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I have watched major news channel calling it out on anonymity and major price fluctuations after Ohio became first state to accept taxes in bitcoin. Finally, people are realizing cryptos, specifically bitcoin's worth. What do you think, are we ending 2018 on a good note?

Will be hard to end in a good note after the last month crash, you know how media works, if bitcoin goes down, then they will talk trash about it but if bitcoin goes up the is a natural wonder.

At the end let them talk about it, doesn't matter if they talk good or if they talk bad, just let them have Bitcoin in their mouths and minds.

Anything concept, idea,ideology or technology that is not criticized means it is not important or relevant to people. I am impress by the criticism of bitcoin by media because it is gradually taking bitcoin to the mainstream.

Yeah, I don't know if I like that kind of advertising a lot, last year for so much speculation and yellow news was created the huge December FOMO, they created that giant bubble that exploded over us and we're still feeling it, I think bitcoin's popularity should be growing, but gradually.

I really don't think so. Take a look at the news and social media alone, what do they usually cover? 90% of the time, it's one of these:

• Experts say bitcoin will go to zero.
• Bitcoin is dead.
• Bitcoin is a scam, says expert.
• Something something bitcoin and criminals.

It's really going to be difficult to get the typical person to get bullish into something that's full of bad news. It will take time. I personally think the people will slowly realize bitcoin's worth when financial crisis hits. Either that, or probably huge merchant adoption. I'm personally betting more on the former though.

for regular investors 2018 is ending very bad a price is on a continuous dip, but hardcore investors will say this is a good ending as they can buy more in dirt cheap.

there has always been a lot of good news all over the media. in fact 2018 is filled with them but the problem is that price was on a downtrend for most of 2018 and in this last month we also had a new manipulative dump that crashed it even further... all of that meant that the good news is overlooked all year long but it is still there.

We've always had the media covering bitcoin and cryptos so that's nothing new, sometimes we read articles spreading bitcoin obituaries and fud, sometimes we read bullish articles talking about how the price will shoot up very soon.

It's hard to say if we're ending the year on a good note, simply because the market sentiment is bearish and prices just keep going down, also, not everyone expected to see such low prices at the end of the year, I'd say the only ones who are pleased with how the year ended are those who were waiting to buy cheap btc to hold for the long-term.

I don't agree. Until 2017 Bitcoin was presented like an exotic money-like thing for the geek's and mostly the hacks got coverage.
After that the optics have change, they talked about people's money in this and now the seem to acknowledge it as an investment vehicle.
So.. there are new things in this.

But I agree, the price couldn't care less about the news coverage. So whether we'll finish the year in a good or bad note, it will not be because of the news. The news will only tell what happened (or maybe speculate sometimes, but that's worthless talk, you know that).

From it's onset ten years ago, governments using various tools have tried numerously to dissuade the public from getting involved in Bitcoin.
It has been called a bubble, a tool for scammers and terrorism, and lots of other names.

Having survived this long, it's encouraging that some of this nations have become very friendly to Bitcoin. And not all media houses publishes bad reports about it.

There are so many upcoming news, 2018 might yet finish on a high.

It is ending on a good note if you don't look at the price. It is being more widely accepted and more widely known. This means the next bull run will involve more people and be bigger than the last

Probably it is.

Though the journey for this hasn't been so good at least there's something good at the very end of this year. Mainstream media is bias, they are just using bitcoin to cover and add a content to their daily reporting so they are in both sides but most of it to the bad side when a wealthy person pays them to cover its bad side.

Its possible that this is the case because some of the well known mainstream
financial institutions are warming to bitcoin through futures trading and ETF'S
for example.

can you share the mainstream channel here?

in my opinion, when many people begin to realize the prospects of BTC, now and in the future, then this is good support.

but, on the other side, this year's BTC chart is worse, and many people are disappointed.

Hard to see if we are going to end 2018 on a positive note. As far as I know, we might see this bearish trend to continue although mainstream media is putting bitcoin on their news, it doesn't mean that we will see the negative sentiments suddenly turns into a bullish one.

