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1  Economy / Collectibles / Re: FREE RAFFLE- Easter Giveaway. COLDKEY PROTOTYPE on: April 06, 2020, 10:20:42 AM
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3  Economy / Economics / Re: Crypto mass adoption achievement on: March 01, 2020, 07:03:17 PM
What the crypto projects (any type you can think of crypto projects), are doing in order to achieve mass adoption?

Is there any group of projects working together in order to achieve this social and specifically crypto goal?

If all the different crypto projects were more coordinated and united this could be achieved soon or at least each month the whole crypto could have some positive progress.


I dont think there is a certain project that has exactly have this kind of goal. I think somehow it is natural for every campaign to generate adoption for the whole crypto ecosystem because if their supporter invest with them they are probably opening new possibility of exploring other coins.
4  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have anyone tried to stop gamblers from losing while they keep on wagering. on: February 23, 2020, 11:25:44 PM
I've been into gambling for a long, my major focus was on sports betting. From sports betting earned good, but I wasn't able to make the success continue. I lost out of greed, further my focus turned towards casinos where we get the instant results and doesn't want to wait as we wait on sports betting till a match gets over. By this time I was entirely new to it, and lost big. If someone have contacted me I could've stopped it for a while and lowered my loses.

Recently while playing dice, I saw a person who was wagering with large funds to recover the loss. By the time he has lost part of what I have lost. I texted him my experience, and suggested to stop it before things go out of his hands. He didn't responded, finally he lost everything. Have any of you got such experience.

This was sad. We should not ended up as that kind of person, we should be responsible enough if we want to play gamble. I think it is about greed, he wanted to earn more money but the other thing happens were he wa lose and broke. First things first we should have a certain budget for playing gamble so that we can know what was our limit. Make sure that we should not exceed to that limit because if that will happen, it is possible for to have debts or worse become an addict.
5  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is gambling a threat or fun? on: February 23, 2020, 11:19:56 PM
This question is always on my mind since then until now. I want to know the opinion of everyone here on this platform. I know that we have all different perception about gambling, so I respect what will be your point of view about that.

But to share my opinion, I consider gambling as a threat to gamblers. Yes, there are a lot of people who find happiness in gambling if and only if they can control their selves from this, but no matter how fun can gambling gives to you, the problem is still there, the addiction on it is always there, it grows day by day. There are so many disadvantages of being so addicted in gambling, one of which is forgetting your priority, spending your time to your family and your friend, you won't be able to more productive things than losing money, to the point that even you already lose and don't have enough money to play, you will make ways, there are times that you will ask a request to your friend to give you money as debt. You should be the one who controls the gamble and don't let the gamble control you.
Gambling can be a threat or fun depending on the discipline of the user. As a gambler we should play responsible and we should know it from the beggining. A lot of people become addicted because they tend to chase money they do not realize that they are ending up as an addict. Worse thing is that they use debt just to play and this was not a good thing to do. You can gamble if you have a budget but you dont have it is better to work and earn money.
6  Economy / Economics / Re: Don't spend bitcoin. Not now. on: February 23, 2020, 11:14:59 PM
Bitcoin was not made to spend. Not for now. There is a misinterpretation of what Satoshi wrote in the Whitepaper: "A peer-to-peer eletronic cash system". He created bitcoin to be an electronic money system. This is a fact.

Before becoming a monetary system, Bitcoin must be able to preserve value over time. After that, he becomes able to earn society's trust and become a genuine cash.

People accept dollars because they believe that money is still backed by gold (as it was until the end of Bretton Woods), or because (unfortunately) they believe the government will guarantee the value of the currency.

That is, people believe in Dollar because they are sure that money will be at the same value tomorrow. Although this is not true.

99% of the world's population still does not understand, do not know and do not trust Bitcoin. And everything is fine. Bitcoin adoption is a lengthy process that may take decades or centuries to happen.

Bitcoin has never been about just being a simple means of payment. It is not like VISA or Mastercard. He is a legitimate Digital Asset and as such needs to earn trust until it is adopted as money.

Do not spend your Bitcoins. Not now.

I believe this has a point. We should take bitcoin as an asset and not a currency for now because it has a value that can give us return as time goes by. As we all know it is new and we are not sure how it goes that is why it is very risky, however if it becomes something and we have bitcoin invested then it is good for us even we take the risk. So the point is that if you have some extra money you can try to invest it to bitcoin and just hold it for a long time
7  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Why Consider All Altcoins Bad on: February 23, 2020, 11:09:58 PM
The question is why do some people generalize all Altcoins as bad? considering there are over 3000 of them out there. One would not have the time to go through each project one by one. to analyze the project. team etc everything behind each crypto project.
There has to be some project out there under good intentions. Not all projects could be a scam. I admit I only have a top 4 i consider when it comes to best coins. But yet many should be decent at least honest projects out there. Afterall we do need more projects. more quality projects out there in order for crypto to succeed.

your thoughts

It is not required to create more crypto for it to become successful, having those legit coins out there is enough to say that crypto was booming. The problem is that there are a lot of projects created that doesn't give a real value that is why a lot of them fails. Also, if it has no supporters or there are no people patronizing it, it will probably fail because it lacks on the adoption. Maybe if the coin or alts are good enough and it generates a lot of users it will surely become successful.
8  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How often do you gamble? on: February 23, 2020, 11:05:13 PM
Are you gambling everyday?
twice a week?
once in a never again?

if you gamble everyday, can you stop whenever you want or are you fully addicted?

would love to hear more on your habits here on the forum.

