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Did you know there are side chains or rather projects that claim to be side chains of bitcoin but they are in fact their own project and trying to leverage bitcoin to gain users and brand recognition -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/blockchain/remora-chain/ These chains are known as remora chains, find out how they work, where you can find them, what are they used for and if you should use them or not
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The Central African Republic made history by becoming the first African country to make bitcoin legal tender and the second country in the world to add the digital currency as an option -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-could-play-out-car/ As an African myself, I provide my take on the move and why it won't be a simple move and it requires some unique solutions to roll out versus the likes of El Salvador
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Despite Eddie Nketia's improvement in form and as he takes his chances with Lacazette out with Covid, it looks like Mikel has made up his mind and wants Eddie to move on. I mentioned he has played well, but his finishing is not up to par, which is not what we need should we want to challenge for top 4 and champions league. If we look at what other teams have to work with, Arsenal seriously lacks firepower. If we can secure Gabriel Jesus, it would really help bridge the gap…
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If you're fond of playing crypto games to earn tokens or #bitcoin games and earning satoshis and feel you'd rather go for the tokens because they are worth more or easier to get then I have a different take for you -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/p2e-games-btc/ In todays post we review why token projects are getting you to work for tokens with risks you don't understand and why its far better to focus your time earning bitcoin instead
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Did you know you can now send #bitcoin using a special email address known as a lightning address, you can find one in my bio. If you have a LN wallet with address support, claim your address today and start using it instead of those long string addresses or invoices -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/lightning-email-address/ Find out how LN addresses work, how to get them and why you would want one
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If you're looking to learn more about #bitcoin many people turn to podcasts, which are a great introduction but it shouldn't be your only form of learning. -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/why-bitcoin-podcasts-arent-the-best-way-to-learn/ In our latest post, we review why podcasts might not give you the right information and what you can do about it
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If you believe in driving solar energy and like #bitcoin did you know you can invest in solar panel installations in South Africa and once set up you will receive payments in bitcoin for your investment for 20 years -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/how-to-earn-bitcoin-sun-exchange/ Find out more about the sun exchange, how it works, why it works and how you can get involved
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If there is one thing that does my head in it's this idea that another blockchain offers free or cheaper transactions than bitcoin, without having to make trade-offs, there's a certain level of security premium you get with bitcoin you can't get with other chains so you pay a premium -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/low-fee-free-blockchain-lie/ Find out why low fee or cheap blockchain fees is a bullshit story and realise the risks you're taking when moving to…
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If you're having trouble with email spam and looking for a way to reduce the amount of mail that comes to your email address, then you can set up an email paywall with your bitcoin wallet -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/curb-email-spam-btc/ Here's how you can set up the paywall and force spammers to pay you in bitcoin to mail you
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If you've ever used #bitcoin and the #lightningnetwork you'll know the pain of moving between the two layers, and how complex it can be for the average user. If this has been a pain for you, no worries a solution is coming -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/fall-back-payments-bip21/ BIP 21 will create combined QR addresses to make it easy for people to accept payments on either the mainchain or the lightning network
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If you ever wondered how the #Bitcoin network works and how it secures it's data then we've got the best explanation for you -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/how-is-bitcoin-secured/ Find out how bitcoins network of over 100k nodes are all helping keep the network secure and how you can be a part of that network
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Bitcoin mining has become a growing and lucrative industry with so many more people getting in on it, on different scales. The largest of which is public miners -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/btc-mining-stock/ If you ever wanted to know how bitcoin mining stocks work, and why people are interested in buying them, then we break it down for you in this post
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If you ever wondered why people trade #bitcoin using leverage, or how it works, we've got you covered in terms of how it works and why its so attractive to investors -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/btc-leverage-trading/ You are also taking on more risk, but you can also score big rewards when things do go your way.
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If you're holding #bitcoin and you don't have a plan for what will happen to it when you die, then you could lose your bitcoin or give it to the goverment. If you don' t want that to happen you need to learn how to pass it on -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-happens-btc-when-you-die/ In our latest post we go through how bitcoin works, what happens when you die and why you should prepare for the day that you do.
