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How plausible do you think this is? https://tipestry.com/topics/5cdf21bef8abf15fcdee649a/sneak-peek-2024-is-absolutely-the-year-bitcoin-becomes-mainstream
I would think we would become mainstream by 2021 or 2022. By mainstream, I don't mean 100% adoption or the extinction of the dollar. What I mean is, Bitcoin being used more and known by consumers.

Bitcoin will be very difficult to change this world and the application in daily life is still a very difficult issue for this market. Maybe BTC, ETH, XRP can replace payment facilities but it will not be applied much in society so we do not be too confident in this. Personally, I will still choose Fiat because it determines the existence of the world and Crypto coins are just an investment to make a profit.

I think bitcoin and ethereum yes can change the way of payments on 2024, but regarding ripple there are a lot of complain against and i don't think we can completely have fiat replaced by crypto coins.

Honestly we cannot predict in the future, indeed crypto has not been widely applied in society, but we cannot lie that knowledge about crypto in society is very minimal and they are still not evenly familiar with it. This reminds me of the presence of the internet for the first time and many people who doubt and consider it unimportant, but after all these years the internet is growing, popular and becoming a necessity like today.

I am sure that crypto will become a problem solver in the payment system, to be better than conventional systems like today.

2024... it's means 5 years from now, it's a damn long year to predict.

Well anything can happen though on crypto world and it's very possible to all these 3 coins become mainstream especially Bitcoin and Ethereum, these 2 coins have a big potential in the future, i don't know much about XRP.

It is not easy to explain market price predictions. But a good price movement gives a clue that the future will be better. May people predict, e.g. ETH will translucent $1000 by the end of the year. It is okay, because there is a price sign improved from now on.

I think we will see crypto move towards the mainstream in the next few years. There are a few key obstacles that need to be overcome first. One is legislation, and that elusive SEC approval. Another - more for smart contracts than BTC - is the spread of IoT and 'smart cities', for which the 5G network will surely provde the backing infrastructure. We also need the markets to start to mature and become less volatile, which will probably come naturally with increasing volumes as crypto become more popular. I think we might also need some crypto project to be embraced as the most efficient and most profitable solution, to kickstart the era of crypto dominance over fiat - chances are this will probably be XRP for international corporate banking.
But yes, I think mainstream is inevitable.

according to your words you are indeed a right master. to predict market prices is indeed very difficult. but look at the parent of all the coins. it is bitcoin. see the current price which is soaring with significance. it makes all markets price and coins improve, that's good

That article makes sense and have you seen the latest news about some companies are opening the possibility for bitcoin to be adopted by more people in the future? maybe this will require the help from the 3rd parties but that's even better than nothing. This time I know a lot of sites and services that accept bitcoin and another major coins too especially dash.
More publication for crypto created everyday and that's possible.

It is possible because at the current year you could see that there are already plenty of merchants or business that is accepting it as a payment option.
And we still have 5 years before 2024 so it could be possible maybe by that time Bitcoin is already being used by everyone and almost everything could be paid with crypto.

I only have my hopes for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Xrp has a big potential but I don't think it could reach the achievements of Bitcoin and Ethereum to be on the mainstream. It still has a lot to achieve and to prove first. Bitcoin and Ethereum is continuously developing so it will surely be on the mainstream even before 2024.

Where a big part of the people around me already know what crypto coins are i think before those times they are already users. What coin they will pick next to btc would what they prefer in the current top10 at that time.

That still too long for us to predict for bitcoin, ethereum, and ripple.
But those coins can become mainstream in 2024 if there are more supports to that coin, especially for bitcoin.
And if the support will happen to ethereum and ripple, then we might see that those two coins can be used for real life and for making a transaction.
But that still on the prediction and I think it's better to see what will happen day by day.

It's hard to predict the exact year or the right moment when this will happen, but I also think Bitcoin, and maybe Ethereum, will become mainstream and widely used in the future. Regarding Ripple, I don't agree at all.

Btc would be the king for that time and ETH could still be one of the best coins existing if seen it’s future demand and potential . It is also a time to keep some coins for the long term perspective as you would make a lot of money on this coins .

Bitcoin is already on mainstream now and is getting to be known by most people that are into internet. It won't be that 100% adoption but it's increasing from year to year. Price will be the indicator that demand is increasing but we can determine that everyone isn't into the use of it as a cryptocurrency but more of investment and store of value.

About Ripple, yes it is centralized and people won't ride on that.

