And a few more to add to that list:

• Accepted_here
• BTC DIR
• Blockchair's Awesome Blockchain and Crypto Services
• CryptoPulsed
• Bitwit
• Top GOSU Bitcoin Casinos
• Bitpr0
• Bitcoin Bookmarks

The following lists might come in handy:

• Bitcoin Savings Accounts Providing Interest
• Instant exchanges
• Crypto Debit Cards
• Hardware wallets (80+)

Note: I prefer to not vouch for any of the services/platforms that are listed in any of the above aggregators/lists.

Same here! AFAICS, they're not even trying to promote it in any way ^{[that's been the case for a very long time]}.

I read that article twice and still couldn't figure out how it becomes "finally functional" when everything that the writer described, was already there in the past few years ^{[and in some cases, a decade]}!

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Depending on the type of wallet that's being used and also the inputs of the transaction, they could be exposing a lot more information than one might imagine!

That used to be the case when theymos introduced the Merit system back in 2018, but after I returned from a short hiatus in 2019, I did lower my standards.

Thank you for that suggestion... It helped in adding two more to my list ^{[after I narrowed it down to the past couple of months]}, but it seems that the main issue is the activity on our local board ^{[unfortunately]}.

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@crwth
I forgot to mention in my previous post to update the first post with the new ones ^{[might increase your chances of becoming one (assuming that theymos only checks the first post in such threads)]}.
^{- I've seen others have done it before while also adding a "changelog" at the bottom of the main post.}

I actually "started using it this month"

Most of those users are probably newcomers and for the veteran users who still prefer using such wallets, it's a trade-off between security ^{[+ a few other things]} and convenience.

Online clients/web wallets are always less secure, but that doesn't mean the latter is completely risk-free ^{[it depends on the situation]}!

• Here are a few more risks in addition to ETFbitcoin's comment:
  
  • Some of the web wallets are prone to having display bugs ^{[e.g. zero amount is shown, despite viewing your funded address on explorers]} that prevents you from using your funds!
  • If a hacker infiltrates their platform, there's a high chance that you'd lose your funds!
  • In some/most of the web wallets, you don't actually own any of the funds that you see in your wallet ^{["not your keys, not your coins"]} and if something was to happen to their website ^{[e.g. inaccessible]}, then you'd not be able to spend your funds on that moment.

The following link might come in handy: Bitcoin Improvement Proposals ^{[scroll down]}

That's been my plan for the past year or two ^{[refer to my "Merit source application folder in this screenshot"]}, but I always had and still have a hard time finding ten posts that would fall under the "theymos's" criteria ^{[that's probably also the case with other Filipino users]}.

Unfortunately, most of them doesn't fall under the following criterion:

• Quote from: theymos on January 24, 2018, 11:00:11 PM
  2. Collect TEN posts written in the last couple of months by other people that have not received nearly enough merit for how good they are, and post quotes for them all in a new Meta thread. The point of this is to demonstrate your ability to give out merit usefully.
  

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One of them was from last year

IIRC, we had a lot of "spam attacks ^{[network overload/stress tests (due to various reasons) that led to higher transactions fees]}" in 2017-2018... If you're still receiving such amounts in 2021, then you're probably dealing with what you and other users have been talking about ^{[dusting attacks for tracking purposes]}.

I wonder why they're not tackling the "OLED vulnerability problem ^{[credit goes to "this" post]}" with the use of LCD screens?
^{- AFAIK, there are still various LCD manufacturers and suppliers + they're cheaper as well [am I missing something?].}

• Quote from: https://donjon.ledger.com/oled-vuln/
  These countermeasures will be included in regular firmware updates for the Ledger Nano S and Ledger Nano X, scheduled for Q4 of 2019.
  Am I correct in assuming that they've released that countermeasure "2 years" behind schedule?

Surprisingly, this is the first time that I'm reading about that specific crypto-mining malware and I'm glad that the developer in question "might" face up to 60 years in prison, but unfortunately, that still not going to stop the spread unless every single one of the fraudsters from that group/gang are captured, before the affected devices are treated!

• Quote from: https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/russian-trickbot-gang-hacker-extradited.html
  If found guilty on all counts, the defendant faces a total prison term of 60 years.

Based on my findings, I have a strong feeling that might be the case here:

• @greenmint first shared a simplified version of that experience on Aug, 27 ^{[in the MetaMask community]}:
  
  • Post #1 ^[archived]
  • Post #2 ^[archived]
• After 50 days, he/she decided to share a detailed version of it in "another forum ^[archived]" and three days later, in here!

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When someone suddenly shares such experiences with "those gaps", in most of the cases it's just an ad ^{[I do know there's a small chance that I could be wrong]} + @greenmint tends to ignore his/her posts and threads a few days after their creation ^{[with a little exception for the first one (Seen 2 hours), since he/she at least visited that platform recently]}:

• AltcoinsTalks
  
  Quote from: https://archive.fo/sZPRN#selection-675.0-679.29
  Last Active: October 19, 2021, 04:15:17 PM
• BitcoinTalk
  
  Quote from: https://archive.fo/w0eDQ#selection-363.0-367.29
  Last Active: October 19, 2021, 02:22:53 PM

AFAIK, that's already considered as a good one... Most of the ones I've seen before offered less cookie time.

The only thing I can think of it's missing from the suggestions is the affiliate programs from the gift card providers.
^{- List of gift card providers [IIRC, half of them had such programs].}

The same goes for Google ads ^{[unfortunately]}.

