Meanwhile in the parts around Asia in a little place called Hong Kong, they have approved BTC and Ethereum ETFs, not bad
they can start operating from the end of the month so in reality they are not really active if we want

Ethereum ETF has already been approved in the Hong Kong market but as I have read somewhere we should not expect that there can be a big impact for Ethereum as the market in there is not gargantuan compared to the one in USA. And this is the reason why approval in US will be a game-changing for the Ethereum market. Now, the approval will likely be postponed in May but this does not mean it will not be...this is just waiting for the right and appropriate time and that time can extend into 2025, for sure as things are still being ironed out both by SEC and the ETF applicants. Plus we know that SEC can be playing the dilly-dally game so as to project its regulatory power to the whole cryptocurrency industry and this was quite obvious in the BTC-ETF saga. In the meantime, we should take this as a good opportunity to add more ETH to our portfolio as the price right now is very attractive - below $3200 when its right price should have been $4K already.

Retirement age from working in our country is 60 years old, so after that we can have pension and if God permits i would like to be still with my family while travelling places which i don't go when I'm young. But being in a developing country where the pension is just low, senior citizens travel are only for the few rich hehe.

I can feel you, dear! Naturally, people would love to get into old age and not be another Rico Yan who died young right on his prime. While aging and getting into old age is not something really celebrated, it is something we have to thank for as it is actually a privilege to live on this world and continue to experience the beauty of live - and of course continue to see how our crypto portfolio is performing everyday. With old age comes many new challenges and difficulties and on top of them can be financial and that is why we need to save money, learn to invest and love the people around us so that if we are lucky to get old we won't have to rely on others and the government for support. I am just hoping that soon we can have a reliable crypto-based program that is catering to the needs of older people...and I am calling creative people in crypto as well as those who got the money to finance a project to think on this big "senior years" market. Mabuhay ang mga matatanda!

I am not familiar with this BlackCard and I am hoping that you can tell us more about it. Actually, I am not using any card when dealing with my cryptocurrency holdings as I really prefer P2P a lot better. Now, understand your concerns as you would like a way to directly use your cryptocurrency without the need to convert it into fiat money yourself and this is BlackCard can handily come in. And for the icing on the cake, there is a cashback program included for all users to enjoy so the more you spend or use the card the more savings you can accumulate. That is a good idea and can be an effective promotional move for people to get more into crypto. I am just hoping that this can be a real deal and will not be another project that can end up defrauding the users instead of working for them. Pleas share us some details here so we can evaluate and decide of the merits of this product.

The question most people ask is; How and where can I earn from home? There are numerous ways that one can work and earn online feel free to talk about it so we can shear ideas together to build a better future for everybody...

The recent pandemic made working and earning from home on the limelight. These days, there are now so many people in all countries who are doing good making money online either doing freelance jobs or even better having their own business capturing the market of the new generation using the modern technologies most especially the internet. In fact, here in this forum one can find some good ways to make money and earn some cryptocurrency. What is amazing is that one can be in another side of the world and not necessarily in developed countries to take advantage of the many opportunities online. Certainly, the gig economy is getting larger everyday as more and more prospect employers in Western countries are outsourcing their needs to willing workers online. Of course, there are also some people who are utilizing their creativity and talents to defraud people and that is why scamming and hacking is now a multi-million dollar business. But we better stay legal and not scam other people as karma is real.

Green miners are usually used for public relations and to prove that accepting Bitcoin means an attempt by PayPal to make it better, either in terms of environmental impact or regulatory impact, both of which are useful for increasing the stock price and addressing the concerns of investors who may not be interested in Bitcoin, but in the end, if they want to implement these ideas, they must create a new altcoin.

While I am for sustainability, I am sensing something wrong with platforms pushing for environmentally-friendly ideas and solutions and the problem is that they are actually pushing for their own agenda and interest in the process that will be excluding many in the business and rewarding those they selected based on their own criteria. Many are using this green movement to mask their own selfish concerns and without us being aware of what they are doing, we can be left shocked and trapped. We should then be wary of PayPal which is a decentralized platform now wading into the cryptocurrency industry when it decided that it too wanted a slice of the pie after it actually doubted this very industry for years.

The Blockchain Association and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that its expanded definition of “dealer” unfairly to include ordinary digital asset trading. The suit, submitted to the District Court for the Northern District of Texas, argues that the rule’s broad scope unjustly targets individuals just trading in digital assets.

The BA and CFAT believe the SEC has exceeded its legal powers by applying a wide-ranging definition of “dealer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On April 23, the BA announced this legal action, challenging the SEC’s recent decision to expand the “Dealer Rule,” which, according to these industry groups, is hampering innovation in the U.S. digital asset sector.

Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith criticized the rule, stating it represented another instance of the SEC’s overt efforts to regulate beyond its authority.

More of this crypto news here!

Now bitcoin is in a good position to buy and hold if you must enjoy the bull run when it comes, because the previous ATH can be likely seen as the effects of the ETF and, we might still see another ATH within next year 2025. So buy and hold tight!

Yes, what is the best thing that happened with this halving is that Bitcoin right now has become a very attractive proposition for investing as we are still below the last ATH which happened before the halving and can be the result of the approved ETFs. Now, the consensus is that the big impact of the halving can come months after the very event hence we can be looking for another new ATH maybe around $100K and this can come within 2024 and into 2025 we should be looking forward to the $150K level. Eventually, only time can tell of the things that will be and so far we can only speculation and project of what can be so let's continue on watching and in doing so look for opportunities for possible gains.

With its recent $10M fund for decentralized identity innovation, what new opportunities do you think will emerge from this project?

I am not so familiar with this coin though I think I read about this somewhere sometime ago. And I think ONG is doing good so far considering its good price and according to CMC it has a marketcap of around $250 million with circulating supply of 376 million. I have not invested with ONG but judging with the details I encountered so far, I can say that it got a good potential for more growth and influence in the crypto market. Now, comparing this to a memecoin, I think the winner is quite clear: it must be ONG and ONT for me. I think the only advantage a memecoin got is if it can attract an avalanche of support hence its growth is usually fueled by hype and that anticipation that it would be jumping into the stratosphere in no time at all. However, we should not that actually majority of new memecoins will die weeks after they are introduced as it would be easy these days to create them.