Bitcoin was created to be a free network which can operate without the need for a third party, but so many people who hold bitcoin are not doing so because of the freedom or ease of access it offers, but rather because of the speculative value, and these people do not mind giving up their privacy and freedom for the ease that CEXes supposedly offers

This would not be happening anytime soon, you can even judge through the comments here on bitcointalk that majority of people are not ready to accept that centralized exchanges are an antithesis to what bitcoin was designed to be.

That's not how the forum works, and especially not how the trust system works. Members are not banned for feedbacks that is considered inappropriate, they just reduce their chances of getting on DT and their feedback doesn't count as much on the profile.

Your feedback is also not proper use, as written above and reduced your chances of getting into DT as well.

I personally cannot appraise this as I do not understand the language.

Whether or not the influencers are getting paid, people should build the habit of Doing their own research when it comes to investing and trading. You bear the financial risk of your decisions and should not base those decisions on someone else's opinion.

There is no guarantee in cryptocurrencies, so any project that "promises" any type pf growth at all is a huge red flag.

Switzerland is a high ranked economy by GDP, and one of its city's being linked to bitcoin is a huge step in the direction of adoption.

This sort of news reinforces bitcoins utility as a currency and store of value and even though it may not have significant impact on the market value, it very well could impact how institutions and government see it, triggering more adoption.

Ukraine has canceled the planned airdrop which was announced yesterday and plan to launch NFTs instead, through which people can support their cause. This was announced through the account in charge of crypto donations earlier today;


What do you think about this recent development?
Some people see this as an attempt to incentivize more donations, but some others are of the opinion that if you donate, you should do so without expecting anything in return, even if it was promised. Opinions?

They are not supporting the Russian people, they are just not completely violating the rights of its users. Blocking accounts of citizens simply because the leader of that country started a war is invasive and does nothing to solve the issue, it only suffers the citizens.

The big exchanges hardly understand decentralized currencies and actually do freeze accounts arbitrarily as well as divulging the personal information of her users. This is just one line they are not willing to cross. Your funds are however safer in a non custodian wallet.

Earlier today, Ukraine government through their official Twitter account announced that an airdrop has been confirmed and would launch from the 3rd of March to all crypto donors



The exact logistics behind such an event seems unclear at this point, but one thing it was certain to do was to attract attention, lots of it. As well as stimulate more donations as people would want to be a part of whatever the Ukrainians are planning. And according to coindesk, this is seemingly working as there has been a spike in donations since the announcement;

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Would be interesting to see how it all plays out, there are speculations that they could be planning to create a custom token/coin, but running a airdrop on this would be difficult as donations were from multiple crypto networks.

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Edit;
Ukraine has canceled the planned airdrop which was announced yesterday and plan to launch NFTs instead, through which people can support their cause. This was announced through the account in charge of crypto donations earlier today;


What do you think about this recent development?
Some people see this as an attempt to incentivize more donations, but some others are of the opinion that if you donate, you should do so without expecting anything in return, even if it was promised. Opinions?

IIRC, Theymos has hinted about adding at least one new rank, and members have chipped in with suggestions for name and customization,big however this should happen, then besides an activity count there would also be a new merit requirement that one should reach to attain this new rank.

Also, I cannot think of any motivation to add other ranks available for purchase, the admin has said that the forum does not need extra funds and copper membership pretty much covers the necessities that one would need when joining the forum and if they need to advertise a little service.

What if you buy Bitcoin in the hopes that the price would rise further and it crashes down, you lose your capital, except you are willing to hold long term and hope the price increases. There is risk to any investment and always the possibility that things do not go the way it was planned.

Now shorting a currency does not always have to be on a loan, someone who holds Bitcoin now and feels it would drop further from this point can short it by selling now, to buy back at a lower price, same way you long s currency by buying now, to sell at a later time when it is expected to be higher in value.

...Russians and Europeans alike.