Although hearing Ohio accepting bitcoin as form of payment and might even set a precedence it's not enough to push this market. We need news like the BAKKT bitcoin future offerings to pump fresh blood into the ecosystem, but since they postponed in for next year, perhaps we might see the market flat up to the end of 2018.

Well as  we can see the price of bitcoin today we  accept  it   as   a  bad end  year  on crypto world  :)  Media is always  been a part  Bitcoin   news  weather  good or bad  it's their options   ;)   

Mainstream media is obsessed with the price and they think there is a direct correlation between Bitcoin's success and the price of a bitcoin.  ::) You cannot measure Bitcoin's success, based on the favorable views of one state <Ohio> in a global context. Bitcoin is spreading like cancer and modern medicine < government regulations & fud > can only slow it down, but it will continue spreading until it killed the fiat financial system and all these corrupt centralized services.

A lot of time and energy and money is thrown at Bitcoin to destroy it, but it just grows stronger and more resilient with each attack. Why?... because people with stronger motivation is supporting this experiment. <People who wants financial freedom>  ;) 

It's no surprise for everyone regarding how the mainstream media works in connection wit bitcoin wherein it's their job either they spread the good and the bad news about it. But more often, these mainstream media are responsible for the fake news spreading FUD for the purpose in destabilization of bitcoin that cause market dips. However, I believe people are now more intelligent enough to distinguish the fake and the non fake news after they had been for a while in the crypto community.

Any good information about Bitcoin is good information and brings cryptocurrency closer to the mainstream. Unfortunately, this is not enough to make people start trusting Bitcoin. After such large price drops, now people will very slowly regain confidence in cryptocurrencies. I think it will take up to about a year before prices return to a good level.

Bitcoin is in neutral for now, but again in time soon Bitcoin will rise again and any news and mainstream media would take Bitcoin seriously again.

Bitcoin for a long time now has always drawn attention from the global world. And this is a good thing for the adoption of bitcoin globally although there also some critical about the idea of bitcoin

No one can say if end  of 2018 will become positive to bitcoin but we hope so.
Media  is one way of promoting bitcoin but also the way to  create a fake news about bitcoin. We heard different things about bitcoin thru media, positve and negative. And because of that it become more popular.

Since bank are primary advertisers of main media, expecting good news from main media about bitcoin is not reasonable. They mostly harm bitcoin market; they keep talking about a direct correlation between bitcoin's success and its price. If price are very good, they call it a speculative market and if not  they call it boomed market.

I think that note is normal.Everything ends normally.As they say, could be worse.I hope that next year will be more positive.I believe that.

Everything's normal.It gets better.This year has been very revealing and educational for all.He showed that it is not necessary to relax and to always keep their finger on the pulse of the event.We've been through enough trials this year, nerves on edge.We believe only in the best.

The experience gained in 2018 so far have been eye opening to understanding crypto market and not relying on mere speculations spread by the so called experts.

I think the crypto news in the channels is good but has limited impact
Contrary to the admission of Ohio as bitcoin as a means of paying taxes, this move has a good impact on the global adoption process.

No, 2018 is a year of calm. This is the year when people who are on the surface of the crypto currency fall away, because they do not have the necessary information about what will happen with the crypto currency and how to behave further. Maybe 2019 will be different.

Its good news when Ohio start accepting bitcoin for paying taxes. I think its good start before more states accepting bitcoin. Beside that its good start to for bitcoin mass adoption. If government accepting bitcoin, i am believe company and merchant will follow. Its good note before we ending 2018

Hopely with Ohio decision makes investor more confident with cryptocurrency. 2018 is not good year for cryptocurrency market. Most coin and token price drop the price and market cap value drop from $800 billions to around $130billions. Hopely 2019 is good year for cryptomarket

Since Ohio has made quite an entrance, I think because of this the media would even bring out more interest in BTC, in a good way or in a bad way, I don't know if the media would be against or with BTC or they would just simply be unbiased in bringing out news for us, nonetheless I don't think that year 2018 would end up good for BTC, but lets just assume that 2019 would be a comeback.

It is true that the media is now aware to what is cryptocurrencies. Actually, one of the reasons why cryptocurrencies became popular in my country is because of the major news about the  major price fluctuation.

