I voted a few months ago. It seems like we’ll probably get back about 20% of our BTC just in time to miss the bull market. I think April of 2022 is probably the best case scenario for a return of funds, but a year after that is more likely. I know personally I’ll be glad to have this lawsuit wrapped up so I don’t have any outstanding legal entanglements.

I think # 3 & #7 are the same thing.  I also would add getting some sunlight into the mix.  Some sort of social interaction is never a bad idea either.  Even if it's just a phone call or quick Facetime with someone you are friends with (not work stuff).  A positive attitude and a daily dose of helping someone else can do wonders for one's attitude as well.  Most importantly though is just to make an effort.  If you don't take that first step towards being a healthier person, you never will be.

Fan favorite (at least when he was on the Lakers) Alex Caruso put up a double double off the bench for the Bulls in his first time out with 10 points and 10 assists.  I think the Bulls got themselves a good deal on Caruso as the Lakers decided to draft a younger version of him.  

With just 2 weeks to go until opening night for the NBA, it feels like we haven't gotten to see much of the players.  I guess because we're still trying to make up time from the whole Covid bubble thing...

Interesting. It appeared to be completely down today and nobody even seems to notice. Maybe I’m looking at the wrong network. Surely people wouldn’t trust a sidechain with their Bitcoin if it were possible for the network to go down. That would be a silly use of funds so I must have made a mistake.

LOL. What’s the condition? His mental condition of being afraid to shoot the ball, or his insanity that makes him think that he’s standing up for himself by leaving millions on the table to miss a few practices?  The only thing on him that’s injured is his pride. His hometown fans turned on him and he won’t be gifting them with his presence again as a result. I actually think if he’s financially set, he is probably doing the right thing for his mental health. Sets a bad example though and as a fan of the NBA I think the players are wielding a little too much power these days.

With the great 1,000 Gold Casascius coin making headlines this week on major news outlets (and here on the forum) I thought I'd take the opportunity to bump this topic and show that there are still OG physical bitcoin wallets available for purchase at reasonable prices to be found on the market.  If you're looking for a pre-2014 Bitcoin collectible at a steal of a price, these Minted Seats are tough to beat and can still be found at https://nastyfans.org/mint

I assume if there hasn't been an update it's because they're busy working on bringing a quality product to the table.  I'd rather wait and have something I'd want to watch then not have to wait and not be able to get through the video because it's so poorly done.  With this project, it's quite possible they'll only have 1 chance to grab a major chunk of this community as followers.  I doubt many people would dislike the first video and then come back to check out the second.  They need to make a good impression and I have faith that's what they're spending their time doing. 

I remember seeing some drama about this when it was a thing but don't recall how it turned out.  I couldn't find it with a quick search either.  Anyone got a link so we can refresh ourselves on what this was about?  Seems like a lot of BTC was held on these coins for this to not be a bigger deal if true.

Also, if these coins are indeed not redeemable as is being alleged, shouldn't they be added to the [INFO] Breached or Scam coin makers list thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3315347.0

Please keep us updated as to the outcome of this situation. 

Doge is a pump and dump.  They're trying to polish a turd.

In my opinion Elon Musk will never accept Doge because he knows it's a joke.  I think he was just trying to help pump some bags in order to 1) grow his fanbase, & 2) help his fans make some money so they can convert it to BTC and spend it on a new Tesla.  I'm sure any Doge Elon himself is holding was purchased for well under a penny, and before he started manipulating nocoiners into dumping their life savings into a shitcoin. 

Bitcoin doesn't even have a reliable side chain to host NFTs yet.  The closest thing is Namecoin as a merged mined chain, and even that has a long way to go with development before it's usable by most people. 

We are still very early in the NFT scene.  Sure, 99% of them will probably end up worthless and the ones that are successful (at least the ones currently on the market) will likely end up looking similar to the current state of the CryptoKitties project in a couple years.  I'm pretty sure at some point events will be using NFTs for tickets and that alone is a pretty awesome use case. 

I think of NFTs like shitcoins, only much more limited and actually have something you can see.  I'll take some random image minted on the blockchain over a pile of Safemoon any day.

Ya, Paul George is the worst to watch sometimes when he's doing his jump into defenders thing. 

