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701  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is Gala still worth it? on: December 13, 2023, 05:03:25 AM
I have been buying Gala since early 2022 - was one of my first buys.

There has been a lot of FUD around it last few months with the founders being against each other which saw the price fall all the way down to $0.013 in October.

I bought a bit at the bottom but feel I missed an opportunity not buying more as it has now gone up over 100% in the last month.

Many sold due to the FUD but I have carried on holding and bought a bit at the bottom which helped reduce my average at least.

I am just wondering what we can expect from Gala in the next few years. The current price is $0.03 and I am hoping it can get back to $0.50 in the bull run is that realistic?

If anyone has invested on the token while this was on higher prices then you have no choice. You can only continue holding and wish that it will pump. However, if you are looking for a web3 gaming token, I reckon there are many better projects than Gala.
702  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 Oscar Awards bets and discussions on: December 13, 2023, 04:49:51 AM
@Rikafip. No, I said I cannot watch Oppenheimer 4 times similar to what I did to Tenet where I liked Tenet very much on the second viewing then watched it again 2 more times. On Oppenheimer, I reckon 2 viewings is too much hehehe.

In any case, did you like Killers of Flower Moon?

I have already watched Anatomy of a Fall yesterday. The movie is simple and low budget, however, this is the type of movie that would make me run fast to get more snacks. It is a very good movie! Sandra Hüller will be my bet for best actress.
703  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: shido.io non-KYC virtual card legit??? on: December 13, 2023, 03:53:00 AM
Yes, you are right.

But I would love to see a worldwide working non-KYC virtual card provider these days. I already gave up the hope for something like this.

Everyone would love to have a worldwide no KYC virtual card, however, these services that want to offer them will always come down to the reality of the compliance nightmare because regulators will for certain impose the KYC rule on them. The reason is moneylaunderers will find their way to the service if KYC is not enforced and the government can also threaten to accuse the service of being used for terrorist financing, drugs, tax evasion very much similar to many accusations they have made on bitcoin and the cryptospace.
704  Economy / Speculation / Re: BTC Sentiment Poll for December on: December 13, 2023, 03:01:58 AM
It appears that the contrarian argument is being proven to be correct hehehe. There is also Su Zhu's message on social media telling eveyone that bitcoin will run it back turbo. I reckon if you are a short seller, his message was the icing on the cake with the cherry on top hehehehe.
705  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 Oscar Awards bets and discussions on: December 12, 2023, 05:18:24 AM
@Rikafip. I remind you to make your expectations lower for Killers of Flower Moon to enjoy the movie. I made my expectations very high and this only caused disappointment very much similar to Oppenheimer. I watched Oppenheimer again with subtitles. It did not give me the same experience similar to Tenet where I did not like it at first viewing, however, on the second viewing I very much liked it which made me do a third and fourth viewing hehhehehe.

I will next watch Anatomy of a fall this week then Poor Things once available.
706  Economy / Exchanges / Re: CZ officially bids goodbye to Binance. Will Binance Crash or still stand Strong? on: December 12, 2023, 04:52:27 AM
@coupable. It is very headshaking to say that people who use Binance blindly trust the platform. People trust it because the exchange has not stolen any of their coins, their withdrawals always arrive in their wallets and the exchange has been hacked before, however, it has never been proven that the exchange is insolvent. I am not only talking about the small minnows, whales who are trading millions on Binance also trust it because they have never scammed anyone. This is not blind trust.
707  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will another ETF be immediately bullish for Bitcoin? on: December 12, 2023, 03:16:06 AM
If after the approval of the ETF bitcoin will not immediately pump, I speculate what might pump bitcoin higher are the ads that will give more attention to bitcoin hehehe.

Google has updated their policy to allow ads for bitcoin ETFs. This will certainly cause google searches for bitcoin to pump which has always been correlated to the price.



Google’s crypto policy update is due to be enacted in the same month many anticipate the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. While the policy is expanding to include “Cryptocurrency Coin Trusts,” Google said cryptocurrency ETFs and ETNs can already advertise on its platform in the U.S., provided they comply with local legal requirements.

