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1701  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Will Shiba inu get to $1 on: January 29, 2023, 10:58:36 PM
Can shiba inu ever get to $1 in the next bull run or more years to come??,  though nothing is impossible, but i don't think it can get there,
And is the project still good to invest in?

No.  You simply need to read about market cap.  For shib to get to $1 each it would end up putting the market cap in the trillions at the cost of all the money in the world.  Simply put it IS VERY impossible for shib to get to $1. Don't equate doge and shib together they have very different supply numbers which controls the price ceiling.
1702  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: January 29, 2023, 10:56:34 PM
what happened to purdy??

He got hit in his throwing elbow, and is out for now.  He's currently standing on the sideline with his helmet on, I'm sure he wants to come back in.  The Eagles just scored again...   We're giving this game away with penalties and stupid officiating.  The Eagles already stole one touchdown.  That 4th down pass on the opening drive should have been revied in the booth, and should have been a turn-over-on-downs.

Rough game for the 49ers.  Watched the second half and they didn't do themselves any favors.  Another tough one was the running into the kicker down 21-7 which turned into a td for the eagles and essentially sealed this one up.  As a giants fan I hate to say this but it's going to take a monster game from either the Chiefs or Bengals.  4 rushing tds vs the best rushing defense in the 49ers.  I'd like to see the Bengals and eagles match up here for the SB.
1703  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Will crypto banks replace traditional banks soon on: January 29, 2023, 09:28:03 PM
I'd like to think for the sanity of crypto a big no.  The whole point behind the crypto experiment is to be your own bank and not rely on greedy 3rd party institutions like we have in traditional banking.  I mean if ypu are just going to use a bank for your crypto what's the difference between fiat and crypto???
1704  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: January 29, 2023, 09:25:38 PM
Here we go! I put some bitcoin down on the Niners (I keep wanting to say San Fran but now I can’t, thanks @direwolf lol). I think the Eagles are the better team but the Niners were at +3 and I just have some weird feeling they’ll pull off the upset.

The Bengals this week went from +1 to -1 to +1 to +1.5 to + 2  lol…I got them at +1 and + 2. Feeling Joe Cool and that team big time. But since I am I’m sure that means I’ll lose my bet lol. Placed the largest bet I ever have this game.

Should be a fun day !!

Good luck chi I have the same bets.  Haven't been able to watch the first half of the eagles game yet been out and about what happened to purdy?? Why did Josh johnsonco.e in?  With that being said has any team ever made it to the superbowl with theor 3rd string qb lol.  Hoping Josh can come through in the second half.  Gonna a need the 9ers d to step up and get a to or 2. 
1705  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 29, 2023, 07:48:53 PM
The Lakers would've won that game. Referees did mess it up again.
- A late whistle at the final seconds of the 4th quarter. Shot counted plus a free throw to tie the game.
- A no-call on the drive by James where in fact, there is a foul because the hand has been hit while he shot the ball.
I'm a bit upset with that calls that I didn't watch the overtime already. The Lakers would've won that game if the referees called it right.

Anyway, forget that sh*t and I'll be focusing on the scoring record. In his 5 games, James averaged 33.4 PPG so if we will just base on that number, he might broke the record in 3-4 games so most probably he will break it against the Pacers or the Pelicans or even the Thunder if he will score lower.
Yeah, It seems that the referee has a hand on the Boston win here. The NBA should review the officiating here because clearly, they had said that they don't want the referee involved, but that foul on Bev and the non call on Lebron's drive could have given the Lakers the win but the referee messed it up big time.

I'm no Laker fan but this has to be look at as I have said.

Lakers in their last couple of games has been in the short end of the bad call, just saying.
If it was a game where it matter for them, I would be upset too. I would always love to see Lakers in playoffs, they are royalty in NBA so seeing them is always good. But they are 13th in the west right now, there is no way they are going to playoffs, not even play-in tournament to be fair, they are going to lose and they will have to accept that and move on.

