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Quote from: seoincorporation on March 24, 2026, 11:44:43 PM

Hey nutildah, I will send you a GPT API Key, the consumption of the tool is really low. it would be hard to spend more than $1 because i'm using gpt 4.1 mini model. The other tools aren't cheap at all, but it's good to have them optional if other users already have a Key for them. I will also share the Key with Loycev because I really want this tool to become useful for the community.

I know we could build a better process or a better prompt for the detection, but i need a brainstorm with the community about how to make it better.

Alright thanks. Let's give it a test:

So I plugged the API key in 4 of the 5 detectors, and gave it this link:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5577202.msg66505941#msg66505941

I couldn't quite figure out how to select only 1 post, so it analyzed all 20 posts on the page. Unfortunately, it appears only the OpenAI detector is working at the moment... The other ones return a message of "ERR".

I also used the by Profile option and this is what the results look like for the most recent posts by xbetz.io:

Post #	Message ID	AI Detection %
1	msg66543101	35%
2	msg66539774	25%
3	msg66536145	35%
4	msg66520059	30%
5	msg66509356	30%
6	msg66505941	20%
7	msg66502366	30%
8	msg66502320	30%
9	msg66498745	35%
10	msg66495187	30%
11	msg66472426	30%
12	msg66470133	30%
13	msg66470027	30%
14	msg66466132	55%
15	msg66461845	30%
16	msg66461833	35%
17	msg66457248	45%
18	msg66455622	55%
19	msg66452110	20%
20	msg66448096	40%

I'm willing to bet a lot of these would show up higher in the other detectors.

Anyway, its a good start.

The winner of the Special Raffle is cande86!

Quote from: icopress on December 25, 2025, 02:22:30 PM

[...] there will also be a special raffle with a personalized BTC Romania plastic card + $200! 🎁 Note.

We also want to congratulate the other winners! You will be contacted shortly and each of you will receive a prize of $150 in bitcoins.

Code:

Winner 1: Sexylizzy2813
Winner 2: Woodie
Winner 3: NeuroticFish
Winner 4: inspace
Winner 5: Btcdeybodi
Winner 6: Wakate
Winner 7: Tinubu
Winner 8: LoyceV
Winner 9: Wake Up
Winner 10: Su-asa
Winner 11: nutildah
Winner 12: dkbit98
Winner 13: Fiatless
Winner 14: Porfirii
Winner 15: bitmover
Winner 16: Mia Chloe
Winner 17: Foxpup
Winner 18: Bigjoe33
Winner 19: W Jr.
Winner 20: Lillominato89

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🔍 You can check the results here: Special Raffle, Main Raffle. Wink

Quote from: icopress on Today at 04:20:10 PM

We're almost ready! The winners of the raffle will be determined by block 942180!

Quote from: icopress on Today at 05:36:16 PM

The winner of the special raffle will be determined by block 942185!

Quote from: ➥ Bitcointalk Quiz 2026 [Active] ➥ Last year's Event [Results] ➥ Voting BCA 2025 [Thread] & [Discussion Thread]


Craft Master Hhampuz	Hero of Good theymos	Discovery *Ace*	Forum Ninja TryNinja	Local Hero igebotz

Miss Bitcointalk Foxpup 🦊 ________________________	Help Buster lovesmayfamilis ________________________	Bitcoin Geek JayJuanGee ________________________	Best Project BitList ________________________	Best Event Pizza Day Contest __________________________

As we wrap up the BCA 2025, we would like to thank everyone who took the time to participate and write detailed answers.

Congratulations to everyone who made it into the top three in each nomination, and congrats to all raffles' winners. Thanks to everyone who continues to make the forum better! And I (and icopress) wish to express my deepest appreciation for PowerGlove's help, which made some insane efforts for giving a hand with the votes counting. Next year, we'll also be making a MEGA update to the event's format. 💪

Voting Results ^{[Only those who received 4 or more votes]}



	Hero of Good	theymos (60), satoshi (26), LoyceV (13), icopress (12), o_e_l_e_o (11), 1miau (7), pooya87 (7), Mitchell (5), fillippone (5), condoras (4)

	Local Hero	igebotz (30), CryptopreneurBrainboss (24), Mia Chloe (20), fillippone (12), Husna QA (7), babo (7), Charles-Tim (6), Plutosky (6), Julien_Olynpic (5), Pmalek (5), EFS (4)

	Forum Ninja	TryNinja (41), JayJuanGee (27), LoyceV (24), fillippone (13), DdmrDdmr (10), PowerGlove (10), vapourminer (9), icopress (8 ), philipma1957 (6)

	Bitcoin Geek	JayJuanGee (35), fillippone (22), nc50lc (12), ABCbits (10), NotATether (10), gmaxwell (8 ), pooya87 (8 ), stwenhao (7), Charles-Tim (6), GazetaBitcoin (6), LoyceV (5), achow101 (5), d5000 (5)

	Discovery of the Year	*Ace* (21), Satofan44 (17), AakZaki (6), PowerGlove (4), RebelMoney (4), TypoTonic (4)

	Help Buster	lovesmayfamilis (30), nutildah (28), AakZaki (26), LoyceV (8 ), Ultegra134 (7), holydarkness (6), ABCbits (5), Lafu (5), GazetaBitcoin (4)

	Craft Master	Hhampuz (40), icopress (34), Little Mouse (21), TryNinja (15), PowerGlove (11), Trofo (7), taufik123(6), AB de Royse777 (5), cryptofrka (5), jayce (4)

	Miss Bitcointalk	Foxpup 🦊 (25), lovesmayfamilis (24), SatoPrincess (16), Floxynice (15), Mia Chloe (10), Etranger (9), SmartGold01 (8 ), Mindyspace (4), xenomorfo (4)

	Best Event	Pizza Day Contest (32), Bitcointalk Community Awards (28), Naija Cooking Contest (25), Pumpkin Carving Contest (17), Turkish Monthly BTC Price Prediction Contest (5), April Fools (4)

	Best Project	BitList (45), TalkImg (19), BPIP (8 ), Bitcointalk SuperNotifier (6)

_________________	_________________

This is second year in a row when we apply the 0.75:1 votes reduction rule and not at only 2 categories, like last year, but at more of them! As a consequence, we have the following changes:

1️⃣ lovesmayfamilis, which received most votes at "Miss BitcoinTalk" (32), remains with only 24 votes, as she won this category last year as well (the outcome of this being that Foxpup 🦊 became the winner of first prize at "Miss BitcoinTalk")
2️⃣ CryptopreneurBrainboss, which received most votes at "Local Hero" (32), remains with only 24 votes, as he won this category last year as well (the outcome of this being that igebotz became the winner of first prize at "Local Hero")
3️⃣ Hhampuz, which received most votes at "Craft Master" (53), remains with only 40 votes, as he won this category last year as well (however, he keeps his first prize at current edition as his remaining votes still place him on first place).
4️⃣ Pizza Day Contest, which received most votes at "Best Event" (42), remains with only 32 votes, as it won this category last year as well (however, it keeps its first prize at current edition as its remaining votes still place it on first place).

