Everyone associated with Liverpool is shocked, you don't lose in that way in front of your home crowd, because at the end of the day it wouldn't be the defeat (or imminent elimination) that matters, but how possible (and quickly) can you pick yourselves up and get ready for the busy schedule ahead, with games set to start coming thick and fast. I don't know for how long before we start seeing agitations for Klopp to be fired, i know he has given Liverpool quite a lot to cheer for in recent years, but the performances this season is unacceptable and i'm pretty sure sooner or later the board would make that unequivocally known to him.

Indeed, Madrid's win is also quite interesting for our pool. Before tomorrow's games things got a bit closer.



Source: Superbru, CL pool


Uff, didn't remember Liverpool losing a 2:0 like that. I was already celebrating a bit when they took a 2-0 lead in the first half (since I picked 2:1 LFC). How on earth can they let in five goals, lol.

Not a wrong concept in saving, but their goals are different. There are those who save for the short term, for example saving from spring to meet winter. Some are saving for the long term, for example they are preparing for their old age. It doesn't mean money can't be used, even if there is a emergency need, the savings will definitely be used if the monthly spending money is insufficient.

Buffet would feel that he is very right about cryptocurrency by looking at fiascos of Terra $LUNA, $UST de-peg, FTX and $FTT collapse and bankruptcy as well as other bankruptcies of some big companies like Celcius, Voyager, Three Arrows Capital, BlockFi ... However he is not right about Bitcoin.

With Proof of Work, only 21M BTC in supply, no owner company, no risk from over-leverage by owner, no greed from a single owner like Do Kwon or SBF, no chance to see fiasco like altcoin fiascos.

Bitcoin is a best for long term investment.

In 2023, bear market is continuing and accumulation is necessary to complete the bear market.

Accumulation trend

These 3 teams are indeed the favorites to win the Champions League title this season, but we'll see if they can continue their impressive performance in the Champions League or not. Because in the Champions League, opponents who are considered weak can actually surprise them. Leipzig is indeed weaker than Manchester City, but that doesn't mean they can beat Leipzig easily in their meeting this time. Leipzig could be the team that will give them defeat.

Union Berlin was top of the table at the start of the season. And for a long time, they held the top spot. But suddenly they lost the top spot in the table due to losing points in several matches. But now Munich, Dortmund, and Union Berlin are equal on points. All three teams have an equal chance of going top of the table.

But the way Union Berlin performed against Schalke in the last match, I don't think this team deserves to go top of the table. My guess is we will see Dortmund at the top of the table in the next few matches. Because Bayern Munich's main focus now is on the Champions League. So we will see Munich's unstable performance in the Bundesliga for a few days.

At the beginning of the season, Manchester United's aim was to stabilize the team. Ten Hag managed to stabilize the group. And this team is now fighting for the title. I would say this is possible due to Ten Hag's match strategy. He has managed to transform an almost troubled team into a strong one. However, Manchester United still have several weaknesses within their squad.

United is just 3 points behind Manchester City. The United team can now continue to perform well and consistently in the Premier League. And so if Manchester City loses a point in a match, then United has a chance to climb one step higher in the points table. Arsenal is still somewhat in the safe zone. However, if they perform poorly in 2/1 matches, they can lose the top spot.

Barcelona players has displayed what made people to believed that they are in a good position to win this la Liga league title, because they were able to achieved two goals in the first half to weak the strength of Cadiz players, which they did by not allowed them to score goal through out the match. Robert Lewandowski and Sergi Roberto used their opportunities well to help the team to embrace the goals that brought them victory and to help them to be ahead of Real Madrid in the la Liga league table. I think, Barcelona will definitely break record in this season by achieving the title, because they keep displaying wonders in this la Liga league competition.

Bitcoin is a virtual currency that uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or institutions like Banks. By its very own definition, Bitcoin sounds well positioned to kill central banks. Could it? This topic of central banks and their potential replacements are complex with a lot of valid arguments supporting it and against it.
The digital era may be against central banks, but it all not that easy as it has a strong foundation and six centuries of history. The first central banks, often helped nations in funding wars and other initiatives that are supported by the government. The British redefined the concept of central banking in 1844 with a legislative effort that laid the foundation for an institution that had the power to issue currency.
With the idea of a bank with that level of power could help stabilize the financial system in times of crisis and war. It is a concept that many experts agree helped stave off disaster during the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. Presently, modern central banks play a variety of roles like maintaining full employment and stables prices, ensuring the safety and soundness of the nation’s banking and financial system, stabilizing the financial system in times of crisis and helping oversee the nation’s payment systems.
Currently, central banks are the predominant structure nations use to manage their economies. They have a long history and monopoly power. Hence they are not going to give up that power without an intense fight. While Bitcoin and other digital currencies have created great interest, their adoption rates are very minimal and obviously, the government support for them is almost nonexistent.
Unless governments recognize and label Bitcoin as a real-time currency, Bitcoin has little less hope of killing off central banks any time soon. Having said that, central banks across the globe are very keenly watching and understanding what Bitcoin is doing. As we all know that metal coins are expensive to manufacture and most of the time their face value is kind of cheaper than their manufacturing cost, we shouldn’t be surprised if central banks one day issues digital currencies under their name.
That is the exact reason why they should adopt it sooner rather than later. The earlier banks adapt and adopt some or the other form of Blockchain the more relevant they will remain. Bitcoin has established a lot of partnerships with FinTech firms I order to develop the applications of Blockchains in their capital markets. That could explain why big banks have been eagerly warming up to Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies which use Blockchain.

can't believe it's Valentine's Day soon...

In my country Valentine's Day is not a big day that must be celebrated, but my husband and I have been celebrating Valentine's Day for years. I don't expect a big gift from my husband, as long as he allows me to continue buying Bitcoins when we have more money then it is the most beautiful valentine gift.

it is good for investing but not for transacting, because the price is not fixed so we as owners can feel a loss if bitcoin is in a period of correction,
and I'm not sure all countries accept the existence of bitcoin cs,  into their government, because fiat is easy to regulate even though it always results in inflation

Since the last few days the price of bitcoin has again experienced a significant increase in the crypto market. I predict that bitcoin's current rise in price is likely to be on an upward trajectory until it reaches the $60k level again. Therefore, if more countries adopt bitcoin like EL Salvador, then the bitcoin bullish phase will continue until it sets another new ATH record.

I did not even expect that in Russia they could make such a decision. This is really very good news for the cryptocurrency market and, apparently, the prices in the market will go up now. But earlier in Russia they argued that they could not allow the circulation of cryptocurrency as a means of payment, since it is written in their Constitution that the only means of payment in the country is the ruble. Has the current international sanctions and the threat of other, more stringent ones forced to change the attitude towards cryptocurrency, especially on the part of the Central Bank, which until then was categorically against its legalization? Apparently, finances in Russia have become very tense, and the legalization of cryptocurrency with the introduction of a tax will make it possible to receive many billions of dollars in cash, and, on the other hand, to bypass international sanctions and hide your capital.

If you look at the date of this thread, it is the last few days of January when the price is still in the $30k'ish. But now it seems that market rocketed as others have put it. So when he open this thread, I would say that it is the right time to buy.

But with the way the price is going up this days, better wait till it settles down because you might be swept with the current hype and not make good profits in the future.