but this transaction talks about the transaction fees and not the amount that were send to a wrong address. 

I think he miss-clicked the "fee" parameter in whatever wallet software he used and it grabbed $3 000 000+ because he confirmed it. It normally shows you what the transaction fees will be, but he never looked at that and just confirmed the transaction. 

You are not imagining it, these companies are definitely recording and monitoring people's discussions. I sometimes test this and I discuss something on purpose and like you said... within an hour or two... ads will pop up.. based on what we discussed. (try talking about Solar and see what happens)

This is not done by humans, AI are definitely behind this ..so it is not mass surveillance, but rather targeted marketing. I guess they have to use something that will generate an income for all those services we are getting for FREE. 

Aviator are just "Crash" with another skin, so it is nothing new.... and it is also one of the games that can empty your pocket very quickly.. once you think you have it beaten. 

There are no strategy that can "beat" it, because each bet are unique and the "client seed" are shared with other players too, so you know it is not rigged to favor individual players.

Enjoy the rush... but be careful, it can be ruthless. 

I think the verification process for level 3 are way more complex than what most people seem to believe. Just imagine if someone is putting some "utility Bill" in front of you from some foreign country and a strange language and you have to figure out if it is legit or not. 

So, they have to hire someone that they can trust to verify these documents and that takes time. They can also use this as a stalling tactic to investigate something else that are not 100% with that account. 

It is nice to see people having a great experience with their Bitcoin journey, because I have seen so many people selling at the wrong time and then suffering losses.

It is also important that people are also spending the proceeds of their Bitcoin journey and not just hoarding it, because the experiment can fail and then you will have nothing to show for your time and money.

You can show a motorbike and also the money that the machine you bought for your father will bring in the future. Well Done... 

Well, in my opinion with all the conflict going on in the world, we need a movie like "Oppenheimer" to get the Best Picture award. It sends out a strong message that Nuclear War are stupid and should be avoided at all cost.

We have "Rocket Man" in North Korea with an itchy finger, but this movie will most probably never be seen there.. because they see this as western propaganda.  

We currently have nations in conflict with the ability to use nuclear weapons, so highlighting the absolute craziness to use weapons of mass destruction... are absolutely necessary now.

I hope we are going to see some Stake Black Friday bonuses today, seeing that Black Friday are actually an American thing that went global and that the marketing team are favoring "American" holidays and events. (specially American Sport) ...whining whining 

Yes, this might be a retail thing, but many other types of businesses are also jumping onto the Black Friday bandwagon, not just the retail sector.

I hope you guys enjoy Black Friday.... hope you not spending too much money on cheap imports and spending less on gambling. *Joke!

I have read almost all of Robert Kiyosaki's books and I think he is clever enough to analyze current economic conditions to make accurate predictions. (well, you do not need to be a genius to see that we are heading towards disaster) 

I believe a better preparation will be to collect "food" and "medicine" and "cigarettes" ...because the global politics are crazy and there are enough small fires to ignite a World War III.

I am not a "Doomsday prepper" but I can see what is straight in front of us.... so hide some bitcoins and fill the cupboards, because a storm are on the horizon. 

Well, the hacker obviously got hold of the password... to be able to do that. Did you leave your computer running for extended times without watching it? (They could have installed keyboard logging tools and waited for you to leave the room and then logged in and transferred the funds)  

The bulk of my "treasure" are stored off-line so I know that it will not be accessible .....and it is split into smaller amounts, so even if someone hack me, they will only get access to say 1% of my coins.

I also put out "bait" in the form of small amounts of coins in desktop wallets ...so if that is triggered, then I know I am being targeted.

Sorry for your loss.  

There are not a lot you can do to avoid the tax and you know there are stiff penalties and fines for tax evasion, so the best thing that you can do is to incorporate your taxes into the timing of the sell orders. A lot of people will continuously trade on small spikes in the price and that will get them labelled as professional traders.... you have to buy constantly and hoard to sell at a ATH (All-Time-High) .... not with every spike in the price.

