This is pretty cool project by zasad@. Here goes mine...
Questions:
1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?I became aware of Bitcoin in 2011 or 2012, and tried to mine with a shitty laptop for a few hours then gave up. I really became engaged at the end of 2013 when I became aware of Dogecoin, and mined some with shitty laptops and joined some channels on freenode IRC.
2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?I started buying some BTC in early 2014 on Coinbase because I was attracted to the permissionless nature of it.
3. How did you get on the forum?After realizing my shitty laptops were shitty I bought a bunch of GPUs and started mining all sorts of crapola in early 2014, and this was the place to find out about the latest and greatest crapola.
4.1. What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?Nothing. It's happening. You can buy Bitcoin in Cashapp and Paypal apps.
4.2. How do you think mass advertising of gambling projects has a positive effect on the development of the forum or harms the community?I don't think it has a major effect one way or another.
4.3. How do you consider whether 2-3 years of experience in cryptocurrency is enough to successfully invest or does an investor need to receive special education?If you stick with Bitcoin you only need 2-3 weeks of experience I think.
5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?The merit system is a nice feature to provide some more user feedback. It would be really neat if bitcointalk could add some kind of native token that rewards the most merited users that was tradeable as well, along the lines of what reddit is doing with MOONs and BRICKs in the /r/cryptocurrency and /r/fortnitebr subreddits, respectively. Obviously they wouldn't do it on the Ethereum blockchain, but maybe on [rgb or something](
https://rgb-org.github.io/).
6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?In the beginning the most useful topics for me were the altcoin ANN section where I could find new coins to mine. Nowadays it is probably in the Collectibles section where I like to check out what's for sale.
7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?- Merit as a tradeable asset as mentioned above
- The option to buy a premium membership that removed all sigs
- Blackjack and hookers?
8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?Yes.
9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?I have been involved with Monero in some respect since almost the beginning. It has paid off financially but it has also introduced me to a lot of very smart folks and put me through some experiences that I never would have been through otherwise. The real profits are the friends we make along the way.
10. What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem?I think it's overhyped over the summer, but probably going to stick around and grow over the long term. Honestly, Bitcoin is DeFi in my opinion, and stuff like this is a pretty cool example of it:
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-lightning-network-payment-channel-liquidity11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?No, I'm not anonymous. You can figure out who I am if you really care.
12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?Neuromancer?
13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero
14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2020?20200
15. P.S. (Optional)If you've been blessed with a stash of Bitcoin, please consider donating some to MAGIC grants to support students attending university that have an interest in cryptocurrency:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5284103https://www.magicgrants.org/
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