Articles are published mostly in crypto-related websites. Crypto writers are hired to write articles about crypto because there are only a few who are actually knowledgeable about crypto so it's hard to find sources or opinions about this. And since there has been a hype over crypto just recently, people are hungry for knowledge about crypto. In attempts to satisfy this hunger and the demand of people, websites have been trying to spread information and promote through cryptorelated articles.

I get your point but the Islamic are very traditional and strict when it comes to their law. I'm not that familiar with the Islam - I myself, am not Islam, but I've heard that they strictly follow their law and their law is somewhat like the olden times. I've read about how they cut up the hands of thieves - and I thought that this kind of practice was only done during the medieval times. It turns out that there have been current practices like these. My point is, the Islam sees things, such as bitcoin, differently even when the other parts of the world have different approaches toward crypto or bitcoin.

Along with this principle, I guess that one should keep in mind that they shouldn't invest/use as capital what they can't afford to lose. This is a part of being greedy. Some get too greedy that they compromise their savings just so that they could engage in trading.

I would also like to add that you should set your goals. It's always important to set goals so that you may not be blinded nor get lost in the process.

These are simple principles however some traders have forgotten to abide by them and has led them to their failure. Emotions are hard enough to control, it's discipline that one must practice.

I don't think so. Education should start at home. Financial education should be one of the basic fundamentals that even a kid should know even while they are young. Adults argue that they are too young, and should just mind about playing and games, but I for one think that no one is too young to learn about finance. Kids have piggy banks and even from this small thing, they would be able to learn a thing or two about finance. This is why some people have problems with their finances - it's because they are not educated enough.

Maybe there's some sort of chicken and egg going on here, but either way, one has caused the other and has made bitcoin more popular. It's not a surprise that many have attempted to search about bitcoin on google or any other search engine because it's such an unfamiliar term to most - so when there was so much hype for it last 2017, people's curiosity sparked up. Whether this has caused the price to rise, I think it's good that many have been searching about bitcoin in google.

It was first wary or cautious of bitcoin and I guess it was mainly because they lacked knowledge about it and first heard about how people got scammed because of bitcoin or other cryptos. They were first neutral when the government of my country did not make any drastic actions but when bitcoin and crypto became even more popular just last 2017, it is slowly starting to accept the presence of bitcoin and exchanges in the country. Since there are numerous users in my country, our government's going to have to adopt bitcoin in the future in order to cater to the citizens.

I don't actually see any more signature campaigns which accept junior members unless you refer to bounty campaigns. Now that they cannot apply signature links, there won't be any campaigns available for them in the future. Junior members will rank up in no time once they have acquired the needed number of merits and this would also assure that these people have high post quality because they were given merits for their posts. This would make them better participants in a signature campaign and this is also beneficial for the campaign managers.

Battling climate change is already very alarming and I wish that a new way of mining - one that does not consume that much energy would be discovered really soon. I'm concerned as to how humans have been consuming non-renewable energy at such a fast rate when renewable energy is not yet a thing. This should be given more attention given the effects that this would bring and the possible aftermath if we do not resort to more environment friendly options.

Along with having these things, you should also look into the content of the roadmap and goals of the project. Simply having these does not mean that the project would be a success immediately because some scam or ghost ICOs may conjure ghost roadmaps or dev teams. You should also check whether these are achievable or feasible. Some may have nice ideas, but in reality, may never actually realize because it is too bizarre or exaggerated.

I likewise felt sad after hearing about this story because the couple must have thought that they actually bought real bitcoin, and it's there's nothing funny about people getting scammed.

I have never heard about physical coins myself and I've always wondered where did bitcoin get it's logo or physique. Some people imagine bitcoin to be physical because they're used to something tangible and can't imagine something to be of value which does not have a physical appearance - which may have been the cause why the couple got scammed.

There's a lot of victims of phishing sites, and this does not only apply to crypto-users. These phishing sites look really legit or similar to sites for wallets or etc and these phishing sites have the intention of fooling you or gathering information about you. Those who fall victim of these mostly do not know how phishing sites operate or the existence of these. These are just one of the many scams or ways for you to lose your crypto.

