Yes, the 100$ range will never hit again, fortunately but I do have my doubts about the 200$ mark. I have a feeling that btc will go really low after a couple months and cause people to panic while others jump on their final train. And after that if things go down as we intend them to be, then I think with more acceptance and support, the btc community can really expand and hit 300$ + mark permanently.

Spain has recovered very well and they are doing really good, I don't think that it will really affect them and even if it does, the impact will be 10x as what people have been assuming it to be. I don't have much knowledge about Argentina or Italy but just want to see it is not so easy for economy of a country to just collapse. Shit hit the fans for Greeks but they still got it together, and we are comparing it to A class countries.

I am really skeptical about earning 1 bitcoin from 1 account itself, it seems a little hard for me to believe. Anyway, I don't think 1 btc might be sufficient, I think he's dong much more in order to earn money except just sig campaigns, he totally has the potential and seems to posess skills, maybe people are doing btc jobs or jobs regarding technical information.

The only way I can see that happening is government's making their own currency digital and making that cryptocurrency compulsory for all the citizens to trade with, and ban all other currencies. Ofcourse, that would be really terrible and a tough fight to get into, but do you think the govt is going to let go of their establishments so easily? They call it digital trash and then make their own, there are already reports that a few countries are developing their own crypto.

Due to the volatility of bitcoin, its very common for bitcoin to go down a little. I think for people who are waiting for the price of btc to increase to sell, halving time might benefit them. Even assuming that halving has no real significant increase in price, people who will be expecting it will buy  in a lot and create a bubble. And if a bubble takes place, it bursts and the price comes down again so know the market and play smart.

Some people might call bitcoin, the dollar of the crypto currencies. Yes, bitcoin is the best based on its technical capabilities, it has been performing well and as halving comes near, it has peaked interest of everybody in the btc community. It is receiving good social attention too, the Deutsche bank recently had positive things to say about bitcoin. Their are many reasons why btc is the best crypto, just hoping it evolves into the best currency too.

If the people start realizing the true power and potential of bitcoin there, it might be an excellent time for them to be involved in bitcoins. Apart from that, glad to know the re-opening of the stock market in Athens. A lot of people will be trying their luck this time hoping to change how things work out for them usually, and I hope the economy recovers soon and overcomes problems swiftly.

Imagine if there were no taxes paid, how do you think would there be an institituion which takes care of the defense system, build roads for you, clear land for you, schools, hospitals, museums, police, fire department, etc? Everybody keeps thinking of dodging taxes because everybody wants to run away from their responsibilities especially financial ones, but as a citizen in a society, its ones' duty to pay taxes.

I would STILL prefer to get my assets diversified, making good benefit of the current price of gold and spending that Gold slowly and easily, I think even 500kg of gold would be enough for a super luxurious 30years of life. Bitcoins will be booming after the next 7 years heavily, so 500 btc will also make me a significantly super rich man. Warren Buffett, I am coming for you. The first thing I'd do is buy coca cola and destroy that unhealthy cold drink brand. I'd keep the rest of the company

That was really sad to hear, especially to know that you listen to Rae Sremmund's songs. He sounds like a screaming goat. And regarding halving, yes it might triple btc or rather cause a big btc bubble and you know what happens when their is a huge bubble, sometime soon it pops and then people start panicking like crazy. Won't be surprised to find threads saying btc is dead, future is dead, etc posts. I'm all prepped for it.

Its not really about gratitude. People feel cheated sometimes because so much money is accounted as taxes, and so many people have to pay it. Considering their is shit load of money with the government and watching the govt do nothing with it and then state that it has been used already and pretend work has started has annoyed and pissed off people. Its an issue on a macro level.

A government can't print its own currency, a central bank prints currency.. The central bank only gives you that currency when you give something to back them, countries like US have printed the money through central bank and now the debt itself is so much, I don't know how things are planned to go down for US, but speaking hypothetically, in future what if US refuses to return the money and goes on war instead? People assume they stand capable, they have strong allies and enough resources.

I don't think going through the economic hassle of borrowing money is worth it, especially if I need to cash it in dollars before spending it. If I need to buy btc for investing it online or trading it when in need, yes I might consider that, hell I would even recommend that to others but I don't think I would ever borrow btc which I need to pay back as btc because its volatile and also, complicated for borrowing.

I used to be very cynical about gambling too, but recently I read so many success stories of people who gamble. It was really fun to read and that night, feeling a little too adventurous, I tried my luck and won big. I cashed in when I knew I should and bought btc with half of my winnings, so yes I am prepared for everything. I am waiting for halving and then I will visit the casino again

Yeah man I agree to that, even I lose my cool when I see people talk shit about bitcoin especially when they don't know shit they are talking about. The complaints they have regarding bitcoins are sometimes the features bitcoin provide. The most stupid argument I read today was somebody saying they would choose gold over bitcoin because if there is no power, how will they use bitcoin 

Citizen goes to his bank, deposits his money. Let's say 1000$, now govt looks at his transaction history and then decide how much of his money can be used to given as loans. The 200$ is saved at bank while the 800$ is used as a loan. The money banks make by giving loans credits maximum profit for them. Then transaction charges and all those office work they do, and they put service charge, that shit too accounts millions of money to them monthly for the billion bank users worldwide.

Damn, that's a shit load of bitcoins man. Even if production and salary payments take away 10-15 bitcoins, they are still left with so many bitcoins. Mining is only beneficial when you have the best gear, the most complete resources, capabilities, understanding and time. Once you do and you understand and know your way around, nobody can stop you from creating your own btc empire

I like to believe that Satoshi Nakamoto, ever revealed his identity then his life would be in danger. Most billionaires are not in danger of having their assets stolen from them, because those assets are in the stock market or in a bank. Satoshi is in danger as his assets are all 100% controlled by himself. Of course, they are probably also hidden in several bank's safety deposit box but still he could access them. Publicly associating himself with the "Satoshi Nakamoto" pseudonym would mean a tragic loss of security. I do think at some point he will go public about it, but what I am saying is that there is tremendous risk. Going public would mean giving up his privacy, a great deal of freedom and paying large amounts of money/time if he wanted to stay alive. Or it could just be a bunch of mathematics which made up the idea of Satoshi in order to protect their identity.

I had the same ideology till a week ago, I was really tired of how things were working out for me and decided to gamble with 0.5 btc. I guess I was either really good at online casino or I was really lucky but I did make 6x of what I started with. I think gambling is fun when you have money to gamble. It is all about discipline too, you should know when to stop. I see a lot of negativity about gambling because a lot of people end up losing, its okay, to each his own

I don't think so that would be the scenario. You believe that a lot of people will invest in btc once it is only 10$ but you are disregarding the fact that if there is a time if bitcoin does hit 100$, it will prove that bitcoin will be too volatile and not reliable at all as a currency. Also, people will start losing faith much more rapidly than they usually do. Thankfully, according to the current calculations, bitcoin is expected to not hit anything below 200$ again.