I don’t really have a problem with price manipulation .. it’s been happening even before Trump. The only difference now is that it’s the government doing the manipulating. But we have to look at the bigger picture. Why are we even here? Why are we investing? It’s because we believe in the future.

These manipulations are only temporary. Even bad news can cause a short-term dump, but Bitcoin always finds a way to recover, just look where we are now. If we think back, how many times have we heard people say the market’s dead? There’s even that “Bitcoin obituary” site that’s been counting how many times Bitcoin was declared dead  yet here we still are.



Even before COVID-19, we already knew this was the direction things were heading. We kept asking for regulations, remember? We were all hoping that one day an ETF would finally get approved and now, look how many ETFs there are.

But did it really benefit us? Not really. It’s the institutional investors who gained the most. Instead of individuals buying and holding their own Bitcoin, they let these big companies handle it for them, just buying shares that represent the value of their supposed investment. It’s not real ownership anymore it’s just paper Bitcoin.



Then they might as well create their own coin if they want full control and regulation. It’s honestly hard to watch Bitcoin being regulated so much that it’s starting to lose its true nature and purpose.

Bitcoin was meant to be free from that system but now, it’s slowly being dragged back into it.

True because China still holds bitcoin and US is only confiscating illegally obtained bitcoin and adding to their reserves, no direct buys. 

This is because Bitcoin is more divisible than gold, at least I can buy something worth $30 and use LN to send bitcoin to you, even on chain if I wish as against paying with gold that no one can guess the actual fraction of a whole gold bar is equivalent to your $30 pay. Gold also have existed for a longer time before bitcoin came into place so let us give it time, with the advancement of technology and digitalization, bitcoin would always be more desirable.

Both are mutually inclusive, if the UI is good and gamblers get that much great experience that I think they will come back for more and play that game. Specially those theme games that I have seen in land base casinos.

Imagine if you are a DC fan and then seeing a Iron man theme slot games. For sure you are going to sit down and play along. Or any other theme for that matter. So with that I think it's important that a fancier UI, a well designed one can attracted more gamblers.

I'm about to take a vacation here with my family and I think this has been known maybe 2-3 years now. It's not that marketed at all but a team named "Pouch" did all the job in making most stores in becoming a bitcoin-accepting store in the area. It's a tourist spot in our country not just for the foreign visitors but also for the locals and that's why someday, I'd be there and won't let it pass that I won't be able to spend a couple of mbtcs for paying our food.

What happen recently is bothering and that draws lots of concern especially that many of those supposed to be reputable exchange encounter those issues.

And maybe this is the real reason on why Binance came out then announce that they compensate those people got liquidated by recent flash crash.

But right now those issues brought up by OP are been silence now and I think people already move on then didn't think or talk about those recent bad situation happened in the market. I guess people continue to use them its because they are still one of the biggest exchange in the industry.

If that is what we want then why not? I already saw lots of guys that has a pattern when playing slot games. I in fact tried it once and it seem to work decently. I think changing bets and bankroll management can also be part of the strategy and they are much surer to at least have a control of our selves.

There are two types of gambling, that are: one is skill-based and the other is luck-based. So skill can matter the most on skill-based games while luck matters the most on luck-based games. Strat and focus can also matter a lot in skill-based games. Luck-based games are the same as playing for fun,  so it is fine if there is no bankroll management involved on here.

If those newbie don't bother reply on this thread, i doubt negative tag will prevent such newbie fall for it.


I certainly hope there's no bug on the script, since Bitcoin scripting isn't that complicated due to non-turing complete nature. And for babylon, there are additional risks people may not aware.
1. Bitcoin getting slashed.


2. You need to use certain wallet or some technical knowledge in order to create the staking transaction. It bring some risks since you either need to move your coin or able to create staking transaction semi manually.

Actually, I think your opinion is neither wrong nor right. Because luck & skill in gambling are closely related. For example in poker & sports leagues, it really requires skill in developing the best strategy to see & estimate the best opportunities that can be obtained, you can't just rely on luck because it requires skill & strategy to be able to play it optimally.

