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1. Post 67009267 (unedited backup) (by DabsPoorVersion) (scraped on Tue Aug 4 06:01:55 CEST 2026) in How the economies of nations, has turned the youths to be useless.:
This is true. However, this shouldn't define the kind of life of any youth. I'm living in a developing country myself. My government is incompetent. My country's economy is in shambles. My leaders are nincompoops as they are callous. My culture is rotten and stuck in the old ages.
Regardless, any youth with a sound mind and strong ambition should try as best as he/she can to transcend all these limitations and create his/her own destiny.
That would be very hard. That would be easier said than done. From where I am, the majority of the youth are underdogs in life. They have to beat all odds to achieve something. But it's always a test of character. If they prove wanting, they'll be sorry victims of systems and structures and institutions that are beyond his/her control.
That sounds so inspiring that any ambitious youth should try to transcend a broken system and create his/her own destiny. I know it's harsh to say but, there's no individual talent can overcome a deeply flawed system, and a corrupt leadership resulting to a collapsing economy. Especially if there's a limited or inaccessibility for education, healthcare, and jobs, even if the person is determined will be constrained by these forces which is far beyond their control.
In this kind of situation, it will be hard for the youths to pave their own path. Unless they focus on having a small but powerful circles. They can use their personal growth to collective progress, by using each and every step forward to strengthen each other. This includes having to provide mentorship and where they can exchange resources. I know this might not immediately fix the broken system, but it means that progress is no longer defined by what the government allows. The youths can slowly build alternate routes through shared effort.
2. Post 67008966 (unedited backup) (by Natalim) (scraped on Tue Aug 4 01:29:01 CEST 2026) in Is Bitcoin Really Becoming a Macro Asset?:
As much as many don't like it, it seems there's no getting away with it. This has become Bitcoin's fate ever since its price attracted supporters more than its technology.
That’s the scary part that has become a part of its reality as at today. Its price attracts supporters than the technology on which it’s built. Of course there has being a number of technologies that adopt systems operated by Bitcoin like, the use of blockchain for storing data but, people are more inclined to Bitcoin’s pricing than what Bitcoin represent.
It always creates a course for wonder what happens if they all cash in. The market would suck it up in time though but, for how long and where would that leave regular or holders of small volume.
It’s not difficult though to recognize how Bitcoin have grown, with the government trying to leverage on it for something as important as a reserve tells a lot.
Bitcoin is getting more like a macro asset, and clearly we can all agree with that. I guess that's how attractive bitcoin is, that even the whole country's significant news and events contribute to how bitcoin price moves. Although the impact seems temporary, but its happening again and again, so clearly bitcoin is no longer an investment asset nor a currency, but it also acts a macro asset no matter what or where angles we will try to look at it.
The good thing is, bitcoin remains following a constructive price pattern, no matter how sometimes unfavorable the global condition is.
3. Post 67007957 (unedited backup) (by Rgram) (scraped on Mon Aug 3 20:35:31 CEST 2026) in Is Bitcoin Really Becoming a Macro Asset?:
As much as many don't like it, it seems there's no getting away with it. This has become Bitcoin's fate ever since its price attracted supporters more than its technology.
That’s the scary part that has become a part of its reality as at today. Its price attracts supporters than the technology on which it’s built. Of course there has being a number of technologies that adopt systems operated by Bitcoin like, the use of blockchain for storing data but, people are more inclined to Bitcoin’s pricing than what Bitcoin represent.
It always creates a course for wonder what happens if they all cash in. The market would suck it up in time though but, for how long and where would that leave regular or holders of small volume.
It’s not difficult though to recognize how Bitcoin have grown, with the government trying to leverage on it for something as important as a reserve tells a lot.
4. Post 67007044 (unedited backup) (by asriloni) (scraped on Mon Aug 3 16:00:49 CEST 2026) in Another big sale expected from micro strategy :
Michael Saylor ❌, Michael Seller ✅. Although it's still Saylor's plan to sell 5b worth BTC, but this guy has lost its commitment to hold his bitcoin, and he proves that how unsustainable his ponzi mechanism is. He acted like a true degen.
I'm not a fan of Saylor and what he's doing, but I'm appreciating him more if he sells than if he just buys no end, because the latter must have a tipping point. You're correct, that's simply unsustainable. And because the option to sell is apparently open, he's not acting like a true degen.
I won't bash him for being a Michael Seller. I'd bash him if he's Michael Non-stop Buyer.
Yeah, at least he knows to sell, though it's due to the situation that forced him because he can no longer to dilute his stock holders to raise fund to buyback his STRC.
