Need Opinion.

What do you think is the right way to play this bet in the polygon prediction market?

Is playing contrarian gonna give a huge pay off?

Or Is going with the market trends going to help make decent but sure shot gains of 4-5%?

By the way the election result is to be declared on June 4th, 2024.

I still see most people in his favour despite everything.

I personally don't like Modi much but as a business decision there are higher odds in betting in support of him.

What are your thoughts on this?

Does anyone know of a community that talks or speculates about the next Meme coins to explode? 🤔 I do not believe that currencies are created and rise only because of the name they are assigned 🙈

Where can I buy $500 gift cards for amazon.com with cryptocurrency?

When bitcoin topped $70,000 recently, I went to a few gift card outlet websites. But when I actually went to add a $500 gift card for amazon.com to my cart, they said it was "currently unavailable".

Did amazon.com stop selling gift cards to third parties? Or was this a temporary supply problem during the ATH?

Where can I currently buy a few $500 gift cards for amazon.com using cryptocurrency?

https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/goatcoin/

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About Binance

• They justifies delisting because of smart-contract vulnerabilities and lack of development (Monero is under high development and dont have smart contracts because it's made to be digital cash 🤨)
• Increasingly halting withdrawals even after delisting ( monitoring chart )
• Users are complaining about a 3 XMR limit, we talk about 300$ that's a very very small amount that even your hood friend can refund you 🤨.
• People can be rewarded in USDT by taking risk to hold paper XMR if they can't withdraw them so hold if you can't withdraw to create a debt ( announce ).

ChangeNOW, FixedFloat and SideShift

• Exchanges like Binance, KuCoin (as examples) haves swap features used by all theses "non-custodial" exchanges, they just get referral on swaps you make.
• Technically by using then you're just feeding their reserves so again opt for Bisq.
• Since Binance fully stopped monero spot trading, sideshift and FixedFloat stopped monero swaps.

About Huobi & Poloniex.

• Both haves closed withdrawals, with proven price anomalies. Compare PLX + HTX versus TradeOgre or Bisq
• Huobi is very likely insolvent due to a hack and PLX were bought by Justin Sun (Huobi owner)

What can we conclude of this ?

Most of exchanges giving on monero:

• Leverage
• Lending / Borrowing

Struggle in reality to cover their reserves. People should also avoid as much they can KYC platforms, where they can get restricted on their trading/arbitrage activity like we seen on CoinEX. KYC and AML leads to frozen funds so money losses.

About CoinGecko & CoinMarketCap

• No one knows on what their "trust score" of an exchange is based.
• It changes constantly and they don't list all exchanges (BasicSwapDEX, IncognitoChain, SevenSeas ect..)

You’ll need a credit or debit card.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12511460