List of unaccounted nominees and votes

Code:

criptoevangelista, Pablo-wood, DaNNy001, Donneski, Obulis

List of candidates who received 3 or fewer votes

Code:

Hero of Good: PowerGlove (3), ABCbits (2), DdmrDdmr (2), Hal (2), NotATether (2), achow101 (2), babo (2), suchmoon (2), BlackHatCoiner (1), Cyrus (1), HCP (1), HI-TEC99 (1), Hhampuz (1), HostFat (1), Little Mouse (1), Pmalek (1), Rikafip (1), Vod (1), Welsh (1), Xal0lex (1), d5000 (1), examplens (1), gmaxwell (1), hugeblack (1), krogothmanhattan (1), laszlo (1), minerjones (1), nutildah (1)

Forum Ninja: NotATether (3), theymos (3), ChartBuddy (2), GazetaBitcoin (2), bitmover (2), joker_josue (2), nutildah (2), ABCbits (1), Cyrus (1), DirtyKeyboard (1), JollyGood (1), LFC_Bitcoin (1), OgNasty (1), Porfirii (1), Rikafip (1), Trofo (1), apogio (1), cryptofrka (1), hugeblack (1), krogothmanhattan (1), lovesmayfamilis (1), nc50lc (1), pooya87 (1), suchmoon (1)

Bitcoin Geek: Mia Chloe (3), dkbit98 (3), igor72 (3), mocacinno (3), BlackHatCoiner (2), Cricktor (2), PowerGlove (2), gbianchi (2), icopress (2), Cookdata (1), DdmrDdmr (1), Forsyth Jones (1), Hhampuz (1), Husna QA (1), MoparMiningLLC (1), TryNinja (1), examplens (1), hosemary (1), notocactus (1), paid2 (1), philipma1957 (1), willi9974 (1), zasad@ (1)

Discovery of the Year: promise444c5 (3), GazetaBitcoin (2), mikel_012 (2), stwenhao (2), Adiljutt156 (1), Asanoha (1), Charles-Tim (1), Cookdata (1), LoyceV (1), M47AK16 (1), Mia Chloe (1), Tr�void (1), VashaUdacha777 (1), albon (1), bitmover (1), danadc (1), examplens (1), hosemary (1), howardsentell (1), icopress (1), imthegreat (1), joker_josue (1), katanic97 (1), satscraper (1), sausalitox (1)

Help Buster: Don Pedro Dinero (3), PowerGlove (3), Wake Up (3), Mia Chloe (2), YOSHIE (2), hosemary (2), icopress (2), vapourminer (2), Awaklara (1), Cyrus (1), DdmrDdmr (1), EFS (1), Lachrymose (1), Obim34 (1), Pmalek (1), Porfirii (1), Rikafip (1), Satofan44 (1), The Sceptical Chymist (1), albon (1), bitbollo (1), gmaxwell (1), hugeblack (1), igebotz (1), joker_josue (1), julerz12 (1), mandown (1), philipma1957 (1)

Craft Master: CryptopreneurBrainboss (2), RebelMoney (2), Vod (2), inspace (2), krogothmanhattan (2), minerjones (2), vapourminer (2), *Ace* (1), 1Dq (1), Cyrus (1), Liquidoptions (1), LoyceV (1), Mia Chloe (1), Mitchell (1), Porfirii (1), Rikafip (1), cygan (1), hilariousandco (1), ibminer (1), julerz12 (1), memehunter (1), polymerbit (1), r_victory (1), theymos (1), virginorange (1), willi9974 (1)

Local Hero: GazetaBitcoin (3), Rikafip (3), Wake Up (3), icopress (3), joker_josue (3), katanic97 (3), sabotag3x (3), slackovic (3), Lachrymose (2), Shadiq (2), arulbero (2), blomen (2), darxiaomi (2), dkbit98 (2), famososMuertos (2), gbianchi (2), klarki (2), xzone (2), 1miau (1), AakZaki (1), Ale88 (1), Daniel91 (1), Don Pedro Dinero (1), DrBeer (1), Hispo (1), HostFat (1), MaxMueller (1), NeuroticFish (1), PX-Z (1), Porfirii (1), SFR10 (1), Smartvirus (1), The Sceptical Chymist (1), TryNinja (1), Upgrade00 (1), Vispilio (1), alegotardo (1), apogio (1), bitmover (1), criptoevangelista (1), cryptoaddictchie (1), examplens (1), humerh3 (1), jeremypwr (1), m2017 (1), mandown (1), mu_enrico (1), nc50lc (1), ovcijisir (1), r_victory (1), rdluffy (1)

Miss BitcoinTalk: Lillominato89 (3), Becassine (1), Disruptivas (1), Lannakosa (1), LoyceV (1), Sandra_hakeem (1), achow101 (1), igebotz (1), krogothmanhattan (1), womanderful (1)

Best Event: The cancellation of Epochtalk (3), Naija Fruit Carving Contest (2), Roobet Art Contests (2), 100 Push-Ups Per Day Challenge (1), 10th Anniversary Art Contest (1), Plan B Forum 2025 (1), Rainbet's BSFL (1), Rainbet's FPL Football Pool (1), Rollbit's 2025/26 Champions League Pool (1), Sportsbet.io's EPL Football Pool (1), The "mixer ban" being softened slightly (1), The $126k ATH (1), The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (1), The GENIUS Act (1), The Nigerian Local Board (1), The Pizza Day ATH Coincidence (1), The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (1), The appointment of new merit sources (1), The growth of DeFi (1), The improvement of bitcoin-related U.S. politics (1), The various draws/contests/challenges on the "Games and rounds" board (1), bitbollo's Bitcoin Collectibles Meetup (1)

Best Project: Bitcoin (3), Talksearch.io (3), Bitcointalk (2), Loyce.club (2), Rainbet (2), ShadowPulse (2), Stake (2), b1exch.to (2), bitmover's Giveaway Manager (2), AOBT (1), Acebet (1), BRDb (1), Betpanda.io (1), BitMixList (1), BitVM2 (1), Bridgoro (1), Ethereum (1), Jackpotter (1), KYCnot.me (1), Ninjastic.space (1), Rollbit (1), Satori Coin (1), ibminer's Merit Poker Collectible (1), promise444c5's Banned Users Identifier (1), splash.tf (1)

Statistics:

This year we had 164 unique users nominated for 8 categories. Excepting them, some were also nominated as being event or project In comparison, last year we had 186 users being nominated.
The greatest number of nominations received by a user was 60 (theymos at Hero of Good category).
The biggest difference between a first place and a second place was 34 votes (theymos vs. satoshi, at Hero of Good category). Last year biggest difference was of 18 votes, between PowerGlove and 1Dq, at Discovery of the Year category.
Some mentions of Best event / project were merged all together, as they were written with words suggesting same idea. (Big thanks again to PowerGlove for trying to match each such vote into an adequate slot!)
Some votes for nominees / categories which had their name spelled incorrectly were merged together (Mia Chloe and Mia Chole, Bitcoin Geek and Bitcoin Greek (lol) etc.)

Quote from: icopress

Made with 💗 for the Bitcointalk public.

Here is UK and iPhone already implementing age verification with latest update for iPhones. Tongue

This thing is going to spread to other countries and other platforms soon, unless there is more resistance:

Quote from: joker_josue on March 24, 2026, 07:45:52 AM

This idea of a law requiring age verification for internet use is one of the worst ideas governments have had in the last 20 years (if not longer).

It's probably best idea for them, since they can silence any opposition voices much quicker.
I don't think all countries will adopt this now, but when one countries start domino's will start to fall.

Quote from: Rikafip on March 24, 2026, 07:51:40 PM

People were doing full KYC (and still are) for shitty airdrops, so I am pretty sure there would be a certain number of people here who wouldn't mind doing that if it meant they could continue making money from this forum.

Exactly, and they are still doing it for stupid things all the time.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 08:53:03 AM

I'm pretty sure my Linux laptop doesn't use its microphone to spy on me, but I've always toyed with the idea of physically removing it.

