I see so many people throw these ponzi scheme accusations but isn't a ponzi scheme run and controlled by a person or a group of people who are trying to profit from it? To be able to prove that Bitcoin is built like a scheme one would have to identify the people cashing out. Who are they? The members of the Bitcoin Foundation maybe? Gavin and the CIA? Satoshi Nakamoto whose coins haven't been moved for years? It's just a bunch of wild theories.

At least he will be able to begin the new year with his friends and family instead of being held in a cell by some gangsters. No money is able to buy that. He lost a lot but I'm a believer and think the authorities will eventually be able to track them down and return some of the stolen coins.

Of course because Ronda can't fight at all. The only thing she knew is how to win on the ground and if she happened to get a good grab she'd win.
She never could take a punch or throw a good combination and was popular mainly because she had the looks and was cocky. Anybody can simply compare how ripped Holy or Cyborg are when compared to Ronda.

I think Cyborg can win this one.  

I don't see how this would work. No money means no way to price the goods. What if someone comes and asks you how much you want for that house or car? Will you say 25 sheep and a horse? It used to work in the old days but now we need some way of measuring the value.

We all know it's been great, asking for it is pointless.
In the past after such a great year there used to be 1 or even 2 years of a bear trend. I wonder what the 2018 will bring us, hopefully a year of stabilization and a lot of business acceptance. We have the value that we were longing for, now it's time we're able to spend it.

Some gift card store that covers all big EU retailers would be great.
I think I'd also like shopping malls to issue their own Bitcoin gift cards that you can use in any of their stores. I'm not even hoping for a full acceptance like in Japan or Korea. Gift cards would still be a good option.

-Oh noo! Bitcoin went up 700% and then it lost half of it! We're doomed!
-Come on, stop it, it's still worth more than it was last month!
-It's dying! It's all over! I'm going to kill myself!

It should be up and running in 4-6 months. By that time we may be deep into a bear market and the whole distribution of wealth will change. Those who were too late for this month's rally will have another chance and the current holders will have a chance to show their dedication.
I also agree with you that it's going to be adopted. Forks were dividing the community and lightning offers us a resolution without the need to make a new coin.

They have no idea what a ponzi scheme is. The most important and basic rule is that the creator has to be profiting from all of it. A ponzi scheme where there is no one in control and no one to invite new people in is not a ponzi scheme. It's something the regulators can't understand because they are used to centralized everything. Central government, companies started and run by people and schemes run by fraudsters.

The question is whether this daddy will become Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash I'd prefer BTC, but whatever it is we'll know by the end of 2018.
I see only 2 options. Either BTC will go above 20k USD or the fee problem doesn't get resolved and BCC will get pumped to 10k USD. XRP and ETH are out of the picture.

It is surprising because it's a centralized altcoin. Most bitcoin supporters won't go after xrp. They'll rather see a bitcoin competitor like BCH take over than a coin made by bankers for bankers. It would be a disaster IMO. Also, with the number of xrp in circulation I don't think it will ever become the king.

The transaction speed problem is going to be resolved either by the lightning network, the 2x fork or something else. I've read an article today about a new project similar to 2x, that is going to increase the speed of the network. That is of course if people decide to support it.
I also believe we're going to go up but first we'll have a shakedown. It's been happening for a couple days and might continue throughout January.

There used to be so many leaks about Amazon planning to accept Bitcoin that it would be natural for them to do it at some point. I doubt all of these have been made up, some could come from real sources that simply postponed the adoption somewhere along the way. Accepting Bitcoin means free advertising and bitcoin trading on Amazon is already being done with the help of gift cards. They don't have much to lose. Probably they're only waiting for fees to go down.

I think we already know since 2018 is ending in 24 hours (for me) and much earlier than this for people in Australia. I'm pretty sure though that we'll see a rally in 2018 with the price at least touching the previous ATH. I believe it's a matter of time before we go to $40k. Bitcoin is only gaining speed for another rally right now. We've all seen it before.

We need those downtrends to later have something to regret. Not long ago I held when it was going down to $3000 and I thought to myself if I should sell because it could be the end of the uptrend. I know many people did and later regretted it when the prices were breaking ATH time after time. The forum is full of people who sold at various levels thinking it was the end of Bitcoin, but it wasn't.

Many people have predicted it. I also believe that it will at the very least hit $20000 again. People are being crazy about it already and there's so many countries with overinflated currencies that want a piece of the pie that there's no other way for cryptocurrencies than up.

There's not much love between the Ukrainians and the Russians.
It may sound unreal but kidnappings happen around the world every day. Ukraine is one of the poorer European countries, people are looking for alternative income and crime provides that. Going after a Russian is a double win.
Vito has sliding door, easy to grab a person from the street and throw in. S class gets more attention and is harder to steal.

Even taking them may be tricky. If these are scammers like you're saying it's possible the wallets will be bugged. I won't cash out my 2x until it's all 100% confirmed to be safe and tested. I'm not going to risk $14k to get $100.


That's how I see it. I'm always trying to hold at least some of those free coins and sell some to buy myself some treats on their account.
Could you start writing like a normal person and quit pressing enter after each sentence?

It depends on the currency that you're using. In my case it's EUR. I hardly ever cash out, but when I do it's at coinbase straight into my bank account and then via an ATM if I'm in need of cash. I have cashed out everything that i've invested already and all that's left is going to stay in cryptocurrencies until it's worth millions or nothing. It's go big or go bust!

That could have turned into a disaster. Next time better watch out, it's easy to press a button by mistake or move a slider the wrong way and *poof* the money is gone.
My luckiest moment was when I was given free money in a PD giveaway and went there thinking I'll cash it out and leave, but I pressed the roll button just for fun and won, so I thought maybe it's my lucky day I'll keep pressing until I lose and it happened to be 5 wins in a row before the first loss. Free money making more free money!