Quote from: someguy123 on June 11, 2016, 01:39:44 AM

Quote from: mayax on June 11, 2016, 01:17:43 AM

Quote from: reRaise on June 10, 2016, 10:48:18 PM

Get educated how corrupt and criminal banks are, google it and tell him that.

Then tell him bitcoin pros see here http://www.coindesk.com/information/why-use-bitcoin/

and if they still dont listen, then tell them to go fuck themselves.

I guess you don't own a bank account anymore and you pay all your expenses via BTC.

To all hypocrites, stop lying. All of you have at least one bank account, most of you use Paypal and other payment processors as well and BTC is just a way to make some pocket money . Yes, it's a real business for others but this is minority.

In short, there is a lot of lie on this forum. Yes, maybe there are few BTC fanatics but those who are saying that the banks are "bad", I challenge you to tell me how you live a decent life, how you can pay your food with BTC only. Remember that all the "seeds/round 1, round two", "VC funds/investors" and so on are real money/capital injections made via banks. Without these and the black market, BTC shit won't exist.

There's a lot of people who will actively use cryptocurrency wherever possible. I only pay for things with my bank or PayPal when I don't get a choice, or if I severely don't trust the seller (what's that? there's a risk this company has beyond shit customer service and RMA? PayPal can force their hand and get me my money back).

I currently pay for my domains, hosting, my phone bill, games (via steam and humble bundle), and computer parts (quite a few big retailers accept bitcoin now, inc. Scan UK for computer components and AdaFruit for various electronic kits) all with Bitcoin. Key reason being that I don't have to worry about the company leaking my credit card details, or sneaking recurring payments for no good reason, and it also means that I don't have my bank, or PayPal recording all of my purchases and sales, thus giving me privacy similar to actual cash.

The key reason to use Bitcoin, is that it's the closest thing to physical cash (unless you live in NYC...) for the digital world. I can pay for most things usually without the seller requiring any personal details whatsoever. (for example, if you pay for Steam or Humble Bundle with Bitcoin, you don't have to give any address, where-as PayPal and Credit Card both give the seller your full name and address, and sometimes your phone number). This is great because it offers much more privacy, and of course helps to protect you against identity theft.

You can't force them to change their mind, but you can quite happily say "I told you so" when their bank, or something like PayPal freezes their account for some stupid reason, or they become victim to credit card fraud, which is all too common because every time you make a purchase you're practically giving the key to your bank to that website.

you are living in a country like USA or UK(maybe) but many, many other people are living in other countries where BTC is not accepted anywhere

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Yes, your credit card may be stolen or you can be scammed by someone who does not ship the item but you can make chargeback. It works, believe me.
Also, what do you do when your BTC is stolen? Nothing. You just sit and "cry" and then "you" come on forums whining that a hacker took your hard/easy work

BTC is for a niche and nothing more. it will never become more than that.