The next deadlines for the Security and Exchange Commission’s decision to approve, reject or delay applications from firms including BlackRock, Bitwise, WisdomTree, Invesco, Fidelity, Valkyrie and VanEck are expected to fall in mid-January.


Source https://www.theblock.co/post/267006/google-crypto-ads-spot-bitcoin-etf
708  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Jamie Dimon said he would close Bitcoin down if he was in government on: December 12, 2023, 02:41:29 AM
The rulers, who are the real people in power, have placed politicians like Elizabeth Warren in office to be their puppets. They use these puppets to maintain control and power over you and to forever to make you their slaves. You can argue that you are not a slave, however, this is reality. They own everything and the want more for themselves and less for you.

However, the cryptospace is causing them to lose control over money, the issuance and the distribution of money, also losing control on what is defined as money. This will be a blood feud. Do not be shocked if we find developers, founders and famous personalities in the cryptospace suddenly die because of suicide.

John McAfee did not kill himself.



United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced an expanded coalition of Senate support for the bipartisan Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act Monday. By expanding the coalition of support from the banking committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing the gas pedal for more regulation of digital assets. Furthermore, the bill is mitigating the financial risks that come with the crypto ecosystem.

In focus, the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act closes loopholes and combats illicit financial activities using crypto. These include money laundering, ransomware attacks, sanctions evasion, drug trafficking, and elder fraud. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the entire Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined the bill as cosponsors.


Source https://watcher.guru/news/elizabeth-warren-expands-coalition-for-crypto-crackdown-bill
709  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: U.S. Treasury Campaigning for Amplified Powers to Chase Crypto Overseas on: December 12, 2023, 01:17:36 AM
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/11/29/us-treasury-campaigning-for-amplified-powers-to-chase-crypto-overseas/amp/

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is pressing lawmakers for a new set of powers that would give the government unprecedented enforcement and sanctions authority over the crypto sector, including the ability to roam well beyond American borders and get involved with transactions that don't involve its citizenry.

Anyone remember what happened to John Mcafee ? Well he was a US citizen! Now they want to do that to a foreigner too. Believe it OR NOT.  Shocked
Populist article. This is not even a bill, but a request. Every government agency wants more power, but in America there are many special services that deal with financial intelligence. The more powers, the larger the budget. Countering terrorism is not the job of the US Treasury.

Also how would America gain amplified powers on a jurdisdiction that they would never have power over just to chase cryptocoin founders? I reckon what if John McAfee hid in Russia very much similar to Edward Snowden? What power do they really have?

This grandma Yellen of the department of treasury is conspiring with the other corrupt politicians of the Biden administration again to get more power and control. I will not be very shocked if there was another agenda behind this. This request might not only be to chase crypto overseas.
710  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 Oscar Awards bets and discussions on: December 11, 2023, 03:57:36 AM
Update on the odds for best picture. We have a new entry in the top 10 and this is the movie The Holdovers. The odds for it is presently placed at 10.00, I reckon it was on 25.00 when I created this thread. I was waiting to watch Poor Things and Anatomy of a Fall before making a speculation bet for the best movie, however, I cannot wait anymore hehehe. I knew I should have done this already on The Holdovers after watching it.

Oppenheimer 2.20
 1.77
Killers of The Flower Moon 3.70
 4.50
Poor Things 6.00

Past Lives 9.00
 10.00
[New Entry] The Holdovers 10.00
Lee 12.00
 13.00
Maestro 12.00
 13.00
Anatomy of A Fall 13.00

