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1  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Tail emission ideas that retain the 21 million limit on: Today at 09:08:11 AM
The first proposal would require some pretty invasive changes to consensus (hard fork), and I'm not sure that the advantages would outweigh the disadvantages. But either way - when block subsidy goes to zero, wouldn't miners be incentivised to fill their blocks? If we assume full or mostly full blocks and a minimum fee rate (e.g. 1 sat/vB), there will still be a baseline predictable block reward.


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Plus probably some unnecessary complexity, and possibly open the network to exploitation of the new system?

The second proposal doesn't have to be a second "official token". Because "official" probably means endorsed by the Core Developers? We want them to be shitcoiners? That's not going to happen ser.

The Mining Cartel will probably start some sort of sidechain by themselves, or another blockchain with unlimited supply entirely that's merge-mined with Bitcoin to sustain themselves.
2  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin capital of the world? on: Today at 07:36:49 AM

However, if there were an honorary capital of Bitcoin, I would give it to El Salvador, because it was the first country to officially adopt Bitcoin, at a time when all countries in the world rejected it.


I get that logic but some people might even argue that the bitcoin capital of the world should be country where people use bitcoin the most. This is why this title should just not exist because it will be such a complicated thing that each country have to fight over. It’s just about bragging rights. and to promote their country more.


I believe that "Bitcoin Capital" of the world should be a place where Bitcoin has been LEGALIZED 100% + a region that acts as the "Silicon Valley" for Bitcoin based Tech Companies + the "Switzerland" Bitcoin Custodial and Payment Services + the "New York" for Bitcoin Capital Markets.

NO ONE can claim that "X or Y" is the "Bitcoin Capital" of the world yet.

Good analogies.

We can call it in different worlds and see it differently, but there definitely will be a buzz regarding the term going forward, and then we will discuss why it's reasonable or not by then Grin


BUT from the current state of those different regions/countries that are trying to be "the Bitcoin Capital of the world", which one of them is currently leading to ACTUALLY BECOME the Bitcoin Capital of the world?

The United States, El Salvador, Singapore, Dubai?

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Plus will it actually take decades before we have a "Bitcoin Capital"?
3  Economy / Economics / Re: Unemployment rate may rise in 18 months, Fed pivot? on: June 16, 2025, 12:45:29 PM

Recession may come sooner than expected so we all should just be prepared if it does happen no matter what the extent of it. Learn which assets would be the safest to invest in and hold during these times. Even if there’s a risk of losing your job, we should have savings and investments and other skills to use so we can be prepared no matter what happens. Life is unpredictable so better prepare for anything we can.


I think the only way we can be prepared for the incoming recession is getting ourselves ready inorder to be financially stable and this involve developing new skills and not depending on salary but instead being able to multitask between skills and jobs that will earn us something as well as bring in more profits is what we should look on to. And thus investment is not exempted.


We plebs should be SAVING and holding the best assets that perform OK during phases of recessions. Those assets are, Bonds, Utility Stocks as well as Food and Beverages, and Health Care.

Everyone is not going to like the fact that Bitcoin doesn't perform well during recessionary phases, BUT those phases give the sorts of DIPs that are Golden Opportunities to buy at a DISCOUNT.
4  Economy / Gambling / Re: Rollbit.com | Crypto's Most Rewarding Casino 👑 on: June 16, 2025, 07:42:14 AM
I believe that there are users in BitcoinTalk who probably have worked with casinos in the past. It would be helpful if they enter the discussion and give us a little information about this matter from the viewpoint of the casino, and tell us actually WHY casinos don't share the means in how the flag was made.

Those users also perhaps have an idea what the WHOLE story actually looks like, no?


True, I actually did come across one of those complaints where holydarkness whom seem to have a good correspondence with some of the casinos support team or perhaps just one casino, can’t really place my fingers on that but yeah. In one of those complaints where he had to intervene, the user holydarkness did highlight that after reaching out to support and asked some specific questions, the response they gave was valid and didn’t differ from what the complainant narrated though pointed out the flaws in clear terms which was narrated to the complainant but, we weren’t let in on.

I’ve used the search function to look for that thread but, just couldn’t find it. It would have made more sense on that thread.


Where is he/she, more probably a he, today? He might have some information about how the casinos actually think about the different issues in private and how they come to a decision to block a user/lock the account, and WHY the admins will not expose the reason for the block/lock.

Was he in BitcoinTalk's most popular mixer/tumbler campaign before it was closed?
5  Economy / Gambling / Re: ✨ Shuffle.com | The next generation of crypto casinos | Sports, Casino + token on: June 16, 2025, 05:13:39 AM
Im kinda enjoying Shuffle right now. Rewards are way better than Stake right now for my wagering activity.

