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661  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: October 23, 2023, 03:26:40 PM
Falling behind did not mean that Al-Nassr would accept the result easily and they managed to stage a comeback win with a score of 2-1. As hosts, it was natural that Al-Nassr could win, but they had quite a hard time dealing with Damac and had to fall behind by one goal before the end of the first half. Luckily, Al-Nassr often receives violations from opposing players and Al-Nassr's two goals in last night's match all came from free kicks. The two players who brought Al-Nassr to victory were Anderson Talisca and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both of them took beautiful free kicks and brought victory to Al-Nassr.



For Cristiano Ronaldo, he took a free kick that couldn't even make the opposing goalkeeper move an inch and his free kick reminded us of his free kick against Spain several years ago. Cristiano Ronaldo recreated the iconic free kick and the fans cheered as they saw his shot fly towards the goal. This result made Al-Nassr occupy 3rd place in the standings and succeeded in shifting Al-Ahli's position and was only separated by goal difference.
Yes, that's right, Ronaldo created another free kick which was impressive and resulted in a goal and Telisca also had a free kick which was very right on target and I was quite entertained by this match even though my bet lost but I saw Telisca's performance and Ronaldo was very satisfied and this is what I want to see talent kicking a ball that is difficult for the goalkeeper to guess results in a goal.
In fact, several times Ronaldo had the opportunity to score but was still not on target. In fact, the pressure continued to be applied by Ronaldo and Mane, but I admit that Damac FC's defense line is very strong and the goalkeeper is also very good at catching the ball.
Maybe if I counted Ronaldo's total chances if he managed to score at least 4 goals which would almost be a big score but this failure didn't make me disappointed because the satisfaction of Al Nasr's victory and the interesting goal made me feel satisfied.
In terms of squad depth, Al-Nassr should be able to score more than two goals, but even in normal attacks they are always thwarted by the opposing goalkeeper. Luckily, when the deadlock from normal attacks didn't work, Al-Nassr still had smart players to execute free kicks and Talisca and Ronaldo managed to do it all well.

I also feel satisfied with this result and at least Al-Nassr did not achieve a draw or lose because if they get this result it is certain that the positive trend they are maintaining will be broken and also the opportunity to get closer to the top of the standings will experience another setback.

Again and again, Cristiano Ronaldo does not disappoint. Even at the age of 38, he is performing like he is in his prime almost. The chances that he created, throughout the match, were really incredible to see. Nine matches, 11 goals, and five assists. This guy is really incredibly important for this team. And I also like the first goal that was scored by Al Nassr. I don't think anybody expected Cristiano Ronaldo to not take the free kick.

Right now, Al Nassr is in the third place. I am pretty sure that they are going to compete for that title pretty well. Also certain that Ronaldo is going to get a lot more goals in this season.
662  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 23, 2023, 03:16:47 PM
Afghanistan vs Pakistan

Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.

The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
Although Pakistan's opponent is Afghanistan, today's match will be a very interesting match. We may have to wait till the last ball to see who will win this match today. We have seen Pakistan and Afghanistan matches several times before and in all the matches we have seen between Afghanistan and Pakistan we have to wait till the last ball and either team wins the match in dramatic fashion. Pakistan will play Afghanistan which means Pakistan will be ahead statistically but no team is big in world cup as we have seen in previous few matches and Afghanistan can beat a team like England so I am sure Afghanistan will perform very well against Pakistan. I wouldn't be surprised if there is no change in the Pakistan XI as they did very well against Australia in the last match.

We did not see the expected performance from Pakistan. A target of 283 runs was set aside by them. It is a good enough target considering the pitch. But the bowlers are not doing well. Afghanistan collected 130 runs in the first wicket pair. And they lost their second wicket for just 190 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 65 runs and Ibarhim Zadran scored 87 runs. Rahmat Shah remains unbeaten with 32 runs. Afghanistan need only 93 runs. It is not a difficult task. But in the past matches we have seen that Afghanistan are completely dependent on their top order. If Afghanistan lose more wickets in the next few overs, they are likely to lose.
663  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 23, 2023, 12:41:51 AM
Afghanistan vs Pakistan

Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.

