Like the first two users mentioned, Bitcoin can already do smart contracts and did that before Taproot as well. However, you can't compare the functionalities of Bitcoin to that of Ethereum when we are talking about smart contracts. Bitcoin's Script language is simple and very limited. Bitcoin wasn't designed to be Turing-Complete, unlike Ethereum which is.

The best cure is, of course, not gambling with the security of your system by opening and running unknown files and apps. I wrote in a different thread recently that malware can be configured to recognize and "escape" the secure enclosure of a VM or sandbox as well. Even that isn't something to rely on nowadays. 

Monthly bump

The "cryptographic handshake" error appears in a few GitHub issues. Here is one such example where the --bind-addr flag command was missing in the container. The user there had a problem to connect two of his nodes (one to the other). Check it out, maybe it can help > https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/issues/2337.

It's been almost a week since OP opened this thread and was last active on the forum. He obviously doesn't want to continue this discussion. That could mean that he either figured out what is wrong and got it fixed, or he realized his mistakes and came to terms with the loss of coins. Either way, it makes no sense trying to help someone who keeps quiet and doesn't want to continue the discussion to resolve this matter.

How to prove to the insurance company how much crypto was stored on the device? Let's say you can no longer access it for whatever reason to check and provide them with the needed proof. The insurance company would want an insight into your portfolio. If the manufacturer cooperates with the insurance company, we are back on the question of trust. Will they be keeping logs of your portfolio to send to the insurance company in case problems arise? Will you have to do that? Maybe I am approaching it from the wrong angle. 

We still don't know how the Nano S Plus will display addresses on the screen. For example, if they got rid of the first line that says Address, like it does on the Nano X, they could fit the whole address in one go. The first line is unnecessary anyway and doesn't have to display the address part. It could also be displayed just for a few seconds and then switch to the actual address or you need to right-click to move from the address line. All in all, it's easily fixable. 

That's why you should always check what type of file you are opening before you actually open it. Instead of double-clicking on it, right click and go to properties. Under the general tab you will see type of file. Even if the file is a .bat or an .exe disguised as a .txt, your system should show you what it really is. Unless those who are creating malware have found a way around this as well, this should work.

Update:
All fees and amounts for the casinos from Stake until BitDouble in the table have been updated.
Like always, if you notice a mistake or something missing, don't hesitate to speak up.
I will update the lower part of the table as soon as I can.

@winz.io
I noticed something the other day when I forgot my account password. I had to reset my Winz.io password and when you enter a new one in the form that pops up, the new entries you make are not scrambled. I think this is a security issue that should be fixed. Why are the characters not scrambled when you enter a new password?

I don't think you will. Most probably you will only be able to get a deposit address from Ledger Live. But once you see that address, it might be possible to deposit crypto from let's say an exchange or some other wallet that isn't Ledger Live. Or maybe they have a way to whitelist only your addresses that have been funded in the past in LL.

They provide false claims. The fact that your private keys never leave your device isn't important because your coins do. But isn't that exactly how staking works all over the place? You have to lock the coins for X amount of time, send them to an exchange, and you can't get them back until your staking period expires. The safety of the keys has nothing to do with it.   

South Park has joined the race of making fun of NFTs. You can take a look at a short one minute segment here.
For those who don't have Facebook but would like to know what it's about here is a quick review.

They are showing a completely destroyed motel with bodies scattered around everywhere. The fire department explains how everything was OK until one guy showed up offering an incredible investment opportunity. People then started shouting HODL, HODL. One group started right-clicking on the others, which led to a pump-and dump. A fight broke out because some people were claiming it's all just FOMO. People were dying screaming it was a flippening.

You have to watch the video to see the rest.    

I beg to disagree. I don't think Inter has big chances to get a positive result against a Liverpool team if they play with full strength. I don't even see Inter drawing the first match on Giuseppe Meaza. I think Liverpool will win both encounters. Liverpool is levels above Inter and all Italian teams for that matter. We have seen how Italian teams played the group stages and what they were capable of delivering. Milan vs Liverpool for example. Juventus barely won their home game against Chelsea, but got destroyed in London with 4 conceded goals. Napoli and Atalanta didn't even reach the knockout stages despite their attractive style of football.   

Maybe that's something that will be released later down the line.

All companies like their customers to be smart and educated enough to purchase their products or services, but at the same time ignorant enough not to question their policies and methods of how things are done. You are being a naughty boy o_e_l_e_o asking such things.

Too good or to scary. If you can spend the coins from a hardware wallet without physically confirming each transaction, who has your private keys, master private keys, or the seed phrase. That would mean Ledger has a copy of them.

You should be able to see it without being logged into Facebook as well. Or maybe it depends on your country or local settings.

Anywhere, here it is from Mozilla without being logged in:


Yep, that should be the way to do it.

Unless they have come up with some shared custody type of account that you will have to set up. But I doubt it.

Edit: Oops, LoyceV was faster!

Anti-sandbox and Anti-VM types of malware and password stealers have been around for years. I remember seeing them back in the days of pirated and warez software. Even then it was possible for certain malware to detect that a system is using a sandbox or virtual machine and break through its defenses to perform any kind of attack it was designed to perform. I wouldn't rely on a sandbox as an ultimate way of protection. Being careful and not opening and executing programs and scripts on your end is still the best protection.

If both countries agree that the USA and the SWIFT system is the common enemy they want to fight against, it's easier for them to come to an understanding and establish some level of trust to benefit both sides. Remember the saying that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". I don't think it's a question of convincing them to use Bitcoin. It's probably not an option they see fit even if it was around for 50 years.

Prvo sam pomislio da je izašla druga sezona ove nove New Blood serije. Mislim se kad prije!?

Da li se priča U New Blood baš nastavlja tamo gdje je orginalna serija završila? Dexter prvo nestaje pa se u zadnjih par sekundi pojavljuje negdje u snijegu i divljini kao drvosječa. Ovo mi je slijedeće što sam mislio gledati, valja li?

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Sada ću reći nešto što nije popularno reći na Bitcoin forumu. Ali da, ima smisla. Ima smisle jer bez obzira što ima nas koji želimo da imamo potpunu konotrolu nad svojim novcem, ima puno više onih drugih koji ne žele takvu odgovornost. Opredjelit će se svaki put za jednostavniju varijantu nego za onu težu i sigurniju. Navika je čudo. Mora da prođe još vremena a i generacija dok ne postane normalno da se ide ovim težim ali sigurnijim putem. 

It's a card powered by Ledger according to the terminology they used. But it's not a card owned or controlled by Ledger. It's a partnership with Baanx and you are using their card.

The moment you transfer your crypto from your hardware wallet to the card (aka Baanx), it's Baanx's crypto and you should contact them for any problems you might run into. I am not 100% sure but I think Ledger already mentioned in their disclaimers somewhere that they don't provide and guarantees or recommendations on how to use the card. In other words, if you mess up, don't come running back to us and crying about it.