Quote from: cypherdoc on February 23, 2014, 08:25:41 PM

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we're already laughing at him. and have been for a while.

Yup:

Quote from: revans on April 16, 2013, 01:49:29 AM

The hype is dying down, and the Bitcoin market is rapidly running out of 'greater fools'. The fair value of a Bitcoin for most people is zero, because that is the monetary utility it offers them. Whilst the novelty of being able to secure a small number of goods and services with Bitcoin will no doubt sustain the fanatics, it will not maintain the interest of many beyond that group.

^ From April 16th 2013; an order of magnitude less awareness/hype/adoption/market-cap than today.

Quote from: revans on April 14, 2013, 08:40:41 PM

There isn't a chance in hell of Google adopting Bitcoin or any other major corporation; dream on bozos.

^ Wrong: https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=20e106

These guys are just the beginning:
http://www.overstock.com/bitcoin
http://www.tigerdirect.com/bitcoin/

Quote from: revans on April 12, 2013, 12:20:53 AM

Won't be buying any above $1

I actually want to use bitcoin as a currency, not a get rich quick scheme.

^ And here we have one of revans' primary misunderstandings. One's ability to use bitcoin as a currency at 1BTC=$1 would be severely limited relative to much higher exchange-rate/market-cap. Currencies need a certain market-cap to facilitate transactions (cue "hoarding" objections and complete lack of understanding of incentives and equilibrium). Even with bitcoin's relatively high velocity in the 7-9 range, the market-cap has to be *a lot* higher than the equivalent of $21M in order to allow for effective use as a broad medium of exchange. Claiming to want a $1 bitcoin so you can "actually use [it] as a currency" is a very telling intellectual misunderstanding on your part (that's giving you the benefit of the doubt (ie, that you're just stupid, not malicious)).