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1  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: 🔥 Whale.io [CHALLENGE] Run A Bitcoin Node: 14 Days To 14 Merits on: Today at 04:58:35 AM
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2  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: 🔥 Whale.io [CHALLENGE] Run A Bitcoin Node: 14 Days To 14 Merits on: October 02, 2025, 08:45:11 PM
DAY 13

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3  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: What's the best way for a Newbie to join conversation? on: October 02, 2025, 08:42:49 PM
Now, I ask to know which way is the best to join conversation here. Is it ideal for one to hide information here to avoid being tagged or assume as not being a newbie? Pardon my English please but I believe the message is clear a bit.

You don’t need to hide any information when you have something useful to share to the forum. Newbies that are tagged must have violated a rule of the forum and that was why their accounts got tagged. Just by engaging in the forum does not make you getting tags from DT members. Every judgement from them is always linking to a proof to show that you’ve violated something that makes you deserving of the tag.

Don’t focus on that as a newbie, focus more on how to grow in knowledge here, that’s the only way you can grow and help to give back to the forum. If you’re a newbie, you can’t hide yourself for too long because even from your way of expression, it will tell a lot and if you’re none and pretending to be one, your means of expression and communication also will tell immediately or overtime in a short while.
4  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin at $120k – Take Profits or Still HODL? on: October 02, 2025, 06:32:23 PM
Serious question though: Do you see $120k as a good profit-taking zone, or is it still just part of the climb?

I see it as a good profit taking zone. You don’t need to take all of the profits of your bitcoin at $120K, you can take partial and prepare yourself better for what is yet to come. If the anticipated outcome of the bull run is yet to happen, one can still be happy they took some profits and are now going to hold the rest for another bull cycle. $120K is a very strong zone we will be witnessing henceforth, so the market from the last ATH to what we have now has done satisfactorily well to say we had a good bull run. I see any other pump coming after this ATH we are now as a good course of action for all holders to enjoy more the benefit of being patient.
5  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Should I take a $50K loan from the bank and invest it all in Bitcoin? on: October 02, 2025, 06:17:23 PM
So here’s my question
Would you take a $50K bank loan to invest in Bitcoin today?
Or is this just deja-vu waiting to go wrong?

Bitcoin may be a very good and profitable business but borrowing money to invest into a volatile asset like bitcoin is kinda not a cool idea even when we know that the market will go as planned and you’ll get profit in the long run. Bitcoin is a very risky investment but yet profitable. Borrowing money to invest into bitcoin can actually affect your mental health if you’ve not really have a grasped of the market and not allow your emotions to take the better part of you during holding.

When there is a change in trend of the market and it gets more bearish than expected, fear of losing everything can make you wanna exit the market and sell at loss. Generally, borrowing money to invest should be a last resort and not a necessity to go one when you’ve not reallt understand what you’re going into and how to be able to manage the risk involved in managing the investment.
6  Economy / Speculation / Re: BTC Steady at $114K While Shutdown Looms on: October 01, 2025, 08:49:20 PM
Bitcoin is holding around $114K despite a ~2% dip earlier. With the U.S. government shutdown risk tonight, volatility is on the table. Meanwhile, China launched its AxCNH yuan stablecoin in Kazakhstan, and the SEC is weighing blockchain-based stock trading.

I’m watching for either a BTC breakout above $117K or a pullback to $110K. Altcoins could rotate if BTC stays flat.

Fortunately, the shut down of the US market has a positive impact on the market. This time around the market did not correct down to $110K but we saw the market pumping all the way past $118K which is a good development for Bitcoin after facing a long term correction and dump in the past month. The effect of this month which has been recorded has been a very positive month for Bitcoin is already displaying its potentials on the very first day. I am hoping it is going to continue and we will see Bitcoin going up trending and a new all time high be recorded again. Holders are now happy that they can still fall back on their savings they’ve once trusted again.
7  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26 on: October 01, 2025, 08:12:32 PM
The new real Madrid is struggling a bit, their loss to atl Madrid showed how weak their defense has become which is not how the team used to be. Madrid had a good defense and they barely concede goals carelessly in previous seasons but now that's not the case. They have given Barcelona the opportunity to surpass them and now I think it would be difficult for them to get back to the first position