The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
664  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Turkish Super League 2023/24 Season on: October 22, 2023, 04:13:25 PM
Judging by the football played, Beşiktaş could have at least drawn yesterday's derby, but an early red card and a forced goalkeeper change upset all plans. We can say that Beşiktaş withstood Galatasaray well despite being down to ten men because Galatasaray didn't play very well in the derby match, even though they had a lot of chances, they couldn't capitalize on them and couldn't make up the difference. It's a sad result for Beşiktaş, as I said, they could have left with at least a draw and this draw could have been really important for them.
After Besiktas goalkeeper Günok received a red card in the 30th minute of the game while his team was already one goal down, I thought Galatasaray were gonna riot against their derby rivals. Besiktas really surprised me with their performance in that game and even drew level in the 69th minute through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain strike.
Mauro Icardi had to score in the 82nd minute to break Besiktas resilience and hand Galatasaray a win in that very important game. Galatasaray of a truth won that game but Besiktas I think should be very proud of their performance in that game

Yes, this match was hard for Besiktas. And they got the red card in the 30th minute, So they had to play almost an hour with having one man less. But still, they were able to perform pretty well until the second goal was scored by Galatasaray. If not for that penalty on the 82nd minute, I think they could have walked away with one point from this match. But it would still have been pretty hard because Galatasaray was really on fire in this match. They were launching attack one after another. Only if Besiktas could hold on for another 10 minutes, they could have walked away with one point from this match.
665  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 22, 2023, 09:24:34 AM
India vs NewZealand

By far the most awaited game to come. Both the team has played 4 matches and won 4 of them. Today any one team’s winning streak will be broke. Today India will come with a disadvantage, as due to the recent injury Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the team for today’s match. On the other hand Dharmashala has been a great fast bowling pitch, so Trent Boult will do wonders. Today it will be very difficult for India for playing in certain circumstances. What’s your take on this.
It will be difficult to form an opinion for both teams in today's match. However, India is much ahead of the past statistics of both teams in ODIs. Still, New Zealand is not far behind. In this high voltage match today we will see a tough match at the Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Both the teams will want to fight hard to win. In this match of victory and defeat, one team must lose. But I predict that India will win today's match at home by defeating New Zealand.
India won the toss against New Zealand and elected to field first. New Zealand lost a crucial wicket early in their first innings. Devon Conway returned to the pavilion after being dismissed for no runs in the second over of Mohammad Siraj's first spell. Losing early wickets does not bode well for New Zealand. New Zealand are heavily dependent on their top-order batsmen, as they lost a wicket early on, so the two New Zealand batsmen are under a lot of pressure at the moment.

India went into the field today against New Zealand with two changes but New Zealand fielded with an unchanged XI. Mohammad Sami was included in the team instead of Sardul Thakur due to poor performance and SKY was included in the team instead of Hardik Pandya due to injury.

New Zealand lost two wickets very quickly. And losing wickets so quickly has slowed down their performance. In 10 overs of the power play, the team collected only 34 runs, losing 2 wickets. We have not seen the New Zealand team batting so slowly in the previous matches.

This pitch of Dharmasala is not batting friendly. Bowlers are at a good advantage. If New Zealand can set a target of more than 250 then I think it will be a good enough collection to contend with. Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell are now at the crease. Two very talented and experienced batsmen. Hopefully, the New Zealand team will provide a big target today.
666  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 21, 2023, 12:57:05 PM
South Africa performed well in the first two matches. They won by big margins against Sri Lanka and Australia. But in the last match the team suffered an unexpected defeat against the Netherlands and lost by 38 runs against the Netherlands. That is why it is very important for South Africa to win today's match. On the other hand, out of 3 matches, England lost both. Therefore, if they do not win today's match, it will become more difficult for England to qualify for the semi-finals.

South Africa is not batting well. They are under pressure at the beginning of the innings. South Africa lost de Kock's important wicket for just 4 runs. And at the end of 6 overs South Africa collected only 18 runs. I think England will be able to win today's match.
South Africa are 394/5 in 49 overs and that's enough to prove how well they bat. Credit for this enormous runs goes to Marco Jansen and Heinrich Klaasen they have a partnership of 151 runs on just 76 balls. With 6 balls still to be bowled, it's very much possible that South Africa may cross 400 runs. It looks like a batting track but still 400 runs won't be easy to chase.

