[Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-may-be-the-solution-to-africas-broken-financial-system/amp]

A recent report says that being a lack of traditional financial of Africa makes it good for cryptocurrency adoption.

Per the report, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) can potentially solve all the aforementioned challenges

Although it is a diverse region, African nations share some key similarities and trends. Economic problems, from high inflation rates and volatile currencies to financial issues such as capital controls and a lack of banking infrastructure, create a fertile ground for an alternative to germinate.

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-may-be-the-solution-to-africas-broken-financial-system/amp
Do you agree that bitcoin would be a good idea for Africa?for me, adoption of bitcoin from Africa is a good idea, Africa has a big problem in terms of financial, they should do something to overcome those problems, one of the suggested ways is the use of bitcoin which is a really good idea, there are already many countries which are accepting the use of cryptocurrency in some of their transactions, it is way good better for fast and secured transactions compared to fiat currency.

[Source: https://www.problemgambling.ca/gambling-help/gambling-information/effects-of-problem-gambling-on-gambler.aspx]

Why Can't I Just Stop?

1. How did this happen? I can't believe all the trouble I'm in.
2. If I stop rambling now, I'll have to admit I'm a total loser. 3. There's no way I can pay back all the money I owe.
4. If I had the money to invest, I'm sure my luck would change. I just need one more win.
5. Even if I had another win, I'd probably just lose it again.
6. I can't face this mess alone, but I'm too embarrassed to ask for help.
7. I should be able to solve my own problems. How could I be so stupid?
8. I never thought it would get this bad.

Have you ever say those words to yourself? I think those people who always do gambling are really familiar with those words, some of them are now facing problems with their family, love ones, friend, career, etc. because of issues about their gambling lifestyle, they tend to fix the problem but the urge to gamble seems too great to resist.

You have lost interest in usual activities
1. You feel depressed, down in the dumps or irritable
2. Your sleep has changed (e.g., you have problems falling asleep or staying asleep, or you sleep too much)
3. Your appetite has changed
4. You have lost or gained weight
5. You feel helpless, hopeless or despairing
6. It is hard to think and to remember things, and your thoughts seem slower
7. You go over and over guilty feelings
8. You can't stop thinking about problems
9. You have lost interest in sex
10. You feel physically tired, slow and heavy; or you feel restless and jumpy
11. You feel angry
12. You think about suicide

Source: https://www.problemgambling.ca/gambling-help/gambling-information/effects-of-problem-gambling-on-gambler.aspx

Have you ever feel those things? If you are one of them facing those kinds of things for more than two weeks then I think you are depressed and have anxiety because of doing gamble often. If you want to prevent those things try to speak it out to your family or to the people you can trust with.

The worst thing that can have in gambling is the suicidal thought, some people who are thinking that way are really into gambling, that is what you can have when you get so addicted to it. If you feel that way, professionals consult some professionals on how are you going to fix the problem.

Just a friendly reminder, if addicted like you are being addicted to gambling, try to do some action to prevent it, you may do some other things like.
1. Focus on doing some other things.with. Try to spend your time with your family and your career.
3. Have a hang out with your friends.
4. Make yourself busy.

[Source:]

I have read an article about why do people gamble, and one of the reasons is escapism, they tend to gamble to escape the reality of life. There is some person who gambles because of their problems from their friends, love ones, family and career, and one of their ways to escape those problems is to gamble.

Source: https://www.healthyplace.com/addictions/gambling-addiction/psychology-of-gambling-reasons-for-gambling

The gambling environment can provide an escape from everyday life. Whether it be the glitzy casino environment, a loud and exciting amusement arcade, or even an online betting company, for the time that we are taking part we can be surrounded by different people, different sounds and emotions, all of which stimulate and arouse our senses.

Are you one of those people who gamble just to escape your problem? If you are one of them, I just wanna say that gamble will not solve your problem, yes you have escaped the problem but once you are done gambling the problem is still there and you still need to face it.

Gambling can also add to your problem, imagine if you already have a problem then you are also losing your money in gambling, what would you feel from that?  
There are already gamblers who lost everything because of it, whenever you have a problem and you are still gambling you wouldn't think to quit because you want to the game and that is the time where you can lose everything in you.

Take a look with this link, those people who lost everything, cars, home, marriages and more because of gambling: https://addiction-treatment.com/blog/six-gambling-addicts-who-lost-everything-cars-homes-marriages-and-more

[How hackers attack your account.]

