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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Another question? Tell me your average amount per bet and your monthly income?
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on: January 15, 2024, 04:48:07 PM
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It's been months since I last allocated a part of my salary for gambling, and it's not because I'm no longer gambling or whatever, it's just that I made a self-sustaining bankroll system that allowed me to still be able to gamble using a bankroll that practically pays itself.
When I gamble in the past I take it out of my pocket which is a massive mistake as it's easy to lose track of just how much you're spending when you take it out of your own finances. Eventually I got addicted to gambling and luckily enough I was able to quit gambling while damages are still reparable. From then on I made it a point to never gamble belligerently again, and in my quest to look for real good ways to gamble without losing money I happened upon a win-lose system that someone posted in this forum, basically it says you should quit gambling for the day once you either reached 3 wins or 3 losses, when you win 3 times it assures that your wins are secured, and when you quit after 3 losses it ensures that you don't lose even more. Now I incorporated this with a bankroll system that I used way recently, where I funded a specific wallet with enough money that could support hundreds of games if ever.
Everytime I win, it goes towards my bankroll, every time I lose, it's the bankroll's burden and not my budget's every now and again I fund it and the most that I refilled it with is a little over $500, but having something like this around definitely made my life better and my gambling journey a little smoother.
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does it looks responsible as woman telling husband you gamble?
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on: January 15, 2024, 04:35:52 PM
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Could be a new way for you and your husband to bond over something really. But I say you guys should proceed with caution. I've seen one to many a story about families being ruined by gambling all because they couldn't check themselves or control their urges and impulses.
It's so easy to lose track of your own self when you're enjoying the company of other people, especially those that you really care about. Even though you're gambling pretty responsibly there's a pretty good chance that you guys may fall in too deep when the both of you start your gambling spree and lose on a couple of games. Both should have a way to check on each other or at least be responsible enough on their own to quit gambling when they are already aggravated with the results of their sessions. As I said this could be a new way for you two to really have fun when other means of enjoying yourselves aren't available at the moment. Both of you teaming up or going against each other on certain games like poker and dice are a real way to connect and enjoy each other's companies even at the comfort of your home. Just need a little precaution and care to make sure you guys don't get addicted to gambling. And of course, you should let him know about it and be honest with him as well so trust can be built between you guys.
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Mental rehabilitation clinic.
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on: January 15, 2024, 04:23:29 PM
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Imagine that there is such a rehabilitation clinic for people who are addicted to gambling. Now imagine what they treat there without the use of pharmacology.
The main doctors there are gambling specialists, whose task is to convince you that you do not need to gamble. Your task, for example, is to prove that the patient most likely has a disordered game. In order to have long-term income, you need to have a gaming system. And not just a system, but a fairly innovative system of forecasting and risk management. Most likely the patient does not have it and never had it; otherwise he would have been successful and would not have ended up in rehab.
It is also necessary to find something for the patient to do instead of playing, so that he can occupy himself.
Now imagine that this gambling expert is you. What arguments will you give? What will you tell the patient about?
Please note that the patient will resist to the last. He will give counterarguments. For example, that he will get rich in the future, he’s just not lucky yet.
What other arguments do you think the patient will give? How do you respond to these arguments of his?
Pretty sure this won't work and would only make the gambler think either that it wasn't their fault they lost their games and the loss is only because the system was rigged instead of accepting the fact that it was their own hubris and ignorance that lead them to unnecessary losses, or that they didn't even need to take their treatments anymore cause they can game just fine. The manner at which these people who are addicted and admitted to rehabs are treated is to give them the notion that gambling isn't the endgame lifestyle or game of choice that they can do. There are other ways to earn, enjoy, and realize whatever you wanna do without subjecting yourself to massive problems and financial turmoil, which is why none of them are given the chance to get a hold of gambling sites or whatever as it would only lead to them having further issues with gambling. Even if this is a controlled setup I still wouldn't advise it. The current treatments for gambling addiction are seriously working and it's more on the willingness of the afflicted to receive treatment that really makes it hard for people with gambling addiction to recover and less about the treatments themselves. So with that in mind making rehabilitation and recovery a more appealing aspect than sunk cost is what should be the main focus of people in the recovery and rehab sector. |
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Other / Meta / Re: Campaign to improve posting quality for local boards
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on: January 15, 2024, 03:49:53 PM
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Honestly a smart way to incentivize constructive content in the local boards. I've been in my local board (the Philippines) every now and again and I must say, it's either we get shitposts in there or it's as barren as the Gobi Desert cause we can't make good content that doesn't look like it's copy pasted from somewhere else in the forum.
