Quote from: kireinaha on May 14, 2014, 08:07:44 PM

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The price is surprisingly easy to predict based on the previous rallies.
However there might indeed be a blackswan event that will drive the BTC to 700 000 USD at this rally. The probability for this is perhaps 5 % or less.

I'd like to see coinbase keep up with that demand.

"Due to volume, we are unable to fulfill instant buy orders. However, you may purchase now and your order will be fulfilled in six months. Thank you for your understanding."

LOL. But seriously, they need to sort out their coin on-demand purchasing issues before the next rally. It's unbelievable that they were able to get away with that crap, when literally tens of thousands of coins per day were being traded on the exchanges during the peak of the last bubble. Otherwise, it'll create an opening for U.S. based competitors to come along who can solve that problem. I actually believe it was their way of trying to control the market demand, eliminate using Coinbase for day trading, and reduce market volatility, which no unbiased free market "coin broker" should really have the right to control. But they can get away with it for now, being the only game in town (in the U.S.)

And what's worse is, after five months and 29 days of waiting, an e-mail will come, "your transaction has been flagged as potentially fraudulent and has been cancelled."

Seriously guys, we need an alternative.
Coinbase is far from ideal - works sometimes and then doesn't.
Where does one go to buy/sell BTC?
And unfortunately, localbitcoins is not an option for me.

Have been with BTC since it was in the double digits. Compared to then, converting has dramatically become more complicated IMO.
I have to agree the ability to convert BTC to fiat (and vice versa), quickly and easily, is a HUGE barrier to widespread acceptance. We are getting some traction with more merchant acceptance, but have a long ways to go.

One can see what China has done to put the brakes on widespread adoption, and we (in the USA) are not far behind.

Bitstamp? Thanks for the suggestion, but I just logged in again, and found they want the equivalent of my first born child for verification purposes...sigh..