How hackers attack your account.

There are many ways that hackers are using to access other's accounts. I just wanna share with all of you guys so you would know if someone is trying to hack your account.

6 ways of hacking:
1. Phishing - it is a fake email act as a legitimate, they tend to create phishing emails with the intention of stealing your personal information such as your personal data, bank accounts, wallet accounts, etc. They tend to create a panic on the person for example they say that there is a problem in your bank account and you should input all your information to the specific website to fix the problem.
  
How to stay safe:
* Always check the grammar and spelling.
* Think twice before clicking the links.
* Hackers tend to say some problems on your bank accounts, be wise and always assess the situation

2. Malware - it simply means malicious software on your device with the intention of stealing your data as well. These programs can perform a variety of functions some of which include stealing or deleting sensitive data, modifying the system’s core functionalities, and secretly tracking the victim’s activities.

How to stay safe:
* Always use a legitimate antivirus
* Do not download a fake application
* Keep your system updated.

3. Malicious mobile application - not all applications in the play store are legit. Some of these apps may contain malicious code that can put your privacy at risk. The application may give malware on your device that can be used by hackers to steam your data.

How to stay safe:
* Check the reviews of the application
* Always read the permission before downloading
* Do not download third-party app stores.

4. Smishing - It is somehow related to phishing which tries to trick you through the use of private messages via phone calls and SMS messages. They tend to get your trust and then when they know that they already get your trust, they mask some of your personal information.

How to stay safe:
* Do not share your some important information of yours
* Always keep your personal data private (contact info)

5. Physical security threats - it simply means a threat from your personal information from other people having direct access to it. It happens when someone physically gains access to your device.

How to stay safe:
* Be careful when storing your personal data
* Do not leave your phone unlocked
* Make sure to have a proper backup

6. Insecure networks - it happens when you connect your device to other internets, such as open WiFi. It creates a possibility of accessing your personal information.

How to keep safe:
* Do not connect on free WiFi if you are going to have bank transactions
* Never connect on free WiFi that you cannot trust.
Source:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/internet-security-101-six-ways-hackers-can-attack-you-and-how-to-stay-safe/articleshow/61342742.cms?from=mdr
Be knowledgeable about something that may give threats in our personal information, it's our assets and this should not be stolen by anyone .

[Source:]

We all have our own achievement with regards to bitcoin but I really inspired with the 19-year-old boy who gets rich by his young age. It is really something to be proud of being a millionaire at the age of 19.

Most of us have at least $1000 in our savings account, it sounds so normal but the young boy makes it enough to become a millionaire someday, it is enough to invest in cryptocurrency.

At the age of 12, the boy received $1000 from her mother as a gift and he used it to buy bitcoin and how he became a millionaire. He currently owns 401 bitcoins, which equals $3.4 million at a rate of $8,512 a coin.
Source: https://www.c[Suspicious link removed]m/2018/02/02/bitcoin-millionaire-says-this-is-how-much-to-invest-in-cryptocurrency.html
GDrive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sT3hEAnbr4DJRf0HcPEeMSzQtbYhJpWR/view?usp=drivesdk

This sounds so good, hoping that we feel the same way, most of us dream to be a millionaire or even billionaire someday, praying and wishing that it all come true someday, it takes time and experience to become one of those people. Just be patient and keep dreaming .

PS: I don't know what happens to the source link, I already edited it many times and it ends up like that.
PS: I just saved it to google drive so you can still visit the link if you want .

[From Dictionary:]

Are you a gambler? Do you really know what gambling is?
From Dictionary:
* it is the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.
* the act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly.

From Gambling Comission
* In the Gambling Act 2005 gambling is defined as betting, gaming or participating in a lottery. That definition distinguishes between activities which need to be licensed and other activities which do not.

We categorise different gambling activities into what we call sectors:

1. Arcades (those for adults and those for families)
2. Betting (online, at an event or in a high street bookmakers)
3. Bingo (online or in a bingo hall)
4. Casino (online or in a casino)
5. Lotteries (raffles, tombolas, sweepstakes etc)
6. Gaming machines (fruit machines, fixed odds betting terminals, etc)

From personal experience of mine
* Gambling for me is something you have the chance of winning the prize or any value, if there is no chance then you're not gambling. Gambling requires that there is a chance you might win something for your bet.
* Gambling also considered as a way source of income, there are many gamblers who tend to play because of earning money but the sad part of it is when you tend to play for money but going out having a lack of money.
* Gambling also considered a way of entertainment, there are many people who play gamble just only for entertainment or to kill boredom, it is more fun when you play with your friends.
* Some also considered gambling as a threat, once you become addicted to gambling there are many things that could change, you may lose control, you may forget some of the responsibilities of yours, as a parent, as a child, as wife or husband, etc.
The worst thing is that you may lose all of your property and can cause depression on you.

