This is not a stupid question at all.

The fact of the matter is that they are idiots for keeping their conversations on a public verifiable ledger instead of using encrypted messaging apps like Signal or even Whatsapp.

Just because people don't know about sending blockchain messages does not mean that it is something that you should try. Especially for sensitive content. (Though I generally discourage infidelity in the first place.)

Great! Please report back when your node is synced.

As you all know, scammers impersonate the identities of various Bitcointalk.org users on different platforms with the objective of robbing unsuspecting users. This is why it's important to verify the identities of the people you trade with on this forum.

There are two primary methods of verification:

1. Staked Addresses
2. PGP Public Keys (more secure)

When dealing with Bitcointalk users who provide escrow, campaign management, and other types of high-value services, you should always demand for one of these verification methods. The more addresses and keys provided, the more confident you can be that you're dealing with the real person (short of a SWAT team raid and hardware confiscation, but that is extremely rare and is out of scope for this thread).

On this thread I will list the profile information for all service providers on Bitcointalk, their handles, and how to verify their authenticity if you want to contact them. Especially for interactions outside Bitcointalk.

~WIP~

~~TODO link to address and pgp key threads~~

3% for this amount is not going to be enough to cover the minimum gas fee for TRX (I don't keep a TRON reserve), so I think 5% is reasonable. It is only roughly a $12 difference anyway.

If you need exactly 0.002614 BTC, I can arrange for that if you're OK with sending 262 USDT.

That's strange.

Approximately how much progress does your node make per day?

If the internet speed is decent, it should take 1-3 weeks to finish on average.

Progress: (valid as of the creation date of this post)

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Links to last entries:

letteredhub: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65291416#msg65291416

Yablee0: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65337144#msg65337144

Pablo-wood: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65283708#msg65283708

Hardyrobust: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65346140#msg65346140

BitBakerr1: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65344127#msg65344127

mikel_012: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65331347#msg65331347

Lembo69: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65281698#msg65281698

Barikui1: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65344141#msg65344141

Cossyblack: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65346076#msg65346076

Sipurba: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65330019#msg65330019

Mahiyammahi: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65344062#msg65344062

alegotardo: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65337398#msg65337398

Felicity_Tide: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480200.msg65344279#msg65344279

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Legend:

†Indicates a bitcoin node failure or some other reason which I have been made aware of. Members who are absent for too long will be removed without notice and will have to start over if they want to rejoin.

*Indicates a person who has not submitted a report for a long time. Please do so immediately to avoid getting removed without notice.

#Indicates a person whose report was not processed because it is incorrect. Usually this is because you misnumbered your days. Please fix your report as soon as possible.

Report generation is semi-automated now, so if you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.

Please do not quote this post when you type your status reports. It makes compiling this list slightly harder.

If you don't meet the minimum rank requirements, your post will be ignored.

Congratulations to the following users for completing the challenge!

mikel_012
Sipurba
Mahiyammahi
alegotardo (you don't get merit, since you're already a Legendary member )

Check out the new Lightning Network Quest -  earn merits and sats for running a Lightning node.

This report was compiled today by Felicity_Tide. Thanks! I should keep making "Links to last entries" section from now on.

Obligatory homage to Crysis here 

But in all seriousness though, it was pushing the raw CPU power, not the graphics card.

If I tap the "Add to playlist" button on a playlist Apple generated, and tap "New Playlist" (counter-intuitive, I know), will this freeze the playlist from any songs being added or removed?

Lol  in all seriousness though, I have found a memory-dump of privacy exchange sites in the Exchanges section. So eventually I'll have to list those too.

I even made a new website about brutally honest exchange reviews. I'm not going to link it though, because there are t actually any reviews yet.

It's clear that  with all the new offerihs popping up, eventually we will need a directory for listing eSIMs as well. 

And here I was thinking that you can only get one like that in the US and UK.

No SIMs here without KYC either. (I won't state the country so the TempleOS-namesake nutjob doesn't get the hint, but it's really not that hard if you do a few forum searches   )

But roaming is expensive, so here I am with a local SIM.

I'm more surprised that people aren't entirely on eSIMs yet.

I can't be the only one who was surprised that they didn't ban Binance first and then cryptocurrency payments second, LMAO   

Anyway, good for Kyrgyzstan. This agreement with Binance will certainly be of benefit to crypto users in that county. I wonder how the rest of the ex-USSR bloc will react to this though. They might treat this like El Salvador and either embrace them or be hostile to them.

Hey; this is the wrong board for your topic. It should be in Service Announcements.

Sure, I can do that. USDT right? It will be at 5% premium as normal.

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By the way guys, I might expand to ERC-20 tokens too. 

Our good old boy Cole Palmer finally breaks his goalscorer duck. Too bad he does it after we all sold him, and in a meaningless game for that part too.    We move on.

Is 30 points a good score this week, or am I below safety? Can't be arsed to check fpl.team today.

Apologies guys who were expecting a compilation on Sunday - it looks like I won't have time to make one today. I will post it to.orrow hopefully.

It was good that Trump helped bring down the trade deficit, but do you have estimates for how much the deficit has decreased for each country?

It can be a web resource if you wish. The important thing is that we have lower deficits with the countries whom we have the most trade.

Alts only rise when Bitcoin is also doing well, I have observed in the past. So as of right now. It is possible we will see an uptrend for some altcoins. Especially Ethereum. WTF has been going on there for the past few months? If I had large cash to spare, I'd invest in Ethereum.

I would have been inclined to say that this event is the main reason for Bitcoin's jump back to almost $100k a few days ago, but it looks like this happened last week and then some days ago. So I guess the market does not react to the SEC anymore.

I think it's fair because only credit cards are being barred, as the article said, which means that they do not want individual users to be borrowing money and taking loans in order to invest in an asset that might go down in a 12-month period.

You can still use a debit card or wire transfer to purchase crypto from my understanding.