> Law360 (February 28, 2024, 1:40 AM EST) > -- FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried asked a Manhattan federal judge late Tuesday for a sentence that releases him "promptly" after his conviction for stealing billions from customers of the now-collapsed crypto exchange, arguing that federal sentencing guidelines recommend no more than six-and-a-half years in prison. > > Bankman-Fried made the request in a memorandum submitted to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who is due to sentence the 31-year-old former crypto executive on March 28. Bankman-Fried was found guilty in November of seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, although he maintains his innocence and has vowed to appeal. > > According to the filing, a presentence report prepared by the U.S. Probation Department calculated sentencing guidelines that call for a maximum sentence of 1,320 months, or 110 years, with the report recommending a downward variance of 10 years to bring the recommended sentence to 100 years. > > But Bankman-Fried asked the court to reject the report's "barbaric proposal," saying the advisory guidelines should put the appropriate sentence range at 63 to 78 months, or 5 years and 3 months to 6 years and 6 months. > > Considering the former CEO's "charitable works and demonstrated commitment to others, a sentence that returns Sam promptly to a productive role in society would be sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to comply with the purposes of sentencing," the memo states. > > Bankman-Fried argues that he is a first-time, non-violent offender and that the report includes an incorrect 30-point increase to the base offense level based on the assumption that the case involved a loss of $10 billion. But the report adopted that $10 billion loss number "without a scintilla of support," the memo states. > > Tuesday's filing says that bankruptcy counsel for FTX stated last month that "customers and creditors who can prove their losses are expected to get back all of their money." > > "[T]he company was solvent at the time of the bankruptcy petition," the memo asserts. "The money was there — not lost." > > "The harm to customers, lenders, and investors is zero," the filing adds, italicizing the sentence for emphasis. > > Alternatively, the court could peg customer losses as the estimated cost of collection in the bankruptcy proceedings, according to the memo. > > At this point, the total fees incurred by advisors to the unsecured creditors committee is about $57.5 million, the memo states, which Bankman-Fried argued is a much more reasonable estimate of actual loss than the presentence report's estimate of $10 billion. > > With that in mind, there should not be a 30-point increase in the guidelines calculation for a loss amount enhancement, Bankman-Fried said. > > The memo also highlights Bankman-Fried's "selfless, altruistic" qualities and his commitment to philanthropy, attaching 29 letters of support from his brother and parents; several professors at Stanford University, where his parents work, including the interim dean of Stanford Law School; tech executives; two psychiatrists; and his former personal assistant. > > Barbara Fried, an attorney and professor emeritus at Stanford Law, wrote that anyone who tries to "understand him through the lens of 'normal' behavior and motivations is going to misunderstand" her son. She said her son has suffered with depression but has devoted his life to the happiness of others. > > For example, when he took a lucrative job as a trader at Jane Street Capital, he gave away more than half his earnings without telling his parents, according to the letter. Even in the six months he has spent in detention, she said her son is running a tutoring session to help fellow inmates prepare for GED exams. > > Fried also emphasized that her son is autistic and that she fears for his life in a typical prison environment, where his "inability to read or respond appropriately to many social cues, and his touching but naive belief in the power of facts and reason to resolve disputes, put him in extreme danger." > > "If allowed to resume his life, he would do the only thing he has ever cared about: devote the remainder of his natural life to leaving the world a better place than he found it," Fried wrote. > > Paul Brest, named the interim dean of Stanford Law last month, wrote that Bankman-Fried is a proponent of a philanthropy theory called "effective altruism," which holds that a person's life "should be devoted to doing as much good as possible." > > "Beyond his intellectual contributions, Mr. Bankman-Fried has manifested the philosophy in his own giving and life," Brest wrote, noting that he has donated millions of dollars to effective altruism causes. "Based on his behavior to date, Mr. Bankman-Fried is likely to continue to engage in philanthropy in whatever circumstances he is placed." > > The prosecution's sentencing recommendation is due March 15. > > Counsel for Bankman-Fried and a representative for the DOJ did not immediately respond to requests for comment late Tuesday. > > During a month-long trial this past fall, prosecutors said Bankman-Fried drove FTX into bankruptcy by spending $10 billion worth of customer deposits on venture investments, lavish real estate and political donations. > > Three of Bankman-Fried's top lieutenants — Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh — testified that the defendant accomplished this scheme by secretly funneling billions of dollars between FTX and his crypto hedge fund Alameda Research. > > The defense, meanwhile, said Bankman-Fried made a number of governance mistakes but did not intend to steal from FTX customers. Bankman-Fried himself made this argument from the witness stand, telling jurors that he always believed Alameda could lawfully borrow from FTX and then repay the debts. > > The jury ultimately deliberated for just over four hours before finding Bankman-Fried guilty on all counts. He has been detained at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center since August due to alleged witness tampering. > > The government is represented by Danielle R. Sassoon, Nicolas Roos, Danielle Kudla, Samuel Raymond and Thane Rehn of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and Jil Simon of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division. > > Bankman-Fried is represented by Marc L. Mukasey, Torrey K. Young, Thomas E. Thornhill, Michael F. Westfal and Stephanie Guaba of Mukasey Young LLP. > > The case is U.S. v. Bankman-Fried, case number 1:22-cr-00673, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

That is, the receiver of a fee should get a fee not in a token but in SOL. Is it supported by token-2022?