1. I wanna ask you guys are there any other definitions for you about what gambling is?
2. What are/is the accurate definition of gambling on you based on the definition above?

[1. Trade at your own risk]

I have seen many questions about how they are going to be a professional trader, so I just wanna share my experience, I am not a professional trader but I just wanna share some of my experiences and way of thinking in trading.

1. Trade at your own risk - You should know that investing, gambling and trading is somehow the same because you are not sure that you could win the prize, so expect that you could win and you could lose your money.
2. Limit your budget - always limit your budget for trading, you should use only those extra money you have, instead of spending it on some other things, you may use it for trading, at least you made something to make it profitable.
3. Do not be greedy - There are many people who suffered from being greedy, they tend to spend all their money because of thinking that they could still make more money but instead of earning they have lost their money. ALWAYS KNOW WHEN TO STOP AND CONTINUE TO TRADE.
4. Learn from your own mistake - Instead of being sad because of losing try to think on some other thing why you get lost and think some good strategies to overcome those mistakes.

Some good tips from google:
5. Check the ticker symbol - Ticker symbols are not universal and may vary from exchange to exchange in rare cases. Those cases, though, can come back to bite you. For example, Bitcoin Cash trades on some exchanges as BCH, while it trades on others as BCC. BCC is also the ticker symbol for BitConnect, which was recently outed as a Ponzi Scheme. If you bought BCC under the impression was Bitcoin Cash, you would’ve lost a lot of money.
6. Pay attention to the bitcoin - Most altcoins (every cryptocurrency except Bitcoin) are pegged more closely to Bitcoin than Asian currencies were to the USD during the Asian Financial Crisis. If Bitcoin price pump drastically, altcoins price can go down as people try to exit altcoins to ride the BTC profits; inversely, if Bitcoin prices dump drastically, altcoin prices can go down, too, as people exit altcoins to exchange back into fiat. The best times for altcoin growth appear when Bitcoin shows organic growth or decline or remains stagnant in price.

Trading is really profitable ways of earning money and having skills and knowledge about it would be a great advantage for you.

[So I realized something why other people here do not create useful posts.]

Based on what I have read on some other threads, creating useful and creative posts could be the reason of gaining the merit and merit is really important because it shows how good are we in this forum, the higher the merit the better, it requires knowledge and experience to get more merits. Merits will be sent for only deserving people here.

So I realized something why other people here do not create useful posts.
1. They are only here because of their own purposes, buying or selling bitcoin, getting into bounties, and asking some personal issues.
- if that is the case, then we cannot do something to help them to improve in this forum because of their personal reasons why they are here.
2. They don't know what and how to start, they don't know how to create a useful one.
- I suggest that you should read first some useful posts here in this forum, this board is really good for the beginners because most of the information needed by the beginners is here.

Reading is really a great way to gain knowledge in every aspect, if you want to be more familiar in this forum kindly rest yourself and have time on reading great posts in this forum, if you want to ask something try to use the search engine above and type the keywords of it.

Creating helpful threads will benefit both sides, we help other people by gaining knowledge upon reading your threads and it will also benefit ourselves by getting merits and getting feedback by others as well.

Here are the helpful threads about the forum.
This is the very important thread that a beginner should read, we should know the rules and the guidelines of every forum that we are joining.
Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ by mprep
Motivation to create more useful threads than before, it says some benefits of having a merit system in this forum.
[Discussion] The Merit System builds our personality by Nellayar
If you want to add a timer to your posts, kindly read and follow the steps in this thread.
[TUTORIAL] How to attach a Timer/Counter to your post by Cygan
This is the thread about the most contributors of merit, here are the admins of this forum.
List of the forum's admins/ global moderators/ staffs by thranthidung
This is really a good thread for me if you wanna be more familiar with the ranking system.
FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit by hilariousandco
We all need a secured wallet, it will keep our bitcoins and money safe, read this for more information.
[General] Bitcoin Wallets - Which, what, why? by Lauda
If I am not mistaken, we need campaigns to earn bitcoin in this forum, if you want to see all of the campaigns, have a look with this one.
Overview of Bitcointalk Signature-Ad Campaigns [Last update: 11-May-2020] by Mitchell

Ps: I know that there are still so many useful threads in this forum, sorry for not include them all if you have more useful threads about the forum, kindly share it as well.