Bitcoin is moving in the right direction, Ohio will lead the way while other states follow. This is a good ending to 2018, the price is low but at least it is gaining wider adoption. In time the price will rise organically

I think, a lot of positive things have happened this month. But it seems, it hasn't had much effect, on the price of bitcoin. Maybe we still have to be patient, to wait a while longer

Bitcoin does not interfere with advertising. Therefore, I think it’s good that mainstream media talk about Bitcoin. I think it attracts people's attention.

in my opinion still not, even the acceptance of bitcoin as one tool for paying taxes does not change the views of people today. They are more inclined to how to get prices to recover again. Even though in practice if the development and acceptance of bitcoin as a means of payment can boost its value. End of 2018 and biitcoin still have bad image to most of people.

yes, the media has a big influence on BTC, but the negative media influences BTC a lot more than good media. even the government controls the media.

in my opinion, in 2019, BTC will make a recovery, and in 2020, BTC will increase better, even more than $ 20K.

Hardly in this year will happen that the good. What they say about bitcoin in the media is certainly good, because it shows how popular and significant it is. But you don't have to believe everything they say. We can rely only on our knowledge and only this can help us.

Through mass media,  the blockchain technology is getting more popular. Like in my country, the mainstream media has always news about bitcoin and because of that; people are now aware to bitcoins.

That is a good news for Bitcoin, but doesn't have a big range of effect. Maybe some people from other countries will see it and try applying the same on their own local states, that would be good. I have heared Bitcoin can be adopted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by the local government of the city, as speculated the mayor. He wants to use Bitcoin on the city hall finances. Another good news, but that has even a smaller range...

The low range makes these news not influence BTC's price so positively as it should in this end of 2018...

when bitcoin starts to be adopted by financial institutions, there is also evidence that bitcoin can be used and is safe to trade. from there also will be many new users who realize, that cryptocurrency is there and easy to use
for the end of 2018 it seems like it will indeed be the right moment to sell bitcoin, although it may not be as good as last year

Media as a platform to promote the bitcoin or cryptocurrency is somehow a bad and a good thing. Bad because if people hate or not in favor of the bitcoin they can easily spread a fake news abd bad opinions of it and some people might actually believe it on the spot. Good because we all know tgat media has a huge impact and influence to the people. You can promote bitcoin using it and a mass people will see the advertise of it.

Bitcoin is not easy to end in a good note. Something that is becoming criticized and talked means has strong power or becoming very important because it has beneficial roles for the environment. Why a mainstream media always raise a negative issue about bitcoin because bitcoin is becoming a phenomenal trend of digital assets. Even it has much higher value than any fiat or paper currency. So, now just let any mainstream media talk about Bitcoin, because they want to earn and get much advantages by raising a hot issue in this world. And bitcoin will not end for those issue.

The mainstream media can influence its audience,  the mainstream media are now disseminating news about cryptocurrencies. It is an advantage because the audience are becoming aware to what it is.

What makes these media frustrating is that you can't make them liable for whatbif flashed on their screen. If someone on the other side asks thrm about the technicalities of blockchain nor just how tokens project works, they might not even know how to respond to it. I hope one day those left behind will blame them for spreading fud.

The decline in the price of cryptocurrencies has caught the attention of many media! The content that the body likes to report is all about the plunge.
This has increased the exposure of cryptocurrencies to a certain extent, letting people know the cryptocurrency!

No, it doesnt matter. It needs time to people get interested in bitcoin again and pump it up on natural basis.
Time time time,  no chance for next 2 years to beat ATH.

i dont know we can stt the good news in the end of this year, because from the beginning of 2018 until right now the price of bitcoin is going down more and more again. i hope in the end if this year, we can see that the price of bitcoin will come back to normal price

There are media who are really idiots and bias!  They are always reporting that the bitcoin is now dying. They are telling the users that they should now sell all of their bitcoins.

Agreed. They rarely cover the good news about Bitcoin/cryptocurrency (lighting network was huge improvement, anyone seen it on media? Meanwhile,  they would get wild on negative news.

Media is a main tool of  influencing others of their news even it is bad or good.
All of us are hoping that the year ends with a good note. We experience the big downfall of bitcoin and other coins but still we are hoping that it will increase again and back to normal.