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8741  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman on July 20 on: June 13, 2019, 11:00:52 PM
Take a look at the odds from Nitrogensports

If you place $100 to Keith Thurman, you'll take home $176.92 but if you place a $100 bet to Manny Pacquiao, you will take home $210.
We can bank on the speed of Manny but what about the punching power? How long can he (Manny Pacquiao) take the punching power of Keith Thurman.
Keith Thurman is 10 years younger than Manny Pacquiao. I am still undecided between the two.


Good question. We all know that Pacquaio used to have one of the toughest chin in 147 lbs until Juan Manuel Marquez breaks it and after that Pacquaio seems to be very vulnerable from overhand right, specially in the second and third fight with Bradley. But as he age, he gain more experienced after that and seems to be very conscious of that shot. Keith Thurman's weapon is his right hand, he is young and powerful and that for me is the swing vote why the odd makers put in as the favorites in this fight. So it's really hard who to bet in this one. If he hits Manny with that right, then Manny will be in a complicated situation. But if Manny dodge and his footwork is good enough and he himself goes in and out and hits Thurman then he can win by decision.

@ruthwithers1980 - forget about politics, when Manny trains he trains 100%. So I don't buy the 'he is needed' in the Congress or his attention is divided.
8742  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2019 NBA Season on: June 13, 2019, 10:45:25 PM
If Durant was healthy this whole series Warriors would of already ended the Raptors.  I'm going with the Warriors to win game 6 at home, I'm not going to flat out call the NBA rigged (although previous referee scandals in the past don't look good), the NBA will want this to go game 7 for the revenue.

Right, there's a possibility that Warriors could have ended the game and win the championship with Durant on the line-up. However, accidents happens so right now we have a lot of drama and 'what if'. Warriors are now on the opposite side of the history, now they are the one who is trailing 1-3 and chasing to be the second team to climb from that deficit and win. So it they won today and force a a game 7, then both are chasing history, Toronto for their first ever NBA championship and GSW just the second team to win after trailing 1-3. Hope though that GSW win so that we can witness Game 7.
8743  Local / India / Re: Indian Government Backed Program to offer Crypto and Blockchain Course on: June 13, 2019, 10:27:19 PM
Oh well, I guess we really have to admit to ourselves that some countries will really take a hard stance against bitcoin and crypto but they love the technology behind - Blockchain. I guess they just want to take advantage of this technology and how it will help their society, industries and sectors and even government themselves.
8744  Economy / Service Discussion / Coinbase Debit Card is now available in EU on: June 13, 2019, 04:27:28 PM
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From today, Coinbase Card will be available in six new countries across Europe, enabling customers in Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, and the Netherlands to spend their crypto effortlessly.

Coinbase Card lets anyone with a Coinbase account in a supported country spend their crypto instantly worldwide. Since launching in the UK, Coinbase Card users have been spending their crypto as easily as the money in their bank accounts. From grocery shopping, to cocktails and dinner dates, Coinbase Card has become the go-to card in our customers’ wallets.

https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-card-is-now-available-in-europe-12798388060c

Six EU nations all in all. But we all know what's the deal here, KYC/AML. So let's see haven't check the iOS or Android app, so I don't know what are the ratings are. Maybe someone in Europe here can check it out, https://www.coinbase.com/card. Grin
8745  Bitcoin / Electrum / State of Lightning on Electrum on: June 12, 2019, 07:04:59 AM
Let me share: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D83IpdiF-U

ThomasV provided a good demo on how LN is integrated on Electrum.
8746  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Coinshares research: 74% of Bitcoin mining is powered by renewable energy on: June 12, 2019, 06:40:52 AM
Anyone seen this report?

https://coinshares.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MiningWhitepaperJun2019FinalForeword.pdf

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Finally,   using   a   combination   of   estimates   of global  mining  locations  and  regional  renewables penetrations   we   again   calculate   the   Bitcoin  mining  industry  to  be  heavily  renewables-driven. Our   current   approximate   percentage  of renewable   power   generation   in   the   Bitcoin mining  energy  mix  stands  at  74.1%,  more  than four times the global average.

