TBH, this is the hardest thing that I can do for other people.
You know why? Because I can give some words of encouragement to other people, but that might not be enough for them to do some actions. It's hard to encourage other people.

To motivate newbies that find it difficult moving forward? What do newbies do when they want to learn something? They are spending time to research. They are spending time to learn that thing, and that's what newbies must do. Motivating newbies isn't enough if they don't have the initiative to research, and learn. Maybe you are pertaining to newbies here that have little to no knowledge about crypto, and not those newbie ranked players right?

Words of encouragement for newbies? I guess just continue to research, focus on learning, reach your goals, don't spam here, and don't scam here like @mk4 said. You're in the correct platform if you want information when it comes to cryptocurrency in general.

Our age gap is nearly 4 decades, but as a younger one, I will give my own advice to you with respect as well.

Sir, I don't think that this is the correct platform for you to ask which cryptocurrency is the best for you to put your retirement fund with. I can easily suggest Bitcoin, or even Ethereum, but it seems like you don't know anything about the 2 of them thus, I don't want you to put your money into something that you don't even know. If you really want to invest into cryptocurrency then at least spend some time learning it please because you might see your portfolio losing double digits in span of a few days, and you might feel panicked because of that.

Anyway, whether what you're saying is true or not, I wouldn't suggest any coin for you because it seems like you don't know anything about crypto like what you said already. Just focus that money in different asset class.

I thought I will be sleeping after reading your story, but I didn't.

Kidding aside, say to your nephew to stop interrupting with other people if they are saying that Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme or scam. Say to him to just focus on learning more about it than focusing on what others are saying to it. Your nephew knows that Bitcoin isn't a scam, and these people who are saying it are the ones who have little to no knowledge about it. One thing is that, the one that's saying that is his teacher. What do you expect? Your nephew will make an argument with your teacher regarding Bitcoin being a ponzi scheme? Your nephew making arguments with your classmates regarding that topic would still be good, but with a teacher? Just imagine that OP.

TBH, I'd agree with what your father said. He just stop discussing Bitcoin to other people especially if he don't know everything about it. He's too young for that TBH, but since curiosity got him to that point, I suggest to you OP to say to your nephew to just focus on learning, ignore the bad noises, move forward.

And to add to this one, Curry has played as a PG in most of his career. When is the time where he played as a Shooting Guard? In his rookie year where he, and Monta Ellis was teammates. Back then, Ellis was their starting PG while Curry is the SG, and obviously it didn't work well.

This is the reason why I don't see CP3 as a starting PG in the Warriors. He has two options. Either accept the role as a bench, and lead the role players for a higher chance of winning a title, or be traded if he doesn't want to be a bench, and choose to be a starter. CP3 has a long list of injuries in his whole NBA career as well, and obviously he is almost non-existent during the playoffs, so even though they are considering him as "Point God" which I agree, I don't want to rely on him especially during the playoffs.

What the Warriors need right now are role players. In the years where they won a title, they are being surrounded by very good role players. Now they need some of them as well. They got GP2, Kuminga, Moody, but they need more especially a big that can sub out with Looney.

Well you have a point in that, but what did Poole contributed with the Warriors? Compare it to what Green has contributed in his whole NBA career. Yes Poole is young, but if I'm the GM, I'd rather keep Green as well because of how he impacts his teammates, and the whole team.

Like you said, Poole can just stay with the Wizards, and be the main player of the team. He didn't experience that in the Warriors since he's always been a bench. Now he can prove himself next season if he can be a reliable guard on a rebuilding team.

The drama that's happening right now is just one of the dramas that will happen this year, and TBH, I've seen similar events like that a few years ago. It wasn't Binance that's involved, but I've seen some events where it caused negative impact towards the crypto market for days to weeks.

You know what's one thing that's always happening? The effect of the dramas that's happening on crypto will only last for weeks, and a few weeks after that, it's back to normal again. When FTX got hacked, some already opted out with crypto, sold their coins. While some sold, we saw it as an opportunity, and a few weeks after that, Bitcoin and crypto is back on track again, and rose up after what happened. It's almost the same with what's happening with Binance right now. A few days, we've seen crypto was down, but after that, it goes up again like we are seeing right now.