Barcelona is not a team Real Madrid would have allowed to take over the first position from them. They will be very hard to be overtaken now again. The first chance they’ll have on them to take over that spot is prevailing against them when they meet head to head, because I don’t think they’ll have a chance naturally now without them working for it. Real Madrid is a very talented team but on this one, they messed things up for themselves. Barcelona don’t see a chance and not grab it immediately, let’s see how things be for them going forward in the game, if they can maintain the first place or give it out cheaply.
8  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026 on: October 01, 2025, 07:21:03 PM
Manchester United is one of the most richest team in the world if coaches can be given financial freedom to go for am player they needed, Manchester United financial capacity can afford any player needed, Manchester United problem is not from there defense not even from there manager Amorim the team lack quality players it will be difficult for the team to get back to past glory.

Manchester United has been long gone since and I don’t think they will recover back anytime soon. They have been playing quite a very bad game which won’t make them to win any game or even progress in the premier league. Most of the small teams in the premier league are now even playing better than them and they don’t have a chance against them when they meet head to head. The problem with Manchester United is not in the players nor the coach, so we can’t really picture them returning back to old glory days anytime soon.

Beating Liverpool was really impressive even though they have done it before in the past, crystal palace lacks consistency. I'm not expecting much from them just because they win Liverpool in their previous match. There were lots of things to consider about that game, Liverpool were not in a good state and they had home advantage  but it's going to be impressive if they can start improving this season

The unbeaten run of Crystal Palace now is enough to see them good enough for beaten Liverpool. They are not in anyway better than Crystal Palace and they are not lucky to have won that match, it was a match deserving of winning from Crystal Palace which they did. What you said about consistency is what is their major problem now, if they’re able to fix it, it’ll help them go a long way in the premier league this season.
9  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season on: October 01, 2025, 06:44:51 PM
Barcelona has built a fantastic team with an extraordinary structure. Paris Saint-Germain has a similarly strong team. The players have been playing together for a long time and know each other very well. This applies to both teams. Therefore, I believe the team that maintains consistency and doesn't panic will win. Furthermore, Barcelona has a slight advantage because they will be playing at home. The match is just around the corner, and I think Barcelona could be close to winning this match. However, if the reigning French champions play effectively against Barcelona, ​​they can certainly win.

This match will not give advantage to the home team because the match is played in their stadium. Their morale in the game might increase but not a certainty that they will have an edge over their opponent Paris Saint German. PSG has proven a very great and effective feat as a team to reckon on in the champions league. They have been consistent in their game from last season uptil this season, so been a defending champions of the UCL trophy is enough to play carefully with them to Barcelona will be defeated tonight. As both teams have shown resilience and great performance this season, I’m certain this match will be very hard to decide the winner, it’s going to be an interesting encounter between this two.
10  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do you think we still need more stablecoins in crypto? on: September 30, 2025, 05:31:06 PM
USDT & USDC are enough for me, I don’t think we need any more. If we start getting lots of individual, exchange based stablecoins we risk another FTX type situation & that’s not something I want to see again.

All my years of savings in stable coins, I have only sticked to only USDT. I see them all the same and don’t see the reason why I would want to have them all used same time when there’s no any clear advantage between them. Too many stable coins will have their own effect when one begins to overlap the other in price rate which is not good for the market. They are final solute for any savings in cryptocurrency, having too many makes it more likely to be manipulated. One is enough to ever exist if I am being honest, we don’t need many of them all not to sabotage the essence of the use of it.
11  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Alcohol + Gambling = Recipe for Disaster? on: September 30, 2025, 05:18:25 PM
If you're looking for entertainment rather than profit, I don't think gambling while drunk is a bad idea. That's what most of my friends do while drinking with me, and we don't expect to win a lot; if we win half of what we deposit, we'll withdraw and use the money to buy more rum.

