DEXs have many flaws, so it's unlikely they'll replace CEXs anytime soon. Despite this, I still believe they have a future because developers are working on improving them every step of the way. L2 scaling solutions, and ZK-Proofs will make DEXs as comparable as CEXs someday. These last ones would be more regulatory-compliant because of the way they were designed.

In the future, people will get to choose an exchange depending on their needs. If they want anonymity and control of their funds, they'd simply use a DEX. But if they want ease of use or more liquidity/trading volume, a CEX would be the only way to go. It seems to me that CEXs and DEXs will co-exist for generations. Just my opinion

I see the current unfortunate series of events as a sign of American decline. Russia wouldn't had invaded Ukraine if the US was a "force to reckon with". Now everybody is paying the price as gas, food, and energy prices are increasing by the day. Even though the US hasn't directly intervened in the conflict with its military, it has spent billions of dollars and wasted a lot of its weapons reserves to support Ukraine. The more it gives Ukraine, the weaker the US will become.

I think the bad things outweigh the benefits. It's almost a year since the war started, and energy prices haven't been put under control yet (both in the US and EU). The US claims inflation has declined, but with rising energy prices, things will get worse in the long run. Who knows if the whole world is headed towards a very dark future? Just my thoughts

Developers give away "free coins" just to "suck in" as much people into their projects as possible. Some do it to pull off a scam, while others just do it to help their projects gain exposure. Claiming "free money" from airdrops is no different than claiming coins from a faucet. You'd waste a lot of time just to get a small reward in return. It's totally not worth it. You're better off working for crypto or mining/staking to get higher returns in the long term.

With regulators weightning on the industry real hard, you can say goodbye to freebies for good. Who knows if this means less scam projects in the future? Just my opinion

Most people are too lazy to learn how to properly use a DEX. They prefer to trust a third party with their crypto just to avoid having the responsibility of securing the keys themselves. You would just deposit crypto in a CEX, start trading, and forget about the rest. Some DEXs have slow performance and utterly high fees due to the underlying Blockchain network's congestion, so don't expect CEXs to go anywhere soon.

While there isn't any "safe" centralized exchange, it's up to you to minimize losses by depositing only what you're intended to trade in the platform. The FTX collapse will force CEXs to provide proof of reserves, giving us a sign that regulators will be weighting on the industry very seriously. There isn't any indication people will stop using CEXs, so it's likely they will live alongside DEXs for generations. Just my thoughts

That's certainly true, mate. Banks will never go away simply because they're "too big to fail". Governments need them for the issuance and circulation of money, so such financial institutions will be relevant in the future even with crypto/Blockchain tech in play. What they will do is create digital currencies of their own to avoid being left behind in the dust.

The real reason why Banks hate Bitcoin it's because of its decentralized and censorship-resistant design. Not because it threatens the existence of Fiat. Bitcoin is freedom, while Fiat is slavery. Banks want you to play by their rules by being enslaved to a centralized monetary system that can easily be debased. The more people use Bitcoin, the more furious banks will get. This is will be a never-ending battle between crypto and Fiat. At least, we know Bitcoin won't be going anywhere soon. Who knows if it lives alongside Fiat for generations? Just my thoughts

Another crypto company directly linked to Bitcoin going bankrupt, would certainly cause a negative impact among investors and traders alike. But it'll pass, just like it happened with the Mt. Gox collapse some time ago. I don't think the recent pump in market prices will save Genesis, especially when the losses are greater than short-term gains. FTX couldn't be saved, so what makes you think Genesis will make a comeback?

I see a period of cleansing that's approaching among us. The bad actors will slowly be stripped away from the crypto industry until we're left with the good ones. It's possible that these unfortunate series of events will make crypto bigger and stronger in the future. Bitcoin is the "Father of Crypto" so I'm confident it will rise in price after the tide is over. The real question is: Have you already accumulated BTC yet? Just my opinion

What sense would it make to attract more projects into the Solana network, if the same is literally broken? Developers must first focus on fixing the network's inherent issues, before talking about attracting the masses. They don't seem to care about putting Solana back in order, especially when there's a lot of money to be made. SOL is purely driven by hype, so I'd suggest you stay away from it if you want to prevent losses in the long run.

