He was trying to help. So, at least show some respect even he wasn't able to solve your problem.
Sorry, but if you are dealing with cryptocurrencies and you don't even know what a blockexplorers is then I don't know how we can help you!
Stop blaming Electrum for your own.. mistakes.

Who said otherwise! OP is more about comparing day trading to gambling not comparing day trading to trading!
There are few similarities between day trading and gambling tbh although I don't want to admit this. Day gambling is too risky and it's most of the times it's based on luck. The reason why I said this is because there is no way to predict the price of a coin in the next moment no matter how experienced you are in technical analysis or whatever trading technic you use.

New gamblers don't need any treatment or behavioral treatment as they are not showing any sign of addiction. They are just some random people having fun while placing bets.
If we are going to talk about preventive measures to avoid addiction then this a different matter. Prevention is totally different from curing.
Prevention usually focuses on spreading awareness about the side effects of compulsive gambling. But when we have to deal with addicts then there are other measures to be taken.

Can you tell us why do you think it looks legit? Is it because it's offering 10% profit instead of 100%?
Without even visiting the website or doing any investigation, I can guarantee it's a scam website. Don't send them any money.
Just ask yourself this stupid question: if they can make a guaranteed 10% roi why do they need your money for? Why don't they just keep investing their own money over and over! If they do so, they will be among the richest people in the world in a matter of few weeks.

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كلامك صحيح تماما. اغلب التبرعات تمت عندما كان سعر البيتكوين منخفظ جدا و منذ أن بدأ السعر بالارتفاع نسبيا تقريبا لم يقم اي احد بذلك.
اغلب المتبرعين و أصحاب العضويات المميزة توقف نشاطهم في المنتدى منذ فترة طويلة بإستثناء شخص واحد أو شخصين لا زالا نشطين.

إضافة لامكانية استغلال هذه الميزة في التحيل، و هو السبب الرئيسي باعتقادي لمنعها، فان تغيير اسم المستخدم بشكل متكرر يمكن أن يسبب بعض الارتباك لبقية المستخدمين إذ سيجعل ذلك من الصعب متابعة من كتب ماذا و من علق على من و هو ما لا ترغب بحدوثه في المنتديات بالخصوص.

إضافة للمتبرعين، المشرفون، ان لم أكن مخطئا، يمكنهم أيضا تغيير اسمائهم.

This wallet maintenance will not affect bitcoin deposits or trades. Only withdrawals will be suspended during the maintenance period. So, you can make deposits without having to worry about losing your bitcoins.

I just checked my email and I find it weird too that I didn't receive a notification about this event although I receive a lot of promotional emails from them on a daily basis!

This is a very good point!
In fact, this isn't or shouldn't be just an option as there are many laws and regulations which aim to protect users and customers' privacy.
For example, in Europe there is the GDPR (general data protection regulation). According to GDPR, any company or service provider who operate in the EU or provide its services to one of its countries is obliged to delete the user/customer's data or personal information they have collected when the customer asks them to do so.

Happy to hear this but can you share with us how you manage to do this? Are you following some strategies that guarantee to be always on profit or you rely only on luck? If it's the latter then you are very lucky person!
I'm asking this because, personally, I don't think there is any strategy that can guarantee you will always win. I've tried many of them and none of them worked. Not to mention that it has been proved multiple times how and why they won't work.
It would appreciate it if you share more information about this.

I've never played lottery on online casinos or bought lottery tickets online, tbh. But I assume if you get lucky and you win, the prize will be credit to your online account automatically without having to claim it. Am I right? If yes, then there is no need to worry about expiration dates in first place! However, you should be aware that some casinos have the right to close your account and freeze your money if you remain inactive for a long period. So better check this on the casino's terms of service.

مرحبا بك اخي بيننا و اتمنى لك التوفيق و الاستفادة.
فقط أردت أن أضيف ان كسب نقاط الجدارة ليس حصرا على من لديهم معرفة كبيرة بهذا المجال. يمكن لأي شخص ان يكسب نقاط الجدارة فقط بالتفاعل الايجابي مع باقي الأعضاء على شرط ان يكون التفاعل بشكل طبيعي. فمثلا يمكن أن يكسب شخص ما عديد النقاط فقط بطرح اسئلة جيدة.
هناك أعضاء في المنتدى من أكثر الحاصلين على نقاط الجدارة لكن لحد الان لا يعلمون حتى أساسيات عمل البيتكوين!
برأيي الأهم ان تستمتع بوجودك هنا و تحاول أن تستفاد قدر المستطاع من تجارب و خبرة الأعضاء الآخرين و ستلاحظ ان ترقية العضوية ليس بتلك الصعوبة و ربما حتى ليس بتلك الأهمية، كما يتصور البعض.

