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1081  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do we know about lazlo's other contributions on bitcoinnet besides buying pizza? on: May 23, 2023, 08:43:08 PM
Yes, he is a developer or computer programmer, he even has correspondence with Satoshi himself.

And that is why he wanted to proved that we can used bitcoin as payment scheme, as what Satosh's original design that's why he buy that Pizza and the rest is history. With that, even if you talk to him as he was interviewed many times he didn't regret anything he did.

Another fun-fact is that he try to do it as well using LN.

Original Pizza Day Purchaser Does It Again With Bitcoin Lightning Network
1082  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: May 23, 2023, 12:48:51 PM
The truth seems to me that Spence is not very well regarded from a sporting point of view, I don't know why he doesn't give him a rematch, ...


Wait, who is the fighter that you are referring to that Spence should give a rematch to? Is it Thurman? Because the last time I checked, they haven't fought yet. Thurman has only one defeat, and that came from Pacman. Thurman and Spence have a similarity in that they both beat Shawn Porter, but I can say that Thurman did better compared to Spence.

Yes, obviously Thurman's, but the one that is really on everyone's lips is the one that has not yet happened and the fight between Spence and Crawfoerd is the most anticipated, many speculations have been made, in fact I recently shared an article I know it wasn't fake. but since things in boxing are handled from another point of view, which is that of money, I don't know what forces are influencing there so that this fight does not take place, the truth is that I don't see the point, since Spende has pending that of Thurman, well let it happen, but really the one that is most important I think is against Crawford.


Wait, slow down for a bit mate. Did you just say that it's obvious, Thurman?
I reckon that you should check your facts first because I don't think that Errol Spence Jr. and Keith Thurman have already faced each other in one same ring because certainly, that kind of bout did not happen, so there shouldn't be a rematch in the first place because these two haven't fought each other yet.

What really happened was when Spence Jr. was still in his early days in this industry asked Thurman for his chance to fight but the latter did not agree because Spence was not known at that point and he doesn't have at least any interim belts on him, so there's no benefit for Thurman if he will fight Spence at that time.
Yes, they haven't fight yet, and this should be the first time but we haven't heard about if this fight is on the making or not.

Thurman held the belt and one of the best at this division when Spence is still trying to make his name. So obviously, he wasn't given priority by Thurman yet.e But time has change, Thurman got injured, and he was not the same anymore as he lose his prime years and then he was beaten by Pacquiao.

On the other hand, Spence became the champion when Thurman was absent.
1083  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 23, 2023, 12:14:02 PM
It's a sweep! I thought this was going to overtime but Gordon had other plans hehe. He also redeemd himself with that block after missing crucial free throws.

What do you think of LA's final play? I was thinking the coach should give it to AD to tie the game during the last timeout.

The last quarter was really a struggle and you can see how hard for them to defend and also make some baskets against the Denver Nuggets. the Lakers are tired and cannot shoot well in the 4th quarter and they are terribly missing despite their great performance in the first half. Well! that's just the way it is, clearly the Nuggets are way too much for them this year and what we want to see next time is the Miami Heat vs the Denver Nuggets in the NBA finals this year. I wonder how far will Butler's luck bring him this season because we all know that they came from the play-in tournament and beat every team to soon reach the NBA finals when they beat the Celtics tomorrow.
The Nuggets are the better team, I think it just shows how they really are the number 1 team in the West as they finished the job here, sweeping the Lakers. And even if they are down like 15 points at the end of the first half, they didn't panic or what, because they know the caliber of the team.

Thus, when they started to make a comeback in the 3rd with Jokic and Murray taking over you can sense that the Lakers are going to lose this game already. So congrats, and I think it could have been a blessing for Jokic to not win the MVP 3rd straight year, but at least now they are going to the finals.
1084  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago for WBC bantamweight title on: May 23, 2023, 11:56:54 AM
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That's because Donaire doesn't struggle yet against any other boxers at 118 since fighting Naoya Inoue. Just for a recap, after suffering the defeat at the hands of Naoya
Donaire already has a limited time left in his career and then here's another obstacle. Aside from him being inactive already for a year. He should speak and tell Schaefer to let the other promotions do the job temporarily.

I think everything is clear with Donaire's promoter, Richard Shaefer is no longer with Probellum, so he has no connections with the supposedly financier of that company which is suspected to be tied with the Irish mafia. And if I'm not mistaken, Probellum has dissolved already or being taken by a different entity now.

But I do agree that it has been like months already and we haven't had anything from this fight, no news and everything is quiet from both sides that I suspect that this fight might not going to happen.

