Bitcoin Forum
September 04, 2026, 04:44:17 PM *
News: Latest Bitcoin Core release: 31.1 [Torrent]
 
  Home Help Search Login Register More  
  Show Posts
Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 ... 220 »
1  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sportsbet.io is not accessible for me in the Philippines on: Today at 08:20:10 AM

Today I was surprised to see an HTTP 451 – Unavailable For Legal Reasons message. I did some research and it seems Sportsbet.io is being blocked in certain countries. What confused me is that the message specifically says Japan, but I’m in the Philippines. So maybe my IP is being mistakenly detected as coming from Japan, or there is some routing/geolocation issue.

Do you use a VPN or so on so change your IP that makes his access can not be open because a little strange when you are from the Philippines but detected Japanese IP if not using a VPN here.

Indeed this may happen if there is a slight error but if in the end the data provided because the detected IP is Japan this should not worry you because your country can still open the site when the repair occurs.
Because what is prohibited here is quite specific, namely Japan not the Philippines so that later it is possible when your IP can be changed back to the Philippines, you can still open this site.
2  Economy / Economics / Re: What is the way out to AI human job replacement? on: Today at 07:24:40 AM
What job then do you think can continue without being replaced by AI from humans?
I am asking this because there is nothing that can stop the emergence of AI and Robots, what humans has to do is to find a way for survival, where it still seems clumsy what the future holds and what profession can stand what is ahead for humans.

Personal development will have to continue, but in what field of professionalism will humans have to focus on at the time to come?
Most jobs can probably be replaced if AI develops but of course not all can be replaced for this because there are some jobs that may be assisted by AI but cannot be replaced.

We take for example for specialist doctors it will be very difficult to replace or others like psychiatrists it will also be a little difficult although AI will also be able to help analysis but for direct handling this is certainly not as easy as imagined considering that there needs to be a human hand that must contribute here.

But for jobs that are universal, especially for factories and Office data, this is still very possible, especially in some cases I have seen there are a lot of workers who are used cameras to record their work (in a textile factory) so that AI can be studied, which can certainly be replaced by AI later if the research carried out is successful.
3  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you find it difficult to meet the 1x wagering requirement for withdrawals ? on: Today at 02:12:20 AM

Well, some gamblers might find this rule inconvenient, but I am certain that experienced players don't find the 1x wagering requirement difficult at all. Personally, I usually place sports bets to clear that requirement. Do you do the same ?
Those who make gambling as another means for personal gain such as money laundering or other things will find this troublesome because I don't think it will have any effect on gamblers who do make deposits for gambling.

It would be quite silly to make a deposit and withdraw it without doing any gambling for a gambler and I would assume that this is unlikely to happen.
This is a rule that should still exist because the stigma of gambling is very bad in most people today and when this is not applied to continue gambling infiltrated by those who only want personal gain such as money laundering etc.then the stigma will be much worse, so rules like this (bet 1x or more than that) should not be a big problem.
4  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: when you are too young for sportsbook but old enough for prediction market. on: September 03, 2026, 09:43:28 PM
I read a report saying that around $5 billion in Kalshi sports trading volume came from users aged 18 to 20. We all know that many sportsbooks only allow gamblers who are 21 years old and above. This makes me question the regulation. An 18-year-old may not be allowed to place a sports bet on a sportsbook, but can still put money on a sports prediction market.

If both involve risking money on the outcome of a sports event, why do they have different age requirements? Is there really enough difference between the two to justify that?

Different policies may make this a biased thing because we know for the age limit in some countries it becomes different. We take for example for Australia or in some other parts of Europe 18 years is always the standard that they are already considered adults so gambling they can already do but for some Asian regions (which legalize gambling) and the US they will still peg 21 years as their limit in gambling.