Having a new ward/translator for the Filipino Local Board—and more so someone I can trust for that matter since Latviand's one of the rising content posters in this forum at least for me is a good thing and could definitely cascade content towards the local boards once again. Although I don't expect it to be that much since most campaigns in this forum are still not eager about paying people to talk in their native tongue, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but is certainly another cause as to why people just don't visit the local boards anymore. We're at the cusp of ushering in a new age of content posters here in the forum that's more on the constructive "quality" aspect rather than the spammy "quantity" kind that does all of this for the sole intent of meeting their post quotas in their respective signature campaigns. I'd observe this with great interest and would like to offer my helping hand as well in improving content for my respective local board OP.
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Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Do not use more than 2x leverage
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on: January 15, 2024, 03:41:55 PM
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I am referring to Vitalik Buterin, one of the ethereum founders post on Twitter that states that people should not use more than 2x leverage. Don't use >2x leverage. Just don't.It is one of the things he listed as a financial advice. As a trader, what do you think about it? We set some money aside for trading and as for me I still use up to 2.5x leverage for bitcoin to open a long position. I think using this low leverage is good for traders. But investors should not use leverage at all. Investors should even supposed not to leave coins on exchanges but moved the coins to a noncustodial wallet. This is also not applicable to many coins that are very volatile in a way that 1x leverage can even lead to liquidation of asset. See what happened to TRB recently that fall from almost $700 to $125. This is part of a list if I'm not mistaken, and based on my understanding this is all tips he gave to people who are looking to invest in the crypto space as newbies. Despite that however I don't think what he's saying couldn't be true for us pros, as even us fall short sometimes especially when it comes to our price predictions and positions. 2x leverage to me is nothing more than a gamble that's stacked against you. moreso if you're an investor since what you're only ever expected to do as one is hold your coins and reap the profits eventually. Having to go so far and greedy to take a 2x leverage is a massive bullet in the head that could literally kill your momentum as a trader and eat all your investments away. Traders can still pretty much survive this as you have said since most of them know what their risks capacities are but I seriously advise against it as well on the account that it kinda is harder for traders to recuperate their momentum and assets especially if you have 2x leverage on all your positions. But who knows? Honestly it all boils down to how much risk you can take as a trader and less about the 2x leverage itself. Personally I think it's a massive risk that you shouldn't take even if the profits look appealing, my opinion could differ to everyone. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What would it be like owning a Bitcoin in 2024?
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on: January 15, 2024, 03:23:59 PM
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True Bitcoin has had a massive turn since 2013 and was one of the year with benefits for Bitcoin investors or holders it started with $13.3 in 2013 and by October crossed over $200 unlike 2012 which was not too outstanding.
Today bitcoin is about $45,474 per dollar and many cryptocurrencies are now been generated to compete greatly with Bitcoin, leaving the fact that it is the most known cryptocurrency most individuals are still been illiterate about it.
Although I have not yet owned Bitcoin, I understand that investing in Bitcoin is a great idea but as like others, it is not a 100% guarantee. And if owned should be stored in a non custodian wallet for safety, I would love to begin my Bitcoin journey and appreciate lots of ideas and advice from this family.
So what is your take about this, would you advise on owning Bitcoin in 2024 or do you see it as a total risk?
