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5841  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The Essential NFL Thread 🏈🏈 - new poll every week on: February 03, 2020, 12:29:13 AM
Here's a tally of guesses for the Super Bowl scores so far:

nutildah: SF 24 - KC 22
Hueristic: SF 37 - KC 34
tyKiwanuka: SF 25 - KC 51
wheelz1200: SF 31 - KC 35
DireWolfM14: SF 49 - KC 3
willy2streams: SF 34 - KC 28
kingcolex: SF 28 - KC 24
South Park: SF 34 - KC 27

6 for SF vs 2 for KC, exactly mirrors the poll.

Don't think I missed anybody, so if you haven't put your guess in yet, now's the chance!

I only saw this now. Is there a a prize hehe?

Prediction SF 37 - 24

In any case, I saw an interview of Dana White who was very excited that Tom Brady might play for the Las Vegas Raiders next season.

It might be what the new franchise might need to sell tickets for their new stadium hehehe.

What would Dana white know that everyone else doesnt know?  He has as good as chance of playing in Las Vegas as he does anywhere else that doesnt have a star qb or young qb.  My guess is that the patriots pay him to stay, who else is patriots gonna get in place of him.  Draft a high pick young qb and have him learn a year under the goat

Dana lives in Las Vegas and he and his group are looking for an NFL team to buy. I reckon that he might be updated on the news from behind.

In any case, Go 49ers!
5842  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [AMA] The Life of a Professional Gambler on: February 02, 2020, 02:10:07 AM
@tyKiwanuka. What was your worstest experience on bad luck, how long did it last and what did you do to overcome it mentally?
5843  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The Essential NFL Thread 🏈🏈 - new poll every week on: February 02, 2020, 01:21:26 AM
Here's a tally of guesses for the Super Bowl scores so far:

nutildah: SF 24 - KC 22
Hueristic: SF 37 - KC 34
tyKiwanuka: SF 25 - KC 51
wheelz1200: SF 31 - KC 35
DireWolfM14: SF 49 - KC 3
willy2streams: SF 34 - KC 28
kingcolex: SF 28 - KC 24
South Park: SF 34 - KC 27

6 for SF vs 2 for KC, exactly mirrors the poll.

Don't think I missed anybody, so if you haven't put your guess in yet, now's the chance!

I only saw this now. Is there a a prize hehe?

Prediction SF 37 - 24

In any case, I saw an interview of Dana White who was very excited that Tom Brady might play for the Las Vegas Raiders next season.

It might be what the new franchise might need to sell tickets for their new stadium hehehe.
5844  Economy / Speculation / Re: Corona Virus will Impact the price of Bitcoin ? on: February 01, 2020, 04:30:23 AM
This article is for all the world war 3 and Corona virus is good for bitcoin people. It might also not be good. World war 3 will bring an electricity shortage, similar to Corona virus might bring a mining crisis.



The Financial Times provoked the cryptocurrency community with the headline “Coronavirus is good for Bitcoin”

Source https://crypto.bi/tape/wuhan-corona/amp/

   Quote from the article:
-First and most important question : what keeps Bitcoin running? Basically, it boils down to three macro components:
1. Miners
2. Full nodes
3. Functional network connectivity
4. Human operators and sysadmins

  Arguments in this article are weak. Miners can have a remote access to mining rigs. Nothing in article say how full nodes and functional network connectivity can suffer from some human virus. Everything in this world depends on human operators and sysadmins, not just crypto-currencies.
   Virus hurt people, it's better for us people to use crypto-currencies because they can't transfer viruses, like cash can, handling cards to each other.
Crypto-currencies are a step ahead the virus!
   I don't like to think how viruses and wars affect Bitcoin and entire crypto-market. It's a negative side of this world, I don't wish crypto-currencies
to make progress on some people misery, talking about it makes me feel bad.
   It's better for us to hope that things will be alright soon and that some doctors will find a medicine for this virus. Crypto-currencies will make
progress, but not on other people misery!

The article is of course arguable, however, the important message here is that events similar to world war 3 or a World War Z zombie virus might not also have an optimistic effect on the price of bitcoin.

Sometimes I shake my head on why we can be so blind.
5845  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-12-26] Binance Blockade of Wasabi Wallet Could Point to a Crypto Crack-Up on: February 01, 2020, 03:57:11 AM
@gentlemand. Agreed. I might also have triggered some holders when I mentioned that bitcoin was more used as a speculative investment. When I posted about an article about its most important application, I reckon that it might have triggered them further hehehehe.
5846  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-01-16] Chainalysis traced $2.8 billion crime bitcoin sent to Binance Huobi on: February 01, 2020, 03:16:55 AM
@bryant.coleman. I do not understand why listing some cryptocoins in the Nasdaq would stop scammers from scamming.

