It's in the morning for me.

Since I'm mostly betting on sports games (most of the time in the NBA), and NBA games here in our country happens in the morning, that's the best time for me to gamble. A bit of analysis on which teams will face each other, see who will play or not, then I'll put which team will I think is the winner. I also like to put my bets in the morning when I just wake up. I don't know if it's only me, but I see it better for me to gamble when I just wake up than spending hours doing something then I gamble.

We have different time of gambling. Some gamble on the afternoon because that's their free time. Some also gamble in the evening because it's their relaxation time, and their way of getting relaxed is thru gambling. There are also some who are gambling in the morning because for them, they are feel more comfortable when they bet in the morning. One piece of advice is that, whatever your gambling time is, just remember not to get addicted into gambling.

A few weeks ago, I already put a bet on Embiid on winning the MVP, and I guess he deserves to spoil the back-to-back-to-back MVP titles of Jokic because he deserves to be the MVP this season.

With how he carries the whole Sixers team right now, even some of the analysts are rooting on Embiid to win it as well. It's Jokic in the start to mid season, but coming into the final stretch of the regular season, Embiid played better than Jokic already. Though I don't know if the voters will pick Embiid on this one over Jokic because it's still hard to choose and bet which one will win. As for Coach "Choke" Rivers proclaiming that Embiid will be the MVP, of course he will say that because he is the coach of the Sixers where Embiid is playing currently.

I guess I don't want to assume that Embiid will be the MVP this season until they will say that he is, and if he is then my bet won.

I don't know if it's only me, but right now, I don't think that reading a whitepaper is still an important one whether you will invest into that project or not.

In the past, yes Whitepaper is a big factor because you will see everything about the project there. Their tokenomics, the roadmap of the project, the team behind it, the possible upgrades of it etc. etc. Now on the other hand, I've also seen Whitepapers who is very alluring and very attractive to investors, but they ended up scamming others. I've read some good whitepapers which if you read it, you will think that "The whitepaper is good, I will invest into it." especially if you are a newbie investor, but they ended up as an abandoned project.

I'm not investing into new projects in the past, and until now, but I've read some whitepapers already, and the ones that I've read ended up either as an abandoned coin (most of the time) or a scam coin. Like others here, I know that reading whitepapers isn't essential anymore. Reading whitepapers is just a waste of time for others. Some might disagree with me, but that's what I observe base on my experiences in the past. As for the OP (if he will read this), it would be better if you will just pick and invest into the top coins instead of spending your time reading whitepapers that will end up as a fail project.

This is the main reason why I'm hesitant to enter such airdrops.
It's because there's a chance that you might click a wrong link, connected the wallet there and *POOF!!!*. MONEY GONE in an instant. I also didn't enter the Arbitrum airdrop, but no regrets on my side.

Phishing links has been one of the most effective ways of the scammers to scam people. Newbie, ignorant, and sometimes the lazy investors who are just lazy enough not to read what must be read are the ones who are most likely to be falling into these kind of scams. Many said this quote, but I will say it again. "Always be vigilant". Always be vigilant especially in airdrops. Yes Arbitrum airdrop came up as a successful airdrop, but many scammers and hackers are using that as their advantage to lure and attract those newbie and ignorant investors.

I know that there are some including the OP who has shared their own tips already here, but I'll share mine as well.

1. Always double or triple check the website you are entering. Make sure that's the official website you are using with. Whenever I go to a new website, I always go to Youtube, pick the most trusted influencer that I know (though I don't trust them at all), see the description and sometimes, there are some official links there. Just be careful because they might still give you a wrong or a phishing link. Maybe picking an influencer that has many subscribers might help. Still, don't trust them.
2. As much as possible, use a separate wallet if you are going for an airdrop. In that way, it will reduce your chances of getting hacked or scammed.
3. If you can, just don't participate into airdrops at all. In this way, you are 100% safe from getting hacked or scammed.

I went for 2042 or later.

Bitcoin didn't reach a 6-digit price yet, and TBH, I'm also thinking that it might not reach that price again because we don't know what can happen a few decades from now with regards to cryptocurrency. Maybe we will see a new coin that will be created that's better than Bitcoin? Maybe we will see a digital coin or another coin that's way better than all of the cryptocurrencies right now? I mean technology is evolving very rapidly, and I'm not removing the fact that there might be a chance that Bitcoin might get replace a few decades from now.

