The important point for me is how it was pointed out that bitcoin's volatility is reducing which is evident in the market. Bitcoin was significantly more volatile years ago than it is now, and would most likely be less volatile years from now.

If people don't want to invest in Bitcoin cause they believe it is too volatile, then they can. Doesn't matter if it's not as volatile when compared to some other stocks or there's a general bias. People should make decisions based on what they believe of the market, with the information available to them.

Higher hashrate does mean more network security, and it would be far more expensive to attempt to centralize the network and obtain 51% computing power and try to hijack the network.

Does anyone by any chance have a chart or graph which shows how mining power is distributed globally since the Chinese ban?

So basically, you're looking for a platform where you can sell cryptocurrency and buy back later.

I've not used atomic swap, but there are a number of decentralized exchanges you can use to sell and buy back later, depending on the exact currency you want to sell and what you want to exchange it for, fist or some other cryptocurrency?

Greed plays a part I guess. Users who cut corners and take short cuts would usually not want to put in the effort required to build anything as they want the easy way out; This could be the reason why they have connected data between their old and new accounts, why create another social media profile when you can simply use the old one which is still functioning?

I would also assume there are others, who have evaded bans with multiple accounts without being caught as we've seen very large account farms get bursted.

These news is weeks old, and it would help if you include the sources and show in your title that it is a claim.

I read through this article and I'm more interested in knowing how the government identified who is opening wallets, at what age and how much they are transferring. Even if they used centralized exchanges with custodial wallets, they have to just pass on the information to the government directly as soon as they gather it, for them to be able to monitor user address.

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Bitcoin has been used globally for Peer to Peer transactions as it was intended, it is accepted as a means of payment by numerous merchants, including oflline and online stores.
Volatility and speculative value adds trading to the list of Bitcoin utilities.

Bitcoin was not intended to operate as a stable coins.
Stable coins are mostly not decentralized.

"Most" people do not use stable coins instead of Fiat and fiat would not likely be replaced.
Countries might just simply adopt the blockchain through CBDCs.

• Comfortable enough
• Not at all. Being your own bank means you take responsibility for your actions. Trusting a "helper" with any crypto related activity defaeats the purpose of cryptocurrencies and being autonomous.

• Triple check the address before signing the transaction (or sending your address to someone),
• Actually look through the entire alphanumerics and not just the first and last few,
• Ensure the address is correct and it's compatible with the coin you're sending from.
Other precautions;
• Protect your device from malwares which could expose one to keyboard highjacking

Majority of European countries already have wheels in motion to cut of their dependency on Russian Gas and oil within the coming months and years, so it is somewhat a logical approach for Russia to try and use it fully to their advantage now, this seems to me like a simplified version of the politics Russia is playing.

Would be interesting to see the response from Poland and Bulgaria and the rest of the West, Paying Russia in rubles would make sanctions less effective and strengthen their local currency, not paying them, those countries face a severe crisis which would affect their economy.

No single social platform can make or break Bitcoin

No again. Twitter adopting doge would be good for the meme coin, but would have no long term effect on bitcoin.

Do not place too much importance to an individual or company, Bitcoin is been adopted massivelyby different cooperations and is not sitting around waiting for approval from Elon Musk.

By definition, human capital development is the process of improving the human factor in an organization, it involves creating a conducive and enabling environment with the aim of allowing workers reach their full potential.

I struggle to see how Bitcoin can improve this. Bitcoin is a revolutionary technology which has lots of utility in today's world, but it does not solve every problem, neither can it be applied to every industry.

What do you mean accept Bitcoin?
Bitcoin does not have to be made a legal tender for citizens of a nation to adopt it.

It seems not to be so "decentralized" after all.
For this to work in a decentralized system, there needed to have been consensus from the community which share administrative powers, but in this case, those powers are centralized and controlled by the company.

