Despite being a huge underdog, it's worth taking a risk on the Heat because we know they won't give up easily. They reached the NBA Finals in the bubble, and Butler has been delivering the best playoff performance of his career this offseason. I'm confident he won't be stopped by the Celtics. The Heat are playing with great discipline, and everyone is contributing to their defensive efforts. So, why not? Let's go Heat! Although many think about that Celtics can able to defeat Miami on this series but for sure this will not be so easy for them. miami is well build team now and Butler and Adebayo is on their best form. Maybe the most consistent team on defensive ends will have a chance to win this match up. And the main assignment of Miami is to limit the scoring of Celtics shooters. For sure Heat fans are cuorious to see how their campaign goes since they are the underdog on teams left battling for championship. The Heat have already lost 2 players due to injury, yet they are still playing very well. Thanks to Butler for maintaining his health and having a remarkable postseason performance so far. The acquisition of Kevin Love has proven to be a fantastic decision for the team, as he not only provides solid screens but also spreads the floor with his exceptional 3-point shooting. Furthermore, Lowry has been displaying his toughness on the court. As a veteran player and a champion, he is undoubtedly a valuable asset to the team. So I'm hoping that no more injury would happen to the Heat. I think both Lowry and Butler are playing injured throughout this playoff, but their experience is what keeping the Heat's hope alive to go to the Finals again. Best scenario will be, them against the Lakers in the finals, it's going to be a rematch. And I do agree that Kevin Love's acquisition is now paying off this playoff. Kevin is also a veteran now and you can see his ability to read the defense and that outlet pass, still Kevin's strength despite his age. So the Celtics shouldn't sleep against the Heat, because by the time they wake up, they might be down 3-1 and it's hard to comeback. |
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I voted for: After the halving bull market starts.
If I'm not mistaken, this is where the real bull run will happen. Yes, we might see the price going up maybe months before the halving. But for me a bull run is that when the price is like going parabolic and building up to a new all time high.
And base on historical data, new all time high is going to be achieved a year after the halving, so officially the start should be right after that activity, a slow but steady growth leading to 2025, new all time high.
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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.
I very much agree. This is why the odds for over 10.5 rounds is only 1.17 hehe. However, despite not having the power, Haney is faster, he has an improved philly shell defense and he is very intelligent. I reckon after his first fight vs. Kambosos in Australia, he also has shown that as a fighter, he is fully grown already. I am not certain if this will be a dominating performance for Haney but I would not be shocked if it ended with a dominant win him. In any case, Tank Davis should fight Haney hehehee. Tank has already left Mayweather's gym where he trained with Haney. Boxing experts say Haney loses vs. Tank in their sparring sessions. We should know by now that Devin Haney is not a knockout artist, he might be entering his prime though, I agree with that, but I'm not seeing him proving anything as far as his power goes. You can't teach it in the gym, either you have it or not. And another weakness of Haney is that he has a weak chin, he has been hit got wobbled throughout his career. So with his lack of power, he make it up with this good boxing IQ and defense. That's why even though he has been hurt before, he was able to get back and beat his opponent through decisions. |
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There is another controversial fight, it's Romero vs Ismael Barroso. Romero was down in this fight, but he scored his own knock down against Barroso (debatable) in round 9th. But for whatever reasons, the referee, Tony Weeks suddenly stop the fight. Barroso is leading on the 3 score cards prior to the stoppage. Here is the video, even the announcer was stunned by what Tony Weeks did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpXHeCD0w8UI just finished watching the 9th round and I was shocked. Those two knockdowns were both a push and the stoppage was the worst! Oh my God! How could that happen? Barroso was still fighting back and in fact, his punches are sinking in, I don't know what Tony Weeks is thinking but that should be investigated. And I doubt he should use the reason for Barroso being cornered most of the time because that is part of his strategy. Yep, it was close to robbery and I think it will affect Tony Weeks reputation here. Barroso is in the corner but you can see that he is responsive and trying to get back into the fight and the sad part is that he is leading in the judges when it was stop. Not sure about Romero though, seems to be one hit wonder boxer here. If I'm Ryan Garcia, I will definitely fight this dude and get that belt because he doesn't deserved it. For sure he knows what happen to this fight and he was lucky that Tony Weeks stop it early in favor of him. |
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And just like that! The stage are officially set for the WCF and ECF and It is something looks very very familiar, because this was the NBA 2020 final match up for both conferences. I thought this was going to be a tight game 7 as they traded buckets and leads in the first half, until the Celtics made a 3 pt barrage in the 3rd quarter and end it with a 25 pt lead moving towards the 4th quarter and the Sixers did not had the chance to make their own run to comeback to the game.
