On the whole, winning isn't easily achieved and that's why a few who achieve jackpot tend to loud their win. What keeps gamblers going back to play more, even when they've losses, is that expectation of a win to may come some day. Every gambler believes that one day luck will meet consistency and a single win will expectedly wipe off several losses. I haven't been that lucky.

Honestly, I was also lost as to what benefit martingale would've in such a situation. Martingale is a risky strategy when looked at critically. It's better to cut one's losses quick than trying to save it by entering more trades in the same direction. Without a deep knowledge of Support and Resistance, one will easily burn accounts. I've been there and I know how it feels losing more than it ordinarily would've been.

Oh, really? So you sef believe dat bubu yaya story wey govment dey yarn too? Abeg, so before cryptos all those bad things nor dey in place? Abi bad people nor dey demand ransom in fiat? Nor just mind owa govment. Wetin dey pain dem be sey cryptos don make many people dey financially liberated and govment nor fit silence dem anymore wit their poverty strategy wey dem dey use control the masses. Dat wan dey pain dem enta bone.

If govment wan track dem, dem go do am. Na laziness dem make dem nor fit apprehend criminals. If you think sey I lie, make any kidnapper go pick IGP wife or children or Tinubu pikin and you go see how intel go full everywhere and dem go trace that transaction enta exchange.

I'm not sure anyone on this forum has posted such a huge win. Perhaps, it may be that we don't have any here who has won big or it could also be that members simply don't want to expose themselves to controversy from the negative energy of others. Controversy in the sense that once they come open with their huge win there are going to be others who will attack them for lying or being fake. As for me, I haven't and I also haven't seen anyone; whether here or outside, who has won that big. I only get to read about big wins online or on papers.

OP, about your addiction; I think you should watch it before you relapse to it again.

I know of someone who after passing his prop firm realized the same main account assigned to him was also assigned to another person. He got to know that when he discovered certain trades he didn't take appeared on his trading app and account history. Some of them were live trades when the thing was happening. I literally laughed my head off when he told me what he was faced with. I laughed at him because I had earlier warned him not to buy a prop firm. You know how it's with people not telling you again when they want to go against your advice? That's what happened. He bought the prop firm account for $250 and it went with the wind because the firm kept posting him whenever he mailed support, assuring him it would be resolved. That went on for months until it dawned on him that he had been played.

To be frank with you, I've never liked the idea of a prop firm. Maybe that stems from my perspective of not rushing over things, not looking over my shoulders constantly to make sure I'm not out of line and coupled with the fact that I don't like sharing profit with anyone 😏. I like to keep whatever profit I make to myself and for myself.

With prop firm, all those stuff I mentioned I hate are present. There are rules to adhere to with prop firm. It doesn't matter whether one is recording more wins than losses; once one breaks any rule (it could be on drawdown, trading time, lotsize and what have you) one is punished for it. Whereas, those stuff are actually not bad as they're what practical traders face.

I don't think it's a good idea for a newbie to subscribe to a prop firm. Newbies need to have basic skills before aiming to make money. I agree quite alright that money is the name of this game but it shouldn't be a priority. No one buys a prop firm to learn, they do that to get more funds and earn higher than ordinarily their capital won't get for them. Why not practice on a live account of yours with the amount you're buying a prop firm with? That's what I would do.

The only way a newbie can go for a prop firm and escape getting burnt is if they've a mentor who holds their hands firmly or they've trusted persons who give them signals. Otherwise, newbies should steer clear off prop firms.

Make Naija SEC just go siddon for wan corner jeje like dis. Eye dey red like dis. Na just to open hand to collect fees dem go dey afta like dis and not to betta d regulatory policies wey supposed enrich dis crypto industry for we country. As dis APC govment take hate cryptos to d point of destabilizin Cexs wey dey reason us, abi na d several accounts wey crypto payment passed through wey dem shutdown we wan talk? Make una dey careful trusting dis govment on any crypto related issue. Make dem nor com use agbari pick more bank accounts of crypto traders to block.

