McClung saved the dunk contest after that disappointing Slam Dunk Contest last year where all of them are just like average dunkers out there.
Credits to 4 of the participants of that dunk contest. That was way better than last year. Very impressive I say.

McClung just made a history. He's the first player who came in G-league who participated in the contest and at the same time, he's the winner. It's good that the Sixers signed him a 2-way contract at least. His name will be popular throughout the whole USA for the next 48 hours after that dunk contest. Morant and other high-flyers in the NBA will not join on that one because of the prize. Kind of ridiculous, but that's how it is.

I hope there will be a time where the NBA will put a contest there where all dunkers from around the USA will participating the Dunk Contest. I mean NBA participants can still join, but they will add more participants. Maybe 4 NBA players and 4 non-NBA players, but dunkers. Just my 2 cents.

Sinubukan kong icompute kung magkano ang fee ng coins.ph. Nagbase ako sa current price ng coingecko at current conversion price ng coins.ph at lumalabas na nasa around 1-2% lang difference. Hindi ko alam kung ganito ang computation pero if may nakakaalam man ng transaction fees sa coins.ph, pwedeng ishare niyo rito.

5% transaction fee? Paano na lang kung malaking amount ang gagamitin mo pambili ng Crypto. Halimbawa, nag-invest si Pedro ng 100,000 PHP gamit ang gCrypto, may kaltas na kaagad na 5,000 PHP yun at gaya nga ng sinabi mo napakabigat niyan lalo na sa mga gusto talagang mag invest sa crypto. May access nga sila dahil maraming gumagamit ng Gcash pero ang tanong, afford ba nila yung ganun kalaking transaction fees.

Kakalabas pa naman ng feature na iyan at panigurado, magkakaroon pa yan ng mga adjustments sa hinaharap depende sa experiences at feedbacks ng gumamit ng gCrypto feature nila.

Salamat sa pag-correct dun. Custodial wallet pala namali ako . Kung hindi nag-notif sa Telegram Bot, hindi ko malalaman na baliktad yung sinabi ko 

I watched the final minutes of the game and if I will find a problem as to why Converge lose, it is their import. Lots of three point attempts, he aren't passing the ball to his teammates or if there is, only once or twice. When he holds the ball, he will automatically shoot it, and the worst thing is all of that are from threes. I can't blame him though if he don't want to pass the ball to his teammates, but at least let the locals involve especially in crunch time.

Nevertheless, it was a good match and I just hope that there are many people watching it on that arena, but it wasn't Ginebra so... yeah. I enjoyed watching it on livestream still. Converge has been on the top ever since and they are performing really well since they came into the league. SMC and MVP teams are now on the top 8 while the independent teams that is in the top 8 are ROS and Converge. Anything can happen still especially in that 6th-8th spot. There is a chance that we might see independent team clinching on top while either SMC or MVP team will be eliminated.

Just watched the Youtube short. It seems like those 2 girls out there aren't aware of Bitcoin at all. Bitcoin is a "game" as described by one girl there? Kind of funny, but they aren't aware of Bitcoin and they don't know anything about it.

Well, not all of the people know Bitcoin, and that's a short only. There is a chance that he interviewed 100 people and 99 of them picked 1 Bitcoin, and those 2 girls out there are the ones who only choose the $100 and that's the only video that the Youtuber posted. I believe that there are some people are spreading awareness that a currency like Bitcoin is existing. Its just that there are still some people who until now, don't know what Bitcoin is or at least they've heard it, but don't have any idea or they aren't interested into it at all.

New to it? Because most of us aren't surprised with it.

Coinmarketcap isn't like those websites out there who are checking which ICO's are legit and which are not. Coinmarketcap isn't a website where you can see which is legit project or not. Coinmarketcap is just a website for users to see the current price, and what's happening around crypto space (news). Why bothered with this one where in fact, you can see many dead projects and shitcoins currently that is being listed in Coinmarketcap.

With regards with the one you remembered, maybe that's the case in the past, but now it isn't already. As long as the token has value (or even no value at all), they will list it there.

And with that, a new hype is born.

