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And perhaps the reason Amorim hasn't brought in many new players in this transfer window is because he seems intent on maximizing his existing squad for this season. Although many seem to be hoping Manchester United will start the new season with a revamped squad as well.
Manchester United have spent a lot of money on players in recent seasons. But no player has been able to do well in the Manchester United jersey. Each player's performance has been feeble and inconsistent.
That is why Amorim is walking a different path. He will probably try to stabilize Manchester United's performance a little first. He will create a specific match strategy and add the necessary talented players to the squad before that. And Manchester United's squad is very shaky now. We will have to try to strengthen this squad gradually. But we will see whether Amorim will be successful next season. If Manchester United can make it to the top 6 of the table, I will consider it a good result
Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25
I don't think that Rashford presence in Barcelona will affect any of their current players, because Flick already know the formation and tactics to use. Players will be rotated which is a norm. In the long run, the best performing players will always be among the first eleven. Rashford should try his best and cope with Barcelona system for easy adaptation and to win a place in Flick's first eleven.
Agree. We have seen that Hansi Flick is not very interested in Rashford. Barcelona management was interested in buying Nico williams. But in the end Barcelona can not able to bought Nico . Even Barcelona brought Rashford to the squad because Barcelona did not have to spend any extra money. If Manchester united offered to sell rashford, I think Barcelona would not buy him. So we will not see any changes in Barcelona's Starting XI because of coming to the Rashford Squad. Flick will not make any changes to Barcelona's formation, match strategy and starting XI like we saw in the last season
Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
Yes, England is good position in this test match because their current score is 252 runs by just loss of 2 wickets in first inning of match and trail by 106 runs. Day third first session is started and england will score lead today. England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley scored a one hundred and fifty plus runs partnership. England openior Ben Duckett missed his well deserved century by 6 runs short but assisted his team to scored a good lead in the first inning. Ollie Pope and Joe Root is playing now this partnerships cross fifty run. Ollie Pope is playing at 30 runs while Joe Root is playing at 25 runs not out. India needs to picked some quick wickets in first session of day three if they want to win this test match.
The Indian bowlers have started the third day well. England have scored 305 runs in 68 overs. England have not lost any wickets on the third day yet. Ollie Pope is at the crease with 62 runs and Joe Root is at 45 runs. England are trailing India by just 53 runs. So it can be easily assumed that England is going to take a huge lead in the first innings.
If England is able to take a lead of 150+ then I would say that India has no chance of winning this match. They will have to try to draw the match in the second innings. Indian batsmen are not playing as well as expected. Now we are not seeing good bowling from Indian bowlers either. Even though experienced bowlers like Bhumrah, Siraj and Jadeja are in the squad, India is not able to give any advantage.
Bangladesh's performance today was not good at all, they performed very badly in both batting and bowling, their performance today was not acceptable in any way considering the way they were performing in the last two matches, after winning the first two matches they secured their series win, they did not give any importance to playing the last match, and that is probably why their performance was so bad, but anyway, Pakistan's performance today was good, their bowling was excellent, Salman Mirza took 3 wickets in 4 overs, Faheem Ashraf took 2 wickets in 2 overs, and Mohammad Nawaz took 2 wickets in the same way before the end of 2 wickets i.e. in 1.4 overs, and then ended the game. Anyway, I really liked Pakistan's performance today.
Since Bangladesh had won the first two matches, this match was not that important for Bangladesh. So Bangladesh did not give full effort in this match. Bangladesh rested important players like emon, hridoy and Mustafiz today. If Mustafiz was in the squad, Pakistani batsmen would never have been able to score a huge 178 runs on this pitch.
Bangladesh batsmen also did not do well today. If Saifuddin could not play the innings of 35 runs, Bangladesh would have lost by more than 100 runs. However, in this series, I am very upset with Bangladesh captain Liton. We did not see Bangladesh captain batting well in a single match. BCB should rest Liton for a few matches and give a chance to a new player.
