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Re: ⚽ Premier League 2024/2025 Discussion Thread ⚽
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Swordsoffreedom
on 25/07/2025, 16:16:50 UTC
Of course, I think they will be one of the favorites competing with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Man City for the title. Another reason is that Maresca has made some good changes. Their progress was very noticeable last season as they finished in the top 5, and that happened after they had been experiencing poor results for a long time.
World Cup results are just statistics, as conditions in the league and the packed schedule may be very different. Remember that top EPL teams have already made significant player changes through the transfer window. So I think the new EPL season will be even more exciting.

Chelsea seem to be a much better team this season than last season. However, we still don't know how much Chelsea will be able to compete for the title. However, if Chelsea's performance is consistent, the Premier League title race will be very exciting.

Arsenal and Liverpool have spent a lot of money to strengthen their squad this season. Both have spent more than 200 million. So it is to be expected that both teams will try their best to win the title this season.

Chelsea have spent a lot of money to strengthen their attack. I don't know why the Chelsea coach only focused on strengthening the forwards despite having talents like Sterling, Mudryk, Nkunku and Felix. They should have tried to strengthen the defense and midfield
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Re: Importance of budgeting
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Swordsoffreedom
on 25/07/2025, 15:36:55 UTC
Budgeting is important in building a business, because if we cannot manage it properly, for sure the business we build will close quickly, that's for sure. But if we manage the budget properly and know how to manage it, for sure we will be able to run the business for a long time because we will be able to properly rotate the profit that comes into our business.

Budgeting is not only important in business and investing but also very important in our lives. No matter where our income comes from, how much...budgeting should always be done. Without a budget, we risk losing control of our finances, overspending, or worse, developing bad financial habits. In the long run, that will lead to a dead end in life.



Now if we don't have a business and have a regular job, this is a difficult situation because usually the expenses are higher than the regular salary, so it is very difficult to manage
how to budget the money we have worked for.

While budgeting can be a bit difficult if your income is low and doesn't cover your living expenses, that doesn't mean you don't need to budget. At the very least, budgeting will help you prioritize essential expenses first, spot and cut wasteful spending, and create good financial habits...

It can be said that budgeting is considered mandatory regardless of your income.
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Re: Can Bitcoin kill other crypto?
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Swordsoffreedom
on 25/07/2025, 15:11:40 UTC


Bitcoin dominance has recovered but now it is at 60.8%. Now I am not really sure how the Altcoin season will come with this. But yes, I will agree with you that if Bitcoin dominance falls below forty percent then the altcoin season will rule the market.

Many altcoins saw a significant price increase as BTC.D dropped from 64% to 59%, so it is understandable that they corrected and bitcoin dominance increased slightly.

I really only believe that altcoin season won't come if bitcoin dominance can rise back up to 65% again. Otherwise, sooner or later it will have to drop below 50% and altcoin season will explode.

Actually, you are making a wrong assumption here.  Because I never said that altcoin season should not come. What I want to say here is that the situation in the altcoin market makes it unlikely that there will be an altcoin season this season. And this is mainly as a warning because people will invest for FOMO and end up facing losses.

But I would definitely be happy if the altcoin season comes because I have some tiny investments in altcoins and I am optimistic that a good profit can be made during the altcoin season.
Many people make the mistake of relying on the past (market cycles), thinking that everything needs to be repeated exactly to the last detail. Just one small change, they immediately assume that history has changed, it is no longer true...bla...bla..bla..And that is exactly what is happening. Just because altcoins haven't been growing with bitcoin all this time, or altcoin season hasn't arrived yet when the bull season is about to end...they immediately conclude that it won't arrive. But for me, and I said this many times in the 2022 bear market, when something keeps repeating itself and becomes too predictable, it needs to change.

I believe altcoin season will come but there will be a certain delay and it will only come when not too many people believe in it anymore.

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Re: Can Bitcoin hold the leadership position for ever because the world changes?
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Swordsoffreedom
on 25/07/2025, 14:44:47 UTC
Yes, bitcoin was not the first crypto or the first decentralized currency, but it was the first successful crypto. Before bitcoin, BitGold and BMoney were the first decentralized cryptocurrencies but both were just theories, they were never fully implemented so they quickly failed.
There are more cryptocurrencies before Bitcoin appearance than just BitGold or Bmoney.
Bitcoin Prehistory Tree.
You can see more like Digicash, Cybercash, E-Gold, Hashcash, and BitTorrent.

I know that there were many coins that came before bitcoin. But according to my research, only BitGold and Bmoney are 2 projects designed to develop in a decentralized direction like bitcoin, the remaining projects are centralized. That's why I don't mention them.

