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1. Post 67079325 (unedited backup) (by Z-tight) (scraped on Tue Aug 25 12:03:01 CEST 2026) in Is self-custody really necessary for everyone?:
One false move could mean your funds are gone. And your funds aren't insured while in self-custody.
True, but neither are funds stored in centralized exchanges insured. The exchange can make a mistake that would cost their customers and they end up getting nothing. If people actually want their funds insured up to a certain amount, then they should keep them in fiat and store it in the bank. To be honest, i would rather leave my funds in fiat and keep it in the bank, than buy crypto and store it in an exchange.
2. Post 67078778 (unedited backup) (by MusaMohamed) (scraped on Tue Aug 25 06:34:44 CEST 2026) in Is self-custody really necessary for everyone?:
I agree. It seems this is the most realistic approach. To each his/her own. Not everybody can properly function as his/her own bank. My mother even forgets where she hides her money in her small room. She's not hiding a lot, but some bills could only be accidentally discovered years later. This is her in her old age. This was her before she turned 60.
The elderly have more health problems like dementia that are parts of reasons they dislike new technologies and innovative things like Bitcoin and blockchain. They will have to figure out which things are best and safest for their finance, with their lifespan counts down to the end, and along the way there will be more effects from ageing. There are third party companies and services that can help the elderly but if possible, they still have to consider about non custodial wallets to use and store funds by themselves. In addition, inheritance plan is another thing they must consider when they are old enough.
To self-custody a large amount of Bitcoin is to be extra careful all the time. One false move could mean your funds are gone. And your funds aren't insured while in self-custody. Apart from that, there are other factors as well. We all know what happened to some of those who used Coldcard.
Self-custody is very important for everyone, at any age if they can take care of it by themselves. This fund storage method is not limited to people who have big fund, large amount of bitcoin, but also is helpful for people with small funds. People who are not rich can see small funds as their real fortunes and surely they are not ready to lose their fortunes.
3. Post 67078000 (unedited backup) (by Cryptomultiplier) (scraped on Mon Aug 24 22:22:25 CEST 2026) in Looking what is coming if you hang out with smart money you always know all :
But how exactly do you "hang out with smart money"?
I'm afraid the sad reality is that if you're just one ordinary mortal, your money can't move along with what you call smart money. At most, your timing could coincide with theirs. Outside of that, however, expect that your money is always two steps behind. What often happens is that you either miss the bus or be happy with leftovers.
I guess it's better to just create your own path and stop guessing which step "the elite and smart money" takes next.
There's so much sense in your input, because it's not about information or following the whales, it is more about how much you have to lose and still remain buoyant, because whether we like to agree or not, smart money investors also make loss but they don't get affected financially because they have money in surplus.
Big players have massive cash reserves, and can survive the harsh reality if the market longer than a retail investor who is barely afloat ever could.
4. Post 67075547 (unedited backup) (by SquirrelJulietGarden) (scraped on Mon Aug 24 06:11:07 CEST 2026) in Bitcoin as part of a diversified retirement strategy.:
One reason why Bitcoin is perfect for retirement funds is that it's best kept long-term. That's how to maximize its potential. So, it's ideal to start building your Bitcoin retirement fund as early as possible, using DCA, building it Sat by Sat.
Bitcoin has very good ROIs in past years and previous market cycles, while in the future Bitcoin has very good potential of having better ROIs than traditional assets.
Let's emphasize that better ROI is not the only reason to make Bitcoin more attractive than other assets. With Bitcoin, people can completely control their fund, their wealth and no longer have to feel uncertain and fearful about freeze or seizure of their funds by any central banks, commercial banks or companies.
It's simply as "It's their Bitcoin private key, it's their bitcoin."
Here in my country, most people are used to having their retirement savings in gold or fixed assets such as cars and real estate, but the war that the country went through made many change their view about retirement savings, especially with regard to real estate or cars that were destroyed because of the war.