There are prediction graphs made in the past that in retrospect accurately predicted just how big bitcoin could become in the years to be. Forgot his name honestly but if I'm not mistaken it was a formula of sorts or a price prediction graph (either of the two) which made headlines for how ambitious it was but eventually, it turns out that he's onto something. With that in mind I say bitcoin could become really big in the years to come, even some early bitcoin developers and backers predicted bitcoin to reach as much as 300k in this particular bull run alone. Which is a longshot and yet an ambitious one from the 100k ATH price that we're shooting for, in spite of the fact that bitcoin destroys our expectations of it (in a good way of course) everytime a bull run commences. If that would be the case we may as well expect bitcoin to be 300k in the months to come, or perhaps next year as it takes bitcoin a whole year before it really gets into its feet and gain some traction even after every halving. For the meantime, I say it's better to be early in the game than be late in it and reap the scraps of what you could've enjoyed. It's not even risky to invest in bitcoin at this age anymore as compared to other cryptocurrencies in the market there's some level of price security involved with bitcoin that allows you to have that peace of mind even when the price is crashing, so long as you don't sell your position of course. So yeah, invest in it and don't delay. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Knowing Bitcoin price history is important
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on: January 14, 2024, 11:33:28 PM
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My trust in Bitcoin grew exponentially when I knew the price history of Bitcoin. Besides other things, history is one main thing used in technical analysis. You can't analyze a market if you don't know the history of that market. History helps you determine how that market behaves at different points in time. Bitcoin price history is necessary for all Bitcoiners, but to be a successful holder you have to understand the price history of Bitcoin. This will help you understand the volatility of Bitcoin. When you know the price history of Bitcoin you will understand that there is nothing new about the fall and rise of price. Also, the history will let you know that the price always goes back up after a fall and that should help you in your effort to hold Bitcoin. When you read about the price history you'll see years like 2017 where Bitcoin peaked at just over $19000 from a thousand dollars. The volatility of Bitcoin goes both ways and you can only hold on to your Bitcoin when you know these things. This is a graph of Bitcoin price in 2014 by Statmuse  In 2014, Bitcoin went from about a thousand dollars to under $200 and finally ended the year at just over $300. This kind of knowledge helps you keep the faith as a Bitcoin holder when the price dips. This story may not be that relevant against the topic but since we're talking about how reliable bitcoin is anyway I think this one's worth bringing up. Back in 2022 I have heard about the guy who created this formula or whatever that could dependably predict how much bitcoin will go for as time goes by. So far as I said the graph and formula he made has been very dependable and at least accurate which is a good thing, cause it means that bitcoin is cyclical, and that if we play our cards right we could time our buys and sells and expect massive profit upturns all by playing around bitcoin's price behavior. Plus the fact that bitcoin's still volatile yet cyclical allows it to be one of the most risk-free cryptocurrencies on the market right now. You could lose all your shit in any other cryptocurrency but with bitcoin, there's a chance for recuperation and even profits after a tumultuous crash as long as you don't sell your positions when the market is down. This doesn't mean that you could just put your money onto bitcoin and expect profit upturns though, as you need research and a deeper understanding of cryptocurrencies and bitcoin if you really wanna maximize your profit potential with it. Investing willy-nilly and then selling your position when the market's down, then blaming bitcoin for dumping is one of the worst things you could do for yourself. Bitcoin will eventually come around, but soon as you step out of that door you're no longer part of the party. So make it a point to always have a foot at the door when you're investing in cryptocurrencies, particularly when it comes to bitcoin, as it rarely disappointed people who believed in it. |
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Economy / Economics / Re: Vitalik Buterin's Financial Advice
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on: January 14, 2024, 11:21:27 PM
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Vitalik Buterin Took to Twitter to share Some of His Financial Advice. quoting a Tweet About Bill Gates and Warren Buffett He Wrote: Some actual financial advice:
* Diversification is good.
* Save. Get to the point where you have enough to cover multiple years of expenses. Financial safety is freedom.
* Be boring with most of your portfolio.
* Don't use >2x leverage. Just don't.
Tweet Link: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1743991285214527532What are Your thoughts about his financial advice guys? I like the first and 2nd which I've been doing by myself too. This is as smart as any financial guy could be when providing suggestions and tips to a larger audience of possibly diverse risk capabilities. The fact that he made sure to provide profitable but still "risk-free" financial tips especially when most of us here would go degen on the next crypto bull craze may not sound so great, but for someone who's just learning the ropes in the crypto industry, this is a golden nugget that they could use to start off their journey. Had I known about this in the past, I probably wouldn't have to lose all my earnings in the first profitable bull run I've been in. All I really had in mind back then was money and making sure that I make the most out of it, so I banked on all the risks without knowing if they are even worthy at the end. Of course I lost all of my earnings and even had me thinking if crypto is really for me. Eventually I came around and found that I would be more smart and calculated about the risks that I pose myself to so I don't end up with zero bucks on my bank account. Thus far, employing Vitalik's tips without even knowing about them in the first place allowed me to not only take profits but also secure them and ensure that I don't lose my money willy-nilly. I'm far from a noobie but yeah, trust me when I say it works really well. |
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Other / Meta / Re: The effect the mixer ban has had on the forum.
