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7001  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: March 25, 2019, 02:41:02 AM
I reckon the warmer track temperatures of Bahrain might be what Ferrari needs to win the race. Barcelona had warmer temperatures and they did very good in testing before the season started.

In any case, if Ferrari ends behind Redbull again, I reckon that the Honda engine might be more powerful than what was first thought of it.
7002  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-03-16] Andrew Yang is the Bitcoin-Friendly U.S. 2020 Presidential Candidat on: March 25, 2019, 02:03:26 AM
Do not trust any politician. Particularly those politicians who have made their way near and around the top. They are the most corrupt and compromised creatures with no sense of real moral values in this world.
7003  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2013-03-23] 95% of Reported Bitcoin Trading Volume Is 'Fake' on: March 25, 2019, 01:27:45 AM
What if most of the cryptocoin exchanges with fake volumes are a part of a global money laundering network service for billionaires who have something to hide?
7004  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-03-21] Blockchains Have Merit, But Cryptocurrencies Won’t Take Over on: March 25, 2019, 01:11:43 AM
@Carlton Banks. Agreed! It makes you question the system. Reports would say that the global economy is growing, however, the divide between the rich and the poor has never been larger. Especially in 3rd world countries.
7005  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-03-21] Blockchains Have Merit, But Cryptocurrencies Won’t Take Over on: March 24, 2019, 03:36:21 AM
As far as I know the IMF and the World bank have a strict loan structure that only a few countries capable can even lend in them. That is why most under developed countries tend to borrow money from other countries. That is why we are seeing China as the number one suspect for doing "debt traps" in which the Chinese government knows that this under developed countries don't have the ability to pay that their main goal really is for them taking over their assets. So far the countries who fell victim recently are Uganda and Zambia.

However, America also has borrowed money in the trillions from China. Will China also own and takeover America's assets?

I reckon they might have problems collecting for payment hehehe.
Well there has been a lot of rumors surrounding Yuan taking over the USD but the thing is this is a myth at best. The thing is there is still a lot of difference between a developed country borrowing money from China and an underdeveloped county borrowing from them. USA will only borrow money to the point they know that they can payback the amount in the given time, unlike this underdeveloped countries who are willing to risk their own assets just to have some fresh cash in them.

I reckon China would need to be prepared for an attack from the United States military if they were planning something like that hehehe.
7006  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Grin | PoW Mining | Electronic transactions for all. Community driven. on: March 24, 2019, 03:18:10 AM
@Febo. However, a faucet might be very helpful for grin's distribution and it would be something to teach everyone how to use the command line wallet. The problem would be how to shut out people from cheating it.
7007  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Grin Observer - GRN/BTC - Price Movement and Discussion on: March 24, 2019, 03:03:04 AM
United States 10-Year Bond Yield is between 1.5-3% in recent years, so when Grin in this range inflation, it is in 34 years and 67 years.
Let’s give Grin 1/3 market cap of Bitcoin, today BTC price is $4000.

Year #   Yearly monetary inflation rate    price $
34          3%                                     8/3=2.67
67          1.5%                                            4/3=1.33

So Grin price is reasonable in $1.33 --- $2.67
(now price is $2.62)


Can you explain this further? Where did you get 8/3 and 4/3? Also, 1/3 marketcap of bitcoin and grin is still in $1.33 - $2.67? I assume you already accounted for the coins mined, however what if bitcoin goes on a new all time high and this pumps grin with miners refusing to sell?

I reckon we might witness grin reach the top 10 and fall back within the top 50 within 10 years.
7008  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: China Center for Information and Industry Development altcoin pumps on: March 24, 2019, 02:47:51 AM
@peter0425. Agreed. However, it is not only in China. Greedy speculation occurs around the world with some saying that it is occurring more times in the west in New York or London than in Beijing hehehe.

