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1. Post 66531877 (unedited backup) (by Free Market Capitalist) (scraped on Sat Mar 21 13:55:37 CET 2026) in Suppose I am from a different country, can I post on a different local board?:
I was referring to rule 27.
Obviously theymos posting what you linked, especially with how recently he posted it, superceeds the rule I guess? Could he have just meant automated translation with the use of AI to refine something into a different language for better readability and grammar?
I'm almost certain if I go to the Itallian local board, and translate an entire post using google translate, fillippone will give me this look: 🧐
fillippone is quite an open minded person, so I'm pretty sure if you go to the Italian local board with a legitimate question or saying something that adds value to the board he is not going to give you any weird look.
While you were at it you could have read the last page of the Unofficcial rules thread, where people quote theymos's stance on AI translation and ask for it to be updated (it hasn't been yet).
Here you have a reply of him about the subject:
you can tell the AI to "Directly translate this text into Spanish: <something you wrote>"
How does this align with this rule:
27. Using automated translation tools to post translated content in Local boards is not allowed.
I assume this rule was created to stop people from posting their automated translations on many boards, and I don't think this should be allowed again.
That rule is mainly to prevent annoyingly-
bad translations. Posting a good AI translation (that's also a
direct translation, without any "AI-isms") is fine, in my view. Though if specific local-board moderators want to ban it or limit it, they can. Also, if you or your post have nothing to do with a local board, then your post may be off-topic even if translated.
I guess that rule was implemented when online translators were laughable (even though it might not seem like it, they were pretty bad a decade ago).
2. Post 66531637 (unedited backup) (by Leahized) (scraped on Sat Mar 21 11:54:25 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Finally managed to send PM properly, (after two attempts).
Specially thanks : LoyceV, Halab
3. Post 66531343 (unedited backup) (by BlackHatCoiner) (scraped on Sat Mar 21 09:25:32 CET 2026) in Updated Topics reset?:
I think it has been like this for a while now
I swear, my Updated Topics page got reset recently and started from zero. Hasn't yours reset? Can you click and tell me if you see many pages with topics you haven't replied since last year?
As for this part, is there a chance it gets cleared if you clear your browser cache?
I didn't clear my browser cache. It just got reset out of nowhere.
What do you mean by "reset"? I sometimes accidentally click it, and that list has always been very long.
What does a Brand New member with no posts see when clicking that page? That's what I saw, until I got new replies in threads like Wall Observer, which made them appear again.
4. Post 66531339 (unedited backup) (by The Sceptical Chymist) (scraped on Sat Mar 21 09:22:32 CET 2026) in LoyceV's Merit data analysis (full data since Jan. 24, 2018; not just 120 days):
LoyceV, I would just like to say that your data affects me in such a way that I find I am unable to stand up straight *ahem* in polite company until my head detumesces. At the next Merit Cycling Club shindig perhaps I shall explain in more graphic detail.
I used to be one of the young ones here. What happened?
Oh to be back in 201X again, eh? Take heed, young ones. Time starts to fly when you get to be a curmudgeonly old coot. Sometimes I don't even zip my fly.
My point is: thanks for the excellent merit data dump, brother-in-arms.
5. Post 66531250 (unedited backup) (by Halab) (scraped on Sat Mar 21 08:32:37 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Test successful.
In doubt, you can now (well, in 30 minutes) set "delay=3"
Can I set "delay=1" on the last day of submissions? I guess that should be ok.
Yes, that was the idea.
I want to buy 1 - 0.50% malus on another player's next prediction.
For LoyceV please.
Noted.
Still don’t understand how hours can be set.
Lastly, what happens to my small BTC stash if I eventually lose without using it… @ halab
Set delay=3 if you don't want to bother with it.
And your
BTC will disappear if you don't use them.
User 'LoyceVs PM publisher' is a newbie, but your options are set such that you cannot receive PMs from newbies. Therefore, you cannot send PMs to newbies, either.
Oh, OK.
Go to Profile > Personal Message Options > check the box “Allow newbies to send you PMs.”
Once the PM is OK, you can uncheck that box again.
6. Post 66531246 (unedited backup) (by Bridgoro) (scraped on Sat Mar 21 08:26:55 CET 2026) in [ANN] Bridgoro Exchange - Participate in Beta Test and Earn up to 300 USDT:
But I don't need to exchange anything (I rarely do), so I'll just keep my account for future use.
Welcome back LoyceV!We are always glad to see you on Bridgoro.
7. Post 66530587 (unedited backup) (by promise444c5) (scraped on Sat Mar 21 00:05:07 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Do the same as you did the first time, but take only half of the BTC, not all of it.
If you stick with the same three people, you have 92.5 / 3 = 30 BTC to give to three people.
Okay
I’ll stick with the three people
Thanks dude.. I now have some stash all thanks to you.
~ snip~
Still don’t understand how hours can be set.
Lastly, what happens to my small
BTC stash if I eventually lose without using it… @ halab
8. Post 66530552 (unedited backup) (by xLays) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 23:57:19 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
I want to buy 1 - 0.50% malus on another player's next prediction.
For LoyceV please.
9. Post 66528787 (unedited backup) (by Halab) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 14:19:13 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
30 15BTC: Right to give 2 predictions to an another player in the next round (500$ minimum difference). The worst prediction will be considered.
Does this mean the player
has to make 2 predictions? It may look like a reward, but it's actually a 500$ penalty
OK, I have clarified these two points.
40BTC: The selected player (it could be yourself) must make 2 predictions in the next round (500$ minimum difference). The best prediction will be considered.
30 15BTC: The selected player must make 2 predictions in the next round (500$ minimum difference). The worst prediction will be considered.
@Leahized : You forgot to add "LoyceVs PM publisher" to the list of recipients. I can't validate your prediction.
10. Post 66528442 (unedited backup) (by Leahized) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 11:58:14 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
So, I’ll start by choosing “the poor people” to gift the rebalance first…
Let’s welcome to the stage…ESG
promise444c5
examplens
..then I’d chose from the “rich people”…
The richest of them..
Leahized
xLays; and
Lo..LoyceV
I'm disappointed, @Hypnotizer is very upset with you. You were one of the rich.
It was the best time.To awaken others.
It seems that luckily I am kind. Most of my cash is gone.
11. Post 66528416 (unedited backup) (by cryptofrka) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 11:45:31 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
What the hell, LoyceV is scamming us with these special tools.
To be honest, it's a nice change. There's a big advantage in knowing other people's picks - if you edit yours a few minutes before the deadline you'll surely be in the middle - thus safe.
Game Master, now go back in time and punish all of those that edit close to the deadline.
12. Post 66528316 (unedited backup) (by Halab) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 11:05:55 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Okay
I’ll stick with the three people
Done. The
list has been updated.
Great. The Cash Shop has reopened.
To apologize for the delay of the maintenance, I have applied significant discounts to items... almost all of them. These discounts are available only for this round.
There is also a new feature and a minor change.
Note: delay=3 is NOT enough, the deadline is 3 days and several hours away, so a 3 day delay means it's published too early.
OK corrected.
I had been wondering whether or not you could see the contents of PM. This clears things up, thanks for that.
13. Post 66528223 (unedited backup) (by Hypnotizer) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 10:21:02 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Hypnotizer, you have one life left, you have 0BTC, and your life has been miserable. Let me bring you a little joy.