I am not an active gambler but I used to play gamble before. i do gamble if I had an extra money for it because I am not into gamble since then I just want to try it. I can somehow limit myself from gambling not like other player out there that are having debts just ti gamble. This was not healthy at all and I dont like it to happen to me because it is hard to cure addiction once it starts.
9  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Online gambling or Casino gambling? on: February 23, 2020, 10:59:49 PM
I want to know what do you prefer between online gambling and casino gambling? Is it better for you to play online or land-based casino?

First things first, Online gambling happens through the use of the internet as simple as that, and casino gambling is no on the internet, so basically, it is the building or rooms for social amusements, where your body is required to play the gamble.

Let us consider the advantages and disadvantages of both kinds of gambling.
Online Gambling
Advantages
1. Convenience - You can play the game anywhere and anytime, and that is so good for some gamblers that they are the ones who decide when and where to start playing.
2. Promotion - there are a lot of gambling sites that give some promotion to their loyal users.
Disadvantages
1. Less communication - When you play online, you cannot communicate and socialize with anyone because there is no interactions happen.
2. The award or prizes - if you are playing online and you win the game, then you cannot claim the prize as soon as possible because it takes a process.

Casino Gambling
Advantages
1. Ambiance - When you play in the real casino, you will feel that you are really in the casino because of its ambiance.
2. Interaction - When you are playing in a real casino, of course, you will get interaction with some people there so you may have friends.
Disadvantages
1. Time Wasting -It is not like online games that you are responsible when and where to play the game, so in a real casino, you need to go to the casino to play the game.
2. Pressure - The pressure is there because you can see some reactions to your opponents.

These are what I know about the difference of Online gambling and casino gambling, so if you know more than that, you may comment on this post.

I think I will go to online casino for the reason that I can play anywhere and based on my own time.  we all know that it is online that is why we can access it almost all the time and it was great for me as a gambler that there are services that provide this kind of system.  Also, I heard that some gambling sites support chats that let us to interact with other player and thia was great.
10  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How to Increase Bitcoin adoption on: February 23, 2020, 10:56:09 PM
This was a great app if will you atleast improve the GUI. This integration of crypto in our everyday life can surely results to an adoption because we tend to use it if it is available to the market or in your case a restaurant. It is really possible for those business to adopt this kind of system especially if they are bullish to bitcoin. I think more and more people will become interested on bitcoin and it is a positive thing to the bitcoin ecosystem.
11  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Why are you involved with Crypto? on: February 23, 2020, 04:39:21 PM
Aside from monetary incentives in crypto, I rarely come across discussions pertaining to why the average enthusiast in crypto is involved with crypto. While the answer may be pretty straightforward, there are some outliers.

Crypto means much more than just monetary incentives, it's essentially a technical revolution that has involved the masses, something you and I can be apart of. Ultimately, that's probably one of my greatest interests for blockchain and crypto. Another big intrigue for me is the evolution of blockchain tech in itself. I've been around for quite sometime and have witnessed the evolution of cryptos, businesses, behaviors and attitudes.

These 2 factors, along with several others, are the reasons I continue to be involved on a community and business level with crypto. It's become a hobby, passion and business for me.
Yes for me it is like a business or side hustle because we can actually earn good amount of money here. Also, as I work with those campaigns it is not just about the profit that i can get but somehow I am being intetested with the topics here in the forum and it drives me to learn even more especially in terms of investing.
12  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: For those who wears a signature of gamble service campaigns on: February 23, 2020, 04:32:06 PM
Guys, I think most participants here wears a signature os a campaign, and most of them are for gamble services

My question is: Do you spend the money you gain with the service you are working for?


Sometimes I do some gamble, and I always prefer to spend the money on the website that are paying me, I think it's fair and a way to say thanks  Grin

Of course there is no problem about that especially if the campaign or if the gambling website was trusted. Sometimes I do gamble with the campaigns I am advertising of because as I study their website I can say that my money was secure and my experience was worth it. I can say nothing bad about the website and their design or GUI was great.
13  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: A game that educates people about Bitcoin on: February 23, 2020, 04:23:46 PM
Hi all,

I recently started working on an educational game that informs the player about some of the important concepts about bitcoin and am looking for some feedback.

The target player is not an engineer or an economist, but a person on the street that still believes fiat is good and that we are fine with money controlled by the state.

The game is designed as a series of conversations between two people, one asks questions and the other responds. The responses almost always include a mini game where the player solves a simple task to understand the concept.

For example, the first game is a simple "scratch the screen" game to reveal the bitcoin emission schedule.

