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I read that this is the 4 fighters that Inoue wanted to face before moving up in division,
1. 🇵🇭 Marlon Tapales - This November
2. 🇵🇭 John Riel Casimero
3. 🇲🇽Luis Nery
4. 🇺🇿MJ Akhmadaliev
So he has his own hit list, similar to what Floyd did before and he all beat them. As least for this 122 lbs, Inoue's hit list is good.
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Voted for Shakur Stevenson to win via decision here.
I think Shakur would be very careful not to be hit by that one shot that would send him to the canvas as this De Los Santos packs a punch as almost all of his opponents were KOed by him, 14 KO out of 16 wins, that's amazing though that came from less popular opponents but still, he needs to be careful.
Of course, with Shakur's ring IQ, he will have a good time to show his defense agains Delos Santos and we might say that he will look amateurish against Stevenson here. But we will give credit to Delos Santos for accepting this fight as a replacement for Frank Martin. And to add to that, Shakur calls Frank Martin a bitch, but hopefully they can still fight in the future because there are animosity already and it could grew up in years as the might become the face of 135 lbs. De Los Santos views this as an opportunity, and why wouldn't he accept it if he believes in himself? We've seen similar scenarios, like Ugas vs. Pacquiao, where Ugas was a replacement and won the fight. There are many possibilities in such situations, and one should never underestimate a hungry fighter eager to reach the top. Shakur needs to be cautious here because, while De Los Santos may not be widely known, his record shows a high KO ratio. Possible, but we shouldn't compare fighters though. In this case, we love to see how De Los Santos will perform against Shakur. I mean, there are reports that it seems everyone doesn't want to have any of Stevenson, but at least De Los Santos is willing to go even if he is rank way below the top 5 if I'm not mistaken. And as you have said, this is a great opportunity, and lets say he lost the fight, but he shows the world that he is not ducking everyone, not Shakur or even the best of 135 lbs fighters. |
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Still months before the fight though, although there are odds already, but I still wanted to see the crypto betting sites that we are more familiar with. And perhaps just a ML will be suffice for us. Although there could be lots of betting options for those who wanted to risk more to win big. But if the odds are like 1.8x, good enough for a ML bet, in my opinion.
The odds we are seeing are just predicted odds; they do not exist yet in the sportsbook. So, we can only verify if that is true once the odds are released. Yes, it's quite early, but some popular matches have early odds, while this one doesn't. So, it's safe to say it's not a popular fight despite being a championship fight. Indeed, I can see a lot of unknown names on some betting sites but this one is not also there. Maybe there are odds already available on local Japanese betting sites and casinos. The odds of this fight will be close so it will be attractive to bet ML. Even though Takuma Inoue is not that experienced compared to Jerwin Ancajas in terms of world-class fights, I believe he will be a slight favorite since he is fighting in front of his home crowd and he is hungry to prove that he is also a force to be reckoned with like his popular brother Naoya. Ancajas also came from back-to-back losses before having a tune-up in this division. It could be, and with the odds that we are seeing, yes, it is going to be close and for us to see a ML that is attractive enough? For sure we will get it right now in a heartbeat, regardless if it is Inoue or Ancajas as favorite. I like it though that this is going to be a big test for Inoue as his first defense. Choosing a Filipino who we all know has the heart to upset any champion even if it means that he will go to the champions country and then beat him soundly. |
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I recently received multiple PM on my Telegram account that offers profit sharing for placing bets on their behalf. They probably see my thread Betting significant amount and assume I'm a whale gambler(FYI I'm not whale gambler). They are offering a huge money to bet on your account then they will give you a commission. Sounds interesting right? Oh, I was just wondering how they got your official Telegram, and I check the thread and it seems you didn't mentioned it. But as I soon see your profile, then I see that you put it there for everyone to see. So perhaps we should removed our official Telegram or refrain from putting it there as this some accounts whether scammer or not can reach to us? Or if someone impersonates you as the case of one user here. But the danger in this deal is you might be connected to the match-fixing syndicate which will jeopardize your integrity since you KYC already on the casino if you are betting a significant amount like me. The worst is you might be flagged as a money launderer once you connect with them and accept money as payment. I have a very bad experience in regards to being connected to a launderer due to P2P on the exchange so I decided to create this warning thread for the fellow gambler. Never share your casino account to anyone here especially those so-called whale bettors because you might be connected to whatever shit they are doing illegally.
