a)  8  b)  1:19
a)  8  b)  1:28

I know "hodlers" and I know investors. The main difference to me? The former actually have sole access to private keys, and have most likely in the past used Bitcoin (to buy or pay for stuff) or continue to do so on occasion. The latter probably only have some form of Bitcoin derivative (a stock or pegged-asset or whatever or an account on some platform that says they have Bitcoin but doesn't give them actual access or control).

Investors probably have more market impact short term. Holders, as users, contribute to long term value.

My couple of satoshis, anyway.

Sigh. I knew it would be dull, but not this dull. Like you said Trofo looked like both just wanted a draw but KDB as usual pulls a rabbit out of the hat for Pep.

Chelsea hedge bet did not work out, by least got a point from this yawn win. Thought City might get a wake up call but on they march. And a number of you got exact scores too. Sorry, Welsh but there you go. Hope Villa at least gets the other Manchester team tonight.

Only bet left for me is a long acca with first leg won thanks to Citeh. January blues, let's say.

Edit: aaaand ruined as Norwich got 2 goals in the time I wrote this. Heh.

Is it cynical to treat all news like this as popularity moves and back chanelling to secure backing? You want to make lives a little bit better for your citizens, great. But I hardly think making crypto investments (again, note there actually isn't any specific Bitcoin intent) see the elite as benefactors, especially in a place hardly known for transparency. Not to point fingers since my own country sits very low in Transparency Index...

Bitcoin is not a magic wand to fix economic problems. Politicians are either naive or deceptive if they claim it does.

Quora's changed in the last couple of years -- it's definitely very pro Bitcoin and crypto. The most viewed answers in finance now are in crypto.

But the caveat is the bulk of Quora profiles are spambots trying to game SEO. Take a look at even the most viewed answers and they're crap. Very, very few are actually to the average standards of this forum. If you think the altcoin section here is bad, Quora is a madhouse.

Not saying Quora's shit, but it's pretty shit for Bitcoin. Those Bengali posters you're talking about? Believe me, they're blackhat SEO bots and doing the same crap in other topics. It's not a fight worth your time.

Yeah. I stubbornly kept to my predictions even after witnessing the results AND style of the first Matchday, but anyway, we didn't put anything in this pool so I don't mind keeping to my usual style, but entertainment wise, I also feel pretty cheated, especially when you compare this to how they were playing during qualifiers.

Today's strikers are good, just no longer playing in the formation or style of past editions. Why, I've no idea. We gotta blame the coaches as Trofo says. It's even more frustrating when you saw how Senegal played in last WC, or let's even say outsider like Tunisia who still played to score against European teams and now lose miserably to what, Mali (and yes the ref was shit but the team was shittier)?

Late late pick but couldn't resist the way odds jumped up for Chelsea against City, and boy do they need to win this one to keep all of our hopes alive for a City post-midway slump heh. Why not double our stakes too?

200 units at Fairlay on Chelsea to WIN vs City @5.62. Other odds: 5.10
Units advantage: 52

They're just joining their neighbours who a couple of years ago offered citizenship for Bitcoin (makes me curious to see just how many new Pacific Islanders are there for their Bitcoin) so they're already up over 100% on those investments if they never sold.

Makes for fancy headlines but their long-term fates haven't been changed. Economic diversification is the only route to salvation, not Bitcoin evangelisation.

Yeah I have been thinking more and more that the cycle as we know it could very well be over. A few firsts have already happened... First time the rally lasted longer than a year (by my calculations anyway) if we see now as still a yet to subside rally. First time we saw barely 3x gain of ATH to ATH.

A big move down and a failure this year to continue gains would confirm another cycle I would say.

I can wait =)

Nice exacts for a few of you swogerino, Joca, hahay and captain


As long as we don't force another red card and then have to break down a fort, we should be all right. Compliments to Norwich, they still come out of the blocks trying to fight, for better or worse.

And on United starting a winning streak well, Villa's also got to start theirs soon to hold off the panic tide.

3-0 up and they just had to let Freiburg get back into the game, of course Haaland needed to retain the GD. No other game available for me to see so I switched to my rare German football once AFCON had ended. This right after watching Gladback get the better of Bayern too. Should still expect Bayern to win their game in hand, and steamroll to the end but Freiburg will rue their chance to cement their UCL spot (heh).

Actually only realised today after checking the table how badly Leipzig are doing! 15 points off 2nd place, what?