7009  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: China Center for Information and Industry Development altcoin pumps on: March 22, 2019, 02:04:57 AM
@DeepChipolino. Agreed, only if the investor is only looking for something to pump and dump. You should not trust a ratings agency that rates bitcoin below the possibly scam projects such as GXchain or Onthology.
7010  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-03-21] Blockchains Have Merit, But Cryptocurrencies Won’t Take Over on: March 22, 2019, 01:42:02 AM
As far as I know the IMF and the World bank have a strict loan structure that only a few countries capable can even lend in them. That is why most under developed countries tend to borrow money from other countries. That is why we are seeing China as the number one suspect for doing "debt traps" in which the Chinese government knows that this under developed countries don't have the ability to pay that their main goal really is for them taking over their assets. So far the countries who fell victim recently are Uganda and Zambia.

However, America also has borrowed money in the trillions from China. Will China also own and takeover America's assets?

I reckon they might have problems collecting for payment hehehe.
7011  Economy / Gambling / Re: Cloudbet | Bitcoin Casino & Sportsbook | The No.1 Bitcoin Gambling Site on: March 22, 2019, 01:17:43 AM
@Ronnie. Does Cloudbet always collect documents for any withdrawal amount from all users for KYC? I am afraid I made a mistake. I did a small deposit to bet on the Game of Thrones, however, because of the high minstake, I changed my mind and would like to withdraw. Will Cloudbet hold my withdrawal because of this?
7012  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Game of Thrones - Who will rule? Odds and betting discussion [Odds updated!] on: March 22, 2019, 01:01:14 AM
@Ronnie. I would have made some bets if the minstake was beginning on .0025 hehe. I am only a small pundit who do this as a hobby. Is there a way for Cloudbet to lower the who will die first betting to .0025? I want to bet on most of them.
7013  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Game of Thrones - Who will rule? Odds and betting discussion [Odds updated!] on: March 21, 2019, 03:46:44 AM
I wonder how many people close to the writer or actors have friends who could make a quick buck from this eh? Might not win much on an outright, but you could certainly take bags of money and make markets for all the characters they KNOW won't sit on the throne. Makes me feel the winner probably has very low payouts (therefore, most expected) after all.

@leea-1334. Cloudbet and Nitrogensports can be trusted enough for any amount below $500 if you are scared. Why would they scam you for such a low amount? That would be bad for their reputation.

In any case, after an investigation, Cloudbet has paid out 80 bitcoins of winnings to 1 user which raised its trustrating in Peep's Place sportsbooks review thread.

But both Cloudbet and Nitrogensports have had recent allegations against them NOT paying out wins or cancelling bets. The latter even on a very dubious Asian Handicap bet that half pushed, half won on a parlay and apparently revealed that it had very bad AH reputations.

Cloudbet's also withheld in the past apparently, although negative ratings were recently adjusted to neutral, so he's probably justified in worrying. Besides, the amount shouldn't matter for trust. $1 or $1000 shouldn't have a say on how they handle your funds.

Check trust ratings of each to see what I mean. I would bet, but I would never tell people their money is safe on those reputations.



Agreed. I edited my post and added a warning.

Also, Cloudbet replied to my request and said that they cannot reduce the minstake for the Game of Thrones betting because they are high risk outright markets. Should they not reduce the maxstake instead?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=333552.msg50240551#msg50240551

In any case, if anyone knows another sportsbook that offers betting on Game of Thrones, please share them. Thank you!
7014  Bitcoin / Press / [2019-03-21] Blockchains Have Merit, But Cryptocurrencies Won’t Take Over on: March 21, 2019, 03:28:45 AM
They are spinning the issue to be suitable for their own goals.

In any case, this is what the IMF and the World Bank do. They lend 3rd world countries money, so much money that they know it will not have the ability to pay them back. Once this is achieved, they will have full control of that country's policies on governmental and financial matters. They will own that country.

What would occur if that country's citizens begin holding a currency which cannot be controlled? Who will have the last laugh?



The International Monetary Fund published a report on cryptocurrencies. Within the report titled ‘Back-to-Basics’, the Finance & Development experts explain some regular economic terms and concepts that readers encounter on a daily basis. The topic of cryptocurrency has become the first to be discussed by the Fund’s experts after a long hiatus.

