Quote from: A62662 on Today at 08:40:29 PM

Not all that many use it as a currency, hardly anyone really due to high cost and being slow.

Have you actually tried to make a transaction, like in the last 6 months?
The median fee which still includes a lot of people that overpaid and a lot of transactions that are simply huge in size was constantly under $1 and even under 50 cents for the last 3 months, never going above 2$.
And this is the median, transactions with 1sat/b have normally got a confirmation within 2-3 blocks.

Not even going to mention LN, since it's going to trigger somebody ending in 1. Grin

Quote from: A62662 on Today at 08:40:29 PM

Its more popular as a hedge against inflation, but then again so is art, gold, old rare stamps, old rare coins, (fairly priced) stocks, property etc.

So, have you checked the google trends for stamps, Aurelian coins, and properties in Kimberley?
Are they boring or not?

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on January 02, 2022, 02:24:36 PM

Now DeFi and NFTs are on the scene. Better than banks! Better than bitcoin! Better than sliced bread! Buy this terrible overpriced picture of a monkey! This is definitely the future this time, we promise! Send us your money!

I'll see you in a few years for the next nonsense craze which is new, exciting, shiny, and with which lots of people will lose lots of money. And throughout all of this, what's the one constant? Bitcoin.

No need for years, it's already here.
Metaverse coins and tokens are the new NFT, DeFi is already on its last legs, the hype is over, everybody has abandoned the revolution and moved to the next one, including some coins that have quickly "rebranded" themselves.