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Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
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CryptoBuds
on 24/07/2025, 12:36:39 UTC


There is no doubt that Pakistan will win today. The team is desperate to win. However, Pakistan has already lost the series. The victory in today's match will be a consolation for Pakistan.

Pakistan has started aggressively today. I have not seen any other team batting so aggressively on the Mirpur pitch. Pakistan has collected 71 runs in 7 overs. The interesting thing is that the team has not lost a single wicket yet. Sahibzada Farhan has collected 50 from just 29 balls and Saim Ayub has collected 15 runs from 13 balls. Bangladesh has used 6 of their bowlers in 7 overs. But none of the bowlers can bowl well.
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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
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CryptoBuds
on 23/07/2025, 19:50:22 UTC
Next season , Mbappe- Vini pair will have to try to perform better. Experienced players like toni kross and Modrich will not be in the midfield. Even then , there are talented players like valverde , Camavinga and Tchouameni. But I am waiting to see Madrid's match strategy next season. Xabi Alonso will definitely apply a new match strategy. And how quickly Madrid players can adapt to the new strategy is a matter of seeing.
The current Real Madrid team looks very fresh.
Only carvajal and maybe Alaba happens to be the two oldest players, and there is a chance of Carvajal leaving next season or two seasons from now, considering the fact that Real Madrid has gotten Arnold as his replacement.

The youthfulness of the team is quite good, at least, they will play together for the next 3-5 years. There are a lot of areas to be worked on, as far as individuality is concerned. The Vinicius - Mbappe click has become a recent challenge, and Alonso seem to have noticed that as well. These players needs to play as a team, and have to stop making themselves star players in every game. The better they work as a team, the stronger they become. That's literally the momentum that Barcelona has been living on and playing with, and it has worked well for them.

Ancelotti has build a young-based madrid team. Madrid's squad is now very lacking in experienced players. Last season , luka moodric was the most experienced player in the squad. Madrid will not have Modric with the squad next season.

The oldest players in Madrid's squad are Courtois, Carvajal and David Alaba. And these three players are only 33 years old. They are not very old. In addition, almost all of Madrid's forwards and midfield players are young. The oldest is Valverde, who is 27 years old. Nevertheless , every player in the squad is talented. So Xabi alonso will not face any major problems with this squad.
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Re: Saving is not enough
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CryptoBuds
on 23/07/2025, 14:13:52 UTC

Investment is more important than saving.

I disagree, both are equally important and their importance will depend on the situation. Investing is not always profitable but also risky, especially in the short term.

If you need money urgently, but your investment is temporarily at a loss because the market is down and you have no savings. What happens? Do you dump your investment? That's where the importance of saving comes into play.

Both are extremely important, do not underestimate or take lightly any factor if we want to have the most favorable and smooth life.
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Re: Will E-shopping sites ever accept bitcoin?
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CryptoBuds
on 23/07/2025, 13:54:25 UTC

No business or store will lose customers just because they don't accept bitcoin in their business, while their competitors do. The future and growth of a business depends on their products, services...and has nothing to do with bitcoin. Don't overestimate the importance of bitcoin, as bitcoin is just an alternative payment method if adopted, not the only payment method. It also has nothing to do with the business operations of those companies.

Using bitcoin as a payment method is just an option because it was created from the beginning as an alternative, not a replacement for any system or currency. This will depend on the decision of each business as well as the legality of each country.



Buddy, it is plausible to state as such, that it is possible to say a business outfit can lose customers if they are not in line with modern practices especially where they have a strong competition and competitors within and around them offering such modern practices as it relates to cryptocurrency. Shopee doesn't offer any cryptocurrency as alternative to their payment platform not even usdt. They only do that through third party and buying of gift card through bitrefill. Sometimes it may be inconvenient for a customer to always make payment using fiat. They say "variety is the spice of life", including bitcoin or cryptocurrency in the payment platform of a business is not replacing fiat with bitcoin but still playing the role of alternative payment system. After all those business outfit using Bitcoin have not jettison fiat.