Do you agree with this report though? I'm not into mining and I don't have any idea what the numbers are. But I'm sure there is a lot of 'experts' in our community here.
8747  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: [VIDEO] - BITCOIN $10,000 in June ? - Crypto Trading Analysis & BTC Cryptocurren on: June 09, 2019, 05:01:12 PM
I haven't seen our video analyst, but here's a thing, $10k is just like what? $2k-$3K from the current price? So definitely it's achievable when the way the price moves. However, we still need to factors lots of things like the overall sentiment of the people and the news that will come a long the way. So it's doable, as long as the market is really bullish, even though in the last couple of days its seems that their is a big wall around $8500-$9k.
8748  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: The main factors pushing the ICO market down on: June 09, 2019, 04:39:45 PM
1. Revaluation of the current project cost in the ICO phase

I don't know what you mean by re-evaluation.

2. Inflationary factor, a large percentage of tokens not participating in the distribution

Of course it will take some time, specially if the token is like billions in supply.

3. The project and the Team do not have significant incentives for development, money is received — you can relax.

Actually if the people behind are really enjoying the project or at least think that their project will disrupt the target niche or industry, then they don't think of incentives but rather how the will contribute. If they relax, then it's their downfall. Or maybe they don't really think that the project has a bright future if they don't improved on it.
8749  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Inoue vs. Donaire WBSS Bantamweight Final on: June 09, 2019, 08:15:54 AM
Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. his world title championships four weight classes

IBF Flyweight title from 2007 to 2009
WBC and WBO Bantamweight titles in 2011
IBF Super Bantamweight title in 2012
WBO Super Bantamweight title twice 2012
& 2016
WBA Featherweight title in 2014.
Bantamweight title since 2018

Over 45 fight he 40 win and only has 5 losses.
He is one of the good pro boxer like Many Pacquiao.

Are you trying to compare him to Manny based on the belt that he had won? Lol, It's not even close dude. Nonito is a good fighter but we should stop comparing the two. Only comparison is that they are both Filipinos. Anyways, I'm still divided as to who to bet on, I might pass this one out for good.
8750  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: After ICO, the tokens sank in price. Why? on: June 09, 2019, 08:00:59 AM
It means that the project is just a hype, then investors get on-board trying to make money out it and when the tokens is listed on an exchange, they suddenly dump their tokens book there profits and go on the next hype train. So that's how most of the projects are now right now, although there's proof that a project might succeed in the future like BNB, but it's an exception, in my opinion.
8751  Economy / Economics / Re: 🤔 being on the right side of the trend.... on: June 09, 2019, 04:02:51 AM
As bullish speculation in cryptocurrencies gathers pace, if the majority of traders and speculators use technical charts to trigger trade entries and exits over the short term, how useful are these tools in answering the only question that matters — being on the right side of the trend, and how long is the trend likely to last?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-iCOz7XGO8

Nothing is predictable in this market. We all know that anything can change in minutes, so we can't say for certain that we are on the right side and how long that trend will last. That's why we don't know when to sell, when to enter because that's how the market operates. Yes, TA might help us, but to a certain extend, in my opinion. For me everyone is just making a 'wild and educated' guess, and if you are lucky that your prediction is a hit. But majority of us feel, so it's very very hard to be on the right side of the trend.
8752  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Who watches the watchman? on: June 09, 2019, 03:44:47 AM
Let's start with KYC,  this ICO project developer's will launch a project and state that they want to remain unknown whiles they forced KYC on both the investors and bounty hunters.

I think if you dig deeper on a project and doesn't see who the people behind, then I will stay out of it.

The big question should KYC be mandatory for everyone... 

Will the anonymous goals be achieved with KYC?

KYC is not mandatory. However, there are countries that restricts their people to invest on ICO, so to prevent any problem in the project side, they need to enforce KYC as well. Part and parcels on involving yourself in crypto sphere.
8753  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling frustration and depression on: June 09, 2019, 03:28:50 AM
Definitely, there will be time that you will be disappointed and then frustration and depression sets in. When I was still working, when I have a big lost in casino, I will just call in sick the next day and doesn't want to go to work because of it. But as I have became mature enough, and just afford money that I'm willing to lose, then suddenly I don't have that depression I experienced in my early years in gambling.
8754  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2019 NBA Season on: June 09, 2019, 02:36:52 AM
Just like what I have said even if Klay Thompson played this last game Toronto Raptors already have a game plan and it worked, they exploded in the 2nd half and they didn't mind the Warriors leading just by a bit early on. Still Kevin Durant is the game changer here and basing it from what I saw that he still has straps in his foot I don't think he is fully fit to return in the court yet. But if Kerr risks the situation and let Durant play Raptors might have to tweak their game by a lot especially on the defensive end now that the Warriors have their three main scorers on court.
Huge adjustment would really be needed for Raptors when we do talk about Durant is going back on the court.We know on whats his capability and so as with the other team.
Having 3 scorers on the court would give out some confusion when it comes on how to defend those but in raptors side we do see that most of them is capable on scoring too.Defensive phase is what do actually needs.