Yes, Probellum already ceased to operate. But literally, it won't make Schaefer automatically free from US suspicions. Because Probellum is Schaefer himself just like Eddie Hearn has full control of his own promotion, Matchroom Boxing. So whatever connections happened, it is because of Schaefer and he is obviously facing an investigation by now.

Maybe the WBC should provide a deadline for both camps to reach a deal. Or is Sulaiman paid not to pressure Donaire's camp just like the way he babysit Errol Spence?
Probably it really fall on the lap of the Sulaiman's, but if they are not doing anything so perhaps they are not into this fight, or at least there are no pressure for them to let this fighters be in the ring and have a belt or champion in their division.

As for the Probellum and Richard Schaefer saga, yeah, it might have a impact in the US, but we all know that Richard though has been in the business and could have done his due diligence before working with Probellum.
1085  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: May 20, 2023, 07:28:55 AM
But it seems that Garcia has find a new trainer already, so no more Eddy Reynoso for him and it's Derrick James and I think we have discussed it several pages back.

It's now official though, I have seen pictures of Ryan together with Errol Spence Jr training together since James already manages Spence Jr. But as we have said as well, if Ryan is not discipline enough regardless of who the trainer he will get, it will still be the same result. Disciple + Hard Work + trainer is the recipe for someone to be a elite fighter.
1086  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 20, 2023, 06:54:52 AM
Miami went crazy at the end of this game to get the win. It was fun to watch. Butler and Williams got into it and Butler came out on top in the end. I’m a believer in this Miami Heat team now. If they can go get 2 at home in Miami they’ve got themselves a chance a lot a ring. Looking a lot like Miami vs Denver is coming at this point.
I guess Grant Williams just "poke the bear" in Jimmy Butler, because after their trash talking, Jimmy got mad, and takes over the games in the Heat side and still taunts Williams every he hits.

And then it was Gabe Vincent who put the final nail in the coffin.

I doubt that the Celtics can recover down 0-2 going into Miami. Most likely it could be a swept here, in my opinion. The Celtics are mentally defeated and exhausted at this point. So we might see the Heat (Cool vs Nuggets (1) for the NBA trophy.
1087  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Factors that's why others are hesitant to start in crypto on: May 19, 2023, 05:55:57 AM
And that's why we are in this community, we learn and at the same time shares our experienced with all of the newbies. If they ask, and if they are sincere then they can stay in the crypto world for as long as they can and maybe one day made them self made millionaires.

The problem with newbies though is that they think that crypto is a get rich quick scheme. It's not that they are afraid of scams or there are not mentors. It's that idea that they can earn money big money very fast. And that is the wrong mindset in the beginning and that's where I believed that once they got into crypto they stay away for good because their mindset is not right from the start.
1088  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 19, 2023, 05:15:03 AM
If we have learned one thing in this series it is this. Never count the Lakers out before it's actually over.

Sure, they lost both games. But in both they also have been down by double digits in the 4th quarter and bother times they came back to make it a 1 possession game.
Just the final punch to get over the hump was missing, Denver replied when they needed it the most.

AD with yet another showing that was expected. He had a big game in game 1, so he had to make a weak game now. That's how he rolls.

Lakers now with their back against the wall already. If they lose one at home you could say it's over. But like I said, neer count them out too early.

Schroeder must also get his shit together. Combined 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in over 60min of play in the first 2 games is just not enough for him.
They could have stole one here, specially this game, they had a good lead in the second quarter, but it was not sustainable and they have been missing their outside shots.

If Davis could have hit that 3 in the corner or Lebron's layup, they could have a better chance. The only player that is consistent is Austin Reaves. So I will expect him to play in the next games with 20+ or more points. Schroeder so far has one of the worst game for the Lakers, he will just run circles and doesn't have the intention to score points as compare to the series against the Warriors wherein he is more aggressive driving and looking not to pass.
1089  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Eimantas Stanionis vs Vergil Ortiz Jr - April 29 on: May 19, 2023, 04:26:36 AM
So the bets are going on Ortiz Jr with a knockout.

