That's the misconception. Many people believe that holding is the best thing to do, indeed it is but there will be times you will make a choice given that the market price is not consistent. The market value could fall in a sudden and there's no notice before its occurrence. If you do feel of selling, then you are free to do so, and doing so neither wrong or right decision because that is your money in the first place, meaning, you are the one to make actions for it in a way that you think will benefit you. But if you can afford holding for now, since there is a momentum, it would be a good thing ofcourse because profit could be bigger.

Just having some questions: If one day further development takes place, will Bitcoin still be as popular as nowadays? And will its market value still be volatile? Not to be far from this topic but I guess Bitcoin being profitable makes it popular to many people and its volatility is attracting many investors towards it. How did I come up with this idea? Bitcoin is a digital currency which is created to provide convenience to its users as a mode of payment. So developments could be concerning stability in its price to be used in daily transactions, right?

Going back to the topic, this technology have faced many criticisms such as being a ponzi or fraud but people do still admire its benefits. Many cryptos tried to surpass its capabilities and usefulness but Bitcoin remained on top. To answer it in short, there's something in Bitcoin making it different from other cryptos and digital currencies in general.

Some investors or users are confused due to the inconsistencies of this market. There's no patterns, that's the bottomline." Everytime the market price is falling, it will eventually rise". That's what usually happens in this industry but certainty is still lacking. Recoveries still occur without assurance of its occurrence. And I doubt the election has a direct impact with the market price. Some people would say that what PayPal did, made this happen, some will say it is the outcome of the election. But I'd say, interests towards this technology is the main reason.

Maybe OP wants to know the reaction of people in this industry if such thing will happen. Well obviously, all of us will be disappointed. What will be our action? IMO, I'd move to another crypto which is still profitable investing my money with. Where's my loyalty in such case? Loyalty won't feed hunger. You need to continue. But enough with exaggeration, there is a possibility if we will be rooting for its definition, but slightest chance as we can see at this moment wherein the market price fell before but still managed to recover simply because there is a market demand and volume.

I doubt that it is the purpose of Bitcoin.
It is a digital currency made to promote convenience with transactions. It just happened that its market price is volatile since there's a demand and volume in the market. But someday, once it's been adopted across different countries, things might change. Its market value could become stable, because it won't be used as a mode of payment if its price will still be volatile, in a sense that people will hesitate using it because of the profit, which is somewhat contradicts its concept as a currency.

That's no surprise to know more people are into Bitcoin and crypto investments than those aiming to just promote convenience with regards to transactions. There is a limitation with regards to the transactions for the users and even in areas wherein there is freedom from using cryptos as mode of payment. People will still aim for profit as what you've mentioned. Transactions are indeed fast but to what extent will it be more beneficial to the users knowing how huge their profit are getting from doing so. What's more likely happening is that people are more concerned with profit than convenience which is just showing practicality. As different individuals we are able to see something thru different perspectives, which reflects to its subjective importance to the users.

Despite of slight consistencies with the scores, things are really hard to determine especially with the scores. Most of the time scores of each teams are less than 3 but there are those "lucky days" wherein a team could score higher which may result to loss for the bettors. I'd still go with betting on which team will win because the odds are smaller as well as winning ratio. Also there are more basis which could be factors for a bettor to determine the winning team such as their stats, and popularity of the team in general. I am not really into football betting games but I think, in such way, the risk is smaller than to correctly predicting the end scores.

The main reason is doubt. Ofcourse the best time to buy or invest is when the market price is low because it will generate bigger profit. But the question is, are you willing to take the risk of having no assurance of when will the price increase occur? There was the opportunity already early this year but many people still did not do so. Simply because they are having doubts and hesitations to do so given that the market price is low for more than a year and  everytime it gets a price increase, dumps will occur eventually leaving them not profit at all. Most of the people are aiming for assured profit since their resources of investment money.

Not actually anonymous but in online surveys, they are mostly making names as optional. But what will probably pull down the credibility of this study is that the sample are totally random. Random sampling still is having qualifications to support the data to be used in the study perhaps students of the same school. And if in this case, users only in this forum but it will be hard to limit the participants in this forum alone since it is a website which is open to all person. Anyone could have access in it. When it comes on users not checking the site, that won't be a problem because being a participant is voluntary.

Well there will be regrets seeing how high its market value at this moment. Profit could have been higher if his holdings were not sold early but, there's nothing wrong from doing so. No one is certain that it's price will again reach and break the $16k mark. What he did is just assuring his profit. There's something to appreciate still from doing so. Let's put it this way; the market price fell in a sudden. Perhaps in this case, what he did is bet right? the point is lack of certainty and in such way, actions will be merely based on one's speculations. There's more to regret if he sold when a dump occurred.

