Your concern I think is a domestic issue. Such concerns vary from country to country.

It may not be an isolated case because from where I am posting, somewhere in Southeast Asia, I was also asked to have a selfie while holding the government-issued valid ID I submitted to them. The confirmation took at least a week I guess. That was only to open a local wallet.
 

I think China did not impose an outright ban on bitcoin. There was no state-sponsored acknowledgement though. It was because the country did not yet understand the totality of the bitcoin invention. However, they did quite an extensive research on blockchain. Perhaps this news is worth checking out:

https://t.co/njPY84Mt95

Thanks, dev. Let me try it with this post.  I did not quite understand the instruction given.  I just went back to the aventus bounty thread and copy once again the signature provided.

I hope this will now look well-arranged.

If that is a long term investment plan for you, I do not think a great risk is involved. The price of bitcoin will definitely rise and rise for the next several months and few years to follow. Bitcoin is relatively young. It is still in the process of going to its peak.

If that is a short term plan, however, there are price fluctuations so you need to watch out for them. But in the long run, the price will still go up.

At first I really thought the news was true until I read your comment and got curious as it is indeed controversial. It may well be indeed fake news.

It may have been good news after all if it was true because it means another company, this time, a large worldwide food chain is accepting bitcoin as payments. But I also find it difficult to imagine spending bitcoin for a piece of burger. That might not be actually worth it. I have always thought that simple day to day transactions are good for fiat money. One does not have to wait for any confirmation and no transaction fees either.

But take a look at your signatures, full members. Do you not notice that there is something wrong? A portion is partly hidden. That is not good, well, at least as far as my perception is concerned.

Not just that, notice the avatars of some also. They seem to be overstretched.

I am just concerned about how we look like to other people here in bitcointalk.

Hey everyone, let us intensify the hype for the July 19 ICO!  I seem to feel that the excitement is sort of going down.

Hey there dev, in case you have noticed it, there seems to be something wrong with the signature of full members. The signature does not show some portion. It does not look good. It may affect the impression of this project.

Just in case you might want to set it right. Thanks!   

Right now, we cannot spend out BTC anywhere we want. That is one setback. BTC has yet to really earn the trust of large shopping centers, for example. But it is going there.

Another would be the incredible transaction fee they impose to those who spend BTC. The fee is simply heavy especially if the transaction is not that huge.

Confirmation time is another. We simply cannot waste time waiting for it our whole lives.

Well, that's part of their freedom of speech.  Everyone is free to voice out their opinion. Let them be.

Words don't break my bones. What's the fuss about such a nuisance remark?

At the end of the day, they cannot deny the fact that bitcoin is not just flying but soaring high. The world is slowly opening up to bitcoin.

It would be absurd really. Satoshi Nakamoto didn't create bitcoin just to be made exactly like fiat money in the days to come. That would betray the real essence of a digital currency.

And then there was an attempt that foiled. That didn't click well. Bitcoin, as it is, has been praised and appreciated by many for what it is. Why change it, then?

Things will really go complicated if we turn bitcoin into a physical currency. The intensity might cause the entire bitcoin market to crash.

Hey bro! Welcome to this forum. 

I think you do not really mean to start a signature campaign. Perhaps you mean to join a signature campaign. First, you need to create a wallet in myetherwallet.com. Projects will ask the address you generate from there. Remember to keep all your myetherwallet.com data safe, very safe. Now, you are ready to join signature campaigns. Here is a sample: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1989696.0

Read carefully the instructions and you will know where you belong and what to do. You may also choose from the Marketplace (Altcoins) section under  Alternate cryptocurrencies. Just take note of the date. Make sure it is not over yet.

Have a great bounty experience! 

That is why I wondered why the question seemed to put investment and trading exclusively from each other. Trading is a form of investment. Also, when you invest, at the end of the day you will have to trade it with fiat when the price is already ripe for selling.

Both also involve risk. What you call investment may connote a long term span. That is a safer way to earn. You are probably implying trading to be a short term investment. It is riskier than what you mean by investment but it provides you an almost instant profit which you may then use to add up to your trading asset.

Count me in. This project will hit it. No worries everyone. Break a leg!

A little concern though dev. I happened to drop by the spreadsheet of the signature campaign. I just noticed that my rank is still member and I have not been credited for wearing the avatar. My rank is already full member since the 21st of June and I have been wearing the avatar since then.

A little update is needed I guess. Thank you dev.   

Transparency, yes! Decentralization, yes again. But easier to move? Nah, perhaps with transaction accelerator. 

On top of it all, I like bitcoin because it gives me money. 

I earn a significant amount through campaigns, trading, and other services, more than my job's salary. Big deal. Really big deal. With bitcoin, I will reach my dreams. 

Of course not. Needless to say, bitcoin transaction fees are not fair!

And I think the people behind bitcoin are very much aware of this considering that this problem has become a big concern for now. I believe they will do something about it. It has been giving bitcoin a bad name. People are now avoiding the usage of bitcoin to buy stuff because of the very high fees.

Does the government, any government for that matter, have the capability to shutdown the internet? The answer is a clear and firm no. They may regulate, yes. With respective penalties for possible violators, of course. Because if the people do not want to follow any policy regarding regulations, they can. The internet is always there.

Okay, let us try to consider because the concern is basically situational. You know what will happen if the internet is shutdown? I don't. That is simply beyond imagination. I would say the entire world would go crumbling down rock bottom. Much of the entire world's systems--commerce, governments, and so on--rest on the internet.

Chaos will rule.   

Thank you very much!

Hats off to you, dev! 

Yeah. As a matter of fact, a lot of them from my workplace, from whom I also learned about bitcoin, are slowly leaving their jobs one after the other to give 100% focus on bitcoin and other alts.

Signature campaigns, avatar, translations, and other crypto-related services are giving them a decent income.

In addition to that, cryptocurrency trading is also a good source of income.

All in all, these are tasks that do not have any boss at all. A way better, right? You will report to no one. Your time is yours alone. What is needed is your patience and hard-work. Everything else is freedom.

Transaction fees is really one big chasm that the people behind bitcoin need to fill up. Otherwise, it will stay wise not to spend bitcoin especially on small transactions. It is not worth it. But if the amount involved is huge, it is all right.

Transaction fees rise rather fast because the value of bitcoin is also fast rising. It goes with it. There is actually some wrong logic involved here but that is the case as of now. They need to fix it. If the value is high, the fees should be low.

Bitcoin for now is best used as an investment, an asset whose price is growing consistently. 

Hi there, most hardworking dev!  No pun whatsoever intended. 

Where can we take a look at the video? It sounds interesting to me. For all of us lazy ass in here (pun intended  ), can you possibly provide us the link? We would sincerely appreciate that.

Hope you will consider. Will wait for your always prompt response, dev.

Thanks so much! For the win!