[Where to get help?]

Hello there, I know that most of us are really into online gambling because of his pandemic virus. Most of us are getting problems because of being addicted to it, there is some association that helps people who are involved in that issue.

Gambler's Help is a free service for people who are affected by gambling. There are Gambler's Help services available throughout Victoria that provide:

1. Free, professional, confidential counseling for people for whom gambling is an issue.
2. Counseling for the family and friends of people for whom gambling is an issue.
3. Financial counseling to help people with gambling-related money problems.
4. Advice on self-exclusion programs and other support services.
5. Community education to help communities reduce the negative effects of gambling.

Where to get help?
1. Your doctor or other health professionals
2. Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
3.Gambling Help Online - counseling and information services including a peer support program.
4. Gambler’s Help Tel. 1800 858 858, TTY 1800 777 706 – 24-hour telephone counselling service
5. Gamblers Anonymous Tel. (03) 9696 6108 – a support group for people with a gambling problem
6. Gamble Aware – information about the odds of winning, how gambling works, and when to stop
7. Lifeline Tel. 13 11 14
8. SuicideLine Victoria Tel. 1300 651 251

Source: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/HealthyLiving/gambling
For those people who are facing issues with regards to gambling you may call and visit the websites, it would be really a great help to all of you, if you are all having trouble with your mind about gambling, you may call your doctors and other professionals, if you want to be cured of being compulsive gamble this would be a really good help to you.

[Updated 05-27-2020]

Updated 05-27-2020
As we are now under community quarantine because of this pandemic virus, we tend to play online games to lessen the boredom we feel at our home, so I wanna know your preference on choosing what gamble to play.

There are two types of gambling for me, the skill-based and the chance-based.
1. Skill-based - these are gambling that requires our skills and techniques for us to win, such as playing poker, betting on races, and playing blackjack but the odds of winning are still different for people and it is always in favor of the owner of the gambling.
Poker
Blackjack
Pai Gow
Texas Shootout
Horse Race Betting
Sports Betting
2. Chance-based - these are gambling that you will only wait for the result, you don't need to do something or to think so deep for you to win because all of you have an equal chance of winning such as roulette, lottery, and other gaming machines.
Casino games:

Slot machines
Progressive bonuses
Bingo
Roulette
Sic Bo
Baccarat

Lottery products:
50/50 raffles
Pull-tabs
Scratch’n win tickets
6/49
BC/49
Lotto Max
Keno
Pacific Hold’em
Source: https://www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca/understanding-gambling/types-gambling
For me, I will choose the skill-based gambling because I am not hoping for the luck of life, I want to take action to make my life great. It is still better to think logically and analytically at any time.

But if you are only a beginner, I think the chance-based gambling would be suitable for you, but do not stick only on that, you should improve yourself, acquire skills and knowledge through experience so you will be able to play skill-based gambling soon.

We are still now under community quarantine because of the COVID-19 and I know lost of us are getting bored because we cannot do other things from the outside, but let me change that way, staying home is the safest way to prevent the virus from spreading, we can do other things at home, like online learning, online jobs, etc.

I have seen a website containing news about the crypto world, have a look at this site: https://cointelegraph.com/ I really love this website because they update news day by day. Let us all make our time more productive by reading and learning things.

This forum also a great source of information about the crypto world as well, I enjoyed reading some threads here,

Some great sources of news about the crypto world.
https://www.coindesk.com/
https://news.bitcoin.com/

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and my friend recommended this to me because as of this pandemic virus we are under community quarantine so I asked him on how I will going to make my day productive and he told me about this where I can learn things all about and cryptocurrency the same time making money by just creating quality posts.

But I am curious on how I am going to create quality posts here, I just wanna ask something, I just wanna gain further information,thanks for those people who will answer all of these.
1. How I am going to create quality posts?
2. Is it like another forum that pays for each post?
3. Why there are different rank up I have seen from different people here, how could I rank up as well?


Thank you in advance.