People can lose their bitcoins with physical damages, water, fire, acid, erosion, earthquake and others which are all possible with wars. If people have bitcoin, they must store their coins in non custodial wallets, and do proper wallet storage and back up storage.
How to back up a seed phrase?How to burry a Bitcoin seed phrase backup?How to lose all your bitcoin investments.Thoughts on secure storage of bitcoins and other crypto assets.
5. Post 67072731 (unedited backup) (by GreatArkansas) (scraped on Sun Aug 23 06:42:13 CEST 2026) in Did we ever consider the missing 0.10 in Sports Betting Odds?:
Is there really a point thinking about the juice when it's a constant? I guess the responsibility of the bettor is to "focus on picking the winning side" because that's where he/she can have control and possibly make money, not on the juice because that's beyond his/her control.
If it troubles you that a slice of the money is taken from you, then perhaps sports betting using bookmakers isn't for you. It's possible you can take your money elsewhere and bet 1:1. Only the problem is that bookmakers offer better odds to underdogs.
Yeah the juice is just the cost of using sportsbooks so it makes sense to focus on picking the right side.
They want to make money too, but for most of bettors, this small thing is not relevant anymore, especially if big guys, they don't mind it anymore or maybe they won't even notice it.
Still shopping different books for better odds can chip away at that missing 0.10 and it adds up long term.
6. Post 67072730 (unedited backup) (by aoluain) (scraped on Sun Aug 23 06:41:19 CEST 2026) in The whales are massively buying. :
I find it strange that Whales have been sitting on their money looking at the Bitcoin market
hover around $65k for the last number of months then all of a sudden they all decide to buy
at the same time.
Or did the market respond to some of the negative events recently and in turn liquidated some
short positions which in turn liquidated more and then tht called in the Whales to act for fear
its the last chance to buy Bitcoin at ~$70k ?
I'm sure they aren't just staring blankly at the charts not knowing what to do next.
They're probably waiting or looking for the right reason or timing to make their next move. And when they got hold of the information that the Treasury will flood the market with cold cash with the plan to double its long-term bond buybacks, that was the moment they decided it's time to do the buying.
Time is of the essence, of course. Surely, everybody wanted to be the first to buy. The price was foreseen to catapult. Nobody wanted to wait, especially not on or later than September 9. The $4 billion per operation isn't just the ceiling; it's the floor. That's big money, some of which is expected to flow into Bitcoin.
This must have prompted many investors to liquidate their short positions and use the money instead to stack Bitcoin.
Yes that sounds very viable. The US treasury kickstarting Whales into buying Bitcoin, or at
least kickstarting like minded people into taking action to counter the Treasury's next FIAT
debasement move.
I guess a lot of Whales might have been expecting a market drop below $60k?
Its interesting that traders would liquidate their short trades to just stack Bitcoin instead,
I guess its the ones who acted fast are the ones not getting liquidated by force.
7. Post 67072597 (unedited backup) (by Hispo) (scraped on Sun Aug 23 03:39:31 CEST 2026) in Question about no kyc casino:
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But there are countless of casinos out there. Why would you choose a shady one?
I think OP was specifically searching for ways to gamble and not giving his personal information to the casino in the process, that is pretty much it, he found a casino which he thought he would not need to give any documents to, but from the very beginning he was asked to give his real name and phone number, so instead of getting away from that casino, he went and provided false information, in order to access it services.
Honestly, if I was him I would stop gambling there, withdraw whatever the has left on that account and move to a different casino which is not that shady. Or at least some which is actually free from KYC if that is so important to him.
8. Post 67070741 (unedited backup) (by Accardo) (scraped on Sat Aug 22 16:07:49 CEST 2026) in Do people still buy & sell BTC for CASH money?:
It's safer to require that the buyer pays you cash directly withdrawn from the bank in your presence. No more counting. No more checking for fakes.
This is a brilliant idea, the transaction can also take place in an ATM stand nearby to or in a banking hall, though buyers who would claim not to store cash in the bank won't follow this routine or idea, and not everybody who refuse to withdraw directly from the bank are malicious, it's just a way to bypass the problem of fake notes, but the seller would have limitations from buyers who wouldn't abide to this method of transaction.
