I don't understand why these stupid celebrities have to go for shitcoins such as DOGE. Anyway, these sort of tweets once again confirms the IQ level of people who are investing in that coin. I mean, how can someone go for a shitcoin, that was created just to mock the whole idea of cryptocurrency? And in terms of technology, please let me know what are the advantages offered by DOGE when compared to other cryptocurrencies such as Cardano and Polkadot.

Ideally South Africa should have scored 220-230. But they lost too many wickets towards the end and the middle and lower order didn't clicked today. Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram gave them such an excellent start and it was followed by another quick cameo from George Linde. At one point, they were 141/1 after 13 overs. But their bowlers failed big time today. Beuran Hendricks went for 55 runs from his four overs. 

Looks as if South Africa will easily make a total of more than 200. Won't be surprised if they end up with 220-230. However both the openers are back in the pavillion now (Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram). And now Heinrich Klaasen and George Linde are also gone. Rassie van der Dussen is still there and if South Africa want to cross the 200 mark, then he needs to take the responsibility. They have depth in their batting, so I would say that 200 plus is very much achievable. 

Yeah sure... I have been hearing about this for the last two years. To this date, the Ethereum developers haven't taken any concrete step to lower the transaction fee. They always play delaying tactics to temporarily satisfy the critics. On the other hand, the developers behind Binance Smart Chain (BSC) have worked hard to make their Blockchain as technologically advanced and user friendly as possible. Nothing is constant in the field of cryptocurrency. Users will eventually prefer a coin that is more user friendly, although this transition may not happen overnight.

Personally I would say that we should be happy about it. Any sort of publicity is going to be good for Bitcoin. As such this is not Bitcoin's problem. Corruption has been a big issue in cricket for the last few decades. And the ICC has zero interest in eliminating match fixing. They always punish the players, but when the franchise owners are involved in match fixing, they treat them with kid gloves. For example take the case of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, whose owners were convicted of match fixing in 2015.  

Zasad wasn't talking about evading taxes. He was talking about paying the bribes along with the taxes. From what I have heard, tax rate in Russia is quite low (10% to 20%). So taking out another 10% to 20% for bribes will still leave you with enough money in your pocket. Obviously it can become a vicious circle. But in countries such as Russia and Ukraine, entrepreneurs have hardly any choice, I believe. Corruption runs deep, involving the most powerful people.

Already, there are talks of a "Bitcoin winter". But that will occur only after BTC manages to hit $300,000 per coin level, as per the experts. Bobby Lee (former CEO of BTCC) was the first to come up with this "Bitcoin winter" theory, but I don't agree with him 100%. A lot of people compare what happened in the past and claim that the same will occur in the future as well. We had similar "Bitcoin Winter" events in 2014/15 and 2018, but I don't think that it will repeat in 2022. Now the circumstances have changed, especially with the entry of institutions.

Most of the users nowadays are profit driven and not ideologically driven. Investing in centralized tokens and coins can be risky, but for a lot of people the level of risk involved is not large enough to deter from investment. And a lot of centralized cryptocurrencies are already in circulation, and very few users have faced issues with them (I am talking about XRP, USDC.etc). I guess for short-term investment BNB is going to be OK.

I remember the same argument before the fight with Thurman as well. Back then Thurman also had a very good record and it was argued that he is too big and dangerous for Pacquiao. But in the end, it turned out to be an evenly contested match which was won by Manny. Terence Crawford can be quite intimidating. But in boxing, agility and tactics matter a lot and I guess this is where Manny has the biggest advantage. I just hope that he agrees to the proposal for 5th June fight.

Can't say that it was purely due to luck. Krunal Pandya bowled 4 overs and conceded just 13 runs. That built up the pressure and then Bumrah and Boult bowled with a tidy line and length. Russell and Karthik were struggling out there and once Russell got out, KKR didn't had enough strength in their lower order to make enough runs and chase the target. Apart from the two openers (Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill), none of the other batsmen made a two-digit score for the KKR.

