That is also the message that I got when I attempted to change the avatar to the new one posted. Hope it gets fixed soon!

As the nature of gambling, everything revolves around luck. In order to be successful in life, one must posses the skill, intelligence, hard-work, and luck throughout the adventure. People who became successful due to gambling are also the ones who posses the said traits and it is only a matter of perspective on how one views their success. Regardless, everything has an exception and that may be the individuals who won the lottery or by even a one time all-in bet in gambling.


Like any other hobby, they can be addictive when it gets out-of-control and if the person lacks the discipline. What makes gambling addicting is the result and satisfaction of earning large amounts of money relative to your money risked. Unlike conventional jobs, you get paid daily, weekly, or monthly but in gambling, you can achieve those in one night.

I do agree. It is impossible currently for the world to shift the fiat system to a digitalized transactions due to economic discrepancies present among first world and third-world countries. In addition, the difference in technological advancements, infrastructures, and economic condition is greatly overwhelming that third-world countries are in the burden of providing their own resources in accessing bitcoin. Not to mention, they have different priorities compared to first world countries (first-world problems meme).

Although a digitalized form of payment may seem impossible, we may see this inevitable change in the future once all countries are capable of utilizing such.


It is indeed an achievement and another milestone reached in terms of its reputation. Maybe in the near future, we might see a collaboration by Apple which may affect the price of bitcoins in the future.

Difficult to conclude that bitcoin's price would be the highest this year 2019 as it continues to experience this bearish slump. Although the price has decreased by 80% from its peak of $20,000, news have been circulating the launching of Bakkt platform, which would introduce the first physically exchange platform where people would receive contracts.
This would enable stock market investors to purchase investments and attract new investors due to having a well-known platform. In addition, Starbucks has collaborated with the platform (which has potential of allowing bitcoin as an alternative payment or an exchange at their stores- 15,000 customers daily!).

Problems like these, you may want to address it to your family, relatives, and close friends so you could ask them for assistance and support. Breaking any habit requires extreme patience, motivation, and determination as it involves your mental capacity to decide what is right for your current situation. If you are supporting your family, think of them as your strength to overcome this addiction. Think the future of your children and your relationship with your loved ones as it they are affected by the looks of it.
If you are supporting only yourself, think about your own future 2-3 years from now if you do not break your addiction. There is always that potential danger that you may be bankrupt or even cause mental stress that would eventually lead to suicide.


Any kind of addiction is very difficult to stop especially if it becomes part of your daily routine. It is advisable that OP might want to seek help from his loved ones and he also needs time to think about his current situation.
Everything is on the mind- exercise your free will to think and to decide what is best for you.
In addition, try to substitute your addiction to something recreational like: going to the movies, taking a walk outside, going to church, or even by just watching television. As much as possible, he needs to keep himself busy and distracted and it will only be possible by asking for help.

The division between newbies and crypto enthusiasts depends upon their experience as an investor. Normally for a newbie, they are maximizing their resources in order to prevent from losing their investments. In contrast, experienced crypto-investors also do their part by studying the market while maintaining their composure regardless of the result from a bearish-bullish market.
As someone who is in the middle between the two, I normally check the market and study the volume, market cap, liquidity, and current events to know whether to sell or purchase more coins.


Before you set a portion of your income to investing, consider them as the money that you are willing to lose. Classify your investments whether for short or long-term depending on your needs. If you think that your initial investment made a slight profit margin from the volatility of bitcoin, then do not hesitate to cash-out. If you invested when the time of each coin was around $8,000-$20,000, then it is better to HODL your coins and consider them for long-term.

Not to generalize celebrities but most of them only have the means of investing while lacking the proper understanding and fundamentals of the topic. To give you an example, Mayweather is absolutely considered one of the greatest boxers of this time but his lacking of basic investment methods hinder him from making proper decisions. In addition, they get easily attracted and captivated by ICOs while failing to do background checks or research on the company.

