Do not worry much about it because those who enter bitcoin market by emotion and mood are only noobs here to get rich quick but in reality, they can't without a proper strategy of investing into it. It wouldn't have its long-term effect because bitcoin has real world use cases that institutions are looking into right now but hopefully, they will stop doing it soon because entering the market by emotion is not healthy for the crypto market in general.

If it is not an emergency related to health or something that you cannot solve without money, then I would sell some of my coins for liquidity(coins that will give me enough money to solve the problem at hand) and leave some of my portfolio untouched. I also advise that you don't take a loan if you can solve your problem using your current stash. Taking a loan from others isn't always a good option as it might bring you problems afterward.

It really is a win-win situation. What's more is that they are planning to open up fintech university that would allow locals to work for the company and other filipinos to get a blockchain degree in their college according to one of the articles that you have linked. I wonder though, will their exchange services beat the current leading bitcoin to Philippine peso exchange coins.ph? Even if it won't I am expecting a lot from it as a Filipino.

Classes will be held online according to this article in medium. IMO, it would be better if they rather plan to open up a real academy that focuses on the study of the utilization of blockchain and a degree that comes along with it(Maybe something like Bachelor in blockchain engineering) than making it online.
According to the same article linked above, it will be free and all video tutorials will be user made. Since it is a free service, I think people might consider taking a look into it.

The best way to buy bitcoins and litecoins in the middle of nowhere is via credit card but that might not keep you anonymous. In what country do you live by the way? Buying bitcoins and litecoins can differ from one region to another(because in some countries buying is easier) and other users can give you a more efficient way to do what you wanted to even if you are in the middle of nowhere.

I think they are just wasting their time trying to control every exchange. Instead of probing into the so-called "illicit tactics" of crypto traders, why not they track down "scam ICO's" first? Why focus on "ilicit tactics" when they can easily formulate a more strict regulation or implement regulations on crypto to fiat transactions that will help them limit the capabilities of what they refer to as "Illicit traders"?

Too bad for those who lost their bitcoins when korean exchange was ransacked, that's why experienced users stronly advices newbies to not store cryptocurrencies on exchanges even if it is convenient. My thought here is that the dump we are seeing now is merely a correction, so I wouldn't call it a drop because IMO btc is a little overpriced before the drop. Now, I am seeing a healthier market despite it being priced at 7403$ according to coinmarketcap.
This might be an interesting read regarding this bit of news from OP: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/914506/Bitcoin-price-cryptocurrency-value-2018-North-Korea-South-Korea-Kim-Jong-un-Ripple

It might worsen their subjective opinion of bitcoin, but it won't greatly affect us because bitcoin being used for criminal activities(sometimes) is already a well known fact.
You might want to read this articles from bitcoin.com, express.co.uk, and coindesk to enlighten yourself. My point here is that it is already being used by terrorist(like ISIS) to fund their terrorism way back January 2018, and it is not a new way for them because they already have used bitcoin to ask for ransom according to another article.

But the problem is that there is a lot of risk involved when one decides to use decentralized exchanges(because it is not regulated, even the support team of that exchange can support you only a little to recover your funds when lost).
They don't fear taxes, what they fear is the regulators itself. Since it can be used to control your own money, it would be bad if governments around the world decided to ban bitcoin(because it disrupts the current fiat currency and banking system).

How did it reduce bitcoin's potential growth? Like what this statement said:
IMO futures is just a means for bitcoin to attract institutional investors that will help reduce price volatility by multiplying bitcoin's real world use cases. Also, bitcoin futures is only a contract used to buy or sell btc at a specific future date and price. It is only like a bet(but removes the risk of holding btc while speculating). It might lessen the demand, but it will not impede bitcoin's price growth.

That's a rare move for an coin developer to not hype their project without product(because most of the coins out there generates a lot of hype first before releasing their working product). That being said, I think LIQUID Platform is a good to invest into, but I don't invest into them because I see more coins with a greater potential for growth than this one. Also, I plan to hold most of my stash for 5 whole years and I doubt whether if it will survive for that long or not.

I agree and he is better off with ethereum team than working with google(he will make more earnings that way). Although that is the case, If Vitalik really decided to leave, I don't really care because eth can survive without him IMO(like how btc survived without satoshi) because ethereum, like bitcoin has it's own real world use cases that will surely keep it alive and pumping in the years to come.

Holding a coin long term is a good option if you have bought it at a higher price than current price(because you haven't gained anything yet). If you have gained something from that trade and you see no potential for that particular coin to go up, then do not hold, take profit. Always remember that taking profit from coins with low potential is as important as holding a coin with potential(because there is a high risk involved).

I have researched about it and it seems to be a legit one(since it came from trusted sources of news, specially fxstreet and cointelegraph's report). Them entering crypto space will surely attract more attention from regulators and we might see new regulation laws concerning crypto sprouting one after the other. On the good side, Market cap of all cryptocurrencies, not just bitcoin would be greatly affected as well as their price. It would also bring good publicity for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

How? I think ripple cannot make one a millionaire in the future but it is not that bad of a coin to invest into. In fact, it is still profitable to invest in it, but I doubt if it will do a mega pump to the moon in the future wherein it will reach prices above 4$+ giving way for a new batch of millionaires. Nevertheless, it is not bad to hold it now, and hope for it to go to the moon(because there is still a chance of it happening but it is low).

You might value your time more than your money but how will you feed yourself if you don't have it? How will you buy your daily necessities without it? The real reason why everybody use fiat currency is because of it being used by most of the people alive on Earth.
That's politics for you and no one can do a thing about it alone if most of us likes the way it is(particularly elites).
I might not be able to convince you but the usage of money in our society is important because it helps the economy of every country grow. Without a medium of exchange(for work done), then everyone wouldn't work and it would be chaotic. You might say that we can use goods to pay for jobs, but isn't it easier to exchange using fiat currency($)? Also, if people started to create their own time, who would supply the pay?
It is not easy but it is possible but the pay for each job will still depend on how much the one who hire pays for it unless there would be a general consensus in minimum wage for each job.

I don't see how ripple's value would increase if it remains centralized as it is now. I agree though that their move to support entrepreneurs and businesses using their tech is a good move, and proves how serious they are in their project. This would not only benefit ripple, since it will benefit the whole crypto market(because it will help spread good publicity of cryptocurrency in business).

There isn't any specific time that can be called the best season to sell altcoins because market is volatile and doesn't have patterns on price changes unlike stocks but I think the best season to sell altcoins is near the end of the year because most of the time people tend to sell alts here for btc and then for fiat(because they need it). That being said, it is more highly likely for users to see a dump before the year ends, that's why I think it is best to sell altcoins before the last 10 days of December.

Tyrantt is right but for a more feasible way of earning, I suggest.you just lurk here in the forum and learn things about Bitcoin first. After that, try to learn more about altcoin trading, I assure you that it is more profitable and worthwhile than investing into mining when you only got 1000$ to invest. If you want to start free though, follow my advice, and then follow Tyrantt's advice (do jobs for btc or in real life but invest it into btc later on) before doing altcoin trades.

Are they really? I think gold and btc got many similarities. The most notable similarity gold got from btc is that their supplies are both obtained in mining and is limited in numbers. In due time bitcoin will/might also be used as a medium of storing value, and by that time it will compete with gold.Don't mind them because most of those who ask that question are total newbies in crypto space that have invested in btc because of the get rich quick hype that was started when bitcoin have drastically risen from 1000$ to unimaginable prices now or users who intends to spread FUD.