A practical example is the cashless system and depending on your country, almost all micro businesses now own POS machine from where they debit customers with their cards or they receive bank online transfer from customer. The simple truth is that the pressure of business success via competition is forcing those SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) to operate modern tech services. Those that are still depending on physical cash are losing their customers, at least this is a practical reality in Nigeria. So Shopee will not continue that way if they have strong competitors.

Please note that accepting bitcoin is completely different from accepting crypto like stablecoins and we are talking about accepting bitcoin as a payment method.

Of course, crypto is the trend of the world and soon, cryptocurrencies will be used as a payment method. But I can assure you stablecoins or some altcoins will be the primary choice, and bitcoin will be a secondary choice or not even chosen as a payment method. I mean bitcoin is not suitable as a payment method.
So for an unpopular payment method like bitcoin, whether or not it is adopted will not affect the business operations of the enterprise.
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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
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CryptoBuds
on 23/07/2025, 11:39:22 UTC
The target to see Real Madrid players coming out in full to portray their stunning performance and potentials is definitely on another level. The club have been fighting to hold things together since they've been quite inconsistent in previous seasons. However the club's president, Florentino Pérez have been number one member to consider the current situation of the club and have plan and been keen on fixing it.

Real Madrid best player, Vinicius Jr can play with his strength and also Kylian Mbappe is also a versatile player in the frontline which can handle any role given to him effectively. It all boils down the coach, Xabi Alonso who's extremely occupied with more handling task in the club. We would watch the extent these players are willing to go inother to succeed in Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid is a brawny and renowned team. But it is not certain whether we will see stable performance from Madrid next season. Madrid has changed their manager. But Madrid is not a team that their performance will decline due to a change of manager. Also Xabi Alonso is a very talented coach.

Next season , Mbappe- Vini pair will have to try to perform better. Experienced players like toni kross and Modrich will not be in the midfield. Even then , there are talented players like valverde , Camavinga and Tchouameni. But I am waiting to see Madrid's match strategy next season. Xabi Alonso will definitely apply a new match strategy. And how quickly Madrid players can adapt to the new strategy is a matter of seeing.
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Re: Elon Musk vs Donald Trump
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CryptoBuds
on 22/07/2025, 10:19:18 UTC

You have a very lovely point, I know that too, but deep inside me, I am convinced that it's all about politics and the restoration of the way people viewed Elon Musk before he started the bromance with Trump and politicians.


I don't rule out that possibility either, it’s all just a play meant to reaffirm Trump’s true role, as there has been too much talk that Musk was the real president, not Trump. When Musk was given too much power in the White House, he did whatever he wanted without caring about anyone and overshadowed the role of President Trump.
Second goal is to be able to completely separate Elon from politics, which would be good for his career if Democrats take over the White House in the next term. If Elon maintains a close relationship with Trump, it will be detrimental to his business.

I think this is just an agreement between them and they are just putting on a show for us to see.
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Re: Investment is for everyone
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CryptoBuds
on 22/07/2025, 09:53:57 UTC


Not being able to buy land in the city because the price is unaffordable and buying it in the countryside, but suddenly the price is good many times over because the government wants to build something, it has something to do with luck.

It could be luck, but it could also be the investor's knowledge, strategy and vision. Real estate is like any other investment, it requires knowledge, experience and especially vision...not just relying on luck. Luck is just one of many factors and it exists in every field, every investment, not just real estate.

Sometimes when we see someone suddenly become rich because they bought real estate or invested in a random coin, we are quick to assume they got lucky. But that's not always true because we are not them, just because we don't see its potential doesn't mean they don't see it either. Each person's abilities and talents are not the same.
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Re: Will E-shopping sites ever accept bitcoin?
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CryptoBuds
on 22/07/2025, 09:26:33 UTC
So it is a matter of time before Shopee review the use of cryptocurrency for direct payment as alternative to fiat.

So the adoption is already on whether Shopee is accepting Bitcoin now or not. They won't have choice by the time another big name opens up within their jurisdiction and sells same kind of stuff they do while accepting Bitcoin. Of course they would begin to lose customers.


No business or store will lose customers just because they don't accept bitcoin in their business, while their competitors do. The future and growth of a business depends on their products, services...and has nothing to do with bitcoin. Don't overestimate the importance of bitcoin, as bitcoin is just an alternative payment method if adopted, not the only payment method. It also has nothing to do with the business operations of those companies.