People don't actually care about privacy and anonymity, and there is regulatory risk against privacy coins like Monero. Like you can ask many Bitcoin users whether they care about privacy or anonymity and why they invested in Bitcoin or used Bitcoin blockchain, most of them will give you answers without anything related to privacy and anonymity, even decentralization.

This is the naked truth and not many people dare to admit it. Most people are only interested in the profits that bitcoin brings, not many people care about privacy or anonymity as they say. Most people who say they care about and prioritize decentralization and privacy are just trying to hide their true ambitions when entering this market.
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Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
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Swordsoffreedom
on 24/07/2025, 15:49:08 UTC


Bangladesh probably had no intention of winning this match. We did not see Emon and Hrudoy in the squad. These two batsmen have played quite well in the past matches. More importantly, Bangladesh has rested Mustafiz, who has bowled the best among the Bangladeshi bowlers in the last two matches. And except for Nasum Ahmed, no other Bangladeshi bowler has bowled well.

Pakistan had scored 178 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. It was very difficult to score such a big score on this pitch. Farhan played the most important innings. This Pakistani opener scored 63 runs from 41 balls. Besides, Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Nawaz were able to bat well.

Bangladesh had lost 7 wickets for 41 runs. Even then, Bangladesh was able to score 104 runs. Mohammad Saifuddin played an unbeaten innings of 35 runs. As a result, Bangladesh was able to reduce the margin of defeat.
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Re: I tjink $150k look certain this year, bitcoin unstoppable!
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Swordsoffreedom
on 24/07/2025, 09:48:53 UTC
I am just wondering the mode of bitcoin haters right now, those who were critical about bitcoin, those who said bitcoin was a bubble ready to burst and those that claimed bitcoin was pondi schemes etc.
You see, change they is constant, imagine a man without ideas  criticizing a technology is has no knowledge about, bent on pulling it down at cost but failed. Now, it looks very obvious that bitcoin is determined to hit $150k before the end of this year. Based on your thoughts, how will those who called bitcoin different things react on the current market situations. Your thoughts.
Most of them that have publicly attacked bitcoin before have now repented and hav become heavy investors in bitcoin mychel stylor is one of them that have said difirmatry statements about bitcoin bit after world their all made their way back i to bitcoin and investing in it heavily at the moment so the regret is already working on them, and we should bot waste time discussing them for any reason.

Not only Michael Saylor,  Trump, Larry Fink and Jamie Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan) have been strong critics of bitcoin in the past. They bluntly call it a money laundering tool, used for illegal activities...But now they are big supporters of bitcoin and big whales in the market.


Although there are still many people who are stubborn and continue to criticize bitcoin despite the success it has achieved, but I think that sooner or later, they will have to join us. It's all a matter of time because bitcoin is inevitable.


https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149472282584072192
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Re: Can Bitcoin hold the leadership position for ever because the world changes?
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Swordsoffreedom
on 24/07/2025, 09:28:16 UTC


I think the first advantage is because Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency and had an absolute community support before Monero came along (bitcoin maximalists).


Second, bitcoin was designed to ensure transparency and security, rather than prioritizing absolute privacy (complete anonymity), and not everyone appreciates the absolute privacy Monero offers. There is also another factor that I think many people will be interested in, which is supply, Bitcoin has a limited supply while XMR does not.


Lastly and most importantly, what most investors care about is returns and bitcoin has clearly been doing well in this aspect before XMR came along. So it's no surprise that people continue to put their faith in bitcoin instead of XMR.
I don't know if Bitcoin was the first decentralised cryptocurrency but I know that it was not the first cryptocurrency, there were some attempts long before Bitcoin but Bitcoin succeeded. Satoshi even said that in a few years, Bitcoin will either be very popular or dead. I also remember that Bitcoin was promoted for being private, not transparent. Bitcoin mixers were very popular too, Bitmixer was mixing millions of Bitcoins every year. I still don't have a solid answer to the question why XMR didn't succeed, it was created in 2014 and it's not late for a cryptocurrency. Zcash, which was created in 2016, was interesting too but its price fell from $2000 to $50, many had high hopes.



Yes, bitcoin was not the first crypto or the first decentralized currency, but it was the first successful crypto. Before bitcoin, BitGold and BMoney were the first decentralized cryptocurrencies but both were just theories, they were never fully implemented so they quickly failed.


