I don't even think that way, it's also true that excess transactions using bitcoin we don't need physical contact. So it can prevent
transmission of disease, this is indeed a plausible reason why we should use it immediately bitcoin as payment. Hopefully those
who refuse bitcoin can realize this and be open minded. And in the end bitcoin can become a global currency.

Craig Wright is just trying to make some easy money while acting like a clown.He is just like John McAfee,but the only difference is that Craig Wright wants to patent and own Bitcoin/blockchain concept so all the Miners and devs could pay him royalties.He can't prove his claims about being the real Satoshi,but he will continue to bitch and moan about it.We are way to focused over Faketoshi Wright.It's way better to just ignore clowns like him.

I am UK based and looking to setup a BTC ATM, initially just one or maybe two locations, I'd rather not lease or take on a franchise, but run a machine myself. Has anyone any experience in this?, where's a good place to buy the actual machines? - I've seen a range of prices from US to China, how is easy is the software setup? I know the turnover question is difficult to answer but selling small amounts of SATs, can one location sell up to 1 btc per day?, any other things I should be aware of? BTW am pretty much clued on local laws in the UK.
Thanks in advance

Well, I don't see it wrong if you want to monetize bitcoin as an exchange for your services. I believe it exist for it to be used as an exchange as an alternative. As long as you follow guidelines provided by your country regarding fares, taxes, and other services I think there's nothing wrong with that.

The image of bitcoin held by some media and government as a tool to fund terrorism and boost money laundering is not a valid reasoning. Bitcoin is a tool and if it were not bitcoin, it would have been something else. And about it's other image as a sure shot way to profit, I personally believe bitcoin is inflated much more than it's price and is still a large bubble. Though that hasn't stopped me from buying more cause I know the profit are more lucrative in comparison to the risk involved.

Since you have got a pet shop, I guess it's better if you start accepting bitcoin through Lightning Network; best for micro payments. You will get-
- Instant Confirmation (You are unlikely to wait for confirmation.)
- Low Fee (Your customers are unlikely to pay higher fee for a small transaction.)

Lightning Network can be the best solution for shop you referred.

If you need to learn more- A Beginner's guideline to Bitcoin Lightning Network
More interested; try Lightning Network with testnet BTC- [Tutorial] How to create Lightning Network Channel (Testnet BTC)
If you have got some questions to ask, don't hesitate. Go to the thread I referred & share your query; will gladly assist as much as we can.

The U.S. economy grew by 2.1 percent in the Q3 2019 as compared to an expected rate of 1.9 percent. But, behind the growth is a problem that no one is talking about: rising national debt. Could Bitcoin pose as a solution?

As cryptocurrency researcher The Moon (@themooncarl) revealed on Twitter, the American economy might look strong, but its debts have continued to rise. Data from the U.S. National Debt Clock shows that the national debt currently stands at a staggering $23.116 trillion. The Trump administration was overly fixated on growing the American economy and claiming bragging rights. They obviously had no qualms driving the country into more debt to achieve that goal.

Read the full news here

A ticking time bomb? Sounds to me that I can agree with that statement!

Of course, US president Donald Trump is rejoicing that the stocks is at its all-time high. But he forgot one thing.

Their national debt continues to rise, and I highly no doubt that it gets even worse in the next few years or so.

Now I have a question to all of you here. Do you honestly think that only Bitcoin can fix this “ticking time bomb” in the United States?

I would like to hear out your reactions or opinion about this one guys. Happy Sunday everyone!

I may not list in order of hotness and how it drove the space but I think I noticed this events
1. Bakkt
2. Libra coin
3. Craig wright as satoshi
4. Hack on exchanges like binance
5. Ethereum hardfork

YouTube cannot vanish like that but really need a tough competitor. That is what made the decentralized economy wonderful, no central control and you cannot be shutdown by anybody

Hello guys,

I have just one  question. I am collecting some information about Bitcoin Scalability for my school work. Can please someboy write me all methods which are considered as Bitcoin scalability solutions ? when I try to google it everything what I found is:
- Hard Fork - change block size
- Lightning Network
- Sharding

Is there any other methods which might solve the bitcoin scalability problem ?

Thank you.  

Imagine an electronic producer that pays $10,000 for 1 gram of gold, while in the same time a metal with better electrical properties costs less then a cent.

Imagine a buyer who gives his 5,000 square foot luxury mansion for 10,000 units of fiat money that bank created with only Kia Pride vehicle as a collateral.

Imagine an investor that pays $1,000 for a stock with a book value of $1 and earnings of $0.01, while in the same time he can buy a stock with a book value of $2,000 and earnings of $500 for the same amount of money.

Imagine a guy that pays $1,000 for the Cheeseburger while in the same time he can get the Big Mac for only $1.

The above scenarios would be crazy because no one would trade his thing for something that has thousands or millions time less utility. Nor would someone pay a thousand or a million times more money for the same or even worse thing. That is why the above scenarios are not possible in reality.

But... in the crypto world, they are possible. Take for example bitcoin. People are paying thousands or even million times more for bitcoin than for some altcoins, even though these coins have the same or better utility than bitcoin. Meaning, the same as bitcoin these coins can be transferred easily, fastly, cheaply, safely and transparently to someone. Such coins can be bought for as low as $0.001. Why people in the crypto world pay millions time more for the same thing? Why they behave so irrationally?