It may be a bubble, but it is going to be the strongest bubble no one can easily burst it. Fiat money is intrinsically nothing. But it has become everything because it has the sanction of the government. It is fully backed up with clear stipulations in constitutions. It has the approval and agreement of domestic and international companies big and small, and generally everyone. That is enough to make it very precious so much so that it has become life itself to many.

For the past several months or even few years though, Bitcoin has been compared to gold. Hot debates have been conducted along this comparison. Basically the comparison is on the basis of which is better as an investment or an asset or a store of value, with Bitcoin even proclaimed as the digital gold. Their uses as well as their intrinsic value have also been touched.

However, I don't think it is really necessary to compare the two. You do not have to put an "or" in between when you can put an "and". But if we talk of very long term investment as in 20 years or more, I guess you have to be safer and put more on the one who has already survived through eras and millennia.

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Thank you for the opportunity!

Odd as it may seem but lottery could also be very addictive. It does not seem so because of the very tiny probability of winning. However, as it has already happened to several people, one could actually be obsessed with the jackpot price that it becomes a practical goal, however impossible it seems. There are a lot of people who got hooked up to lottery so badly that they spend huge amounts in betting as many combinations as possible. Only to end up lost every time. Gambling, whatever game it may be, could actually ruin us.

I treat lottery just like you do, only for the sake of having that tiny chance to get instant enormous wealth. We both know it is only luck that would take us to that point. But to others, it is much different. 

KYC is mostly required for bounty hunters not as an initiative from the devs but because the legal registration or license commands them so. This is in line with laws or policies on anti-terrorism, anti money laundering, and so on. But you could always doubt that. After all, what is at stake here are your personal information in exchange for a few bucks. Take a little pause and compute whether it is worth divulging some personal info and get some little amount or avoid releasing them and not have that payment. All your choice!

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All right, almost half of this post is spent on your grievances. My tip is that you don't post for the sake of posting. Try to give some thought in your posts. Try to think it through. Look at your post right here and mind the parts in bold and red fonts.

Illogical- You say HODLING is the "laziest" and then you end up saying it's tiring, etc.
Capitalization- I know that you know how to use capitalization properly and yet you seem not to care at all.
Punctuation- Use them. It is the laziest part, I tell you.
Spelling- Our reply box here has an indicator that tells us there is something wrong with your word. Be mindful of it.
Ad misericordiam- You don't have to look pitiful and claim that you continue fighting. You don't even have to fight. You enjoy learning trading skills, you enjoy joining discussions here, you enjoy reading threads, etc.   

I am not saying these are the reasons why your posts are removed. But these are clear symptoms of how your posts are created-- without much thought, in haste, done without reading OP and previous replies, and so on.

Address them and perhaps you won't be worrying about them soon. I wish you all the best!



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Rest assured that they are not stealing from you. Fees are always there. In fact, to a certain extent, fees are necessary. It is where the profit of the exchange comes from. They sure need that or else they will stop their operation altogether. Fees are necessary to fund their staff to make sure everything's running pretty well, safe, and secured.

And 0.25% is not that big a deal. That's still within the minimal level. Please bear with it because it cannot be taken out.

There are professional gamblers, that's what I know. But I am not sure if they are living solely out of their gambling prizes. For sure, even the professionals lose. And as far as I can observe, those who are gambling with high bets have stable sources of huge income. They can spend all their days gambling because they can fully support it. If you are living only on your gambling wins, I doubt if you can sustain your life as a professional gambler. The tide is not always on your side, after all. 

Indeed, there is no significant competition here. Sports gamblers will stick to the sports they are fans of. Bettors on football matches will not leave football betting simply because eSports betting is growing big. Bettors on cricket or NBA games will not quit simply because Dota 2 or Fortnite betting is already available.

The rise of eSports betting does not discourage bettors on other sports. This will just widen the clientele of betting sites. The rise of eSports will certainly increase the patrons of betting sites.

How long is your long term?

I would choose Bitcoin if its 5 years more or less. The longer the higher the risk with Bitcoin. If its 10 or 20 years, I would rather go for gold. It has been here for thousands of years, no way its value will perish in the next decade or two.

But then again, we humans have the penchant of putting ourselves in an unnecessary quandary we ourselves make. Indeed, why not go for both?

Welcome, kabayan!

As far as the numbers are concerned, meron na daw po tayong 10 BSP-registered exchanges sa Pinas. Iisa lang ang ginagamit ko: Coins Pro, an affiliate of coins.ph. Pero to be honest ayoko doon for many reasons-- limitado ang traded pairs, mababa ang volume, delayed ang deposit and withdrawal processes, delayed din yung updating ng prices vs global average, and a few more. Let us hear from the rest of the locals here about their feedback on the local trading sites.

Pero if I were you, hindi na ako maghahanap ng "katiwa-tiwalang local website para mag trade." Try creating a single account on any of the following trading platforms: Bittrex (old-school ako ), Binance, KuCoin, OKEx, HitBTC, Livecoin, etc. Try using your account to explore the different buttons and tools. At the same time dapat nagbabasa ka rin ng mga articles regarding crypto trading, nanonood ng video tungkol dito, at nagtatanong-tanong sa mga may alam na.

Ang tinitingnan ng karamihan ay dapat mataas ang volume, marami ang available pairs for trading, user-friendly, wala masyadong negative review or feedback, at kung maaari hindi kumplikado ang KYC o kaya ay mataas ang limit sa unverified account.

Marami pa ang magbibigay ng tip sa'yo dito. Magtanong ka lang. Good luck!