Whales may be keeping SOL among the top 10 ranks in market cap, but that may not last for long because of the reasons mentioned earlier. Who knows if Solana ultimately becomes history? Just my thoughts

That's certainly true, mate. Binance controls the crypto market, so it could easily lead BNB all the way to the moon whenever it wants. The exchange is simply too big to fail. Other competing chains may have better features and a wide number of projects supporting them, but they're missing the most important thing which is exposure. BNB has everything at its disposal, thanks to being tied to the biggest crypto exchange in the world. It may have suffered deeply in price, but I'm confident it will bounce back after the next bull market.

Buying and "hodling" BNB now would be the wisest decision to make. Who knows if you become the next crypto millionaire? Just my opinion

The FED's strategy seems to be working but if it decides to back down early, then everything would be nothing but lost. It's best for central banks to keep raising interest rates even if they lead us to a severe recession in the long run. Otherwise, inflation will continue to grow to a point where it can't be put under control. A good thing about Bitcoin is that it's deflationary by design. You cannot debase Bitcoin unlike traditional Fiat currencies.

If the world gradually begins accepting BTC as an alternative to Fiat (like how El Salvador has been doing lately), then banks will start losing traction until they become history. The odds of this happening are very slim, but who knows what changes will come in the future as we head into complete uncertainty? Just my thoughts

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Even if they catch Satoshi now, they won't be able to stop Bitcoin because of the way it was designed. The cryptocurrency has a lot of nodes and miners supporting it worldwide, so it would take a lot of time and effort to shut it down for good. Not even Satoshi would be able to do anything about it, as it's all about consensus.

Because Bitcoin is open source, any compromise on the Blockchain could easily trigger a new chain with its own set of rules. It's virtually unstoppable. They only chance governments would've had to stop Bitcoin was back in its very beginnings. Kudos to Satoshi remaining anonymous since day one. I hope he stays that way for the good of Bitcoin and the whole crypto/Blockchain space. Just my thoughts

Exactly. The supply was designed to grow constantly over time. Making Dogecoin deflationary would solve this problem. I've read some rumors about DOGE devs considering switching to PoS in the future. If they do that, then it's likely they'll reduce the coin's total supply and block reward with the hard fork. Only then, Dogecoin will be able to hit $1 and maintain such price for a long time. Right now the hype has faded, so don't count on the "meme" coin going to $1 anytime soon. Who knows how much DOGE will be worth in the future? Just my opinion

Of course banks will cooperate. Especially when CBDCs brings a lot more benefits than paper money. Governments are going to have to force the use of digital currencies just to get rid of paper money for good. No one knows when this will happen, since there's still a lot of people using cash for day-to-day payments. As I've said before, this is a process that could take decades. We already have decentralized cryptocurrencies and even stablecoins (although many are centralized), so why wait until CBDCs are released?

If we use stablecoins now, we will become early adopters of CBDCs in the future. The world is changing at a quick pace, so I wouldn't be surprised if the process of phasing out paper money is accelerated just to keep up with governments' agenda of a "New World Order". Who knows what surprises we'll find in the long run? Just my thoughts

Any coin or token that's extremely hyped, could experience large "pumps" within a short period of time. I wouldn't advise to go all in, except if you truly know what you're doing. 2023 is the year of accumulation, especially when the crypto industry is experiencing the aftermath of the FTX collapse and other companies going bankrupt. This is going to be a very long crypto winter, where your investment will be put up to the test. Strong hands will keep buying and "hodling" regardless of market prices, but weak hands will panic sell. It's only a matter of determining which side are you on.

