I feel once Ethereum is released, dapps such as exchanges, forecasting tools, and other services similar to Airbnb & Uber will come to the forefront of uses for this new technology. This will also lead to more awareness of bitcoin as a similar service, but with regards to the transfer of value.

I think this project, if successful, will give Bitcoin a better opportunity, more so in the long run, as it will give people a chance to really investigate the tech that holds it together.

An ecosystem around Bitcoin is being built, and if it flourishes, so will bitcoin.

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