I would not trust anything coming from Ubuntu now.
Older THinkpad laptops are great because you can turn off many things you don't want with physical switches.
T480 also has mechanical switch for turning camera off, and it's not that hard to detach anything from motherboard, including microphone.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 24, 2026, 10:12:28 PM

Try it: send a PM at random times, see if it still pops up within 5 minutes. I'm going to sleep now, I didn't create a bot to manually check things

I was being more sarcastic, considering this theory is absurd.

btw. I don't know how feasible it is, but is it possible to enter the exact time when the bot will publish the message?
So, for example, "delay=2025-03-25 14:30:00", or whatever timestamp format is recognisable.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 08:53:03 AM

I'm pretty sure my Linux laptop doesn't use its microphone to spy on me, but I've always toyed with the idea of physically removing it. The camera is easily disabled with tape. I buy as few "smart" devices as possible.

If you prefer highest level of privacy then it's better to remove microphone from your laptop as that's not a hard thing to do, yes it's okay to cover camera with a tape that's what I've done myself. Since there's no use of laptop camera for me and that's why disabling was the best choice, by the way it sounds good to remove the microphone from the laptop.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 08:53:03 AM

The main devices we have spying all over the house are phones. They're really terrible: the battery drains quickly, so you know it's doing something all day. You can't physically remove the microphone, as that would negate the main function of a phone. I'd be totally fine without a front camera, but tape on the touch screen is ridiculous. The rear camera is too convenient to permanently disable it with tape. And even if I don't bring my phone, someone else still has one that does the same. So that makes phones the perfect device to spy on everyone.

We can't do anything with the phones and that's the bitter truth, although it's possible to physically remove cameras from the phones because most of us don't really use those cameras at all but even doing that is not going to be any helpful because we can't convince other around us to remove the cameras from their phones as they'll consider as mad or someone with overthinking issues. The smartphones are the best devices for the ones who want to spy on us and we can't do anything about that. I still see people who use feature phones to have maximum privacy but still they can't have full privacy because others around them will always have smartphones with good cameras and microphones.

Translated Topic in Pidgin Language; use BIP38 to take encrypt BIP39 seed phrase
Original Topic: Using BIP38 to encrypt BIP39 seed phrase
Author: LoyceV

I don get dis idea for years, and I go fit complete am nau big shout out to WanderingPhilospher wey dey help find vanity addresses.

BIP38 encryption
Ever since I read I dey BIP38 curious, abeg help me out!, I don dey impressby BIP38 encryption. Dat topic show say $1000 no go dey enough to crack password "zLwMiR" in 2 years, even after many hints. E jus too dey expensive in terms of computing di power to take brute-force even a simple password.

Encrypting seed words
I no con de feel comfortable with the balance between how I go take keep the seed seed phrase secure and how I no go take lose access myself. E de always feel like say na loose guard.

So, how about we combine di two?

BIP38 meets BIP39
Na di idea be dis: BIP39 uses 2048 words. In loyce.club/other/keys.txt (which you fit copy for yur air-gapped computer), you go find am not compressed Legacy Bitcoin address for every of di BIP39 words. Every Bitcoin address dey starts wit a word, separated from di rest of di address by number.
Example:
abandon: 1AbANDon25kw25M4ioLdPfLxZ1FCwzF8DY 5JDY3hzX2GnBbbExHaXjnbsjoPeFBQko9WxtaTGMi2GhYRBjtsb
If you encrypt dis private key, you dey encrypt d word "abandon".

Why?
I dey like use simple tools wey been dey around bifor bifor. Di two BIP38 and BIP39 dey quite intuitive, di two fit easily be handled on di air-gapped computer wey no go ever go online again, di two dey suppored by many wallets, and di two fit easily dey confirm from scratch bifor funding any of di addresses wey it creates. Work dey to much for dis, but I no go mind as dis go gives me long-term peace of mind and I no go dey do dis every time. I no go mind dat e go takes me a few hours to do am properly.

Example
IanColeman's site naem give me dis mnemonic:

Code:

before project cheese slice spin unaware cupboard sail job wine neck switch

Dat gives di following words from my list:

Code:

1. before: 1before1qvdDNyAv5c6SE9Wxo1mvYNCnt 5KDetmpXg2o8yKJ346wXeUMHQ8TkYP4mCQhNfQHdv7gyFydT6AV
2. project: 1ProJECT1WAW56GDMEGB86oUdxxubip3rA 5K43d9P5znTNvaq1KcUDiDyXBa8XZz5fE1fHSN38aA3KmARxyzj
3. cheese: 1cheese2ioSZaPu2NKmsGDwwbuAJuXs39 5JaokRJPCeohcXZSpMkXNhqcmdMy2BGQKakaV9N8AjKHZyWrqbf
4. slice: 1sLice155tu2NPm5JJCdymeDpRJ2yX7EA 5JNeo3CGzUKKJmTaBXcrJFWLBFDrZU8BXH4FqtKR4mSyzErgTpm
5. spin: 1spin12DRzTjbHHAnzDkKXqyUAtQSnfTX 5JPstBYY2B7ftPFdtXvevFaTV7wsncYprmYUSkTRvABeZGd8yDV
6. unaware: 1unawaRe2FpQDpas21ohbj82TzQmzxHbF 5KKfkhsuPHgMwAAvpMdU1VC5tLyHsyYfU5YpkZ1SMELV2gxsZgg
7. cupboard: 1CuPBoArd8xGjvMeRT9nm2iUzuEUwn8aam 5KhgsXPt8NzR4nYLYd3TFLd5zPms1PcPf2RhNDnGCQbaSM44GKJ
8. sail: 1saiL116KGiQ5kNhZEFJ2RbrBKWV88nkR 5KYNS52oGMg7u3u8puKLyzLjEJD2jcYTbfxCEp6hNBvYK9AbA1G
9. job: 1job112QVAsJKD4dYP9qtdK5DhUxmgzdi 5KBZyvXfAZSNsJQMRcgtW6iBXasZ5Gq5ubLYWsJcHE5LfF9bxxK
10. wine: 1wine11qzih8Xr1VV2sHTQyswiV8XMfk5 5KWss4Ug2nxWZQMykJSVVyFoKGLA5RYXCXgXRtUNEG9ADoJL39b
11. neck: 1neck13UY3AvVqtXTtf6P1pgGJMEkbmbH 5K4ruwwqbFQRMcUFJdLH89m4dGBC8d3K7uDU5iHHQNATUdPhJ12
12. switch: 1switch1RTJJcqv87RtbQf7gdEBf126rA 5HqmuHdJ6yKyx5cH6HF7ox44K9wpALGZerAfGZbQKDaQhCWsrGm

For dis proof of concept, I go use "LoyceV" as (very weak) password:

Code:

1. 6PRQduYHf1fXycTTesCduex5usaUisZS4FJmyDeoXkpAcPHpxUmMCSRnmm
2. 6PRQAmpv9nUVpJiRwrnwETPwYQkY6BDa3KizvJ2dcmhsH38niXPwoV8ViW
3. 6PRQUgLQeBWxkPeP9rAvvdnzMHmTzmynxbNPiJVtdA4gm3bse9asEpH5DF
4. 6PRQafe1PJ7BafAgygGgKoMbysFrEhwFk7zh5RypMxsk4gTmNDcUo3KRz7
5. 6PRReFAEdcq3NwLjTWPAHQ3va7MFXpNKxsdtn1KPrkxFq1VeChKw8LzWR4
6. 6PRPNeeWZSUyc9q1V7J72ypxVT5rsRiAfV6Ls2Vuq6scm87NyVaqgkZ52W
7. 6PRSKtsXFuE4aTnZpmZVJPpxw5eWvZKMbEUoCSBKtoZMus2GVvTgkwBJZ9
8. 6PRVnqFocoHiFrE4xjDxdfXjeYq7DwbGrtpyJ4iuWg2BtjY4GFvY54UgGa
9. 6PRKGSWPYnVkrJckTHsfzoWg8ucTmyVnLihF6SnVrdovvMaiFnjJgemLWc
10. 6PRR7dstzrLvAATLKTdcNeWiMDAc7FjExX5YLaWaVFw6P5DnL8soLDtKD5
11. 6PRNmmRss6wScXikeyapkkprN1yoGH7eWmMiiTm9Q5F7kXsM5b3Uf8pkG7
12. 6PRLka4Azk4z4K9mE4o8sSjjRwBcESXLznktbe3j9b2BVRgVgSyxTvWEB8

Print di above go be my backup.

