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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
in Gambling discussion
Arsenal won all their group stage matches including big teams but it's always a different ball game at the knockout stage. I see Arsenal as the favorite to win the game. Football is full of surprises, anything can happen, we might see a different outcome entirely from our expectations. Only gamble with the amount of money that you can afford to lose.

Arsenal are undoubtedly favourites against Sporting. Arsenal have a better chance of winning. No one will argue with that. Arsenal are in good form and they are strong.

But the knockout rounds of the Champions League are unpredictable. We have seen underdog teams win many times in the past. For example, Liverpool were at the top of the table in the first round last season. But they lost badly against PSG in the first knockout match and were eliminated from the Champions League. Although Arsenal have a better chance of winning, if they fail to perform well, they will not be able to qualify for the quarter-finals.
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Re: ⚽ International Football Prediction and Discussion Thread ⚽
in Gambling discussion
There was a friendly match between Mexico national football team and Portugal national football team and no team could do any goal in this match which was very bad performance by both teams because we like the team which do goal in every match.  The shots of both teams were comparable as difference was not great in this match between these two teams. Portugal team was favorite to win this match but they could not win this match because their players could not attack on opponent team and opponent team was ready to face the challenges in this match and they could not play impressive in this match.

I was very disappointed with portugal's performance. I knew that Mexico was not a weak opponent. But I still bet on Portugal to win. Because Portugal managed to score 9 goals against Armenia in their last match.

Portugal did not score any  goals against Mexico. The match ended in a goalless draw. The target of both teams was not to concede goals. Neither team's players made much of an  attack. Portugal's players managed to make only 2 on target shots in the entire match and Mexico's players managed to make only 1  on target shot.
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Re: Was Trump’s Sudden U-Turn on Attacking Iran’s Power Plants a Market Strategy?
in Economics
If the U.S. had struck Iran’s power plants, it would have constituted a clear war crime. Power plants and water sources serve also the needs of the civilian population. They have already committed many war crimes in the region, but I don’t think they wanted to commit such an obvious one...

They did not hesitate to launch Tomahawk missiles at school, taking the lives of hundreds of children. Or in the past, they did not hesitate to use nuclear bomb and chemical weapon containing dioxin. A type of chemical that causes cancer, birth defects, and genetic mutations that are passed down through generations.

They are willing to commit any crime to achieve their goal. Therefore, you should not underestimate their cruelty, and do not be surprised if they do the same to Iran.
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Re: Bitcoin without profit: would you stick around?
in Bitcoin Discussion
I know in some countries including my own country, people are already using Bitcoin for reasons beyond profit, they use it for things like cross border transactions, to protect value against inflation, to avoid banking limitations and so on.
Profits is always an incentive, if not for profits I personally would be hesitant venturing in Bitcoin. The economy is very hardened that whatever activity we do has to come with future gains, I might use Bitcoin once in a while but how many people do i know that lives across borders, if not directly on Bitcoin potential to generate profits, I believe we will have less population in the market.

Indeed, profit is the incentive and top priority when talking about bitcoin these days. I have noticed that most of us are only interested in the price and volatility of bitcoin most of the time. But what is quite confusing is that many people deny that profit the motivation behind why they chose Bitcoin.
I see nothing to be ashamed of in admitting that.

Many people keep talking about cross border transactions, but I wonder if any of us, ordinary people actually do that every day? Cross border transactions are a significant advantage of Bitcoin over traditional system, but we should not use that as an excuse. That does not sound very convincing.
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Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
in Gambling discussion
If Liverpool fails to overcome their poor performance and incline to their best form, it means that the problem isn't from the players but the coach because Liverpool has a good set of players that shouldn't make it difficult for the team to be consistent in their matches. I don't think that Olise if for sale since his club needs him more than Liverpool wants him.

Liverpool's problem is not their players at all. Liverpool has been able to build a very strong squad. There is no doubt that they have a lot of talented players. There are experienced players in all  three positions of defense, midfield and attack. So it can not be said that the squad is weak. Their main problem is their match strategy.

Liverpool manager Arne slot should now focus more on creating match strategy. He has already been able to fix the bonding between the  players to a large extent. So we can see some stable performance from the team. Now if Slot can create a good match strategy, liverpool will be able to get good results even against strong teams.
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026
in Gambling discussion
Bookmakers are currently pricing this game as follows:

3.00 - 3.80 - 2.22

City are the favourites, but there is no talk of a one-sided game. And it seems to me that there is no reason for this - City has already lost the title race, and Chelsea is in a desperate situation in the fight for the top 5 (a ticket to the Champions League), so their motivation will be maximum. I don't know if this game is worth cash bets, probably only live.

Both Chelsea and Manchester City have been eliminated from the Champions League. Now they will focus entirely on the Premier League matches. Chelsea's target is now to finish in the top four of the table and qualify for the Champions League. On the other hand, Manchester City will want to reduce the points gap with Arsenal.