If I were to base my decision on someone, I would rather listen to an financial/trading expert who has a background on investing compared to celebrities who know little to nothing about investment.


That is their job in the first place since they target the audience with little understanding of investment. Unfortunately, that is the sad state of some advertisements. Lack of authority in promoting something that does not coincide with their profession line or background.

Regardless on who created bitcoin, we cannot change the fact that it revolutionized the transaction of payments by eliminating the need for a peer-to-peer transaction while maintaining security over it. Assuming that the government DID create bitcoin and they have reserves/supply that can potentially decrease its value significantly, people would just shift to another cryptocurrency. In addition, if this was just an experiment, then they have successfully creating a platform to jump from fiat to a digitalized payment; which everyone will benefit in the long-run.

Like what most people already said, they value the technology behind the coin (which is the blockchain). It just so happens that it contained an opportunity for investment due to its volatility and decentralized nature.

Bitcoin, by far, is one of the most liquid cryptocurrency in the market. Due to its volatile price, we can expect its price to change every second without notice and that is why some investors are inclined to short-term investing rather than long-term.
I read an article about the value of bitcoin, stating that its value is impossible to be obsolete. It may be valued at around $1,000 or even below but it's impossible for it to lose its value entirely. From that aspect alone, bitcoin as an asset, is successful on its own and will become a good store of value compared to most investment methods present.


Check the trade volume, liquidity, and market cap of bitcoin. As of now, the market cap lost 2 billion worth of value as the price stabilizes around $3,700 but a lot of investors are stating that this could be the end of a 1-year bear market slump due to the number of ICO investors increasing.

Everyone is born of equal intelligence and knowledge. It is up to an individual on how he/she would develop more techniques and learnings depending on the environment on where he/she is exposed to. Like traders or any other profession, they are learned through experience or by interest. Saying that people are born smart may reflect on their livelihood and lifestyle as they live a life full of blames.


That is definitely true. An individual becomes someone if he/she develops the right attitude based on his individual experiences and personal growth. Hard work and luck are the reason on why many people are successful on their respective field. Those are just the basic formula for success!

I actually commented on this article about its effect on the price of bitcoins. Although the phone might be supporting wallets for BTC and ETH, the impact would be on the sales on the phone rather than the price of bitcoins and ETH itself. This is a good start though, slowly putting bitcoin and ETH for exposure in order to attract curious individuals who are does not know anything about cryptocurrencies.


That is actually the problem as putting your coins in a physical wallet THAT YOU CARRY EVERYDAY increases the chance of stolen coins. That would be the responsibility of the owner though but I doubt that they will store tons of bitcoins on this wallet knowing this kind of risk.

Poker is one of the few gambling games wherein skill plays a significant role in winning. Although it may seem that the cards generated are by luck, with proper deception skills, understanding of the players' micro-reactions, or by reading their every move, you could get a grasp on what cards they have or if they are bluffing or not. Just to give you a quick background, poker is recognized internationally and is being played by millions of players with tournaments being held at different places and being televised world-wide.


I have been playing poker for 5 years now and I can say that lucks play an important role but it is on how you deceive your opponents by bluffing. It may not work all the time but you can actually observe their reactions (through micro-reactions) to get an idea on their hand. But I do fully agree, any form of gambling is really luck-based regardless of the technique that you use.

Based from the article that I read, they will be the VERY first platform to release a physically-settled bitcoin features which would involve a contract. Then, this contract would be the subject of trading in the ICE electronic platforms guaranteed by the ICE's themselves. In contrast with Bakkt, the current trading platforms (coinbase, Gemini, etc.) the transactions are digitalized.

There has been a speculation that the Bakkt Launch could roughly introduce 100 million new investors to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the market. Unlike any other platforms, Bakkt is a digital platform that will physically distribute bitcoin factors.
According to this article (will post the link under), there are roughly around 35 million cryptocurrency investors and 465 stock million traders. The Bakkt platform would be the medium to introduce this cryptocurrencies for stock traders to utilize on. With their recent partnership with Starbucks, bitcoin would also be exposed and introduced to the public with their 15,000 stalls around the world- expect the effect to snowball in the upcoming future.