This is going to be interesting. It was the Lakers and Heat in the 2020 finals, but it looks like the Denver and the Celtics are a much stronger team now than the last time these team met in the conference finals. Will we see a Denver-Boston match up?
Most likely this is what I'm seeing as well, top seed Denver in the West vs the second seed in the East. Dynamic Duo of Jokic and Murray, against Tatum and Jaylen Brown. But still early to say though, Lakers is a very different team as compare when they become champion, but the core of Davis and James are still there. Miami still has their core of Bam and Jimmy Butler, but they have the experience of Lowry and other undrafted picks who are showing very good with them in this playoff, specially on how they dismantle the Bucks in their first round series. |
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Fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have been on the rise ever since Ordinals became a big hit. There's a lot of NFT inscriptions that's making BTC slower and expensive to use. We've already seen some criticism by Bitcoin users all across social networks (Twitter). Last time I've checked, TX fees were as high as $30. It's insane!
Nah, although the fees is still high as compare before wherein we can pay 1 sat/vByte, now the fees is between 16 - 35 sat/vByte, and I think that is manageable, still less than 2$. I'm beginning to wonder if nodes will eventually reject Ordinals transactions, leading Bitcoin towards a hard fork (UAHF)? If that happens, we'll be heading back towards the era of the scaling debate which lead to the creation of Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Do you think the new hard fork will be a success? Will it destroy/ruin Bitcoin? If not, why? Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.  Depends on the nodes if they will eventually reject Ordinals, the point of contention is that it's business and they are making big money because we try to outbid each other to get our transaction to get into the next block, so that debate is going on right now. For all we know, those entities spamming bitcoin's network right now are the same individuals back in 2017 wherein we have a debate whether to increase block or not. |
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Seem odd to see someone who will really be searching those terms on Google as most of the time, beginners will normally just search poker or strategies to win. Whatever the reason for someone to search "crypto gambling" has no intention to play on online casino but just researching. And is the search term "USD gambling"
Just depend though, maybe individuals are curious as what could be the numbers of crypto vs fiat online gambling. Sort of just out of curiosity and that's it. Either you understand and favor the numbers that Google is giving us. None of those search terms spark a trend but most probably gambling in fiat still wins the volume compared to people using crypto.
It's because gambling in fiat could be land base or those traditional big casinos that we have seen in Vegas, or simply those online games that have been here way before the advent of crypto based casinos. |
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Currently there is a lot of volatility in the market. It has become very difficult to make accurate market predictions amid such volatility. Bitcoin peaked at $31000 in April. Which is highest by 2023. However, since the beginning of May, the price of Bitcoin has started to fall again. Currently, the price of Bitcoin stands at $26400. At the moment the market position looks like Bitcoin will go down to $25,000 very soon. And in 2023, the Bitcoin market can reach a maximum of $40000 to $55000
The price of the coin will only vary, if we put some efforts to push it up. I know April had given many hopes to us, and May is disappointing, but it may be just a pull back before a big jump? Or maybe this is just a market manipulation done by big whales? Nevertheless we shouldn’t worry much about the price to be honest. Our only motive should be to accumulate more and more Bitcoins when the price falls. The more you accumulate, the more benefits you gonna get from it in future. We need to just hold our coins. Either case, there is nothing to worry about, if it did go down to $25k, then I guess it's another buying region for us. I don't like to wait for the price or speculate that it will still go down further. If that $25k presents itself, then everyone should take advantage of it and see if it will go down more or if the price will bounce back. As for the whales manipulation, it's already a given fact, that's why small fishes like us show go with the flow of this big whales and not go against them. If then want to pull the price down then good, take that as a opportunity to accumulate more. |
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So let's see if he can defeat Loma first, this is not going to be easy fight for him. Unlike in the Kambosos fight wherein he was able to break in George early, here Loma is equal or more boxing IQ than him and so as others said, this could be like a chess match wherein it's going to be a thinking game.
