Did Bitcoin just evolve to satisfy the masses or was the whole project hijacked by the Puppet masters from the traditional Fiat system to stop the revolution and the inevitable change of money as we know it?

As we enter the digital realm due to the effects of COVID-19, the process of central banks phasing out physical cash from existence might take place soon. Before the outbreak, we've been accustomed in using credit/debit cards and contactless payments greatly eliminating the need for physical cash. Now that we're in a "COVID Era", things have accelerated quite a bit. Banks and governments are in talks of adopting CBDCs which could completely eliminate the need to pay for things with physical cash.

Now the real question is, how long will it take banks to start the transition from physical to digital cash (CBDC)? Do you think that physical cash will still be used right after governments adopt CBDCs in their entirety? Or will it take decades before every single person in the world stops transacting with physical cash, paving the way for a full-fledged cashless society? Your input will be greatly appreciated.

Regardless of who is on top right now, remember that no service lasts forever. Love the service but don't love the company. If they start giving you crap, then leave straight away.

To make our economy stronger we need Government to give full support to cryptocurrencies

Another wave of recession is currently building up, analysts have predicted that the upcoming recession will be more than what was witnessed in 2008. without saying, it is clear that the Bitcoin price movement largely mirrors the United States stock price movement. This implies that a heavy fall in the stock market has a high propensity to plunge the price of Bitcoin.

This further implies that, when recession kicks in, those running away from the stock market will possibly not see Bitcoin as an option. What then is the purpose of Bitcoin whenever they say "Bitcoin was born in the wake of the 2008 recession" or is it just a mere saying?

Over the past decade, the number of Bitcoin investors and other types of crypto assets has grown tremendously. Based on data by Coinmetrics, there are currently around 12 million Bitcoin millionaires in the world. However, there are those who die every year, without heirs who can access Bitcoin. The amount reaches 4 million Bitcoin (around US $ 40 billion), according to Coincover.
Meanwhile, based on the results of a survey by the Cremation Institute, of 1,150 respondents, 89 percent of them are very worried about losing their crypt assets. However, only 23 percent have a specific plan to pass it on to the closest person, for example to their husband, wife or children.
I think this is a very good idea, and I hope that someday there will be a crypto exchange and a crypto wallet that provides inherited features, so users will be safe and comfortable.

A mixer (or tumbler) blends various types of theoretically recognizable cryptocurrency. This increases transaction confidentiality, because it allows tracing bitcoin difficult. The owner of Bitcoin sends the money to the mixing machine, exchanging it with that of other users and sending the combined cash to the requested address, ensuring there is no relation between the initial transaction and this address. Settlement sums should be chosen arbitrarily and the settlement consists of several tiny partial payments distributed over a longer period of time.
Such services are widely used by scammers such that they do not get traced.
Do you think mixing services are harming the adoption of the technology ?

How is it different from a centralized database that also stores and tracks ids of their products? A lot of companies that have to deal with scammers counterfeiting their product were using these methods even before blockchain was invented. And what would stop scammers from doing the oldest trick in the book - copying the identifier of a genuine item and slapping it on their fakes?

Shower thought, would it be a good move for theymos to copy all content from bitcoin.org and serve it through bitcointalk.org, and move the forum to forum.bitcointalk.org?

Got a call from someone claiming they're from the government telling me there's fraud, drug trafficking, and money laundering investigations under my name using my SIN. Told me there's a warrant for my arrest. I was told i needed to clear out my accounts as proof that they belong to me, then requested i deposit it into this bitcoin ATM machine to "Secure my funds" and then it will be sent back into my bank account once the issue was resolved.

Yes, you can if you want to. You can completely hide your identity that didn't directly link to anyone's personal identity. But if when it comes transaction there is a possibility that can be traceable or can be tracked. I heard there are services offered who can track Bitcoin transaction in illegal use or any cybercrimes related cases. Chainalysis can investigate and provide blockchain data that possible transactions can be tracked.

So, if you want to protect your personal identity and privacy in Bitcoin transactions you need to do the hard task, and these what you need.

• Use Bitcoin mixing service
• Use TOR to stay anonymous
• Buy/Sell Bitcoin in cash, not on the exchange that required KYC
• Use VPN to protect your IP address
• Use New Bitcoin address for every transaction

These might improve your anonymity.