I am not sure whether Floyd has made his retirement official or not. His last fight against Conor netted him more than $300 million and he can expect a similar amount in case he takes on Manny Pacquiao once more. My opinion is that he is still capable of 1-2 fights. If Manny wins against Thurman, then the prospect of a Floyd vs Manny rematch may be too hard to ignore for everyone.

The mainstream media shapes public opinion. They decide whether an individual, an organization or an asset should be having a positive image or a negative one. If they decide for the latter, then they will publish all sort of negative news and unfortunately a lot of people (especially the middle-aged and the elderly) still relies on mainstream media more than the social media for their daily dose of news.

You are right. Currently, Bitcoin is not very suitable for making payments and that's why the vast majority of the users treat the coin as an investment asset. Also, third party payment processors needs to be used for BTC payments, as getting confirmations can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 1 hour. But Bitcoin is still in its infancy. As time progresses, it will become more user-friendly.

After a sharp rise during June, BSV is once again losing its value. During the past 2-3 weeks, the coin has lost more than 40% of its value against Bitcoin. And the mining difficulty for BSV also shows a corresponding drop. That explains why the BSV promoters such as Craig Wright are resorting to desperate measures to keep the coin afloat.

His prediction is a very realistic one. He is not dishing out wild imaginations (such as the $1 million per coin claim from John McAfee). Right now BTC is nearing $250 billion market cap, and another 4x rise is definitely possible within the next 5-6 years. If you ask me, I would say that it will happen even before that. We can trust Willy Woo much more than either Warren Buffet, Jim Rodgers or John McAfee.

It means more headache for the bounty hunters. Imagine what will happen, if a bounty hunter participates in 12 different bounty campaigns and end up with a dozen different tokens in his wallet. Now let's imagine that all these tokens got listed in different exchanges. The bounty hunter will have to register with all these different exchanges and he needs to undergo KYC for each one of them. On top of that, he need to pay the deposit / withdrawal fees to multiple exchanges.

This is why I said before the start of the tournament that teams from South Asia  should arrive in England at least two weeks prior to the start, and get themselves acclimatized to the conditions. Bangladesh was the only Asian team which did that, and the impact was evident from the first round of matches. That said, both India and Pakistan fought well after the initial setbacks.

OK.. Let me summarize the positives and negatives for both Thurman and Manny:

Manny Pacquiao:

Advantages:
1. Overwhelming fan support
2. Decades of experience in boxing
3. As per reports, he is in good form recently

Disadvantages:
1. At 40 years, he is nearing retirement
2. Stayed away from boxing and got involved in politics recently
3. Floyd's refusal to fight him might have affected the morale

Keith Thurman:

Advantages:
1. At 30 years, he is in prime age.
2. The fight will happen in the US and there is a chance that the jury might be in his favor
3. Recent form has been good

Disadvantages:
1. His last win by KO was almost six years ago
2. There is a lot of pressure on him to win this fight
3. Betting odds are rapidly shifting against his favor

Terrorism is just another excuse from the authorities to force KYC down out throats. Do you really believe that these "terrorists" are too retarded to use their own KYC info? They can easily get stolen KYC info from the dark markets for $25 or $50. Nowadays, the word "terrorism" is frequently used by the authorities to snoop down on ordinary people.

Its not that simple. For sure he will earn a great deal of money even if he loses the fight. But in case he loses it, then his future prospects may be in jeopardy. Getting a good opponent is very important, and Manny will be getting a big boost if he upsets Thurman on July 20th. Also, in case he loses this one, then his fans may not turn out in great numbers for the upcoming fight against Khan. 

You can check this article yourselves:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-01/bitcoin-criminals-set-to-spend-1-billion-on-dark-web-this-year

See the language that they have used. They have highlighted the slight increase in the overall USD value (that may be due to the increase in net worth of the coins that were already deposited to the dark market wallets). But the most important fact is hidden somewhere in the middle of the article. It sates that:

As far as I understand, the exchange rate of Libracoin will be determined based on the market dynamics. The only difference between the other cryptocurrencies is that Libracoin will be a centralized cryptocoin. So in case Zuckerberg doesn't like your FB profile, then there is a chance that he may freeze your coins and impound your wallet.  

During mid-2017, the dominance was down to 33% and Ether was closely behind with 31% (BTC lost a large chunk of the market share when BCH forked out). But even then, Bitcoin was the most dominant coin out there. Now the market share has grown by almost 2x from those levels and we don't need to worry about the future of Bitcoin anymore.

Are you talking about a 51% attack? That may be possible with some of the little known cryptocurrencies, but not with Bitcoin. For launching a 51% attack on BTC, you need millions of mining rigs and many Gigawatts of electricity. I don't think that all these can be procured on short notice. Is there any evidence of an impending attack? Else, please refrain from spreading FUD here.

Increasing market cap doesn't guarantee anything. And for many of the lesser known altcoins, a large part of the circulating supply is not in free-float, which means that these coins are not actively traded. So the market capitalization calculated by coinmarketcap may be inflated. Right now, I would say that the market cap stats are accurate only for Bitcoin.

The odds may be favoring Manny as of now, but still in my opinion Keith Thurman is having a better chance of winning the fight. Anyway just 12 days to go for the event, and the long wait is about to be finished. This fight is more important for Thurman, as his promotional deals may take a hit in case Manny is able to upset him with a KO or a unanimous decision. 

If spin is not suitable for English conditions, then why did India played two full-time spinners (Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal) for their match against England? And Jadeja is a batsman who can bowl, rather than the other way around. He is capable of pushing the run rate upwards in the middle order, unlike players such as Dhoni and Jadhav.

It may be impossible to physically ban Bitcoin. But at the same time, the government authorities are capable of preventing the usage of Bitcoins, by arresting its users. This tactic has been used by third world nations such as Bangladesh, to scare away people from transacting with BTC. And the Indian government, as per reliable reports is also moving towards that direction.

Bitcoin has survived so many obstacles and competition ever since its creation in 2009. It survived tough competition from alts such as Litecoin, Ethereum and Cardano. The forking of coins such as BCH and BSV was another tough battle for Bitcoin. Now the next obstacle is going to be the competition from Libracoin, which may get launched in 2020.

2025? Nope. We don't need to wait for another 6 years to witness that. If you remember, in 2017 the total crypto market capitalization was only a tad short of the $1 trillion mark. And looking at the current market situation, it looks like this milestone will be reclaimed sometime in 2020, either before or after the next block reward halving.