So with this consideration, there will always be a bias that is difficult to control, especially in the prediction market even though it happens in Kalshi which requires KYC in it.
It's just that if the report is bigger its users are leaning towards US it might be considered as a violation but when it includes all visitors from Kalshi then it's also a little difficult because this prediction market can be accessed by anyone and from any country except for those who are in the ban of the site.
5  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27 on: September 03, 2026, 02:05:26 AM



Among the 3 promoted teams, Racing Santander, Deportivo La Coruña, and Málaga CF, it is only Desportivo La Coruña that hasn't lost any match. Racing Santander managed to get 4 points after they won 1 match, played 1 draw and also lost one match while Malaga lost 2 games and played 1 draw. Looking at the results of the teams, Deportivo La Coruña and Racing Santander might remain in the La Liga while Malaga will likely not make it because they had a bad start already and will likely continue.
It's only 3 weeks, besides that we also have to look at the opponents they face because in the last 3 matches Deportivo only play against caste clubs that are always at the bottom so this is not a benchmark because usually for some small clubs they will be a little hassled when mid-season until the end of the season.

In addition Deportivo also only 1 win and 2 draw in their 3 weeks so I think there is no guarantee that they can survive if they only focus on the results of their first 3 matches.
Although for competition in terms of trophies will still be held by Barcelona and Madrid but for the competition to remain in La Liga and not be relegated remains not easy for small clubs.
We can see standings in the last 3 seasons actually to be in La Liga it's a little tight competition for the bottom standings because the difference in points is only 1 or 2 points even last season Mallorca had to be relegated only because they lost in terms of h2h with Levante and Osasuna so the initial 3 matches do not guarantee anything here.

6  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Passing KYC verification upfront would have solved this on: September 02, 2026, 11:19:02 PM

Why can't online casinos allows their customers to pass KYC verification before they start gambling?
It looks like a perfect excuse for them to restrict you from withdrawal.
Not all like that, indeed for some sites they do not require KYC as a form of regulation to give flexibility to their players to feel more privacy but for others the fact is that there are still many sites including large sites that are on this forum make KYC at the beginning even to a certain level so what you say is not entirely wrong but it is also not entirely true.

For now even though there are many regulations against KYC but it cant be denied that KYC is still an option for gamblers.  If they don't want to do KYC just because they don't want to provide privacy information to themselves then they only need to look for non-KYC sites but when from the beginning they don't have a problem with KYC sites then there are many choices of sites including large sites on bitcointalk even up to the final level (usually level 1-3) they can do it even before making the first deposit.
7  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What motivates you about Bitcoin? on: September 02, 2026, 09:58:17 PM
What motivates me towards bitcoin is personal gain with protected value or long-term profit and that's what I always try to believe every day because the expectation is very big with me being in bitcoin then I will have an advantage in the future at least I can make my own version of financial freedom.

After making this as a goal then my focus now is just to collect bitcoin as I can without caring about the price or volatility that occurs in the short and medium term because for me it will not mean anything considering the halving period always gives profits that continue to exceed expectations that I felt before so in this case I only focus on investing without caring about others including trading or temporary declines that occur in bearish periods.
Speaking of guarantees? It's just bullshit and it should have been implemented from the beginning but that doesn't mean we don't have hope for a much better long term even though there are no guarantees in it.
8  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you bet on Northern European football championships? {Discussion Thread} on: September 02, 2026, 06:58:46 AM

Champions League: Bodo/Glimt (Norway) and Viking FK (Norway)
Europa League: Lillestrom (Norway)
Conference League: Mjallby (Sweden), KuPS (Finland), Aarhus (Denmark), FC Copenhagen (Denmark), Midtjylland (Denmark), Nordsjaelland (Denmark), Brann (Norway)

many have already noted that Norwegian teams often play over 2.5/3.5 goals and that's true. you can even take the results of this qualifiers for Bodo/Glimt: matches against Royale Union SG 3-3 and 2-2, and matches against Nijmegen 3-1 and 3-0. so if you bet on sports, maybe this information will help you make the right bet.
For the qualifying phase maybe this is understandable because in this phase it will still be quite easy (although there are some clubs that will fight hard) but the level is still equal and the situation may be a little different when compared to the league phase although for the Europa League and Conference League the club can still be said to be equal in terms of strength for most clubs but it will be different if we talk about the Champions League.