To be fair, it is difficult to see the real reason why XMR or ZCASH cannot become popular even though they are completely superior to bitcoin in terms of privacy and anonymity. But one thing is that they have become less attractive and less competitive from 2018 - 2020 as the US and EU governments have stepped up their crackdown on them. If the government doesn't crack down and stop them, and people don't just care about profits but also prioritize privacy and anonymity, it's hard to imagine what will happen to bitcoin.
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Re: Can Bitcoin kill other crypto?
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Swordsoffreedom
on 24/07/2025, 09:05:34 UTC

Currently, I can see that Bitcoin has a dominance of 59.7% .
And at the same time I do not think that the altcoin season will come in the market due to the decrease in Bitcoin's dominance by only around 4.69%.
Because before this, when the market created its first bull market in December 2024, Bitcoin's dominance in the market was around 54%. Even then, we did not see a very good performance of altcoins in the market.
And now those who are saying that a alt season will come even it is after bear trap, this seems ridiculous to me. I would say it's just a FOMO of the market.

Bitcoin dominance has dropped more than 4% but also brought ETH to $3k8, 3x higher since the 2024 low, or many meme coins like Pengu have increased 10x since their lowest bottom. What happens if DOM drops below 54% or below 40%?


If you study money flows in previous cycles, you will see that money always flows into bitcoin first. So comparing DOM of December 2024 with now is not accurate, because at that time money was pouring into bitcoin. So it is no surprise that altcoin prices are unlikely to rise at that time. But if BTC.D drops from 64% to 54% from now, that's a different story.


Since you're only investing in bitcoin, it's not hard to see why you don't want altcoin season to come. But the market does not move according to our thoughts and desires. Just because we believe and hope it won't happen, doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. Let time tell.

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Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
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Swordsoffreedom
on 23/07/2025, 18:22:29 UTC
I am happy that the Indian management has included Sai Sudarsan in the squad, leaving out Karun Nair. In this important series, the Indian management has given Karun Nair a chance. If Nair had been able to prove his worth, he would have undoubtedly become one of the permanent players in the Indian squad. But Nair missed the opportunity. Karun Nair could not bat well in even one match.
Nair can't complain now. Unfortunately, this is the end of his international career and there will be no comeback. He played a total of 3 tests and failed to score even one half-century. To give him advantage, the captain even asked him to bat at no.3. Even that didn't worked for him. And now the chance need to be given to Sai Sudarshan. Unfortunately, this raises the question about the quality of Indian domestic cricket. Players such as Nair, Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran scores a lot of runs in Ranji Trophy. But they fail to replicate this while playing under SENA conditions.

This was probably the last chance of 33-year-old Karun Nair's career. But karun nair has completely failed to make good use of the opportunity. BCCI will not give any more chance to Nair next.

However, I think Karun nair should have been given a chance against relatively weaker teams, like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or West Indies. But BCCI has given Nair a tough challenge. England is very strong among the Test playing nations. Also, the series is being played in England. If this was India's home series, maybe we would have seen a little better performance from Karun nair
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Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
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Swordsoffreedom
on 23/07/2025, 12:20:42 UTC
I am happy that the Indian management has included Sai Sudarsan in the squad, leaving out Karun Nair. In this important series, the Indian management has given Karun Nair a chance. If Nair had been able to prove his worth, he would have undoubtedly become one of the permanent players in the Indian squad. But Nair missed the opportunity. Karun Nair could not bat well in even one match.



India is trailing 2-1 in the series. If India does not win the fourth match, the series will be lost. So India will try its best to win. India has been able to make a pretty good start. Before the lunch break, India has scored 78 runs in 26 overs without losing a single wicket. Jaiswal's collection is 36 runs and Rahul's collection is 40.
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Swordsoffreedom
on 22/07/2025, 19:17:18 UTC
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Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
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Swordsoffreedom
on 22/07/2025, 14:21:22 UTC
Pakistan team has performed relatively well in second T20I compared to first match. Bangladesh team were all out in 20 overs for 133 runs, Jaker Ali played a valuable knock for his team at a time when four wickets were down for just 28 runs. It's Jaker Ali and Mahedi Hasan partnership that has rescued Bangladesh batting. The target is not big but we saw Pakistani batting lineup struggling to score runs in first match. If Bangladesh can get few quick wickets then they can put Pakistani batting under pressure.    

After Bangladesh lost 4 top order batsmen for just 28 runs, I expected Bangladesh's innings to end in the range of 100-110 runs. But Bangladesh managed to score 133 runs. This is not a bad total on such a pitch. If Bangladeshi bowlers can do their job properly, the match will be competitive.

