I totally agree with you, @Jayjunagee. While speculations and predictions are important qualities that can be acquired relatively quickly, what i feel is more important is conviction, a quality so many investors lack especially those new to buying Bitcoin. When I talk about conviction, I mean that a Bitcoin investor should comprehend the underlying asset to a level where they feel at ease, all the while continuing to educate themselves by considering opposing arguments. Conviction offers so many benefits to investors, including,

1. With conviction, one can listen to opposing arguments with an open mind, assessing them for possible outcomes.

2. Conviction will help empower investors to navigate economic downturns and seize opportunities to acquire more Bitcoin during bear markets. It helps to fight against blind speculation, helping majority of Bitcoin investors make informed decisions based on a deep understanding of Bitcoin.

Maybe you had your hopes too high. I was expecting the game to be a very tough game for Manchester United. Maybe i though wrong. Definitely this is Manchester United biggest since the start of the season. Both the starting and finishing in the game were ok. At least  i was impressed by the performance of Gernachio, how he controlled the ball on the leg and made an early overhead kick which gave them the lead against Everton. Despite, the pattern of play Everton came it was meaningless at the end. So bad that they could not even score a goal. However, it's been quite a long time the Manchester United forward were able to work well and score goals, but we saw that today. Perhaps let it be a new start for them and continue with the spirit.

Also, am surprised by how well Aston villa has played this season. Their win against Tottenham today they really deserve it. Regardless of the two red card and some injury players that has befall Tottenham this season, Aston villa made good use of the opportunity where some other teams may jeopradize the chance.

Since most of the betting platforms stores betting history. You could go back after so many consecutive bets and check net profit an d net loss. Compare them which is greater than the other. Then you would know how better you've become in gambling. Most times you would notice that the number of winnings is greater now than when you started betting. Unless all your gambling bets are being given to you by professionals or persons who have been in the system for long. Otherwise you would see your progress.

However, in my own perspective I would prefer if performance level should be checked based on the ability to always walk away when your ahead. This is something that most gamblers do not pay concentration on. They may be good at winning beta but lack the ability to stop whenever they have increased their money.

My most concern is that people feel that cryptocurrency is gambling but literally only those who day to day trade are gamblers. Trading is a form of gambling are have more similarities in common. Both of them depends on predictions, speculations and risk. Another aspect that the  financial news favors the trader perspective and the statistical performance if a team and news regarding players presence or absence also favors a gambler. Trading is more like gambling. It's mostly done for short term gain. There is nothing like I have high IQ, more educated or made more researched as long as you can't see the future. That I'll consider a gambling whether trading or gamble.

In general a person who feels he can manage his emotions can gamble at the same time still trade since he has thee finance, capital or equity. The only common challenges for both a gambler or a trader is capital. Sometimes they could loss their capital in a trade or a bet. So they need to start all over again unless they have another source of income.

You made it sound as if Liverpool is a small club. Perhaps you forget that at all seasons Liverpool are very competitive for the EPL title. Liverpool is a very good team, performing very well this season and I have predicted that Mancity will not see the league title this season. It would be Liverpool or Arsenal. I have seen how small and big teams play in this season and I know it would be difficult for Mancity. A team like Liverpool that could perform very well even if they have two men down. Such a team is qualified to win the title. So I am not surprised at the 1:1 draw between Liverpool and Mancity. They shared the point which is good instead of them loosing. This shows they are both ready for the competition.

The current Bitcoin fees wouldn't have mattered to me because I am not selling, but the fees do matter because I DCA, and I don't want to leave my coins in the centralized exchange. This month, I have spent roughly $5 to $10 in transaction fees when I DCA every week. It may seem small, but in my country, it's enough to cover my feeding expenses for a month cumulatively.

I discussed this issue with my friend, and he suggested I use an exchange that utilizes the Lightning Network. According to him, this would help me get off with no fees any day. While I'm considering this alternative, another option is to wait for a month or two, then use the amount we kept for weekly DCA, hold it for a month or two, and lump sum. This way, i would incur just a one time fee. What are your thoughts on this? I feel like I may use the money kept for DCA for other expenses.

The few weeks i have worked with the @Sinbad family has thought me some pros and cons and i have gained experience. I will be leaving this campaign as i have been accepted in another campaign. Am grateful to @Royse777 for the chance to have worked in his campaign and also to all the participants. I won't forget @@philipma1957 continue winning as you have always done. Goodluck all

Avatar and signature updated. Its a privilege working with you sir.

There is no hope for Chelsea now as the game will end in a 4:1. Am not surprised that Newcastle has dealt with Chelsea today  There were a lot of conversations previously that Newcastle has a lot of injury players and that Chelsea will use that as an advantage to win Newcastle. But then I was against that statement. Newcastle may not perform well in the UCL but in the EPL I believe them to perform incredible regardless of the casualties before them. By January we will see a different game entirely from Newcastle after they have signed new players. I am certain that they will successfully come out top 5 in the EPL so that they can have another chance in the UCL next season.

I think there is some sort of logic behind casino slot machines. Not all of them are considered to be big scams for taking people's money. Sometimes they do pay out, and sometimes there is a loss. I'm having a thought that they are programmed to give 70% back to the house and 30% to a few lucky winners. This is why slots are called gambling. The winning is not certain, but you bet to win by chance.

There is only one casino game that I feel the winning probability is equal to the losing chances, which is blackjack. If a skilled player or someone who understands the game very well, they could win more than they lose, thereby giving them some compounding winning interest at the end of the day.