Also, do you support strict KYC on users? Exchanges that make it very hard on users to buy and sell coins might slow down adoption.
5847  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-01-30] Bitcoin Has Lost Steam. But Criminals Still Love It. on: February 01, 2020, 02:58:19 AM
@ETFbitcoin. The cryptospace's transactions not in the darknet increased more. Also consider that cryptocoins included are BAT, BCH, BNB, BTC, CRO, CRPT, DAI, ETH, GNO, GUSD, HT, LEO, LINK, LTC, MCO, MKR, MLN, OMG, PAX, TUSD, USDC, USDT, WETH, ZIL, ZRZ. Those transactions might be high volume coming from and to exchanges.

.04% to .08% is an increase of 100% with total revenue increased to all time high of $790m.

@Lucius. Criminals love fiat also, however, what is the percentage of criminal transactions from the whole? I reckon smaller than regular transactions.

@Vishnu.Reang. Are you telling everyone that bitcoin should be censored for certain transactions that the community does not like because it might stop it to go to the moon?
5848  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Oscar Awards 2020 betting on: January 31, 2020, 03:03:15 AM
Jojo Rabbit on best costume design has become 2nd favorite behind Little Women from 11.00 to 3.25. Bet for it next for the best production design category. 76.00 odds hehehe.
5849  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: [AEON] Aeon Speculation on: January 31, 2020, 02:45:13 AM
@estenity. We Aeon or we cryptospace?

Aeon with its very low market volume and very small orderbook liquidity can go out of a bear market anytime with manipulation hehe.
5850  Economy / Speculation / Re: Corona Virus will Impact the price of Bitcoin ? on: January 31, 2020, 01:57:43 AM
This article is for all the world war 3 and Corona virus is good for bitcoin people. It might also not be good. World war 3 will bring an electricity shortage, similar to Corona virus might bring a mining crisis.



The Financial Times provoked the cryptocurrency community with the headline “Coronavirus is good for Bitcoin”

Source https://crypto.bi/tape/wuhan-corona/amp/
5851  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-01-30] Bitcoin Has Lost Steam. But Criminals Still Love It. on: January 31, 2020, 01:24:23 AM
bbc.reporter, why do you post such stupid news? "Bitcoin Has Lost Steam" is an incredibly stupid title given that it has increased its price by almost $3000 in the last month and a half (around $6500 in December 2019), and all this with some alleged research based on first three months of 2019?

The journalist who wrote the article is clearly on a mission to portray Bitocin as something only criminals use, so are we all criminals in this forum because of the fact that we use BTC? It's really amazing that they portray us as criminals, and as environmental destroyers when it is so far from the truth.

Agreed on the price. He should say last 2 years, however that is not the main story.

I disagree that he was on a mission to portray bitcoin as a criminal's coin. He based his article on data from Chainalysis.

https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/darknet-markets-cryptocurrency-2019

Also, I reckon that it should be embraced no matter how they portray it. Unregulated transactions is where bitcoin gets part of its value.
5852  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 30, 2020, 04:36:44 AM
Khabib is also a huge superstar in the Middle East and Russia and it will be the biggest fight in history if they rematched and asking for 100 million is not a big deal.
Yeah! Asking for a 100 million is not that huge compare to Dana's possible profit in this upcoming rematch if will be granted Grin. And besides, Khabib is the current reigning champ so we can say that he is on the right position of doing so. I just hope that he will beat El Cucuy on his upcoming match to retain his pride hahaha because if not then Tony will definitely outshine him and talks about Tony vs McGregor might be included on Dana's plan Cheesy.

However, Khabib is not a big superstar similar to Conor. I reckon if Khabib's next fight was not versus El Cucuy, it might not be as big as Conor's comeback fight versus Cowboy.

Also $100m only for Khabib? That is too much. He is not a personality like Floyd Money Mayweather hehehe.
5853  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] AEON: Cryptonote privacy, efficiency, decentralization, and stability on: January 30, 2020, 04:19:43 AM
@smooth @stoffu. I reckon Aeon cannot follow and copy this recent development from Monero anymore.

https://www.monerooutreach.org/stories/RPC-Pay.html

I reckon that more public nodes might be needed to meet the demand if we are lucky enough to have more investors, adopters in the next bull market.
5854  Bitcoin / Press / [2020-01-30] Bitcoin Has Lost Steam. But Criminals Still Love It. on: January 30, 2020, 02:21:55 AM
I was disappointed when some people were annoyed when I said that we should embrace bitcoin's importance as a tool that we can use for transactions that the regulators do not want us to do. Ignoring this is also ignoring one of its most important applications and value gaining properties.

Good news. No one can stop this.



The last few months have not been good for Bitcoin. The value of the digital tokens has steadily dropped. Bitcoin trading on cryptocurrency exchanges has slowed. And using Bitcoin to buy legal items? That has also dropped.