You win this round, so here's 50BTC in your account to get started.
huh..the bearish momentum.
Now it's time to rebalance everyone's chances in this game. There are too many rich people and too many poor people.
So, Hypnotizer, you must take half of the
BTC from
3 participants (it can be you, you are one of the rich), add up the total you take and divide it by 3 (rounded down), and give that amount to 3 people who have 0
BTC (it can’t be you, you are one of the rich now).
So, I’ll start by choosing “the poor people” to gift the rebalance first…
Let’s welcome to the stage…ESG
promise444c5
examplens
..then I’d chose from the “rich people”…
The richest of them..
Leahized
xLays; and
Lo..LoyceV
The total 🟰 money for the rich is - 75$+60$+50$= 185$
185$ will be divided amongst the poor..
That’s equal to $60 for each of the poor…..the poor will have a test of what it feels like to be rich.
Wait…
Those once poor people are now richer than me …that’s like Franklin.
14. Post 66528127 (unedited backup) (by Halab) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 09:36:07 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Round 9 is now over, here are the results :Closing price on 19/03/2026 :
69 871$| Name | Prediction | B/M | Final prediction | Difference |
| Hypnotizer | 71 856,55 | | 71 856,55 | 1 985,55 |
| Pmalek | 73 401,00 | | 73 401,00 | 3 530,00 |
| Leahized | 73 582,00 | | 73 582,00 | 3 711,00 |
| Doan9269 | 73 606,00 | 0,25% p.malus | 73 790,02 | 3 919,02 |
| examplens | 73 999,00 | | 73 999,00 | 4 128,00 |
| xLays | 74 067,00 | | 74 067,00 | 4 196,00 |
| promise444c5 | 74 208,00 | | 74 208,00 | 4 337,00 |
| GazetaBitcoin | 74 223,00 | | 74 223,00 | 4 352,00 |
| LoyceV | 74 665,85 | | 74 665,85 | 4 794,85 |
| cryptofrka | 74 250,00 | 0,75% p.malus | 74 806,88 | 4 935,88 |
| ESG | 75 555,55 | | 75 555,55 | 5 684,55 |
| Danydee | 80 750,00 | | 80 750,00 | 10 879,00 |
Hooo, Danydee, you followed the bulls, but you fell into the ravine and now you are out of the game.
Hypnotizer, you have one life left, you have 0BTC, and your life has been miserable. Let me bring you a little joy.
You win this round, so here's 50BTC in your account to get started.
Now it's time to rebalance everyone's chances in this game. There are too many rich people and too many poor people.
So, Hypnotizer, you must take half of the BTC from 3 participants (it can be you, you are one of the rich), add up the total you take and divide it by 3 (rounded down), and give that amount to 3 people who have 0 BTC (it can’t be you, you are one of the rich now).
Don’t call me a communist, I might take offense. It’s just a rebalancing.
Once Hypnotizer has made his choice, the Cash Shop will reopen.
Well done Doan9269, you managed to survive the poisoned malus and are now cured.
For Round 10... Wow, round 10 already. Congratulations to those who have survived this far. Let's make this round a little more challenging. You will have to show off your prediction skills.
Round 10 : The blind round
What will be the price of Bitcoin at
March 26, 2026, 12:00:00 AM (BTC closing price on 25/03/2026) ?
Submit your predictions before
March 23, 2026, 07:00:00 PM.
Cash shop: Reopening (very soon)
Special rules :You will not post your prediction publicly in this thread; instead you will send your prediction to me via PM.
And to provide proof of your prediction, you must CC
LoyceVs PM publisher in your PM. Include “delay=X” where X=1, 2, or 3, depending on when you send your PM in relation to the deadline.
You can only send
one PM for this round!
If LoyceVs PM publisher isn’t in the CC, your prediction won’t be accepted.
Mark this date :
March 23, 2026, 07:00:00 PM. After that, it will be too late.
Thanks LoyceV for this tool, I wouldn't have been able to do this round without it. I hope it doesn't cause you to fall.
15. Post 66527520 (unedited backup) (by philipma1957) (scraped on Fri Mar 20 01:12:19 CET 2026) in Would an Armageddon and new Genesis be possible?:
If it's frustrating running full node, you have option to run prune node as relief you know.
True, but it still means I have to download everything first.
And with a pruned node, you cannot import an old address because you need the pruned data to get the history, right?
Maybe I explained it poorly. I did not mean the Armageddon block to be a clean cut, but more like a special (big) block that sits in the chain like every other block.
So you can start with block 0 if you do not trust anybody, but if you think that the Armageddon block can be trusted because it is verified in the chain like every other block, you start with that one and skip the previous ones.
If you can trust someone else, you can download folder of pruned Bitcoin Core. Some people/group provide it, including BTCPay under name "Fast sync". See
https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver-docker/tree/master/contrib/FastSync.
Home hardware scales much faster than the blockchain grows
I'm more concerned about RAM than storage.
--snip--
It's even worse if you consider current RAM shortage and price.
Yeah ram is money. 4 sticks of 8gb ram ddr5 cost about 250 usd used ram if you find a deal on ebay.
So a z790 mobo is around 170
A psu 100 bucks
A used i5 13500 150
32gb ram 250
A case 60
A 2 tb ssd over 200
A 4 tb hdd for back up 150
A cheap gpu 100
And around 1200 built should be good for 5 years
That is expensive.
16. Post 66527153 (unedited backup) (by Rikafip) (scraped on Thu Mar 19 23:13:25 CET 2026) in Review of alt accounts law:
I'd call it trolling instead of just irony.
I think you might be overestimating the average bitcointalk member.
17. Post 66524726 (unedited backup) (by Pmalek) (scraped on Thu Mar 19 09:32:02 CET 2026) in [Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos:
That's it!
If all goes well.Just try it: make a small change, post the link, see what happens
I couldn't really test posting from your account
I just changed the data for Whale casino according to what notblox1 suggested earlier.
Sharing the link here for your scrapper to pick it up:
https://logpaste.com/NPtjFEk1If everything works as it should, the correct image should appear in my OP within an hour.
This comparison table is a vital resource for anyone managing small crypto balances. High withdrawal fees on platforms like bethash effectively lock users out of their own funds if they are not playing with significant capital.
No one should be using BetHash anymore. I will keep them in the table as an example of what a casino shouldn't be.
18. Post 66524330 (unedited backup) (by Vod) (scraped on Thu Mar 19 05:05:38 CET 2026) in What makes a Legendary member?:
What is the major factor that makes a person a legendary member?
The Definition of Legendary
Legendary (adj.): A status reserved for an individual whose contributions are no longer just part of the community’s history, but are the substrate upon which the community exists.
Vod - a cornerstone of DT1.
LoyceV - the neutral source. LoyceV is the "Version 1.0" of the community's integrity.
Hhampuz - trust in the community -
BPIPMany other Legendaries have built projects while some have scammed. Tell us what traits you look for in enduring and positive contributions.
19. Post 66524297 (unedited backup) (by nc50lc) (scraped on Thu Mar 19 04:25:07 CET 2026) in What could be the problem :
But for a Bitcoin Node, 8GB isn't as good as 16GB.