We can't guarantee 100% because anything can happen and everything has risks but when holding bitcoin for 5-10 years. There is a 99% chance that we can make significant profits and improve our financial situation. Holding assets with limited supply and increasing demand like bitcoin for the long term is always beneficial, but the problem is it is easier said than done. This is not a short period of time, and there will be many challenges and obstacles that we need to overcome, and not everyone can overcome them.
Many of us always claim that we can hold bitcoin for long periods of time like 5, 10 or even 20 years but in reality not many people can do that.
Long term holding does have great potential especially with assets like Bitcoin that are scarce and increasingly adopted. But as you said the real challenge lies in staying patient and disciplined over time. It is a mental game as much as a financial one. Recognizing the difficulty is actually the first step toward developing the strength to endure it.
I wonder how people will hold bitcoin for 5 to 10 years when they check bitcoin price daily, even hourly. They run around looking for any news when bitcoin price suddenly increases/decreases, or get disappointed when bitcoin drops 1% or even 5%, and panic when bitcoin drops 50% or more.
Not to mention, real life is always full of challenges and surprises. We have to earn every penny and save every bit, unlike those who are rich in millions/billions of dollars. So long term holding is really a challenge and not many people can do it.
Honestly, I also have a long term holding goal but I'm not sure I can do it because life never goes as expected. We can wait, but can our parents and children wait another 5 or 10 years?...
Truth be told I don't see Liverpool to be having any issues coming this 2025/2026 English premier League campaign because with what I'm seeing Liverpool is still likely to win the league this coming season with the way they have even strengthen the the team I don't really see them to fail on this coming season because the squad is not lacking any thing and I believe this was the same step that gave Manchester City the league in four consecutive times, talking of Manchester City the will definitely show working but don't really think they can dominate as they use to as every team is really planning big ahead of next season.
Last season we saw Liverpool's strong performance. The team played very well. Despite the unexpected defeat against PSG in the Champions League, Liverpool won the Premier League title by dominating. Despite the good performance, this season Liverpool management has spent more than 200 million to strengthen their squad more. Liverpool management has not spared any expense. Now we are waiting to see Liverpool's capabilities.
Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea have also tried their best to strengthen their squad. And this is why it is expected that the title fight next season will be very intense. All four renowned teams have formed strong squads and will fight to win the title.
And I don't really think we'll see an altcoin season this season. If we really did see an altcoin season, we would already have some signals going on, like the price of Ethereum maybe crossing its previous all-time high.
And have you checked ETH price, or have you followed ETH ETF and BTC ETF flows in recent days? I just checked them this morning and if I remember correctly BTC ETF inflows are -68 million while ETH ETF inflows are +533 million and Sol is +12 million. Another thing you should know is this has been going on for over a week, not just today. What do you think about this?
Not to mention, BNB also hit a new ATH today after almost 4 years although that's still not a good growth, or XRP also recovered above $3.6.
Agreed that this year's bull season is quite different than every other year but that doesn't mean altcoin season won't come and the market is dedicated to bitcoin. Contrary to you, I never believed in it and never doubted the altcoin season because the crypto industry cannot survive with just bitcoin and bitcoin maximalists.
By the way, I'm quite happy that until now there are still many people who doubt and even don't believe in alt season, the more people who don't believe, the better sign it is for alt season.
But I think holding it for 5–10 years will actually be profitable.
We can't guarantee 100% because anything can happen and everything has risks but when holding bitcoin for 5-10 years. There is a 99% chance that we can make significant profits and improve our financial situation. Holding assets with limited supply and increasing demand like bitcoin for the long term is always beneficial, but the problem is it is easier said than done. This is not a short period of time, and there will be many challenges and obstacles that we need to overcome, and not everyone can overcome them.
Many of us always claim that we can hold bitcoin for long periods of time like 5, 10 or even 20 years but in reality not many people can do that.
Sure we all want that to happen but I don't think we can get there that quickly. Bitcoin just hit $123k last week, and everything takes time. We cannot expect Bitcoin to keep going up forever without any correction and accumulation.