Decentralization is up to you. Use a decentralized coin, like Bitcoin, stored on a non custodian, open source wallet and transact over decentralized P2P platforms.

The above steps work 100%
Centralization does not reduce crime rate, it just allows the government to monitor and control your finances.

Transactions between addresses is not proof enough of alt accounts, there are a lot of reasons why forum members would transact, which might not be publicly available.

This is also not proof enough of alt accounts or that those profiles are scammers

I personally don't think it matters, neither is anyone an expert in predicting prices. All predictions are guesses, one can of course make an educated guess based on probable factors, which would be much different from a wild one, but they are all still guesses. It should not matter to the general public what someone or a group of people think about the market direction.

Anyone who invests already sees value in the currency and doesn't need internet hopium to keep holding.

Different factors affect the volatility of the price, the primary factors are demand and supply;
The more the demand for an asset against supply, the higher the valuation which is reflected on the market price
Conversely, the more the supply against demand, the lower the price.

There are then secondary factors that influence demand and supply, these includes;
• News,
• Government policies,
• FUD,
• FOMO,
• Bitcoin Halving
• Technical aspect etc.

These factors can influence demand and supply positively or negatively, for example, if the U.S. government announced that they will accept Bitcoin as a legal tender, that would change the sentiment around it and possibly cause a increase in demand, and price. Or if a technical vulnerability is discovered, demand would drop and s would the price.

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The constant price changes you see on coin tracking websites is an average of the most recent trade prices which were made on different exchanges.

It is perfectly normal for a new member to be curious about things like merit and rank, especially if they had no one guiding then when they discovered the forum. It's what majority talk about on here.

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OP, as has been explained, merits is one metric used to rank up, i.e move from newbie to legendary. It ensures that one contributes positively in order to rank up and is a community based system, so is shared anojnf members by members.
If you post something I find quality, I can reward you with my smerits, and every 2 merits you get, you have one smerit to share, so the community is constantly supporting itself.

I beg to disagree here. A beginner who doesn't understand Bitcoin should first take lessons and build their knowledge before owning any at all. The purpose of owning a wallet is to send and receive bitcoins, and someone who does not understand how it works should not be doing that.
Choosing to get into Bitcoin means you've foregone your convenience and decided to be your own bank, this comes with a level of responsibility.

Point in case.

With step by step guidance, it would be possible for anyone to actually understand how it works. You don't have to grasp the still concept of how wallets work and how the keys are generated;
• How to back up your seed phrase (Fairly easy to do)
• Broadcasting transaction (With guidance, possible to do)
• Customize fee (You ideally should get to do this in whichever wallet you choose, and it's easy to do with guidance)

You are right. I was comparing it with be other options you have; Mining and trading ar ways you can constantly grow your Bitcoin portfolio overtime, it's sort of like an investment to keep increasing the amount of Bitcoin you own (doesn't always work out so). Investing does not grow your bitcoins. You buy and hodl.

And that's why price declined or pumps are not out of the ordinary. They are consequence of market forces; Demand and Supply

The article talked about supplying heat for about 1.4 million homes and electricity for 780k homes. With an estimate household size of 2, that would mean heat provided for 2.8 million residents and electricity for 1.56 million.

This would be a cool concept and environmentally friendly, further invalidating the idea that Bitcoin damages the environment, even if it contributes a percentage to the total energy from mining.
I'm also wondering if this can be used to power electric cars, and if this is something Tesla would consider.

You are right, Nations are dependent on each other; while some might be the major producers of certain commodities or services, they need a market to purchase them.

If you consider the situation in Russia, many EU countries are against their actions, but need to be lenient on sanctions as they get their oil and gas from them, that's the situation I was trying to point out in China; If they happen to take an action which puts them in disagreement with the West, heavy sanctions cannot easily be imposed as these Nations rely on raw materials from China. China of course would suffer if they lose the demand, but as the major suppliers, countries would struggle to find alternatives, just as they are doing with Russia.