Nevehtless If he was a visionary person, he should have sold some when bitcoin at its peak. So he doesn't need to sell his btc at a lose, then build a negative paradigm around people if bitcoin is no longer good asset to hol after he built hype to non-stop bought bitcoin for years.
5. Post 67003072 (unedited backup) (by tech30338) (scraped on Sun Aug 2 08:52:37 CEST 2026) in Obvious Game Fixing on Philippines MPBL Basketball League:
Here comes another case of game fixing. I'm worried of the possible repercussions. As I'm afraid no investigation and subsequent decisions are perfect, there might be innocent players whose name will be dragged together with the dirty ones.
Also, I think there have been fixed games that are uncaught. The problem with this one is that they were too obvious. There could have been players who played it well they appeared natural.
Sports leagues should be very strict in prohibiting their players from making bets on their games.
Sadly this this might be happening in the early years of the league, players and coaches who are involved should be ban not only in this league but to other leagues.
The league that game them a chance for the sport they have love, its saddens me that they have to throw away gamws because of money.
6. Post 67002829 (unedited backup) (by Iranus) (scraped on Sun Aug 2 05:10:37 CEST 2026) in What is the way forward now? :
I agree. We shouldn't lump everything together and assume that hardware wallets in general are over hyped...
Uh-uh. To me, this is justified, especially because we're talking of Bitcoin--an asset that beats inflation, intergenerational, to be hodled long-term, and so on. People all over the world are risking so much on Bitcoin.
And this isn't just a wallet issue; it's a hardware wallet issue, and not just a hardware wallet but one that's Bitcoin-only that even respected legendaries here found to be reliable.
Ledger used to be highly recommended by many OGs here. Alas, it proved to be wrong. Here comes an alternative. Coldcard was also
loved by some respected members. And now, we're here.
Is it, therefore, hasty to generalize that the rest are also trustworthy until they aren't?
This issue right now has pushed me to try manually generating my own seed phrase. Not being techy, I need to learn a lot. Perhaps this is the best way forward for now. Of course, passphrase helps. That's another security layer. Additionally, perhaps diversifying your Bitcoin into different storage has become a must. Nobody knows which hardware wallet is next to bite the dust.
I get your point. However, I do not think we should rush to conclude that hardware wallets like Trezor, BitBox or Keystone are no longer trustworthy just because of what happened with Coldcard and Ledger.
Its not fair to lump them together when they have different codebases, design, development processes and security model, and haven't experienced similar issues over the years.
I do agree with your point, though. This incident is a good reminder that there is no such thing as absolute security. Using multiple layer of protection, such as a passphrase and diversified storage, is a much better approach than relying entirely on single device.
7. Post 67000890 (unedited backup) (by Ashawowo(OS)) (scraped on Sat Aug 1 16:07:31 CEST 2026) in Apple Sued After Fake iPhone Wallet App Drained $1.8M in Bitcoin:
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I feel like they belong to different group of people. I find it hard to believe someone who use an Apple device to not know a single thing about hardware wallet, or other alternatives in general. Especially when they store millions of dollars in there. That doesn't mean they'll always have a good awareness though. In my case I see people trusting exchange as a main or secondary "wallet" more of then than iPhone users not knowing what Trezor or Electrum is.
I don't quite agree with the logic. Using an Apple device doesn't necessarily equate to being techy or being well-informed about proper Bitcoin safekeeping. Apple devices are mainstream, user-friendly, and accessible to everybody. It's not something that only highly technical Bitcoin supporters can make use of. It's just a phone, a globally popular brand at that. So, it won't be surprising if an Apple user hasn't heard of Trezor.
He has forgotten that people are actually gifted Iphones and most people who use the products go for it basically because of its good cameras and use it basically for content creating and to measure up with their peers. Being tech savvy is an intentional thing and not dependent on the product you use. Knowing the correct bitcoin wallet for accurate preservation of your coins doesn't come-by easily and is not an info you get by random social media or internet exposure, you only get such from legitimate discussion forums like this. All over the media, Ledger and trust wallet are portrayed as a good option. I only came to know about Trezor, Electrum, Blue wallet and other open-source, noncustodial alternatives as well as offline storing of seed phrases when I joined this forum.
Just to mention, I've used apple devices for almost 4 years before joining the forum
8. Post 66999848 (unedited backup) (by omenswap) (scraped on Sat Aug 1 07:26:19 CEST 2026) in What is the way forward now? :
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I think this is a bit of an overreaction...
I agree. We shouldn't lump everything together and assume that hardware wallets in general are over hyped...