South Africa set a target of 400 runs. I didn't think they would give such a big target. My guess was that South Africa would be able to deliver a target of 350.
At the end of 40 overs, South Africa's total was 256 with the loss of 5 wickets. The team collected 143 runs in the last 10 overs. With the help of Heinrich Klaaseen and Marco Jansen's excellent batting, the team was able to provide such a big target. Klaasen scored 109 off 67 balls and Jansen scored 75 off 42 balls. Apart from Adil Rashid of England team, I don't think any bowler's performance is good. Maybe South Africa will win today's match by a big margin.
667  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 21, 2023, 09:12:13 AM
South Africa performed well in the first two matches. They won by big margins against Sri Lanka and Australia. But in the last match the team suffered an unexpected defeat against the Netherlands and lost by 38 runs against the Netherlands. That is why it is very important for South Africa to win today's match. On the other hand, out of 3 matches, England lost both. Therefore, if they do not win today's match, it will become more difficult for England to qualify for the semi-finals.

South Africa is not batting well. They are under pressure at the beginning of the innings. South Africa lost de Kock's important wicket for just 4 runs. And at the end of 6 overs South Africa collected only 18 runs. I think England will be able to win today's match.
668  Economy / Economics / Re: The impact of war on global economy. on: October 21, 2023, 02:51:42 AM
I will answer you as a citizen of Ukraine who saw all this with my own eyes. The problem is that this is not some kind of “local, small dispute between two countries” where it would really be reasonable to find a compromise solution. Russia came to DESTROY us. Completely destroy. And as Golda Meir said: You cannot negotiate with someone who has come to kill you.
This is reality - a maniac whose goal is to kill you will not negotiate with you, because... His goal is not agreement, but your destruction. This is exactly what the situation looks like in Ukraine. For one thing, I highly recommend listening to Russian state news channels - there is the wildest mixture of Nazism, xenophobia, misanthropy, denial of rights, ... RASHIZM (Russian Nazism) is worse than the brown plague of Nazism! Therefore, Russia itself, with its policies and openly stated goals, left us no choice.

If we compare Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Russo-Ukrainian war, Israel has been so much more brutal and merciless so far. Did Putin cover-bomb the sh*t out of Ukraine? No. Did he deliberately target densely-populated residential areas? Not really. Israel doesn't give a damn about hostages! Some of them have already been killed in airstrikes. Did Russians cut off water, internet, electricity, gas supply to Ukraine? Nope.

Right now Israel is pulling heavy tanks and other armored vehicles to the Palestinian border. They offered 24 hours for the civilians to flee the area. Seriously? Over a million people in 24h?   Shocked   

Israel has chosen the most effective method of fighting terrorists - their total destruction. And this should have been done with Russia, but unfortunately our forces are not equal.
But all the same - rashism will also be destroyed!

Regarding what Putin and Russian citizens did in Ukraine: Entire large cities and hundreds of small towns and villages were destroyed, hundreds of thousands of civilians, peaceful cities were destroyed by brutal bombing, autumn 2022 - attempts to destroy the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, destruction of the heating system in winter, explosion Hydroelectric power stations, torture, kidnappings of children, constant shelling of peaceful cities with both missiles and UAVs.... This is pure terrorism + Nazism. And this evil is called - RACHISM! And only after the destruction of the center of world terrorism will the world economy be able to return to stability and development.

Then why in the world they're attacking peaceful residents of Gaza? Destroy the terrorists, not hospitals and nurseries.

Then I stopped reading your post, because a bit fat chunk of propaganda follows... "Entire large cities and hundreds of small towns and villages were destroyed" please name at least a single "large city" "destroyed" by Russia.  Grin

After bombing a hospital in Gaza and an estimated death toll of around 700 civilians. The Israeli army continues to attack a hundred-year-old Christian church that shelters 500 civilians. Is that what they call anti-terrorism? Are all Palestinians terrorists? What is confusing is that many people cannot even distinguish between terrorists and civilians but always say that terrorists must be fought. What is happening in Palestine is terrible, the Israeli army is no different from brutal fascists and imperialists.

These are images I found on social network X.

669  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 20, 2023, 03:16:42 PM
In the end, Australia's innings ended on 367 runs. They should have collected more than 400. Because the two openers batted brilliantly. The team lost 9 wickets to collect these 367 runs.

