Ane juga berharap demikian. Setidaknya fee agak normal beberapa minggu terakhir. Besar kemungkinan mereka yang terus minting token baru sadar kalau fee yang dibayar tidak sepadan dengan profit yang mereka dapat. Pengembangan sidechain jadi solusi yang paling menarik buat mereka, mengingat fee dan kecepatan transaksi bakal lebih cepat, plus bisa memanfaatkan marketing kalau NFT mereka dihubungkan ke jaringan Bitcoin. Terlpas bakal pindah atau tidak sepertinya tool semacam UniSat bakal stay.

Selama agan download file Electrum yang benar dan bukan aplikasi phishing, kejadian kayak gini ga bakal terjadi. Kalau eksploit seperti ini sudah terjadi, ane rasa lebih baik agan segera install ulang Windows (OS yang agan gunakan) plus format drive agan. Dengan kata lain asumsikan komputer agan sudah dihack/ada virus/malware. Setelah selesai menginstall ulang dan memastikan tidak ada software yang aneh di komputer agan (dengan scan Malwarebytes atau Windows Defender misalnya), bisa download wallet Electrum lagi (pastikan buat verifikasi filenya sebelum diinstall). Buat wallet baru dan pastikan agan tidak menyimpan seed/private key di cloud. Bisa juga gunakan perangkat lain untuk membuat wallet baru kalau agan masih belum yakin komputer agan bebas dari malware.

Kalau melihat market saat ini, ane rasa susah menemui developer yang ingin melaunch koin tanpa premine meskipun solar cell buat mining sangat murah. Kecuali mereka punya idealisme yang kuat, kebanyakan bakal memilih membuat token karena lebih murah dan mudah, plus return kemungkinan lebih tinggi. Ane rasa miner juga ga bakal langsung melakukan mining koin baru kalau profitnya tidak ada. Kalau mining dengan energi yang lebih murah lebih gampang diakses, kebanyakan juga bakal memilih me-mining koin yang populer ane rasa. CMIIW.

Berikut ini berita malware/virus terbaru seminggu terakhir yang menurut ane cukup menarik:
1. Adanya tool terbaru yang bisa dimanfaatkan hacker untuk mengelabui pengguna dengan memanfaatkan domain .zip yang akhir' ini mulai populer. Tool ini memanfaatkan kelengahan user yang mengklik file/link berakhir zip, kemudian memunculkan window yang menyerupai aplikasi WinRAR[1].
2. Malware QBot ditemukan memanfaatkan file DLL notepad Windows 10 untuk menginfeksi komputer pengguna yang menjadi target serangan malware. Salah satu penyebaran malware ini melalui e-mail. Seperti biasa, jangan klik e-mail sembarangan dan pastikan agan rutin mengecek keamanan komputer agan dengan aplikasi semacam Malwarebytes dsm [2].
3. Adanya model baru serangan phishing yang memanfaatkan e-mail terenkripsi yang disediakan oleh Microsoft 365. Ane pribadi tidak tahu apakah fitur semacam ini ada di layanan e-mail lainnya, yang jelas hati-hati kalau dikirim e-mail yang meminta informasi login[3]. CMIIW.

[1] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clever-file-archiver-in-the-browser-phishing-trick-uses-zip-domains/
[2] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qbot-malware-abuses-windows-wordpad-exe-to-infect-devices/
[3] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-365-phishing-attacks-use-encrypted-rpmsg-messages/

Basically, it is a good idea to always include a change transaction to an address that you control. What Sarah describes can be avoided easily as long as the user uses a good wallet. Consolidating inputs can also help to lower the fees. It is always a good idea to regularly consolidate our inputs unless it is a cold wallet. CMIIW.

An alternative would be using a decentralized platform where you don't have to transfer funds to a third party before making trades. Even if you only have low capital you should never keep your funds on an exchange, especially if you don't trade daily. At the end of the day, you'll always face risks, but it is important to reduce them if you can. Keeping your funds on an exchange because you don't want to pay transfer fees is not the best choice imo.

Well yeah, I get that it varies. I don't think it answers my question though. If it is still unclear, where did you get the rates from? Which exchanges do you use to calculate the price? How did you calculate it? I don't think these questions are hard to answer. You don't even have to provide a signed message or something similar, just list the names and how you calculate it, and people can easily verify whether your rates are correct or not.

I believe uploading an unencrypted wallet backup is impossible since the user must input the 4-digit pin. That being said, the security is still questionable due to the limitation of the password/encryption method. While they don't upload a seed/private key to cloud backup, the time required to crack the wallet backup is definitely short. No one should rely on this backup method if they want security. CMIIW.

That's news to me. I guess the same thing will happen with Pakistan users if the ban goes through. I doubt the police will actively try to imprison those people if they don't transact in a large amount of money, or engage in illegal activities explicitly. What I can see is a crackdown on business since they can earn more there.

