To my opinion regulation is much better term than legalization and it comprimes the very essence of what is needed to make Bitcoin be usable in economy and fully accepted in society. And in very small number of countries  Bitcoin is actually illegal.
Governments all around the world are getting more keen to Bitcoin and realizing this cryptocurrencies are future they can't escape. They are also aware Bitcoin should be introduced into economy sooner or later and to my opinion even without some further pressure governments will one after another decide to regulate Bitcoin in positive way.

To.achieve best results you should split your funds on both of these options, that is my opinion.
On long term investment profit is the most secure, risk is lower but the profit isn't that big. And you don't have to be very dedicated on a daily basis.
On the other hand short term is quite risky but the profit is biger and it takes a lot more time to be present on the market.
Your choice depends on your risk apetite and your goals that you want to achieve with Bitcoin.

Well, I don't think that Bitcoin is so easy to access now, it's not that coins are jumping into your wallet.
It's true that Bitcoin was meant to be used by all amd that everybody should have equal access to it but it's not that simple in practice.
Also, in the future that might get even more complicated, especialy if the price jumps even more and also because the number of coins is limited.

This is so funny. We have threads here saying Bitcoin will hit 100 000$ soon and Bitcoin will go all the way to 1000$ at the same time. So, completely opposite predictions or theories, call that whatever you like for the same thing. And both are actuallly based on nothing, pure speculation based on personal feeling and hunch.
I don't think that either of these two are worth commenting and to my opinion neither of these two are possible.

Unfortunately, majority of Bitcoin users are mainly attracted only by the price. Just rare are also interested in philosophy and way of life that is behind Bitcoin like freedom, independency from banks, using the new technologies.
Because of that reason many abandon Bitcoin when price is low, especialy for a longer period of time. But such users are those who are only motivated by profit and nothing else.
Still I beleive Bitcoin has a core of the faithful users who will support it no matter the price. At least not only because of the price.

Exactly, impossibe at current stage. Market is behaving totaly different compared to same period of the last year and I don't think that Bitcoin will reach 20000$ again this year.
All predictions saying it will are more wishful thinking than some real possibility.
For a longer period of time Bitcoin price is staying around 6000$ and 7000$ and I don't think it will move much further from this by the end of this year. Maybe up to 8000$.

I have never been scamed but I know that people are very naive and they will beleive everything you tell them or show them, especialy if they think they might get or earn something in a easy way.
Despite so huge number of scams they still are not cautios and suspicious enough. We need more awareness and education campaigns, ignorance is exactly something that scamers are counting on.
Don't ever forget, if something is too good to be true, it isn't!

Successful trader lives for the market 24 hours a day, literary. He has knowledge, experience and short term and long term strategy what he wants to achieve and it's dedicated to that goal. He makes analysis, records trends and keeps his emotions under control. Successful trader doesn't make decisions by his hart but with his head.
Gamblers only relay on luck and makes random rules. No matter some similarities traders are not gamblers.

I think that Bitcoin has a more or less stable community that is supporting Bitcoin and having faith in it for a long time.
On the other hand there will always be people who are only attracted with price and once they get disappointed they will leave.
But in general I think that Bitcoin is fixing its place in society and more and more people are getting aware that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are future and sooner they catch that train, the better for him.

Bitcoin is investment but not only that. It's also a payment method and for me one of the favourite.
When you invest in Bitcoin you expect some profit in certain period of time and the best results you can expect on long term.
Using Bitcoin as a payment on the other hand gives you benefit that you can see right away. The best is to combine this too options, that is how you will have the bigest use of Bitcoin.

Have you ever thought that maybe isn't just the question of luck?
Trading is a process that takes time to learn and gain experience that you need to achieve some results. Luck is just a smaller part of it and you can't rely on that.
Although many people will not agree with me trading is not the same as gambling where luck is actualy the most important factor.

I think that prediction was made long time ago based on a totaly different parameters compared to those that are valid now.
To my opinion it's exaggerated and not realistic that Bitcoin will reach 50000$ this year or any time soon no matter how Bitcoin price can change quickly.
Some growth might happen by the end of the year but I don't think Bitcoin will cross 8000$ or 9000$.

Bitcoin and blockchain can offer new job opportunities in the field of inovative technologies but first they have to be adopted by businesses in larger scale. And for this to hapen we need positive regulation.
By that time majority of jobs connected with cryptocurrencies are individual and not formaly registered, somwhere in the domain of dark economy. This could and should be changed but we need more cooperation and initiatives.

I agree that money is important for normal living and each one of us knows the best the limits and how much is realy needed.
The problem is when people loose the sense for reality and money becomes the only focus of their lives and they become ready on everything to get it. This is potentialy dangerous situation.
Good thing is that Bitcoin has offered us many new opportunities to earn money, to have some additional source of profit besides are regular income. But Bitcoin is not only about the money and profit and that should be kept in mind.

I realy don't understand why is this important. After all this time that Bitcoin is present on the market we have come to the stage that 200$ correction is news? This is funny to me.
It's realy hard to get that serious Bitcoin user hasn't figured out by now how Bitcoin is functioning, doesn't have a clue about volatility and corrections of price in both ways are normal and that there isn't some particular reason behind any price change.

It sounds like a bit of obsession to me.
On the other hand everyone has it's own reasons. If you are active trader, especialy on a daily basis or you have made some huge investment and speculation I would say it's normal to check on price quite often.
But if the market is not going to some changes and the price is more or less steady then is no use in non-stop checking. Although I know it's hard to get rid off the habit.

On one hand people want cryptocurrencies to be equal and fully implemented and recgonized like fiat money but on the other they don't want regulation. These are two opposite things, they can't go one without the other.
For cryptocurrencies to be implemented in economy and to be fully legal and free to use in every segment of our lives they need some kind legal framework and people and businesses who are using them should be legaly protected. That is why regulation is necessary.

Actualy I'm using Bitcoin for buying goods all the time. Not directly because not many merchants are excepting Bitcoin directly but I'm using my Bitcoin debi card. On that way I can buy anything I want because the card is accepted everywhere,  in all stores and countries where Visa is accepted.
This is a big advantage and made use of Bitcoin so much easier than before.
I.also strongly beleive that Bitcoin should be used as a payment method, not just investment and that is the true value of using Bitcoin in real life.

Taxation is not the reason for price drop and this is not something that has occured for the first time. Even if it has some influence, it's not worth mentioning.
Besides, taxes are not payed on Bitcoin itself but on Bitcoin transactions or some Bitcoin related business.
In fact I don't agree with such theory at all.

With burst of new ICOs and cryptocurrencies in general many new exchanges appeared also. They all want their users and their share of profit so some of them are runing dishonest business and give their users false information and conditions in order to scam them at the end.
So before giving your funds make your due dilligence, check every available detail and stick to trusted exchanges. If any slightest detail is suspicious to you don't make any business with such exchanger.