I've been in the BPO industry for 3 years and been doing both telemarketing and customer service. I'm willing to work anytime of the day. If you are looking for a virtual assistant, someone who can monitor your emails and incoming customers of your site send me a message. I'm a fast learner and willing to be trained.

https://www.ccn.com/philippines-deports-mastermind-of-33-million-bitcoin-pyramid-scheme/

These pyramid schemes are the ones giving bitcoin a bad name taking advantage of those people who have less knowledge about the technology. That's why it's really important that we do our own research to something that we wanted to invest our money in to avoid being scammed by these scumbags.

Philippines is a crypto freindly country and lots of people are benefiting from it and since there are so many pyramid schemes happening in this country I just hope that this wouldn't create an impression to those who wanted to learn or invest in this awesome technology.

Do you think this is a ground for banning bitcoin in the Philippines? Will bitcoin regulation save those potential investors not to be scammed? Share me your thoughts!

Luckily, I never experienced that my bitcoin transaction got stuck in a limbo. With the current issues that Coinbase has been facing because of bitcoin network congestion they came up with this great strategy to help those stuck transactions that were left unnoticed by miners. Do you really think that this will help fix the issue? How much more if we reach 100% adoption and when the last btc is already mined?

https://www.newsbtc.com/2018/10/03/bitcoin-reliability-to-improve-through-child-pays-for-parent-says-coinbase/

As what we have read to some articles that bitcoin is considered as an investment vehicle just like gold. Some may find it ridiculous but as what we can see of bitcoin's performance for the past few years it has increased in a very profitable manner. Many investors' lives that were changed and some even regretted the fact of not investing into bitcoin.

I think there's no need to replace gold when we talk about investments vehicle since gold is tangible and will forever remain on this earth. They will coexist and can both give us profits.

https://zycrypto.com/bitcoin-not-ripe-to-replace-gold-analyst-kristoffer-inton/

Share your thoughts about this.

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https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2018/07/blockchain-television-coming-to-fox-business-network/

I haven't seen any TV ads about crypto. Maybe this is the moment that this great invention be known to public and mainstream through TV. There are still a lot of people who doesn't know anything how the blockchain works so this would really help them and this can invite more adopters to crypto.

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-lure-big-institutional-investors/

This would totally make a huge impact on the performance of crypto market. We will be seeing a bullish market if their venture will be successful. Bitcoin's growth is the main key for every crypto. Kudos to the team who really did their part in supporting bitcoin and crypto as a whole. Hope this team up will really make a difference in bitcoin's growth and performance in the market anytime soon.

[a node application]

We are always talking about bitcoin and other altcoins. There are some of us who doesn't even know blockchain which is the real deal of this brilliant technology. There are 4 components of a blockchain.
 
a node application

a shared ledger

a consensus algorithm

a virtual machine

You can read more in here. https://medium.com/@neocapita/the-logical-components-of-blockchain-870d781a4a3a

https://news.bitcoin.com/japan-jail-sentence-crypto-miner-remote-mining/

Mining crypto is a passion not just a business. You need time, effort and dedication for you to succeed. In this article this man was facing jail sentence in Japan for using a remote mining tool. He is mining using other people's computer or machine.
For me it is one way of violating one's privacy, mining without our consent. I know this is so rampant now and there are some sites that are doing this. But how would we know? Can you share some sites that are currently doing this remote mining without our consent? as long as we are visiting the site? Is there a way that we can detect or monitor such activities that is running silently using our machine? Please add some important links for newbies not to be taken advantaged by those people mining remotely in websites.

[Comprehensive Guide to Bitcointalk for Newbies]

Hello Everyone!

I'd like to welcome every newbie members that are coming into this forum. You might heard it from a friend, or from a family member
that is currently contributing to the community or even earning some $$$ in here. Everyday, newbies coming in here ask the same
questions about bounties, merits, and how to rank up in this forum. This forum is built for us to gain knowledge and valuable information
about bitcoin and other cryptos. Some individuals are earning decent amount of money in here as well performing some tasks.
The main purpose of this thread is to let newbies learn what this forum can really offer about their main questions in mind.

