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901  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin becoming Legal tender on: March 15, 2024, 01:47:09 PM
It is not compulsory for government to make bitcoin a legal tender before the citizens of that country can benefit from bitcoin. As long as it is legal in that country, then the citizens are free to use it as an alternative means of payment, which was the main purpose why it was created by Satoshi. Bitcoin volatile nature makes it very risky to be considered as a legal tender, and moreover it was not created by the government.

The limited supply of bitcoin can also be another challenge for government, because they are used to printing money whenever the economy is facing a decline. Bitcoin cannot be duplicated or printed making it above their power to control. No one can get rid of fiat, because it is to work with bitcoin hand in hand.
902  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling Is Legal In Our Country But if You Promote It Online You'll Go To Jail? on: March 15, 2024, 12:45:40 PM
I am so surprised to read this but of course the government just want to make sure the the citizens are not misled into gambling for money, as most influencers on media make gambling look very easy and would not let the people know the disadvantages of gambling. The ad on gambling is the same on trading.

This bill will help the children who are growing up not to put much attention on gambling because it will not be seen online or in medias in the country. However, those citizens that watch football, like international leagues or some other kind of entertainment that promotes gamble, might still be tempted to gamble since the law is just only in your country.
903  Local / Off-topic (Naija) / Re: Reason why the rich always get richer on: March 14, 2024, 05:16:59 PM
The reason why the rich get richer and the poor gets poorer is because the rich have people to help them or assist them. The rich also have the resources to startup any business that they want to venture into, and they also have friends that will reward them with contracts.

A poor man is just one his own, he might not even have a government job that can give him regular income, and no one to run to for help. Before a bank can give you a good amount of loan, there must be a collateral, where will the poor man get a property for collateral. It is good to take the opportunity and invest when you have the money, and you should also know about the investment that you are venturing into to avoid loss, and business failure.

Some poor people can generate funds to start-up a business, but they fail because they started a wrong business with no business idea on that field of business. A rich man can fail in business, and still try again in another field of business that might later favor him, because he has the resources.
904  Economy / Economics / Re: Early exposure of children to wealth and investments on: March 14, 2024, 04:14:10 PM
It is good to let your kids know about all your investment that you have as long as they are sensible enough to understand what an investment is. When they are on holidays, you can use that period to enlighten them about how money works, and if you have a physical investment or business, you take them there to be with you, so that they can have the idea of how things works.

As mentioned by others above, you should give them money, and teach them how to save the money in order for them to use it for themselves. You can also give them some amount of money and tell them to keep it for you, that you will ask if the money later. After one or two months you can take back the money from them. My mom introduced me to her business from when I was 10yrs,and it exposed me to how to save and keep money very early.
905  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: March 14, 2024, 02:25:14 PM
Barcelona did not get good results in this season and they are defending La Liga title but fell to the third position with big gaps against Real Madrid and Girona. Recent weeks, it looks better as they moved closer to Girona and the latest win against Napoli in Champions League look good for them.

Xavi made that decision when things were worse than now in Barcelona but he stay or leave, he already did good things for his beloved club. Success in the last season can not be denied as Xavi had big contribution for it. He will be remembered as a legendary player and as a coach who helped Barcelona to temporarily break their bad crisis.

If Barcelona go to like semi final or final match in Champions League, will Barcelona try to convince Xavi to stay ?
you can not always get lucky in football and even the way Barcelona won last season was luck because Madrid was not much interested in winning the la liga they were much more interested in winning the champions league last season. they are lucky they are still in the third place there was a time they actually went second until girona took over the second position again. and real Madrid have acquired a good number of points for there self. and that is why they are not showing much concern for for girona and Barcelona again.  xavi tried for Barcelona he did well no one can actually point fingers at him for not doing Barcelona well. either they qualify for semi finals or not it is very impossible for them to win the champions league when there clubs that are better than them.
This season hasn't been that good for Barcelona compared to last season, and that is still a problem to the club performance. They were able to win Napoli does not mean that they will be able to win the champions league. Napoli has declined in performance, and they have become inconsistent so I was not surprised at that result, but I never expected Napoli to accept defeat that easily.

