That’s not totally true. In the early days people like Roger Ver put a lot of effort into advertising Bitcoin. Over the years I’ve seen billboards, commercials, mainstream tv appearances, etc. The biggest advertisement is likely word of mouth and historical performance though. Still, most people’s view of crypto even today is that it is a scam.

The big difference in this cycle as opposed to the last is that the largest exchange isn’t using people’s funds that were earmarked for Bitcoin to pump up shitcoins. I believe if it wasn’t for SBF and FTX, we would have seen a six figure BTC in 2021. That is a lot of pent up bullishness that could be unleashed over the next 24 months…

It’s a bit surprising that they waited so long to do this. The amount of money they raised and then spent on themselves is a bit shocking, but it’s not a new development. It’s like they let them run with their scheme as long as they could, doing maximum damage to investors before deciding to strike right before the statute of limitations was reached.

Let the trolls post. LOL. Is that like the old saying ‘let them eat cake?’

Everybody enjoys seeing this thread grow but the trolls should at least include some speculative comment about the price of BTC to keep this thread from falling into total chaos.

For example, we’ve been going up quite a ways without any major resistance but it does appear as we creep nearer to $40K we’re going to start meeting with some long term resistance levels. Might not be enough to stop the rally, but I think it could slow it a bit.

Gambling in front of your kids could go either way. For example, I remember my Dad gambling when I was young and my Mom would always make it a point to make fun of him when he lost. I remember thinking that all gamblers lost money chasing wins like delusional dreamers. It never made me want to gamble. It made me think that gambling is a quick way to lose your money… I can see how it could have gone the other way though if I saw him have some success in a casino.

People can say what they want about Mr mean tweets, but there’s no denying that the world has fallen into complete shambles since he left office. Between interest rates, inflation, and wars breaking out everywhere, you’d have to be a damned fool to think we’re better off now than we were with him in the Oval Office.

The price is up over $35K and seems to show no signs of slowing down. It will be interesting to see if once the ETF  is approved if we’ll see a selloff or a moon shot. The perfect storm seems to be aligning between the timing of this rally, the coming ETF approvals, and the halving. 2024 could be one of the bigger years we’ve seen for BTC.

The Lakers losing to the Magic is pretty embarrassing. They just aren’t a very good team this year. I feel bad for LeBron because he doesn’t have all that many games left but the players he’s being surrounded with are never going to win a title. The Suns are having an equally embarrassing year thus far. All the talk about them being the best shooting team ever, but they’re struggling against teams they should easily beat.

When you look at where the economy was 3 years ago, it’s hard to imagine things have gotten so bad so fast. Interest rates almost 4x higher along with gas prices. Inflation at generational highs. Proxy wars raging on with some of our biggest enemies. The situation is worse than anything people could have thought. I worry what one more year of Biden will do to this world.

There are already people who have created blockchains that are “faster” and “better” than Bitcoin. They have blockchains that are everything different than Bitcoin that you could imagine. However, the problem is always decentralization and fair distribution. This is where Bitcoin will always be King and why it isn’t easily replicable.

Looks like the Boston Celtics are the last undefeated team left standing already in the NBA. They play against the Nets today in what should be an easy victory for them, but the odds don’t make it much of an appealing bet. For those who like to juice their bets with a little multi bet action, including the Celtics as winners might be an easy little bump in odds.

I can’t say I’ve ever felt lonely and thought to myself that the cure was gambling. Typically when someone is lonely they seek companionship, not entertainment. For me, I think a better explanation than loneliness would be boredom, as the cure for boredom is often entertainment, which is what gambling is. Although I guess in person gambling does have a social aspect.

When even the United States is urging a cease fire you know the humanitarian abuses must be unimaginable. Every day the headlines get worse and worse. So much suffering for so many as the result of actions from a few. I’m now seeing headlines that Israel is claiming responsibility for an airstrike on an ambulance? So sad…

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That’s crazy man. Please gamble more responsibly, unless you’re worth like 100 million dollars in which case have your fun. For me, losing that amount of money would probably cost me some sleep. I wouldn’t even consider doing it, but I’m not much of a gambler.

I agree with your logic. I always felt like sports betting is more trustworthy than other types because there’s not really any way you can be cheated when betting on public sporting events. As for tips… I’d say to bet what you know and use your betting to increase your enjoyment of watching the sporting event. Then you’ll always win, even when you lose.

Good game on tonight between the undefeated Dallas Mavericks and the single loss having Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets are the favorite and I think they’ll probably win, but it’s interesting to see an undefeated team expected to lose (which I agree with). Could be an opportunity to bet Dallas +6.5 since they haven’t even lost a game yet…

I don’t track the movements of whales because I don’t care what other people are doing with their funds. Not to mention anyone can make their coins look like they’re doing anything with them, so if you are reliant on this sort of thing you’re leaving yourself open to being manipulated. Just make your own decisions and do your best. Don’t follow others.

More than hospitals I think the people need basic supplies. Food and water might be things we take for granted but I promise you the people in Gaza don’t. They’re having to rob and kill for food and water right now. It’s something that everyone should have sympathy for. Nobody on this earth should starve today.

This would be cool and I’m sure Bitcoiners would appreciate it, but I doubt it would have much impact. Who knows though. Maybe it would get some people to take another look at Bitcoin and realize that it hasn’t died as is being pushed in mainstream thought. It could even help some people get in early, so I guess I’m for it.

I think a guide for how to have fun gambling is a good thing. A guide on how to gamble profitably is pushing a pipe dream on people. Always remember that gambling is a form of entertainment. Not much different from going to the movies. Imagine thinking you can go to the movies and walk out with more money than you came in with…