South Korea used to be very supportive, but the attitude of the authorities changed all of a sudden, without any warning. I strongly suspect that something is really fishy there. Considering how corrupt an average South Korean politician is, I won't be too much surprised if it turns out later that market manipulators lobbied for a complete crypto ban there.

I have never used Bitcoins to purchase any contraband, but I have heard about guys purchasing ammo and drugs from various dark market sites using Bitcoins, or other anonymous currencies such as Zcash and Monero. Obviously it is better to use Bitcoin when compared to Paypal or Payoneer, due to its anonymity. But the most anonymous form of payment still remain in the form of physical cash.

Not all the governments in Asia are opposed to Bitcoin. Take the case of Japan for example. They are one of the most Bitcoin-friendly nations in the world. The difference between Japan and nations such as China and South Korea is that the former is run by educated and intelligent people, while the latter is run by a bunch of illiterate clowns.

I can't agree with you on this. Sometimes, a religion determines the nature and actions of a person. When some brainwashed fellow shouts "Allah Akbar" does a suicide bombing, don't you think that the religion doesn't have any impact on their actions?

You are trying to downplay the curse of terrorist attacks, and I can't agree with you on it. The difference between deaths from traffic accidents and terrorism is that you can avoid accidents if you follow the traffic rules and drive carefully. But what sort of precautions can you take against a terrorist attack?

Although I am not a big fan of the politicians, it is a truth that we need someone to run the government and administration. And not every single politician in the world is a corrupt crook. There are plenty of good guys out there. Examples are Sebastian Kurz (Chancellor of Austria), Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders.

In almost every culture and civilization, homosexual relationships were frowned upon, irrespective of the geographic locality. There are plenty of reasons for that. Even during ancient times, homosexuals were regarded as carriers of deadly diseases, and many of them were accused of pedophilia and other perversities.

I can give you plenty of examples. For actors, there are guys such as Robert Downey Jr., Kim Cattrall, and Zac Efron. Among composers we have guys such as Antonio Vivaldi. What I am saying is that alcohol had no impact on their talent. Whomever had the talent, got to great heights and it never mattered whether they drank alcohol or not.

What is the point in living up to 100 years, if you are always afraid of dying? I would rather live up to 80 years, eating and drinking whatever I want (I am only a mild drinker and I don't smoke). It is ridiculous that some people always put health advisories over the food we eat. According to them, we should avoid fatty food, sweets, oils, red meat, alcohol, processed food.etc. What is the fun in eating tasteless food, even if it can increase your longevity?

I have heard that they have more than 300 different ethnic groups in the province of Iriyan Jaya. Some of the other provinces are also extremely diverse, such as the Moluccas and the East Nusa Tengara. Indonesia is one of the most diverse nations in Asia and there are around 700 different languages spoken around there.

Climate change can be prevented only if we put a cap on the burning of fossil fuels. But as long as the biofuels and electric cars remain super-expensive, there will be less of an incentive to do so. Also, the powerful industrial lobby will be against any such measure.

There is no easy money available anywhere and Bitcoin is no different. I have been involved with Bitcoins for more than 4 years. And it is true that Bitcoins made me rich. But at the same time I worked extremely hard for that (you can check my activity log here in Bitcointalk). The problem with noobs is that they want Bitcoin to make them rich, without doing anything.

It will start rising once this ridiculous altcoin boom bursts. Right now, the Bitcoin dominance is down to around 33%. I expect it to climb back to 60% to 70% within the next 3-4 months. The overall crypto market cap will remain the same, which means that the exchange rate may rise by 100%, i.e from the current levels of around $15,000 per coin to at least $30,000 per coin.

I am yet to visit Indonesia. But my friend visited that country last year, and told me that the people are very friendly. And there is an advantage for Indians like me. We don't even need to apply for a visa. As far as I know, there is a visa-on-arrival facility available for the Indian nationals.

20% is somewhat tolerable, as long as everyone is paying their taxes and there is no indirect taxation. But here in India, the situation is quite different. Only 1.5% of the population pays their taxes, and the income tax level is 31%. On top of that we have indirect taxes in the form of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and excise duty.

Not everyone who works abroad is indulging in sacrifices. I know many of my friends, who are working in the GCC nations (such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates). They are married and have children. Even then, they spend a lot of money on booze and girls. I am not saying that every expat worker is like them, but there are many such people around the world.

Everyone knows that, right? As an Indian citizen, I know how greedy the Chinese are. In 1962, they invaded India and captured more than 40,000 sq.km of legitimate Indian territory (Aksai Chin). On top of that, they are now demanding that India must cede Arunachal Pradesh (90,000 sq kms) to China. Nothing in this world can be compared to the Chinese greed.

Nope. I would prefer a situation in which there is no strong leader, instead of a situation in which we are being forced to live under a brutal dictator. Look at the dictatorships around the world, such as North Korea and Equatorial Guinea. Don't you think that the people will be much better without these leaders?

If the area is large enough (like Russia and Canada), then the natural resources may be enough to feed a growing population. But on the other hand, if the population density is extremely high (Egypt, Bangladesh, Rwanda.etc), then the per capita availability of the resources may be very limited, and this will result in poverty and civil wars.

They are very powerful people, but are they more powerful than the American president? Personally, I think that Vladimir Putin is stronger than Donald Trump. But then, Russia is not as powerful as the United States, if we take in to account the military and defense capabilities.