I guess if they already reach to you and you are not sure who are this people are, it's better to not entertain and answer them. Because as you have said, there are a lot of thing that this people are doing that you might get connected and later you could be in big trouble. |
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It’s nice to see business owner take initiative to add bitcoin as a payment method in their business. I’m excited about this development in Lagos, there has been a lot of criticism on members claiming to adopt bitcoin payment in their business, most of which are Nigerians. This move by this Nigerian hotel shows the level bitcoin holds in the country and how open minded Nigerians are. This is just one among many others we are yet to discover.
The owner probably knows about bitcoin and thinks that it's probably a good idea to add bitcoin as a payment option, pretty significant move but in a country like Nigeria, I think that it's much better if they can influence other businesses to do this to really make a difference. I am all for bitcoin being used for commerce and stuff but I don't really see it as the best solution because if you've been in bitcoin or crypto space for a while now, you really don't like spending bitcoin instead you want to accumulate more, it's like you are paying stocks to buy snacks or stay in a hotel. Most likely this is the case, and we also know that Nigerian is one country that is really on top as far as crypto goes, not just bitcoin. So maybe we shouldn't be surprised at all with this news. Or it could set another precedence as well when hotels are going to accept bitcoin as payment. I remember back years ago when there is a supposedly airline companies that accepts bitcoin as well. So maybe in luxury travel, perhaps in the future bitcoin is going to be big in this sector. |
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It's not as if the price jump was so sudden, because definitely people are already expecting a spike in price, but yet there's not much of a significant increase; even upon reaching $27k as of two days ago, it still retarded back to $25k+. Bitcoin usually has some factors that contribute to the price spike, and it could happen so suddenly, as some investors don't expect. Like towards the end of this year, I predicted bitcoin to be trading around $40k or $50k, but here we are already in the 9th month, with just three months left to end the year, and bitcoin is still trading around $25k. Well, let's see what will happen in the month of November.
Yes, it went back again to $26,++, I thought that we have the momentum to reach at least $28k again for this month. But as we have said, the price is really volatile that we can't really say where it's going. But for now we have like 2 weeks for this month and again, the price might go on a sideways again. The biggest barrier is $30k so, so for me, I don't see it reaching $40k-$50k at the end of the year. Maybe after the block halving we will see that price but not for this year. |
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I guess it's not too late for you to invest in crypto or at least bitcoin for that matter. Yeah, maybe majority of us started our crypto in the early years, ignored it and then comeback later as bitcoin became mainstream.
Just remember though that in holding, it will be a big test to us, because you really need to be mentally strong as it will not be easy. You might see the price goes down and might think of selling, or you might be tempted.