Kambosos is easy to read because he is not a technical boxer, but Loma, who has been in this industry for a while, possesses the experience that will be advantageous against him. This matchup is undoubtedly thrilling, with Haney being the favorite while Loma aims to prove himself, as some perceive him to be past his prime. While we cannot predict the outcome of this fight, I personally like to bet on the underdog. Yes, if you count his amateur background, he has been in boxing for many years now and that's why he was able to built that much experience in the ring and become more technical as years goes by and thru the training that his father has given him. As compare to George, who is much a brawler, and this could be the style that Haney can really match his skills. But this time, the fighter that he is facing is more skilled and experience but one thing that goes with Devin is that he is young and full of confident and maybe in his prime already. So this fight is really hard to see who is going to win and maybe I would say that there are bettors who's leaning toward Loma here. |
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You could see the Suns give up half way through the second quarter. I think Ayton being out mentally messed them up before the game even started. This has been one of the harder games to watch in recent memory. The Suns were hard fouling and talking trash… I feel like they’re poor sports when things don’t go their way.
We've seen that many times. Trash talk, and hard fouls, mostly coming from Booker and Cam Payne. Much worst when Mikal Bridges was still there. It's actually difficult to watch the entire 2nd half of the game. When I saw the Nuggets making 81 points in the first half, I say the Suns are really not playing defense and it will be contagious until the next half of the game and so it did. IIRC, the lowest they got was 19 points deficit and it didn't go below that until Jokic came back and made it 30 again. There's no point in what KD is trying to achieve, he is the only one having the will to try and cut it but without help, there's just nothing he could do. Tomorrow, we have games that will be electrifying. Both the Knicks and Warriors trying to survive their series and I am hoping they win so we could see three sets of Game 7's.  That will be awesome to watch. And the thing is, those trash talking really back fired on them big time, just like last year when they trash talk Luka and the rest of the Mavs. And the result? Booker and the Suns got eliminated worst than what the Nuggets did them here, but the numbers of Jokic though this series is astonishing as no one can really stop him, averaging triple double. Ayton? not sure what the future of him with Phoenix. And with this lost, the saga of CP3 still continues and we don't know if he can still keep up with his injuries next season with Durant. |
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I'm not surprised by this because this has happened in the past. Despite the increase in fees, bitcoin continues to thrive despite the difficulties at this time when transaction fees are high. What we still need is to believe in the efforts of bitcoin and push the bitcoin community more strongly. So just expect Bitcoin to work again and move forward optimizing the Bitcoin network, improving the user experience, and maintaining its position as the leading digital currency.