Since the current discussion is about "to sync as fast as it can", it's more efficient if the whole UTXO-set can be stored in the cache which isn't possible with 8GB of RAM.
With 8GB RAM, my system wrote many TB of data to my disk during sync. My SSD (not NVMe) was the bottleneck last time I tried.
That's what I'm talking about, it'll have to dump data from the UTXO set to your disk more frequently which will compete with the gigabytes of data that's already being written.
Whereas having a RAM capable of utilizing higher dbcache value to store the whole UTXO-set, it'll be significantly reduce disk writes.
It may still perform reads though, specially if he restarts his node often.
Although if the dbcache config isn't touched or set to a low value, you may not see the benefit of having a higher RAM.
E.g.: Two systems (8 & 16 GB RAM) with dbcache of 4GB or set to default, the performance may be similar if there are no other running programs.
I highly doubt that. I expect Linux standard disk cache to fully use that extra 8 GB RAM. I'd test it, but I kinda don't want to write an additional 10+ TB to my spare laptop with 8 GB RAM and small SSD. That severly limits its lifespan.
That is just a rough comparison in the node's performance if the user didn't set an optimal dbcache (
set to default or too low).
The point is, if the node doesn't utilize the free memory effectively, it's not benefiting much from it.
Setting it too high isn't good either as I've previously mentioned.
20. Post 66522790 (unedited backup) (by Pmalek) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 17:33:26 CET 2026) in [Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos:
Update as often as you want
Going forward, all I need to do is edit the image links before uploading them to LogPaste, then post the LogPaste link in this thread or anywhere else on the forum. Your scrapper will pick it up and eventually the correct images will be displayed once they get picked up by you. That's it?
21. Post 66522586 (unedited backup) (by Hueristic) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 16:33:49 CET 2026) in bring back the glowing ignore button:
Mines so long the board cannot even show it anymore.
I have 858, and it shows up in a fraction of a second. Could it be the forum's performance improved on this?
There is a major issue with this as without opening it I cannot remove people that have grown up from it.
You can still remove users by clicking "Unignore" left from their posts.
Haha, yeah i'm a dumb ass!
22. Post 66522162 (unedited backup) (by OrangeFren) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 14:02:20 CET 2026) in OrangeFren.com - instant, KYC-free, exchange comparison:
The label is based on which service does the most swaps (not the highest volume).
Could you add a label for volume, similar to "Users often pick this service"? Maybe something like: "Users sent the largest amount of funds through this service"?
I'll see if we can get that done. So far, this year, the highest volume went through Exolix followed closely by WizardSwap 🧙.
I assume many people exchange much smaller amounts, and I speculated they may be the best option for thise exchanges. But it took me many attempts to find one where FF comes out on top (0.1 SOL to USDT on TRX), so this isn't a likely scenario.
Update: I found a second pair: 0.02 BCH to LTC.
[...]
If there was a different note for exchange that seized most customer coins and froze most coins than I could bet that FF would also be on top
[...]
LOL. To be honest I don't think so. I think Quickex froze more in the past few months.
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23. Post 66521886 (unedited backup) (by MarryWithBTC) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 12:09:19 CET 2026) in Full blockchain airgap:
It sounds like you're going to compromise security for aesthetics. One way or another, this always adds risks, so I wouldn't do it.
Copying the full blockchain to an air-gapped device is actually not solving any problem in this set up, it will just add unnecessary complexity. He is going to compromise security for convenience of seeing BTC balance. A watch-only wallet can handle that need.
Since I want to keep backups of the full blockchain, I figured okay, I already got the full blockchain on the online laptop, well what if I send the blockchain files every week or so into the airgap computer thought a safe medium like optical media?
The main principle of air-gap device is to minimize data transfer. Copying data weekly goes against this principle.
To me, copying the entire blockchain regularly just to view balance is inefficient. It is like downloading the whole library just to check one page of a book.
24. Post 66521817 (unedited backup) (by ABCbits) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 11:31:31 CET 2026) in What could be the problem :
Although if the dbcache config isn't touched or set to a low value, you may not see the benefit of having a higher RAM.
E.g.: Two systems (8 & 16 GB RAM) with dbcache of 4GB or set to default, the performance may be similar if there are no other running programs.
I highly doubt that. I expect Linux standard disk cache to fully use that extra 8 GB RAM. I'd test it, but I kinda don't want to write an additional 10+ TB to my spare laptop with 8 GB RAM and small SSD. That severly limits its lifespan.
Someone already test it on 32GB RAM system,
https://blog.lopp.net/effects-dbcache-size-bitcoin-node-sync-speed/. In short, OS caching work great. But setting higher dbcache allow somewhat faster sync speed.
25. Post 66521782 (unedited backup) (by vapourminer) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 11:16:19 CET 2026) in bring back the glowing ignore button:
[ignore list]
Mines so long the board cannot even show it anymore.
I have 858, and it shows up in a fraction of a second. Could it be the forum's performance improved on this?
There is a major issue with this as without opening it I cannot remove people that have grown up from it.
i wasnt able to load my ignore list before; now i can. it has ~1300 names
26. Post 66521668 (unedited backup) (by Pmalek) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 10:31:43 CET 2026) in [Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos:
I think I've set it up properly (but it needs some testing). Here's how it works:
Post a Shareable link from LogPaste, like this:
My scraper picks it up in seconds, so you can delete it again shortly after posting. Note: I only use the first occurrence of "logpaste.com", so don't quote older links. I check all your posts, so it doesn't matter where you post it (but this topic is fine).
Once an hour (at 20 past the hour), I download your latest list (
http://proxyimages.bitcoindata.science/list.txt) from LogPaste, and update the images.
Let's test it and see how long it keeps working
All images look fine except Sportbet.one. But that one is also on the list I gave you. Any idea why that particular image isn't loading?
What do you suggest to do next? Leave it for now to see if and for how long the images will stay online?
27. Post 66521447 (unedited backup) (by Pmalek) (scraped on Wed Mar 18 08:56:32 CET 2026) in [Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos:
Yep, same list, same format.
OK, I have uploaded the list on LogPaste. It's the same one I sent to you over PM back in September, which is the last time I updated the OP. It should be the most up-to-date one, but I will go over all numbers myself later If I am able to make the changes without you needing to do anything.
This is the Shareable link I got from LogPaste:
https://logpaste.com/EkShMnRC
28. Post 66519980 (unedited backup) (by dkbit98) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 20:39:49 CET 2026) in OrangeFren.com - instant, KYC-free, exchange comparison:
I assume many people exchange much smaller amounts, and I speculated they may be the best option for thise exchanges. But it took me many attempts to find one where FF comes out on top (0.1 SOL to USDT on TRX), so this isn't a likely scenario.
Update: I found a second pair: 0.02 BCH to LTC.
I also tried several exchange pairs and FF exchange was never shown on top of results I received on OrangeFren.
If there was a different note for exchange that seized most customer coins and froze most coins than I could bet that FF would also be on top
Maybe it would be a good idea to add similar note for exchange(s) that never froze customer coins.
29. Post 66519887 (unedited backup) (by Halab) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 20:12:43 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Lock & unlock
Sorry for the 2 rounds that I didn't participate. I totally forgot it.
Sorry, but you had two lifes, you missed two rounds, and you lost two lifes. So you are
out (and MIA).