Oh, ok. Yeah, I understood what you meant there. However, that's not how that moniker was formed or what it means, far from it. I won't even allow my kids call me Mpa. That's old school, kind of; I'm a modern man 😏. BTW, what happens to Nna-anyi if articulating the modern "Dad" would be too heavy for them to use?

On having, "self control" I concur with you on that but not so on having limit. Except you're ready to give range of what is excessive. Otherwise, having limit becomes a relative term as words aren't exact in meaning. They may appear as nearest in meaning but they're not. What may be seen as excessive for Mr A may be seen as moderate by Mr B or Mr C. It goes on like that.

I can say it's safe to say every gambler needs to reaccess and reevaluate their activities for 2024 to find out where they faired well and where they performed abysmally so they can adjust to be better player in 2025.

My observation is this – Making the results viewable is going to cause bias and cheating as members are likely to take a peep at the results before voting. Anyway, that's just by the way.

For gamblers, no one wants to throw their hard earned money on bets they're certain won't win. Every gambler likes to win and that's why I don't agree with the "I'm gambling for fun" approach people say they adopt. For me, the motivation is "win". It runs all through the options for me. Nothing satisfies a gambler like winning.

You're right on that but we've to realize that not everyone has that strength of character to confront issues headlong. To such people they submerge themselves in activities that can give them that euphoric feeling which gambling may afford them.

Yes, it's an advantage to investors and hodlers (not traders). Whether it falls or rises, it doesn't affect traders. Theirs is to position and be on the part of the immediate Price Action (PA) and make money. The thing is that every dip situation affords (shrewd) investors an opportunity to grab more. Those who are skeptical won't utilize that opportunity. They only wish price drops but when it drops they won't buy. BTC is back above the resistance level now at $104k+.

Until Bitcoin gets into the $150k – $200k range, I won't even consider any dip as a bearish signal. I will see it as a correction and cool off moment.

You catch dem there! Na dis same reason dey make me tell people sey anybody wey dey try introduce a business to you and im dey hurry you up to invest, take ur time. Most of dem na scam. Odawise, why you go wan hurry somebodi up to invest wen you nor go share profit wit dem or cheat dem. Na their way, we gat to wash and shine owa eyes.

You see dat wan so? Somebody nearly use am nack me 2 by 2 four years ago or so. D screenshot was so real dat any newbie could've been deceived by it. D transaction nor be small money dey involved oh. What saved me na my carefulness not to rush any transactions wey I dey do, whether online or na offline. I dey like take my time. Dis thing wey I dey talk here be like small thing but it lingered for more than a day. I was buying and d seller dey tell me sey im don send, make I quickly release im cash dat he was in an emergency and needed d cash ASAP. I tell am sey I nor go release am until I see am for Blockchain. Na so d guy weak.

Trust me, if what you intend to move away from is that harmful you wouldn't need to write it down on paper to avoid it. That's if you've recognized its harmfulness by yourself and not that someone else is compelling you to it. It just comes as a red light/flag and you do the needful. For instance, you don't need to tell a person who's determined to quit smoking to jot it down so they don't forget. The determination is already enough to ignite their resistance to doing it. Those who jot things down haven't been threatened to quit their bad indulgence.

The "cold turkey" analogy brought back a memory. I can imagine the situation. However, perhaps you're a step better now than you were when you created the OP. But don't you think a complete break will allow you enough time to cool off your head than the partial gambling you're still into?

One mustn't gamble all the time to remain in the game. What matters should be the winning rate one records and not the continual engagement, whether one is winning or losing; except the person has got to that level of addiction.