I have read most of the threads and compiled those links that I find helpful to everyone that is new to the cryptospace and to this forum.
I'm really hoping that this thread will help you out and would somehow help clean the forum from spammers.


Here are the lists of threads that I found very helpful to newbies:

Comprehensive Guide to Bitcointalk for Newbies
 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2534500.0

Once you're done reading the first thread you may want to know what are the things that you should do for you to rank up.
With the current merit system, there are lots of newbies or members ranting about how hard to get merits. I also took time to find those threads
that could really help everyone of us improve our posts for us to rank up. By learning the things on how to make quality posts, I hope it would lessen
spammers specially to newbies coming everyday in this forum.

Newbies might wonder what is a constructive post? Heres the link of the threads that will help you understand what a constructive post is.
What exactly is a "constructive post"?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1508097.msg15173918#msg15173918
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1204451.0

Criteria in Making Constructive Posts
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2891423.0

Ideas for Improving Quality Posts
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2605767.0;all

Once you've already learned, understand and put into action on how to make constructive posts. The merits that everyone is chasing will be the ones chasing you.
I also included a thread where in, high ranked members in here are rewarding high quality posts for merits. You might wanna check this out if you think that your
quality post that needs to be merited is left unnoticed by merit sources.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2832127.0

I wanted to remind everyone to genuinely help out to this community and let's stop spamming to make this forum a better place for all of us.
Goodluck to your journey into cryptospace! Hope that you'll have a good time learning and earning as well.

P.S. Always put a smile on your face. Everythings gonna be alright!

Please feel free to add some useful threads in here for newbies. Thanks!

[What is Blockchain Technology?]

What is Blockchain Technology?

“The blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed
to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value.”
Don & Alex Tapscott, authors Blockchain Revolution (2016)

Bitcoin's hype and popularity has risen when it reached its ATH last year December 2017. Many young investors' lives were changed due to the mooning
of bitcoin's value that is really unexpected. The incident invited a lot of new investors and players into the crypto space hoping that this ground breaking
phenomenon will happen again this year or the next few years. I am one of the believers of the technology of bitcoin and the blockchain when I first learned
and studied about it few years back and I'm really interested in knowing the benefits that the technology can offer in the future.

With my interest about the technology of the blockchain, I stumbled upon great innovations and benefits that really manifests blockchains importance to
the society. I just learned about this, so I wanted to share what I've learned to those who haven't read or discovered what blockchain can truly bring to
our society.

Cybersecurity

Guardtime – This company is creating “keyless” signature systems using blockchain which is currently used to secure the health records of one million
                   Estonian citizens.
REMME is a decentralized authentication system which aims to replace logins and passwords with SSL certificates stored on a blockchain.

Healthcare

Gem – This startup is working with the Centre for Disease Control to put disease outbreak data onto a blockchain which it says will increase the effectiveness
           of disaster relief and response.
SimplyVital Health – Has two health-related blockchain products in development, ConnectingCare which tracks the progress of patients after they leave the hospital,
                              and Health Nexus, which aims to provide decentralized blockchain patient records.
MedRec – An MIT project involving blockchain electronic medical records designed to manage authentication, confidentiality and data sharing.

Financial services

ABRA – A cryptocurrency wallet which uses the Bitcoin blockchain to hold and track balances stored in different currencies.
Bank Hapoalim – A collaboration between the Israeli bank and Microsoft to create a blockchain system for managing bank guarantees.
Barclays – Barclays has launched a number of blockchain initiatives involving tracking financial transactions, compliance and combating fraud.
                It states that “Our belief ...is that blockchain is a fundamental part of the new operating system for the planet.”
Maersk – The shipping and transport consortium has unveiled plans for a blockchain solution for streamlining marine insurance.
Aeternity – Allows the creation of smart contracts which become active when network consensus agrees that conditions have been
                 met – allowing for automated payments to be made when parties agree that conditions have been met, for example.
Augur – Allows the creation of blockchain-based predictions markets for the trading of derivatives and other financial instruments in a decentralized ecosystem.