Here are your predictions for round 9 :| Name | Prediction | B/M |
| Hypnotizer | 71 856,55 | |
| Pmalek | 73 401,00 | |
| Leahized | 73 582,00 | |
| Doan9269 | 73 606,00 | 0,25% p.malus |
| examplens | 73 999,00 | |
| xLays | 74 067,00 | |
| promise444c5 | 74 208,00 | |
| GazetaBitcoin | 74 223,00 | |
| cryptofrka | 74 250,00 | 0,75% p.malus |
| LoyceV | 74 665,85 | |
| ESG | 75 555,55 | |
| Danydee | 80 750,00 | |
30. Post 66519464 (unedited backup) (by OrangeFren) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 18:22:02 CET 2026) in OrangeFren.com - instant, KYC-free, exchange comparison:
Why do you have Users often pick this service note for FF exchange?
I checked several times, they had worse rates so I see no reason for more people using this exchange.
In one example I checked exchange of 0.1 BTC to monero, and fifth on the list, with worse rates than CCE.Cash, Quickex, BitXchange and Octoswap.
I assume many people exchange much smaller amounts, and I speculated they may be the best option for thise exchanges. But it took me many attempts to find one where FF comes out on top (0.1 SOL to USDT on TRX), so this isn't a likely scenario.
Update: I found a second pair: 0.02 BCH to LTC.
Correct. The label is based on which service does the most swaps (not the highest volume). We update it manually every once in a while.
31. Post 66519340 (unedited backup) (by Pmalek) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 17:54:26 CET 2026) in [Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos:
FTP with any kind of hosting would work, but let's try
LogPaste: Upload the text, then post the Shareable link.
Do you want me to upload the image links from bitcoindata.science for each casino? The same list I send to you over PM?
Like this:
https://bitcoindata.science/api/localprice.php?coin=bitcoin&amount=0.000874¤cy=USD BC.Game
32. Post 66518373 (unedited backup) (by dragonvslinux) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 12:41:50 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
The only thing I would make more stringent is the criteria for being on DT2; I think it should require being included by at least 2 DT1 members.
Years ago, I did the math: that would roughly cut the number of DT2-members in half, and remove many DT2-users who (in my opinion) have no business being on DT.
This partially paints the picture from Sept 2023; it's DT1 & DT2 combined so there is upto 100 extra users included which shouldn't be, but you can see the divide between >0 and >1 either way.
I'm assuming not much has changed, last DT update was 581 + 95 = 676, this is the same as the high of 2022/2023 when DT had started rounding off (after increasing from ~400 to ~650).
33. Post 66518368 (unedited backup) (by Rikafip) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 12:39:08 CET 2026) in Okay, I'll say it... How about adding reactions?:
The Merit system worked very well to stop spammers from ranking up countless accounts. This was a real problem long before you joined Bitcointalk. But more recently, I see more and more shitposters that ranked up:
Look at the amount of low-quality users who have merits.
Many of them come from the same local board. That makes me think there is now too much Merit going around on that local board, and after ranking up they "spill over" to other boards. Just this morning, I left a neutral "Shitposter" tag on
this Sr. Member. It's one of many that behave the same way.
Things escalated after the last time theymos introduced bunch of new merit sources, and mainly on the local boards, which made them a perfect place for alt account farming. Maybe its time for another readjustment.
Its a pity that feature was removed.
34. Post 66518366 (unedited backup) (by hopenotlate) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 12:38:43 CET 2026) in Guide: Best practices for using images on the forum/web:
Post them on the same line, without "Enter"
Did it but didn't work
but Catenaccio ( awesome nick btw
) explained why
Putting them side by side, and adjust the width to be small enough for displaying two or three images horizontally on the same row.
Thanks both guys.
35. Post 66518269 (unedited backup) (by Catenaccio) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 11:59:50 CET 2026) in Guide: Best practices for using images on the forum/web:
Is there a way to arrange them side by side horizontally?
Post them on the same line, without "Enter"
Putting them side by side, and adjust the width to be small enough for displaying two or three images horizontally on the same row.
Like two images
Three images
and so on.
36. Post 66517874 (unedited backup) (by Pmalek) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 09:01:55 CET 2026) in [Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos:
I've suggested it before but I'll do it again: if you can find a place online where you can edit a simple text-file, I can use that as input and you can change it without asking me.
I don't know where to start. I have zero experience with that kind of stuff.
Have you noticed if platforms with dynamic fees tend to be cheaper than those with fixed 0.0002 btc rates during periods of low network congestion
I haven't paid that close attention but they should be. If the withdrawal fees go down when the Bitcoin network isn't congested, then you save some money when you withdraw. On the other hand, you pay the same amount on casinos with fixed fees despite there not being a reason for the players to do that.
37. Post 66517869 (unedited backup) (by SuperBitMan) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 09:00:25 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
LoyceV I will love to ask you this question, is it right for a DT member to give a member a negative feedback just because he or she suspects the member of doing something wrong, without good or solid evidence.
Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. This really depends on the specific situation.
Ok, but shouldn’t someone be innocent of any allegations until proven guilty.
I think we need to take a good stand on this, it will help eliminate abuse of the trust system, if someone is accused of an offense or is suspected to have done something wrong, no matter the situation he or she should not be given negative feedback until evidence of his wrong doing or crime is provided.
If we don’t have a law or rule that forbid DT members from giving negative feedback without evidence then why do we complain when a DT member is abusing the trust system, so I think their should be a rule against giving negative feedback without evidence. what do you think.
38. Post 66517405 (unedited backup) (by seoincorporation) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 03:32:19 CET 2026) in AI Spam Buster Tools - for Bitcointalk:
I know for a fact there's no "AI" content in my posts, so it's a good assessment of how accurate the detection is. Calling data dumps AI is incorrect, but not really surprising. It's more concerning that some of my other posts get a 35% "AI" score. That makes me think the entire scale should be shifted: what's currently 30%, should be 0%.
I never used any AI crap in my posts, unless I clearly stated that in my posts, and that happened only few times.
That being said, I would be interested to see what percentage of AI tools is shown on my posts, since I don't have API keys to check them myself.
This tool could be useful for busting AI spammers, but I am not sure it would ever be precise enough.
There are ways to make it work more precisely, and one of them is by making a professional prompt. I will work on that prompt this week to make it more accurate with the OpenAI models. A prompt with hard rules could detect spam and no-sense on the same scan, which could be a nice feature.
39. Post 66517323 (unedited backup) (by SuperBitMan) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 02:28:55 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
The only thing I would make more stringent is the criteria for being on DT2; I think it should require being included by at least 2 DT1 members.
Years ago, I did the math: that would roughly cut the number of DT2-members in half, and remove many DT2-users who (in my opinion) have no business being on DT.
It’s a good one if it is being executed, a lot of DT 2 members should not be a DT member because they are really not doing anything useful as a DT member, they don’t even visit and contribute to scam accusation thread and they really don’t care about keeping the forum clean, such persons should be removed from DT.
LoyceV I will love to ask you this question, is it right for a DT member to give a member a negative feedback just because he or she suspects the member of doing something wrong, without good or solid evidence.
40. Post 66517238 (unedited backup) (by nutildah) (scraped on Tue Mar 17 01:12:19 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
The only thing I would make more stringent is the criteria for being on DT2; I think it should require being included by at least 2 DT1 members.