In the report, the Fund attempted to provide a basic description of what cryptocurrencies are and how they function. However, it is hard to stay unbiased when it comes to the thorny concept of virtual money.

Even though we are nowhere near what could be considered mass adoption yet, digital assets are subjectively gaining in popularity. Many traditional financial institutions and tech companies are currently experimenting with blockchain technology and looking for ways to get engaged in the industry.

However, the International Monetary Fund officials are not on the same page in regards to the general excitement about this new budding concept of money. According to IMF economist Antoine Bouveret and assistant director Vikram Haksar, virtual coins do not fulfill basic functions of money, such as being a store of value, means of exchange, and unit of account.


Read in full https://beincrypto.com/imf-blockchains-have-merit-but-cryptocurrencies-wont-take-over/

IMF report https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2018/06/what-are-cryptocurrencies-like-bitcoin/basics.htm
7015  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin Price Breakout Scheduled for August, Says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee on: March 21, 2019, 02:40:39 AM
i thought he was done making predictions. say it ain't so, tom! Roll Eyes

he's been the best contrarian indicator i've ever seen. i'm hesitant to stay too bearish for too long, but this prognostication from tom lee might have just delayed the bull market until at least december! Tongue

I like Tom Lee better when he is his bullish self, throwing predictions in the air from nowhere. Be careful, however. This time his predictions might be correct. The bear market must end somewhere hehehe.
7016  Economy / Speculation / Re: Cryptos would only have value in a dystopian economy said JP Morgan on: March 21, 2019, 02:17:04 AM
This appears to show the hypocrisy of the banking industry when it comes to the developments and accomplishments of bitcoin, not only in the cryptospace, but the whole world. I shake my head.

They want to accomplish what bitcoin has accomplished for their coin. They will fail however, or they might create dystopia with jpcoin which would be good for bitcoin hehehehe.



It’s no secret that the executives sitting at the top of JPMorgan Chase – one of the largest banks in the world – are not the biggest fans of Bitcoin and other similar cryptocurrencies.

Although the bank’s distain towards the nascent technology initially appeared to be genuine – and possibly rooted in fear – it now appears that they are, in fact, bullish on the tech – as long as they are the ones controlling it.

In a recent interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Ron Karpovich, the Global Head of eCommerce Solutions at JPMorgan Chase, explained that the traditional banking system is so intertwined with the world presently that there is no true way around avoiding it.

The recent news regarding the bank’s foray into the crypto industry with the introduction of their JPM Coin was quite surprising to the crypto community, as Jamie Dimon, the CEO of the bank, is notoriously anti-crypto.

One of the show’s hosts asked Karpovich about his bosses’ anti- crypto sentiment, to which he responded claiming that there is a difference between utilizing blockchain and speculating on cryptocurrencies.

“There’s a difference between trading a cryptocurrency that’s in the market that’s ubiquitous, versus using the technology to enhance your payment infrastructure,” he explained, avoiding directly confronting Dimon’s previous comments about crypto.


Read in full https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/03/20/jpmorgan-executives-flip-bullish-on-crypto-after-jpm-coin-release/
7017  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2013-03-19] Bitcoin’s Share of Total Crypto Market Slips Back Toward 50% on: March 21, 2019, 01:25:04 AM
Bitcoin's dominance will organically decrease depending on the site that's calculating the percentages.

If we look at CMC for example, it's not so much that altcoins haven gained on Bitcoin, but more so that the quantity of listed altcoins has increased. If you keep adding altcoins, which happens continuously, the dominance will eventually drop below 40% or even below 30%.

If you also add that altcoins are somewhat leveraged Bitcoin products due to their similar but exaggerated movements, there isn't much that you can do here. Bitcoin is very long term bullish, so based on that, even the most rubbish coins will gain value throughout the years. Welcome in the world of crypto.

The worst part is that you can't even short 99% of the altcoins. Up is the direction.

