Yeah, this is exactly the issue with Tether — they love throwing around the word audit when in reality it’s just quarterly attestations. Attestation = they show a snapshot of reserves based on numbers they themselves provide, and an accounting firm basically rubber-stamps it. That’s very different from a full GAAS audit where everything is independently verified from top to bottom.

The crazy part is that people in crypto hear “independent report” and automatically assume it means “audited”. Tether has been promising a real audit since like 2017 and it’s still “coming soon”. Meanwhile, they remain the biggest stablecoin in circulation.

At this point, I think most of us accept USDT is a black box. It works because the market believes it works. But if they ever had to open the books like a public company, we’d either see the truth (good or bad) or the whole thing would collapse. Until then, “attestation theater” is all we’re gonna get.

Honestly, even if every government tried to ban centralized exchanges at the same time, Bitcoin wouldn’t just disappear. People forget that BTC was already moving around before big exchanges existed — through OTC deals, P2P trades, even simple meetups.

A global ban would definitely hit the price short-term because liquidity would dry up, institutions would panic, and casual users would exit. But long-term, the value comes from the fact that Bitcoin can be transferred peer-to-peer without permission. If exchanges get shut down, decentralized platforms and P2P networks (Bisq, HodlHodl, even DEX liquidity pools) would see a massive spike in use.

So yeah, BTC would take a heavy punch, maybe even crash hard for a while. But “survive”? 100%. The whole point is that it doesn’t need anyone’s approval to function. In fact, such a ban might only strengthen the narrative of Bitcoin being unstoppable.

So, Taproot’s been activated. Supposed to improve privacy and add cool features, but honestly, I haven’t seen much change so far. Anyone using it regularly? Is it really making a difference or just geek stuff for now?

Feels like if it was a big deal, people would be talking more. What do you guys think?

Honestly, investing 1 million naira in BTC trading can be promising if you have a solid strategy and patience. BTC is volatile, but it’s shown good returns over time. If you’re new or lack resources, it might be safer to start small or consider diversifying between physical business and crypto. Just make sure to manage risks well and avoid rushing decisions.

That CEO taking his salary in Bitcoin is a big statement. It's not just about a company putting BTC on its balance sheet for profit; it's about the leadership literally putting their money where their mouth is and being 'in the same boat' as shareholders. That's a level of commitment you don't always see.

It makes you wonder if this kind of move by top execs is what we need to really push mainstream adoption. It's one thing for a company to hold Bitcoin, but when the CEO is personally using it for their salary, it speaks volumes about their belief in it as real money.

Do you guys think we'll start seeing more CEOs doing this, or is it still too niche for most? What kind of message does it send to the traditional finance world?

Hey everyone,

Been watching the market closely since the Merge. For a while, it felt like not much changed for altcoins, but lately, I'm seeing some serious shifts. Are we finally witnessing the long-term ripple effects of Ethereum's transition to PoS? Seems like some L1s are struggling to keep up, while others are finding their niche. What are your thoughts? Are we entering a new altcoin paradigm driven by ETH's scalability and security upgrades?

Hey everyone,

I've been in DeFi for a while and lately I've noticed a TON of new projects and users moving their assets across different blockchains using cross-chain bridges.
A few years ago, most of us were just using Ethereum or BSC for everything — now it seems like everyone is bridging assets between 3-5 networks almost daily.

What changed?
Is it because of cheaper fees, new features, or just more opportunities on other chains?
Has anyone run into issues with security or delays using bridges?
And do you actually trust newer bridges like Renbridge, or do you stick to the “official” ones?

I'd love to hear about:

Your favorite bridge right now (and why)

The worst/funniest/craziest cross-chain story you had

What risks or red flags to look out for

Where you see the future of cross-chain swaps going

Let's share real stories, good/bad experiences, and help each other out

(Feel free to drop some pro tips for staying safe, or even shout out the best/worst projects.)

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Hey everyone,

I've been diving deep into the world of DeFi lately and can't help but wonder — are we witnessing the future of finance here, or is it just another tech bubble waiting to burst?

On one hand, decentralized platforms are offering unprecedented transparency, security, and control over assets. They’re shaking up traditional finance and giving power back to the users. But on the other hand, there are concerns about scalability, regulatory risks, and sometimes just plain hype driving crazy price swings.

What do you all think? Are projects like these the real deal for long-term financial freedom, or is this just a fad driven by speculation and fear of missing out?

Would love to hear your thoughts, experiences, and predictions for DeFi’s future!

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As there are currently no active transactions
I'll go ahead and change the timer back to 99
hours although as everyone has suggested
the game needs some form of promotion and
the best people to promote the site are the
actual players depositing to keep the game
going, yes some will lose as is the nature of
the game although this can be said about
games such as dice although this game has
no RNG element except for block confirmations.

This is a bug related to floats, totally forgot
about its appearance in the 1st game, I will
compensate the address for this and add in
the floating point fix.

This is because of the send many you have used,
if you want to deposit multiple lower deposits
please send them as single deposits as send many
to the same address usually isn't supported within
many Bitcoin wallets.

I'll fix it this time although please refrain from
depositing like this again, thanks for playing!

It can go negative when there are big deposits to
push out transactions, the negative value is because
of multiple transactions being pushed to paid and then
miner fees added after they have been sent out, the
system will always have enough BTC to pay these fees
so will push those transactions to paid, however it does
need to recoup these miner fees therefore there is a
negative value until they are recouped.

This only happens in rare occasions with large deposits
paying out multiple small deposits; in this case the 0.08
deposit paying out ~9+ smaller deposits at once.

I have thought about "fixing" this as it does look a bit odd
but the feedback I have received is players would prefer
their deposits get paid and leave the negative fee
causing value there as an extra "dynamic" of the game.

1N9Fee2pbrXArtapVJERjkDG1jJtzxbAz6

This is the fee address, the fee is only taken on a payout to a
player when the game has enough balance to cover their payout.

You can read more about this in the OP or on the FAQ pages.

The other address does not belong to me and has no
relation to the game nor has it been used within the game.

The balance will be shown on the main site front page
on the "Progress to next payout: " part, left value being
the current balance and the right being how much is needed
for the next person in line to be paid out.

It is because there has been no scam here.

Simply because the game self sustains itself
with the transactions expiring to lower the
queue length and essentially reset the game.

This will be added soon, the page is already developed
all that is needed is an address to be generated and
me to let dogecoind sync, this will be the next goal!

Thanks for playing!

There is a transaction that has been sent from
a web wallet, I have currently set this to be a
donation to the pool of players not to waste it.

The web wallet address is this:
3376X6m1YX3Jm4J4c2zq8w93VdSnUnZj31
The transaction in question is this:
https://blockchain.info/tx/9b225610935bc15dd696ee57b57472e37ac50be565eb6d8121ee71e49153524e