However, slot machines are designed and programmed to make you addictive. Even when you keep losing you still wants to play because of how you interact with the machine, the whole flash light thing is very attractive.

You're right. I am assuming the match was already close to the end when he placed the bet and if so, the fact that the odds were 2.05 is enough reason to be suspicious of the situation of the game, another thing is live games are more volatile and more likely to go wrong because one is predicting a match based in the current situation which can change any time, and some matches can receive up to and sometimes more than 10mins of added time which is enough time for things to change in the game, unlike betting pregame which one is more likely to predict correctly because one can analyze based on current forms, injury forms and previous head2head meetings.
Staking such a huge amount is not advisable for live games, but can be beneficial in basketball games and not in football games. The booky knows this and expects you to be informed on the disadvantages of VAR in staking live games so they would not admit to any fault or void the game due to that.

This is a very valid observation because it is a fact, but one important factor that comes to play as you mentioned is "financial management". If you have noticed, the "rich" usually stake higher for smaller odds as they are more likely to be won, some can stake on odds as low as 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, without exceeding 3odds while the "poor" would usually aim for bigger odds hoping to get rich from odds which can range from 20odds to sometimes even above 200odds with smaller amount of money, knowing fully well the probability of a large number of games(odds) to be won is slim.
I believe this is the primary reason why the "rich" is more successful at winning gambles than the "poor".

I kind of agree with your opinions on this Newcastle United v Chelsea  match, currently both clubs is suffering some significant absence in the field due to injury and suspensions with the likes of Burn, Murphy, Wilson, Botman and Barnes out for the Newcastle team as well as Chalobah, Chilwell, Fofana and Nkunku out for the Chelsea team.
It is not going to be an easy game for each of the teams, i believe that with Sterling's current form, he'll be able to create alot of chances for Chelsea, Newcastle in the other hand is not in a bad form equally but may find it hard to comfortably win Chelsea especially given the fact that in their previous 5 meetings Newcastle has only managed to win a single game and equally drawn a match while Chelsea has won 3 of those 5 meetings and drawn 1.
Chelsea is in a better shape and form ton win this match or the fixture could end in a draw.

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Everyone trust the banking system and the internet without understanding how it is been operated yet so many times the trust has been broken but will still make use of them. But Bitcoin was made so you don't have to trust others, which means you've got to trust on but yourself. You don't have to trust it, that's the nature. This is because no one knows what the actual price at any moment will be. The technology is great so it's on you to avoid scams and take steps to keep your investment safe and risk free.

I have only come across this type of replies in megathreads, mostly in gambling and speculation. If a person has to make this type of comment, they likely did it for a reason. There are some conversations where you have to go back to where it all started before you can understand what is being discussed. Most people do this so that anyone who enters a discussion can quickly read and understand where it all began. I don't expect a random person to jump into any argument or discussion without knowing the reasons.

This is true. Ever since Boniface was signed in Leverkusen he has performed very well. It surprised me a lot how he was able to adopt to the team play and the country lifestyle. Definitely his ex-club Liverpool will be missing his absence while watching how he strikes for Bayern Leverkusen. Currently he is their most esteemed striker so if anything should to him, there will be a lot of lapses in the team. Boniface has seven goals in eleven matches, and he is currently in a race for the highest goal scorer in the Bundesliga.

Bros you done check the price of this electric bike before you wan buy am. And also, the spec of the bike. Like how long e go last for raod. And for something like that, e sef no go to reason am. Because the battery capacity of that bike go they very high so that e go fit store enough voltage insisde am. I done reason am say the place i they live weting ah they pay for electricity no be small thing. Currently now ah they on my air condition for complete 8 hrs, once the environment done cool small ah done off am. Ah they regulate the usage of the meter system for where ah they live. Talk more of to come go buy electric bike. Omor that one go suck electricity weting no go do o. If i charge am completely full ah fit done burn all my meter finish. And ah no they certain how long e go last me.

Infact the cost of operation go they high too. We never reason the cost of maintenance. Since nah battery something, from to time battery fit weak and person go wan change am. So, the battery go they expensive, more expensive than that of the inverter batteries, nah so i see am. Make we no go move from one problem to another. I believe say this matter of fuel something go soon they balance for everybody, and we go adapt.

You might say you have not seen a physical business that has to do with Bitcoin as a means for payment. But there are lots of digital products that uses Bitcoin as a means in funding, trading, payment etc. in Nigeria. I have purchased some football kits (Jersey and thug from an online store which i paid in Bitcoin). But currently I can't do that because of the congestion so perhaps if there are many customers in Nigeria it will surely affect their business.

OP you're misunderstanding the entire halving process.

Firstly, Bitcoin halving does not occur every year. How does the Bitcoin halving cycle operate? Initially, miners received 50 BTC for each block they mined when Bitcoin was first created. This attracted early users to participate in mining, even before the success of Bitcoin became clear. The process involves reducing the rate at which new Bitcoin is produced by half every 210,000 blocks, which happens approximately every four years.

However instead of Bitcoin to gain a lower volatility, it will have a massive increase in the price which most person expect to be the next bull run. It has happened repeatedly and its likely to repeat again. In the past, roughly November 2012, when the price of BTC was about $12, the first halving happened. A year later, Bitcoin's price went up to almost $1,000. The second halving occurred in July 2016, and at that time, Bitcoin's price dropped to $670 but then went up to $2,550 by July 2017. Bitcoin also reached its highest price of about $19,700 in December 2017. During the most recent halving in May 2020, Bitcoin's price was $8,787, and it reached its highest ever, nearly $69,000, by November 2021. We are expecting to see what the next halving would be next year during April.