I'm considering applying this principle on the local board - it is bad for merit circulation to allow unsued souce to expire.

High quality: 5-6 merits ( could be higher in some cases)
Medium: 3-4 merits
Normal: 1-2

This way members can have enough Smerits to Merit another member to help in circulation.

what are your thoughts on this ?

If they complain about amounts, tell them to complain to me. It's best if sources try to exhaust their source allocations, even if it means giving posts higher amounts than is typical. If you have 150 source merit and you only see 3 merit-worthy posts in a month, then I'd rather you over-give each of them 50 merit than let the merit expire. That way there are more people capable of sending merit, and the "merit economy" is less top-down.

My stake.com partner is looking for Ukrainian to English English to Chinese translator to work on the phraseapp platform.

Send a Forum DM.

To whom it may concern....

I do NOT longer trade p2p ever! those who has been trading/swapping their coins for Naira please stop sending coins to the swapping addresses - I will not be responsible for any loss as those addresses are not longer in my full control ( monitored)

The EFCC and the CBN are actively illegally going against big P2p vendors and sueing for money laundering and terrorism financing. I've had some illegal activities on my trading Bank accounts since Q3 of 2024.

This is only an announcement thread - I'm locking it..

[Note:]

Due to high rank demand on the board with limited source I've decided to make the application public and to reduce the merit requirement to 8-10

Who can apply?

Member rank 5+
Full member: 90+
Sr member: 240+
Hero: 490+
Legendary: 990+

Too many multiple applications. I will lock this thread now, when I get the current page I reopen. If you're lacking 10-15 merits to the next rank PM your profile for review and upgrade

Note:

*Application that does not meet requirements will be deleted.

*Must be active local board poster.

Application format.

Code:

Rank:

Merit left to rank up:

Earlier this year, some celebrities and prominent personalities launched pump and dump token, Ponzi schemes to defraud their followers and other innocent Nigerians, taking advantage of the country's current economic circumstances to steal millions of Naira from investors to fund their lavish lifestyle. The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a bill to the Senate that would require convicted Ponzi scheme operators to serve a 10-year jail sentence and pay N20 million. This is a courageous step to protect our crypto space and further stop tarnish the reputation of the crypto community in Nigeria.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nairametrics.com/2024/11/18/nigerian-crypto-industry-endorses-bill-proposal-to-jail-ponzi-operators/%3famp=1

What do you guys think about the new bill proposal? Will it scale through or abandoned just like the old proposed bill under Buhari Govemment.

Hello Community,

I've been thinking about it, and several people have expressed their opinions/suggestions about the off-topic sub-board - some believe it should be renamed General Discussion (which may be a better name), Altcoin Discussion, or something else rather than off-topic. I agree that the off-topic sub-board has served its purpose and is still very important to the local board, but there are topics that do not fall into Politics and Society, Bitcoin-related, or off-topic but were moved to the off-topic sub-board because there was no reason to have them on the main board or Politics and Society, so I'm opening up this thread for further discussion.

If the community requests modifications, I will mention to this thread in any message I write to Theymos. I don't make decisions; I'm only here to serve, so whatever you decide is what I'll pass across.

[Thread rules.]

Hey community, based on high demands, I'm requesting you drop unmerited worthy posts here so I and other merit source can look at them and also those with smerits can give the appropriate merits. My current source is not much as expected and since I'm waiting for my source top up. I've decided to open this thread.


Thread rules.

• No discussion, only application.
• No spam  
• No guaranteed that your application will receive merits  
• Follow the correct format  
• Users with less than <1000 merits are priorities
• Max 5 posts (2 times a month)

Can I submit other user's unmerited good posts ? YES.

Code:

1. Link to post
Sub-board:
Description:
User:

2. Link to post 
Sub-board:
Description: 
User:

3. Link to post:
Sub-board:
Description:
User:

4. Link to post:
Sub-board:
Description:
User:

5. Like to post:
Sub-board:
Descriptio:
User:

Example:

1. Like to post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5467542.msg62878714#msg62878714
Sub-board: Main board
Descriptio: Topic
User: Igebotz

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Why this FREE RAFFLE? 🤔
JokerChange wants to advertise their brand in the community and as a part of the strategic marketing plan, they are launching this FREE RAFFLE to stay in front of the community. There are many other forms of marketing is placed in the pipeline. They will execute some of them one after another. LET's SHARE THE JOY!

