Hello everyone!
I've been thinking a lot about Bitcoin adoption lately and I think that adoption is still pretty slow partly because of the Bitcoin reputation. Despite it being a progressive technology of the future, a lot of people still think that it's a joke.
So there is different opinion among people about Bitcoin. Some people consider Bitcoin as "criminal money" because it's often used on the dark web and helps criminals to get away with selling drugs and stuff.
There are also people who think that Bitcoin is a bubble that will explode and lose its value, so they don't trust it. It's probably because these people don't know how Bitcoin and blockchain work.
And there is a third group of people who think that Bitcoin is used just for gambling so they don't want to buy it.
I think it would be good if we can convince these people that they are wrong. I know that an obvious way to do it would be an education, which will help A LOT. But as for now, do you think there are other ways to change these people's opinions?
Like would it be good if we could create a system that somehow will make the life of criminals who use Bitcoin harder?
Bitcoin has bad reputation because the organized financial sector promotes it under bad light. Whenever they found some involvement of bitcoin with some criminal activities, they promote it in a way as if bitcoin has done it. That's not going to change anytime soon.
Don't convince people, that will bring more trouble. Rather start some philanthropic work with bitcoin and promote it in the best way you can. That's one of the major ways to slowly change the mind of the people about bitcoin.