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Casimero training update: Casimero's promoter have sent to Ormoc City where the latter lives two high level sparring partner as the training has intensified since the fight will be in less than a month from now. Gauging on the video, Casimero is almost there, he hits very hard and that hook if touches Oguni;s chin, i think he would fall to the canvas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eEtMFMt210&ab_channel=QuadroAlasit%E2%80%99smyboyThanks for sharing his training video. There's no doubt about Casimero's power, and I'm sure he keeps improving every day. His timing is really good; he doesn't throw a lot of punches, but his counterpunches are very dangerous. It's great to see him training hard for this fight. Despite Oguni not being as popular as him, he still didn't underestimate him. I think he really wants to prove the doubters wrong and win this by KO. I also saw a video on Facebook about his trainer, who is Japanese, feeling the power of Casimero even while wearing protective equipment for his body. Casimero and Inoue have different styles of boxing, but both are effective in their own way, so it's really interesting to see which method will prevail. I apologize for diverting the discussion, but it seems that despite Inoue and Casimero having their respective fights, we keep steering the conversation towards Inoue vs. Casimero because it's more interesting to watch now. I do agree, it seems if we compare it before, from Floyd or Manny, after they win, people starts to ask when they are going to fight, as if their names are intertwined. So unless we see them fight in the future, John Riel and Naoya names will always pop up even if they have different opponents. However, the burden is for Casimero to come up with big wins before he could fight Inoue, or at least Top Rank and his Japanese counterpart will be interested. So with the Oguni fight and the video resurfacing that Casimero is trying hard because he wants to fight Inoue next, it should be interesting on how Casimero will dispatch Oguni in their fight. |
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Draymond Green had this to say on Twitter (x) about a report that Dwight Howard has been given the all clear to join the Warriors by the vets and will be working out with Dray and CP3 tomorrow. https://x.com/money23green/status/1704666006696960078That sure does make it seem like Dwight Howard is going to get another shot in the NBA with the Warriors. That could cause problems for the rest of the league. This is good news for Dwight, at least he has been given a chance to play again, and it will be against a contender like the Warriors. Although, for sure comments will be pouring regarding the age of the Warriors, but I don't see it as a problem though. They have experimented before with young players like Jordan Poole and others who have been traded already. And then they still have Kuminga who has been reported to still have been growing to close to 7'0 foot now. |
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Perhaps I would speculate that almost all gamblers here, have experience this kind of thrill seeking in gambling at one point in their gambling activity. Specially for those who have been addicted before.
And yes, when we go all-in, we can only pray to gambling Gods that we are going to win to recover what we lost and then some. But this thrill will only last that long though, because we all know that sooner or later the house edge will caught up on us, that will lead for another big lost and it's going hard to recover again as we ran out of luck.
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^^ As far as I know, the workout will be this week, so it might not have started yet as we speak, so obviously, there will be no news for now. As for the James Harden situation, it seems that we have 2 high profile sit down for this season, Harden and Lillard.
So it's going to be interesting what Adam Silver will do with this kind of situation. I think he will have to step up and see what he can do as a commissioner so that this two superstars will play and not just like sit while fans wanting them to see in action.
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Casimero is a disciplined boxer. If not, he won't achieve being a dominant boxer. The problem is his attitude and being cocky. His weight problem is not because he's not disciplined but rather his body is just naturally growing and not fit anymore and capable of fighting at 118.
But let's talk about Tapales for now as this is his thread lol. Tapales is also a disciplined boxer and one of the best achievements he has currently is upsetting the previous champion in the 122 lbs division Murodjon Akhmadaliev. But in that fight, he seemed showing struggle too although in the end, he got the win.
Since we speak about being a disciplined boxer, Naoya Inoue tops these 2 PH boxers mentioned. He's so disciplined at everything that's why he reaches the status of being called a monster. Quickness, speed, agility, strength, boxing IQ - all of these traits are all on Inoue that's why he is hard to beat toe-to-toe. No offense to PH boxing fans but Inoue does have the advantages if he faces either Casimero or Tapales.
This is a very good observation. The stated information is also the reason why I think Tapales won't stand a chance against Inoue. Tapales just got lucky in winning those two belts and I believe his fight against Akhmadaliev is still controversial and may go either way. I can't say that Tapales is underrated when compared to Inoue. I have watched the performance of Tapales and they are not that explosive as Inoue. There is a huge difference between the ability of these two fighters and Inoue without any hesitation is the better of the two so it would really surprise me if Tapales will come out victorious in their upcoming fight. Reality speaking that was true and PH boxing fans should accept that. If Marlon Tapales able to upset Akhmadaliev, I don't see how he can repeat that against Naoya Inoue who is far more dangerous than Akhmadaliev and just recently beat out the other champion at the 122 lbs division, Stephen Fulton who is thought better as a boxer compare to Akhmadaliev. Tapales being a title holder is a good achievement now but unfortunately, he's at the same time as the prime Inoue. I want Tapales to win I admit that, but I truly recognize how strong Inoue is. I don't see Inoue do have a better match here at 122. Maybe Casimero but it's like it will take more years to come before we see that happened and Casimero is now reaching his Father time. We always love to see upset happen, just like when he beat Akhmadaliev, it was one of the biggest upset that we have. But as you have said, it's very different if you are going to face the monster Naoya Inoue. He is very much in his prime years, very fast, strong, good chin and have the discipline that's why he became a unified champion in bantamweight and I cant' recall who is the last man who did it in that division. So Tapales really have a big plate in front of him, and as much as we like to see him win, let's admit it, he can't pull a Akhmadaliev here. |
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Canelo will definitely be favoured by the fans. And it is absolutely true that a lot of people know him, even the casual fans as well. But Crawford especially when compared to Canelo is definitely a little less popular in my opinion. But just because we are comparing which fighter is going to have bigger support, does not mean that the fight is not going to be interesting. The fight is really going to be interesting and both of them will be able to bring a lot of people to see this fight. It is I think we can say that this is a much-anticipated fight and the pay-per-view is surly going to be big for this one, if this happens, of course.