How it works?
Imagine up to 3 two digit numbers and post it with:
Forum username
A bech32 Bitcoin address
So here is the format to enter:

Code:

Code:

Numbers from your imagination (separated by comma):
Forum Username:
Bech32 address:

I'm posting this on behalf of R7 campaign management and I will be filling in the numbers as usual while Royse takes care of payment. You can not take a number that is already taken, in that case imagine another number and continue until it's not booked.
Users registered after 1st June, 2024 can not join this FREE RAFFLE.

 Who will win the prize?
Two digit number starts from 00 to 99 once all booked, Royse will  post a future bitcoin block number. If your imagination match (exact match) with the last two digit of the hash of the selected block to form the number then you take $50 BTC, it's going directly to your bitcoin wallet!

Are you ready to try your luck?

Important links
Official Website 🌐
AML/KYC ⚖️
Rules 📜

📢 JokerChange are new in our community, the site is recent. They will love to hear your words, your suggestions, your compliments on their Announcement Topic.




General Disclaimer: We would like to make it clear that 💹📈 Bitcointalk Campaign Management 💪🔥 Signature & Bounty, managed by Bitcointalk member AB de Royse777, is an independent entity and is not directly affiliated with any of the crypto startups we advertise. While we strive to promote these startups in the best possible light, our views and opinions expressed in our advertising materials do not necessarily reflect those of the startups themselves. We work with various clients across the crypto industry, and our goal is to provide high-quality advertising services to help them achieve their marketing objectives.

A big thanks again to @Anphenomenon, for being on time to deliver anoda monthly overview update, wey you take over from oga @Igebotz, you no fall our hand, thanks again.

I know say with time you go de add best quality posters as oga Igebotz, de do for us, dat category na real morale booster im be. I also hope say merit reward for best quality posters go return on day for dis thread. Lastly, if every accounts wey you de mention go de get notifications, I believe say e go help increase comments for dis thread every month. But no pressure, you de do well.

Only the best reporter award is ongoing for now. You see a low post, off-topics, politics and society posts on the main board, you report to be moved. Low quality posts too. 10 merits/month. Just use the "report to moderator" button

[RULES]

Welcome to Naija local board, the OGBONGE online community for discussions about Bitcoin, politices and other cryptocurrencies! We are glad to have you as a member of our community and look forward to your participation.

As a new member, you may have many questions about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. We encourage you to take a look around the forum and browse through the various threads and discussions. You can also use the search function to find specific topics that you are interested in.

If you have any questions or need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. There are many knowledgeable and helpful members of our community who will be happy to assist you.

We hope you enjoy your time on BitcoinTalk and look forward to your contributions to the community. Ur face show, Ur shoe shine.  

These are some of the unofficial guidelines we must implement/follow in order to combat spam and keep this board as clean as snow (I know it's impossible to achieve a clean board without a bit of spam), but it can be reduced if we stick to the following rules, which, as I previously stated, are unofficial and subject to change and improvement over time). I'll leave the thread open for comments.

RULES

• Follow the rules and guidelines of the forum.
• 1. Only Naija Pidgin and English is allowed
• 2. Be respectful and polite towards others. Avoid using offensive language or making personal attacks.
• 3. Stay on topic and avoid hijacking threads with unrelated discussions.
• 4. Use clear and concise language and try to keep your posts brief and to the point.
• 5. Check your spelling and grammar before posting.
• 6. Avoid spamming or posting repetitive or off-topic messages.
• 7. Do not post any sensitive or personal information about yourself or others.
• 8. Respect the privacy of others and do not disclose any personal information without their permission.
• 9. Do not post content that is illegal, or copyrighted/plagiarism.
• 10. No duplicate thread/Topic is allowed.
• 11. Be mindful of the tone of your posts and try to contribute constructively to the conversation.

Do not TRUST, always VERIFY before dealing, i will serve as escrow in local fiat/crypto dealings on legal digital/physical goods off/on the forum for FREE

[RULES]

Welcome to Naija local board, the OGBONGE online community for discussions about Bitcoin, politices and other cryptocurrencies! We are glad to have you as a member of our community and look forward to your participation.