9. Post 67069641 (unedited backup) (by hd49728) (scraped on Sat Aug 22 08:23:37 CEST 2026) in U.S. debt tops $40 trillion; bitcoin shoots up 24%:
Bitcoin has always been treated as a scarce asset. Fiat has always been questioned. The confidence in fiat has been steadily declining. All this, however, can't just add $15,000 to Bitcoin's price in 3 days.
The US is indeed having a harder time. $40 trillion is indeed a massive debt. But it was already above $35 trillion 2 years ago. It was already more than $38 trillion early this year.
Bitcoin has been treated as a scarce and valuable asset by many reasons, not only because it has a fixed and limited total supply capped at 21 millions. Some important components that combine together and make high value for Bitcoin are: Proof of Work, Decentralization, No-Censorship, The strongest and most secure blockchain.
There are altcoins with same or lower total supplies than Bitcoin has but their coin values are lower or $0. There are many altcoins with names like Bitcoin forks, with Proof of Work too, with 21M total supplies but they are either dead or very weak on the market in both trading volumes and prices.
10. Post 67069579 (unedited backup) (by Alpha Marine) (scraped on Sat Aug 22 07:55:25 CEST 2026) in U.S. debt tops $40 trillion; bitcoin shoots up 24%:
The US is indeed having a harder time. $40 trillion is indeed a massive debt. But it was already above $35 trillion 2 years ago. It was already more than $38 trillion early this year.
So, I think the narrative that people are losing confidence in fiat that's why a bullish trend is happening right now is missing the point. How many US citizens here actually bought Bitcoin because the debt hit the $40 trillion threshold?
This is what I've been saying. It's not like the US debt just jumped from $20 trillion to $40 trillion in 2 days. I can remember even reading on this forum when the debt was $38 trillion, so if something has reached 38 trillion, how shocked will people be if it gets to 40 trillion? So shocked that they lose all confidence in the USD and start looking for Bitcoin as an alternative?
If people are to lose confidence in the dollar, the US debt is not something people will use to lose confidence. The debt has been high for as long as I can remember. If anything, we should be discussing how quickly the debt rose from $30 trillion to $40 trillion in 5 years, instead of talking about confidence in the USD.
What then would we say when instead of further rising, the price would drop days or weeks from now, which is possible after institutions and investors lock in their profit following their quick buys after the Treasury's announcement?
And I believe it will drop soon. I just hope it doesn't fall below $70k when it does. We've seen this pattern with Bitcoin a lot of times. When the price rises too quickly, it falls even faster. When the price lingers at 77k-78k for a while, short term investors will start taking profit.
11. Post 67069485 (unedited backup) (by Criptoview) (scraped on Sat Aug 22 06:21:01 CEST 2026) in Real-Time Cryptocurrency Dashboard: Prices, Rankings, and Market Data:
You don't have to make it appear as if you've discovered a hidden gem or that the platform doesn't belong to you.
Somehow it's refreshing to the eyes. I'm used to the list-type of presentation provided by the likes of CoinGecko or CoinMarketCap or CryptoRank.
Anyway, is it possible you can provide more info right from the home page? It's supposed to be a crypto dashboard but it doesn't even show the most important information of all: the price. One needs to click each coin in order to know their prices.
As far as the ranking is concerned, it's also not indicated. The visitor would have to do some arithmetic in order to know a coin's rank, which is quite difficult considering there's 11 per row.
Thank you for the suggestions; let me clarify a few points: I am not trying to make it appear as though this isn't mine—after all, I couldn't do that... My username matches the platform's name, and as I mentioned, I am testing this to offer a service that meets users' interests. Additional information about each asset, as well as the price, can be accessed with a simple click on the box. The ranking is currently in ascending order, and I don't believe it needs to be changed. If you have any other observations, I would be happy for you to share them so that the platform can grow.