We take the example of Bodo here, they had a positive result last season but it is undeniable that last season they were also helped a little by the cold weather and travel away from some clubs but now maybe the consideration will be a little different. This season for the league phase Bodo has opponents who are quite troublesome because there are Atletico, Dortmund, Bayern and Napoli who can be a stumbling block for them so even though last season they performed solidly but for opponents in the league phase like this I would not be surprised their steps will be stopped in the league phase.
9  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Kalshi has permanently blocked a user for the first time on: September 02, 2026, 02:09:30 AM
Quote
In a notice of settlement of disciplinary action filed on Monday, Kalshi said Santos violated its rules by trading a bet on whether he would attend the State of the Union. He was then ordered to pay a fine of just over $71,000.

paying a fine will not stop him from doing it again.
True, cases like this keep repeating when there is an opportunity and the problem that happens now is that the opportunity always comes even though there are regulations on prediction markets, especially for those who have the latest information that has not been spread but in the end the same incident always happens again and again so the fine does not guarantee he does not do it again in the future.

But on the one hand there is no more severe sanctions than fines (for now) against those who are proven to be in violation because it is difficult to make this a serious crime so they will only get sanctions like this every time they are proven.
There needs to be full self-awareness of the players to make this wiser but because of greed often things that are actually prohibited are always used as loopholes and are considered not a problem if they only do occasionally.
10  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 01, 2026, 11:49:12 PM
Did Kevin de bruyne flopped at Chelsea?

No in my own opinion because he showed a lot of potential while at Chelsea, but he was up against players that were ready and better than him then, which was hazard, Oscar, schurler, Marco marine and mo salah, so he was mostly on the bench, which resulted in his exit from Chelsea, and that was the same fate mo salah endured, so it's wrong for anyone to say that he flopped at Chelsea, while that's not true case.
If talking about the performance to be honest he was one of the flop at that time when he was at Chelsea but the reason is quite clear because the Chelsea scheme at that time still preferred to keep one defensive midfielder and rely more on speed than direct passes so the competition will be much more difficult when Chelsea always keep a defensive midfielder who already has a name so he does not get a place.
But it was still a Flop in the end.


Chelsea has really cashed out good profit in this transfer window. With this money alone, they can get two or more younger midfielders that can do the job. They're not playing any European competition this season so they have less to worry about.

But meh EPL teams love throwing big money around in transfer market.
After a few early seasons Todd is burning through the current money his time is harvesting from the ill-considered transfer results of recent seasons.
Although their spending is also still a bit in question especially after bringing Morgan Rogers who is almost 140 million from Aston Villa but still they still deserve to be praised for their smart sales.

Summer transfers will officially close today but the sight of Chelsea surfacing for the sale and purchase of the player feels a little different than in recent seasons.


https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-chelsea/startseite/verein/631
11  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27 on: September 01, 2026, 08:07:54 PM
I'd be singing praises for Anthony Gordon, Xavi Espart and lastly the magician Pedri. I do not say the others didn't play well, but these are the players creating chances, making runs and detecting the from the midfield and linking up these strikers to score. I love the goal where Pedri linked a pass forward and a one two touch, simply made the defenders frail.

Lamine Yamal I won't had a great game too, he has to score goals to win the ballon d'Or.
The reason why Raphinha and Lamine stood out in this match (and the previous few) was because the ball supply and midfield were getting better as they became more focused on their task of scrambling defensive areas and scoring goals.
Indeed, this is not an easy task when talking about goals, especially for now Raphinha with his achievements in the first 3 matches and 5 goals it is extraordinary but here the role of the midfield in managing their area does need to be thumbs up.

Flick knows how to rotate especially seeing how the substitutions made by his attack changes feels smooth to me because if at the beginning we could see how Pedri and Dani Olmo were more focused on movement but when Rodri played they were more focused on keeping the rhythm. All the players look to support each other and this is one of Barcelona's strengths this season that may be a little hard to break because of its dominance.
12  Economy / Economics / Re: Are compliments important from an employer? on: September 01, 2026, 07:17:23 PM
Well, this isn't something to expect from every employer but at the same time words of encouragement can actually Make a lot of employees do better, it is a psychological thing, even when it seems like someone isn't doing enough you can tell them that they are doing Great, this makes them want to do better but a smart employer would ensure that he always makes observations and outlines some things that they can improve on, this isn't to downplay their efforts or anything but it is to give them that reminder That they can make some improvements.
This is where it must be emphasized that being a leader in a company or being a boss for employees is not only focusing on what to get from the target job but is able to assess the performance done.
It would be hard to be in a big company but I think when everyone has a part and creates a healthier workspace, things like this can be done.

