As I've pointed out, a troll post is different from tongue-in-cheek replies or sarcasm. They're two different bananas. A troll post is pure garbage/trash.

I might need to reiterate this:




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My opinion on off-topics stays. Off-topics, most especially troll posts, are not helpful, irrelevant, and nonconstructive.


Off-topic replies have always been a problem. There was never a time when off-topic replies are accepted. But that existing problem has ballooned to an intolerable level when huge flocks of spammers arrive.

It was already an abuse right from the start, an abuse of the freedom and tolerance which was provided by this forum. But it went to a point when the forum will have to interfere and directly address the issue. It simply means that the problem as regards off-topic replies has become rampant.

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Please be wise enough to distinguish off-topic from tongue-in-cheek replies.

I won't change your mind because I agree with your views. In my country, a lot of people just love to gamble, myself included but not on an addictive level. We gamble on basketball, boxing, tennis, politics, cockfighting, horse race, spiders, turtle race, serial number of bills, color of the next blouse of a teacher, an examination's answer, and countless others. Funny, isn't it?

An argument, for example, could easily be settled with a bet as to whether who is right, for as long as it could be actually confirmed. Quite a literal way of putting-your-money-where-your-mouth-is argument.

I think the information that has gotten to you is not quite right. Bitcoin has been illegal in Iran. There was never a time when the Iranian government raised the green flag for Bitcoin. As a matter of fact, according to a cointelegraph news just this month, the government's central bank has warned that buying and selling Bitcoin is illegal in the country. (Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/trading-bitcoin-is-illegal-in-iran-central-bank-official-warns)

However, 2 days later, it was reported that a disagreement among concerned Iranian officials regarding Bitcoin is apparent. While trading is indeed illegal, mining was treated with an open mind, with the country's supreme court itself excluding mining in its ban decision. (Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/iranian-authorities-disagree-whether-bitcoin-231507483.html)

But then again, we all know what happened after that. More than a thousand ASICS were confiscated in the various raids that were conducted.

And then, another turn around by Iran, legalizing mining all of a sudden.

What a ride! Every Iranian must have a dizzying yet fun ride with their government's final policy on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

Yes, that is correct. The very heart of the matter is that Bitcoin does not have a heart, it cannot be killed! Had it not been decentralized, I would think that it has long been dead. Cryptography is an old art of codes and it has been used, at least in several attempts, to create digital currencies, which were all vulnerable sad to say. The good thing is that Satoshi was a lot more genius than the previous geniuses.

The best of traders as compared to pure holders, the traders will win in terms of profit. They are traders, after all! They work and work regardless of whether the market is bullish or bearish. While others are resorting to holding due to very high uncertainty and solid red in the charts, the expert traders can still see gains. They can smell green amidst blood. But of course, only those who have acquired and honed their skills to the extreme. Those half-blooded traders like me would rather stay safe and HODL.

Let us wish each other luck, mate! The teams in Group D are not easy opponents, especially Italy and Serbia. While I also support and cheer with crossed fingers for my very own country, I am not expecting them coming out the winner even in the first round. 

This might really be another one good year for the Americans.

I'm afraid a couple of people mentioning Dogecoin is not enough for its price to soar high. And John McAfee has always been mentioning one altcoin after another every once in a while. Aside from Dogecoin, he has already promoted Docademic, Apollo, Electroneum, Tron, Factom, Burst, and several more others. I don't know if he has really looked deeply into their products but the impression to some people is that he's only tapped to cause some hype around the coin or at most pump. But it has not necessarily followed.

This man is both colorful and whimsical but I am not sure if people really buy what he talks.

Pare, if you get a loan for an investment, especially risky investment such as cryptocurrency or Bitcoin in particular, please avoid assuming that the investment will give you enough ROI for you to be able to pay your loan on time including the interest. For me, that is simply adding another layer of risk. First, you are investing into something without certainty. Second, you are expecting a 100% success. That cannot be reconciled. In other words, you are already counting the chicks even before the eggs are hatched.

But you may disregard this altogether if you are going to pay your loan with funds that do not come from your investment. At least, if that is the case, you may continue to HODL your Bitcoin for a longer period until it gives you profit. Otherwise, you might end up selling your Bitcoin with a loss to be able to repay your loan.

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I own around 10 altcoins, not including those shitcoins which I already set aside without the least effort to monitor since I have no more hope for them. The topmost reason when I buy altcoins is due to technology. But, funny as it may seem to you, it has to have a name as well. If the technology seems amazing and yet there is too slow a progress in their coin's value, I won't buy it. At the end of the day, the reason why I invest in a coin with disruptive or innovative technology, not to mention real-life use, is that it will hit the investors hard and the value of the coin will explode.

You must have done a good research right there, mate. You have chosen some of the good altcoins. I have encountered most of them, although this is my first time to read about ZEXO. But the list still makes me wonder why it is only Ethereum that is within the top 20. I guess there are much greater options in the higher ranks, much safer as well.

But if you are thinking that any one of these coins will outperform Bitcoin, you must be wrong, at least from my own point of view. You must never exclude Bitcoin in your portfolio. 

I have been using Bitcoin already for payments. All of them online payments and purchases. Admittedly, there are currently limited uses, but we are definitely moving forward one step at a time. For now, only few business establishments are accepting Bitcoin payments. Few people are also using Bitcoin to buy stuff. Nevertheless, it is existing already. So how much more if the fees are already low and the transactions very fast? Certainly, that would bring Bitcoin spending to a whole new level.

Nice one! I should say you deserve a good job pat on your shoulder for the best first post on the forum!  

I own a little amount of BTC, not too little but also not too large to make me a whale. I am just a little fish in the Bitcoin ocean. I would rather keep the number to myself. But I participated in your poll. This would be more interesting if the participants are those who have been here much earlier than us.  

Hey, mirakal! I am not asking you to repay me already. I'll just post the repayment address here lest I forget: bc1qy04p049wx9fwrvz8my0vr855ssqa0hssn2wpne. I am now using SegWit address.   Thanks for the advice!

Only the powerful people do not think the way you do. They are labeling Bitcoin as the currency that perfectly fits the mind and acts of a criminal, a currency that effectively conceals the person behind the deals and the wallet addresses. But that is always belied by the available data and statistics. Numbers don't lie. Crimes, may they be international or local, are made possible with the support of money, fiat money.

Basically, it all depends on which altcoin you are talking about. If you are talking about the likes of Litecoin, Ethereum, Monero, and so on, I have no doubt they will make up for their price dump within the year. But if you talk of those pretty unknown coins, you need to go back to the fundamentals. Such unpopular coins will remain down low despite an altcoin bull run if they do not offer a product that would attract the investors.

I think there is no problem about posting promotion updates here for as long as it is not a referral link.

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I know there are a lot of giveaways not just in Binance but also in other exchanges. This mostly happens when coins are newly listed. This is apparently a strategy to attract traders and HODLers or to increase volume. For example, Komodo (KMD) has just finally got the green light from Binance hours ago. They are now offering KMD staking.

These are great updates although I don't personally run after these kinds of promos. But there might be some members here in the local section who are particularly interested about these things so this is still helpful.

I can see nothing wrong with the composition of your portfolio. That is even much better than mine. I have almost a 50:50 Bitcoin and altcoins ratio. Moreover, your altcoins portfolio is comprised of a few of the best altcoins. That is definitely a lot better than mine, which includes a few more shitcoins. If you just hold on to it and keep your patience, that portfolio is gonna make you a bigger wealth.