@OP Also better if you will update the date on the thread as well since we have a new scheduled date. As far as the winner here, yeah, the governing body should be allowed to fight Spence since his fight with Thurman is in limbo or at least there is no fight in the horizon for Spence this year. There's too much controversy around this 147 lbs, no superfight and then mandatory fights are not exercised by Errol Spence Jr and Terrence Crawford but they continue to hold the belt.
1090  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 19, 2023, 12:53:50 AM
I got in late but Bet the Heat+8.5 for second half and Heat over 51.5 total for 2nd half. Both looking good currently since Miami came out on fore and scored 46 points in the 3rd quarter. Never would have thought that turnaround was going to happen at all.
That's a win. Every + for the Miami Heat is a win tonight. Nice catch there and Congratulations.
@morvillz7z congrats on the props.
Admire your guts mate, although it was a good first quarter for them, the Celtics have built a good momentum in the 2nd quarter.
And my instincts were right. 11 point lead by Celtics was gone in the third quarter. Every Heat player offers their contribution to the team. Adebayo, Lowry, Struss, Love, and especially Jimmy Buckets Butler. That man is a damn thief. Bad man!  Grin 6 steals!
They just played the same high level of defensive aggressiveness, that's all they did the whole postseason and it's still working so nothing needs to be changed yet.

Perfect bets.

Celtics should find a way how they will make Jayson Tatum open. He should not hide as the offensive player of the team, demand the ball, lead the team, and create space for everyone.

Congrats mate, it was just a great game for the Heat, specially in the 3rd quarter wherein their shooting was outstanding and then the Celtics really don't know what hit them on that quarter alone, as the Heat scores 46 points.

Yeah, that defense is the key for their big win at Boston Garden.

And they have accomplished it, stealing 1 game and then try to make it again game 2.
1091  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 18, 2023, 07:32:23 AM
Casimero continues to challenge Inoue while Inoue has no answer. It seems like Inoue is focused on his upcoming fight, and Casimero might not be given an opportunity if Inoue wins the championship. I mean, it's possible for Inoue to fight Casimero and defend his title, but what if he decides to have a unification fight with the other champion? That would leave Casimero with no chance of chasing Inoue.

If Inoue becomes a unified and then undisputed champion, he might move up again.
That's true. So Casimero's dream of fighting Inoue lies in the outcome of the results of his upcoming fight against Fulton. If Inoue loses, he might just get it because I doubt Marlon Tapales would just easily agree with him considering his rank will go down after that defeat. And there's a long line of super bantamweights who want the title so bad so he needs to wait.

But I highly doubt Casimero's performance against Fillipus Nghitumbwa would suffice to defeat Inoue. He better increase his stamina first because he cannot just throw those haymakers and expect it to land as always, plus it's more exhausting if it misses. Casimero definitely has the power punch but fewer jabs will make him lose if ever the fight will turn out in the judges' decision.
I want to see it happen though and just end that long trend about why Inoue is avoiding him.
I agree and even his performance against Nghitumbwa will not be suffice to be challenge rank fighter in my opinion.

Although when I check the rankings now, and if I'm not mistaken, Casimero is rank 8 before his fight and with this win, he bolted to rank 5. So most likely, if I wanted who Casimero should fight next, it could be Luis Nery or Ra'eese Aleem in WBO.

Him and Nery has been calling each other out since Casimero become a champion at 118 lbs and Nery that time was a champion too at 122 lbs. And now that Casimero has move up in weight, it make sense that they can now fight.
1092  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 18, 2023, 01:42:19 AM
No one is taking the Miami Heat ML? Fine. I will take it.  Grin @4.00

I trust them to put on a great display of defensive awareness against the Boston Celtics. There's no doubt this will be a difficult feat for them against two offensive players like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and then there's Malcolm Brogdon who had been phenomenal as their 6th man.
When it comes to offense for the Heat, Butler, and Adebayo must be aggressive on the paint if they want to answer back if the Celtics will score.

Let's go! Take Game 1 Jimmy Buckets!
Good luck everyone.
Admire your guts mate, although it was a good first quarter for them, the Celtics have built a good momentum in the 2nd quarter.

So I'm talking the -6.5, still good odds at 1.80 during the half-time. And just what you have said, the trio of Butler, Adebayo and Lowly might make this game very close. But I'm leaning towards the Celtics because they have the depth and have for me the best duo in Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Plus I read from interviews that Brogdon says that he will play hard against the Heat and yes, so far 29 minutes with 12 points.
1093  Economy / Gambling / Re: Is this considered a safe practice on: May 18, 2023, 12:53:39 AM
Is it safe or dumb to use your Credit card for online gambling because of free bonus rewards on signup and initial 3 months purchase? Will you take such risks with your card for such rewards? A friend informed me that some casinos gives better reward if you have a credit card with high credit score at around 800, he mentioned how he make 200$ from Freedom Flex after using over 600$. He also mentioned other like capital one

What are the disadvantages of using a credit card on online casinos? Any? Would you dare do such to earn more money?
Not sure if this is a good idea to give your credit cards online, we all know that it's one of the most hack items in online, so I wouldn't go that route. Of course casinos are going to give you incentives, to attract you to used your credit card with them, but the risk is high though.

