Quote from: Ruzka on January 22, 2016, 07:47:23 PM

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Quote from: Anegg on January 21, 2016, 08:02:24 AM

I actively gamble with my Bitcoin if that counts. Other than that, no.

well, atleast, you use it, and you didn't just stock it in your wallet. atleast it is moving..

Using it to gamble is not necessarily a good thing, it doesn't really help bitcoin. We need more online shops to accept bitcoin, unfortunately it's hard to convince them because of the volatility.

The thing is it is not only the volatility but when they accept it as a payment method it needs to be used, unfortunately many hoard their coins and don't support btc by making purchases so more than anything it needs people who actually want to spend their btc.
Gambling can be a good thing for a bigger market of people buying in but then the coins end up in the hands of a few anyway.
I try to spend as much as I can yes but like many others I don't spend much as there is not much choice and I won't buy just for the sake of it.

The transaction cost has risen quite a lot recently due to the block size limit. It takes long time to confirm, therefore some people do not use it.