There is no need to have such comparison because we all know that Canelo have his whole country to back him in every fight he had, and he will have in the future while Crawford doesn't have that much as the whole USA is somehow divided because they also have their own picks and some of the fans from the US are also backing Canelo. If only this fight will be determined by how many fans they have, I won't be surprised if Canelo got twice or thrice than Crawford. But since it won't be judged that way, there is only one way to find out and that is to let this two fight. If these two end up fighting, it is surely going to be a bigger support for Canelo. And that is probably going to give him a good boost of confidence. Definitely, he is going to be the better fighter if this fight happens. But that is the bigger question, if this fight is going to happen or not. The people in the USA cannot even decide if they are a man or a woman. And how can they decide which fighter to support? LOL. Jokes aside, I am not saying that people cannot have preferences of their own. But the people of the USA are not such a big fan of Crawford, as the Mexican people support Canelo. Boost of confidence in-terms of the amount of people that will be supporting him in case their fight will be pushed through but it's still hard to say if it will happen or not because Canelo is still deciding whether he will accept the invitation or not because a fight against Crawford will not give him any benefits aside from the money that will on the pot once it will materialize. But for Crawford, he surely got nothing to lose because he doesn't have anything on that weight class aside from his record that is on the line. And with the money reason I guess if it's really huge and both camps will negotiate in closing the deal maybe the fight can be pushed to happen, though you have valid reason in both sides for Canelo more on money and additional hypes to his career, while with Crawford it will have a much more favorable side if ever that he will win. Let see if Canelo's camp will be willing to give Crawford a chance to fight him and see if whoever will be the winner, but money wise both will generate a decent amount of money. Considering Canelo's movement nowadays, somehow, I can say that he's only in the for the money and just take advantage of anything while he is still sitting at the top holding all those four belts. But he only wanted a fight where he got the advantages, like Charlo for example, we don't know what will happen but we know that it won't be an easy one for Charlo because he got to climb a long way just to get Canelo's division, the same with Crawford if Canelo will accept it. But for the likes of Bivol and Benavidez? I don't think he is interested in those fights as it's more risky for him. Bivol I do agree that he seems to duck him, he doesn't want to fight him at 175 lbs because he is at a disadvantage basing on the result of the first fight. For Benavidez, Canelo says that he hasn't face anyone yet to be sort of worthy of Canelo's time so he just ignore him for the meantime. However, it is just ironic though that he doesn't want to fight big fighters are 168 lbs - 175 lbs and yet goes for a super welterweight at best in Jermell Charlo and then have him to 2 weight class to fight him. So yeah, maybe at this point of his career, Canelo is looking for less risk but bigger rewards in terms of paycheck but not legacy. |
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My opinion is that these countries that ban gambling are hypocrites. They ban gambling but they allow football clubs, to be sponsored by gambling organizations. Such that even their stadiums, jerseys and other articles to have gambling ads scattered everywhere. They are I directly benefitting from it.
