How can we get people to use bitcoin as a real currency and not just a quick way to get cash as a lot of people seem to do? When I say currency, I mean the literal definition of currency as something that is used as a medium of exchange.
Even online, there are only a few stores who are accepting it as payment.
I think people can use bitcoin as currency in case of prices rise. Not all currencies are always profitable. In the case of investment Bitcoin's market is not stable so the price always rises. Buying bitcoin as a leveraged object, but it is not great until the price increases.