Years ago, I did the math: that would roughly cut the number of DT2-members in half, and remove many DT2-users who (in my opinion) have no business being on DT.
This sounds like a good idea. It would weed out about 90% of the accounts that are on DT2 for self-scratching purposes.
The biggest F.U. I see to the trust system right now are the (handful) of DT1 accounts that will include anyone in their list so long as they received a positive feedback from them.
41. Post 66516554 (unedited backup) (by Zoomic) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 21:31:07 CET 2026) in Okay, I'll say it... How about adding reactions?:
Ok, so here it goes.
I'm just wondering how tricky it would be, or whether it might cause any problems, to have reactions on the posts? I really like the idea of being able to express my opinion with a simple emoji, without having to write a new post about it.
I understand the convinence behind your idea. Those quick reactions are very useful in social media. Just like you, I prefer using emojis to typing in social media. Such reactions prevent short replies like "lol", "omg" etc. But here in the forum, the merit works, although partially because it is only the merit sources that would have smerits to spend on a post that barely requires a laugh emoji.
But I think the big picture is this, the forum is for discussion, discussion about bitcoin and other new ideas. Having a quick reaction button could just shift the forum culture to engagement metrics like the social media. Who knows, it could affect the merit system. People could tend to be making funny post to rake all the laugh reactions thereby shifting the attention to popularity contest. If LoyceV has more merits, my posts should have more likes lol.
42. Post 66516445 (unedited backup) (by dkbit98) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 20:56:56 CET 2026) in AI Spam Buster Tools - for Bitcointalk:
I know for a fact there's no "AI" content in my posts, so it's a good assessment of how accurate the detection is. Calling data dumps AI is incorrect, but not really surprising. It's more concerning that some of my other posts get a 35% "AI" score. That makes me think the entire scale should be shifted: what's currently 30%, should be 0%.
I never used any AI crap in my posts, unless I clearly stated that in my posts, and that happened only few times.
That being said, I would be interested to see what percentage of AI tools is shown on my posts, since I don't have API keys to check them myself.
This tool could be useful for busting AI spammers, but I am not sure it would ever be precise enough.
43. Post 66516384 (unedited backup) (by hugeblack) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 20:34:25 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
The only thing I would make more stringent is the criteria for being on DT2; I think it should require being included by at least 2 DT1 members.
Years ago, I did the math: that would roughly cut the number of DT2-members in half, and remove many DT2-users who (in my opinion) have no business being on DT.
The problem is that even though there are many DT members, only a few actually take actions (I don't have precise data on that
).
But since there are no better suggestions, this is better than the old DT system.
44. Post 66516267 (unedited backup) (by DireWolfM14) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 20:03:25 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
The only thing I would make more stringent is the criteria for being on DT2; I think it should require being included by at least 2 DT1 members.
Years ago, I did the math: that would roughly cut the number of DT2-members in half, and remove many DT2-users who (in my opinion) have no business being on DT.
290 some-odd DT2 members only being there because one DT1 member decided to include someone who left him a greenie is way too many. It's basically abusing the system, and shouldn't be allowed.
45. Post 66516266 (unedited backup) (by apogio) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 20:03:07 CET 2026) in Okay, I'll say it... How about adding reactions?:
Ok, so here it goes.
I'm just wondering how tricky it would be, or whether it might cause any problems, to have reactions on the posts? I really like the idea of being able to express my opinion with a simple emoji, without having to write a new post about it.
I've put an arrow on the right side, suggesting where the emojis could go. Forgive my poor drawing please, but normally it's even worse.
Example:I liked this post below from LoyceV:
Apparently, I don't think I should merit it, but I find it funny and I'd like to tell my friend Loyce that I laughed reading it.
Some thoughts:- I don't think my proposal will make the forum into a social network like the others.
- I don't think it will stop spammers from replying just to get paid or to become annoying on purpose.
- I do believe it will be beneficial for some of us who read and want to quickly show our thoughts.
I think, most likely, that my suggestion will be discouraged, so if anything, just let me say: "LoyceV I found your post funny!"
46. Post 66516199 (unedited backup) (by DireWolfM14) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 19:40:49 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
the lack of understanding of the basics of the Trust system makes me think it's too complicated
If a DT1 member leaves position A at 10 merits per month, and a DT2 member leaves position B at 1 merit per year, how long will it take until they are DT backscratching each other?
Given that many things have changed since 2019 and that many signature campaigns now place less emphasis on negative trust, it might be beneficial to revise these requirements.
Perhaps making them more stringent would be better for the forum.
I was 9 months old when theymos dropped those rules, and at the time I couldn't imagine getting on DT at any level back then. Now it surprises me that only 111 member qualify given how low the criteria seems. Given that such a small minority of members qualify, I don't think the criteria needs any adjustment.
47. Post 66515634 (unedited backup) (by Pmalek) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 17:25:49 CET 2026) in [Table] Withdrawal Fees and Withdrawal Amounts on Crypto Casinos:
Hi Pmalek.
I think you need to make one correction in your table for Whale casino.
In table it is written that minimum withdrawal amount is 0.001 BTC or $73.85, but I just checked and in reality minimum withdrawal for Bitcoin is 0.00001352 that is worth $1.
Maybe they changed something or it was mistake in table, but as proof for my words I am providing here screenshot from my account, but you can check yourself if you want:
It's been a few months since I checked and edited the data in the table. It is to be expected that some of the values are now outdated and that the numbers have changed. I doubt that Whale is the only casino whose numbers I need to correct. I will take a look at the whole collection soon, make the needed corrections, and add a few new casinos that people suggested to the OP. I can't make the changes myself by only editing the OP because LoyceV also has to do his thing for the images to display correctly.
Thanks for the info!
48. Post 66514809 (unedited backup) (by dragonvslinux) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 13:21:01 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
have you ever performed an analysis of all the DT1 selections to see if some members are selected a statistically unusual amount of times?
No. That's kinda hard to do. For 1 DT1-member, you may be able to say he's been on DT1 much more often than likely. But given 100 DT1-members, it becomes likely again that some of them are on DT1 more than average.
I did some years back, but only with my eyes, back when making
some graphs on DT selection and looking at the raw data. I stopped there as it all looked very much random per month. There were some statistical outliers that deviated, but no anomalies I found (like users never selected or always selected). Members who were picked more often than others were statistically balanced by those who were selected less often, which is what you'd expect from random probability rather than a predetermined rotation. This was while factoring in the activity requirement, so I was only considering users who remained consistently active, which was a slightly smaller sample that all otherwise eligible members.
49. Post 66514719 (unedited backup) (by Eternad) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 12:51:56 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
AFAIK the current selection of DT1 is random selection from existing DT2 members.
This is incorrect.
@theymos: the lack of understanding of the basics of the Trust system makes me think it's too complicated
This is how DT1 is created:
I will periodically (maybe every month) be reconstructing the default trust list to include everyone who matches these criteria:
- If rank was determined solely using earned merit, then you must be of at least Member rank.
- You must have been online sometime within the last 3 days.
- Your trust list must include at least 10 users, not including ~distrust entries.
- You must not be manually blacklisted from selection. This is done rarely, but it can be done if people are found to be gaming the system, or if they request that they are removed from selection.
