This is just some of the games that you are playing in your locality. You just added the fact that you are betting on which team or which animal will win. Is it considered gambling? Yes because betting = gambling, but this isn't the games that we are seeing right now on some gambling sites or some casinos etc.

This question is a subjective one if you will ask me.

There are some people who wants to socialize with other people in person thus, they see gambling in a physical casino more fun than online. They are the ones who wanted to see people around them while gambling that's why they prefer it. On the other hand, there's the ones like me who is an introvert guy who loves gambling more online than in physical. I don't know the exact reason as to why I see online gambling more fun to me, but maybe it's because of the fact that there's no gambling here in our place where I can attend physically, or it's because of my trait.

After all, people see physical gambling more fun than internet gambling, and vice versa. What's important is people are gambling without any stress. People are gambling because they are entertained to do it. People are gambling because they find it relaxing.

The risk between putting your money in a bank and putting all of your money in Bitcoin is very different.
The risk is higher when you put your money into Bitcoin as it's very volatile however, if you can handle the price movement of it, and you're still ok even though you see your holdings down ~50%-80% if it happens then there's nothing wrong with it, and you can just simply put your money into Bitcoin, and don't put it into banks.

Commercial banks encourages people to save money for their children for their own sake. They wanted you to save your money in their banks so that they can loan it out 10x to other people. Fractional reserve banking. Who will be the ones who will benefit from it? Only banks and you as a depositor? You will not because the interest is very low knowing how high inflation is.

Anyway, congrats to your baby, and you're Bitcoin investment for the future of your baby. I don't have a baby ATM, but I already set aside a specific amount of Bitcoin just for him/her. Too early I guess.

Well, a rumor will still be a rumor until there's no official announcement, but if this is the truth then... Man that hurts... a lot for sure.
I mean cheating alone while being married is already heart-breaking, but to cheat with your bestfriend? If that's the case then I guess it's better for Wiggins not to play in the NBA at least for now because he will just be distracted by this "rumor", and that might affect the whole team.

It's the first time that the Kings got a winning season since 2005-2006. That's a good achievement for the team already.
As for winning the West, I don't think so. Yes they have a very good coach in Mike Brown whose been an assistant coach for the Warriors when they won a title, but we know how experience matters especially in the playoffs. Congratulations to the Kings on clinching the playoffs (for sure they will), but most teams want to face them in the first round because they're inexperienced.

Well, that 4 game losing streak by the Nuggets really affected Jokic's MVP race.
On the other hand, Embiid deserves it as well as he is performing very well in their last games. It will be a close duel between these 2 Centers on who will be the MVP now that we only have few games left on the regular season. I'd want to see Jokic making history though as the 4th NBA player in history to have 3 consecutive MVP titles.

Bitcoin is just Bitcoin. Simple as that.

Some might call it an asset, some might call it an investment, some might call it a scam, some might call it a treasure, some might call it a shitcoin, some might call it the way they wanted to, but Bitcoin is just Bitcoin and I will call it Bitcoin.

People call Bitcoin different things because of it's properties, and I understand that. It just that, I can't see Bitcoin as a treasure, or whatever. An asset or an investment is the closest thing that I can call to Bitcoin, but other than that is a no-no.

Play to Earn games has emerged all over the crypto space when it was at it's peak in terms of hype. Now you can't even see any new P2E games online, or if there are, they aren't becoming that popular.

The most popular P2E that I know is Axie Infinity, and until now, it's been running and still has a player-base of around 6-digits. The game is still sustainable, but the question is until when. It's a good thing that they are still developing new games under Sky Mavis even though their player-base went down significantly.

The problem that I'm seeing with P2E games is the sustainability of it. Let's face it. People are playing these P2E games not for enjoyment, but for the profit. After they got huge money, they will abandon the game and find another. How will the company sustain that thing and will just give money to their players just by playing their game?

Overall, still there are some P2E games running, and I can't say the future of P2E games TBH, but who knows. We might see a bunch of new P2E games when the bull run happens again.

With regards to Wiggins, I saw a Facebook post on Bleacher report saying that Wiggins "LIKELY" will not return this season because of personal reasons.

