It is good to invest but bad to prioritise it over your health. Your health is your wealth and must be the first priority because if you eventually make the money and make it big and your health is not good enough to enjoy it, you will still be at a loss. So, advise your friend better about this, maybe he can find the means to do the two together as it's worthless to gain money and be sick.

Furthermore, necessity is a need, you can't do without it, or else, you will directly suffer. By virtue of that, the investment is not particularly a necessity but the health you cited is. The investment becomes a necessity if you cannot survive without it, just like those who do not have any job/work but want to invest or do business (necessity).

But for those who are working and have other means of income, the investment is not a necessity as their living doesn't depend on it (want).

The simple consequence would be the falling price of cryptocurrency assets. Not even one of them would be able to survive this and Bitcoin will lead the fall. I like the way things are falling into place with what I said that people did not take seriously at the time I started with this forum, but now, they are waking up. I hinted that the government is so powerful since my first months of joining, but as usual, people will say otherwise, they would be calling the decentralization power of cryptocurrency. Decentralization in the face of the government that has the absolute power in this regard? I don't think so.

The decentralization will only work when the websites, apps and other means by which they are being translated are allowed by the government. What if the government blocked that access? Including the CEX and DEX? People often believe in the DEX, but they often forget that it is also running online and it is people that would patronise it for it to function. What if it is now a criminal offence all over the world and strict internet surveillance is used?

I hope the day never comes, so we should embrace and cooperate with any regulation brought by the government, at least, it is better than losing everything.

I must say that I love your points, they are so precise. I said a similar thing in January or thereabout when I last posted here, the issue of being rich and poor is relative in gambling, and no one should generalize it to make it a measure gauge for all poor and rich people. What we should first establish are the amount the rich and the poor are willing to commit to gambling, the rate at which they want to commit it and the frequency of their gambling daily among others. Don't be surprised that the poor may love gambling more than the rich and gamble many times a day while the rich may gamble just once on that day despite having more money. The rich may just wager a little amount and will go his way, while the summation of all the daily gambling of the poor may be way more. Now, of course, if the poor are not addicted to gambling, they should not be doing that every day especially if it results in losses. Aside from addiction, something must have been causing the consistency, which may be regular winning or the fun derived from it. And if the reasons are from the two (fun and winning), then the gambler may still be doing fine since the money commented directly from the pocket to gambling may not be much on every risk-taking, so this is so relative to those factors.

As for the rich, they might also be gambling for fun or seriously as the case may be, and such would limit the amount risked. If your own case is to be observed, of course, rich people are not senseless too, they will moderate their spending while gambling. The fact that you are rich and worth $4m doesn't make you gamble $500,000 at a go, or else you will lose all your fortunes pretty soon. For this, everyone whether rich or poor must manage and moderate the way they gamble, nevertheless, their love for gambling, adduction, risk affinity and the entire benefits from it (money and psychological) will now determine how frequently it is being played by them.

I would have to go by the way of the OP here and I simply do not know what you are actually disagreeing with because your points and those of @Wiwo are two different thoughts which are still needed by gamblers to preserve the gambling psychology and acts. Wiwo was talking about self-examination which is also the main context of this thread, and if you must know, this is the overall evaluation of oneself and not merely being self-conscious. Mind you, those who are self-conscious can still make mistakes due to one of the emotional factors affecting gamblers, while some will not even be easily and immediately deciphered by the gambler, unless the fellow is just so sensitive and wise.

Now, don't be surprised that the reason(s) for the mistakes (hidden or not) may later be revealed through the evaluation that Wiwo was discussing in case you do not know. Which one is now greater?

Also, having gambling rules makes it better so that the gambler will not be randomising the self-examining exercise and thereby causing style drifting in gambling styles and rules. His advice is so on point if I must say. While yours is all about being cautious as a gambler, and nothing more.