First off, your subject is a case of hyperbole. I cared to read this thread because of "doomed".

Well, just remember the days when you were still like the rest who do not have the tiniest idea of Bitcoin. I used to be like them myself. But then here I am now, promoting, HODLing, using, and loving Bitcoin. I was not tech-savvy myself. I am someone who is more into social sciences rather than on the latest technological innovations, much less regarding fintech. When I first heard of Bitcoin, it didn't tickle even the tiniest part of my curious mind. And then I encountered it again a few more times and eventually I got the curiosity to at least know a little more about it. And everything was history.

This could also become everyone else's story. There is no need to understand everything. The basics are actually enough for people to get interested in Bitcoin, just like what happened to me. In fact, that single word decentralization was the key. Moreover, it is actually easier for people to become familiar with Bitcoin nowadays because a lot of people already know about it, it can be heard over the radio, watched on TV and on the internet, accepted in stores, and so on. It is not as strange as it used to be.

I'm using coins.ph to banks, walang fee, at least BPI, Eastwest, and Landbank. I am not sure with other banks.

Sa tingin ko PHP 200,000 okay lang yan for as long as hindi sya sunod-sunod in a matter of few days tapos ang accumulated deposits ay hindi naman aabot ng milyones. Tsaka kung talagang medyo nagmamadali, scatter withdrawals through different banks and accounts, remittance centers, and through P2P. Mabilis na lang yan.

To many of us, it could simply be a way to kill some time and probably waste some money. But since it could involve huge amounts, KYC has become a kind of necessity in casinos. Because, truth be told, casinos are actually a nice place to launder funds. I hate KYC myself. I think it is best for casinos to put a certain limit. It doesn't have to be everyone. They could set like $10,000 above who will undergo KYC process. Those who are playing with a hundred USD could do away with it. 

Over time, meanings evolve. Circumstances change, so do meanings of words. The meaning of currency has to broaden as the world is becoming more borderless over time. Bitcoin is a currency. That is clear to all of us. And surely it is not used exclusively by a certain country. There is no single country with Bitcoin as its official currency. It is a global currency. Cryptocurrencies are modern forms of currencies. They could be used within a certain virtual ecosystem, or within a certain company, or within a certain country.

So do cash. The advancement of modern technology has to extend the limit of the meaning of cash from physical bills or coins to digital or virtual versions. Bitcoin is designed as an electronic cash.

In the same manner that India will have to evolve as the times have also changed a lot. They simply cannot be overprotective of their rupee to the point of sticking to what is outdated and obsolete. They have to open up for changes. 

Thanks for the update, buddy! I haven't checked liquipedia for a few days now.

Anyway, the matches amounting to millions of US Dollar are getting nearer. Can't wait to watch them. The intensity of the anticipation is rising. This is going to be another round of jaw-dropping TI games, stunning clashes, dumbfounding combos, and probably unbelievable come-backs.

Well, a decade has passed since Bitcoin was launched and it is still here, very much alive and well. Bullish even.

Why do you think that Bitcoin will be dismantled simply because a couple of countries are averse to it? Bitcoin began to grow without even a single country supporting it. No, Bitcoin even grew this huge despite powerful countries opposing it. The silkroad issue has long been buried. Bitcoin didn't die when it became a strong issue. Bitcoin didn't die when china, a more populated country, started to ban mining, trading, ICO, and other Bitcoin or crypto-related transactions. It won't die because India doesn't want it. For all I know, a thick community of Indians are at the back of Bitcoin, loyal and unflinching.  

Blockchain is an integral part of Bitcoin. It is synonymous with each other. Bitcoin has been promoted together with it. It was not left out. In fact, there are a lot of instances in which the blockchain technology is appreciated but not Bitcoin. There are a lot of people who bought the idea of blockchain but not Bitcoin. And we are seeing a lot of development using the blockchain technology. But whether we like it or not, in one way or another, we owe it to Bitcoin.

And the governments and the central banks cannot threaten Bitcoin with an internet switch off. Let us all admit that it is absolutely ludicrous. They do that, they commit suicide. Bitcoin will remain unscathed after that while the entire government and private dealings are terribly hampered if not dead.

Every company which is initiating its own tokenization effort is a welcome update. We have already seen a lot of them. Tokenization developments are not only focused on retail business such as Walmart but also in terms of real estate, transportation, agriculture, energy, medicine, data, freelancing, ads, gambling, and so many others. 

However, the biggest problem here is that a huge and very influential company such as Walmart getting its feet into cryptocurrency will be very hot in the eyes of the government. With an annual income of at least $500 billion, more than a couple of million employees, and millions of millions of customers daily, I don't think the government will just leave them doing their shift from fiat into crypto free and without any hindrance. This is going to be a hard battle for them.

(Source: https://cryptoslate.com/walmart-patents-own-cryptocurrency-battle-amazon-retail/)

So far, this is the most ironic post on this forum.

Bitcoin ==> Decentralized, anonymous, transparent, peer-to-peer, electronic cash, fully owned by users, freedom, with appreciating value, etc.

Central Banks ==> Centralized, paper bills and metal coins, owned by the state, value determined by the central bank, with powerful third-party players, depreciating in value, bound by rules of the state, etc.

Therefore, Bitcoin =/= Central Banks!

How could we then promote Bitcoin to its truest sense at the same time please the central banks and the governments? In the first place, Bitcoin was never made for them, it was made for the people. It was not made to support the central powers, it was made to give freedom to the people. It was not made to make these central bodies stronger, it was made precisely to dismantle them. It was not made to preserve the status quo and keep the system intact, it was made to disrupt the system.