If you believe in crypto/Blockchain tech, then you will keep investing no matter what. But if you think this is over, then you're better off selling your holdings to someone else. Just play your cards right, and you'll have nothing to worry about. Just my opinion

El Salvador has been doing a pretty good job promoting the use of Bitcoin within its borders. Not only that, but it's also helping BTC reach mainstream adoption worldwide with its tactics. I'm pretty sure the country will become the biggest Bitcoin hub in the world within a few years from now. It hasn't failed simply because it hasn't sold any BTC yet. You can't lose if you don't sell. The government just keeps buying and accumulating BTC to increase its chances of profit in the future.

If President Bukele stays in power, it's likely El Salvador will become a very rich country in the long term. With Bitcoin-backed (geothermal mining) government bonds, and now a Miss Universe model from El Salvador promoting Bitcoin, I wonder what will come up next? Just my thoughts

Whales keep pumping SOL for unknown reasons. But if the Solana blockchain itself keeps failing, the pump won't last for long. Just because it's among the top 10 ranks in market cap, doesn't mean it's worth the investment. Market cap is just the calculation of the coin's total circulating supply multiplied by the current market price. What really matters is the project's real use cases to the mainstream world.

So far, it's been driven by hype instead of delivering concrete results to the public. There has been so many network outages in the past, which greatly damages Solana's reputation. With the FTX collapse, SOL will lose traction in the long run (especially when FTX was a major investor of the coin). There are far better alternatives that are much more reliable and decentralized than Solana. Instead of focusing on Solana, why don't you take a look at Cardano or Polygon instead? Just my thoughts

Even though Binance Smart Chain is centralized, it's still a better option than Solana. The latter is not only more centralized than both Polygon and BSC, but also flawed by design. Considering that BNB (the native token of BSC) has the backing of the world's biggest crypto exchange (Binance), you can rest assured it won't be going away anytime soon. It will keep growing until it becomes a "force to reckon with".

But if I had to choose between BSC and Polygon, I'd choose the latter due to its decentralized design. It's just as good as Ethereum with a few improvements for scalability. Fees are cheap, while transactions are blazing-fast. The recent hard fork will make Polygon even better in the long run. Who knows if both MATIC and BNB lasts for generations? Just my opinion

Of course banks hate Bitcoin. After all, it's decentralized money they can't control. The few banks you see supporting Bitcoin are only doing it for the profits. Not because they're ditching Fiat altogether. We have to admit that traditional Fiat currencies won't be going anywhere as banks won't let that happen. They're still too powerful even with crypto/Blockchain tech in play. What they will do in the end is adopt Bitcoin's revolutionary technology to create digital currencies of their own. After that, they'll be truly unstoppable. Unless people start trusting BTC more than Fiat (which is very unlikely to happen anytime soon), banks will be with us for a very long time.

At least we know Bitcoin will survive no matter what banks or governments do against it. That's because the BTC blockchain is decentralized and censorship-resistant. I hope it stays that way for the good of humanity. Who knows if BTC lives alongside Fiat for generations? Just my thoughts

The Lightning Network is only 7 years old, yet it feels like it's just start to blossom. Adoption for this Layer-Two scaling solution is really low compared to the main Blockchain network. We need as much merchants into the LN as possible, to help contribute to the cause. The LN totally helps BTC reach the masses worldwide. With it, I think Bitcoin can become a world currency.

We're only three years away until the LN becomes a decade old, so anything could happen. As long as developers keep working on it, the LN would be on a road towards non-stop success. Who knows if this will render altcoins useless in the future? Just my opinion

Another crypto-related company going bankrupt would certainly affect BTC's market prices in the short term. We're still feeling the pain of the FTX collapse, anyways. Those who thought the last pump would make BTC reach a new ATH, were totally wrong. BTC cannot go to the moon unless the block reward is cut in half (2024) and central banks stop raising interest rates. Many experts have predicted a severe recession for 2023, so we can only expect prices to keep going all the way down the drain.

People should just stop looking at the price, and invest in Bitcoin for the long haul. Remember, weak hands will sell while strong hands will "hodl" no matter what. If you play your cards right, you could end up being the one laughing in the end once BTC goes all the way to the moon. Let's hope Fiat weakens for BTC to emerge bigger and stronger than ever. Just my thoughts