In the title you say "things", and I assume you mean goods and services and not Bitcoin? I think that when it comes to some basic needs and a little more than that, we cannot expect people to refrain from spending money and buying something even if they know that in x months the same thing or service will be xx% cheaper.

No one can wait to buy gifts for the Christmas and New Year holidays, or to repair a leaking roof - but they could definitely think about it when it comes to buying a new car or some expensive device.


I believe that the next year is specific because of the halving and the possible approval of the spot ETF, so I personally expect that the price of Bitcoin will achieve a new ATH considering that this year (so far) we have had a growth of over 100%. Taking that into account, I believe that $80k to $100k by the end of next year is a realistic price to expect, even if the spot ETF is not approved.

Somehow it seems to me that your statement is not correct, because it seems that you are an alt of someone who knows the forum very well and is technically very well versed when it comes to Bitcoin.

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I'm glad that someone else noticed (or at least publicly admitted that they had doubts). Alts are not against the forum rules, but some of the other things done with them definitely are. In any case, it will be interesting to see in which direction this "newbie" will go.

@Oshosondy, I agree with you in one part, because although some object to what is happening and say that something should be done, I think that the majority who are only interested in profit have nothing against all this. Some of them will easily say that you should use some altcoins and thus avoid big fees, because Bitcoin is not what it was in the beginning anyway.

Some others say that any prohibition of these transactions would be a form of some kind of censorship, which would later open the possibility of censoring individual transactions, as if some mining pools do not already do this or have not already tried to go in that direction.

Read this topic and maybe some things will be clearer to you.

@DYING_S0UL, I remembered one "trick" that might help you speed up your computer, because even though you have 8 GB of RAM and you say that it still works slowly, you can try to stop a W10 feature called (SysMain (Superfetch)) which actually preloads those apps that you use it most often, so it can take up a lot of RAM.

All you need is to follow the instructions on the link and first stop that process, and then disable it from starting automatically with the OS. In case you need this feature again, you can simply turn it on.

I think that the status of our reports depends on at least two factors, the first of which is our assessment of whether something is spam, and the way we report it. The post can be reported as spam, signature spam, low value post, repetitive content - and it is always necessary to provide as much information (links) as possible in the report. Another thing we have to keep in mind is the fact that not all mods have the same opinion about the same thing, which means that some will delete a reported post, while others may mark it as a "bad report".


I agree, from personal experience I can say that week after week I report posts by the same members who spam one and the same thing, and they are still active, which is definitely something that should not be allowed. Such things can definitely be very discouraging for all those who want to do something good for the forum, so it can seem to them that they are really just wasting their time.

I am not the least bit surprised, because those who have been banned for a long time have already come to terms with it and will certainly not even know about this opportunity. In addition, there are certain conditions under which these accounts could be returned to their owners, and the signature ban makes them quite worthless for most of them.

There is no doubt about that, but still from time to time you can't avoid using LL, at least when it comes to things like updating or adding a coin app, or maybe when it comes to a firmware upgrade. I turned off that questionable option a long time ago because I have a habit of checking such things, but this is a good warning for all those who haven't done it yet or are about to install LL.

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Maybe that code has always existed, only recently they decided to tell us about it because they want to charge us for a service that has a direct connection with that code.


Some actually have no idea what it's all about, some others simply can't afford another HW, others think that the recovery option is actually something that gives them greater security. Besides, how many people actually understand Bitcoin as more than a get-rich-quick scheme? If so many believe in CEX as a crypto bank, it's no wonder that they still trust the company that allowed it to be hacked (data leak) and then came up with the idea of enabling seed extraction and sharing the same with third parties.


I agree, and maybe someone could think of another way to use it - I know that some have managed to install a simple game on Ledger in the past🐍

If someone, for whatever reason, does not have the possibility to buy a hardware wallet or does not have the possibility to make an airgapped wallet, and plans to store a large amount of BTC in Electrum, I would advise the following.