Barcelona might not be able to put in a good performance when they meet club that is stronger than them. I am not trying to underestimate them, but they don't have the quality this season to win UCL or Laliga. Let them prepare very well for next season, it might favor them, but not this season.
906  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 14, 2024, 01:36:23 PM
Sorry, I don't expect Man City to win again EPL trophy this season. Man City may be the strongest team but they don't really perform well in the last few matches. Your brain can say Man City as the strongest candidate but my brain assumes Liverpool will be the strongest candidate. Sure, this is only our own perception!  Grin
Actually, I also hope that Liverpool will become PL champions. My opinion is a bit emotionally based. Klopp will rest after the season ends and will leave Anfield. I think the title will be the most memorable farewell gift for Klopp, Liverpool and the fans. But currently the competition is still tough and the three teams still have the same chance. Arsenal could have a chance to win if they beat City, but City is not a team that can be beaten easily. Liverpool still have to face Tottenham and Arsenal in the next few weeks. So it is still not certain that all teams have secured first place and become PL champions.

Liverpool facing Tottenham will be an easy match for Liverpool, and that game is an automatic three points for them. While that of Arsenal will determine both Arsenal and Liverpool fate in the title race. Liverpool need to take all their matches serious to make sure that they don't drop points, because from the look of their performance against City, it shows that they can be consistent in order to win the trophy.

Man City does not have any big match to play apart from Arsenal, and if the can scale through by winning Arsenal, they will also have a upper hand of winning the league. Arsenal needs to fight hard to survive and stay on top in other to win the league, but it will not be an easy task. I will also want Liverpool to win the trophy, but Arsenal would be better too, because it has been a long time since they won the league.
907  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is Online Crypto-Gambling Legal in a Country Without Gambling Laws? on: March 14, 2024, 12:44:41 PM
legality of online crypto-gambling in countries like the UAE or Saudi Arabia, where traditional gambling is illegal, is a complex issue.
Is Online Crypto-Gambling Legal in a Country Without Gambling Laws?
A country might not have gambling laws because gambling is illegal there, and that is why they decided not to have gambling laws, but they will say the gambling is illegal and punishment with be attached to whoever violates the law and gamble. In this case if there is no traditional casino because gambling is illegal, then it also means that online casino is also illegal.

In such countries, if you must gamble, you are to use VPN. This is because, casinos might restrict gamblers from that jurisdiction. If you are gambling, then you that if you win big, you might not be able to cash out because you would need to make some verifications, and that can lead to account block. Most Islamic countries don't allow gambling because it is against their religious practice.
908  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 14, 2024, 08:04:00 AM
Last season several clubs from Serie A managed to advance further in the UCL. Like AC Milan, Napoli and Inter Milan. Even Inter Milan was able to reach the final. But this season seems to be the worst season for Italian clubs participating in the UCL. because now there are no Italian clubs that have qualified for the quarter-finals. Today Inter Milan also failed after losing on penalties to Atletico Madrid. Even though the biggest hope for representatives from Serie A is Inter Milan.

Yes, it is a shame that the Serie A representative clubs had to be eliminated first in the big Champions League competition, Milan was eliminated in the group stage, Napoli an,d Inter Milan were eliminated in the round of 16. But what is difficult to accept is Inter Milan. I thought Inter Milan would advance further in the Champions League like last season, which reached the final match, but it turned out that Inter Milan had to be eliminated by Atletico Madrid, even though if you look at Atletico Madrid's performance in the domestic league, it is not that good. consistent while Inter Milan is more consistent, but this is not a guarantee because they are in different leagues. Moreover, Atlettico Madrid playing at home is certainly a big advantage for him because Inter Milan also only scored 1 goal in the first leg so it is an opportunity for Atlettico Madrid in the second leg.