Just a few months after the NFT hype was gone, here comes a new kind of industry that is becoming more popular in the crypto industry. The AI coin hype has just began and expect more projects that are related to AI to emerge in the next months. Some might be successful (maybe around 5 at most will be), and most of them will be just a scam coin, dead coin, and some projects will just rug pull it's customers.

Me investing in altcoins under AI category? I might try, but for short term only and will sell it as it goes up. When I will do my research, I will try and research these existing coins that are related to AI.

It will be different if they lost against the Suns before the All-Star break. Many will think that the Clippers needs Russ even off the bench if they lost against them, but they won on the road.

One game isn't enough for the Clippers to be judged. They have new recruits, and they need to play as a team more games in order for us to say if they are a perfect team for the playoffs already or not. Nevertheless, I still believe that Westbrook fits in the Clippers even as a bench player since that's was his role in the Lakers. OKC? Nahhh don't expect him to go back there anymore. The Thunder now are a different team compare to what it was a few years ago.

Looking at how badly needed these teams are, I'm also thinking that the Heat are the ones that will benefit from him the most.

The 53 points of Converge's import has been wasted because they didn't get the victory. It was a close match where Converge was leading most of the game, but the sequences of possessions in the final minutes of the 4th quarter was the reason why NLEX got the lead and Alas' three at the end was the dagger for the FiberXers.

Good redeem game for Selden Jr. as he scored 35 points, played very good in the paint and has 3 blocks as well, and that is after his awful performance against the Magnolia Hotshots. Alas also has 31 points, and that three of him in the dying seconds of the game was just amazing. If you watched the whole game, you will feel the intensity around it even you are just watching live. Both teams want to win, and NLEX got the last laugh. Now the NLEX and Converge are now tied with 5-2 a piece.

I also watched the first game between the Phoenix and TerraFirma, and it was all Phoenix all the way. TerraFirma can't capitalize the absence of Phoenix's import during the 2nd half. Shots aren't sinking for them. The ball aren't moving for the Dyip and mostly it was isolation plays. Just an easy win for the Fuelmasters.

Both the Clippers and the Heat are a good fit for Westbrook, but after I watched the Clippers defeated the Suns, I guess the Clippers might not get him because their current roster right now is better after the trade deadline. They have Mann already as their point guard though I don't see him as a good playmaker, and that's what Westbrook excels at. The Heat really needs a point guard.

As for the Wizards and Bulls, I want to see him though with the Wizards. A reunion between Beal and Westbrook, but now they have Porzingis and Kuzma. It's like a Big 3 plus 1 in Westbrook. As for the Bulls, I guess that's why they really need him. Lonzo Ball is injured and so as Dragic. Their only PG is Coby White. I've read some articles saying that Westbrook can wait and will just sign in the off-season after his contract expires. I don't know if this is true.

Sri Lanka had an economic collapse due to corruption.
Nigeria also is facing cash shortage.
Now Lebanon is facing the same as Sri Lanka. Corruption at it's highest.

I just made a quick search on how much a dollar is on Lebanon, and it's a whopping 14925.37 Lebanese Pound. What's next for them? Government will do the same as what Sri Lankan leaders did where they just go out of country? Too unfortunate and with what's happening worldwide, expect more countries might experience the same. I can't remember the whole context of what I watched years ago, but it says there that the government has been a corrupt government already for a long time.

Just hoping for the best for them. Riots everywhere, rallies everywhere that results to some people losing their lives.

Maraming nagustuhan itong bagong update nila since maraming naghihintay nito lalo na napakadami ng Gcash users pero para sa akin, may coins.ph naman na akong ginagamit kaya di ako ganun kaexcite nung nakita ko na may mga selected users nang may access sa GCrypto. Mas hinihintay ko pa yung Global Stocks feature nila dahil sa ngayon, mahirap makabili ng global stocks sa atin at eToro lang ang alam kong app na pwede nating gamitin kung gusto nating mag invest sa mga Global stocks. Mabuti na rin na nilabas nila itong gCrypto para sa mga gustong mag invest sa crypto.