Bitcoin needs to correct and consolidate before it can move higher and it seems that its dominance is also decreasing to make way for altcoins. So, I predict that the best case scenario is that Bitcoin will continue to rise in early August and along with it, it will pull the entire market into the biggest bullish wave that everyone has been waiting for a long time.
We still have more than 4 months left in the year, so there is no need to rush or speed up, bitcoin can still hit $150k if it can maintain the current pace. I'm not worried about the $150k goal this year but I don't think it's going to happen this month or next month.
Many will say anything is possible but 4 months is too short for a $200k goal. I don't know who else is optimistic about that goal but for me, I don't think bitcoin can reach that goal in just 4 months left of the year no matter how many institutions and companies add bitcoin to their strategic reserves.
In my opinion, it would take a bigger catalyst like national reserves, not just institutional reserves, to get bitcoin to $200k, but that's clearly not going to happen anytime soon.
The question is "will the investment in implementing cryptocurrency payments be covered by an increase in the overall revenue?". If the answer is NO, why would any e-shopping site accept crypto payments? Even if an online shopping site accept crypto, will there be enough people willing to spend BTC on online purchases? I think that the answer is NO. Also, assuming that crypto payments are non-refundable, while fiat payments are refundable, do you really believe that the people would prefer a non-refundable payment method over a refundable payment method for online purchases? I think that the answer is obvious.
I would guess it could. Think about it, is there any cost involved? No, you just implement it once, and then you do nothing about it, there is no concurrent cost to it monthly or whatever. So, what does it mean? Even if you get one sale per month, that is still profit from it, hence it is a profitable idea to add. When there is no money loss at all, and there is a chance of making any money, then that means it's a profitable idea.All ecommerce websites will consider that, as an option. Obviously this depends on the size as well, like for example if you are just selling few hundred dollars a month, then I doubt it would make a huge change, but if ebay added it, then yeah I am sure that it will have some sort of benefit to them considering the size.
May I ask, what benefits will they get if they integrate bitcoin into their business? How do they make money (profit) if they just use it as a payment method?
Additionally, those who shop online regularly will know that returns are a very common phenomenon. How will businesses handle refunds if a customer pays with bitcoin and wants the bitcoins back? I mean, what solution will help them do that without suffering financial losses because they need to pay transaction fees and face bitcoin price volatility. Meanwhile, they will have almost no problem using traditional payment systems.
I think they have their reasons for not adopting bitcoin into their business yet even though bitcoin has become popular globally these days.
Re: BTC as means of payment is a looking more possible than before?
This is simply another step toward Bitcoin's progression as a global currency. We can't really foresee what happens next, but this law helps encourage others to use Bitcoin as a means of payment, keeping it away from being considered an asset. The more laws created regarding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the more support they gain, especially for merchants. We can't see the immediate impact of this, but I believe it will make a positive contribution to the crypto market. Let us prove to the people who think it was impossible that they are wrong and change their minds.
I guess you haven't taken the time to research the GENIUS Act that was just passed in the US, it doesn't mention bitcoin or altcoins. The GENIUS Act is a specialized bill and focuses solely on stablecoins. So there will be no impact or push to turn bitcoin into a currency or payment method.
So far, bitcoin is only recognized as a commodity, asset or investment and I don't think they will change that anytime soon and encourage people to gradually use it as a currency. The simple reason is that governments will never accept a currency that they do not control.
Why are people so worried about quantum computing? Bitcoin’s already a massive network, and if there really was a serious threat, I’m pretty sure the big investors and developers would already be on top of it.
That is because they are looking at that instead of doing DCA. The network has been there pretty stable and there is no need for them to think of it when they've already seen big investors putting millions of money. If they are not worried, we shouldn't be worried as well and that's the reason why we have to chill out and never worry at all because if there are people that has to worry first, it should be these financial institutions that holds massive Bitcoins.Exactly, institutions, whales or even governments are pouring billions of dollars into bitcoin and they are very optimistic about the future of bitcoin. They don't even care about 51% attacks or quantum computers, and what they are doing is actively accumulating as much Bitcoin as possible. Meanwhile, small investors like us worry about those things, don’t we see how meaningless that is?