This is of course very disappointing for fans and club management who had full hopes for the Serie A representative club, but again, this is a big competition and not easy to get through, now Inter Milan can focus more on playing in Serie A to win this title. This defeat should not be a problem mental damage to players that causes a decline in performance.
maybe it's not only Inter fans who will be disappointed but all serie A supporters who are very disappointed when there are no representatives from serie A to fight for the title in the UCL.
Inter won very strongly but their big ambition made the players lose control and become selfish and I have said more clearly in the UCL thread and this selfishness is what destroyed Inter and failed to continue their achievements in the UCL, whereas last season Inter managed to appear very solid, unlike this season.
I don't blame anyone here because it is very normal to be too self confident but not being able to control your selfishness in the end it makes the future of the team bad and I congratulate Inter who have managed to achieve this achievement only in the round of 16 and for Napoli from the start there was no hope.
Inter is doing very well in the Italian league and in the UCL they also played well enough to pass the round of 16 but they could not win today's match even though they had enough confidence in themselves and they went to penalties but they lost the match on penalties.  It is unfortunate for them but they have played very well in Serie A of the Italian league and they are in the top position with a lot of points.  And I think they will definitely win the championship in Serie A and even if they don't have confidence, I have confidence in them.
Inter can now have chance to concentrate on Seria A as this is the big competition they have left. They were able to reach the finals last season, that they were not a strong and consistent like this. Penalty shootout is a game of luck, and whoever wins through PK is always like winning a jackpot.

Inter already have Seria A trophy this season, and they should be satisfied with it, because that is what they deserve. After all this season was more successful for them than last season. With the defeat of Inter yesterday in UCL, any club that comes their way will be messed aggressively by Inter.
909  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 13, 2024, 10:49:17 PM
First half of the Athletico Madrid v Inter knockout game just ended in a tie. Inter looking very weak at the point and I don't see them scoring in the second half of the extra time. Except ATM doesn't score, I expect the game to proceed to penalties. Inter had just one job; Only one Job — to defend the last 3 minutes of regular time (extra time neglected) since they knew that nothing was going to come for them upfront. If this goes into penalties, I expect ATM to win the tie. They have Oblak and some OG penalty takers. For a team that conquered Seria A this season, I'm very disappointed with Inter's performance tonight tbh.
Inter is out of the league, as Oblak was able to block two penalties, and Martinez played his over the bar. A great victory for Atletico Madrid as they move to the quarter finals stage of the Champions League.

It is quite a tough match for both clubs, and they both performed perfectly. Penalty is a game of luck, and it happens that Atletico Madrid was lucky, and was able to win with 4-2 in the penalty shootout. I don't know why is it that yesterday and today's match ended up with a penalty shootout, and the home side won it in both games.
910  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A Man bet his life savings on 1 spin of Roulette on: March 13, 2024, 07:35:57 PM
People take a lot of crazy risk when it comes to gambling. Imagine someone will gamble with his life saving not considering if the games is not in his favor. This is how some gamblers behave, they prefer to use their last funds to gamble and if they lose the bet, we would not hear them say anything because they know that it is a stupid action.

This guy here is lucky, and there are some gamblers that have also tried this and succeeded but they are few. I would not try to gamble with all the money on me, because I have other important things to use money for. I also think that the casino is also trying to advertise their casino in this way.
911  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: When is best for a player to draw the line? on: March 13, 2024, 06:19:24 PM
Nobody likes to lose when gambling but losing is inevitable, and that is the nature of gambling. Based on your question, I can quit gambling anytime, either when I am losing or not. I have a time limit for my gambling activities, and if I have not exhausted the funds for the day and my gambling time is up, I quit instantly.

I quit the game early, if I have lost straight five games. I will assume that day will not be a good day for me to gamble, and I wait to gamble the next day or the next time but not on that same day. When I was still an addict, I find it very difficult to quit the game, until my bankroll is emptied.
912  Economy / Speculation / Re: another ATH , 71k and still climbing. on: March 13, 2024, 05:07:17 PM
There is no reason apart from the approval of bitcoin ETF. This has really helped bitcoin price to reach this level. Demand and supply is plays a major role as you can see institutions and individuals are buying bitcoin, preparing for the halving event, because we are already in the period that bitcoin becomes bullish.

