To me, the future is now uncertain. I will never give up, but I am afraid a significant number of apparent supporters of Satoshi's vision would, leaving us with no more soldiers in our war. I am afraid that too many of the ones currently supporting cryptocurrencies are only doing it because they have the hope of getting rich one day and are capable of accepting any sacrifice as long as their hope would become reality.
But nobody realizes that the privacy we knew and our freedom are the wealth we've been taught to ignore for a lifetime.
Truth.
Unfortunately far too many people are in Bitcoin for the sole purpose of getting rich.
Only a small fraction of people actually transact daily in cryptocurrency, rather than using it for speculative purposes.
However, it doesn't really matter. Over time, the network will continue to develop and get stronger, and when the time comes when the traditional economy collapses, Bitcoin will be built-up and ready for the task of taking over.
So long as we can build Bitcoin to this point, no matter how, then it should still achieve its purpose when shit really hits the fan in the fiat world.
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The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks" <- this was inscribed by Satoshi in the Coinbase of the Genesis block. Sounds a lot like the world today... So we've got some work to do because I don't believe Bitcoin is ready to handle the load of mass adoption yet.
This happen today because it is the current usage of bitcoin to the people. Yet, it is for daily transaction. People always wany to use this cryptocurrency to earn and make money. However, I think someday people will learn to utilise bitcoin because it will become the main currency in earth. Looking forward with that scenario but right now, assume that bitcoin is a profitable asset.