I'm aware of transfer hook. Would one use it, send a TX to a DEX such as Raydium?

Otherwise, how else?

How to swap a token for SOL or vise versa** from within** a Solana smart contract? That is, on-chain. How to interract with a router of either Raydium or SolDex? I haven't found any example of this.

Hi guys sorry for the noob thread I hope this will not trigger someone.

I want to start to invest in crypto just a little every month. But I don't want to trade a lot and I want medium risk maximum.

For one that want to start and study. Do you think to start first buying btc and eth in percentage? And only after a certain amount start to move on medium risk coin?

Another question: is there some YouTuber or blog that talk about crypto without any stupid fake news and promises to get rich?

Thanks a lot

I had invested through sofi but they just dropped crypto. I use an exodus wallet for practical crypto purchases and typically import via cash-app BTC purchases. For larger investing amounts bringing funds into exodus directly involves moonpay which has high fees. Recommendations for a reliable low fee way to invest in a few different coins?

If we can get these to accept cryptocurrencies, it will be the holy grail of ATMs! Cryptocurrencies are borderless unlike the USD and other fiat currencies. If these ATMs can accept crypto, they can be deployed around the world.

I never thought I will see the day of a Goldback ATM, especially now. So is it really a pipe dream for a crypto to Goldback ATM?

I would prefer a Monero to Goldback ATM personally since I prefer Monero when it comes to cryptocurrencies. but even a Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash or Litecoin ATM will be an amazing leap forward.

https://goldatm.com/

I've been syncing for days and I'm still 100,000 blocks away. I needed to turn on pruning and a page file just to be able to process them, but it takes forever to download and verify these blocks because they are absolutely huge. At this rate it will take months to sync

I didn't have this issue with bitcoin cash, it synced in a few days.

Hi, where can I spend/sell/trade Pi cryptocurrency?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/5626873

> This is a day created to make representatives more aware that their constituents care about crypto and want to assert their freedom to use it. Pro-crypto lobbying group is asking people to ask their reps to support the The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act which pretty much everybody in crypto agrees is a good bill for removing legislative ambiguity around crypto.

Can a custom token be priced however much the owner may want? Can the author put the price of $10k/unit on a token?

The question isn't whether or not it'll then be selling.

I thought this article was well done for those who may not understand one of the core reasons behind crypto.

Now Monero people like me can use an instant swap service like [Trocador]{}(https://trocador.app) to pay for kagi privately.

I have a bitcoin paper wallet I want to use to buy XMR. Is this possible without any intermediate crypto?

I only see that I can add an "Altcoin account" which does NOT include bitcoin. Weird ??? I know Bisq comes with an internal bitcoin wallet or something. Do I need to transfer my BTC to this internal wallet?

Also, when I go to the Buy tab, the only "Payment method" listed from sellers is "Altcoins" or "Altcoins Instant", so paying with bitcoin is out of the question ?? Or what am I missing ??

cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/399346

> What’s the best setup to mine Monero while keeping it as a space heater for the winter?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3448694

> Got coding skills? Want to get paid in BTC and help the Bitcoin ecosystem? Apply for one of these many Bitcoin bug bounties.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1339682

> Archived version: https://archive.ph/YAO2j > Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230811195905/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/11/us-judge-sends-sam-bankman-fried-to-jail-over-witness-tampering.html

Archived version: https://archive.ph/dgaJd

Honestly, who the hell actually thought this would be a good idea...

What is the cheapest smart chain when it comes to transaction fees? I know Ethereum is out of the question with ridiculous fees and I want to use a L1 solution.

Would like to keep fees under 10 cents if possible when moving tokens around.