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1121  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Are Your Kids Aware Of Bitcoin? Teach Them. on: January 28, 2023, 03:22:21 PM
Parents are some times responsible for the lives their kids are living today, they force things that aren't necessary on them, in the end they change their ways, I will never force crypto on my kids, it's the same thing as hosting seminars about bitcoin to bunch of people that aren't really into the tech, there is a big difference between not having interest and having interest.

Some kids are born into this world for some reasons, you need to watch them closely and notice what they are good at, every kids have their talent but many parents killed those talents because they want them to be something else.

I wouldn't call it coercion, but teach them about bitcoin when they come of age for financial education. If they like it keep teaching them, if they don't like it, stop and respect their choice. To be fair, bitcoin is not the only path to financial freedom or the only investment channel in the world. The world is colorful and there are many better things in the outside world, so we should not force them. Many people who do not invest in bitcoin still achieve financial freedom, there are many paths to success let they choose the most suitable way.
1122  Economy / Economics / Re: Is Bitcoin threatened by digital dollars? on: January 28, 2023, 03:08:15 PM
The US is dozens of steps behind on the Digital Dollar initiative, I think we now have many versions of the CBDC USD issued by private institutions even established outside the US. In fact, since the beginning of the existence of crypto-based stable coins, bitcoin is still a priority choice for better privacy purposes.

They are not slow, simply because they are not in a hurry, they need to do their research and due diligence before launching their own CBDC. As you can see, many other CBDCs have been created but failed miserably, and they probably don't want to make the same mistake. Although many versions of CBDC USD have been created, all are still pegged 1:1 by USD, meaning USD still dominates the world currency market. But once the digital dollar is created, it will never be able to compete with bitcoin, because they are completely different and cannot be compared or competed.
1123  Economy / Economics / Re: When your passive income equals or slightly above your salary, what would you do on: January 28, 2023, 02:53:42 PM

I have been in a job I detested and although I somehow managed to stay at it for up to 4 years, I didn't even for once let go of my passionate hobby and other passive streams of income I was interested in at the time.
Today, one of my passive interests pays more than my salary. My mind has been yearning for a resignation, but opinions of others and family bears the message of patience with the job I so much detest for reasons ranging from inflation to fear of the unknown.

If you were in my shoes, what would be the best advice you would give yourself and adhere to in this instance?


If we can maintain both, then I think that would be the best decision, because all we are trying to do is have a better life in the future and having 2 sources of income would be well more than 1. But if that job is too stressful or you have to give up one of them, then you should quit and focus on the passion generating passive income for you.

Depending on your current situation, you will make a decision. We're not in your position, so we don't know what you're going through, so we can't give you the best advice.
1124  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 28, 2023, 11:41:10 AM
Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin
I am glad finally Union Berlin has gets their winning results again and 2 winning streak from Hoffenheim and Bremen proven they seems will return to compete again with other teams such as Frankfurt and Leipzig for champion league zone and today their opponent is so weak and Union Berlin have to utilized this match to gets 3 points
I was thinking to bets for Union Berlin for this match considering their recent performance looks impressive especially Hertha Berlin has just lose from Wolfsburg with huge scores 5-0 last week and surprisingly Union Berlin has odds @2.12 this is quite high indeed

This should be an easy match for Union Berlin to win. Because they will be playing against Hertha who is in the relegation zone right now. I don't think there is any way that Union Berlin is going to lose in this match. The worst result that might be probable for Union Berlin is going to be a draw in my opinion. Hertha Will be able to get out of the relegation zone if they somehow can win this match. Even a draw in this match is going to feel like a win for Hertha Berlin in my opinion. Union Berlin should not miss this chance of getting three points from this match. Because that is going to get them in the second position.
1125  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: January 28, 2023, 11:28:03 AM
The Serie A has already started to be boring when it comes to a title race. Because there isn't any from now on as Napoli have increased the point difference with their closest competitor to 12. I think that it is a very far possibility to see any team catching up with Napoli from now on. It is technically the middle of the season yet but there is no performance that impresses me and gives any hope about firing up the title race again. Milan could have been right behind Napoli if they didn't lose 7 points in 3 weeks.
Milan are even under the threat of Inter - Lazio duo. If we don't see any improvement in Milan defense it can be difficult for them to keep the second spot for themselves.
This season we have too many different results in UEFA leagues as many big clubs are struggling and have not chance to recover with few are giving surprising results like we have in Serie A with now we are in 20th round and things are clear for the title Napoli is leading by 12 points Juventus 15 points deduction is also big setback which have big impact on league table and suddenly Inter is also now having poor results this make all clear no one going to challenge leaders, and they will enjoy title.
But now, we have good fight for the three remaining spots as five teams are having same level quality and performance with Juventus will also try his best to catch them for their chance even this is not easy but still possibilities are available for them to catch for top four.