Anyone here experiencing the same thing?

I can’t compare it right now because my account in stake.com is far different from my shuffle.com account. Maybe if my wagered amounts in both stake.com and shuffle.com were similar, I could easily compare them.
But when it comes to odds, not gonna lie and I’m not just saying this because I’m part of the shuffle.com signature campaign. shuffle.com really has better odds for sports betting.

I’ve been placing some Dota 2 qualifier bets and I can say shuffle offers better odds.




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Congrats on that win, ser. If it's not an big issue for you, could you post more of those betting slips BEFORE those Dota 2 qualifiers start? I believe many of us plebs that regularly visit this topic will like that.

But truly, the odds are sometimes better in one site than the other site, then it changes/reverses making the site with the worse odds get better odds. It's probably like the market?
6  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin capital of the world? on: June 16, 2025, 05:00:02 AM

However, if there were an honorary capital of Bitcoin, I would give it to El Salvador, because it was the first country to officially adopt Bitcoin, at a time when all countries in the world rejected it.


I get that logic but some people might even argue that the bitcoin capital of the world should be country where people use bitcoin the most. This is why this title should just not exist because it will be such a complicated thing that each country have to fight over. It’s just about bragging rights. and to promote their country more.


I believe that "Bitcoin Capital" of the world should be a place where Bitcoin has been LEGALIZED 100% + a region that acts as the "Silicon Valley" for Bitcoin based Tech Companies + the "Switzerland" Bitcoin Custodial and Payment Services + the "New York" for Bitcoin Capital Markets.

NO ONE can claim that "X or Y" is the "Bitcoin Capital" of the world yet.
7  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin capital of the world? on: June 15, 2025, 09:05:24 AM

^ Soft power is a power too, but I agree with you, it's more about showing off about the fact Wink


OR in the world where "attention" can be monetized in one way or another, then "Attention is Power". But you're absolutely right about "Soft Power". The mere perception that an entity is powerful could be debated that it is actually powerful, especially in a world where Facebook, X, Tiktok, and the other of these sorts of apps exist.

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Yeah, with the right campaigns, even X can become Y, it's all about how much you hear about the fact and are you willing to do the research yourself or not, even simply googling the facts that make up the situation described..


But to play the Devil's Advocate. Is the United States currently doing enough to actually start calling themselves the "Bitcoin Capital" of the world? Are they doing more than other countries to help adoption surge in their region?

Because to be a "Bitcoin Capital", there must also be other places within their region that adopt Bitcoin. What would be a "capital" without its smaller cities?
8  Economy / Gambling / Re: ✨ Shuffle.com | The next generation of crypto casinos | Sports, Casino + token on: June 15, 2025, 08:51:46 AM
In case you win big from your bet, it's time to use your big won money wisely and it brings another challenge for winners. Most of winners don't have any experience when holding big fund and after winning big like this, they fail to manage their big fund and lose it very quickly and easily.

So winning big is already difficult, and defending as well as using your big fund after that are even more challenging. You have to think of your plans for using big fund in case you win big. Let's be well-prepared on how you spend big fund if you suddenly become a millionaire or billionaire.


It is not easily to win big with a lottery ticket or any bet from gambling while there is another contributor as most of people who chase for lucky big wins don't have too good finance. I don't say all of them are the poor but at least most of them don't have too much money and that is part of reasons why they want to bet big for life-changing wins.


You're quoting the wrong person, ser. My post is the post I made to reply to that post that you're quoting. Cool

The reply was, it's probably OK for some people to play the lottery if the weekly expense to play is a mere price of one coffee in a restaurant.

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With such foundations, they very likely don't have good financial management in order to use money from any big win carefully and wisely enough. So most of lottery winners self-destroy their life after all by bad money usage and even fall to bankruptcy.


The solution for that "problem" is buy Bitcoin with some of the money, and HODL the coins in cold-storage.
9  Economy / Gambling / Re: Rollbit.com | Crypto's Most Rewarding Casino 👑 on: June 14, 2025, 02:30:19 PM
But it's the truth. We DON'T know the WHOLE story behind the situation. We could complain, or give the service many negative reviews, and they will probably deserve it, BUT saying that the service is locking withdrawals without any good reasons and because they are scamming their own users is simply, NOT right.

Simple.

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Am I defending the service? No. I'm merely stating a FACT.


Getting a clear narrative to these often comes with some difficulty. Sometimes, accounts that gets flagged are not always willing to accept the reasons to have been enough, even when they agree that such did transpire, they find it hard to accept it to be enough reason. While at the other end, the casino at times feels obligated to not share their means to coming to terms with a flag. It’s more like, not having to reveal your secrete to an abused so they don’t get to find means around it. They are more than happy to relate it with a mediator though, saw that on some other complaints. However, it’s a little unsettling when you find this happening over and over without the full story being laid bare and every complaints is always a new account on the forum.


