That is hitting the hammer right at the head! To be able to make constructive posts in this forum is a pointer to one's knowledge and skills as one can never give what he/she does not have. Actually posting is not for unskilled people as those are the reason you come across some posts and start to wonder if the poster is actually alright!

Learning is a barrier breaker and no knowledge is waste. Anyone looking to grow his BTC, must have something to offer to the community or they would end up picking dusts from the faucets.

You do not need a mirror to see what you got in your hands and a good product always speaks for itself! Qtum is showing the similitude of the next thing to happen in the cryptocurrency world, because it aims to improve the best two, so question of dumping the coin is not in the horizon. We should be warming up to grab the early bird advantage and make something good for ourselves from this coin, before money bags swoops on it.

We have seen the Chinese, Japanese, United States of America and now the European Union governments intervening every time their local currency is taking the heat. They usually do that by printing money out of thin air, nothing at all to back them. With so much supply of money in circulation in their countries, their values soon falls and inflation takes center stage. That is the world of the fiat currencies across the globe and the reason financial crisis are remains unabated in the globe.

Interestingly, Bitcoin is limited to only 21 million coins and with no one solely in control of that, it value, a true reflection of demand and supply, it is quickly assuming the role of an answer to our messed up monetary systems.

I have just witnessed one ICO that its website has gone offsite, just as its ICO is coming to a close. If the site never shows up again, it simply means the dev have scammed all those that invested their hard earned coin on it. I only participated in the signature campaign, so what I stand to lose would be my just my time. Lesson learnt is to never forget to look before jumping.

This once more highlights the point that trading cannot go without some knowledge and skills. You probably did not realize that Bitcoin was already overpriced even at $1000 and profit taking was the overall market perception at that point in time. All the same,you need not be disappointed, Bitcoin has got good volatility and market would sooner or later retest those levels once again before breaking out and dropping big time. But one thing you must do is to get yourself better equipped, since this is a business you are out to do and every business has its own secret for success - keep digging until you find it.

That is indeed sad, but it is not like no one ever saw the red flags that were up all the while. This development highlights the need to beware of ICOs, especially the ones that shows no commitments with escrows, source codes and adherence to set guidelines. All the same, let's hope this is all due to some technical issues that hopefully would be resolved in no time in the event that @Triswardhani, have grown wings and flew with people's sweat and time, he will get his due reward.  

I am also of the opinion that this thread should be locked, because the arguments here are pointless and much ado about nothing. The simple fact is that no one can come into possession if the entire 21 million Bitcoin and I don't see anyone aspiring to embark on such a wild goose chase. Let's talk about things and issues that would move the community forward, not rhetoric!

Something isn't right with that line of reasoning! Bitcoin does not provide free lunch, just as none of the fiat currencies does. Your being your own boss is a decision to make and it is regardless of what currency is involved. The exception is that the emergence and adoption of Bitcoin brought with it new job opportunities and innovations to new ways of doing things. Moreover the price of Bitcoin have been quite impressive and just a little of it readily amount to much when exchanged to fiat currencies.

There are two problems I see with the suggestion to loan the coins:
1. you never can tell how long it would be before market retests the $1000 level again;  
2. most loans are never paid back, especially because first problem could not be resolved by amount borrowed, thus creating even more problems.
Your best bet is certainly to hold your coins and keep your ears on the ground.

The speed of confirmation of Bitcoin transactions is one of the technical threats but I think political and threat of the unknown possess more jinx to its mass adoption. Nevertheless, Bitcoin have proven to be a fighter and survivor and as one country after another is losing their grip and faith on their local currencies, Bitcoin seems the only viable way forward.