They could have won this game, and it wouldn't have mattered for the end of the season, they really need like a big big win streak if they want to be in playoffs and I do not see that happening. Good for Lebron though, dude is about the be the person with the most points, that's not an easy feat, that's actually quite a big achievement considering he is the type of guy that passes a lot too.

They just got AD back and they are a couple games out of the playin what are you talking about?  I'm not pro Lakers but to say there is no way they would even make the playing is just straight wrong.  It's games like this when you win that propel your team, or on the flip side side track you.  Every game is important when playoff seedings are games apart at the end of the year.  This game counts just as much as a game at the end of the year.

To be honest they are just 3 games out of 5th place in the west that's how close every team is right now in the west.
1706  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 29, 2023, 04:38:09 AM
I am %100 sure that Bronny will be drafted even if only for his fathers name. Dude doesn't need to play all that much, there were a million antentekoumpos in the league just because Giannis was in the league, which means that they wanted to get his brothers in order to maybe have a chance to get him too, but that did not work. I am sure Bronny will be anticipated, and Lebron "may" go to the team that drafts him, just these two ideas would be better than most second round picks. Like seriously, whats a 55th pick guy ever does? Its very rare you find a gem there, hence its better to get Bronny for a hopes of one more year from Lebron and make a killing with profits thanks to jersey sales. I am sure it will happen, just don't know which team.

Yup! the NBA could surely get Bronny James or even his younger brother Bryce Maximus James but I really wish Bronny James will get by the Los Angeles Lakers if he is not drafted by the Lakers maybe be traded to them instead if they can not get him, and yes because Lebron James is doing great for the Lakers now they could do that for him, for me, Lebron James is a big asset for the Lakers that name alone could rack up money for them and if the Lakers would not get Bronny Lebron James would surely go into another team that has Bronny for sure,


LeBron will stay with the Lakers next season because he has a player option for the 24/25 season, not the 23/24 season. Anyway, maybe the Lakers' management will really want to get Bronny in order to keep LeBron, but the problem is that the Lakers only have a second-round draft pick in which Bronny might be selected. So it's still hard to predict whether LeBron will retire in a Lakers uniform or not.


I really think that is not a slim chance for them to get Bronny James and for the 1st pick to be Bronny James, I really think that Lebron James for them is a big cash cow get for their corporation, there are a lot of advertisers that want Lebron James and sponsors that are backing the name Lebron James and right now Lebron James is currently playing like his prime years, considering his games he is pretty much doing great right now, so I really think the Lakers will consider Bronny James as a great asset aswell,

Lakers suck right now and will be a lottery pick possibly a high pick next year when bronny is available.  They aren't going to blow a high pick on bronny just to keep lebron who will be 40 years old on the team.  That would set the team back years.  Not to mention they don't have many assets other than their own draft picks moving forward.  No way bronny goes in the lottery lol.
1707  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: January 29, 2023, 04:34:36 AM
Not going to lie tonight hurt.  Had the Lakers money line here and withthe game tied refs missed probably the worst missed call of the year.  Bron going in for a layup got hammered on the forearm by Tatum and no call.  In ot took the loss.  Brutal one but that's basketball right
1708  Economy / Collectibles / [Auction] 3 coin Loaded Viacoin set.(3) 1oz silver coins total of 175 Via loaded on: January 29, 2023, 02:52:39 AM
Up for Auction is at set of 3 NattyMind Loaded Viacoin coins "DayBreak"!  All 3 coins are serial number #40

Original Thread from 2019 when these were made: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5162822.msg51746636#msg51746636

Each coin is 1oz .999 silver.

