I don't have anything against that kind of companies. If you want government regulated companies, then put your money there, but don't force everyone running a bitcoin exchange to be regulated by the government, and therefore any trader/investor to use regullated companies. As a libertarian I don't want any government meddling.



They already are in the unhampered free market. Their profits depend on how much their are trusted by their consumers. To win money, they have to please consumers, not regulators.



Yes, I would like to be able to go to a doctor that doesn't have license. I would also like to be able to get a taxi that doesn't have any license. Or to be able to buy drugs from a seller.

It's the consumer who has to decide whether he wants to buy a service or not, not a burocrat. Licenses are just a form of monopoly given by governments. They artificially lower supply.

I don't know what people think about them, but they keep getting more and more power and receiving more and more privileges, like subsidies.

I hope it does, but as long as it controls education, it will be very difficulty, as people is indoctrinated to ask for more and more government intervention.

As long as they respect the Non Agression Principle, I don't care what they do, or in what they believe.

It wouldn't surprise me that it were either a hoax or something greatly exagerated (that's more likely). Governments keep inventing excuses to grow in power and steal more money from citizens.

If owners can be localized, and they can because they left an emergency address, then Bitcoins should be returned to them. If they didn't leave any clue, then Dooglus can keep them as long as owners don't come and prove that they really owned them.

Don't you realize that if Bitcoin is accepted in more places, then it's more valuable, as it has more uses, and therefore its demand increases, and, therefore its price also increases?

Bitcoin can solve "financial problems" everywhere, as it's vastly superior to fiat money.

We don't agree to pay taxes. We pay them because we would go to jail if we didn't.

And we have to pay taxes because the majority of voters are ignorant and just keep asking for more government intervention.

Bitcoin is antifragile, it benefits from volatility. Read Taleb's book if you don't understand it.

How much have taxes increased in that period of time? That's also one of the reasons prices are higher than they would in a truly unhampered market.

Of course it matters. If it's very low in comparison to the amount of USD you want to invest, then you'll lose a lot moving the market while buying.

New maximum prices also make headlines, which attract more users.

I don't understand people that keep buying US bonds... In the best scenario they get a very small return, negative in real terms.

JD players and forum members have nothing to do with that money. It should be given to their owners. If the owners don't want that money, then it's for Dooglus.

It's enough with letting everyone use whatever currency they want. So people will start using better money, like gold, silver or bitcoins, and nobody will use USD, so it doesn't matter what the FED does. The problem is the government.

The price depends on the expectations of the market participants. As long as we don't have any news, the price should keep decreasing.

It would make sense if he expected a higher return in another investment, or if he just preferred to spend the money.

Online Bitcoin casinos have a quite low edge compared to live ones, and even to online ones that have to pay for their licenses, taxes, etc.

It seems like the FED is back to QEing, so I doubt there will be any crash soon.

Buying and holding forever.