1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
I got interested in crypto for the same reasons a lot of people did; we saw the early adopters get rich and we wanted a piece of the action as well.
2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
I had been involved in bitcoin for a while before I actually paid fiat for any crypto. I got into altcoin mining while it was still fairly profitable with a handful of Nvidia gt 750’s and mined like a wild man.
3. How did you get on the forum?
I had to search my first posts for the answer to this one. I had set up a p2pool node and was looking for ways to get miners to help mine on my node.
4.1. What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?
We have a whole generation of people, who happen to be the generation with the most money, who are terrible with technology. I don’t see my parents or aunts and uncles using bitcoin to buy groceries any time soon. However, I think the generation that grew up with AOL and high speed internet will adapt just fine. So in one word, the answer is TIME.
4.2. When did you start collecting physical coins - bitcoins?
I thought collectibles were silly for the longest time. Then Luckybit started running competitions for the Kialara labyrinth. I had never seen anything so cool! Collecting quickly became an obsession. I created 2 different brands of collectible coins within a few years.
4.3. What is the rarest and most expensive collectible coin?
I think the Casascius bearer bars are the most difficult to find and have some of the highest premiums.
4.4. Please tell us about the market for collectible crypto coins? Is the market increasing?
I think it is just beginning. The creativity I have seen over the past few years makes me proud to be a bitcoiner. I have .999 fine silver bitcoined themed playing cards and I have silver bars, coins, and even posters. I do this for the art!
5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?
This is a hot topic. I’m feel the merit system which was meant to fix trust abuse actually enabled it. Merit is inappropriately and disproportionately given on a regular basis.
In terms of signature campaigns, that all depends on the campaign manager. As long as managers ensure that the participants are constructively participating in the forum, I see no harm.
6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2439910.0All new users should become familiar with escrow services and the escrow process. It’s the number one way to avoid being scammed. Many people have unfortunately learned the hard way, myself included.
7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
I would like to see a more balanced trust system with less potential for abuse. A better marketplace system with a more streamlined way to buy and sell items would be great. I would also like to see some more features that could streamline auctions, such as built in countdown timers and automatic ending of bids once auctions are over, perhaps almost like bitify or eBay.
8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
I’m really bad at trading. Coins I had faith in, like RVN with its easy to use built in token system wound up being disappointing from a price and adoption standpoint.
9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
I live in a state where power is very expensive. They have a tendency to estimate electric meter reads for many months at a time. About 4 months after I started mining, I got a $2000 electric bill when they came to read the meter.
10. What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem?
Unfortunately I don’t know enough about it to have an educated opinion.
11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
It’s not necessarily the anonymity, but the option of anonymity that’s nice. Some people on the forum have met me and know my name. But some people prefer to stay anonymous and that’s their choice. It’s nice to have the option of doing business without names and faces involved but unfortunately it also invites some malicious actors from time to time.
12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
Does Chasing Casascius and Mining Pools count? Haha
13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
Like I said I’m really bad at trading so I wouldn’t want to steer anyone in the wrong direction. But investing in Bitcoin itself would be my advice. I think we will see exponential growth sooner rather than later.
14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2020?
I think we might see $20k, and once that dam breaks, who knows where our ATH might land!
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