1) All silver: Loaded with 25 Viacoin
2) Silver w/ partial gold plating: Loaded with 50 Viacoin
3) Gold plated silver: Loaded with 100 Viacoin

Also included is the official COA that came with this set

Auction Details:

Start: Now
End: Wed Feb 1st 9pm US EST (New York City Time)
Escrow:  If needed of course we can use escrow, prefer to use Minerjones (seller pays fee)
Starting Bid: .01BTC
Bid Increments: .0001BTC
Payment Address: 15avMnq8xtMmzZvjLLfeXXBJWRhpW5VXV6
Shipping: $7 (tracked) to US; International will get actual cost based on provided country utilizing USPS.


https://imgur.com/a/pFdJyE9
https://imgur.com/a/qIGEw1c
https://imgur.com/a/SURU1Ii
1709  Economy / Collectibles / Re: ⏩⏩[AUCTION LIST] Auction for ColdKey victims of the apparent theft⏪⏪ on: January 29, 2023, 01:06:50 AM
Smoothie,

Put me down for a donation of some basketball cards:

1) 1988 Fleer Reggie Miller rookie card graded psa 8
2) 1996 Topps Allen Iverson rookie graded psa 8
3) 2003 Topps Dwayne Wade rookie graded psa 8

Cheers

Wheelz

I don't think these have been added to the list.  I'm open to send them in for whatever you guys come up with as far as auction/raffle goes.  Would just need to know where to these Silly cardboard thingys.
1710  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 28, 2023, 09:34:23 PM
There's always been talks and intrigue about these 2 teams since the Mavs made an upset and knocked the Suns out in the playoffs in 2021. It seems like some Phoenix fans and maybe even Booker himself hasn't moved on yet.

That's why when these two teams meet again early in the season and the Suns won it after a big comeback, the celebration is like they truly got revenge on the Mavericks lol. They should really be bitter in their last year's playoffs exit as just imagined having the best record in the NBA and up by 2 wins in the playoffs against the Mavericks but still choking and losing it. And the worst, they allow the Mavericks to give them as much as 46 points behind, a literal choke.

I hope though that they will meet again in this year's playoffs to continue their rivalry, with no injuries and in a healthy lineup.
But this lost though, I mean no Luka but still the Dallas were able to escape and get that needed win against their rival. So this could be another huge lost for them mentally and it's worst for them.
I wonder what Luka is saying at the back when he saw that his team won against the Suns without him.

Well, the Suns don't have Booker as well. Since he got injured, the Suns played not that good. Well, they got a 4 game winning streak before that lost and that shows a sign of adjustments, but still, many are expecting that the Suns will be the same team as they are 2 years ago when they are at the top of the standings. Now they are 25-25 and currently 9th in the league. Nowhere near the expectation of their fans and other people who have high expectations to them.

Will they enter the playoffs? Yes for sure. The question now is, where they will land. The worst thing that can happen to them is if they will end up at the play-in tournament.

I really doubt their presence if they can have an appearance in the playoffs because they won't get that far because they are heavily relying on Devin Booker alone, point god can't lift the team anymore if he can't give his power pass to someone who is reliable to shoot anymore. Moreover, the Jazz, Thunder, Blazers and Lakers might force their way too. So if CP3 and Booker will get injured again in the precious times then it's a no go for them for sure.

Most likely that the Suns has reach it's peaked with CP3 and Booker and the rest, like Ayton.

So now they are starting to crumble and struggle with their current roster, they are no longer in their primes, and the NBA has catch up with them. And the injuries too to CP3 and Booker could be a factor as well.

Most likely they could make the playoff, but again, facing a difficult team in the first round, they might choke again.

I mean cp3 might not be in his pri.e but Booker and ayton are 26 and 24 years old which is the sweet spot for nba players.  They are absolutely in theor prime.  Problem they have is with Booker out with injury it reduces theor ability to spread the floor.  Booker is the key piece to this team.  They will be just fine once everyone gets back on the court.
1711  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Polygon (MATIC) to $20? on: January 28, 2023, 06:37:36 PM
Nice little bump up this past month.  It's been stuck under a dollar usd for awhile.  I know it doesn't mean anything for the long run but the physiological threshold of passing $1 is always an important one.  Will be watching this closely over the next couple months we could possibly see a little run here.
1712  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: why people are always interested in altcoins on: January 28, 2023, 06:24:51 PM
as we know, many people suggest investing in bitcoin because the risk is not too high.
but if we look at the market there are lots of people buying altcoins, and to be honest I also like to buy altcoins but there aren't many of them, and it's still my biggest investment in bitcoin. and to be honest even though investing in altcoins is risky but I always want to buy and the reason is because of the high pumping..
and I want to ask everyone what is your  for buying altcoins, is the reason the same as mine?