- You must have posted sometime within the last 30 days.
- You must have at least 10 people directly trusting you each with an earned merit of at least 10, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are
limited.
- You must have at least 2 people directly trusting you with an earned merit of at least 250, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are
limited.
- For both the "voters" mentioned in the above two points as well as for overall eligibility, you must not be banned, and you must have received merit from at least 4 different users for posts you made in the last 4 years.
Unlike the previous policy, I will not generally be trying to cultivate a good list; that will be left to the DT1 members themselves. However, I reserve the right to remove you and blacklist you from future selection if you engage in egregious and obvious abuse, or if multiple known alt accounts could be selected.
Thanks on the correction.
What I’m wrong is my assumption on how to become DT2 because I thought the criteria listed for the DT1 is the same for DT2 while the selection for DT1 is just an upgrade from DT2 status through random selection.
Maybe disclosing the formula for DT1 and DT2 should have pinned thread to make everyone aware.
50. Post 66514504 (unedited backup) (by nutildah) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 11:31:20 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
Theymos awards DT1 out of a selection, but the method is unknown.
The method for the selection is known, but
very difficult to reproduce. I'm not very concerned about theymos cheating when he randomly selects 100 out of 111 potential candidates. A strong bias
would show up eventually.
I suppose he'd have no reason to game the selection... he invented it this way for a reason and it would be weird for him to do things contrary to his own design. Having said that, have you ever performed an analysis of all the DT1 selections to see if some members are selected a statistically unusual amount of times?
I suppose it would be more fun for us if we could see how the results are picked.
51. Post 66513864 (unedited backup) (by Rashlyowl) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 06:29:43 CET 2026) in Mengenal Quishing Sebuah Ancaman Serangan Siber Dengan QR:
BTW, apakah pembayaran dengan sistem QR code itu, selalu dynamic ya QR code yang tergenerate? Maksud saya ketika si pembayar yang memberikan QR code untuk discan oleh merchant. Ada yang bisa static ga? Terlepas dari aman atau nggaknya.
Tipe QR ada 2, statis sama dinamis, contoh gambar saya yang diatas itu tipenya statis. Sementara yang dinamis, biasanya berisi informasi yang berbeda-beda seperti jumlah uang yang hendak dikirimkan. Sedikit bingung saya lihat pernyataanmu, kenapa juga si pembayar yang harus memberikan QR kepada merchant, apa yang kamu maksud pembayaran yang di request begitu ya?
Nah penggunaan CTRL+C dan CTRL+V juga pernah dibahas oleh LoyceV pada thread
How to lose your Bitcoins with CTRL-C CTRL-V dan itu juga menjadi ancaman yang cukup krusial begitu juga ketika ada scammer yang mampu
menggenerate address yang serupa (lupa istilahnya), hingga penggunaan QR yang muncul, ini kemudian membuat scammer melakukan banyak cara baru untuk mengupgrade usaha pencuriannya.
Saya rasa, penggunaan QR sudah menjadi pilihan kebanyakan orang saat ini karena kemudahannya dalam pembayaran. Ini menjadi ladang bagi scammer termasuk juga hacker untuk mengambil kesempatan dalam mencari korban baik tujuan mencuri aset atau untuk mencuri data.
Namanya address poisoning attack & sudah menghilangkan $83,000,000. Jumlah yang bisa saya katakan sangat tinggi dengan cara ekspoitasi remeh ini.
Address poisoning has led to over $83 million in confirmed losses. Victims include individual users and DeFi platforms.
52. Post 66513799 (unedited backup) (by masulum) (scraped on Mon Mar 16 05:22:07 CET 2026) in Mengenal Quishing Sebuah Ancaman Serangan Siber Dengan QR:
-snip-Waktu pesanan siomay saya selesai, saya minta si mamang kasih QR milik warung, dia langsung minta saya scan QR yang ada di depan etalase kaca usahanya.
hal inilah yang perlu diwaspadai, menaruh QR di depan etalase akan memperbesar peluang orang lain untuk menimpa QR code asli milik warung. Sebenarnya ini juga tidak terbatas pada QR pembayaran, sales-sales juga sekarang sering menggunakan QR untuk laporan kunjungan, ini juga berpotensi untuk disalahgunakan.
Saya juga sudah tahu soal penipua melalui QR ini. tetapi jujur saja saya baru tahu namanya mas melalui Topik mas Masulum ini.
-snip
Kalau soal pencegahan sih biasanya selama kita tidak gegabah dan selalu cek ulang setiap kali setelah menscan dan memastikan tujuan sudah benar maka memang akan aman-aman saja. Yang menjadi masalah adalah sekarang banyak orang awam yang bahkan baru faham soal pembayaran digital bahkan baru tahu soal dunia digital itu sendiri.
Untuk istilahnya memang saya juga baru tahu mas.
memang selama kita tidak dalam kondisi terburu-buru, kita akan lebih mudah untuk mengkonfirmasi penerima sebelum melakukan pengiriman. Namun, terkadang penjual juga dalam kondisi yang kurang konsentrasi ketika terlalu banyak pembeli yang antre. Sehingga, jika pembeli dan penjual sama-sama dalam kondisi kurang konsentrasi, maka keduanya bisa saling dirugikan jika ternyata QRnya sudah dipalsukan.
Kalau dulu copy paste address exchange atau alamat crypto bisa berubah menjadi milik si pencuri sekarang saya juga wanti-wanti kalau ketika scan QR code address exchange bisa berubah milik si hacker. Menurut saya penting sekali untuk melakukan pengecekan ulang sebelum bertransaksi mungkin 5 detik itu sangat sepele tetapi dampak terhadap kita sendiri sangat luar biasa apalagi nilai transaksi yang dilakukan tidak sedikit.
Saya sendiri sangat suka menggunakan QR code sebagai transaksi dan ketika saya melakukannya kepada pedagang saya memastikan ulang kembali nama yang tertera di QRIS pedagang dan meminta untuk si pedagang sama-sama memastikan kalau nama yang tertera sudah benar.
Nah penggunaan CTRL+C dan CTRL+V juga pernah dibahas oleh LoyceV pada thread
How to lose your Bitcoins with CTRL-C CTRL-V dan itu juga menjadi ancaman yang cukup krusial begitu juga ketika ada scammer yang mampu menggenerate address yang serupa (lupa istilahnya), hingga penggunaan QR yang muncul, ini kemudian membuat scammer melakukan banyak cara baru untuk mengupgrade usaha pencuriannya.
Saya rasa, penggunaan QR sudah menjadi pilihan kebanyakan orang saat ini karena kemudahannya dalam pembayaran. Ini menjadi ladang bagi scammer termasuk juga hacker untuk mengambil kesempatan dalam mencari korban baik tujuan mencuri aset atau untuk mencuri data.
53. Post 66513051 (unedited backup) (by SuperBitMan) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 22:37:31 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
@theymos: the lack of understanding of the basics of the Trust system makes me think it's too complicated
This is how DT1 is created:
- You must have at least 10 people directly trusting you each with an earned merit of at least 10, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are limited (
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5095156.msg49220414#msg49220414).
- You must have at least 2 people directly trusting you with an earned merit of at least 250, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are
limited.
