Did you set up the nodes yourself or did you have someone else do it for you?
Also, did you verify the extension being added, the Strongblock Ponzi or project is becoming quite popular and this is sure to attract scammers who would create fake versions to get into user's wallets.

There's really nothing you can do as the coins are already gone besides checking for the loophole and ensuring it does not affect any other app on your device.

Didn't get the point of a huge part of your text, but you can always leave cryptocurrencies, it's an alternative sector and you can survive without it and deal with conventional banks.
If you're having problems picking what cryptocurrency to buy, or do not have enough technical knowledge to properly use it or you don't get why you even need it at all, you can always leave cryptocurrencies and stick with fiat.

Definitely, that's why I said it can only be possible if Bitcoin is valued on itself like by purchasing power or work hours which would make it more stable than when it is purely determined by speculation.
Fractional reserve is definitely not possible in the current structure of the Bitcoin ecosystem and might not actually be possible in the coming years as it's still a very maturing system.

It does not even perfectly work with fiat if you consider situations of inflation and hyper devaluation, it's just the current most efficient system.

I would say you are already on the right track as you're associating your investment with your level of knowledge and not buying simply cause it's popular and has grown over the years.
There are quite a number of useful threads on the forum for getting your feet wet in Bitcoin, you can check out this one for all you need on what wallet to choose
You can also check out this external threads which I've once recommended for someone;
This covers a good amount of Bitcoin basics: https://www.coindesk.com/learn/

This discusses about wallets and security: https://cryptosec.info/wallets/

About Crypto.com, it seems to be a legitimate site; I've never used it so I cannot personally recommend it, but you should research on what wallet or exchange is best for you as it depends on your purpose of using it.;
• Exchanges generally are bad for storing cryptocurrencies, infact, any custodian platform (one that holds your private keys) is bad for storing cryptos.
• If you do not care about privacy that much you can make use of centralized exchanges, otherwise you can check out DEXes or P2P platforms which does not require KYC,
• Online wallets are not recommended,
• Closed source wallets are not recommended.

It's much safer to store your coins on a non custodian wallet, which does not accumulate from just storing it. Some platforms offer interest on staking, but it's generally not safe.

Getting a marketers who has knowledge of SEO would be a good first step as they would be able to use available tools to get your product more traffic. Or you could also take some courses on SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in case you want to manage it yourself.

Five weeks is quite short and if you're aiming for organic traffic, it would take a bit longer than that to get desired results. You should also not limit your marketing to search engines, social media is a very good way to build traffic for your platform and stay in the loop with relevant trends.

Do you mean you cannot bid for specific key words, what reason was given for this?

You say this cause you are viewing it retrospectively and have seen exactly how the market played out over the past few days, predicting what direction it would take in order to know when to short is not an easy strategy and you would definitely lose out so many times. Everyone is a good trader when they have seen how the market plays out.

You think so (the highlighted part), because you're viewing the market retrospectively, attempting to predict it before it happens is much more difficult and risky.

Lost bitcoins lead to a reduced supply and a thinner supply flow against demand usually results in a increase in the price.

Does it really benefit other holders? I would say it is a zero sum game; Firstly,it's a regrettable situation for one to lose access to their bitcoins due to carelessness or ignorance and it presents a risk that could demotivate some from getting into bitcoin; An average Joe would not want to be entirely responsible for their assets, where one wrong move could result in it getting lost.

Secondly, determining what bitcoin are lost is purely down to speculation, except the holders come out publicly. So adding some more couple thousand bitcoins into the lost pool which cannot be determined does not do much for it to be a benefit to other holders.

In basic terms a seed phrase is a representation of the private keys in an easily readable format in which you can back it up. Handling private keys would be difficult for most to write down and store without errors, so the seed or recovery phrase encodes the same information contained in the private key in a more user friendly format for easier recovery of an asset.

A seed phrase is a group of 12 - 24 words, while a private key is a combination of 51 or 52 alphanumeric characters.

If you are primarily interested in the long return, then hodling bitcoin is your best bet and would potentially bring you more profit than staking assets which are built on the PoS model. Not to shot on proof of stake, but one of the main reasons bitcoin actually increases in value is due to the controlled and reducing supply and how no one holds more stake on the network.

There are third party services that you can technically stake your bitcoins with, but as a common rule; Not your keys,Not your coins.

You definitely can if you can apply those skills appropriately.

1. Making Banner's
With knowledge of this you can design banners for projects that advertise on this forum. New projects also require design of their roadmap, whitepaper etc.

