I remember there was a quote that said: you may have won the battle, but we have won the war; but everyone lost.

This quote really hits deep when you think about the consequences of war both in the winner and on the loser side. Sure, the winner may have won but at what cost? Money on ammunition, explosives, etc. have been used; lives were lost; and the economic impact which would therefore last for ages would soon hit the country.

In war, the only one that benefits is actually no one. Everyone is lost during the war due to its overall impact to everyone,

Just to add from what you have mentioned, following and observing the forum rules is extremely essential in order to prevent yourself from getting banned. I also recommend that you also utilize the search bar in the forum to ask anything in particular. This also helps in avoiding multiple threads that have the same question, which was already answered already.

Lastly, I also recommend that you enjoy your journey without rushing things quickly. The journey of BTC is going to be the most fun that you would experience and it is also going to be a wild ride! Best of luck, OP!

This is the potential dangers of gambling- it gives you this sense of accomplishment whenever you win an amount of money. It somehow fools you into thinking that such venture can be profitable but in reality it is not.

Experienced gamblers often have the tools in order to prevent from getting too addicted. Even if they do know what to do, they are still victims of a risky venture. As far as I know, these experienced gamblers view gambling as something that must be done rather than a form of entertainment. With this, they can shift their priority and prevent themselves from getting too addicted in the first place.

Just to clear your thread, you are asking which is risker- either investing in BTC or gambling?

To answer your question, gambling is the riskiest venture that a person can enter into. No matter how experienced you may be, you are against the odds which cannot be controlled. Sure, there may be techniques and tips in order to lessen the risk but the odds are still the odds.

Some may argue that investing is gambling in itself due to the unpredictability of the result. Though this is true, it only applies to a certain extent since there are methods and factors that can somehow give you an accurate forecast on the price of BTC on the market.

While we may have our respective rights, this should be respected and used in a way so as not to distract and hinder other people as well. Sure, the person may have won something or be in a good mood but such action does not justify on why he bothered and annoyed other casino members as well.

This kind of behaviour can be considered normal depending on the country where you are staying but it is just truly weird and frightening at the same time. Who knows what other bizarre actions the person may do when he is in a good mood or when he breaks his limits in the future.

When I first started my journey way back in 2017, I pretty knew nothing much about BTC. I just discovered this forum when my friend told me the opportunities of earning money online while enjoying the convenience of doing it on my personal and free time.


My knowledge and understanding about cryptocurrencies (BTC) had grown extensively. Before, I used to be this guy who was just focusing on earning but when I understood the potential of applying cryptocurrencies as alternative payments, my curiosity filled with excitement. I will not say that I am somewhat of a pro- but at least I have a good grasp on the fundamentals of it.


INVEST! While others may contemplate the time on when to invest, I usually tell newcomers that the best time to invest is when you actually discovered the existence of BTC. The reason is simple- by basing it purely on the history of the price of BTC, you would see a pattern/trend where its price continually increases (while occasionally decreases) on the market.


Probably one the memorable experience was when I attended this conference in our country when USI-TECH visited. I was not aware of the existence of these so-called "ponzi-schemes" so my young-self got influenced easily and lost a bunch of BTCs worth $100.

This experience really taught me the valuable lesson of being aware. This also inspired me to become a person who advocates in providing a clean and scam-free forum.


The journey of acceptance of BTC had come a long way. When it was first released, only a few believed and understood the potential of the system. This is also the reason on why at least majority of the users know the 10,000 BTC pizza story.

The help of BTC personally is greatly appreciated given the fact that earning through signature campaigns is one of the most efficient ways of earning money in my country. While the value of money is relative, as someone who is living in a third-world country, every dollar counts.

There are these so-called "merit sources" that are granted by theymos a specific number of merits (no specific timeframe on when) to be distributed among the users. They are called sources because they have established their credibility on the forum in creating multiple helpful threads and other relevant topics/discussions.

From what I remember, every local board has at least 1-2 merit sources that distributes these merits to the users. They are also tasked to exhaust these merits in order to help and give incentive those people who are contributing greatly to the forum.

In conclusion, if all forum users exhausted their sMerits, then merit sources would be granted an additional set of sMerits which would be distributed again on the forum users.

Generally, predictions are personal in nature where you are the ones who had created them. Most of the predictions made by gamblers are carefully planned and thought about by considering several factors that can affect the outcome of the game. While some may find it weird, I think the gambler is completely in the right in refusing to share his detailed information by re-betting his current one.

I agree- again, bets are personal in nature and they should only be casted by the gambler himself. But if the person asking for the re-betting is someone close to me, then I would consider re-betting in by considering the circumstances of the situation.

Neither of those choices- I only bet which is included on the extent of the limit that I allow myself to gamble.

Most of the time, I only set a limit to the extent on how much I should gamble a day. Setting a potential limit for winnings is very dangerous as it may lead to a person chasing profits in a very risky and undesirable circumstances.

For example, if a person has a goal of earning $100 in gambling, earning such amount can be relatively difficult especially if that person has a limited budget. Not to mention, there is that risk of losing more than what you have earned in the process.

There is a board specifically for technological discussion and expect majority of forum users wearing a signature that promotes a certain campaign or venture in this forum.

I am curious, however, why are you against about people wearing signatures? Have they intentionally harmed or offended you in some manner? Remember that this forum promotes advertisements in the form of signature campaigns in order to at least earn extra BTCs.