Given that many things have changed since 2019 and that many signature campaigns now place less emphasis on negative trust, it might be beneficial to revise these requirements.
Perhaps making them more stringent would be better for the forum.
I agree with you, it’s very important to revise how DT members are selected, not just DT 1 members even DT 2 members because they have same function. As time goes by laws are being amended to suit the society.
I have seen cases of DT member being removed because they are giving negative feedback in a way that is not proper. A DT member is not suppose to give someone negative feedback without good evidence or attaching it with reference, I see a lot of people giving negative feedback and no reference, this is one thing that is reducing the value of the DT and trust system.
It will truly be beneficial to revise those requirements.
Any ways I love the fact that reshuffling are done monthly, it helps for check and balance.
54. Post 66512968 (unedited backup) (by promise444c5) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 22:11:01 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Why tf is it frozen for the past 23hrs.. are you guys cheating now?
I tried to keep the price on my prediction, but I failed in the last few hours when I fell asleep
55. Post 66512853 (unedited backup) (by DYING_S0UL) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 21:42:08 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
@theymos: the lack of understanding of the basics of the Trust system makes me think it's too complicated
And if you are making changes, can the DT1 lottery be transparent and provably fair?
What do you meant by DT1 lottery? I'm not really an expert on this subject.
56. Post 66512823 (unedited backup) (by Vod) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 21:35:55 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
@theymos: the lack of understanding of the basics of the Trust system makes me think it's too complicated
And if you are making changes, can the DT1 lottery be transparent and provably fair?
57. Post 66512753 (unedited backup) (by memehunter) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 21:16:01 CET 2026) in Merit Rank System Formula:
There's no need to change anything in the existing system.
lol, thank God you made it clear at last, otherwise th.e.y.m.o.s might have already started fixing the merit system based on your post
Your math sucks
Yeah, for sure, ''only'' Math.
Sorry, OP cant help myself from little trolling, hope you dont mind.
It seems like increasing rank in the early stages is very difficult
As other reputed members already pointed out, I also feel it is in fact, quite the opposite in the context of OP. Moreover, it is not about 'easy' or 'difficult' but finding you own pace and zone.
58. Post 66512519 (unedited backup) (by hugeblack) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 20:15:13 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
@theymos: the lack of understanding of the basics of the Trust system makes me think it's too complicated
This is how DT1 is created:
- You must have at least 10 people directly trusting you each with an earned merit of at least 10, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are limited (
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5095156.msg49220414#msg49220414).
- You must have at least 2 people directly trusting you with an earned merit of at least 250, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are
limited.
Given that many things have changed since 2019 and that many signature campaigns now place less emphasis on negative trust, it might be beneficial to revise these requirements.
Perhaps making them more stringent would be better for the forum.
59. Post 66511969 (unedited backup) (by BlackHatCoiner) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 17:32:19 CET 2026) in Fixing Testnet4: proposal:
Increasing the 20 minutes to a lot more than the maximum amount the "time" can be off looks much easier
The time can be off by 2 hours of the median time of the latest 11 blocks, IIRC. The 20 minutes rule has nothing to do with this. It allows you to send a block with difficulty=1 if the last block has a timestamp 20 min + 1 sec before the current time. Of course, you can't add an infinite number of blocks by just changing their timestamp, because nodes will reject blocks that defy the 2-hour former rule.
The best argument for your 180-min suggestion is that it does make things less worse, and it is only like a few lines change. It is a hardfork though, as well.
60. Post 66511820 (unedited backup) (by Oshosondy) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 16:45:01 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
People understanding is the issue and I'm not sure you understand how a DT is selected even after LoyceV posted how to be on the DT1 list. If people don't understand how to be on DT, do they really understand what DT is or if they are on DT what that means? I personally think that only a small % of the members of this forum understand DT and trust lists.
LoyceV did not understood what I first posted because of the mistake and I edited it. LoyceV would have understood what I meant there very well after I have edited it. I was referring to how to become DT2 and then how to become DT1. You can see that I edited the post and strikeout the DT2. Also I am not disputing what LoyceV quoted, he is correct and clearly written by theymos.
61. Post 66511761 (unedited backup) (by yahoo62278) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 16:25:20 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
If a DT2 member add you to his trust list, you will become a DT2.
This is incorrect.
It is a mistake and a typo, I meant DT1 member, not DT2 member. Thanks for correcting it. I have corrected it. I do not see anything much complicated about DT members though.
DT1 member will add a member to their trust list for the member to become DT2. Theymos will select DT1 periodically. He add some members monthly and remove some members monthly and he can be among those that he add or remove monthly.
People understanding is the issue and I'm not sure you understand how a DT is selected even after LoyceV posted how to be on the DT1 list. If people don't understand how to be on DT, do they really understand what DT is or if they are on DT what that means? I personally think that only a small % of the members of this forum understand DT and trust lists.
62. Post 66511664 (unedited backup) (by Oshosondy) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 15:54:19 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
This is incorrect.
It is a mistake and a typo, I meant DT1 member, not DT2. Thanks for correcting it.
63. Post 66511548 (unedited backup) (by Eternad) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 15:06:55 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
AFAIK the current selection of DT1 is random selection from existing DT2 members. DT1 member usually reshuffle.
While you can be part of DT if a certain number of user(meet the requirements) and some existing DT put you on their trust list. I don’t know the exact number but that’s how I observe the DT system.
You can check the overview for DT1 and DT2 changes on this thread
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5139250.0 prepared by @LoyceV.
64. Post 66511520 (unedited backup) (by Catenaccio) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 14:59:25 CET 2026) in How are DT 1 members selected.:
But I really don’t know how the DT 1 members are selected, is it by integrity, by willingness to fight crime in the forum or by the numbers of years you have been in the forum.
If they are not selected by any requirement, should there be a set up requirement members should meet before being a DT member, in order to control and manage the system very well.
There are requirements and you can understand by reading
DefaultTrust changes which are latest changes for forum DT trust system.
LoyceV's Beginners guide to correct use of the Trust system
65. Post 66511373 (unedited backup) (by BlackHatCoiner) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 14:01:02 CET 2026) in Fixing Testnet4: proposal:
My theory was that this won't be possible for all coins: there are now 6.3 million coins in circulation. If all of them would end up in 1 coin addresses, that means 6.3 million coins need to change UTXO each week. I think that just fits the total blockspace, a few million coins more would make it impossible to move all.
Where this idea falls short is that the bot attacker can also be the CPU miner who can just double-spend the expired-UTXO spender's coins. And it'd also be far from mimicking mainnet. You can't test scripts like Hashed Time Lock Contracts.
fjahr
reviewed my changes recently. There's disagreement on the fork height and the difficulty adjustment at the fork height.
66. Post 66511093 (unedited backup) (by cygan) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 11:49:31 CET 2026) in News über Elcetrum wallet:
✂️
Ich wollte dich eigentlich schon dazu animieren, wegen der privacy, vorab eine TOR Instanz auf deinem Rechner zu starten und dann in Electrum unter der Netzwerk Einstellung einen Proxy zu aktivieren, so wie hier bei mir:
Bei bestehender Verbindung gut zu erkennen an der blauen Netzwerkverbindung und dem zusätzlichen Zwiebel Sysmbol am unteren rechten Rand des Programmfensters.
