Quote from: Userperson321 on April 29, 2017, 03:17:50 AM

Bitcoin is decentralized and open source which makes it difficult to regulate or encourage from a political standpoint. Is it possible for bitcoin to be integrated into real government and society if it is so hard to regulate. Will it ever become truly "mainstream" and will people start to accept it and find ways to integrate it into society, because right now it almost feels kind of like a gimmick. I see machines around every once in a while to get bitcoin but they always charge ridiculous transaction feels, and whenever I see a sign that says "now accepting bitcoin" it always feels kind of gimmicky. What do you thing?

It will be very difficult to achieve such goal.
Bitcoin is decentralized, so no government, bank or some body stand behind it.
It means that is very difficult to fully legalize bitcoin.
If any country wants to officially accept new currency, they have to sign legal agreement with legal representative.
Who is bitcoin legal representative?
Nobody.
So, if financial laws and regulations remain the same, there is no way that bitcoin becomes fully and legally accepted.
Much more realistic is that bitcoin will remain as main alternative to official currencies.