 Bitcoin is the best thing that happened to global monetary system:
1. it broke barriers that until now hindered people from some region from having their due share of the sun;
2. it washed the dirty linen of the banks and card companies to the glaring of everyone and now we know they are experts at ripping people off their hard earned money, who could have known transaction fees could be way low;
3. Bitcoin is borderless, the governments that tried to cage it, soon had other thoughts coming;
4. unlocked lots of job opportunities and much more in the offing;
5. Bitcoin is another investment asset, best part is you can become an investor even with pennies;
6. inflation is a cancer eating the fiat currencies, with Bitcoin we are like trees planted by stream that never dries;
7. etc.

This informative thread has seen no fewer than 3 years, do we have any witness in the house? For me a reason I can't fit into this is that tons of patience is highly needed and so is the discipline to stay focused irrespective of goings-on in the market.

A 50% increase in the user base of Bitcoin makes sense and has much likelihood but 50% of the world population taking to bitcoin by 2022, is same as wishing for the stars - day dreaming! Does anyone know the population of oldies across the globe that think technological growth is too fast for their liking or the number that represents people without knowledge or infrastructure that enables access to the internet?

Btw, if 50% of world population is to embrace Bitcoin, the undertone would be that most governments across the globe have said yes to Bitcoin! How possible is that? IMO, I don't see that coming, because they have realized their local currencies would have to take the back seats.

One person monopolizing all the Bitcoin there is, that is simply not possible or imaginable. What kind of service would such a person render as to corner everyone's holding? If maybe Satoshi Nakamoto, left something that could steal everyone's coin, which I strongly doubt, then it would ultimately become worthless in his hand, because the true value of the coin is in the number of people solidly behind it.

I am compelled to ask, what makes the fiat currencies real money that Bitcoin does not have? We call piece of papers money not because they are worth anything but simply because we settle to see and accept them as money. Same way, almost all of us here in this community and many more across the globe have come to see and accept Bitcoin as money. That is all that is needed and you may want to know that Bitcoin parades far more intrinsic values than almost all other forms of money out there.

You are obviously putting the cart before the horse by giving huge price increase preeminence over mass adoption. In hindsight, the price of bitcoin was peanuts, compared to what is obtainable this day and you can't miss the fact that the power behind the price increase has been more people getting to adopt Bitcoin as the capitalization also shows. Rest assured if for any reason people's interest in Bitcoin fades someday, the price of Bitcoin would come crashing like mighty waves because it is our collective interest and commitment to it that gives it value.

Again the more the adoption, the scarcer it becomes and by extension the more valuable it becomes. So don't sit down yet, go spread the news about Bitcoin, it is a win win solution for all Bitcoiners.

The point is that Bitcoin is a revolution and it has already set the precedence for the future of money. In the event that it did not make it in the future, certainly whichever that does, would be an offshoot of bitcoin. The global monetary system is still batting to come to terms with this dark horse, something that can't ignore even if they wanted to. It is already goodbye to the ways we used to see and think of money and this is just the beginning.

That is exactly what the governments wants you to believe - Bitcoin is used for this and that illegal activities and yes, it is, which of the currencies or monetary instruments have never been used for illegal activities? In the case of Bitcoin, the governments are simply clueless what to do with it, because they never saw it coming. So blackmail it became a choice, but the truth be told, the governments are truly scared, Bitcoin is going to undo their local currencies and by extension their powers - nothing short of that!

Imagine for a moment when it is not possible to know the net worth of people you are supposedly ruling or what projects they are channeling their funds to, that is their nightmare and it is a pity they can't help it, because Bitcoin is already revolution.

They might not be asking for the source of your money right now, because they already got your identification. However should something incriminating turns up tomorrow, they already know where to find you or some good reference points to start with. These things are meant for protecting the society from bad eggs, but often times, they are abused.

As with everything in life, time brings a change and with Bitcoin, we should also remain hopeful that someday, we will turn that corner. Bitcoin is more or less a dark horse and no one gave it half a chance to get all these attention and commitments. Now things might have to move even slower, because of varied interests, but at the end of the day, the consensus is that Bitcoin is a clear example of what and how  we want money to be.