12. Post 67068656 (unedited backup) (by Dark.Look) (scraped on Fri Aug 21 23:04:43 CEST 2026) in U.S. debt tops $40 trillion; bitcoin shoots up 24%:
In truth, the price shot up simply because institutions
and investors took a cue from Secretary Bessent's announcement about the
doubling of long-term bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per
session.
This deserves more than being scrolled past.
Gold: 5.4% Silver: 9.5 Bitcoin: 24% Oil: 6.8%
The $40 trillion figure wasn't news to anyone watching, as it was reported by pooya87. Treasury releases the balance every day, to the penny, at
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/ and any interested he could have seen which week it would break the months barrier there. Markets do not reprice on scheduled arithmetic they have got surprise inflation.
If four assets have four different holders and four different stories and they're all moving on the same days, it's a dollar liquidity move, it is not four separate moves to safety that just so happened to occur on the same days.
There is a method to identify which one it is, and it doesn't require a chart of debts. If people start liquidating treasuries then the yields on longterm instruments will rise, as debt panic sets in. The buyback liquidity that @Darker45 mentioned it is just the opposite. Where was the 30 year these 3 days?
13. Post 67066869 (unedited backup) (by Asuspawer09) (scraped on Fri Aug 21 14:01:37 CEST 2026) in [Boxing] Fury Vs Joshua confirmed for Q4 2026:
For me, probably Joshua can knockout fury in a fight, his heavyweight punches really have a huge amount of power into it and for sure Tyson was not going to easily survive that, because his been knocked out a lot of times in a fight so it's surely not impossible to make him drop.
Fury has never been knocked out in his entire professional career.
I believe Wilder has a much stronger punching power than Joshua. And if Fury survived those knockout punches and even knocked Wilder out after recovering, I don't know why he won't survive Joshua's punches.
You're right, I typed that wrong, what I mean is his been dropped or knocked down a lot of times. Note that even on the knockdown still able to win it.
So it already shows that he can get dropped but could recover and continue fighting, so for sure it will be a good fight. I mean, Joshua's style was just too straightforward for me, it was just textbook combinations but still effective. Fury has the range if Joshua doesn't do anything about that, he might get punished by Fury's Jab. Joshua needs more of a close fight to actually get to punch Fury with power.
14. Post 67065841 (unedited backup) (by X-ray) (scraped on Fri Aug 21 03:13:56 CEST 2026) in Is Russia’s approved crypto list -good for investors or Bad for the free market?:
It's possible they considered Tether's decision not to pursue EU's MiCA license as something favorable to them. But as far as those frozen assets are concerned, EU had also played a big role in it. It wasn't as if it was just the US unilaterally demanding Tether to freeze Garantex's and other Russian funds. Garantex was included in the EU's sanction package as well.
Well, perhaps they're giving more weight to liquidity, capitalization, volume, and whatnot despite the fact that this could risk more Russian funds, and in spite of the fact that there's also a rubble-pegged stablecoin.
I like to think of this Russia's approval of crypto as a workaround to the SWIFT ban which resulted in difficulty doing international business and actually that makes sense.
Despite the risk of blacklisting, USDT have the most liquidity and usage for international remittance, which also rule out the reason why they don't really use rubble-pegged stablecoin because it barely has any liquidity and not really used for international trades.
USDT also have large chunk of liquidity and volume in Tron blockchain which founder also operates HTX, the ones recently sanctioned by the EU as well. I guess easier remittance and P2P for them since that is the case.
15. Post 67064358 (unedited backup) (by Myleschetty) (scraped on Thu Aug 20 18:38:25 CEST 2026) in [Boxing] Fury Vs Joshua confirmed for Q4 2026:
I anticipate that Joshua will be viewed as the underdog in this matchup because of his earlier performance against Usyk...
Joshua was last defeated by Usyk 4 years ago. I wonder how that fight affects his odds in this upcoming fight.