Uh-uh. To me, this is justified, especially because we're talking of Bitcoin--an asset that beats inflation, intergenerational, to be hodled long-term, and so on. People all over the world are risking so much on Bitcoin.
And this isn't just a wallet issue; it's a hardware wallet issue, and not just a hardware wallet but one that's Bitcoin-only that even respected legendaries here found to be reliable.
Ledger used to be highly recommended by many OGs here. Alas, it proved to be wrong. Here comes an alternative. Coldcard was also
loved by some respected members. And now, we're here.
Is it, therefore, hasty to generalize that the rest are also trustworthy until they aren't?
This issue right now has pushed me to try manually generating my own seed phrase. Not being techy, I need to learn a lot. Perhaps this is the best way forward for now. Of course, passphrase helps. That's another security layer. Additionally, perhaps diversifying your Bitcoin into different storage has become a must. Nobody knows which hardware wallet is next to bite the dust.
It depends on how you use Bitcoin. If you plan to use it like burying gold bars in your yard pending the collapse of society/pure long term investment, then generating a seed manually and keeping on some physical medium is a good plan. But if you actually use Bitcoin like money (how it is intended to be used), then this becomes super cumbersome. The whole idea of a hardware wallet is to allow for convenient transfers without needing to expose your keys to an internet connected computer.
A hardware wallet is essentially just a secure, airgapped computer that contains your seed, encrypted at rest, and exposes an interface for signing transactions.
9. Post 66996732 (unedited backup) (by mirakal) (scraped on Fri Jul 31 09:53:25 CEST 2026) in [BOXING]Devin Haney vs Keyshawn Davis:
But he's been the busier fighter, and he's got everything to win against Devin. This is going to be his break. This is his time to shine, and I think Devin isn't necessarily a hard match for a rising star like him.
Watch his highlights against Jamaine Ortiz. You can see how aggressive he is, but also how careless he can be when he attacks. That’s why I think if he can’t knock out Devin Haney, he will probably lose the fight. Haney is too disciplined and too good at controlling distance, so being aggressive alone may not be enough.
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not that impressed with the way Keyshawn Davis fights. He is talented, no doubt, but for now I don’t think he is anywhere near Haney’s level.
No offense to his die-hard fans, that’s just how I see the matchup.

10. Post 66996428 (unedited backup) (by Cointxz) (scraped on Fri Jul 31 06:08:31 CEST 2026) in Rememeber this? Ban on betting companies from appearing on front of jerseys.:
Perhaps what's happening now is the compromise, some sort of a middle ground. No more displaying gambling sites at the front part of the shirts but it could be done somewhere else.
I think this is a great bargain for both parties. The influence of the gambling logos to the viewers is minimized a lot. Visibility is greatly reduced, but not completely removed. In a way, this is a win-win for both regulators and football clubs.
Popularity of sportsbook can’t be slow down by this kind small censorship since there’s a lot of ways to display the casino logo that will surely saw by viewers effectively.
Ever since the popularity of sportsbook arise after pandemic, the total wager involved even with effort to slow it down is still increasing per year.
There’s a thread recently discussing about the increased of total spending of US alone
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5589480.msg66982842#msg66982842.
11. Post 66994863 (unedited backup) (by Zadicar) (scraped on Thu Jul 30 18:58:01 CEST 2026) in Do we have list of best, trusted and reliable casinos in this forum.:
I don't think it's a wise idea. Casinos come and go. Some are clean today, dirty the following the day. To a certain extent, casinos are trustworthy until they aren't.
For a forum moderator to pin a list of the best casinos on this board would make it appear as if the forum is officially endorsing certain brands, which isn't the case. And to come up with such a list, ranks will probably be subjectively assigned despite looking at their track records. Surely, it would matter if certain brands are endorsed by who's who on the forum.
Yes, not unless if the list is that actively being updated by OP then it would be great but if not then that lists wont really be accurate and as you said that casinos can come and go and some do faced up some issues on which it would really be that a tedious part on OP and thats why these kind of lists do end up on being stopped or abandoned. Somehow if you are really that eager to know to look for those list then it might be that shown or given by the earlier poster but of course you should be that still on your own diligence on trying out to verify everything or search up on something for some current or recent issues or whatever that it is that similar into this. So it will really be that up to you whether you would be that depositing or looking for something much more better. We do have tons of crypto casinos now on which we can be able to choose on which one is the best.