I don't think that Durant will be back in game 5. So there is no adjustments to the Toronto Raptors, they have done on their defense, and I think they are underrated on this department, just look at how they shutdown Giannis. I think, they will go all out on the next game to finished the Warriors with or without Durant. And yes, we haven't seen Kawhi having a off-night, a indication of how good Leonard is, his basketball IQ and how he commit himself to the game.
8755  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Apocalyptic Scenario - What happens to Bitcoin? on: June 09, 2019, 01:56:52 AM
Of course, worst case scenario, bitcoin will be hit hard if there are no proper infrastructure i.e. power, electricity and internet. But people are resilient, they could think a better way to circumvent in this kind of scenario. Of course gold will be the only option, just look at how gold becomes so important in wars specially WWII. However, as I have said, people will find ways in this setup, and I think bitcoin will still be used to exchange as means of money.
8756  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2019 NBA Season on: June 08, 2019, 07:07:54 AM
Raptors in 5!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I'm a Warriors fan but at this moment, the Raptors will win the championship for sure. Stephen A.'s prediction is wrong again and he is 0-8 now in Finals Prediction. I will not be a bandwagon because the Warriors lost this season.

Nah, I don't trust Stephen A.'s mouth. Specially when he keeps on sort of 'promoting' Carmelo Anthony.  Grin

Now I'm thinking that Durant will be traded to another team in the next trade season and the Warriors must reshuffle their roster already.

True, If Durant leave then maybe Thompson and Curry and Green will still remain to the team. But definitely, I'm seeing Durant leaving them for New York Knicks.
8757  Economy / Speculation / Re: James Altucher: Bitcoin At $1 Million By 2020 Is Still Possible on: June 08, 2019, 06:22:04 AM
Let's be honest here, we all know that bitcoin won't reach that price aren't we. And I don't really care whoever predicts that we are going to reach that milestone in short amount of time. Most of the time those who are predicting this mega-price is nothing but a fool who just throw random numbers in the air and hope that it will be a hit in the future.
8758  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Updated: List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses on: June 08, 2019, 05:58:57 AM
Thanks, I guess you can also add the recent Gatehub hack,

https://cointelegraph.com/news/report-nearly-10-million-in-xrp-stolen-in-gatehub-hack

It was $10 million stolen so I don't know how much is the total amount we have lost so far from those criminals.
8759  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman on July 20 on: June 08, 2019, 05:05:16 AM
The odds have changed during the last two weeks. When I checked the betting sites last month, most of them were offering between 2.35 and 2.45 for Manny. And this has come down to 2.00-2.10 now. I guess a lot of users have placed bets in favor of Pacquiao and therefore the betting sites were forced to reduce the returns (in order to reduce the risk).
They needed to adjust in case most of the gamblers favors Pacquiao, this is a business bookies knows how to adjust and still be in a favoring side
odds will continue to change before the fight will start, it's still good risk for Pacquiao if ever you love betting.

Exactly, but what I wanted to see is Manny being the underdog in this fight because the odds will be very good for the betting public. We still have a month to go before the fight, but I don't think it will go lower. But I'm not putting any bet, I just put a slip maybe in the couple of days prior to the fight to see what really are the odds are. Hope it could go as high as 2.5 in other bookies.
8760  Economy / Exchanges / Re: Why you should always restrict API access by IP on: June 07, 2019, 08:46:52 AM
Here another hack that looks like API exploit again, https://www.chepicap.com/en/news/10325/gatehub-hacked-nearly-10-million-in-xrp-has-been-stolen.html

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"API requests to the victim’s accounts were all authorized with a valid access token. There were no suspicious logins detected, nor there were any signs of brute forcing.

We have however detected an increased amount of API calls (with valid access tokens) coming from a small number of IP addresses which might be how the perpetrator gained access to encrypted secret keys.

That, however, still doesn’t explain how the perpetrator was able to gain other required information needed to decrypt the secret keys.

All access tokens were disabled on June 1st after which the suspicious API calls were stopped."

Very very worrisome and this hackers are going to exploit this, if we're not going to do something about API calls.
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