After collecting 259 runs from the first wicket pair, the team could not collect 300 runs. The middle order batted very poorly. Apart from the two openers, no other player can bat well. Australia collected only 28 runs in the last 6 overs. I expected some better batting from Australia's middle order.

Pakistan's fielding was not good enough today. If the fielding was good, they could have stopped the Australian team within 350. Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled brilliantly today. If one more bowler like Afridi did well today, Australia would not have collected so much. He took 5 wickets for just 54 runs in 10 overs. However, let's see how Pakistan performs batting against such a big target.
After 33 overs, Australia's total was 245/0. In the last 17 overs they collected 122 runs and lost 9 wickets. They averaged a little over 7 runs per over. The batting of Australia's two openers looked like they would deliver a target of over 400. But after the two openers are out, no batsman can bat responsibly. The two openers put together 284 runs today and Pakistan gave 25 extra runs. The collection of the remaining 9 batsmen of Australia was only 58 runs. Had Maxwell or Smith been able to stay at the crease, the team could have collected around 400.

Haris Rouf scored the most runs among Pakistani bowlers today. Despite picking up three wickets, he conceded 83 runs in 8 overs. I miss Naseem Shah today. If Naseem Shah was in the squad along with Afridi, maybe Pakistan's bowling attack would have been stronger.
I won't say there is absolutely no chance of Pakistan winning. This is a much more difficult task, but it is not impossible. The outfield is very fast. If Pakistan's batsmen can stay at the crease, they have a chance to win this match. Scoring runs will not be too difficult if Pakistan's batsmen can stay at the crease. But the performance of Pakistan's batsmen is very erratic. They cannot be trusted.

Pakistani openers Imam Ul Haque and Abdullah Shafique have started well. Pakistan collected 40 runs in 5 overs. The team has not lost any wicket yet. They are batting very smoothly. Abdullah scored 10 runs from 11 balls and Imam Ul Haque remained unbeaten with 25 runs from 19 balls. If the opening pair is prolonged, the match will become more competitive.

It is gradually becoming difficult for Pakistan to win the match. However, their two openers batted very responsibly. Pakistan's two openers got off to a decent start. But could not score a century. But the important thing is that Pakistan captain Babar cannot play well. Babar and Rizwan's performance was very important in this match. Now as Pakistan needed around 8.5 runs per over, hard hitting batsmen like Babar and Rizwan were needed. Babar could collect only 18 runs. Talented batsmen like Rizwan, Shakeel and Iftikhar are still there. But I don't think Pakistan will be able to win.
670  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 20, 2023, 01:31:37 PM
Conversely for Arsenal even though they are definitely in the favorites in this match, it will still be complicated with Chelsea's condition which is difficult to guess especially from h2h too they are not too different.
Will Chelsea's streak of luck come to an end in their match against Arsenal this time? I believe so. You can't rely too heavily on luck in football matches. Chelsea's recent performance has indeed improved, but it falls short compared to Arsenal's consistent form. Arteta has shown great skill in managing all the roles at Arsenal, and I admire the young manager.
Expecting Chelsea to win is quite a heavy bet, and the odds are stacked against them. This match is dubbed a "Big Match" because Chelsea is a big team, but in terms of squad strength, they still can't quite measure up to the top 3 big teams in the current EPL.
I predict Chelsea will narrowly lose to Arsenal.
Currently, it is difficult for Chelsea to face the aggression of Arteta troops if Chelsea is unable to improve their attack line. They need a lot of luck in this match. But I still hope that if Chelsea plays against a big club, maybe there will be a little prestige in the players so they won't be easily beaten. So there is motivation to provide tight resistance, well at least not make many blunders at the back. Because Arsenal can always turn the opponent's mistakes into goals.
For their last 3 matches, Chelse's attacking line actually started to stretch and experienced a significant change in my opinion because the 11 goals they managed to score this season (in the EPL competition) 6 of them occurred in their last 2 matches and this proves that their performance is slowly improving from the attacking line but the problem is that when Artetaa can block it and close the movement of some players like Sterling on the wing and the flow of the ball by Caicedo in the midfield this will make problems because after all, it's not just the attacking line. The problem is when Artetaa can stem that and close the movement of several players such as Sterling on the wings and the flow of the ball by Caicedo in midfield this will make Chelsea have problems because after all they have never faced a tough match after facing Liverpool at the start of the season and now they are facing Arsenal again which can be said to be the Big Match again after several matches against fairly ordinary clubs.