It's quite easy to create fake positive reviews on almost all of the platforms ^{[unfortunately]}!
^{- Don't rely on those.}

It appears that there's no verification process for payment methods like BTCitcoin:

• Quote from: https://gamerall.com/delivery
  Depending on your payment choice we may need additional verifications.
• Quote from: https://gamerall.com/faq#10
  What alternatives are there to verification procedure?
  If you don't want any verification you can use some other payment options instead such as Paysafecard, Bitcoin, iDEAL, Sofort, Western Union, OneCard and some others (please check with our customers service on the full list).

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A few months back, I created a somewhat similar thread, and after @OmegaStarScream's suggestion, I tried "Skins.Cash"... Despite experiencing a slight issue ^{[it was a mistake on my part]}, everything else was smooth.
^{Note: You might not be able to buy/sell some of the skins and I only used it once [do more research before using it].}

@V4n3ss4 PMed me prior to creating that thread and despite changing his/her password earlier in the day, I'm not buying that excuse!
^{- According to "BPIP", there are no other signs that someone might've accessed it before, apart from the original owner.}

That lazy scammer didn't even bother to change the default pictures: Finsa demo theme

• By viewing the page source of "Coinsephas", I managed to find another website ^{["UniversalFundsInvestments.com (archived)"]} that I'm quite sure belongs to the same scammer:
  
  
  • Both of them use the following header and footer codes:
    
    
    Quote
    <!-- Mirrored from webtend.net/demo/html/finsa/index.html by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR&CO'2014], Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:46:04 GMT -->
    ~Sniped~
    <!-- Mirrored from webtend.net/demo/html/finsa/index.html by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR&CO'2014], Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:46:38 GMT -->
    
    
  • Both of them updated their domains on the exact same day:
    
    
    Quote from: https://www.namecheap.com/domains/whois/result?domain=coinsephas.com
    Domain name: coinsephas.com
    Updated Date: 0001-01-01T00:00:00.00Z
    Quote from: https://www.namecheap.com/domains/whois/result?domain=universalfundsinvestments.com
    Domain name: universalfundsinvestments.com
    Updated Date: 0001-01-01T00:00:00.00Z

You're very welcome

Unfortunately, wala akong masyadong experience sa LBC pero sa tingin ko safe ang ₱20k weekly cash outs. Yun tlga ang mahirap dahil hindi natin alam kung anu yung exact limits bago nila i-flag ang isang account ^{[bihirang mangyari, pero mas maganda kung nasa safe side tayo]}.

Eto ang cash-out fees para sa "LBC Instant Peso Padala":
^{- Tulad ng sinabi mo, mas mura tlga ang "InstaPay".}

• Quote from: https://support.coins.ph/hc/en-us/articles/900003765066-Does-my-LBC-cash-out-have-an-expiration-date-

  	Principal Amount	Cash Out Fee
  	Php 100 - 2000	Php 60
  	Php 2001 - 10,000	Php 80
  	Php 10,001 - 50,000	Php 120

For those who might be interested in reading the 12 proposals/recommendations, you can refer to the following link: Conclusions and Recommendations

I like the sound of that, but I don't think they can realistically achieve it ^{[unfortunately]}.

• Despite what I said earlier, I really liked the seventh proposal:
  
  
  • Quote from: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Financial_Technology_and_Regulatory_Technology/AusTechFinCentre/Final_report/section?id=committees%2freportsen%2f024747%2f77884
    Recommendation 7
    6.56The committee recommends that the Australian Government amend relevant legislation so that businesses undertaking digital asset 'mining' and related activities in Australia receive a company tax discount of 10 per cent if they source their own renewable energy for these activities.

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You've repeated that link twice ^{[this is the "correct" link]}.

If I were you, I would've not referred to them as your partner since you're just using their APIs.
^{- It doesn't matter if there are certain platforms out there that inappropriately use that term (at the end of the day, you're not their partner and they're not yours).}

That's also incorrect! They're indirectly using "other services" through your platform and those exchanges could/might ask for various things:

• Quote from: https://archive.fo/dZ9SV#selection-1039.0-1039.109
  Please be aware that some of the listed services may perform AML/KYC procedures to prevent criminal activity.

Even if you'd be overpaying for something that only costs almost 1/4th of the amount that they were charging it for ^{[assuming that "this tweet" is accurate]}?
^{- I do know we're talking about a limited edition product but at most [IMO], it should've been around $6k [50 percent markup + another 50 percent for being a limited edition].}

6. Finality

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Since I have a strong feeling that @Nathrixxx guessed the correct answer for number 8, am I correct to assume that you'd be adding a different set of words for Sr. members and above, on the third round?

It appears that they would allow their users to pay with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies:

• Quote from: https://www.mastercard.com/news/press/2021/october/mastercard-and-bakkt-partner-to-offer-innovative-crypto-and-loyalty-solutions/
  Mastercard will also integrate crypto into its loyalty solutions, enabling its partners to offer cryptocurrency as rewards and create fungibility between loyalty points and other digital assets. This means that consumers can earn and spend rewards in cryptocurrency instead of traditional loyalty points and seamlessly convert their crypto holdings to pay for purchases.

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Apart from what I said earlier, it's still pretty much the same ^{[unfortunately]}:

• Quote from: https://www.mastercard.com/news/press/2021/october/mastercard-and-bakkt-partner-to-offer-innovative-crypto-and-loyalty-solutions/
  These include the ability for consumers to buy, sell and hold digital assets through custodial wallets powered by the Bakkt platform and streamlined issuance of branded crypto debit and credit cards.

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I couldn't find anything but since we're dealing with US consumers here, then I expect it to be the worst/most complete KYC process.

Personally, I see no issue with such "jokes"... I'm more amazed that there are certain users who have taken that joke seriously in 2021, and in regards to the latter part, I don't think that was the objective behind the joke in question!

It's just a "comedy show"!

Here you go ^{[only a few seconds in the spotlight]}: Weekend Update: The Devil on His Latest Accomplishments - SNL