Greed.  Simple as that it is the get Rick quick scheme of the century.  Problem is very few do and most lose all the money they put in.  People missed out on bitcoin and think if they get in early on something else they can hit what early bitcoiners hit.  Others just use them as trade toys to get more bitcoin.  Amd then lastly...gambling.  people like the rush.
1713  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tom Brady's Gambling and HUGE loss. on: January 28, 2023, 06:21:57 PM
Honestly, I'd say he took quite the gamble. Maybe the gambler of the year for 2022! This man bet his marriage on making it all the way to the super bowl. He also bet the majority of his wealth on the FTX scam. Unfortunately Mr. Brady has lost it all! You have got to feel bad for the guy. I am a huge Brady fan, and can sympathize with his losses. Surely many people that don't like him for whatever reason may be happy with his current predicament, which is honestly pretty sad if that is the case. We are all human here, and dealing with tremendous loss is difficult. Especially when you're in the lime light. I recently heard on a radio talk show a clip from a reporter asking Tom Brady just the other day what he was going to do now? Tom replied, " You know *name of the reporter* if I knew what I was going to do I would have already F$%king done it!" Poor Tom. I would bet that Brady stays at it, he is not going to end his career like this, having one of the most brutal years personally 1000% affected his game, I would bet that he gets picked up by another team soon, hopefully New England! Any thoughts on this?

Feel bad for him?  Lol. He can go broke every year and become a millionaire over and over again just on his likeness.  He has a sitting 10 year broadcasting contract for $350million once he retires.  Getting g divorced happens all the time.  Dude has an insanely good life so no.  Don't feel bad for him
1714  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: January 28, 2023, 06:15:55 PM
Lots of games on the docket tonight have some early ones in.

Knicks on the road +2 against the Nets.  Almost like a home game and knicks owe the Nets a good beating

Timberwolves at home +2 against kings.

Lakers +9 against the Celtics.  Prime time game on ABC and AD coming back.  I might actually take the Lakers ML here at these odds.

Jazz -7.5 at home against Dallas with no Luka.  Dallas sukcs without Luka thos should be an easy win for jazz.
1715  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 28, 2023, 06:08:25 PM
If this will happen, offered Jerami Grant his maximum four year, $112 million extension...

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Thave offered Jerami Grant his maximum four year, $112 million extension but the versatile forward is yet to accept the deal, reports Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer. Grant became eligible for the deal earlier this month.

Do you think he is deserving of this huge contract? or will help accept it or decline it?

The final decision should have a very serious approach.

Expecting a much higher contract extension in the free agency is a good option but how sure he was that it will be offered by the Blazers? The original offer was already good and I can't blame him expecting for more but that was a risky move. Surely, he was thinking that overnight.

I hope Jerami Grant, if ever really pushes to decline the 4-year $112M contract extension but is, unfortunately, unable to get what he's expected in the free agency in the postseason, won't turn into a Dennis Schroder 2.0.

The difference here is Dennis Schroeder and Jerami Grant are 2 completely separate players.  Any team would take on Jeremy if they had cap space.  He can get that same contract from multiple teams.  Dennis Schroeder is easily replaceable with a player coming out of the draft for much cheaper.
1716  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈 on: January 27, 2023, 10:29:24 PM
Two of the 49ers' four losses this season have come against dual-threat QBs, QBs who can run the ball well: Fields in Week 1 and Mariota in Week 6. I know it was early in the season and under different circumstances, but still... The 49ers have the league's best run defense, but they'll have their hands full with Hurts' ability to run and his designed Redzone runs, which are difficult to defend/scheme against.

