As the title states.

I have been browsing through the forum to find a solution but so far failed in doing so.

It takes nearly 15-20 minutes to open, it keeps saying checking blocks, but how many times will it check them??

The previous version took around 15 minutes to open, and current version takes even longer while it was quite fast when I installed it after the update release.

Full blockchain is on my windows 7 computer, and my computer has decent specs, nothing to worry about.

Are there any nodes that I need to add in order to get it working faster? Not sure what the problem is.

Uhhh.... Are you serious? Look up his net worth.

He's not in need of a few millions that he potentially could have had if buying Bitcoin as early adopter.

A whale doesn't necessarily have to sell to get rid of coins.

These guys are playing and teasing on a daily basis trying to trigger panic reactions, etc.

They know very well what they do to get Bitcoin price a few bucks higher or lower.

The smartest people (very early adopters) in Bitcoin had the chance to get filthy rich very quickly.

This isn't the case anymore. Sure, if you have a load of fiat to trade with you can make good profits, but it won't be anything like some years ago.

But hey, no one knows how much Bitcoin is worth in 2020... Perhaps WE are still early adopters.

Those who wait will keep waiting 

Have patience and do something else. If you bought at +$700 then you made a big mistake.

At that point you should be selling instead of buying. Wait since you have nothing to lose.

Offer $150 in BTC

It's not that difficult at all. I provided a link to a family member to download the wallet.

And everything else was so easy (setting up, sending and receiving, etc) that he didn't ask me for help.

He had everything set up and was ready to go. He bought $50 worth of Bitcoin and got it instantly in his wallet.

It is a non tech person, if he can do it, then others can as well.

I agree that it isn't ready for mass adoption yet.

Waiting 6 months won't do much unless something big is going to happen.

For that to happen a fork is necessary. I think we need to wait at least another full year or so.

They do, but their benefit is that they don't have to deal with ridiculous fees.

They don't have to worry about chargebacks and other stuff that is only a pain in the ass.

I'm sure there will be a point that merchants will at least keep 25% of the coins they receive from sales.

Liverpool managed to win at home with a wonderful goal from Coutinho.

The gap between City and United is only 5 points now.

If Arsenal wins from Everton they will be only 4 points behind.

Extra PR is always good. But aren't we as community also part of this whole system?

It would help if we as Bitcoin believers also make people in our near environment aware of the benefits of Bitcoin compared to current fiat.

We can wait and wait for others to do the work, but if everyone makes an effort it could be even better.

For example, if you know some one with a store, tell that person if he is interested in having an extra payment option.

Explain to him what the benefits are, that they don't have to deal with insane fees, no chargebacks, etc.

It's great that Mega will use Bitcoin as main payment method, but it's not interesting enough for large traders to get bullish.

I'm interested to find out how many traders can keep their patience.

If it stays like this for a week or so they will sell off some of their coins.

Domain is sold to Master-P can you please confirm. Thanks.

Chinese exchanges are on steroids. Man, what is up with their volume?

I know they don't charge anything for trading but it looks quite surreal.

Good news. Gives you more value for your money.

Off-topic and especially posting in this thread should never get rewarded anyway.

But why does the Bitmixer bot count this post from me still?

Thanks for sharing, I'm going to watch them now.

Much respect for Erik Voorhees.

Yeah I feel you man, Euro rate is rubbish.

I'm glad I hold Bitcoins which gives me a good feeling 

Hold your coins for as long as you can and enjoy.

Beside the fact that Bitcoin is open source, Satoshi himself doesn't need any royalties.

He has plenty enough Bitcoins to retire on if he wanted to. 

They can because they can generate an endless supply of fiat whenever they want.

Will they do that? I don't think so. Bitcoin at this point with its current market cap is in no way a threat for them.

But that might change in the future, which is why they don't like it.

I use gmail for many years which seems to do a decent job.

Some people don't like it regarding their privacy, but you should never leave sensitive data in your mail box.