في الواقع، استعمال المنصات المركزية التداول العملات الرقمية لا يؤثر على المركزية هذه الأخيرة بل بالأصح يتعارض مع المبادئ و الاسس التي بنيت عليها و هي كونها وسيلة دفع من الند للند تكون تحت سيطرة صاحبها فقط و لا تحتاج لتدخل طرف ثالث.
يوجد هناك بعض المنصات اللامركزية الجيدة و المشهورة مثل bisq و hodlhodl و غيرها لكن مشكلة اغلب ان لم يكن كل هذه المنصات هو قلة السيولة و حتى عدم وجود أي طلبات بيع و شراء في بعض البلدان خاصة منها العربية.

المنصات المركزية شر لا بد منه للأسف و لا أعتقد اننا سنتمكن من التخلي عنها في القريب العاجل. لذلك ان اضطررت استعمالها فعلى الاقل استعمل المشهورة منها و الاكثر موثوقية.

[banned mixer] Mixer Review Program #2
Bitcointalk username: khaled0111

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UI/UX experience:
I've used few different mixers in the past so I've a small idea about how a mixer should look like and what to expect to see there (mixers work differently on the back-end but on the front-end, the mixing steps are almost the same). However, this is the first time I use [banned mixer]. So, the first thing I did was to open the website on different browsers (Chrome, edge, tor,,) to see if there are any glitches or anything like that but didn't notice any.

The design is simple and neat which is what you should expect from a service such as a mixer. Almost everything is there where it's supposed to be and understanding how the service works and what you are supposed to do to mix your coins is not that hard even for someone who is using the platform for the first time!

Some notes and suggestions:
- The dark mode is cool but I think it's a bit too dark! The contrast needs to be revised since some content is unreadable unless you increase the screen brightness.
- You use different colors for each new receiving address which is also good but some of those colors don't fit well with the too dark background.
- Everytime you click on a different (?) info buttons, a box pops up and overlaps the previous one and it's not obvious how to close them. This should be done automatically by clicking anywhere on the screen:

- On the "Enter your receiving address(es) form, I believe it would be better if the input field for each address was above its corresponding text label (for mobile btowsers) and to its right (for desktop browsers).

Mixing:
I made two mixing sessions. The first was with chrome browser on mobile and the second was with tor on desktop (windows).

Mix 1:
Browser: chrome
Device: mobile
Service type: basic
Amount: 0.001

I intentionally shose the receiving delay to be 0hr:0min to see if I'll receive the coins instantly as expected. The Anonymizing meter showed "weak" which makes perfect sense in this case.
Every thing went smooth. I didn't face any problem during the mixing process as everything was straight forward.
As soon as the deposit transaction got confirmed, the mixer sent the mixed coins to the receiving address I've provided earlier. The received amount was the same as what the Fee calculator showed.
The transaction fee was ~20sat/vb while mempool.space suggested ~ 16 sat/vb for fast confirmation so it was a reasonable fee rate not  overpaying.

However, the mixer used three inputs and two change addresses! I don't know if this was done in purpose as part of the mixing process or not but it will significantly increase the transaction weight.

Mix 2:
Browser: Tor
Device: desktop (win 10)
Service type: premium
Amount: 0.0011

For this session, I entered the tumbler code I got from the previous one to be sure I won't receive coins from my own address. For some reason, the website didn't recognize it as valid (the input box turned into red) but when I clicked on continue, it got accepted and I was redirected to the next page!

As for the first mixing session, this one went smooth too. I really liked how smooth it was to move the slider which is something I always struggle with on other websites.
The website loaded fastly although I used the onion link on tor!
After the mixing has ended, I received the mixed coins (exact amount) on my wallet.

Note:
- after providing the receiving address and clicking "continue", I realized I've forgotten to provide the tumbler code. I wanted to go back to the previous step but there was no way to do so. Clicking on the browser back button, takes you to the main page and you have to start the process from scratch!
It would be useful if the steps numbers on the top of the page were click able and allow you to switch between different tabs in case the user wanted to check or edit some information.


- on the receiving address field, a paste button or a qr scanner would be a nice addition.