Nevertheless, I would love to see Bitcoin reaching a million a few decades from now, but it's still hard to imagine when or if it will reach that price knowing that we didn't see Bitcoin reaching $100,000 yet. On the other hand, I'm will be happy if it reaches that price because I'm holding some for long term (that is if I still got the patience to hold it until it reaches that price).

I really knew that the Warriors will do what they are doing on their home. Being down double digits at one point then in the 2nd half, they will make a comeback and winning. They did it against the Blazers, they again did it against the Pelicans, and now they did it against the Thunder. They are down double digits on the halftime, but went on winning by double digits. I put my bet on them twice because I felt that they will make a comeback in the 2nd half, and they really did. Congratulations to all of us winners.


Poole and Curry combined for 64 points, while their bench scored 42 points in total. It's always good to see Looney out there fighting for rebounds. I mean if you watch the game, you always see him fighting for rebounds, and that's the reason why the shooters of the Warriors can just shoot threes if needed because they know that they have Looney who can get offensive rebounds like in this game where he got 4 offensive rebounds. I guess the team that will face the Warriors in the first round should be having a hard time defeating them. They played on this one without Klay Thompson, and they still got the victory.

If I'm the coach, I'd rather focus on CStand more on the offensive side, and let Japeth do his role as the defender and the rebounder. Standhardinger is very efficient in offense, and his craftiness to shoot, and his circus shots are almost impossible to stop. The only problem with him is his free throw shooting which is kind of awkward if you will ask me.

I also don't think that Japeth will be given more time especially when Coach Tim Cone see that Standhardinger is doing his job, and his team is leading. Maybe if only the TNT will put 2 big players on the court then that's the time that Coach Tim Cone will put them at the same time. In their last game in the final game of the eliminations, TNT beat Ginebra, and it just shows that they are capable of defeating them. There might be some who are rooting on Ginebra already because of how they played in their last games, but let's not forget that the TNT is also a formidable team like you said, and they will not get a 10-1 record if they aren't that strong. Let's just see how both teams play, and I hope there are no spoilers on this series like injuries whatsoever.

It can reach that price, or it cannot.
The time when it reaches $0.70 was when Elon Musk is hyping it. Reaching the price to $0.70 doesn't mean that it will reach a dollar though I'm not removing the possibility that it can.

I'm into a point where I'm thinking DOGE as a good coin to invest, but not for long term. I don't know the reason why, but I'm thinking that it isn't a good long term coin to hold. It has no use case at all aside from the fact that it's a meme coin (and possible that Elon might integrate it into Twitter knowing that he is charging people 8$ for that blue tick on their name, there's a chance that he might accept DOGE into it as well).

I'm not against DOGE, but I'm also not a supporter of DOGE as well. I don't see DOGE as a good long term coin to hold as well. Maybe the fact that it's supply is unlimited, and has no use case at all that's beneficial to investors are the reasons why I don't want to hold DOGE (for now).

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A must win for both teams.
The Winner will get the 6th seed, and has a chance to retain that, while the other one will go to 7th seed, and has a chance to go even lower depending on the result of the play-in tournament.

With how close the standings in the Western Conference may be, we are in a spot where a win or a lose for each team from 5th to 9th seed can put them into a spot where they don't want to. TBH, I would want the Clippers to win the game because if that happens, there's a chance that the Clippers will go to 5th seed again and has a chance to match-up with the Suns in the first round. Well, depending on what will be the result of this game, I don't know, but I think there's a chance that they might go up to the 5th seed.

If Davis will play again against the Clippers, the Lakers will win.

I would like to see the Clippers win, but with how the Lakers are ballin right now, they are starting to gain their momentum coming into the playoffs. They need Davis to play right now in their remaining games because of how close the standings are. Just look at how they performed against the Rockets where they lost, and on that game, Davis, Lebron and Russel didn't play. All of them must play.

In order for the Warriors to retain that 6th seed, they must win most of their remaining games.
On the other hand, if the Warriors will fall down to 7th seed and the Lakers go to the 6th seed, I think it will be a win-win for both teams.

If Warriors will go to 7th seed, they will face the Grizzlies in the first round, and as a Warrior fan, I would love to see the Grizzlies getting eliminated in the first round because of how arrogant they are, and knowing the beef between these 2 teams, I'm pretty sure that the Warriors will surely love this match-up. Take note that like @Ognasty said, Wiggins will be coming back after looking his father for a long time. Now if the Warriors will retain the 6th seed, it's still ok because they will be facing the inexperienced Kings team. Many are optimistic about the Kings, but experience matters in the playoffs because it's a different playground already. Adjustments are a must. Injuries will be a huge factor in the playoffs. One thing more is that, Draymond Green would love to face the Kings in the first round as well.