Since they both lost to Oleksandr Usyk twice, I'm not sure how the odds are calculated either, but from what I understand, sports odds used by bookmakers are based on where fans put their money to make sure the sportsbook has a chance of making a profit; that's why the odds change sometimes. They also assess physical characteristics, previous defeats, defensive prowess, and recent performance.
16. Post 67063120 (unedited backup) (by TopTort777) (scraped on Thu Aug 20 11:35:49 CEST 2026) in [Boxing] Fury Vs Joshua confirmed for Q4 2026:
[Both had shown weak performance in their last fights but Fury remains the favorite. Your pick has better odds.
Yeah it does, Joshua is considered the underdog in this fight and i am a bit surprised by that. In the bookie i use, right now a win for Joshua is at 2.46 odds, while a Tyson Fury victory is at 1.44 odds. Honestly, i expected the odds to be much more closer than this. Though there would still be changes in the odds from now up until the fight happens, but clearly more people are backing Fury to come out on top in this fight, maybe i need to rethink my pick, lol.
I am also very much surprised that Joshua is an underdog. If I look on Fury and Joshua latest opponents, then for me Joshua fought (does not matter won or lost) stronger guys. Just ignore Jake Paul in his record. Joshua KOed, won or lost to boxers in prime or in their perfect age for boxing. Fury wasnt as active as Joshua, went full distance with average Makhmudov, it took him 7 rounds to finish beaten veteran Wach. Fury isnt mentally stable with his retirements and returns. And he is a favorite? I look like AJ is going to be first to knockout Fury

17. Post 67062468 (unedited backup) (by X-ray) (scraped on Thu Aug 20 03:56:25 CEST 2026) in Is Russia’s approved crypto list -good for investors or Bad for the free market?:
2. Considering that USDT is centralized and aggressively freezes assets, and has in fact frozen millions of Russian funds, why haven't they replaced it with a stablecoin pegged to the Russian ruble?
This is good question, Tether definitely have history of blacklisting Russia linked sanctioned exchange like Garantex at the amount of $25 millions or so, but they approved USDT.
But, since Tether doesn't seem to want to operate within EU and comply to the MiCA and already got removed from EU accordingly. They might think, any EU sanction won't result in USDT blacklisting.
For context, the Garantex wallet freezing was requested by the U.S. Secret Service (USSS).
I think they've taken into account that unless the sanction is coming from the U.S., they could still use USDT as a workaround.
18. Post 67060956 (unedited backup) (by Myleschetty) (scraped on Wed Aug 19 18:38:55 CEST 2026) in [Boxing] Fury Vs Joshua confirmed for Q4 2026:
[Both had shown weak performance in their last fights but Fury remains the favorite. Your pick has better odds.
Yeah it does, Joshua is considered the underdog in this fight and i am a bit surprised by that. In the bookie i use, right now a win for Joshua is at 2.46 odds, while a Tyson Fury victory is at 1.44 odds. Honestly, i expected the odds to be much more closer than this. Though there would still be changes in the odds from now up until the fight happens, but clearly more people are backing Fury to come out on top in this fight, maybe i need to rethink my pick, lol.
I anticipate that Joshua will be viewed as the underdog in this matchup because of his earlier performance against Usyk, among other factors. However, I see him emerging victorious in this upcoming fight against Tyson Fury following his emotional win over Kristian Prenga in Riyadh; I’m convinced he’ll be a formidable force in the ring the next time he faces another opponent.
19. Post 67060846 (unedited backup) (by Z-tight) (scraped on Wed Aug 19 18:10:13 CEST 2026) in [Boxing] Fury Vs Joshua confirmed for Q4 2026:
[Both had shown weak performance in their last fights but Fury remains the favorite. Your pick has better odds.
Yeah it does, Joshua is considered the underdog in this fight and i am a bit surprised by that. In the bookie i use, right now a win for Joshua is at 2.46 odds, while a Tyson Fury victory is at 1.44 odds. Honestly, i expected the odds to be much more closer than this. Though there would still be changes in the odds from now up until the fight happens, but clearly more people are backing Fury to come out on top in this fight, maybe i need to rethink my pick, lol.