Indeed. Hypocrisy is a very present and at same time hidden characteristic of human behavior. I live in a country where gambling is illegal, but it's the gambling industry which is sponsoring national soccer leagues in large scale. It's impossible to watch a soccer matchand not see a dozen of sports betting platforms brands on the TV ads, around field's banners and on players' uniforms. Moreover, the government has its legal casino, that is the national lottery. It's the peak of hypocrisy, in my opinion! Yes, and the thing is that this government allows it making their population bet on it and we don't know if it is real or also being rigged themselves. So it's always a double sword standard here, if the government sees that they can profit from gambling then they will allow it. And then will go after the so called illegal gambling dens, but then again there are corrupt police or even local politicians that might give protection to this illegal gambling places and so gambling continues in may ways, whether legal or illegal in any countries, I reckon. |
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As we all know, halving is coming. Should I invest my savings in Bitcoin? Or should I lean towards altcoins this time? Which one? I don't have health problems and don't have to worry about job security but it would make me sad to lose all the savings but life in Canada is getting expensive every fucking day.
You talking about the bitcoin halving, so obviously the advise is that you should be investing on bitcoin and not on altcoins. Why? it's because we really don't know what altcoins to invest, majority are meme coins, pump and dump and shit coins. Of course there are solid coins in the market, in the top 10. However, if you want to sleep at night and not to worry about the price and if you are here for the long term, then bitcoin is the best investment. You just have to learn how to property protect your bitcoin, so learn about wallets, and have the knowledge about private keys. |
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Same here, it's kind of late already since Casimero is still fighting to have a decent rank in this weight class and on the other hand, Naoya Inoue is already on his way unifying all the belts against Tapales. After that, we're still unsure if Inoue will still remain in this division if he already achieved his goal as the undisputed champion because there is also that other chance that Inoue will climb again.
I don't know why others are having that as a problem. Casimero is fighting to get back in the champion list, not to chase Inoue or what. It doesn't matter anymore if Inoue will climb up to the next division if he wins against Tapales in their unification fight. Casimero just needs to follow his own timeline and win as much as possible in all of his next fights until he is in a title match regardless of who will be his opponent. If it is destined that he will face Inoue soon, then so be it. His career is not all about facing Inoue in the first place. I know it's really exciting to watch the face-off between Inoue and Casimero but Quadro Alas can move forward even without fighting Inoue. Casimero doesn't have any control of the situation already, he is no longer the champion. Perhaps the only reason is that he can't keep his mouth from mentioning Inoue's name and that's why people are still very intrigue and interest on whether he will fight Inoue or not. But his strategy is to win every fight and win it by knockout. Meaning it should be impressive that the boxing community might think that he will have same chance against the Monster. And if he wins by knockout, then for sure, the first thing that he will call is Inoue. But Naoya will have to deal with Tapales for unification. |
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If this should be implemented will it affect bitcointalk casinos? As we all know most established and new casinos come to bitcointalk to launch their ANN thread and carry out signature promotion campaigns which can be regarded as ads in a sense. If ads should be banned will their promotion in Bitcointalk also end?
It's been a few months already since the news and so far nothing changed here on the forum. The ban seems to be focused on Australia and wasn't picked up by other countries. In my country I haven't heard about any political movement that wants to ban gambling advertising. When I look on all the ads we have over here it would be crazy to not allow gambling ads, but then all the other things. The most common ads I notice are either for alcohol or cigarettes. The huge hype about e-cigarettes and vapes can be seen on billboards on every big corner. It would be unfair to ban on specific industry and allow everything else. The question is also how such a law could be enforced if ads are only displayed online. Banning something in Australia should have no real impact for the majority of users here on the forum. Yes, more on alcohol and cigarettes as well here in my country. Nevertheless, there are also ads about gambling as well, with even faces of well known athletes are part of the ads and promotion. So I guess our country is not to hard core about gambling per se, although sometimes there are police raids about certain area wherein they are doing illegal gambling, but it's rare and we even have like 3 big casinos operated by big casino companies. Yes, there are news about Australia lately about their casino rules and regulations, but then again, it's going to be a uphill battle for the government to totally stop gambling, in my opinion. |
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So, question to you, did you ever consider paying taxes on your gambling winnings, or deduct the taxes with the losses you've created? If not, what is the reasoning behind it?
