Well if you have been in the market and have seen previous cycles, yes the catalyst for the next bull run is the bitcoin halving, and it is still very far.

Consolidation has been happening in the last 4 months, the price has been trading sideways, we might as well take that advantage and accumulate.

For 2023, yeah, maybe we can see lower lows for this bear market, there are predictions that it could be around $10k-$15k, but we will have see.

i am a newbie in bitcoin, and i plan to buy bitcoin,, and will invest in bitcoin, and i want to ask everyone? if investing in bitcoin is it better short term or long term??? but in my opinion, long-term investment is better, but what do you think?

The OP makes some important points but I think what he doesn't realize is that being rich and saving money are not actually the same thing.
To be anyone can be rich he/she has to know his/her capacity, potential, and natural gift, find a problem in the space he/she specialized in, and fix the problem while he/she makes money through it.
These are the things all the Billionaires we see today did.
To prevent money wasting and increase saving ones need to be disciplined, skip some luxury life, and limit or quit ^{(alcohol, smoking, gambling, and drugs)} which are the most money waster in history.

Assuming you want to invest $1000, you can start investing $50 every week. That is the meaning of DCA. As you are investing $50 as bitcoin price decreases further, you will still  be able to invest some amount when its price is low. If you take the average of the weekly invested amount, you could have invested at $17000 in average which is better than investing all at $20000.

Lately Twitter has been filled with the news of Elon Musk's proposal for Twitter folks to pay $8/month for the blue checkmark. And there have been supporting and dissenting voice here and there. One of the comments that caught my attention is that of this user, Jack Mallers. He tweeted "Lightning (instant + near-free #bitcoin payments) should be an accepted payment method. Would allow for global, inclusive, private payments (important for pseudonymous users) that are cash-final (no chargebacks)." I read this, and the first thought that came to mind was, if Elon Musk consents to this we might likely see the bitcoin's mass adoption. Now Assuming this happens, do you think we may see the technical mass adoption of bitcoin?

One good news, if we get one good news then we are going to end up with everything alright, and that's not going to bother us as much. We just need to make sure that we are doing well enough and it should be fine. I understand that it's not going to be as simple, I know that it's going to take a while, but we need to make sure that we can hold long enough that ONE good news would make it go up.

If we can hang in there until that time comes, we are going to make a good profit, and when that happens it's going to actually make a big difference. I know that a lot of people get scared when they are investing, it's your money that you worked so hard for, but do not let fear make it even worse.

The forum, is just like every other online forum or group, and all one is needed to do is just to discuss and share ideas, ask necessary question, answer questions, help solve a problem and in general be ready to unlearn,learn and relearn.

Always try to give solutions to problems, when people present a topic seeking for solution, as this also fascinates meriting a post.

Do you have a job? Do you have any income?
If you do, and you have some savings, a recession is much better than a bull market to make money. You will be able to buy cheap stocks and bonds (and crypto) and in a few years your stash will be much bigger than it would if we were in a bull market right now.

Take a look at this article
https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2022/05/20/2022-stock-market-crash/

If you don't have a job now, there are also opportunities now. There are many options to try for a remote job, study in the internet and so on.

Though Loma wasn't at his best but still we were able to witness an amazing performance which I think was enough for him to face Haney next year if things will be sorted out right like whose gonna have the bigger slice of the pie. Ortiz was a live underdog and for sure his future is bright if he continues and improve his fighting style.

Loma to win by decision was 1.88 while 1.96 for KO, almost even.

Lost my bet but as i thought that Loma will KO Ortiz but the 10 month layoff may have affected his performance today but no regret, it was still a good fight for Loma.

It will be another disappointing match if that's the case, and I agree that the Nuggets are a strong team and there's no doubt about that. The same with the Laker's struggle is the Brooklyn Nets which is having the impression of a strong team. Well, we're having super-strong teams that struggle in their early matches. They're 1-5 and that's one win lead against the Lakers. 

Congrats mate. Nice catching that Portland Trail Blazers -6.5 handicap in the live bet.

The reason is, for almost the entire whole game, Blazers are dominating the Rockets right at the start that's why a handicap of -6.5 for them is unlikely to offer as it was possible for them to cover it. The Rockets are always behind by over 10 points.

I will guess, you got that on 2Q where the Rockets managed to cut the lead by at least 6-7 points if I remember it right.

If I had seen this message in the past years, my direct answer would be yes, keeping the money is a very good thing. But now when I look at the wars and tensions around the world, saving money in this period is a huge mistake. Because there is a serious inflation problem around the world right now. For this reason, all the money you save in the bank or personally is melting away in the face of this inflation. Because the value of money is decreasing day by day. The house and cars you bought for a certain price yesterday were almost doubled. Therefore, in this period, it is better to make a profit by investing your money in some way or by converting the money in some way.

Then you have a big problem, because if you can't find "those people", then you are definitely not ready to recognize if someone is legitimate or if they are setting a trap for you. Successful traders do not share their advice publicly but focus on their goals, and some indicators say that only about 5% of people who trade make a profit.

If you are already going on such adventures, follow at least one rule - invest only as much money as you are ready to lose. Most people learn from mistakes, it's just a question of how expensive those mistakes are.

Is this a financial advice? I personally think it should not be, because this is part of the reasons we have many people running away from crypto-currency claiming that it's a scam or a financial trap that only extort them of their capital.
I don't tell people to accumulate crypto-currency all because they want fast earning or they want to get faster and better returns on investment.
Rather I advice then to accumulate more Bitcoin because it has more potential in terms of helping with all of the financial issues that has come to be a tradition using Fiat.

Seems the bear market is likely going soonest. Congratulations in advance to those who bought low and those hodling for a long time. There is likely going to be a new all time high to be achieved before this year comes to an end. If you can, fill up your bag but do your own research.

What do you all think about the sudden bounce back and price increase on Bitcoin of lately?

Why should their forum rank or the number of earned merits be important to new members?
If I were you, I wouldn't bother with it, but if I were a new member of this forum, my goal would be to learn something new, learn from older and more experienced members, make new friends, become part of the forum community etc.
Over time, as you learn more about crypto, you will be able to share much more on the forum and help others.
Everything else, like forum rank or merits, will come naturally and without too much effort.

Speculation is a part of the process interms of investment. The idea of assuming that its market value would increase in the future is already speculating. Maybe OP means not speculating that much or not putting that much of attention checking its market value.

That's just okay as long as it's your vison as an investor but we cannot put a margin to those who are using a different method; short term investment. We do all have different perspectives but for sure we are all having one goal; to gain profit from doing so.