These questions have long been answered but the problem is, none of those are actually catering to the most important part of the equation as to why bitcoin isn't as widely accepted as it should be. Legality still remains to be the primary enemy of the said cryptocurrency, moreso the users who are wanting to use it but are afraid for the negative legal implications of it. There's really not a single question needed to be answered in order to know the secret of widespread bitcoin adoption. It naturally happens; especially if the need arises and people realize that it's the next big thing since sliced bread.

Controllable only to a certain extent, which of course they can still see on their end and would just be a facade for people to trust them. Heck, the Great Firewall up to now isn't even removed in today's society for the Chinese people, which only points us to a conclusion that these guys aren't so serious at all when it comes to introducing/giving anonymity back to people. For sure, they will have a way to know who spends how much on a clearer way knowing that they issued these things digitally, and the banks would have have the records for every name on the ledger.

I have mixed feelings about this: on one end I'm quite satisfied that one country is recognizing the power and flexibility of the blockchain and cryptocurrencies but on the other, I feel bad for the (possible) extended spying that will happen for the people of China.

C++ is the first programming language I encountered and studied thoroughly. It’s syntax usage might be messy and quite horrendous for today’s standards but it still serves its purpose and helps create tools and inventions for our society. While its creator might have a differing opinion regarding bitcoin mining compared to the rest of us, I still believe that he has the right to say those given that he’s versed in his field and has indirectly helped in creating bitcoin. It’s just that he has spoken on a rather rough way to describe what bitcoin does and hasn’t include the good it created nor inspired.

I’d honestly pick a combination of both all day knowing that in trading, no single strategy can actually work to achieve your millions and you’d have to incorporate a lot of techniques and data in order to be successful. A chess master and a surfer has their own merits when it comes to trading, one guy from getting the right techniques and the other one from getting the techniques based on whatever circumstances the environment throws at him. A trader who has both of these traits will always take profits no matter what.

BTC, XRP and ETH are the main currencies which most services and marketplaces are accepting, mainly due to their high usage rate plus the fact that they can easily be converted to cash which is what most of them would convert into for tainting the trail even harder. Not all marketplaces and services in the dark web are illegal though, as there are legal entities using .onion domains for visibility to other people who prefer such connection on privacy as well, so the notion that cryptos being used in the dark web is, IMO, not entirely true.

Yeah, no. The system is technically designed to reward those who exert hashing power in order to facilitate the processing of transactions and ensure that the network is safe. If we were to switch over to a "cleaner" and "greener" algorithm which is PoS, those capitalists and whales would benefit from everything while the rest of us would probably eat dust and get dumped into every single time. I must admit that we are nowhere near being an energy-efficient network due to the amount of power--a significant portion of which are still from fossil fuels--that we use as a whole, but the mere fact that greener alternatives are already being introduced and utilized by some of the mining farms is already a good sign towards the right way.

Perhaps a fork of PoS bitcoin might happen, but the main chain will stay on where it is currently and  there's no changing the minds of  the miners nor the majority of the community, that's for sure.

That’s simply a yes. If they accept donation in their preferred/optional currencies then so be it, give them the donation that they are asking for. It’s really not that hard of a question if you really are looking to help your favorite content creator in any way possible. Obviously, if they want to receive donations in crypto, they would have posted links so as to receive a little extra on the side of what they’re doing.

They’d probably be looking to capitalize on them being the leader of blockchain development to establish rules and regulations that are aligned to their goals/aspirations that they want to achieve. Having said that, I don’t think that everything will be open and decentralized as they can be, or at least what we know how blockchains work. I’m still keen to know how would China oversee anything and how would they be able to facilitate and use the $2B investment on the said aspect of technology.

Another bold prediction without any solid form of basis or the likes. Also a ‘safe’ prediction since it’s 10 years in the making (though a million is still hard to achieve for bitcoin, let’s be honest). Lots of things would have to come by before we get to that magical number and lots of money needs to flow into the economy first before we see the first million—or even just the first hundred thousand—for 1 bitcoin. Although again inflation could come into play and make a million seem like it’s nothing for most people and bitcoin to totally lose its value. Til then, we don’t know, and anyone can still make their pretty astronomical guesses and draw it on the sand.

Bitcoin is not directly responsible for the carbon emissions the miners produce. Those who own farms can always opt to hash with cleaner and greener energy, but if they are getting good deals from their local power company then so be it (I believe it's way less than the average household rate that power companies charge regularly, but that differs depending on where you're at). That's why you see some farms migrate to Iceland, the provinces of China and other areas where renewables are readily available and cheap to harness, much cheaper than having a marked-down contract from your local power company.


Easier said than done, especially if the governments and power companies are conniving with each other the continuous use of fossil fuels rather than allowing nuclear and other cleaner and greener types of energy to flourish.

My favorite is probably dice, next is slots and that are always my go-to games whenever I feel like spending some couple extra bucks on my wallet.


