After Man City and Arsenal were eliminated from the Champions League, I don't think Liverpool should continue their quest for a Europa League title. They cannot afford to compete in both leagues now. Since they are already 3 goals down, Klopp might as well use his second squad and preserve all key players for the Premier League.

Semi-Finals:

PSG vs. Dortmund
Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich

Who among you expected this? I'm pretty sure many here were rooting for Arsenal and Man City to advance but it wasn't meant to be.

I think this season's Finals will be a match between PSG and Real Madrid.

Quote from: Zed0X on April 17, 2024, 01:32:05 PM

This could be a game changer for the Asian traders. There has always been discussions how the region is fast becoming the emerging market and I think the addition of crypto ETF will further entice investors.

My happiness in Hong Kong approving Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF is not about the price movement of bitcoin or any other impact in the market. I am just considering the overall physical importance in the global adoption of cryptocurrency, having known that China is about to make a U-turn about their decisions in cryptocurrency. The US and Chinese economy is the biggest in the world, having these two economies support bitcoin is a heavy advantage to the industry.

Adoption as a payment method or for transferring funds? If you're talking about that, I wouldn't put my hopes up. These ETF approvals are really made for trading and profits. In the US, they are not treated as currencies but capital assets. I cannot find a clear treatment in Hongkong but it will likely be the same.

Man, it's impressive how Dustin has climbed back after his title fight losses but I don't think he has what it takes to win against top grapplers and submission specialists. He's had a long career but just couldn't get over that wall. Since odds are low, I'll probably take Islam winning by submission and I'm thinking if it will be within 2 rounds.

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while the Pelicans had only Zion, who scored 40 points, and the other Pelicans' players performed mediocre.

Yeah, I was following the game in the first half and I noticed that he was carrying the whole team on his back. That's too heavy even if it's Zion because the other team has at least three players that could make the difference. It's the wrong time for McCollum and Ingram to have a bad game.

Speaking of bad game, how about a playing for 31 minutes with zero points? Yeah, Klay, that's you.

Quote from: Zed0X on April 16, 2024, 11:58:59 AM

I'm just a regular user and my gambling activities aren't that diverse to trigger casino's security check. When it comes to withdrawal, I was never forced to verify my account because the amount were not big enough to cause an alarm

So this can be the big secret in order not to be on the limelight with casino operators. Choose to gamble small and then win small so there will be no red flags on the part of the online casino involved.

Casinos have their terms and conditions but some of them are vague. One example is they say they might require account verification if they think it's necessary.

Another thing to note is that they do not (or cannot) check all accounts every time and this is why they rely on some activities that will trigger their security checks.

I am not actually into gambling and I am also interested to know if online casino will do the unthinkable which is not paying what their customers are winning. As a centralized entity, they can easily do this by imposing restrictions and putting requirements before one can withdraw money from the account. One thing for sure is that this all depends a lot on how reputable an online casino is as for sure a big operation and one which is careful with its image will never stop withdrawal.

There have been disputes that were filed against reputable casinos and they yielded or paid the user. I don't think it's that many but my point is that even them will suspend/block account for the wrong reasons.

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The only factor that can make Paris Saint Germaine win the tie is if Barcelona failed to stop their talisman Kylian Mbappe from performing just like the way he was stopped in the first leg of the tie.

Yeah, containing him or limiting his opportunities will be the key for Barca. I'm looking forward to the battle of wits between the managers on how they will make use of their key players. I can also see the game to be decided by a penalty shootout.

It's supposed to impose excise tax based on the electricity consumption. It's understood that it will be based on energy from the power grid but it looks like even miners who use solar, wind, and other green energy are also covered in the proposal. That's just weird.