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When you say lost, do you mean coins sold or just lost access? If it's lost access, that’s a donation to the network, but it doesn’t help decentralization.

Bank tellers might be going the way of the dodo too. With everything online, who needs to visit a bank anymore? Physical branches are closing left and right.

Wait a sec, town criers aren’t extinct everywhere. In some villages, they still roam around, just with bikes and loudspeakers instead of gongs. It’s not the same, but it’s still there.

Totally. It kinda helps to curb the addiction risks. But let’s be real, hardly anyone sticks to that rule. It's not much different from gambling, but trading can be managed better if you’ve got skills.

For sure, you learn best from your own experiences. But why not learn from others' mistakes too? It’s smart to pick up basics from someone who’s practiced and succeeded.

I'm with you on that. I wouldn't even mention crypto in public places. It's not just about being weird, it's more about keeping things private. People could think I'm some big player in crypto or something, and that's…

BNB is definitely strong lately, but its centralization raises red flags. Ethereum's decentralization and security still attract institutions and DeFi projects more than BNB does. Until BNB resolves those centralization…

You’re probably on Bitcoin Core, right? The latest version doesn’t do legacy formats. Since Core v24.0, descriptor wallets are the default and dumping individual private keys isn’t really an option. Best bet is to…

Some solutions are being looked at for quantum issues, but unless they’re widely accepted, they won’t help Bitcoin.

Totally feel you on that. It all comes down to trusting third parties for buying and holding Bitcoin. Some people think it’s safer to go through them, but it’s really just convenience. You can totally avoid the…

I don’t see how the ATM company profits from this setup. If they’re taking cash from sellers, they’d lose money unless they charge fees. Plus, tax implications are tricky.

It’s cool they managed to mine with such low hash, but this isn’t a smart way to invest your time or money.

For real, this sounds more like a marketing gimmick. They don't tell you how much effort went into finding that block. With current difficulty, 500gh/s is a drop in the ocean.

Yeah, he’s totally addicted to the thrill. It’s almost like gambling at this point. He probably thinks he can ride high on luck forever. Some say he’s gotten lucky in the past, but this time he went overboard.

So he flipped $4 million into $100 million and then lost it all. That’s a serious rollercoaster. Can’t believe he’s still in profit overall but leveraged trading got him wrecked. And just hours later, he jumps right…

Seems like everything’s intertwined. Oil producers impact global markets, and that's where we all feel it.

It really comes down to calculations. You can make it work but it'll take time. You need to calculate everything from power needs to the battery size and the current price of Bitcoin. Don’t expect profits quickly.

Based on past cycles, the real bull market peaks after a halving. It’s happened before. I'd say a breakout above $200k could realistically occur post the next halving.

If your country is having serious security issues, just like mine, then that's the best option. I must note that the criminals in your country are technologically advanced too which is more dangerous unlike in my…

Exactly. Back then, security wasn’t as tight, so the risk was higher. Most exchanges have learned from those mistakes and added extra layers of protection.