All I've said that his move is more impressive than what you think a bitcointalk YouTube channel would achieve. I certainly don't understand what you'd expect from putting our work onto Google's servers, where they can censor at will, hence allowing only what suits them best. Do you really think that those truly interested won't find this forum?!?!

And about believing him or not... the fact that you are jumping to conclusions like this tells a lot...

So it's the client of the company you're working for, not actually yours, or the client of a company you own...
Don't take me wrong, still a nice achievement, but much less important than what I first thought... I was even wondering how comes you're still here, instead of enjoying margaritas...
Still, congrats!

So your solution for countering mainstream media is... to use mainstream media channels.
Well, for your surprise, bitcointalk does have a YouTube channel, see discussion in this topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5351302.0
It's a fun channel though, hence probably not what you'd expect.

I think that a more impressive approach is CZ buying a big bunch of shares at Forbes (iirc), hence maybe allowing him watch over what they're publishing....

Mining bitcoin is not possible on CPU or GPU. This being said, one cannot meaningfully mine bitcoin on cloud computing / AWS like machines.
I don't know how is it for altcoins too, some can be mined with CPU/GPU and then converted for bitcoin, but you may want to ask about that on the altcoins area.
I don't think it's legal (the cloud website might kick you out) or it may not worth it (too expensive), but I don't know.

On the other hand, beware of cloud mining websites. Those are plain scams.

If one is not reported and not caught... no way the people would know and tag him.
And after a report like this... I would expect that account gets punished in a way or another, or even banned.


However, as already said, after this topic of yours, that account will most probably become red too. got red too. I've just taken care of that.

On any centralized exchange you're trading just numbers. Those are real coins only at depositing and at withdrawing, when they are visible on the blockchain. All the rest is numbers in the exchange's internal database.

No, that's not a legit wallet, most probably somebody has tried to scam you.
The usual way to handle this is to report that message.
As a rule of the thumb, always be wary of unsolicited private conversations. In most cases those are attempts for scam.

...and.... I don't know what else the forum could do about this.

If you would have been paying attention at least to the linked article you would have known that it's an article from UK talking about Starling Bank from UK (and the situation of crypto in UK), not Sterling Bank (Nigeria)...

This is a bad approach. If you look for a person to help you, you can easily stumble on persons that want to scam you or who may (willingly or unwillingly) mislead you.
Since you are an upcoming backend developer you may assimilate more info from pages like https://learnmeabitcoin.com/ or https://electrum.readthedocs.io/ than from watching YouTube movies.
(Same goes to private messages: scammers can pretend to help you privately; avoid.)
The questions are best to be asked publicly. See below.


The best is imho to read a little from reputable sources.
I'd start with bitcoin whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper (if you're from UK, just ask for a different source)
Then I'd go to through Mastering Bitcoin, which is free here: https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook
Afterwards, the links I've started with can be of help too.


When you have some reading done, you can start asking. People here will be more than happy to help you, as long as you don't ask things already asked 100s of times.
The search feature of the forum can be of help too, or maybe https://ninjastic.space/search would make it even easier.
Make sure you make your topics when asking questions instead of hijacking others' topics.
Enjoy the ride!

Actually more and more look for the cons too, plus usually the first wage, by far is not big enough for the bank's liking.
The bank looks for stable job, hence at least 6 months there... the reality is not exactly like the newspapers depict it 

The fact that there are so many homeowners here is (also) caused by the fact that soon after the old regime was abolished, the people was able to buy the flats they were living in, and the prices were extremely low. Else the percentage would look awful, actually.

On the other hand, the prices for the properties are more likely to grow here than in more developed countries, hence it's a better business here to buy.

I am sure that OP can see how my pluses and minuses apply (or not) in his country; I don't feel I was that much biased.

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Well, you can - at least in theory - buy Bitcoin and, at the time the kids are big enough, those Bitcoins may (with some luck) cover the price for a decent house for each and every one of them.
But yes, you do have a valid point; paying a loan for the house is - at least in theory - less risky than bitcoin.

It can be a start, but I would not be surprised if JG will also ask 1xbit to prove the originating addresses are theirs.
Or is there already a platform or anybody who can certify that those are their addresses?
However, at least OP can indeed do his part, it's not that difficult.


Good point.

This is utter BS. I'm using AliExpress now and then and the currency I'm using with is Euro. Internally, AliExpress is certainly working with something else - I don't know if it's USD or CNY or another - however, when it has happened (not too often, ut still...) that I didn't receive the ordered product and asked for refund, the amount was a bit different (usually a few cents in any direction!!) which is 100% caused by fiat / forex volatility (especially as it takes about 2-3 months from ordering to asking for refund).
They can easily do the same with bitcoin too and nobody will complain // people will understand that their base currency is fiat and the amounts of BTC may differ.

A better explanation is that AliExpress being a Chinese company... is following China's rules on Bitcoin (ie. ban).


This is pretty much the best list I've got for my country, but for me, only 2 gift cards from there are somewhat useful. Not much.

Multumim pentru efort!
Si da, mare adevar cu pomul laudat!


Nu ar fi stricat sa iei un numar de telefon ca sa potin intreba din cand in cand si sa nu bati drumul.
Cumva mi-e ca asezarea in scara de bloc s-ar putea sa fie temporara: fie va fi pus in functiune mai la vedere (poate in peretele scarii, spre afara, daca este spatiu?), fie complet altundeva.


Aici subscriu si eu: amin!