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on: January 14, 2024, 11:09:25 PM
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I wouldn't worry about it too much. Does any organic traffic actually land at that site? Not really. Does it have posts by Satoshi, Hal, Vitalik & other crypto-luminaries of our time? No. Does it have 12 years worth of content & backlinks? No.
Here's a quick comparison of the site's traffic metrics according to Similarweb:
Bitcointalk Global Rank: #39,778 Worldwide
Altcoinstalks Global Rank: #540,599 Worldwide
Bitcointalk Monthly Visits: 1.5 million
Altcoinstalks Monthly Visits: 45.4 thousand
Bitcointalk Traffic Sources: 42.54% Search
Altcoinstalks Traffic Sources: 10.45% Search
I assume the campaigns there are paying peanuts compared to here. Also, its got to be a complete spamfest, which is why its not attracting organic traffic. If people want to make a few extra bucks by posting there, good for them. I don't think it will detract from Bitcointalk's status.
Just visited one of the mixers that was transferred from here to altcoinstalks and from what they used to pay their users back here, the 50 bucks pay cut is a brutal one. The thing is that the other forum's just not marketable enough for them to pay their users any higher than 30 bucks, and the sad thing about this is that since it's not that profitable, they literally have to play the pioneering game and Oregon trail settlement their shit out which is not that cool especially if you're doing it solely for volunteer work. It's not like the other forum's bad either, did a couple visits in the heat of the mixer bans discussion and I see how similar these sites are to each other which is a good thing, cause it means people can really just go back and forth from here or there without much issue, but the sheer lack of enthusiasm around people, as well as the extreme profit-centric energy that the site gives out (they pay their users for being good boys with altcoins I think) is a stark contrast to the indie-vibes that we bring about in this forum, where people are still getting paid for sure, but it's not like that's the only thing that we're concerning ourselves with. One thing is for sure to me after finding out about altcoinstalk and how they work there: bitcointalk will not die if the site loses all its signature campaigns and they switch out to altcoinstalk, but it for sure would be nice if it doesn't end up that way |
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Economy / Economics / Re: girl math vs boy math
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on: January 14, 2024, 10:56:24 PM
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so lets show you how people think about money
(example people are 20yo in 2020)
20yo female: "i want to have a $10k pair of high heels before im 24yo"
20yo male: "i want to have a $10k rolex before im 24yo"
20yo female: "i found a chinese knock-off heals for $2k, thats like 20% price, so i have $8k FREE money"
20yo male: "i invested $10k in crypto 2020"
21yo female: "i have $8k FREE i can get matching dress and purse and get my hair done and have a spa week(spends $5k) for FREE"
21yo male: "still hoarding crypto"
23yo female: "i have $3k FREE, oops shoes broke. oh inflation puts replacements at $3k, oh well still FREE"
23yo male: "still hoarding crypto"
24yo female: "i have $0k but i have my cheap out of fashion shoes and a smelly used dress i shouldnt wear again"
24yo male: "still hoarding crypto, i could buy 4 rolexes and still have money left"
Tiktok fucking ruined my perception of girl vs. boy math lol. In there Girl Math's more on the way that they justify their purchases, while boy math's not necessarily all about crypto but more about how males justify their purchases (example: A man bought a lamma from a farm cause it's the last lamma left and he received a good deal on it, he doesn't own a farm nor enough pasture to feed the animal). Frankly this one's good but the way you portray women here and how all their deal is spending money on the latest fashion trend I think borders around being a little misogynistic as well franky. I've been with girls who are smarter than me when it comes to money, I've been with people of the male gender (as friends lol don't go thinking of anything weird) who splurge every paycheck they receive and never bother themselves with their financial future. My current girlfriend is smart enough to even incorporate cryptocurrency in her financial setup and has supported me mentally and financially at times with her aptitude in the crypto space. This all just goes to show that while there's certainly patterns among genders I don't think it's fair for us males and them females to be deconstructed into baser stereotypical googaw, |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What if authorities launch a tax for owning bitcoin?