It is going to be boring when the number one team on the table is leading by so many points. Right now, Napoli is way ahead of everyone else. That has caused the title race to be a little boring.

The spots after that are a little competitive. Actually, they are very competitive. Milan, Lazio, Inter, Atalanta, and Roma all are very close to each other in terms of points. So the competition between these teams are very close and competitive. If we do not think about the fact that the top team is right now 12 points ahead of the second team on the table, the lead is still quite competitive.

1126  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin is getting ready for $25K, How? on: January 27, 2023, 09:58:37 AM


But when will bitcoin reach a price of $25k again? I don't think anyone knows for sure about that. We only predict, leave it to the market, and can only wait and prepare everything.

I am doing this, I also make my own prediction, but I also don't trust my prediction because bitcoin is like that, unpredictable. Let the market move freely, and we have to prepare plan for both cases, what do we do if bitcoin continues to rise and if bitcoin falls again what do we do?
But I really want bitcoin to fall back rather than keep going up, bitcoin rise means I will lose the opportunity to buy cheap I don't have much money to buy bitcoin 1 time, I am accumulating monthly so I highly expect bitcoin to stay low until the end of the year.
1127  Economy / Speculation / Re: Are we now on Crypto bull run? on: January 27, 2023, 09:41:30 AM
The potential for a bull run is of course very large to occur this year,
Bull run only really happen after the halving and we are still over 400 days away from the halving, so I doubt a bull run will happen this year.

the biggest factor is of course because the trauma from the collapse of exchanges will end soon, investors will of course make FTX a valuable lesson so they will only choose top exchanges that have legality and strong capital,
FTX is also a leading exchange, and the collapse of centralized exchanges or the collapse of projects can happen at any time, even with Binance. Nothing is 100% certain in this market, don't trust anyone too much.

especially now that there are more and more countries that legalize bitcoin so that the potential to skyrocket is even greater.

Did I miss it? Since the beginning of the year, I have not heard any news about many countries legalizing or accepting bitcoin.
1128  Economy / Speculation / Re: Did you sell off during the 21k price breach. on: January 27, 2023, 09:31:00 AM
And if someone sold, then it's already a lost to them. I see someone says to rebuy when the price goes down, but you have to wait for it, and for all we know we might not see the price below $20k again.

Again for those who push the sell button, it's now $22k and even reaches $23k in the last 24 hours. So it's really not good to sell in this sort of mini bull run, the price is still going up. Or better yet, just hold and be a long term investor and shorting for me is not advisable in this kind of market movement.

As long as they make a profit, they don't lose, no one knows how much bitcoin will go up, so there's nothing wrong with them selling at $21k and already making a profit. And we are still in the bearish season, so the possibility of bitcoin falling back is not impossible. Neither you nor I nor anyone knows if bitcoin will rise or fall in the coming days, so your statement that bitcoin won't drop to $20k again is a false statement. As for me, I am still cautious even though the price has increased.

If they rebuy at a higher price that means they lose satoshis. I actually lost some since I sold at $21K. It never drop to 19k as I expect so I didn't buy back at all but goes for an altcoin that I plan to have a stash.

It doesn't look like it's going to be dumped soon so we might hit $25K first before falling back again. I could be wrong about this speculation but sure many are expecting the BTC price to fall again.


The fact that you regret seeing the price go up is the same as people feeling regret for ignoring bitcoin in the past when the bitcoin price was just a few dollars. You just need to know that as long as you are profitable and you should be satisfied with what you have, don't be too greedy. If bitcoin didn't continue to rise but fell afterward, would you regret it? Bitcoin is unpredictable, so do what you think is right, it's called success. There's nothing wrong with selling, and there's nothing wrong with those who haven't, everyone's investment mindset is different, and once you've made a profit, it's not a mistake.
1129  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 27, 2023, 08:52:30 AM
He did it out of frustration and who will not get frustrated with that play. They are at the crucial minutes of the game, your team got an offensive rebound, the shot clock is more than 10 seconds left and then you will just the ball out of nowhere? I mean that's a poor decision making coming from Poole, and clearly he is still unexperienced when it comes to times like that. Fortunately, he is the reason why they won and at the dugout, Curry waited for Poole there and Poole threw his mouthpiece as well and hugged each other after that. Player and mentor relationship Smiley.

