The most recent crash was totally unexpected. No one actually expected BTC to go back to the 7K levels. And analysts are predicting that it may go up to $6,000 per coin. But even with this price movement, I am expecting a considerable upswing before the next block reward halving for Bitcoin. And a spike for altcoins will occur within a few months after that event.

A few years back, when the political interference crossed all the limits, the honorable Supreme Court of India stepped in. The board members were fired and the court appointed a group of ex-cricketers to run the BCCI. They made a lot of progressive moves, but their term came to an end a few months back. Now once again, the BCCI is under the control of the politicians.

Things would have been much different if Shakib al Hassan and Tamim Iqbal were included in the Bangladeshi squad. I am very sure that there is a lot of anger against the BCB management right now in Bangladesh. I was also excited with the performance by the Indian pacers (especially Ishant), but I want them to perform with such consistence against the stronger teams as well.

The DOGE community is very large, loyal and powerful. Obviously there are whales who do manipulation with DOGE, as it is a currency which is relatively easier to manipulate. But it is different from the other shitcoins, due to the sizable user-base. It is a coin that is loved by a lot of people (for various reasons), and hated by even more.

The same can be said about any asset, including gold. What if I say that gold is just like any other metal and it is not worth anything? The value of a particular asset arises from its scarcity. The fiat currency is also scarce, when we take in to account the number of people using them. It may be an illusion, but the central banks are very good in maintaining that illusion.

Libra is most likely to be postponed, if not cancelled altogether. On top of the concerns raised by the American senators, now the market sentiment is also looking very negative, with Bitcoin losing close to 20% of its value during the last 3-4 days. For now it looks like the bulls are in full retreat and it won't be an intelligent move from the Libra promoters to list their coins anytime soon.

^^^ They have an eliminator/qualifier system for the playoffs and that means that the bottom ranked teams such as the Delhi Bulls and the Karnataka Tuskers are out of the tournament. Tomorrow the Maratha Arabians will take on the Qalandars for the first qualifier and Bangla Tigers will be playing against Deccan Gladiators in the first eliminator.

The ICC wants cricket boards to be independent and autonomous. Too much political interference can result in the suspension of cricket boards, similar to what happened with Zimbabwe and Nepal. But that said, even now there is a lot of political control in the BCCI and most of the office-bearers are associated to various political parties.

What is left to predict in this match? Two very one sided matches going on right now. India cruising towards an innings win in two days against Bangladesh, and at the same time Australia looks all set to defeat Pakistan by an innings at the Gabba. The only match that is worth watching right now is the England vs New Zealand test which is ongoing at Mount Maunganui.

I don't agree with this logic. If that was the case, then there should have been the same number of IEOs. For comparison, we had hundreds of ICOs getting listed every month in 2017/18. Now this number has fallen to a few dozen per month. But the number of IEOs is also very low. They number only 10-15 per month. So it is not accurate to say that the ICO investors have shifted to IEO. Most of them have moved away from crypto altogether.

If an altcoin season occurs, then it will be fabulous. But until then, it will be better to concentrate on Bitcoin. Some attention can be given to the most promising ones out of the established altcoins, such as Ethereum and Litecoin. Investment in new projects and the little known altcoins needs to be postponed until the start of the next altcoin bull run.

The only reliable method to attract the crowd is to make sure that the matches are not one-sided. People may be attracted by the concept of Day/Night test matches, but the curiosity will not remain forever. Here are some of my suggestions:

1. Remove the concept of toss. The visiting team will decide which side will bat first.
2. The big-3 (India, Australia and England) will play more often, and each series between these three sides will consist of 5 test matches each.
3. Series between the big 3 and the other teams will consist of single test matches.
4. The ICC will make sure that players from West Indies, Pakistan.etc play for their national sides whenever there is a test match going on.
5. If a team performs poorly on a consistent basis (such as Zimbabwe), then the test status should be permanently cancelled.

Out of the thousands of ICOs we had in 2017 and 2018, how many are surviving now? I won't be surprised if the number is less than 10%. And only a few dozen among them have given consistent returns in the long-term. The situation won't improve even if there is an altcoin season. The ICOs will be successful only if the developers work hard and come up with new ideas. Depending on the market sentiment alone will be suicidal. And it will be like trying to leach off from the existence of Bitcoin.

You can find the details of that series here:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/scores/series/15565/australia-tour-of-india-2000-01

I feel sad whenever I recall information about these old matches, because I still miss some of the players. Glenn McGrath was one of my favorite fast bowlers and even after almost two decades I don't think that the Australians have found a successor to him. Harbhajan Singh handled the spin department for India back then, and I rate him above any of the present day Indian spinners.

Well... this group of people... I mean those who don't love material things... are idiots in my opinion. Because in the modern world, everything depends on your wealth. If you have enough money, then you will be able to lead a peaceful life. You don't have to worry about emergency situations, medical conditions, utility bills.etc. You can have a peaceful life even if you are poor. But then, you won't be very happy. You will be leading a hand-to-mouth existence, and you may not be able to afford if some unexpected expense comes along.

Euro is a inflationary currency and there is no valid logic behind charging negative interest rates. Even in Japan (where the currency is deflationary), the interest rates are positive in most of the cases. This is a very stupid move from the European Central Bank and will result in the banks (and the HNW individuals) finding some other alternative to storing their money in the central bank.

They never banned Bitcoin. And tell me how is it possible to ban Bitcoin, when it is not a physical asset? All they did was restricting the conversion of fiat to cryptocurrency (and vice-versa), but then the users quickly found a loophole by resorting to stablecoins such as Tether and Pax USD. And they never made any attempt to close down the giant mining farms.

There is a catch though. With cryptocurrency payments, a need may arise for age verification. This requirement is not there with credit card payments, as the KYC process is already completed for the CCs. Now the governments have gone one step further and some are planning to make it mandatory for porn users to do age verification through live webcam.

That 281 by VVS Laxman was against one of the best bowling attacks of that time. And it will be difficult to believe that it came during the 3rd innings. India followed on after getting all-out for 171 in the first innings, but then made 657/7 in the next innings. Laxman and Dravid had a 5th wicket partnership of 376 runs, against a bowling attack that consisted of McGrath, Gillespie and Warne.

The BCCI is more like an old school body, which has historically opposed new innovations in cricket. When the T20 format was first introduced, the BCCI opposed it to the tooth and nail. Another example is regarding the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). The BCCI was probably the only board to oppose the DRS. And we have to remember that BCCI is the reason why cricket remains excluded from international sports competitions such as the Asian Games, Olympics and the Commonwealth games.