I've generally noticed that the sites which do things like delete user accounts, etc are usually lesser-known and reputable sites that aren't as trustworthy. There's always going to be a chance that even an established site may do something of this variety, but lesser-known sites have less to lose than a larger site.

Setting up 2FA through Google or another type of authentication app also helps against cases of actual  account theft, and though thieves may simply contact site support to remove 2FA from an account after the thief has acquired the password for said account, most sites also stop withdrawals after 2FA's been removed for a day or two so you'll likely have noticed this abnormality before your funds are stolen in a legitimate situation of account theft. It never hurts to have extra security.

It's unlikely you're going to lose 100% of your investment by investing into cryptocurrency or Bitcoin, but I would highly suggest diversifying your money into other things besides going all-in on Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency despite the potential of high rewards. Investing for the long term is also a relatively good play as of now in cryptocurrency; buying a few coins and storing them on a cold wallet or paper wallet with backups is decent if you're going down this route.

I would also suggest that you don't go all in at one time in BTC or cryptocurrency. Stagger your buy orders by price or time in case prices are volatile around the time you're buying in.

The best thing I can say here is just to move on and make 2019 a better year by making safer investments and finding newer ways to make money besides gambling. It is indeed true that there are professional gamblers out there, but such an occupation's not for everyone and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of documentation on how to become one to me on the internet, though if you really want to become a professional gambler, I'm sure there's relevant information online somewhere as long as you look deep enough.

Something you could look into as a safer investment could be investing into the bankroll of a casino like Crypto-Games.net. This isn't completely safe and you should always diversify your investments, but if you're interested in how much you could potentially make, Lutpin has a thread documenting potential gains from investing in Crypto-Games.

Don’t panic. It is true that Bitify responds a bit slowly to tickets and emails, but there’s really not much else you can do except wait- panicking’s not going to do you any good in this situation. I recall a thread from last summer I posted in also stated that Bitify’s escrow was ineffective (click here), but the problem was resolved a bit over a week later. Give it some time and I’m sure Bitify will get back to you soon.

If the number 625 you're reporting is the frequency of the miner, I would assume that means you've pushed the machine a bit too far with frequencies if the X was previously not there when you started. I would try to lower the clock rate incrementally until you find that the X is gone and leaving the miner and seeing what it does for a few hours afterwards.

I've been using the site for a while for more popular payment methods so I haven't ever had a need to scroll downwards much, but I also agree that there's just so many options on the site and crappy organization on the site's part. You could always try using CTRL+F and enter in the name of the gift card you want or go to this Any Gift Card Code section to buy cards a bit easier though.

I don't think it's quite possible yet. I did some searching and found this thread from about a year ago on Reddit with a response from two discord developers stating that they aren't currently looking into it because BTC's a niche payment method and it's not cost effective for them due to the cost to build it into the software or something of the sort. Your best option is still to use PayPal or a credit card to gift your friends a subscription to it. It's always possible to convert BTC to PP balance funds.

The forum Nulled.to also has a small category for cryptocurrency related discussion, but it's mostly filled with ways to monetize crypto and there's not much real discussion in there besides that. There's really nothing that surpasses Bitcointalk in activity or quality of discussion out there that I know of, though StackExchange is likely better if you're trying to find info on the more technical parts of crypto.

I've always used sites like Paxful for buying gift cards as well, and the discounts on this site don't seem as significant for certain gift cards compared to the ones on Paxful, but I assume the sellers on Paxful are acquiring the cards through fraudulent methods and that's a reason for the discount. There's always going to be a risk buying gift cards for Bitcoin, but generally the cards with higher discounts are likely fraudulently acquired.

Seems like the site has gotten some pretty mixed reviews but mostly positive according to their official bitcointalk account linked by Omega (here too), and there doesn't seem to be a requirement for ID or KYC as far as I can tell in the thread I linked, so that's a bit of a plus. They seem legit as far as I can tell right now. Pretty impressive the site's been up since 2014 and the OP of the official thread still seems to be active almost five years later.

Like any other game that's partially or wholly skill-based, you're going to become better at poker the longer you play the game. However, there's going to be a cap to how good you can become because of luck being factored into the game as well as skill. If you practice enough and learn from your mistakes, you'll definitely become better at poker with time if you're new.

I feel like Bakkt's definitely going to have some sort of effect on BTC and crypto prices as a whole, but it's also a bit overhyped in some communities like Reddit where I've seen people proclaiming that Bakkt's going to launch us out of the current bear market. It's definitely bullish news and will raise prices for crypto overall when the platform launches, but don't raise your expectations too high.

Judging by the low volume as of late, seems like most traders and investors are still uncertain about where the market's going to go still. I'm personally holding right now as price seems like it's swinging all over the place as just a few coins can move prices up and down extremely widely. We'll likely continue trading in the area we've been at for the last few days unless a whale decides to dump or buy or there's some more bullish or bearish news.

Dollar cost averaging's definitely one of the better tips most people don't realize, as many people just deposit and buy at the same time with all the money they've deposited. This doesn't typically pan out in a bear market where prices could continue to go downwards (e.g from 2017-now), but you can lower your average cost of entry by staggering buy orders by time.

You can also try staggering buy orders by price so you get the coins you want at a certain price. I've been able to buy in at a great price several times just from staggering buy orders at higher and lower prices.

Paxful also has a referral system that you can view at this link here. They claim to offer you a 2% cut of any transactions that go through your link in real-time, though I don't have any real experience with their site's referral system, though I do trade through the site often with very few issues in regards to scams, etc.

I keep two of the cooler box-type quieters with an Antminer L3+ (quieter than the S9 and uses less power, though it mines Scrypt) in my garage and basement, and it does significantly diminish noise output from the miners, though note that not all of the sound's going to be removed even with good craftsmanship. If you've got near-free electrical rates, building one on your own shouldn't be too expensive considering the costs to build one (a cooler and some 4"-6" flexible ducting), though if absolutely possible don't get one as huntingthesnark said- it's going to make your break-even time much longer than it already is. These machines are built for industrial use in the end.

Do you have any plans for potentially adding in test tokens so users can test out your site before playing? I'd love to try out your site, but I've sold off my TRX a while back and I don't see any means of playing from a faucet or anything of the sort right now. Still, I haven't seen any casinos accepting TRX to my knowledge yet, good luck!

Some gamers buy the reference cards for easy compatibility with liquid coolers/waterblocks as the reference card designs are pretty uniform and many waterblock manufacturers make their blocks just for reference cards, but that's about all I can think of. They're usually priced lower than other cards of the same model to partially make up for some of their crappiness too.

Additionally, if you're looking for a good place to view rosters and such in one place for CS:GO gambling, HLTV.org is a pretty good resource to use. For Dota, I often see people pointing towards GosuGamers' Dota 2 page for viewing match information. Both sites provide current roster information, past matchups and various other statistics that can be helpful in esports gambling for Dota and CS:GO. I like to use HLTV as it's a good place for discussion as well as viewing what maps both teams are good and bad at and such- there's nothing on par with HLTV for CS:GO as far as I know.

I always use MX-4 for my thermal paste needs, whether for a GPU, CPU or ASIC. The tubes are usually around 2-4 grams, and sell for bless than $8-9 on a site like eBay or Amazon here in the United States. In terms of temperature, it's not the very best you can get by any means, but if you properly apply thermal paste the temperature difference between thermal pastes is very minor.

The stock thermal paste on most computer components is just fine, and you shouldn't replace the paste unless you have significant heat problems or you begin to notice higher temps over time. It's still good to keep a spare tube of paste somewhere in your house for an emergency just in case anyways. Shouldn't cost you too much.