12. Post 66994294 (unedited backup) (by ultrloa) (scraped on Thu Jul 30 16:07:07 CEST 2026) in Do we have list of best, trusted and reliable casinos in this forum.:
I don't think it's a wise idea. Casinos come and go. Some are clean today, dirty the following the day. To a certain extent, casinos are trustworthy until they aren't.
For a forum moderator to pin a list of the best casinos on this board would make it appear as if the forum is officially endorsing certain brands, which isn't the case. And to come up with such a list, ranks will probably be subjectively assigned despite looking at their track records. Surely, it would matter if certain brands are endorsed by who's who on the forum.
Its not beneficial for the forum if they do that, because it will just create huge confusion to people, which somehow later on might misleads lots of people.
Reputation change and we don't know on how long they remain good.
Also if admins will do that for sure that many people will get affected if one of those casinos turn as scam.
So its good that the admins and mods remain neutral on this matter. Also we actually don't need that because each ANN casino have their own thread here. If people seeks for information's about them, they could just visit those threads and learn about how good they are thru the feedbacks posted by people there.
13. Post 66989862 (unedited backup) (by Zadicar) (scraped on Wed Jul 29 09:26:49 CEST 2026) in Why are cryptocurrencies so popular in online gambling?:
~snip~
It is a good question because if you carefully notice, you will see that gambling dominates this space not crypto dominated gambling. Let me tell you, in normal banking means traditional banking; sometimes players face reversed payouts if a website scams them. But in crypto, once it's sent it is gone forever, so chances of that type of scam are reduced. In traditional banking, sometimes they stop transactions according to their own rules, but in this space, these types of casino bypass these measures. You can see a lot of advertisements because they earn millions from losing players and spend some percentage on advertisements to grab newbies.
Apart from irreversibility, strict banking regulations could mean you can't make deposits across jurisdictions. Crypto erases this obstacle from gamblers. Many gamblers all over the world are playing on foreign-based platforms, many of which aren't even registered in their local countries.
Moreover, fiat gambling could also mean you need to reveal sensitive banking details. With crypto gambling, all you would reveal when making deposits and withdrawals is your public address.
Crypto gamblers can gamble anonymously at casinos, so even if the amount is very large, they do not have to answer to anyone for it. In traditional banking, your transactions are recorded, so state financial institutions can question you and try to bring you under the law due to unusual transactions. Money laundering issues can be suspected here. You will not be answerable to anyone for crypto transactions at casinos, so many gamblers prefer online casinos.
When it comes to online gambling and cryptocurrencies. I believe that privacy is just a single component of their popularity. The major benefits include quick transactions. Reduced costs. And a hassle-free experience when playing at casinos worldwide without banking limits. Crypto doesn't make users invisible, however, because the transactions on the blockchain are public, and numerous trusted casinos necessitate KYC for bigger withdrawals or dubious movements. Convenience, speed and worldwide availability are the draw factors for most players and playing at a reputable casino is as significant as playing at a reputable casino.
Decentralized and anonymous on which you can directly make out deposits on your wallet without knowing your identity but this was good wayback when these casinos arent asking KYC in compared to now that you would be needing up to be verified for you to be able to make withdrawal or simply KYC and that sucks on which it do really remove the real essence of anonymity or privacy on the sense that you would be still needing to make some verification on which this is just that's similar to typical or traditional casinos on which you would be needing up to be verified and there's nothing we can do about it since regulation do really tighten up and thats something thats happening on any crypto related services or platforms out there which do really sucks.
14. Post 66989581 (unedited backup) (by #CapsLOck) (scraped on Wed Jul 29 06:19:25 CEST 2026) in Why are cryptocurrencies so popular in online gambling?:
~snip~
It is a good question because if you carefully notice, you will see that gambling dominates this space not crypto dominated gambling. Let me tell you, in normal banking means traditional banking; sometimes players face reversed payouts if a website scams them. But in crypto, once it's sent it is gone forever, so chances of that type of scam are reduced. In traditional banking, sometimes they stop transactions according to their own rules, but in this space, these types of casino bypass these measures. You can see a lot of advertisements because they earn millions from losing players and spend some percentage on advertisements to grab newbies.
Apart from irreversibility, strict banking regulations could mean you can't make deposits across jurisdictions. Crypto erases this obstacle from gamblers. Many gamblers all over the world are playing on foreign-based platforms, many of which aren't even registered in their local countries.
Moreover, fiat gambling could also mean you need to reveal sensitive banking details. With crypto gambling, all you would reveal when making deposits and withdrawals is your public address.
