I feel bad for lauda. He is the one trying to make the forum a better place. That extortion case took a big hit on him. Is that case already closed? If not, maybe this is just a preventive measure while they are still investigating the case. Maybe if he proves that there is no ill intentions on that extortion but to trap zeroxal, maybe they will restore his staff status.

There is no doubt we can reach that amount someday. How long will it take to take us there is the proper question. There are still a lot of things that should be fixed with bitcoin right now. Though the price is still moving upward, There will be a time it will be halted due to the issues bitcoin is facing like scalability and confirmation time. Once these issues are solved, we will see the price skyrocket. But that may still take a lot of time before this come true.

The same way everything else acquire its value, the law of supply and demand. Fortunately bitcoin is a limited supply. So if new demand arises, the price will easily rise too. Unfortunately, the volume is still low that whales can still manipulate the price by dumping and pumping bitcoins.

It is way too early to predict what the price will be. We are still on the first month of 2017. There are a lot of things that can effect the price of bitcoin. There is a line up of good things that could occur this year like the ETF, LN, Segwit. This may push the price up. But as we know, bitcoin is very unpredictable. There can also be unpredictable events that can suddenly crash the market. So, I will not make any prediction. I'll just hope and pray that bitcoin is better in 2018 than today.

That is the right attitude OP. Do not be too greedy. And even if you cash out right now, if ever, you can still re enter on the price you are comfortable with. Take your profit and enter again the market in the future. If what they say is right, the price will stay go way up. So there are still a lot of opportunities to enter and make profit.

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The usual victims of these FUD gimmicks are those very new in bitcoin or very new in trading. Those who are not yet used to the volatile nature of bitcoin will think that it is crashing when it drops 100 or 200 dollars down. They will panic and sell at loss. But those who have been here long enough will take those dips as an advantage to pump their bitcoins. Bad news will always happen, FUD will always be there. But if you know that the technology backing bitcoin is solid, you will not fear those news. But instead take advantage of the weak hands selling their bitcoins.

You have a point here. Some people are focusing too much on the price of bitcoin and in the process still comparing it to fiat. If bitcoin is really the future of money, the value should not be based on fiat. Bitcoin is still evolving and we do not even know if bitcoin will be the end product in the future. But what we know is that, decentralized cryptocurrency is what we need. We need to get away from the control of the government regarding our finances and cryptocurrency is the answer to that.

You probably are right. The price has several times tested the 800+ resistance and it always would not go down below that anymore. I think mid 800 is now our new low. Aren't we supposed to be glad that we will not see 700 and below anymore. But I guess those shorts will not stop to feed us with FUD to bring the price down.

I think there is a problem in loading globe networks. I noticed it yesterday, when you choose globe the options are grayed and there is no dropdown list. Other networks are black and have dropdown list, which is the normal thing.

Anyone noticed here the spread in the price of bitcoin in coins.ph. The difference in buy and sell price is almost 2000 now. Back in 2015 it is just about 500. I remembered I can still gain profit from buying and selling in coins.ph when the price is fluctuating. Maybe it is harder to do that now, if anyone is still doing that.

Governments will not ban gold, they use gold. It is like banning their own currency.

You have to accept the truth that bitcoin is still volatile, has still has a lot of space for improvements and can still be manipulated by whales. The good news is, a lot of people are starting to invest into it. So, in the near future it will not be that much of a concern. But it is still now. Bitcoin can reach the price of gold now, but gold still has more value than bitcoin. Only time can tell if bitcoin can really overtake gold in value.

I am invested in nem and it came second. Maybe because it was still very cheap and low in volume so even a small pump will register as a large percentage in price change. We will see if it will still perform that great if the price and volume is a little bit higher.

For me bitcoin is still number one in all cryptocurrencies. The article should also consider volume, transactions and user base.

They might be in the corner mopping their tears because they keep losing their shorts. Their efforts to bring the price down is a lost cause right now. They failed to influence others to believe that the price is gonna crash. The price is starting to rally again and it is above 900$.

Just a question. Isn't the flip is double or nothing? So if you lose in the flip, then you already lose your bet. And if you also lose on the other bet then you actually lose 0.002 BTC? This is not actually a guaranteed win. You also have to wish that the flip will give you double, if not you lose BTC whether you win or not on the other bet.

I think there is no way a gambling site will make you always win , else they will go bankrupt.

A few things you have to consider if you want to have a good income in signature campaigns:

1. The rank you are in. As you level up here in the forum, the higher incentives you will get.
2. Trust. Some campaigns do not accept accounts with negative trust.
3. The campaign. Different campaigns have different rates. There are a lot of campaigns that pays a good amount per post. To be able to qualify to high paying campaigns, you need to have history of good quality posts.
4. Quality of your post. This is the biggest problem the forum has now. Post quality is getting low because of signature campaigners are trying to reach their max post. In effect they are not giving much thought in the kind of post they are writing in their post. There is a movement that campaign managers are doing right now. They are banning those who post senseless post from their campaigns. So if you want to maintain your signature campaign, keep your post in high quality.

You are still a newbie, so there are very few campaigns you can join. What you can do right now is learn. Read as much as you can. So you will have more ideas, knowledge to share with the forum. This will at least help you make good quality post.

Joining signature campaign is good. It can help you financially while doing something you usually do for free. But do not expect it to be your main source of income. If you think like that, you will be forced to make too many post that you will be posting sh*t soon.

Good luck.

I also want to know about investing into gambling websites. Is the income worth the risk? It would be nice to hear from those who have personal experience investing into gambling websites.

Another source of income is Lending. Either lending to a person or lending in trading platforms. This can be a risky source of income too but if you require a collateral, the risk is lessen.

The key is research research, research and patience. You need to read a lot and be informed. That is the only way you can have the right information to be able to predict the trend or where the price of the coin is going or what is the real value of of the coin. It is way more complicated than playing dice where the only choice is high or low. There is no one formula in earning in trading, you have to find your own trading style that fits your need, risk tolerance and target profit.

That is like giving away your control over your bitcoin. I do not like the idea of giving my private keys to someone I do not know, especially the bank. If I cannot have the discipline to keep my private keys safe myself, then maybe bitcoin is not right for me. Maybe I should just stick to fiat and let the bank handle my finances.

Nice idea including bitcoin as a payment option in your website. It will not devalue your brand instead it will attract bitcoin users and adding value to your brand. You are also spreading awareness of bitcoin to your non bitcoin-user customers if they see bitcoin as payment option. They might get curious and try bitcoin.

Nice website by the way.

Normally trading platforms have their forms where you can set buy and sell orders. What I usually do is after I bought an alt coin, I immediately set the sell targets and set sell orders so I do not have to monitor the altcoin all the time. If the price is hit, it will automatically execute the order. You can also do that on buy orders, just set the buy orders and it will execute when the price is hit. Bulk of what I do is researching the altcoin that I intend to trade.