Its not yet known if they will no longer accept external financing(investment) after their respective token sales but one thing is certain, running a gambling business is profitable and will make any future winning payments easy to make regardless of the amount.

Other casinos might follow suit depending on how successful current ICO's goes and if they will mange to run the business profitably after crowdsale too...we should see more get on board

We have always been told there isn't a wrong or right time to buy bitcoins because the price is still expected to go up
and for the time being we are just  a fraction of what people have predicted...i guess its a good time to invest in bitcoin.
We are not far from $5000 and i believe we wont stay in the four thousand range for a long time either...time to buy bitcoins is now.

I agree as a community we have the power to keep bitcoin alive for as long as we would like to see it survive...

If we  are going to have more splits in the future that makes those bitcoins altcoins nothing more! And bitcoins survival will depend on whether the btc devs stay united and agree on the best implementation for bitcoin we could go all the way.

According to https://themerkle.com/5-of-the-most-successful-cryptocurrency-icos-to-date/ The DAO raised just over 150 million USD that should put it in contention for most successful ICO despite project being abandoned...

Then according to https://www.coindesk.com/150-million-tim-draper-backed-bancor-completes-largest-ever-ico/ Bancor has been said to be the most successful after it raised approx $153m in ether which IMO pushes it to #1.

Looks like you want an eth wallet that has nothing to do with downloading the blockchain, well you in luck with ethereum all wallets i use do not require these downloads which might be Inconveniencing at most times, you can either use https://jaxx.io/ or https://www.myetherwallet.com/ which are reliable because you have easy access to your private keys and no need for unnecessary downloads.

To be honest bitcoin is not a ticket to get rich fast because its associated with volatility and risk which do not make it the safest investment but you can gamble and hope bitcoin demand keeps growing to secure big profits for that fat cheque after some time....we all need to do our due diligence to avoid losing money.

Not a chance, the altcoin world just got a whole lot interesting

as I have seen so many great projects come on board that any of us can invest in and get a good paybay in the future.

I might be wrong but i believe bitcoins success also depends on the existence of altcoins so giving up alts not a great  idea, and people are getting good profits from it to

Cryptos now have specialties where they can be number 1 in their categories for example monero is the best for privacy, other coins are been used for medical aid, other coins are good for gaming platforms.
All coins have different strengths and purposes but In terms of market cap between the two cryptocurrencies bitcoin is already number 1 according to https://coinmarketcap.com

I use bitcoins for gambling, trading, shopping and other small expenses i can write off using my bitcoin debit card.
Not forgetting investment which is quite profitable both short and long run.

That was back then, things are slowly changing because investors are now more careful and prudent in where they investment money
Investors invest in projects that are probable that the investment will payback with an interest

Its not going to happen over night it might take years for some projects to reap profits its all about patience
Some projects are practical and are aimed at helping people more efficiently with the help of the blockchain technology...which makes such worth investing in

Just how long will this go on if people are detained for Bitcoin Mining which is there only way to survive...

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It seems like every time Venezuela makes the headlines the country's economic situation seems to worsen probably because of political instability but can this be attributed to the heavy dependence of oil? If thats the case why not diversify their economy to save it because i Know most south american counties have some nice natural sightings  which could attract tourists and bring in revenue.

cryptocurrencies are still growing in popularity and we are the stewards to help others know how exactly the technology works and how cryptos will benefit us from their use which is going to take some time before cryptos gets massively adopted. Maybe with the help of our governments this can be done within 5 years otherwise general adoption might take a decade

Can't really remember but i started off with bet365 which is way back before bitcoin gambling.

I do agree with you, before gambling was common with bitcoin, faucets were the trend to help users new to bitcoin to familiarise themselves with the bitcoin technology and was later adopted by bitcoin casinos to allow users to try out their casino games without depositing a single satoshi but seeing how fast the crypto community is growing am certain these will be phased out.

Scoreline double i disagree becauuse football is full of surprises and the game of soccer is played on the pitch not on paper, besides Manchester is in better shape than they were a season ago.

Real Madrid even without Cristiano Ronaldo are still full of star players and to be honest Madrid's win yesterday was routine as they have been playing as a team for a long time and players know each other well unlike Manchester who are still trying to build the perfect team with their new signings

I do believe in other cryptos and they have quite a few advantages that have been created on bitcoins foundation
for example monero(XMR) now is popular for its privacy which does not require the need of using a tumbler like we do with btc
Ethereum not so different from bitcoin but has a faster block times which has made it popular and given it an advantage to be a contender of being the top cryptocurrency

If you still interested in investing your money... you could try the ICO market, for starters you can have a look at https://enjincoin.io/ which is the first of its kind smart cryptocurrency for gamers and has a network of over 18 million gamers which makes it one of the largest social gaming platform and good investment.

My guess  is ethereum is riding bitcoins wave or basily people now have a couple of extra dollars to invest in other altcoins like eth.

Probably all eth funded ICOs are collectively behind the pump.

I was thinking bitcoin is what is being pumped hard as compared to other alts??

Other than investing your money in an ICO or something you could pretty much use your listed skills to help market startup companies and get paid for it. Have a look at some of the freelance tasks in here >>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=238.0

As far as I know https://www.myetherwallet.com/ is one of the safest eth wallets i have used and you get a backup of both a private key and encrypted Keystore File(json file) so your $2000 worth of crypto coins should be safe and remember we are responsible for our own security, avoid clicking links that could compromise your wallets.

I have seen ethereum crash to less than a dollar price all in one day and recover back up again which gives me no reason to think twice about it. I would definitely go ahead with buying bitcoin at whichever price it were to drop to as it can recover very fast from panic buyers wanting to buy a bag load of bitcoins and wanting to be rich fast. But as things stand bitcoin is in a good financial position and the crash wont be happening!