There are pluses and minuses in absolutely all cases.
If you want to buy a place:
* you will most probably buy it a bit farther from where you'd work (so you can afford to buy it), meaning you lose a lot of time in commute (no matter if it's car, bus, train or whatever)
* taking a loan is, as you said, something not too easy to take and may need certain advance planning
* even if you buy a place, it won't be like you have no other costs than just paying it back, maintenance and utilities are to be paid
* if you lose your job you may be forced to quick-sell your place, possibly even at a (great) loss
* you may end up - sooner or later - with neighbors you simply don't want to live near them (stinky, noisy, whatever)

On the other hand:
* even if the place is bought with a loan, you can still sell it if your relation doesn't work out or you want to go working in another city or country; though it may worth it selling only after at least 3 years
* the prices for houses/flats tends to go up - actually it's a sinusoidal with higher and higher ups - but it doesn't hurt watching the market and don't buy at top and sell at bottom; still it's usually a good long term investment.

Staying in rented place:
* no need for commitment
* it can be near (or at least not too far from) the work and the fun places
* you have the flexibility to easily go rent somewhere else if you change work or you don't like your neighbors


It's up to you to weight the pluses and the minuses; I' might have even missed some. In theory buying your own place is a great investment; in reality, not all cases/situations are that nice.
However, my analysis is valid for my country. Some points may differ in yours.

You are missing the point. I have only 85 topics started and I'm here since 2014. If one doesn't have new/important/very explanatory things to say, maybe he has to focus on something else.
Maybe you should not be so keen to create topics. Read, learn, answer questions, give advises. Be careful to not repeat what others said, where possible.
And some day you will know what to write for new topics when it's the case. Why rush it?

Oh, creating new topics make it easier for your campaign's quota? That's a more unpleasant story. If you don't know what to write, you better don't write, else you'll end up - sooner or later - spamming. And I think that it's better if you leave a campaign for not meeting a quota now, as Full Member, then learn more and someday start joining campaigns again, maybe even as a higher ranks, but surely with more experience and more information to tell/share. How about this?

Well, I've looked up the story for you via ninjastic.space.
OP has claimed here that there's a problem with an 1xbit withdrawal, and a big one, about 10 BTC.
And after some discussions in all the directions, OP has claimed that his withdrawal (an even bigger one, since he has won some more) was processed. You can look up the discussion in between the two linked posts.

Of course, these can be legit or not, the tx Id doesn't really prove anything. And since we know 1xbit reputation and some of us also know that 1xbit did orchestrate fake testimonials on the forum too, I am not surprised at all by that trust feedback.

Sorry, OP, I don't say you're lying or not, I don't have any proof, but for my knowledge, the chances you lied there are bigger than the chances you were honest. Simple, cold math.
Plus, as said, only JollyGood can remove his trust feedback; that's how trust feedback works.


LE. Sorry @examplens if you feel I'm duplicating your finding, we were in paralel and I've added my thoughts too.
Even later edit: @MrBrightside1: calling JollyGood an idiot certainly doesn't look good for your case 

25 - NeuroticFish

Thank you!

Mda, ce sa facem, nu putem sa le castigam pe toate.
Cel putin cele cu yogged s-ar putea sa aiba re-reditare, din cate am inteles. Poate ca, in afara de vanzare (care si aia e o varianta de luat in seama), o sa mai fie si in vreun concurs...


Da, era "in lucru" si prefer, mai ales aici, unde suntem in cerc mai restrans, sa postez si editez cand e mai lung de scris...
Este posibil sa ma ai "contracandidat", cel putin la placa cu blocul Genesis.  Multa bafta!

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[FREE RAFFLE] Bitcoin Paper Notebook
Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5436485

Organizator: willi9974

Premiu: un carnetel cu o super-coperta cu bitcoin


Modalitate de inscriere: se alege un numar 00-99 care nu a fost inca luat. Cine a votat in "Bitcointalk Community Awards" poate alege 2 numere.
Reguli: pentru a te inscrie trebuie sa fi facut pe forum cel putin 100 de postari si sa ai cel putin 10 merite.
Transport: oricine nu este in Germania plateste transportul printr-o mica donatie.

Concurs incheiat.

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[FREE RAFFLE] Willi's Bitcoin stainless genesis block plate
Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5436579.0

Organizator: willi9974

Premiu: o placa superba cu primul bloc de Bitcoin


Modalitate de inscriere: se alege un numar 00-99 care nu a fost inca luat.
Reguli: pentru a te inscrie trebuie sa fi facut pe forum cel putin 100 de postari si sa ai cel putin 10 merite.
Transport: oricine nu este in Germania plateste transportul, estimat la 20-25$

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[FREE RAFFLE] 4/6 & 5/6 BCB Error Prints
Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5436529.0

Premiu: cartoane (teoretic pentru colorat) cu Bitcoin, dintr-o serie limitata, variantele cu erori de tiparire.


Modalitate de inscriere: se alege un numar 01-50 care nu a fost inca luat.
Reguli: se accepta doar conturi create inainte de 1 dec 2022
Desi sunt 3 poze, una e fata-verso, deci sunt 2 premii. Va fi un singur castigator, care le va primi pe ambele.
Transport: nespecificat.

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I don't like to be the devil's advocate, however, a signed TX can be easily broadcasted anytime later. So no matter how smart the embedded device is, a previous owner can create and sign the transaction of spending the collectible's coins and... broadcast it years later. Or am I missing something?
Because if I'm right it's no use to embed smarter and more expensive devices into collectibles, this kind of stealing problems can still happen.