A signal channel is, by definition, a scam.
The very idea of a signal channel is not to warn people of an external factor that might affect the price, it's just a media that is supposed to give tons of visibility to a coin at a perticular moment. It's like a huge speeding train, or a rocket: price can go up 500% and then BOOM the buble explodes (most of the time in a few minutes) and price goes even lower than at the start?

So yeah you can trust the telegram signal groups to do their job: they'll simply spread ask 5000 people to invest in the same shitty coin at the exact same time and... and that's all. So you either enter early and earn, or late and lose.

The chances of winning 100 games in a row if you bet at 90% win chance is 0.9^100 so about 2,65*10^-5 and that's it.
That's the problem with what you call "gambling concepts". It's both easy and mathematical. So it's definitive and there is nothing to discuss about.

You can discuss only about sport games (and also poker to be fair) but that's all! There is no reason to discuss about gambling games simply because anyone with basic mathematical knowledge can answer all your questions, that's not a discussion :/

I just don't quite see the point of miner hosting...
I mean miners are exactly what they're called: mines. And they produce freaking gold. Why would anyone accept to hold the mines and take care of them without taking the gold they produce?

You could answer me the whole "external investment" bullshit but I just don't believe it.
This blocktree site you gave seems cool but is there any website that actually managed to hand out proofs of their existence? Those pics can be taken anywhere on the internet so that's not exactly what I call a proof...

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Well they are indeed flooding this section but... Truth is what do you expect from this section?
If you wanna talk about gambling you have only two main groups of discussions: tips and predictions discussions or talking about new or specific websites.

So you CAN regroup everything in a new sub-section but I don't really see the point.
You want to have something like gambling discussion -> tips and predictions + Website discussions subsections?

Isn't it the same thing as what we already have in fact? ^^
And it's not like most of them are low quality topics. You have tons of actual people knowing tons of things about the games arguing for hours about what bet you should take.

I don’t think bitcoin can be ever chosen by government as money as they do not have any control on it.

Yet, bitcoin would be a great currency for everyone as everything is controlled through the blockchain and it is impossible to counterfeit it.
But this also means that government, large firms, and so on, would have to be able to justify the use they make of their financial means

They are not ready to be accountable for their actions. 

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Hello sir.
I see that no spot is left for Legendary. But considering the rates I'll gladly enter the campaign at the hero rate, until a spot opens as Legendary.
In the hope that you'll accept me.

Oh I'm not even sure it'll have huge impact...
From what we saw until now, in fact the impact of shits like that are spread on the 2 months before the real action.
So it's not Fork -> consequences
It's more like Anticipation of the Fork -> consequences -> Fork

Damn man, you're legendary you should be used to how it works ^^

Sure it can take some times... Yeah we know that btc is slow and all that stuff...
But truth is that you've sent only 16 mBTC so even if that's a bit of money (nearly 100$ in fact) that's a really low amount in btc.
Stop sending small transaction of few mbtc and you'll have no trouble

It is indeed interesting to use bitcoin in a business.
However, you are yourself the only one able to decide which kind of business is the most suitable for you. The question you should ask yourself is: “what do I want to do? What do I want to develop?”
What are you interested in? Why do you want to establish  a business?
Before, thinking about bitcoins, consider what you really what to achieve through an entrepreneurial venture.

Bitcoin is a currency that can be used anywhere. Actually, bitcoin will generally be used online, so there is no need to exchange something tangible.
On the contrary, gold will be more or less priced according to its quality, the place where you want to make the exchange, and so on. Prices of real estate will highly vary, according to the current economic and demographic situation.
If you compare all these potential sources of investment, bitcoin is rather stable and its value has increased (with fluctuations, of course) since its inception.

The answer of your question is mainly linked with the law of demand and offer. Whatever the product we talk about, prices tend to rise when there is more demand than available products (offer).

In the case you are talking about, this means that there is more offer (bitcoin) than demand (people willing to buy). Logically, prices should fall. Yet, such collapse does not mean that the product itself will disappear. People using it will have to adapt their behavior and change their habits. This means that 1 bitcoin may be worth 1 dollar.
However, this drop is not a step toward end of bitcoin.

