What do you think about this video of Gilbert Arena clowning on Hakeem Olajuwon for charging $50,000 for a training session? https://x.com/thedunkcentral/status/1704169319171535226I was a bit surprised because usually NBA players have nothing but good things to say about Hakeem and he’s the guy everyone brings in to teach their up and coming big men. I honestly thought he charged a lot more. |
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You make a good point and surely the Bitcoin community would be better off if there were more vendors that accepted BTC as payment for goods (I do). I believe this is one of the reasons Bitcoin was pivoted to being a store of value instead of p2p currency. It’s unfortunately more beneficial to hold than spend, but without banks to convert to cash it would be somewhat useless for that purpose. Hence, digital gold is much less decentralized than a p2p currency.
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Feels like the worst of this market correction is behind us and the price of Bitcoin is once again creeping up. I wouldn’t want to be leveraged short or long right now, as either is likely to get you liquidated, but I sure wouldn’t want to be on the sidelines either. The rocket ship is letting passengers board. The liftoff to the moon will begin soon.
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I think OP makes a good point that if you are gambling just for money, you are going to be regularly disappointed. Casinos are basically arcades for adults. Imagine being a kid and getting angry that you have less money than you had when you entered an arcade. It’s got to be about fun or else you’re statistically almost certain to have a bad time.
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Obviously we’ve all heard stories of someone spending their family’s life savings on gambling over and over again until their family leaves them. I’ve even seen this first hand with one of my personal friends growing up. It’s a weird problem to have a family member constantly losing their money gambling, but it’s a common one. Some people just shouldn’t gamble.
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On one hand this is perfectly legal and people gambling should be prepared to follow KYC rules. On the other hand this is an obviously shady tactic used by casinos to get your money and not have to give it back. I could understand not letting you withdraw winnings, but to let you deposit and not withdraw your own funds is as shady as it gets.
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It’s a bummer that HBO cancelled Game Time, which was arguably the best show on TV. Many NBA players are asking that Netflix or another service buy the show and keep it going. I hope that happens. It is probably the best basketball show ever made. You can sign a petition below to try and bring it back on air. https://www.change.org/p/save-winning-time-the-rise-of-the-lakers-dynasty |
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This is a crazy image. Not to get all political with inflation, but damn.  |
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I have no idea what the outcome of this fight will be and to be completely honest I don’t even know who Regis Prograis is, but I have heard Devin Haney in the news for Bradley Martin (a podcaster) saying he could kick Devin’s ass in a street fight. Whatever happens with this fight, I hope it leads to a match between Bradley & Devin.
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I think there already are plenty of goods you can buy only using Bitcoin, they just aren’t mainstream enough to make a big impact. If governments do start using crypto I don’t think we need to worry about the “trade deficit” as you put it. Clearly there will be plenty more demand than supply if adoption continues, and Bitcoin was designed that way.
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A couple of features I like when it comes to online casinos are live betting and player bets. Being able to bet on individual player stats instead of just the outcome of the game can make it more fun to watch the game. Live betting can enable you to bet both sides throughout the game as odds change to put you in a win no matter what position.
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I think the reason people leave funds on an internet gambling site would be mostly convenience. Maybe a secondary concern goes to saving money on withdrawal and transaction fees. If you know that you’re going to be gambling again in the future I don’t see a problem leaving some funds on a site, but I wouldn’t use it as a savings account or wallet.
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Good tips. I agree with what you’ve said. Maybe with an emphasis on checking a casino’s reputation. When it comes to crypto entities on the internet, trust and reputation is everything. The best incentives in the world won’t mean anything if the casino offering them turns out to be operated by a scammer. Always think safety first.
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Tyson Fury appeared on Caleb Pressley’s YouTube comedy interview show, which was based mostly around how horny Tyson is. If you aren’t familiar with Caleb’s show, it’s very dry humor and ridiculousness. Not sure it’s worth a watch if you’re looking for boxing insight, but if you like comedy and Tyson Fury check it out.
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The rams choosing to kick a field goal when they were down by 10 as time expires to close the -7.5 spread against the San Francisco 49ers is a level of petty you don’t usually see in professional sports. I’m here for it and glad the Rams were looking out for their fan base. A lot of gamblers were feeling emotions watching that play call I’m sure.
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Take a look at this, the image has become a sculpture that you can go see.  I love that people enjoyed this image so much. It was so ridiculous, the obvious thing to do was to take its design and use it. Kudos to whatever artist put this together and made it a reality. I really appreciated seeing it. Enjoy! |
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Any promotion for an online casino is basically a trial offer. Most even require that you deposit real money and gamble a certain amount in order to be able to withdraw or use the trial offer. Just be careful. Trials can be good when the company offering them is reliable, but they are also traps for people in order to steal their funds.
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NBA Central is reporting that the Clippers have ended trade talks with the 76ers for a potential James Harden trade. This isn’t good news for Harden, as he’s now faced with having to sit out the season if a new suitor doesn’t appear to his liking. Pretty similar situation as with Dame, although two completely different situations regarding loyalty at the same time.
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It’s pretty crazy that someone as involved in crypto and with as much business and financial/technical knowledge as Mark Cuban could still manage to easily lose their money from their wallet. This is a danger that will definitely keep web3 from gaining adoption. Be careful out there folks. The scammers are everywhere and constantly evolving.
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I wonder if he has the public key for the address?, or were they stored on one address or more?
Knowing the public key, he could at least have some hope, not that knowing public key could do magic, but at least we have some ideas which could be used to solve for private key. Of course if he is willing to spend money to hire a professional programmer to code the said ideas into an application/ tool.
Doing this is more practical than searching garbage, the hard drive is damaged by now due to humidity
I assume he has the private key. Otherwise he can’t be sure the funds weren’t already found and spent by someone else. Don’t kid yourself though, even with the public key there is no magic he can work and no additional hope that he would ever be able to get control of that lost Bitcoin ever again. He could look at it though. |
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