I believe that there are users in BitcoinTalk who probably have worked with casinos in the past. It would be helpful if they enter the discussion and give us a little information about this matter from the viewpoint of the casino, and tell us actually WHY casinos don't share the means in how the flag was made.

Those users also perhaps have an idea what the WHOLE story actually looks like, no?
10  Economy / Economics / Re: Unemployment rate may rise in 18 months, Fed pivot? on: June 14, 2025, 02:22:48 PM

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The point is, unemployment rate is just one factor to look at in this whole massive mess!


But you forget the actual point and the context on why we're specifically talking about the unemployment rate - The unemployment rate is the Federal Reserve's indicator if they pivot to real Q.E./Money-Printer-Goes-BRRRRR or not. It's not inflation, but the underlying demand that causes inflation, WHICH is data obtained from the health of the labor market. Cool


Yes, But FED is not a computer with predefined settings that acts if some condition is true. There is a lot of things affecting their decision, which was my point. There is also a lot of politics that goes into that final decision,


Ser, if the unemployment rate starts to surge, the Federal Reserve will NOT be checking all the other data points anymore. They will not risk waiting for a recession to turn into an actual DEPRESSION. Jerome Powell will be so fast in turning on the money-printer, it will print so much before we can say BRRRRRRR.

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which is why we see Trump put so much pressure on head of FED and is also about to introduce his replacement with someone who says "yes sir" better.


Because Trump wants to turn on the money-printer NOW, which would be a MASSIVE mistake.

That is because Trump wants to default .

Then tell all the US bonds holders fuck off you will lucky i pay off the bond on time at 1% certainly not the current 4%


I'm confused. Why would he actually want that?

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Plus with the risk of a default, he'll actually tell his Republican allies to raise the debt limit, AGAIN. It simply has become their standard operating procedure. Cool
11  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 2 Euros worth of Bitcoin | 2017 on: June 14, 2025, 11:16:18 AM

What they should actually be doing is use the same marketing strategy as how the casinos in crypto do it - send promotional emails to those users who haven't logged in in a long time to tell them that they have a "welcome back" bonus waiting for them if they make their next deposit within "X days".

Sometimes it will work, and the bonus doesn't need to be a large one.

 


That would be a nice strat for sure.

It would probably go to spam folder as the rest, but - someone would stick for it.


It was actually a joke because both accounts in an exchange and in a casino could be debated as almost the same, and should be treated the same by the admins, BUT exchanges might be treating their inactive users with less care than casinos.

Is there a higher percentage of exchange closures in crypto than casino closures? I believe that should be studied, linked with treatment of inactive accounts.

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12  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: I need a trade mentor on: June 14, 2025, 11:02:51 AM
Let's be honest. How many people in this topic that have posted that a "trading mentor is good" has actually outperformed Bitcoin over a large sample of multiple cycles because they had a mentor?

Because 90% of "traders" actually aren't winning traders, with or without a mentor, then a pleb like me could also say that it actually wouldn't make a difference.
13  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: I need a trade mentor on: June 13, 2025, 03:10:34 PM

If you have enough funds to hire a trading mentor, why not? That’s also your way of trying to learn trading the easier and more convenient way. However, as per my personal point of view, I wouldn’t suggest hiring a mentor because aside that it could only add to your expenses when you’re not even earning yet, a trading mentor won’t guarantee your future success.

Trading success is a combination of your own work and the guidance from your mentor, so if you solely rely on your mentor for your trading success, believe me that kind of mindset won’t work. It would be better to just learn on your own as there are free video tutorials about trading that are available online.


There are important things to consider,

- Will having "the mentor" assure you that you will outperform Bitcoin over a long term time horizon
- Will "the mentor" actually help you in your "trading" journey
- Will "the mentor" actually be worth the money you're paying for him/her

I believe that for many of us, buying then HODLing Bitcoin is best "investment strategy", although we should start to think about that as "long term savings account".
14  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 2 Euros worth of Bitcoin | 2017 on: June 13, 2025, 02:58:13 PM

OK, because the demand for using that exchange is going lower than before with new, and better exchanges that are being built for crypto. Bitstamp would merely be discouraging users from returning to their service if they make it hard for people to re-activate their accounts, OR if the actually log in and find their accounts deactivated.

That would be the final nails in their coffins, so, yeah, you are right there Grin


What they should actually be doing is use the same marketing strategy as how the casinos in crypto do it - send promotional emails to those users who haven't logged in in a long time to tell them that they have a "welcome back" bonus waiting for them if they make their next deposit within "X days".

