Raise a glass for those of us who:

Participated in the early days of spreading information to those who didn't understand Bitcoin
Donated some crypto to someone who you wanted to share your excitement with during the nascent years
Helped advise on fascinating projects in the early days when it was all relatively new for most people
Invested in Bitcoin start-ups while helping to further expand the eco-system
Bought something for you or gifted something to someone using bitcoin
Just fucking held your bitcoin with a massive jawline
Sold your bitcoin early and have some regrets
Had Bitcoin change your and the lives of those around you

For those of us who have seen the rise of this fun experiment turn into an actual asset class and the backbone of some really cool things, cheers to what is hopefully the next bull run.

See you in 4 years

Once it is not money you need to survive, every four years there are unprecedented investment opportunities in the Crypto space. Analyze it and understand the fundamentals. GL!

Not saying that this isn't potentially real - just odd since the company makes an insane amount of money per month, why would they risk it all with what is a 'small' deposit/win for them

are we really still having this conversation? lol man.. its not 2015 anymore - the world has valued it at 40k for a reason.

What is with the fascination on finding Satoshi so long after the creation has left such an impact

It has more function, so yes.

Cost average in bit by bit, until you hit the amount you would like ideally. There will never be a perfect time, it is just gambling at that point.

"The internet may be cut off at some point, which will stop the buying and selling process throughout the country"

We are still able to function using mobile data should the internet stop working, there are a few days to circumnavigate that

It wouldnt make sense, they have always been focused on the growth of their economy. Sure, at first they may feel threatened by this emerging technology. But once that passes they will see ways they can carve out a place for themselves in this market and profit from it, this mind set is one of the reasons they are one of the largest players in the world economic market.

When your citing this, why do you add future presidential candidate? Do you think this has a direct correlation or impact on his prediction?

If Satoshi was going to announce who they were, it is unlikely to be a clickbaity site with a phishing email addy.

This reads a little bit snake oil salesman'ish.

We don't know what will happen in the future to be honest, maybe it will fly to 100k then come back down to 7k - saying it is the last time.. no way of knowing that.

This goes for any asset, manipulation via marketing and game theory is present in any market. People should always research the fundamentals and try to understand the thing they are investing in.

You're really comparing the FED and Bitconnect to an idea of Bitcoin deviating from what some people consider Satoshi's original idea to be? While using a click bait style manipulative suspense? not fun bro.

I don't think decentralization is to blame here. Greed and a lack of love or consideration of others is the issue.

Regardless of the innovation in technology, there are unloving people who will look to exploit others lack of understanding around it for their own personal benefit.

The consensus was always 21M, a lot of people and companies invested in btc with this being the primary motivator. Supply / Demand.

If we suddenly up and changed this a lot of people would leave btc imo, especially since it is already divisible by 100M per token making fungibility a non-issue.

There would have to be a fundamental break down in either

a) the consensus mechanisms
b) the protocol itself

Which could not be resolved

It is unlikely it would just become worthless given the market advantage it has, the tried and tested security system it possesses based in cryptography - math is the language of truth after all.

The decentralised ledger it allows the world to share

The ability to send value across borders in a permissionless way

These things amongst others give it value

1) Put a fiscally responsible amount of your savings or income into bitcoin based on your expenses
2) Research the technology enough to understand how to store it safely
3) Don't let others opinions trump logic, understand why you got in and set a marker for when you desire an exit. You can sell a portion of your initial investment, regardless of the market volatility you walk away unscathed if you time it. Patience is key

You're clearly a troll who does not wish to engage in actual conversation, or have an agenda. Go waste someone else's time.

Fractional reserve banking is a banking system in which banks only hold a fraction of the money their customers deposit as reserves. This allows them to use the rest of it to make loans and thereby essentially create new money. This gives commercial banks the power to directly affect money supply. When the rest of the money they 'create' is done, how do you think this is done. Not by adjusting a centralized database?

Don't cite something incorrectly then state wrong again. This conversation is pretty tedious