It is true that Chelsea have played well in their last two matches. Their performance has improved. In the last two matches they have scored 6 goals and conceded only one goal. The overall performance of the team was quite stable. But they have won against weaker teams like Bunley and Fulham. Arsenal are much stronger. And it can be said that Arsenal have one of the strongest defense lineups in the Premier League this year. They have conceded just 6 goals in 8 matches this season. They have played very well against teams like Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United. That's why I think it's very unlikely that Arsenal will drop points against Chelsea now. I consider Arsenal favorites even in Chelsea's home game. And I think Arsenal can win this match without any obstacles.
671  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 20, 2023, 12:44:57 PM
In the end, Australia's innings ended on 367 runs. They should have collected more than 400. Because the two openers batted brilliantly. The team lost 9 wickets to collect these 367 runs.

After collecting 259 runs from the first wicket pair, the team could not collect 300 runs. The middle order batted very poorly. Apart from the two openers, no other player can bat well. Australia collected only 28 runs in the last 6 overs. I expected some better batting from Australia's middle order.

Pakistan's fielding was not good enough today. If the fielding was good, they could have stopped the Australian team within 350. Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled brilliantly today. If one more bowler like Afridi did well today, Australia would not have collected so much. He took 5 wickets for just 54 runs in 10 overs. However, let's see how Pakistan performs batting against such a big target.

After 33 overs, Australia's total was 245/0. In the last 17 overs they collected 122 runs and lost 9 wickets. They averaged a little over 7 runs per over. The batting of Australia's two openers looked like they would deliver a target of over 400. But after the two openers are out, no batsman can bat responsibly. The two openers put together 284 runs today and Pakistan gave 25 extra runs. The collection of the remaining 9 batsmen of Australia was only 58 runs. Had Maxwell or Smith been able to stay at the crease, the team could have collected around 400.

Haris Rouf scored the most runs among Pakistani bowlers today. Despite picking up three wickets, he conceded 83 runs in 8 overs. I miss Naseem Shah today. If Naseem Shah was in the squad along with Afridi, maybe Pakistan's bowling attack would have been stronger.
672  Economy / Economics / Re: Isreal and Palestine war and losing your wallet phrase and password on: October 20, 2023, 02:38:53 AM
Have you consider that you lose all your coins because the wallet phrase to your coins and PC burn in a war.
So what will you do if you survive after the war to start back your financial struggling and your crypto investment journey. Or can you get the coins back?
That stupid thing if it still exists (save his investment on PC), I don't know what he thinks in the middle of the war, he still brings the laptop where all his treasure is inside on the laptop. 

Does he know if Bitcoin is one of the simple instruments of investment?. we don't even need to bring anything like fiat, gold, safe box or other items when run in the middle of a war. In bitcoin, we only need a 12 word mnemonic seed that we can write on laminate paper or metal plate. If you want to be safe write it on a metal plate, that's not much either, we just need 5x10 cm plate to stamp 4 letter seed. Just simple like that.

Even if he wasn't at war, storing the seed phrase on the PC was a bad and stupid idea. There is no need for war to destroy everything he has, daily dangers from the internet or in life are enough to rob him of all his assets if he continues to store them on his PC. Storing seed phrases on internet-connected devices or on computers, phones...is never recommended. I remember we have discussed this issue thousands of times and for many years, but why do some people still make these basic mistakes when investing in bitcoin?
673  Economy / Economics / Re: Is the fall of Elon Musk's empire imminent? on: October 20, 2023, 02:30:55 AM


What are your thoughts on this? Is Musk about to lose it all?

He is one of the youngest richest billionaires in the world that we have ever had and it is not because of luck that he has, it is a process of his efforts. You're underestimating him if you think Twitter's failure will cause Elon's empire to collapse.
As for Twitter, it's true that it's been in a bad spot since Elon took over but that doesn't mean it's going to die or disappear anytime soon. Elon is completely changing Twitter and everything in less than a year so it is difficult to confirm anything about the future of this social network. We need more time to more accurately assess its future.
674  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 19, 2023, 10:35:22 AM
Good start by Bangladeshi batters as they have scored 107 runs so far for the loss of one wicket. Bad news coming out from the Indian dressing room. Hardik Pandya won't be able to field for the rest of the innings. Which means India is now short of one extra bowler. Who will bowl in place of Hardik in case another bowler gets hit, has to be decided by Rohit Sharma.