The problem here is how employees and superiors behave, when trying to realize the position then this can be done but sometimes validation and ego make this a complicated thing especially when not accompanied by good communication.
So its not only employees who must be required to behave well but here the boss must also be able to see the situation about the responsibilities they have to do in order to make the work environment more positive.
13  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The question of provable fairness standards on: September 01, 2026, 06:00:01 PM

Collective information with personal research is very important before someone starts making use of any casino, the information must be from reliable sources and trusted individuals, the mistake most people make this days is following anything they see in the Internet, the bonuses and promotion packs, disregarding the vital things to look out for, and it always happens that when a person is carried away by some attractive physical features before they finally realized the the real feature of the casino and how it operate it will already be too late because they have already put their funds there, nowadays people can do some crazy things just for profit, let's not forget that casino are made and control by humans so let's be guided.
Issues that should be important like this are sometimes ignored for some gamblers and consciously or not some of us even those on the forums also sometimes ignore things that we should have determined from the start.

Maybe this is just a handful of gamblers (who are on bitcointalk) but for those who are outside the forum there are still many who ignore just because of the urge to continue gambling so they continue to try to be on the site no matter the site is fake or not because all they care about from the beginning is playing or maybe the bonuses offered.
Even though we should be more aware because we sometimes do not like when we are deceived even though the nominal is small but on the one hand we ourselves are also sometimes quite careless by not choosing a site that is really worthy of trust.
14  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What Does Your Betting History Reveal About You? on: September 01, 2026, 04:51:13 PM
I never see this as a comparison does not mean I am afraid to look at the history of betting that I did but for me it has become a thing that has happened and looking back at the record especially for wins and losses it feels it will make me more challenged to continue to gamble.

 It will indeed look pretty good but the side effects that will be produced especially when the record we have more losing precisely this will also have the potential to make us more motivated to gamble. Not all gamblers have the same calmness so some will probably realize that by looking at their betting history then they can be more aware to reduce gambling (if it feels too big) but there are also those who will definitely continue to act aggressively after a defeat because they will attempt to return the loss so I don't want to be in that situation.
15  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling industry has gone to a different level on: August 30, 2026, 07:17:41 PM
The longer the game progresses, but to be honest, I don't like this type of game because in the end, it's not worth it for me.

Indeed, if you see at a glance the stakes look simple because we only need to predict things that often happen in life like the video you gave OP but in the end this can actually make us carried away and destroyed slowly because of defeat.
We're just completely relying on instinct and luck here because we don't know what's going to happen in the next few minutes so I don't think it's worth it.

For a new entertainment maybe this will look good but to gamble for a long time with this type of game I think it's not worth it.
16  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sent less than minimum deposit to my casino, can it be refunded or topped up? on: August 30, 2026, 05:29:46 PM
I had a bad experience while funding my casino account. I had a little discretionary funds and decided to double the amount by  gambling without excitation, I copied the address on the casino to fund my account and which I funded.

I noticed after a while that the funds have not been funded to my account. I complained to the customer service and was told that the amount sent was less than the minimum amount ought to have been deposited.

What can be done for the funds to be reversed? Can the funds be top up to complete the minimum deposit or Is the funds deposited lost? Or will it be reserved?
You may have to ask this in detail to the support of the casino site that you have deposited, you have been told the reason why your deposit is experiencing problems there should be another answer to solve this.

But my experience in this case is not very good because the deposit made (less) it does not return so I can not give any pleasant answer because I think the situation will remain the same where you can not withdraw or increase the amount of your deposit to match the minimum deposit on a site. Although our site may be different but the answer I am sure will be the same.

Even if you insist it will not be the site's fault because usually in this case each site always provides minimum deposit information so when we make a deposit and it is less than their minimum it will be the negligence of the player not the site.
17  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Crash game with runner-style gameplay — more interesting than the classic graph? on: August 29, 2026, 08:21:46 PM
The visual Format is sometimes a special attraction but not all gamblers are looking for it because some will be more interested in the RTP given so in this case it depends on the perspective and interest of the gambler so that until now the site always gives changes that are increasingly leading to visuals and showing better RTP because the gambler's thoughts are not all the same.

