It was better when bitcoin was something new and people were discovering it, it was better when web wasn't super advanced and when crypto businesses were a new thing. It was just a good time, a new day, revolution in financial system, a new niche, a new thing to build business around.
Merit was implemented in 2017, this was the time when bitcoin gained widespread attention and become a very successful cryptocurrency. Also, since 2017, web and crypto businesses developed further and this forum lost popularity a little bit. This forum is not as mainstream as it was before and new things don't start from this forum like it was before.

So, I wouldn't ask whether was this forum better before merit or not, I would ask, was this forum better before 2017 or not. Btw it's noticeable that forum members are putting more effort to post high quality posts. To be honest, merit and high-paying signature campaigns, like Chipmixer, played very important role into making this forum a better place.

Does anyone know from BitFury why do I get You are being rate limited message?

I was scrolling NFT lootboxes and I get redirected to this page so many times that it's impossible to do anything on your website. I don't use VPN and I don't understand what is the problem.

At first I didn't understand what was the difference between expensive and cheap bored ape yacht club box but now I understand that difference is only chance of winning main prize. Btw it's not 1.5K purchase, it's almost 2K purchase per spin. I played that ape box with demo and I only won betfury tokens in 45 Spin. That user was really very lucky. Btw is it easy to sell NFT? Can you immediately sell them?

No one knows exactly what will happen to Bitcoin's price, not whales, not China, not USA, absolutely no one knows what will happen after a certain accident, we all speculate and expect this or that to happen. If we have a look at Bitcoin's price, it's easy to predict that Bitcoin's price will rise after next halving. We aren't 100% sure but we know that when there is a halving, people will positive about bitcoin's price rise, miners receive 1/2 of yesterday's reward and businesses try to express their interests, like Paypal and Elon Musk did in 2020.

I can confirm from my experience that Gambling really improves mood and relieves stress. When I was very depressed, I used to gamble on live blackjack where I was able to bet small and interact with live dealers. Gambling and chit-chat with them really helped me to improve my mood. It's sad that some people think that they can make millions from gambling and constantly profit from casino because this is not the case. Casino and gambling are for fun, not for profit. You can get a huge fun if you prioritize your fun experience and forget profit. Profit is a nice addition that you can experience if you are lucky. There are only a few games like Poker where skill is involved too along with luck.

It's not a good idea when team depends on one player, especially on striker instead of playmaker. Ronaldo is a great striker, one of the greatest in history but good striker needs good midfielders who will provide him with good assists. Ronaldo doesn't have superstar midfielders in his team and whole squad depends on his skills. I think this is wrong. It makes more sense to make whole squad dependent on Messi instead of Ronaldo because Messi is a playmaker and can always create threats, start from scratch and dribble through 5 players to score the goal.

Where do you have to pay taxes on winning? In my country I don't have to pay any tax to win or withdraw money from casino. I couldn't imagine if anyone had to pay taxes on winning. Btw what happens when you lose? Do you get tax return? This is so unfair.

If someone lives in a country where they pay tax on winning from blackjack on casino, they might be forced to pay taxes on their crypto income, so this is not going to help them.

Everyone can check my post history. I have been saying since 2017 that Monero is the next big thing that happened in crypto world. Monero is the currency that protects our privacy the most but it shocks me that Monero ranks 25th on coinmarketcap. As it looks, not everyone is looking for privacy but Monero will grow over time, people will appreciate the benefits that monero brings. At the moment Bitcoin Mixers are doing their job well, they simply cost expensive because Bitcoin price and transaction fees have increased.

No, it's not an inattention to the rules. I double-checked the first post of this thread and I thought you forgot it. I simply copied your first two forms of application, username and that question, then skipped a line and added my btc address. You can check my original post without edits ->https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5456890.msg63240067#msg63240067

I checked Pep's interview after match and he said that he was very happy with the result. He said that it was an excellent performance against Liverpool and Man City squad was good in all departments. He is very pleased as he says but I think he was still expecting more, he doesn't want to add pressure and despair to his team. He wants to motivate them and make more confident.

Arsenal is fantastic. Arsenal is number one with 30 points, then Man City with 29 points and 3rd place - Liverpool and Aston Villa. Competition is huge, everyone chases first place and everyone is so near that we will have interesting matches in the near future.

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half of Earth's terrestrial land surface remains untouched by humans, there won't be a land problem, problem is that everyone wants to live capitals.

Self-employment doesn't bring any risk. If you are a roofer, you'll need a roofing nail guns, roofing hammer, hammer tacker stapler and etc... These are necessary tools and you don't really need more than necessary tools to start a trades business where you are self-employeed. It only brings risks when you want to create a big business where you sell product/service and have to employee others.

That's true but competition is good, this is how it works, one succeeds and one stays at home.