As a new member, you may have many questions about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. We encourage you to take a look around the forum and browse through the various threads and discussions. You can also use the search function to find specific topics that you are interested in.

If you have any questions or need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. There are many knowledgeable and helpful members of our community who will be happy to assist you.

We hope you enjoy your time on BitcoinTalk and look forward to your contributions to the community. Ur face show, Ur shoe shine.  

These are some of the unofficial guidelines we must implement/follow in order to combat spam and keep this board as clean as snow (I know it's impossible to achieve a clean board without a bit of spam), but it can be reduced if we stick to the following rules, which, as I previously stated, are unofficial and subject to change and improvement over time). I'll leave the thread open for comments.

RULES

• Follow the rules and guidelines of the forum.
• 1. Only Naija Pidgin and English is allowed
• 2. Be respectful and polite towards others. Avoid using offensive language or making personal attacks.
• 3. Stay on topic and avoid hijacking threads with unrelated discussions.
• 4. Use clear and concise language and try to keep your posts brief and to the point.
• 5. Check your spelling and grammar before posting.
• 6. Avoid spamming or posting repetitive or off-topic messages.
• 7. Do not post any sensitive or personal information about yourself or others.
• 8. Respect the privacy of others and do not disclose any personal information without their permission.
• 9. Do not post content that is illegal, or copyrighted/plagiarism.
• 10. No duplicate thread/Topic is allowed.
• 11. Be mindful of the tone of your posts and try to contribute constructively to the conversation.

Do not TRUST, always VERIFY before dealing, i will serve as escrow in local fiat/crypto dealings on legal digital/physical goods off/on the forum for FREE

[This thread will collect feedback from the community regarding me becoming a moderator.]

Hello community,

The community has been supportive of my work here since its creation, from my monthly statistics for the local board to giving free escrow services to the community and to fighting scammers and spammers. As you are all aware, the community has been targeted by a small number of spammers, making it difficult for genuine members to communicate and provide useful information in order to promote Bitcoin and the community.

As a dedicated member of our community, I decided to become your local board moderator in order to combat spam and scammers and make all topics worth to discuss. With your help and trust, we will have a clean community again. .

What do you guys think?


This thread will collect feedback from the community regarding me becoming a moderator.

Need a good (not too expensive) article writer.

I only have the website and image in my possession. All the information you need is on the website, a simple but very good article with less than 1000 words.

I will convert it to PR standard afterwards.

Contact on TG: @Real_igebotz

This thread will act as a reference for the tags I intend to use on some of the spammers and spam bots on this board. If you know of a user that creates duplicates, spams with worthless social media topics, uses the board to gain Activity points, or spreads hate with issues related to politics.

I left a tag for this users for continue spamming and making pointless topics on the board.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3599960

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3599848


Report meaningless and spammers in this thread - we didn't battle for the local board for years only to have them come in and ruin it.

No rank is excluded - if you're wearing a signature and avatar and shitposting in Pidgin to complete your post count, you best stop or I'll stop for you.

Please help me report them here let's clean the board together.

[What The BSFL Sheriff offers to client]

Blah brah brah.... Yeah another legendary avatar and signature renting service .

I am Legendary Igebotz, recognized as The BSFL Sheriff, specializing as a brand influencer. I am acknowledged as one of the most active and reputed contributors within the gambling board, General board, and Local board. Currently, I am offering rental space for both my avatar and signature.

I promote Casinos, Mixers, Exchanges, Wallets, Tokens and more...

What The BSFL Sheriff offers to client;

• 1. High Visibility: My posts consistently receive a high level of engagement, showcasing diverse and engaging content.
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• 3. Excellent Reputation: As a respected DT1 member, I have an excellent reputation. Project I promote receives heightened interest and provides exceptional value for money.
• 4. Professionalism: I strictly adhere to agreements and handle myself with the utmost respect, ensuring that what is promised is carried out on time and precisely.

My Terms & Conditions.

• 1. Payment Flexibility: I am open to accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC) as well as in over 50 other cryptocurrencies. Please inquire for specific options.
• 2. Preferred Payment Schedule: Ideally, I prefer receiving payments on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
• 3. Payment Terms: While I require upfront payment, I exclusively accept payments from reputable brands or entities.
  