How?
Start wit a proper air-gapped offline system. Any old laptop wey get 8 GB RAM go do am. If you no get any one, you go find second hand laptop for less dan di price of a decent new hardware wallet. Remove yur ethernet cable, close di curtains. If you dey suspicious, you fit physically remove all di hard drives and di Wireless modules.
Get a Linux LIVE DVD, use Ubuntu, Knoppix or Tails for example. I dey prefer DVD over USB so dat I go dey sure sey nothing dey save. I use exteral DVD drive wit a Knoppix DVD wit dis boot-option:

Code:

knoppix64 toram

After you load am wit dis option, di DVD drive go be remove.

Hardware
You go also need a printer. Not wireless one o, but di one wit old fashion cable wey good. I dey like old Laser printer wey cheap. If e too dey new, chances dey sey e no go dey support by yur Linux LIVE DVD. Test am before you continue.

Software
Use USB stick (or jus burn anoda DVD) to copy bitaddress.org (look for di Github link), Ian Coleman's Mnemonic Code Converter and keys.txt to yur air-gapped system. Use Tor Browser to download to take improved it privacy. I never test d command line software for BIP38 encryption and decryption yet. Dis go make am go faster, but as for dis post I go dey use di basic tools.
Open "Bitaddress" in Firefox, and go to di Wallet Details. Depending on yur Live Linux you go need to enable di scripts to run di browser. Enter di private key, tick "BIP38 Encrypt?", and enter di passphrase. Encryption dey take time (na di reason why we dey do dis).
E dey up to you if you wan use different passwords for each seed word, but it likely dey safer to use jus one. If you wan make am dey more difficult, jus make it longer.
Scroll down to get di BIP38 encrypted private key (start am wit 6PR).

Check am if di private key make di correct seed word. If mistake dey for my keys-list, make una let me know.
Depend on di Linux DVD you dey use, you go likely find LibreOffice or at least AbiWord. Use dis to temporarily store di BIP38 encrypted seed words. Add numbers for yur own convenience. Switch the page direction to landscape, choose a fixed width font, and make di font large enough to tek fill di entire page with keys (a small font make am difficult to separate di characters in for example 8BB88B8BB8B, S55SS5S5S5 or KXXKKXKKXK).
Print am, print am again, and laminate am. Store am well.

No mess up when you dey handle seed phrase and creating backups for yur future wealth. Make plenty backups!

Check, and double check am
And check again o! Better to dey safe better pass dan dey sorry. Confirm am and mek sure sey you fit restor yur seed phrase from yur backup from scratch (and so on freshly restart air-gapped computer).
Tek time to tek type all di encrypted keys to an air-gapped computer to dey sure sey you fit restor yur backup from yur paper backup. Blind typin dey helps a lot.
As you dey do am: na di good time to tek use your air-gapped system to confirm am you fit use Ian Coleman's Converter to make anoda one as di same Bitcoin address as yur wallet give you. Dis one should work, and by testing it before you need am you know for sure sey you fit make anoda keys if you need am.

Remember
MAKE YOU NO lose guide yur password! As di BIP38 curious-topic tek show, you no go be able to brute-force am (which, after all, na di reason you dey use encryption). E fit good to keep anoda backup anyway, for example wey u go stamp yur seed phrase to iron washers. Dis go allow you to keep backups for di same seed for different places wit different danger level.

Why no jus extend di seed phrase wit passphrase?
"Jus" a passphrase (dey also call am13^th/25^th word) e no add strong encryption if somebody find yur seed word backup. Besides, you fit still add a passphrase to yur BIP38 encrypted seed phrase.

Work dey progress
Make I know if dey get anything wey I dey miss, and I go add am to dis quick guide. E no be fool-proof yet, ~~olodo~~ people wey no understand wetin dem de do make dey no dey handling private keys. Tongue

No spam abeg.
Make we dey control ourselves against spam. Yur discussions and questions dey welcom.

warning
I go hope say I no go need tell anybody not to put money for any of di addresses wey dey my keys-list, but any way me I go do am: if you put money for dem, pesin go move yur money. Like within seconds.

Quote from: FrankS on Today at 07:50:18 AM

Quote from: ABCbits on March 24, 2026, 10:20:24 AM

Everyone else don't have to download whole blockchain, if they use guide that mentioned by LoyceV earlier. In case it's not obvious, it's mostly trustless and work with pruned node as well.

It should be integrated into the chain. A ~9GB download sure makes things quicker; if an Armageddon block is created every 50-100k-th block (once per ~1-2 years).

IMO it's very unlikely to happen, since it require either soft or hard fork. But the UTXO snapshot file on that guide also have about 9GB size and created on block height 840000, so you only download 9GB file and all blocks after that block height.

Quote from: ABCbits on March 24, 2026, 10:20:24 AM

Everyone else don't have to download whole blockchain, if they use guide that mentioned by LoyceV earlier. In case it's not obvious, it's mostly trustless and work with pruned node as well.

It should be integrated into the chain. A ~9GB download sure makes things quicker; if an Armageddon block is created every 50-100k-th block (once per ~1-2 years).

Quote from: RumorCipher on March 24, 2026, 03:15:29 PM

What you�re proposing sounds neat, but it breaks Bitcoin�s core idea: verify, don�t trust. A snapshot (�new genesis�) would require everyone to trust that balances are correct, instead of verifying them from history. That�s a fundamental shift in the trust model:
https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node

You�d gain convenience, but lose one of Bitcoin�s strongest guarantees.

Once again: my suggestion is to add the Armageddon into the blockchain as a special block.

The kvm server I'm using (and I believe LoyceV as well) is hosted by ServaRica. It hasn't been 100% problem free, but the issues I've had are minor and quick to resolve themselves. I'm running a publicly accessible and announced SPV server using Fulcrum as the engine.

I've never ran the production version of mempool.space, but I've ran my own personal use version for years. It's possible to run mempool.space with only bitcoind as the backend, but it runs faster with both bitcoind and an SPV server to draw transactions from. From what I understand the production version runs best with blockstream electrs as the SPV server, but I don't know if the other common SPV servers would provide much less performance. I've used ElectrumX and Romanz Electrs and had good results with both.

I'm sure more information could be had by asking the mempool.space development team. They tend to be pretty active in the Matrix chat room:
https://matrix.to/#/#mempool.support:bitcoin.kyoto

When I have some time I'll be setting up the personal version in a docker container on the same server I'm hosting Fulcrum.

Quote from: nutildah on Today at 09:52:49 PM

Quote from: seoincorporation on Today at 07:42:09 PM

Hello guys, as some of you know i have been developing the AI Spam Tool.

Reference: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5577337.0

I saw this and I appreciate the time you put into creating it. I haven't been able to use it yet b/c of this:

Quote from: seoincorporation on March 13, 2026, 07:59:56 PM

To use the AI tools, you will have to pay with your own tokens.

I know a bit about API but never tried to get tokens. I imagine its not that hard. I've just been able to do what I want quick enough on my own so far. But your tool could certainly be used to scan posts en masse and flag posters for manual review. Actually it could probably used in the process theymos started to outline a few months back.