Damit verschleierst Du zusätzlich noch ein gutes Stück deiner Bestandsabfragen
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danke für den hinweis Real-Duke!
das hatte ich nicht so direkt auf dem schirm und habe es heute dann gleich angewendet
und was den eigenen Electrum server angeht, gibt es mit
LoyceV und
DireWolfM14 zwei forum user, die das schon praktizieren.
mit diesen servern ist es sogar möglich eine transaktionsgebühr von 0.000001BTC per vKByte (0.1 sat/vByte) einzustellen
ich persönlich bin mit dem ersteren verbunden
67. Post 66510395 (unedited backup) (by Halab) (scraped on Sun Mar 15 02:24:25 CET 2026) in The ultimate battle royale for BTC price prediction | sponsored by 🌐 Bridgoro:
Before I give you the results of round 8, I have a quick announcement to make. The cash shop maintenance needs one more round. Don’t hire Musk’s DOGE intern, he lost a USB key... Anyway...
Round 8 is now over, here are the results :Closing price on 14/03/2026 :
71 217$| Name | Prediction | B/M | Final prediction | Difference |
| xLays | 71 067,00 | | 71 067,00 | 150,00 |
| LoyceV | 70 432,00 | | 70 432,00 | 785,00 |
| GazetaBitcoin | 70 423,00 | | 70 423,00 | 794,00 |
| examplens | 70 066,00 | | 70 066,00 | 1 151,00 |
| Hypnotizer | 70 065,56 | | 70 065,56 | 1 151,44 |
| Doan9269 | 70 360,00 | 0,5% p.malus | 70 008,20 | 1 208,80 |
| ESG | 70 000,00 | | 70 000,00 | 1 217,00 |
| Leahized | 69 785,00 | | 69 785,00 | 1 432,00 |
| Pmalek | 69 308,00 | | 69 308,00 | 1 909,00 |
| cryptofrka | 69 700,00 | 1% p.malus | 69 003,00 | 2 214,00 |
| Danydee | 73 802,00 | | 73 802,00 | 2 585,00 |
| promise444c5 | 68 430,00 | | 68 430,00 | 2 787,00 |
Well done xLays, this is your second round win. In addition to the 50 BTC, you have now earned the "Last Will card". When you will be eliminated (if you ever are), you must send all your BTC to two participants still in the game.
Sorry, promised444c5, no cheating here. It is Bitcoin that decided to make you lose a life.
For round 9, I have been waiting for this one for quite a while. I can’t say any more, I’d rather see your reactions. Some of you will be happy, and some will be disappointed. But if I were you, I’d try to win this round to stay in control of your own destiny.
Round 9 : The great rebalancing
What will be the price of Bitcoin at
March 20, 2026, 12:00:00 AM (BTC closing price on 19/03/2026) ?
Submit your predictions before
March 17, 2026, 07:00:00 PM.
Cash shop:
CLOSED Special rules : None
68. Post 66509342 (unedited backup) (by dkbit98) (scraped on Sat Mar 14 20:44:55 CET 2026) in Mixers to be banned:
There is no mixer or private exchange that is registered with FinCEN. (Or whatever the European equivalent is.)
I could agree with you on mixers, but I am not sure about exchanges.
We saw many exchanges being registered in the past, maybe not with fincen, but with some other government agency.
Are you saying you reuse the same Bitcoin address for everything? You can largely improve your privacy by using coin control, different addresses and even different wallets for different purposes.
I would agree with this.
Good address management with labels is very important for bitcoin, and it's easy to do it with modern bitcoin wallets.
69. Post 66509052 (unedited backup) (by examplens) (scraped on Sat Mar 14 19:10:07 CET 2026) in AI Spam Buster Tools - for Bitcointalk:
What "AI detection" percentage do my posts get?
Your profile looks like this:
I know for a fact there's no "AI" content in my posts, so it's a good assessment of how accurate the detection is. Calling data dumps AI is incorrect, but not really surprising. It's more concerning that some of my other posts get a 35% "AI" score. That makes me think the entire scale should be shifted: what's currently 30%, should be 0%.
Most tools offer a free check, and the result is almost always "critical,", i.e. recognized as written by AI. Most often, such tools also offer premium features that offer rewriting and 100% humanizing text. I'm pretty sure the purpose of these AI checker tools is just to sell premium subscriptions.
It seems that AI mania has been recognized as a serious addiction, the more you use it, the more you need it. OP is an obvious example, in a very short time, he went from being an AI spammer to catching an AI spammer using AI tools.
70. Post 66508974 (unedited backup) (by Ambatman) (scraped on Sat Mar 14 18:50:37 CET 2026) in Mixers to be banned:
In some third-world countries, criminals bribe a branch worker in the bank to give them the personal information of people with large balances
I have seen such cases and they don't even have to be bribed
They are the criminals themselves
We saw something similar at where I work. Data breached obviously from an insider
And people fell for social engineering scam.
Believing Banks or reputable corporations would protect your data
Is like saying Traffic stops all accidents from happening.
Are you saying you reuse the same Bitcoin address for everything? You can largely improve your privacy by using coin control, different addresses and even different wallets for different purposes.
No, I was trying to explain to Logfile that privacy isn't just on the government
But to protect your funds from all prying eyes.
71. Post 66508743 (unedited backup) (by seoincorporation) (scraped on Sat Mar 14 17:40:55 CET 2026) in AI Spam Buster Tools - for Bitcointalk:
What "AI detection" percentage do my posts get?
Your profile looks like this:
Hi, I try to replicate everything and test it myself, unfortunately I'm not getting the same result.
Am I doing something wrong here?
Steps I did:
1. Enter this thread, (
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5577220.0), just like in your post.
...
2. Click Analyze with Selected
And this is the result. No detection, but in your screen shot, it has detected % on it.
...
And nice tools by the way.
If the private key is invalid, then you will get that error:
72. Post 66508436 (unedited backup) (by Satofan44) (scraped on Sat Mar 14 16:08:13 CET 2026) in Mixers to be banned:
The major reason for all this coin mixing thingy is to avoid scrutiny and abuse of privacy from Government and not a common person like me who doesn't care about where you got your coins from, where you send your coin to, why you send your coins from A to B, and what you spent your coins on... Think about it
Not Really
I don't really enjoy the fact that anybody that knows my address can know the amount I'm having
Where it goes and where whence it's coming from
It's not limited to hiding from the government.
The person is confused and you are correct. This creates a huge security risk both for online and physical payments, it is significantly worse in physical payments. There is a face attached to the payment, and if they look up your change or related addresses then they will know your Bitcoin wealth. Obviously this presents a great opportunity for an attacker, and they'd have definite proof that you do have this amount -- so any kind of trickery with different passphrases, dummy wallets and whatever other in person excuses will not work against such a criminal.
Are you saying you reuse the same Bitcoin address for everything?
No, that is not what he is saying.
You can largely improve your privacy by using coin control, different addresses and even different wallets for different purposes.
Which requires a lot of knowledge, skill, and is very error-prone. A single mistake can undo a lot of the work that has been done. Mixers are better for this, and the user and philipma1957 are right about this. The primary good use cases is shielding from the recipients without the use of custodial platforms for wallet purposes. Mixers need a come back, users should have easy access to reputable mixers.