Manufacturing and industrial

Provenance – This project aims to provide a blockchain-based provenance record of transparency within supply chains.
Jiocoin – India's biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, has said that it is developing a blockchain-based supply chain logistics platform
              along with its own cryptocurrency, Jiocoin.
Hijro – Previously known as Fluent, aims to create a blockchain framework for collaborating on prototyping and proof-of-concept.
SKUChain – Another blockchain system for allowing tracking and tracing of goods as they pass through a supply chain.
Blockverify -  A blockchain platform which focuses on anti-counterfeit measures, with initial use cases in the diamond, pharmaceuticals and luxury goods markets.
Transactivgrid – A business-led community project based in Brooklyn allowing members to locally produce and cell energy, with the goal of reducing costs involved
                        in energy distribution.
STORJ.io – Distributed and encrypted cloud storage, which allows users to share unused hard drive space.

Government

Dubai – Dubai has set sights on becoming the world's first blockchain-powered state. In 2016 representatives of 30 government departments formed
            a committee dedicated to investigating opportunities across health records, shipping, business registration and preventing the spread of conflict diamonds.
Estonia – The Estonian government has partnered with Ericsson on an initiative involving creating a new data center to move public records onto the blockchain. 20
South Korea – Samsung is creating blockchain solutions for the South Korean government which will be put to use in public safety and transport applications.
Govcoin – The UK Department of Work and Pensions is investigating using blockchain technology to record and administer benefit payments.
Democracy.earth – This is an open-source project aiming to enable the creation of democratically structured organizations, and potentially even states or nations,
                             using blockchain tools.
Followmyvote.com – Allows the creation of secure, transparent voting systems, reducing opportunities for voter fraud and increasing turnout through
                               improved accessibility to democracy.

Charity

Bitgive – This service aims to provide greater transparency to charity donations and clearer links between giving and project outcomes.
              It is working with established charities including Save The Children, The Water Project and Medic Mobile.

Retail

OpenBazaar – OpenBazaar is an attempt to build a decentralized market where goods and services can be traded with no middle-man.
Loyyal – This is a blockchain-based universal loyalty framework, which aims to allow consumers to combine and trade loyalty rewards in new ways,
             and retailers to offer more sophisticated loyalty packages.
Blockpoint.io – Allows retailers to build payment systems around blockchain currencies such as Bitcoin, as well as blockchain derived gift cards
                      and loyalty schemes.

Real Estate

Ubiquity – This startup is creating a blockchain-driven system for tracking the complicated legal process which creates friction and expense in
                real estate transfer.

Transport and Tourism

IBM Blockchain Solutions – IBM has said it will go public with a number of non-finance related blockchain initiatives with global partners in 2018.
                                        This video envisages how efficiencies could be driven in the vehicle leasing industry.
Arcade City – An application which aims to beat Uber at their own game by moving ride sharing and car hiring onto the blockchain.
La'Zooz – A community-owned platform for synchronizing empty seats with passengers in need of a lift in real-time.
Webjet – The online travel portal is developing a blockchain solution to allow stock of empty hotel rooms to be efficiently tracked and traded,
              with payment fairly routed to the network of middle-men sites involved in filling last-minute vacancies.

Media

Kodak – Kodak recently sent its stock soaring after announcing that it is developing a blockchain system for tracking intellectual property rights
             and payments to photographers.
Ujomusic – Founded by singer-songwriter Imogen Heap to record and track royalties for musicians, as well as allowing them to create a record
                 of ownership of their work.




Sources: https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/
              https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/01/22/35-amazing-real-world-examples-of-how-blockchain-is-changing-our-world/3/

[Read all essential information before posting which you can find in here]

Good day newbies!
Here are some tips that can make your stay in this forum worthwhile.

Day 1
             Read all essential information before posting which you can find in here
                 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1689727.0
                      In this thread you will find the basic rules and regulations in this forum.
                      You will also learn the rankings and number of activities and merits needed for you to rank up.
                      This is the most important thread that a newbie should read for you not to get any sanctions
                      and for you to know as well what are the limitations for each rank levels.
             If you don't have any bitcoin or crypto wallet then you can just check it in here
                 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1631151.0
                      In this thread you will know the types and kinds of crypto wallets.
                      You will be able to choose what are the most secure wallets and the best that suits you.
                      You should secure your investments so that your efforts and money won't go down the drain.
                If you are really eager to learn the whereabouts in this forum this will only take you 1-2 hours.
                Always remember that everything is a process so be patient. There is no shortcuts to success.
                Learning is a process and its more fun if you're interested to learn new things.