• 4. Contractual Rights: I reserve the right to terminate the contract if necessary.
• 5. Integrity and Accountability: In the event of fraudulent activities associated with your project, I retain the right to disclose and tag the project accordingly.
• 6. No Refund Policy: Please note, I do not offer refunds once services have been rendered.

Past Works.

More than 10 project successfully promoted! You're the next.



My brand X Your brand. I keep my Seal

The mempool is congested right now ( have two pending transactions) and I need urgent $100 in USDT or Solana.

To be paid in BTC when the mempool madness is calm.

Will provide you the recipient address in PM.

[What is Dusting attack?]

What is Dusting attack?

This is a common scenario in which an attacker sends a small amount of Sats to random Bitcoin wallets, which could be as little as 10 cents, 15 cents, or 20 cents worth of bitcoin. And by doing so, the attacker may now follow how you spend your Bitcoin, allowing them to figure out who you are, your identity, and how much Bitcoin you own. And this is dangerous because he hacker can now attack you and try to steal your Bitcoin if they know who you are and how much you have.

We are only familiar with phishing attacks, in which you may be sent a phishing email. This is when you send an email that appears to be from a legitimate organization. You click on the link, enter all of your information, and now you have given it all up, and there is computer ransom where someone takes over your computer, freezes it, and possibly steals a critical document on your computer, and the only way to unfreeze the computer is for you to pay ransom. Bitcoin dusting attacks are the most dangerous of all, especially for those who use most Bitcoin wallets without coin control/UTXO management, since you're forced to spend whatever UTXO you have in your wallet, including the UTXO that the attacker sent to your wallets, and as a Bitcoiner, your privacy is important, and you don't want people knowing your identity online, let alone how much money you have, and sometimes this dusting attack is sent by the government authorities.

Coin control/ UTXO management.

Coin control is critical for privacy since it allows users to choose between a compromised output (UTXO) and a private (UTXO) when spending Bitcoin.  To protect your anonymity, avoid using Bitcoin wallets without currency control, as this exposes you to Dusting attacks.

Methods for identifying dusting attacks and freezing compromised UTXOs from your private currency.


Dust attack control in Sparrow wallet.

1. A suspected dusted attacking UTXO is automatically identified in updated desktop wallets such as Sparrow and Wasabi wallets; these wallets are programmed to display a caution sign on an output (UTXO) less than 1000 Sats.  Most dusting attacks are motivated by greed, and most Nigerians fall victim to this type of attack because we believe so strongly in miracle money. If you find an unexpectedly small amount of output (UTXO) in your wallet, do not spend it; it is most likely an output (UTXO) attack.




2. Click UTXO => right click on the suspected dusting attack UTXO => Freeze UTXO



3. Now you can spend your private UTXOs without spending the suspected dusting attack UTXO.




Dust attack control in Waasbi wallet.

Goto settings => click Bitcoin => Dust Threasom ( You can adjust the amount of Bitcoin you do not wish to receive in your wallet since dust attack are always a low amount of Sats. Simple!



But these dusting attacks also can be used for good. They can be used to track stolen Bitcoin and also track the spending of hackers.

Other Topics

Dust Attack, what it is, why it is dangerous and how to prevent falling to it

[Edu] Bitcoin Wallet UTXO and Consolidation

[Rules] Unofficial General Guidelines For Posting( Na de koko dem)

[Info]Duplicates topics; How do we stop it?

[Support] Igebotz Nigerian Local Board Merit Source Application


Download sparrow desktop wallet https://sparrowwallet.com/download/
Download wasabi desktop wallet https://wasabiwallet.io/#download

[Whats UTXO and why should I care?.]

Whats UTXO and why should I care?.


40,000 Sats = $10.63

UTXOs is very common and some of you don't know why you're always paying high fees anytime you send out bitcoin from your wallet, I will explain. Assume you're going to buy Bitcoin on an exchange. Assume you buy 40.000 Sats per day, therefore you purchased 40,000 Sats. The next day, you buy another 40,000 Sats at the exchange and transfer it to your hardware wallet. The next day, you buy another 40,000 sats at the exchange and transfer them to your hardware wallet, giving you 120,000 sats of Bitcoin in your hardware wallet that is safe and secure. That's fantastic. But there's a small problem here. So, every time you sent Bitcoin from the exchange to your hardware wallet, you generated a UTXO (unspent transaction output).