Reconsidering my strategy? Nahhh I don't need to do that. I'm just focus on Dollar Cost Averaging. Dollar Cost Average on both buying, and selling. That's my strategy. Why stress yourself in creating a new strategy if you can use a safe, and a good one. Unless you want to be rich in a quick way then I guess DCA will not be a good strategy.

Well, a very optimistic prediction of yours. With or without that ETF that's being filed by Blackrock, Bitcoin is expected to surpass it's previous ATH maybe next year or 2 years from now.

Anyway, it seems like the ETF filing of Blackrock really pushed the price of Bitcoin to around $30,000 currently. TBH, I don't know the impact of having a Bitcoin ETF towards the crypto market because we haven't seen any ETF filed that has become successful in the past years, so I'd be excited to see what will be the after effects of this ETF "IF" it will not get rejected, but at the same time, cautious as well. I might hold some Bitcoins for short to mid term because most see this ETF filing as a positive news thus, price of Bitcoin is increasing.

It seems like the $30,000 is now the support.

It all depends on the situation of the person.

If you only have one property, you are the owner of it, and you aren't using it to earn money then the appreciation of it would be longer. On the other hand, if you have many properties, selling one, and reinvest it into different asset like Bitcoin for example isn't a wrong decision at all. TBH, I would be doing the same as well if I would be in your shoes.

Well, you said already that you have more lands, so I guess this is just a matter or diversifying your assets, and I don't see anything wrong with it.

TBH, I don't see why people see it as a bad thing where in fact, OP just did a great job. Selling a part of his land, bought Bitcoin at near it's bottom, and now he nearly doubled his money already in just a matter of months. Some might be saying "Ohhh land is more valuable than Bitcoin, and appreciates in the long run." Well, it doesn't matter because as an investor, you will think of a ways to earn money as quick as possible.

To those who are against what OP did, he already said that he has more lands to use, so don't get affected, and say that it was a bad thing. Like what I said, it all depends on the person who did it. The main reason why you are investing is to gain profit, and that's what OP did.

Well, there is no perfect forum, and the forum administrators are pro against freedom of speech so more likely, you really will hear some harsh words.
I've seen some here being cursed, some are including their parents, etc. and that's more harsh than you just being called a kid.

The word "ethical" isn't applied here especially when we are in a forum where it's free to speak. We aren't in North Korea where there are some limitations. I guess if you want to stay longer here, it would be better if you train yourself to read harsh, and bad words. I don't have a thick skin TBH, and I'm not used to being criticized, but I guess I'm lucky that no one here is talking harsh about me.

Most of the newbies right now have 1 goal in this forum. To post bounty threads a proof of authentication on a weekly basis. That's why they still at newbie rank even though they've been registered here in the forum for years already.

Well, the problem with some newbies right now is that, they are looking this forum as more of a source of income rather than a place where you can gather information with regards to crypto. Like what @hatsheput93 said, forcing yourself to do something you don't want will just make you more stressful, and in the end you will be the one that will suffer.

I just shared what I know, and that's it.

There's no secret formula on how to rank up here in the forum. You just know what you are saying. You just need to make quality posts, and merits will be given to you. Of course this isn't 100%, but bottom line is if you are contributing to the forum by making quality posts, you will be given merits.

You still have a long way to grind that's for sure unless you've been into crypto for a long time already then you can contribute here already even though you're a newbie. Always research. Always contribute. As for me, when I was a newbie, I can consider myself as a shitposter at that time, but I'm slowly learning the basics at that time. I might said wrong things when I was a newbie (might still until now), but I'm more confident on what I'm saying since I gathered enough information that helped me construct a not-so high quality posts.

Draymond Green has done more in the Warriors franchise than Poole did, so I guess this is a good move by them to get rid of a player who didn't achieve anything yet, and choked last playoffs. For sure the Warriors will try and re-sign Green like you said, and let the core intact.

The question now is, will CP3 accept that he will be a bench player because most of the time, Curry is the starting PG of the Warriors. I don't see CP3, and Curry in the starting 5 because that will make them really small, and that will affect their defense. Just imagine their starting 5 of CP3, Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, and Green. They're really small if that's their starting 5. If CP3 really want to win a ring, he must accept his role in the Warriors as a sixth man, or they might trade him at the middle of the season. I still can't forget the time where CP3 danced in front of Curry when he shot a three pointer when the shot clock is about to expire. Now they are teammates already.