I have tried but these two types of games do not suit me, it does not mean that they are all bad but sometimes in some way The Gambler always has comfort in a game and these types of games are not very suitable for me to do.

If faced with a choice then I would prefer to follow the flow because it goes back to the initial situation where everything depends on the perspective of each but compared to the fast flow I prefer something that looks much more relaxed in terms of gameplay. For a high multiplier although it looks very good but we also certainly can not force something like this because this is not the will of the player but rather the site.
18  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The question of provable fairness standards on: August 29, 2026, 11:24:01 AM

Why would a casino risk such a reputational hit? The money is probably the answer.
Maybe us as gamblers should be more informed and demand better and uniform standards across the industry.

What are your thoughts on this?
The simple assumption that a few percent of manipulation will not have any impact on gamblers is a mistake because even though only a few percent or even no more than 5 percent difference between RTP and reality it is still a deliberate manipulation practice and this will have a slightly greater impact on gamblers with large amounts.

From here we must be able to judge that even though the trust in a site looks good but we should not ignore by doing a lot of consideration in choosing a site or even the type of game in a site.
In addition, this is why I do not really like to play in casino games or slots on any site (still playing but only a little time I spend on this game) because manipulation like this is very easy to happen and I prefer to be in sportsbook although there is still manipulation that may occur (for some cases) but this will be much smaller in terms of ratio than slots or casino games.
19  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ FIFA World Cup 2030: Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay ⚽ on: August 29, 2026, 01:56:40 AM

You cannot really expect to see zero situations of anger and no self control in football especially from South America where they are really hot headed in there. Of course they should be punished to the maximum extent a few times and I think they will instinctively try to not do that anymore, if there is no punishment then there is no guarantee in the future that such things happen. What I want in fact is the referees to be punished hard, in these preliminary games of the European competitions the referees have taken sides with many teams in clamorous looking errors they make in favor of such teams yet I have not seen any referee punished. The same in this last World Cup no referee punished and as long as this goes on football is still going to be the most corrupt game on planet earth.
In the last few World Cup periods Argentina were given too much ease which made them act out of capacity. Speaking of anger in the end it depends on the attitude of the players themselves when the fairplay they keep should be an act of anger not channeled like it happened in the final because for me it is not a good attitude especially for professional players.

Currently some players, especially for Paredes and Molina, get quite strict sanctions from fifa and this should be done since the 2022 World Cup period, especially when Argentina face the Netherlands.
The habit of some referees leaning too much towards Argentina makes it seem as if their players are immune to sanctions and it has become a habit for Argentine players to play rough because they feel they have an advantage.
The last report I read Argentina get a sanction of £235,000 and the closure of 50 percent of the stadium in 2 games, for Paredes and Molina they get a ban of 10 matches and 7 matches despite the appeal here but the continuation we are still waiting for whether FIFA will remain soft or change course.
20  Economy / Speculation / Re: How about Accumulating with DCA Strategy now on: August 29, 2026, 12:30:48 AM

There are two things involved: as long as we are going to continue in this pattern, do you think it is still advisable to engage with the market on this strategy currently, or is it too late or too early to come in using the same pattern at this time for our investment strategy in bitcoin?.


If our focus is for the long term I think it will never be too late for this because the more you delay buying by expecting other methods other than DCA like lump sump or buy dip then in the end you are getting left behind from those who try to invest with DCA.

The word " late "has always been one of the reasons that for me is quite silly for some people because the word" late " is even always spoken almost every year or even every time we discuss bitcoin in terms of price.  Though this is just bullshit from those who do not want to buy bitcoin but try to make others feel confident that the reason makes sense.

I tried to be consistent in DCA in the last few years and my friend (when I wanted to start DCA) said that it was too late to do that, but what happens now is that I have assets that for me are very sufficient after a few years of being consistent in DCA but my friend who said it was too late to buy bitcoin at the moment he doesn't even have any assets to be proud of or just to just hedge value from the future he wants to reach.
Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 ... 220 »
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.19 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!