The Color Purple 15.00
 14.00
Barbie 17.00
 15.00
The Killer 17.00 15.00

Oppenheimer appears to be behaving very much similar to the Fablemans. Odds became smaller before nominations voting then it went bigger after nominations announcement.
711  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Jamie Dimon said he would close Bitcoin down if he was in government on: December 11, 2023, 03:11:48 AM
@Dump3er. Where do you think CZ and the other hustlers in the cryptospace learned the bankers' tricks from? The banking industry controls much of the infrastructure for moving money around the world and they have laundered trillions of dollars for special clients. Would it be a shock on anyone in the forum that those special clients are billionaires and politicians who are also known as our rules? It would be headshaking if someone here is still not aware of the reality that our rulers are using the system against us.
712  Economy / Exchanges / Re: Is the Binance the next to bite the dust or FUD? on: December 11, 2023, 02:30:57 AM
They cannot print more BNB.
Why not? Who is going to stop them? They have complete control over the entire BNB network and can do literally anything they like with it, from printing a billion out of thin air to simply shutting the whole thing down with zero warning.

This token has a deflation mechanisms created through buy and burn every quarter until 100 million tokens are left.
Only as long as Binance keep their promise to keep doing this.

Agreed that Binance smartchain is centralized. I was only talking about how presently the rules are implemented on their network. Also, it can argued that it might be difficult to change to change these rules to make them issue more tokens and milk the cow. This would cause a failure of trust and certainly a big dump from their community of users and developers.
713  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: More Regulation Incoming! on: December 11, 2023, 01:29:47 AM
More news from uncle Gary and the SEC. It appears for uncle Gary, he does not care that Binance has made a settlement with the department of justice. The cases filed by the SEC against Binance will continue.

The skeptical me thinks that because the DOJ has extorted $4 billion from Binance, uncle Gary wants his share also heheheh.



The Securities and Exchange Commission says Binance Holdings Ltd.’s recent $4.3 billion settlement with the Justice Department and other US authorities bolsters its own case against the world’s biggest crypto exchange.

Despite not being part of the agreement, the SEC argued on Friday that the federal court in Washington hearing its case should weigh admissions by Binance and the firm’s former chief executive, Changpeng Zhao, in the Nov. 21 settlement. The firm and Zhao have asked the court to dismiss the SEC’s lawsuit.

The agreement didn’t include the SEC, which sued the exchange and Zhao in June for allegedly mishandling customer funds, misleading investors and regulators, and breaking securities rules.


Source https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-08/sec-says-its-binance-case-should-advance-despite-doj-settlement


Why was uncle Gary's department not included with the deal?
714  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 10, 2023, 05:56:12 AM

So if Bivol gets Canelo's 2nd fight with PBC I wonder if Benavidez will ever get his shot at the real title. If Canelo somehow beats Bivol in the rematch, I expect him to take Crawford as his last fight of the contract and go back to Matchroom.

I think it's only fair that there should be a trilogy for their fight. Bivol could have declined a rematch with Canelo after beating him, but he agreed to it. Therefore, if Canelo is a true warrior, he should give Bivol a chance to determine the better fighter between them. This can only be settled through another rematch.

They both playing the mind games I guess, Bivol wanted a rematch but Canelo chooses John Ryder and let Bivol look for a dance partner with less money on the line. So Canelo paly his part very good in this games, now after beating Charlo and moving out of the Matchroom contract, Bivol is left hanging. And then we heard that if there will be a rematch, it will be in terms of Canelo again which including Bivol going down to 168 lbs and with rehydration clause.

As far as Benavidez goes, yeah, me might not get his title shot against Canelo as Alvarez is now looking for the biggest paycheck that he can get before retiring. So Benavidez could chase Morell or even Bivol or Beterbiev.

The big paychecks for Canelo would be Bivol on light heavyweight or Benavidez. These others that you have mentioned will not cause much excitement from the fans, I reckon.

However, the biggest might be for Canelo to accept Bivol's challenge and fight him in super middleweight where Canelo will risk all of his championship belts!
715  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney (9th of December) on: December 10, 2023, 04:38:33 AM
@Japinat. Agreed! He is much stronger in this higher weight division, however, he did not lose his speed and stamina. There are boxers who lose some stamina because of the heavier weight. But as I mentioned already, Devin Haney is young and growing. This is certainly not his real weight division. He will go heavier and he might be champion in 2 more divisions.
716  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney (9th of December) on: December 10, 2023, 03:01:45 AM
It is headshaking that odds on Devin Haney is 1.25. Is he being underestimated for this fight? This should be 1.05 very much similar to the other favored fighters for this event, I reckon.