Hey nutildah, I will send you a GPT API Key, the consumption of the tool is really low. it would be hard to spend more than $1 because i'm using gpt 4.1 mini model. The other tools aren't cheap at all, but it's good to have them optional if other users already have a Key for them. I will also share the Key with Loycev because I really want this tool to become useful for the community.

I know we could build a better process or a better prompt for the detection, but i need a brainstorm with the community about how to make it better.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 10:12:28 PM

Quote from: ESG on Today at 01:14:45 PM

What an odd thing to say in a post that clearly shows you're suspicious.

Oops..., no offense, I just said a probability, but, I affirmed that I believe in you.!
And so it was much better, I just said that you making the prediction before
does not favor you. ...for me, you could do it at the last minute....it wouldn't make
any difference... especially when there is only me and you left, hahahha, ...
after Hypinotizer gave me 30 that he stole from some rich person,
I only need to win twice and buy a life, of course,
if I don't lose both ...or inflation increases the cost of living before. hehehe....

Sorry man, I talk too much, and I know it's not easy to build and host this tool,
congratulations to the initiative!

...

Quote from: cryptofrka on Today at 10:20:37 PM

Halab and LoyceV are in cahoots!
I knew it from the moment my 1 million dollars prediction was deemed unsuccessful.

They are not scamming just this competition but the whole market in general.( Cheesy

)You heard it here first, it's on us to stop them!

hahaha... This mission will be difficult, but not impossible.! Cheesy

Halab and LoyceV are in cahoots!
I knew it from the moment my 1 million dollars prediction was deemed unsuccessful.

They are not scamming just this competition but the whole market in general. You heard it here first, it's on us to stop them!

SELL. THE. HUNTER. CARD. This is the way.

Quote from: examplens on Today at 01:33:24 PM

Quote from: ESG on Today at 01:14:45 PM

The only thing I think, to make it even better, not that I'm suspicious,
but Loyce is in the game, and the tool account is his, it would be fair if he passed the account credentials to Halab, and he changed the password and after the contest take back the credential's account, etc... To make sure he won't be looking at the other predictions,

It's not that you're suspicious, but you've planted a worm of doubt in us. Embarrassed

Does LoyceV really manually approve and publish all received PMs to his automated PM publisher bot, or just close his eyes when he sees a PM on LoyceVs PM publisher. Or maybe there's even a third option

He was the first to send his prediction, I believe, precisely to avoid
this type of conversation.
As he mentioned, he hasn't logged into this account in a long time,
and posts are automatic, without your approval.
But if someone sends sensitive content, does he have to delete it,
and or did he previously approve it? good question yours too.

Quote from: Halab on March 20, 2026, 10:05:54 AM

Quote from: LoyceV on March 20, 2026, 09:47:35 AM

^*I've sent you a PM already, so there can't be any doubt about this.

I had been wondering whether or not you could see the contents of PM. This clears things up, thanks for that.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 20, 2026, 12:00:05 PM

Quote from: Halab on March 20, 2026, 10:05:54 AM

I had been wondering whether or not you could see the contents of PM.

It's my account. I couldn't save PMs without having access myself (but I don't bother checking them).

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 09:46:55 AM

Quote from: Junii on March 23, 2026, 09:37:35 PM

markets doesnt move on hope.

Actually, they do

If enough people hope something, it can a self-fulfilling prophecy when they start acting on it.

Which is negative click bait threads are harmful since Google search finds them

Quote from: ESG on Today at 01:14:45 PM

The only thing I think, to make it even better, not that I'm suspicious,
but Loyce is in the game, and the tool account is his, it would be fair if he passed the account credentials to Halab, and he changed the password and after the contest take back the credential's account, etc... To make sure he won't be looking at the other predictions,

It's not that you're suspicious, but you've planted a worm of doubt in us. Embarrassed

Does LoyceV really manually approve and publish all received PMs to his automated PM publisher bot, or just close his eyes when he sees a PM on LoyceVs PM publisher. Or maybe there's even a third option

Quote from: Hypnotizer on March 20, 2026, 09:21:01 AM

Quote from: Halab

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 Grin

_\o/_ Thank you very much, I was very happy, but at the same time,
I think that it must be some method of hypnotization for me
to get the predictions wrong..., Grin

Well, now I'm less poor, as they say where I live, when the person goes fishing
and comes back without fish, he's called a 'shoemaker', hehhehe,
so I can say that, I'm not going back home a 'shoemaker' hehehehe...

....

.this tool to post message from LoyceV Fit very good for this game,
now the predictions are fairer.

The only thing I think, to make it even better, not that I'm suspicious,
but Loyce is in the game, and the tool account is his, it would be fair if he passed the account credentials to Halab, and he changed the password and after the contest take back the credential's account, etc... To make sure he won't be looking at the other predictions,
I saw that he was the first to send the prediction, but Loyce is trustworthy
and he won't look,. And the way it is, it's much better.

well, my biggest enemy here is the price.

Quote from: hopenotlate on Today at 08:10:56 AM

Quote from: ArielRod20 on March 22, 2026, 06:23:25 PM

why most people choose �1337�

This is my understanding of it but LoyceV knows better for sure ( that guy knows everything I hate him Cheesy

)

It was all about being "elite." Back in the day, having elite status on old bulletin board systems meant you had access to the cool, secret stuff. So hackers started using "leet" as a slang version of "elite" to describe themselves and their skills.
So basically leet (or 1337) is hacker talk where you replace letters with numbers and symbols. It started in the 80s on old BBS systems as a way to seem "elite" and bypass filters. Like "hacker" becomes "H4x0r" or "ass" becomes "@$$." Now it's just an internet meme and shorthand thing gamers and coders use.

The whole number-and-symbol thing (like 1337) was just a visual pun on the word "elite" and a way to prove you were "in the know."

Back to the topic of this thread : KYC my @$$

so LoyceV is actually H4x0r ?

I really did NOT expect to read this when I clicked on your Topic. What is the excuse they are using for this Law even? Know Your Customer, it was Anti Money Laundering. Porn websites, it was that kids had access to them. Linux Age Verification is for what, so kids can not learn to use the Terminal? Or maybe they are afraid that kids will draw dicks on GIMP.

What the fuck. I could look up the excuses right now but I do not want to fry my brain cells. It is not even worth typing it out in the search bar.

On the other hand however. We should thank the Politicians bringing this diarrhea dream to reality. Not because it attacks particularly the main Open Source Operating Systems we have left but because we can at least now see who actually stands strong for their fundamental values and who folds in front of this stupidity. And to see Ubuntu on the list of submissive Distributions is not even surprising at all. It only confirmed some of my doubts about it.

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Quote from: LoyceV on March 23, 2026, 05:37:18 PM

I'd like to see privacy laws enforced on social media: that will be the end of posting pictures of people without their consent, and it will be the end of sharing contact lists with messengers. Basically, it will end social media as we they know it.

You are boring. We finally get the Snapchat and Meta Smart Glasses we can use to never live any fun moment again because Facebook MUST see it while you are stuck in your boomer era of paranoia!

You see. This is why the best laws and opinions come from Politicians between 60 and 80 years old. Having been born 688 years ago, you are definitely out of your prime now which explains why you are having these hopes.

Vielen Dank Real-Duke f�r die Information zum Thema Tor Proxy.
Diese Einstellung ist mir auch noch nicht �ber den Weg gelaufen, werd mich in ner ruhigen Minute auch mal damit befassen.
Benutzt denn noch wer au�er cygan den Dienst von LoyceV oder hat was eigenes zu laufen?

