There are certain exploits that an experienced coder could do to somehow disrupt the whole network, just like the transaction malleability problem. Bitcoin. though secure, still has an attack vector on its code, but exploiting it seems to unlikely and only devs with knowledge in this could use it for their own gains or fix it. Remember the recent surge of unconfirmed tx? That is the malleability problem exploited by a single user.

None lol. I play dice and other gambling games just to kill time and enjoy a bit. Never wagered nor deposited any bitcoins into these sites. Instead, I make use of their integrated faucet and make my way to some actual profits.

NY is the most affected part of bitcoin regulation in the US. Though China and Russia have some doubts on whether or not they should accept bitcoin, it seems that they are not planning to ban it but to regulate it also, but not to the point that it actually hurts bitcoins and its users. NY regulations are a bit too far, asking for personal information that is somewhat invasive in the users' end.

I feel you guys. Instead of practicing/playing Dota 2 (I'm a pro player and competing in major tournaments in our country), I just dedicate my spare time reading bitcoin-related articles or staying here in the forum. Other times, I try to review the source code to see whether I can get a good grasp out of it; so far I have understand some points that I could actually use in my studies. One of my friend whom I told bitcoin about is now earning bitcoins and is thanking me for giving him the opportunity to learn more about it as it changed his life, too. 

Haven't actually tried any of their services apart from receiving my pay from their signature campaign, and I think I don't want to get myself involved in their cloud mining platform given that the amount of bitcoins it can generate is waaaay less than  what I can actually earn if I have the equipment in my home (electricity is around $0.05 - $0.10 kW/h here). They are pretty legit, yes, but in all honesty, I don't think I can make a good amount of bitcoins from their cloud mining platform. In the exchange? I use finex for that.

There is a bitcoin group in the Philippines that has some active posters too, though I haven't checked out in that group recently yet. Also, some of our kababayans are pushing our own sub-forum here in bitcointalk. It's kinda nice to know that many of our countrymen are interested in using bitcoins and knowing more about it.

They have a high rate on btc? What do you mean by 'high'? Above market rates or am I wrong? I have heard their service before, and so far none have reported any scams yet. Before you accuse of scam, kindly see if they are still replying to your queries. Usually, scam services don't reply to emails after they executed their plans.

This explains it nicely. Life is getting more and more expensive as time passes by. People are getting too greedy and too hungry for money. Even though you got a high salary, you need to be thrifty so as to ensure that your budget would last a month. Here in the Philippines, you can actually live with only $300 per month, but not all the people in here have that kind of salary and some are in-debt from the banks or governments that would cut some portion of the salary they are receiving.

Not a movie but still a nice video explaining one's experience on using bitcoin ATMs. Cool stuff I must say, though it is somewhat commonplace among bitcoiners nowadays.

No, you actually don't need that much to invest in cloud mining (well if you will rely solely on the hashes, you have to get a fat start). There are legit cloud mining sites wherein you can trade your hashes to other users of the platform, same like cex.io. But there are other ones who offer just hashes and you cannot trade that with others.

Surely Lord Gaben would deliver, also theymos that's for sure. A million dollars of donation that would be lost in void would probably be a center of attraction for months. Also, I don't think theymos would run away with that money. If he would, he did that long before this forum gained popularity in the interwebs.

I don't know but the name 'Odesk' has been stuck in my mind since I first worked for it. I remember being a part-time customer support for an electronics firm that is based in Singapore (and I'm from the Philippines). 5 hours of work gives me $60 a day, and also depending on how many customers have I served for that certain day. It is a great place to work in, only if there is a similar site which is more established and more people who want to hire freelancers in exchange of bitcoin.

Yes, this is where most traders profit from: volatility of the price of a certain commodity. I also have been doing this in the past year and because of price volatility of bitcoin, I am no longer affected of small crashes/rises but instead I focus on one term which could yield me some nice profit if I played the market correctly. Simple concept that others find hard to follow: buy low, sell high.

Hmm, you said that there will be a price bump, then it will be ideal for miners to continue on hashing even if the quantity of mined coins are decreased by half. As for security? It's as if big mining pools would team up together to perform a 51% attack against the network? It is just too improbable to happen as it will literally destroy bitcoin in terms of trust form the mass and the price too.

Been doing this for over a year now I think, and that's how I got most of my holdings: by working in exchange of bitcoins. I usually write articles for some people that are willing to pay in bitcoin, and I grab the opportunity whether it will be a small work or a hard task. Whenever there are no work to be done, I do signature campaigning and I must say that it is a good thing for an extra income too. There's no such thing as riches attained overnight; you need to work hard for it.

It peaked up to $300 on some exchanges but it was short-lived and then made its way down up to sub-$200 in which I re-enter the market. This would certainly go up to $300, but I don't know if it is attainable by the end of October since I think the market isn't ready for that yet. Some flash crashes here and there then regaining back to $265 levels.

I agree with Amph, given that he is one of the people around here who posts too many posts per day but not getting banned. Reading the topic first before spitting out words would probably help you get out of the ban zone and spammy posts. Also, don't get in to topics wherein you don't even understand a thing but still post something. That's where unconstructiveness starts.

Use it to boost the economy somehow and try to spread the word as long and as broad as we can. I am trying to reach out several friends and family members and talk about them regarding bitcoin and so far, 3 people have been extensively reading about it, interested of what bitcoin could serve for them.

EDIT: Lastly, if we can, try to sell goods and/or services in exchange of bitcoins so that people will have broader options on where to spend their coins, too.

I also think that somehow, governments will try to do everything so as to regulate bitcoin and stop it from becoming the standard currency that we *would* be using if in case the dollar falls so hard. But is it enough to stop bitcoiners in continuing this coin? No, I think not. It would require more than the governments to stop this revolution in an instant.

Everything can happen in the bitcoin markets; even sudden flash crashes occur when everybody least expects it. I won't be that much confident that we'll sit comfortably on this range.