XRP, transfers are fast and almost instantaneous so it should definitely be one of the options in your platform apart from ETH and BTC.


Same as above, though I pretty much prefer BTC if the fee is low.


The ability to prove that the game is fair enough for my end and the casino. Also, fast withdrawals, intuitive UI and of course an actual customer support service.


I don't like having to fill my documents on something that can potentially siphon my money lol.


Referral bonuses would be nice, though I don't benefit from them knowing that I'm the only one who knows I'm gambling and the rest of the lads in my circles don't.

This is an honest answer from a degenerate for years now. Add dice and slots and I would be a regular.

If I manage to get a nice and comfortable house with 2 cars, a sports bike and a stable business, I would say $10 million is enough money to win to have me set for life and never look back into gambling again. However, I don't play for the jackpot anymore and just play for the thrill of it, and I guess most of us here are like this. The more one chases the big winnings, the more careless and rash they become, and so the more gambling seeps into their very cores, causing them to lose and lose almost all the time.

If decentralized exchange platforms are somewhat polished and contain volumes similar to that of centralized ones, this is possible to take profits from as a masternode. But if we're stuck with the same old system of using centralized platforms and are still okay with KYC compliance and regulations encroaching our supposed-to-be free space, then DEXes will never prosper and would never see their prime. It's just so hard to transition from a perfectly-working system to a rather wild-west kind of thing that's why lots of people are still into fiat, bank notes and whatnot, same with CEX and DEX.

Longest I had was probably 8 months before I started playing dice again. I was busy finishing all my post-grad course works that I have had a time off in this forum and to the whole cryptoworld as well. When I came back, I felt the rush and urge to win, though this time I'm not a full-pledged degenerate and was able to control all my gambling habits. I do play casually from time to time just to feel the hype, especially in sports betting but not the same degree as before wherein I break the bank literally.

And it pains me that the likes of EU is threatening to encapsulate the growth of Malta through blockchain and cryptocurrencies by means of saying legal implications and whatnot could harm the economy not only of Malta but also of the whole EU. They have been trying to hinder the operations of Malta and has been constantly checking whatever's happening in there for them to monitor everything. Trust me, they are not in it to prevent "money laundering operations" but to divert the money elsewhere and not just flourish in a single island.

Good for Malta for not giving in to the demands and to the scare-mongering made by the EU and its constituents. We see how things go whenever new tech is given a chance to grow.

I can't tell for certain, but if we were to go back to 2014-2015 where dogecoin received a lot of hype due to it promoting a NASCAR driver Josh Wise, I would say it is pretty worth it, considering that the price of 1 doge by then almost tripled, from 39 sats/doge to 110 sats/doge. Right now it doesn't seem to get a lot of traction considering that it hasn't broken the 50 sats range for quite some time, and it effectively sat on to where it is since there are no more news nor projects that it is receiving currently on its community.

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Reminds me of Michael in GTA V wherein Dr. Friedlander publicized his story albeit using a different name for his own TV show. I would rather keep the information private to myself though if I know someone is addicted to gambling and I can share a thing or two, I'd do it. I'm a private person with no plans of monetizing my own condition (though I'm not a chronic gambler so..) so I'd keep things to myself, and help whoever needs some advice though in a personal manner, not TV shows, radio guestings or anything.

The talks about funding terrorists again, yet they ignore the fact that a large chunk of these terrorist groups' funding are fulfilled by USD using bank and wire transfers. Though bitcoin is perfect for receiving and sending funding for nefarious activities, I still believe that people will easily get caught laundering since you will still need to exchange it to a local currency or to USD compared to actually using USD directly.

They can continuously raise the red flags, but truth be told there's a lot happening with their dearly beloved currency compared to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Nagiging issue lang naman ang pagpapasalamat sa isang thread kung ang nagreply ay may tangan-tangang signature sa kanyang account, otherwise pinapalampas lamang ito ng mga tao. Hindi naman sa nangmamata ako pero kadalasan sa mga high-merit earners, sila madalas yung napupunta sa off-topic ang pinaguusapan ngunit hindi sila narereport sa kanilang mga reply, simply because hindi issue sa karamihan gawa nga ng constructive naman sila kung sumagot paminsan.

Kung ang gusto lamang iparating ng nagpost ay simpleng thank you, hindi na ito kailangan pang i-post pero kung may gusto naman siyang ibahagi na iba pang impormasyon, marahil ay maaari niyang idagdag ang kanyang mga komento kasabay ng pagpapasalamat.


Hindi ganitong komento o karagdagang impormasyon ang aking sinasabi. Yun ba talagang nagpasalamat ka tapos may dinagdag ka pang bago sa essence ng thread? Classic example ito ng mga nagpo-post padding noong hindi pa mahigpit ang karamihan sa quality at bago pa man maintroduce ang merit system sa bitcointalk.