Quote from: Cointxz on Today at 09:45:01 AM

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 08:00:56 AM

Quote from: Cointxz on Today at 07:02:46 AM

I just want to suggest some additional feature which some of the participants preferred which is a graphical representation like roulette or something that can be viewed to determine the winner. This is just a mere visual effect but many participants that doesn�t familiar on blockchain picker will appreciated this simple graphics on choosing winners.

It's going to be a roulette "game" that picks the exact same winner each time it's "played". That's going to confuse your participants even more!

It�s not confusing since it will be just use as a video proof to backed the result generated on the raffle manager.

Most popular tool being use now on our social media for raffle is this type of wheel https://wheelofnames.com/. The idea is just like that for the visual.

This tool can rival other cheap tools being use now on social media raffle draw.

Thanks for sharing this wheelofnames, I didn't know it.

I liked the idea to have some visual when clicking the submitting button. But the roulette might not be the best illustration, as it always give the same result. I tought of a dice, which would be the same problem.

I will talk a little with chatgpt and see if I can get some good ideas!!

I am happy to see you are using my tool outside the forum

Quote from: FrankS on Today at 08:21:56 AM

Quote from: LoyceV on March 23, 2026, 10:22:36 AM

Nice try to twist things around.

Not that much of a twist. You complain about a few GB more, so everybody else should download TB more.

Everyone else don't have to download whole blockchain, if they use guide that mentioned by LoyceV earlier. In case it's not obvious, it's mostly trustless and work with pruned node as well.

Quote from: https://blog.lopp.net/bitcoin-node-sync-with-utxo-snapshots/

1. Does it matter where I get the snapshot dat file from? No; Bitcoin Core will only load a snapshot with an aggregate UTXO set hash that matches one that's hard coded into Core.

3. Can I use this to sync a pruned node? Yes.

Although who knows if Bitcoin Core ever will make this feature more user friendly.

Quote from: FrankS on Today at 08:21:56 AM

And it's not about me. It's a suggestion to make it easier for everybody who wants to run a node so they don't have to trust a 3rd party.

FWIW, some light wallet don't trust 3rd party that much because it perform SPV. The 3rd party can easily not reveal certain related TX, but other attack is more difficult/expensive.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 08:00:56 AM

Quote from: Cointxz on Today at 07:02:46 AM

I just want to suggest some additional feature which some of the participants preferred which is a graphical representation like roulette or something that can be viewed to determine the winner. This is just a mere visual effect but many participants that doesn�t familiar on blockchain picker will appreciated this simple graphics on choosing winners.

It's going to be a roulette "game" that picks the exact same winner each time it's "played". That's going to confuse your participants even more!

It�s not confusing since it will be just use as a video proof to backed the result generated on the raffle manager.

Most popular tool being use now on our social media for raffle is this type of wheel https://wheelofnames.com/. The idea is just like that for the visual.

This tool can rival other cheap tools being use now on social media raffle draw.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 23, 2026, 10:22:36 AM

Nice try to twist things around.

Not that much of a twist. You complain about a few GB more, so everybody else should download TB more.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 23, 2026, 10:22:36 AM

So you want other people to do more work, so you can do less work. If anyone is egoistical in this discussion, it's you.

Apart from the devel point, what more work? Blocks are getting signed this way or another.
And it's not about me. It's a suggestion to make it easier for everybody who wants to run a node so they don't have to trust a 3rd party.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 23, 2026, 10:22:36 AM

I'm running a public Electrum server that has been used to send thousands of transactions and can be used by anyone who doesn't want to download the full blockchain. What's your contribution to Bitcoin?

You accused me of twisting things around, and now you play the "I run a server and if you don't contribute, you are not eligible to make suggestions" card?
That's an "I'm holier than you" argument.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 23, 2026, 10:22:36 AM

You should probably read up on the past 15 years of discussion about this subject, instead of throwing accusations around.

I have accused nobody. I only made a suggestion.

Quote from: ArielRod20 on March 22, 2026, 06:23:25 PM

why most people choose �1337�

This is my understanding of it but LoyceV knows better for sure ( that guys knows everything I hate him Cheesy

)

It was all about being "elite." Back in the day, having elite status on old bulletin board systems meant you had access to the cool, secret stuff. So hackers started using "leet" as a slang version of "elite" to describe themselves and their skills.
So basically leet (or 1337) is hacker talk where you replace letters with numbers and symbols. It started in the 80s on old BBS systems as a way to seem "elite" and bypass filters. Like "hacker" becomes "H4x0r" or "ass" becomes "@$$." Now it's just an internet meme and shorthand thing gamers and coders use.

The whole number-and-symbol thing (like 1337) was just a visual pun on the word "elite" and a way to prove you were "in the know."

Back to the topic of this thread : KYC my @$$

Quote from: LoyceV on March 21, 2026, 03:30:23 PM

Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on March 21, 2026, 02:39:26 PM

My followup question is: how can I stop following a topic?

That's easy: stop using "Show new replies" and start using the Watchlist. Then "watch/unwatch" does what you expect it to do

I could no longer find my way around without the watchlist. It's one of the best tools the forum has; with it, you can navigate the forum for hours before "running out of things to do." Cheesy

Therefore, BlackHatCoiner, start using the watchlist and your life will change here on the forum. Wink

I saw some nasty things, really nasty things. This round got you all excited.

Here are your predictions for Round 10 :

Name	Prediction 1	Prediction 2	B/M
cryptofrka	70 050,00		0,50% p.malus
Doan9269	70 425,00
ESG	68 486,84
examplens	71 648,00
GazetaBitcoin	68 623,00
Hypnotizer	71 078,89
Leahized	70 436,00
LoyceV	72 642,41		0,50% malus
Pmalek	70 188,00
promise444c5	73 800,00
xLays	71 067,22	71 567,22(*)	Worst prediction

(*) You sent me 71 565.22$ as your second prediction. I took the liberty of adjusting it to 71 567.22$ to respect the 500$ difference.

Within 24 hours all the predictions will be available here. You will be able to check if I have made any mistakes.

Quote from: EFS on March 21, 2026, 10:27:23 PM

If an age limit is introduced on social media...

This is not a question IF, this is already happening now in several countries.
Sure, they can bypass it for now, but next step will be face scan or ID upload for sure.

Quote from: philipma1957 on March 21, 2026, 10:31:39 PM

I think I have been on PayPal for 20 plus years and I am kyc there
I am on ebay and I am kyc there.

Yeah, but you have no other option but to KYC to use those services Tongue

Quote from: PX-Z on March 21, 2026, 10:48:56 PM

But the real question, could this affect the forum? I don' think so, The forum ha global users, such policy is only applicable on sites that falls to jurisdictions of EU or area implementing this.

Social media are even more ''gloal'' than forums, and they are starting to implement this.
I even saw that Discord started with this crap, and reddit is moving in that direction.

Quote from: NotATether on March 22, 2026, 07:44:31 AM

I would genuinely leave the forum if I was forced to hand over an ID and selfie to post here.

I would probably do the same thing a leave.
I am sure many members would just pay someone from other countries to ''kyc'' them.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 22, 2026, 01:17:27 PM

I remember those 2 statements from theymos

I remember them also, but California is sometimes looking more SSR than EUSSR.
People already started forking systemd and many linux OS, but I am 100% sure Ubuntu will have this age verification crap.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 01:31:22 PM

Was my explanation really too difficult?

Our explanations were very clear. Bitcoiners are supposed to be the elite, it�s just that some elites are more elite than others

Just 2 hours and 30 minutes left, and there�s only one person left who needs to submit their prediction (@Doan9269).

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 01:31:22 PM

So far, 2 predictions are already published. I'm disappointed. Was my explanation really too difficult? If I would have known some users would publish early anyway, I wouldn't have made an early prediction.