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on: January 14, 2024, 10:42:11 PM
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I say one way or another this will work in bitcoin's favor. Cause between outright banning of the cryptocurrency king in your country and getting it taxed/regulated, the latter will always be the better option for current and prospective crypto users.
Imagine how much crypto would be widespread if it has traction in the Republic of China, with its billions of citizens and hundreds of millions of people who was displaced after the ban on mining and cryptocurrency users. Honestly speaking having bitcoin be taxed by the government isn't even a bad thing in the first place, yeah there's the fact that it's going to be grafted and corrupted but in paper the money that you'd give to the government from the transactions and transfers you make in your crypto journey is able to go towards the betterment of your country. Imagine El Salvador being able to not only really use bitcoin as a substitute cryptocurrency but also earn taxation benefits that could help boost its economy from the crypto taxations alone, I think if that would be the case the country's citizens wouldn't be so mad about the abrupt change they brought in back in 2021.
I'm probably just spitballing here but there's a great discussion to be had when talking about cryptocurrency and regulation. Personally I don't think the decentralized aspect of bitcoin wouldn't be so defiled and violated even if it were to be regulated by countries.
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How to generate a Bitcoin Statement of Transaction
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on: January 13, 2024, 11:53:41 PM
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Happy New Year and Welcome to 2024 guys, How are you doing? I hope you all are doing fine at your respective geographical locations. Alright. So there is this update that came into my mind recently, which I thought it will be of great value if I share it among this community of Bitcoin lovers, and that is "How to generate a Bitcoin Transaction Statement". Because, truly we all know that as Bitcoin enthusiast which we all are, this is one tool/feature/tip we all need to know about it, and how to use it, so as to enable us generate a Bitcoin transaction statement at else without stress in times of need. Hence, that brought the need why I came up with this thread, as a step-by-step guide to help whoever wishes to know how to generate a Bitcoin statement of account, showing all inflow and outflow of funds, same way it's been done with in our traditional banking system as a legal entity which could be used in the court of law if in case you happened to be mistakenly accused and been asked to provide a proof of your source of income, then it could be generated as a proof to show how you genuinely earn the money through your participation on our forum weekly signature campaign payment, or elsewhere. Because though in this part of the world where I come from, it's sad that people have this ideology that if a person is seen to be living a good financially free life and yet not have a physical job, that he/she is either into internet fraud (i.e Yahoo boy), of which most cases when investigated always end as false, as we have got digital skill whereby someone could be making huge money weekly while still at the comfort of his home e.g bitcointalk, digital marketing, affiliate marketing, e.t.c. Hence, that gave me the reason to teach those who may never have known that it's possible to generate a Bitcoin statement of account on this thread now, as a legal paper for you to present if in case need for it arises someday in the court of law. Thanks. So Who Need A Bitcoin Statement of Account?A Bitcoin statement of account is a legal paper showing all inflow and outflow of funds that may have transacted through a given wallet address on a Bitcoin Blockchain, hence, in as much as you have ever made a transaction using Bitcoin or intend make a transaction in the future, then this topic is important to you. Why is Bitcoin Transaction statement Important?The Bitcoin transaction statement important simply because it is a legal piece of paper generated from the Bitcoin blockchain showing all inflow and outflow of funds. How to generate a Bitcoin Transaction Statement?So here are a step-by-step guide to help you generate a Bitcoin transaction statement. 1. Firstly, you have to visit the site "blockchair.com", and then copy the Bitcoin wallet address which you intend to generate a Statement of account and paste it inside the box below, and click the arrow mark next to it  2. After that, you will be taken to the next page below, where you will be shown the Balanc, total amount of BTC received and total spent. Then what you will need to do is click on the "Wallet statement" as shown below.  3. After that, you will be taken to the next as shown below, whereby you will be required to select the reporting format of the statement as "PDF" while you select the period & timeframe of which you will like to generate your address statement from.   4. Then lastly, you will be asked to fill Captcha as shown below, to enable it generate a downloaded PDF copy of your statement.  5. Finally, after the download of your Bitcoin statement has finish, this is how it will look, of which you will be required to view it only with a pdf mobile app reader, as will be shown below.  EXAMPLE OF BITCOIN TRANSACTION STATEMENT CONCLUSIONSo in conclusion, I'm hereby convince that as lovers and people who uses Bitcoin for day to day transaction, this is one feature that it's a must we all need to know about it and how to use it in times of need, because though this year is making it my 4th year of effectively using Bitcoin for transaction, I must confess I never knew about this feature, not until last month (I.e December 2023), and as such I thought It will be wise if I share it among others who may not know that such feature like this exists. Literally was just about to say "just take the transaction hash and screenshot it if you feel the need to" until you showed us a really good way for you to generate transaction receipts that are (I would assume) legally binding. But honestly this is exceptionally helpful especially for people who would like to take out loans and perhaps even buy using fiat but couldn't prove that they are earning or capable of paying because most of their finances are in the crypto world. I had a few moments where the bank wouldn't even honor my loan request cause they think I can't pay for my shit, all because I couldn't present them transaction receipts that are legally binding. I assume that this is for a more formal and legal use, because I rarely see someone actually use this kind of Transaction Statement, I usually only use the TXID to proof that I have sent the money, and only if necessary signed a message to proof that I own the address. I wonder from other people point of view, which one has less chance to expose/spread our pseudonymity? Using TXID and Signed Message or Transaction Statement?