So for me, it's better not to, not even bank accounts. And that's why most of us really are into crypto including in gambling because it doesn't take this kind of information to be released to the casino itself. Although there is KYC, but it's better if it will not involved your credit info, in my opinion.
1094  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: The biggest No while trading on: May 17, 2023, 07:36:42 PM
Trading will be more favorable too you when you have a system/strategy that works for you, but no matter how perfect you feel your system/strategy is,

Don't ever trade under pressure. pressure to pay off a debt,
pressure to pay your rent/ Bill's.

I till repeat, Don't ever trade
under pressure
because no matter how you do, that pressure will make you do the following,
I would say that everyone here is under pressure in life? I mean if you have family then you have the responsibility to bring food in the table 24x7. So you have to find a regular job or just think out of the box on how to make money. And who knows, maybe trading is for you or for anyone.

- poor risk management: your risk management will not be put to good use because you are desperate, you want to meet up and that will be when time will be working against you, so please fellow traders stop trading under pressure,
    I don't know if anyone have more to add?
It really boils down to experience though and again, your psychology, what I mean is that you should be positive of all your trades. I know that you can't win all of them, but still don't be negative and right everything down so that you can go back and see where you make the mistakes and then improve and developed your own strategy.
1095  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bear Market Reaches $27605 - Will the Downtrend Continue?" on: May 17, 2023, 07:14:02 PM
Don't forget that we're not out of the bear season yet, even if bitcoin crosses $30,000, so it shouldn't be surprising to see a correction or a major decline. Let's not be too subjective and believe that bitcoin will never plummet again, the bear season is not over yet, plus the economic situation is still tough, anything can happen.
If you already know the price drop is an opportunity to accumulate and buy more, then you should expect bitcoin to fall again and fall more, rather than expect what is happening is fake and bitcoin will rise again soon.
We know once the bear was over once the BTC price returns to $69k again or increase more than that. Corrections doesn't only come during a bear but it can happen in any market conditions. Once we cross $30k, I don't think the price will correct because it already happened last time.

Another correction might happen again once we hit $35k or more. The definition of correction is only a small decline but a major decline is already a bear. I don't think it will happen as well because we are already at it. The best time to buy is when the price is low but many of us are still hoping that the price will rise more than the dips because increases are much rare.
The price seems to be ranging at 27k at the moment and it does not seem as if there is too much of a chance to reach 35k as bitcoin has had problems reaching 30k and keeping itself above that level, however I do not find too much of a problem in something like this as this gives us the opportunity to buy bitcoin for a decent price, and if those prices can be maintained for long then this is an opportunity we cannot let go as I think it is likely the price could close this year at a level significantly higher than what we are seeing right now.
Trading sideways is the pattern right now, unless we will have a break out run to at least go to $30k or higher. But if you read technical signals, it doesn't look good and it's better to expect that something worst is going to happen, like going down to lows of $25k.

I know we don't like to hear that, but if that happens then take that as a opportunity again to fill our wallets. Yes, we are still in the middle of the bear market. We will have at least a year to experience this as the we will have halving around May next year. So that's where the start of a bull run though, after that activity. So we need more patience with this downtrend and stay calm.
1096  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue | WBC & WBO 122 lbs bout | July 25 on: May 17, 2023, 12:32:28 PM
Both are known to be on the top of their respective careers, but only one can win the match.
Yeah, but considering Inoue's popularity and his impressive track record, it wouldn't be surprising if his winning streak continues. Even though Fulton is the champion, it seems like the public doesn't believe he stands a chance against the formidable Inoue. All we can do is wait and see another impressive victory by Inoue. Sorry for assuming too much, and while I do respect Fulton, my intuition tells me that he won't be able to withstand Inoue's power punches. Just like the past boxers Inoue has defeated, Fulton might not be an exception.
Odds shows it as well, for sure Inoue will be the favorite and if I'm not mistaken it has been released by some bookies already. But when I check today, it has been deleted. Maybe they will have to post it again once the fight is nearing the schedule in June.

So yes, no surprised, we respect Fulton, for what he did at 122 lbs and he is supposed to move up, but just decided to stay so that he can fight Inoue.