Stephen Curry obviously should have been passed the ball at that time. But obviously, it was a little lack of experience and also I think Poole got a little tunnel-visioned. That's why he probably didn't even see Stephen Curry free. But in the end, he corrected himself and won the match for his team. In the end, it was also good to see that there were no hard feelings between the players. I always like to see when a teammate goes from "you fucked up" to "you are awesome! ". And I think we should understand why Stephen Curry did it because we all saw his reaction after the referee called a technical foul on him, we all got to see how passionate he is.



The list of the starters of each conference in NBA All-star game has been picked already.

Lebron has been in the all star for the 19th straight time, tying Kareem's number of all-star appearances. Now some might say that why they picked Tatum over Embiid and my opinion with that is, Tatum is playing better than Embiid this season and it's a numbers game. We also saw Donovan Mitchelll as a starter and it's his first time as a starter. I hope Durant can play in the all-star. Any snubs that you can think on?

I actually wanted to see Anthony Davis play. But of course, there are some injury concerns regarding him. Otherwise, I think we might have seen him in these all-star games. Obviously, a great thing for LeBron to be in the All-Star games for the 19th straight time.
1130  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 27, 2023, 05:44:15 AM
The game is tied if I'm not mistaken when he throw his mouth guard out of his frustrations for not getting the ball from Jordan Poole, and the shot selection that he had made or miss,  Grin.

Of course, Klay is really pump up when he is facing the Memphis Grizzlies and you can see his emotions after he made that big shot and looking at the bench of the Grizzlies. However, I don't like what Steph has showed in his team mates here, yes he is the superstar but he should acted like that as if he is blaming his team mates for the mistakes that he had made, not passing the ball to him.

I'm gonna be honest, I think he should have given the ball to Stephen Curry at that moment. Stephen Curry was hitting threes after threes. I am quite sure that he would have also made that count if he had got the chance. But obviously, that was not the way he should have acted.

But I think we should cut him some slack because he had been scoring greatly for his team. At that time he was also in motion. That was something that happened in the heat of the moment. I think he was punished enough for that by the referee in that match itself.
1131  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: January 26, 2023, 10:59:05 PM
An extraordinary season for Napoli has not lost in its home matches in Serie A. Napoli's points at the top are also very difficult to catch. This week Napoli vs As Roma, Even though both of them are in the same best performance, Napoli has just managed to beat Juventus with a landslide score of 5-1. Meanwhile, AS Roma managed to beat Fiorentina 2-0 the previous week.

However, once I predict that Napoli can beat As Roma at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, playing in front of my own supporters I think will be more strength for Napoli.

Napoli is playing really well this season. They are far ahead of any other team this season. They are 12 points ahead of the team, which is in the second position, Milan. They are very confident about this season.

I believe they are not going to let go of this advantage that they have right now. But I also believe that they are not going to take things easy even though they are ahead in terms of so many points. I believe they are going to win against Roma in the next match. But at the same time it is going to be a very important match for Roma because if they can win this one, they have a potential chance to go ahead to the second position in the table.
1132  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 26, 2023, 10:55:28 PM
I wonder why nobody is talking here about the Grizzlies-Warriors match-up where Poole put the game winning shot.

He is the reason why Curry got ejected because of his early shot with more than 10 seconds remaining, but on the other hand, he is also the reason why the Grizzlies are now on a 4 game losing streak. Dynasty?? Cheesy Dynasty in their dreams.

Stephen Curry had great support from Thompson and Poole. I thought the Warriors might actually lose when Stephen Curry was ruled out of this game after throwing his mouth guard which counted as a technical foul. This obviously happened because Poole did not pass him the ball when he was absolutely free. But in the end, Poole did the thing of beauty in the end which resulted in a win for the Golden State Warriors. I'm not going to lie. That was absolutely amazing what he did in the last moment of the game.
1133  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 23, 2023, 01:55:27 PM
Schroder was a huge addition to the team, he was just new but he was already vital for the team. This man has now  a chance to be offered a decent contract again and hopefully this team he will not refuse it. The run of the Lakers now are good, despite not having AD, they are still winning games.
Lakers are now rank number 12, but they can be in the top 8 if Davis will come back and they'll improve as  team.
Yes, it was a huge win by the Lakers against Portland, Trailblazers took a big lead 25 points, but then they were outscored in just one quarter, in the 3rd, by 20 points.
After that, you can smell the Lakers wanting to get this win, Bryant has as huge game and so is Dennis Schroder hitting those big 3's in the 4th quarter. And Pat has that one steal against Dame pushing the Lakers as well. They will just have to play with this kind of intensity regardless if it is a home or away and then wait for AD to make a comeback.
The Blazers are completely the same team, they don't have the kind of defense that brings championships, even the rebounding, it was controlled by the Lakers. Their good shooting alone will not last in a tight game because defense wins games all the time. If Blazers will still struggle this season, I think it's wise if they will rebuild and find a way to trade Lillard.