Yeah, this is helpful for people/projects that pay their employees in crypto, for people who would need to present a statement of account/transaction statements for loans and other financial hooblah, the likes. I can see this being more useful as we get more people onboard in the crypto craze, which will eventually render every company liable to pay their employees in crypto if they wish to, as well as marketplaces and brands that would need to present their buyers with a transaction receipt towards their purchases. All of these will take some time to be really useful but it's better to be prepared than actually just implement something like this when the whole world's already asking for it. |
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Economy / Gambling / Re: Which Casino and Sportsbook have the best UI? Which others can improve?
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on: January 13, 2024, 11:40:40 PM
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I gotta put Stake on top of the list. Intuitive UI that doesn't blind you with information and bright lights, and just enough tools/features on the landing page for you to start and know about the games you're going to play. I've seen them doing this first and a lot of other newblood casinos started emulating their UIs which just proves my point. I couldn't really say anything bad against their user interface cause it's got everything that you need as a gambler, heck they're even generous and smart enough to include an accounting tab where you get to see how many people won in respective games which adds a layer of transparency and integrity over the site and the brand. They also have chat support available which is a big plus for me!
Second best, I'd say is duelbits for pretty much the same reasons, and the only thing being the reason why I'd put it under Stake in this situation is the fact that I had a hard time signing up and logging in with them a few dozen times which aggravated me a lot. Pretty sure it's an isolated case for me but still, it's enough for me to still recommend them but at the same time put them under stake.
A site that I suggest they work more on BC.game. Their translations are ass and needs work, and I'm experiencing issues with signing up on their account where I can't register because I'm region-locked despite the fact that they literally offer tagalog assistance which means they service to Filipino users.
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How to manage gambling winnings
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on: January 13, 2024, 11:20:10 PM
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Honestly that's really smart in my opinion. I myself am just content with getting my wins, cause the way I manage my money for gambling is that I separate it entirely from my savings and expenses. I gamble on a separate bankroll, and every win I get goes back to that particular bankroll, over time it's gonna lose money, so I top it up but for the most part I made a system where most of the wins that I am able to bag goes back towards the bankroll effectively topping itself up so I don't really have to waste money for gambling anymore. I think for people who can't help but blow their gambling money or couldn't help but spend their shit back to the casino where it came from this would be a very smart trick to implement in your gambling behavior. You integrate a win-loss mechanic that forces you to stop gambling after getting specific amounts of win or losses, and you're sure to either avoid losing more money for that particular run, or have your wins be saved. There are instances where my bankroll goes over the initial amount and when that happens, I only ever take the extra off to treat myself to some food or when I feel like balling, something a little more expensive that I'd be able to use for a long time. Nothing too extravagant as I don't want to instill notions of "gambling for profit" subconsciously to my brain. I've been addicted to gambling in the past and systems like these has helped me a ton in getting back up on my feet and actually still enjoy gambling while keeping things real and responsible. I feel like yours (OP) is better honestly, but this is what worked for me and I'm keeping it  |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does signing up with affiliate links gives these benefits?
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on: January 13, 2024, 10:55:15 PM
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Many youtubers and friends share their referral codes/affiliate links, saying you will get bonuses, real money, or free spins. but I wonder if casinos give extra help or benefits in some different situations.
