Well Im certainly not an experienced trader and probably never will be.
I just don't sit on front of the screen all day so I miss most trading opportunities.

I read somewhere that only 10% of traders actually make a profit and only 1%
Of those make a profit regularly.

yet another FEAR based thread.

There may be coins in existence according to some which already
are better than Bitcoin but its about acceptance and adoption and
right now the coin with the most acceptance and adoption is BTC

no one ca tell what the future holds so dont worry until it happens,
IF IT HAPPENS AT ALL

I agree with michkima on his points but.I as regard a world
currency, maybe but as it is now, running along side
a government controlled one.

Im a true believer in bitcoin but yes the OP's point about
Bitcoin not being used as it was intended is because of the fees

What theae people asy in public does not mean much,
a lot of them hold bitcoin anyway.

I think it only advertises bitcoin in the long run and
possible helps to introduce more people to bitcoin

real world application is something important for an altcoin
but we dont know how a particular altcoin dev team are
going to market the product and also we dont know what
the interest and useage is going to be.

I'll be holding as well, I am not interested in playing the market
especially with all the panic and FUD. i a also expecting a bit of
a non-event but if the price does fall again I wont worry.

now this is a very interesting thread topic!!!

Im not sure I agree with Nahl above, OK J-Coin may be
a blockchain based currency but it will be centralised
which will be completely different to Bitcoin.
It might introduce more people to Bitcoin though.

Here is the real reason behind the move >

"The service for the coin would be offered freely but would be a means
of tracking transactions that is far more complex in a cash-based society."

i agree, that is the plan behind the regulation, to protect potential investors
but I'm worried about the amount of regulation and where it stops,
 
will it render a potential ICO as centralised/regulated ?

will the regulation require some form of identification for potential investors?

will there be some form of taxation or levy's implemented?

[ just throwing a few topics for discussion out there ]

im not even going to open that link because this is just FAKE NEWS
actually I came into this thread just to have a look at the comments 

this happens on all exchanges, from time to time certain wallets need
to be updated and sometimes this corresponds with action relating
to the specific wallet they are running maintenance on.

Nice idea for sure. for extra features as OmegaStarScream mentions maybe show 24hour movements in red or green.
Another option would be maybe the percentage rise or fall in a particular colour

7.5%

or

82.4%

as above, its is impossible unless the internet is switched off forever,
which would also disrupt FIAT banking and communications globally.
so thats not going to happen!

YES!

Marketing is one of the most important tools in business
without it a product or service will remain virtually invisible
to potential customers and investors.

I would agree wih you BTCLovingDude, i have been saying
This for a number of days now. It seems like people pick
up on a whisper and it just spirals out of control.

The only news i have read is that china imposed a temporary
ban on exxchanges and would look at implementing a
licensing system. And as for ICO's they need to sort the
Legitmatenones from the scams.

Its good to see the mainstream media report something Positive

well it wont be a war because it will be as it is now, FIAT or Crypto
FIAT is definitely moving towards a digital useage and we are becoming
less and less a cash economy.

I still think there will be those happy to use the Government controlled
Digital FIAT and those that want sonething alternative that is not
controlled but decentralised, opensource, unregulated . . .

thats why we are here on BCT! good article though . . .

ah but Cryptohunter the most important word in your post is "IF"
why would the EU, US and China totally leave bitcoin alone to be
mass adopted, they would want a slice of the action in taxes I figure
its difficult to call this one.


in 2009 buying Bitcoins for $30 was easy, not so easy to buy 1 bitcoin now
and will be harder to buy 1 bitcoin when it reaches $7500 and so on.

it is really very difficult to say, and to me it sounds very far fetched
or unrealistic to think or hear that it could be priced at $1m.

It can definitely climb a lot higher than it is today as others have
mentioned 10K or 20K but after that it would need massive adoption
globally to reach the golden figure of $1m.

I'm sure this has happened a lot in the early days of Bitcoin.
There have been a few threads here on BCT about people
loosing coins through various reasons.

I personally know of a user who totally forgot they had coins
in a wallet on the hard drive of the computer from 2013,
luckily they hadnt changed the PC or disposed of it.

The interest was ignited again last year when they read
a news article about Bitcoin and luckily they were able
to retrieve the coins !

I would like to think that after the dust settles in China
and the authorities tackling ICO's and the Licensing of
the Exchanges takes place there will return the trading
of Bitcoin, but for the moment there is a lot of uncertainty.

In the long run regardless of what happens people in China
will continue to find a way to e involved in Bitcoin.

after all it is decentralised 

I cannot believe people are willing to join pupm groups.
To me this is just madness and pure greed.

I am interested in blockchain technology and how they
can be adopted in the future. People interested in pumping
Are only interested in taking advantage of other crypto
Users.

SHAME