I agree that the case is not yet settled. But we have already received a fair idea about which direction the judgement will come. SEC has come under severe criticism from the judge and she has sided with the XRP promoters. So in all probability the judgement will be in favor of the XRP team. Now the quesiton is whether SEC will go for further appeals after the judgement is made. I don't expect them to remain quiet, after all the humiliation they went through during the past few weeks.

Completely agreed here. Back in 2012, when I first entered the cryptocurrency sector, I was also trying to convince a lot of people. I was ideologically driven at that time, and wanted to end the exploitation by the central banks and achieve financial freedom. I tried to reason with my friends and relatives, but received ridicule and insults in return. That said, some of those who insulted me back then are now queueing in front of my house now, to learn how to invest in cryptocurrency.

A friend from the former USSR once told me that only those who are from that region will understand how the things work there. I guess he is right. The former Soviet Union is a world apart and what you said may be right. The tax levels are quite low, from what I have heard. So sharing another 20% of so with some of the corrupt officials won't leave you with a hole in your pocket. But the question is how to identify the "right officials and controllers" as you have stated. Again, being someone who have never travelled to that region, I am at a loss to understand how this works.

The way that the Mumbai Indians batted in the end was just pathetic. At one point, they were 115/3 (15 overs). In the next 5 overs they lost 7 wickets and could add only 37 runs. And this is the performance from a team which is widely regarded as having the strongest middle and lower order (Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard.etc). And I don't know what happened to Rohit Sharma. He was completely out of form.

This is exactly opposite of what some of the users were claiming earlier. I have seen a number of threads here claiming that Bitcoin prices will go up whenever there is a stock market crash. But from what I have seen in reality, it is just the opposite case. Most of the cryptocurrency bull runs occur when the stock markets are also in good health. Even now, it is the same. After a crash during April-May, the stock markets have recovered very quickly and now the market indices are even higher than what we had before the pandemic.

Binance and Coinbase have their own advantages and it will be wrong to say that one is superior to the other. But ultimately one of these two will emerge as superior. The competition between these two platforms reminds me of the battle between Google and Yahoo two decades back. Back then, Google emerged on top, partly due to intelligent acquisitions. Binance has also taken the same route, by acquiring small regional cryptocurrency exchanges.

The biggest ponzi and bubble in the world is fiat currency without any argument. And it is a bubble which is worth $100 trillion plus as of now (and increasing at a rate of around 20% per year). Compared to fiat, Bitcoin is only worth 1% of that amount. And moreover, unlike fiat Bitcoin can't be created from thin air, as it is protected by the principle of controlled supply. Obviously for proponents of fiat currency, Bitcoin will sound like ponzi.

If I remember correctly, they purchased somewhere between BTC100,000 or BTC200,000 when the prices were really low. They revealed their ownership sometime in April 2012 (when the exchange rate was around $5 per coin). They claimed to have ownership to 1% of all the coins in circulation, which would amount to around BTC125,000. The purchase price would be difficult to calculate, because they made the purchase in smaller installments, spread over several months.

If you search a little bit, you can find that this forum is full of hate filled posts against PayPal. I won't disagree with these users, as bad service from PayPal was one of the reason why I purchased cryptocurrency in the first place (in 2012). But right now, PayPal has accepted that cryptocurrency is one of the biggest innovations in finance. I am not saying that we should start supporting PayPal all of a sudden, but there is no point in fighting PayPal at this moment. PayPal may be doing this for their own benefit. But in the end, we are also benefiting from the increased exchange rates.

There is already a reserve currency, and that is not Bitcoin. Ever since 1945, the US Dollar is being regarded as the reserve currency of the world. There are competitors among the fiat currencies such as Chinese Yuan and Euro, but they haven't been able to make a lot of progress till now. Being a reserve currency is very close to being a universal currency. Now the question is whether Bitcoin can topple USD from that position. It is possible, but not immediately.