It is obvious that your government are f#@$king Crypto currency traders through the ears with those percentages. They want investors to trade with Fiat investment options... not Crypto currencies. 

This is taking me back to the days when we still played games on the ZX Spectrum and Atari ...something that the younger generation will never understand, with the mind blowing graphics that are thrown at them with the latest games out there. 

In any way, this looks like a small side project that Satoshi Nakamoto are doing during his lunch break, because it is teaching people the "real" core principles behind this technology.

"An educational retro RPG game that teaches Bitcoin, self-sovereignty, privacy and freedom."
                                     Inspired by Satoshi Nakamoto and the Cypherpunk Manifesto.

Yea, for some reason I thought this would cause some ripples and bigger waves in the Crypto community, but I reckon a lot of informed people predicted this will happen and they welcome this. A lot of the Fiat speculators thrive in a more regulated financial environment and they perceived Binance as risky operation. 

I do not support any kind of criminal activity, but the industry needs unregulated entities like this to onboard the people that wants financial privacy. (NOT criminals, but people that understand and appreciate real financial privacy)   

If you believe in Psychics ... you also have to believe in demons ...because both of them are spiritual entities.... right. So, can it be that these spiritual entities are playing tricks with people and that it is all smoke&mirrors. 

I think these things are money spinners for these people and they pull those predictions from their a$$ and hope for the best. One of my friends went to one of them and they told him that his wife is going to have a baby and that he will get a better job within 10 months.... well, his wife had a hysterectomy so she cannot have kids and he was retrenched 3 months later and has been unemployed since then. 

I guess it is a hit and miss dice throw for them... right. 

You have to choose investment options that beats inflation and you have to be disciplined enough not to use the portion of the proceeds that cover the rise in inflation. An investment into a fixed deposit into a Bank might be perceived as a "safe bet" ...but you will go backwards if you take say 10% interest that you get monthly and the real inflation is also 10%... 

A lot of times, the "real" inflation is much higher than the manipulated inflation that the government calculate, because they tend to exclude the products that has a negative impact on the inflation calculation.  

Yea, I also think they should cut some of the sponsorships and focus more on the core business and existing users. I mean, do you really have to splash so much money on Drake and Israel Adesanya and Everton and also cross funding streamers on Kick. 

In any way.... we can moan and bitch about this.... and the next thing you see is Stake announcing a new famous brand ambassador or some celebrity sponsorship..... and we have to fork out more to pay for it. (RTP)

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/21/investing/what-is-binance-and-why-is-it-in-trouble/index.html

" Binance the world’s biggest crypto exchange " ........ " Binance’s future at the top of the crypto world is now far from certain as it faces a record $4.3 billion payout to US authorities to resolve criminal charges. "

" Zhao on Tuesday resigned as CEO and pleaded guilty to federal money laundering charges. US officials called the settlement the biggest-ever corporate resolution involving criminal charges for an executive. " ==> Yet, most CEOs of Banks in the financial crisis... got production bonuses.  

So, in recent years Danske Bank were fined over $2 Billion for money laundering ...... Credit Suisse: $234 Million and USAA FSB Bank: $140 Million / Santander Bank UK: $132 Million / National Bank of Pakistan: $55 Million ...... so Crypto companies are not the only companies guilty of money laundering.... right.    

"Credit and financial institutions were fined almost USD 5bn in 2022 for anti-money laundering (AML) issues...." Source : https://www2.deloitte.com/ro/en/pages/risk/articles/global-fines-amlcft-related-issues-increase-2022.html

So they fine one Crypto company for $2B and fine Banks that were guilty of the same thing for only $5B for a whole year.... )

Is this a power play ...Coinbase vs Binance? Taking down the Chinese/Japan/Malta based company to boost the US based exchanges? ...or is this just the legitimization of the Crypto industry towards a more regulated (government controlled) industry? (getting rid of the competition)

Let's discuss...