This personal reasons thing really makes us fans and some other NBA fans curious about what's happening with the Warriors right now. I mean they don't want to disclose it in public or at least give some hints on what's happening on him. I'm also thinking that this might be a tactic for the Warriors for the upcoming season, but it's unlikely that they are doing it.

Anyway, their next game will be in a few hours against the Hawks "on the road" again. The 2nd out of the 5 consecutive road games for the team. Like you said, they're the defending champions and they will not just lost that title without doing anything. I'm leaning towards the fact that Wiggins and GPII will only play during the playoffs so that other teams can't scout them, and make some adjustments with them.

THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET ALREADY!!!
The elimination round has been over and here are the current match-ups

1-8 match-up between TNT and Phoenix
4-5 match-up between Meralco and Magnolia

2-7 match-up between SMB and Converge
3-6 match-up between Ginebra and NLEX

TNT ended the elimination with 10-1 record while the SMB ended up in a 2-game winning streak. I guess TNT really stepped up after their disappointing run in the Commissioner's Cup where all MVP teams didn't reach the playoffs. The 1st-4th seeded teams will have a twice to beat advantage while the 5th-8th will have the opposite.

Now come predictions. Here are my predictions.

1-8 match-up between TNT and Phoenix
- I'll go with TNT here. TNT will just defeat them very easily. Their import Hollis-Jefferson isn't known for his 3-point shots, but he's very efficient in the perimeter. He's like the DeRozan or CP3 of the PBA where they are very good at perimeter shots. TNT will win with this.

4-5 match-up between Meralco and Magnolia
- TBH, it's hard to pick which team will win on this one because even though Meralco won on this one, they only won by a I think 2 points only IIRC. This will be a good match, but I want to see Meralco winning on this so I'll choose the Bolts.

2-7 match-up between SMB and Converge
- SMB will win on this one. Converge got a replacement import already in Tom Vodanovich, but the chemistry is the big problem with them, and they will face SMB, but without Fajardo. Their import doesn't have that impressive stats with his stint with New Zealand team, so it's a question mark on how he will fit the team.

3-6 match-up between Ginebra and NLEX
- I think Ginebra will win on this one. I don't see how the NLEX will stop Brownlee and Standhardinger, and also include the times where Selden Jr. isn't that efficient when playing in some of their games. Ginebra will get this.

Nakakagulat pero ganun talaga. Ayaw ng gobyerno sa privacy eh kaya na-seize yung website at sarado na yung buong Chipmixer.

Sa nangyaring ito, naiisip ko tuloy kung paano maaapektuhan yung mga ibang Mixing websites ngayon na nasa forum rin at kasalukuyang may Signature Campaign gaya ng Sinbad, Coinomize at Yomix. Sa tingin nyo ba may epekto tong nangyari sa Chipmixer sa kanila? Kung meron paano? Sana hindi mangyari sa kanila yung nangyari sa Chipmixer.

Sa kabilang banda, mukhang babalakin na basagin yung $27,000 resistance dahil nasa $26.7k na tayo sa ngayon.

Many thought that it will be like this knowing that the Bulls are on the bottom seed while the Kings is on the top
However, the Kings won on the road, but they won in a hard way. I'm thinking what if that shot of Fox that sealed the deal didn't went in, and it goes to overtime? Can they still win? Anyway, it didn't happen, and now they are 2nd again currently tied with the Kings with 4.5 games behind the top seeded Nuggets.

As expected. It's on the road. The Warriors lost yet again.

They can't stop Big Zu on the paint. I mean even Looney is having a hard time with him inside. Curry's heroic performance in this game has been spoiled by PG and Kawhi. Let's give credits to Terance Mann as well because he adjusted from their starting PG when Westbrook isn't in the Clippers to now their bench and their potential 6th man. Credits to Eric Gordon as well because he played really well on this game scoring 14 points in the 3rd quarter.

1/5 road game for the Warriors. 4 consecutive road games to go. If you want to bet on their next, maybe it's safe to bet against them if they will play on the road. Not an advice though.