The price of bitcoin is currently 73k, and my speculation is that we might see 80k price before the halving, and 100k price after the halving. This circle is a special one from the previous circles, as bitcoin price is pumping to the prices that no one expected. I am hodli my bitcoin till the price of bitcoin hits 100k, then I can take some profit.  Grin
913  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 13, 2024, 12:59:21 PM
Meanwhile, for the Arsenal vs Porto match, even though the match only ended in a penalty shootout. And Arsenal succeeded in winning. But I think that Porto is really strong. Their defense was completely unshakable. But I know all that thanks to the senior defender and can also be said to be the legendary defender from Portugal, namely Pepe. He helps coordinate the defense well. And I am amazed that he is no longer young but he is still able to become an irreplaceable defender.

I didn't think Porto could play this well. Even they can make it difficult for Arsenal. The possession of the ball is also not much different, which means that Porto also plays open. It even seems that Porto play more effectively, he can make 3 shots on target while Arsenal can only 4 shots on target. Of course, this victory destroyed the bad tradition of failing to enter the quarterfinals. They had to wait 14 years to enter the quarterfinals.

I expected anything I saw in this match because of the consistency of the both teams, checking their previous matches the both are engaged in accumulation of goals in every match they played, Porto performance was so incredible to even play the extra time. Arsenal really show how strong they are this season and the show that they are ready for this competition after failing to make it to this stage for a long period of time, I strongly believe they can make it to final if they can even improve in their consistency sky will be their limit.
Who knows if the quarter final stage will be the last stage for Arsenal, because the competition is getting tougher and only the strong and lucky club will stand and the weak will crash out. Arsenal proved their consistency in yesterday's match, which enabled them to reach the penalty shootout.

The penalty shootout was in their favor as they were able to score all four goals, while Porto scored just two. After 10 years Arsenal were able to reach the quarter final stage and I hope that they can move on to the semifinals.

Inter are favorite to win today's game, since they are stronger than Inter currently, and would not want to accept defeat.
914  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can you stake on a potential(obvious) loosing team just for love? on: March 13, 2024, 11:46:30 AM
No one can predict the outcome of a game correctly and that is why it called is called gamble. A team that you think will not win due to their poor performance can disappoint you later after the match by winning. The guy can bet on his club even in their weak state, is because he is a die hard fan of his club.

Sometimes, even the weak club can win a string club, football is unpredictable. However, we all have our choices on how to spend our funds, and we can bet on whatever club we fill like betting on. Personally, I will not bet on my club in their weak state, rather I will be on the other club that is stronger than them. I am gambling does not mean that I should intentionally throw my funds away, even though I am gambling with the amount that I can afford to lose.
915  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Google is the best tools to trade Bitcoin anonymously - only search the way to - on: March 13, 2024, 09:24:45 AM
I don't think that OP understands what he is saying, because from the thread, you will see that all the information and claims are wrong. Google is the opposite of privacy, and they work with the government. Google cannot give you any privacy.

Only DEX can give you the privacy that you want.

916  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Do Not Pressure Anyone Around You To Invest In Bitcoin. on: March 12, 2024, 05:45:40 PM
Because we have friends does not mean that we should force them on what to do because they are adults and might not have the same interest like us when it comes to investment. It takes only people who are conversant with cryptocurrency to understand about bitcoin and its potentials. It is a most that because we have invested in bitcoin, people around us should also do the same.

It is good that you introduce bitcoin investment to them, and let them make their decisions. My friend is rich now, and when I told him about bitcoin, he told me that he have enough to take care of life, and does not need an investment that he does not know anything about, which I still saw some sense it that.
917  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is gambling all about luck? on: March 12, 2024, 04:11:41 PM
When it comes to online casinos, I highly doubt that. It's not luck but coincidence. Try playing for a long time with a losing streak and then refresh the page. The chances of getting back a part of all your losses will be there. It will swing some nice high amount multiplier trying to give back what you lost. But, if you stick with one game in a losing streak and don't do anything about it, you may lose all your balance.
It's has something to do with how it was coded, not about luck.
What....have you tried that several times that it worked for you, and where you able to win big, and for how long did you continue winning. Like 1hr,2hrs or lesser. I guess it will end up giving the same results that gamble gives, which is losing more than you win. I have gambled with different strategies that I can think of, but guess what...it is always the same end. I loss more and chase my losses, and I cure more losses.

