I wouldn't mind much about the trash-talk. Fighters behave the way they are told by their managers and sometimes the organizers push hard to get more publicity. But in the end it is the performance inside the ring that matters. Even after all this trash-talk, if he loses this fight then it is not going to be good for Keith Thurman. Reminds me of the David Haye vs Wladimir Klitschko fight in 2011.

The dominance is still staying above 65%, despite some late fight back from the alts. The trends indicate that the market share of Bitcoin will continue to increase, reaching 70% or more by the end of this year. And it will increase further next year, as a result of the upcoming block reward halving. Right now I don't see a good future for any of the alts.

The basic concept of a decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain platform was first used for Bitcoin. All the coins that came after Bitcoin used the same basic concept, with some modifications. Some of these coins may be more advanced than Bitcoin as far as their technology is concerned. However, the purpose and intention is the same and the differences are not big enough to replace BTC.

The initial draft for the Euro T20 Slam 2019 got completed yesterday and the mainstream media chose not to cover it. A total of 6 teams are participating, including two each from the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland. You can get the full team composition here:

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/euro-t20-slam-2019-draft-full-squads-players-list-eoin-morgan-babar-azam-shahid-afridi-rashid-khan-1571414-2019-07-19

Some of the international super-stars, such as Rashid Khan, Eoin Morgan and Imran Tahir are taking part. But the interest is going to be mooted in India, as Indian players are not taking part (although there were rumors that Yuvraj Singh might participate).

If I am not wrong, the venue is Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Ireland will be pushing hard for an upset win. They don't get these sort of opportunities regularly. This is their first test match against a top-10 side for more than a year. So they will be satisfied with nothing less than a win, which can result in a huge boost to their financial situation.

Approximately 24 hours to go for the fight and the betting odds have changed completely. The earlier situation has been reversed and all of the betting sites have Manny Pacquiao as a clear favorite to win against Keith Thurman.

For the Filipino fans, the fight will start at 9 am Filipino time on July 21. For India, the local time is going to be 6:30 am. For American viewers, the PPV broadcast in Fox Sports 1 will be starting at 9pm Eastern Time on July 20.

West Indies may be having the home advantage and they may be able to surprise the Indians if all of their super-stars turn up for the matches. A star-studded playing XI, which includes Gayle, Pollard, Russel, Bravo, Lewis.etc may prove to be a tough nut to crack for the Indians. Some of their bowlers, especially the pacers like Cottrell, Roach and Thomas has the ability to trouble the Indian batting lineup.

I am not a very big fan of rugby, so please excuse me for my lack of knowledge. My favorite team happens to be New Zealand, which seems to be the strongest side participating in this edition. South Africa was one of the stronger sides, but their quality has gone down during the recent decades. I am rooting for NZ, but at the same time I wish all the very best for all the teams that managed to qualify.

And it is also heartening to note that the world cup has expanded to 20 sides to give more diversity to the competition. Their approach is very encouraging and it comes at a time when the cricket world cup has reduced the number of participants to 10.

We can't expect people in their 70s and 80s to sing praises about the cryptocurrency. They will never understand the concept and the purpose behind it. We need to concentrate on the younger generation and needs to have a lot of patience. And there is no need to get disheartened over Trump's comments. Just remember the basic fact: in the end, any sort of publicity is going to benefit Bitcoin.

Surprising that the ongoing discussion is limited to the upcoming Ashes series. No one is interested in the Indian tour of West Indies? The first T20 is scheduled in around two weeks from now and the surprise is that the venue for the first match is Lauderhill in Florida (Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground). ICC want to make some revenue from the Indian diaspora in the US.

He probably didn't meant it when he said that. His biggest fight was against Floyd Mayweather. I don't think that the fight against Thurman would come anywhere close to that one. The only opponent who can match Floyd in popularity and hype is going to be Gennady Golovkin. But then, a Manny vs GGG fight may never happen due to the weight difference.

At least your government is not arresting anyone for owning Bitcoins. The situation is really bad here in India. A proposed law, if passed by the parliament would make owning Bitcoins punishable by a prison sentence up to 10 years. I am not talking about using Bitcoins for any illegal trade. Just for owning Bitcoins, you will get a long prison sentence.

Just two more days to go for the fight... the hype started more than two months back and after that it was a long and frustrating wait for the matchday. Manny started as an underdog, and now he is the favorite as per the odds from majority of the betting sites. Extremely important fight for both of the fighters, especially after all that trash talk.

The latest news is that Cameron Bancroft and Marnus Labuschagne may get selected to the Australian team. Both of them had a good outing during the recently concluded county cricket season in England. Also, Alex Carey is almost certain to be selected, after his stellar performance during the world cup. On the other hand, Stoinis and Maxwell have been left out of the preliminary 25-member squad.

I think you are either from India or Bangladesh. What you have posted is true. Some people have been arrested by the cops for transacting coins. But at the same time, the authorities realize that it is not practical to arrest all the Bitcoin users, who number well in to the millions. They are trying to make a few token arrests and scare the remaining from using crypto.

There is no point in doing this, as it is not going to benefit anyone. As the total supply increases, the exchange rates may nosedive and all of us would incur losses. Any gains from this step will be visible only after many years, and that too will be restricted to the miners. Apart from the immediate negatives, long-term damage may also be significant, such as loss of reputation.

Here are my points:

1. It is not clear what is the real purpose of this coin. Justin Sun wants to "heal the internet", but he has no solid plans for the same.
2. Even the users don't know whether TRX is a social network, or media platform, or something like Bit Torrent.
3. Try to read the (original) TRX whitepaper. You will be surprised at the crude language and lack of idea.
4. Entire sections within the (original) white paper have been stolen from other projects (Filecoin and the InterPlanetary File System).
5. TRX is neither the first nor the best crypto platform to provide services like decentralized storage and filesharing.

First of all 1% is not "a lot". And bounty can be classified as one of the needs of the project. Without efficient advertising, the project will never be able to attract interest from the investors. And I don't know why you don't consider bounty as an "effective form of advertising". It is even more surprising, as you are currently taking part in a bounty campaign. Could you please enlighten us a bit more?

Thank you so much!!!

It worked like a charm and now I am able to sync my wallet. My internet connection is a bit slow, and therefore even after 2 hours the sync process is not completed (it is at 99% now). And thanks for your advice to upgrade to the latest version (v.1.0.3.1). Once the sync is complete, I will install the updated version. Hope that I won't face any difficulty this time.

It's not really surprising. The United States income tax authorities recently made crypto-to-crypto transactions taxable. So in order to calculate the tax, the total value of the coins needs to be calculated as per the prevailing exchange rates and the taxes need to be paid for either short-term or long-term capital gains. And that is also one of the reasons why the Binance exchange opened a separate platform for the American users.