Day 2 onwards
                This is the moment that we've all been waiting for and the reason why we are here in this forum.
                We need to learn how this technology works and how to earn them.
                You can check this link for all of the terminologies about this technology and its meaning.
                https://blockchainhub.net/blockchain-glossary/
      How to earn bitcoin
                 a. You can mine your own bitcoins
                               Mininng bitcoin involves a lot of investments and consumes so much power. You can't mine bitcoin with your laptop and desktop.
                               There are some things that you need to consider before mining.
                                      aa. Hashrate
                                            Hash Rate is the speed at which a computer is completing an operation in the Bitcoin code.
                                            A higher hash rate is better when mining as it increases your opportunity of finding the next block and receiving the reward.
                                      ab. Electricity
                                            Mining bitcoins costs a lot of power and electric power has different costs depending on where you live,
                                            for instance, the U.S. the average people pay is roughly 12 cents per kilowatt-hour.
                                            In other areas around the world, electricity is cheaper particularly in regions like China, and India.
                                      ac. Device Cost
                                            Depending on performance and if the device is new or used, mining rigs will cost you around US$500 to $2,000.
                                      ad. Time and Maintenance
                                            Since you want more profit and early ROI, your mining rigs should be running 24/7
                                            and there will be some malfunctions of the device and the fans for cooling system.
                                            You need to check it every now and then to avoid further damage of your rig.
                                            Read more details in here. https://news.bitcoin.com/things-consider-starting-bitcoin-mining-operation/
                 b. You can work for bitcoins or any other crypto
                                  You can check in here for some jobs and work to be done depending on your skillset.
                                  As a newbie you can't participate yet in signature campaigns but there are some tasks that even newbies in this forum can do.
                                  You can browse for certain tasks and skills that people are looking for in exchange for bitcoin payment in here
                                  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=52.0.
                 c. Offer or sell something for bitcoins or any other crypto
                                  If you want to sell something in exchange to crypto you can auction an item in here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=73.0.
                                  You need to becareful when dealing with strangers. There are lots of scammers when it comes to online transactions
                                  so you better check if the person you are dealing with is trusted or a high rank member or even just pay for an escrow for safer transactions.
                 d. Gambling and casino games
                                  I personally won't recommed this but there are some newbies who are so lucky when it comes to gambling.
                                  Others even earned their very first coin gambling with few bucks.
                                  You can check the gambling section https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=56.0 for provably fair online casinos.
                                  Gambling is very addictive so better not involve yourself if you have addiction problems.
                 e. Use various bitcoin faucets
                                  Almost every crypto enthusiasts should try out faucets. It wouldn't make you rich but if you do have some spare time
                                  you can earn few cents from those faucets and climb your way up over time. You check in here the list of legitimate faucets that actually pays.
                                  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2123954.0
                 f. Boost your trading skills  
                                  For me trading is one of the best ways to earn bitcoin. You must be fully equipped with knowledge and skill
                                  before you engage yourself with trading in crypto. You can potentially lose everything with just a single blunder.
                                  You can check these links before you start trading.

                                  https://www.tradingheroes.com/cryptocurrency-trading-guide-beginners/#Risks_of_Cryptocurrency_Trading/Investing
                                  
                                  https://cryptocurrencyfacts.com/how-to-trade-cryptocurrency-for-beginners/

As you gain so much knowledge with the use of this forum, always remember to pay it forward as well to newbies that will come into the forum by sharing your 2 cents of everything that you've learned. It's not the rank or merits that really matters to earn bitcoin and profit from this forum, but the real gem or wealth is the free knowledge that we can obtain by reading and patiently putting into action what we've learned one step at a time. Knowledge is power so we should take advantage and be hungry to learn new things and innovations that this forum can offer.