The communication between cold wallets and "online wallets" always goes the same way - the user uses QR codes or transfers the signed transaction with an SD card to a device that is online and broadcasts the same transaction from there. Using such methods ensures that cold wallets do not have a direct connection to the internet, which means that they remain beyond the reach of hackers.

Of course, all this makes sense if we generated our backup in a safe way and if it is stored safely.

Some are of the opinion that many of these "success stories" are actually made up, and I also think there is some truth in that. It's no secret that there are a lot of "imaginative" members on the forum who try to earn merits in this way, and somehow successful stories sell much better than bad ones.

In real life you always risk if you tell lies - in the online world there is a certain amount of anonymity and you can write whatever you want without any consequences. Therefore, I always take such stories with a dose of suspicion, regardless of the fact that I know that some of them are true.

CM paid most of his campaign 0.0375 BTC for 50 posts per week, what you mentioned didn't last too long - and the max payout per week was $1200 (you added one more zero). If you look at the current price of BTC, anyone who was in the campaign in, say, the first three years and did not spend their earnings today can say that they earned about $10 000 a month or $120 000 a year.


It is true that some left for various reasons, and some certainly because they were no longer motivated (financially) or they got scared after CM was banned. However, many remained and are still active regardless of the fact that the campaigns pay quite low pay rates compared to what they paid before. It would be interesting to see what would happen if some campaigns significantly raised pay rates - that is, if that would motivate some old members to return.


There is some truth in that, but it's still hard to replace some members who have been on the forum for a long time and they were extremely high-quality posters. In addition, new members used to definitely have a motive to one day become members of some of the best paid sig campaigns, today there is no such motive at all - although for some, even $100 a week is certainly a lot of money.

You think it will stop because you opened a topic in Meta, without mentioning those who do it? 90% of those who do such things probably never visit this board, and until you open a topic in Reputation and post their names, they will continue with their dirty games.

I can only say to all those who see such posts not to reward them with merits.

Why do you think that the team that is on the 10th place in the FIFA rankings can't beat the team that is on the 8th place on the same list (Spain)? 4 years ago, Croatia and Spain played a super exciting match in which Spain managed to win only after extra time - but only thanks to the reckless moves of Rebic (he no longer plays for Croatia), who went outside the game to change his boots in the middle of the game (Spain scores a goal), or the inexperienced Gvardiol who went to the goal line to drink water (the Spaniards score again). Bookmakers also underestimate Croatia (win odds over 5.0), and some have made a fortune on that - and I hope they will again.

For me personally, all matches between these three teams are completely open to all outcomes.

You don't have to be in any "circle" to be a quality poster - but what's wrong with having people with whom you like to discuss and with whom you share similar opinions? There is a topic that shows the so-called "forum gangs" in a comical way - and as far as I know I am not in any of them, so I wonder how I am rewarded with all these merits if I don't deal with circle jerking

There is no magic formula for success in terms of x-hours - x-merits = $100 per week. It is true that there are many people for whom the forum is just a place to work, but that is simply not what the forum should be for. With the attitude "I'm here to earn merits and earn $100 a week" you won't get far - but no one is stopping you from trying

I'll just side with those who think this is a made-up story - maybe I'm wrong, but you don't seem like someone who can risk $1000 just like that, and then fall asleep on top of that. When we add to that a friend who (I assume) became a millionaire due to luck at gambling, the matter becomes even stranger.

I could swear that I have already read a slightly modified version of this story, only instead of gambling it was about crypto trading. Therefore, I will just repeat, if you already have a friend who is a millionaire, let him help you a little in life - if you succeed, pay him back the loan with interest.

Honestly, I personally don't care what the government or anyone else thinks about Bitcoin, and if I'm smart enough to keep my investment under their radar then they can say whatever they want. I've always found it fascinating that people interested in BTC care so much about what their government or neighbors think about it - as if they need some kind of approval to do something that actually doesn't need any approval...

What I can agree with the OP is that most governments try to discourage people from investing in cryptocurrencies, but they mostly do it under the excuse that they just want to protect them from scammers - which is somewhat true. However, in the end, all governments still defend the system that enables them to rule the country and the people, which means that they defend centralization at all costs.

I would even dare to say that there would be fewer "bad posts" if most people read at least the first post in the thread - but a lot of members read only the title and nothing more. I know it's not easy to read all the posts in threads that are more than three pages long (not to mention the ones that are more than 5 pages long), but if you can't do that, chances are you'll write a post that's just repeating what others have written before you.