• As a digital currency, Bitcoin is easy to carry around in an airgapped device or hardware wallet,
• As a borderless currency, it can be used anywhere without any international limitations,
• As a pseudo anonymous network, individuals can transact without it being linked to their real life identity,
• It is resistant to inflation, so cannot be affctd by economic sanctions directly
These factors makes it suitable for use as a Store of value or safe haven currency for economically unstable regions.

This is true and has bee evident in many other situations, but the userbase of these centralized (non custodian) exchanges keeps growing overtime, so apparently, people are aware that non custodian exchanges can freeze or lock your accounts and submit your personal documents to government agencies, but they believe this is only a problem to illegal users who have nothing to hide, and it should not affect them at all, and as such more users easily give up their privacy and bitcoins to centralized middle men.

Would the situation change?
I think most likely not. It may get even more popular and become the new norm, so then news agencies make up headlines like these, people would not be able to tell that there's a problem with it.

There is no deposit fee needed to deposit Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency on kraken and this is same for many other crypto exchanges I have used, where you pay a fee is when transferring out of your wallet to another wallet or when you are withdrawing to fiat from the exchange.

I would say that you should have done your research before accepting Bitcoin and a payment option, considering ways you can be scammed by accepting unconfirmed transaction fees, best ways to convert to fiat and fee consideration.
You may want to consider using a payment processor to accept transactions and convert to fiat.

There is no statistic to back it up, but it would seem like Investors and traders have developed more trust in bitcoin's price and ability to recover after dips is value, this means there is no mass panic sell off whenever the price crashes and thus doesn't trigger a massive drop in the value. There is also a higher inflow of institutional investors who are more savvy in investments and have higher amounts to invest with and as such more room space to accomodate drops in the value of their investment.

The market is not influenced by sentiments, but it is already displaying strong recoveries, with close to 20% increase in value over the past week and 12% over the past 24 hours.

True. A lot of people have lost faith in charity organization and how much of donations actually get to the people they were donated for with logistics  like transportation and lodgings taking an ample cut.

This is a better idea to get the aid to the people, but would be much harder than copying and pasting a donation address; as the process has to be monitored and handled by an actual person on the forum. It is however doable.

The second point about noting down your private keys should be modified as private keys are a bit complex to work with, such as backing up  and it is surely impossible to memorize. Working with a mnemonic phrase is a better option, but even this should not be memorized as we can not trust our memory as a backup.
Also, if you are a long term holder, you do not have to regularly keep track of the exchange rate.

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Another point or points, I would add to the Do's is;
• Learn safe browsing, this would include using ad blockers, avoiding unverified sites and bookmarking regularly visited URLs,
• Try to utilize decentralized services to use bitcoin.

It is not possible to delete or edit a thread in any board, although in the archival board it includes replies to a thread as well.
There is no restrictions to editing a thread or reply in the archival board.

The sanctions imposed on the state of Russia has been quite steep and was always going to have significant effect on their economy and impact the ruble.
How Russia would react would be interesting to see, as their major plays from this point is their reserve assets and their gold stashes.

Bitcoin provides a safe haven for citizens from unstable nations and this could be a reason for Russians to switch to bitcoin and consequently improve interest and demand.

The sanctions is fully effected would make Russia heavily dependent on their allies, especially China. This would influence if their economy survives and how much long term effect it would have.
This situation would also affect other EU states as Russia is the major supplier of natural gas to the continent by a long mile and finding a cost effective alternative would prove difficult for the countries involved in setting up the sanctions.

The point I was trying to make is that Bitcoin of itself does not create employment opportunities, you need to have a skill that Bitcoin can be applied to in order for one to profit.
Trading is a skill that you can learn acd Bitcoin is a tool you can use to profit from trading. This forum is also a platform where one can market their skills and earn through signature campaigns, but it is still a product of what the user offers as a service.

Bitcoin of itself is only a decentralized currency, it cannot influence unemployment or the economies of a nation, it can only be used as a payment gateway for one to accept payment from international users of their service, but they need to have a service they are offering which can be monetized.

Cryptocurrency investments does not provide a means that can replace gainful employment, it can be used as a store of value or a way to grow wealth, but cannot be relied upon, especially by someone who is unemployed.