Kinda counted on that one Grin

In battle royale there are no rules so naturally took advantage of this.
Don't blame me, blame the tool with vague instructions. And don't be surprised when the maluses start coming your way..

Quote from: SuperBitMan on Today at 11:13:34 AM

The thread was created by LoyceV and the thread talked about removing the Proxyban and the reason why the Ban is on some new account that is being created, so a thread like this should be pinned in the Beginners & Help Board so we won�t constantly be seeing thread being created by newbies to ask about the Proxyban.
Within this month I have seen 2 or 3 thread created just for this Proxyban issue, this matter is a very serious issue for newbies and the thread that has answers to all that, should be pinned in Beginners & Help board, it will help reduce thread created in meta board to ask about the Ban.

Only LoyceV can know this issue better because if he wants to, he can pin it and if he doesn't want to, he can't. If it is seen from your point that there have been enough threads this month and LoyceV has already made this thread in a better way and it contains enough details, then we should not create new threads. The only way to avoid such a rush is to pin it so that the complete details about it can be seen from there. Such information that is necessary in our form, one of which is this, it is better to pin it so that more threads and useless questions will be avoided. Our form has a better performance on every question and also gives its solution, but some people have made it a habit and are wasting people's time, so I will also correct it for the reason that it is better to pin it.

Quote from: SuperBitMan on Today at 11:13:34 AM

Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - email to get whitelisted for free.

The thread was created by LoyceV and the thread talked about removing the Proxyban

There are two more topics about whitelisting, should they need to be pinned too?
Whitelisting for Brand New accounts (Enable posting)
Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - whitelisted for free | my list

I don't know.

There are threads need to be unpinned too like I listed there.
[theymos] Please unpin this thread, link in the post.

I also reported this > CFP Bitcoin Scalability Workshop (Sept 12-13), Montreal Canada for unpin but it was not resolved so far.

Quote from: bitmover on Today at 12:27:46 PM

Quote from: SuperBitMan on Today at 11:13:34 AM

Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - email to get whitelisted for free.

The thread was created by LoyceV and the thread talked about removing the Proxyban and the reason why the Ban is on some new account that is being created, so a thread like this should be pinned in the Beginners & Help Board so we won�t constantly be seeing thread being created by newbies to ask about the Proxyban.
Within this month I have seen 2 or 3 thread created just for this Proxyban issue, this matter is a very serious issue for newbies and the thread that has answers to all that, should be pinned in Beginners & Help board, it will help reduce thread created in meta board to ask about the Ban.

This is more forum related . Why not in meta?

Beginners should be more a bitcoin board for Beginners

Sometimes i think there is so much off-topic that we may even forget this is a bitcoin forum

The board is writing beginners and Help and if you are new on the forum and you are going through the forum to get a solution for something that happened while creating an account, believe me you will likely visit the beginners and Help because you believe as the name says you will find help over there, so thread like the one we are talking about should be in beginners and Help board because that�s where newbies with visit first and not the meta board.

Quote from: SuperBitMan on Today at 11:13:34 AM

Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - email to get whitelisted for free.

The thread was created by LoyceV and the thread talked about removing the Proxyban and the reason why the Ban is on some new account that is being created, so a thread like this should be pinned in the Beginners & Help Board so we won�t constantly be seeing thread being created by newbies to ask about the Proxyban.
Within this month I have seen 2 or 3 thread created just for this Proxyban issue, this matter is a very serious issue for newbies and the thread that has answers to all that, should be pinned in Beginners & Help board, it will help reduce thread created in meta board to ask about the Ban.

This is more forum related . Why not in meta?

Beginners should be more a bitcoin board for Beginners

Sometimes i think there is so much off-topic that we may even forget this is a bitcoin forum

Quote from: SuperBitMan on Today at 12:07:09 PM

It is not compulsory that LoyceV will attend to everyone at same time or attend to them at all, when the thread is pinned newbies with such ban issues won�t be creating thread on meta board to ask why the account they created was banned since the reason for that is already on the pinned thread.

The reason a newbie is banned can directly be seen on their account when they visit this forum. It is located at the top part of the forum and housed in red so that the newbie can easily see it.

But what you posted that is valid is that the thread can easily help newbies to send email to LoyceV so that he can whitelist their account for them.

Quote from: _act_ on Today at 11:47:00 AM

LoyceV may not need an heavy loan. Did you ask him if he wish the thread to be pinned? He did not request the thread to be pinned.

Do you know that there are other members which Theymos referred to as veteran that can also whitelist new users on this forum? People in their community on this forum will know them.

Having a topic that has lists of all members that can whitelist users will be better so it will not become a burden for only one person.

It is not compulsory that LoyceV will attend to everyone at same time or attend to them at all, when the thread is pinned newbies with such ban issues won�t be creating thread on meta board to ask why the account they created was banned since the reason for that is already on the pinned thread.
If you check all the newbies coming to meta board to ask this question they are all directed to this thread created by LoyceV so why not just pin it on the Beginners & Help Board.

I love your last suggestion, however instead of creating such thread LoyceV can just add their names on the already existing thread created by him so they can support too.

LoyceV may not need an heavy loan. Did you ask him if he wish the thread to be pinned?.

Do you know that there are other members which Theymos referred to as veteran that can also whitelist people on this forum? People in their community on this forum will know them.

Having lists of all members that can whitelist users will be better so that it will not become a burden for only one person.

I don't think it's necessary IMO, Proxyban and evil fee exists for abuse of IP addresses that are banned from a particular region and over time, it get lifted.
If you openly make a kind gesture solution to the big problem of the forum for new accounts, the purpose of the help will be defeated and LoyceV might even close the thread and those who genuinely need it might not get the use.

It better remains that way.

Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - email to get whitelisted for free.

The thread was created by LoyceV and the thread talked about removing the Proxyban and the reason why the Ban is on some new account that is being created, so a thread like this should be pinned in the Beginners & Help Board so we won�t constantly be seeing thread being created by newbies to ask about the Proxyban.
Within this month I have seen 2 or 3 thread created just for this Proxyban issue, this matter is a very serious issue for newbies and the thread that has answers to all that, should be pinned in Beginners & Help board, it will help reduce thread created in meta board to ask about the Ban.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 10:06:08 AM

Before I test this: have you had this problem again in recent days? Fork Observer shows the Crazy Fork Days on Testnet4 are over. So I expect I'd need many attempts before I manage to shut it down right before a Fork.

I have not had this problem recently. Yes, you'll need many attempts until there is CPU mining competition and reorgs reappear.

Quote from: rbynxx on March 10, 2026, 05:18:36 AM

If you really need to remove it for free, check this LoyceV thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5350260.0

It's evil fee that needs to be paid for posting or OP can send whitelisting request to LoyceV or two other users as I know are ready to do whitelisting too.

Whitelisting for Brand New accounts (Enable posting)
Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - whitelisted for free | my list

Quote from: LoyceV on March 22, 2026, 09:18:14 AM

Quote from: FrankS on March 22, 2026, 07:54:22 AM

my suggestion is to include the Armageddon block(s) in the blockchain, so you can do both: verify from the Genesis, or trust the Armageddon.

As a full node owner, I don't really need an extremely large block adding many additional gigabytes to my blockchain just so that other people can have a smaller blockchain.

You opted for a full node, getting close to 1TB in size, and because of a few GB more, you want that everybody else also downloads and verifies 1TB instead of starting with just a few GB?
Sorry, but that sounds absolutely egoistical: "I don't want it, so let's keep it bad for everybody else".
Ever thought that the ever increasing chain size might support centralization, because it is getting less interesting and feasable to run your own node?
Decentralization was the big point of Bitcoin.