But one corner of the Bitcoin economy is still going strong: the sale of illegal drugs and other types of lawbreaking.

The amount of cryptocurrency spent on so-called dark net markets, where stolen credit card information and a wide array of illegal drugs can be purchased with Bitcoin, rose 60 percent to reach a new high of $601 million in the last three months of 2019, according to data released Tuesday by Chainalysis, a firm that tracks every Bitcoin transaction and serves as an adviser to an array of government authorities.


Read in full https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/technology/bitcoin-black-market.html
5855  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [2020-01-28]Four Class-Action Suits Against Bitfinex Over 2017 BTC Price Now One on: January 30, 2020, 01:24:16 AM
It appears that there is a legal team that an influential bitcoiner has approval for hehe. Was Liebowitz really good in the Kleiman case? Should Bitfinex be worried? I did not follow the Kleiman v. Wright case very closely.



Antonopoulos Writes to Judge Vouching for Law Team Suing Bitfinex for BTC Manipulation

One of the biggest names in crypto has joined in an ongoing argument about who will lead the class-action suit against Bitfinex and its affiliates over alleged market manipulation leading to Bitcoin’s 2017 bull run.

Amid a flurry of filings seeking to lead the class, Andreas Antonopoulos has come out in support of the legal team of Liebowitz, filing an affidavit on Jan. 27 vouching for the expertise of the team — which Antonopoulos has seen in action on the Kleiman v. Wright case.

Liebowitz’s representation includes a laundry list of attorneys from three separate firms, but Antonopoulos specifically commended Kyle Roche of Roche Cyrulnik Freedman as the reason the firm should lead the proceedings. Before calling the firm “uniquely qualified to represent members of the class,” Antonopoulos wrote:

“In the Kleiman matter, Mr. Roche has repeatedly demonstrated an understanding of the technical and functional properties of bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and their underlying cryptographic principles superior to many other attorneys.”


https://cointelegraph.com/news/antonopoulos-writes-to-judge-vouching-for-law-team-suing-bitfinex-for-btc-manipulation/amp
5856  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The Essential NFL Thread 🏈🏈 - new poll every week on: January 30, 2020, 12:47:41 AM
@tyKiwanuka. Nice promo. The first touchdown scorer jersey no. might be fun for everyone in this thread hehehe. Make the guesses exact jersey no., however. Similar to micgoosens bitcoin price guessing contest.
5857  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [2020-01-28]Four Class-Action Suits Against Bitfinex Over 2017 BTC Price Now One on: January 29, 2020, 03:40:56 AM
The lawsuit is isolated to the 2017 incident, however. If they wanted to implicate people from another incident, I reckon the Mtgox bot pump should be the best incident to look. Many of today's famous bitcoin pumper maximalists were buying on 2013 - 2014 hehehe.
5858  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2020-01-16] Chainalysis traced $2.8 billion crime bitcoin sent to Binance Huobi on: January 29, 2020, 03:10:12 AM
Yes, you are making a similar argument as me that we should acknowledge and embrace bitcoin's use by criminals. It is a part of what gives its value. Good on us hehehe.

In any case, part of my criticism is to those people who shout for no regulation and freedom, however, shout for the SEC to catch ICOs because they are unregulated and illegal securities.
5859  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Grin Observer - GRN/BTC - Price Movement and Discussion on: January 28, 2020, 01:57:06 AM
@Cryptotourist. Agreed. It is a manipulation game which Grin's monetary policy is pursuing to end. The development team has created it this way to reduce the treatment of the currency as a speculative investment and also to reduce the early adopter advantage.
5860  Economy / Exchanges / [2020-01-28]Four Class-Action Suits Against Bitfinex Over 2017 BTC Price Now One on: January 28, 2020, 01:23:23 AM
I had to rub my eyes and read the highlighted sentences 3 times, I shook my head and rubbed my eyes again before reading it for another time.

In any case, support Bitfinex. We do not have a choice hehehehe.



The four class-action suits against Bitfinex, Tether and parent company iFinex over alleged market manipulation leading to Bitcoin’s (BTC) 2017 bull market have been consolidated — with implications for every BTC buyer since April 2017.

Per an order dated Jan. 24 and filed Jan. 27 from Judge Failla of the court of the Southern District of New York (SDNY), four complaints have been consolidated. Plaintiffs Leibowitz, Young, Faubus and Ebanks — as well as assorted sub-listed parties in each of those cases — will now have their cases heard jointly.
 
The class-action suits against iFinex and its daughter companies crypto exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin operator Tether allege that those companies worked together to create Bitcoin’s infamous price bubble at the end of 2017. These complaints followed similar research that appeared this summer.
 
The potential class pool for these cases is massive, potentially including anyone who has bought Bitcoin since April.


Read in full https://cointelegraph.com/news/e-pluribus-unum-four-class-action-suits-against-bitfinex-over-2017-btc-price-now-one
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