Well, that's what newbies suppose to do, but unfortunately, they aren't reading what must be read because they believe it's a waste of time. They are only eyeing on the possible profits that they can get if they win. Now when the worse thing happens, they will blame the casino for it where in fact, it's their problem that they didn't read what must be read like the TOS, FAQ blah blah.

They are just scrolling down the TOS, check the small box below and proceed. There are some gamblers who are focusing more on their possible profits while there are some who are focusing more on the bonuses that they can get. Well, there's nothing wrong with it, but at least read what must be read.

Like @Fundamentals Of, I'll also admit that I'm not reading the TOS or whatever it is, and TBH, I don't see anything wrong with it as long as you know when to gamble and when not to.

And, the struggle continues to the defending champions as they are now on a 9-game road losing streak.
Curry is a monster on this game especially in the 3rd quarter where he single-handedly carried the team, but lost steam in the 4th quarter.

Overall, the Warriors are in a trouble right now. Take note that this is only the first road game for them, and there's still 4 more to go. If they lose all of those 5 games, they will go down really hard and knowing how close the Western Conference standings are, a mere 3 game losing streak will cause a huge problem to the team.

I don't know if the Lakers really don't want to be on the .500, or whatever the reason it is.

I mean in their game against the Rockets, they didn't even take the lead the whole game (aside from that 1-0 from Russell's free throw). If they wanted to clinch the playoffs then at least play better even without their all-stars Davis and Lebron. They are up against a bottom seeded team in Rockets, and they can't even beat them.

Possible... or not possible.

When it comes to crypto projects, one hacking incident on the project might affect the trust of the investors towards the project itself. There will be doubts on their mind already that "What if it happen again anytime soon?" or "What if my funds will lost if it happens again?" etc. etc. Another question is that, are you sure that the developers will give back the lost funds to investors? Until they aren't doing it, don't take their words because many project developers did that, but they can't. Take note, they can make a hundred promises, but they have a choice if they will do it or not.

Now to answer your question, there's a chance depending on the outcome of the situation, but there's a chance that it will not even though the developers will give back the lost funds.

When did you took that screenshot? That's the question.
I guess that was the transaction fee of Ethereum back in 2020 where gas fees are ridiculously very high at that moment. That's 3 years from now. You're kind of late .

To answer your question regarding how that's even possible, it was the demand for transaction at that time. Many wanted to enter the DeFi hype at that time thus, many people are willing to pay higher fees just to be in the project, and that's the reason why it went to as high as the screenshot you shared.

Currently, the fees of Ethereum isn't as high as you posted OP so I'm wondering did you look at the date where the fees of Ethereum are that high?

Well, it seems like the Beermen are still fine even without him looking on how they win against the NLEX yesterday.

6 weeks is what their doctor said, I also agree with what you said that if he comes back, he isn't the usual JMF that we used to see on the court that's dominating the paint, shooting perimeter shots etc. etc. I guess Clark will be having more playing time at the center position now that Fajardo might not play until the Finals (if they will enter the Finals).

On the other hand, that lost by the NLEX Road Warriors put them from 4th spot to 6th spot. I'm not pretty sure if how many teams will have a twice to beat advantage, but if the top 4 has it then the Road Warriors missed the opportunity that they need, and instead, they are now on a twice to beat disadvantage.

Right now, the only series that is sure to happen is the 4-5 series which is the Meralco (4th) and the Magnolia (5th). Phoenix is sure at the 8th spot, Converge is sure at the 7th spot while NLEX is sure at the 6th spot, and all of them are waiting for their opponents.

NBA and Commissioner Adam Silver really is a softie. He takes these serious crimes very lightly. 8 game suspension? What's even worse is within that 8 game suspension, he included the 5 games where he is out so he is suitable to return on the 20th against the Mavericks.

Well, for the Grizzlies fans, they loved what they saw, but for other NBA fans (like me), 8 game is kind of not enough for what he did. I mean he is the face of the Grizzlies, the face of Powerade as he has an advertisement there and has a contract with Nike. He must've face more game suspension.

On the flip side, I just hope that he will come back stronger, and will not do what he did last time. I mean that incident alone almost caused him almost a $200 Million Contract. Doing it or at least the same might have some bad problems with regards to his NBA career. Good that he's back even though the Grizzlies aren't struggling really even he's out.