There are many great and smart users who have created various discussion about innovative approaches while promoting their desired campaign. I see nothing wrong with this approach, OP.

This depends on the law of a country whether they allow the utilization of BTC as legal tender.

In the Philippines, wages/salaries should be paid in the legal tender prescribed by law. Any other means of payment is prohibited and this is strictly followed. If in the event that salaries/wages are being used as payment, then the law should allow so.

Personally, I would prefer that my salary be paid as 50% in fiat; and 50% in cryptocurrency depending on my liking. But this kind of payment method is relatively difficult to accomplish given the structure of payment that must be secured by the company.

I think the person was just explaining one of the advantages of betting using the fiat of one's national currency, which is the convenience of using such.

In contrast, cryptocurrency gambling requires crypto as your main source of funds in order to gamble. This can serve as a challenge to some countries where they expressly prohibit cryptocurrency utilization. Though some may use VPNs and other systems to conceal their transactions, there is still that potential risk of getting caught and experiencing the consequences of such.

In conclusion, both crypto and fiat gambling have their respective pros and cons. It really boils down to the preference of the person on what kind of currency is available for them at their disposal.

In my opinion, the boy should NOT tell their parents about his gambling activities. It will basically bring more harm than good- the boy is aware that what he did was wrong and if he sweared that he would not gamble again, then the best action is to just keep it to himself.

I have a question- is the boy living comfortably? Is his family not financially challenged or struggling to make ends meet? If no, then he should just re-invest his money to make the most out of this luck. If yes, I think he is somehow obligated to tell his parents in order to at least help the family financially.

Nope I will not take the risk of gambling away 5 BTCs considering that its value is a life-changing amount, at least to my country.

As someone who lives in a third-world country, receiving 5 BTCs is like equivalent of having a good and comfortable home with a running car. This kind of amount can actually be a game-changer given the fact that competition of money is significantly high.

With this in mind, I cannot bear to risk 5 BTCs given that it can totally change my life for good. Sure, the thrill of gambling such huge amount may give a boost to my adrenaline but I just cannot accept the circumstance of losing everything in the event that I lost.

I agree- this has been previously mentioned and there was even a thread where a user attempted to add a "dark mode" on the forum outlook.

Though this may be the case, the forum is good as it is. Its simplicity is what drives it more efficient and convenient to use compared if you implement it on different features. What you see on your laptop is the same UI if you access it on your mobile phone.

While there may be previous discussions about creating a specific mobile application for this forum, I will most likely NOT use it but such development is welcomed.

I think the reason is due to my weekly/monthly expenditures.

Unfortunately, what I earn monthly is insufficient for the expenses that I incur almost every month. With the BTCs that I receive from my campaign signature, this somehow alleviates my expenses and it supports majority of my purchases. Instead of HODLing, I use my BTCs in which I always regret, to say the least. I just hope that I get motivated enough to actually save my BTCs for the incoming fork this 2024.

At the end of the day, it really boiled down on how I view my expenses. As someone who is still studying, I do admit the fact that I chose to live this kind of lifestyle- where I buy food at least 3-4 times/day.

There was this article that was posted on Forbes that Mbappe was offered a staggering amount of $1.1 Billion for a 'lifetime contract' by the PCG. Though I do not know if he would accept this or not, this is just completely outrageous to hear. If he were to accept this, it would be the highest money paid for an athlete in the whole history of sports.

While I do understand that Football is the most famous sport in the world, hearing that teams are willing to dish out this amount of money may inspire others to do their very best in the most competitive sport ever. I just hope that he remains on the team as he cements the achievement of being Top 1 in the world of football.

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LINK: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/07/20/psg-reportedly-offer-kylian-mbappe-highest-ever-11-billion-lifetime-contract/?sh=1fa29e76bc4e

I think that majority of the gamblers do not think about the statistics- what they aim for is the hope that it can give to players in the event that one wins the jackpot.

Gambling is a deceiving act- it can either make or break one's life depending on the extent of addiction that it has affected a person. Given on this kind of factor, most gamblers aim in profiting rather than entertainment. With this, people go overboard their expenditures in hopes of winning that coveted jackpot that can change their lives.

Unfortunately, the only way that a person can stop such addiction is by really acknowledging that they indeed suffer from it. If they are willing to let go and substitute another act, then the chances of one recovering from this addiction is significantly higher compared to others that do not.

I tried it before where I loaned money in order to gamble and the end result was the expected- my debt increased and I extended my loan in order to answer for the expenditures it costed for me to gamble.

At the end of the day, this really boils down on the reason on why you gamble in the first place. If you are chasing for profits, then expect losses at the same time due to the nature of it. If you gamble for entertainment, then the value on how much you bet is somehow irrelevant.

The lesson is here is to AVOID gambling using loaned money as the result is something that can further pile up and increase your debts/loan in the future.

Probably the guy had some sort of mental disorder/disease that made him dance naked and disrupt gambling activities. No way in their right mind would do this kind of activity even if one is drunk with alcohol.

We can also assume that maybe the person felt a stream of positive emotions due to the fact that he won his game in gambling. That can explain this kind of behaviour but it still does not justify on why he needed to be naked in the first place.

At the end of the day, these are just the acts that you occasionally see when people are pushed to their limits. Many gamblers also experience this kind of emotion but some even drive themselves to death in the event of a losing streak in which they lost all of their money from gambling.