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Title: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: Indefinitely on February 13, 2015, 03:59:02 AM "Serial entrepreneur Wences Casares created Argentina's first internet provider and later sold his online brokerage firm to Banco Santander for $750 million in 2000. He was 25 years old.
Now 40, Casares is a star of the Silicon Valley bitcoin scene, but his Argentinian roots inform much about him. The son of a cattle rancher, he sees the world in literary and philosophical terms, speaking of the arc of human existence over thousands of years. Bitcoin has had a rough time lately, with its slumping value and high-profile flameouts, but Casares has no doubt that the digital currency will prevail. First, it promises efficiency and equality of access unlike anything the world has known. Also, he argues, technology has already created a leapfrog effect in the developing world. As cellphone usage shows, billions of people worldwide have cash but exist outside of the traditional banking and credit systems. Bitcoin unleashes that power. Casares believes the revolution will take time, and bitcoin will not fully replace other forms of money. His newest company, Xapo, is said to be the largest custodian of bitcoin in the world, catering to people seeking to hold on to the currency in a secure way. As such, he says, Xapo is the "Swiss bank of bitcoin." "Wences Casares: I think bitcoin may very well be the best form of money we've ever seen in the history of civilization." Full Article : http://www.businessinsider.com/how-bitcoin-may-have-more-impact-than-the-internet-2015-2#ixzz3RatjqSx1 (http://www.businessinsider.com/how-bitcoin-may-have-more-impact-than-the-internet-2015-2#ixzz3RatjqSx1) Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: Sindelar1938 on February 13, 2015, 05:05:13 AM I love Wences, his enthusiasm for btc is really contagious
Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: nextgencoin on February 13, 2015, 05:33:35 AM I'm sure Bitcoin will have much more acceptance over the following years. My worry is what will happen when those same people find out about Tittie Coin and Bill Murray coin. :o
Or even this. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=954174.0 Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: Kprawn on February 13, 2015, 05:45:18 AM If not Bitcoin, one of the other Alt coins based on the Bitcoin protocol.... will take it's place.
It will disrupt the financial systems as we know it, and we will see innovation far beyond what we ever saw in the finacial sector. I do agree with Casares, money will not be the same, and people will change suddenly to the new defacto currency. Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: nextgencoin on February 13, 2015, 06:06:53 AM If not Bitcoin, one of the other Alt coins based on the Bitcoin protocol.... will take it's place. It will disrupt the financial systems as we know it, and we will see innovation far beyond what we ever saw in the finacial sector. I do agree with Casares, money will not be the same, and people will change suddenly to the new defacto currency. If there are other altcoins thrown into the mix then how can anyone reach concensus? Basically the financial world will look like the altcoin section on here. I think Bitcoin has to be the backbone of the system or it all all unravels. Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: jacktheking on February 13, 2015, 06:07:17 AM Bitcoin may be the best form of money our (and the next few) generations ever see..
Well, Bitcoin will be replaced by other technology (not Altcoin) in the future. I mean.. a really long time. I'm sure Bitcoin will have much more acceptance over the following years. My worry is what will happen when those same people find out about Tittie Coin and Bill Murray coin. :o Or even this. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=954174.0 Most of them will join the Altcoin and find that the community is small. And they will come back to Bitcoin. Just my thought. Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: LiteCoinGuy on February 13, 2015, 09:03:40 AM yes but he also said it could take 10-20 years. some people here cant even wait 1 month... ::)
Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: Mewtwo on February 13, 2015, 09:08:07 AM I love Wences, his enthusiasm for btc is really contagious He's not the only one with a major enthusiasm. ^^ Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: LiteCoinGuy on February 13, 2015, 09:16:53 AM "In Spanish, we have a saying that when a genius points at the moon, a fool looks at the finger. I find that happens a lot with bitcoin." —Wences Casares
Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: picolo on February 13, 2015, 09:59:09 AM "Serial entrepreneur Wences Casares created Argentina's first internet provider and later sold his online brokerage firm to Banco Santander for $750 million in 2000. He was 25 years old. Now 40, Casares is a star of the Silicon Valley bitcoin scene, but his Argentinian roots inform much about him. The son of a cattle rancher, he sees the world in literary and philosophical terms, speaking of the arc of human existence over thousands of years. Bitcoin has had a rough time lately, with its slumping value and high-profile flameouts, but Casares has no doubt that the digital currency will prevail. First, it promises efficiency and equality of access unlike anything the world has known. Also, he argues, technology has already created a leapfrog effect in the developing world. As cellphone usage shows, billions of people worldwide have cash but exist outside of the traditional banking and credit systems. Bitcoin unleashes that power. Casares believes the revolution will take time, and bitcoin will not fully replace other forms of money. His newest company, Xapo, is said to be the largest custodian of bitcoin in the world, catering to people seeking to hold on to the currency in a secure way. As such, he says, Xapo is the "Swiss bank of bitcoin." "Wences Casares: I think bitcoin may very well be the best form of money we've ever seen in the history of civilization." Full Article : http://www.businessinsider.com/how-bitcoin-may-have-more-impact-than-the-internet-2015-2#ixzz3RatjqSx1 (http://www.businessinsider.com/how-bitcoin-may-have-more-impact-than-the-internet-2015-2#ixzz3RatjqSx1) It is possible that Bitcoin will become bigger than internet but unlikely. Bitcoin can get huge, it is already enough to get invested. Title: Re: "Bitcoin will be bigger than the internet" Post by: Q7 on February 13, 2015, 11:33:12 AM yes but he also said it could take 10-20 years. some people here cant even wait 1 month... ::) Ah...This is something that I agree. Not everybody has patience and is willing to look long term. |