It is high time those guys perish the idea of anonymity, there shouldn't be a thing like that as long as you are a human being and are dealing with financial transactions. If anyone wants to be anonymous, the forest is there, go there, after all, you will not be a threat to the civilised society since you are living in the bush. But if you must live in civilized environment, then you must be accounted for, there must be the link between you and what you do. In all good sense, if you are not the kind that is illegal in activities, you have nothing to worry about, even as no one is revealing your details like many feared. Who even cares about that in most cases?

We all must know and acknowledge that regulation is a must unless there is no crime in the world where everyone is trusted to be sane and do the right thing. Is that what we experience in our societies? Certainly not. The more you allow anonymity, the more the evil doers use the opportunity to perpetrate their evil, and I do not think that is the society we all want to build.

However, many casinos are only hiding under the regulation to cheat their customers, some of the acclaimed no-KYC casinos would later ask for it when the customer is such that is good at his games and also withdraws frequently or wanting to withdraw a huge amount of money. That's just cheating and not about being answerable to any regulation. But if a KYC casino asks you for the KYC, it is their right since they are not a no-KYC casino, it may only take time, they will ask. Only that the odd times they ask at times could make it suspicious, nevertheless, they are still within their right.

You are right about this, gambling may be risked by some people as their means of livelihood, even though I have not met such people personally, I only hear of them, so whether they are real or not, I do not know. Needless to say, people may just be seeing them from afar but do not know the challenges they are even met with in this regard since gambling is risky. For me, I can't depend on gambling as my means of livelihood, I can't just do that even if I have the best working strategy in it. It might be the time you need money most that it would fail you, and what if you need the money at that time to fix some important things like the payment of children's school fees and others?

I can't just risk my life and that of my dependents on such a risky activity. It can still be fine if it is a risky investment and trading, and many are doing it and are fine. This is just like I've done in the past replying on trading and investment solely for years. Since the two are businesses, if well-known, one can still manoeuvre his way through them to success. But for gambling, the best is to have another job which is the primary job, and no matter how little it is earning for you, it can't make you so desperate to gamble alone or be gambling anyhow due to the quick money needed.

You are on point and I wonder why some people would always believe that casinos can be careless with their security, I've read enough about that. If casinos did that, they are not only putting the money of their customers at risk but also their money and investment, so they can never dare not to prioritise their security. Some hackers may not even steal directly from them but hold their website to random which they will not release until they pay the amount requested of them. They will not allow this to happen since it will be a lose-lose situation for them.

But we can't overemphasise that casinos are better prepared than each other and they are richer than each other, so this could vary the level of security still, and the richer one would do more to enhance their security than the others since they can hire better expertise.

No doubt that most casinos these days are lookalike, they are just copycats and I believe they are trying to live up to the expectations of customers in the competitive industry. And if you see an upgrade today, before you know it, many others will have shifted towards that upgrade again. It seems they are quite monitoring each other, and this doesn't even allow us to give kudos to those websites that were the pioneers of the new looks and upgrades before others joined.

But still, many are still outstanding with their slightly different looks and the higher number of game options with the general user experience even as most of those sites are not 100% the same but are only very similar.

Thanks for putting this across, but I see things differently here. Bitcoin cannot be falling this much due to the FED's expected rate cut. It never moved this way when the inflation figures have been rising again in recent weeks, so the start of the FED's cutting can't cause the huge fall we are expecting now. What I believe is causing this is the much-expected and needed retracement, it is long overdue judging by the way Bitcoin has been strongly rising almost unchallenged for weeks. It has to fulfil the law of gravity like any other market/asset, so it will reach certain levels before it can meet strong support that would be effective enough to cause a rebound. Also, the breach of strong support at $67,629 has aggravated the fall recently.

As for FED, the Rate decision will happen today and tomorrow, and I still do not believe they will resolve to any rate cutting soon. We can decode that through the bitting inflation that has rekindled itself in the US recently. The recent releases of the CPI, PPI, and PCE are not encouraging as they show that inflation is moving higher again. They can't be that careless to cut the rate at a time like this, they would want to watch more and hold. For this, I expect a Hold of the Federal Fund's Rate, just as economists expect the same as seen below.

