This is a pretty interesting topic and one I've not seen brought up before so glad that you did.  I think it really depends on the company itself.  My personal feelings are that Amazon, if there were to eventually start excepting bitcoin and or other cryptocurrencies, would likely keep some and sell some.  Amazon is always looking for ways to make more money and expand it's assets, so like Tesla, I could easily see them doing a mix of selling and storing.

I thought it might be kind of fun to start a thread with quotes that really stick out to you, or have stuck out to you in the past about bitcoin.  Some examples could be things like answering critics, explaining how bitcoin works, etc etc.. any quote at all that you really like, I want to hear!

Here is my all time favorite quote about bitcoin from the one and only Andreas Antonopoulos.. (Context: Andreas was asked if he enjoys or appreciates arguments with anyone who is "against" bitcoin ) ..

"I think many of the intellectually honest people eventually stop being critics, because they suddenly realize that the flaws they are identifying are temporary features, issues, and not inherent problems. There are very few inherent problems in a dynamically evolving design or ecosystem of different designs all competing, that cannot be resolved.  There are critics who criticize this technology primarily based on their world view.   It is politically inconsistent with their world view.  It’s not that they do not like the technology it’s that they do not like the implications of this technology and the primary criticism you get then is “this should not be” to which all I can answer is ..and yet it is.  “but we mustn’t”… and yet we did, “but you shouldn’t”.. but yet we did".

Yeah I think you hit the nail on the head with why people tend to be negative about bitcoin or when it comes to talking about bitcoin.  I think most people whom are negative about bitcoin simply don't understand the technology or it goes against their beliefs..here is my all time favorite quote from Andreas..

"I think many of the intellectually honest people eventually stop being critics, because they suddenly realize that the flaws they are identifying are temporary features, issues, and not inherent problems. There are very few inherent problems in a dynamically evolving design or ecosystem of different designs all competing, that cannot be resolved.  There are critics who criticize this technology primarily based on their world view.   It is politically inconsistent with their world view.  It’s not that they do not like the technology it’s that they do not like the implications of this technology and the primary criticism you get then is “this should not be” to which all I can answer is ..and yet it is.  “but we mustn’t”… and yet we did, “but you shouldn’t”.. but yet we did"- Andreas Antonopoulos.

This question is not even up for debate.  As a licensed financial advisor I can tell you that if you don't have knowledge about something you're investing in, than you're committing one of the most basic investment 101 mistakes.  ALWAYS do your homework before investing in something.  Take the time to sit down and really look over things, otherwise you may get lucky and make some money but more than likely you'll lose or make less than you could have. 

I dont think that you can really say who's happier.  Who's happiest is those whom profited handsomely and time the markets correctly ( often involving a good bit of luck ).  As for in regards to Warren Buffett, he is a dinosaur.  Warren Buffett has actually admitted that he knows nothing about technology and knows nothing about bitcoin and blockchain technologies, yet still bashes them.  This is a true sign of utter ignorance.  When you don't know about how something works yet still talk poorly about it that just shows you how poor the source of that hate is.  Warren may be a legendary investor, but he's not free of being a complete idiot at times.

A great win for USA basketball, I was certainly worried about them due to their sluggish start but it looks like they are really starting to gel and I would have a very hard time believing that they won't be bringing home the gold.  I have to give it up to Kevin Durant as well.  I love that this is his third Olympics and that he is absolutely dominating the world.  I figured he wanted to be "the man" on this team and he sure has been showing it. 

As others here have stated, bitcoin was first and was the model for others to base their coins on, but that DOESN'T mean that they are better than bitcoin or have improved upon bitcoin.  It's important to remember that bitcoin was first so no other blockchain has been tested like it has before which gives it a major advantage over all other coins.  The truth is when it comes to coins like Bitcoin Cash or Bitcoin SV, you have no idea if their "updated" blockchains would be able to handle the inflows and outflows that bitcoin has been able to handle.  So no, bitcoin is not inferior.

I have a good buddy who runs a few bitcoin ATMs and he normally has nothing but great things to say about them.  I think overall , and this is just my opinion, but I think overall that they are good for bitcoin and cryptocurrency as a whole.  The last time I saw a bitcoin ATM in a connivance store I asked the owner if he was used very much and he stated "all of the time'.  So overall I think it's great for adoption purposes.

As a financial advisor by trade, I would disagree with your assessment to an extent. Now I do agree that everyone should try and own at least 1 bitcoin, but for a lot of people, or I should say most people that simply isn't realistic.  Bitcoin is around 40,000 right now and that is a heck of a lot of money for most people.  First off you should have a well diversified portfolio with traditional assets before you have any or any significant amount of bitcoin.  There still is super high risk with bitcoin and you need to be willing to accept substantial lows.

