According to some spanish sites, the fee could go up to 86 million with some add-ons.

Is De Jong the new Xavi or Iniesta? is he really that good? It seems a bit a weird that Barcelona would pay almost 90m for a player that has less than 50 appearances with Ajax. Also, don't they have a bunch of midfielders already? Busquest, Rakitic, Vidal, Coutinho, Arthur, Aleñá, Puig, Sergi Roberto...it's good to have some options but damn...

https://blokt.com/news/chinas-increasing-stake-in-crypto

Just came across this article about China's increasing stake in crypto. Kinda crazy to hear how even if the government is doing its best maintain control over blockchain, companies are still thriving. It seems like China is much more pro-blockchain and crypto than the rest of the world.

Any thoughts?

There is a just a slim chance that Bitcoin ETF be approved. One of the reasons is the question of SEC about price manipulation. The SEC wants to know if price manipulation be controlled under the unregulated bitcoin ETF. And SEC believe that it is not possible for the current ETF proposal.

Batistuta (Batigol) was ‘THE MAN’.

I was young in the 90’s man but I remember seeing him banging the goals in, what a player. Would have loved to see him play for Liverpool. An old school type striker, awesome.

What is your market prediction for the first quarter of 2019?

I've always been watching bitcoin since mid-2013 up to now, and the market/bubble is painfully toxic. I'm not a big investor or economist, and I probably still only have superficial knowledge on how the entire blockchain systems work.

I just patiently watch the graph, and keep telling myself not to invest because everyone tells me it's a giant bubble that will someday pop. Recently, I started to run a few side businesses dealing in Bitcoin as payment methods, but I've never stored it long term and always converted it to cash.

I remember back in 2014 when I first thought of investing in Bitcoin as a long-term investment, and obviously was pressured out of it because everyone kept thinking it was a bubble that was about to burst. I'm starting to think about it again now that Bitcoin is starting to crash - and generally speaking in the past it's done quite well after crashes, recovering and increasing every once in a while.


What do you guys think? Is it worth it to give it a try? This would be my second crypto investment, and I'd be throwing in $5-10,000 at most. Any ideas?