This is the reason why I try to do most of my trading on decentralized exchanges, they typically have either low or no withdrawal fees.
I understand that this might not be a good solution for day traders, since the volume on most DEX's is extremely low compared to that of centralized exchanges.

Most exchanges had increased their withdraw fees back when the mempool was completely full, before Segwit use was widespread, in order to cover the increased fees on the Bitcoin network. They simply didn't change their fees back when that problem was mostly gone.

I don't get how people can visit that website and even think it's legit.
Just their entire business-model of paying people to click on advertisements is very flawed at first glance.

Then add the ridiculous referral rewards to that and anyone can immediately tell it's either a scam or very unsustainable.

In the end, even if they pay out, it's just a slightly more elaborate form of a ponzi scheme.
Especially if they're selling referrals to their members, there used to be a bunch of PTC sites that used a model like that.

What are you on about? Casinos love people that use Martingale, there's no system to detect it and make you lose.
Variance will do that automatically. Once you encounter a long losing streak, you're going to go bust eventually.

I remember that 99bitcoins faucet, it was pretty great while it lasted and I remember sending some friends over there who wanted to learn more about Bitcoin.
Nowadays, I just send them to Moonbitcoin, they can usually earn a withdraw-able amount within a week. Lots of ads though...

I know I'd have trouble completing even half of that trip, I think he did it in a pretty short amount of time considering the distance.
His blog posts don't seem to have gotten that much attention, so I don't think it has that much impact.

Gave him some claps on Medium though, if anyone here has an account, I recommend doing the same.
I quite liked his writing.

It's great to see a couple of Bitcoin-based Patreon alternatives pop up, a couple of weeks ago I saw Clica being launched here and wrote an article about them.
Might write another one for this service, it definitely looks a little bit better than Clica and has cheaper fees as well.

Just put in my e-mail address, hope I can make an account soon. 

Yes, I personally have no problem taking a break from gambling any time I want.
A couple of months ago I posted a thread here about how I was going to take a break from gambling.

I had spent a little bit more than I wanted and decided to stop gambling for a couple of months.
Worked out great, I think I quit for around 3 - 4 months in total and now I still gamble occasionally.

I don't think I'm 'immune' to getting addicted or whatever, I just think I can get control over my actions when it's needed.

Here's the thread of mine that I mentioned:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5030715

When you say that you're sure about this, how have you analysed your findings?
How many games did you watch, before you can to the conclusion that the ball was getting into the red coloured hole?

I'm not dismissing the idea that a badly tilted table could alter the results, but just be careful that you have a large enough sample size.
In the end it could also be that your mind is playing tricks on you and that you're just seeing what you want to see. 

Aww damn, when I initially heard about the news, I thought that they had added machines to convert actual coins into Bitcoin, just like their regular coin converters.
Still great, just because they have so many locations in the US.

It does seem like they've somewhat missed a great opportunity though.

Definitely an interesting little command line utility.
Might install it next to cryptop, since that doesn't have a calculator feature.

Are you planning on adding more features or do you just want to keep it as is?

Source: https://twitter.com/EternitasIO

Eternitas is currently answering question on Twitter regarding their platform, which allows people to lock their inheritance on the blockchain.
Given that there are many topics on Bitcointalk asking about inheritance of digital assets, I thought this might be interesting for people.

No, the slot jackpot is a fixed win amount depending on how much you've bet.
So the winners of those jackpots are equally lucky and none of their prizes are lower, since it's a fixed amount. (always x1000 your bet amount)

You're thinking of the dice/roulette jackpot

Not exactly a bitcoin investment, but you can always invest in coins that offer POS rewards.
Whether it's actually profitable to so so is a bit of a gamble, as you don't know whether the fiat price of those coins will rise or drop after a year.

You can check out possible ROI on these websites:
https://www.poslist.org/
https://stakingrewards.com/

Whatever you do, stay away from Bitcoin investments that offer you high ROI.
Cloudmining is usually just a cover for ponzi's and if they are real, the chance of getting a profit is very very small.

Faucets are not inherently bad, just the current implementation of most faucets are not all too kosher.
I could see great use-cases of a community-funded faucet for example.

In essence, they're a great way to teach people about Bitcoin, without them having to spend money on it.
People generally want to learn how something works without having to spend money on it, especially with something like Bitcoin.


Indeed, I did answer my own question

I'd definitely support a crowdfunding effort like that.
Just like you, I also started out using faucets, after that I purchased some Bitcoins through Kraken.

I definitely see the merit in having a LN faucet that is not driven by advertising.

Good that you mention this actually, it's something that I haven't thought about yet.
I sometimes advise people to use a VPN, for reasons I won't officially disclose in this thread.

Luckily most VPNs offer a wide range of IPs, so it wouldn't be too hard to find one that isn't blocked.

And this is exactly the reason why I refuse to use any exchange that forces me to upload personal identification documents.
I've mentioned this many times in previous posts, but most people just don't seem to care.

In a way I'm kinda glad that this happened, just because now I can actually prove my point the next time this comes up.

I only buy Bitcoin through a Dutch exchange that works with IBAN (Bitonic), they only do SMS verification and your account is verified by purchasing Bitcoin via IBAN transfer.
I have a burner sim card, so that isn't a problem for me. I also don't mind using IBAN, since the transfers are secure.

To all people who just send their passports and pictures to exchanges without thinking about it:
Have fun dealing with identity theft in the future!

Payment received, thank you!

Even though I don't use faucets myself, I do agree that it's good for introducing new people to Bitcoin.
What's really needed is a faucet that doesn't rely on misleading advertising and possibly harmful pop-ups etc.

But yeah, who would build something like that, if there's no profit to be made with it?
Maybe a big corporation that's invested in Bitcoin and does this as some sort of promotion?

Here's code for a lightning network faucet at least (for testnet): https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-faucet

Disclaimer: I have not looked at the code, use at your own discretion.

I'm loving the new design of the LBRY app. Just looks way more professional imo.
Almost can't believe how much it's updated, seems like you're releasing updates every couple of weeks or so.

Keep up the good work!

Reference: https://lbry.io/news/lbry-is-turning-27


(I'm Daan#4869 on Discord btw)

Check my previous reply. He will not even be able to create an ICO for this.
He obviously can't create it himself, so just setting everything up will cost more money than he can spend.

Sure, he could go look for volunteers, but who would want to work with someone who can't even format a proper sentence in English?

OP, I think the best sort of investment for you is to invest in your own education.
Everything starts with being able to communicate, get enrolled in some English classes asap!

Again, not trying to be a dick, just giving you some very hard truth here.