This high fees might be temporary though, we have seen already that the developers are already looking at it, and who knows, they might come up with a good plan, (not necessarily soft fork), to combat the whole spamming of the network. And bitcoin will continue to survived despite all of this attacks, although the price is going down this month due to this whole network congestion. We still have the bitcoin halving coming up next year that we all have been waiting for as the catalyst for a bull run. So adoption will definitely grow, this will not delay anything on the horizon. |
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In deed we understand that things are now changing,technology is now eating so wild on the system of things in the world,and i wanna ask if it will not going to affect some countris currency,we have come to see the digital currencies how is growing and is expanding the coast of geting richer every day,do you think that one day this digital currencies will not dominate some country currency like ours,
Yet to be seen, for now we have CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) or the like of digital Yuan and others. But we still don't know if they are going to take over or if even traditional currencies will one day be the reserved currency like the US dollar that we have right now. No worries though, if that is the case then we are already ahead of the game, we've seen in crypto for years now and before the population can caught up, we are in top of the food chain so to speak. |
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Halvening is still 1 year away, until then it will most likely be the sideways market, judging by the past markets. Now is a good time to buy if you can 100% afford to wait 2+ years. The short term remains highly unpredictable as always, so it's highly risky to do any short-term trades, because Bitcoin can go up or down by a lot very easily and very quickly.
I agree, it's just better to just buy at this point, no need to speculate if we are going to be $30k this month of May or remain at $27k and be sideways. And doesn't make sense to sell as well for short term profit, of course no one can stop someone from selling and make some profit margin. But if you look at it, after halving a bull run will have to happen eventually. So it's better to just accumulate at this point, practice DCA and just be mentally tough not to sell and keep stacking sats till next year. |
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A boxer's life is always on the line.
4 days ago, a young boxer Kenneth Egano from General Santos City, Philippines won a fight against Jason Facularin in Imus, Cavite Philippines. Upon winning, he didn't even have the energy to be on the referee's side to raise his hands or even heard the announcer that he won the fight because he was already in the corner collapsed, and being tended by his team.
He was rushed to the hospital and was in a coma for 4 days before he died today. 22 years old. So young and has so much future ahead of him.
Manny Pacquiao covered all the expenses for his recovery but there was nothing they could do to save him. Another sad day for Philippine boxing.
This is a reminder that we cannot just underestimate what the boxers are risking when they step on the ring.
Yes, I read about that event, and it's really sad to hear someone died inside the ring and at a very young age of 22 years. We didn't see the full potential of this boxer, but it's an accident that no one saw coming, this is not his first fight. But it's good that the legendary boxer, Manny Pacquiao who is the even organizer did everything he can here. And it's true, every time they step in the right, half of their feet is already 6th feet under and that's why there are boxers like Floyd who played defense and doesn't like to be hit or boxers asking big money because they know that it could be their last one. |
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The Warriors won by 15 points. That was awesome, and now the series is 3-2. They will still be on the edge in every game, but they have a chance to win the series, especially if they win on the road, which is difficult.
Green and Wiggins made great contributions, but Thompson hasn't found his rhythm yet after having a great Game 2 performance.
The top performers for the Warriors were:
Curry: 27 points
Wiggins: 25 points
Green: 20 points
Yes, and it might be scary because we might see Game 6 Klay at Crypto.com? And I think it's the contribution of Green who really covered what the Warriors is missing on Thompson right now. Although there are reports that AD might not play in Game 6 because of concussions, but I think he will though, he just need to take a rest. Now the Warriors won on a must win at home, can they do a must win in the road or as the predictions of 6 games for the Lakers will happen next game? Lakers now, opening at -1.5 at home as favorite. |
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On the contrary, it was Moloney who says that Vincent and his team thought that he is an easier fight for Astrolabio, as compare to Emmanuel Rodriguez and that's why they go that route.
Rodriguez beat Moloney before, and this according to Jason could be the reason why Vincent Astrolabio and his camp chooses him instead of Rodriguez. But in any case, Moloney is the slight favorite so it's not a easier fight for Vincent here. This fight is going to happen this weekend, so another good one store for us and we will see a new champion after this fight.