For both sessions, I downloaded the letters of guarantee and verified their signature with no problems.
Also, I looked up the receiving transactions on a blockexplorer and went back few hops to see if there is any connection between the involved addresses but couldn't find any. So, I suppose the mixer works fine just as it's expected to be.

[b]Support:[/b]
I sent a message to customer support just to see how responsive they are. I waited few minutes without getting an answer then I realized I need to provide the letter of guarantee first! Not sure why this is required? What if someone have some questions and needs answers before he decides whether to use the service or not?

[b]Conclusion:[/b]
Overall, the the website design looks good but there is still room for improvement. The user experience was great and there isn't much to complain about. Mixing coins on [banned mixer] is straightforward and doesn't require any technical knowledge.

هل يمكن أن يكون موقفه من البيتكوين و دعمه له سببا في تقدمه في نوايا التصويت وقتها؟
لا أعلم أن فاز هذا النترشح بالانتخابات ام لا لأنني لم اتابع الاخبار بصراحة. لكن هناك عديد السياسيين الذين غيروا قناعاته و عدلوا عن وعودهم بعد فوزهم بالانتخابات لأسباب عدة منها انها كانت في الأصل وعود زائفة من الأساس او لأنهم تعرضوا الضغوطات ا انهم صدموا بالواقع الذي يحتم عليهم التراجع و التنازل عن تلك القناعات.

على العموم، مرت فترة جيدة منذ أن قامت السلفادور بتبني البيتكوين لكن الى حد الآن لا أعتقد أن هناك تحسن ملحوظ او تطور في اقتصاد البلد كما لم يؤثر ذلك بشكل كبير على سوق العملات الرقمية و أسعارها. لذلك حتى أن قام هذا المرشح بنفس الخطوات فلست متفائل جدا أن ذلك سيكون له أي تأثير إيجابي. على الاقل ليس بشكل ملحوظ او بالشكل الذي نتمناه.

الموضوع كما ذكر الأخوة تم طرحه من قبل لكن يمكن الاستفادة من موضوعك باستغلاله للنقاش و تبادل الأفكار حول جدوى هذه الطريقة في حماية الحسابات و ان كان يوجد طرق أخرى يمكن الاستعانة بها لاسترجاع الحسابات في حال نسيان كلمات السر او في حال تم سرقتها. و في نفس الوقت يبقى الموضوع الاخر فقط لغرض تسجيل العناوين و الرسائل الموقع.

مثلا اتفق مع الأخ huge حول أهمية ذكر بعض التفاصيل في الرسالة الموقعة حتى تكون لها أكبر فائدة و تحقق الغرض منها.
بالنسبة لاسترجاع الحسابات المفقودة او المسروق فإنه يوجد فريق مخصص لهم صلاحيات خاصة و مهتم بالتعامل مع مثل هذه الحالات يمكن الاتصال بهم للحصول على المساعدة في حال الحاجة.

Palestinians will never do that. Please, check your facts /.

I think there is no point in discussing this with them anymore. They insist that gambling is not different from trading no matter what we say. It looks like we are running in a circle here, so let it go as it seems this a waste of time and energy.
To get back to the main subject, if you want to remain safe when gambling, just gamble to have fun and don't spend on it more than you can afford to lose. This is all you have to do.

When you gamble you should not expect to get anything back except to have fun. If you expect to make a profit from gambling then you should think again. Gambling is not an investment
There is no risk in playing some games and placing few bets. There is a risk to lose those bets but this is a risk you are supposed to be ready for. Gambling has never been and will never be a quick way to become rich.

If you have played at stake and had a good experience there then there is no shame in sharing this experience with us. Why do you think it's not right to share your honest experience. So, just because you are wearing stake's signature you are not supposed to talk good about them! Look at ognasty, read his posts and learn from him  

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Even before the invention of AI technologies, computers were designed to beat humans and they did it.
AI aren't designed to beat humans but they were designed to make it feel like you would have a chance to beat them.
AI systems can process multiple equations in a second without any emotional interference which gives them advantage over humans. As a human you can process more equations than cpus but your emotions will keep you behind.

Are you for sure!? If we are going to apply your logic then we can say anything we drink or eat is a waste of money as it's going to be throwing away eventually. Do you suggest that we should stop drinking coffee, beers. and eating donuts, pizzas. because it's a waste of money and instead we should use that money to buy lottery tickets? I hope I got you wrong here!