That's really ironic isn't it? Governments and Banks doesn't like bitcoin, but they do accept the underlying technology behind it, which is Blockchain. Really sad, but we have to accept that fact. Government all over the world are regulating it because they think that bitcoin or crypto's in general are so disruptive and they think that their economy will be affected in a negative way. But so far I haven't heard any nation that so far accepting bitcoin that has been impacted like Japan. So you don't have to worry though, bitcoin is here to stay no matter what other nations will say against it. And its either they accept it or don't. But for those who are against it, they will be left out because this revolution is unstoppable.

But you have to understand that not only Filipinos are enjoying the full benefits of bitcoin, but there are countless people globally that are taking advantage of cypto to enjoy their financial freedoms.

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Yeah, the Philippines is really friendly to bitcoin that's why the Filipino community is still at its all-time-high as well. Its local trading platform are now expanding with a Coin Exchange (CX), its on the beta stage right now. And I'm sure that this will really bring a lot of Filipinos in the crypto world. And there are news that other trading exchange platforms are soon to be open. So in the next years or so, expect Philippines behind giants Japan And South Korea as leaders in the crypto sphere. If anyone is interested, here's the link: (https://coins.ph/blog/cx-first-digital-currency-exchange-philippines/).

1. You mean to say that they are all volunteers? How the hell did you convinced them in the first place? Or are you guys funding the project all together? Every business need to profit to keep the project going. So I do think that as early as today you should also include it in your business plans and goals. I agree with @Patatas here, you can only be profitable as long as you have lots of subscribers, but in worse case scenario where you didn't get the "required" number of subscribers, what will happen to your business then?

Well if we are going to based on the volumes: Here are the top 10 trading platforms:

1. Binance
2. OKEx
3. Upbit
4. Huobi
5. Bitfinex
6. Bittrex
7. Bithumb
8. GDAX
9. Kraken
10. HitBTC

source: https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/volume/24-hour/

So with that information, you can draw your conclusions as to what trading platforms have been trusted. Personally, I been trading on most of the list above, specially Binance. Goodluck.

In other news,

(https://bitcoinist.com/u-s-commodities-regulator-allows-its-employees-to-trade-cryptocurrencies/)

So this is a strong message, CFTC’s Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo allowing SEC to trade and invest on bitcoin. So I'm still optimistic that US will be somewhat still in the neutral grounds, no regulations but will tax citizens engaging in cryptos. And isn't it when Trump became President, he sought out crypto and friendly advisers? So this might be one factor that up to this moment, we are seeing positives news about it. Again, the argument that crypto is being used by criminals and terrorist is already put to rest already, they should look at how the USD has been used for many years. If then want to stop funds being channel and used by terrorist then they before be tracking all the banks accounts of everyone and not just blame bitcoin and crypto for the emerging problems of terrorism globally.

Well Zimbabwe has been using bitcoin to store their wealth and its supplants their local currency in times of economic crisis. And relatives outside can send bitcoin as remittances to help their families inside Zimbabwe. Yes, its a slow progress, but I do think that switching to crypto's will help a lot of struggling economies around South Africa. Although 3/4 of Africa doesn't even have infrastructure to support to have at least a decent internet connections. It could be the next step to further develop most countries on that continent.

Are you referring to this news?

(https://cointelegraph.com/news/fundstrats-tom-lee-stays-bullish-on-btc-price-sees-major-firms-joining-crypto-sphere)

What do you expect? If you have followed Tom's prediction last year, he is very bullish about bitcoin because he is a investors, just like what you gonna hear from Tom N. and John M. They always predicts that bitcoin could go as high as they want because they want to see their investment grow as well. Sometimes this prediction is a hit or miss though, but one thing is for sure. We are going to see new all-time-high this year and we don't need to hear those so called "experts" because there are none actually.

Nah. I wouldn't consider this a major impact to the price increase that we are currently seeing. And Russia, LOL, how many times I said that they are against crypto and uplifting a ban doesn't mean a thing. And I'm sure that those 40 related websites will be heavily on the governments radar. And just remember that they have CryptoRubble, government back coins that will surely be more of a burden to their citizens, imposing high tax. LOL. It could be a win for crypto in general, but I don't see it has having a major impact.

We have tested $11K thrice already in the last weeks or so. We even went as high as $11,700 but it was not sustained as the price plummeted to below $10,000. But it really good to see that we are just above $11,000 once again. As far as the question of sustainability, we can't really tell. It looks like its gonna be a continues battle between the bulls and the bears. We need to see how it goes in the next 24-48 hours. It gonna be critical to see if it will be hold otherwise expect traders to cash out again and take profits.


Don't expect too much of a bull run so that you won't be disappointed. We will see pump eventually but at this juncture, we are not sure about the bullish sentiments. As I have said, they are still fighting it out. Just don't set high expectations, so that you will not be disappointed and then bitching out later.


As per TA, the next test is $11,700 but we all know that no one can exactly say where is the next stop. That's why I said its gonna be critical in the next 2 days or so. It we march towards $11,700 then its another thing.