Just like Bitcoin, one has to be extremely careful in purchasing all these mentioned coins, or else, the person would regret his decision. Though te regret may not be in the form of losing but in the form of gaining nothing serious over time. Bitcoin, and Ethereum, but save SOL, are not my choices, even though, SOL is becoming more discouraging to purchase day by day, it is still better compared to the others. For me, the best coins/tokens to buy now are the ones with promising price hikes, and I mean those that can still do at least 5 times what their current price states.

Thankfully, the whole crypto board is bearish for now, which means an added advantage for those who want to still catch the flight at some somewhat reasonable prices. To achieve better success, the lesser cryptos like MEME, BONK, AI, BOME, IQ, RAY etc might be good choices, and even the OP itself will not regret it over time.

Please note that this is just a view, it may or may not happen, so it's better you continue to do your own research.

Hahaha...I like this and I love contest challenges. But you did not construct it well. You cannot organise a contest without defining your rules, and some terms and conditions of participating in it. I've also browsed through it, there was no reward plan for the winners, not to say what would be concluded when two or more persons had the same value and won the contest. The actual platform to use must also be known since prices vary per platform.

Lastly, have you seen the date you posted? The 22-2-24 has passed, maybe you wanted to write 22-3-24, notwithstanding, correct it to make it fitting.

If you'd followed your mind on the day you opened this thread, you would have been happy now by saving your head from the pullback we are massively experiencing these days across the market board. This is well-expected because top altcoins have been pumping and pumping for too long, there is a need for them to observe the needed and due correction.

But you are wrong about the whales dumping Bitcoin, it's a collecting supply, because on the 15th of this month when you opened this thread, Bitcoin still tested $70,000 again, you can't compare it to what has been happening since then. This should not be a surprise to anyone since the market will surely face some supplies, it must not always be in demand as we witnessed it mostly since 2023, and at this time, many whales are still holding their Bitcoin, and the same goes for the institutions' holders and private individual with Bitcoin no matter the size. That's why the price is still very well above $60,000. If not, you might have seen it dropping lower than $30,000 pretty fast.

I can only wish you'd sold already at that time to reinvest later. Peradventure, if you did not follow your instinct then, you might not need it again because the altcoin might retrace a little lower before it starts climbing again to move even higher than where the recent correction started.

Bro, let me first say that many members of this forum are lousy, they like to be controlling and want you to do what they are pleased with. F*ck it! Anyone who is annoyed by a coloured text should skip your post, it is never by force. Though black is the best anywhere, you may still mix it for the best appearance the way you like it.

Regarding the vote, I can see that the opposition is slightly winning the vote, regardless, many others voted otherwise against the opposition to make it not entire.

I just voted "Neutral" because it is never my headache and I read whatever comes my way so far it is constructive not minding this unnecessary context. I advise you to write and design as you like but ensure that you strictly adhere to the rules of the forum. Let them point to the rule of the forum that states otherwise.

Neutral.

Neutral

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That's the spirit, I learned how to trade myself without paying a cent to anyone and I've ever encouraged people to do so. But whether we like it or not, it's not everybody that can yield to this advice. First, some people do not have the Will to do it and when they want to force themselves to do it, they may not have that Zeal.

Also, some people do not have much time to surf the internet and search for various resourceful books and articles about trading. This could be due to their work and other engagements that cause a tight schedule. It might be fine if they go straight to the point, and having the right person to point them in that direction is always their option and could be the best decision, and it is fast at the same time. Above all, if one can afford the external teaching, why not, but the teaching must be such that is worth it. That's my only concern here.

About your points above;

1. This is good but I prefer the PDF and other written articles. Nevertheless, it is always good that the ones needing practicals are decisively practised by the learner.