For example, when someone wins a big multiplier and multiplies their account by 100x, then some casinos take a long time to process the withdrawal, or they may not even give the money. however, some say that if you sign up using a good affiliate or influencer affiliate code which have huge audience, then you won't face these type issues. also, if you promote the casino using your referral link, they might not hold back your withdrawal because you helped them get new customers.
is this kind of things is considered shady practice, or is it considered fair in the online gambling world?
Large youtubers and streamers like Trainwreckstv get paid for posting their affiliate links on their vids and streams, and of course, they also get paid for every signup that they get under their brackets. Other than that I don't really have any other suspected perks that they give out to users for signing up in these affiliate links, plus I think it's counter-intuitive for them to give the people who signed up using affiliate links extra perks like faster withdrawal when they could just give everyone the same treatment/benefit and make everyone's experience while playing more desirable so they can spread the casinos' name through word of mouth. Affiliate links are nothing more than ways for people to invite more people into an establishment and compensate the inviter, in theory there shouldn't be any other benefit to the invited except for the bonuses that they are promised prior to signing up. If that wasn't the case then the casino will literally either bleed profits and go bankrupt, or be hated so much they might as well just close up shop and rename themselves to avoid receiving massive backlash. Plus yeah, that is considered a dodgy practice if I do say so myself. You get massive perks in the first place for signing up through an affiliate link, and now you're getting special treatment as well when people who signed up organically with perhaps even more wagered money than you had to sit their asses waiting for a perk/feature to drop into their hands? |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What ugly incident or occurrence have you ever experienced in gambling?
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on: January 13, 2024, 10:41:43 PM
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You can tap on the image to watch the full video. It was crazy to see this kind of luck slip from a gambler's hands simply because his device malfunctioned. It was funny to me, but at the same time, it saddens me. I wonder how bad the gambler felt. Have you been faced with this kind of gambling problem? If not this particular one, what other annoying incident have you ever experienced in gambling? On that video, what happened was that a dude from South Africa was gambling on a casino site known as Betway. The guy staked ZAR 277.08, and when he started the round, he got about 4,870.24x multiplier, which doubled his staked amount up to ZAR 73,059, which is about $3,900+. he lost the money because he was unable to cash out before he crashed. In my case, I have not actually experienced any situation like that, apart from the usual disappointment you will experience with a club after you place a bet on them, believing so firmly that nothing will stop that club from winning, but they end up losing. Not entirely my experience, cause for the most part I keep myself safe and sound by only ever gambling in the comfort of my home, and also only ever playing with people who I trust whenever I get invited to go out and gamble in a local casino. A friend of mine told me about a shoot-out that happened within their area, after people who are piss-drunk decided they'd play tong-its (a Filipino card game that I don't really understand the rules and mechanics with but from what I can assume it's a derivative of poker) while they are inebriated off of gin. They played their cards, they are having fun, until someone apparently accused one of the drinkers/players of peeking at his cards, which apparently is something that is frowned upon in this game. Of course the accused denied the allegation and since they are drunk they figured fighting it out is better than actually talking things through, one of the players allegedly pulled a pen-gun/sumpak (an improvised gun made from PVC pipes) and threatened another that he'll shoot them. The other person didn't appreciate that remark and immediately pulled a gun and shot it at the other person. Luckily no one really died cause they're all piss drunk and can't aim well. But they got arrested for it lol. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What's The Weirdest Alibi Of Gamblers So They Can Continue Gambling?
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on: January 13, 2024, 10:23:38 PM
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I heard an acquaintance of mine say this and I shit you not, he literally said "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
Bro is willing to take the chance at a system that literally plays with their heads just so they can continue their indulgences. From then on I realized he is on his way to becoming addicted to gambling, if not already there. Hoping to at least stop him in his tracks before things get a little more crazy, I tried telling him that gambling's not really something you should depend on money for, or think of gambling as fair and square especially when there's literally house-edge that gives the casino a slightly unfair advantage against the player.
Sadly, my advices fell on deaf ears as he still pushed to gamble that day and honestly, I never heard from him since. I assume he's gotten himself roped in with some bad apples and probably subjected himself to an even bigger problem later down the line, but there are times when I hope that people like him find their ways out, coming from someone who was on the verge of becoming addicted to gambling, realizing that you're fooling yourself into thinking that you'll get a win, or perhaps even get back what you lost from the same thing that took it from you was one of the most eye-opening realizations I could ever have and I wish it upon anyone who's still in too deep.