20. Post 67060420 (unedited backup) (by Taskford) (scraped on Wed Aug 19 16:15:19 CEST 2026) in Bitcoin wallet seed phrase with an optional (extended) passphrase:
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Let's say you have a two-digit number of BTC in your wallet, would it be excessive to protect them with a passphrase of more than 20 characters?
I remember when I created a long passphrase with my hardware wallet, complete with small and big letter, numbers, special characters, space. My goodness, it indeed felt excessive!
I felt like my Trezor would fall apart. Imagine pushing those small fragile buttons countless of times just to finish half of it only to reenter them all over again because you're provided with a wallet with zero balance, and it's next to impossible to get it right after only a single attempt despite double-checking it.
But, yeah, I got your point. I was just reminded of the big difference between the ideal and the practical.

Once of common reason on why there are people choose to use those manageable wallets and try to use strong passphrase.
Those wallet could actually handle those complex actions, but somehow the true cost of this is there are several people can't handle the changes and also the stress that might get.
So somehow a great lesson to get from them. Also best set up is the one they mentioned. but they should consider to use those things which they can able to operate then handle consistently, since its not good to look only cool in papers.
21. Post 67059365 (unedited backup) (by HajiBagi) (scraped on Wed Aug 19 09:48:37 CEST 2026) in If you could teach a new Bitcoin user only 3 things, what would they be?:
1. It isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. If you came for the money, be patient because it takes time, hodl, and be aware it isn't smooth-sailing going to the destination.
2. It's supposed to provide you freedom; use it accordingly. Take note that freedom here isn't freedom from working hard, poverty, government neglect, inequality, and the like. It's freedom from monetary debasement, bank control, and government monetary tyranny. Owning Bitcoin doesn't mean you won't have to flip burgers anymore.
3. It comes with heavy responsibilities, quite a long list of dos and don'ts, and things to learn and unlearn.
The first thing i will teach a beginner about bitcoin is how be a good patient investor, and not to see bitcoin as a way of making quick money. This is the the best thing we can teach the new investors, because most of them all think about how to get rich when they invest in bitcoin. If they put all their mind into getting rich quickly in bitcoin, it will lead them to be an impatient investors who can not hold bitcoin for a long time, and for a person to become a successful investor you have to be able to hold for long term.
Although the first that step every beginner should know is how to buy bitcoin and store it, before teaching any beginner how to buy bitcoin, i will first give them good advice to see if they are ready, there are some people who only want to start investing just to make a profit, so it would be a good idea to explain to them before they start blaming you after they have invested.
22. Post 67056555 (unedited backup) (by Oshosondy) (scraped on Tue Aug 18 14:22:25 CEST 2026) in is it possible for casino to detect if someone uses 2 online casinos to arbitra:
If the person is using different IP addresses, different devices, different crypto wallets and different gambling sites, the gambling sites can not know that you are doing arbitrage betting.
But gambling sites do not against arbitrage on two gambling sjtes, they are only against it on their own gambling site. If you use two gambling sites for it, you have no problem.
I'm afraid you're wrong.
1. They know. Aside from the fact that sportsbooks share data which help them combat arbitrage betting, your betting pattern itself would appear curious enough to attract arbitrage detectors. Arbitrage isn't just a threat to a single platform, it's a threat to the entire sports betting industry. They're helping each other.
2. Arbitrage isn't allowed. That's the rule. And it's no exception if you do it on a single gambling site. In the first place, arbitrage betting generally requires two sportsbooks with different betting odds.
No, you aree wrong.
Make sure you do not do the arbitrage betting on the same gambling site and you are very fine. I have been betting since 2014 and I was an addict before.
I do not just post theory about this.
It was later I did not gamble as I was gambling before.
I have tried different strategies before including arbitrage betting.
The gambling sites are also making sure their owns do not give arbitrage opportunity.
As some people will try it, they will lose far more.
It is not something that easy.