As for the Wizards, they're on a rebuilding stage, and signing Poole, and develop him is a good choice. I wonder if Kuzma will be the next to be traded after trading KP and Beal.

None TBH because I don't know what to expect.

Does anybody expected that Bitcoin's price will go up that high this week? None I guess. Does anybody expect that Bitcoin will surpass the $30,000 price for quite some time? None I guess. Well, it's a good news for us short term Bitcoin holders that it went up significantly this week because we manage to sold some of our Bitcoins, but after this small rally I expect a bit of a correction. The good thing though is that it's pretty obvious that the bulls are currently having the momentum, and we might see more upwards movement in the weeks to come.

How high can Bitcoin go next year? This is a bold prediction, but we might see Bitcoin reaching the past ATH at that year. Well, it's a prediction and it always has a 50% chance that it might go wrong, but I just want to be optimistic, and after all we don't know what price it will reach at that time. Let's just watch the show, and wait for Bitcoin to reach 6 digits again.

Motivation? Excitement? Happiness? Enjoyment?
I guess we've been all thru that scenario where we are happy whenever we got a reward for posting high quality posts, but over time, that level of excitement will decrease overtime until you will be reaching to a point where you seeing getting merited will just be a normal thing to you. I'm pretty sure those people here who have many merits right now are the ones who are experiencing that. Am I right?

As for me, TBH I don't feel any motivation whenever I get merits. Yes I'm happy that I'm getting merited because of my posts, but I see it as a normal thing already. Anyway, for newbies out there, for sure they're happy that they are getting merited for the first time, and for those low ranked members, getting merited is like an achievement to them, and it's a good thing to see it that way because getting merits adds motivation to users, and getting motivation means more high quality posts, and that would be better for the forum as a whole.

Well, I just hope for the OP to get more merits aside from the forum events because obviously on the 11 merits you got, 9 came from Pizza Event. I've joined different events here in the forum as well like the Pizza event in 2022, and the other one I think 2 years ago, and got much merits there. Gain more knowledge like what most of us are doing here.

I also heard that words when people are hyped about Chet Holmgren last year. What happened to him? Summer league he got injured, and didn't play the whole season.
I'm not saying that Wembanyama will be the same as Holmgren because obviously they are different, but their body frames are almost the same.

He can dribble? Yes. He can shoot? Yes. The question is his health all throughout the whole season. Like you said, he is skinny to be a center, so if you're Coach Pop, where will you put him then? His trainer don't want to add weight on him as well because it might affect his playstyle like he said in one interview. I like the hype because it's what always the NBA is doing days or months before the draft night, but I don't expect too much about Wembanyama TBH.

His health is my main concern. How can he defend the paint if he's that skinny, and if they don't want him to be in the Center position then where? Point guard? Shooting Guard? Most probably he will be in the Center position, and with that body frame, I don't think that he can put a body on players like Embiid, or Giannis etc.

This is the main idea of the post OP has created.

Well, I just don't know the reason why we need to force people to learn Bitcoin? Traditional schools aren't forcing their pupils to teach something. If they want to listen, they will just listen, but they aren't forcing their kids to learn something with the lesson they have. Does somebody forces us to teach the Stock Market? Or how to invest in precious metals? Or in Bonds? I don't think so especially if we don't want to. I can't think why people are forcing other people to learn Bitcoin.

Yes I agree that spreading awareness in different ways is they key for faster adoption, but let's pick the ones who are interested, so that both the teacher, and the newbie will not waste their time. Is there anybody who is forcing other people to learn Bitcoin? I guess you should stop because it will only be a waste of time. Just guide them, and let them learn themselves. If they are interested on it, they will have the initiative to learn it.

This one is more intriguing than the fact that you posted this even though it wasn't necessary. Well, there are other threads out there that are considered unnecessary, but I just hope that somebody make a screenshot of this, and send to your girlfriend.

Anyway, no congratulations to you because you're not loyal to your girl. I have a partner for more than a decade already, and I will not find another one. I just hope that the one you gifted Bitcoin will be the only girl in your life in the future. I guess the best thing to do with "one of your girlfriend" is to at least teach her the basics of Bitcoin, and may be cryptocurrency as well. In that way, you will have more topics when you are together, and a little bit of brainstorming as well. That's a good bonding for partners anyway.

Can I ask you a question OP. Will you also give Bitcoin to your "other girlfriends" when their birthday comes?

