Wow. A little unexpected. I never thought it that way. Thanks for sharing!

I believe it will become a reality soon, maybe even sooner than many of us think; they might add it as an option for payment so that you can choose which you prefer.

Yes, this is the most affordable and one of the most reliable ways to safeguard your digital assets from hackers. I prefer cold wallets, though. My favorite is Ledger Nano S. BUT be sure to buy one from an official reseller and don't use someone else's wallet. It's too risky.

This isn't just your impression, but I don't think they aim to destroy Bitcoin either. I guess they keep spreading the news that sells even if it's fake news. Who cares? All they care for is $$$$. And the more, the better. Sometimes, I believe they may help someone destroy something or someone, but just for a reasonable consideration, i.e. more $$$$. That's about it. 

I'm 99% sure you're right because the technology is advancing every single second and the more sophisticated it becomes, the more it is likely to give birth to a new type of currency, like 'quantum/cyber/digital/crypto/who-knows-what' kind of currency that might already be in the pipeline and we are not even remotely aware of that... 1% of my uncertainty accounts for a scenario where BTC evolves and adopts new technology, in which case it'll remain the leader forever.

Exactly, the politicians are just people and ironically they don't feel like paying taxes on their assets, etc., so I heard that, too. Bitcoin is one of the best and safest ways to save "for a rainy day" for anyone. Why are politicians different? They know their life is short, their term in their offices is even shorter, so they want to go all out and take advantage of it.

That depends. If you are only interested in hodling, there's no sense in keeping your assets online, in which case a hard wallet would be my choice. Otherwise, hard wallets are not the best way of working with your digital assets, IMHO.

IMHO, the official permission from the government means you can trade and make settlements in BTC without a fear of being traced or caught, as was the case with some countries I heard of, BUT they will make us pay taxes on every transaction or maybe they'll try to impose taxes on your crypto assets you hodl. We are speaking hypothetically, aren't we? So, I just don't see the way the government can mix in managing transactions. I take it it's technically impossible. So, we can relax for now, at least.

Of course, it will be regulated sooner or later because it'll make many things a lot easier and transparent for the participants.

Some people confuse decentralized blockchain system with market control. Those are completely different things. I mean, you can't control a decentralized system, but a market it different and it is controlled, of course. However, control of the cryptomarket is not so obvious, but it definitely exists although no one can tell you for sure who it is who controls it.

I'm pretty determined and believe in BTC, so I'm not going to panic even if it dives below $1000. 

I believe you definitely should invest in crypto, but I don't believe anyone can tell you for sure which altcoin could be another BTC because of the crypto market nature: it's too volatile and unpredictable, so just get some BTC, hodl, and relax

You are right. Some people believe Bitcoin is 100% anonymous just because you don't have to enter your name, residence, etc into the system to register and therefore believe that BTC is one of the best currencies for illegal activities, which is doubtful because every transaction is permanently recorded in the Blockchain and can be easily traced. One can always see the origins of every single transaction. So, you're right it doesn't seem to be perfectly anonymous.

Absolutely. Just wanted to emphasize the meaning of the entire system, i.e. blockchain, because this isn't just electronic representation of a dollar or other currency. This is a totally new phenomenon most people even haven't figured out yet.

I can wait. I'm unbelievably patient and I think it's worth waiting and seeing their jaws on the floor in the end

This is incredibly great! Who's next? Come on, people, don't wait up! 

I do agree with the subject because I can see what ordinary people think about it. Sometimes the media seem to ruin it all, but the real success stories work better by making other people want to come aboard

Volatility + intangibility multiplied by ignorance are the main reasons for the lack of trust.