The two openers of Bangladesh started well, but the batsmen of Bangladesh could not maintain consistency. After the dismissal of Tanzid Hasan, Bangladesh lost the wickets of Shanto and Miraz quite quickly. If Shakib was in the squad, Bangladesh would have got some extra advantage in batting. Even then there are still players like Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiq and Mahmudullah. Hopefully we will see better performances from Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah. These two are the most experienced players in Bangladesh's squad. Liton remained unbeaten on 65 off 79 balls. Bangladesh's collection of 133 in 26 overs. Chances of 300 runs are very low.
675  Economy / Economics / Re: Bitcoin Is Better Than Digital Gold on: October 19, 2023, 04:30:42 AM

i don't think gold can compete in that field, its always the upperhand that bitcoin got when it comes to the return rate of investment.


It's not that gold can't compete with bitcoin in terms of returns, it's simply that gold has increased significantly over the past thousand years and it has reached its peak and saturation. Therefore, when comparing profits these days, it is clear that gold cannot be compared with bitcoin, but in terms of safety, gold is much superior.

Nowadays, gold is considered a safe haven, a store of value, not a profit-making investment, so I think there is no need to compare. If you want to find high returns, bitcoin or stocks are the choice, if you want to find a safe haven for your assets, it will be more suitable.
676  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: CZ's view on Halving on: October 19, 2023, 04:14:16 AM
I totally agree with what CZ said and expect a similar scenario.
I see it as a double-edged sword, where, if the majority's expectations post-halving go unmet or their perception turns negative, we may witness the opposite effect – a massive sell-off of BTC. The psychology of money-seeking individuals is rooted in their reluctance to be caught at a high BTC price, thus giving rise to extraordinary fear.

However, should the majority of the Bitcoin community's expectations be met, or even exceeded, the market could experience a positive sentiment that propels BTC's price to a new all-time high.

So, the certainty of a new ATH after the halving remains uncertain. The current public expectations are significant, and what is most feared is if the market cannot meet these expectations, leading to a price dump that leaves the BTC market in turmoil.

I don't see anything to worry about if the price doesn't increase after the halving. All financial markets are no different than battlefields, so you shouldn't expect bitcoin to be any easier than other markets. In any financial market, there will only be a few winners and profits, the rest will lose money. Therefore, it is important in investing that we need to have a strategy and plan for every situation, do not be too subjective or believe that everything will always repeat or happen as we expect. I would not be surprised or disappointed if the bear season lasts longer or the market becomes more turmoil before the bull season actually takes place.
677  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 18, 2023, 04:01:39 PM
New Zealand won the game by 149 runs. They outplayed Afghanistan in every department. Initially, Afghanistan put pressure on NZ by taking 3 back-to-back wickets, but Glenn Phillips and Tom Latham batted brilliantly for their half-centuries and put a 144-run stand; as a result, NZ set a target of 289 runs. Afghanistan's fielding was miserable, and they dropped many catches at crucial points.
In response, Afghanistan's batting lineup tumbled and were all out on 139 in 34.4 overs. Lockie Ferguson and Mitchell Santner took 3 wickets each to seal the victory for NZ. 

After a good win against England I thought the team would be able to maintain consistency. The team bowled very well in the first 20 overs against New Zealand. After that gradually the performance of their bowlers started to deteriorate. And in the end the New Zealand batsmen scored 288 runs. I have seen quite good fielding from the Afghanistan players in the previous matches. But in today's match their fielding was very bad.
However, looking at Afghanistan's matches, it is easy to see that the team is badly dependent on their top order. If the top order does not play well, the team does not have the ability to collect 200 runs. And today the two openers did not get off to a good start, neither of the middle order batsmen could bat responsibly. The team lost by a huge margin of 149 runs.
678  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 18, 2023, 03:55:09 PM
Real Sociedad still has the advantage and will definitely be able to get full points against Mallorca. During this season alone, Real Sociedad only lost twice to big clubs like Madrid and Atletico Madrid, which in terms of comparative quality are superior. But against Mallorca, I am still optimistic that this match will not be a big threat as long as the opponent is Mallorca. Based on the Head to Head both, it can be seen that Real Sociedad was successful with many wins.
Statistically, of course, Sociedad will be the favorite. but we really don't know the results. Honestly, matches like this sometimes make us lose bets.
I haven't seen the Odds on offer, but if the odds are attractive, betting on Sociedad is quite good indeed. but I'm still confused about whether to bet or not. A match like this usually won't give good odds if you bet on the team that is the favorite to win. but sometimes truly surprising results occur at the end of the match.
Mallorca has had several matches with draws. Indeed, it is not as strong an opponent as Sociedad, but it must also be considered that Mallorca could give us a surprise.