There are even cases wherein fees are higher than the assumed profit from selling those coins. In my case, I choose to just keep them as a souvenir from the project's I've worked with. At first ofcourse no one knows whether a coin will be useless in the future or not so it is quite a matter of speculations.

The difference in terms of price recovery might have something to do with the number of users, transactions, demands and the volume itself, which is far from what most of the altcoins are having leaving them best for short term holding. Most of the altcoins projects are only lasting for months since further developments are not working. There are only few which are having recoveries as years passes by. There is a slight to no chance at all for those altcoins who were left behind because most of those projects are now considered to be "dead".

The market price is naturally volatile, thus, holding will give you nothing. Holding alone is not enough. If you are aiming for profit, you should know when to hold and when you will sell your holdings. Deep market analysis therefore is also needed. The market value will not continuously increase as months or years are passing by. There will be times wherein the market is low, which are also times wherein investing is a good thing. Also, not because the market price is continuously increasing, selling will be a bad thing to do. It does depend on your situation. It is advisable to hold but sell if you must, as simple as that.

Not the best idea but rather the only way to generate income if you're not capable of getting back to work. But that won't be as easy as it may sound. There will be a competition in a sense that many people are doing so. So you need to come up with an idea that will make you stand out among the competitors ; it could be service, promotions, or anything which will help you to be more recognized. It is not a bad thing, in the first place you did not start a business to just lose money. And it is a requirement to be competitive when it comes to business.

It's legality depends to the policies within the region or country. Bitcoin will still survive, I guess. There are many cryptocurrencies having the same feature as with Bitcoin but why is it still on 'top' of this industry? probably because of its wide range of users across the globe. It has a large community of users. There are many people supporting this crypto simply because they see something in this crypto which is not existing in other cryptos. The advantage of Bitcoin over those cryptos which will be made by countries? Decentralisation and volatile market value. These two are the main things. Ofcourse those cryptos to be made by governments won't be decentralized in the first place. Value will be fiat based so there will be a sort of stability which will not generate profit as an investment. It will be more used as a currency and given how many digital currencies being used, to what extent will it be more recognizer unlike with Bitcoin?

Well that's a good thing.
But what are they doing with their knowledge about it?
Are they using it to earn profit? Or are they using it to make use of the benefits of this technology in general?
More people are being hooked up with this technology as years are passing by because its popularity is spreading. Some impressions are bad, and some are good, which lead to inquiries or questions about it. But to put it simple, they are asking if it will be beneficial to engage into it, and if it is, how will they benefit from such technology. Only a few of them will ask how "bad" it is.

Depends probably in the culture within that family. To some, there are gaps such as in this case presumably, because OP is questioning to where will the money that he is providing, goes while to some culture, they will just give to their parents because that's the child's responsibility to the family. OP seem to be not giving this with initiative, but as something he is required of and it is a common idea that if you are doing something which is against your will, it will not be easy. Someone has to tell him that it is no responsibility to give back with what your parents gave you, because it is something in nature since there is an existing bond.

Well it does move away from the crime committed I think. The crime is killing right? It is just that Bitcoin was used in order to make transaction. Then OP just mentioned that there's a possibility for the court to investigate this technology due to its involvement to the crimes. So what does it have to do with scam investment? The answer is simple to this scenario, the crime must be investigated and not the transaction to where payments took place which is somewhat far, 'coz if they will do such thing they will move away from the crime itself. All currencies are involved with illegal activities for the past decades simply because anyone can use it for their intentions.

We've heard stories of such and some are worse. Not to take this instance lightly, but the bottomline is that losing in gambling doesn't end with that alone. There will be frustrations at the end of the day to some people, not to generalise since individuals have different perspectives. Prevention is better than cure, which is correct. Yes, we are not in this man's shoe so we better be cautious of our actions in such activity. Only gamble what you can afford losing in order to avoid regrets at the end which could make another problem such as in this scenario. Lines of such are cliché, but that's the reality.

People are more likely frustrated for the market price of Bitcoin to again reach its ATH or to even surpass it. Maybe because for more than a year, the market price remained low and it is just this year wherein the market showed signs of recovery which probably lifted the hopes of many people and again catch their interest towards this technology. PayPal is a huge network and many people believe that this would be the first step towards mass adoption. But the bottomline is that, no matter how big its influence is, wide acceptance of this technology depends on the government's of each country.

OP is quite sexist. Not because a particular sexuality dominants a certain field doesn't mean they are the ones who are good at it and that the other sexuality is not. Dominance exist because of interest in different fields not because someone is inferior and someone is superior. Decades have passed and we should now break this idea for the next generation. Let us enjoy each and everyone's choices and interests.
Not only on investments and Bitcoin, but to all of the things: sexuality and gender should not be a hindrance for an individual to make a choice. Allow them to enjoy things in their own way.