The greed of Jihan caused the price of bitcoin to tank even further. Also his company was almost destroyed and many people lost their jobs. This should not go unpunished - he had to go

The only thing that can save paypal now is for them to start accepting bitcoin. My bet is that will introduce some type of paypalcoin, which will run on ethereum or tron

Bitcoin will end when all the governments around the world stop printing extra money and learn to control their economies better. It will never happen

The main reason they choose a bank is because they have physical presence. You can visit the bank and ask for help, with bitcoin you are your own bank

What would be useful is information about the various bounty programs available on their site. Are they available and as good as the ones on bitcointalk?

Thailand has an increasing number of russians living there and they will be as crypto friendly as the philipines. Not sure about the immigration laws though

A simple yes from the SEC will see bitcoin adoption spread like wildfire. Not just among investors but governments around the world will stockpile as a store of value

There is way too much infrastructure for bitcoin to fail. It is becomingna national currency in venezuela and when other economies fail they too will switch to bitcoin as their saviour

Great news to help with mass adoption, switzerland might even become a hub for bitcoin like it is for hidden fiat. The more big retailers that get on board the better as it adds credibility as a form of payment

It's perfectly safe if you rebuild it again. Factory reset is likely to be safe but there is a chance of a hidden trojan. Format the harddrive and rebuild it yourself to be sure

The linden dollars in second life was virtual money that could be converted into fiat. Now crypto currencies will be usable in both virtual world and the real living world, this is where we go mainstream

It's probably due to the extra work involved in converting them into fiat. As bitcoin becomes more easier to spend more merchants will accept it so they won't have to worry about the conversion

I'm surprised that the so called bitcoin creator even has a twitter account. If he wanted to get messages out to the world he should have reclaimed bitcointalk or never given it up

When bitcoin becomes too dominant the altcoin market falls which is bad overall as good alts like ethereum, eos, will also crash. 50% is just about right, if it gets lower then it's use as digital gold might waiver

Has craig wright been outed as a child molester? Haven't heard anything so i believe it is slander and the accusation should be removed. There aren't more pedo's in crypto than fiat, this is a dumb thread

Lifting a ban is not enough to bring the miners back into the game, it is barely making money in the USA unless you mine one of the altcoins instead. Good news for future miners though

scammers and hackers are plaguing the blockchain and scaring off potential investors. Volatility can render a coin worthless within days, and regulation could ban it altogether

Bitcoin version 2 was arguably created already. There is bitcoin cash and many other shitcoin variants. It hasn't taken over yet and it is not going to, even if it is faster and cheaper

They are kind of right in that regular joe public is always reading about these hacks and scams which puts people off from using it. Banks are easier to use for now, but times are changing so regulation will help improve trust and reduce scams

Bitcoin is the safest investment, when it starts to move all the altcoins bleed. Only now it is alt season so go with alts now, but you will see what happens a few months down the line