Using bitcoin as a payment method is just an option because it was created from the beginning as an alternative, not a replacement for any system or currency. This will depend on the decision of each business as well as the legality of each country.

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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25
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CryptoBuds
on 21/07/2025, 20:24:41 UTC
Last season, I saw a Manchester United player perform quite well in La Liga, and that player was Antony. He was loaned to Real Betis for half a season, but in that half season, he managed to record an extraordinary performance. It was only half a season, but his presence left a deep impression on Real Betis fans.
Therefore, there is a shared hope that when Rashford officially moves to Barcelona and plays in La Liga, he can also return to his best form. And it's true that if Rashford officially plays for Barcelona, he might not get enough playing time for the first time, but I hope Rashford can make the most of every opportunity given by the coach when he is appointed to the field.

Anthony's performance with Manchester United was awful. But he played very well in the Real Betis jersey. We have seen his performance develop.

We do not know how rashford will play in barcelona. But we have seen that Rashford has been trying to come to Barcelona for a long time. And he is very interested in playing for this club. So I believe that Rashford will do his best to perform well in Barcelona. He will become more diligent.
I am waiting to see how Hansi flick uses rashford. If he changes the Lewandowski-Yamal-Raphinha trio in attack, he will make a big mistake. All three of these played excellently in the barcelona jersey last season. Perhaps Rashford will get a place in the squad if any player gets injured. Or he will come on the field in the second half.
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Re: How is wealth distributed through Gambling
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CryptoBuds
on 20/07/2025, 21:38:27 UTC
But the money can also go from the wealthy to the poor. If the tax from casinos gets collected by the government and is used effectively, it can help a lot of those in need. The money can be used to improve infrastructure, education, healthcare and etc.
This is what's happening in our country, there is so much tax in the gambling sector but we don't know if they are actually budgeted into infrastructures and the other sectors that you've mentioned. While there is a good purpose for it. If we speak about the effects that it gives individually, the wealth distribution in gambling isn't really going to the poor but to the casinos because the house always wins. But if it's in general way of gambling impacts the entire economy, that's one way of them giving back but it's through taxation.

In fact, I will say gambling taxes are widely discriminatory, you know low earners spending a large proportion of their income on wagering, flipside benefiting far less from tax funded scheme. For example I could mention clubs in Victoria, which spend just 1.5% of pokie revenue on seniors welfare, most of which is consumed on venue costs. If you look over USA, states accumulate billions from gambling tax revenues, where a few dust amount are going to addiction services, maybe less than 1%. Other hand mental health burdens remain unaddressed, though they consider these as larger social costs.
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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25
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CryptoBuds
on 19/07/2025, 20:31:30 UTC
Barcelona has confirmed Marcus Rashford's loan agreement with a buyout option.  His desire to join Barcelona is impressive, and he is an excellent fit as he will be their left winger. In my opinion, Marcus Rashford will have a greater impact than Nico William because he can score a lot of goals than Nico William . Rashford's best season in the Premier League he score 30 goals with nine assists for Manchester United, and we all know how tough the English Premier League is. Rashford is also skilled at playing direct free kicks.  This season, Barcelona won't have to settle for a left wing.

Rashford is a very talented player, no doubt about it.. He is capable of scoring a lot if he gets enough support from his teammates. I agree with you that Rashford can perform better than Nico Williams did in barcelona. Rashford's fitness is also enough  good.

However  rashford is interested in coming to barcelona. But still  it is not certain whether manchester united will agree to finalize the deal with barcelona. But manchester united are not willing to keep rashford in the squad either. Let's see if this deal is finalised in the end. Both Barcelona and Manchester United will benefit.
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Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
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CryptoBuds
on 18/07/2025, 19:56:43 UTC
Most of us had already assumed that Zimbabwe would lose this match, and that was proven in the match today.

Zimbabwe is hosting the team in their country, but the Zimbabwean team seems to be missing amidst the performances of the New Zealand and South African teams.
And this is natural because while New Zealand and South Africa are ranked fourth and fifth in the ICC rankings in the T20 format, Zimbabwe is ranked 12th.
And for this, as I said before, I will say the same thing again, one of the South African and New Zealand teams will win this Tri-Nation series.