My suggestion is that if you don't want to or don't have time to read all or most of the posts, refrain from writing in threads that have a lot of pages and are also of low quality considering the topic.

I didn't consider it, but some people would surely come to the temptation at some point. I haven't been able to check in more detail yet, but considering what you wrote, the user can withdraw his funds at any time, right?

I would be more concerned about some other things, because we know that any company can get into trouble at any time, and such an investment is therefore always risky, although it definitely looks very tempting.

Has anyone from the EU or the US tried a virtual card and has any experience with it? I assume that if the card has a 3DS it should work in the EU - but honestly I don't like that it is necessary to install an app on a smartphone - it would be good if there was an option to activate the virtual card via the web interface.

I'm also wondering if USDT is the only way to pay for the card or is it possible to do it with BTC/altcoins?

Honestly, I didn't even think that we would promote our forum in that way, but that in some way people could know that the world of cryptocurrencies is not made up of scammers and those who deal with any kind of crime. Ukrainians know that they got a lot of help through cryptocurrencies, and it wouldn't be a bad thing if they knew where another donation in a series of donations came from. There is always a way to do it discreetly without making a big deal.

It is true that we are far from buying a vehicle ourselves, but a few years ago we had a donor who donated to several charity campaigns with 1 BTC, so if he is still there, I invite him to show his generosity once again

Are you pretty sure that Italy and Spain will pass their group and that Croatia will not be a problem? This is the same team in which players like Modric, Guardiol, Kovacic play and which has won a medal at the world championships twice in a row.


The home team always has the support of everyone, but I hope that referees will be no main stars in this competition. The fact that someone is the host of the competition should not be any criterion for a good result, and I hope that only the game will be the one that will decide in the end.

I didn't even know that this option even existed, although I did a little research and even placed a bet and made a withdrawal from what was collected from the campaign. I have to admit that 15% sounds very tempting, because for 1 BTC you get 1.15 BTC, which is more than 0.01 BTC per month and much more than you can earn today in any signature campaign.

I will certainly check in a little more detail and on the way again try to put together a winning combination of sporting events - because if you don't play, you can't win, right?

Such "friends" would have saved a lot of time in their lives if someone had asked them a simple question at the beginning of everything: "Are you ready to be your own bank?" Anyone who answers negatively to that question should simply go in another direction - because the chances of making a wrong step at some point are really high.

The hardest thing is when you invest money in something you don't really have a clue about - and you watch various influencers and read articles from journalists who don't know the difference between Bitcoin and blockchain. It's really a combination that can cause stress in a lot of people, and living every day in fear and doubt about something that should be quite simple is definitely not recommended.

There is no shame in giving up, and the reasons why someone decides to take such a step are not even important. It is important to let people decide for themselves what they want to do in life, especially if it is about their money.

If you're asking hypothetically, then this topic would be more appropriate for another board, maybe off-topic?

Even if casinos are banned from the forum for some reason, that would mean that only those who are not here now because they are motivated solely by profit would remain on the forum. Undoubtedly, the number of active members would decrease, but that would by no means mean that the forum would cease to exist.

I do not agree that anything or anyone is damaged when it comes to Bitcoin - especially in the sense of how it seems to you. Most of the people involved in BTC in any way are ordinary and honest people and they have nothing to do with those who are bad in any way. I especially don't see any sense that the reputation would be improved by the fact that a BTC related advertisement will be shown at a sporting event (no matter how popular it is) - especially when it comes to the US where Bitcoin is in the mainstream media every day, and that what people watch is mostly positive.

If BTC's reputation was so bad, would the SEC approve spot ETFs - and would US investors invest billions of dollars in them?

Do people still think that those who study at prestigious schools and colleges must really be smart people? If you have money, you can buy everything, and that includes proof that you graduated. All those scammers who first steal something, and only then think about what to do with it, are for me personally in the category of very stupid people.

The longer they stay in prison, the better for everyone, because if they did it once, they will do something similar as soon as they have the chance again.

So many years of fabricating documents and lying before various courts have finally produced some result that after everything we have an official verdict that will drive this scammer into the hole he crawled out of. Although I wouldn't be surprised if Faketoshi tries to prove something before another court after some time - he succeeded in Colombia, and there are other countries in the world where you can be whatever you want if you can pay for it.