2. I don't buy the idea of the conferences, or do you mean to say trading seminar? If that is it, then it is good. Webinar is also very good as I've learned one or two through both.

3. Do you think the mentor will reveal much without you paying? I don't think so.

4. This is the most important part. You do not just learn from people, you practice what you learn and that's what inculcates experience in us. And through this, you may even modify/advance on them to know better than those who taught you if you are smart.

Bitcointalk is a public forum, and just like any other forum, one's details cannot unnecessarily be revealed, even for security and privacy reasons, it is forbidden, though the forum admin may know more about the user. Regardless, you may still make friends on the forum, but you need to be careful about it. People are making friends but anything that has to do with financial transactions must be thought through thoroughly before proceeding.

I've read people tagging users Red, Neutral and Green, which means that transactions with users here could be Bad, Ugly and Good respectively, it all depends on the person in question. But don't forget that no matter the outcome of what you transact here, you can't trace the person, period! This is why you should be more careful and it is not a must you transact with people here. But if you must do that, just do it with those with good reputations here and who are in good campaigns. By this, you can report them and hold them accountable, nonetheless, you must have verifiable and undeniable proof(s).

Hello @xiamin, this just caught my attention now and I hope you followed my advice. With what is happening in the bitcoin market, you can see that what you replied to was wrong which was why I supported the OP of what you replied to. Dealing with the market around its top or bottom must be extra careful about. It did not just start today, it has been for so long, investment must be engaged with care and not with anxiety, FOMO, people's opinions and all kinds of emotional factors that push someone to do it wrongly. But must be pursued with patience and the right expertise. What I follow best in my trading decision is chart analysis. I use that to know the right speculation and I do not joke with my price action which leads the detection signal of what the market would do. They've always guided me right. And no matter what I planned to do with a certain trend, when it is exhausted, I become more cautious, which was what conceived the advice I gave to you in my last reply.

Bitcoin was bought in weeks without much correction, that's not the way the right principle of the market movements should be followed. Though it might tarry, but when it starts selling to observe the correction, it could be so massive just like what it has started preparing now. In less than 1 week, it has moved $10,000 downwards for correction sakes, that's massive. I expect more selling over time, which was what the OP cautioned about at that time. It is always better to wait for the correction before buying again.

As it is now, it has breached an important level of $67,629 of my trend margin indicator on the 1D chart, it should continue to move lower until further notice. Bitcoin has not breached the indicator on the daily chart since the 26th of January, so breaching it now is symbolic and will be detrimental to the coin in my opinion.

Well, I would like you to look at it from different angles, however, it would have been better explained if you had added the country you are living in. In my country, labourers are being cheated and they are voiceless even as the government is busy with their politics and corruption. The labour/work has never been commensurate with the wages/rewards in most cases.

This is so disheartening and what aggravates it is the fact that people do not have a choice. You will hardly get a job in my country not to talk of a befitting job, just for you to know that the rate of unemployment is high. Invariably, this means that the supply is high and the demand is low, so they pay workers peanuts in most cases. If you want to leave the job due to anger and other reasons like the lack of satisfaction, there are millions waiting to take your place, so people do not joke with their jobs despite the poor pay. They'd protested and done all sorts of things to show their dissatisfaction but to no avail. In this condition, you would see a worse situation than that of the professor, because these people have commitments and dependents and it can't be easy, but to continue to management.

In another view, some people are practical "economists," they may have more but still do not spend on themselves. Their good earnings are not commensurate with their living standard. They could prioritise savings, investment and other future benefits to living well. For this, we need to know the kind of persons and the conditions we are dealing with before we conclude.