Zimbabwe team is still relatively weak. Even then Zimbabwe has organized Tri Nations series with strong teams like New Zealand and South Africa. For the last few days we can see Zimbabwe playing series against big teams. But they are not able to play well in any match and they are not able to win either. Zimbabwe has played against England and South Africa in the last two series.

Zimbabwe also performed badly against South Africa in the first match. We saw South Africa win by a big margin. Today, except for the two openers, no batsmen could play well. Madhevere scored 36 runs and Bennett able to score 21 runs.
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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
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CryptoBuds
on 18/07/2025, 02:23:16 UTC
Xabi Alonso will certainly face difficult challenges, even inside the dressing room, but he's a coach with a strong character, and I'm sure he'll be able to achieve satisfactory results. It's true, he'll have to know how to manage players like Vinicius, Bellingham, Mbappe, and many others. They're Real Madrid's superstars, but he'll be able to lead them to great things, I'm more than convinced of that.

Yeah Xabi Alonso is a brawny coach. There is no doubt about that. He is talented. But it is always hard to control a lot of star players. Because star players are more confident and stubborn. So it is quite difficult to control them. I am looking forward to seeing how Xabi Alonso controls Madrid's players.

Madrid plays a very busy schedule. Madrid plays to win every trophy, Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey. Dominating every platform is quite difficult. There is no doubt that Xabi will face big problems. But since he is talented, he will definitely find a suitable  way out of the problem. We can trust Alonso.
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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
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CryptoBuds
on 18/07/2025, 00:17:23 UTC
Yes, that's a fact. Despite the fact that he said that this preocct is just starting to be built - even with a team that he thinks won't be ready it is possible to be in the top positions or at least near them, because Real Madrid can do well without a coach. But about winning the Champions League it's a moot point, it's a difficult tournament that requires preparation and you can't win it unprepared. Moreover Real Madrid are ready to sell Vinicius, which means they may be left with only one napd

We know that Vinicius is a bit aggressive. But if Real Madrid wants to do well, especially if the team wants to continue their good performance, then there must be a friendly relationship between these two players. If the bonding between these two players is not good, it is impossible for Madrid to continue its good performance.

We have seen quite good performances from Vini and Mbappe last season. We have no complaints about the performance of Madrid's attack. This season Madrid is going to sell rodrygo. So in the attack we will see Vini and Mbappe. And Xabi alonso will build his match strategy around these two players. If Vini cannot adapt well with Mbappe, then Madrid's management will not think twice about selling Vini
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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CryptoBuds
on 17/07/2025, 20:30:51 UTC
Manchester United made a huge financial mistake by buying players at expensive prices and paying them huge salaries and now it is becoming a problem for them to sell those players at high price because their market value has dropped a lot and there is no way it can be possible to dispose all those players at once since it will require clubs to be interested in them first before they can be sold. Manchester United is now left with few options which is to reduce the salaries of the players till their contract expires and they leave as free agents, or they will reduce their release clause to enable other clubs to afford them. Manchester United's problem will sure take time but if they can still manage to sign some quality players that will feature along some few players in the squad, i think there will be some improvements before the end of next season games.

Yeah... . It was definitely the fault of Manchester United management there is no doubt. They are completly faild to find  talented players. Manchester United bought players at high prices who weren't really talented enough. For example, we can look at Antony. Manchester United bought Antony for 95 million. But I don't know why Manchester United bought Antony for such a huge amount of money. Antony has not played as well as expected in his entire career. How can this player cost 95 million!

If Manchester United management is still not aware of the purchase of players, then the team will face big problems in the next few seasons. United played very badly in the last season. Now United's goal will probably be to try to perform somewhat stably and stay in the Europa League zone.
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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CryptoBuds
on 17/07/2025, 13:40:59 UTC
Man Utd's problem is not as simple as we imagine, they are not unwilling to optimize the current transfer market but they lack funds for it all, ok you talk about selling Man Utd players but is there any other club interested in them until now? yes there are some players but the price offered by other clubs for Man Utd is quite low, not like when Man Utd bought the player, if they continue they will lose enough money, another problem for them is not just about quality players they have to be overhauled to the roots or the people behind the scenes who work for them, that's what must be done not just adding quality players.

