I would like to know how you conducted your survey in who invests what amount.
And in every venture, you always consider the risk, us no cowardice, is common sense.

About bounty reporting, I think most of them are fine under a specific topic, but it still does clog the forum.
Aside that the updates look good, and is still a work in rogress.

Bitcoins distributed ledger system was announced in 2008, and developed in 2009. It has since caused a bit of uproar in the global financial community.

Bitcoin has created an open blockchain protocol, which is not selectively permeable, or gender based or racially biased. It is a system that constitutes a number of factors, but is independent of each singular factor.
This unifying, neutral quality is the real disruptive effect.
In a forum like this people from around the globe can  come together for their own different goals, bounty hunting, investing, advertising, developing, learning, teaching, (also scheming and scamming, but which system is completely utopian?), but together each factor is vital in the actual goal of bitcoin and the blockchain technology.

And as large as the community is, bitcoin is still at its infancy stage.
We may be witnessing a revolution. How huge do you think this can get?

I predict little upward strides.
Mostly for bitcoin.

And what exactly is your definition of a shot post?
And what criteria decides who can post what on the forum?
This could be viewed as a way of cleaning junk from the forum, and also stopping the growth of the so called 'shot posters'.

Trading is a wide field, and you would need indept knowledge on it to be successful.
Also be prepared to handle losses, as they are essential on the road to success.

I think that phrase 'digital gold's is just a way of emphasizing the worth. Just the way crude oil is called 'liquid gold'.
Bitcoin and gold are two different assets, bitcoin is a digital currency while gold is a valuable commodity. They also have different applications.

It depends on your trading strategy.
But for a start, I think top centralized exchanges (by volume) is the best option, eg binance.

For coin to start with, it also depends on your strategy.
You need a coin with healthy volatility and for arbitrage trading, the spread across exchanges should be high.
Endeavour to do your own research!

Basically it serves as a go-to place for anything cryptocurrency related.
Questions, inquiry, pubicity etc.
It also serves as means of earning, while contributing possitively to the growth of the forum.

What is your definition of a 'good' profession?
Possible income?
Consistency of earnings?
Continuity (job security)?

There are many factors to consider before taking cryptocurrency trading as a full time job.

I think it's best to have a contingency plan, or some other source of income, in case the bubble bursts.

From what I've read, and noticed. The merit system seems to be working fine, although early adopters, who joined the forum at its infancy stage had a clear advantage.
You can only bridge the gap througb quality posting and exploiting the other benefits of the group, besides merits.

Different traders have different strategies. And the market is very dynamic with many factors determining it's direction.
Just be a flexible trader, that can Adapt to the market flow.