After what's happening to the 2 countries within the last few months, they will make us surprise that they will make a friendship out of nowhere? Do they think that we are that dumb to believe that it is genuine?

Of course it's fake. Airstrikes, suspected spy balloon coming from China, and many more in the future. I believe that this kind of trend will continue because these 2 countries can't, and will not cooperate with each other. I wonder why both countries want Taiwan. Maybe because of the fact that the country is the largest manufacturer of microchips, and semiconductors. That would mean profit for either of them that's why one is trying to get it, while the other tries to defend it. Either or, I don't see this agreement as a "true" agreement that would last long.

Well, I would be happy if I will be wrong, and this agreement might last long. After all, both can benefit with each other in different ways.

If you aren't ready to lose your money investing into projects especially the new ones, don't do it.

Whether it would be new projects, or whatever project it is, that's the only thing that I'm telling to them because TBH, no one can predict whether a particular project is a scam or not. Yes new projects have some red flags that we investors are putting into it, but the reality is, we don't know if a particular project is a scam or not until they will do it. Though there are still some projects that are obviously a scam, I always give them the benefit of the doubt. I guess it's because I'm not investing into new projects that's why that's  the way I think.

If only there is somebody who can predict the future, and tell which are scam project, and which are not then nobody is getting scammed in investing into new projects by now. We've seen projects in the past that has a kind of legit, a bit trusted, active developers, and yet they still scammed people.

It's good that you are responding to some answers here.
No.
Some might said their opinion regarding this question, and I'll share mine as well.

I've seen Legendary ranked members here that are posting low quality, and repetitive posts in different threads. I've also seen high-ranked members who are just posting 2-3 sentences in every thread that they see. On the other hand, there are some new members who climbed up on their ranks, and currently they are either Legendary, or will be in the future (probably they lack of activity). I mean I've saw a handful of new members here who has a rank of newbie, and just after 3-6 months, they have enough merits to become a Legendary already. Those are the ones who are posting high quality ones, and really are contributing here in the forum.

No disrespect to those shitposters because I might be one as well, but I just hope that we - high ranked members here might step up in terms of their quality of posting here. I guess it's a good thing that the merit system has implemented or else, we are seeing those users who are just posting proofs on bounty threads that are now Legendary rank or Hero Member.

Theoretically speaking, yes there's a chance that it might be, but what are the chances for it to happen? I'm not saying it's impossible, but the chances are slim to none.
There are 2 factors that might affect this. Accessibility, and Government.

What does the word "general" mean? It means all people, or most people. Now how many percent of the people around the world have smartphones? How many percent of the people around the world doesn't have an access to the internet? I mean the point is the accessibility of Bitcoin around the world is low that only those who have smartphones are the ones who can access it. How can a currency be a general currency if not all people can have access to it?

Another one is the government. Do you think that government will just allow it to happen? No because governments want to use their power to the extent, and that includes even the currencies. IMO, there will always, and always be against this especially in the government.

Overall, this is still far from happening, and knowing that Bitcoin is still only 13 years in existence, it's too early to think about it TBH.

Both are bad trades indeed because both teams will get an all-star player yes, but both of them are injury-prone.

On the other hand, if I will pick which of the 2 wins is the winner if this trade push through, I will go with the Nets. I mean yes Zion is injury prone, who has more missed games in his whole NBA career than played games, but his talent is just amazing, and that's something that not all teams can't say no to it. Zion is like the shorter version of a prime Shaq that's very hard to stop. Well, with regards to injury, maybe the Nets can give it a try, and play him next season, but if things don't work out, it will be a disaster for them because they will have no draft picks at all.

1. Unfortunately, Draymond Green opted out on his final contract with the Warriors, and now he is an unrestricted free agent. I guess that would be the end of the Warriors dynasty unless the Warriors will give other offer to him, but it seems like he wants to be with another team, and wants a higher salary this year.

2. They really need it, and we saw that they really need it when we saw how the Lakers just bullied them inside the paint. I still remember the times where the Lakers got McGee, David West, Speights, David Lee, Bogut, Pachulia and other bigs. I mean they're gone in the NBA already except for McGee, but it's pretty obvious that the Warriors are better if they have big players in their team. They badly need one.

3. They only have at most 2 years to win a title again. What the team needs right now are big players who can defend the paint. Green already opted out on his contract, so they need another elite defender to cover what Green left with the team.