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If you ever wondered why the #bitcoin price moves up and down and what are the factors involved in moving the price up or down then we've got you covered -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/how-is-the-bitcoin-price-determined/ Here are the key factors that influence the bitcoin price and how they work to drive the price in a certain direction
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If you're a #bitcoiner in the UK looking for friends who don't shitcoin, then your best bet is to hit up local meet ups, you can find your tribe and learn from local bitcoin drives from others -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/are-there-local-bitcoin-events-in-the-uk/ In our latest post we review the UK bitcoin meet up scene and how you can get involved and meet some like minded people
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If you have #shitcoiner friends who refuse to listen about the risks they're taking and it's starting to frustrate you then this post might help -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/stockholm-shitcoiner-syndrome/ We break down the mind of a shitcoiner so you can understand where they are coming from and how you can approach the mental gymnastics they employ
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Every 4 years or so the amount of bitcoin created per block and awarded to miners cuts in half, when this happen it reduces the supply of bitcoin and the price starts to run up due to the lack of new bitcoin hitting the market -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/when-is-the-next-bitcoin-halving/ If you want to stack bitcoin you need to know how the halving works and when its coming so you can plan accordingly. In our latest post, we go through the entire process
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If you're thinking of getting #bitcoin but you think it's too expensive and you don't want to deal with giving your money to an exchange you can start getting bitcoin on the lightning network without using an exchange -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/buy-non-kyc-btc-lightning-network/ Here are our tips on how you can secure non-kyc sats on the lightning network and avoid the creep of tracking how much money you own in bitcoin
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If you ever wondered why shitcoins aren't a great way to try and play the market, then this is the post for you, market cap, token volume, 24 hour volume, token price mean zero if there is no liquidity -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-is-shitcoin-liquidity-risk/ We take a look at how shitcoins fool you into thinking you are getting a good deal and how you can spot the telltale signs and why you should avoid it like the plague
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If you ever looked at a #Bitcoin chart and thought there must be more to it than just the price you would be right there are certain patterns emerging that you can recognise -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-is-the-wyckoff-method/ Once of them is known as the wyckoff method and in our latest post we explain what it is, why it works and how to use it
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When exchanges hold your #bitcoin they are the owners of the coins and can pretty much do what they want with it, and one of that being fancy financial tricks to earn them more money --> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-is-bitcoin-rehypothecation/ One of these accounting tricks is known as rehypothecation, find out how it works, why exchanges do it with bitcoin and why you should protect yourself against this growing risk
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Did you know you can use the #bitcoin lightning network privately without anyone knowning about it? This is known as a private channel —>> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/private-channel-lightning-network/ You could set up private channels with friends and family and pay them and no one would ever know you were using the lightning network
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Inflation can be a confusing topic, that very few people understand or care to understand, bitcoin too has its own inflation which can add to the confusion -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/does-bitcoin-have-inflation-2/ In our latest post we break down bitcoins inflation rate, what it all means and why it is so important to the price appreciation of the bitcoin asset
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When it comes to investing and building wealth its more about time in the market, then timing the market. Bitcoin is one of the best assets that reward time in the market and will change your time prefference -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-is-time-preference/ We take a look at what time preference is, how it works, and why bitcoin will change yours once you start to accumulate it
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I’ve noticed a lot of people complaining about their tips on this website and I think NC relies on the fact that most people who use this service is 1- dumb 2 - greedy The site allows you to set your payout so most people set it as low as possible so they can get those fiat payments to their wallet, while you can use a custodial wallet like an exchange to sell it for fiat many use a non custodial wallet So you’re creating all this spam like UTXOs that make up your balance…
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Did you know that governments and authorities keep track of the bitcoin network and flag coins they feel have been used for illicit activity, these are known as tainted coins -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-is-tainted-bitcoin/ Find out what a tainted coin is, how it works, can it be cleaned and what to do if your coins are tainted
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A lot of complaints are going around because noise cash payments are not settling I don’t see this as an issue if anything it allows you to build up transactions without spamming the network The wallet on NC allows you to set a max payout of 10 dollars worth, and I don’t see why you can’t make it higher! Why not 100 or 200? And allow you to do a 1 BCH transfer instead of trying to constantly make small transactions
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We went to check out the #bitcoin race car making its rounds in the UK and trying to drive awareness of bitcoin -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/bitcoin-racing-in-pole-position-to-spread-bitcoin-awareness/ Find out more about the project, how it works, and how you can get involved in spreading bitcoin awareness and supporting the team
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I have to say NC won’t go anywhere with all this bunch grovelling grifters who are just here to beg for 1 or 2 cents posting a bunch of nonsense no one looks at or engages with and getting upset when they get called out for their desperate attempt to keep spamming so they can get an extra cent These grovellers will brush off your critique as negativity because they don’t want to admit that they are nothing but parasites with nothing to offer
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If you think because you have a hardware wallet or a wallet with private keys storing your shitcoin that it's safe, you're kidding yourself, it's not real and you don't own those coins, anyone who tells you that has no idea what they are talking about -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/altcoin-self-custody-pointless/ In our latest post we review why altcoins cannot really be self custodied and why you're wasting your time having storage methods for your altcoin
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Do you celebrate #bitcoin milestones? These are a growing list of moments in bitcoin we should remember each year and celebrate how far we've come -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/what-are-the-main-bitcoin-anniversaries-each-year/ Here's our list of bitcoin anniversaries, which one is your favorite? Are there any others we may have missed? Let us know by commenting on the article
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the bitcoin market has a mind of it's own and as prices move around, traders adapt their behaviour, when the price trades around a certain range it's known as a crab market or a consolidation phase -->> https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/consolidation-phase-bitcoin/ Learn more about how this phase of the market works and why it tends to happen during bitcoins life cycle