BTC,ETH and XRP might become a little bit more popular after 4 years,but they will definitely never be in the mainstream.More people will know about the coins,but the amount of real active users won't increase with more than 25-35% due to the price volatility,regulatory chaos and the crypto hacks/scams.

today I see an ETH increase of up to 3% to 261 dollars, maybe soon it will break the price of 300 dollars. And this is something very encouraging for the holders who have waited long enough

I think they are alreay on the mainstream today because of their secured price after the brutal bearish market last year and in the first quarter of this year. in 2024 we don't know what will happen maybe some other coins will become mainstream like BNB or TRON or other coins that still nt rise today.

Yes, as long as cryptocurrencies possess such qualities, real use will be unlikely. Cryptocurrencies are used as investments, secured only by the expectations of the future.
The value of fiat money is regulated for reduces volatility.

This year BNB performance is unpredictable so everyone think it will be occur the main stream of crypto market. But 2024 is little longer duration so wait and see what will happen in future days. I think Bitcoin is always occupy the first region in crypto market.

I think I will be possible by that 2024, not that we don’t have high usage on this coin already but it is still quite very low and that is why people are clamoring more for awareness and  maybe government regulation.

What made bitcoin and ethereum gain more popularity in 2017 was because of its Bull RUN, people were able to know what they are all about and few people picked interest in using it for payment while some picked interest in using it for investment, but I think by that 2024, there will be more interest of people using it for payment to just investment.

Curious how can people judge about the events that can happen in 5 years as everything is not clear even with this year. Bitcoin can be used by more people in the world, but I am afraid that it will not become mainstream.

Weird, you are in crypto, I'm sure you have heard the term "wild, educated guess"?

Although we don't have the crystal ball to see what the future brings to us, at least people are making a prediction here and see if it will became true in the future.

Right now we wanted crypto to become global, and one thing to do it is that people adopt it to become mainstream, so I would say probably in 5 years we may see that happening.

Putting a specific date when mainstream adoption can happen for some cryptocurrency is just a big waste of time as there is no need to put a deadline or a time frame for this to happen. Everything about this matter especially its pace will all determined by the market. Now, we all know that because cryptocurrencies are decentralized there is nobody funding its marketing campaign and mostly we are all relying on word-of-mouth power and some occasional positive media coverage. It is good to think that soon the dream can be a big reality but then we have to be realistic.

this is speculation, by looking at the current situation, we might be able to estimate the possibilities that could occur. in this case, bitcoin has even gone global. we only have to wait for ETH, and XRP is becoming popular like bitcoin. well, in the future, crypto will become a common thing. so, for the 3 coins discussed, I feel that it has become a common thing.

I think XRP and ETH have become coins that have big markets like Bitcoin. because almost in all exchanges we can now see them. the development of the crypto market is so fast, we must continue to pay attention and keep abreast of developments that occur in the market.

i think the most preveliged coin to be mainstream among Bitcoin, ETH, and XRP  is ethereum thanks to the huge support from the community of developers good luck for all with their holding!

no one can say when crypto will be mainstream, but i hope by 2024 at the latest too. anyway this is just a hope. something tells me, it will certainly take longer than until 2024.

I totally agree. And that's why I have more BTC, ETH and XRP in my portfolio at the moment. Of course, I have some small altcoins but the percentage is not too big. By the way, we don't need to wait for 2024 I think in 2022 these 3 coins will dominate the cryptocurrency market.

It won't stop using local currencies and I agree that time will come that it can be more used by the us. The mainstream is already becoming aware of this and just imagine that the gov't of US is starting to be aware of different crypto businesses such as exchanges, launching of Libra (which people says that it shouldn't be called a crypto) and ICOs. They are becoming aware of it and the attention that crypto gets from these large institutions is impressive.

I dont think xrp can be mainstream by 2024, i predict binance coin can replace xrp in your list, binance have dex, margin trading and IEO growing every months..

Does anyone remember Ecu?Ecu was, Money of EU prior to Euro.Why was it a failure?It was a forced and theorotical money with almost no liberation for the EU members.
Well, there are many conceptual altcoins most of which are just therotically useful but no use at present and will just disappear and be forgotten in the near future.Some of the altcoins will pass the test of time and be used widely in future.ETH,XRP and/or a few.The total of crypto money will be less than 10.There may be digital coupons or discount digital cards etc but as a currency as a money the total number will be less than 10.

BTC will be the first survivor.Why because the founder cleverly dissappeared assuring he/she will not create a problem for the BTC.However, the other founders may have some genius,egocentric ideas for the currencies they developped.Because they believe the  currencies belong to them.