• First, make sure that there is no virus/malware on the computer by scanning it with a good AV.
• Then following the instructions that have already been posted in previous posts, download Electrum from the official site and verify it before installation.
• As a third step, go offline and install Electrum following the necessary steps, noting that you can add an additional word (passphrase) to the 12-word seed and enter a strong unique password of at least 10+ characters.
• Then we will find something called extended public key (xpub) with which we will create something called watch only wallet, which has all the functionality of your main wallet, but without the possibility of outgoing transactions.
• When you are sure that you have saved the seed and password safely (as well as the passphrase if you decide to use it), you can delete your main wallet.
• Now you can use your watch only wallet for all incoming transactions without fear that someone will hack you, which is ideal for all those who want to invest in the long term.

https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

The only thing that comes to my mind is that maybe your country (ISP) blocks publicly known bridges, and the only way to get around that is to request a private bridge by going to "Settings - Request a bridge from torproject.org". As for VPN, regardless of whether it is free or paid, you should keep in mind that the level of privacy between VPN and Tor cannot be compared, the latter is a completely different level of privacy (in a positive sense of course).

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I'm pretty sure @BitcoinGirl.Club is just kidding - in any case Cambodia is a better choice than NK

You are right, it seems that the entire APAC region is affected and CF is working on fixing the problem.

OP is still looking, even after 5 years the same question bothers him

For those who wonder why and give him suggestions to use a non-custodial desktop wallet, I can say that he is already familiar with Electrum, which he used, but some things were obviously not clear to him then, and it seems not even today. I just hope that in his search (if it's true at all) he won't find that online wallet that has "free" in its name, and because of which many were left without their coins.

Someone already shared that news here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5469941.msg63308706#msg63308706

It's nothing strange to me, considering that various apps have an "analytics" option that collects data about how the user uses the app and a lot more that the company wants to know. The real problem is that this option is turned on by default, and those who are not aware that it exists at all are not aware that they can turn it off.

However, even if the user turns off that option, can we say with certainty that the app still does not (secretly) collect data and send it to someone for analysis?

@bbc.reporter, I have no idea who this person is that you mention in your posts, but I assume that he has some influence on the people who follow him on social networks. However, you should not give too much credit to anyone for correctly predicting something, because considering that we are not in a big bull run, it is quite realistic to expect that corrections will occur after every major pump and that those who understand the market can make a lot of money from it.

In addition, December is the month of the year when people usually spend the most, and there should be no doubt that many have already taken part of the profit, which in the case of Bitcoin amounted to more than 100% compared to the beginning of the year. This is why we see that the supply is greater than the demand, and we can assume that this trend will continue until the end of the year.

Does it matter at all? The more important question for me is "why do most forum members not respond to spam?" If everyone were to report at least 5 posts they consider spam every day, it would quickly become clear to most spammers that such a method of communication is not worth it.

The FAQ has very clear instructions on what the minimum amount is and the OP should have just read it - but these new generations think reading is a waste of time and then accuse someone of scamming them out of the entire $7

In addition, why would someone want to mix such a small amount - especially if we take into account that these days, in some moments, the fee for confirmation in the next block amounts to more than that amount. In other words, to refund such a small amount would mean that the mixer has to pay out of his own pocket because someone failed to read the FAQ.

I can agree that it makes sense for someone to consider the number of downloads as some kind of indicator that retail customers are becoming more active, but all of these people are very likely not familiar with the risks that arise from trading and storing cryptocurrencies on smartphones.

If we assume that most people will keep what they buy on their "smart devices" and that the app doesn't have great ratings (at least when it comes to the Android version), it can be concluded that there will be a lot of disappointed users in one way or another.

The truth should be told, no matter that someone may not like it - but it is better to face the facts in time, than to live in delusion. This forum is for the most part just a copy of real life, with some minor differences that are specific to the online world. Some would say that you shouldn't play the game if you don't know the rules, and others that the rules can always be adjusted if you have the knowledge and skills, and of course a good reputation

Every Christian knows that the most effective prayer is the one that comes from himself, and not looking for an intermediary who will say prayers on his behalf. If you already want to do good deeds, then you can pray for all those who suffer in any way, and they are all over the world.

It is even better if you start doing good deeds along with prayers, because words are just words and will not feed the hungry or heal the sick.

I wanted to say that maybe you are not up to the task, but also considering that what you want to do already exists, the only way to succeed in it is to do something better. There are dozens of topics dedicated to various HW with reviews from hundreds of users, which means that everyone who follows this board knows what they need to know.

I think that in most cases people deserve a second chance, but I also think that most of those who were banned for plagiarism, and in some way were of value to the forum, have already received their second chance. If by any chance someone got lost in all this, then this is a good opportunity to show that they want a second chance, so good luck to everyone who got banned.

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I know it's OT, but what about all these members who persistently use AI for their posts and at best their posts get deleted but they don't get any sanctions? Can the forum finally equate such posts with plagiarism and send a clear message that this is not something that will be tolerated on the forum?