Here's a list topics for which I am currently developing mini games:

  • Inflation hedge. Digital Gold.
  • How to pay using Bitcoin. No need for Credit Cards or banks.
  • How payments work - mining intro.
  • Double spending is almost impossible.
  • Censorship resistance.
  • Fleeing a war zone with bitcoin.
  • Keeping it safe. Secret sharing.
  • Purity of bitcoin vis a vis gold purity tests.
  • Address the fear of losing coins.
  • Anonymity and privacy.
  • No banks or state or single miner or developer regulates Bitcoin. Essentially, "no one" regulates Bitcoin.

Would love to get any input on the list if topics. Is there something I am missing as the first introduction to someone new to bitcoin? Is there something I should take out?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.


I think it is important first to atleast introduce the basic of crypto like what was its difference to fiat or what does blockchain mean because it was the first thing that they will encounter as they enter the crypto space. Also, they should be also aware with the risk that they can get as they engage with crypto investment.
14  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is fortunejack.com a Scam or are they Legit? on: February 21, 2020, 07:15:42 AM
Nonsense poll. Revise it brother, it doesn't give a clear answer. Anyway same thing happens to me but like other player here that problem can be solve through email. Just answer the email and ask for their proof of you having muliple account and after a few hours you can withdraw already.
15  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin is getting more adopted in my Country on: February 21, 2020, 07:04:12 AM
I feel very inspired right now. I just came across a video in which there's a Bitcoin ATM in the country! I feel so glad to see how Bitcoin is getting adopted. This proves that after all, our promotion of bitcoin is helping in spreading the news. And we aren't planning to stop the promotion anytime; we're even planning to hold more seminars to help people know about bitcoin. Now, one of the advantages of this Bitcoin ATM is that anyone who doesn't know what Bitcoin is and sees it would ask what the machine is used for, and from there, it just keeps spreading!!! Watch the video here to see how it works. BTW, What progress is happening in your country? If none then try doing more in favour of bitcoin (for countries that find bitcoin legal).
I don't really see it as adoption, it's more like enabling the Nigerians to get some BTC in an easier manner. A little but sweet development for BTC in your country, and I'm happy to know you've now got an option to purchase and sell in a physical way.


It is just the beggining maybe we cannot literally say that it was an adoption, if more and more people become aware about bitcoin they will probably try to buy some of it and maybe share the news with their friends or in social media. In this case we can generate mass adoption and finally if more and more people buy bitcoins to the price of bitcoin will go up.
16  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Crowded Casinos - Play or not? on: February 21, 2020, 03:14:18 AM
I won't waste time on that crowded casino, I will gamble to be stress free though. I don't recommend playing on those crowded casinos especially those place that are made for tourists. Maybe pay for a vip room or try online casino instead. It was also fun and safe playing online especially when the house or website was trusted.
17  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: I have some funds to invest-- How do I make a good decision? on: February 20, 2020, 02:19:51 AM
There are so many coin out there, Please what do I look out for to make a good choice for investment into any of the coin.

Please be sincere.


Thanks  

Who do you think has the greatest adoption?

That would be the first question because in terms of cryptocurrency the one who generates mass adoption is the king.

Why? Because for a certain crypto to be consider as a currency it should have a number of people who will patronize it and honestly in our case bitcoin was the most popular.

However, I am not saying that bitcoin will still the king as years go by, it depends on the mass what coin they will support.

Now what are the reasons why are they supporting these coins?
It will somehow base on the purpose or feature of the coin or maybe because of the hype it was generating.
18  Economy / Economics / Re: Cryptocurrency usage will boost economy or make it worst ? on: February 19, 2020, 02:57:31 AM
There is actually a statement, specifically the IRS 2014-21 where all virtual currencies are subjected to tax still. Therefore, stating that buying using BTC or any other crypto, is in fact, still liable to tax. As for the specifics, I don't really know but the 2014-21 already states that existing tax principles apply to transactions using virtual currency. The taxable events are Cashing out, Paying using crypto, Exchanging one crypto to another or Receiving mined crypto. These are some I just looked up in google and you can search for more information if you want specifics.

I believe that this was reasonable. It is needed that every transaction using crypto should be liable for taxation because if not it becomes an oppurtunity for many people to purchase an item using crypto. Honestly, if we dont pay tax it is somehow favorable for us but in the case of government it is not because we all know what was the real purpose of tax right?
19  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The real education are not taught at school!! on: February 09, 2020, 06:03:02 PM
Yes and actually schools are created to produce employees. Many people are sacrificing years of their life studying to prominent universities and ending up not really equiped for the real world. School doesn't teach about real life, they are just guide to give as basic education but real game start outside the school.
20  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Real reasons to Why do you gamble? on: February 09, 2020, 05:32:10 PM
Maybe it's asked before, still, it will help us a lot.

Why do you gamble?

Why do you do not invest that money instead?
Why you do not donate them?

Because you are bored?
Because you are looking for entertainment?
Because you are going after the big score?

Why?
It varies among people of course but their main goal is probably to win. We humans want something that has a chance of giving us larger returns that is why gambling was still there. This psychological factor makes us to bet even more specially when we experience to win. That feeling satisfies us.
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