I believe they even understand those things better than we do because they have the technical team to analyze and evaluate those things. So if they don't worry, we don't need to worry either. We should focus on accumulating bitcoins, don't complicate things and waste unnecessary time.
It is also quite possible we won't see another one throughout 2025, but positive thinking as we have more than 4 months left for the year to end, another ATH might happen at any time.
It may sound negative but this scenario is entirely possible as bitcoin has increased significantly since 2024 and this is also considered the longest bull run ever. So while we remain optimistic, there is nothing wrong with lowering expectations because bitcoin cannot rise forever.
In my opinion, it is not difficult for Bitcoin to reach a new ATH because just increasing by $1 or $10 is considered reaching a new ATH, but whether Bitcoin can reach $150k before the bull run ends is still a question mark.
I can't imagine gold producing such a high return in a month.
I won't compare because bitcoin and gold are different. Gold is a safe haven, not a speculative asset like bitcoin, and gold's market capitalization is 10 times that of bitcoin. So it is no surprise that it cannot increase in price quickly and generate huge profits. If bitcoin one day reaches a market cap of $5 or $10 billion, the same will happen to bitcoin.
Perhaps next week we'll see Bitcoin head towards $130K.
Sure we all want that to happen but I don't think we can get there that quickly. Bitcoin just hit $123k last week, and everything takes time. We cannot expect Bitcoin to keep going up forever without any correction and accumulation.
Bitcoin needs to correct and consolidate before it can move higher and it seems that its dominance is also decreasing to make way for altcoins. So, I predict that the best case scenario is that Bitcoin will continue to rise in early August and along with it, it will pull the entire market into the biggest bullish wave that everyone has been waiting for a long time.
Re: Will Bitcoin Hit $500k before the end of the decade as predicted by Jeremie Davi
We're in a bull run and higher speculations are normally coming out at these times. But I admire those people like him that have always been bullish to Bitcoin ever since. So, $500k in a decade or for two cycles is possible IMHO. We want to see how high Bitcoin can reach for the last decade but let's just give an example of how much Bitcoin was a decade ago, so 2015 started the year with $200-$300 price and now look how much it is just in a decade. So that multiplier that Bitcoin has got is certainly a lot and we might see $500k possible although the multiplier should only get around 4.5x - 5x, might be not that much but with the expensive pricing, it will take time.
We're currently in a bull market but according to the 4 year cycles, 2025 is the last year of the bull market. Thus, by 2030, after undergoing another bearish cycle, we'll enter the bull market once again. Thus, it's quite possible we'll see a new ATH by then, however, $500,000 is more than 4 times the current Bitcoin's price, something which I'm not too convinced that it's possible so soon. A target of $250,000 to $300,000 seems more realistic if you ask me.People are too optimistic and forget that the more mature and bigger bitcoin gets, the slower its growth. It will not be able to increase exponentially x3, x5 like previous cycles.
Like the current cycle, although the bull season is not over yet, but if we compare it to the 2021 peak of $69k. Bitcoin hasn't even doubled yet, let alone bigger goals like x3 or x5.
If this bull run ends and Bitcoin hits all-time high of $150k, I doubt Bitcoin can hit $300k in the next cycle, let alone $500k.
The team needs to act decisively during the transfer window. Xabi must take the right steps in this regard; the team is in excellent shape and needs to get even better. He needs to strengthen the squad further by making the right transfers.
If one of the team's key players leaves, they could suffer significant losses. He needs to make the right choices in these critical situations. Otherwise, a team that's performing very well can suddenly become very bad
If one of the team's key players leaves, they could suffer significant losses. He needs to make the right choices in these critical situations. Otherwise, a team that's performing very well can suddenly become very bad
Real Madrid's squad is quite strong. I do not think there is any require to change much in this squad. There are many talented players in every position, defense, midfield and attack . So real madrid does not need to add new players to the squad.
