How much closer is Bitcoin to being mainstream, and how do you gauge that? I noticed more ATMs in recent years, but other that haven't seen too many other signs.
I think bitcoin is far away from being mainstream and I gauge that by looking at the current number of users it has now. It can also be clearly seen that it is far from being mainstream not just because of the current number of users, but because bitcoin still has it's bad image to some people. They think bitcoin is illegal money or whatsoever so for bitcoin to be mainstream, it needs to be made clear to them that btc is safe and good to use. Besides that, it needs more exposure.