Don't tell me you want to be a blind follower. You do not totally approve of all that you hear people who are being termed professionals say about Bitcoin. We are all speculating, and speculation may either be right or wrong. What happened in the last bull run when these co-called professionals were busy calling huge figures of the price where Bitcoin would reach should have taught you a lesson that no one knows it all, unless the person is a seer, which I believe they are not. Bitcoin silenced them at about $69,000 and reversed hugely. Most are only using instincts and guesses. Mind you, the price Bitcoin has never reached on a higher level, if reached, will not allow for further speculations upward. In a plain term, no analysis can be made further on the bullish path after the ATHs are reached.

You may know this if you are a good trader. If an asset reaches a level it has never reached before, one may only speculate rightly on the downside but can't accurately predict the upward price but will only use instinct, a round figure or something that just comes to their heads. That's what is happening with Bitcoin now, and thankfully, the coin has hit almost $74,000 so far, it has tried enough, but I doubt it can reach the $150,000 you called. It will take a miracle in my thought for it to ever reach that level. But of course, it would reach a $100,000 psychological level, and it would be a very good record for the coin to do that.

I've heard the same story by many people dealing with Bitcoin and I've noticed myself and also took my time to observe it more. My resolve is that it is not particularly true, but most times, it is true. As we know, activities and priorities (Demand and Size) are the major factors that dictate the fees to be paid at a period. These often influence the fees upwards during the working days since a whole lot of companies dealing with clients/customers will be open for service and continue to fulfil their Bitcoin obligations for withdrawals, and many other clients/customers continue to move in funds through BTC while depositing.

Fine, most of these activities would have doused during the weekend due to the official closure of the service of the companies. However, since Bitcoin is an electronic means of payment that doesn't regard the weekend, companies may decide at some weekends to process customer's withdrawals on both Saturdays and Sundays, while customers too may decide to send in a deposit on those days. And at some weekends, this could become much more comparable to that of the weekdays if the activities are much, which could influence an upward fee on that weekend.

If this is again coupled with a high number of Unconfirmed transactions, much reduction may not be seen in the transaction fees on that weekend. That's if we'll see any reasonable reduction at all.

I've always ignored this thread from the very day it was opened but thought I should just drop my view about this today. Lol...Sorry for your loss, but I must say that this story did not touch me in any way, and that's if it's ever true. By the way, how much is the total cost of what you lost altogether not regarding the current state of Bitcoin?

I mean the price you purchased the Bitcoin then and the value of the USB you stored it in. I asked the question to add credence to the discussion because even if I buy a thing with a total package of $20, I wouldn't handle it as if it was nothing, not to mention of what holds an asset in it that was being saved for future purposes. I've read many similar stories like this but I always denote the insincerity in them because it can't be taken as carelessly as that even if Bitcoin was bought at the value of just $10. In your case, it's 100 x $10 ($1,000), which is still a fortune, to say the least.

Well, you have a good point, terms and conditions of casinos change over time so what you see today might not be what you would see the next day. That could make the screenshotted terms and conditions by the gambler not to be the same as the current one. Regardless, what you failed to acknowledge is that there are laws casinos must obey too and standard procedures to follow by them, or else, it is not binding on the gambler.

Casinos are to immediately notify their customers when there's a change to their terms and conditions, otherwise, they are wasting their time if it is taken to court with the evidence by the customer and lack of notification by the casino. It is now the choice of the customer to agree to the changed/modified terms and conditions or not after the notification. Not that casinos would just be silently changing them and expect what the customer accepted when opening the account to continue to speak for the modified/changed version of the Ts&Cs, such a casino will be deceiving itself in that regard. Even if the customer did not agree to the change directly, if notified, the continued use of the casino service is automatic proof that he has accepted it. However, the law still prefers that you actually agree to it as better proof of that.

All the standard companies I witnessed the change in their terms and conditions did notify me immediately, and upon assenting to it, they will still send me a copy of such acknowledgement of the changes to make it more official. This is the right way to go about it and not casinos behaving anyhow. Owning to this, a no-KYC casino due to regulations might change to a KYC casino, but must duly notify their customer like I said and not believe that such a huge change must be accepted in ignorance.