That's true. Testnets na difficult terrains to meander through as dem be unfinished projects wey dey go through test run. Na im make devs dem and their teams dey ask people to help dem run checks on those projects for dem. Na because as e dey hard dey make many people nor dey keen on doing dem. Projects want to know what isn't working well or what things aren't in their right positions before going to mainnet. Na all dis reasons why testnets aren't that easy to engage. Anyhow wey d thing be, we supposed acknowledge sey rewards dey betta wit testnets pas telegram bot airdrops as na only a few people dey do am.

Hamster also nor perform well at listing. Na dust wey im turn to too. A lot of these telegram airdrops dem dey dat way now. Nothing surprising at all. Apart from Notcoin and Dogs wey sama us with betta rewards, maybe Not Pixel which will list this month will also do well, others na yawa. Despite asking for payment to even do their tasks, those wayo projects dem end up dashing airdrop hunters' hope.

I'm gradually moving to testnets myself, and I believe many other hunters too don begin reason dis matta well now. No time to waste energy unnecessarily.

Yeah, I know it's his Bitcoin and the decision is his to make. However, except he's a recluse, I still don't see why he won't have anyone he can bequeath his Bitcoin at his demise. Even if he doesn't have close family members who are into Bitcoin, there will be other worthy causes he can donate his Bitcoin to. No man is truly an island on his own. No matter how introverted we want to claim we're, we still need others around.

You sounded like a man who looks out for others when they're not there. That's the exact thing I'm talking about with MS. He seems like someone who believes everyone should struggle on their own to make their own wealth and nothing like inheritance or be handed over financial assistance of any kind.

First off, I like to state that Michael Saylor sounded like a self-centred person there. Why wouldn't someone have a plan to pass their Bitcoin to a heir, friend or loved one if they knew they were going to die at a particular time like he stated? That's pure selfishness.

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I see it as something that has come to stay and that will be for a very long time because of the way the world is embracing it now. It's no longer thought to be a bubble anymore. Yes, the future is bright for cryptos.

Is there a different way of treating money? For me, crypto assets are money just like fiat. Age doesn't discriminate where money is involved. I will do with my cryptos whatever I can do with money.

Ai tokens are my first pick. Second are exchange tokens from credible exchanges. With others, I just play around by trading them but not hodling.

Something productive like what? Don't you know that during depression most people tend to find an escape in gambling or in alcohol? This happens often. That's why it's not too good to avoid anyone suffering depression. We should be getting close to them once we identify what they're going through. That state where the mind is distabilized isn't one anyone wants to experience.

That's the right thing to do ideally, to steer off,  but is that realistic? I asked because most people find it appealing to gamble when they're stressed, bored or angry.

Oh, really. You think it would? Well, I ain't scared of trying new things; especially if I've even a slight suspicion that they'll better position me on track. I will take a look at your suggestion.

Why? What makes your religion forbid that? Is it also considered as lending with interest? I know I've read certain stuff online where it was heatedly argued that moslems don't do interest banking but I'm confused here reading you mention that Futures and Margin trading are also forbidden. If you don't mind, I would like to get further details on that.

Nowhere seems to be safe anymore now. D time wen I started my crypto journey in 2017, na Whatsapp group I bin dey sell my coins. Till date, I nor even know d owner of dat group or almost everyone in dat group in person. Na for Facebook I sabi d dude, used my oyokometre judged him to be moralistic from his action as a trader wey im be. So, wen he talked about a WhatsApp group I followed him there. It was stress free trading there but dat nor mean sey scammers nor try do demselves oh. At a point, to cut down of scam attempts he asked us to submit government IDs and na to d name on the IDs we fit receive money or send money from, no third party. Dat wan help pursue scammers. So, nor be every Whatsapp or Telegram P2P dey bad but you've to shine ur eyes. D best part, use Cexs run ur game.

Na greed push ur friend enta one chance. Even on Cexs, I nor dey go for persin wey offer best rate. I dey run check on persin wey get best ratings. Na dat wan sure pass for me. Again, on no account must anybody release coins wen dem neva receive payment no matta how d buyer hurry dem reach.