And who are these "trusted providers" you are referring to? Market makers? It is hard to trust a new exchange regardless of how fancy your marketing is, especially if we can't even verify it ourselves. My previous question about rates is also unanswered, unless you mean these trusted partners of yours also decide this rate. Your reassurance doesn't really make you more transparent IMO. I guess time will tell whether you'll continue your service faithfully or not, but don't be surprised if people keep asking about it in the future.

Can you share some sources for this story?  Some articles that I found online tend to describe the government cautiously trying to make sure more miners are registered instead of pushing them away, although they don't really have the pull to keep the miners stay in their country.

Some of these stories are quite old though, such as this one[1] or this one[2]. I found one article that describes how miners are fleeing from Kazakhstan but the release date is quite conflicting with one of the articles I shared below[3]. At the very least it is clear that their energy supply can't sustain mining activities and public needs in general, with faults attributed to dated technology, corruption, etc.

[1] https://fortune.com/2021/11/24/kazakhstan-bitcoin-crypto-mining-energy-power-crisis-china-xive-shuts-down/
[2] https://cointelegraph.com/news/kazakhstan-among-top-3-bitcoin-mining-destinations-after-us-and-china
[3] https://restofworld.org/2022/crypto-miners-fleeing-kazakhstan/

You can use Electrum as a cold wallet or a hot wallet, it depends on your setup (you can also clarify what you mean by cold wallet, since some sources differ on its definition afaik). You might want to check this guide[1] or search about "airgap setup" on this board if you want to read further.

[1] https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/coldstorage.html

Based on the GitHub page, it seems like you need to build it yourself to try the app. You need to fork the repo and then install it on your Android or iOS (emulators should also work). I think the developer's intention with his early announcement is to look for contributors or testers. Definitely still in a very early phase and not targeted for public usage. Maybe you can wait for a few weeks or so since the developer stated that people can learn more about it further in the following weeks.

The design is inspired by this[1], so I guess the developer simply agrees with the explanation that providing a cloud option is useful for its users as long as they don't use it for high-value amounts. It is a wallet data/file upload if I understand it correctly, not a seed backup. I believe the risk is still the same regardless, especially because the added pin protection is limited to 4 digits only. CMIIW.

[1] https://bitcoin.design/guide/daily-spending-wallet/backup-and-recovery/cloud-backup/

True, but I believe it will definitely get harder for the average joe to trade Bitcoin, especially if they're not familiar with P2P trades before. I won't be surprised if some users decide to stop using crypto if they don't want to even try P2P trading. Maybe we can encourage them or give them help, but it is not possible if they don't even use this forum.

Since the main reason they decide to impose a ban is to avoid getting sidelined by other major orgs, I guess we just need to see when the superpower decides the time to pump their bags has come and slowly allow retail to use crypto again.

Yeah, I think OP just needs more time to update his website and it is already on his plans. No reason to include international delivery if your target audience is limited to German-speaking users.

On the other hand, what exactly does the delivery fee rate based on? I'm not sure if applying a fixed fee rate is a good idea. 50 euros is not exactly cheap, not sure I'd buy one if the delivery cost is more expensive compared to the product I buy. The delivery estimation date is not exactly precise either.

I'm not really sure about the direction of this thread btw. Is this simply an educational post on how lightning works, hence why you quote the articles from the link you shared above? If this is the case, I believe there are other threads about LN on the Development and Technical discussion boards, such as these ones[1][2]. There is also another one on the Beginner boards[3], although the discussion seems to have died down. I don't think there is a problem if you bump it again, as long as you have some questions that are yet to be answered, or new information that you want to share.

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4940536.msg44524521#msg44524521
[2] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5158920.0
[3] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5202798.0

True. While I don't want to accuse OP to dump his bags on his channel members, it is hard to trust their free 'signals' are actually going to benefit others that much. I've seen many groups that start with free signals and even provide proof of some success from other users, but then people found out it was fake. If he really wants to make the community improve, educational content is definitely better as mentioned above.

I don't think OP is looking for signal services though, he's trying to provide one. I do agree with this as a suggestion for other users who're interested in OP service though. It's better to not join any signal service since most of them (if not all) are unreliable.

Assuming your service is legit, where did you get your rates from? It seems really terrible compared to other marketplaces. I'd never trade on your platform if rates are quite bad, especially if the other platforms are more popular and reliable. Not to mention your so-called reserves are also low if the numbers are to be believed.

There is simply no incentive to use your service as of now. You need the same KYC and stuff like that, it is hard to encourage others to 'just try' your platform if the risk is not worth it.

I don't think you'll be able to hire high-ranked/reputable users if that's the product you're trying to advertise. Not sure if there are any reputable campaign managers who'll take it either. If you decide to proceed then what you get is probably some spammers, plus a chance to get negative feedback since most user views ponzi as a scam (me included). CMIIW.

It seems they do support international shipping, although the cost will be quite expensive depending on where you live[1].

I also notice that the pages are mostly in Germany, even though there is an English section. The shop for example does not support English, so users will need to translate it with Google if they want to add products to the cart. Is this intended or you're still planning to translate other parts into English?

[1] https://www.buybitwear.de/lieferbedingungen/