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [A POLL] Without Chances of Making Money, Will you still be gambling?
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on: January 12, 2024, 10:35:49 PM
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Honestly, it would be a yes for me. And this is not me acting so morally upright or whatever cause I couldn't care less about how other people feel about gambling for entertainment really.
It's not like I have a lot of money to burn either, the thing is that I just see gambling for what I think it is: Nothing but a way for you to have fun and enjoy yourself when other ways to pass the time isn't available at you fingertips. A lot of the hate that people harbor against gambling stems from the fact that they think casinos and gambling sites victimize them for profit, when they never really tell you you'd win shit, at least those that are reputable for that matter. Most casinos explicitly warn you about gambling even, just so people who see gambling as nothing but a way for them to earn extra money on weekends are deterred and informed of what gambling really is, and we still see people blaming gambling for their lives being ruined, their money being swiped, or their addictions becoming even worse. Gambling is just the means my friend, ruining your life is still very much up to you.
And that's pretty much all the qualms I have against people who gamble for profit really. The fact that they delude themselves into thinking the casino will give them a fair chance when house edge literally exists and then cry about it when they don't get what they want appalls me so much that I can sometimes see what my brain looks like from how far my eyes roll back.
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Land-based Casino Enjoyers are something else.
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on: January 12, 2024, 10:13:49 PM
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How can we be so sure that this is true? I do not believe all that I see online. Oh well, all the more reasons to avoid the land-casinos I guess.
If you gamble responsibly, you have no reason to avoid any casino, be it land based or online. But if you know that gambling is taking more than you want from you, then it is good to quit gambling. What's there to not believe, the girl is literally video-d pissing on herself in the very seat that she's playing slots with. I don't think you need any further evidence lol. Plus I don't think OP meant "avoiding casinos" as "I can't control myself so I'll stop gambling lol", I think the fact that people are something else when the gamble is right in front of their faces is the reason he's stating disgust in land-based casinos, which goes without saying is a legitimate reason. I watched Joe Rogan's podcast talking about the very girl in the vid and they talked about the other oddities in land-based casinos including people in wheelchairs literally gambling even when they're 50/50 health-wise, and some even going so far as to wear adult diapers just so they don't have to leave their seats when they feel the need to bio-break. These aren't things you'd normally do as a person. I myself wouldn't want to play in a land casino if they allow things like these to happen. Besides the fact that this is disgusting it just paints an equivocably disgusting picture of how the world works for people who are so far gone in life and I don't think I like that type of energy in my life. |
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Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Use your winning responsibly
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on: January 12, 2024, 09:51:34 PM
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  As you are gambling responsibly, also use the money won responsibly. I won 328,000 from Sportybet. It was a running game that finished 3 days ago and I decided to use the money wisely. I had a small television in my living room so I bought a Smart TV for 307,000 I am so happy seeing this in my living room. As you are gambling, make sure to use the money won to do something that you will be proud of and happy about. You can invest some in Bitcoin, buy properties, etc. Do not use all the money back to gamble, that's not wise. Just wanted to drop my achievement from gambling responsibly here. Below is the Image of the TV installed   For me, honestly as long as you don't spend it on hookers, drugs, alcohol or gambling again I feel like any type of purchase you made after winning money from gambling is considered "responsible spending". It's just a low standard to meet to begin with. You got your money willy-nilly, and when other people would spend it on gambling again or the aforementioned, hoes, booze, and drugs, responsibly spending your winning your money could count as anything that would give you a prolonged sense of happiness, or at the very least something that you'd be able to appreciate or enjoy for a very long time. Easy come easy go is also a part of the equation that brings people to spend their winnings on short-lived things. From winning these games they fall under the heuristic that in the future they'd be able to win as much if not more again, so just splurge it all right now and deal with the consequences later. Of course it's stupid, but it's a method to their madness, and it's one hell of a method. I say you did good OP. Honestly I myself haven't really spent any of my winnings on tangible stuff, and since I only ever win (at least the usual) enough to get all my losses from prior sessions back, I use it as refill for my bankroll so I don't have to dig into my pocket to top my gambling bankroll. I find that this is the most economical way I could play honestly. |
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