We don't have this in our country and I don't include it in my tax report I'm not a whale and I never made a profit from my gambling I win some but most of the time I lose and I don't want to deduct my losses to my tax, gambling for me is only recreational, our government does not charge taxes to small time gamblers but it's different when you win a lottery which the favorite gambling form in our country. They deduct 20% from your winning of course since the government run the casino and lottery they targeted big winners instead of small bettors. Same goes with me, so I will say that I don't pay any gambling taxes because it is not mandated by law here. On the other hand, it is the casino themselves who pay taxes to the government, but I think it's very lenient to some extend as our government are trying to attract casinos to put here, to bring jobs in our country. But if they are going to say that we will have to pay taxes then why not? So I guess we are just lucky that our government even how small or big gamblers we are, we are not on any tax bracket. |
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Breaking news: ESPN Sources: The Blazers have ended trade talks on guard Damian Lillard and plan to bring him back to training camp for start of the season. The blazers had periodic offseason conversations with the Heat — Lillard’s desired destination — but no traction on a deal materialized.
https://twitter.com/wojzspen/status/1703084100712566962So it seems that Lillard has been ask to go back to training camp as there are no deal made by the Portland management to his desired destination of Miami Heat. This could impact his performance though, and if I'm not mistaken, there are also reports that he might sit out the rest of the season? We will see what's going to happen on Lillard's case here at the start of the NBA next month. I have read some days ago that Lillard even refuses to take part of training camp with the Blazers. That of course also means he doesn't want to start or play the regular season. In my opinion that's really shameful. These players sign contracts and have to be held accountable for that. You can't just refuse to do your job. Next to not getting paid these players should also get extra fines for contract violations I think, otherwise this will never end. Not showing up is damage to the team. Not only do they not have their best player and therefor it's impossible to compete but also they will lose jersey sales. Which fan on Portland thinks about buying Lillard's jersey if they have to assume he is leaving anyway -> missed sales for the franchise. Yeah, it's really hard to see Lillard sitting this season and not playing for the Blazers. And if you look at his contract, it's about $216 million left. So that is a huge money that they are going to pay him if he is not going to play this season. Looking very ugly right now, not good for Dame and for the Blazers as you have said, they are losing big money every day that Lillard misses and probably the tickets are also going down as fans doesn't want to watch the game live without him in the Blazers uniform. That's why there's a contract. If Lillard doesn't violate his contract by sitting out the whole season, then he cannot be held liable for any damages. The Blazers should have already anticipated events like this, as similar situations have occurred in other teams in the past. So, if they choose to keep Lillard but he refuses to play, I think the better solution would be to trade him. In the end, it's not personal; it's all about business and should aim to be a win-win situation for both parties. And if there are losses involved in the decision-making process, at least they can work on minimizing them. I think it will be an obvious violation of his contract if he is healthy but doesn't want to play. If he is not, or have some kind of injuries, so there's no question about it, he can sit. So it will be over like Ben Simmons case in Philly, wherein he doesn't want to play anymore and if I'm not mistaken, he losses millions due to that. But in the end, the Sixers can't do anything but to really let Simmons go and move to Brooklyn Nets. |
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How can users protect their assets if they are stored in centralized platforms?
The only way to protect assets is to store them in non-custodial wallets where only you have the private keys.
This is right. Its reminded that every trader on cex exchange that put some funds only they are afford to lose. Yes this is a protocol, but if they pouring a lots of money into the game they should be aware of the consequence indeed. Or if they trading a huge amount of money they should at least transfer it on non custodial and give it back during trading activity only ans not used as a wallet. Yes, and when you hear that private keys have been leaked, you will really have to cringe and feel sorry for those who have been a victim in this breached. And the numbers that are being thrown here are huge, $100 million? ouch. I think it's more of a education really, centralized exchange are not good and it's better to stay our coins in wallet that we have total control. And if ever it will be breach though, there's nothing but to blame but ourselves. At least we have the initial control in the beginning, and it could also be a good lessons learned for us if ever we lost our coins in that manner. |
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