I see Counterwallet has 3 different servers https://wallet.counterwallet.io/, https://eds.counterwallet.io/, https://robotlovecoffee.counterwallet.io/ listed on their site, however none of them is working for me

No counterparty servers are currently available. Please try again later. ERROR: %s

Is it common nowadays or is it some exceptional situation? I have not logged in for at least a year there.
UPDATE: it seems it's a long lasting issue https://forums.counterparty.io/t/servers-down-for-extended-period/6781/2

Do you know of any good podcast comparable to Let's Talk Bitcoin, Epicenter Bitcoin or at least What Bitcoin Did? Seems it has to contain Bitcoin in its name 

I have missed the webinar with Henri Arslanian. Is it possible to find replay anywhere?

I'd like to be running like 4 or 5 MNs on a VPS. Which cheap VPS should I look at? I need something with enough SSD capacity, because around 10G might be used for swap.
So far I have found

• OVH for 178 USD per year offering 2 x 2.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD
• host4fun for 170 USD per year offering 4 x shared CPU, 6 GB RAM, 75 GB SSD
• vpscheap for 168 USD per year offering 4 x shared CPU, 4 GB RAM, 70 GB SSD

I'd like to buy BTC from time to time using BoA account for ACH transfers. Which exchanges can process my transfer fast (ideally almost instantly like Kraken + Fidor in Germany) and don't require US residency nor SSN?

I don't have anything against referrals in principle, but from some ICOs I have seen, such are more likely to be a scam. It incentivizes reviewers to write positively about the project. Therefor I suggest to be very critical about such ICOs and do a check on the team as well as looking for some completed work. If a project with a referral system can offer just a site + WP, something likely isn't right.

There is no announcement about Embermine on BTT. The project might be interesting, any thoughts?

One guy Krupa from Localbitcoins contacted me because of some biz idea. He was talking about starting a BTC sportsbook as well as about buying and selling BTC locally in India. I sent him some 1 BTC for a start and instead of paying it back, he asked for more. So I sent him some more, but because it wasn't enough for some "transaction", I tried to get some more using a loan https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1286917.msg13229250 and later got my partner to lend him. The result is some 8 BTC lost for just 2 people, Localbitcoins closed his account because of numerous complaints, but didn't reveal the amount others reported to be stiffed of. Anyway if someone with such a contact info wants to lend BTC, don't do that chunkgameworld@gmail.com, krupamarketworld@gmail.com, Skype:fungamingzone
EDIT: seems to me there are 2 typical behaviors of such scammers: they ask for more when you want to get the money back and they (video)call you
He also sent such IDs

I'd like to make a small bet on BTC by placing a long contract with 10:1 leverage. OKCoin and BitMEX seem to be the best options, but which of them is better and why?

Bitstamp is now offering 2% share for some 1.1M EUR https://bnktothefuture.com/pitches/bitstamp
If you make a quick calculation 50*1191870[USD] and divide by daily trading volume of 5M*365 days*0.1% fee, (1191870*50)/(5000000*365/1000)=32.65, so it would take 32 years (or 16 assuming 0.2% avg fee) to pay back. Of course it's likely the volume will go up, however BTC price will do the same   Therefor I think it's way better to simply buy BTC.

Can you recommend any HTTP/ SOCKS5 proxy service offering a large number of servers with a good response time? Speed is unimportant, daily traffic for each won't exceed 1 MB and they don't have to offer 99+% uptime or so.

A friend of mine needed a loan and I lent him something over 2.2, but I don't have more available. He needs further 0.8. He's willing to do the transaction via localbitcoins where he's a trusted member with 100% rating on 150+ volume.
The offer is 0.84 BTC paid until the end of this year for a loan of 0.8 BTC.
Details can be sent via PM.

I buy BTC at Kraken exchange and then sell them to individuals using digital wallets. That means I receive money from the wallet providers and send them to the exchange. Is there any per transaction/monthly limit I shouldn't be exceeding to avoid AML issues? I'm specifically interested in bank accounts in Germany/Austria/Slovakia.

Do you know any reloadable prepaid Visa card with the following features?

• no fixed monthly fees
• no loading fees for card to card transfers (incoming)
• 500+ USD limit
• is being shipped to at least one of: the US, Germany, Poland

I'd like to buy just 2 coins with MB. Is there any place allowing that? Or do I have to use P2P method only?

BTW I made my first experience with BTC almost 2 years ago by purchasing over 500 at Bitcoin7. It was a great investment except for that I ended up with none