I also like AJ Brown's matchup against the 49ers' secondary, which i believe is their weakest link. Metcalf played well on the outside in the wild-card game.

Purdy vs. Eagles pass rush is also something to watch, Cowboys' defense was Purdy's first real test, and despite not throwing a touchdown, he didn't give the ball away either, no turnovers. The Eagles' pass rush ranks second in pressure rate and first in sacks, making this another difficult matchup for him.

I got the Eagles and Bengals making it to the owl. Excited to watch both games... Smiley

I have been thinking about this all week and I can't make heads or tails about it.  My guilt says to go with San Fran but I don't know how the pressure of Philly against a real good eagles defense Brock will do.  If they can get McCaffrey going it will relieve the stress but if they stack the box all game daring them to air it out It can be a rough day for San Fran.  Going with SF though
1717  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Power Slap League on: January 27, 2023, 09:10:36 PM
Who didn’t hear or watch at least one video about Dana white’s latest show which called The Power Slap League that started this new year of 2023, the rules of this sport are easy and simple where both competitors taking turns trying to knock each other out in order to win
There is a lot of talking about it lately about the low payout of Ufc boss to the participants of this tournament which goes to only 3200£ a Fight while he might be generating millions of dollars of it, But my topic here i want it to be about betting on this new sport and tournament which i still didn’t see any bookmaker announcing anything about this matter, And in my opinion it’s a lot of fan and as any fighting sport there is always bookmakers that will eventually include Power Slap League and allow people to bet on their favorite fighters.


Dumbest sport ever, honestly.  Talk about cte and brain issues.  Just constantly taking professional hits with no chance to defend yourself.  No real tactic either.  Just slap the shit out of someone until someone gets knocked out lol.  I mean people will definitely bet on it though because that's what we do 😆
1718  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: When was your last Royal Fush? on: January 27, 2023, 09:01:15 PM
In holdem I've landed one once but I was only holding 1 of the cards, the other 4 came on the flop and river.  I've never in all the years playing was in a hand where even the other player had a royal flush with 2 of theor hole cards used in the flush. 
1719  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: January 27, 2023, 08:30:51 PM
0 point
7 assists
1 rebound
19 minutes played

That was Ben Simmon's stats against the Pistons hehe. It just doesn't make sense for a big PG not to make more shot attempts on a league that mostly favors offense now. It was less than 10 tries per game in their last four or five outings. This guy would be very lucky to have a contract extension that's close to his current salary if he keeps playing like this.

Simmons' fear of shooting the ball doesn't surprise me anymore, and I highly doubt the Nets will want to take a risk and offer him a contract extension. I'd rather believe the Nets will get rid of him before his current contract expires. By the way, I'm amused by the fact that even Shaq had a better free throw percentage in his career than Simmons has this season.

Yeah he isn't getting an extension he will probably end up buried on a non contender who will take a flyer on him.  He was a solid player but mental health looks like it got the best of him.  Maybe he just walks away from the game who knows, either way it's a shame and hope the dude gets better mentally for his posy basketball.life.
1720  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: January 27, 2023, 08:28:35 PM
Yes, I also believe that the number of participants can affect the quality of the world cup, not to the detriment of other teams, but unfortunately if a country has not participated in previous world cups, it means that it has neither the capacity nor the quality to be a eligible team to participate in the world cup.

I imagine that the main reason the world cup is such a rare and prestigious event is because it takes place every 4 years.

I don't agree. According to the most probable system, the teams that qualify for the knock out stages will play one additional match only, while they could face weaker teams in the group stages. Therefore, their performance won't change a lot in my opinion. On the other hand, increasing the number will give more opportunities for the theoretically weak teams and their fans to appear in the World Cup. However, the decision to increase the number of participants was taken for pure financial reasons.

You're right it was purely financial not for competitive reasons.  It's like adding new teams to a particular league.  It dilutes the competition and quality.  Same amount of possible players spread over more teams in this case countries on the lower end of talent.  If you can't qualify that should just be it, you don't qualify.
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