Manchester City is ahead in the head-to-head statistics of these two teams. City failed to win against Chelsea in the home match this season. The match was drawn 1-1. But Manchester City won all four previous matches. The next match is Chelsea's home match. So I will not consider Chelsea as weak in this match
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Re: International break games and alongside with friendly games.
in Gambling discussion
North Macedonia was totally outclassed by Denmark. When you see a team having about twenty-one shots, and nine were on target. And the opponent had three shots and only one was on target. Northern Macedonia was outclassed. Even in ball possession, Macedonia just managed to have 37%. Denmark would have to win against the Czech Republic for them to make it to the World Cup.

It was a completely one-sided match. North macedonia played defensively  from the start of the match. They tried to attack  very little. And even then , North macedonia was not able to keep their defense strong.

Denmark was able to secure a big  victory in the match by 4-0 . The dominance of the Danish players was noticeable from the start of the match. They were able to attack a lot. The interesting thing is that denmark  could not score a single goal in the first half. Isaksen scored two goals in just  1 minute in the 58th and 59th minutes.
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Re: Benefits of Bitcoin over Fiat
in Bitcoin Discussion
Governments decided to "ditch" the Gold Standard in favor of Fiat, just so they can manipulate the economy to their own will. You can't "print" something as scarce as Bitcoin or Gold. Inflation is sometimes more of a feature than a bug. Without it, the economy can keep rolling like it's supposed to. You can see why people often hoard Bitcoin more than they use it. Deflation encourages people to hold, as they expect higher prices in the long run. The inverse happens when there's inflation.

Both Bitcoin and Fiat have their respective advantages/disadvantages. Depending on your needs, will be the form of money to use. I'd balance between the two for complete peace of mind. Hopefully, Bitcoin lasts for generations.

Without inflation, the economy could still function but it would be a stagnant economy with slow growth. Because at that time, people tended to hoard rather than spend. When spending decrease, both supply and demand will decrease, leading to job losses, slower production...The economy will weaken.
Furthermore, the use of a currency with a fixed and decentralized supply would significantly increase inequality between countries. Countries that hold more bitcoin will become wealthier, while those that hold less will become poorer and have no opportunity for development. Besides that, this would make regulating and stabilizing the economy extremely difficult if a crisis occurs due to war, pandemic or natural disaster. The economy will collapse even faster if the government fail to intervene.

Clearly, both have advantage and disadvantages, and we need both.
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Re: Bitcoin remains the safe-heaven asset
in Bitcoin Discussion

Your title say that Bitcoin is still safe haven, while your post argues that it is a store of value. They are related, but they are two completely different concepts and cannot be grouped.

Bitcoin is a store of value, and I think no one can deny that, but I disagree with the notion that bitcoin remain a safe haven. Bitcoin has never been recognized or reached the level of acceptance and trust that gold has to be called a safe haven asset. It is a harsh reality, but we need to accept it.

So the question now is that it’s the level of acceptance of an asset the real reason why it should be called a safe haven, for me it’s not like that my own notion of bitcoin been a safe heaven is simply because no matter the challenges that bitcoin faces or undergoes it usually gets back to its state. That’s in a very long period of time bitcoin is actually a store of value because it usually runs back into profit if you held,

This has nothing to do with the acceptance of it, dollar or other fiat currencies today are actually acceptance by many but those that makes them a safe heaven asset that you can confidently depend on that after every economical hurdle they will be worth in Value what they worth more in future like bitcoin?

Those are your own opinion and standard, and I respect them. But you can not impose that on others and force people to do what you want.

In global finance, safe haven asset are those assets that are recognized worldwide. They are able to maintain their value during times of crisis, are highly liquid and are less affected by inflation or economic fluctuation. To date, only gold has proven this.
Bitcoin has potential, but it need time and it need to prove it to the world. It will not be able to become a global safe haven simply by being recognized by a small group of user.

I have never denied the potential of bitcoin, but we also need to be realistic. Bitcoin need more time to be recognized as a global safe haven asset.

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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26
in Gambling discussion
Real Madrid still needs roughly 5 to 6 points to take back the first position in the table standing and such points can only be achieved after winning their next three consecutive matches with Barcelona either winning one, two of their matches or winning just two matches and drawing one if not mistaken, but if they should win all their games without losing anything then I'm afraid Madrid won't be able to making to the top. It's just going to be unfortunate for them to finish this season without winning the title of the league despite removing Xabi Alonso and replacing him with Arbeloa.

How can you say that Barcelona can not continue their winning streak ? Barcelona is in very good form  now. They are consistently doing well in every match. So Barcelona has more chances than madrid to continue their winning streak.

Real madrid is  4 points behind. So if Madrid wants to achieve the top spot in the table, barcelona will have to lose 2 + matches. And madrid will have to win all the upcoming matches. Although Madrid is a strong squad , their performance is inconsistent. Madrid has lost against weak teams like Getafe and osasuna a few days ago.
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