These are the good sides of the price steadiness for bitcoin which we have been experiencing. People have been scared of the volatility of bitcoin and I guess this 'steadiness' would indicate that bitcoin is not 'dangerous' or too risky. This may not benefit the traders but it's not likely for this kind of trend to last long. It's said to be normal for the price to behave like this, and we will be experiencing some large dips or a large shoot up in the price soon after.

Not to mention the whales. When an influential whale or someone with a ton of bitcoin decides to dump all of those one day, the price would potentially go down right after despite any other factor or circumstance at play. The price would go down no matter what after a dump is made.

If it's for the continued use of bitcoin, I would willingly pay taxes for it. I would prefer to have to pay taxes than have a total ban of crypto in my country. In fact, I think that taxes are already imposed in other countries and that other crypto-users have been regularly paying taxes as of now.

It should depend on your priorities and needs then. Some do long term and short term trading at the same time because they have a very diversified portfolio.

If you want to make trading into a regular source of /income/ then choose some coins which are optimal for short trading. You won't have to look into the road map of the coin for this, just observe the charts whether it's price trend is good for short buy and sell. When it comes to hodling, you would have to look into whether a coin would survive the market and be profitable for long term.

Some people have considered a crypto job as a sideline, and have been able to juggle their regular job along with having a crypto job.

It's hard to say for a regular job to be more secure than a crypto job, although crypto jobs are mostly freelance or contractual. You may also lose your regular job at any time, however it is better to rely on a regular job because crypto jobs are sometimes occasional.

Of course, it all comes down to your convenience and preference. Some are capable enough to rely on a crypto job or find themselves more comfortable in working with these kind of jobs.

I get that you're trying to make a comparison however it seems to me that OP has been siding/encouraging to stick with a regular job. Don't forget that akin to a crypto job, there are people out there who actually don't have regular jobs but are able to survive with just having freelance work or homebased jobs. Some even earn more than those who have regular jobs. There's no need to discriminate - it varies with people's circumstances and situation. One may be more stable than the other for some.

It's definitely beneficial for those who participate in the airdrop because it's free of cost and even if the token doesn't appreciate that much in value, you still have somehow gained on your part. You somehow gained something for free.

This has been ideal however with the high transaction fees and long confirmation time, it's going to be hard to recognize this goal. With the intention of revolutionizing the method of online transactions, with how we deal with money and transactions, the use of btc may no longer serve this purpose as it is now too costly and difficult because btc transactions have been to expensive and takes too long.

For those who want to be independent from banks and other financial institutions, they have resorted to the use of bitcoin or crypto, in a way to protect their finances or keep them 'secure'. Decentralization - for others - is secure and safe, as opposed to the opinion of the majority.

It's true that many became rich with cryptos, especially for the early adopters however this has not changed the world, but the lives of many.

For crypto to change the world, it has undergo through more developments and adoptions in order for it to create a dent or impact our society. Right now, it's just regarded by most for it's high value, and not for it's function or utility.

A lot of other people fall victim of panic selling. It's hard to control your emotions especially once prices go down and you see all your money go down the drain. The panic seller's attempts to cut losses has only hurt them more in the process and makes them end up losing even more. Unfortunately, FOMO takes over and this is what kills the newbie traders.

Arbitrage is just one of the few trading methods out there, and if it's suitable for you then I'm glad you were able to resume trading despite the experience that you've had and the amount of assets you have lost.

A reason for the hype over bitcoin just recently is because of it's high value and rapid price increase for the last few months of 2017. People didn't want to miss out on this and were frantic to buy and get on the continually increasing coin, which is said to continue to increase in the future. People didn't even know about it's function but wanted to buy it anyway. It's demand went crazy and this was not because of it's technological brilliance - but for it's high value.

Another reason why people chose bitcoin over other coins is because there are more platforms and mediums of exchanges for it to use it with unlike with the other coins.