As for the Lakers, if they will face either the Kings or the Grizzlies in the first round, I think the Lakers can make an upset between these teams, and defeat them in the first round. The Lakers are the top team in terms of defense after the trade deadline, and as long as their players are healthy especially AD, they can make an upset between these 2 top teams I believe.

Let's see where will be the Warriors and the Lakers are landing after the regular season. I just hope that the Warriors will not go to 5th seed because if that happens, it will be the Suns-Warriors in the first round. The supposed champions this season Vs. the defending champions last season.

It's hard to be a beginner, but that's what people came from. Those experts now came as beginner back a few years ago.
They experienced failing with their investments. They've experienced getting scammed. They've experienced investing into wrong coins etc. etc. I can say that because I also experienced that thing back when I was a newbie (though I'm not an expert).

As a beginner, one mistake to be aware of isn't enough because you need to experience failure in order for you to become a successful investor. I can't say one mistake only because there are lots of mistake that beginners should be aware of. Investing into low market-cap coins, getting attracted by huge returns, picking a wrong exchange, following the wrong person, investing without proper knowledge, and so on, and so forth. I mean there are many mistakes that beginners should be aware of, but a beginner must experience most if not all of these so that, he knows what to do in the future.

When I was a beginner, I'm a bit lucky that I didn't experience getting scammed (because I watched videos before I invested, and I know which are scams and which are not), but I experienced having huge losses in trading, investing into wrong coins, investing into meme coins (which I shouldn't did), following different influences and investing into the coins that they're saying. There's a lot of mistakes that I've did in the past, but I learned from all of that. Though I can't say still that I'm a successful investor right now, but at least I know which are the things that I should avoid now.

This just shows how stupid a person can be while they're living.

TBH, I'm not completely surprised with that. I mean I've also saw people believing that Bitcoin will reach $100,000 in 90 days which is possible, but highly unlikely to happen. I've also saw people believing in the influencers that they're following to the point that they've become blinded already, and not thinking anymore, and just following what the influencer they are following will be saying. No surprise as to how people really thinks when it comes to investment. I find OP's post funny, but at the same time, scary because that shows how close-minded a person can be, and will just follow what they're so-called "GOD" is saying.

I believe in God, but to say that a "God" will tell you something like that? It's stupidity at it's peak TBH.
What's worse is that there are still people who are believing in this "prophecy". Why? Because it has been said by their so-called "God"?

I don't know what words I will be using to these people, but I just hope that they will realize that what they're following is wrong. I just hope that they will learn the reality. What I believe? When it comes to investment? I guess buy dividend stocks, or staking coins only.

Pakistan followed by Saudi Arabia, and Iran. They're the countries that choose to follow the BRICS, and choose to use another currency for their transactions which is the Chinese Yuan.

USD has been the world's reserve currency for over a century already and on average, it lasted an average of 96 years for the 2 past world reserve currency before they are being replaced which means that the USD surpassed the average already. Will it be replaced? I don't think so for a short amount of time, but de-dollarization will happen, but it will take a very long time for it to happen. Right now, there are no signs that BRICS are slowing down the process, and they are always moving forward to achieving their goal. Expect more and more news regarding BRICS, and their plans of ditching the dollar.

TBH, I don't if it's only me, but I want to see our world reserve currency getting changed when I'm still alive. I mean I already experienced a pandemic which happened only twice in my whole life (SARS and COVID pandemic), and now I also saw USD getting replaced.

There was a time that they are 4th on the standings, and there was a time where the Mavericks has a 96% chance that they will clinch the playoffs, but now they only have 6% chance of clinching. A drop of 90% in just a few months (Bleacher Report).

Not getting Brunson, giving away Finney-Smith, and Dinwiddie, and getting Kyrie Irving is their worst decisions that lead to this one. Now as for their remaining games, they will be having a hard time defeating the Kings, and I don't think that the Kings got beaten by a low-seeded team like Spurs will affect them, but they might choose not to play their key player in preparation for the playoffs. Overall, winning all 3 games for the Mavericks will be hard knowing that they only won 1 game out of their last 8 games.