Since there is no timetable for him to return, it's hard to predict when he will return, and will play with his team.

Well, the good thing is that the Grizzlies are still playing well even without him... at least for the remaining games of the regular season. We know that the playoffs will be a different story. Currently, they are at the 2nd spot again, but only 1 game behind the 3rd seeded Kings.

I'm thinking this scenario. What if the Grizzlies falls down to the 3rd spot before the playoffs and the Lakers somewhat manage to go to the 6th seed. I mean we can't underestimate the Lakers right now, and many will agree if I say that they are a championship contender with their current roster. What if we see Grizzlies-Lakers in the 3-6 seed? Is there a chance for the Grizzlies to win against a team like the Lakers?

Anyway, congratulations to the Milwaukee Bucks as they are the first team to clinch the playoffs with their win against the Suns just a few hours ago.

I'm assuming that you're buying Bitcoin for the first time so with that, it's a good first step already.
I think many already said these to you, but I will share 2 tips that will help you in your investing journey.

1. Keep going - Dollar Cost Averaging. It's proven to be the best long term strategy though I still don't want to use the word "safe" from it because there are still risks to it. Just continue buying Bitcoin, and when you know that the price of it went down, take the opportunities and buy it. Don't be like other investors where they are panicking when they see Bitcoin going down even just a little bit.

2. Don't fall in love with your assets - What do I mean by this? You said that you will hold your Bitcoins for a long time right? There's nothing wrong with it, but set a specific selling time where whatever happens, you need to sell at that time. Don't fall in love with your holdings, and hold it for a very long time. That's my mistake already. I have a mindset where I will hold Bitcoins for a long time, then the bull run came in 2021. I didn't do anything at all, and I just watched the market. The following year is the bear market. I regret not selling a huge portion of all of my assets because I missed the potential profits at that time, and I can just buy more during the bear market

Your friend is addicted for sure.

He can't stop gambling even though he incurs losses already. He don't want to stop gambling because he wants to recover his money back. Even though he is losing that much money already, he doesn't want to stop because he can't afford to just lose the money he loses in gambling and choose to gamble more. He can't move on from his losses.

On the other hand, I'm gambling as well, but I can't consider myself as a strong person as well.

This is the problem with him.

Assumptions, dream of recovering his losses. An assumption that he will recover his money back, but the reality is that it will remain as an assumption because he is losing more money than gaining more. Little business or project? Maybe you friend needs to wake up from the reality, and I hope you can help him in his addiction.

We already know what Davis is capable of. It's just that in his last games, his performance is kind of lacking down especially on offense and we can see it during their last loss against the Knicks where he only scored 17 or 18 points I think.

Overall, the Lakers are a good team to watch out now because after the trade deadline, they are coming from a team who can't get a play-in spot to now a team who might at least enter the playoffs. They have players who are good on offense, but at the same time, they also have players who are also good on defense. Davis on this game lead his team with a double-double 35 points and 17 rebounds. Beasley and Russell combined for 41 points.

I'm a bit surprised TBH that the Lakers ended up winning by only 15 points. I mean we've seen the lead of the Lakers go as high as 30+ points. Well, the good thing is that they didn't let the Pelicans get the momentum from the start until the end even though it's their home court. I just hope that they will win on their next game and will be on .500.

When it comes to stable coins, just remember what happened to UST back when Terra Luna has been attacked causing the project to be destroyed in just a matter of days. Just remember what happened to USDC days ago when it de-pegged from 1$ to as low as $0.87. We've also seen DAI got de-pegged as well. I guess this is enough proof to say that stable coins aren't really pegged to a dollar.

I don't know why investors are preferring holding stable coins than cash. Maybe the potential interest that they can get while holding it in some wallets or exchanges is the reason of it, but overall, I don't think that's a good thing to do.

I can't imagine our world without any cash. Yes digital cash is becoming more popular already and the number of people using it exploded especially during the pandemic where there is a time where establishments aren't accepting physical cash because it might be a potential carrier, but overall, cash is still needed, and it isn't trash at all.