Hindi pa rin para sa akin. Ayoko pa ring mag-store ng Crypto sa isang non-custodial wallet.
Wala pa akong experience ng nascam or anything na related sa nangyari sa FTX pero for safety purposes na lang rin siguro para sa akin na mas ok i-store ang crypto sa isang custodial wallet.

Sa kabilang banda, panigurado maraming Gcash users ang ihohold lang ito sa kanilang Gcash account dahil may mga taong gumagamit ng Gcash na hindi naman alam ang isang custodial wallet. Sana dagdagan pa nila ang security ng app. Meron nang Biometrics pero mas maganda if lalagyan pa nila ng 2FA para mas secure lalo ngayong dumadami na ang features nila.

I thought I was the only one who knew the past performances of CP3 during the playoffs. JK

Well, that's true and just for the context, CP3 is the only player in NBA history to blew up 2-0 lead 5 times. He's been choking his whole playoff career. From injuries to having a bad night etc. etc. We've seen CP3 consistent on the regular season, but the problem is the playoffs.

Now that they have KD already, CP3 can just focus more on the passing if he is having a bad night. He can still shoot perimeters as well because that's almost automatic for him, but now he has many options. He's a leader. He's a floor general and the Point God. He has more options now like KD, Booker, Ayton and some role players out there. As of now, the expectations towards the Suns are very high knowing that they are the top seeded team for 2 straight season, but on the other hand, lets wait for how KD will be fitting himself on the team. We've seen all-star players that played very well in their respective teams, but when they're on the same team, they became awful. I'm not saying that it will happen to them, but don't expect too much that's what I want to say .

I believe that there are many people here in our country that are earning thru Bitcoins like me, and to answer that question, obviously yes.
Me paid thru Bitcoin > I convert that Bitcoin into cash > I used that cash to buy some goods > I helped the economy already.

I mean it isn't Bitcoin directly, but we're converting it into our own currency and that's what we are using to buy. I guess this is pretty obvious already right? Why OP needs to ask a question to it?

That's the problem. They don't want to hold Bitcoin for a long time and yet, they are jealous to those early adopters who are now millionaires because they've been holding their Bitcoins for nearly a decade already.

If investors want to at least have a large profit in Bitcoin, they have to hold it for a long time - say at least 5 years or longer because the longer, the better.

Nothing new.
I knew that $25,000 will act as a psychological resistance before it goes down. It's on my prediction as well that's why I thought it will be and it seems like it happened... at least for now.

It's just a common retracement that's all. Now the question is, will the downward movement will continue, or it will make another bounce again and surpass $25,000 "again". Let's just observe what will be the next moves of Bitcoin and the whole crypto market. Just continue to accumulate at least.

My prediction for it's price movement this year might be wrong. My previous prediction was $17,000-$25,000 the whole year, but looking at how Bitcoin's price movement this year, it seems like it will be slowly going upwards. It's ok if my prediction is wrong because I've made many predictions already, and most of them are wrong like what the analysts, experts, and financial gurus' predictions are.

Bitcoin just crossed $25,000 just yesterday, but it only remained for around 1-2 hours. After that, it went down below again.

MACD is starting to cross again, RSI is near the overbought signal. I don't know, but there might be a chance that we might see another pump in the next few days and if that happens, my prediction is gone, but I'm ok as long as we all see Bitcoin's price going up then we are all happy... I guess.

Interest rates? CPI Index in US?
Anything that can affect the stock market of US will also affect the price of Bitcoin. If US stock market goes up then, so is the crypto market. I don't know if this is a factor as well, but I've seen numerous posts regarding Bitcoin halving already.

I read the article (even though I don't usually do), and I saw this part of it.
When I saw that part, I was like "How lucky I am that I'm still not experiencing this kind of addiction still."

TBH, this is the kind of addiction that I see that has some benefits or at least there are some good things that you can get by getting addicted into it (maybe). I mean for short term traders, futures traders and those scalpers, they look at the charts constantly because a small move of the market will be huge for them especially for futures traders because a move = either profit or loss to them, but the difference is that, these traders are only trading for a few hours only. An addicted into trading is they are constantly looking at the chart and when I say constantly, maybe around once or twice every hour or 30 mins maybe.