But it's going to be hard for him and Inoue is really very good even at this weight and I for one thinks that he can be the undisputed champion once more.
1097  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20 on: May 17, 2023, 10:38:43 AM
And they have like a grand arrivals, MGM Grand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkx_kBZobqE

Both look great, so we should be expecting a close fight, lots of fans in attendance. Good interview and overall good marketing ploy for Top Rank and maybe they still want to attract as much as casual boxing fans to bring in the money this weekend.

So for sure, everyone is excited, I haven't put my bet yet, but a Loma bet is surely very attractive ML or by decision win or by knockout or technical knockout.

Well, we can't blame people for getting excited because this is a big fight. I agree that the odds of Loma are very attractive, so I'm sure some fans will be placing significant bets on him. This could potentially be Loma's last fight if he were to lose, but nothing is certain. Loma has been dominant in the past, but he is not getting any younger. Going up against a young champion who holds most of the advantages, it's clear that the majority of fans will be cheering for his opponent.

Though it's not as big as the promotion for Garcia vs Davis, this is still a big fight. With the advantages, Haney would be my bet for this fight.  Yep, this is a young fighter vs Loma where Haney also has tons of experience and also has a KO punch. 

Haney is risking belts but if he wins, a bigger fight for his career will happen. There were talks about Haney vs Davis after this and this is a big motivation to win.
Yes, not as big and that's why they try everything they can to really bring the fight to the masses. Just imagine Bob Arum still in his 90's and yet promoting this fight. We all know that this is the real deal as far as belt is concern for 135 lbs division.

However, everyone is on the bandwagon of Garcia and Tank Davis several weeks ago.

Just the question on whether the winner hear is willing to fight Tank Davis next, that will be the biggest fight if that happens.
1098  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 17, 2023, 03:22:54 AM
That will do it, the Nuggets survived a scare because they lead 20+ points in the 4th quarter, but the Lakers make a huge comeback in the last 5 minutes of the game.

But they just fell short though, Reaves has back to back 3's, but there is a critical steal by Murray from James.

Fortunately, Jokic missed one of the FT, so it didn't covered the initial handicap for bettors at -6.5 as the score is 132-126.

Jokic, another triple double, while AD has double double.
1099  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20 on: May 16, 2023, 09:38:15 PM
i feel that Devin Haney is entering his prime. even though he is entering his prime, i do not trust his power yet, he still has a lot to prove.

A lot to prove indeed. Haney is one hell of a lucky guy, he got those belts without exerting too much effort, I mean beating Kambosos for those belts was not the way the boxing community want for Haney but it is what it is and now is the time for him to prove that he belongs in the top by beating Loma (the real champion for me) convincingly for him to earn the respect of the boxing fanatics.

This is going to be a very technical fight but not boring though because Loma loves to attack and I hope he will be aggressive early on to compile points as a knockout is a slim possibility in this matchup.

Fives days more to go, still got Loma in my mind to win this match  Cool.

Same here, I believe Loma will win, and I'm happy about that because he is the underdog, which means betting on him to win would be profitable. Meanwhile, Haney has to prove that he can defeat a highly technical fighter. The same challenge applies to Loma as people believe he is past his prime.

This fight is like a chess match, making it difficult to predict the winner. As you mentioned, it's a technical fight, but it's not boring, so I can't wait to see this match.
Yes, even in their promotions, I see Haney's training, interview with his Father and of course, the Haney's trash talking. On the other hand, I see Loma's hard training too, and we can't really take away that even if he is old and despite him being the underdog in this fight, he is the better fighter between the two specially if they will fight prime for prime. So for us bettors, if we look at the odds still very attractive for Loma specially if we pull the trigger right now. And as we say, just a couple of days ago and maybe we might sway to bet on Loma. So goodluck to everyone.
1100  Economy / Gambling / Re: Gambling is a choice. on: May 16, 2023, 05:21:22 PM
My thoughts, is this how we often feel when we lose out on a bet??
Do you wish the site can refund your money??
Of course it hurt us financially and emotionally, specially if you are playing money that you can't afford to lose. Yes, we want the site to refund our money, but if it is a legit site and you lose it fair and square then you can't do anything about it, but to let go and live another day.

Gambling should be your choice, you shouldn't let anyone compel or persuade you into it.
Yeah, that's why it's very important that you shouldn't be influence by anyone to gamble. Just stay away from it if you are not a gambler. But once you get your hands on it, very hard to stop specially if you experience what we call, beginners luck. And then you go and bet again, until you can't stop anymore and you are totally hook into it.
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