I'm not expecting from them anymore, and Luka will be the only player who averaged 30+ PPG, 6+ RPG, and 6+ APG in a season that will miss the playoffs in NBA history.

That's the good thing about cryptocurrencies right now.

They've added a new source of income for freelancers, and the best part is that we can now work even we are staying at home. Of course not all who knows cryptocurrencies have jobs related to it, but there are still freelancers who wants to work from home, or at least use it as a side job aside from their main day-to-day job. Faucet sucks that's for sure.

Like you, I also broadened my knowledge about cryptocurrencies. Back when I was new to crypto, I always spend more than 5 hours watching documentaries about Bitcoin, and reading some blogs that is related to cryptocurrency. Overtime, I learned the basics of Bitcoin and crypto, how they are moving, how to pick which projects are scam or not etc. Not only that, but crypto is also the reason why I have another source of income today as like you, I'm also accepting online jobs that pays crypto like Bitcoin.

Trust and reputation.

I think these are the 2 things that making Binance strong and still one of the best centralized exchanges out there. Reputation because they've been one of the best and most popular exchanges right now in crypto space. Trust is I think the main reason why they are still at the top in terms of CEX, and because they're at the top, it's pretty obvious that the authorities will do what they can. If they find a loophole on the exchange, or the owner itself, they will do everything just to put it down. Many users are still using it (including me) because they trusted the exchange more than any exchanges out there. Maybe some find it way more convenient to use than other exchanges.

I watched the video you shared. The reporter is talking a bit exaggerated in the initial seconds of the interview with his words, but the whole interview is still good at least.
He himself was disappointed on his performance because it wasn't a knockout win, and now he wants to match-up against either Fury or Wilder? 3 words for him. Don't do it.

He just came back after a heartbreaking 2 straight loss against Usyk, and then he wants to fight champions like Wilder, and Fury? I mean he's a champion as well, but I doubt that he can defeat either of the 2. Even Wilder who has been known for his strong punches can be defeated against Joshua (at least at this time). Overall, I guess it would be better for him to fight other heavyweight boxers instead of challenging these 2, but if one of them materializes, then I will pick them over Joshua.

Well, they tried to sell the franchise, but no one accepted their offer, and in contrast, the Alaska Aces who just said that they will sell their franchise immediately bought it by the Converge FiberXers. Maybe the Blackwater choose to not sell it at all? It's a rumor, but a few years from now, I will not be surprised if Blackwater as well as other independent teams choose to sell their franchise because of how the PBA is right now, and how these independent teams are getting left behind.

Commissioner Marcial don't want to expand the league and add more teams because he wanted those bottom teams to compete equally with other top teams, but how is it possible if these big companies are milking them and taking their star player, and as an exchange, they will give some role players, draft picks, and cash (only a conspiracy ). If only the league is very transparent in terms of salaries of each player like what the NBA is doing, there's a chance that this might be prevented.

I bolded some of your post, because it might be a typo. Troy Rosario isn't on the TNT anymore, but on the Blackwater like @Sanitough said.

With the beef going on with RHJ and Brownlee, I will not be surprised if they will defend each other for the whole 48 minutes like you said. On CStand, they have Erram like you said, and they also have Chua who can defend the paint as well. As for Brownlee, there's a chance that Oftana, and even Khobuntin might defend him for some minutes because they're good defenders as well.

CStand and Aguilar are twin towers of the TNT and with that, they might be forced to put 2 big to defend the paint. It's good that the TNT has many good players who can just step up offensively when needed.

Speaking of playoffs or play-ins, this news coming from a reliable source is a proof that the Mavericks has a high chance that they will not clinch either of the 2. LINK

You are in the run for clinching the play-in tournament or a chance to at least enter the playoffs, but you are thinking of shutting down your 2 best scorers on your team? I mean why? This just shows that the Mavericks really gave up their chances of clinching the play-in tournament, and wants to move forward, rebuild the team, and remove what they need to remove. I saw a post a while ago saying that, the Mavericks are considering signing Kyrie Irving so that they can build a team around Luka and Kyrie, and for me, it's a good thing that they will. I mean having 2 all-star on your team increases your chances of winning the title instead of only 1. Well, better luck for them this season I guess.

I also saw this scenario for the Mavericks to clinch to the play-in tournament.
Take note that the Mavericks need to win all of their remaining games, then after that, it will all depends on the other teams whether they will enter or not. Just winning 3 straight games is hard for the Mavericks already.