Yeah that is what I am probably most excited about, seeing what Zach Lavine can do with a legitimate roster around him.  If he can't get them to a decent playoff seed then it will show he is not the super star that some ( or he ) believes that he is or is becoming.  To actually win a championship we would still need another super star, but this is certainly a good start for him.  I have to imagine if he plays well this year he will be offered a max contract..but we shall see.  

No the Bulls did trade for Nikola Vučević.  " The Orlando Magic traded All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr. and two first-round picks, it was announced Thursday. The first-round picks going to the Magic are for 2021 and 2023, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski".

So it was not cheap but the guy is a 20 and 10 player and those don't grow on trees.

I hear ya, it has been a very fun offseason so far.  As my post above shows, I feel like my Bulls finally have a legitimate future.  It's also really nice to see that there really are the "Super Teams" any more.  I mean there are some teams that are clearly ahead of most teams due to them having multiple super stars ( Like the Nets ) but even still it's not like the Warriors team a few years ago or the "Big 3" in Miami.  Have the Suns made any interesting moves this offseason yet?

I'm not sayin that we are going to win a championship this year or the next, but what the Chicago Bulls have been doing this offseason is an absolute breath of fresh air for this lifelong bulls fan. For the longest time time under Gar/Pax it was clear they had absolutely zero clue what they were doing.  Making all these signs/trades etc that made no sense ( Jabari Parker, Dwayne Wade for ex). Now under Artūras Karnišovas leadership we seem to finally want to start being competitive and heading towards actually legitimacy.  Just a great feeling..FINALLY!

I agree that the government should be regulating cryptocurrency markets as that is vitally important.  If they didn't monitor them, that would be like them not monitoring the stock markets, and that is a bad thing.  If they didn't monitor them then we would have more coins like Bitconnect and BitClub. 

I think some governments will try to undermine crypto and have already started doing so in some places.

I have very few merit left but I had to leave one for this write up..I could not agree more.  It AMAZES me how many idiots are out there on YouTube with their "crypto channels" spewing mostly utter nonsense and falsehoods.  I mean let's not forget that Bitconnect was once promoted all over YouTube by "professional crypto YouTubers" lol.  I am thankful that I found this forum and even more thankful for the group I found here whom actually knows what they hell they are talking about and has helped me learn over the years.  I have buddies who try sending me youtube videos and I just laugh and send them Andreas videos back.

This is a great topic and one I have always wanted to know exactly how I personally found out about bitcoin.  I know that I found out about bitcoin sometime in 2013 and didn't purchase any until very early 2015.  It's funny but I actually had a dream the other night that I had first bought bitcoin in 2012 for like $100 bucks lol..no idea why I had that dream.  Anyhow I wish I knew exactly how I found out about it, but I do know it was 2013ish..I think it may have been through coin collecting.  The Anonymous Mint made 1 oz copper coins that had a bitcoin symbol on one side and something else on the other...I think this is how I first found out about it.

LOL you are the only person whom I've ever heard complain about PPR leagues and I've been playing for about 15 years now.  This also has NOTHING to do w/your old league as there is literally one player left over from it (phish).  It's a new league (this will be year 3 ) and it's been going well.  We've had a couple people do a poor job setting their lineups at times but other than that it's a very good league.  It's still fun, we just take it more seriously because it's more fun that way.  Like I told phish when I "took over" the league and made a new one, you're a weirdo.  Good chat though bud  

I personally don't like anything less than 12 man leagues.  With an 8 team league there's not much competition being that everyone has a stacked team and if anyone's players get hurt then you can easily go pick up a stud off of the waiver wire.  HOWEVER, I know I am an obsessive freak when it comes to fantasy football and spend way too much time on it each and every year.  I play in at least 3 leagues and try to play up to 5...so yes I know most people are not like me in the sense lol.

My good luck continues.  Thx everyone and of course extra thanks to Frank!

Fantasy Football League Looking for one or two players    If anyone is interested in joining my league, which is now in it's third year, shoot me a direct message.  Here is what our league looked like last year - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5268410.msg54983626#msg54983626 . 

Some things to keep in mind.. This is a serious league that we all take very seriously.  If you have an interest in playing you need to make sure that you are serious about playing, will set your lineup each and every week, know what you're doing and know about football to an extent, etc.  We've had some people not live up to these rules in the past and it literally ruins the league. Buy-in will likely be $100 ( paid in bitcoin ) like it has been the past couple years.  Last year due to the rise of bitcoin the payouts were huge.  I think 1st place won several thousand dollars and second place one a thousand.  Any-who, if you're a serious player and interested let me know!