2. Expert at Microsoft Office Word & Excel and Google Spread Sheets / Creating form.
You can manage projects both on the forum and off it.

3. Pro at  HTML and CSS .
You can earn by creating websites for projects.

4. Few Knowledge about marketing .
This skill would be more beneficial to you as you would need to market your skills in order to get hired by prospective clients. With more knowledge you can also work in the marketing sector of projects.

I would actually say the opposite; there are more ways to spend bitcoin now as a currency now than there was ten or so years ago due to emergence of more merchants and projects such as lightening network.

So many factors affect the volatility of bitcoin, that it would be impossible to pinpoint just one, but the most salient imo, should be the features it was built with, which attracts companies and individuals.

firstly, I would say you are doing an impressive job introducing your wards to futuristic technology at a very young age, as that would give them a soft landing when they eventually might want to go deeper later in life. However, their interactions should be somewhat limited considering their age and exposure; like not too much about the financial aspect (speculative) or none at all.

About what bitcoin centered project to engagement them in which would be inclusive; I would suggest an artwork that describes what bitcoin means to them. Everyone would be able to participate as there is no technology barrier and it would make them relate to the network a lot more.

Bitcoin does solve a lot of problems in our current society due to how the network is built and the features, and those who have learnt of it now are the early adopters, cause they joined before six figures.
In my opinion, the price someone bought in at does not matter much, as you will still be able to access all the features.

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However, regardless of how promising bitcoin is and how high its value can get, we should also consider the risks involved and how bitcoin as a currency cannot survive alone without alternative currencies (fiat). And storing all your funds in bitcoin is not feasible as it is not universally accepted and transactions are not instant.

I have the same view with you, the patterns of the replies and to an extent the writing style (not ending their posts with a full stop) makes me think they're the same person. But that's all an assumption and cannot be proven, at least not with the facts available. And might not even matter much if proven, besides another reason for a negative trust of course.

You don't have to be hopeful. You'll definitely become a Jr. member if you make at least one post in the next activity period as you already have the needed requirements for the rank.
Copper membership is also another way to enable posting on the forum without needing to meet any activity or merit requirement. You probably don't need it now, but some other newbies could use the info.

That's the ultimate goal or is it learning and discussing Bitcoin?  
Just kidding, they both usually come together, the more you learn and discuss, the more knowledge you get and the higher your rank.
Congratulations on your milestone, every little step counts.

Well, in trading one can sometimes short an asset, which basically means you expect the price to drop in the coming days/weeks and sell your current position so as to buy back when the price is much lower while profiting.

Both trading and investments are somewhat slightly similar and strategies can be applied successfully in both situations, but there are marked difference between them and very different approaches. I personally don't believe being a good trader would make one a good inveror and vice versa.

This post is an obvious troll/shill, but I'll reply either ways;
You're mentioning Grayscale quite a lot in your posts, firstly there's no competition between both companies and both CEOs could actually be friends irl. About which company holds more, Grayscale is sort of a trust fund and allows exposure to Bitcoin from people who would normally not be able to access it, they do not own the bitcoins they hold, Microstrategy on the other hand buys and holds Bitcoin directly most of the time, I believe they did a find rasing some time back, but majority of the coins they hold were bought directly.

About the platform existing; it definitely will. As has been pointed out, the forum existed before signature campaigns and would after it.
Would I be active if the forum did not have sig campaigns;

I'm sure I'll definitely not be as active as I am now, the forum is a repository of knowledge and serves as a source of solution which any crypto enthusiast has, so I'll have lots of reasons to remain on the forum, just not as much as I do now. Discussing about Bitcoin is rewarding of itself, but the actual perks of a dog campaign adds an extra incentive.
This can also be said for so many other members, most of which may not even log in at all anymore, leading to a drop in activity and a more comfortable place for users interested in the network to discuss.

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If there were no signature campaigns probably threads would have only a couple of replies, rather than several pages of texts.

No, it won't. Cryptocurrencies cannot substitute for traditional banking, maybe in a futuristic Utopian society that could be possible, but that's quite a long shot.
Bitcoin which was the emergent cryptocurrency, was not created to replace fiat and banks, it was meant to be another option as you rightly pointed out, an alternative means of sending and receiving money which does not need third party validation. And while Bitcoin has great potential to grow and become globally adopted, a centralized system of banking would always exist.

This can be done in the local thread and you ask the OP edit the link into the first post, so everyone would be able to locate it even if it gets buried under other replies.
Other local thread members could have ideas similar they would want to post but that would just make the board a bit clunky and difficult to navigate.

Or you could wait for a direct reply from a mod.