Hi guys... so here is the deal...

About 3 hours ago I sent 148 USd (in BTC) via shapeshift to my Jaxx ETH wallet. The transaction has over 12 confirmations... but it says the trsaction netted me 0 ETH. Take a look...
http://imgur.com/a/PldO7

I'm new to this forum and for some reason, is seems as though the only way I can look at posts that quote mine is by scrolling through the whole thread until I find it. Is there any way to configure my notifications so i'm told when someone has quoted one of my posts?

You have to earn Bitcoin, like regular money. Perhaps become a darknet vendor? 

Majority of mining farms are located in China... that is a fact. My original concern was that with majority control the Chinese would be able to manipulate the block-chain technology, i.e reverse transactions / deny transactions at their own will. However it appears that is only the case for Ethereum. In regards to Bitcoin and the Chinese, whilst majority of all Bitcoin being mined comes out of China, not all of the mining groups are working together - so they may as well be spread out around the world, it makes no difference.

I completely agree. The fees need to drop, plain and simple. For people holding as a personal investment - fees don't matter, but for the people using BTC on a day-to-day basis it's a real pain in the ass. One of the main reasons people began raving about Bitcoin and all of it's wonders in the first place was because it had low fees...

Good point. Thanks a bunch.

It's very possible. I often like to say however that blockchain will succeed - but Bitcoin will fail. The media have painted such a nasty image of Bitcoin, and the public are too stupid to see past it.

Hmm interesting thoughts - i'll donate one of mine. Crypto-currencies are the only method of payment widely accepted, all else comes secondary and is frowned upon. Keep in mind a lot has to happen before this... unfortunately some people still think the government and big brother only have the public's best interest in mind... the fools we live with *shaking head*

What do you think of the TREZOR Hardware wallets? I'm thinking of getting one and would be interested to hear first hand complaints/compliments. For those who don't have experience with them, does the concept get you excited? I'd personally really like to have my wallet sitting in my pocket - without having to worry about third party wallet companies that could crash or be hacked etc.

Not in my city! Just $10 away for 2000 now... Don't smoke to much pot buddy

Actually, Banks in Japan have begun accepting money in exchange for Bitcoin - as a way of regulating the money that goes into it (i.e to prevent drug money). This is actually one of the reasons for the recent price spikes. Unfortunately however... this takes away the anonymous aspect of Bitcoin that we all love. Ups and downs to everything I suppose .

Well... Bitcoin's price is rising for a number of reasons.

1. The Japanese government just gave it the "OK", which has people convinced that other Asian countries might start implementing similar policies.
2. As a result of people like *cough* Donald Trump *cough* being elected - there is a global uncertainty of sorts. People have begin losing faith in the government and are buying into bitcoin, thus driving the price up.
3. FOMO (Fear of missing out) also comes into play. If people think they can make some money buying Bitcoin now and selling later, then thats exactly what they do...

To address one of your other comments, Bitcoin does not suck. It's frickin' awesome. However there is a problem with the amount of time it takes for micro-transactions to be confirmed - but this era will pass.

Oh yeah that makes total sense, i'm kicking myself for not thinking into it a bit more myself...

Not arguing.... but it won't drop, today at least. The price per BTC is just south of 2k as we speak.

I expect the dump to come in 2 weeks or so... what kind of prices do you think we will see?

Certainly is an issue. It's because miners choose payments with high transaction fees over ones with low transaction fees... fair enough I guess, annoying none-the-less. For now,  i'd recommend only using BTC for payments that are at least 100 usd or over as micro-payments are a real pain in the ass.

It's sucks a bunch... but no one here knows for sure. If we did - we would all be rich right? You've got to gauge the situation yourself buddy, and then take responsibility for your own actions  .  If you do want my personal opinion however... I don't think Bitcoin will drop until after it hits 2000. I'd sell bitcoin for cash at around 2100, and wait a day - if no price drop after the day buy back in. You can't wait too long in this game, or you miss the boat!

I think about this from time to time, in fact no too long ago I visioned bitcoin as being a currency that allowed for intergalactic payments... I mean theoretically it could with the contingency that our technology advances significantly.

I won't. I'm a high school student and every time I get spare cash, I head down to the BTC atm and top up my wallet. I even use my lunch money! Next stop is 10k... buy now or cry later!

Looking at the rise, today alone, i'm getting super... super excited. The price per BTC at the time I write this post is : $1919.16 - quite a rise from yesterday's 1700 something. I'm interested what you all think, could this be the start of the surge we know will come? What do you think the price will be tomorrow - lets talk!