I still see the chances of winning not too high. Gambling needs good decision making and after being drunk, it will reduce any chances of that happening. I feel even if you’re gambling for entertainment, seeing yourself losing money will only make you sad the more. I don’t buy the idea of drinking while gambling but if it works for some people then it’s fine. Gambling is very time demanding when it comes to the decision making aspect, so it looks very unlikely that gambling while drinking can make you profitable to any extent whatsoever.
12  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: I'm worried about the current exchange rate, aren't you? on: September 30, 2025, 05:01:40 PM
I know how heartbreaking you may feel, from holding USDT of $1800 to the recent price fall of $1480. But try to accept the reality that our naira to dollar is at its recovery stage. Let's see how far it could go as some of our country economists are predicting that the dollar to naira would fall between $1400-$1300 by the end of the Year. It could happen or not, the future will tell us that as we look forward to a better Nigeria, that everything will be stabilized in price. We see to that in the future

Many earning in dollar with not be happy with this fall in price, because even how invaluable the Naira is, that’s the only allowed currency for transactions within the country. As a Nigerian, the appreciation of Naira against dollar should make one happy that their local currency is gaining strength in the global market. But in this circumstance, they’re not really happy that despite the appreciation in Naira price, the price of goods still remains stagnant and no fall in prices of goods which is suppose to fall as Naira is gaining strength.


The rise of the naira is a good thing anyways because i don see say the cost of things don dey fall small small, i wish it last long make tension reduce small for the country, people dey really suffer and to make ends meet dey hard so make the naira continue to appreciate against the dollars make country people wey dey earn in naira jolly small.

If people wey dey earn in Naira no see fall in price of goods, then the system no really dey fair to them and even to those wey dey earn in dollar. E just be like say both those earning in Naira and dollar, come dey spend in Naira really dey at very big disadvantage if the difference in price rate of Naira and dollar no dey affect am when Naira dey appreciate. But when e dey depreciate, we dey see as price of things dey rise and them dey blame am on top say Naira dey depreciate.
13  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Be conscious of p2p market prices on: September 29, 2025, 10:12:13 PM
After opening the ads of the the user above, I noticed after I already received payment that, the received amount was different from what I was expecting at the rate of 1,494 but I was instead paid with a different rate of  1,466 which was not the advert price.

This one no be new method of scamming and e don dey for long, just that e no too dey rampant like before. I don ever encounter this before but e don take time now. Wetin this merchants dey do be say, them go give you good price for the main page wey you dey navigate to select the best rate, then when you enter to commence the trade, the price there go dey different entirely and less than wetin you be wan sell for.

Na once e happen to me and I was able to conquer it by telling the merchant not to send the money and cancel the trade or I’ll repot him since I already had the screenshot of the displayed amount before entering into the trade. Even when I never remember to take a screenshot of the price on the main page, he immediately cancelled the trade and I got another merchant to sell to.

I no know say this kind thing still dey happen and since when I begin use Bybit, I never experience am before. Na one of those exchanges wey dem ban their p2p I get the experience from before. Make we no dey rush to sell, being calm and vigilant makes us not to fall prey of this fraudsters.

We should have one dedicated scam thread for Bybit to pass down warnings; maybe the admin will merge them all together someday.

The interface of the page wey OP snap no look like say na Bybit exchange him use run the p2p but since na still exchange and na scam matter, any merchant for exchange fit use this method scam.
14  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026 on: September 29, 2025, 08:28:27 PM
It was always going to be a tough tough game for Arsenal without guessing. Newcastle United have always been a pin in Arsenal’s behind for some seasons now. This time around, Arsenal managed to get all 3 points and set themselves for a good start to the season, showing they mean business this season. I hope the Gunners can continue in this way for the rest of the season.

Wasn’t that a late and lucky win for them, I think they need to be very careful and put in more efforts in order to get a consistent win going forward. Arsenal have really got to put in more energy if they want to lead the standings and make it to the final round of the competition to win the league trophy. Arsenal always gives us good game in the beginning to mid season but towards the end of the season, we see them fumbling and make their way below the first position even when they had the chance to. Being consistently runner ups for three seasons is not showing any courageous skills in them to take over the first place. This season is an another opportunity for them to do so, I hope they can do better and make this happen this season. They deserve a trophy for this consistent performance for three good seasons.
15  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season on: September 29, 2025, 08:15:21 PM
I dont know how some people feels comfortable making supr long multibets on a tournament like this, i mean in the before hand it always looks like its gonna be super easy to nail it and grab a good ammount of money but in the other hand when the games are played you start to see some really nasty surprises which can destroy your bet easily.