Founder who gives 2-3 percent per year to the app developpers and community will make his currency survive.

There are so much people that are gradually getting use to making payment digitally, which is why you see PayPal, alipay and the likes of them still thriving in the market. With time, people will prefer to make use of cryptocurrency as the main digital means of payment, most especially that of bitcoin digital payment. I actually do not see them stop using local currencies, but I see a balance between the two of them.

Let us take the present situation as example, there are sometimes we will want to go out and would hold some cash to be able to buy something in a store that is yet to accept payment electronically, while also we have some places we go too where will prefer to use out debit or credit card, this is same way there will be a balance between bitcoin payment system and local currency system.

XRP will never lose its grip being a third coin in the coinmarketcap. And course BNB will step up into 4 or 5 spot. If the speculative mainstream happen in 2024, all i can say coins have no limits in that amount.

Every day new investors are understanding and investing into cryptocurrency as it provide the best way to invest now. People are now preferring to hold bitcoin than stocks, bonds and gold! Before 2024, I strongly believe that bitcoin will to some extent utilize it potential and people will start to used it as money of the internet. Currently we can say “bitcoin, ethereum and ripple are now  in mainstream as people keep discussing them all over the internet and media house.

I think bitcoin has become mainstream right now. it's just that it might take time for ETH, and also XRP. although both coins are famous, the face of cryptocurrency is always known as bitcoin. when developments regarding bitcoin continue to be profitable and continue, it is likely that ETH and XRP will also become mainstream in the years to come.

I suspect that Binance owners will do everything to make token better for most people than Ripple. BNB can really become an XRP rival. yes, now, BNB  has a lower position, but it got it in the shortest period of time. Binance Coin can do impossible and climb higher. As for the mainstream, Bitcoin will be popular for long, and in 2024 it will be also in the greatest demand.

No, I do not agree. Many people use Bitcoin only in crypto market. Today, there are still many people using fiat money and even people in big cities still don't know what cryptocurrency is.
To become the main currency, I think Bitcoin and the top alts need to have certain price stability.

I own all of them, so I hope I didn´t invest into bad crypto-coins.
My idea is that Bitcoin will be the store of value, Ethereum will be the platform for applications and XRP token will be the currency for payments.

I think that this will inevitably happen before 2025. The popularization that began in 2017 continues to develop in big steps. Every person in the world already knows about cryptocurrencies.

I think 2024 is weirdly specific. It's difficult to predict even one year ahead, but certainly we are moving slowly towards mainstream adoption. For ETH though, I would say mainstream adoption of smart contracts is inevitable, but is still a long way off. Smart contracts are still largely confined to crypto, and things like ICO launches. However the potential of ETH extends far beyond that, into the automation of a decent chunk of the job market. It will happen, I'm sure, but I can't see it in 5 years.

Maybe a lot know crypto at that time, but I don't think all of them will use crypto in their daily lives. Those who are residing in rural or remote areas will still prefer to use their fiat money, I guess. There is a large percentage living on this Earth that are not yet tap by electricity, so I doubt they will be part of this blockchain revolution.

Who knows that will be more in demand by 2024? Let's not close the doors foe these coins, and yet if technology became more advanced during thas year nothing is impossible to happen. Blockchain is not a stagnant technology, that's there's always software updates due to ongoing developments. Fiat money will be just an option in the future, and digital currency will be more valuable.

Actually no one know, what will happen on 2024.But by considering the demand of cryptocurrency, we can predict only one thing. Bitcoin and Ethereum will be their in a market till the sustain of cryptocurrency in the world. Because the price of all other cryptocurrency is depend on bitcoin and ethereum.

The possibilities are endless and who knows it will be soon than the expected year into this thread. What I see is not really for bitcoin but somehow for the technology behind it. But 2024 might be also too early if it's really be mainstreamed, remember there are countries that aren't pro yet with it.

If we talk about good possibilities, maybe it is right, cryptocurrency will be mainstream in 2024 because we can see some big companies already make their own cryptocoins, like start with Libra from facebook maybe can followed by other companies. But, either good or bad possibilities can be happen in this kind of business and we must prepare for anything that could happen in future.

Only bitcoin will be the chance of mainstream by 2024.Bitcoin is the widely using cryptocurrency around the world. So in few years, bitcoin will be used as the FIAT in many country. The next chance will be to the Ethereum. But I don't think, XRP will sustain till the end of 2024.