Pakistan lost two wickets in the first two overs. The team lost the important wickets of Mohammad Haris and Saim Ayub for 9 runs. And after 3 overs, Pakistan's total is 13 runs. After losing wickets so quickly, naturally Pakistan is under a lot of pressure now. It is in Pakistan's favor to win this match too. Even though Bangladesh has given a target of only 134 runs, I consider Bangladesh the favorite to win at the moment.
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Re: ⚽ Premier League 2024/2025 Discussion Thread ⚽
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Swordsoffreedom
on 21/07/2025, 15:21:32 UTC
It is impossible to predict which team will win the Premier League title, but it is expected that Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool will face a tough competition next season.

In my opinion, the teams that will fight for the title are:
1 - Liverpool
2 - Chelsea

3 - Arsenal
4 - Manchester City

Chelsea has improved a lot, and they're a team that's improving with each game, so I wouldn't be surprised if they manage to win the league. I'm not a Chelsea fan, but I admit they're a strong contender, better than Arsenal and Manchester City on paper. We'll see on the field, but if I had to choose just two teams with the best chance of winning the Premier League, I'd choose Chelsea and Liverpool. Manchester City hasn't yet managed to regain its strength.
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I agree with you . liverpool are likely to be at the top of the table and chelsea in second place. However  the positions of the two teams in third and fourth place may change.

Liverpool is the most active  team in this transfer market. Liverpool has already spent a lot of money. And the team is ready to spend more money to make the squad strapping. We saw liverpool's strong performance last season. So it is expected that the team's performance will be mighty this season.

Chelsea's squad is quite steady. The team started improving towards the end of the last season. A few days ago chelsea had a memorable victory against psg in the fifa club world cup. So there is no doubt that this team will fight for the title next season
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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25
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Swordsoffreedom
on 21/07/2025, 13:21:06 UTC
Rodrygo is talented and professional, and can be a transfer target of many big clubs. I am not surprising if Barcelona want to have Rodrygo and in history there were transfers between Barcelona and Real Madrid so there is chance for such a transfer of Rodrgyo from Real Madrid to Barcelona this summer.

The main barrier is transfer price that is very expensive and if Barcelona did not buy Nico Williams by having limited budget, I don't think they will be ready to purchase Rodrygo with a big money to spend. It's unrealistic and logic interference makes me thinking more about rumors. Rodrgyo has high possibility of moving out of Real Madrid but his destination will not be Barcelona.

I do not see this possibility. Since it is now almost certain that Rashford is coming to Barcelona on loan, so there is absolutely no chance for Barcelona to buy Rodrygo now. After having talented attackers like Torres, Lewandowski, Yamal, Raphinha and Rashford, does Barcelona need Rodrygo? Lewa, Raphinha and Yamal will be in the starting XI for sure. We still do not know how Hansi Flick will use Rashford. In such a situation, why would Barcelona waste money by buying Rodrygo and keeping him on the bench? Also, Barcelona's financial situation is not good at all. Where will Barcelona get the money to buy Rodrygo at such a huge amount? So I consider this just a rumor.
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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
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Swordsoffreedom
on 21/07/2025, 12:58:36 UTC
What you said is true. It is the midfield control that he really needs to do something about. kroos is not just any how player, his pattern of play is very unique so it will be hard to replace him. No matter how good Bellingham is, he can't be compared to kroos in terms of how to control ball. The attack is really good with vini ,Mbappe and others, however if the midfield is not strong it will also become a problem. They should get a good replacement . I believe xabi Alonso have a good experience and would definitely get a good replacement.

Toni Kross and Luka Modrich are very skillfull midfielders. Maybe we have not seen these two midfielders from too many goals. However  both of these were have the ability to  changing the entire match scenario at any time. Moreover , we cannot verify the capability of midfielders by considering the number of goals only. The main responsibility of a midfielder is not to score goals. The main responsibility of the midfielder is to keep the midfield stable, and as a result the attack and defense's performance is strengthened.

Xabi Alonso will not find a worthy replacement for these two midfielders, it is sure. Bellingham is a good midfielder,  but his playing style is not similar neither Modrich nor Kroos. Even so, Madrid's midfield has talented midfielders like Bellingham, Camavinga, Diaz and Valverde. If Xabi Alonso's match strategy is good, Madrid's midfield will also be stable.
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Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
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Swordsoffreedom
on 21/07/2025, 10:15:00 UTC
Pakistan is a very strong team. All their field games are at the same level. Comparatively, I would say that Bangladesh's game has become much worse than before. There was a time when we knew Bangladesh's name as one of the best T20 teams. But now they are not in that position. So can Bangladesh regain their previous reputation?