That $11700 barrier was really a tough nut to break it. We have been tested that price already like twice in the last two weeks, but we can't really get over it resulting to the price going downtrend last week. But its good to see that you chart was a good guide to see where the price would go. Currently we are just a shade above $11,000 so its another wait and see scenario. Bulls vs Bears will fight it out and let's see it we could at least get near the $11,700 levels and see it we can break it this time, otherwise it will be just a repeat of the previous week's, back to square one, moving up slowly and testing new psychological barriers. It will be exciting though to see break $11,700 and see it if can be sustainable. If it did hold and sustained at the levels then $15K will be next.

Yes, there are a lot of industries that can really used and take advantage of blockchain technology and help them in their day-to-day operations. From banks to pharmaceuticals to even travelling sector. Their flow of transaction will be seamless and process that are old like purchase order/release/request will be real time and so inventory can be updated real time. Yes, as Walmart is more of a logistics, supply chain, blockchain can ensure that traceability of goods and items are recorded and can't be tampered that guarantees integrity of each transactions. Yes, manual intervention will not be totally eliminated by blockchain, but it can reduce human errors, resulting to a more proficient flow and cost is greatly reduced.

Its really good to see CFTC’s Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo really very vocal about the cryptosphere and very liberal in terms of its ability to change the financial landscape of its employee but giving them their employees a chance and freedom to trade and invest into cryptos. He really sees good benefits that it can bring to its people unlike those around the banking system who put a strict compliance to its employees not to deal with it. We can't really ignore that fact the bitcoin and crypto's are here to stay. And no matter what goverments and banks around the world will do, no once can stop this revolutions. Kudos to Chairman Giancarlo for having a open mind and opening doors to its employees. And I'm sure that they are pleased with this news.

I remember a similar websites that I frequently used before. Though its not torrent that I share to my clients, but the finished products which I need to send to them because we all know the emails have limitations.

Anyways to answer you:

1. Yes, I'm a torrent users but I'm no longer downloading as I used to be.

2. Yes, I might used use your tool because it saves me the hassle to download the torrent. But I'm also concern about the malwares and the virus that you can inject to the files, as what @mobnepal has previously raised.

3. I'm willing to pay as long as I can get it quick and fast and at a top speed. But the fee should be reasonable as well.

To be honest, I have stocks and real state as my other main investments beside crypto. I also have a offline business and I used my bitcoin earnings to channel funds to it. But I can't say how much I have investment in stocks because I don't think that anyone will tell how much stock certificate they are holding right now. I have stocks that I've been holding for more than 15 years and real state that I bought in 2010, 15 years to pay, and I have someone rented it and I just add a few hundred of a dollars to cover my mortgage. If you are thinking then go for it as long as you do you research and make the proper investment and money management. Goodluck.

LOL. How can you be so sure that Lebron or even Kevin Love will join them next year? But I have to agree with you, that its highly that they got the chance to go to the playoffs. And if they do, it will be a big hurdle to go and advance to the next round. Although IT is a great addition, I don't think it will be enough to tip the balance for them this year. And just like any teams that lost their franchise player, (Kobe) it will take a years and years to build one again. But I think they are doing a good job right now with Lonzo, and we hope that he will be the next superstar that the Lakers is waiting for in the post Mamba era.

I don't know mate, but why you moved your alts where there are gambling sites that directly accept it?


I don't think that the fees are very expensive right now, well conversion wise you will lose a few, but as a gambler, I don't care what's the current price. If there's a rally then good, but if the price its on the sideways, I still go and play. Yeah, I say go for it man, you may never know, maybe you can hit 1 bitcoin. Now we can start talking about HODLing it for long  term. 

Right and i just read that he got 33% from bitcoin alone. LOL. That's why I really doubt what's his real intentions are. I wouldn't invest on such coin. There too much question surrounding the man. Is he really trying to circumvent and used it a backdoor to US led sanctions? Or are there more compelling reasons? He should deal with the deal with the current economic, political and financial issues of his country. Or better yet, he must step down and concede that the populace deserves better and not using 'petro' cryptocurrency as reasons for him to cling to the power.


And for the most part, Venezuela using bitcoin to buy outside just in order to survived. He is a cancer to the society, and he should really step down for the sake of his country and the people.

Exactly my thoughts. Why is he just talking about it? What's his real intention to speak out right now? And far as I know, he didn't know a single thing about bitcoin and crypto and maybe he just want to ride the waves and testing the technology behind it that's why he did the most stupidest and lack of common sense to trade with someone with credit card. I'm sure that the lack of knowledge causes him to lost it. But he is bitching and crying like a kid stole a lollipop on him. I doubt though about the tax evasion, maybe his real intention is to play around with it and see how it goes.

Well at least we are going to close this month well above $10000 ($10,614.80 as per Coinmarketcap), which is a good sign that we March could be something that we can all look at positively. Its too early to say, but breaking the $11000 barrier is one thing, but sustaining it and hope for another bull run is another. Let's hope for the best, and be positive, it the bears can be kept away and the bulls started to fight its way back to the top, I'm sure that March could be the breakout month that we all been waiting for.

Thanks for the fair warning, however this is not new, and I do hope that your Filipino friends learn it the hard way. There are so many scammers are out who really targets newbies with a promise of huge returns. Moral lesson is not to be greedy. And those scammers will just create a new Facebook group and will try to scam again and again. That's why Mark Z is really clamping down on everything crypto related because of this example. I myself was a victim when I was a newbie, that's why I stay away from HYIP and other Ponzi schemes. So just be careful guys, and just remember this, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is." .