Consider this to be a tiny fraction of Bitcoin; in essence, you have three pieces of Bitcoin here. The trouble is, if you want to send out these three chunks of Bitcoin, you'll have to pay a reasonable amount in fees because each chunk of Bitcoin takes up space in a block on the blockchain, and you have to pay money for the space you're taking up in those blocks. So if you have a lot of UTXOs, you'll take up a lot more space in the block and you'll have to charge for each of these UTXOs in order to send your Bitcoin out.

Bitcoin doesn't care how much Bitcoin you transferred; you can send a million Bitcoin, but if it's all within one UTXO, you'll just be charged a little fee.


Practical.



1. I transferred 3 chunks of Bitcoin; 40,000. 40,000, 40,000 sats (120,000 sats total) from my first sparrow wallet to my second sparrow wallet and in the process i created 3 UTXOs in my wallet, I took three block space on the blockchain in the process.

1a. Then I transferred another 120,000 sats in a single transaction to my second wallet thus creating only 1 UTXO





Sending the Bitcoin.


2. I started with the first transaction, I marked the 3 chunks of bitcoin input of 40,000, 40,000, 40,000 sats a total of 120,000 sats and send at the current network fee of 14.14sats/Vb (as of when I tried it) and the total fees to send out this 120,000 sats was $0.91 beacuse I was charged for the 3 UTXOs I created, now lets compared this fee to that of the single transaction of 120,000 sats (1 UTXO)





2a. I transfer the second transaction of 120,000 sats at the same network fees of 14.14 Sats/Vb and the total fees to send out this bitcoin was $0.41 I saved $0.5 on fee for the same amount of Bitcoin.





Conclusion.



For every bitcoin you send to your wallet you are renting a space in the block if you're sending maybe $100 worth of bitcoin, and you have it spread across 6 UTXOs, thats $10, $10, $10, $10, $10, $50 well, you're going to be eaten alive by fees cause you're going to be paying for each of the block space you rented. So instead of spreading across 6 UTXOs you should wait till you accumulate your $100 Bitcoin and send it to your wallet in a single transaction.  

For those of you saving your signature payment, you will receive 1 UTXO every week and as network fees rise, you will have to pay high fees to get those out. If the network becomes congested again, you may not have enough to cover the amount of UTXOs in your wallet, preventing you from withdrawing your coins.



UTXO Consolidation.


Okay, I've already created a bunch of UTXOs from my signature earnings and daily bitcoin transfers from CEX to my wallet. What do I need to do to get rid of these UTXOs and consolidate my UTXOs into one?


1. Copy your receiver address from the same wallet ( where you sent your coins) and



2. Click UTXO on your sparrow wallet and press Command on your Keyboard and select all the UTXOs and click send



3. Paste the receiver address you copied as the recipient, set your fees and click send and broadcast the transaction and as you can see on the screenshot I've already consolidated 5 UTXOs in my wallet into 1 UTXO.




Dowload verified Sparrow wallet here https://sparrowwallet.com/download/

You are welcome.

I need some bitcoin Testnet to test a product, if you have some do well to assist me with it.

Btc Testnet address: tb1qfc32vfjwgmx2ru59pqfkw5c6lzrvhjc0aayhhy

[What happened::]

What happened::
I received this fake Binance (phishing) email to my mail just now. I'm not sure how these scammers got hold of my email because I've never used it for anything other than the Binance exchange, so I'm wondering if Binance database was just hacked or anything. In the email, they ask users to exchange their BUSD stablecoin to FDUSD coin (I didn't click the link) prior to February 2024. If you receive this email, it is almost certainly a fraud or a phishing link designed to wipe your BUSD. Be cautious and avoid clicking it.

Why are these exchanges selling our personal information? Must be a very good business. Disappointed

Scammers Profile Link: N/A

Reference Link:

Code:

https://log.bntrace.com/bapi/composite/v1
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Amount Scammed: N/A
Payment Method: BUSD