Bangladesh has never been a strong team in Test and T20 formats. Although this team is able to play somewhat well in ODI format, it is weak in Test and T20 formats. Bangladesh does not have any experienced player in the squad to bat at a decent strike rate in T20 format. Every batsman's batting is slow. Even on batting friendly pitches, Bangladesh has managed to collect 200 runs in very few matches.

Although Tenzid and Liton could not play well against Pakistan, Emon and Towhid batted well. That is why Bangladesh reached the target of victory by losing only 3 wickets. I do not expect better batting from Bangladesh on bowling friendly pitches.

Pakistan should have formed the squad considering the condition of the pitch. I will not complain about the performance of Pakistan's batsmen. However, Pakistani bowlers had the opportunity to perform better.
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Re: Can Bitcoin kill other crypto?
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Swordsoffreedom
on 21/07/2025, 03:44:41 UTC
I believe that many altcoins will die off due to week fundamentals, all the weak projects, meme coins and speculative tokens will vanish over time. Bitcoin is more entrenched than any other crypto that's why I believe that it's strength will make sure any crypto that actually survives, must justify its existence
Actually, people used to think that this kind of question was absurd before, but now this issue is becoming a bit relevant because after a certain cycle, the bull season of bitcoin is happening but the altcoin season is not being seen in the market.

This seems to indicate that people's confidence in alternative coins investment has decreased a bit, and as a result of which the attraction of investors is currently only surrounding bitcoin. I am not saying that alternative coins will be dead, but the dominance of bitcoin in the market will increase even more so that most people will lose the desire to invest in altcoins.

Have you checked the altcoin market and bitcoin dominance lately? Bitcoin dominance has dropped from 65% to 60% and will soon continue to drop to 50% or even 40%. Along with that, the altcoin market is showing signs of strong growth led by ETH as ETF cash flows have been consistently higher than bitcoin in recent days.

I am pretty confident and betting that once ETH breaks ATH it will trigger altcoin season and history will repeat itself again.


Crypto is just a speculative market, and its performance depends more on manipulation than supply and demand. Altcoin season hasn't arrived yet simply because it's not the right time. Like every cycle before it, altcoin season only comes when there are not many people who believe in it anymore, it only appears when most people have sold their altcoin bags and believe that bitcoin is the only coin will go up in price.

History repeats itself once again.
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Re: Safely storing bitcoins
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Swordsoffreedom
on 21/07/2025, 01:52:49 UTC
Theoretically, quantum computers could harm bitcoin in particular and cryptocurrencies in general. But the problem is, according to experts, it will take at least 20-30 years for quantum computers to develop powerful enough...

Which experts? give us names, source of information.

Just please, don't link us to AI generated articles.

According to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, quantum computers are still a long way from being able to break bitcoin's cryptography.


https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1888259298641191049/history

Or according to recent reports, quantum computers need to reach at least 1 million qubits to be able to threaten bitcoin instead of 10-20 million as before. But meanwhile, the most powerful quantum computer today is IBM's Condor, with 1,121 qubits. And as far as I know, quantum computers have been researched and developed since 1980, which means after 27 years, they have only achieved 1,121 qubits. At that rate, how many years do you think it will take to reach 1 million qubits?
My 20-30 year estimate is somewhat conservative, as at the current rate of development, quantum computers may take much longer to get there.

Additionally, Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 algorithm, which is also the algorithm that banks, corporations, and even governments are using to protect confidential information. If quantum computers can threaten bitcoin, traditional systems will suffer the same fate as bitcoin.
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Re: Senator Lummis Submits New bills on Crypto Taxes
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Swordsoffreedom
on 20/07/2025, 15:26:37 UTC
Was she the one who came up with proposals like turning bitcoin into a strategic reserve, or suggesting that Congress consider selling gold to buy 1 million BTC over 5 years to build a strategic bitcoin reserve for the US?

But so far , it appears her previous ideas have never been seriously proposed to Congress. So should we believe she's really serious about  this idea?

In my opinion, as long as it has not been proposed, passed and become law. Let's not be too quick to celebrate or get excited.
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Re: Safely storing bitcoins
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Swordsoffreedom
on 20/07/2025, 15:05:49 UTC
Theoretically, quantum computers could harm bitcoin in particular and cryptocurrencies in general. But the problem is, according to experts, it will take at least 20-30 years for quantum computers to develop powerful enough to harm current bitcoin technology. That means quantum computing technology lags behind Bitcoin technology, and that also means when quantum computing reaches a level where it can harm Bitcoin, Bitcoin will also evolve and reach new heights at that time.

So, theoretically and mathematically, quantum computers are harmless to bitcoin, both now and in the future.