Gamble is more of luck than technique or skill. This is why a lot of gamblers lose more than they win, because it is is based on what you said, a lot of gamblers would be using it to cash out often. Don't forget that the house edge always win, and gamblers always lose because luck is something that comes once a while, and not often.
918  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Nigeria children laid curse on their president on: March 12, 2024, 03:30:29 PM
Could it be because of corruption or bad governance that could inspired the northan Nigeria children to laid curse on president Bola Ahmed Tinubu?
Sincerely speaking, it's so dishearten to see that the children of a nation that are believed to be the leaders of tomorrow to feel so betray by their leader to the extend of laying curse on their president. Going by the present scenery of hardship, hunger and adjected poverty in Nigeria I think the reason of laying curse on Nigeria president by nothern Nigeria children is somehow justifiable because what country right now is as result government policies and incompetent corrupt leaders that have held the country captive for their selfish interest.
Causing the president is a punishable offence in some countries that could lead to imprisonment in some undemocratic nation. I blame the teacher for putting such harsh words in the mouth of a student. In the debate, the student even said that he wished thunder would kill politicians including the president. You don't teach a child to insult anybody even in the face of adversity.

I don't wish the president dead but he deserves to be impeached because he has brought suffering and untold hardship to the people of Nigeria.
I will say that, it was the teacher's mind that was poured out through that pupil, if not why will the teacher teach such to a child to say it out in public, because since there is a video of it, it means that it is public.

The teacher knows that if s/he says such in public, the corrupt government will come for him/her and such words can get him killed. However, it is not bad to express your feelings indirectly, when you know that you will not be safe if you say it yourself. I agree with you that it is not good to wish someone dead because you can be accused for killing the person if peradventure the person dies, and it also shows a sign of hatred for the person who wish death for.
919  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Drake loses $615k bet on Joshua-Ngannou bout on: March 12, 2024, 02:49:05 PM
‘God’s Plan’ apparently was not destined to come true. I honestly don’t understand why super stars of this level would make these bets. Is it really all for the sake of adrenaline, I almost don’t believe it. It probably all comes down to an advertisement for the bookmaker where he made this stunning bet. In addition, they began to publish about him more often in news feeds. He probably knew about this, that they would talk and write about it in any case, regardless of loss or win. Because any headline will ring loudly. And the rest of the bookmakers began to wonder why they didn’t offer him to do this earlier in their establishment to get such advertising.

Still, this is a lot of money, ordinary players can’t wrap their heads around it, and while they think or laugh at Drake, he will earn this amount by performing at a private party, spending one evening on it.

He will also earn from betting, if that was sponsored by a specific casino, they might have an agreement and that betslip might not be true. Drake has partnered with stake, so that means he is not betting to beat stake but betting to gain the attention of the people to sign up on the casino. It's just probably a marketing strategy, we should not take it seriously like he really loss that big amount of money.
You might be right on this, that Drake is only marketing for stake with his huge bets. From my own point of view, I don't see it like that, because we have seen several fights that Drake bets on, and I will say that assuming Drake won the bet, you will not sound like this. Gambling is in Drake and he loves Gambling.

The amount that to many of us is a big amount, might just be an amount that Drake can afford to lose, since we know that he is a billionaire, and he gats investments and skills that pays him constantly. If I was Drake, I will always bet against my instinct in a fight because he is always betting on the losers most time, and I don't know what confidence he have in them
920  Bitcoin / Legal / Re: Taking beneficial chances where your enemies wants you to fall on: March 12, 2024, 02:00:49 PM
OP, changes is constant, and we need to accept every change in our lives so that we can move on with live to achieve our goal. Binance have delisted Naira from their exchange does not mean that is the end of the world in your crypto transactions. There are other exchanges that might be comfortable with, it is just that you are reluctant to try them out, because you were disappointed with the one you tried.

If it is cool with you to leave your coins and not to make your usual trade, then that will also benefit you
This is because the price of bitcoin is currently pumping, and you will make good profit by next year. But if you must carry out your normal transactions, then you don't have any choice than to use a new exchange.
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