Agreed. However, it might also be the beginning of another altcoin bull market similar to what occured on March to June of 2017 where we have witnessed 10x - 20x pumps of some altcoins. That was months after bitcoin's dominance index was also dropping during that year.

I reckon it was not really a drop in bitcoin's dominance. It was the whales holding more altcoins and preparing for the pumping and dumping of the altcoin market.
7018  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: [2019-02-06] Locked bitcoins in QuadrigaCX might be another exit scam. on: March 20, 2019, 03:26:33 AM
News update.

@figmentofmyass. QuadrigaCX appears more revealed to be the moneylaundering part of a criminal operation as more details are being uncovered about this story hehehe.


Omar Dhanani

Quadrigacx Co-Founder Michael Patryn Is Actually Convicted Fraudster Omar Dhanani

While Dhanani, now known as Patryn, refused to comment on the matter, Bloomberg claims to have obtained records that confirm the man’s criminal past and his changing of names twice, in 2003 and 2008. Patryn co-founded troubled Canadian exchange Quadrigacx with the late Gerald Cotten in 2013.

Quadrigacx Co-Founder Michael Patryn Is Actually Convicted Fraudster Omar Dhanani
Omar Dhanani a.k.a Michael Patryn
He allegedly changed his name from Omar Dhanani to Omar Patryn with the British Columbia government in March 2003. The news agency reported that in 2008, Dhanani became known as Michael Patryn, having registered a new name in the same Canadian province.

In the U.S., Dhanani had been charged with several crimes, including pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit credit and bank card fraud in 2005, Bloomberg noted, quoting a statement from the U.S. Justice Department. He was just 22 years old at the time. Dhanani allegedly operated a website called shadowcrew.com, now defunct, peddling 1.5 million stolen credit and bank card numbers, claims the article.


Read in full https://news.bitcoin.com/quadrigacx-co-founder-michael-patryn-is-actually-convicted-fraudster-omar-dhanani/

Also, this is a clearer written article about the whole story.

https://www.crypto-news.net/quadriga-mystery-deepens-as-auditors-discover-cold-wallets-to-be-empty/
7019  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Game of Thrones - Who will rule? Odds and betting discussion [Odds updated!] on: March 20, 2019, 02:51:32 AM
After reading this article, I reckon Jon might live. However, he might not sit on the iron throne and might also retire somewhere with his child without Daenerys. I also predict that Daenerys will die under the very stressful occurrences of her child's birth.

https://www.cloudbet.com/en/sports/entertainment/character-to-die-first-in-s8-push-on-no-death/o1449885
https://www.cloudbet.com/en/sports/entertainment/character-to-die-first-in-s8-push-on-no-death/o1449887

Help me make a request for the reduction of Cloudbet's minstake in the Game of Thrones betting. It has the best format. Thank you!



Game of Thrones' Kit Harington Is Satisfied With Jon Snow's Ending

While there are still many more weeks to go before Game of Thrones returns (let alone ends), Harington is speaking a bit about the end of this decade long journey. In an interview with Variety, Harington mentions that he wrapped filming the day after co-star Peter Dinklage and recalls the emotional end to his last day, but also that he had the same reaction to reading the scripts for the season. He also said, "The end of Jon’s journey, whatever that may be … I was satisfied with how his story ended."

With so many different possible outcomes for Game of Thrones, it's impossible to know exactly how Jon's story will end. Many viewers want to see him wind up on the Iron Throne and take his place as the rightful king, but proving he's actually the man he'll surely learn he is will not be an easy task. If he can't prove his identity, then he could take on several other roles within the same political realm.


Source https://screenrant.com/game-thrones-kit-harington-jon-snow-ending/
7020  Economy / Gambling / Re: Cloudbet | Bitcoin Casino & Sportsbook | The No.1 Bitcoin Gambling Site on: March 20, 2019, 02:05:31 AM
@Ronnie. Is there an update on the request for the reduction of the minstake for the Game of Thrones betting?

Thank you.

Also, I hope the reduction comes together with your GoT betting guide hehehe.
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