On a different note, I can't believe the Suns are not wanting to give DeAndre Ayton his max contract.  He was the reason they had such a good playoff run and if he hadn't completely disappeared vs the Bucks things might have been different.  He's still young and probably not worth the money to be honest, but he's developing fast and if he can find a way to keep that energy that got him through the first few rounds of the playoffs, dude will be a beast.  Not sure salting the relationship is something Suns management should be doing, but it's Suns management...  Did we really think they were going to be able to keep a team competitive?

These coins were priced in USD and offered for sale in Bitcoin, exactly the same situation as my offerings...  Just stating the facts.  There is literally nothing you could have purchased back then in the world that would be worth more BTC today than back then.  Even the Coinbase initial ownership offering has failed to keep up with Bitcoin itself.  I feel this is necessary to continue to point out until the community gets it.  This thread is a perfect example...  People are valuing things in USD, not BTC.  All the major news agencies aren't giving the purchase price in BTC for a reason.  It doesn't matter.

Edit: For anyone actually wondering (not that it matters), the purchase price when released for these Casascius coins in Bitcoin was 1,578.125 BTC.  By the logic of some on this forum, that means purchasing one of these coins would have resulted in the loss of over 550 BTC (or more than $27,500,000), so we can all breathe a sigh of release that we didn't purchase one.

65 - OgNasty

Thanks.  I wanted one of these when they were first released but...  

Well, I'm glad they're still around and available.  One of the first if not the first 1oz silver round if I'm not mistaken.  Must have spend thousands of BTC having these things minted back then...  I believe they also offered a small gold round at some point.

In before someone comments that the buyer would have been better off holding their Bitcoin and not purchasing this coin in the first place...
Be careful OP, I've gotten negative trust feedback for mentioning a coin's value in USD.  
Sorry for the obvious troll.  I just love the double standards of this place sometimes.  

This is no doubt a great coin.  I really enjoy looking at mine (although it has been a few years since I've seen it, lol).  The idea that a few lines of test on the blockchain is the only thing keeping mine from being the most valuable coin in the world is pretty cool, although I guess everyone could say that same thing about their Bitcoin wallets.  



Don't stress it.  I've done business with nearly everyone on this board and many don't leave me trust because they are salty about some truth I told at some point or that I exposed wrongdoing by one of their buddies.  Some of them have trusted me to handle tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars in trades and would do so again...  I even get people leaving me negative trust out of jealousy (see above mentioned example).  You just have to realize who the bad actors are and leave them a ~ in your trust settings so you can ignore their judgement.  The default trust network is a mess right now, so you sort of have to take it into your own hands.

I haven’t done anything questionable although weak members of the community do try and use me as a scapegoat to cover their failures. I only want the truth to be recognized and for lies to stop being perpetuated on this forum. Your post is another such example. Why is it always the chipmixer guys? You say you want this forum to be fun to read… I want it to be accurate. That’s the difference. I’m not here to fill time in an otherwise boring life by seeking joyful posters who insult others with lies for a laugh. I’m here to help change the world. Sadly, the place I thought this was possible is now more likely to give you false information and tell you not to use crypto. I hate seeing this place slide further into irrelevance and if the reason is so people can read joyful posts from trolls instead of propagate facts, we as a community deserve it. No conspiracy. Just facts.

How’s that going?

Many have stopped believing in the Bitcoin I got involved to spread adoption for. Community leaders push the narrative that you should hold and not use your crypto. The entire idea of it being a p2p currency is now controversial. I’m not sure if I have lost faith completely in Bitcoin, but I can tell you that if it was being pushed as a store of value when I discovered it, I wouldn’t have gotten involved at all.

I’m curious if legalized gambling is going to start taking a bite out of crypto’s gambling empire. It would be hard to argue against gambling being one of cryptos most profitable industries. I wonder if this will have an effect on gambling and might even possibly begin to change the landscape of bitcointalk as we have all grown accustomed to seeing gambling advertisements everywhere.

Where I grew up people didn’t play dice much. I’m not sure why as all the movies would have you believe that people are gambling and playing craps on street corners. In my experience though, the game people are playing for fun and profits is dominoes. Something about dominoes, 40ozers, and wheelchairs that really takes me back to good times…

It isn’t just Apple, but social media companies as well doing their best to stop groups like this from getting popular. I know the recent social media challenge that had to be shut down by social media companies was kids stealing everything they could from public areas. School bathrooms have had to start strapping towel and soap dispensers in with metal straps as a result.

It’s a good idea, but a reminder that this is why we can’t have nice things.