You are right. Manchester united's problem is bigger  than we thought. Manchester united is now looking to rebuild their squad. But they are also facing serious obstacles.

Manchester United are thinking of selling several players in their squad. Manchester united bought these  players by spnding a large amount of money . But now they are not able to sell any player. at the same time , the wages of most of the players are very high. No other club is interested in paying such high wages . Manchester united will not be able to buy new talented players without selling some  players in their squad. Even though Manchester united is a rich club , paying such high wages is definitely a waste of money. Manchester United should now try to stabilize the squad gradually over 2/ 3 years. It is impossible to solve Manchester United's problems quickly.
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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25
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CryptoBuds
on 17/07/2025, 12:53:47 UTC
It will take time before the team starts to grind out as Xabi Alonso wants, regarding Modric there was nothing else to do but give him away I know that for the Real Madrid fans it is very painful but it is something that had to be done and as soon as possible, on the other hand he will play for Milan and therefore he will be able to continue his career

Modrich has been with Real Madrid for a long time. But now Modrich is almost 40 years old. Modrich is definitely a very talented and experienced midfielder. There is no doubt about that. However, Madrid management is not willing to keep a 40-year-old player in their squad. Moreover, it is very difficult for Modrich to stay on the field for the full 90 minutes. By paying such high wages, Madrid will not keep a player in the squad who is not able to provide good service to Madrid. Madrid management is conscious about the cost of money. And this is why Madrid management let Modrich go even though there was no worthy replacement for Modrich.
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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CryptoBuds
on 16/07/2025, 20:33:56 UTC
We can safely say that these four teams will be more consistent next season, given their squads. However, with the sheer number of matches they face next season, the coach's role is crucial in rotating players to maintain fitness. Player fitness undoubtedly impacts a team's consistency in winning. The team that stands out the most in recent changes is Chelsea, not only because they won the Club World Cup trophy, but also because their game under Maresca has become more compact and solid across all lines.

I consider Liverpool , arsenal and chelsea as the favourites to win the Premier league next season. liverpool dominated the premier league last season. And this season , liverpool management is trying their best to build up a strong squad. Liverpool management is also spending a lot of money. Liverpool wants to dominate both the Premier League and the Champions league next season.

We are seeing Chelsea gradually improving. After watching chelsea's performance against PSG in the fifa club world cup , we are definitly  say that this team is now very strong and Chelsea players are capable of challenging any big team. So we can say for sure that these two teams will fight for the trophy.
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Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread
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CryptoBuds
on 16/07/2025, 19:59:31 UTC
The only way for anyone else to ever have a chance, would be getting a rich owner who can spend as much as Bayern, but not that many people could spend 300+ million a year on a team, so I am pretty sure that Bayern is comfortable at the moment and won't face that much difficulty from any other team. It does make the league a bit boring, but it is the reality we have to learn to accept.

Bayern Munich's owner is rich. More importantly, the Munich management is interested in spending enough money. We see many clubs that are very conscious about spending money despite having very rich owners. But Bayern Munich does not skimp on spending money to make their squad strong.

No club in the Bundesliga is as rich as Bayern Munich. That is why Munich forms the strongest squad in the Bundesliga every season. The squads of Dortmund and Leverkusen are not strong enough next season. So unless Munich's performance deteriorates badly, Munich will definitely dominate the Bundesliga again.
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Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
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CryptoBuds
on 16/07/2025, 08:27:13 UTC

Did he actually cash out the full $2 billion or some portion of it?  I cannot imagine wanting to put $2 billion in cash, but I could imaging cashing out some portion of it, maybe even $10million to $100 million.. if the guy might have had some specific purchase in mind.

afaik still he is hodling 60K BTC in his private wallet.

CNN reported that out of 80K BTC he just moved only 20K BTC to Galaxy Digital and is up for negotiation. All of those 60k came from his 2011 era wallet which is worth around 2.3 billion dollars.

So you are right, it is very unlikely for a Hodler being nocoiner so early stage, he is taking smart profit and bulk of the haul still Hodling... Smiley