Link: https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/bakkt-launch-could-expose-over-100-million-new-investors-to-adopt-bitcoin-and-other-top-crypto-assets/

Interesting question since the mystery behind the pseudonym of 'Satoshi Nakamoto' (the person who created the existence of bitcoins) is still at large- no one knows who he really is or if he even existed. He might be an organization, the government, a group of people, or an individual who hides his existence for security reasons. Going back, I doubt that the government is behind the creation of a revolutionary payment method since they are the ones who are against it, as they implement laws that prohibit the usage of such.


Well regardless on who created bitcoin, we cannot deny the fact that it revolutionized digital transactions and gave possibility of unlimited potential when it comes to security of payments and investment alternative.

It actually contributes to the price in terms of affecting people on investing. The spreading of fake news are common nowadays especially when something or someone is on the spotlight.
Let's take bitcoin as an example: when it was still on its embryonic stage, people were skeptical about investing and purchasing coins at that time as news were stating that it can be used under the dark web to purchase illegal products and services. With this being said, it convinced the public to avoid acquiring it and it also cascaded to countries prohibiting the transactions of such which contributed to its price falling below $1,000.



Being exposed and highlighted in the public is a double-edged sword, both that can benefit and be destructive depending on how it was showcased by the media. On the early days, bitcoin was regarded as an alternative currency which can be used under the dark web for illegal services. But such news also gave rise to a number of people who got curious and knew the existence of a decentralized currency which has unlimited potential. It really depends on how people perceive the news and on how they will do their research before coming to a discernment.

You can always purchase a fraction of 1 bitcoin depending on your budget. In fact, its price already decreased from $20,000 to $3,700, which people seemed to believe that its dying. If you have the budget, you may want to invest or do day-trading as its volatile nature can yield you profit which is relatively higher than most conventional investment methods.


I fully agree. I mean, it may be regarded as a digital currency but most countries view it as money, but not legal currency. In addition, cryptocurrencies cannot be entirely adopted as a currency due to economic discrepancies among developed, developing, and underdeveloped countries. It would only lead to chaos and manipulation wherein underdeveloped countries would be poorer and the developed richer.

Set aside a portion of your income for your investments and consider them as the money that you are willing to lose. Since you have experienced losing money, learn from your mistakes and take responsibility of increasing your understanding on the market. Put MORE effort and do not allow to have a little understanding (like what you've mentioned) since all of these factors contribute to losing your investments without the proper knowledge.


Day trading can effectively garner you short-term profit, given that you understand the market price, data, and risk factors to consider. Unlike long-term trading, short-term trading relies on the volatile price and gaining profit despite the profit margin is low compared to long-term trading.

How can adding one symbol in IOS have an effect in the increase of the price of bitcoins? I do not see the correlation between the two stated causes. Although it might make people curious about the said symbol, concluding that it will have a significant effect on its price is unwarranted.


How can one symbol effectively influence the price movement of bitcoin? There are various factors to consider when analyzing the price movement of cryptocurrencies and concluding that one symbol will make such a huge price movement is fallacious. One positive effect of it is that, it gives awareness to individuals who are not knowledgeable about the cryptocurrency world.

You have to consider the economic discrepancies among developed, developing, and underdeveloped countries. According to the WTO, there are 33 underdeveloped and 88 developing countries as compared to the number of developed countries. From this data alone, you can infer that these countries have scarce resources, limited access to the internet, and other economic problems.
These countries have their hierarchy when it comes to technological and infrastructure priorities and shifting to a digitalized form of currency may not be their need as of the moment.


This is the one that I was talking about. The problem with cryptocurrency relies on its nature being accessible on the internet. With a digitalized form, countries that are underdeveloped cannot adapt to this kind of change, as their priorities are focused towards their economic stability and poverty problems.