Crypto gamblers can gamble anonymously at casinos, so even if the amount is very large, they do not have to answer to anyone for it. In traditional banking, your transactions are recorded, so state financial institutions can question you and try to bring you under the law due to unusual transactions. Money laundering issues can be suspected here. You will not be answerable to anyone for crypto transactions at casinos, so many gamblers prefer online casinos.
When it comes to online gambling and cryptocurrencies. I believe that privacy is just a single component of their popularity. The major benefits include quick transactions. Reduced costs. And a hassle-free experience when playing at casinos worldwide without banking limits. Crypto doesn't make users invisible, however, because the transactions on the blockchain are public, and numerous trusted casinos necessitate KYC for bigger withdrawals or dubious movements. Convenience, speed and worldwide availability are the draw factors for most players and playing at a reputable casino is as significant as playing at a reputable casino.
15. Post 66989563 (unedited backup) (by cocadalcan) (scraped on Wed Jul 29 06:02:37 CEST 2026) in Why are cryptocurrencies so popular in online gambling?:
~snip~
It is a good question because if you carefully notice, you will see that gambling dominates this space not crypto dominated gambling. Let me tell you, in normal banking means traditional banking; sometimes players face reversed payouts if a website scams them. But in crypto, once it's sent it is gone forever, so chances of that type of scam are reduced. In traditional banking, sometimes they stop transactions according to their own rules, but in this space, these types of casino bypass these measures. You can see a lot of advertisements because they earn millions from losing players and spend some percentage on advertisements to grab newbies.
Apart from irreversibility, strict banking regulations could mean you can't make deposits across jurisdictions. Crypto erases this obstacle from gamblers. Many gamblers all over the world are playing on foreign-based platforms, many of which aren't even registered in their local countries.
Moreover, fiat gambling could also mean you need to reveal sensitive banking details. With crypto gambling, all you would reveal when making deposits and withdrawals is your public address.
Crypto gamblers can gamble anonymously at casinos, so even if the amount is very large, they do not have to answer to anyone for it. In traditional banking, your transactions are recorded, so state financial institutions can question you and try to bring you under the law due to unusual transactions. Money laundering issues can be suspected here. You will not be answerable to anyone for crypto transactions at casinos, so many gamblers prefer online casinos.
16. Post 66987957 (unedited backup) (by Numan467) (scraped on Tue Jul 28 18:47:07 CEST 2026) in Is Bitcoin Really Becoming a Macro Asset?:
It's not becoming; Bitcoin has become one already. That seems unfortunate.
As much as many don't like it, it seems there's no getting away with it. This has become Bitcoin's fate ever since its price attracted supporters more than its technology.
The traditional players in the world of finance are here. They don't share Bitcoin's philosophy. They only believe in the potential of its price, and its ability to improve their revenue.
And now we're slowly getting used to weighing Bitcoin's outlook based on the interest rates decisions of central banks, GDPs, fiat monetary policies, fiscal regulations, and the like.
It doesn't help that even crypto media are constantly publishing articles that focused heavily on price trends vis-à-vis the traditional market. They're pushing the narrative further.
I can see why you take that view, but it does not seem like Bitcoin growing connection with big economic events always means that its main use has been lost.
If you ask me, there is a difference between what moves price of Bitcoin, and what makes Bitcoin valuable to begin with. While interest rates, available cash and government policies may have an impact on demand in short term, they do not change fact that Bitcoin is still ruled by same rules that were in place before the big companies came along. Just because big financial players are trading the network does not mean that it is more controlled centrally.
What is interesting to me is that much of those traditional players have been playing Bitcoin for profit, but they have also been helping to add available cash, systems and public awareness. That might not be beliefs of early buyers, but it has helped Bitcoin get to the scale that it would have been hard to do otherwise.
So maybe question is not so much if Bitcoin is now macro asset, but if an asset can be affected by the traditional financial system without truly changing. I do not believe this debate is at all finished.
17. Post 66987013 (unedited backup) (by Sticky Bomb) (scraped on Tue Jul 28 13:28:31 CEST 2026) in Watching a team you can't gamble on:
It's natural to more badly want to watch a match on which you have a bet. It's easier to pass on watching a game when you've got no money at stake, unless perhaps it's a game which represents your city, town, or country against another in an important tournament.
I try my best to avoid watching games I stake on. It is much easier if I don't have any attachment in a game, it helps me enjoy the match since nothing is at stake in it. Yeah, I watch local leagues a lot, it is still a recreational activity for me and a means to hang around with friends, mostly on weekends. For me, it's normal to watch matches I don't bet on. I love football and I feel the game, so I welcome any opportunity to be a spectator, especially the fun and thrill of watching it live.