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6101  Economy / Services / Re: [OPEN]Bounty pool - Royse777 [Monthly payment in BTC] on: August 18, 2021, 12:23:54 PM
The month seems very slow so far.

August is usually a slow month. And past month was good, so August had no chance to compete with it. However:
I don't say that this is an ultimate solution, but one idea could be to change (at some point) the look/colors of the signatures/avatars, if it's you who has done the graphics and the effort for change is small (else it may not worth it for my crazy idea).
I mean that there may be that people already got used with your current advertising and don't pay that much attention to it like one month ago.
It may be just a worthless crazy idea, but I thought I'd share it.

It may also be that you may need more people/posts in the altcoin/token areas...
6102  Economy / Reputation / Re: Brand New user scam attempt(?) on: August 18, 2021, 11:00:25 AM
risk was mitigated

The culprit post is archived and linked, the culprit post is also quoted in this topic... it's like OP would really love to advertise the scammer...
Of course, one has to... have a certain death wish to try out that, but on the other hand, it was already the same with the initial topic imho...
6103  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Which are the best cryptocurrencies for esports betting? on: August 18, 2021, 10:54:57 AM
Money is money, no matter it's transferred as bitcoin, altcoin stable coin, whatever...
In some cases a casino may attract more players by implementing more payment methods - more altcoins - because for each and everyone the best to spend is the one he already has at hand.
Of course, Bitcoin is king. Of course, some will prefer stable coins because they work/think in dollars, or course that especially when bitcoin's mempool is full, most known altcoins will be preferred. But really, I think that casinos should simply allow all the coins that can be traded at an exchange. Or at least the ones with bigger trading volumes.
6104  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How to encrypt my folder? on: August 18, 2021, 10:06:56 AM
Easy, but takes time and annoying if you want to update the file inside encrypted archive.

Whenever I needed that I unpacked everything, updated the file, packed everything again... and it was not slow.
But again, this is not the "pro" solution, I clearly know that.
6105  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How to encrypt my folder? on: August 18, 2021, 07:30:42 AM
I guess that what @mocacinno has shown is probably perfect.

However, as a super-simple method with similar results, isn't 7zip with AES 256 encryption good enough? Imho it's much easier to use...

6106  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What happened with MIT Bitcoin Project from 2014 on: August 17, 2021, 04:45:39 PM
FYI, this same topic is already discussed at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5354532
6107  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Microsoft to use Blockchain technology to fight privacy on: August 17, 2021, 01:28:18 PM
"Microsoft to use Blockchain technology to fight privacy piracy."

There, I've fixed it for you  Wink
6108  Bitcoin / Mycelium / Re: Lost bitcoins - Transferring from android to iOS (Both wallets from same seed) on: August 17, 2021, 10:55:36 AM
Is there a way for me to trace the transactions and prove they are mine?

You can prove that they were sent from your wallet, but you cannot prove that you were owning the destination wallet. I mean that for proving it's yours you need the same thing as you'd spend the coins, which I'm afraid you don't (of course, unless you manage to recover that wallet you've sent your coins to).
6109  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Can you put away your arrogance? on: August 17, 2021, 10:16:10 AM
I would start with telling him read the white paper. Or, at least, most of it. It's only a couple of pages and it tells that it's a currency, what is aimed for and how it should work. I think that this would be a good start.

Then, explaining that the max number of coins is fixed and known makes it an asset with the price bound to grow and this is the reason for many speculating on its price. Forex and stock markets are similar, but with stronger regulations and smaller price variations. So it's not gambling/casino.

The software parts are upgraded - in a way or another - since Bitcoin was created. It's not easy indeed because of the consensus, but it's possible and actually done. Latest change is Taproot which was accepted and will go live this November. Keep in mind that it's normal for a software working with multi-billion worth of money take longer to get updated.

Mixing up facts with news and various coins and blockchains is a sure direction for failing get a proper idea what is what. Keep the discussion only on Bitcoin and after that is pretty much clear, only then move on to other blockchains, coins, tokens, NFTs and whatever (of which, keep in mind, most are just made to get your money hence it's better to avoid to insist much on them).
6110  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: The blockchain does not know its code but the code knows the blockchain? on: August 17, 2021, 08:36:12 AM
And here is the conceptual mistake: thinking that actions on the blockchain are uniform and certified, when these actions can differ due to programs altered or manipulated in a predetermined way.

Not at all. The code doesn't expect at all the actions be "uniform and certified". That's why the code contains consensus rules.
Since the others have the proper code, their code will simply reject your block if it didn't follow the rules.

This means that whatever malicious you do, it will either remain local if you altered the consensus rules, either it will be dropped too when the correct blockchain will become longer than yours.
Keep in mind that you cannot really alter older blocks...
6111  Local / Română (Romanian) / Re: Guvernul vine! ANAF si DIICOT ii urmaresc pe traderi on: August 17, 2021, 08:02:38 AM
La urma urmei, oricat de multi bani si control ar vrea autoritatile, chiar ele vor ajunge sa utilizeze metode gen CoinJoin sau Monero pentru a-si spala proprii bani.. deci fie ca vor sau nu, cerere pentru crypto tot o sa fie.