But, sometimes when you already have the skills & strategy, you can still experience defeat caused by various factors, one of which is being too reckless in developing a strategy that comes from the skills you have, therefore this is where the luck factor has the same role which is expected to make the strategy from the skills you have get the best results. so it feels like skill & luck are balanced factors in gambling.

It's matter of choice to stick around games that are favorable. Generally, I do have a little clue about NBA and local Basketball but that's not my focus, where I find pleasure is European football. It'd very competitive and I'm acquainted with every single teams in Europe. Knowing these teams history and giving me more time to analyzed my stats, in which way wagering is made easy. Everyone do have a choice when it comes to games. It'd been selectively a major category to follow the path that's best suitable for one.

That's exactly what we're talking about, familiarity with this club is our goal and main target. Everyone wants to watch NBA because it's more like universal and standard, everyone get easy knowledge about this particular game.

But unfortunately foreign aids has became prone to corruption especially if the leader has weak governance and auditing towards those what they receive from other countries.

That's why its hard for the country to achieve their target especially if those aids didn't go on the right beneficiaries. We've seen lots of money flowing to help those countries in need but it seems that those countries still struggle because of corruption.

Singapore made a great changes and their country became sustainable now and lets hope more country leaders aim the same then try to bring good changes in their nation.

Probably it's the same as having mandated KYC on most crypto base casino right now, your provide your name, and personal id.

And you won't believed that there's even this superstitious belief that having a card, the casino's doesn't want you to win. So it's better not to apply one. And I do agree on some comments that is this card is to track you. It will not mention how big you have lost already, but casinos knows what games you always played and so they can concentrate on that and then started to offer you games that you want to try and so you will comeback on them.

Maybe they can used it against you if let's say they find you cheating and then totally ban you from entering their premises.

The difference between Trump and Biden is that Trump is directly causing investor panic with extreme policy decisions around tariffs. There hasn't been anything as bad as Luna, FTX and the surrounding chain of events, but constant instability and open corruption everywhere creates conditions that could end up having a long-term negative effect on cryptocurrency.

And in most cases, it is not even about the money but how hopeful you were, you were close to winning, how you thought you were coming close to the end of the game in your favour then the whole calculation changed suddenly. The feeling is different from when it's a clear loss which you saw coming in such way your mind accepts it faster but when you lose when you least expected possibly because you feel the game is coming to an end in your favour, it can bring cardiac arrest in worse cases.

I will try to advise myself as much as I advise everyone else to always expect anything at anytime because a loss is still a loss whether it is at one point or thirty, it doesn't matter. Just train yourself to accept loss whenever they come and get use to it since you are the one who opted for it in the beginning.

What do you mean? The definition of a Bitcoin miner, if you are mining a Bitcoin? Or a Bitcoin hodler, if you are investing on Bitcoin? Or a Bitcoin trader, if you trading using Bitcoin? And so on... That is also correct but saying Bitcoiner is only more on the general side. I agree with your sentiment right there, but for me, what makes a Bitcoiner is when they are regularly obtaining a Bitcoin, preferably by using a faucet or through mining it.

As long as an activity involves Bitcoin no matter what it is, then yeah that it makes you part of this movement or earns you a Bitcoiner title. Yeah that we shouldn't forced anyone else to get involved on Bitcoin because Bitcoin is not mandatory. It is only created as an alternative to fiats. It is only sad that some people are hard-headed or selfish enough. They think they can benefit more as an early Bitcoiner if they can refer a lot of newbies onto it.

If I remember correctly, before the bitcoin ETFs was approved. Many Bitcoin OGs have also spoken out against the involvement of institutions as it could have a negative impact on the Bitcoin ecosystem as well as the crypto industry. But other than complaining, what more can we do? Indeed, thinking about this is just a waste of time and pointless because it is beyond our control.

Everything has its pros and cons, and once it is out of our control, we should look at the positive side.

Perpetual Dex will also be better for more privacy, different from the centralized exchanges that will give you little privacy which most people will not even regard as privacy at all.