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Have you observed the significant number of project launches featuring the name "PEPE"? If you check the recently added list on CoinMarketCap, you'll notice that approximately 90% of the project names include "pepe." Lately, meme coins have been experiencing a remarkable surge in market capitalization. What are your thoughts on meme coins and the prevailing trend of pepe-related projects? Personally, I wasn't initially a fan of meme coins, but it appears that they have gained considerable hype. I'm curious to know your opinion on meme coins as well. Have you invested in any of them?
No, I just invested on solid altcoins, like ETH, BNB, ADA and a couple. I'm not into this whole meme coins or those who are purely for hype, pump and dump. I have nothing against those who like to play with their money on this kind of projects. But not me, I prefer stable and solid investment of money. I might not be risking here, but it's too much for me to hunt this meme coins and then join the bandwagon for the money. And for those who are into "pepe" right now and making money, then good for you. But hopefully you also know that you are taking a big risk as I have read that a lot of investors are losing money specially if you have invested on top. |
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Although I'm not very familiar with these boxers, I believe that they have almost equal skills based on the betting odds. The name Moloney rings a bell for me because he was supposed to fight Donaire, but he backed out and chose another opponent instead.
I think Moloney is afraid of Donaire. He was probably looking for an easier way to become a champion, and maybe he thinks that Astrolabio is not as good as Donaire. I'm also interested in watching this fight, which will be in less than a week. Hopefully, someone here will share a free live streaming link. After losing to Inoue I don't think he is ready to face Donaire who although also lose his match against Inoue is still dangerous, so he goes the easy way by fighting the unpopular but dangerous Astrolabio who can perform better than Donaire because he is coming from winning streak, I'd like to see their face off and weigh in, which is going to happen next week. There's a big possibility that the 118 lbs will have two champions because this is a known territory of the Filipinos after Inoue conquer all the titles. Asian in general, because this is where they really excel and compare to bigger weights wherein it was American and Mexicans. So in any case, it's good for Filipinos though, we have Astrolabio, and then Donaire and Gaballo if I'm not mistaken, campaigning in this division and has a chance as well for the belt in one of those divisions. Moloney shouldn't underestimate Astrolabio here, his records might not be good, but I think Vincent has learn from his early defeats that why he is not on the brink on winning a belt. It's not how you start, it's how you going to finished your career and for me Vincent is just about to his his peak. |
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Home team still perfect in the Suns/Nuggets series. Phoenix just looked like shit tonight. Made a nice run to only be down by 3 at halftime. Really want to see the Suns win it all, but Denver has the home court advantage and apparently that's been huge for the series.
And it's only Booker and Durant who is carrying the team right now, Ayton for me is a non-factor in this series. Something is off with DA here, not sure what is that but perhaps he is too intimidated facing Jokic. While the Nuggets have a secret weapon in this game, which is Bruce Brown who scored 25 points. And Jokic, having a triple double, so it's 3-2 now and the Suns on the brink of elimination. |
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BTCI have the ability and understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem to create a platform like TORNADO CASH but with bitcoin, i know that this is not very well received by users since people are not very open to using crypto projects, and if something that has to do with crypto does not generate gigantic money profits, they do not care.
The only one that doesn't received mixer is obviously the 3 letter agencies in the US. As it is being picture as mixer being used by criminals, i.e. terrorists, gun smugglers, narcos and drug organization etc. What drives the use of cryptocurrencies are the cool projects that can be done with them and that is why i am proposing to the table to create this open source platform so that the BTC community can use it if it is willing.
It offers a service that mixes potentially identifiable or "tainted" cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the trail back to the fund's original source anonymize where the BTC comes from since bitcoin is not completely anonymous but pseudonymous.
If you have proposals on how the creation of the platform should be for greater security or greater trust, I would love to read them to be able to satisfy your demands.BTC
We already have a a lot that right now, as you can see when Chipmixer was taken down, a lot of crypto mixers have appeared and try to vie for the coveted market. So I'm not sure if you will hear proposals here, the infrastructure is already set up for us, we just have to use the mixers and then see how it goes. |
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