The Lakers are not actually playing as a team in my opinion right now. They are actually depending on certain players too much to do all the work. And they are actually winning because of those. Incredible individual performances. I believe they should try to perform more like a team. But the positive thing is that they are at least getting the results. And I also believe that after Davis comes back, they will start performing a lot better. I also believe that they will have to be a little better defensively.
1134  Economy / Speculation / Re: Did you sell off during the 21k price breach. on: January 23, 2023, 04:12:23 AM
And if someone sold, then it's already a lost to them. I see someone says to rebuy when the price goes down, but you have to wait for it, and for all we know we might not see the price below $20k again.

Again for those who push the sell button, it's now $22k and even reaches $23k in the last 24 hours. So it's really not good to sell in this sort of mini bull run, the price is still going up. Or better yet, just hold and be a long term investor and shorting for me is not advisable in this kind of market movement.

As long as they make a profit, they don't lose, no one knows how much bitcoin will go up, so there's nothing wrong with them selling at $21k and already making a profit. And we are still in the bearish season, so the possibility of bitcoin falling back is not impossible. Neither you nor I nor anyone knows if bitcoin will rise or fall in the coming days, so your statement that bitcoin won't drop to $20k again is a false statement. As for me, I am still cautious even though the price has increased.
1135  Economy / Economics / Re: A career - as an employee or a business owner which do you prefer and why? on: January 23, 2023, 03:55:34 AM
To be honest a lot of people will want to own their business but if you check the statistics of SMEs that have been folding up in recent times youll have a rethink as to the option to select... owning a business is by far the best option but i will have to be determined to put on the discipline, commitment and consistency required to build that business becuase its advantage is enormous..... thers no employee in the list of the richest people in the world... being n employee also limits your skills to be focused on only what your employer wants and theres little room for growth... but if i do my personal business im at liberty to expand the frontiers, make more money and even become an eployer of labour. the later is better for me

No one wants to be someone else's employee, but the question is how many will succeed in wanting to be their own boss. If becoming a business owner was as easy as we say, there wouldn't be the large workforce that exists today. There are many large, medium and small enterprises established, but not many can survive and develop. Billionaires are all business owners, but the number can only be counted on the fingers, so to succeed in business is not just words, or our simple thoughts.
1136  Economy / Economics / Re: Can I take a loan to invest in bitcoin? on: January 23, 2023, 03:41:12 AM
If you are sure that you are able to pay it in time and by all means, you have a loan and invest it in Bitcoin or any other profitable venture.  But if you are unable to pay your loan then don't even think about it. 

I always think that having a loan to invest in a possible profitable venture is worthy of paying for interest.  As long as we are sure that we can pay them I do not see any problem on taking loans, besides if it is a loan that can possibly change our life then why not.

Borrowing money to invest in bitcoin shouldn't be advisable, if we can ensure timely payment of those loans then borrowing money to invest will not be a problem. Borrowing money for investment is like doing business, it may or may not be profitable. So we should ensure we have another steady source of income, and if our investment fails, we can still pay those loans with our other income. But if we don't have a stable job, then don't think that borrowing money to invest in bitcoin and will use that profit to pay the loan is a mistake that should be avoided in the first place.
1137  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 23, 2023, 02:38:38 AM
Because Juventus are in big trouble in the Serie A after 15 points of them have been removed. They are most likely to be out of the Europa League or Champions League next season unless they win the Europa League title or the Coppa Italia one (If I'm not wrong the Coppa Italia winner joins the Europa League groups directly). It would be the best for Vlahovic to join a team competing especially in the Champions League in that case. Arsenal, PSG and Bayern Munich might have the upper hand on Chelsea I think. Chelsea aren't close to one of the Champions League tickets now.
Right now considering the circumstances. Bayern Munich should be the one going really hard for Dušan Vlahović. He is obviously going to be a great player wherever he goes. I don't think Arsenal is going to push for him too much. PSG already has a great attacking setup.



Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says 20-year-old France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who has been linked with Arsenal, will not be allowed to leave the Spanish club as "he's untouchable". So everything is finally clear about Camaving. Or maybe not after all?  Grin
Camavinga is actually a good and important player for Real Madrid. I was actually a little surprised to see that Real Madrid might let this player go. But now I am happy that Real Madrid are finally deciding to keep him in the squad. He can be a great asset to the team.
1138  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: January 22, 2023, 07:42:43 PM
Apart from the India men cricket team, the women's team is also making great strides in the game of cricket.  India Women's Team vs Sri Lanka Women's Team in ICC Women's T20 Match Today.  Sri Lanka Women's team scored only 59 runs in 20 overs and India Women's team scored 60 runs in just 7.1 overs to defeat Sri Lanka. Indeed, India is the king of cricket whether it is the men team or the women's team
Indian women cricketers have very few opportunities compared to the male cricketers. However, the Indian Cricket Board has taken various steps to create opportunities for women. Indian women cricketers are also quite ahead in their cricket. In today's India Women U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 Women match, Sri Lanka Women were completely defeated by the Indians due very low score. Sri Lanka Women managed to score only 59 runs after playing 20 overs. On the other hand, India Women managed to reach the set target in just 7.2 overs.
It was a wonderful performance from the young Indian women U19 team. Sri Lanka absolutely fail to perform against India's women. In this match they lost with U-19 Indian women and This is almost how the Sri Lankan women's team lost to the Indian women's team in an October 2022 match. On that match Srilankan women took only 65/9 and Indian girls were successfully take 71/2 in only 8.3 bowl.
As a team, India's women's under-19 team and the national team, on both sides, are ahead of Sri Lanka and have proved the same in performance.

At the end of the day, the Indian women's under 19 team defeated the Sri Lankan women's under 19 team quite easily. There was no doubt that the Indian under 19 women's team won this game in a very comfortable manner. A score of 60 runs was the only target that Sri Lanka was able to give. It was interesting to note that Sri Lanka took the entire 20 overs in order to score 59 runs.

On the other hand, a total of 60 runs were scored by India in only 7.2 overs and they went on to win the match by seven wickets as well. I think the future of Indian women's cricket is actually very optimistic. They are already showing positive signs.


1139  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: January 22, 2023, 07:36:12 PM
I will also agree with you a lot because India will be the host of ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and currently India is leading in numbers and I also think that they are going to be the most favorite team in the upcoming World Cup .
But I think other South Asian teams can also take the benefit of playing in India because the weather conditions are almost same. Especially for India, Babar Azam's team Pakistan could be a strong competitor in the upcoming World Cup
Last year we have T20 WC in Australia and now we have ODI WC in India. ICC should stick with few World cup events else it will lose its charm. Pakistan participation in ODI world cup is linked with Indian participation in Asia cup to be hosted by Pakistan before World cup. I don't think India will come to Pakistan and it will be interesting to see what decision Pakistan will make.

In my personal opinion, I think ICC is obviously going to want India versus Pakistan matches a lot more. Because these matches bring ICC the most amount of money. So, I think ICC is going to want to see India versus Pakistan match in the Asia cup as well as in the world cup.

But with the recent statement that India has made, it seems hard to see an India versus Pakistan match in the Asia cup. However, I think India is actually not going to do something like that. I believe India is going to play in the Asia cup even though it is going to be played in Pakistan.
1140  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: January 22, 2023, 02:02:13 PM
After their precious point in the last round against Manchester united, crystal palace surely aimed to win this match to or get 1 point in the worst case and they forced Newcastle to a draw, crystal palace is away enough for the relegation zone but they still need to improve more in the next matches to insure they will not back to the relegation zone again
I don't what Crystal palace is  upto.  Honestly if this was how they started the league competition, they should be contending for top 4 or still be at the stage of Brighton and Co.
I am surprised how palace drew with Manchester United and consecutively had to draw against Newcastle. They have really improved
Crystal Palace's performance in the last two matches has been very consistent. They managed to share the points against teams like Manchester United and Newcastle. And as a result they have managed to stay away from the relegation zone. A good performance from the defenders is why Crystal Palace managed to get the points. At the same time, if the performance of their attacking players improves, they can move toward the top of the points table.
The match was very important for Newcastle. If Newcastle could get full points in this match, the point difference between Newcastle and Manchester City would be only 1.

Crystal Palace is currently playing well. They are showing good performance. I know that they are not being able to win. But they are getting 1 point against some really good opponents.

The match was very important for Newcastle. But they could not win the match. Newcastle United played well. But was not successful in breaking the deadlock. This is obviously going to be quite a big setback for Newcastle United. Crystal Palace has got some important points recently. That is why they are safely away from the relegation zone till now. But they will still have to be careful because the difference in points is not that big.
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