There is a famous quote which is "Too much of anything is bad" so too much looking at the charts can really lead you to addiction. I'm a bit curious on why investors are constantly looking at the market?

A very subjective question and we have different answers for that.

Futures trading isn't for newbies out there because they might get liquidated in just one trade especially when they used a high leverage. What's good with Binance though is that, the maximum amount of leverage that you can use if you just registered into their platform is 20x. I had registered an account a few months ago and I can't use more than 20x until next month. I guess this is their way to at least minimize the risk, but overall, futures trading is very risky, and I don't recommend it for newbies.

Spot trading is more of a safer way of trading. Safer = less profit. Futures trading is very risky, but it gives way more profits than that of spot trading. I guess what's important in trading is that, you always set a stop loss because anything can happen with crypto. We've seen Bitcoin pumped days ago so the shorts for sure got liquidated because of it.

As for me, I'd go trade with futures trading because I already experienced trading in spot trading.

A good start I guess.

Don't ever ever use the word "invest now" against them because from the looks of your students, they're like high school students, and can easily be attracted especially when it comes to money (sorry I might be judgmental on that part ). Anyway, having somebody that will guide to them is always a good. Just don't let them invest at least for now and at the same time, let them watch documentaries with regards to Bitcoin as well. That help me know more about Bitcoin when I was still new to it so I believe it will be a big help for your students as well.

Last thing, teach them how to know if it's a scam or not in the future.

Easy money mindset, kulang sa financial literacy, experience.
Yan ang mga nakikita kong rason kung bakit maraming nasscam na mga kababayan natin.

Easy money mindset. Napakarami nang financial experts ang palaging nagshashare ng ibat ibang tips sa kanilang social media. Gayunpaman, parang walang silbi ito sa mga taong ang iniisip palagi ay kumita ng malaking halaga sa maikling panahon. Alam naman nating mali ang mindset na ganito dahil walang easy money at yan ang katotohanan pero dahil na rin siguro sa hirap ng buhay, nahuhulog sa mga patibong ng mga scammers. Minsan ang dahilan nila ay "Baka kumita ng malaki. I-wiwithdraw ko naman kaagad."

Kulang sa financial literacy. Gaya ng sinabi ko, maraming financial experts na ang nagshashare ng kanilang mga kaalaman online pero ito ang katotohanan. Mas pinapanood ng mga kababayan natin yung mga walang kwentang pranks or vlogs ng mga vloggers jan na wala ka namang mapupulot na aral kaysa sa manood ng mga videos na makakadagdag sau ng kaalaman tungkol sa finance. Mas gusto nila ng entertainment kaysa sa knowledge at ang ending? Kulang ang karamihan sa financial literacy.

Experience. Palagi kong sinasabi ito. Hindi matututo ang isang investor kapag hindi niya nararanasan mascam. Experience is the best teacher ika nga nila. Ang mascam ng isang beses ay ok lang dahil matututo ka dun pero ang mascam ka ng dalawa o tatlong beses? May problema na sayo.

Also, give credits to their point guard, Jevon Carter who started because Middleton didn't play because of injury.
He is known for being a good defender for the team, but as I watch him play especially during the 4th quarter, this player isn't been given enough credits. He's the one that's stepping up offensively if some of their players are injured. In that game, he scored 22 points with 6 assists, and he and Lopez are the ones who carried the team with the absence of Giannis and Middleton. Hope Giannis' injury isn't affect him on the All-Star game.

That game destroyed my whole parlay bet.

Anyway, it's a night for Terance Mann who scored 26 points, same with PG13, and Kawhi only scored 16 points. On the other hand, Booker only scored 19 points while CP3 scored only 5 points with 11 assists. Okogie is their leading scorer with 24 points, and after being traded and waived, it's good to see Terrence Ross finding a new team and on his debut, he scored 16 points off the bench. I also watch the game and the problem that I see with the team is their defense. Too many open shots both on three and inside the paint. Anyway, the new additions to the Clippers, Gordon, Hyland and Plumlee played very good as well.