All I see is greed and one trying to want to outsmart the casino. Bet low and win big in most cases ends up in favour of the casino. Bet small and take the small win, it is better to consistently bet plenty with small amount and your ticket got cut most of the time. For a match like the champions league, selecting a few decisive match and wagering amount you can afford to lose in a game is a fair bet to me. Long bets is not fascinating because the probability of winning all the games becomes extremely difficult as the game continues to add up. It’s an individual choice of a thing still, if you play your cards well, you’ll see the result and even if you don’t play well, your results will also be seen.
16  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 28, 2025, 08:59:46 PM
I think we can now discuss who Manchester United will bring in and sign in place of Harry Kane during the mid-season break. Bayern Munich will be focused on keeping Harry Kane until the end, so any offer for him is unrealistic.

This is not happening and don’t even think of it happening. Going from frying pan to fire is the worst thing that Harry Kane will do to move from Bayern Munich and go to Manchester United. A team that is yet to know their stance as a whole is not the best place for a top striker like Harry Kane. Any offer that comes from Manchester United will be rejected as even Bayern Munich won’t even consider selling him to them.

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Manchester United may even be considering a managerial change, as they've had a truly underwhelming start this season. Their defensive problems persist, and they're not fielding their newly acquired goalkeeper.

A managerial change is very certain for Manchester United because they don’t look like a team that will get back on their feet. It will be too late with this performance we’re seeing from them if they leave Amorim to stay to the end of the season. The damage control will be too much, so sacking him early will save them. Changing the manager is going to happen soon if this performance we’re seeing continue from them.
17  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: September 28, 2025, 08:44:52 PM
Last season they said he was under a curse, now even people who said all that are now giving him.his own flowers and props. He's won the Bundesliga league competition,  now I want to see him win the Champions League Competition with Bayern Munich. Achieving 100 league goals is no small feat I hope he stays with Bayern Munich long enough. Vincent Kompany is also a name that surprises me, he has done so well since joining them. Much will be expected of him in the Champions League though.

Vincent Kompany can be excused for last season since it happens to be the very season he first participated in the champions league competition as a manager. He may have had the experience when he was a player but being able to mange the team well as a manager requires a different approach. He was off to a good start after prevailing against Chelsea, I hope he can maintain a level of consistency of great football in the competition in order to stand a chance for the champions league title. As for the Bundesliga, he looks like winning it back to back for the second term in succession. Bayern Munich is a powerful team to reckon in the Bundesliga, winning this again will help them attain good record under Vincent Kompany.
18  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin has died 440 Times.... on: September 28, 2025, 08:37:30 PM
Peter Schiff killed btc 19 times? And btc came back to life 20 times… The dude can’t let that one go. When will he understand that bitcoin is simply unkillable? He can call btc dead 100 times and btc will come back to life 101st time. Will he ever figure it out or do you think he is doing it on purpose to stay relevant?

It is just for relevant sake and I don’t think this man will continue to repeat the same thing over and over again knowing fully well that what he’s fighting against is winning. It is just because of the attention that he gets whenever he brings up stories like this that makes him keep doing it. He wants to stay relevant, and we the bitcoin enthusiasts are making it happen for him. As we can see, anytime he makes a statement about Bitcoin, he gets plenty of likes and engagement. Maybe we should stop sharing and discussing about him whether he says anything about bitcoin in order to lose that relevancy.
19  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: 🔥 Whale.io [CHALLENGE] Run A Bitcoin Node: 14 Days To 14 Merits on: September 28, 2025, 05:02:52 AM
DAY 12

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20  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Israel could show concern for the Palestinians like Russia did in Ukraine on: September 27, 2025, 09:49:30 PM
I expect Israel to replicate this or even do better in the conflict zones since the targets are hamas, terrorists and terror groups rather than innocent people. This will prove her intention is genuine and innocent Palestinians aren't part of the target

As long as the American government is in support of this, I don’t think that Isreal will stop their killings in Palestine. It is obvious that they’re on another mission and not targeting Hamas terror group only because there is no evidence to prove that anymore. Millions of families including children have been killed and displaced causing no access to medical care, also causing famine in Gaza, this is purely a day light robbery of them. You can’t spill the blood of many million of innocent people and get away so easily.

Hamas is no more the main target again but the whole of Gaza is now. World leaders are mute about it because of fear of war breakout, one country having such power is disastrous and if they’re not stopped now, the countries that can stop them and are keeping mute will be their next target or will also be a more threat for them to defend in the future. Palestinians have suffered so much and I hope a permanent aid and ship to the killings will come for them.
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