And actually, if you pay attention to the way bictoins are created, such a drop seems completely impossible.

Hoarding hurts bitcoin yeah but it does more good than harm.
When you hoard, you illogically raise the value of btc by adding value to the market that you just want to take back. You invest value in the hope not that the system is good, but that the system will still grow a bit more just so you take profit from it (a bit like a ponzi). So you're adding false value and when you'll take that value back you'll hurt the trust of investors.

But in the meantime you've helped attracting investors and most of the time they'll do more good than you

Most countries prefer ignoring the mere fact that btc exist and are currently more and more used. Seems that in Indonesia, the government has made it an official statement but actually in general bitcoins are not really acknowledged, rather tolerated.

For the moment, bitcoins are quite linked with the deep/darkweb but as the use of this money gets larger, government will no longer be able to ignore it or even refuse it as means of payment!

The question of sustainability is tough. I am convinced that due to the characteristics of bitcoins themselves, the sustainability is ensured. We should all wish to use only a money that cannot be fake by large powerful institutions for the own benefit.

However, it is hard to say if the sustainability is ensured by the number of people registered. Indeed, creating an account and leaving there some 0.00… bitcoin is not truly a way of being actve in the community. 

If you want to make other people discover bitcoin, you should go with them throughout all the process, making them more and more involved (and aware that everything is not gold!). I had to discover the bitcoin world on my own and this was not an easy process (though it was quite long ago)! 

Definitely bitcoin.

We all seem to agree here but there is a reason why this money has been created long ago and is still today on the growing trend in number of users. The whole system is safe, secure and easily convertible for any transaction you’d like to do.

Bitcoin is great. Other crypto-currencies can be interesting for specific uses but definitely bitcoins is the big one. 

Bitcoins are not really interesting for the moment for governments, and I guess this is why it is neither legal nor illegal in most countries. If a government wants to legitimate the bitcoin, then it has to admit that transparency is the only option. Most governments are not ready for that. 

The current and strange in-between situation allows government to just ignore it. If you want the bitcoin to be legalized, I guess the best way to go is through the people. In most countries, the direct votes made by the population can be completely ignored by the government. Yet, with enough people involved, btc can at least become an official subject, whereas today it is only a “geeky” topic. 

It is never too late, and always risky. Buying and selling bitcoin is a bet. It is not only a matter of luck, you have to pay attention to many environmental factors is you want to maximize your chances of making benefits but still, it is a bet.

It is never too late to make a bet. Bitcoin will rise and fall, maybe collapse one day. It is impossible to predict so if you feel eager to try, just go. And be aware nothing can be considered as “won in advance”.

(Still, I admit that these old rates are quite impressive!  )

I cannot agree with you on sooo many points here!

1.   Of course you have to invest your own money. Maybe not a 100% but if your goal is to make money with your business, then you need to possess it. Going only through debts is way much riskier! 
2.   Indeed you have to work hard. But you must also be able to take a step back in order to consider your environment and the changes that may affect your activity.
3.   The latest technology is not always a great choice. Biometrics for example are seen as the latest fashion, when actually the traditional custom officers is much more reliable
4.   Stick to the delay you have imposed yourself. If it is too hard, then delays are unrealistic.
5.   In the same idea, you should be realistic regarding all matters.
6.   As for the price, it is highly depending on the field you are operating in.

In fact, your list is quite similar to the SMART rules, used in management. Objectives should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-constrained! 

Of course, we all hope this will be true.

As long as the bitcoin remains out of reach of traditionnnal actors in banking or financial sectors, it is quite impossible to predict its behaviour. For the time being, trends tend to be upward but this might change..

The real concern, here, is I think what will happen if governments, banks and other large general actors get aware of the importance of this money.

We all hope that the bitcoin will rise, but this may not be true for those who currently make the most of the opaque, unruled global monetary system.

Maybe my answer is way too serious here. But I am really wondering about the potential societal impact of btc!