However, I do not know this Prograis. Will he make this fight more challenging for Haney or will odds on Haney become 1.01 after round 5? I speculate that it will be 1.01 hehehehe.

Haney is the challenger here mate and his debut for the 140 lbs division, that may be the reason of that odds but i do hope that Haney would not wear his running shoes so we could see the full potential of Prograis. Clinching and running, though part of the game, this would not make Haney a sellable fighter in the higher division.

I was not very convinced on Haney before the first fight against Kambosos, however, after witnessing a victory in Australia and defending his champioship vs. Lomachenko, I reckon the 5 pound difference might not matter very much for this fight. Also, Haney is very young and growing, I am quite certain that 140 pounds will not be his last weight division.

Haney is also taller than Prograis and has a longer reach. It can be argued that this super lightweight division might presently be the right one for him.
717  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney (9th of December) on: December 10, 2023, 02:26:25 AM
It is headshaking that odds on Devin Haney is 1.25. Is he being underestimated for this fight? This should be 1.05 very much similar to the other favored fighters for this event, I reckon.

However, I do not know this Prograis. Will he make this fight more challenging for Haney or will odds on Haney become 1.01 after round 5? I speculate that it will be 1.01 hehehehe.
718  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: December 09, 2023, 03:57:19 AM
I am contemplating if I drop all my players in the waiverwire or continue playing to avoid ending on the bottom hehehe.

In any case, I predict the Jets and the Raiders will beat the spread, both with +3 and Mahomes will win against Josh Allen hehehe.

Also, who is everyone's MVP for the regular season? I reckon Dak, however, I know everyone might be on Purdy.
719  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: December 09, 2023, 03:23:15 AM
@Welsh. However, after fighting Conor 2 times and earning his highest purses from those fights, he might not have the determination to challenge himself anymore. If uncle Dana announces that Arman and Dustin will fight, I will be wishing that the underdog will be Arman hehehee. Similar to Dustin Poirier's fight against Justin Gaethje, Poirier's own mind will tell his body to stop. I reckon this is because his will power is not anymore there.
720  Economy / Exchanges / Re: CZ officially bids goodbye to Binance. Will Binance Crash or still stand Strong? on: December 09, 2023, 02:18:10 AM
When binance boosted about their reserves, many of us thought it was a joke and today we have seen that binance is able to pay any fine and still stand strong.

I thought BNB will drop upto 50% after CZ resignation,  but I wasn't even upto 10% and has already corrected.  So, there's no other FUD that will pull the market down. Binance is in auto pilot and doesn't need 100% intelligence to keep working.
What I can say is the Fed wouldn't be giving up and other things will work in their favor, already Binance exchange partners are now the target with law suits which might drive away potential business partners which will dry the pockets of Binance and their reserves. The only way I see them combating the lack of revenue that would soon be their problem is to charge more for listing fee and list more altcoins but soon they'll run out of projects to list or their listing won't have much effect on projects growths anymore, making them to lose patronage from crypto products. The money will move over to other exchange and then the so called reserve will dry up and the crisis begin to unfold in front of our eyes.

The mistakes most people commenting on this issue is making is thinking, Binance exchange is too big to fail but no CEX has such quality. The fine wasn't a big money for an exchange like Binance exchange but when they can't replace the money to keep their reserve up then we'll begin seeing similar situation to other CEX that has seized to exist in the past.

Agreed that Binance's CEX dominance might end very much similar to Bittrex, however, their new CEO Richard Teng appears to be very capable on cleaning the exchange's operations to make it more favorable for regulators.

Richard Teng also appears to be very qualified for his new job because he has much experience on financial regulation and helped create regulatory frameworks in Singapore and Dubai. We might witness some countries adopt his ideas and let the cryptospace run more smoothly under their jurisdictions.
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