Yeah, no kidding.  The new people in crypto seem to think it is some fast cash grab fueled by those FOMO moments when prices spike up quick.  Then suddenly the bear market hits and all those dreams crash hard, and  dollar cost averaging can definitely help, but trying to perfectly time when prices peak is pretty hopeless.  Bottom line is crypto should not be anyone's only income stream, point blank.  You really gotta learn the landscape before you start betting money you need for real bills.  Professional traders are a different story, but those guys built their knowledge and experience the right way, not with YOLO bets.

Wow, I did not know that about microreactors!  YOu are right, 5,000 ASICs wouldnt qualify as "massive" these days.  Still, the image of a hidden tech lair powered by a mini nuclear reactor is pretty darn cool.  I wonder if these mini reactors will ever be like, shrunk down and idiot-proof enough for everyday folks to buy one and power their, you know, dream mansion/bitcoin mine (or maybe a post-apocalyptic shelter)?

Lots of people think playing the slots or table games at an online casino will be an easy way to make some quick cash.  I certainly thought so at first!  I think thats mistake #1: Thinking its easy money. The truth is that the games are designed to be entertaining and all, but the odds are always stacked against us players rather than in our favor.

Why do people invest in Bitcoin? Hard to say for sure.  Some folks probably get excited about stuff like the halving or follow the hype and think it will make prices go up.  They wanna make a quick buck.  Others are in it for the long run, believing in the technology or whatever... And, the halving seems to usually get more investors interested based on what has happened in the past.  Prices often go up quite a bit the year after.  But you never know what will happen in the future.  Markets are unpredictable.

We dont have access to anyone's personal reasons for investing, you know? Newbies chase those short-term profits and will bail if things go south after the halving.  Thats markets.  But Bitcoin has shown impressive growth overall if you zoom out.  Still, past dont equal future.  Who really knows why each person buys in? People's motivations differ.  We can speculate but thats about it.

Yep! This confirms it. You are still an idiot, and you will always be an idiot!

I get that you dont pick your family or relatives, but if your friends show signs of becoming scammers, thats your responsibility, buddy!  You gotta surround yourself with better  people!

Besides, I dont agree that we should avoid recommending Bitcointalk altogether.  There is good info here and  scammers will try to scam regardless.

Wow, what a great print!  The backstory behind that HODL typo is really interesting.  It kinda makes the whole Bitcoin thing even more charming in a way.  Im not looking to put more stuff up on my walls right this second, but Im definitely gonna take a look at your gallery and remember your Etsy shop for later.  Good luck with your sale!

No. That is not how Bitcoin mining works.  Having more miners does not directly make transaction fees go up or down.  Bitcoin has this difficulty adjustment that keeps new blocks coming at the same pace no matter how many people are mining. 

So even if there is way more miners, Bitcoin just gets harder to mine.  The number of miners doesnt do much to fees.  Fees have more to do with how congested the network is and how bad people want their transactions to go through quick.  More miners might make Bitcoin network a little more secure perhaps, but they do not drive fees.  Its about demand and congestion, not miner counts.

It sounds like it is not actually your wallet.dat file but something you found or bought online, right?  If it is the latter, you have been scammed.

It is not stompix who made that transaction, he just explained the nature of dust transactions on ordinals.  These are tiny amounts of bitcoin sent with an inscription on the Ordinals protocol.  The fees can be high because they are competing for block space just like any other inscription.

As for Ordinals, you can think of them as rare collectibles of the digital era. Some people invest in them for two reasons: either they believe they will achieve much higher prices in the future, or, in some cases, simply because they can afford it (a.k.a. bragging rights).

This is a known issue with table formatting (particularly in the first column) on this forum.  Im not sure if the bug is specific to bitcointalk.org or a legacy issue inherited from the older version of SMF software used here.

The simplest workaround, as already explained above by Xal0lex, is to use empty  [td ] tags on each row.

Well, looks like the "golden block" was mined by ViaBTC.  Wouldn't surprise me if some folks used their free transaction accelerator service to get to the front of the line and  guess thats why a cheap 100 sat/byte tx got in quick while others with higher fees still waiting.  Makes sense ViaBTC give special treatment to transactions from their own transaction accelerator.  If only the other pools offered something similar for low byte transactions.

That was to be expected. The fees have skyrocketed due to the recently launched Runes protocol, which went live at the halving's block 840,000. Although I didn't believe the fees would go that high. Let's hope that the situation will calm down in a day or two.


I dont typically hold any stablecoins as they dont serve a purpose for me.  Thankfully, there are other altcoins with low transaction fees. As long as these altcoins are widely accepted for my purchases, Im good.

For most males? Perhaps. But for some, unfortunately, it never develops. Like in your case, for example.


You are an idiot! You were an idiot when you were 21, and you will stay an idiot. I feel sorry for your loved ones, because they have to take care of an idiot.

You dont have much choice here since your collateral is high risk. You can either take out a loan from your bank or a local loan shark, or sell part of your RSR tokens at the current market price and buy them back in a month or two. Even if the price goes up, you will still be able to buy back at least a portion of the sold tokens.  And, if you really believe in the project, and think that it could moon in the future, you wont lose much because you are still holding a substantial amount. 

I do not think you will get attractive offers here because of your collateral.

I understand that addiction is a serious problem, and it sounds like you may have fallen into that trap with Rollbit.  But the thing is, licensed casinos do have rules, but they are designed to keep you gambling, not protect you.

We cant blame everyone else. Ultimately, our choices are on us.  Addictions rarely show up overnight; it is more like a slippery slope.  And bringing up hardcore drug addiction aint exactly comparable.  You dont turn into a coke fiend after one wild rager any more than you transform into a degenerate gambler after one bad beat.  Difference is, getting hooked on drugs also means your body starts depending on that stuff to even function.  So try quitting cold turkey and you will feel that in some ugly withdrawal.  That physical dependence makes kicking a drug habit way tougher than ditching something behavioral like gambling. 

Shib? Seriously?  This is a dog meme token bro, not Tesla stock.  Its all hype and zero substance.  Think of it like putting your money on a random internet meme to go viral again.

Looking for long-term holds? Ditch the meme basket and  focus on projects with actual utility.  Do your research and dont chase moonshots.  Everything is a gamble, but you can still choose your odds yourself.

First I wanted to say that I have never even heard of this casino before and then I found out that they already created an ANN thread here about a month ago. According to the whois record, their domain was registered more than a year ago, but according to web.archive.org, it seems that the casino became operational only at the end of last year (before that, the site redirected to some other domains). So it seems that this is a relatively new casino with a not yet established reputation.

I will try to find more info on them in the meantime until their rep comes out on this issue.

Well, for some folks, Bitcoin resembles an investment like gold - a way to stash value long-term, even if its not great for everyday purchases.  The possibility of appreciation matters more than trivial transaction costs.  Consider it a high-security bank vault for savings, where access takes some effort. 

But thats drifting from Bitcoin's original purpose as fast cheap peer-to-peer payments and  the stunted capacity is unfortunate.  Complex addons like Lightning feel inadequate; the base layer itself needs an upgrade.  The core devs ought to confront the scaling limitation more directly, imho.

This is probably part of the issue. As far as I have noticed, there is a significantly higher amount of spam in the trading and gambling boards compared to sections like Technical Discussion. This likely discourages merit sources and other members with merit to share from following these boards, and therefore the circulation of merit is less.