I consider Real Sociedad as the favorite in this match. Although the performance of this team is somewhat erratic, the team is very strong. In the last match, they lost 2-1 against Atletico Madrid. However, Real Sociedad had won the previous three matches. Sociedad's defense is a bit weak but their attack is very strong.
The Mallorca team is relatively weak. The team has won just one out of 9 matches this season. But they have drawn in the last three matches. Mallorca team will play with the goal of a draw against Real Sociedad. And so Sociedad's players have to play very carefully.
In the last 5 matches between these two teams, Real Sociedad has won 4 matches and one match has been drawn. So I don't see the possibility that Mallorca will win this match. But there is a slight possibility of the match being a draw.
679  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 18, 2023, 02:47:43 AM
Netherlands 3rd win in World Cup history and Only team to beat SA in this World cup. Netherlands beat South africa in both T20 and ODI world cup. In T20 World Cup 2022 Netherlands upset South Africa by 13 runs to eliminate them, Now World Cup 2023 South Africa lose to Netherlands once again by 38 runs to end their winning streak. Two years in a row, Netherlands have beaten South Africa in Men World Cups. A remarkable achievement from the lowest ranked team in the competition against one of the favourites and one that will go down as one of the most memorable results in World Cup history. South Africa just cannot go past the Dutch. Netherlands today, First Win in World Cup after 16 years and First time win vs A Test playing nation. Netherlands created history in Dharamshala.
Second surprise of the World Cup 2023. The winning credit goes to the entire team, particularly the contribution from the Captain Scott Edwards is big and a much needed one when wickets continue to fall on the other side. His 78 runs out of 69 balls, Van der Merwe scoring 29 runs out of 19 balls and Aryan Dutt scoring 23 out of 9 balls everything made the score reach 243 which is really good in 43 overs from a team like Netherlands. In most of the major events South Africa used to start good, and in between it starts to collapse. Netherlands winning against them could mentally down them and they need to come strong at the earliest as the next match is against England.

It was unimaginable that the Netherlands would give a target of 246 runs in 43 overs. Because the team lost their first 4 batsmen for just 50 runs. However, they batted brilliantly. They took advantage of South Africa's poor bowling very well. In 43 overs, South Africa gave 32 extra runs, while the Netherlands' bowlers gave only 8 extra runs. South Africa bowled like fools. Also, despite batting responsibly in the first two matches, the South African batsmen lost the truck in this match. The middle-order players failed to bat responsibly after the top order collapsed quickly. All in all, the Netherlands performed well. And they deserve to win this match.
680  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 18, 2023, 02:44:09 AM
Guys! who else have noticed that most teams in the Spanish league (La Liga) are leading the standings in the Europe Champions League, So does this mean they are really performing better and well compared to previous seasons or are they are just lucky to be in groups with weaker teams and took first places of most each group for now?
I believe that Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid are performing much better than last season and upgraded in many things when they couldn't manage to progress into the last rounds last season of UCL. This season has been good for these teams so far and the simple prove is in LaLiga standings, especially Real Madrid. So, I believe that one of these teams will definitely compete in the finals this seasons or at least gain a title.

Real Madrid did well in the Champions League last season as well. And their performance is good this season too. However, in the Champions League last season, we did not see better performances than Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. These two teams are playing very well in the Champions League this season. Atlético Madrid have drawn one match and won one. The team still topped Group E. Barcelona, on the other hand, are at the top of the Group H points table after winning two matches. Real Sociedad's performance is also very good. And this is why La Liga clubs are ahead of Premier League clubs in the Champions League. Looking forward to see if the La Liga teams can do well in the knockout rounds as well.
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