Oh man, what can I say about Bitconnect, before they have pulled one of the biggest scams out there, a lot of people in this community has been calling them out as pure scam, but I guess no one really listens because months after that they stop paying and disappear.

I still remember that because I was almost fooled to invest, but luckily due to this community and my vigilance, I was not victimised by the people behind. Anyways, I've seen threads saying that the FBI has the person behind already, but I don't know if they can be fully compensated.

Exactly.

https://blog.coinbase.com/xrp-is-now-available-on-coinbase-d884e33fa8b7

The funny thing is, they violated their own terms and it looks like XRP has paid them huge sum of money, very shady indeed.

https://www.chepicap.com/en/news/7765/did-ripple-pay-coinbase-to-get-xrp-listed-.html

I'm not really sure what Bucks sign Gasol. Anyways, someone said because Pau brings experienced to that young Bucks so partly if maybe the reason.

Checking on his stats as a San Antonio, he averages just 4 points and almost 5 rebounds again. Maybe he could be just a back up for Lopez. So I don't think that he will add significant numbers for the team, perhaps some intangibles like playoffs experienced.

Can you explain what is this breathing exercise craze is all about?

I haven't heard anything about it though, what positive benefits it could bring to people? I think you need to share more details about it so that we can have a healthy discussions.

Sadly though, since crypto is still in it early years, a lot of criminals are taking advantage of it because they know that it's not yet regulated and most of the time, if you're a victim you can't do anything about it.

And it really based on where you living at, if you're in a country wherein there is no regulation or worst the government doesn't accept it legally, then you're in trouble. If you're in a country wherein it is regulated, maybe you can tell your local Central Bank, and see how it goes.

Sorry, I'm not buying this.

And we have seen so many scams similar to this, so I doubt that members here are gonna fall for this kind of trap. A newbie account shilling a platform here, that is one of the worst. You better learn your way here, otherwise you will be tag as a scammer here, sorry to burst the bubble for you.

I have sold in batch of two. Somewhere in February and May 2018 and then I keep on accumulating after that. Of course I could have sold them in December 2017 but I didn't but I have no regrets. Since that time all my savings is in bitcoin so in February I needed some money that's why I have to sell them.

And in May I have to buy a new laptop so I also sell some of my stash. But after that I keep on buying specially in dips and most likely not sell it, unless some unfortunate event happen again so make me dump it, I will continue to hold on it.

That's right. But the problem is that 2017 was really a bull-run. There's a lot of money flowing, even a simply airdrop will yield good dividends that's why noobs thought that crypto market is very easy and it doesn't have to have a knowledge to make a lot of money here.

But 2018 was very different, gone are the days wherein joining bounties will get you dividends are the ICO. Projects have been holding, because they're afraid that the price of their tokens will go down because of the hunters mindset to dump it as soon as they got their rewards.

So there's a lot of lessons to be learn in the bear market and I do hope that they learn it by heart so that they will know how to react in the future.

I'm more of a fruity ice cream guy.

Mangoes, avocados and other fruity ice cream for me. I don't like choco or dark ice-cream. Another one of my favorite is cheese with fruits. Best combination for me.  

I'm betting that with the Constantinople fork, there will be a huge spike in the price by so far it has a hard time breaking the $200 barrier. Maybe the price is already reach its peak that's why no significant effects of the fork itself.

Anyways, it's still the go to investments of ICO so I think the future still looks bright for Ethereum and once the market is on another bull run again, I'm sure Ethereum is the second coin to make a good run in the market.

Fixed first the SSL issue before anything else. Gamblers won't take the risk of depositing, not even a satoshi if your site cannot provide security for it's customer, that's a major no-no for any gambling site for that matter.

Definitely, trust is big buzz word here in crypto. If you can't proved your trust in the long run, they how can you succeed in this world.

He needs to be completely transparent about everything though, as everything started at the wrong foot so members are really going to scrutinized everything, from your website, to the people behind and the project itself.

Actually, even as an individual, it's hard to open a bank account if you says that majority of your funds are coming from crypto, I experienced this first hand so I'm not surprised by the attitude of big banks towards companies now who's trying to shunned even the basic banking services once they found out that your company is involved in cryptos.

I guess the obvious answer is that banking system really hates and think that crypto is a competitor that will despite their financial stability and will take a big slice on their profit. I just shake my head when 3 local banks here refuses me and my wife opening a joint banking account because of the word 'bitcoin'.

I think this is how the forum grows as well. Someone heard about this one, joined specially around the boom in 2017 and then tell their families that they can make money by joining 'bounties'. Many majority really take it seriously and study bitcoin/blockchain to advance their career.

But there are people who quit their job and focus on trading, they might have difficulty though up to this point because we're in the bear market, but we've learned valuable lessons and so the cycle goes.

As long as I can help them gain knowledge then why not? Will continue to support people who's attitude towards crypto is positive, whether they're related to me or not.

Oh well, the drama has really taken a toll of their team. Look at them today, from a series playoff contender before all the drama from dead spot. They should have gotten that AD scenario and should focus more on the game since Lebron is already back, unfortunately, they have lost again and the interest of their young players and the hope of getting to the playoffs is gone.

As for the veterans? It's gonna be over as well, we don't know if their contract are going to be extended after this season, veterans like Javale, Rondo, Lance and Chandler career will be up in the air that's for sure.

That is the lessons we've learn in 2017. However, we be able to see bull run in 2019, there should be a catalyst, like a bitcoin ETF approval, but we don't have that as SEC will kept on delaying this news and we all know that it will be rejected.

To see a bull-run, it should start on bitcoin and then alts will follow. But as I have said above, we might not see a bull run but just few bounces that a speculator or manipulator will just take advantage and book their profits.

I don't think we can call Ethereum as a substitute because both of them are very difficult, specially Ethereum Dapp capability.

Im not surprised by Ethereum regaining the 2nd spot. Just look at the price though compare to XRP and the total marketcap. Although XRP has a lot of backers in the banking system, I really doubt though that they will enjoy the support of most crypto enthusiast.

If you're referring to Coinbase as some exchange that people can trade their bitcoin so, yes, I'm sure a lot of crypto enthusiast practice that basic principle. Luckily though, I used a local exchange wherein we can trade and can easily exchange it to our local fiat so no problem with us, although there is a KYC procedure (if you're not aware of it).

As for exit strategy, I guess if you have made a lot of profits then nothing wrong booking it, as long as you make a decent then why not? Coinbase is one of the best exchanges out there so I won't be worrying about the withdrawals, but there might be limits though.

Yes, but people are not aware of it. They think that if bitcoin falls to that levels, bitcoin will die. But you have to understand that it needs final capitulation, so that it will bounce back and will recovery nicely, and it's possible that it may hit another all-time-high in 2020.


If we're going to based at the last halving, it took months before the price pick up. So it might happen again in 2020 and so by 2021-2022 a new all-time-high is achieved.

Indeed, with James Harden, triple double and with his un-guardable step back three, Giannis was somewhat lost in the discussions for the best player this season.

But it looks like he doesn't care are all, all he wanted was to bring the Milwaukee Bucks to the finals this year. The numbers are still comparable with the top scorers like Steph Curry so definitely, they are aiming big this year. He may not be the MVP but if he was able to bring them to the Conference finals then I'm sure that it's more than an individual award.