Nu as baga neaparat mana-n foc pentru utilizarea Monero de catre politicienii corupti, sau cel putin nu la scara larga (si clar nu inca), cred ca asta e un fel de vis/ideal pe termen lung.
Sa nu uitam ca tinutul banilor la saltea, sau ca aur in peretii vilei, sau in opere de arta este mai aproape de ce stiu ei ca pot face.
Cred ca e treaba noastra sa facem Bitcoin, Monero si altele sa devina atat de populare incat politicienii sa afle ca au si astfel de optiuni. Cred ca suna mai rau decat este, dar nu stiu cum sa o formulez altfel  Cheesy
6112  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: What is your first choice of a bitcoin wallet? on: August 17, 2021, 07:19:30 AM
My first choice for bitcoin wallet must have quite a list of features:
1. It must work with hardware wallet. And this also clearly means it's non custodian.
2. It must be light (SPV) wallet since I don't have a 24/7 node running and I don't have the patience to wait too much until it syncs.
3. Coin control and custom fee are pretty much a must. RBF capability is also nice to have.
4. Clean interface.

My main wallet is Electrum for Windows.
As a secondary wallet which I use for tracking in/out and for emergencies I use Mycelium for Android.
6113  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Best Hard Drive for Bitcoin Node? on: August 17, 2021, 07:09:50 AM
Considering the increasing size of the blockchain, a 1TB WD Black or WD Blue (<$50) drive is fine if you don't want to spend $100 on an SSD. The more resilient the drive is, the better 😀

Afaik WD black or blue are not designed for long term 24/7 use. Indeed WD black should have very good performance, it was my favorite 10 yeas ago, but for devices that usually sleep at night.
I do know though that it can easily go for many days without stop, since I also kept my computer running for months (torrents, folding@home, dabbling with altcoin mining) and the HDD is still pretty much fine. But it was months, not years and it was not receiving new data to write every couple of minutes. And I would not compare a WD black 2010 with a WD black 2021 (as reliability). So I don't know if it's a good choice. If you ask WD they'll probably say it's not.
6114  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Additional security measures when your Bitcoin net worth increases on: August 17, 2021, 07:03:13 AM
Non custodial wallets: Bitcoin Core, Electrum, Wasabi wallet. I would like to use Electrum because it is light.

Actually the list of non-custodial wallets is bigger, one light wallet that comes into my mind is Sparrow, for example.
However, I suggest that if one has life changing funds he should not keep them on a hot wallet, even if it's non custodial. Life changing funds should be stored offline (paper wallet, steel, seed backup, HW, cold storage, name it).
6115  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: New Forum Software on: August 17, 2021, 06:57:26 AM
in the end, is a new forum really needed?

Well... this is indeed debatable.
The fact that we, the older members here, will most probably not switch, that's pretty much clear. We, those who are already here, most probably don't need another forum.
But while as bitcoiners we are advocating decentralization, let's not "force" everybody in one forum, since it can easily become one central point of failure.
While other forums can never get near to what bitcointalk is, let them be.

But the fact that what OP is advertising is far from a proper forum makes it... not a good choice. Also advertising it here won't help him.
6116  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2021-08-14] A bunch of MIT students got $100 of free bitcoin in 2014 – some go on: August 17, 2021, 06:49:26 AM
One also wonders if the restaurant was just cashing out as soon as someone purchased with bitcoin or held on to the coins.  I suspect that it was the cashing out option since that was probably easier on them.  

They may have even cashed out at a loss, or they may have cashed out at some 1000$... which now means peanuts...
The chance the restaurant actually kept a significant amount of Bitcoin is not too big indeed...
6117  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: 🔴 [ F R E E ] 🔴 ONECRYPTO.NEWS on: August 17, 2021, 06:42:52 AM
I gave it a chance for a day. It's great, but it clearly needs improvement. You'll have to find a way to not show the same news, you'll have to find a way to not show insignificant news (maybe allow some tags/settings to users? but then you may need to offer some token for RSS)
I've seen the same news over and over again about this and that altcoin nobody cares about, but which rose unexpectedly (like I've never seen 1001 pump and dumps in my years of crypto). Of course, I've also seen a lot of useful news too (and some of those also duplicated).

You've done it well. It needs only fine tuning. The problem is... that the fine tuning tends to take too much time. So.. patience and keep it going!  Smiley
6118  Economy / Economics / Re: The impact of policy reversal on cryptocurrencies on: August 16, 2021, 04:51:56 PM
What is the impact of deflationary policies on the crypto market?

Reducing the inflation doesn't mean that US dollar becomes deflationary. The value keeps going down, just a bit slower.
So you started with wrong assumptions. What you'd expect the conclusion be? Something correct? Nope  Cheesy
6119  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: My Satoshi Nakamoto Hypothesis on: August 16, 2021, 04:39:04 PM
I believe that the chances of Wuile NOT being affiliated with the creator, being the creator, or at least knowing who is responsible for the satoshi nakamoto screen name are fairly low.

Nice correlation, but sadly useless.
Unless Pieter Wuille comes out telling "I am Satoshi" and proves it by proving ownership on one of "Satoshi's wallets", all this is just another story.
Do you see that coming after so many years? I don't. So just leave it be.
6120  Other / Meta / Re: Confused about the advertising rule (#22) on: August 16, 2021, 03:42:17 PM
My interpretation of this rule is that you shouldn't promote for instance Stake in Primedice's thread, but it's okay to mention them elsewhere. I'd say this falls under "thread hijacking", and indeed shouldn't be allowed.

I second this. I also think that the key part of the rule is << in others threads' >> (and I won't care it it's correctly written or not).


Shouldn't we define what's an advertisement?

I think that you may be overthinking it. Best would be that whoever reported or removed your post step up and tell you. I'd say that somebody may have find your post somewhat off-topic and the link was not a big deal.
Just since it was "in the past", it may become difficult. So I'd say: go on as usual and when a post of yours gets deleted, ask again; you may get better answer than the current guessing.
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