The first one is better. When you do your job yourself, you don't have boss and you don't make them rich, you only work for making yourself better.

Sometimes yes, most of the times - no.
This is how black Friday works: Product costs $100 before black Friday, they increase price up to $140, then add a strikethrough effect and add $120 under increase price tag and call it a black Friday.

You invest money to gain more and to be able to buy more things. If you find something cheap on a particular day, you have to sell your coins and buy that item because there is no point in holding if you can't benefit and if your life stays the same. But one has to be careful whether it's a good idea to buy something with 20% off or wait a little bit and gain 30% on your capital.

I had a neighbor who was making money from sports betting for decades. He was betting on football only, he was watching absolutely every football match and was reading football news. At some point I was copying his bets (he is dead now) and had success, he was usually creating multiple tickets with 40 odds or higher. Once or twice a month he was catching a good high odd ticket which was enough to cover all the loses and gain amazing profit.

Gambling requires luck, it's almost 100% luck. If gambling wasn't luck, we would have an educational institution in which students study different games of casinos to master their skills and win. Slots, Roulette and similar games are all luck based. Games like poker are a combination of luck and skills and sport requires luck even for players. Player's luck generates money for bettor.

Today is not 2016-2017, bitcoin's price has skyrocketed and reached 70K ATH. Do you think it's going to reach 500K and 1 million USD anytime soon? It won't probably reach that height in the next decade. People here want to not only double their money but to increase it 10 times and more. Altcoins are great way to gain 10x, 20x and 50x profit because when good altcoin is a new thing on the market, they gain price soon after halving when bitcoin bull market starts. For example, if you would buy BNB in 2020 November, when price was 20 USD per coin and hold it till the end of bull market, you would gain 30x profit on your investment while bitcoin only went from 10K to 70K, only 7x profit. You see the difference? That's why people invest in altcoins. I don't say bitcoin is a bad investment, no, it's the safest investment option but it's not for those who chase double digit multiply.

There isn't any How to play guide on Rollbit.com and their twitter page and I am lost in vein how to play this game. Is this game skill based or luck based? I watched one match on Rollbit.com and players were standing like a tree and were damaging each-other. It doesn't look like skill based but is still PVP. If it's luck based, then what's the point of PVP? I don't understand. But the intensity and the way they are promoting this game, it should be very good.

Btw isn't any casino going to add skill based games or 100% luck based games? For example, games similar to penalties, like this one? -> Penalties PvP

This question has been asked in the first few pages but there are some more questions that I have, so I'll ask it.
Was platform designed similar to 1xbet or do you use bet-b2b platform?If the team that is responsible for product/design/apps is not connected to the 1xbet theam, then why do I see absolutely identical games when I click on megapari.com->megagames and 1xbet.com->1xgames?
Why are megagames and 1xgames identical? What's wrong here?

OP I thought I would hear a story like generating cheap altcoins via mining, then depositing them on casino, gambling for fun and repeating the same to get that pleasure you get when you quickly mine, deposit and get the desired fun but what you wrote is truly a sad loss.

Loss is a loss, we can't mask it, it affected his finances and mental health negativity. It's very important now for him to not try to gain what he lost because that is the moment when gambling addiction starts. OP has to forget what happened, imagine it was a fairy tale with good beginning and bad ending but it ended and that's all. OP just don't try to gamble for recovering your loses, you'll lose more. Only gamble for fun if you can, if not, then just forget it.

Live games provided by Evolution are fair. They hire normal humans with knowledge in English and teach them how to play cards and spin the wheel, it only takes one or two weeks and that's all. There are no magicians and no hackers or something similar. Absolutely everything is fair, I can confirm that myself because I have worked there. Problem is that just the game itself gives advantage to casino and not the user because of one zero or sometimes two zeros.

I almost got trapped by 1xbit and 1xbet when they weren't known on this forum because these websites look too good to gamble. Their UI/UX is old today but it was damn good in 2016. They have many sportsgets, many games that includes some exclusive games, tv games. It looks too authentic for a scam and that's where their trap hides.

I want to remind everyone that 1xbit.com become 1xbit1.com
I also want to remind everyone that 1xgames available on 1xbet.com are also available on 1xbit.com in games category. I think it doesn't need any further discussion that 1xbet and 1xbit are managed by the same team.

Good question, I think answers in this thread will help other people to find an alternative way of enjoyment when they want to take a break from gambling. I get the same level of enjoyment from playing slots via free play money. I love slots that have captivating graphics and visuals with many features that includes free spins, jackpot section and some other bonus sections.
My another way of getting the same level of enjoyment is playing video games. Battlefield, Call Of Duty, FIFA and Assassin's Creed series are my favourite. Going to the pool, playing football, basketball and volleyball are my favourite activities too.