Now xabi needs to create a stable match strategy. Only if the match strategy is good , madrid's performance will be consistent. However we still do not know how real madrid will perform next season. However xabi Alonso's first task will be to strengthen Real madrid's defense. Only if Madrid's defense is strong, Madrid's overall performance will be strong.
I am happy Manchester United finally succeeded in bringing Bryan Mbeumo to Old Trafford this season. Now that Manchester United has succeeded in bringing Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo to Old Trafford, they should focus on signing a quality striker so that they can be able to compete in the Premier League and become a team that will be feared and difficult to win against in the Premier League.
Buyinu Bryan Mbeumo was a good move for Manchester United. Manchester inited have not been very active in the transfer market this season. But even then they have managed to add two experienced players to the squad. Manchester united have added Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo to the squad.
Manchesterunited needed a regular scorer. And they got it. Bryan mbeumo scored 20 goals and 7 assists in the brentford jersey last season. Mbeumo performed excellently last season. At the same time , Cunha is also a very talented player. If these two players can adapt well, we will doubtlessly see a stronger attack for Manchester United next season.
You're right every league has it unique strength so don't underrated any team from any league all leagues are competitive enough the difference is just in the Media coverage teams in main stream Europe have more Media coverage which helps to promote their teams globally but in terms of quality of play I think that no league should be written offs because we can see what the team from the soudi league did
I can not agree with you thoroughly. It is true that the Saudi pro league is improving. But we know very little about the Saudi pro league because they do not have much media coverage . I agree with you.
But I do not think every league is competitive. The only strong club in ligue 1 is psg . No other club is able to form a squad as strong as psg. The strongest club in the Bundesliga is Munich. Although there are several renowned clubs in the Bundesliga, every club is far behind Munich in the title race. On the other hand there are many renowned clubs in the Premier league, and there are also many rich clubs. It is impossible to predict with certainty which team will win the title before the start of the season.
Re: ⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2024/25 | Winner: Tottenham Hotspur
Partizan vs Larnaca match is the most competitive match today. Both teams played quite well in the first leg match. Larnaca was able to secure a 1-0 win at home. No team has scored a goal in the first half so far. Since Larnaca won the first match, their target in this match is a draw. And naturally, the team played defensively. On the other hand, Partizan has not been able to score any goals despite making several strong attacks. The match is now most likely to be a goalless draw.
Ohhhho !! I also thought that Partizan would not be able to score any goals. And Larnaca would be leading 1-0 to qualify for the next round. But in the 69th minute of the match, Partizan took the lead through a goal by Ognjen Ugresic. Larnaca won the first match 1-0.
After 80 minutes, Partizan is leading 1-0. Both teams have now increased the pace of attack. Larnaca played defensively until the goal was conceded, but now the team is trying to score.
The match between Hapoel Beer Sheva vs Levski Sofia has also become quite competitive. The first leg match between these two teams was a goalless draw. This match is also now tied 1-1. Neither team could score in extra time. The result of the match will be decided by a penalty shootout
Many even believe that in the next 10-15 years, bitcoin will surpass the market capitalization of gold. They even believe it could increase x10-x100 in the future. Are you underestimating bitcoin's potential by not believing it will hit $500k in the next 10 years?
. I will continue to support Bitcoin the way I can and buy more when it dips significantly again. But I will not be a blind investor at the same time, especially those who mislead people.
Admittedly, bitcoin reaching over $2 trillion in 16 years is an admirable record as no other asset has done that. But that doesn't mean it will easily reach $5 trillion or $10 trillion, let alone be able to compare or surpass gold.
Many people don't seem to understand the value of numbers and they just think that going from $100k to $1 million is similar to bitcoin going from $10 to $100. They only look at the price and forget that bitcoin's market capitalization is also a factor to consider.
I am really confused that there are still many people who believe that bitcoin can increase in price 10x or 100x in the next decade.