Sometimes it will work, and the bonus doesn't need to be a large one.

 
15  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 2 Euros worth of Bitcoin | 2017 on: June 13, 2025, 06:25:33 AM
Sell that forked shitcoin, then buy and HODL Bitcoin. Cool

About inactive accounts, are there exchanges that actually delete "inactive accounts"? I believe they don't with users in crypto being still a small community, no?

I have a very old account in Bitstamp that I have not used in more than three years. The account is still considered active by the service. Deleting accounts would definitely be like "giving assets" away to competitors.

 

Yeah, I do think they just may deactivate them for the time being, but for no means get rid of them, at most - freeze them.


OK, because the demand for using that exchange is going lower than before with new, and better exchanges that are being built for crypto. Bitstamp would merely be discouraging users from returning to their service if they make it hard for people to re-activate their accounts, OR if the actually log in and find their accounts deactivated.
16  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin capital of the world? on: June 13, 2025, 06:12:02 AM

^ Soft power is a power too, but I agree with you, it's more about showing off about the fact Wink


OR in the world where "attention" can be monetized in one way or another, then "Attention is Power". But you're absolutely right about "Soft Power". The mere perception that an entity is powerful could be debated that it is actually powerful, especially in a world where Facebook, X, Tiktok, and the other of these sorts of apps exist.

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17  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin capital of the world? on: June 12, 2025, 01:15:39 PM

But the thing is, I do not believe there could be a one true bitcoin capital of the world. Bitcoin is decentralized because it does not have a single authority making decisions without others agreeing to it. Bitcoin does not have one focus point. It is distributed everywhere. So, would you agree that there is or at least there shouldn't be a bitcoin capital of the world despite the efforts of Trump and others? Or do you already have a city in mind that you consider as bitcoin capital?


Although that's true, any country that are making those claims that that "country" is the Bitcoin/crypto "capital" of the world is a mere pronouncement that they're "leading" in adoption of this new technology we call Bitcoin. It doesn't actually makes a presumption that because "they are the crypto capital of the world", then "therefore we control crypto".

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It's a mere sort of advertisement that they're leading in adoption, which may or may not be true.
18  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: 2 Euros worth of Bitcoin | 2017 on: June 12, 2025, 11:39:32 AM
Ultimately, it's fortunate that Coinbase doesn't practice deleting inactive accounts. This policy may not last, and eventually all these accounts will end up being closed, a bit like the inactive French bank accounts that are closed after 3 years of inactivity, I believe.

I wonder how much all that forgotten crypto dust on CEX can represent...

While browsing the forum, including this thread, I just realized that I may have old BTC addresses from before the Bitcoin cash fork  Shocked


Sell that forked shitcoin, then buy and HODL Bitcoin. Cool

About inactive accounts, are there exchanges that actually delete "inactive accounts"? I believe they don't with users in crypto being still a small community, no?

I have a very old account in Bitstamp that I have not used in more than three years. The account is still considered active by the service. Deleting accounts would definitely be like "giving assets" away to competitors.

 
19  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: I need a trade mentor on: June 12, 2025, 11:05:14 AM

Sometimes, in order to create shortcuts on learning, we develop this kind of mindset to just hire a mentor so that the learning will be easier and faster, without realizing that effective learning will only happen if you strive to learn on your own and you learn by doing. Although it’s never a bad idea if you have the budget for it, but if you aim to be practical, you should never spend some penny unless you start making profits on your own.

While this could be quite an old school, but personally it works for me. So I’ve no doubt that it will also be effective for other determined beginner traders.


Mentor or no mentor, most of us PLEBS will merely be losing our capital instead of preserving it. I believe that our way of thinking about "crypto" should change. It shouldn't be a mere asset to be used for trading. We should actually save the money we have and denominate them in Bitcoin. I'm VERY confident that MANY and MOST of the HODLers of BitcoinTalk will outperform those plebs pretending to be "traders".

Be honest with yourselves.
20  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: I need a trade mentor on: June 11, 2025, 04:35:23 PM

I have come across different threads discussing trading.

I was initially interested in trading even before I joined this forum, but ever since, I have not met anyone willing to teach me.

Most of the videos I have seen on YouTube are too complex, especially those using tools like the OctaFX App and Exness Trade App.

I am looking for someone who can teach me or recommend a website or link where I can learn trading in a simple and easy-to-understand way

I am ready and willing to learn


Ser, what we plebs actually need to do is to SAVE and HODL a part of our salary in one of the hardest assets in the world - Bitcoin. The billionaires are HODLing it, the Nation-States will HODL it, we plebs should be HODLing it as well.

Plus don't treat is as a "trade" or an "investment". Treat your Bitcoin savings as a hedge against your fiat savings.

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