This forum reminds me of the GTAT forum (until Monday). The posts -- with almost a religious devotion -- claiming that GTAT was going to be huge soon because of Apple, and that investors were getting in early and were going to strike it rich soon. But alas, it failed, and the pigs got slaughtered.

I know most people here are first time investors and they think bitcoin is awesome technology or what not, and that's why they have to make all the comparisons with the Internet, the telephone or whatever when they describe bitcoin. It's a way to delude themselves into thinking that bitcoin is much bigger than it really is. Why is Wall Street not buying bitcoin, the currency? Because it's overhyped. They can see right through it, and they're staying out, and only investing some VC to extract potential value out of some of the start ups surrounding it.

Guys, I hate to be a wet blanket, but take a look at some of the stories on the GTAT forums, people got burned... bad. Lots of stories about losing years of savings. I know you'll all claim "this is money I can lose" because you're telling yourselves that there's no way bitcoin is going to zero. People said the same thing for GTAT. Like Warren Buffett said, when the tide goes out, we'll see who was swimming naked. I suspect a lot of you are swimming naked right now.

Be careful out there. I don't want to see the stories of people losing their retirement savings, or losing all the money that was earmarked for their disabled children or what not. Sadly, I know it's going to happen though.