Yeah, thanks very much for that reminder, leea, of how crap the tourney's been so far. I backed Senegal (always do) so the first win was actually a huge escape, really (Mane penalty in 97th min). Worst of all is he and Keita both tired themselves out and got nothing out of it.

Malawi's about 30 mins away from a mild upside right now, and Morocco looks headed for the usual 1-0 win heh. All specials seem to be out dead right now, good that I've avoided them all so far except for the opening day one.

Poor Comoros, they were one of my favs in qualifiers, their first tourney and haven't scored a single goal. (Hope this reverse-jinxes them to do so heh).

Aussie Open finally got the promo posted!
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/tennis/wta/australian-open-women-singles/australian-open-women-singles-2022-61546a34080b0e1dddb4f733

And it's my natural pick. Same as before (forgot which tournament) but 1 mbtc on Osaka and you get 0.25 mbtc every time she wins. So I guess it's a nice 4 wins at least I'm sure to get your money back eh? Barteigh's the favourite here but Osaka wasn't the last time I picked her either. 8.15 on boost, sweet odds I think!

Speaking of freebets, I got and played my Blackjack free bet from Senegal's Matchday 1 win. Put all 0.2mbtc chips on one blackjack hand. Hit on 12, dealer showed 10. Dealer drew a 9, and stood at 17. 0.4 mbtc added to balance, so I'm only 0.6mbtc down so far... Now waiting to see if I get the Matchday 2 rewards. Another Mane injury time penalty? Ha

Game 1:  23' 2-1 Southampton
Game 2:  23' 2-1 Spurs

Game tonight, gentlemen, new round, 17 more match days to go!

^Coutinho AND Digne for Villa! Gerrard factor at play here for sure. Both passed medicals so are eligible to play, don't know if they actually will, but Digne's distribution, and Coutinho's unlocking? United won't want them on the pitch!


Actually, though, both sides were going for the win before 24th min. 4 corners in that time, compared to 5 the remainder of the match. The red card spoilt the EFL game as after that, in came Holding, out went Nketiah,  so Arsenal effectively put their men in their half, sometimes Lacazette ventured up front, but in fact we spend a big portion of the game with 21 men in Arsenal's half, and even Alisson outside his box. And Liverpool simply haven't really learnt how to dismantle a team bus.

Ref didn't really have a choice but I wish Xhaka had stayed on, game would have been much more open -- as Brentford will NOT be playing like this, giving Jota and Firmino more space the way they excel, I'm still confident we can get a big win.

Oh and now I've seen Mina, Jota and Bobby together, yeah, it's definitely not working. Mina doesn't take on people like Mane does, and both Jota and Bobby are too silky and unselfish for their own good. They need a bit of... Ox selfishness, without his finishing of course haha.

Well they actually did comeback before the break, just 2 goals down, and at 2 stages also came the same margin, but ended up 5-goal difference as you predicted. New things I learn about handball: also 2 halves, but 30 minutes each. Old thing I didn't need to learn: I can't throw jackshit with even my strong arm.

I might martingale on underdog on next bet. Dangerous paths should never be trodden with a small bankroll though.

Now that's what I call a lucky winner. Didn't think the odds were THAT small actually (not that 1 in over a million is small) but I suppose this already pays out his cost, wonder how what his profit margin's been across all those 262 blocks found?

Anyone knows what the record is for solo block found with the most improbability (or lowest odds)?

Hey, always here to support the guys I know

Last year was probably a record year for me in that I actually started following and betting on new sports. Not seriously, but enough to know a little more than I did before: American football, baseball, even MMA. Not sure I'll ever start following Handball, but it's popular where I live now and I have seen probably more handball teams than any other (apart from football) walking around in my neighbourhood (their jerseys say so).

I put money down on Croatia @5.32 despite your advice. Classic match? Then the underdog must prevail!

11) Giga Chikadze
10) Katlyn Chookagian
9) Brandon Royval
8) Chase Sherman
7) Joanderson Brito
6) Joseph Holmes
5) Ramiz Brahimaj
4) Charles Rosa
3) Viacheslav Borshchev
2) Saidyokub Kakhramonov
1) Silvana Gomez Juare

I was just saying that this rebound isn't "sharp" enough to give me any shivers in my timbers, but I guess if it rocks your boat, good for you. Not that I'm turning my nose down at 5+% gains, but without the volume to back it up, I just see this as bears lazy to move rather than a shrinking away of.

And I wasn't saying macro factors will determine, just looking at all of it as a package. World Bank seems to suggest the first world is out of the woods on pandemic effects...