Quote from: Halab on March 21, 2026, 07:32:37 AM

Set delay=3 if you don't want to bother with it.
And your BTC will disappear if you don't use them.

1~5hrs before still use the 1hr right? It�s the least btw..

Quote from: Hypnotizer on March 21, 2026, 05:07:22 PM

Quote from: promise444c5 on March 20, 2026, 11:05:04 PM

Thanks dude.. I now have some stash all thanks to you

taste the feeling of being rich�.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 21, 2026, 07:49:05 AM

Quote

Lastly, what happens to my small BTC stash if I eventually lose without using it� @ halab

This post comes to mind:

Quote from: satoshi on June 21, 2010, 05:48:26 PM

Lost coins only make everyone else's coins worth slightly more. Think of it as a donation to everyone.

Sorry Satoshi.. but I need to spend my BTC in the Afterlife.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 01:17:27 PM

Quote from: dkbit98 on March 21, 2026, 10:18:41 PM

EU is also making some changes towards this
~
This is generally a question for theymos as admin of bitcointalk forum, but other members can join discussion.

I remember those 2 statements from theymos:

Quote from: theymos on May 12, 2017, 04:42:12 PM

I intend to ignore all stupidity coming out of the EUSSR.

Quote from: theymos on March 11, 2018, 01:29:15 AM

I'll get right on that, just as soon as hell freezes over.

Quote from: SeriouslyGiveaway on Today at 07:25:04 AM

Asking an open source OS to do KYC on people before accepting them as users is stupid

It's just as stupid as the clueless politicians who created the "cookie law", which still makes me click away utterly pointless popups for every site I visit. I must have clicked tens of thousands if not more of them by now. And those politicians no doubt actually believe they did something that makes the world better!

Quote from: NotATether on Today at 07:44:31 AM

I would genuinely leave the forum if I was forced to hand over an ID and selfie to post here.

What forum?

Code:

sudo echo '0.0.0.0 bitcointalk.org' > /etc/hosts

Quote from: ArielRod20 on Today at 09:44:47 AM

there�s nothing explicit here

There is. I've seen some pretty good NSFW stuff

My age can easily be verified from my profile: I was born April 1st, 1337

why most people choose �1337�

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 07:49:05 AM

Quote from: xLays on March 20, 2026, 10:57:17 PM

I want to buy 1 - 0.50% malus on another player's next prediction.
For LoyceV please.

Why me?

(image source)

Is it because I won and you lost The round of love?

Quote from: Halab on January 12, 2026, 01:24:50 PM

Round 3 : The round of love
Winner : LoyceV => +50BTC
Last : xLays => -1 life

That�s definitely one of the reasons, for sure. Just kidding.
Well, I just see you as a threat here. And after what happened in the last round when our BTC balance got deducted, I feel like it could happen again anytime.

So holding BTC in this contest doesn�t seem like a great idea.

But now after posting this I hope Halab will not make an statement that for those who hold BTC will got some interest from holding their btc. lol

Quote from: LoyceV on March 20, 2026, 09:47:35 AM

Quote from: Hypnotizer on March 20, 2026, 09:21:01 AM

Lo..LoyceV Grin

*adds neutral tag to remember this* Or should it be negative for stealing 25 BTC? Tongue

*Quietly sipping soda.. Grin

Quote from: promise444c5 on March 20, 2026, 11:05:04 PM

Thanks dude.. I now have some stash all thanks to you

taste the feeling of being rich�.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 07:49:05 AM

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Quote from: xLays on March 20, 2026, 10:57:17 PM

I want to buy 1 - 0.50% malus on another player's next prediction.
For LoyceV please.

Why me?

(image source)

I think some people want to see Lo..LoyceV out of the battle�that�s just an assumption Grin

So
I�ve sent a PM just minutes ago but I set a delay =1, is that okay? Or what should be okay? I don�t quite understand the delay time stuff? LoyceV can you elaborate more on it..

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 08:59:20 AM

It sounds like you must have clicked "Mark ALL messages as read"^*.

I just saw this for the first time. I clicked it and it did actually reset the Updated Topics. I don't remember ever clicking it. I must have accidentally clicked it without knowing.

My followup question is: how can I stop following a topic? Marking all read is a nice cleanup, but I'd rather have a "nuke" option that completely unfollows all these threads that are no longer relevant to me, and never displays them at Updated Topics, unless I make a new reply and follow them again.

Quote from: (BTC) on Today at 10:39:41 AM

Quote from: Free Market Capitalist on Today at 10:12:00 AM

Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ

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:

Quote from: theymos on February 13, 2026, 07:59:07 PM

Quote from: LoyceV on February 12, 2026, 06:56:01 AM

Quote from: theymos on February 11, 2026, 07:36:49 PM

you can tell the AI to "Directly translate this text into Spanish: <something you wrote>"

How does this align with this rule:

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 05:27:51 PM

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).

Finally managed to send PM properly, (after two attempts).

Specially thanks : LoyceV, Halab

Quote from: Zaguru12 on March 19, 2026, 02:52:06 PM

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?

Quote from: Mia Chloe on March 19, 2026, 05:37:30 PM

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 19, 2026, 05:46:26 PM

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.

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on February 01, 2026, 07:07:08 AM

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.

Quote from: Pmalek on March 20, 2026, 09:55:46 PM

Quote from: Halab on March 20, 2026, 06:27:53 PM

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.

Quote from: xLays on March 20, 2026, 10:57:17 PM

I want to buy 1 - 0.50% malus on another player's next prediction.
For LoyceV please.

Noted.

Quote from: promise444c5 on March 20, 2026, 11:05:04 PM

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.

Quote from: Leahized on Today at 12:32:29 AM

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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.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 19, 2026, 08:53:39 AM

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.

Quote from: Hypnotizer on Today at 09:41:40 AM

Quote from: Halab on Today at 09:38:07 AM

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 12:00:05 PM

~ 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

I want to buy 1 - 0.50% malus on another player's next prediction.
For LoyceV please.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 12:00:05 PM

Quote from: Halab on January 12, 2026, 01:24:31 PM

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 Tongue

OK, I have clarified these two points.

Quote from: Halab on January 12, 2026, 01:24:31 PM

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.

Quote from: Hypnotizer on Today at 09:21:01 AM

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 Grin

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.

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.

Quote from: Hypnotizer on Today at 09:41:40 AM

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 09:47:35 AM

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 09:47:35 AM

^*I've sent you a PM already, so there can't be any doubt about this.

I had been wondering whether or not you could see the contents of PM. This clears things up, thanks for that.

Quote from: Halab on Today at 08:36:04 AM

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. Grin

Quote from: Halab

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 Grin

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.

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.

Quote from: ABCbits on March 08, 2026, 08:57:44 AM

Quote from: FrankS on March 07, 2026, 09:55:18 AM

Quote from: Cookdata on March 04, 2026, 09:29:18 AM

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 08, 2026, 08:29:55 AM

Quote from: mcdouglasx on March 07, 2026, 04:34:19 PM

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 04:58:19 PM

I'd call it trolling instead of just irony.

I think you might be overestimating the average bitcointalk member. Tongue

Quote from: LoyceV on March 18, 2026, 04:51:32 PM

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 Tongue

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/NPtjFEk1

If everything works as it should, the correct image should appear in my OP within an hour.

Quote from: LimPinks on March 18, 2026, 08:57:30 PM

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.

Quote from: Decimetre on Today at 01:37:29 AM

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 - BPIP

Many other Legendaries have built projects while some have scammed. Tell us what traits you look for in enduring and positive contributions.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 18, 2026, 06:54:06 AM

Quote from: nc50lc on March 18, 2026, 05:02:35 AM

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.

Quote from: LoyceV on March 18, 2026, 06:54:06 AM

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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.